The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-03
CAUSE IS GROWING
Presiding Elders of Northern M. E.
Conference Report.
'o2 MEETING PLACE LEFT TO THEM
Rev. Mr.. MOrrisOn's Case Coming Up
To-mOrrOw-PIan for support
of Superannuaries.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Brainerd, Mimi, Oct 3.-When the roll
of the Northern Minnesota conference
members was called this morning, 1O1
members and probationers responded.
Bishop Cranston announced the transfer
to this conference of Rev. Charles H.
Flesher from the Des Moines conference,
and Rev. j. T. Hammond and Rev. U. A.
Foster from the North Indiana confer
ence.
The following probationers were ad
vanced to the studies of the second year:
r. C. Johnson, A. L. Cook, W. E. Bennett,
r. T. Cummings, A. A. Myers, C. E. Ames
and F. A Lawson. G.. T. Beers was ad-
vanced to the studies of the third year,
and the following was continued in the
studies of the first year: G. F. Koch, J.
A. Jewett, T. ~ Swinnerton, G. W. Smell,
G. F. Porter, F. w. Hill and A. ]. Lid
stone.
Rev. G. G. Carswell was admitted on his
credentials from the Evangelical associa-
tion Of South Dakota. twenty-five su-
perannuated ministers we're continued In
that relationship.
The question of a meeting place for the
conference next year was left to the pre-
siding elders, no invitation from any point
in the conference having been received
Mrs E. L. Albright of Delaware, Ohio.
representative of the Woman's Home
Missionary society was introduced and
spoke for that branch of the church's
work.
The discussion of the forenoon was over
plan for the support of the superannu-
ated ministers and their families. The
plan finally adopted provides that every
preacher who subscribes 800 and pays
$40 a year for ten years, will receive each
year, If superannuated, $40 for every year
he has been in the active ministry. An
agent will be appointed to solicit money
for this fund from the laymen OF the
church.
Mrs Albright addressed the annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mission
ary society this afternoon, and this even
ing Bishop Cranston will deliver his
famous lecture on '"The Cross and the
Dragon
No action has been taken in the case
Of Rev. j. G. Morrison, the Franklin Ave-
nue. Minneapolis, pastor but the matter
will come up probably tomorrow morn
ing.
Reports of Presiding Elders.
Lafayette Dodds, presiding elder of the
Crookston district, read a report of the
work in his territory this year. His
district has had an increase of $50 in
membership. New churches have been
built at Ada, Sebeka, Bemidji, Donald
son and on the Indian reservation.
DR.. Robert Forbes of the Duluth dis
trict, read his report, stating that while
seventeen charges had been removed from
his district last year, seven new charges
had been added. Churches have been built
at Ogilvie, McGregor Oak Park, and
church property has been purchased at
Harris. Church debts have been reduced.
The Oneota church in Duluth has paid off
a debt of $4,000. He mentioned one pas
tor who preached during the year in
seven different places. The report closed
with a touching reference to the death OF
the little son of the pastor at Princeton,
Rev. G. E. Satterlee.
J. B. Hingeley, presiding elder of the
Litchfeld district, reported gain Of sew
eral hundred in church membership and
new churches dedicated at Beardsley.
Holloway, Long Prairie and Brookf1eld.
New churches are under construction at
Woods, Renville, Norcross, and one is be-
ing planned at olivia.
Presiding Elder William Fielder Of
Minneapolis reported there had been no
changes in the Minneapolis district.
There had been two fires, caused by the
burning of mortgages at Park Avenue and
Lake Street churches in Minneapolis.
improvements had been made on many OF
the charges and on the district there are
thirty seven churches and twelve parson-
ages, valued at nearly half a million OF
d0II hn hnnnUnlanf POllRctlOnS are
large on the district this year.
The bishop announced that Rev. G. B.
Mitchell Of Henenpin Avenue church had
been transferred to the East Ohio confer
ence. Rev. A. R. Lambert of Fowler
church to the Columbia River conference,
and Rev. William Pickard of Lake Street
church to the Minnesota conference.
A. D. Smith, B. F. Kephart and James
THOMPSON who desire to be put on the
Supernumerary list Of the conference, had
their cases referred to the committee on
conference relations.
M. l.. Hutton, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Brainerd, formerly Of the
M E. church at Warren, withdrew from
the ministry and membership of the
church and his parchments. now in the
hands of the secretary of the conference,
were returned.
Committee Appointments.
The following are the members of the
standing committees:
American Bible Society-G. R. Geer, Will
liam Fletcher Edwin Deacon, A. A Myers.
Asbury Hospital-C. NJ. Heard, A F.
Thompson, W. H. Robinson, F. A. Lawson.
Auditing Presiding Elders Accounts-G. E.
Satterlee. w. H. Barkuloo, J. L, Parmeter,
w. l.. Langrell
Church Extension-C. w. Lawson, c. K.
Oaten, c. o. Beckman.
Church insurance.. W. Hart, R. H.
| Craig, j. H. Dewart, E. X. Copper
Conference Privileges. H. Cudlipp, NJ. Q.
Stockland Noah Lathrop, w. E. ]. Gratz.
Conference Relations-H. ]. Van Fossen,
| James Clulow, w. A. Shannon. G. P. Wat
| son.
Conference stewards-T. F. Allen. G. 3.
Brecount, E. H. Nicholson. H. w. Knowles,
r. r. Atchison, ]. w. Mower, G. E. Satter-
| lee,
Deaconess Work. S. Montgomery, A. F,
Thompson, VIM. Fletcher, H. J. Van Fossen.
Education--J G. Shetland, w. E. Loomis,
]. 5. Montgomery, G. F. Swinnerton.
Epworth League-T. w. Stout, T. E. Ross,
]. c.. Hartley, G. E. Tindall
Freedmen's Aid-T. E. Archer, w. H. Eas-
ton, ]. T. B. Smith, A. Neelands-
Gospel in All Lands-Thomas Billing.
Memoirs-For Aaron Matson: Noah La
throp, w. H. Barkuloo. For S. N. McAdoo:
J. F. Chaffee For Mrs. Noah Lathrop: G.. G.
Vallentyne.
Methodist Book Concern. w. Mower, c..
w No1iD1a n NJ Nafhoarf T p nagieS