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   First Possessors of Nebraska: Indians, French, Spaniards, then Napoleon--His scheme of colonization--The Louisiana Purchase--God's purpose--the Chief Factors in its Accomplishment--Leckey on National Greatness--Bancroft's Estimate of Methodism--President Roosevelt on the Pioneers and Pioneer Methodist Preachers. The Problem: The Settlers found Nothing they needed and must make everything

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   Appointment of Dr. W. H. Goode--Illustrates Elements of Power in Methodism--Best Men to the Front--Dr. Goode's Leadership in Indiana Conference--His journey to Kansas--From Kansas to Nebraska--Nemaha--Old Fort Kearney--First Lots donated for Church--First Visit to Omaha--His First Sermon in Nebraska--Returns to Indiana--Reports, and is appointed Superintendent of Missions

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   Dr. Goode, Superintendent of Missions--Second Visit to Nebraska--Responses to call for Help--Collins--Hart--Burch--W. D. Gage, First Pastor appointed--Coincidence--First Class formed--First Church built--First Class at Nebraska City. Omaha: Arrival of First Pastor--Methodism the First on the Field with Pastor--Organization--Church--Isaac Collins--First Class--Probable Members--Building of the First Church--J. M. Chivington, J. W. Taylor, W. M. Smith--Collins's Successors

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   Development of Work in South Platte Country--Nemaha Mission--David Hart--Incident--First Class in Pawnee County--In Richardson County--Circuit changes Form and Name--Falls City--Table Rock--Founding of Beatrice--Incident--

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Brownville--London--Tecumseh--Nebraska City--The Chivingtons--Jacob Sollenburger--Z. B. Turman--Plattsmouth--First Class--David Hart--Mt. Pleasant--"Uncle" Stephen Hobson--Martin Pritchard--J. T. Cannon, Sketch of his Life

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   Development of Work in North Platte Country--Pounding of Fremont--Forming Class--The Two Rogers--Jerome Spillman's Preaching--Florence--Calhoun--De Soto--Death of Dr. Goode's Wife--Jacob Adriance--Dead Dog Incident at De Soto--First Class and Sunday-school--Cuming City--Tekamah--L. P. Stringfield--Decatur--T. B. Lemon--Omadi or Dakota City visited by Dr. Goode in 1858--Plate Valley Circuit Adriance goes to Colorado--Experiences there--Marriage

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   Camp meetings: First one held at Carroll's Grove in 1856--Second one, same Year, near Nebraska City--Third, in Richardson County--Another one at Carroll's Grove. Conferences: Iowa and Missouri--Kansas-Nebraska Conference--First Session at Lawrence, Kansas, October--Held in a Tent--Preachers Armed Statistics for Nebraska Portion--Conference Minutes--Time of Meeting changed to spring, the Next Conference year, six months--Second Session at Nebraska City--Bishop Ames did not arrive till Sabbath--Dr. Goode presided--Thrilling Adventure--Third Session at Topeka--Trip of the Nebraska Contingent--Fourth Session at Omaha--"Pike's Peak and Cherry Valley" (Col.) on the List of Appointments--Fifth and Last Session of Kansas--Nebraska Conference--Resolutions on Slavery

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   Progress Under Difficulties, but Progress--Dr. Goode's Part of the Work--His Generous Tribute to the Workers--His Retrospect--Tributes to Dr. Goode's Worth

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   First Nebraska Conference: Great Events Pending--Relation of Nebraska to these Personnel of the Conference--Outlook Unpromising. Three Great Leaders: Davis, Lemon, and Maxfield--Dr. Buckley's Estimate of Maxfield--Other Strong Men join the Ranks--Statistics--Average Salaries.

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   During War Time: Little Progress--Missouri Refugees--Great Difficulties--Excitement--Bitter Feelings--S. R. Trickett shut out of Plattsmouth Church--Indian Troubles--Number of Charges decrease--Falls City--Table Rock--Brownville--Pawnee City--First Parsonage--How Built--Gracious Revivals--Beatrice--Maxfield--Rulo--P. B. Ruch--Burch at Brownville--Tecumseh--L. F. Britt--Helena--Sollenburger--Saltillo--Rock Bluffs--Plattsmouth--J. G. Miller--Peru--Jesse L. Fort

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   New Tendency toward Large Cities--Sunday-school Work--Nebraska City--T. B. Lemon--Great Revival--Nebraska City District--H. T. Davis--Follows T. B. Lemon as Pastor at Nebraska City--Is followed by G. S. Alexander--Sketch of his Life and Characteristics--Omaha--Obstacles to the Work--David Hart--Is succeeded by T. B. Lemon--His, Popularity and Success--Growth of Church--W. M. Smith--W. B. Slaughter--Haynes's Sketch of Life and Character--Special Transfer--H. C. Westwood's Pastorate--Gilbert De La Matyr--Omaha District served by W. M. Smith, Isaac Burns, T. B. Lemon, and A. G. White

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   Omaha District: Bellevue--E1khorn--Platte Valley--Fort Kearney--Calhoun Parsonage built by A. G. White--De Soto--Tekamah--Decatur--Dakota--Few Churches or Parsonages--War closes and Nebraska soon after becomes a Free State--Summary of Results--C. W. Giddings, Sketch of his Life

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   Increase in Immigration--Causes--More Helpful Agencies--Church Extension Society--Re-enforcements--Growth of Church at Nebraska City--Omaha--Peru--Pawnee City--Beatrice--Plattsmouth--Fremont--The Rogers and Van Andas--New Charges--Among these, Fremont, Schuyler, Grand Island, Blue Springs, Ashland, and Lincoln, soon attain Importance

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   General Features: Expansion--Great Influx of People and Great Revivals--Rapid Growth of Cities--Revival Incidents--Conversion of "General" Dane and the Fiddler--Era of R. R. Building--Missionary Appropriations, ours compared with the other Churches--Methodism keeps Men in the Field when others can not--Father Janney's Explanation--District Work--Difficulties--Strong Men at the Front--Methodism's Reserve Force--Local Preachers

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   Conference of 1870--Statistics--Great Responsibilities--Spontaneous Movements--Local Preachers hold Revivals, organize Classes and Circuits--David Fetz and Moses Mapes in Webster County--James Query in Polk County--organizes First Class--George Worley in Butler, Saunders, and Seward--C. G. Rouse in Antelope County--The Worley Family--William--Thomas--James. Regular Movements: C. W. Wells in Republican Valley--G. W. Gue in Fillmore--Newman Brass in Clay--W. E. Morgan--First Class in York County--Father and Mother Baker--H. T. Davis crosses Swollen Stream in Sorghum Pan--York--J. S. Blackburn--G. A. Smith--W. G. Miller--J. W. Stewart.

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   Development in North Nebraska: Logan Valley--Class formed at Lyons--Dakota City--Covington District formed with S. P. Van Doozer, P. E.--Sketch of his Work--Succeeded by J. B. Maxfield--The Work on the Elkhorn--Madison--Norfolk--Oakdale--George H. Wehn--Camp-meeting--Jabez Charles--Madison and Boone Counties--Albion--St. Edwards--Church built at Madison--Camp meeting--C. G. Rouse. Omaha: Second Church--South Tenth Street--First Church--G. W. Gue--New Factor--Phenomenal S. S. with Samuel Burns, Superintendent--Clark Wright--Maggie Van Cott--Great Revival--But Church Divided--L. F. Britt--Church turned over to Creditors--H. D. Fisher--Church on Davenport Street--J. B. Maxfield--Eighteenth Street Church--Lemon, Pardee, Johnson, Beans, Shenk, and Leedom as Pastors--South Tenth Street--J. M. Adair, John P. Roe, P. C. Johnson, D. Marquette, Pastors

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   Lincoln: First Preachers--Z. B. Turman and R. S. Hawkes--Capital located in 1867--H. T. Davis, First Pastor--Little Church on Tenth and Q--Church built on M Street--J. J. Roberts--Close of his Career--Mrs. M. E. Roberts--Tribute by one of "her Boys"--George S. Alexander--W. B. Slaughter--S. H. Henderson--A. L. Folden--Beginnings of Trinity--Sharon--A. C. Williams

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   Some Old Appointments dropping out--Others becoming Strong--Camp meeting at Mt. Pleasant--In these Methodism a Power--Extension of the Work--Nebraska Circuits--Beatrice District--Beatrice--Sterling and Crab Orchard--T. A. Hull--Camp meeting--Fairbury--Parsonage built--E. Wilkinson--Fairmont--Crete--Dr. Maxfield--His Report of District--Succeeded by George W. Elwood--Progress of Work on Beatrice District--Great Revivals--Reports--D. F. Rodabaugh succeeds Elwood--Sketch of his Life

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   A. G. White, P. E.--First Report--New Circuits--Hamilton County--C. L. Smith--Clay County--E. J. Willis--St. Paul Richard Pearson--Kearney Circuit--D. A. Crowell--Grand Island--Wood River--Jepthah Marsh--Red Cloud--Charles Reilly--Clarksville--Pastor "Expected Little and was not disappointed "--First Year's Work--Grasshopper Scourge--Four Years' Progress

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   T. B. Lemon, P. E.--Progress Slow First Year--Rapid Afterwards--First Report Beginnings of Kearney District--C. A. Hale--First Preacher in Custer County--Kearney--John Armstrong--North Platte--Edward Thompson--Hastings--A. C. Crosthwaite--C. L. Brockway--Leslie Stevens, P. E.--Missionary--E. G. Fowler--Ord--William Esplin--C. A. Mastin--David Fetz--J. M. Dressler--P. C. Johnson--Sketch of Career--Some of the Laity, Tribute to--Growth of District

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   Development and Organization of the Conferences--North Nebraska--The Annual Conference--Functions of--Duty of Preachers to attend--West Nebraska Mission--North Nebraska Conference--Names of First Members--Maxfield, Adriance, Worley, Van Doozer, Charles and D. S. Davis have already received some Mention--Others; mentioned Briefly--J. B. Leedom--A. Hodgetts--Appointed P. E., Elkhorn Valley--District with 19 Appointments, 17 to be supplied--The Men secured--Difficulties of Presiding Elders--Neligh--J. W. Phelps--Oakdale--D. C. Winship--C. M. Griffith--Thomas Thompson--District Camp meeting--Albion District--S. P. Van Doozer--Sudden Close of his Career--W. H. Carter--J. R. Gearhart--J. Q. A. Fleharty--C. F. Heywood--J. W. Shenk--J. W. Stewart--Father Janney--J. L. St. Clair--E. L. Fox--J. B. Priest--John P. Roe--R. Gortner

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   West Nebraska Conference: Progress from 1880 to 1885--Statistics--Leaders of the Hosts--T. B. Lemon--P. C. Johnson--George W. Martin--West Nebraska Conference organized--Members--Asbury Collins and his Wife, Louisa Collins--First Members of Church at Kearney--W. A. Amsbary--James Lisle--T. W. Owen--James Leonard--O. R. Beebe--Joseph Buckley--Dr. Lemon retires--Tribute paid him--Close of his Career

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   Northwest Conference: Development began in the Early Eighties--Visit of Dr. Lemon--Changes in Boundary Lines: Successive Presiding Elders: Lemon, Johnson, and Martin--The Men on the Picket Line--Owens, Friggens, Scamahorn, and Jos. Grey--Indiana's Contribution to Nebraska Methodism--T. C. Webster and A. R. Julian lead the Hosts--Conference holds First Session, 1893--Members--Further Mention of some--Chas. H. Burleigh--Stephen A. Beck--D. J. Clark--W. O. Glassner--Two Districts formed, and P. H. Eighmy and J. A. Scamahorn succeed A. R. Julian--Adverse Conditions

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   Progress in East and West part of the State--Growth of Work in Cities--Omaha--Rapid Growth in Population--Expansion--South Tenth Street--Seward New Work--Hanscom Park--H. H. Millard--South Omaha the "Magic City"--First Church planted there--Trinity--Walnut Hill--"Leffler Memorial--Southwest Church--"Hirst Memorial"--Benson--McCabe--The old First Church continues to prosper--Total Membership of Omaha Churches--Lincoln--Rapid Progress--Statistics for 1883,--Trinity--Stokely D. Roberts--Close of his Career--Origin of Grace Church--University Place--Marvelous Growth and Unique Church Emmannel--Epworth--Asbury--Bethel--St. Paul--Growth of Lincoln Methodism--P. W. Howe and Charity--Growth of large Churches elsewhere in the Conferences--The Circuit and Rural Work diminishing--Causes--Possible Benefits of new Conditions

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   German Work: First Sermon--First Pastor--General Conditions--First Class formed--Size of Districts and Circuits--Extension of Work First Nine Years--Statistics--Work keeps Pace with Population--Lauenstein's Great Circuit--Statistics for 1890--Last Ten Years under adverse Conditions--But still growing--Statistics for 1903. Scandinavian or Swedish Work; First Movement in 187i--Real Beginning at Oakland in 1877--Excellent Work since--Statistics for 1902. Norwegian: Began in 1880--Present Number 65

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   Nebraska Methodism needed Help at first--Must henceforth be a Helper--Better Provision for her own Young People--Helpful Agencies--Church Extension--Freedmen's Aid--W. H. M. S.--World Movements--Parent and Woman's

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Foreign Missionary Societies--Last Twenty-five Years contrasted with the First--W. F. M. S.--Bishop Warne's Tribute--W. H. M. S.--Valuable Aid during Drouth--Increasing Range of their Work--Church Extension Help--Pressing Need for Churches--Era of Church-building--McCabe--Frontier Fund--Number of Churches and Parsonages built

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   Simpson University--Oreapolis Seminary--Peru Offer--Private Enterprises--Subject considered at every Conference--No Action till 1879--York Seminary opened in 1880--Edward Thomson President Seminary established at Central City in 1884-5--Mallalieu School First Movement toward Unification--Concurrent Action of Conferences--Commission of 28 appointed--Names of Commission--Meet in Lincoln in December, 1886--Unification Plan adopted--Nebraska Wesleyan established, University Place laid out--Dr. Creighton elected Chancellor--Building Started--Haish Manual-training School--Destroyed by Fire--Financial Difficulties--Causes--First Twelve Years--Final Triumph Ellenwood Affair--Debt paid--Creighton, Crook, and Huntington Present Condition--Prospects--University place--Strong Church--Wholesome Moral Surroundings--Preparatory Schools--Douglas--Orleans--Some of those who have helped--Governor Mickey--C. C. White--A. L. Johnson--J. M. Stewart--Attitude of Methodism toward Education in General--Approves Public-school System--Supplements State Institutions--Peru and Lincoln Methodism, and the State Normal, and State University--J. M. McKenzie's Work

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   Hospital at Omaha--Inception--Agitation--Consummation--Haynes' Account--Property purchased--Progress--New Building--Number cared for--Deaconess Work--Mothers' Jewels Home--Beginnings--Location at York--Dr. Armstrong--Burwell and Isabella Spurlock--Letters showing--Nature of Work done--Epworth League--Epworth Assembly--Omaha Christian Advocate--Origin--First Years of Struggle--George S. Davis, D. D., J. W. Shenk, D. D.--Recognized by General Conference--Subsidy appropriated--Commission appointed--Success--Finally combined with Rocky Mountain and Central Christian Advocates--Evangelists--Rapid Development of Movement--Recognized by Church--Success--Temperance Reform--Admission of Women to General Conference

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   Some of the older Workers who have passed away, and some who still remain--White--Van Doozer--Lemon--Maxfield--Last Illness--Memorial Service--Tribute of Friends--Tribute of North Nebraska Conference--H. T. Davis--Passes away during last Session of his Conference--Memorial Services--Expressions of Appreciation by Friends and Conference--Some who are still living--Hiram Burch--Jacob Adriance--John Gallagher--F. M. Esterbrook--J. H. Presson--Some helpful Local Preachers--Robert Laing--John Dale

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   Bishops who have presided--Influence--Number of Appointments made--Great Sermons--Other Services--Resident Bishops--Newman--McCabe--Bishop Fowler the Father of Wesleyan University--Nebraska Methodism compared with other Churches--General Review of the Half-century's Work--Some Interesting Figures covering the whole Time--Total Amount of Missionary Money appropriated to aid the Work--Amount promised to Preachers in Salaries and House Rent--Amount paid--Amount still back--Amount contributed to Conference Claimants' Fund--To Missions--To Church Extension and other Benevolent Claims, including W. F. M. S. and W. H. M. S.--Total for all Benevolences--Number and Value of Churches and Parsonages built--Members of Conference--Members on Trial Membership--Sermons preached--Lessons taught in S. S.--Means of Grace maintained--These are the Visible Results--The Invisible Results--Agencies achieving these Results often obscure--Dean Farrar's Tribute to these

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