The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-22
ONE Is SUPERANNUATED
And Another Is Sent to a ChargeWhere
He Will Have Better Show.
M. E. CONFERENCE CLOSES.
Appointments Announced at the Session
That Was Held Tuesday Morning-
Declarations For Proper
Observance of the
Sabbath.
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Alliance, Sept. 1S.-After the refresh |
ing baptism of religious ardor at the |
Sunday meetings, conference disposed |
of business matters, big and little, |
Monday, at a rapid rate. After an
hours praise and song service in the
morning, led by the bishop, Secretary
Simons read the minutes of Saturdays
proceedings, after which the regular
business wastaken up.
A. c. Shirdefeld was granted permis-
sion to change to the st. Johns river
conference and e. p. Edmonds to the
Cincinnati conference. The following
resolutions were adopted on the trans
fer of the latter:
Whereas, DR.. e. p. Edmonds, one of
our greatly beloved and successful pas
tors, who has spent all the past years
of his ministry in the bounds of this
conference, is transferred to the Cincin-
natl conference, therefore resolved:
/. That we part with him with deep
est and sincerest regret. He has won
all of our hearts and made a record in
out conference of which any man may
be justly proud.
2. We commend him to the love and
sympathy and confidence of the church
and conference to which he goes.
3. If DR.. Edmonds should in the years
to come turn backward to his first con-
ference love we shall give him glad and
loyal welcome.
After several minor matters had been
disposed Of DR.. ]. M. King, secretary Of
the church extension society, addressed
conference on it's duty toward church
extension. He said it's general record
was splendid; it was among the very
best; it's contributions in the past ten
months were $57, 900 heavier than for
any previous ten months in it's history
However, he wanted everyone to re-
member the twentieth century thank
offering by which they expected to raise
$3,OOO,OO0 to entrench Professionalism a-,d
Methodism by the erection Of 1000
churches.
The following candidates were admit
ted to conference on trial: Edward IT,.
Roberts, John F. Rankin, Noah e.
HOnnold, Charles w. Danford, Robert
E. Beecham, Charles c. Chain, James
o. Davidson, b. c. George.
DR.. j. M. Carr, of Cleveland, chair
man Of the committee from this confer e
ence that met similar committees from
other conferences Of the state at Co
lumbus July to discuss the change
of conference boundaries, submitted
the following report:
, Your committee respectfully reports
! that the representatives of the Central
Ohio annual conference declined to con-
slider or act on the subject and there
fore no recommendation was made for
] the consideration of the object for which
the committees and commissions were
) appointed.
This is one of the questions that has
, been before conference for some time
, and is considered of great Importance
After lengthy discussion, the following
resolution was presented by Dr. j. r.
Keys and adopted by conference:
Whereas, there is manifest desire or
the part of some of the conferences In
the state of Ohio for change of bound
aries of the several conferences which
will probably result in a demand 20!
such change at the next general confer
ence, therefore,
6 Resolved, That we enter our uncom'
3 promising protest against any such pro
S "osed action, so far as it might divide
OF take lEOln lIllS conference any Ol III
I territory and we hereby instruct Oul
delegates to the next general confer
ence to oppose any interference witt
: our boundary lines that would lesser
q our present territory.
r Superanuated relations were theI
e granted eX-President T. p. Marsh, o
O Mt. Union college, DR.. J. II. Hollings
head and Rev A. H. Domer, after %
46 and 3S years respectively, in the pull
lpit. Each made touching farewell ad
n dresses to conference.
. S. M. Hickman and J. d. Mutton, su
, Iperanuated preachers, were placed o.
:, the effective list. A. A. Lumas wa
q transferred from the Wisconsin confer
e ence and DR.. ]. r. Mills was granted tn
! lsuperanuated relation for one year Ol
/. account OF i'll health.
n The following candidates having beel
q duly recommended were advanced from
= the third to the fourth year: Rober
n n w. Martin, william Il. Boetticher Lew
II ellyn o. Eldridge, Richard ]. Norris
e Ross Sullivan and Delo G. Hoover. !
a large class of the first year also was ad
s vanced year.
>. Invitations for the next confer
:" lence were presented by Akron, Eas
e Liverpool, Cambridge and Youngstown
Is The plum fell to the latter by unani
l. nous choice.
1t was decided that conference shoul
memorialize the general conference t
receive the provisional lay delegates d
an equality with the ministerial deega
tions and that delegates should be IN
structed to vote uncompromisingly %
Il equal representation.
The bishop and presiding elders ad
tourned at 4 o'clock to make up the lis
of appointments. In their absence tn
report of the educational committee wa
received. 1t simply mentioned the mer
it's of the various schools under tn
as patronage of the conference and stu
diously avoided any reference to tn
much talked of union of Scio and M
81 Union colleges.
rs Conference then adjourned till 6:E
Io'clock when n free organ recital wa