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M L N U T. E. S.

ANNUAL CONFERENCES

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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

FALL CONFERENCES OF 1895.

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CONFERENCE,

  • 288
  • 1895.

GERMAN

CENTRAL

CONFERENCE,

G E R MAN

CENTRAL

O.,

4-9,

1895.

Cincinnati,

Sept.

Held in

HORST,

Secretary.

FOSS,

Presiding.

J.

H.

BISHOP

  • Ky.
  • Louisville,

Secretary,

of

Post office

gatzky,

  • Holtkamp,
  • Persona"

  • 21. What other
  • Quest.

John
John H.

Who have been Received

QUEst. 1.

by

  • made
  • 2

  • should be
  • Motation

C. Guenther—4.
Transfer,

Con

and from what

Gilbert,

Luthaenr

orders of Otto J.

The

..ferences

William

have

Course

10. What Members
Completed

QUEst.
Evangelical

were
Henry Huelster, elder,

  • Griewe,
  • from the

North

from Ohlinger,

F.

the Conference

  • recognized;
  • Church,

  • the
  • an

orders

Franklin

ern German:

Study?

of

elder, an

of

Japan—2. from

  • Elders this
  • and Ordained
  • (a) Elected

  • Association,
  • Evangelical

  • the
  • from

were

year.

Read

recognized.

Who have been
2.

QUEst.
Johannes,

Weigle, Metzger,

Muel

John

Frederick

  • mitted
  • &

August

ler,

Koch,
Karl B.

Frederick

J.

Supernu 2

22. Who are the

QUEst.
None.
Henry merary
Preachers

  • Wuerfel,
  • Baumann,

  • David
  • Paul

J.

Berg,
George
Egley, gley

Who have been Received

QUEst. 3. on

H. B.

J. C.

Dangel,J.'Louis S.

lº,";

Katterhenry,

E.

  • Credentials,
  • what
  • and from

Kapsch—10.
Frederick

3

Churches

Superan

None.

23. Who are the nºtated I’’earchers

QUEst.

previ. and Ordained Elders
(b) Elected ously.
2

None.

Who have been Received

on Trial *

Geyer,

Vogel,

  • QUEst. 4.
  • Reiber,

Ahrens, Brenring,

G.

Willian

J.

Christian

William

Becker,

of First Year.

(a) In Studies

have been

Deacons?

11. What others

and Ordained

En

  • QUEst.
  • P. B.

G. A.

Blected

Riemenschneider,

C. F.

  • Beck,
  • Harrer,

Buerkle–3.
John

Daniel Charles E.

fHlºeiºtm.e"yer,

Hoff,

Jacob Ga

Preachers.

F. A.

(a) As Local

Ruff,

V.

Jahraus,

ble,

J.

Frederick Fritsche,
Beyer.
Hermann

Sr.,

Ber

  • Gustav
  • C. G.

tram,

of Third Year.

None.

(b) In studies
Missionary

  • Rule.
  • (b) Under

Quest.
Elected

(a) As

Henry Borcherding,
Schneider,

William

Bud

John

None. denbaum,

Krill,

Lukemeyer, Wehnes, Barth,
Henry
Friedler,

G.

J. H.

Who have been Continued

on Trial A

Quest. 5.

have been

Elders &

12. What others

Au

Conrad

F.

and Ordained
Gerlach,

Karl A.

J. H.

st ilitzer,

of First Year.

None.

(a) In Studies
I,ocal
Deacons.

None.
John Hass—25.

Triers of

24. Who are the

Quest.

  • of Second Year.
  • (b) In Studies

Henry

ler, —4

(c) In Studies
Missionary

  • Rule.
  • (b) Under

Appeals

&

Bornemann,
Hermann

Muel

Ernst Emil

None.

Hiller,

Huber, Graessle,

Jo

J. W.

J.

E.

  • Beyer,
  • Boch

Weiler,

  • Kern,
  • seph

G.

A.

of

13. Was the Character

Quest.

Braun, George

  • Schwinn–7.
  • Jacob

QUEst. of Third Year. None.
P

Preacher Examined each

Statistical year?

  • 25. What is the
  • strictly done,

each Preacher was as the called was

This

  • Report
  • name of
  • for this

statement,

of Fourth Year.

None.
(d) In Studies

  • open
  • p.

444.)
Conference.

in

  • tabulated
  • (See

Aggregate

26. What is the the Benevolent Collections

reported by turer? QUEst.

Discon

Who have been

Trans

Who hare been and to what Conferences?
None.

  • QUEst. 6.
  • Quest. 14.

ferred,

tin, ued P

as

of
Treas

the Conference

None.

$29,414.85.

Who have been Admitted

Membership
?

QUEST. 7.

into

Who have Died

Quest. 15.

f

Full
Lurker,

Nachtrieb,
Gottlieb

Liebhart,
Wunderlich,
Carl

the Claims Fund £

27. What are

the Conference

$4,629.

QUEst.

  • this
  • and Ordained Deacons
  • (a) Elected

Henry

Schu

P. F.

Theodore on

year.

mann,

E. T.

  • Henry
  • B. Roller.

and Ordained Deacons

Mueller,

Schneider–6.

obituaries, p.

  • Received
  • 28. What has been

Claims, pre

QUEST. on

416.)
(See

(b) Elected viously. how has it these

and

$4?,629,

Applied

  • Located
  • Who have been

request

Quest. 16.

W.

Edward

been

Frederick

Hayn–3.

Strecker,

W.

2

their own
None. at

William F.

applied der of the Conference. under or

  • has been
  • which

are in
What Members

of Third Year?

QUEst. 8.
Studies

(a) Admitted

  • Located
  • 2

2
Who have been

None.
QUEst. 17. QUEst. 18. QUEst. 19.

  • Membership
  • into Full

this

the Preach

29. Where are ers Stationed
Quest.

[These year.
P

W. Mueller. Edward
Frederick

Strecker,
Who have Withdrawn
None.

appointments

  • in the State
  • are all

except

Henry indica

as otherwise

B. Roller—3.

W.

fºllo,

ted.

pre

Membership

Hayn. permitted

Who have been

Charges

  • into Full
  • (b) Admitted

viously.

  • DISTRICT.
  • CINCINNATI

or

under to Withdraw
SchNEIDER,

P. E.

J.

S.

(P.

  • F.
  • William

Complaints

2

Ky.)

O., Newport,

None.

(Ind.),

Ernst

are in

of Fourth Year?

Boecklin,

What Members

QUEst. 9.
Studies and Brookville Reichemeyer,
Batesville
Erpelled?

Who have been

None.
Quest. 20.

William

Mueller.

Ro

William

Conrad

CONFERENCE,

289

CENTRAL GERMAN

1895.

(Ind.),

Huntington Jeffersonville, inghaus.

  • Waverly,
  • Toledo

Side and Per

(O.): JE.aJs.t Link.

Geo. Schwinn.
Chillicothe and Nocka.

Cincinnati:
Detjen.

W. E. John
(ind.), C. E. Sever

rysburg,
Street,

Beyer.

Hermann

DaJv.id JG.raeBsoslce.k

Street,
Galena

Segur Avenue,
Everett

(Ky.)

Breckinridge

Louisville

:

Street,

Auburn,

Street,

Walnut

H. G. Lich.
Mount
B. F. Beal.
Eighteenth Street, hannes. stahler.

  • Street,
  • Frederick

Jo

Race

Frederick Cramer.

  • Avenue,
  • Spring

Grove

Franklin

NORTH OHIO DISTRICT.

  • Oillinger.
  • Street,

Street,
Jefferson Market Madison Mars (P.
J. E. Braun. J. II. Horst.
Fritsche,
Church,

Hills,
Third

Chas. Treuschel. J. C. Wuester.

G. E. Hiller.

SchALL,

O., Berea,

J. G.

P. E.

0.)

(Ind.),

O.,
Walnut
C. G.

Jr.

(P.

(Ky.),

Covington Dayton,

Philip, Ind.),
Saint
Akron,

Allegheny hart. Baresville, Berea, Bucyrus, Canal Dover and lilan il.

William Andree.

H. E. Wulzen.
Elias Roser.

Piqua,

City (Pa.),
Carl Bozen
(Ind.),

Greenville Kapsch. Hamilton,

  • and
  • F.

J.

Mount Vernon
Louis Mil ler. Nashville
John Kuster. Meyer.

(Tenn.),

C. G. Herzer.
John Claus.

John
Albany (Ind.),

Indianapolis

(Ind.): First Church

Church,
Grie we and John Mueller. Nippert Memorial, Henry

*nºt* **.

J. W. Hu

F. A. Schumann.
Nºo.r.

  • and Third
  • W. F.

Chili,
(Ind.),

F. J. Bau

Salem
J. C. Guenther.

(Ind.),

Borne Santa Claus

Adam Schantz

Clarington,
A. C. Baur. enbaecher.

Bethany,
Cleveland:

ler. Emanuel,

F. W. Muel

(Ind.),

  • Seymour
  • Church,

Second
A. F. Zarwell.
George.
Mathias

J. H. Schimmel

Andrew Graessle.
Zion,

  • (Ind.),
  • L. S. Katter

Ironton and
White Creek henry.
E. W. Bockstahler.

(Ind.),

Lafayette

Church,

Paul,
J.HRe.nrByodmer.

First

Saint
Pullmann.

  • fennig.
  • p

(Ind.),

MICHIGAN DISTRICT.

Lawrenceburg Strecker.

E. W.

Columbus, fierman fierzer.
ALLINGER,

O., Detroit,

Louis

(P.

P. E.

Mich.)

Delaware, Henry Metzger. Galion,
Healthy,
JW. Jil.liaBmaechtold.
Mount

Jauch.

C. O. Klock-iem.
Bonn, Henry
Newport

(Mich.),

  • Allegan
  • George

  • Mitter.
  • Marietta and

Jend.

º

Pomeroy,
P. J. Graessle.

(Mich.),

Speck Marion,
C. E. Ploch.

Ann Arbor

J. C.

Portsmouth,

Terre Haute

W. A. Schruff.
Circuit, lilan.

  • Marion
  • Hueneke.

Auburn and Garrett supplied.

John J. H. Holt

(Ind.),

Hamp.

F. A.
(Ind.),

  • McKeesport
  • (Pa.),

to be
Nast, Honorary

Apologist—member
Street, Cincinnati,

  • William
  • Editor of

kamp. Monroefield,
Christian

of

Bay

City (Mich.),

John Beck.

Jacob Braun.
Spaeth.
Christian
Race terly

Quar
Knoxville,
(Mich.),

  • New
  • Max Dieterle.

Liberty,

Berne Defiance,
Conference.

Pittsburg:

,

Edward Krass.
East

J. C.

  • Nast,
  • A. J.

Editor of Christian

  • Gerlach.
  • Church,

Detroit (Much.):

First

Apologist—member

  • Rogatzky.
  • of Everett

Quarterly
Church,
Oscar

Second

City
First

  • Second
  • Richard

F. W. SchnePidleure.

Cincinnati,

Street, Conference.
Golder,

  • Church,
  • Ernst Werner.

Church,

Mission,

(Mich.),

  • Hayw.
  • demann.

W. F.

  • Sandusky
  • LaCarne,

Frederick

§yer.

and
Christian

  • Assistant Editor DeWitt
  • Andrew

  • Apologist–member
  • (O.),

Mersfelder, Spencerville Vermillion,

Harrºr.

Dangel.
Daniel

(O.), of Christian

Eden

D. E.

Rogatzky.
Herman

Hills,

  • Elmore
  • Cincinnati,

Conference.
Grenzenberg,
Wegweiser—member

of Walnut

J. C. Gommel.

''{

(Mich.), (Mich.),

Quarterly
Francisco

Freeport
Paul Wuerfel.

William Iſo

Jacob Boekstahler.

(W.Va.),

Gustav Wei
Herman

Editor of

of Mount Quarterly

Weºrl.ing

gatzky. Goshen
Conrad Boecklin.

(Mich.),
Auburn,

Cincinnati,
Conference.
Riemenschneider, President;

Karl

tº:

  • Rapids
  • Joseph

Grand

Berr,

J

Professor;

J. C.

Kern. and Finan.
Marting,

Treasurer

(Mich.),

George

(Ind.),

  • Holt
  • Wahl.

David Dobb

LOUISVILLE DISTRICT.

Agent,

  • cial
  • of German Wallace

Kendal ville

Rothweiler,

College

  • JAcob
  • P. E.

Ind.) Weigle.
— members of Berea

rick.

  • O.,
  • Albany,

Quarterly
(P.

New

Conference.

Lansing (Mich.),
Karl Koch.

Weidmann, Superintendent

A. J.

Bedford Booneville

Bradford
City (Mich.),

J. C.

Marine Montague
K. B. Koch.

(Mich.),

Muskegon

Asylum—mem

Orphan

º

Helwig.

Allinger.

of Berea ber of Berea elice.

(iii.). C. W.

and
Quarterly

(Ind.),

Jacob

Confer

Marquardt,

(Mich.), (Mich.),

J. A.

Emil Boch.

City,

Cannelton and Tell

W. J. G.

  • Petoskey
  • supplied.

to be

Fred. Kuhnle.
Bochstahler, Charleston

Kupfer,

Roseville Saginaw,

(Mich.),

  • Missionary
  • in China.

C. H. Miller.

C. F.

(Ind.),

Side,
East

and Kochville
Evansville (Ind.):toFbirest

!".

QUEST. 30.
Where shall the next

Conference be held 2

  • Church,
  • Baumann,

  • C.
  • Christian

A'. Buerkle.
Severinghaus. George

J. F.

  • Stryker
  • Mission,

(O.),
B. E. E. Fishbach.

Ky.

Newport,
Kaletsch.

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    Ministry Leadership Models Nurture, Outreach, Witness (N.O.W.) and Single Governance Board Structure © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings. John 15: 1-14(NIV) 2 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings. Thanks to Generous Givers This webinar is provided as a service of the Discipleship Ministries and is funded through generous World Service apportionment giving by local United Methodist congregations. © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings. © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings. The Presenters Jacqui King Jason Klees Leadership Ministries Webinar Specialist © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings. Goals for this webinar: Review Leadership Steps to take to move Ministry Models forward Define Ministry Leadership Models • Nurture Outreach Witness (N.O.W.) • Single Board Governance • Church Council and Leadership Positions needed for each Ministry Model • “Steps to Take” – what is needed to implement the new Ministry Model • Resources / Prayers © 2016 General Board of Discipleship. Permission is given for use in United Methodist congregations, districts, annual conferences, and camp settings.
  • Two Separate Unions Formed One United Church by David Oberlin, 1979

    Two Separate Unions Formed One United Church by David Oberlin, 1979

    Two Separate Unions Formed One United Church by David Oberlin, 1979 The United Methodist Church is the product of two recent church mergers – one in 1946, which brought the Evangelical and United Brethren in Christ denominations together to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church (hereafter called the EUB Church); and one in 1968, which combined the EUB and Methodist denominations to form the United Methodist Church. Each merger created a new denomination, altered church organization, and had an impact on its membership. This paper examines these two mergers and their impact on members of affected congregations in Union County, Pennsylvania. Located in a rural setting in central Pennsylvania, Union County includes many small communities and two major towns – Lewisburg with almost 9,000 residents, and Mifflinburg with a population close to 7,000. Within the county are 17 United Methodist churches – three of which are former Methodist, and fourteen of which are former EUB. While the United Brethren in Christ Church was active in central Pennsylvania, all of the former EUB congregations in Union County were originally Evangelical. Each of the former Methodist congregations has its own pastor, and ten of the fourteen former EUB congregations make up three circuits within the county. Because there were no United Brethren in Christ churches in Union County, the 1946 merger did not have much of an impact on the congregations of the county. The 1968 merger, on the other hand, had a large impact in Union County because EUB and Methodist churches were located throughout the county. In Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, for example, the 1968 merger resulted in two United Methodist churches located within a block of each other.
  • CS-422 Theological Heritage 4: Wesleyan Movement Wesley

    CS-422 Theological Heritage 4: Wesleyan Movement Wesley

    CS-422 Theological Heritage 4: Wesleyan Movement Wesley Theological Seminary Course of Study General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Second Summer Term: July 13-17, 2020 Faculty: Rev. Joye F. Jones Email: [email protected] Course Description This course covers the significant individuals, decisive events, and theology of the Methodist movement. Utilizing categories of grace, faith, and holiness, the student will appropriate the Wesleyan heritage. Objectives 1. Understand and reflect on the movements, major figures, and events that led to the eighteenth century revivals, especially the lives and ministries of John and Charles Wesley. 2. Understand and articulate the vision of holiness and the theology of grace as it shaped the Wesleys, and the structures of the Methodist movement. 3. Identify and discuss significant theological and historical developments in American Methodism, including ordination and episcopacy. 4. Reflect theologically on our Wesleyan heritage and identity. Required Texts: • Heitzenrater Richard P., Wesley and the People Called Methodists. Second edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2013. • Maddox, Randy L. Responsible Grace: John Wesley's Practical Theology. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1994. • Wigger, John H. American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009 Plus the following sermons found on http://wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/ (Note, all of these sermons are included in John Wesley’s Sermons, An Anthology edited by Outler & Heitzenrater, Abingdon Press, ©1987, 2nd printing, 1993.) “Free Grace” “On Working Out Our Own Salvation” “Scripture Way of Salvation” “Use of Money” “Witness of the Spirit II” And this article by John Wesley: “What is an Arminian” found on https://arminiantheologyblog.wordpress.com/category/john-wesley/ Optional Texts: None of these are required; they are listed in case you want to read more.
  • Wesleyan Covenant Association

    Wesleyan Covenant Association

    WESLEYAN COVENANT ASSOCIATION Confidence for the Future "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” - Matthew 7:24 Confidence for the Future The Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) connects Spirit-filled, orthodox churches, clergy, and laity who hold to Wesleyan theology. It is an association or network of individuals and congregations who share a common understanding of our Wesleyan doctrine and desire to become a vibrant, faithful, growing 21st -century church. We believe change is coming to The United Methodist Church, and as we live into what comes next, the Wesleyan Covenant Association will connect, encourage, and resource clergy, laity, congregations, and regional chapters by: · Committing to the primary authority of Scripture and the Lordship of Jesus Christ · Creating a unified response to the Bishops’ Commission recommendation that would maintain traditional, orthodox Methodist beliefs · Developing a plan for a positive and faithful future The Wesleyan Covenant Association affirms the work of other renewal groups, such as The Confessing Movement, Good News, and UM Action. However, the WCA’s purpose is not to fight the political battles raging across the church, but to prepare for and live into a positive and fruitful future. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12 1 Upholding Scriptural Authority and the Lordship of Jesus Christ The earliest Christian affirmation was “Jesus Christ is Lord” (Acts 2:36). This is the core belief that characterizes all Christians and defines discipleship.
  • Methodist Conferences Journal List

    Methodist Conferences Journal List

    Methodist Conferences List American Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church A. M. E. Church General Conference Journal: 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1896, 1900, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972(2), 1976 A. M. E. Church Board of Home & Foreign Missionary Department Quadrennial Report: 1944 to 1948 A. M. E. Church Missionary Annual: 1883, 1888-1892, 1897-1898, 1898-1899 A. M. E. Church Year Book: 1918(2), 1922-1923, 1930, 1935-1936, 1939-1940(2), 1948-1949, 1955(2) The A. M. E. Church Budget: 1881(2), 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885-1886(3), 1887-Centennial, 1886-1904(duplication), 1891(2), 1901(2) A. M. E. Church Annual Conference Combined Minute: 1951, 1977 1 Illinois Conference: 1943, 1944 Indiana Conference: 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879 Missouri Conference: 1855, 1856, 1857 New England Conference: 1852, 1854, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1866, 1868, 1870, 1876 New Jersey Conference: 1893, 1896 New York Conference: 1865 Ohio Conference: 1850, 1852, 1862 Philadelphia Conference: 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865(2) South Ohio Conference: 1928 Southwest Missouri Conference: 1939 Tennessee Conference: 1934 West Tennessee Conference: 1926(2), 1929, 1938 2 American Methodist Episcopal Zion (A. M. E. Z.) Church General Conference Journal: 1892, 1904, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956(2), 1964, 1968(2), 1972(2), 1980, 1996 Minutes of the Annual Conference: 1830, 1831, 1832, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1846, 1852 British North America Conference: 1857 California Conference: 1895 Genesee Conference: 1858 New England Conference: 1862, 1863, 1867, 1870 New Jersey Conference: 1890, 1969, 1970, 1971 New York Conference: 1890, 1891, 1894, 1919 New York and New England Conference: 1855, 1857 Philadelphia and Baltimore Conference: 1911 3 Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.
  • 1 Why a New Book of Discipline?

    1 Why a New Book of Discipline?

    Why A New Book of Discipline? The Book of Discipline has served as the covenanting principles of the Methodist Church since its inception at the Christmas Conference in 1784, and of the United Methodist Church following the merger with the United Brethren Church and Methodist Church in 1968. The creation of The Connection, a new Discipline is an audacious proposal in the face of this long history and tradition. It begs the question: Why is a new Discipline necessary and desirable? You probably already know how challenging it can be to read, understand and find things in The current Book of Discipline. It wasn’t always this complicated. The Book of Discipline has grown by 2000% since 1828 and an additional 500% since 1960. Already the next general conference has 15% more legislation than the 2016 general conference to consider. These additions are now adding more rules and less innovation and fewer people on the Wesleyan Path, more hierarchy and less local decision making and fewer decisions to follow Jesus Christ. What kind of Discipline do you want? Would you want a book that was simplified, easy to read, and helps you find what you are looking for and wouldn’t require a lawyer, parliamentarian or course in polity to understand it? Imagine a simpler and clearer book that celebrates our rich Wesleyan theology, history and methods for being the church without watering it down by continually adding procedure and process. Does it feel like the denomination works for the local church, or does it feel like the congregation exists to work for the denomination? Imagine a book that sees the congregation as the primary unit for mission, and the denomination as a structure to support congregations.