The Detroit times., 1910-09-27
NEXT CONFERENCE
TO MEET IN FLINT
Bay City Loses After Apparently
Having Clear Track-0ther
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sion In Central NJ. Il. church, decided
Monday morning. by a large majority
to hold the 1911 conference I'm Flint
instead OF Bay City. 1t was a great
surprise TO many. as the invitation ex-
tended by Fremont-st. church OF Bay
City was thought TO be sure Of accep-
lance.
The unexpected ruled throughout
the Monday morning session. When
the Rev. G.. b. Hingely, of Chicago,
secretary OF the general fund for the
benefit OF conference claimants. made
an impassioned plea for Detroit con-
ference to give one per cent Of pas
tors salaries toward ministerial sup
port, In addition to the seven per cent
already in force, and, sat down with
comfortable feeling that his plea
would be favorably supported. reso-
luton was Immediately introduced and
adopted, that, wherever this one per
cent had been given during the past
year. 1t should be discontinued. 1t
developed that In a number OF the
conferences In the denomination this
extra fund OF one per cent had been
In effect the past year, and that SOME
churches In the Detroit conference
had given toward It. The action Of
the conference at this time blasts DR..
Hingely's hopes completely. The Rev.
+. ID. Leete. Of Central church, pre-
sented a resolution TO the effect that
the board represented by DR.. Hingely
be permitted to expend 10 per cent in
annuity payments and 25 per cent In
special payments as against an exist
ing rate OF 20 and 80, but there was
SO much opposition to DR.. Leete's reso-
luton which he desired to take I'M
mediate effect, and not year hence.
as many were inclined to favor, that
II was finally voted down altogether
and the 10 and 30-rate remains.
The conference sprang another ex-
ception to prove the rule In turning
down the recommendation Of their
committee on conference relations, In
two instances. and admitting to the
conference the Rev. p. S. Shoemaker
and the Rev. G. A. Beacock after the
committee declined to take the respon-
sibility of recommending their accep-
lance. The greatest objection to the
men named was their age-above SO
and lack of college education.
Where men are upwards OF 40
years of age, think we should hesl-
tate to admit Dem into conference.
for in taking the necessary four-years'
preparation they are growing older,
and where a man Is past middle age
II Is not long before the denomination
faces the problem of placing him on
the superannuated list" warned the
Rev. William Dave, Ann Arbor dis
trict superintendent.
Detroit conference has the largest
list of superannuated ministers and
widows OF ministers of any conference
In the entire denomination. and at the
present moment We require $500 more
than our income has previously
reached" said the Rev. John Sweet.
secretary of the superannuated fund.
Despite these warnings, however, The
conference voted TO admit the two
men named and two or three others
over the age limit, but whose Qualifi-
cations otherwise were unimpeach-
able.
The committee on conference rela-
lions reported that the Rev. J. b.
Whitford, of Oxford, had severed his
connection with the Methodist church,
but had not yet surrendered his
parchments, and that the Rev. Joseph
Ryerson, formerly of Gratiot-aver
church, this city, had resigned and
surrendered his parchments. Fred
erick K Kempster was asked to sur
render his parchments. Others who
have left the church in regular order
include the Rev. F. s. De Vona. for
merly OF Detroit, who Is now rector OF
at Episcopal church In Port Huron,
~ mn in NJ
the Presbyterian church In Croswell
and william Roberts, A. A. Lancas-
ter, l.. G. McAndrew, c. w. Hubbard,
j. r. Hines, Albert Broadley, w. q.
Darling, George II. Hill and Simon
Hooking. The following were admit
ted on trial: Royce Willard. w. j.
Young, c. II. Brewer, w. II. Rule, j.
r. Kay, G. A. Beacock and A. G.. Dat
| en-. These are continued on the super
animated list: The Revs. +. Scott. +.
| w. Caster, T. M. Mott, Avery Brugh.
II. c. Whitney, II. Dillingham;, A. z.
Tedman and J. d. McLouth. The Rev.
| NJ G. Hawks, of Ypsilanti, formerly of
Detroit, was placed In the supernum-
airy relation with the prayers and the
blessing of the conference upon his
head. Mr.. Hawks Is compelled to 90
west on account OF his daughters
health. The Rev. o. w. Willets, OF
Pontiac, was granted supernumerary
relations. for similar family reasons
and the Revs. 8. w. Bird and N. Nor.
ton Clark granted supernumerary re-
lations. The Revs. Andrew Wood
william Edmunds and Leonard aHaz
ard, OF the supernumerary list will be
given charges.
A collection of $50 was taken up on
the floor OF the conference for the pur.
pose of sending the Rev. Seth Reed
to the centennial OF the Genesee con
| ference to be held this week I'm Ro-
chester, N. Y, as the oldest living
member OF Detroit conference.
The conference adopted a resolution
favoring the closing OF the Detroit