The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-26
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conference the Rev. p. s. Shoemaker
and the Rev. C. 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-aboye so
and lack OF college education.
Where men are upwards OF 40
years OF age, | think We should hesi-
| tate 20 admit them into conference.
| for in taking the necessary four-years'
preparation they are growing older,
and where a man is past middle age
Il 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
f, 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 Qualif-
cations otherwise were unimpeach-
able.
The committee on conference rela-
tons 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 Gratiotaye.
church. this city, had resigned and
surrendered his parchments. Fred
erick X. Kempster was asked TO sur
render his parchments. Others who
have left the church In regular order
include the Rev. +. s. De Vona, for
merly OF Detroit, who Is now rector OF
at Episcopal church in Port Huron,
and the Rev F. c. Simpkin. pastor OF
the Presbyterian church In Croswell
and William Roberts. A. A. Lancas-
ter, L. G. McAndrew, c. w. Hubbard.
J. r. Hines. Albert Broadley, w. Z.
Darling, George II. Hill and Simon
Hooking. The following were admit
ted on trial: Royce Willard. w. ].
Young. c. II. Brewer, w. II. Rule, j.
X. Kay, G. A. Beacock and A. G.. Dat
EN- These are continued on the super
-Siind4t,tf f9ss s..a.I<STe,ys. ,T1..,ie.s. ~
w. Caster. T. NJ. Mott, Avery Brugh.
H. c. Whitney, III. Gillingham. A. E.
Tedman and J. ID. McLouth. The Rev.
NJ c. Hawks, of Ypsilanu, 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 go
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. s. w. Bird and n. Nor
ton Clark granted supernumerary re-
lations. The Revs. Andrew Wood,
William Edmunds and Leonard Haz-
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 in Ro-
chester. n. Y, as the oldest living
member of Detroit conference.
The conference adopted a resolution
favoring the closing OF the Detroit
postoffice on Sunday that the en-
ployes may be saved the extra labor.
The order OF business was waived
for short time during the session
for the service OF ordination conduct
ed by Bishop Mcdowell. the candi-
dates being the Revs. Shoemaker. AL.
bert A. Hill and F. B. tombstone. The
conference hopes to complete It's bust
ness Monday night, when the list OF
appointments for the coming year will
be given out
II was necessary to hold an over
flow service In the chapel Sunday
morning so great was the crowd that
strove TO enter Central M. e. church
for the Detroit conference service held
there. Hundreds were unable to gain
admittance to the church to hear
Bishop Mcdowell, presiding bishop of
the conference. The overflow meet
ing was addressed ~ Bishop Henry
White Warren, who came to Detroit
from Denver specially to preach to
the conference In Central church,
Sunday evening. Bishop Warren Is
close to eighty years old and the
senior bishop Of the entire Methodist
denomination. His address In the
evening was q remarkable EFFORT and
showed that IN power OF Thought and
expression, ne Is still one Of the great
preachers OF the church.
In the afternoon Bishop Mcdowell
held the or iination services OF candi-
dates accepted by tn presen. confer
ence and in the evening he conse-
Grated two young women. Miss Gladys
Scribner and Miss 3. Dancey to be
deaconnesses, attached to the Detroit
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