The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-21
THEME. CONFERENCE.
The Northern Session to Be Held
Next Week at
Duluth.
There Will Be but Few Changes in
Minneapolis District
Pastorates.


nesota conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church will be held in First church,
Duluth. beginning Thursday, Oct /, and
continuing five days. 1t will be under the
presidency of Bishop James N. Fitzgerald
of st. Louis, Mo-, who from 1888 to 1892
was resident bishop in this city.
In addition to stationing more than $50
preachers and filling the pulpits of as
many churches, delegates will be elected
to the general conference which meets
next May in the city of Los Angeles This
conference Is composed Of one ministerial
and one lay delegate for every forty-five
members Of the annual conferences thru
out the world. The northern Minnesota
conference will probably send four min
listers and four laymen.
General Conference Honors.
Among the ministerial candidates men
toned as pretty sure Of an election are
Rev. Robert Forbes, recently elected as
first assistant secretary Of the board of
church extension; Rev. j. B. Hinge1ey,
presiding elder Of the Litchfield district;
Rev. William Fielder, presiding elder of
the Minneapolis district; Rev. s. P. Long,
pastor Of First church, Duluth, and host
of the conference. Other candidates are
Rev. E. c. Clemans, formerly secretary
of the conferences: Professor C. S. Innis
of Hamline university, and Rev Lafayette
Dodds, presiding elder of the Crookston
district.
The lay electoral conference will meet
on Friday, Oct. 2, in the same city It is
composed of one layman from each pas
toral charge. Prominent candidates
among the laymen are G. S. Buffers from
Wesley church and Dr. j. F. Force of
Hennepin avenue, this city; E. H. Gold
of Renville, William Moses of Alexan-
Iyfo
and r. R. Briggs of Duluth
The Pastoral Shake-Up.
Rumor has it that there is to be a pretty
general shake-up among the preachers
this year, tho this will not affect Mime
apolis to any great extent DR.. William
Love, after four successful years at First
church. will yield his place, by choice
to another. 1t is not known yet who his
successor will be. DR.. Love will prob
ably transfer. Rev. T. F. Allen Of the
Thirteenth Avenue church would like tt
get to a warmer climate, and will trans
fer if an opportunity should occur; Rev
w. A. Shannon is said to be a candidate
for field secretary of the annuity fund
Of the conference, but falling in this, will
return to North church.
Rev. c. F.. Sharpe, who. left Trinity
church a year ago to take the financial
agency Of Asbury hospital, is said to be
anxious to return to the pastorate, anl
will undoubtedly be accommodated. He
is said to be slated for conference secre.
tary in the place Of e. C. Clemans, made
presiding elder Of the Duluth district
The presiding elders will all, with pos
sibly one exception, be reappointed. Rev
William Fielder, who has had four mos
successful years in the Minneapolis dis
trict, is equally desired by ministers ant
laymen. Under his supervision, the las
of the church debts had disappeared ant
the Minneapolis district Is free. DR.
Hingeley, who has had equal success il
the Litchfield district, win also be retained
Rev E. c. Clemans, appointed to the
Duluth district to fill the vacancy made
by the electio1l@of DR.. Forbes to the board
of church extension, has made a splendit
beginning and will be given chance tt
continue his work in that rapidly devel
Oping country
With the pastors things are not SO sta
BILE. On the Litchf1eld and Crookston dis
trict, nearly all the important pastorate
will have change.
Special Conference Features.
Special features of the conference ses
sion will be the reception rendered to tn,
conference on Wednesday evening, Sept
80, by the Methodists of Duluth In tn,
First church. Addresses will be made b,
the mayor Of the CITY,, Bishop Fitzgerald
DR.. Forbes and others.
Thursday morning at o'clock the con
ference will be formally opened by tn
administration of the sacrament of tn
Lords supper and the election Of the con
ference officers.
DR.. Jabez Brooks, who, since 1872, ha
been professor Of Greek in the state uni
versity, will preach the conference ser
mon, which will also be his semicenten
NAL sermon, preached by special invita-
ton Of the conference
The address Of DR.. Robert Forbes, frs
assistant secretary of the board Of churc
extension, Is looked forward to with grea
interest. This will be the doctors frs
appearance in his home conference sine
his election, and royal welcome will b
accorded him.
The general conference elections Wi
probably take place on Friday morning a
an hour to be fixed by the conference
and on Friday afternoon a special session
will be held to which the lay electora
conference will be invited. The bishop
address to the incoming class will be give
Saturday morning. Sunday will be a da
of great sermons by great men. TIL
best preachers Of the conference, and fror
among the visitors, will occupy the pulpit
Of the city.
An adjournment will probably com
Monday evening at a late hour. A specia
car will carry the Minneapolis delegation
over the Great Northern road, leaving tn
union depot at $3.50 Wednesday morning
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