Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-09-12

and laymen in attendance to be one of
the most harmonious and profitable
conferences ever held in the history Of
the church
The conference organized on Wednes
day morning, with an attendance of
over two hundred ministers and Law.
men, Bishop VIM. A. Quayle, Of st.
Paol, presiding,
Rev. Edmund b. Patterson preached
the missionary sermon 70 very large
cong egaton.
The program of the conference, here
tofore printed in this paper was closely
followed. Bishop Quayle presided with
ability, and conducted the business af
fairs of the conference in very ex-
peditious manner Various matters per
tanning to church work were taken up
end discussed with profit to all present.
On account of the very warm weather
several meetings were held on the w.
Hutchinson lawn, and sermons and al
dresses delivered to large congregations
gathered from the city and country, Car
and near.
The conference adjourned on Satur-
day, and before adjournment decided
to meet next year at Superior.
a commission was appointed to con-
slider the question of the union of the
Wisconsin and West Wisconsin Confer
ences and to report at the next session
Rev +. w Brakeman, student pastor
at the state university made very
able address before the conference upon
his work at Madison, and was greatly
applauded as he told of what was being
done for the eight hundred Methodist
students there and the results achieved
The Laymens association of the
conference, voted TO ask every church
this year to pay the pastors salary
every month aud TO borrow ii from
some bank if there are no funds on
hand in the church treasury TO meet
the monthly claim. A letter will be
sent to every church by the officers of
the Laymens association asking that
this be done
At the session of the conference on
Saturday six ministers were received
into full membership; into the confer
ence. These were T. s. Bevins, Herbert
Jennings r. Braddick, Samuel Cook
son, G. e Burden A class Of five was
also received on trial in the ministry,
viz. Messrs. Collyer, John Jordon,
Robert Jones' Robt. Davies, and Bibby
Falk -Four Of these were Englishmen
and one a Welshman Three of them
received their education in Cliff College,
Derbyshire
Sunday morning there was an excep-
tionally large gathering in the spacious
lawn of j w. Hutchinson to hear the
conference sermon by Bishop Quayle.
All expected to and did hear something
rare, something exclusive The Bishop
sustained his reputation as a somebody,
no other, an individual.
Taking for the basis of his remarks
the second verse Of the 18th chapter of
Hebrews, which reads Looking unto
Jesus the author and finisher Of our
faith, who for the JOY that was set be-
fore Him, endured ire cross, despising
the shame, and is set down at the right
hand of the throne of God. the
Bishop dwelt forcibly on the advan-
tages and glory of being happy and
content, both with self and with others.
Don't, he pleadngly urged, be a pes
simist who hates the world, nor a stole
who endureth the world, but be a
Christian who loves and enjoys the
world Throughout his discourse there
were flights Of oratory, buildings Of
wit, penetrating and thrilling pathos,
and one or two expressions that tended
to rayel the beautiful silSen fabric
On the whole the sermon was grand
and impressive and untiring, though
much longer than the average.
The following appointments of min
listers were made:
EAU CLAIRE DISTRICT
S. A. Bender Superintendent
Arkansaw-supplied by Ernest jeffrey.
Augusta r Morgans.
Cad0tt--l a. JDsephson
Chippewa Falls-A. w Harris.
Colby ana Unity WIN. +. Marsh supply
Colfax~Frauk NJ Haight
Dowuing-Iohn l. SANITY
Duraud-l Walter Harris
Eau Clairs-First, VIM IL Penn.
Lake st.,-Frank J.. Roberts
Eau Claire circuit 70 be supplied.
Eau Galla-supply by samuel Needlemen.
Ellsworth David W. Davis.
| Elmwo1d -Thos Harris
| Glenwood City, Eugene Cooke.
| GreeuWoad-James b. BraddDck.
| Aamm0ud-E T.. r. Kildow.
H0lcom5-supply Dy John Dix.
| Hudsou-Johu Fisher
| Knapp 8nrad Knuds0u.
| LouisglIle-suppled by y D Towers.
| LOYAL and I0rk-N. j. Anderson.
| Maiden Rock supplied by r. @ Rainy.
MISUNDERSTANDING j. Coam.
Medford- supply J. O sibs1u.
| Menomoaie-Jas Fl Benson.
Ono. r. Rosenkraus.
Pepiu-tab be supplied.
| Eraaaats-T K ghaHer