The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16

Special Dispatch TO tho ost.In,eiligencer
WHATcQA. Sept. B.-Btshop Vincent
opened the Methodist Eptacopal conference
this morning with comments on scriptur2i
chapter.
These sr.nseers were made: o. W. Mint
FER 20 Columbia river, II. ID. WadEworth to
Idaho conference. Bernt Howe TO w. swed-
ish. Aiss.: c. E Cunningham 10 Montana.
+. II. Pickles to New England. J. p.
Aariatt to Pfttsburg. c. r. Thoburn TO
Oregon.
Dr. q. X. Morris addressed the confer
ence on behalf Of Boston university.
Rev. A. J. Joslyn made an exhaustive
report q the work OF me Tacoma district
during the past year. He took up each
pastorate separately. and. while he claimed
they should receive SioeoO instead OF 5000
missionary money. the report showed .
mo9t encouraging state OF progress spirit
ally and financially.
A summary Of his report showed that
there were thirty-four pastora,es attended
by thirty mlnistera During To year there
were ~ conversions. 50 accsssions and
IA baptismA There are ans Sunday school
teachers and SSe Epworth leaguers There
are rs Epworth Heralds taken and 3i3 9TH
er church papers. Methodism occupied one
third Of the pastoral field Ia the district.
the remainder being divided among the
several denomina ions. Debts have been
"a Sad TO sns sa'snt e h. s i. sna pa
ment has been paid IN full by every charge
In the Tacoma district.
a 81 Ct resoiu,ions ccmmendasory OF
ously.
Rev. John johnson. presiding elder OF the
Swedish district. which includes the entire
He spiiomissd It BY ssyins that soul.
have been saved. church debts paid and
Gods people strengthened" Eight charges
and the sane plumber OF ministers are In
men,. Last year two charges were I'M
eupplied. There are no wealthy parish
loneal, but the collections have been raised
Rev. RAJ Bsnjamins case was recon-
sidered. and he was continued In his fourth
year studies. d. w. Brown was continued
IN his second year and elected to deacon's
Clarence Morris. George sheaf ana ciar-
ence 6eeiy were elected elders. II. L. Ros-
coe was continued In the third year Rev.
burg eonisrence. 4 set Of resoiu,i s com" ON,
,msndlns him highly was adopted BY r1s-
n. sSss2s: !; as Lively a: pss.
the inctsive way In which the bishop ham
dies the various masters compek progress
although the udnistsrx generally all want
to , TAX. and somettmes are a little UNI
sharp Verbal Tilt.
One Of the sharp verbal encounters took
place over the admission Of 4 gentleman
TO the ministry who had served ten years
IN the ministry n Dakota and now asked
IN every way ana had been placed on trial
last year. but he was IS years old and
the bishop expressed himself plainly that
no n, m, man Of that age should be admitted
approximation In the near future Eu-
merous speeches for and against were
made. That's good sympathy. but poor
one minister. The majority was on one
side. the bishop and minority ON the other
and the majority won
hs Book with s ssa esGG ns c SssS
thing that II running Methodsm this
business men no element Of personal feel
you passed a resolution TO admit no min
teter over 70. now you DO tho very oppo-
site. The matter Is closed. however. as
The entire afternoon was taken up by a
series OF meetings In various departments
The center Of interest VINE the meeting
TO elect lay delegates 20 the national con-
One hundred and twenty -four delegates
answered TO their names. f. A. Hazeitine,
OF South Bend, wss elected chairman. and
! r., H Klinksnecrg OF Olympia. secretary.
dates far ahead. and the outcome gave
II. J. Cosine. Of Tacoma, 81 votes and
r. g. Idppy. OF Seattle. ~, and they were
declared elected, W. u. Pratt. OF What
com and A. {. Bush. OF Bay Center. were
elected aIternases.
The Delegates Instructed.
Some very decis,veiy worded resolutions
were adopted instructinE the delegates
One paragraph commanded them 10 work
against the extension Of the five-year
limit In pastorateA Another declared
strongly in favor OF the admission OF la
dies 20 the general conference A third
called on them 10 use all endeavors 10
bring about equal lay ana ministerial rep
reseniatson In the national meeting. The
main resolution instructed them 10 work
for division Of the national conference
and the organization of Western al
vision. In the ministerial building a
memorial service WAS held during the
afternoon Rev. II. II. Brown presiding
The members Of the conference who passed
away during the year were Rev. James
smith. who died recently at Yakima, and
Rev w. r. King.
Biographical sketches were read OF the
deceased members and short addresses.
most Of them irpromptu. delivered by