The Iola register., 1901-11-01

procure nuUlDef OF extra CndlfS anu
place them in the assembly room.
The bishop turned over a check of
1925 dividend from the U. b. publish
ing house for the support of worn-out
itinerant ministers.
Rev. j. r. Wood of the Free Metho-
dist church was introduced to the con-
ference.
Reports of committees on boundary
and finance were disposed of.
W. II, Ayling, /. Conner and G. H..
Jones we're elected directors of the
church erection society.
ID. Williams, G. w. Stout and II.
Moody were recommended for ordain-
alton as elders.
j. X. Spencer was reelected treas
urer of the preachers aid fund.
Report of committee on Sabbath
school was read and adopted.
At the Saturday afternoon session
Rev. II. II. Jones conducted the
scripture reading and prayer service.
The treasurers of the various bene-
iiciaries read their reports after which
G.. II. Hinton was elected treasurer of
all the beneficiary funds for the en-
suing year.
The Bishop made an urgent appeal
for a greater missionary spirit among
the ministers and secured thirty-four
subscriptions for the search Light, "
the missionary journal of the church.
He stated that for every dollar paid
for foreign missions mihty-siX cents
gets to its destination, only four cents
on the dollar being required to run
the missionary machinery OF the
church.
JIG. Ross, missionary treasurer,
reported and was reelected to that
office.
The committee on final resolutions
presented the following:
RESOLVED, First, That we are for
ever opposed to the high-handed desc
Grafton of the holy Christian Sab
bath, such as the running of excursion
trains for worldly gain or pleas ure
the practice of base ball or foot ball
games, Sunday afternoon park band
concerts and theatres and all other
sinful and ungodly practices in which
the American peopleiudulge in on this
Gods holy day.
Second, That we uncompromisingl
condemn the brewer, the saloonist and
the jointist In his hellish traffic in the
souls of men, and We urge upon the
congress of the United States the
passage of suchlaws as will effectively
drive this blighting curse from our
land.
Third, That we reafiirm our loyalty
to thelprohibition law of our State,
that we are in sympathy with the
Hurrel law, that we demand at the
hands of our officials the absolute en-
forcement of the same.
Fourth, That as there has been an
agitation created by the rum power to
repeal the anti-canteen law, we hereby
express our uncompromising opposi-
ton to this movement Of the rum
power
Fifth, That we urge the enactment
upon the part of the federal govern
ment such immigration laws as will
successfully bar from our shores the
vicious foreign element.
Sixth, That we condemn in the
severest terms known to the English
language the foul and murderous
spirit of anarchy, and urge the ma
t,onal government to take such i'm
mediate steps as will forever remove
from our fair land these high-handed
murderers by banishment If we can, by
bullet if we must.
Seventh, That we bow with the
nation in sorrow and grief at the
grave of our martyred President and
would consecrate with our tears his
last restinglplace and embalm in fond
est memory his wise and noble deeds
of craftsmanship.
Eighth, That we deeply sympathize
with our dear Brother Bishop Hott in
his Affections and earnestly pray for
his speedy recovery.
Ninth That we highly appreciate
the presence among us of our dear
brother William M. Bell, bishop pro
tenn, and: d:thank:him for the kind and
able mannersin which he has presided
over us.
Tenth, That we hereby extend our
thanks:to the good people OF lola for
tho kind and hosFtable manner in
which they have epSertained us and we
pray that our short stay among them
may prove blessing to both confer
ence and peoHe'
Saturday evening Rev. c. II. Jones
gave one ohhis characteristic impress
sive sermons from the text, 80 taste