The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-05
MEETING OF METHODISTS
THE CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF THE
GERMAN VI. K. CHURCH.
First Business Session VIII BE Held
TO-Day-The Conference Ser
mon-Other Matters.

The Central Conference of the German
Methodist Episcopal Church will begin this
morning at o'clock. when Bishop Earl
Cranston. of Portland, Ore, will preside.
Yesterday was devoted TO the examination
of conference students by the examining
board which consists of G. f. Hitler,
Louisville, KY; r. Plueddemann, CO.
lumbus, o.; II. Pullman, Berea. o.; c. Bau-
mann, Cincinnati; D. Matthai, Allegheny.
Pa; ]. E. Brown. Santa Claus. Ind;
George Kaetsch. Cincinnati; f. A. Hampe,
Indianapolis G.. Mater, Bay City, Mich;
j. j. Sink, Hopkins, Mich. Fourteen
students were examined yesterday. Every
student must successfully pass four annual
examinations before being admitted 10
membership in the conference. There are
four classes of conference students-hrst
year students, second year students and
third and fourth year students. On Sunday
the second year students will be ordained
deacons and the fourth year students will
be ordained as elders at the First Church
by Bishop CranstOn. There are about one
hundred and twenty-five members in the
Central Conference all of whom are ex-
pected TO attend the meetings. The con-
ference embraces southeastern Indiana,
Ohio. Michigan and the city of Pittsburg.
Marion, o., preached the annual confer
ence sermon, which was delivered in Ger
man before an audience that filled the audi
forum of the church. His subject was
THE Call of the Preacher from the text
Matt. iv, 10, Follow me and will make
you fishers of men," During the evening
there was musical programme rendered
by the church orchestra, and the choir
sang several numbers The platform was
prettily adorned with palms and flowers.
BUSINESS SESSION TO-DAY.
To-day the business session of the con-
ference will begin. At the meeting this af-
ternoon the Rev. Louis Miller will preside
and the meeting will be devoted to commit
tee work and the discussion of the Minis
ters' Aid Society. This evening the Rev. T.
B. Nicely. of Philadelphia. will talk on
Sunday School Work." and the Rev. G.
Weller, of Toledo o., will speak on 1.-The
Just Demands of the Superannuated Min
listers. Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
there will be meeting in the interest OF
the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society,
at which Miss Louisa Rothweiler, re-
turned missionary from Korea, will pre-
side. In the evening the Rev. j. G. Weld
mann. of Berea. O., will preside at the
meeting and the work of the Epworth
League and other societies and charities of
the church will be the subject of discus
sion The Rev. B. F. Beal will talk on
THE Fruit Of Deaconess Work." the Rev.
on Needs of Our Orphans Home" and the
Rev. A. f. Schumann, of Holt, Mich,
will talk on THE Holy Spirit a Power
in the Epworth League" Friday afternoon
at o'clock there will be service In men,
Org of the departed members of the con-
ference. Rev. II. G.. Lich, of Louisville,
will preside and the speakers will be Rev.
j. S. Schneider, of Toledo; Rev. John
Mueller. Rev. Jacob Braun, of ,Rossville;
Rev. William Nocka. Rev. f. Roser. of
Newport, KY, and Rev. A. Mayer. of Holt
Mich. Friday evening Rev Jacob Braun
will preside at the meeting and mission
work will be the subject of discussion, and
an address will be delivered by Rev.
George Mitter, of Bay City, Mich Sunday
morning at o'clock Sunday school will
be conducted in the Sunday school rooms
of the church, and at the same hour there
will be love feast in the auditorium, Rev
III. Pullman, of Berea, O.. presiding. The
speakers will be Rev. q. Kaletsch, of Gin
cinnati, and Rev. II. Griessen, of Cleye-
land. At 1890 o'clock Bishop Earl Gram
ston will deliver the sermon, and in the
afternoon will occur the ordination of the
deacons and elders and the blessing of the
deaconesses- At the meeting following
Miss Louise Colder will talk. In the even
ing at 1880 o'clock there will be union
meeting of the four German Nj. r.. congre-
cations in the city. followed by a COM
munion service.
Several of the visiting ministers to the
conference expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the enthusiasm shown the
first evening of the conference as mani
tested by the large attendance at the serv-
ices last night. One of the special features
ministerial relief fund or ministers aid
society.