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The fortieth session of the Nebraska
Conference convened in Nebraska City, Sept. 12. Bishop Merrill
presiding. This is the seventh time the session has been held here
since its organization in 1861. The last session was eight years
ago. The members of the conference could not but be impressed with
the great improvement in the church which has been wrought out
under this pastorate of Dr. C. M. Shepherd during the past year.
It is now one of the most beautiful, commodious and substantial
churches in the state, and is entirely paid for.
On Tuesday evening the examining board held Its
annual meeting. and Secretary E. _. Mills addressed a large
congregation on the Twentieth Century Offering. On Wednesday
morning the conference organized by electing W. Fifer secretary,
with W. J. Scott and L. T. __ assistants; Geo. Hobson, recorder,
and O. T. Moore assistant. E. D. Gideon was elected statistical
secretary with A. V. Wilson. F. A. Barnes, H. B. Seymour, H. W.
Cope. J. W. _mbree, C. L. Myres. S. T. Walker and W. M. Morrow as
assistants. U. H. Gilmore was elected treasurer, with J. G.
Stanard as assistant. The transfer of W. M. Balch from St. Louis
Conference was announced.
The following presiding elders read their
reports: W. B. Alexander, Hastings district: H. T. Davis, Lincoln
district; P. Van Fleet, Nebraska City district; G. W. Isham,
Beatrice district, and Geo. I. Wright, York district. W. H.
Turrell and James Mailley were permitted to withdraw from the
ministry and membership of the Church. Dr. J. F. Kemper was
elected president of the conference missionary society, vice, Dr.
J. C. H. Hobbs deceased during the year. The death of D. P. Kline
was announced. In the afternoon Rev. T. A. Hull preached the
conference sermon. and in the evening Dr. H. K. Carroll gave the
missionary address.
On the second day of the session a telegram was
read by the secretary announcing the death at Boulder. Colo., of
Dr. J. B. Maxfield, of Omaha. for many years a member of this
conference. The secretary was instructed to send a message of
sympathy to Mrs. Maxfield. C. E. Ruch, H. E. Covell. M. E. Gilbert
and E. F. Gates were advanced to the second year. C. D. Metcalf
was continued in the class of the first year and given credit for
studies passed. S. T. Walker, Phil. H. Smith and W. H. Stanley
were advanced to the fourth year. T. M. Ransom was continued in
the third year. John Calvert. W. M. Morrow. J. E. McKenney. E. S.
Burr and M. R. Crisp were passed to the class of the fourth year.
Geo. C. Cobb was advanced, Henry Zinnecker was continued in the
third year. G. W. Selby was excused from the third year studies
and advanced to the class of the fourth year. A. J. Young was
continued in the third year.
I. W. Kenagy, Geo. Wash, H. V. Price, T. H.
Lillie, and G. W. Ayers were admitted into full connection. George
Wash was continued on trial.
The following were introduced: C. B. Spencer. of
the CENTRAL: W. M. Balch, recently
transferred to this conference; C. N. Dawson, of North Nebraska;
Miss Tweedy, of the Omaha Hospital and Deaconess Home; E. F.
Miller. evangelist, of Chicago; L. A. Turner, pastor of the
Congregational Church at Nebraska City; and W. J. Calfee, of the
South Dakota Conference.
On Thursday afternoon O. W. Fifer preached the
annual missionary sermon, and at night an anniversary for the
superannuates was held, presided over by Dr. P. C. Johnson.
Addresses were made by F. L. Wharton. O. T. Moore, C. L. Smith and
A. L. Folden.
On the third day S. W. Gamble conducted the
devotional services and addressed the conference upon the Sabbath
question.
A. J. Hollingworth, R. A. Barnes, E. M. Evan and
Philip H. Smith were elected to Elders' or-
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ders. H. F. Smith, G. L. Hosford and A. B. Grossman were
continued in the class of the fourth year. J. A. Chapin was
superannuated at his own request and addressed the conference. A.
W. Raimund, of La Salle Street Church, Beatrice, was elected to
local deacon's orders. The orders of W. H. Lockwood, of Blue Hill,
from the Free Baptist Church. and of Cyrus Wells, from the United
Brethren Church, were recognized. Mr. S. H. Pye, of the Book
Concern and Dr. C. B. Spencer, of the
CENTRAL, addressed the conference. A
resolution was adopted asking that the old tunes be restored to
the hymns in the new book now in preparation.
On behalf of the Hastings district preachers, C.
B. Lenfest presented W. B. Alexander, retiring presiding elder,
with a gold watch. The Bishop announced the transfers of L. T.
Guild to the Des Moines Conference, and T. McKendree Stuart from
that conference to this. By vote of the conference the transfer of
W. J. Calfee, of the South Dakota Conference, was invited. Miss
Tweedy addressed the conference in behalf of the Omaha Hospital,
and E. E. Hosman, financial agent of Nebraska Wesleyan University,
represented the interests of that institution. The board of
stewards announced that the receipts by collection for the
superannuate fund was $1,748 cash.
In the afternoon the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society anniversary was held and addresses were made by Dr.
Spencer, of the CENTRAL and Geo. C. Cobb.
returned missionary from Korea. In the evening the educational
anniversary meeting was held with addresses by Dr. Huntington and
E. E. Hosman.
On the fourth day A. J. Young, T. M. Ransom, A.
P. Hull, E. L. Wells were continued in the supernumerary relation.
The following were changed from the supernumerary to the
superannuated relation: L. Jean, D. C. Brannon, A. Madole, James
Williams, R. J. Adams, J. L. Orr. E. W. McMillen was made
effective.
A. L. Folden, Wm. Cowley, N. H. Davis, G. A.
Smith, J. P. Jones, O. P. Sheldon, Hiram Burch, G. B. Crippen, C.
G. Lathrop, Jeptha Marsh, Harrison Presson, Chas. Reilly, L. W.
Smith, J. W. Taylor, J. L. Fort. J. M. Warfield, G. H. Smith, Geo.
Hobson, Enoch Holland were continued in the superannuated
relation. The relation of C. W. Wells was changed from
supernumerary to superannuated.
A. L. Bull, W. H. Shoaf, Wm. Hull, D. W. Wiet
were admitted on trial. C. E. Winters was reinstated in the
conference and elected to deacon's orders. Herbert Covell and
Eugene Gates were elected to deacon's orders under provision of
the Discipline applying to "remote fields" of labor.
Article follows the one above.
BY REV. MARION G. RAMBO, A.M.
The forty first session of the Des Moines
annual Conference met at Boone, Iowa, Sept. 12, with Bishop Walden
in the chair. Wm. Stevenson was re- elected secretary with G. M.
Hughes, M. G. Rambo and Chas. J. English as assistants W. G.
Riheldaffer was re-elected statistical secretary. and David
Shenton was re-elected treasurer. J. W. Taylor and C. E. Wood were
announced as transferred from the Misouri Conference; W. O.
Wooleter, a probationer of the first year, and E. H. Fleisher,
from the Northwest Kansas Conference, and E. W. Erickon from the
North Nebraska Conference. Dr. M. D. Collins, formerly a member of
this confernce, was introduced.
An impressive communion service was held. Dr. H.
G. Jackson, of the Rock River Conference, represented the Church
Extension Society. In the afternoon the missionary sermon was
preached by McKendree Stahl. At the anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, Dr. W. H. W. Rees delivered an address.
In the evening Bishop Walden delivered his lecture on Africa.
On Thursday the presiding elders read reports of
their work during the year. S. H. Pye, Agent of the Western
Methodist Book Concern, addressed the conference. He presented a
draft on the Book Concern for $1,088, and one on the Chartered
Fund for $22, which were ordered paid. A statement was received
from the treasurer of the Episcopal Fund which shows our
apportionment to be $2,261, and our deficiency for 1st year to be
$519. T. J. Wright. recently transerred from the East Main
Conference. was introduced. The recommendations of the follow-
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On Sunday H. T. Davis conducted the
conference love feast, after which Bishop Merrill preached from
Jno. 1: 12: "But as many as received him, ect." (sic) In the
afternoon Ira W. Kenagy, H. V. Price, G. W. Ayres, T. H. Lillie,
F. E. Winter, A. W. Reimund, E. E. Gates and H. E. Covell were
ordained to the office of deacon; and A. J. Hollingsworth. R. A.
Barnes, Edgar M. Evan. and P. H. Smith to the office of elder.
Samuel H. Maxwell, from the Methodist Protestant
Church, took the ordination vows of an elder. and W. H. Lockwood,
from the Free Baptist Church, those of a deacon.
On Monday W. J. Calfee was transferred from the
Dakota Conference and appointed conference evangelist. W. H.
Prescott and T. A. Campbell were elected conference
evangelists.
David City received the unanimous vote of the
conference to meet there next year.
At 2 P. M. a memorial
service was held for E. Wilkinson. Dr. J. C. H. Hobbs and D. P.
Cline.
BEATRICE DIST.-- George W. Isham, P. E.
(P. O., Beatrice.)
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LINCOLN DIST.-- Heny T. Davis. P. E.
(P. O., 1019 S. Sixteenth St., Lincoln.)
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HASTINGS DIST.-- R. Pearson. P. E.
(P. O.. Hastings.)
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NEBRASKA CITY DIST.-- P. Van Fleet, P.
E.
(P. O., Nebraska City.)
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YORK DIST.-- G. I. Wright, P. E.
(P. O.. York.)
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