The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03
Wallance. NJ. w. Kenney.

j. Valance, M. w. kenney.
Permanent Committee on Confer
ence Endowment Fund-Frank Dor
an, IL. c. Jennings, S. F. Kerfoot,
w r. Keesey. s.. A. Cook, +. NJ.
Rule, W. G. Babcock. 49,. .
PostofTice-E. c. Mead.
The conference neld an executive
session this afternoon to pass upon
the qualification Of Irwin r. Stevens
and w. A. Mulder.
A number Of committee reports
were heard.
The visitors were siv n an auto
ride.
At the Methodist laymens meet
ing this morning a resolution was
passed asking the conference to
earnestly and thoroughly investigate
the feasibility of reducing the num-
Der of district superintendent with
out affecting the efficiency of the
church work" The original resolu-
ton as proposed asked that the num-
Der of superintendent be reduced
from four. the present number, to
one. Immediately there arose heat
ed discussion. w. A. Sperry. was
the originator of the original resolu-
ton and. he felt that one man with
the assistance of a stenographer
could well accomplish. all the work
which the. superintendent now do in
the conference with the possible ex-
ception of the preaching. Others
were of the opinion that such 4
change, might do good. The two WI
mona representatives at the meeting
were much opposed to, the, plan and
finally w. H. Gold of Redwood Falls
amended the original motion with
the one which was finally passed and
which was given at the beginning OF
this paragraph.
The Resolution Adopted.
The entire set of resolutions as.
passed were as follows:
Resolved that we thank the peo-
pie of Mankato for their hospitality
to our association during the con-
ference. That VIC extend our thanks
to the Y. M. C. A.. for the use OF
their rooms for our meetings and for
all other courtesies extended.
That we thank the bishop for his
excellent and helpful address and we
heartily agree with him that our Of
fetal position with our church is
the highest office one can hold.
Resolved, that we rejoice over the
rising tide of investigation against
the unspeakable liquor traffic and
heartily. mite in the growing trend
and for the determination by state
wide prohibition. faithfully enforced;
1--WE urge Methodist citizens to
use their ballots in such a way as
may seem best suited to accomplish
this end
"Whereas, taxation without repre-
sentation is as unjust and un-Ameri-
can in the church in the nation
today as it was in the days of the
fathers, and whereas the layety are
the chief financial, burden bearers
and the numerical strength of the
church, a3 ~ ss'
Therefore, resolved, that the lay
ETY. are entitled to and should be i'm
mediately admitted to- equal rep
resentationf in the, annual confer
ence;
/ "And be it resolved. that we re-
quest the annual conference to hon.
estly and thoroughly Investigate the
feasibility. of reducing the number of
district superintendent without af-
fecting the efficiency of our work.
Signed, J. l.. Stephens, D. A. Knowl-
ton, o. j. Clark"
The Officers Elected.
The nominating committee was
composed of S. B. Bedford, H. S.
Curry and NJ. Gilbertson. The Off
GERS nominated and elected were:
Gilbert Gutterscn. president; G, L.
Maxwell, vice president, Winona dis.
trict; G. e. Nettelton. vice president,
Mankato district; DR.. II. c. Beise OF
Window, vice president Marshall dis
trict; j. L. Stephens, vice president
St. Paul district; Mrs. George W.
Sugden, secretary; H. e. Woods,
Amboy, treasurer
A motion was carried that in next
years program plan of organizing
the four districts of the conference
to bring about The envelope system
of collecting church money, be given.
This work to be the duty of the lay
men of the church. DR.. j. E. Taylor
of the Methodist Episcopal commits,
sion ON finance, attended the lay
mems meeting and explained the
working of what is known as the
, duplex envelope system Of getting
the church collections.