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MINUTES OF THE EIGHTEENTH
ANNUAL SESSION

 

OF THE

 

NORTH NEBRASKA CONFERENCE

 

OF THE

 

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

 

HELD AT

 

HANSCOM PARK CHURCH, OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

SEPT. 27-OCT. 2, 1899.
 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, -- J. W. JENNINGS.

FREMONT, NEB.:
PRINTED BY THE FREMONT TRIBUNE
1899.

Episcopal Directory.

The Bishops hold their semi-annual meetings for arranging their official work in May and November. Secretary of the board, E. G. Andrews, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York.

Born
Entered Ministry
Name and Residence
Consecrated
1817
1839

Thomas Bowman, Evanston, Ill.
1872
1820
1837

Randolph S. Foster, Roxbury, Mass.
1872
1825
1846

Stephen M. Merrill, 57 Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
1872
1825
1848

Edward G. Andrews, 150 Fifth Ave., New York
1872
1831
1855

Henry W. Warren, University Park, Colorado
1880
1834
1857

Cyrus D. Foss, 2043 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
1880
1834
1858

John F. Hurst, Washington, D. C.
1880
1834
1856

William X. Ninde, 59 Logan St, Detroit, Mich.
1884
1831
1858

John M. Walden, 220 West Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio
1884
1828
1858

Willard F. Mallalieu, Boston, Mass
1884
1837
1861

Charles H. Fowler, Buffalo. New York
1884
1832
1853

John H. Vincent, Topeka, Kansas
1888
1837
1862

James N. FitzGerald, 3029 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1888
1836
1859

Isaac W. Joyce, 1115 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
1888
1826
1848

John P. Newman, 1037 Market St., San Francisco, California
1888
1840
1859

Daniel A. Goodsell, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1888
1836
1860

Charles C. McCabe, Fort Worth, Texas
1896
1839
1861

Earl Cranston, Portland, Oregon
1896
MISSIONARY BISHOPS.
1821
1843

William Taylor, 150 Fifth Ave., New York
1884
1836
1858

James M. Thoburn, Bombay, India
1888
1842
....

Joseph C. Hartzell, Vivi, Congo, Africa
1896


Sessions and Officers

DATE
PLACE
BISHOP
SECRETARY
STATISTICAL SECRETARY
TREASURER

1882 Sept. 14-17

Fremont

Merrill

W. F. Warren.

Z. S. Rhone

J. Fowler

1883  "  12-16

Omaha 1st C'h

Wiley
"
"

A. Hodgetts

1884  "  10-15

Blair

Mallalieu

Z. S. Rhone

W. H. Carter
"

1885  "   3- 7

Ponca

Andrews
"

E. G. Fowler

J. Charles

1886  "   9-12

Tekamah

Fowler
"

D. C. Winship

J. Q. A. Fleht'y

1887  "   7-11

Fremont

Hurst

D. C. Winship

C. F. Heywood

J. Fowler

1888  "   5-10

Central City

Foss
"

C. D. Day

Wm. Gorst

1889  "  18-23

Neligh

Vincent
"

W. H. Carter

H. H. Millard

1890  "  17-22

Wayne

Bowman
"
"
"

1891  "  16-22

Omaha 1st c'h

Goodsell
"

J. H. Brooks
"

1892  "  14-17

St. Paul

Warren
"

F. B. Ham
"

1893  "   6-11

Norfolk

Walden
"
"
"

1894 Oct. 4- 8

Omaha Sewa'd

  

  

  

  

St. Church

Andrews
"

J. B. Priest
"

1895 "  2- 7

Fremont

Newman
"
"

C. M. Griffith

1896 "  7-12

Albion

McCabe
"
"

J. B. Leedom

1897 Sept. 29-

  

  

  

  

  

   Oct. 4

Schuyler

Ninde

J. W. Jennings
"

H. H. Millard

1898 Sept. 28-

  

  

  

  

  

   Oct. 3

Schuyler

FitzGerald
"
"
"

1899 Sept. 27-

Hanscom Park,

  

  

  

  

      Oct 2

Omaha

Warren
"
"
"

APPOINTMENTS.

GRAND ISLAND DISTRICT.

Years
D. K. Tindall, Presiding Elder.

6
(P. O. Grand Island.)

Alda

*E. B. King

2

Archer

*R. F. Shacklock

2

Bartlett, supplied by

J. C. Berkhalter

3

Belgrade

L. R. DeWolf

Boelus, supplied by

J. M. Dressler

Cedar Rapids

R. C. McReynolds

1

Central city

T. C. Webster

1

Chapman

J. W. Robinson

1

Clarks

R.E. Neal

1

Columbus

J. P. Yost

1

Fullerton

A. L. Mickel

1

Glenwood, supplied by

...

Grand Island-

   First Church

H. A. Barton

1

   Trinity

Alfred Hodgetts

1

Genoa

J. Crews

1

Greeley

*R. J. McKenzie

2

Mapleville. supplied by

J. G. Galloway

North Bend

H. Trezona

1

Purple Cane

A. L. Kellogg

2

Richland, supplied by

C. Hover

St. Edward

C. F. Heywood

1

St. Paul

L. Campbell

1

Schuyler

J. M. Bothwell

1

Scotia

W. R. Peters

2

Silver Creek

W. D. Stambaugh

1

Wolbach

*J. S. Green

1

Wood River

R. H. Gammon

2

J. B. Carns, Superintendent Anti-Saloon League, member Trinity Grand Island Quarterly Conference.

E. E. Day and W. W. Shenk, members of Trinity Grand Island Quarterly Conference, left without appointment to attend some one of our schools.

*R. D. Snyder, member of Central City Quarterly Conference, agent for promoting temperance.

*Undergraduates.

NORFOLK DISTRICT.

F. M. Sisson, Presiding Elder.

1
(P. O. Norfolk.)

Allen

R. N. Throckmorton

2

Bancroft

J. Q. A. Fleharty

1

Beemer

F. A. High

1

Bloomfield

W. J. Brient

1

Carroll

*C. W. Davidson

3

Coleridge- Hartington

C. P. Cheeseman

1

Dakota City

F. M. Clark

2

Decatur

L. K. McNeil

1

Emerson, supplied by

...

Homer, supplied by

...

Hoskins, supplied by

...

Humphrey-Platte Center

H. H. St. Louis

2

Laurel

J. H. Frazer

1

Leigh-Creston, supplied by

...

Lyons

A. L. Gray

1

Madison

J. E. Fowler

5

Norfolk

G. H. Main

4

Pender

C. M. Griffith

5

Pilger

C. F. Kruse

1

Ponca, supplied by

...

Randolph

Wm. Esplin

2

St. James, supplied by

...

Scribner

Wm. Shambaugh

1

South Sioux City, supplied by

...

Stanton

D. Marquette

1

Wakefield

J. H. Johnson

2

Wausa

W. H. Carter

1

Wayne

T. Bithel

3

West Point, supplied by

...

Winside

*O. P. Mueller

1

Wisner

*J. L. Phillips

1

W. K. Gray left without appointment to attend some one of our schools, member Dakota City Quarterly Conference.

NELIGH DISTRICT.

Years
Wm. Gorst, Presiding Elder.

5
(P. O. Neligh.)

Albion

J. B. Priest

2

Battle Creek

R. W. Wilcox

3

Battle Creek Circuit

*D E. Baldwin

3

Boone

H. A. Chappell

1

Chambers, supplied by

L. Hedden

Clearwater

*A. E. Fowler

1

Creighton

A. J. Markley

3

Elgin

J. N. Gortner

2

Emerick

W. R. Phelps

1

Ewing

*G. W. Kliver

1

Inman, supplied by

Geo W. Kliver

Loretta, supplied by

...

Lynch

*E. C. Thorp

Meadow Grove

*E. E. Hunt

1

Neligh

E. T. George

3

Newman Grove

A. Bishop

3

Niobrara, supplied by

C. G. Rouse

Oakdale, supplied by

...

O'Neill

E. C. Hutchinson

2

Osmond

A. J. Warne

2

Paddock, supplied by

...

Page

*E. W. Wilcox

1

Pierce

*J. G. Shick

1

Plainview

E. E. Hosman

2

Plainview Circuit

*N. E. Wood

1

*Savage

E. D. Griswold

2

Tilden

W. A. Rominger

5

Spencer-Highland. supplied by

...

*H. G. Kemp, *G. W. Shick, members of the Neligh Quarterly Conference, left without appointment to attend some one of our schools.

OMAHA DISTRICT.

J. W. Jennings, Presiding Elder.

1
(P. O. Station A, Omaha.)

Albright, Supplied by

City Missions

1

Arlington

G. M. Couffer

1

Benson, Supplied by

City Missions

1

Blair

G. W. Corey

1

Craig

W. L. Elliott

1

Elkhorn

E. T. Antrim

1

Fremont

F. H. Sanderson

1

Herman

R. J. Cocking

1

Hooper

B. B. Keister

2

Kennard

J. Charles

1

Nickerson, Supplied by

Wm. Slothower

5

Oakland

E. E. Shafer

2

Omaha -

   City Missions

G. A. Luce

1

   First Church

M. W. Chase

1

   Hanscom Park

C. C. Cissel

1

   Monmouth Park, sup. by

City Missions

1

   Seward Street

A. C. Welch

2

   South Tenth Street

C. O. Larrison

1

   Southwest, supplied by

R. M. Henderson.

3

   Trinity

H. H. Millard

1

   Walnut Hill

C. N. Dawson

5

West Omaha

Sup. by City Missions

1

Papillion-Richfield, supplied by

...

South Omaha

J. A. Johnson

1

Springfield, supplied by

...

Tekamah-Arizona

*J. F. Poucher

3

Valley

O. Eggleston

3

J. W. Shenk, Editor Omaha Christian Advocate, member Hanscom Park Quarterly Conference.

O. J. Nave, Post Chaplain U. S. A. member First Church Quarterly Conference

H. L. Powers, Conference Evangelist, member Hanscom Park Quarterly Conference.

D. W. McGregor, Conference Evangelist member Trinity Quarterly Conference.

D. C. Winship, Missionary in Colorado

J. A. Roades, Missionary in Montana.

F. W. Bross, Missionary in Wyoming.

DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS.

   North Nebraska Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop H. W. Warren presiding: Secretary, J. W. Jennings. Postoffice of Secretary, Station A, Omaha, Neb.

   1. Who have been received by transfer, and from what Conferences? Mattison W. Chase, Northern New York; Richard H. Gammon, Northwest Nebraska;. Charles S. Hughes, Austin; Emanuel Grant Hutchinson, Virginia; C. F. Kruse, West German; Isaac S. Leavitt, Wisconsin Conference.

   2. Who have been re-admitted? Andrew J. Markley from Des Moines Conference, (located in 1896.) None.

   3. Who have been received on credentials, and from what churches? None.

   4. Who have been received on trial? (a) In studies of first year, Edgar D. Griswold, Norton E. Wood, Dorson E. Baldwin. In studies of third year. (Dis., ¶ 165, § 2.)

   5. Who have been continued on trial? (a) In studies of first year, Arthur E. Fowler, George W. Kliver. (b) In studies of second year, John Grant Shick, Edward Beaumont King, James S. Green, John L. Phillips, Henry A. Chappell. (c) In studies of third year. None. (d) In studies of fourth year. None.

   6. Who have been discontinued? None.

   7. Who have been admitted into full membership? (a) Elected and ordained deacons this year, Eli C. Thorp, Abram J. Warne, Ellsworth W. Wilcox, George W, Shick, Charles W. Davidson, John F. Poucher. (b) Elected and ordained deacons previously, Oscar P. Mueller, Roddy D. Snyder.

   8. What members are in studies of third year? (a) Admitted into full membership this year, Eli C. Thorp, Abram J. Warne, Ellsworth W. Wilcox, George W. Shick, Charles W. Davidson,
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Oscar P. Mueller, Roddy D. Snyder, John E. Poucher, Harry G. Kemp, Emerson E. Hunt. (b) Admitted into full membership previously. None.

   9. What members are in studies of fourth year? Ronald J. McKenzie, Robert Frank Shacklock.

   10. What members have completed the Conference Course of Study? (a) Elected and ordained elders this year, Frank A. High, Allen Bishop, William D. Stambaugh, John N. Gortner, Elmer E. Day, Edward T. Antrim, Willshire R. Peters, William W. Shenk, Josiah E. Fowler. (b) Elected and ordained elders previously. None.

   11. What others have been elected and ordained deacons? (a) As local preachers. (Dis., ¶ 165, § 1.) Edgar D. Griswold. (b) Under missionary rule. (Dis. ¶ 165, § 4.) None.

   12. What others have been elected and ordained elders? (a) As local deacons. (Dis., ¶ 168, § 1.) None. (b) Under missionary rule. (Dis., ¶ 168, § 4.) None.

   13. Was the character of each preacher examined? Yes, in open Conference by roll call.

   14. Who have been transferred, and to what Conferences? Elmer E. E. Rorick to Northwest Iowa; Norman A. Martin to Nebraska; Francis M. Wright to Black Hills; Edward W. Erickson to Des Moines; William P. Murray to Erie Conferences.

   15. Who have died? John McQuoid, William Stanner.

   16. Who have been located at their own request? None.

   17. Who have been located? None.

   18. Who have withdrawn? James J. Banbury, Charles S. Hughes.

   19. Who have been permitted to withdraw under charges or complaints? None.

   20. Who have been expelled? None.

   21. What other personal notation should be made? None.

   22. Who are the supernumerary preachers? Samuel Cates, Thomas W. Owen, John P. Roe, Bartley Blain, John E. Moore, James R. Gearhart, John H. Brooks, Dugald C. Winship, Thomas W. Matthews, William H. Underwood, Jacob B. Leedom, William A. Wilson, Emory R. Adriance, John B. Maxfield, Isaac S. Leavitt.

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   23. Who are the superanuated preachers? Jacob Adriance, Daniel T. Olcott, Charles Balson, Charles H. Savidge, John L. St. Clair, Henry W. Conley.

   24. Who are the triers of appeals? J. W. Jennings, J. M. Bothwell, J. Charles, T. C. Webster, A. L. Gray, C. F. Heywood, E. T. George.

   25. What is the statistical report for this year? (See tables.)

   26. What is the aggregate of the benevolent collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? $12,379. 00.

   27. What are the claims on the Conference fund? $3,060. 00.

   28. What has been received on these claims, and how has it been applied? $1,156.34. (See report.)

   29. Where are the preachers stationed? (See list.)

   30. Where shall the next Conference be held? Norfolk.

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