The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-27
MAKE PROVISION
FOR AGED MINISTERS
Northern German Methodist
Conference Recommends
Better Care

The lay conference Of the Northerrt
German, Methodist conference, in it's
session in the First German Methodist
church, yesterday morning, adopted a
resolution in which it was expressed
as the sense of the conference that the
general conference of the church, which
now meets every four years, be held
every six years instead. 1t was also
recommended that the number of dele
gates to the general conference from
the subordinate conferences, be reduced
The number now provided for Is one
for every forty-five members of the
subordinate conference. and 1t is sug-
gested that this be changed to one for
every hundred members.
These changes are in order to reduce
the expenses5 to,rthe. subordinate con-
ferences, which, it is claimed, are heav-
Ter than is necessary for the welfare of
the church.
The lay conference chose Prof. Henry
Hoffert, of st. PauPs college, as the
delegate to the general conference
which will be held in May next in San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal, with
Frederick Sanders as alternate It was
also decided to ask the general confer
ence to restore the time limit of pas
torates to five years, which was abolish
ed some years ago.
Provision for Aged Ministers.
The conference also irdorsed a me-
mortal to the general conference. which
has been drafted by the ministers Of
this city, providing for better care Of
superannuated ministers by means Of
an endowment fund, to be raised by
subscription and assessment. the fund
to be under the control of board Of
the general church.
In the afternoon the lay members
were introduced to the ministerial body
and joint session was held during the
rest of the day, the time being devoted
principally to addresses by members of
both bodies.
Rev. A. H. Koerner. the. ministerial
delegate, and Prof. Hoffert, the lay DEL
egate to the general conference, made
brief addresses, and also Peter Ben
dixon and President Bridgeman, of
Hamlfne university. Bishop ]. N. Fitz-
gerald, who presided, made a stirring
speech on the necessity Of practical
church work and the ,eo-opera ton of
clergy and laity for the good of the
church.
The report of the treasurer to the
session showed that the total collec-
tiolS Tor. benevolent purposes for the
quarter has been 1854 The sum Of
$1,062 had been added to the fund for
superannuated ministers, and 1881 had
been distributed.
VIII Assign Ministers.
Late in the afternoon church extern
sion work was taken up, and this will
be made the subject of a special re-
port to the session of Monday, when
the conference will close with the read
ing of the assignments of ministers to
new pastorates.
This morning Bishop Fitzgerald will
preach at the service at the First Ger
man church, Olive street and Van SIyke
court, and this afternoon, at the same
church, viii occur an ordination service
beginning at o'clock. The candidates
Tor ordination are Rev. Charles Theil.
deacon; Prof. Henry S. Baker, deacon.
and at present principal of the Hum
boldt high school of this city, and Rev.
John Wesley Roeder, deacon. The or
dlnation will be performed by Bishop
Fitzgerald, assisted by all of the minis
tiers in attendance at the conference.
In the evening Rev. NJ Roeder, of De-
catur, Ill, will deliver the sermon at the
First German church.