The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-13
1 SOUND CONFERENCE
~9seg GIVEN By CITIZENS OF
rnATcem TO vIsITORs.
1870 osestfons Ia be Passed
:. he TerHai Session, which
G reAsy-Qsestton - Asslgn-
.4 q Miaisters InteResting.

J. =, rs.na,ch 10 the poss-Infeliigencer.
m1TrfJN. Sept. I2.-The sixteenth an
~-an OF the Puget Sound confer
q she Methods; Episcopal church
hsre tonight with a conference
-. ~ the citizens az the Beilingham
~ hm,e. which vas tnronged with Wis.,
- - citizens Of the bay cities.
~ ula,sorm were Bishop vincen.
n. =. haders Of the conference and q
-. - representative iaymen Inspa ring
-. under the leadership OF Prof. H. J.
-. made q fitting opening TO the exer-
A. Agar. Of the First Baptist
- AZ this city. made an address Of
49, an behalf Of the churches Mr..
- nsrbo. president OF the board Of
~. a.Ae the conference welcome on be-
- q the business men, Mayor f. =.
1.ss rroke shortly on the pleasure II
Trfsd the city TO have the conference
S.retes u its guests.
Sssov responses were made By Prof.
~ nsass, OF Everett. on behalf Of the
80: Rev. J. r. Mariati. OF Tacoma.
= a, BART Of the ministers. and Bishop
5.sref for the churches. A general re-
sslan followed, and the conference waG
uIdously opened.
~. are 10 ministerial delegates pres
p ,hout SEVENTY of them having their
- vlfh them. Tho lay deiega ties num-
70 n. ana the correctional viMtorS are
~. numerous. Rev. ]. ". Miller. pas
- Z the local n. F.. church. In referring
: a. hospiiAllty Of the citizens. said that
= IL delegates. lay and ministerial. and
p d town viators, were being taken caro-
= a. homes in the bay cities without
I b Tho visitors
noAsp John II. Vincent and his cabinet
3ntGd3pg elders make up the governing
= e he conference. Four elders are
1st-Rsv wilmot Whitfield. OF Seat
r. N. A. J. Joslyn. OF Tacoma. Rev.
( & euIIirsr. OF Olympia. and Rev. John
49,. Of Seattle. The latter 10 tho
&11IsA presiding elder, and hts district IN
- 81 much territory an 10 covered by
sAfR English elders.
1n6ns the other notables and dlstin-
- churchmen present are: DR.. J.
| Tsmilton. OF Cincinnati, secretary OF
r nesdman's Aid Society: DIR. Geo K
Ikpa o. Boston university. special lectur-
I 4 he conference. DR.. ]. d. Hammond.
4 ~ Francisco. representing publishing
ttnota: DR.. A. n. Fisher. OF Portland.
aE~tnsins the Pacific Christian Advo-
nv WufAUt hutDtt. Or view I0TAs
- Hhekmore, lately from Africa. rep
lDsng the Woman's Foreign Missionary
lnlufy. The Temple auartette II also on
~ 10 furnish music
n conference meetings take place In
= unity n. e. church, and al evening
BG1nC1 Gin be held At the Beii.ngham
~ house. A subject OF engrossing in-
MT o eore up In tho matter OF trans
- Methodist Episcopal ministers are
7no1nted hT the hishot, and his cabinet
l. ~ rear, and the limit OF their ser
~ avs years in any one church. Sew
Mtpf ne ministers here have served the
Il tsfm ana must leave their present
l1lofAtea A notab BILE example Of this rule
u lranEserence Of Rev J. p. Mariati,
1geesns. 10 Pennsylvania. The keenest
lks. eenters around this transfer Ques-
- ADoag the pastors ana their wives,
~ parishiousrs In the conference
A0Natch for II.
Jnqv b . stx-year limit 10 prestding
n 80 District In the church rules.