The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-07
BISHOP HURST ARRIVES
TAKES CHARGE OF CONFERENCE
AND TELLS A M'KINLEY STORY.
Appointment of Elders and Standing
Committees for the Coming Year
missionary Work.

FRANKFORT, Ind, Sept. 6.-The nrst
business session of the forty-eighth annual
Northwest NJ. E. Conference opened with
$50 ministers present. Bishop Hurst did not
arrive until o'clock and Elder j. H.
Cissell was chosen temporary chairman. j.
A. Maxwell was. made secretary and w.
P. McKinsey treasurer. After the arrival
of the bishop opening services were held,
followed by the appointment Of stewards
and committees.
Stewards. H. Claypool, A. w. Wood,
S. p. Calvin, w. p. Mckinsey. J. c. Kemp,
W. A. Smith, L. c. Buckles. ]. H. Shell.
Trial of Appeals-w. H. Bloomfield. Thorn
as Merioith. b. F. Ivy. w. F. Clark, ]. 5.
Board of Church Extension-President,
G. w. Switzer; vice president. Z. b. MOCK;
secretary. c.. E. Wells; treasurer. j. g.
Board Of Church Location-Crawfordsg-
district. J.; B; siler, H. L Davis: DR., AL j.
trict. o. p. Paxsen, w. N. Dunn, w. E.
Carpenter, j. S. Talley. lafayette district.
c. 3. Mock, ]; e; McClelland, G. z. Wells.
Dunn, W. w. McCollach. Valparaiso dis
trict. r. D. Utter, A. p. De Long, ]. p.
H stsRaina Ri HSseur Bible So
ciety. F. NJ. Pavey, ]. B. Mott. Henry Ross
]. n. Harmon, Q: B. Rippitoe BOOK Con
f Dunn, a B. A. Rogers II. E. Tinkhsm. W: A.
]. NJ. Brown. A.. ]. Waller, J. A. Clear
cox c on I Ml Relations swtaer
David HanIy. Education. p. n. Wood; =.
= ef sasse @ G. II. Leason. J. w walker.
A. T. Briggs, H. c. Neal, w. E. Mckenzie.
Epworth League-A.- H. De Long, ]; W
a aFssh: ID VI W. fsci aov IS c. oamp'e' " "
Freedman's Aid Society and Southern
Education Society,". r. Troxwell, y. n
Berry, E. M. Dunklebarger, B. H. Beall'
In Memoriam-R. s. Utter, E: P; Bennett
j. H. Cissell, A. c. Geyer, F. w. Gee. Sam
uel Beck. G. r. Streeter. j. w. G. McMul'
Conference Trustees-D. NJ. Wood. David
Handley, w. H. Hickman. w. P. Mckinsey
J.. w. Walker r. D. Utter; III r puev
C. s. Shumaker, ]. E. McCloud, A. M. Hag.
inbook. M. H; Appleby. A. p. De Long. r
H: Sanders. Eli Myers
Postofhces-Charles Jakes,. J. T Stafford
j. L. Wright, Lynn Bates. A; A. Dunavy,
Sunday school Union and Tracts w
Pastill, J. w. Kreivel. j. F. Beisel: William
]. NJ. Williams. c. L. Harper, H. A. Tucker
H. NJ. Middleton.
forth. J. B. Harper. c. o. Smock, c. b
Allen, A. A. Randall.
woman's Home Missionary society-A. G
Thompson, E. D. Smith.
n Ogden, E ". Lawhon. william Tiny
Hospitais-W. F. switzer. G. w. switzer
J. w. Walker, C. v. Stockbarger, w. L
kindly.
R ssHrc5 J. ins1 Thompson. Fl. n, Campbell
H. NJ. Appleby.
H. G. Ogden, U. G. Leazenby, L. s. Smith
r. D. Utter, ]. L. Greenway.
Following the reading of the list the con
Hurst relative to his missionary experience
abroad, in which he stated that one OF hi
sons was a. soldier and on the transpor
Morgan City, which was wrecked, all OF
board being saved. Bishop Thoburn theI
| entered the church and was introduced
Eight hundred and twenty-four dollars wa
a dividend from the Book Concern. Tn
check of ss,62295, $500 from the chartered
| dress it was stated that the Asiatic helt
| extended over four thousand miles II
length: Missionary work , has already bee,
| church. Bishop Thoburn is stanch expan
| sionist Bishop Hurst paid beautiful trib
| ute to President Mckinley. stating that I
few days ago he called on the Presiden
| and asked him If there was not some small
| burden that he could help him bear. TIL
| President replied that there was one thinl
| he could do-keep praying for him. TIL
bishop said he did not believe that Their
| was another man in the world who relied 81
implicitly upon God to direct him as Pres
| ident Mckinley.
! This afternoon the Preachers AID So
| ciety, with President Cohen, of De Paw
| University, in the chair. held meeting II
the church while the various committee
| of the conference met in the oifferen
rooms. The annual report Of the Preach
ers' Aid Society showed total amount OIL
hand of s44,993.74, an increase of $40. Fol
| lowing officers were elected: DIR. Cohen
president; w. p. McKinsey, vice president
| II. l.. Kindig, treasurer.
Rev. A. Z. Sche,l. of Chicago. preache'
| the missionary sermon. DR.. Schel mad
| no reference to the fight being made agains
him by DR.. Parkhurst and others. The In
| dications are now that the conference vii
| take no notice of ii unless IL will be to ap
| point an informal committee to hear DIR
| Schells statement. Tonight Bishop Tho
| born addressed the conference on mission
| airy work instead of DR.. j. B. Leonard. VIII
| Is absent on account Of the death of hi
| wife.