The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-10-07
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for Hamline S. T. Kerfoot, Samuel
Ellery, E. C. Teachout, G.. H. Quig-
lev, E. H. Goodell, w. R. Quigley
and H. N. Givler.
The committee on Freedmen S aid
commended President Roosevelt S
free-for-all policy, and pledged the
conference to stand by the society
to the last.
The committee on temperance
submitted a report, which was
adopted, insisting that temperance
laws were being daily violated, that
the tendency was towards anarchy.
and that total prohibition was the
only preventive. The report in
sists on fair trial of the anti
canteen law, places the conference
opposed to the sale of liquor on
government premises and as being
in favor of the Hepburn bill regu-
lating traffic.
The committee on Asbury hospital
reported it a shame that the work
on the large building was at a
stapdstill for lack of funds, and
urged that each pastor take a collec-
ton after the conference and for
ward it Immediately to aid in the
completion of the enterprise.
The report of the treasurer Rev.
G. H. Quigley showed that the
amount collected during the year
for the various benevolences of the
church, including missions, church
extension, freedman aid and
southern education society, Ham
line University and Asbury hosital,
was $28,74S This is an increase of
1882 over last wear.
Rev. Lutz reported that $3.50 was
received from Bishop Fowler's lee
ture and that the money was turned
over to the conference, Bishop
Fowler donating his share, as well
as the local church its share.
The class of directors for 19O4-O5
of Asbury hospital was elected and
consists of f. M. Rule, Peter Clare,
F. E. White, J. f. Stout, j. M. Bull,
r. N. Avison and M. g. Shuman.
The ministerial relief society
members, whose terms expire this
year, were reelected, consisting OF
Samuel Ellery, w. G. Rice, Geo. N.
Hillman and Geo. A. Macarthur.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop was made a
member of the executive committee.
The committee on church extern
sion advised the presiding elders to
apportion the amount asked for by
the board among the different
churches and that the same be paid.
The statistical secretary, c. W..
Morse, made his report, showing
1918 practitioners, 1881 members,
40 local preachers, ia deaths, 648
children baptized, 519 adults bap-
tized, 238 Sunday schools, 1850 otfi-
GERS and teachers and 1887 pupils
in the same, 267 churches valued at
1918, 1873, 102 parsonages valued at
$168, 400. During the year $44, 847
was paid on buildings and improve
ments, $16,9 on old Indebtedness
and $44, 1875 on present Indebtedness.
Mr.. Morse was the first conference
statistical secretary to get in his re-
port on Saturday morning.
The report of the stewards by }.
w. Robinson shows the total re.
ceipts to have been So, 791. 80, the
disbursements So, 10000, leaving a
balance of $3.50. The receipts in
creased SAB. % over last year. j
Blackhurst and J. w. Robinson
were elected members of the 1906
class.
A vote of thanks was rendered
Rev. Fl. G. Bible for his services
as registrar during pasty Prof
Bronson of the Garrett institute ano
Prof. Hart of the Methodist board o
church insurance made statements
regarding the college and church
insurance.
The reports and accounts OF the
presiding elders were all approved
A report favoring insurance o
every church and parsonage in thu
Methodist company was adopted.
The secretary was instructed tt
purchase record trunk for archives
not to cost over 800.
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