The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
REPORTS OF ELDERS
Year of Great Progress Indicated in
Districts Of Northern Mime =
r sofa Conference.
Lay and Reserve Delegates Elected
to the Big Meeting at
T.. Los Angeles. !" .
Special to. The Journal.

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Duluth, Minn.,* Oct. 3.-The Northern
Minnesota conference to-day elected Pre-
siding Elder Fielder of Minneapolis and
Clemens Of Anoka as reserve delegates
to the general conference at Los Angeles.
E. A.. Cooke, Henry Logan, John P.
M rasr,ck s g. w b e.o+as sn s;aars and
Ezra R. Stevenson, j. P. Cummins and
J. J. Hallberg deacons. s,
Students continued in studies are r. P.
Cummings, c. w. Ellis, Robert c. John
son, Donald Mckenzie, A. A. Meyers, J.
w. Robinson. J., A.: Geer, N. E. J. Gratz,
j. e. Watson, John S.. Kenyon, s. L.
Parish, Thomas j. Chaffel, c. H. McCren
and Thomas Swinnerton.
Those who will maintain a superan-
nuated relationship with the church are A.
H. Abbott, L. D. Brewer, John Clark, John
Doran, Levi Hall, Alonzo Hitchcock, Noah
Latrop, w. B. Molyneaux, s. T. Shaw, c.
T.. Barkelow r.: M. Carter, M. w. Davie
j.. L. Faber, D. J. Higgins, B. F. Keeper
M. o. McNiff, William Rice, J. L. Smith
J. H. stuntz. F. H. Tibbi, David Tice.
Ministers who, died during the veal
were William Gopp, E. S. 5Bunce, A. H
Abbott and TT Allen.
The presiding elders. Lafayette Dodds
Of the Crookston district, e. G. Clemons
OF the Duluth district and J. B. HingelJ
of the Litchfield district, made their re.
ports. All showed year Of great success
VIII lgEgs ;ttncrease u me 1 ant
~. 81 Lay: electoral Conference. !.
appointed time. fhs report of the com m:
1nittee,sen credentials. showed lis mem.
bers entitled to Seats from sas many DIFF.
ferent towns and cities After the tenn
porary Organization had been made per
manent the conference went straight tt
the business of the hour the erection Of
three delegates and three reserves to the
general conference to be held at Los An
geles next May.
There. is a marked difference in the
methods Of procedure in the elections az
conducted by the ministers and the lay.
men. The latter, schooled in the realm
Of politics, go at it like a state conven.
tion of a great political party. Nomina'
lions are made from the floor and elo
quent speeches set forth the merits o.
the several candidates. NJ: w.. Aller
nominated Watson S. Moore of Duluth
George F.. Carpenter put in nomination W
T. Taylor Of Detroit; F. o. Gold of Rem
vile had as his advocate. W. M Lumly
Charles r. Ellis Of Minneapolis was pu
forward by w. g. Calderwood. J. F
Force was nominated by J. H. Kerr1ck.
S. Ulland Of Fergus Falls was recon
mended by w. H: Mcbride, and Dec S
Buffers Of Minneapolis was nominated by
S. w., Squier. -.
When the ballots were counted Wat
son s. Moore of Duluth, Frank O. Colo
of RenvilIe and j. s.. Inland Of Fergus
Falls We're found to have been elected or
the first ballot.
The three Minneapolis candidates were
elected reserve delegates. Strong reso'
luticns on prohibition and urging a more
democratic form of church government
on the law making body of the church
were passed. - -
A Joint Meeting.
At o'clock the ministerial and la,
conference met together and addresses
were made by Bishop Fitzgerald and the
several delegates-ele -r'-.,
The afternoon session Of the conference
was one Of the most Interesting thus far
Rev. W. H. Rider Of Simpson church
Minneapolis, preached the annual mis-
sionary sermon, taking as his theme "Tht
|Perpetuity Of the Christian Religion" HI
said the Christian religion was destined
to endure and become supreme In thu
whole earth for thest reasons: <." = .
Frst-The nature Of man demands (
spiritual religion, for he Is a spirit, ant
when a sense Of the infinite spirit come!
to him nothing less will satisfy, him.
| Second-The propuIsive power Of thu
Christian religion in the hearts Of mel
assures It's indestructibility. The sue
cession has never been broken since Jesus
Christ gave the command, go We int,
ell the world =. - ...
Third-The vitality Of religion is seer
In tile hold it has on the lives Of men
increasing in power since the disciples
were but handful until to- day when TIL
| most powerful nations Of the world ar
nominally Christian. e 81
Very little progress has been made a.
| vet in the actual business Of the confer
| enre. '