The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-18
BUSY DAY AT VINCENNES.
Indiana Methodist Conference Holds
Three Important Session.

Indiana Methodist Conference Holds
Three Important Session.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES, Ind, Sept. 1.-The morn
ing session of the Indiana Methodist Con-
ference opened in the First Church In this
city at $50 o'clock. The Rev. z. s. Dun
ham. d. D.. conducted one-half hour or
praise and prayer service. DR.. j. NJ. Wal
den. bishop of the conference, took charge
OF the business session at 8 o'clock. The
Rev. r. A. Kemp, secretary, presented
to him a gavel made from the wood from
the first Methodist church in Indiana. Roll
call followed, and about two hundred MEM
bers responded.
The Rev. r. A. Kemp was reelected for
the eighteenth year as secretary, with F.
NJ. Westhoefer, l.. ID. Moore and L. B.
Johnson as assistants. The Rev. w. b.
Grimes was reelected as statistical sec
rotary for the fifth year., with +. II. Col
lier c.. M. kroft. j. S. Washburn, j. h.
Harvey, u. c.. Abbott +. B.. Ward, v. b.
Hargitt, j. L. Shroyer and H.. l.. Liddle as
assistants. The Rev. G.. G. Ashbury, ID. d.,
of Jacksonville, was elected treasurer OF
the conference.
The committees were announced and ap-
proved and after preliminary business was
attended to, DR.. S. f. Upham, Of the Drew
Seminary, at Madison, n. j., was intro
duced, also DR.. II. 4. jennings. of the
Book Concern, at Cincinnati. DIR. Jennings
made an address, at some length review
ing the publishing interests of Methodism.
This was followed by a review Of the
seminary work. of Methodism by DR.. Up
nam. DR.. Pearson, of Cincinnati, repre-
sented the Bible Society. AT 1O:45 the
sacramento service was held.
The Cabinet has begun it's sessions and
met yesterday, last night and again this
afternoon.
At the afternoon session missionary serv-
ices We're held. An address was made by
Miss Define and the missionary sermon was
Martinsvflle. Chaplain Lozier lectured to-
night on apron Strings"
Among the reports made was one by the
Rev. DR.. Kellogg, of the Central-avenue
Methodist Church. indianapolis: the prin-
cipal items Of which were: Membership,
$50; Sunday-school membership. 465; value
lions, 2,455; divided as follows; Church
and Sunday-school, H,175; w. F. NJ. s., $685.
w. H.. NJ s.. 1895; church extension and
education, Sl,074; Methodist Hospital, 81, 545,
Rescue Mission, 500; a grand total of S,474
Christian Conference mt Farmland.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FARMLAND. Ind, Sept. 1.-THE second
days session of the sixty-fourth annual
conference of the Christian Church opened
with a song and praise service at s O'Clock
this morning. The most important bust
ness of the conference was transacted to.
day, reports of the various departments
being made, which showed them to be in 8
satisfactory condition. The Rev. Thomas
Addington, one OF the oldest ministers In
active work in the State, delivered the
morning sermon. The afternoon meeting
was devoted to foreign missions, and wa.
in charge OF the Rev. Hannah w. Stanley
the conference president of foreign mis-
sions. Sabura Kosheba, a Japanese stu.
dent at Union Christian College at Merom
| Ind, who is being educated by the Chris
tan Church for mission work among hi.
W people, delivered an interesting ad
dress. The mission sermon was preached
by the Rev. j. f. Burnett, of Muncie. a
~tO-night's meeting the Rev. T. M. Nc
Whitney. ID. D.. LII. D., of Dayton, O..
addressed a large audience on The Re
sponsibility OF the Church on Moral Refor
nation" An overflow" meeting was hell
at the NJ. e. Church, where the Rev. ]. j
Summerbell, of Dayton, preached.