The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-22
Rev. G. L. Bare Addresses
the Conference.
4 Great Many Important Business
Matters Are Considered at the Fri
day Morning Sesslon-Sacrnmcnt of
the Lords Supper is IIeld-Einc At
tendance at the Services.

There was a very large attendance
at the sacrament, and the beautiful
sacredness of the rites was partici-
pated in By almost 1000 ministers and
laymeu.
At the close of the sacrament tho
conference business was taken up and
the election of delegates to the gen
eial conference which Is to be held !
next May at Minneapolis was cOnsid-
cred. Tellers Were appointed. ono |
from each district, as follows: Rev. |
j. r. Olive of Bellcfontaine district. |
Rev ID. Il. Helm of Defiance district |
Rev Il. T. McCammon OF Delaware |
/ district, Rev. G. w. Barnes of Findlay |
district. Rev. III. G. Howey of Lima |
district. Rev. A. B. Aschlm of Toledo |
and n. G.. Hagerman was appointed !
secretary. Ballots We're distributed
ana the votes were told and counted
In one of the sunday school rooms of
. the church. Five ministerial dele
gates are to be sent to the conference
| from the Central conference, and the
! following were elected: q. X. Havig-
! hurst, who received "a votes Of Belle
fontaine; ID. II. Bailey who received
! lG of Marion, and a. T.. Smith, OF
Ada, who received us.
Methodist Home for Children.
Following the election, A.. T.. Har-
ford read a paper on the subject OF
the need Of Methodism for children's
home In Ohio. Rev. Hartford advo-
Gated the immediate organization OF
the home, giving as a committee on
the organization the names Of David
Bowers, a. 10. Day. G. G. Kennedy. j.
B. Ascham, w. j. Green and O. /.
Curl. At the close of his address Rev
Hartford asked for endorsements Of
r his resolution to begin the org1nza-
| ton At the close of Rev. Harford's s
= talk, Rev. W. G. Waters made an OBJ
2 lection to the immediate adoption Of
TIE resolution on the grounds that
4 the matter was not thoroughly under
. stood BY the conference members He
/ asked that the qifestion be postponed
until Saturday when It could be re-
Y considered after the matter had thor
cughly been looked Into. Rev j. III
Fltzwater asked permission to speak
at this juncture, and expressed his
opinion as being that the matter need
, ed no further consideration, as the
ministers Of the conference had signi-
fed themselves previously as being
, almost unanimously in favor of the
. erection of the home. He spoke OF
the great need which is very apparent
, In the homes Of ministers whose wives
, die leaving several little children with
no one to care for them. At the close
' of his remarks. Rev. Waters again
, took the floor aud said that he wished
not to be misunderstood, for he was
heartily in sympathy with the move
) ment on foot for the erection of the
. home but that he thought the mat
ter should receive careful considera
: tion. Rev. Hartford, who had pre-
, sented the resolution. then spoke or
the subject again and convinced tho
: conference that action should be taker
a at once. He stated that several sites
had been offered for the location oi
= the home but that in all probability
> t. would he built at Delaware, in order
!. that 1t might be centrally located. The
= resolution was adopted
: The preliminary report of the boart
. of stewards was read by Rev. G.. w
!. Barnes, and the report was approved
: and accepted by the conference.
: Supcrannuated Ministers.
. The matter of transferring ministers
!. In their relations to the church was
= then taken up. Rev. w. G.. Waters
= was transferre dfrom an active TO q
J. superannuated minister, Rev. w $
; Brackney from active to superan'
= nuated Rev Richard w. Wallace from
!. supernumerary to superannuated, Rev
Richard w Wallace from effective t
= superannuated. At this point in the
q service, Rev. ]. w. Donnan, OF Della.
ware. proposed the taking Of a col
= lection for Rev Wallace who is II
. feeble health. The appeal was heart
lily responded to- The name of Davi(
= E. Moffat, who had offered himself al
= candidate to the ministry on pro
!. bation. at his own request, was drop
, ped from the roll, Rev. Il. ID. Whit
= lock was transferred from active t.
J. superannuated membership In tn
; conference. A collection was als'
= taken for Rev. Whitlock.
= II. A. Brown was next introduced
who spoke in behal fof the American
= Bible society. Mr.. Browns addres
. was most interesting and instructiv,
|. and highly entertaining to the audi
, ence
= B. r. Reading, Of Toledo was th'
!. next speaker, who introduced the sub
, ject OF the Deaconess Home and Hos
Z pital in Toledo Rev. Reading Is thor
: oughly conyersant with every phas'
Z of the work which he discussed, an'
= held the attention of his audience,
a f. Wharton of Columbus came mex
with short address on the subiec
= of the life which young men and wo
= men lead after they come from tn
Z. country to the city. Rev. Wharton
y presented his subiect in a very graphi
4 and concise manner, portraying tn
J. various influences and evils which be
set the innocent young people whit
= are allured by the eity's attractions.
3 Pres. Herbert Welch, of Ohio Wes
4 leyan University and DR.. Lewis, o
= Columbus, were Introduced to th'
= conference as prominent members
= | txr.1.l, Ialtx,or.1 q, ahnrt a a