The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
GERMAN METHODIST
The Second Day of the
Session
Henters of the coafele ence Going Throagh the
ReEaiar Roufise Procee3i5gs- Program
For TIRE Week

The second day Of the German VI. r
conference vastaken up hearing reports
on candidates and an address was deliv
cred 10 the classes.
The afternoon was taken up with
committee works. and reports Of the in
dividual churches. The reports will b
presented at the Saturday session al
9 80 a, m.
The ninth annual session Of the North
west Conference Of the German Method
ist Episcopal church convened in th'
German NJ. +. church, corner Of Churct
and Union streets, Thursday with a iui
attendance, Bishop Edward G. Andrews
Of New York, presiding.
The mission collections reported wer,
very gratifying, being in excess Of the
amount reported last year and the same
may be said Of the church extension col
lections.
The erection Of two new churches wa,
reported, those at Davenport, Washing.
ton and Rosalia, Washington. The Port
land Second church also reported the
erection Of an addition TO the house oi
worship, made necessary by the great in.
crease in It's membership.
During the first session, Bishop An.
dreWs introduced to the ministers,
Rev. John Parsons, d. D., Of the First
NJ. +. church, Of this city; Rev. d. A.
Waters, presiding elder Of the Salem
district, and Rev. S. A. Smith, Of Tilla.
NOOK. a former missionary in India.
Miss Minnie Frickey, former instructor
Of willamette University, but now a
Deaconess. addressed the Conference
in the interest OF the Deaconess cause.
The examination Of junior preachers
was conducted by select committee
prior to the opening Of the Conference,
and the reports on their studies, their
progress, etc, will be brought before
the Conference as the young men are
called. II found sufficiently advanced,
the applicants for ministerial orders
will b. ordained by the Bishop during
the week.
After the opening address by the
Bishop, Rev. II. +. Lange, Of Portland,
secretary Of the eighth Conference,
called the roll, all the members respond.
ing with the exception OF one, minis
ter, who was called away earlier in the
day on account Of sickness in hs family.
The Conference then organized, by re-
electing Rev. II. +. Iange az secretary,
instructiDg him to appoint his
assistants, which he did by naming
Revs. f. w. Buchholz aud G. j jain.
Rev. p. A. Pressing was elected statis-
tical secretary, with Reys. Carl Jams and
G. A. Wentsch as assistants. Rev. JOS
eph Hipp was named as Conference
treasurer.
Following the organization Bishop
Andrews announced the transfer OF Rev.
George s. Roeder from the st. Louis
Conference 10 this one. Rev. Roeder Is
at present located in Tacoma. The
Bishop al-o announced that the Con-
ference was entitled 20 a dividend from
the Book Concern Of $40. The standing
committees and some special committees
we're also appointed.
Last evening Rev. Geo. A. jain OF
Bethany, delivered the sermon at the
German NJ. =. church, which was
listened TO by a large audience. The
week program Of services will be as
follows:
At7:30 o'clock tonight the Mission
sermon will be preached by Rev. Carl
Jams, OF the Portland First church, at
the German NJ. T..
Tomorrow evening, 1880, at the same
place, Rev Rev. John w. Roeder, Of Ia.
coma, and Rev. Hans Hansen, OF Walla
Walla, will deliver discourses on "The
Forward Movement
On Sundy morning, at $3.50 O'Clock, a
Love Feast will be held in the lecture
room Of the First NJ. f.. church. and at
1880 Bishop Andrews will preach in
the First church auditorium. At 2:3O
r. His NV - N'AeNit VI AlAANHltt W ASH
ington, will preach at the German NJ.
r. church, and the Lords Supper will
be administered. On Sunday evening
at the same place Rev. G. A. Pressing
Of Davenport, Washington, will deliver
sermons on the Twentieth Century
rhank-oftering."
The Conference will complete it's
labors on Monday, when the appoint
ments will be announced for the year.