The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-27
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS
Session Came to Close Monday
Evening--Rev. w. H. Hitler Re-
turned to Honesdale.

Cdl SUMMARY, were SeleCteQ SATURDAY
morning as the two remaining MEM
bers of the delegation of five to rep
resent the Wyoming Methodist con-
ference at the general conference to
be held in Minneapolis in May. The
other three delegates are Rev. o. L.
Severson, ID. d., superintendent of
the Oneonta district; Rev. l.. c. MUIR
dock ID. d., superintendent of the
j Scranton district, and Rev. II. c. Nc
! Dermott, ID. D., superintendent of the
Wilkes-Barre district.
Rev. Signor Discussed.
DR.. Murdoch spoke on "The Prob
lem of the Church and the For
! eigner," at the conference of min
! listers held Saturday morning after
! the business session. During his
! talk DR.. Murdoch called up the case
of Mrs. Watson b. Signor, the wife
! of Rev. Signor, of Orson, Wayne
county, who disappeared last Fall.
1t was unanimously decided after
some little argument, to place Mrs.
| Signor in the first class of conference
claimants, Bishop Cranston referring
to her as widow of the church and
agreeing that she is entitled to as
sistance from the church funds.
The annual morning conference
sermon was preached by Rev. L. c.
| Floyd, d. ID. 1t was a forceful ser
mon, at the conclusion of which one
of the ministers from the floor said
that had he not changed his confer
ence relations he would recommend
! Rev. Dr. Floyd for the Elm Park
pastorate.
1t was reported to the conference
| that funds for the increase of S134
to 81 for superannuated ministers
and widows of ministers were in
sufficient. 1t was finally decided to
place the rate between. $3.50 to so,
to be fixed upon by the board of
stewards. This was passed.
When the Wyoming Methodist
conference resumed it's session in
Elm Park church Saturday morning,
the case of Rev. Watson B. Signor,
who disappeared from his charge at
Orson, Pa, last July, and of whom
no word has since been heard, was
officially taken up and a committee
of nine ministers appointed to try
him on charge of desertion.
Rev. l.. C. Murdoch, ID. D., super
| intendent of the Scranton district,
| brought the case before conference
| by reading a written complaint
charging Rev. Signor with leaving
his charge at Orson on July 10 AMI
with deserting his family.
After reading the complaint, Rev.
Austin Griffin, ID. D., of Oneonta, n.
Y, was on his feet, declaring that it
was barely possible that Rev. Signor
was dead and that the matter should
be put over for year
Rev. DR.. Murdock, in reply, said
that Rev. Signor may have died re-
Gently, but that he had his grave
doubts and reasons for the same.
This is the lightest charge that
can be brought against him, and
make it for the sake of the Church" Z"
said the local superintendent, ad-
! dressing conference. 81 know that
this will save the Church and work
| less injury to the man. / therefore
move that he be dropped from the
roll as a minister and that his rela-
tions with conference be discontin-
ued."
| Rev. c. H. Newing, d. D., of Wyo-
ming, moved and it was seconded
and unanimously adopted that con-
ference receive the complaint and
that a cmmittee of nine ministers,
! three from each of the three other
conference districts, be named to
consider the changes. Rev. G. A..
Place, d. D., of Moscow, was appoint
ed to represent the church and Rev.
Austin Griffin, D. D., of Oneonta, the
accused. Rev. Henry M. Crydenwise
dent of the trial.
The committee appointed to pass
on the charge is as follows:
Binghamton district-Rev Chaun-
cey G.. Vrooman, ID. D., of Mara
thon, n. Y; Rev. Frank w. Young,
d. D., of Owego, N. Y, and Rev. j..
w. Nicholson, d. D., Kingston, N.
Oneonta district-Rev. NJ. H. Reid,
ID. d., of Mt. Upton, N. Y; Rev. d.
i, Mcdonald, d. D., of Sidney N.
Y, and Rev. R. F. Lesh, d. D., of
Smyrna, N. Y.
Wilkes-Barre district-Rey. Carl
Councilman, ID. D., of Wyoming, Pa.
Rev. William Treble, d. D., of Dali
las, Pa, and Rev. l.. C. Sanford, D.
D., Tunkhannock, Pa.
Report of Treasurer. &
The report of the conference,
Louis e. Van Hoesen, of Luzerne,
Pa, concerning the work of the
IDbdlu VI IlOiiit MloSlOuS anu
Church Extension work showed that
$3,557.50 had been received during
the year and $3,363 disbursed.
/ On motion II was decided to ad-
vance Charles NJ. Adams, Robt. e.
Austin, e. ID. Cook, George Farms
worth, w. H, Horton, Harry l.. Rem
Vile, o. G. Russell and f. l.. Schenk
in the studies of the fourth year. l..
l.. Vught and N. W. Barnes were
continued.
Following is the complete list of
appointments; j
Scranton District. 80
l., c. Murdock, Superintendent.
Ariel-W. r. Hardness.
Beach Lake and Narrowsburg-
w. j. Seymour.
Bethany-E. S. Bierly.
Brooklyn-F. A. Van Solver.
arbondale-Frank ID. Hartsock.
Carley Brook. II. Boyce.
|. ClaTk's Green. G. Frey.
Clark's Summit-G. A. Lamphear
Clifford-J. A. Tuttle.