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Your committee beg leave to report that the
accounts of Treasurer Secretary, and missionary monies distributed
by the Presiding Elders, have been carefully examined, and we find
them all correct.
G.
W. Norris, J. B. Leedom, Wm. Esplin, G. A. Luce.
American Bible Society.
WHEREAS, the Bible is
God's Word, and is the only authentic history of the scheme and
plan of redemption and salvation, and contains the only divine
standard of morality and spiritual life; therefore every one ought
to have, and it is our duty to provide, as far as possible, that
every one may have, a Bible; and
WHEREAS, the American
Bible Society is one of the best equipped agencies to this end, is
undenominational in its character, tends to the univication of
Protestantism, and has the special endorsement of out General
Conference, therefore be it
Resolved, That we will earnestly endeavor to
awaken our people to the importance of this duty, and try to
secure largely increased collections for the same.
D.
C. Worts, W. A.. Wilson, W. H. Carter, Wm. Van Buren.
Church Extension.
We rejoice that Dr. A. J. Kynett, the father
of this society, with mental vision undimmed and ardent devotion
unabated is still at the helm in this day of need and peril.
The thrilling words, unflagging energy,
consuming zeal, and amazing activity of our apocalyptic Spencer
stir our emotions, command our admiration, and, awaken within us a
high resolve concerning our activity and devotion during the
coming year. We thank God for bringing to His Kingdom such a man
for such a time as this. We do not forget our obligations to this
great arm of power in our Zion. It has been our helper in too many
places, and upon too many occasions, for such ingratitude or
indifference on our part. In this day, when its very beneficence
-- of which we have been such large sharers -- threatens to
paralyze its work, it shall be recompensed at our hands. In making
this promise we do not forget our fruitless fields, and blighted
harvests; but we are mindful also of this fact, The Lord God is
our strength. He will make our feet like hinds' feet. He will make
us to walk upon
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the high places, and we will joy in the Lord of our salvation.
Therefore
Resolved that: First, We will think, and talk,
and pray, and preach, and circulate literature, and solicit and
collect for the Church Extension Society the coming year, until in
our hearts we can say, we and our people are clear in this
matter.
Second, We request our Presiding Elders to send
us our several aportionments at the earliest practicable moment,
and, after our educational collections, this shall be the first
presented to our people; and, the Lord helping us, we will do our
part to have the full apportionment of this Conference in the
treasury at Philadelphia by Jan. 1, 1895.
J.
H. FRAZER, Chairman.
T. C. CLENDENING,
Secretary.
Campmeeting.
WHEREAS, The earnest
efforts of the ministry and laity in our mid-summer campmeetings
have resulted in two hundred and eighty-one conversions, clearly
demonstrating that work and faith can produce soul cheering
results now as in the days of early Methodism;
Resolved, That we affirm our belief in the
utility of campmeetings, not only as a means of grace, but also
useful in producing conviction and the conversion of the unsaved,
and the sanctification of believers, when honored with the
outpouring of the Holy Ghost.
Resolved, That while we do not disparage the
holding of as many camp and grove meetings as possible, we do
recommend that each District, if practicable, hold at least one
campmeeting annually, and that all other camp or grove meetings on
each District be held at a time which will not militate against
the largest attendance and greatest possible success of the
District Campmeeting
J.
H. Vogt, J. M. Bothwell, G. H. Main
Current Book Accounts.
After due examination in of the accounts of
the brethren, we find many are careless beyond reason: there being
many in this conference whose names we find upon the book, account
who have not so much as called upon the agent this session.
Some men have been given credit who today are
not to be found in Methodism, others are dead and some have gone
to the foreign field. We suggest that as Methodists and ministers
of the gospel of Jesus Christ we should keep our records clear and
beyond reproach in financial dealings as well am in other
things.
It is the opinion of your committee that no
probationer should be allowed credit at the book rooms unless his
Presiding Elder can and does vouch for him, and no member of the
conference should be given
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credit for more than one year except in very rare cases. We
feel that were this the rule ministers and publishers would profit
thereby.
J.
P. Yost, R. N. Throckmorton, Wm. R. Phelps, J. A. Roads.
District Conference Records.
Your committee finds that Omaha District has
no District Conference. That Grand Island and Norfolk District
records are properly kept. Your committee did not succeed in
obtaining the records of Neligh District conferences, but was told
that they were properly kept.
A.
V. Wilson, J. R. Gearhart, O. Eggleston.
Education.
Recognizing the importance of education under
distinctively christian auspices, as it is the only adequate
preparation of our youth for the battle of life, we note with
pleasure the increasing prosperity of our educational institutions
in general, and of our Nebraska Wesleyan University in particular:
this last is indicated by the three hundred and twenty-five
students within her halls, the rapidly augmenting fund for the
liquidation of her debt, and the increasing interest manifested in
her by the Methodists from all sections of the state.
As contributing to this splendid result for our
university we recognize, First -- The untiring and
self-sacrificing devotion of the board of trustees, and especially
approve their action in granting free tuition; Second -- The
efficient and scholarly work of the facility; Third -- The
enthusiastic and aggressive spirit of the financial agent, Rev. T.
C Clendening; and, Fourth -- The masterful grasp, eminent ability
and wise administration of our chancellor, Isaac Crook, D. D.
We note with pleasure the magnificent resources
of our institution, deplore the fact that most of these are
unavailable, and believe that; as rapidly as possible the
unproductive real estate should be converted into interest hearing
paper. To secure this result, we recommend that every preacher
consider himself a sub-agent of the university.
We bemoan the loss by fire of the beautiful and
commodious "Haish Manual Training Building," believing as we do in
the great importance of that department of the university, but we
deem the temporary suspension of the same to be wise under
existing circumstances.
While the friends of the institution may
congratulate themselves upon what has been accomplished in its
behalf, nevertheless, since peril is imminent, arising from unmet
obligations, they must needs be alert and on guard. We therefore
respectfully request our presiding Bishop to call a council of the
Presiding Elders of the state at an early date, to consider and
advise relative to the interests, financial and other, of our
university.
We are pleased by evidences of the enthusiastic
devotion of Alumni,
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and recommend that, at the earliest practicable time, they be
given a representative upon the board of trustees.
We believe that our pastors should give
right-of-way to the chancellor and financial agent in their
churches.
We recommend that Article Eight of the charter
of our University be amended to read as follows:
The Board of University Trustees shall
annually elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and
treasurer. The first three officers shall be members of the Board
of trustees, the treasurer shall be a resident of Lancaster
county, Nebraska, and may be a member of the Board or of the
Faculty of said University, which officers shall hold their
offices respectively until their successors are duly elected and
have accepted; and the treasurer and any other officers that may
be so required by said Board, shall, before entering upon the
duties of their offices, give bond to said corporation in such sum
as said Board shall fix, conditional on the faithful, and honest
discharge of their duties, and the legal payment of all moneys
coming into their hands, and said bond shall be approved by said
Board of Trustees.
We recommend further that article eleven be
amended to read as follows:
The highest amount of indebtedness to which
at any time this corporation shall subject itself, shall not be
more than $40,000.
We recommend further, that article twelve shall
be amended to, read as follows:
When a majority of the annual conferences of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the state of Nebraska shall
authorize the university board of trustees acting as a joint
commission to make any change in these articles of incorporation,
said board of trustees may, if they so elect, make such changes by
a majority vote at any regular or called meeting, due notice
having been given as per article ten of this charter; except that
any such change as may he proposed or endorsed by the majority of
said annual conferences may be made at any annual meeting of said
board of trustees, without special notice published in the call
for said annual meeting. We recommend the election is trustees, of
Rev. D. Marquette, D. D. and Mr. R. B. Schneider, Fremont, to fill
vacancies caused by expiration of the term of Rev. D. Marquette,
D. D., and Mr. A. J. Anderson of Neligh.
The continued help to our young people in their
efforts to see education afforded by the Educational Society
deserves the hearty approval and earnest co-operation of all our
people. That its beneficent work may be enlarged, we call upon all
our preachers to give diligent
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attention to the requirements of the discipline concerning
educational collections, especially emphasizing the children's day
collection.
We recommend the election of the following
officers, for our conference educational society: President, H. H.
Millard; Vice-President, G. H. MacAdam; Secretary, W. P. Murray;
Treasurer, C. M. Griffith.
We recommend the following appointments as
visitors: to Nebraska Wesleyan University, D. C. Winship, H. A.
Barton, and Wm. Worley; to Iliff School of Theology, C. N. Dawson,
and Frank Crane; to Garrett Biblical Institute, G. A. Luce, and N.
A. Martin; to DePauw University, W. K. Beans, and A. L. Mickel; to
Boston University, W. H. H. Pillsbury, and W. P. Murray.
D.
K. Tindall, N. A. Martin, C. M. Griffith, H. A. Barton.
Epworth League.
The Epworth League is a child of our
Methodism and is constantly demonstrating heirship by claiming
more and more of its precious inheritance of Methodist doctrine
and practice. It deserves a place in the organization of every
society. Experience proves that its largest success comes only
upon those charges where the pastors give it an earnest and
enthusiastic personal support. Every Methodist Episcopal preacher
should thus give his influence to the League and all League
workers should maintain the closest relation to the pastor,
faithfully attending the public services of the church and so
ordering the work of the League as to make it a valuable assistant
to the pastor in all his work. We express our appreciation of the
work of Rev. Drs. Berry and Schell in upbuilding the League and
commend to all our young people the Epworth Herald and the
required course of reading for the League. Believing that the best
interests of the League in our conference would be promoted by the
organization of a Conference League we do so recommend, and
respectfully suggest to the program committee of the next session
of our annual conference the propriety of an Epworth League
anniversary upon one of the evenings of the session. We nominate
the Rev. H. H. Millard for the North Nebraska Conference Director
for the Tenth District of the Epworth League. We also commend to
our pastors and people the Junior League, believing that the
systematic religious culture of our children is of the utmost
importance, and that the Junior League under the oversight of the
pastor can best fulfil the disciplinary idea "for the instruction
of children."
Respectfully
submitted,
W.
P. Murray, B. B. Keister, J. H. Brooks, A. L. Kellogg.
Episcopal Fund.
WHEREAS, This
conference raises about one-third of its apportionments for the
Episcopal Fund, and
WHEREAS, The Discipline
says it is the duty of the Annual Con-
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erence to see that the amount apportioned to the different
pastoral charges for the support of the Bishops is raised and
forwarded quarterly to the treasurer of the Episcopal Fund; be
it
Resolved, That not only the letter but the
spirit of this section (280) receive very careful attention of the
preachers of this conference.
C.
C. Snavely, J. H. Johnson, J. Crews.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Education.
Your committee on Freedman's Aid and Southern
Educational work beg leave to make the following report:
We have confidence in said society in the moral
and Christian up-lift to needy persons of the South. We express
our sympathy with said in its present indebtedness.
G.
A. Luce, J. W. Bovee, J. T. Knuckey.
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