The Iola register., 1901-10-25
CONFERENCE BEGINS WORK
Who the Delegates are, Why They ar
Here and What They Want.

Wednesday. yThi conference enbrac.
es the counties of Chautauqua, Mont
gomery, Labette, Cherokee, Crawford,
Allen. Neosho. Wilson, Elk, Wood
son. Greenwood, Bourbon, Anderson,
Linn and part of Chase and Lyon. It
is divided into independence and FIT.
Scott districts. The following com
prises the fields of labor together with
their pastors for the past year: Gnde-
pendence district, j. II. Chambers, =.
H.: Bazaar, G Il Fralick Virgil, a w
Potter; Toronto, Y A Darling; Yates
Center, | b Prather; New Albany,
Minnie f. Miller; Severy. ID Bolin;
Grenola, r G Hamill; Havana, | Con-
ner; Deering, Harry II Jones; Coal
Creek, j II Deyo; Independence, G II
Jones; Radical, w l. Richardson:
Carlton. H j Moody; Chanute, d b
Howell; Craadall, Ella 7 Tharp.
Ft. Scott district, n l. Vezie, p. r,
Westphalia, | N Parker; Greeley, II
b McHugh; Blue Mound, A G f
Lansberry; Mound City, n + Poole
Fort Scott, ] a w Brown: Marmaton,
w Cook; lola, + NJ Gillett; lola Cir
cult, G b Kirkpatrick; Elsmore, l. w
Stone; Kimball, w $ Howell: Idell
G II Mathis: Pittsburg, L Ellis; Col
umbus, w II Ayling: Mound Valley,
Ii ID Moore: Dennis, ID Williams; Par
sons, G II Hinton. The conference is
composed of itinerant, local and su
perannuated annual conference preach
ers and evangelists within ITS bounds
and a lay delegate chosen by each
field of labor. The standing eXamin-
ing committees met yesterday after
noon to examine ministers in their
reading courses. and the local enter
tainment committee assigned homes
for the ministers, delegates and visit
ors. In the evening Rev. G. H. Hinton,
pastor of the U. B. Church, at Par
sons, delivered sermon on the topic,
The Pearl of Great Price" The fol-
lowing was his text: Again, the
Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a
merchantmen seeking goodly pearls,
who, when he hath found one pearl of
great price, went and sold all that he
had and bough. it.-Matt. l5:45-46.
Elder Hinton is we'll known to the peo-
pie of lola so it is needless to say his
discourse was an able one.
The conference organized for busi-
ness this morning at o O'Clock by the
election of Rev. William Bell d. ID.
of Dayton, Ohio, as Bishop pro tenn.
Bishop j. w. Holt who was to pre-
side broke down in health while at
tending the general conference at
Frederick City Ind, last May and has
since been undergoing treatment at
Battle Creek, Mich, sanitarium.
After singing Bishop Bell gave a
scripture reading with comments that
for forcefulness and deep spirituality
were simply grand,
g., Upon learning that the recovery of
Bishop sHott was very doubtful, the
conference engaged in service OF
prayer in his behalf,
Rev. j. II. Chambers was elected
secretary for the ensuing year.
The hours for meeting were fixed at
at $3.50, l:30 and 1880 to adjourn on
motion.
Rev. f. b, Slade of northeastern
Kansas conference, Rev. j. A. w.
Brown of southwestern Kansas con-
ference, Rev. III. Moody of Missouri
conference and Rev. II. w. Parke of
Arkansas Valley conference were in
troduced and invited to advisory
seats.
G. II. Fralick of Lecompton was ap.
pointed reporter for the Record and
f. l., Kenoyer of Independence re-
porter for the REGISTER,
Elder Vezie of F't. Scott district and
Elder Chambers Of independence dis
trct gave full reports Of work in theiI
respective districts during the pas
year. Upon the whole the work done
for the church is encouraging and the
outlook bright for the future.
Miss Mauta a. Harmden of West
phalia, having successfully passed
the prescribed course of reading, was
referred to the committee on candi
dates for the ministry. Mrs. Mimi,
Il. Miller and j. H, Deyo were recon-
mended by their quarterly conference
for license to preach.
Rev. G. NJ. Weimer of the Christian
church was introduced to conference
After the appointment of the vari
Gus committees the conference ad
journed at IL O'Clock to give time fo
committees to meet and formulate re
ports. The present is the 33rd annua
session of this body.
Bishop Bell will deliver a lectur
Friday evening at 1880 on the subiec
"Vim, Vigor and Victory" A rar
treat is expected by all who know him
r. L. KENoYER, Reporter