Decatur Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1899 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT. .conference: edition. EVERY MORNING BV LEW G. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. For Week 15 cents, in Advance. Saturday Morning. April 8. couldn't “ride round" to go through, where it would well neigh seem that the bottom had fallen out, and yet with all this, singing “Since 1 must tight if I would reign, increase my courage Lord." And then for a change sing. “I'll stand the storm, it won't be long, we'll anchor by and by." After twenty-seven effective conference years, and forty-six years in the ininistery he is now here in the delightful city of Decatur, where he was the pastor two years, 1873 to 1875 and among a host of friends clasping loving hands, also with some 300 men beloved in the ministry of the gospel, and watching for the higher and last “roll call" by God's recording secretary, saying "Saved by Grace." And may we all. preachers and people, finally there meet in the “Sweet by and by” in our “Father's house" to go out no more, and so forever be with the Lord. Hallalujah amen. NOTES. Mr. and Mrs Hale, of Geneva, were conference visitors yesterday. Rev. Osburn, of the Lousiana conference was a conference visitor yesterday. Albert A. Small, postmaster at Kalamazoo, was a conference visitor yesterday. J. F. Morrison, a popular attorney from Kokomo, is among the conference visitors. Rev. E. B. Rawls P. E.. of Indianapolis district visited the conference for a few days. Prof. Frank Beard, superintendent of the city schools at Hartford City, is a conference visitor. G. C. Morgan, editor of the LaGrange Standard, and J. F. Snyder of LaGrange, were among yesterday’s arrivals. The Immortal "J. N." was a conspicuous figure in the church during the morning session of the conference yesterday. Pastors of this conference who have served the limit of five years, and will move this session, are J. O. Bills. Converse. L. A. Beeks, Hartford City. E. M. Pell. Gas City, and E. F. Hasty. Pendleton. They are on the anxious seat as to their next place of residence and work.

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Among tin* prominent laymen who were present at the conference yesterday were A. J. Ross. X. J. Taylor, and D. V. Stevens, of Wabash. Rev. Henry J. Becker, formerly Bishop of the United Brethren church is in the city and will deliver one of his famous sermons at the opera house Sunday morning. T. F. Chenoweth of Union City, and a graduate ot Boston University, secured the highest grades in the class for admission on trial. Out of thirteen credits seven were 100 per cent. A very interesting meeting of the Ladies' Home Missionary Society was held in the Christian church last evening, at which the work of this branch of the labor was discussed in its various branches. Dr. Mason declared that the development of the Freedmen s Aid and Southern Education Society exceeds anything that its most sanguine friends would have dared to hope for twenty-five years ago. L. H. Bunyon and wife, of Richmond are attending the conference. Mr. Bunyon is a prominent local preacher of the conference, and Mrs. Bunvon is the honored treasurer of the Conference Woman's home Mission Society. Dr. Curts spoke in an easy conversational tone, that at times was not clearly audible all over the conference room. At one point Rev. Bill heimer called, “Louder. To which Dr. Curts retorted; Take the cotton out of your ears." A speaker upon the temperance question advocating the interests of the Indiana Anti Saloon League, declared. "The saloon must be suppressed by the church and not by any political party." The preachers vigorously applauded the sentiment. A popular lecture course consisting of the North Indiana Conference Quartettte, L. J. Naftzger, E. F. Naftzger, D. H. Guild and F. L. Thornburg, and three lecturers. M. D. Parr. L. A. Beeks and P. E. Powell, has been arranged to fill dates with the Epworth Leagues of the conference. Bishop Andrews’ address to the ■ class for admission was briefer than ' usual. He urged the young preachers 1 to take Christ as their model above all other things. In subordination to | this the life of St. Paul was commended for earnest study. The bishop said it takes ad sorts of good men and women to make a Christian church ' and world, that men must be permit- \ ted to some degree to follow their own ; bent, that a preacher's business is as- I ter all with men. and that the preacher is to speak, not with authority, "thou shalt." or. “thou <halt not." but he is to argue with men. to advise and | gentlv lead.

During th' conference year Rev. \\ . R. Suman of Warren, resigned his work and took an agency with an insurance company. His case was referred to the committee on conference relations for adjudication, as it is contrarv to Methodist law for a preacher to leave his work or engage in secular employments. Rev. Dr. J. C. Murray, of Gammon Theological Seminary, at Atlanta. Georgia, is a member of Xortli Indiana Conference. He is attending the conference session throughout this year, for the first time in many years. Many members of the conference think Dr. Murray ought to help represent North Indiana Conference in the General Conference at Chicago next year. The most irksome thing to the preachers is the gathering at every session of the conference of agents, editors, secretaries and ax grinders generailv, who swoop down upon the business sessions like "wolves on the fold," or "eagles to the slaughter." Business is delayed for the recital of well worn addresses and familiar statistics, sometimes enlivened with jokes of ancient vintage. J. W. Wingate, of Albany, Indiana, was at -onference yesterday. Interesting features of Mr. M ingate s life are the facts that he is in his 84th vear. and has seldom failed to attend the annual conference. In 1847 in the little town of Monroe, Ohio, Bishop Merrell made his maiden speech in his house. He has often met the Bishop since and they are warm personal friends. Dr. Rogers, of Drew Theological Seminary declared that the oldfashioned system of Ministerial education among the Methodists was a system of almost ideal pefection. The young preacher was sent out upon a great circuit with a senior preacher under whose supervision he furnished his studies. But times have changed. The great circuits i have been broken up and the opportunity of such a training is gone never to return. To-day the young man must make his preparation in college and theological schools. Few pebple realize the extent to, which Indiana have become a center of literary production. Our state is :

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the home of the greatest living poet. Riley, of the greatest living prose writer. Wallac, as well as of a host of j lesser yet brilliant young writers. Dr. Lewis Curts ot the Western Methodist Book Concern brought out i several of these facts very throughly ■ in his address to the conference yesterday morning. Albert G. Oetch, of Chesterton. Ind., speaks to his brother Methodists ; concerning the encyclopedia fill and savs. “The cabinet is a treasure to us and our work. We could not do without it. - ’ For two days this beautiful Oak finished cabinet containing GOO receptacles, may lie obtained free by every minister of the conference. Call and get one at Archbold <k Haugh's book store two blocks east of the church. The committee which had under inI vestigation the charges against A. A. : Pittenger reported that they found I him guilty of imprudence, and sen- | fenced him to be reprimanded by the j bishop. The committee in the case of ' ■ Rev. U. A. Foster also found the ■ gentleman guilty of misappropriation ; I of funds. They, however, acquit him j of criminal intent. It appears to be a j case of negligence merely. But the I committee find that Rev. Fester j should lie censured by the presiding 1 bishop. Thus both cases are disposed of similarly. The official censure is j regarded as a heavy penaltv. ! Rev. Wilcox and wife left Tuesdav j morning for Decatur, to attend the 1 session of the North Indiana M. E. ' Conference, this week. A hopeful ’ impression prevails among the mem- '. bers of Mr. Wilcox’s congregation i that he may be returned here. Rev. Wilcox’s two years pastorate has been J very successful. One-fifth of the 5 present membership has lieen received | by him. The benevolent collections J have been more than doubled. The 5 young people of the church have been { organized for Christian work in league. | The salary increased one hundred dol--1 lars and paid in full, and his return is S unanimously req nested by his official J board. Mrs. Wilcox with her beauti J ful voice has added much to this sucj cess, and would lie much missed in - our community. — Cambridge City j Tribune.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION Os the Methodist Episcopal Hospital and deaconess’ Home of the State of Indiana. ’ We the undersigned, do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves to- ' gether bv the following written art- ’ Teles, pursuant to the statutes of the State of Indiana, concerning the or ! ganization of voluntary associations: ARTICLE I NAME. The name-of this Association shall , be the Methodist Episcopal Hospital < and Deaconess Home of the State of Indiana. j ARTICLE II -CAPITAL STOCK. There shall be no capital stock of ! this Association. , ARTICLE III—OBJECT. Tin 1 objects ot this association are to establish and maintain a hospital 1 or hospitals for the treatment of sick. ' wounded and injured persons, to dis- • pense charity to the poor and to es- ; tablish and maintain a Deaconess- ‘ Home and other kindred institutions. ’ AREICLE IV- - MEMBERS. The members of this association, in - addition to those whose names are hereunto attached, shall be all mem- ’ bers in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal church in the State of Indiana, and also all members in good standing of the respective an- > nual conferences of the Methodist , Episcopal church for the State of [ Indiana. ARTICLE V—DIRECTORS. The business and prudential con--1 cerns of this Association shall be 1 managed by a board of fifteen (15) . directors, who shall be members of the Association. Said directors shall be chosen annually in the following manner: Three directors shall be 1 chosen by the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at the annual session in each year; three directors shall be chosen bv the North- ' west Indiana Conference at its annual j session in each year, and three direct- : ors shall be chosen by the North lu- ; diana Conference at its annual session lin each year. One of the directors j elected by each of said conferences shall be a layman. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of said In diana Conference, at its annual ineeti ing in each year, shall elect two directors; the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Northwest Indiana : Conference, at its annual meeting in

each year, shall elect two directors, and the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the North Indiana Conference. at its annual meeting in each year, shall elect two directors. ARTICLE VI TERM OF OFFICE. The directors thus chosen shall hold ; office for the term of one year, or unj til their respective successors are j elected and qualified. The term of ' office of each director shall commence upon his or her election to office in the manner hereinbefore provided. ARTICLE VII—OFFICERS. The board of directors shall hold an annual meeting at such time and place as may lie fixed by the by-laws, for the election of officers of this Association for the ensuing year. The officers so chosen shall lie president. ■ vice-president, secretary, treasurer, sui perintendent and an executive committee, whose duties shall be defined by the bv-law-. Said officers may be members of the board of directors or ’ not. ARTICLE VIII PLACE OF OPERATION. The business of this Association i shall be carried on in the state of Indiana, having its centra! place of business in the city of Indianapolis, Indi- ■ ana. ■ ARTICLE IX DIRECTORS FOR FIRST YEAR. The following persons shall constitute the board of directors of this Association for the first year, or until their successors shall lie elected in the manner hereinbefore prescribed. ARTICLE X —CORPORATE SEAL. The seal of this Association shall be a circular disc bearing the words. "Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Indiana.” and the date. •‘1899." In \\ itness M hereof, We have hereunto set our hands this day of ’I . — I ncle Joseph Bailey, as he is ; usually called at his home of Brim- > field on the \\ alcotville charge who ‘ was appointed by Dr. A. E. Mahin as . steward over thirty years ago and under whose influence there his never ; been deficiency reported at a quart I erly conference at Brimfield for thirty years is attending the confer- - ence. 1 "On the Suwanee River” will be the s opera house next ednesday evening.

Welcome! We indeed extend to all a hearty welcome, and to assure you that we mean what we say, we will give to all ministers and their wives special low prices for this week on our entire line of waist and trimming Silks, ! black and fancy Suitings of all kinds, espec. lally is our stock of Crepons very desirable, and the now weaves in black and spring shades in Coverts for tailor made suits. The liberal discount we will make to you this week will be a big inducement for you to buy your spring outfit while here. We can show you the prettiest line of Fancy China and fancy articles of all kinds. You can find anything in the way of Souvenir or presents that you may want. Come in and look through. We will be glad to show you whether you buy or not, Chas. F. True, CASH STORE. j! 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 xxxaxxaail 3 ...Woodward 9 5a11... r 3 © © £ 3 Dealers ip etyeap, £ -3 ...ffledium apd pipe £ I ...pirpiture, -4 ►* H £ 3 Q?ipa, (Jlass apd Queepsware, p 3 Opyx Stapds, Bapqu<?t (amps. £ 3 Qall apd us.—Soutl? Se<;opd street. p ►* H £ 3 U/oodward 9 Ball, £ rm f I WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY * t ON HAND DURING = | 5 | Conference Week l | Oqioqs, Radishes. f | aqd all Fruits Iq seasoq. 3 I ...Especial Effort... I £ Will be made to suit and fill all orders entrusted in our care for all kinds of 5 CAKE, PIES AND BREAD. | c c | Special grates oq Meals = t f° r dtteqdiq# conference. C ! i I Peoples’ Bakery. | | Opposite Court t+oUse. c | Phoqe 27. rt. ft. FRISTOE. Prop. 6 c