The Saint Paul globe., 1899-10-09
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Many of the visiting clergy and dele
gates to the Northern Minnesota confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Minneapolis attended yesterday S
morning service at Fowler church. The
service was of more than ordinary inter
est, including as it did the ordination OF
eighteen deacons by Bishop Joyce.
The service was led by Bishop Joyce,
and a number of the prominent preachers
occupied the platform with him. DR. j.
NJ. King of Philadelphia, preached the
sermon. In speaking of the work of the
church DIR. King stated that there ought
to be a revival in every church this tall,
but that he did not wish to see revival
in the ordinary sense of the word. II men
are converted by a preacher their CONVEX
sion is of no avail. The real conversion
must be by the Holy Ghost. If one would
have a man become truly converted let
him lock himself up alone with the Bible
and let him study the Bible after an
earnest prayer that he may be permitted
to interpret the word Alright, and the
Holy Ghost will do the work. The preach
er must allow the Holy Ghost to do its
share of the work, as 1t is always ready
In closing DR.. King asked two dues-
tions The first of believers, Have you
received the Holy Ghost since you be-
lieved?' The second of unbeiievers, 'Be
hold, I stand at the door and knock; is
today the promised Comforter seeking
admission to your hearth"
Immediately after the conclusion OF the
sermon Bishop Joyce ordained the follow
ing to be deacons in the church: Harm
sen Taylor Henry Littlehaler, Robert ].
McGhee, n. L. Vernon, Albert A. Myers,
William Park, Clarence 1. Page, John
Knight, w E. J. Gratz, E. NJ. Cathcart,
]. D. Manley, Robert P. Cummings,
James H Holmes Roderick Murray, Rob
ert ]. Taylor and James A Geer. Under
ordinary conditions some of these men
would have been compelled to remain
elders for at least one year longer but
the missionary field demands men, and
all the men that can be secured, and the
candidates were advanced earlier than IS
customary
The ordination ceremony was followed
by the singing of the doXology by the
congregation, and then the service closed
with the benediction by DR. King.
Bishop L w. Joyce will make the pull
PIT appointments To-Day at the last meet
ing of the conference. Il is expected that
the majority of the Minneapolis preach
ers will be reappointed, and no very I'M
portant transfers are expected. The prin-
c1pal gossip is over the appointment of
Nresiding elder for the Minneapolis dis
let, to succeed DR.. J. F. Chaffee who
las served the siX-year limit
The local preachers are practically
unanimously in favor of Rev j. B.
iiingeley for the position, and all would
we'll satisfied with his appointment
The talk Of Rev. William Fielder has
iearly ceased, and it is generally con-
aded that Mr. Hingeley will be chosen.
1t has been suggested that Bishop Joyce
blight transfer Dr. Forbes from the Du-
lIth district. Such a move would be ef-
Lrely satisfactory to the local preachers.
tut would meet with strenuous objections
LON the Duluth people.