The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
NINETY TO TWELVE
MINI. Conference Favors the Ad-
mission Of Women as Delegates
SESSION FOR 1902 AT ROCHESTER
Reports From st. Paul, WinOna and
PipestOne Districts-President
Bridgeman Reelected.
to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chatfeld, Mimi, Sept. %. = Bishop
Cranston conducted the devotionals of the
Methodist conference yesterday At 9
a. m. the journal was read and pre-
1iminary matters pertaining to the work
Of conference disposed of.
Rev. J. M. Bull, presiding elder of the
P1pestone district, reported that new
churches had been built and many prop
critics improved in his district. Several
thousand dollars had been spent in this
manner. Several successful revivals had
been held and 800 persons added to the
membership.
Rev. F. M. Rule, presiding elder of the
st. Paul district reported 300 additions
to the church roll since the last confer
ence. The year had been one of great
prosperity for Hamline university. Over
$100, 900 had been added to its endowment
fund. In the district at large debts had
been paid, various improvements made to
churches and parsonages and all the
interests of the denomination had -four
ished. Touching reference was made to
the invasion of the homes Of pastors by
the angel Of death.
The Winona district was reported by
the presiding elder, Rev. J. F. Stout, who
said that the sum of $500 had been raised
for the Improvement Of churches and par
sonages. The characters Of all pastors
in the three districts was passed and
they in turn reported the amount of col
lections for benevolences during the year
on their charges.
Mrs. Cooper, from the Rebecca Dea-
coness home in Minneapolis, was intro
duced and made a brief address. The
committee on education then presented its
report and recommended that DR.. Bridge
man be appointed president Of Hamline
university for the ensuing year. DR..
Bridgeman addressed the conference in
the interests of that institution.
The committee on conference relations
recommended that James Door Of st. Paul
be located at his own request. @. s.
Royce was superannuated.
At 11:10 a. m. the order of the day
was taken up and the conference voted by
ballot on the new constitution of the
church and the admission of women dele
gates to the general conference. The vote
was 80 in the affirmative to IL in the
negative.
The question of the place for holding
the conference in 1902 was then brought
forward and an invitation from Rochester
was read and accepted by unanimous vote.
Rev. DR.. Hart of Chicago. representa-
tive of the Church Insurance company,
organization The company, he said, has
over $13, 900, 900 OF insurance in force and
the business Is rapidly gaining.
Rev. w. B. Thriskeid, secretary of the
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational
society, was presented and made a few
remarks. The session having expired by
limitation, Rev. Mr.. Thirkeld pronounced
the benedfction and the business session
was adjourned
The probationers Of the conference were
received into full relationship.
Mission Anniversary.
The anniversary Of the Womans For
eign Missionary society was observed yes
terday afternoon. After devotional ex-
ercises DR.. West OF Penang Malasia spoke
on the character, manners and customs in
war and in peace, and the need, intellec-
tual and religious, of the people in NAL
asia and other mission fields. Women,
he said, are chattels to be bought and
sold, as we may buy and sell cattle. The
life OF q woman In his country, as in
most Oriental countries, Is one OF Sc
clusion and consequently a dreary one.
The speaker besought the people Of
people of America to remember the un-
selfish devotion and heroic self denial Of
the missionaries who have left home and
native land for the sake OF the unsaved
in far-away climes.
At p. m. the conference missionary
sermon was preached by Rev. r. N. Avi-
SON OF Hamline. His theme was 1.-The
Mission OF America to the World The
sermon was not along the lines usually
followed In such discourses He pleaded
for more earnest missionary effort
among the Christless peoples who flock
to our shores. We have no right to 60
to any country to seek to win them until
we have won to Christ those who have
come to us from that country. Americas
mission to the world will be accomplished
best and most speedily by the bringing
OF all within her borders to Christ; aye,
even her own life and future development