The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
FINE BODY OF MINISTERS
FIRST BUSINESS SESSION OF NJ. z. IN
DIANA CONFERENCE.
Bishop Goedsell Appoints His stand
ing Committees and One to COnsid-
err the Mormon Question.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


GREENCASTLE, Ind. Sept 13.-The first
business session OF the Indiana Conference
was held this morning. The night and early
morning trains were crowded with visitors
and ministers and 1t can be said to-day
there Is the largest and most enthusiastic
body of Methodist ministers together that
has assembled in Indiana in years. The en-
tertainment committee. however. have. as
yet struck no famine in places to place the
ministers and there Is room for all. One or
the main reasons for the movement towards
dividing the conference and placing 1t back
to the old limits Of the Southeastern and
the Indiana is that 1t Is too large and I'M
wieldy for small cities. Greencastle has re-
futed this idea but then this city being the
seat of De Pauw University, tends to enlist
the aid Of citizens and members of all
churches.
Before the opening of conference this
morning the sacrament of the Lords sup
per was administered. Bishop Goodsell lead
ing In the service. 1t was solemn occa-
sion and three hundred ministers and visi-
tors partook Of the sacrament. Bishop
Goodsel seems at home as a presiding off,
Ger and the organization was effected
speedily r. A. Kemp was reelected secre.
tary. This makes the nineteenth time In
succession that his conference has thus hon.
ored him. He was permitted to name his
own assistants. w. b. Grimes was elected
ants. c. p. Jewell was elected treasurer
and named his assistants The. standing
Bible NJ b. Hudson
A. P Jones. s. s. Penrod, L. d. Knots,
w. r. Plummer, w. s. McMichael, E. L
]. T. Jones. F. F. Ogle, s. s. Grimes, ]. d.
Current, A. NJ. Goldman. c. E Asbury:
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Mepufiie' r. J. schrode . T. 6. Cocks. R. W. ".
Church ExtensIon-w- S; Biddle, w; e.
Likely. E. c. Jordan, II. d. Sterrets. @. s.
Church Periodicals and Lterature-J. w.
Maxwell F. l.. Priest. w. r. Lathrop, p. G..
Lisman ]. F. OHaver. I. j. Anthony. G. d.
Wolfe, z. o. Thomas.
f. M. Chambers c. II. Piernich, w. N.
Gather. w. N. Fletcher. s. o. Dorsey. r. H.
Moores.
Conference Domestic Missions-w. B.
Haden. H. J. Black. E. ID. Reyes. J. s..
Washburn.
Bryan. J. W. Duncan. Grant Ferguson. j. r.
T. Iathrop.. John MAGELLAN, f. II. Wood,
j. T. ONeal.
Ward. J. II, Ford, j. w. Dashiel. f. r. Vest.
A. r. Beach.
District Conference Records: E. Coffin.
ID. A Wynegar. j. ID. Jeffrey, z. p. Wells,
9. Z. Hester. ID. w. Denny. ]. n. Blue.
EducationvL Dim an,n. Samuel ss5au Reed.
stone. J. NJ Baxter, NJ. B. Hyde, j. w.
Baker. ]; p. John. ]. Poucher:
wEp T,nslsv tsasSe1 T,n.,sr Bennett s,.. C.
NJ. A. Farr. James Hixson, w. s. NJ Col
laster. Robt. Earring.
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
ten, s. w Troyer, W. F. Denny, w. J.
Ellis. E. Dolph, Joseph. Rawlins. d. A.
Preachers Aid Society and Veteran
Home-J- L. Funkhouser. II. II. Allen. j.
W, Gunner, Jesse Miller. w. s. RAIDER. w.
woman's Home Missionary society~w.
p: Wallace. Elmer ST. Clair, c. s. Ray.
W cSsaI II. GRIM; H Isv II Peser. c b. T Van
Sunday Schools. b. Johnson. R. s.
Hyde; S, j. Shake, J.. w. Collins. Merritt
Maclin. F. w. Davis. w G. Abbott ". d.
The sabbath-c. E. winn. G. NJ. Smith.
w; @ Wykoff. w. G. Botkin. t. G: Behar-
Temperance-J. M. Wines. w. E Edgin.
C J w KeyR1ldF M s%1S VbnyhcIq 1sns
woman's Foreign Missionary society-C
o. o. Bonewell. Alien Kenworthy. Greriufi
Jensen, ]. S. Sims, c. E. Bacon.
DR.. Jennings. agent of the Western Book
Concern, was introduced TO the conference
and spoke at length in the interest of this
great publishing house.. Continued prosper
ity still attends the concern. Books Are
sold cheap and the various periodicals are
increasing in circulation.
The bishop then called the thirteenth
question. which Is generally the first one
called because the answer to IL brings out
report as 10 the character OF each preach
er and report of his work. Under this
question two districts made their reports. G..
G: Edwards; presiding elder OF Connersville
district. and I. II. Willis OF the Blooming
ton district. read full and Interesting re-
ports showing substantial progress The
Character OF all the elders in these two
districts was passed. The other districts
will be called Tomorrow.
A special committee, at the suggestion OF
the bishop, was appointed to consider the
Mormon question and the admission of po-
iygamiSts into Congress.