The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03
Pastors Are Assigned

Bridgman, President Emeritus2 Ham
line university; Samuel f. Kerfoot,
President Hamline university; Peter
Clare, secretary conference claim
ants fund; s. e. Ryan, president
Baxter academy, Baxter, Tenn.I A.
C. Petrie, superintendent Society for
Friendless, Wisconsin division; David
Morgan, superintendent and chap
lain ST. Paul Bethel; George. F..
Wells, Editor Minnesota Patriot;
George Shaw. professor Taylor suni-
versity; w j. Waltz, missionary to
Black Hills; Benjamin Longley,
president Parker college; George b.
Galley, missionary American Sunday
School union.
Left, without appointment to at
tend some one of the Methodist
schools, w. j. Ferris, CA, Sharp, n.
L. Brann, Jesse Kenderdine, d. L.
Quien, L. Tetreau.
The fifty-ninth annual session of
the Minnesota Methodist Episcopal
conference was brought to close
yesterday afternoon by the assign
ment of pastors to their charges.
The list Of ministers with their new
locations is given elsewhere in this
issue.
The annual memorial service was
held early in the afternoon and
memoirs were read for Rev. c. B.
Wyatt, Rev. A. NJ. Stephans, Rev.
William Brown, Rev. N. B. Foot
Mrs. ]. w. Martin, and Rev. J. E.
Dorsey, all of whom have died in
the past year. ...-.
A very solemn and beautiful part
of the days service was the formal
ordination of the class Of deacons
and elders, eighteen men altogether
Bishop w. A. Quayle had charge of
the ordination and was assisted by
the four district superintendent and
by Dr. Henry C. Jennings.
Those ordained were: A. b. Gedye,
John Watkins, Benton B. Wood, Wal
gene C. Hickman, August Raunshau-
sen, R. B. Culbertson and Fred B.
Smith. Percy Kenderdine, George C.
Lee, George 4. Stowe, Leroy ID. Will
.liams, Samuel J.. Wallace, Howard
w. Mitchell Harry w. Bedford and
Ernest A. Reineke.
Last nights service was given
over to the Epworth league anniver
sary and an educational service. DR..
Benjamin Longley of Parker college,
DR.. Samuel f. Kerfoot of Hamline
university and Rev. Wilbur F. Sheri.
DAM general secretary of the Ep-
worth league delivered addresses on
their particular lines of work.
The Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted as fol.
lows: ...s -. ..
Whereas, the Minnesota annual
conference during its present session
! at Maukato, Mimi, has received
Courtesies, usual and unusual, and
has enjoyed favors and benefits from
many sources, therefore resolved
that We congratulate ourselves on
the presence and work of our resi-
dent and presiding bishop, w. A.
Quayle, d. d., l.. l.. d., who by his
unfailing courtesy, his painstaking
care. his able addresses, and wide
vision of service, has endeared him
self to the hearts of the brethren,
and made possible, the splendid ses-
sion We have enjoyed together.
Resolved, that we present unto
, him our thanks for his gracious
, presidency and assure him that we
/ will cordially welcome him to our
midst whenever in the providence of
!, God he is appointed to preside over
cur conference.
Resolved, that we present our
thanks to the pastor of this church,
| the Reverend Wilbur r. Kelsey, for
/ his unfailing courtesy and his sue.
cessful handling of the problems in
his hand, to the people of Mankato
who have opened their homes and
hearts to their guests and made our
stay among them constant delight
To the citizens of the city who have
been SO gracious in the favors they
have shown, and to the ladies of
the Centenary Methodist church, who
have ministercd to the inner man,
and SO made possible the saving of
time in the business of the church
We wish incidentally to register our
approval of the Methodist kitchen
as certainly, when it is conducted
in the name of the Master. as the
prayer room of the church. We
highly appreciate the service of
those who have enriched our gath
erings with joyful music.
Resolved, that we express our
hearty appreciation of the newspa-
pers of the city and also of the twin
cities, for their full, considerate and
kindly reports of the proceedings of
the conference, and the courtesies
shown to the Individuals as occasion
presented.
Resolved, that we appreciate the
services of the representatives of the
benevolent societies of the church
who have visited the conference at
this session and have so success
fully presented their causes and
commended this work to the CON
ference.
Resolved. that we present our
hearty thanks to the pastors of
other churches, various secretaries
and officers of the conference, who