The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-25
SUBJECT "MORMONISM
VERSUS AME9ICANISM"
7. c. lift Chooses Very Inter-
esting Topic
FOR TALK AT CONFERENCE
National Delegates Will B e
Selected Today.
FOR TALK AT CONFERENCE

The Southwest Kansas conference of
the NJ E. church convened in the First
Methodist church of this city at S:3J a. m
! yesterday with Bishop John w Hamil-
ton presiding. He IS one of the younger
bishops of the Methodist church. having
+ been elected TO the episcopacy only four
years ago. this being his first episcopal
( visit to this conference The members
are already charmed with his courteous.
( genial brotherIy manner ana are looking
for a most delightful conference
As is the custom, the session was
opened with the sacrament of the Lord 5
supper which was administered by the
bishop, assisted by the five presiding ED
ers. The meeting organized by the cleo
ton of the following officers: Secretary
VIII V. Burns; assistants. j. w Kirk
patrick, l. NJ. Riley. D. II. Switzer. J. w
Anderson; statistician, r. A Dadisman;
assistants, H. Z. Ross. W. 3. Robertson.
c. NJ. Gray,'T. B. Lawrence. a. II. Po-
nath. S McKibben. T. " Cunningham;
treasurer, W 3. Barton; assistants, r
f Bernstorf. c. W Hauchen, r L.
VI.
Hardness.
Most excellent addresses of welcome
were delivered by Or. c. T. Bradt in
behalf of the churches of the city. and
by Hon c. L. Davidson in behalf of the
citizens in general to which Bishop Ham
iIton responded in a delightful manner.
Dr.. w. j. Martindale presented his re-
port of the Dodge City district. of which
he has been presiding elder six years.
His term of service there will close with
this conference session. In behalf of
the pastors of that district. as a recog-
milton of his faithful, efficient labor in
this hard field, the bishop presented him
with purse of money.
Brief addresses were delivered by Rev.
Dan b. Brummitt of Chicago, H.; Rev.
W. Z. Goose Of Baldwin, Kan, and w. E.
OKane of Kansas City. The remaining
time until noon was spent upon miscel-
laneous items Of business.
The afternoon opened with a statistical
session at , o'clock, Rev. y. E. Harmon
presiding In this were collected the
written reports of the pastors concerning
the work of the year, which will be tab
ulated and duly presented 10 the confer
School union and tract societies was
held at 3 o'clock and a very earnest adj
dress delivered by DR.. \. p. George of
St. Louis Mo. field agent Of these soci-
cites. At o'clock the pentecostal meet
ing. led by Rev. c. F. English was
largely attended.
Last evening was given to interests of
the Society for Church Extension. The
speaker was r. c. Tiff, d. D., field agent
of that society. Dr. Tiff is an irrepres-
sible Irishman of the old Methodist type.
For more than quarter of a century
he did missionary work in the Rocky
mountain region and is thoroughly con-
versant with the Mormon problem which
he considers one of the imminent periIs
of our land. 1t was he who at the solicit
tation of the Gentle population of SAT-
Lake City led in the fight which resulted
in the unseating of the Mormon congress
man. Roberts. His special theme was
''Normonism versus Americanism-" He
said in part:
'AIl eyes are now turned TO Washing