The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-04
ADDRESS TO CLASS
Admission of Young Men to Full
Membership a Feature of
Northern Conference.
No Changes of Presiding Elders Are
Likely-Bishop and Cabinet
Station Preachers.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Morris, Mimi, Oct. 4.--The great event
of every Methodist conference is the
bishops address TO the young men who
are being admitted into full membership.
These have been probation preach
ers in charge Of churches for at least two
years and before they can be members in
full they must answer certain questions
and listen to the address. 1t was great
event when Bishop Andrews, who had
been many years a pastor and thirty
years a bishop, gave a lifelong experience
in the ministry to those who are just
commencing. He took for his text Take
heed to thyself and to thy teachings" He
spoke of attention to the body, personal
appearance, manners, mind, heart, and
teaching He compared fiowery preachers
to sheet lightning, bright but harmless.
While preachers should be students and
scholars they have but one thing to preach
and that Is the love Of God revealed in
Christ
J. r. Berry, a Superannuate member,
living in Kankakee, ILL.,, was transferred
to the Central Illinois conference, and
Rev. Frederick H. Salmi of Sweden, was
transferred from the Sweden conference
to this conference. He will do work among
the Scandinavians. Many young men are
not taking appointments this year, but
are going to theological schools, so the
bishop requested by the conference
to leave F. w. HILL T. N. Swinnerton, C.
E. Ames and A. l.. Fisher without ap-
!pointments to attend some school. They
will go to Boston, Chicago and Hamline.
r. J. McGhee. probationer, was discon-
,tinued at his own request. Rev. A. l..
Richardson Of Little Falls, was given a
Isupernumerary relation. Rev. A. A.
Graves Of Minneapolis, and Rev. E. M.
iCathcart were excused from further at
tendance upon the sessions of the confer
,ence. They go home to conduct funerals.
'Rey. H. j. Van Fossen of Monticello, and
Rev. G. E. Satterlee of Crookston, were
appointed members of the conference
board Of examiners.
Presiding Elders to Hold Over.
The bishop and his cabinet have met
three afternoons and most Of the preach
ers have been stationed, but concerning
the changes little is known outside. It is
SAID that Rev. T. E. Archer of Broadway
church will not go back, as he wants to
move. There will be no change among
the presiding elders, though it was
thought at first there might be a new man
on the Crookston district.
Rev. H. w. Knowles addressed a large
congregation yeste1 day afternoon on Civ
1c Federation Of the Churches" He ad-
vocated that all the churches in every
community ought to combine in fedora
tion to accomplish four things: Make the
saloons obey the law; make thugs anC
professional ball players and their friends
respect the Sabbath; drive out the gam.
blers; and drive out the brothels. Rev
Mr., Knowles is the preacher who by get
ting the churches to combine made the
council close the baseball park on Sun.
day In West Duluth. In the evening
Rev. P. A. Cool preached the conference
sermon to a large congregation.
Fifty Years In Ministry.
The bishops announced the transfer O.
Rev. Messrs. Edgar G. Holiday, J. Fl. But
tleman and S. G. Briggs. Three young me1
were admitted on trial-Colvin G. Butler
8. L. Parish and John S. kingan.
A. D. Smith and c. H. Sweat, whose
cases were referred to the committee or
conference relations on Wednesday, were
continued as supernumeraTles.
Rev. Jabez Brooks, a member of the con