The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-24
TO TRAIN MINISTER'S
BRANCH OF EVANGELICAL CHURCH
WORK THAT Is TO BE
DEVELOPED
WORK OF THE CONFERENCE
Soon as Possible-It lis Thought
the business of the Conference
VIII BE Concluded TOday-BOard
of Appeal Was Chosen Last
Night.

of Appeal Was Chosen Last
Night.
The Evangelical conference took action
yesterday towards improved methods i'll
| the course of training of ministerial can
| didates. The committee on schools and
| education presented an exhaustive report,
calling for more stringent requirements
! from young men anticipating the mill
istry as their lifework, and, to the end
| that those in need be furnished with the
means of securing the proper education,
recommended action towards securing
| means for the establishment of a fund
! for ministerial student aid. The neoes-
| sity of theological course was en-
phasized, and the conference went on
record as opposed to the admission as
pastors in future of men who have not
! completed full course, including In
| struction in the theological seminary
The educational commission was au-
| thorized to grant the degree of bachelor
| of divinity to students over thirty years
of age who have completed the course
REQUIRED in Northwestern college or an
educational institution of similar require
ments, and the course prescribed IN the
theological school. The committee on
| education formulated request to the
Union Biblical institute, that they con-
fer the same degree on students "ho
have completed the institute course anu
who have completed a three months
course in the correspondence college.
The committee on Sunday schools pre-
sented a report calling attention TO the
need of satisfactory equipment for study
of the schools under the direction OF
the church, and advising that teachers
ond others in control work to the end
that all schools be conducted accorolng
to the law and discipline OF the church
The further suggestion was MADE THAI
especial care be exercised in the seiee-
ton of Sunday school teachers tlal
those who have the training of youth IN
hand be proven worthy Of their priv
ilege.
Missions were given a considerable por-
ton of the morning session, ana rev
r. w. Vogelein, of Japan, mace SUI
ring address,, calling upon the conference
70 +alxa p,es s,1res at once to further the
| spread of Christianity among the heather.
He stated that during the year ne hao
visited China and found the need OF mis-
sions and workers both pressing and I'M
perative. He gave many instances OF op-
nortuni+ies for service which had come to
his attention. Following his address
| general discussion gave opportunity 1of
Bishop Horn and Bishop Bowman, with
| Revs. Spreng, Yaegel, Nickel, Haug'
Heinmiller and Lingelbach, to express
| their views Rev Vogelein's appeal met
with general approval, and several OF the
| delegates volunteered to give Sioo an
| nually for a period of four years to sup
| port a mission in CHINA. Inc loiio"iAs
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the board OF missions
| be authorized and empowered TO loca t,aa q
| mission in China as. soon as pr "a ,nsI
and as soon as SUFFICIENT fund shall nay
been secured for this purpose
The mission committee reported lts
financial condition, as follows:
4 1--WE are gratified that, during the past
| ouadrennium the receipts of the MISSION
! airy treasury were better than IN any pre-
ceding quadrennium in the history OF
| the church. Only four years ago we IN
dertook the liquidation of the mission
debt in the midst Of the financial depress; :
debt wiped out, but all other needs of
| fhe general treasury were met. For the
| first time in thirty-two years the mis-
sionary treasury Is free y de0.. On nc
| in the church, IS, 141.28 less receipts were
reported at the last general conference enc
| than at the general conference OF 1881;
| At the present session of the general
| conference we are privileged to report
gain of $139, 995 TO- as compared with the
! last statement. The grand total receipts
| of the past uuadrenn1um amount 70 5000,
1888. On the debt plan alone $lS5, 900 in
round numbers was secured in cash and
| subscriptions.
| port of the treasurer OF the missionary So
| cietv and found it correct
The election of a new conference board
| of publication resulted in the choice OF
the following:
B. F. Bohner East Pennsylvania Ix5 ,, en-
f bach. Erie p H vs. H n,1 suc!s, ohio "
Schmus, Illinois; G. Frltsche. Wisconsin;
! A. Drummer, Kansas; M. Gruener, Iowa;
schollbacher, Buffalo; n; Y; j; L. Brett
| haupt, Berlin, Can; w: Grote, Elgin, LII
| ]. j. Myer, Wadena, Ill.
Rev. s. P Spreng, editor of the Young
| PEOPLES Evangelical Messenger, was
elected by the conference to fill the office
of president of the Young Peoples al
! lance Rev. G. H. Heinmiller was elect
ed as corresponding secretary. Elections
to fill three vacancies on the conference
board Of control, which has general
charge of the young peoples work re-
suited In favor Of Rev. G. f. thinner
mann. Rev ]. Fl. Lamb and Rev. J. c.
| Hornberger.
| After almost a weeks constant work
! the changes in the discipline of the
| churuch, recommended by the committee
on revision, were finished and adopted
| The petitions of the different confer
| ences for lay representation in the annual
| and general conferences were brought up
for consideration with the result that the
| following resolution was passed upon and
| adopted:
| "Inasmuch as a petition asking for lay
representation in our annual and general
| conferences has been presented to this
! body, numerOuSly signed In various parts
of the church; therefore,
| Resolved That we recommend this Pc
| tition to the general conference for ia
vorable consideration, and that a commit
| tee of nine be appointed, consisting of five
! preachers and four laymen, with a bishop
! presiding, which committee shall prepa1 e
| practicable plan, and submit the same
! to the next general conference"
A special business session was called
last night, at which the election of a
| board of appeal consisting of fifteen mem
bers. chosen from a field of candidates
made UP by the choice of two members of
| each of the different conferences in the
| United States, was held. A large amount
| of minor business was disposed of It
is thought that the conference will be
! able to dispose of the remaining busi-
ness at this mornings session. Railroad
/ representatives were present at yester-