Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-19

Viloau@' d nor OF entertaining,
fn~ n y Ss a uJ tubl body of
I TYIs ~ v 2 IL The West Wisconsin
.etEot 81 { rieT nee, numoering more
than two Eundrei Citizens, without
regard 70 church atfilia tions. opened their
houses and made agreeable and pleasant
the stay OF tGair Visitols. That this
hospitality was appreciated is evidenced
by the resolutions adopted to this effect
ut the clcse of the conference,
The 4jah meeting of the West Wis
consln Conference was held here during
the last week, beginning September 18th
sud ending September 18th. The 18th
vas occupied with the examination of a
large class of Young men who were
taking the examinations required by the
church from it, ministers. Some thirty
took these eNaminations but on account
of the increasing difficulty the proper
tlon of failures was very great The
church expects its young men to have
the equivalent of four years college
course, and it is now assured that Meth
odist preachers are men of learning as
well as spirituality. On Wednesday
the conference was formally opened by
Bishop Mallalieu, the presiding bishop
by the celebration of the Lords supper
followed by memorial services for two
pastors and a widow, members of the
conference who had died during the
past year. In the afternoon A. B. Storms
OF Madison. preached the annual mis-
sionary sermon, strong plea for those
who have not the benefits of the Chris
tian church DIR. Storms will go to
De Moines and it will be great loss TO
this conference. An old fashioned pen
tacostal service was held after DIR
Storms sermon.
Thursday opened with prayer at six
o'clock in the church and the business
session commenced at $50. Rev Frank
Hart spoke of the work of the Church
Mutual Insurance Society and DIR. Ma
son spoke for the Freedman's Aid So
ciety. Mayor Boyle and Rev. John
Stemen welcomed the conference in
behalf of the city and the churches re-
spectively, aud the Bishop responded. In
the afternoon the anniversary of the
&oman's Home Missionary Society was
held, addressed by the Bishop, Mrs.
Benson and Mrs. Bolton DIR. Mason
spoke again in the evening TO a large
audience at the tabernacle, receiving
over $40 for his society.
DR.. Mckay conducted the opening
| services or Friday, and the committee
| on temperance offered 4 strong report
to the conference cohdemning the army
| canteeD and any political party which
| conferences the sale of liquor.
DR. Chaffee spoke FOR The Asbury
hospit' at M 1naApolis FOL wed ny DR.
| MctJo IL OF ID lver wi ae es ID
tGs c: eren1 il behs c the du ..
tiona ociaty Of the church. ia ne
event ( Dr. Mi spoke fer the twoati-
| eth c uturv mC ement, aad proved that
| without dcut we have something 10
he thankful for and that tho Sc who
| speak of the good old times are far
| from right DIR. Mcdowell amplified
his tai of the vi orning urging the con
:gegti on - send their children to
chor and oiI.ra.
| Fo yo 1g 0en were admitted u
he nfeT ice IN Saturday and the
3ishos ga th N IN address full oi
| good stdvice ard witty sayings. DR..
Spenc, of the Church Extension So.
ciety, gave he coa arence brief ont.
Ina Cf his sp1isty'a "a work, showing that
| 5iis col ference has received from the
| society more than twice the amount 1t
has contributed to the society's coffers
| In the afternoon DR.. Plantz of Lawrence,
| gave an interesting talk on Sociology
Gnd the Church, and Frank w Hall OF
Madison, spoke on Browning. DR.. Spen-
| Ger addressed a large audience at the
| tabernacle in the evening, sang several
| OF his own hymns and left the people
I Il ling much better than when they
came. Sunday opened windy with rain
| but the huge building was filed to
overhowing and all listened TO an elo.
quent and strong sermon by Bishop
Mallalieu DIR. Spencer preached the
afternoon sermon and DR. Bolton, pre-.
siding elder of the Madison district,
spoke in the evening.
1 The report of the corruittce on stats
tics gave the present membership of tbs
32S churches within the conference
! limits as %, 476, gain oe 238 over thai
Of last year. number of Sunday schools
} 367, with membership Of "a, 326; pait
on churches debts during year, S15, 203
: paid ON churti improvements, $41, 900
paid eor ministerial support, $It7, 1891
objections for board of church extension
! 90 e. F'reedman's Aid society, $75S
for Educational society, S725; genera
: benevolence, famine sufferers. etc. $3, 106
, In one of his addresses before the con
ference Bishop Mallalieu unconsciousl
diverged somewhat on a subject that
t being agitated politically the question
2 of expansion and so-called imperialism
/ He ridiculed most severly the pessimis
tic and demagogic bugaboo Of an EN-
r pire in this free land. Expansion, h
2 said had been one Of the cardinal doc
I trines of the fathers of this grea
: country.
. Monday morning the conferenc
Q passed resolutions expressing their graf
itude and appreciation of the magnif
t cent manner in which Viroqua enter
Q tanned her guests. Mr. Tresider, th
9 local representative of the conferenc
= and who performed well his part, wa
7 presented with q set of DR.. Lord
3 'Beacon Lights Of History" as toke
r of the regard of the conference, an
y Mayor Boyle and Mr. Steraen were ind
J vidually thanked for the warm welcom
the city and churches had extended Ii
IL conference. The appointments WEI
n read by the Bishop, and the 200 Met
10 odists left the city in body on I'll
L morning train, after, in the words I
It the Bishop one of the most successf1
conferences, spiritually and intellectua
Iy. that has ever been held within Il
jurisdiction Of the West Wisconsi