The Indianapolis journal., 1899-09-17
CONNERSVILLE GETS IT
OUTvOTEs BEDFORD FOR THE NEXT
INDIANA CONFERENCE.
Motion to Divide the Big District
Voted Down-General Conference
Delegates Complete.
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Special 70 the Indianapolis journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Sept 1e.-The next
session of the Indiana conference will go to
Connersville That city and Bedford entered
into struggle for the honor Of entertain
ing the body and Connersville won by the
handsome vote of 1OS to 50.
The conference will not be divided, al
though a motion was made to-day to that
effect. 1t met defeat by the decisive vote Of
81 to g.
The full list Of ministerial delegates to the
General Conference is as follows H. j..
Talbot, Evansville; c. c. Edwards. Con-
nersvile; c. E. Bacon, Indianapolis; ]. E.
Steele. New Albany; c. w. Lewis. Moore's
Rawls. Indianapolis.
Reserves-C. c. Lasby, Indianapolis; John
H. Doddridge, Bloomington.
Alternate Reserves-John w. Ray, Indian
apolis; d. ]. Bigney. Moore's Hill; F. F.
Smith, Franklin; j. T. Matthews, Moores-
vile; Benjamin +. Shepherd, Rushville.
Bishop j. Nj. Thoburn, missionary bishop or
india and Malaysia, arrived to-day and
created great enthusiasm. He will take the
place of DR.. A b. Leonard on the confer
ence programme. He visited the philippines
soon after the occupation of Manila and has
pronounced views on the duty OF the Amer1-
can people TO that country.
The ministers of the conference will NIL
pulpits In Greencastle tomorrow as tol-
lows:
Meharry Hall-9 a. m, conference love
feast, by William NJ. Earring; 1o:So. sermon
by Bishop ID. A. Goodsell and ordination OF
eders; p. m, memorial service.
Locust-street Church-3:30 p. m, ordina.
tion of deacons, elders and convention or
deaeonesses: 7:s9 p m anniversary OF mis- mis-
address by Bishop j. NJ. Thoburn.
Presbyterian Church-Morning, Albert
Hurlstown; evening J. w; Turnes; peh, z.r,ns
evening, j. II. Doddridge.
Baptist Church-Morning. G. D. Wolf;
A. Nj. e. Church-Evening, A. N. Elrod
South Greencastle-Morning, A. l.. Ben
nett; evening. Z. r. Vest
Saturday morning j. w. Duncan near leo , the
Bishop Goodsell took the chair. DR.. b. F.
Rawlins, by vote Of the conference, was
mon at the conference next year, as that
will close fifty years of active work in the
ministry by him.
In answer to the tenth question, "Who
have completed the conference course OF
studies?' the following class were called.
made their reports. were reported by the
passed a successful examination and by a
vote Of the conference elected TO elders or
asrs WIZ Eli pa Gern bavs
Charles l.. Martin. Edward A. Robertson
William Il. PlqmIfer, J. l. shoyer. George
Ward, Robert s. Hyde c. W. Dobson,
James F. Bean. Charles w. Whitman and
j. F. Ohaver.
DR.. F. A. Spencer, secretary of the
Church Extension Society, was introduced
and spoke especially OF the wants of the
new fields made necessary by the results of
the late war.
In Meharry hall tonight the ChuIch Ex-
tension Society was addressed by Rev. w.
8. Biddle and DR.. w. A. Spencer.
Among the prominent members of the con-
ference now in session here who have
achieved distinction, we take pleasure in
mentioning the name of Rev. Daniel Ryan,
late pastor at Utica, Ind, who is one OF
the guests of Mayor Jonathan Birch. Rev.
Ryan was a soldier In the war of the re-
bellion, enlisting at the age of sixteen, and
is ex-department commander.
The Epworth League, Rev. Robb Caring
presiding. held very enthusiastic and sue
ceSsful meeting to-day.