South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-02
PICK PLACE FOR
THE 1916 CONVENTION

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The first ballot on the election OF
these alternates was taken Friday
morning but was not reported until
Saturday morning. Rev Mr. Woods
was elected on the third ballot. These
men will go 10 the general conference
in case that any OF the clerical dele
gates elected Friday are unable TO at
tend
Preceding the business session
Bishop Mcdowell addressed the con-
ference. He spoke OF the blight OF
ordinarineSS, stating that the great
failure of many ministers 10 awake
further and greater interest in church
services was because those ministers
failed TO go beyond the bounds OF or
binary sermons. and held only ordin-
airy church services. He reminded
his hearers of the statement mad :
Friday morning by Bishop Theodore
Henderson Of Chattanooga, that a
minister should extend an invitation
TO come to Christ at every church
service. There is no interest. where
there is nothing going on" con-
cluded Bishop Mcdowell.
A motion was made 10 have Rev
H L. Kindig placed on a retired re-
| lation with the conference. This mo-
ton was referred TO the board of
stewards.
DR.. f. w. Stone, representing the
American university of Washington.
d. c., addressed the conference. The
American university is the graduate
school for Methodist ministers. The
total assets of the institution were
placed at 100000 by the speaker
Motion is Endorsed.
! The conference endorsed a motion
/ granting $4,000 a year TO for five
years to the Calumet district for mis-
! siOnary work to be done by the board
| of home missions. The motion was
| approved by Bishop Mcdowell and
! the conference.
1t was also decided that the student
/ pastorate at Purdue university should
! be continued
Demetrius Tillotson, Greencastle.
and M. II. Appleby. superintendent Of
| the South Bend district were re-
nominated as trustees of the anti-sa-
! loon league. Their denomination is
practically equivalent to election. it
is understood.
The conference extended a vote of
thanks to Judge A. B. Anderson and
Dist. Atty. f. c. DALEY Of Indianap-
oils for the work done by them in aid
| ing in the cleaning up of Terre Haute
and their fight against crime.
Growth il Shown.
The total ministerial support of the
Northwest Indiana conference was
1892, lis according to the staustician 5
report filed Saturday morning at the
business session. Included under the
general item of ministerial support
are the pastors and their house rent
the district superintendent, the
bishop, and conference claims, the last
named caring for the superannuated
ministers and retired preachers.
The total resident membership Is
5000, while the nonresident mem
bership is 1926. and the report show
ed a total increase of 1852. There
were 593 deaths of resident members
reported so that the net increase in
membership would approximate 1000
The Sunday school enrolment Of
the conference was 65.0SS. an increase
of 4,77O. The total valuation of the
church property in the conference
was shown to be S2:469592, showing
an increase of $4,000. The estimated
value of the parsonages was declared
to be $419.650.
The current expenses which include
lighting and fuel for the past year was
S75,5441. The EpwOrth league was
shown TO have 5965 senior member
ships and 2,547 junior members.