The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
CONFERENCE TO
CLOSE TONIGHT

which will act upon the question of
readjusting the districts.
After a spirited discussion decision
was made to hold the 1916 conference
! in independence. Leavenworth want
ed the meeting. DR.. Edwin Locke of
| Topeka read telegram from that
city which was in the nature of an
invitation to the conference. This was
| followed by the reading of a telegram
from the Independence Commercial
association and Ministerial alliance ex-
tending an invitation to the ministers
/ to come to that city. Numerous
| speeches were made in favor of each
city and the competition was sufficient
to lend considerable spice to this por-
ton of the morning session
Tired of Snow.
e. T. Rice, of Eureka, who is still
in active work and who attended a
Kansas conference for the fiftieth
time, was a champion for the indie
pendence cause. 81 think it is about
time to go south for climatic rea-
sons" he said. I'VE should go some
where where it doesn't snow every
day and night during the conference.
L organized a Sunday school class in
1853 at Independence, between some
hay stacks"
The vote stood, independence. ISL;
Leavenworth, SO. 1t was afterwards
made unanimous for independence.
The conference unanimously en-
dorsed c. c. Schulenberger, of Kin
caid, as chaplain in the federal serv-
to make the appointment at the
proper time.
Devotions this morning were led by
the Rev. E. e. Urner, of Topeka.
They were followed by the transac-
ton of journal business of routine
character. Conference business was
transacted this afternoon, beginning at
2 O'Clock.
Doctrine of Love.
In an address Sunday Bishop Shep-
ard, in giving advice to the prospec-
tive ministers compared the old style
of evangelism with the new. The
bishop pointed to Billy Sunday as an
exponent of the modern methods.
Both Moody, who preached the doc
trine of love, and Sunday have done
much good he said. But there is a
long distance between Dwight L.
Moody and William A. Sunday
Those who were ordained elders
Sunday at 8 o'clock were: George M
Boicourt, PIeaSanton: Osa w. Dewey,
L. Provan, Princeton; H. c. Wassell,
Linn; w. J. c. Glazier, Alma; F. L.
Warning, Baldwin; L. r. Beiler, Bald
win.
w. J. lines, H. R. Orr and ]. H. Hoop
ingarner were ordained deacons.
These and ]. M. Sutton and F. L.
Waring were received members of
the conference.
Joy of Serving God.
morning emphasized the joy of serv-
ing God. To the righteous belong the
greatest blessings was the thought of
DR.. E. c. Clemens of Chicago, who de-
Hvered an evangelistic sermon Sun
day night. DR.. Edgar Blake of Chi
cago spoke for the Sunday schools
Saturday right.
DR.. w. F. Sheridan of Chicago
spoke for. the Epworth league. DR..
Sheridan stated that the supreme
business of the Epworth league is
soul winning Being converted is just
like falling in love, according to the
speaker.
It's like falling in Iove-you fall in
you look out afterwards" he said.
IT'S an emotional process. The soul
that falls in love with Jesus walks for
feeling passes over into stronger
moral and ethical life of Christian
manhood and womanhood.
The first love is like the bloom
then later the fruit The bloom
passes-the fruit abides''
Ministers attending the conference
occupied pulpits in many of Topeka's
churches Sunday.
Give Interesting Relics. /
The presentation of some interest
session to the Kansas Methodist His
torical society by John w. Fisher of
Topeka: One was a tintype of the
first brick church built in Kansas bv
the Methodists-at Leavenworth-of
which the late Rev. H. D. Fisher |
father of John w. Fisher, was pastor |
The collection also included scrap !
book belonging to the Rev. H. D. |
Fisher, which dated back to 1912, and
Methodist hymnal publised in 1916 |
Following is a list of ministers re-
ceived into the Kansas conference
and the conference from which they
came:
J. A. Arnett, Oklahoma: S. E. Belts,
Okla oma; j. E. Bryan, Colorado; A
H. Christensen, Northwest Kansas;
B. Keistler, Southwest Kansas; c. E
Heaton, Missouri; s. S. Klyne, North
ern Minnesota; J. NJ. McCielland |
Iowa; j. L. Mitchell, Alabama; G. B. |
Thompson. Holston; Howard E.
Wright, West Wisconsin; c. c. Col
Louis; Walter T. Ward, Central ILL
nois; Edward w. Day, Colorado; W.
c. Heaton, Oklahoma.
List of Transfers.
List of members of the Kansas con-
ference who have been transferred |
and the conference to which they
have been assigned:
j. H Bonar, Colorado; c. P. Bur
CESS, New York, east; j. B. Gilmore
of Allen, Kan, northwest Kansas;
Edward Haglund. southwest Kansas;
r. b. Kester of Baldwin, northern
Missouri; c. o. Kimball of Manhattan,
Missouri; E. r. Kelley of Olsburg.
Missouri: J. E. Kitchener of Cotton
wood Falls, Colorado; ]. r. McFadden
of Chanute, southwest Kansas; E. NJ.
Nunally of Vermillion,, Tennessee; A
D. Wagner of Garnett, west Missouri;
NJ L. Womack of Leonardville, Co
lumbia River; w. T. Farley of Spring
field. Mo-, St Louis; w. C. Hausam of
LIE Loup, New Jersey; J. o. Borges of