Kansas Conference Reporter from Clyde, Kansas • 3

appointments -J J. I. riiMi-r. Xebnivka Apj tint ral 8uu viiitt ndcat G. Smith; ozrjl yiisMin-'-.

John Kmon Piatt Valley Chetisr, Ili'oUvii Bov, 11 Gift; II Kily. If. KWn and wife. If. McPhee.

d. vmib. S. niacins. T.Ford TI N.

Buc1 Lawrence, Topka, Grover, Holli, Chapman Willi, 7t3 $nnxtal Qonforonoe The. 27th session of the Kansus Anna exhortation from Brother Kenned v. bile here Biother Kei.nedv made ar rangeniets with one of our number J. Bell, to go the dark eontibcnl iu quest of 'ost souls. Brother Beli has felt this upon his heart for somi time and now as his vivid internal promptings have been confirmed by gracious external openings he thinks the time has fully cr me for him to bid farewell to family, home and nat ive land and cross the deep, blue sea to- reach his -Divinely appointed field.

The circumstances of his going maj seem pe' culiarly sad to some, while others may call in question the propriety of his going at all, but God thb Holy Ghost 'seems to be pleased with it. Brother Bell will leave five children with his mother and accompanied by his wife only will go to Africa. On Sabbath mornings collection Conference convened at Mitchell county, Kansas rfeptemher 28th 1897. fn many particula's it was the very best of any that have preceded it for many years. The attendance was the largest perhaps in the history of the con.

ferehce. l.aban. being a country place and not fo thickly b- ttled as some other parts of the country, the loca! committee had Jheir hands full to entertain all who Va'ley, Supplied A Emerson Ones citr 0. B. Qlarki North Breach, Lovewell W.C.Elliott.

Lyons, Supplied by J. H. Mead. Wiln, (VBoardman, Fakrir.ee, H. J.

Taliaferro. Prariernle, F. Beeson. S. G.

Huston and wife, rjarlan. AHe Dellingrer. Raymond. J. L.

Craven. Lahait. P. TJn a rd. Lowland.

To bp supplied. Rooks Co. Miifm Gertrude Eaton. Dotiffla Co. Mission.

B. A. French. Oklahoma Mission O. M.

Henon. Ponderate. O. Supplied W. Oampbe'l.

Colorado Trias Mission Reeve. to AfnVa. J. M. Bell Missionary for Africa Hattie Broods Missionary; will, F.0 -ti ill Missionary evangelist V.C.

Taliaferro Oeneral evangelist O. B. Howard fJonference evangelist, B.F. Hester were present. If the interest in our an nual gatherings con'inues t)v increase, it will oly be a quest ion of time when the conference must be divided or local so.

ciYtie? entertain Ministers ad delegates onlv rHnri fflad to ssiy however that not vvthstaiuiiug tiie shortness uf crops a r.d sesre tv i water around Labari, that the ministeiB. delegates and visitors wete all iindly and hospitably entertained, if the conseeratiou of these brethren had not been up to the proper standaid (hoy might have looked upon the devastations of thi'i crowd with amazement and exclaimed Behold, what drouth and hot winds hath left these Wesley ins have eaten, but there was no murmuring nor cots plaint, all were happy and both conference aud community were mutually help ed and benefitted. Brethren Hall and Kennedy were pii etit one day and uight and in this; short Cooper C.P.Csrkuff. H.R.Williams amounting to almost $50 was taken to de fray their travelling expenses to Syracuse All things considered it was a good session of Conference and we are "quite sure that many go away from this gather log with enlarged conceptions of what Wesleyan Methodism island also far bet ter equipped to spread scriptural holiness over these lands. Let us pray much for each other and make this a year of success and salvation for JesuV sake, Amen.

-v- Antrange diapsDeatiou of Prov idenee has jast happeued Brolber and Sister Bell. It seems sad ihat just at tola jauct-are when tbey were making such hasty pEeperations to sail for Africa that Grtid should call one of their little ones to himself, bat such is tbo oase. Jnst cooference Sister Beil was called to III to aiteod a siok mother. She took with her Winifred, aged 6, and Pan), aged three. 3hortly after reaching her mothers home 8ister Bell sent a telegrHU-saying 'Freddie was the point death' Tois was while Brother Bell wa at ind on Thnrsday alter reachiutf bom an -other felegrral was recetr'ed Revival work, Evangelist at will, Choose their field Hands of "President.

Kramer T) JWOo dsey Parsons Pomerov (HB 1 TM'l C'E barter Taken Lexers, Monfrrl, Thos. Puckett, Edwards, A Williams. Ida A Qcojrgan I Referred bacV to Quarterly Cenference, llary 8trouse, McKune. Press-call, Keller, Postlewait, Franklin, Lamb, JK Lydic. viuit greatly endeared themselves to the new recrliits among us, and refreshed the spiritt'of those i who have borne-their ac-quaintsnce for severally For years past our connectioual officers have not been privileged to "meet with us but we trust hereaitcr to fee them; each year as ihefr iudly faces and faHerly counsel aud will nov be Tor got tetu Brother Hall preachetl oaed and his discourse was followed by' a stirring A DroDDed frjm the roll.

If Howard. lehn Hogjr, A Clark. Frank Kins-; Roland, Edwin Perkins. Superanuated, A Brooks. -H Jack injr 4Frddle ha jusf died'-.

D.V. Brother and Sister Boll a as Srf gs A a Wednesday October 27th..