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TllE WEEKLY TIDINGS A CHRISTIAN WEEKLY Published Wednesdays BY Rev. A. See and Company Price SOcto. Per Year. University in 1854.

He was afterwards teacher of Mathematics in Amenia Seminary, New York, and in 1857 he joined the New York Conference, and served some important charges in that and the New York East Conference till 1875, when he was elected president of Wesleyan University. In 1879 he'was elected bishop; which position he has filled with great honor to himself and the church. He has the reputation of being the eloquent member of the Board of Bishops, and as an executive officer he 13 unsurpassed. He is the only one of the older creation of bishops that has not presided over the Kansas Conference Horton Headlight. Walker, Mar.

13. Just received your paper. Like it quite well. Walker Circuit has been greatly blessed 01 the Lord. The year has been one of prosperity.

From nothing but plenty of room, we have 4 thriving classes Our first protracted meeting was at Winterset. We had 3 members at the start, closed with 24. Bro. Colgrove gave us help at this place. Next was at Easedale.

We had gathered quite a good class here through the summer. Our meetings resulted in 5 accessions. Then 10 days at Wheat Land with the Lord and received into the class 13 members, mostly new converts. As we had no membership here. We are indebted very much for help from Brothers of other Denominations.

Our last meeting was at Walker. We were hindered here by sickness and cold weather. Yet the church was much revived and 3 were converted. Nearly all the families have erected the family alter. Have sold 23 Disciplines and secured 9 subscriptions to the Central.

The Lord has done great things for us whereof we are glad. Benevolences all full. Yours in Christ. B.F. Rogers, Pastor.

Epworth league. The Epworth League Herald will be started the first of June, with Dr, Berry of the Michigan Advocate as editor. Our Youth will be discontinued at that time, and the Epworth Herald will take its place. The more true religion in the nation, the more of every good. God cannot give to a disobedient people the blessings of obedience.iVo&?.

I Kansas Conference. A Committee of two was appointed to confer with a like committee from the other Kansas Conferences and form a Kansas Methodist State Historical Society. J. D. Knox, and Jos.

Dennison, Committee. Drs. J. Marvin and W. R.

Davis were elected delegates to the Ecumenical Conference. A motion to have the conference in Apr. was promptly The proposition to change the restrictive rule was lost by a vote of 31 to 48. Resolutions in favor of a Protestant Industrial Home were passed. A class of 7 was received on trial and a class of 8 in full connection.

J. E. Glendenning and L. A. Tallman were granted a location at their own request.

1 0 are supernumerary, and 15 superanuates. Bishop Foss was in feeble health so part of the -time Bishop Ninde presided and Dr. Payne preached on Sabbath morning. Bro. G.

Winterbourne was transferred to the DesMoines Conference and stationed at Carroll Iowa. The next session will be held at Washington. N. W. Kansas Conference.

A special rate of one fare and one third has been made on all the railroads in our bounds, from points in Kansas, to Minneapolis, to attend our Conference session. All who wish to avail themselves of this rate will have to pay full fare going to Conference, and should be careful to take a receipt from each company for the same. Then, on the indorsement of the undersigned, they can buy return tickets, over the same route, at one-third fare. This, of. course will only benefit those who do not hold half-fare permits, which are better.

There should be at least one hundred persons who will avail themselves of this special rate. R. A. Hoffman. Sec.

A gentleman desirous of engaging a sober woman as a domestic servant, went to one of the largest of the East London workhouses. The matron is said to have informed the applicant that there was not a sober woman among the 400 inmates. Nor could the governer say that a sober man was to be found among the 500 Job Printing at this office. No charge will be made for papers except to actual subscribers. Subserlbcr.it are those who subscribe If you want this paper till April first for io cents send us the 10 cents before you forget it.

This will be the last Sample to many but we would be most happy to receive a subscription from each ona. Personal and Local. Miss Swearingen is with us again to take charge of the Art Department She will commence her classes the 20th inst. Let all that desire instruction in Art avail themselves of this opportunity. Candidates for Admission Dr.

Sweet gives notice through the Central that the Class for admission to conference will meet for examination at 9 a. m. the 25th, at Minneapolis. Smith Centre charge is prospering. We have just had our Fourth Quarterly Conference.

Our Collections are all up in good shape. Our Ep-worth League is doing good work. We have had twelve accessions to the church during the past six or eight weeks. If brethren do not take receipts for fare paid coming to Conference, they cannot get the reduced rates. R.

A. Hoffman, We closed on Feb. 28th. a successful meeting af Mt. Zion appointment on Lebanon charge, with 20 accessions, making in all, 100 on probation and 12 by letter.

Last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. L. V. Morton preached the first sermon in our new church, which was an able discourse, and which will long be remembered from the text, "What shall I render therefore unto the Lord for his benefits." In the the evening the pastor preached from the words kLovest thou me more than these." This has been one of the best years in our ministerial life, F. D.

Funk, Pastor. Our President. Bishop Cyrus David Foss, D. D. was born at Kingston, New York, Jan.

17, 1834. He received his education and was graduated from Wesleyan.