The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-15
Officers for the Different Church Or
ing Meeting.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES
SPEECH BY SENATOR BEvERIDGE
AND LETTER FROM GOVERNOR.
The Conference VIII Close To-day,
When Bishop Joyce VIII Announce
His Appointments.
-EpWorth League

-Epworth League
President-W. b. Farmer, Indianapolis.
First Vice President-W. G. Clinton. New
Albany.
Second Vice Presidents. B. Balridse.
Third Vice President. L. La Rue, Harris
vile.
Fourth Vice Presidential r. Beach.
Aurora.
Secretary-B. A May. Evansville.
-Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational
Society,"
President-J. II. Carnes, Sullivan.
Vice Presidents. j. Cross, Henryville.
Secretary-W. s. RAIDER Indiana polls.
l. Priest. Huntingburg; w. c. Watkins,
New Albany.
Missionary Society,"
President-W. b. Grimes, Utica.
Vice President-F Il. Ward, Paris.
Secretary-Merritt Machlin, Indianapolis.
Managers-John Bruner, New Lebanon;
w H. Fletcher, Connersville; w. +. Davis,
Tunnelton.
-Sunday-school Union
President. H. Ketcham, Martinsville.
Vice President-E. A. Robertson, Meta
mora.
Secretary-S. s. Penrod, Mt. Vernon.
Temperance Society,"
President. A. Ward. College Corner. o.
Vice President-James l.. Funkhouser.
Secretary-Wiliam A. Farr, Evansville
Manasers-S. d. Dorsey, Farmersburg;
Monroe Vayhinger. Moores Hill; w. h.
Hester. New Albany.
Tract Society,"
Presidents. +. Anderson, Terre Haute
Vice Presidential. S. Heavenridge, Spen-
Ger.
Secretary-C. l.. Griffith French Lick.
Managers-GeOrge McNaughten, Grays-
vile; G.. G. Bonnell, Brownstown; L. o.
Beck Indianapolis.
The Methodist preachers OF the Indiana
conference will go away to-day. For week
they Toasted ION a gospel that brings peace
to the soul. Nightly they have Joined their
voices in the Joyful old hymn, Praise God
from Whom All Blessings Blow." and they
have sung "Greenland's Icy Mountains
with an old-time revival enthusiasm Every
pastor who came to this conference recog-
nizes the great spiritual benefit he has re-
ceived, but there was not a man of them
that would not have slept a bit more sound
ly perhaps last night had he known before
he put his head on the pillow where his
next year is to be spent
Notwithstanding the announcement that
Bishop Joyce would not read his assign
ments until Thursday morning. there was a
feeling among the pastors that perhaps the
bishop would change his mind and read the
list last night. Consequently there was a
good attendance at the evening service at
Meridian-street Church. Many an anxious
heart beat I'm the audience. Old men, grown
gray in the service. waited for the announce
ment that the bishop had changed his plans,
but it did not come. Young men, some, per-
haps, who are taking their first assignment
TO a pastorate, sat in the luxurious pews
and waited and wondered. Many an anxious
little woman watched the door through which
the bishop might come. That official, sur
rounded by his cabinet, the presiding elders
of the district, worked away in the pastor S
study at Roberts Park. Hot as the night
was to most people they sat behind closed
doors. Late into the night they talked and
worked and revised and changed and made
corrections here and there. Nine o'clock
passed; then 10 and then IL o'clock came and
| the bishop still worked. He wants to sleep
over this matter" said a pastor at the
church. land that's why he won't make the
announcements until Tomorrow
MOOD FOR ARGUMENT.
| At the night conference session different
matters came up for discussion. The pas
/
always this way the last night" explained
| a preacher. IF the bishop were here they
wouldn't carry on this way. It's the old
story of when the cats away the mice will
play. An attempt was made to get a res
olution through looking to the ultimate
dividing of this conference but failed The
vote however, was very close. At one time
so much feeling was displayed over the
resolution that the presiding officer, the
Rev. Mr.. Earring. declared: "I'll retire il
you don't keep quiet" 1t was limited by a
minister that there is still some soreness
in the conference over the loss of the North
Indianapolis NJ. E. Church, which is con-
sidered desirable charge. There is a feel
ing that all of the indianapolis churches
should be In one conference. This partc.
| ular church was lost to the Northwest Con.
| ference several years ago 1t is told that q
party of young people from that church
! happened to meet the Rev. Mr.. Appleby
| at a church convention in northern Indiana
I They liked the young minister from the
| start. IL Is related. and Immediately begar
| urging him to come to North Indianapolis
| IL seems he also liked the young people
! and said he would come If they would get
| their church i'm his conference. The younc
people went to work and through their pre-.
siding elder got petition to the Genera
| Conference and in the changing of district
boundaries a few years ago North Indian.
| apolis was put in the Northwest Confer
enee. Another matter that created some
| lively talk last night was the resolution &c
| collect 81 go instead of $500 hereafter fol
/ conference expenses. \ good deal was sale
on the question of the entertainment OF
conference members. After the session DR.
! Bacon said ii ought to be understood thai
Indianapolis was in no way criticised.
CLOSING PENTECOSTAL MEETING.
Three sessions were held yesterday. anC
at p. m. DR.. Morrison's closing pentecosta
service was given. with the usual vim anC
| enthusiasm that has characterized thes,
meetings. Many people have knelt at III,
altar at the close of DIR. Morrisons meet
! ings
Yesterday was d day of active work
chief among which was the selection of :
/ long list OF officers for the different Meth
| odist organizations The names were re
ported TO the conference by NOMINATING
| committee and the rennrt WAS cnncllrreI