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Everything in the Realm of Music 26 STORES—HD QRS. 1515-21 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT BRANCHES: 12832 E. Jefferson Ave., 9101 Mack Ave., 1231 Broadway, Jos. Campau, near Yemans, Detroit. ADRIAN, ANN ARBOR, BAY CITY, FLINT, GRAND RAPIDS, HIGHLAND PARK, HILLSDALE, JACKSON, KALAMAZOO, LANSING, OWOSSO, PONTIAC, PORT HURON, SAGINAW, SOO. TRAVERSE CITY, WYANDOTTE and YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN. TOLEDO, OHIO. CHATHAM, SOO and WINDSOR, ONTARIO. 'v>,« William Fraser McDowell William Fraser McDowell I THE MINUTES INCLUDING THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE DETROIT ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE Methodist Episcopal Church SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION CENTRAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PONTIAC, MICHIGAN September 12-19 1922 BISHOP WILLIAM FRASER McDOWELL, President GEORGE B. MARSH, Secretary Lansing, Michigan Wynboop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. 1922 TABLE OF CONTENTS l| Part I. A. Conference Roll, with addresses 295 B. Conference Rules of Order 300 Part II. Officials and Committees: A. Conference Ofldcers 302 B. Standing Committees and Boards 304 C. OfiBcers of Conference Societies 306 D. District Boards 307 E. Other OfiBcials 307 Part III. Disciplinary Questions and Answers 310 Part IV. The Appointments 315 Part V. A. The Daily Proceedings 322 B. The Certificate of Ordination. 342 C. The Record of other Conference Meetings 342 Part VI. Reports: Auditing Committee 369 Board of Stewards 363 Book Committee 351 Bronson Hospital 361 Children’s Home 360 Corporate Conference 357 Deaconess Board 370 District Superintendents 346 Education Committee 353 Endowment Fund Commission 367 Financial Secretary 356 Michigan Christian Advocate 358 Moral and Social Reform and State of the Church 354 Old People’s Home 359 Resolution Committee 353 Transportation Bureau 369 Treasurer 369 Part VII. A. Plan of the Conference Examinations 373 B. Graduate Course 377 Part VIII. Historical: A. Memoirs: 379 Alva G. Blood 382 R. L. Hewson 380 Samuel Howarth 383 John H. Macintosh 379 Robert Pattinson 381 John Rowe 382 Gabriel Sanderson*. 384 Mrs. Samuel Bird 388 Mrs. L. P. Davis 389 Mrs. Leonard Hazard 387 Mrs. H. J. Johnson 386 Mrs. Geo. B. Marsh ’. 385 Mrs. R. McConnell 385 Mrs. M. H. McMahon 386 Mrs. R. L. Mulholland 388 f. Mrs. J. R. Rankin 387 B. Roll of Deceased Members 390 C. The Sessions of the Conference 395 Part IX. Statistical Tables: A. Treasurer’s Report 398 B. Statistician’s Report 414 C. Special Statistical Report 435 . PART L—A. CONFERENCE ROLL All addresses are in Michigan, unless otherwise stated. The date indicates the year of admission into this Conference. Indicates that the member is in the Retired Relation, flndicates that the member is in the Supernumerary Relation. (1876) Bishop Joseph F. Berry, Honorary Member, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania. (1906) Bishop Frederick D. Leete, Honorary Member, Indianapolis, Ind. (1912) Bishop H. Lester Smith, Honorary Member, Bangalore, India. A. Name Postoffice 1921 Brown, C. W (Stephenson Postoffice Name 1907 Brown, Ernest. .. .Iron Mountain 1887 Adams, Carlos L. 1891 Brown, Wm. E Dryden 1908 Ainge, Clement., * , 1917 Bryan, R. R Calumet 1920 Ainsworth, W. P. .Grand Blanc 1922 Bunney T Mohawk 1*896 Allen, Bertram E. 1922 Bushong, H. G. .Mackinaw City '1898 Allen, Charles B. 1916 Butt, Andrew T. F. .Harbor Beach 191'5 'Andrews, Fred • • • . 191T Atkins, Robert M Detroit C *1864 Austin, C. Pasadena, Cal. 1915 W 1900 Cain, 1917 'Austin, John E.. William J Detroit 1900 Camburn, Arthur T. .iStockbridge 1888 Campbell, Donald H Munith 1919 B. 1888 Campbell, John W Milford 1891 Cansfleld, Hartley Bay City 1891 Bacon, Joshua 'Sandusky 1910 Card, W. Lester Dansville *li881 IBailey, Wm. J. Winter Haven, iFla. 1913 Carey, Samuel A Hadley 1903 Balgooyen, Albert. .Mount Morris 1912 Cargo, Ira W Cass City *1885 iBalmer, W. J Port Huron 1913 Carless, Ernest L Gaines •T883 Barnum, Charles W Fenton 1921 Carley, Ira E (Franklin *1882 Bartram, M. H Ypsilanti •1894 Carley, Marion J....Eden, Miss, 1922 Baughn, J. H ISaginaw *1884 Carter, George W.... Perry, Okla. 1921' Bayless, C Detroit Carter, Lome. .Freeland, R. IF. D. *1*871 1921 Becker, C. C Flint) easier, David. .iSault Ste. Marie 1922 Bedell, G. W Argyle 1920 Castellucci, V. I Detroit 1911 Beedon, Arthur Carletou *1877 Challis, Dewitt C Tuscola 1903 Bennett, Eli P Howell 1897 Chapman, James Bad Axe Bennett, Hedley Troy 1912 Chapman, Joseph. .New Lothrop 1913 Bennett, Milton L. Highland Park •1908 Chase, Robert J... North Branch *H882 Benson, Charles B Davison tl917 Cheney, Herbert H Tuscola 1902 Benson, E. C. C Davison •1874 Clark, N. Norton Petersburg 1914 Berry, iS. H Oscoda 1914 Clifford, F. J Flat Rock 1921 Beynon, E. D Detroit *1876 Coates, Frederick Imlay City 1910 Bickford, Edward. .Crystal Falls 1921 Cole, H. A Addison 1913 Biddlecombe, Harry Wayne 1914 Colenso, Harry Gladstone *1'895 Bigelow, Guy M..Los Angeles,Cal. 1920 Collinge, C. W Detroit 1914 Bircham, F. C Sandusky 1910 Collister, Thomas E..Lake Linden 1908 Bird, Levi Port Huron 1908 Collycott, William H. .. Rochester *18^ Bird, Samuel W Commerce .1911 Combellack* Wm Stambaugh 1915 Blackmore, Joseph. ... Oak Grove 1914 Cookson, Frank Bad Axe 1902 Blake, Prank A W'alled Lake 1897 Cooley, H. C Appleton, Wis. 1916 Blakeley, L. M Detroit *1896 Coombe, William B. Seattle, Wash. 1919 Bottrell, Thomas *S Republic *1875 Cope, Robert L Caro 1920 Bottrell, Samuel T Linden 1897 Crampton, Burton A. .Blissfield •1863 Bourns, Alfred F. .'Seattle, Wash. li894 Crosby, Reuben Monroe 1917 Bready, Russell H Pontiac *1892 Cross, Ezra A Detroit 1913 Brewer, Chester H ..Denton 19115 Cross, iS. 6 Tawas City 1918 Brewer, H. A Pinconning 1918 'Crossland, Weldon F Detroit 1920 Bronson, C. F Brown Cfty 1904 Curts, George H Saginaw DETROIT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Name Postoffice Name Postoffice 19’22 (Harris, W. II Lexington Darling, Victor S Trenton *1'S92 IHarrison, J. F. H. .Port> iSanilac 'Davey, Geo. P Marlette flOOS 'Hathaway, George F Arbor, F. Davis, II. E New Haven Ann R. D. 6 Dawe, William Dearborn *1'SS6 Hazard, Leonard. .Alhambra, Cal. 1>922 Heyler, Detroit DeVinney, J. C Detroit W. B Dewey, E. C Negaunee 1906 Hicks, George G._. Alpena Dimond, Edwin D .Flint I'SSS Hill, Charles E Flint Dixon, Emerald B Pontiac 1910 Hill, George G.... North ‘Branch Doten, Alvin G Norway 1910 Hildebrand, E. F Owosso Doty, Clifford E Caro 1919 Hichens, Herbert N Avoca Dudgeon, W. J Clio 1912 Hichins, Joseph At school Dunlavy, E. IF St. Clair 1902 Hoard, Guy V Detroit Dunning, W. Edson Chelsea 1919 Hocking, Edward Memphis Dupuis, Lanson B Pontiac 1910 Hopkins, iRussell D iSaginaw Durr, Geo. D Detroit 1920 Hough, L. II Detroit 1922 Hoyt. M. W .River iRouge Dutton. Joseph. Saulh iSte. Marie Duttweiler, H. E Flint *US93 Hoyt, Peter B (Flint Dystant, John ISSS Hubbell, Jamts D Detroit Ferndale, Royal Oak 1911 Hufton, Vict*or J "St. Ignace Idle, Dunning Ypsilanti Eastman, C.harles iS Pontiac Edmunds, William. Uxbridge, Ont. Ivey, James Oshkosh, Wis. Edwards, Calita E Milan Edwards, E. H Washington Edwards, Timothy . Washington Eldred, Marshall H, , . Ishpeming 1'877 Jacklin, James E Detroit Elliott, George New York *1890 Jackson, James Pontiac Eva, (Sidney D Farmington 1915 James, James H Pickford Evans, John 'South Haven 1903 Johnson, Edward G Weston Exelby, Elmer W Detroit? fl909 Johnson, Charles J Marquette 1891 Johnson, Herbert J Morrice 1906 Johnston, Fred B Detroit *1873 Johnstone, J. M Portage City, Wis. *1889 Jones, Fergus Chelsea Fee, Geo. A Farmington G 1920 Jones, Grayling Felton, Harry Ishpeming W. L Feuell, Reginald R Millington Field, Frank M i .Detroit I’leld, Howard A Detroit Firth, Walter Deckerville 1891 Karr, Manley P Perry IFitch, F. L Dearborn *1890 Karr, Norman C Caro Fitchetb, Frank F Detroit 1910 (Keast, Lewis Laurium Francis, W. C Detroit 1913 Keene, C. L Akron Francis W. I Gtisville 1904 Kilpatrick, Richard T....Owosso Frazee, Elias W. Long Beach, Cal. 1919 King, E Detroit) Fruit*, Walter R Detroit *1916 Koyle, John W Owosso 1914 Kuhlman, H. W Ironwood Garman, .1. A 'Samaria Garnett, S. W. F Durand *1865 Laing, Aaron R Mt. Morris Geach, Waldren Vassar 1908 La Marche, Norman Morenci Gearhart, C. W Detroit 1921 Lacy, D. N Marquette Gilroy, George W Armada 1899 Leeson, H. Addis Ann Arbor Glass, D. Hasler Flint 1916 Lendrum, F. A Bay City Glidden, John H Manistique *1899 Leonard, A. B Port Huron Gordon, Elias G. Owosso, R IF D 4 1893 Leonard, Frank L Hancock 'Gordon, George W 'Dansville 1911 ILewin, John E Houghton Goss, Joel B Flint 1906 Littlejohn, DeWitt C Detroit Grant, F. James Ridgeway 1918 l#ockyer, Jno E Gnaway Grattan, O. R Detroit 1919 Lord, Harry J Newberry Graves, Alden R Goodrich 1904 Lovejoy, Luther E.New York City Greenwood, T. A Menominee 1920 iLow'e, W. W Fairgrove Gregory, Win. A 'Williamston 1909 Lowry, Paul Shabbona Gullen, George E Detroit 1914! Lyon, G.