The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-06

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p. Eveleth, Mimi, Oct. 6.-Bishop Nc.
Dowell, who is presiding over the
northern Minnesota Methodist confer
ence, today announced the election: Of
Rev. DR.. Willian1-% Fielder, presiding
elder of the Minneapolis district, to the
presidency Of Fort !. Worth university:
pr. Fielder will assume his duties imme-.
diately. ..~rs~ : 49,, ..,s,. III -,
u Rey; pr; p a:E1 ,HE1ingeley, presiding elder of
report which showed that in his ad,
ministration salaries have increased >35
per cent, missionary and other benevo-2
lences over 100 per cent, church mem.
bership over 80 per, cent: and. property
| values 70 per cent. 1s5.: ~: = = =
| At the close: of his report Rev.
w. H. Easton Of Montevideo, IN behalf
Of the. ministers of the Litchfeld dis
purse of gold containing $50. ~ -
The: following completed the confer
ence course Of study and recommended
B. F. Kock for ordination as elder; and
advanced to the fourth year, j. s: Kin
gan, and s: L. Parish. >E=# s.
|: Rev, r. G. Johnson was appointed as
q missionary to the Philippines, Rev.
Drs. Bridgman and Palmer were intro
duced. Rev. T. E.. Archer was per-
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The conference corporation met, Rev.
Dr.. DeWart, president, presiding. Rev.
DIR. Fielder, treasurer presented his re-
port and Rev. Messrs. G. M. Heard, +.
H.: :Dewart, G. S. Innis, j. W. Robinson,
and I. N. Goodell were. elected trustees.
The conference took action. authoriz;
ing the appointment Of an agent to
raise: an endowment Of $4,000 for the
superannuated fund; the ministers pay
,o5o
agent. ~s<r,.@ l5<<%% ..~s@,-: 4: =.
-. Points from DR.: Forbes Address. =
Rev. Robert Forbes, D.D., assistant
secretary Of the board Of church ,ex-
tension. delivered his annual address
before the conference Slast night.
Among other things he said::: 49,
The board extends aid to. churches by
r donation Or loans or by both 1t has
and has expended for this purpose over
s8,5Oo,Q0o. The board has a charter for
annuity purposes which<@perrnits it. tc
receive money annuitySand it holds to-
day s650,ooo on annuity q These. annui-
: ties are protected by bonds Of a. char:
acter which trust companies are permit
ted, to invest in. 49, : ;:tM &T -
Over :750 churches have been aided into
,. existence by the board by gifts to each
: of $3.50, sometimes supplemented by 3
!, loan. Many Of these modest churches
!, costing s1,250 and upwards above the
value of the ground and entirely adequate
to the needs of the people, have beer
named by the donors as memoria
churches.
Two-thirds of all the Methodist Epis
copal churches erected in this country ir
the past thirty years have been aided by
the board Of church extension .....
The work Of church extension follows
the flag. The board has furnished the
money to aid in. the; erection :of nearly
!, forty churches and chapes ina Hawaii
!. Porto Rico and the Philippines: NJ :; r
:; Instead Of waiting until the people ir
pioneer sections feel their. need of relig
|, ious instruction and then building {
church to meet those needs: church ex
tension goes in advance Of our Christian
civilization and plants "a church anc
shapes it's character as it's approaches
Enter SupernuInary Relation. = -
The following were given a super
numary relation to the conference: Rev
; Messrs. r. X. Galloway, George w
Proctor, A. A.; Richardson and B. E
Sherwin.: Rev. rMessrs: G: T. @Barkuloo
L. D. Brown, R. M. Carter, M w. Davis
J. L. Barber, Alonzo Hitchcock, Lev
Hall. D. J. Higgins, B. F. Kephart, Noal
Lathrop, J. 1. Mollineau, J. B. Stuntz
' ES. T. Show, j. G. Shetland, F. H. .Tubb
and William Rice, were contirued in
superannuated relation to the confer
ence. -, >:,.t5>>: z ~I2~S3,,>~.
Rev. William Fletcher, withdrev
from the ministry of. the :. Methods
church to connect, himself with: the Con
!. gregational church. Rev. Messrs
3 Floyd A. Lawson and J. F. Spiker wer
g announced as having transferred to thi
I conference. Rev, Frank ID. @GameweI
9 former missionary to China, prominent
s ly connected with the :seige of :Pekine
T. was introduced and gave an account o
,. his personal experiences. II. >
il ! Nebraska Woman Makes Address.
e At the anniversary of the Woman ;
Home Missionary. society, Mrs. E. M
) Roberts of Lincoln: Nehs: delivered tn
: address. Reports were presented ;fro1
the Conference Woman's Home Mis-
sionary, society, which ! showed: tha
$4,000 had been received and 81, ,25O ex
+ pended the past year. Next, year tn
amount pledged will be $2,45o. ~
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