Ann Arbor District

Monday was the closing day of the Detroit Conference of the M. IS. ehurch at Porl Huron and was giv-oti up to the work of clearing away the ■ mass of miscellaneous business whSch always accnmulates for the closinj hoürs of the session. Mi. Cleruens was cHosen for the seal ot the ih'xi conference. The ministerial appolntment wece made at a hile hour Monday. As '.■ir as they are likely to interest our readers they are given below: E. II. Shler is transferred from the Adrián lo the Detroit district, and E. VC Uvan. of Ypsilanti, is appointed presiding eider of the Adriau district, which hereafter will be kaown as thö Ana Arbor district, e. T. Alleu, the retlring presiding eider of Detroii iistrict, takes Dr. Kyan's place in the Ypsilanti church. E. B. Bancroft, for3 agent Tor Albion college, is tho uew presiding eider of Flint district, and e. V. Baldwin, of Addison, sueeeeds Kcv. Mr. Springer ',n the Porl Huron district. Aun Artoor District- Presiding eider, E. W. Ryan; Addison, Charles ü. Vdrian, Charles L. Adam-;; Aun Arlmr. B. L. McsElroy; Azalia, Y. II. McAIahon; BHssfleld, John Betty; Carlton, .Tohn L. Newkirk; ('hels-':. ■Tohn irk(M::cii: Clayton, Andrïw SVpod; v'.iniou. and Maeon, E. M. Moore; Deerfield and Petersburg, W. !.'. Stevens; Dexter, Henry W. Hicks; i.ivlüiii. II. a. Field; Dundee, Hartley Cansfleld; Fairfle'ld, Henry A. Leeson; Grass Lake, Prankli.i Bradley; Hudson, I). II. RajHsdell; Lanjb-jrtville, Wm. I". Davis; Leoai, Reuben Llrnery; Manchester and Sharon, I). R. Shier; Medina, Lucius S. Ted'naa; Xlilan, Fergus O. .Iones: Moníoe, '■'. s. Eastman; Morenel, W. ,T. Balmor; Mariette, Charles 10. Marion; Napoleon, ■ ae Yager; Pinckney, W. T. Wallace; Ridgeway, David Yoejae; SaliDe, F. E. 1)0,1,1: Scofleld, Harvey O. Pearce; Stockbridge, John X. Molntosh; stony Creek, Benonl Gib fecuraseh, W. B. T'ope; Tipton, H. .T. .' Marsh; Waterloo, Wm. .1. ïliistle; Weston, Walter E. Burnett; Whitnore i..-ike and Hamburg F. E. ree; Ypsilanti, e. T. Allen. "Burlthardt and Settlements." The follo-wiü: ■ extrae! frorn i New York Life Insurance onipany's illuniinated circular dated Septembsr "is, is self-explanatory and siims ouï hustling yomig friend, iscir F. Bur'ihardt, of tliis city. to deserve our warmes! congratulation for the siiiiStantial results which have atiende, 1 : orts: "EJvery month for the first six months o!' this year. Mr. O. F. Burkhardt, of bhe DetroK Branch, was a i, ider mi applications, and he has just been paid his bonus "f ?250. As y reader of the Bulletin knows. .'i' the conditions of ;liis Leaders 'i at least S0 per cent. o-f the business issued1 as applied tor e. eii month must be placed and paid for in eash. The marnier in which Mr. Burkhardl lias settled for his busi in tliis eonnection is a -r:,lir to biina -: Caction fo the company, and is a model which every repreeentative of the New York l.ife should iry lo follow. in flve months of ' thi six he placed and paid for loo peí cent. of the business issued as applie, for eaeh month. and in the remaining month he placed and paid for í per cent. Wln'ii it ís considered that Mr. Burkhardt, In this contest, placed and paid for (2 polieies, we belleve his I stands unequalled v.nong the leaders for the first half of L897. Y would llke to know the secret of .Mi-. Burkhardt'g su, nss. and perhaps, for tbe benefit of Lis eo-workers, he may at some time be induced to giv' The memibers of the Detroit Presiy. whlch held a session Tier Monday and Tuesday, are most enthu siastic in their praise of the entei taiunient affwdcd them by the pasco and members öf the Aun Arbor churc tiuring tüeir brief stay bere.