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DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS
1 -- Who have been received by transfer, and
from what conferences?
Charles A. Hale, Nelson J. Chrysler and H. P.
Young, a probationer, from the West Nebraska; Phidella P. Carroll
from the Genesee; John W. Lewis from the Maine; Delbert L. Thomas
from the Des Moines; John B. Hammel from the West German.
2 -- Who have been readmitted? None.
3 -- Who have been received on credentials,
and from what churches?
Edgar M. Reed as an elder from the Church of the
United Brethren in Christ.
4 -- Who have been received on trial?
(a) In studies of first year? Edward M.
Furman, Irvin C. Lemon, Lawrence Yost, Eugene Maxey.
(b) In studies of third year? None.
5 -- Who have been continued on trial?
(a) In studies of first year? None.
(b) In studies of second year? William W.
Hull, Wiley H. Shoaf, Dora W. Wilt, Albert S. Bull, Charles D.
Metcalf, Herbert E. Covell.
(c) In studies of third year ? Eugene F.
Gates.
(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? Charles E. Ruch, Marvin E. Gilbert, George Wash.
(b) Elected and ordained deacons previously
? None.
8 -- What members are in studies of third
year?
(a) Admitted into full membership this
year? Charles E. Ruch, Marvin E. Gilbert, George Wash.
(b) Admitted into full membership
previously? Truman M. Ransom (1899), George W. Ayers (1900),
Henry Zinnecker (1899).
9 -- What members are in studies of fourth
year?
George C. Cobb, Samuel T. Walker, Henry F.
Smith, Green W. Selby, Ira W. Kenagy, Herbert V. Price.
10 -- What members have completed the
conference course of study?
(a) Elected and ordained elders this
year? William H. Stanley, John Calvert, William M. Morrow,
Edward S. Burr, Mortimer R. Crisp, George L. Hosford, Alexander B.
Grossman.
(b) Elected and ordained elders
previously? James E. McKenney.
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11 -- What others have been elected and
ordained deacons?
(a) As local preachers? Leonidas M.
Fleming.
(b) Under missionary rule? None.
12 -- What others have been elected and ordained elders? None.
13 -- Was the character of each preacher examined? This was strictly done, the name of each preacher being called in open conference.
14 -- Who have been transferred, and to what conferences? T. McK. Stuart, W. J. Calfee and D. C. Phillips to the Des Moines; S. T. Hawkins to the Idaho; P. Van Fleet to the Eastern South America; F. E. Smith to the Puget Sound; T. H. Lillie to the Oklahoma.
15 -- Who have died? None.
16 -- Who have been located at their own request? A. J. Young, J. H. N. Cobb.
17 -- Who have been located? None.
18 -- Who have withdrawn? C. H. Gilmore, S. H. Maxwell.
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? T. M. Ransom, A. P. Hull, J. G. Walker, C. W. Wells, Francis Deal, H. B. Seymour, A. W. Coffman.
23 -- Who are the superannuated preachers? C. L. Smith, A. L. Folden, G. W. Selby, William Cowley, N. H. Davis, A. P. Jones, Hiram Curtiss, O. P. Sheldon, Hiram Burch, G. B. Crippen, C. G. Lathrop, Jeptha Marsh, Harrison Presson, Charles Reilly, L. W. Smith, J. W. Taylor, J. L. Fort, G. A. Smith, J. W. Warfield, G. A. Hobson, Enoch Holland, J. A. Chapin, Lorenzo Jean, D. C. Brannon, Alvin Madole, James Williams, R. G. Adams, J. S. Orr, Moses Anderson, J. H. Beery, G. H. Moulton, E. W. McMillan, H. T. Davis.
24 -- Who are the triers of appeals? J. W. Stewart, R. A. Barnes, W. M. Worley, J. R. Woodcock, C. M. Shepherd, F. A. Colony, J. R. Gettys.
25 -- What is the statistical report for this year? See Statistical Tables.
26 -- What is the aggregate of the benevolent collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the conference treasurer? $29,470.
27 -- What are the claims on the conference fund? $5,000.
28 -- What has been received on these claims, and how applied? $2,544. According to action of the conference.
29 -- Where are the preachers stationed? See List of Appointments.
30 -- Where shall the next conference be
held? Wymore.
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PLANS FOR EXAMINATIONS
The Board of Examiners will arrange for two
examinations in each district in May and in August. Places and
dates will be announced later. The May examinations will be upon
the first three books of the respective courses. Syllabi on the
first two books to be read should be ready at that time. If
possible the remaining books and syllabi should be ready for the
August examination. The Board will meet at the seat of annual
conference one day before the session opens. Students who have
failed in any examination or who have found it impossible to
complete their work sooner, can be examined then. By order of the
Board no other examinations will be held except those in May and
in August, at the time and place appointed, and on the day before
conference. Positively no examinations after conference opens. The
chairman of each district, assisted by the other examiners in that
district, will arrange for and conduct the district examinations.
Examiners will send lists of questions to the chairman and to the
following district chairmen before the May examinations: Beatrice
district, P. C. Johnson, Holmesville; Lincoln district, L. C.
Lemon, Univeristy (sic) Place; Nebraska City district, G. H.
Moulton, Weeping Water; York district, J. W. Scott, Osceola;
Hastings district, R. N. Orrill, Fairfield. Examiners will report
to undergraduates when they fail in any study that they may have
opportunity to prepare for a second examination. By order of the
conference each person examined shall pay twenty-five cents to the
district chairman at the first examination to cover incidental
expenses. All written work must be neat and orderly. Examiners
will furnish written questions and require written answers.
ADMISSION ON TRIAL.
I. L. Lowe. English Branches, Smaller
Scripture History: Syllabi of The Tongue of Fire, (Theme -- The
Promise and Fulfillment.) A Short History of the English People.
(The Conquest of the Commonwealth.)
T. H. Worley. Aspects of Christian Experience,
Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Life of John Wesley,
Syllabi: The Revival and the Pastor. Selections from the Writings
of John Wesley.
R. A. Barnes. Larger Catechism, History of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. English and American Literature.
Syllabus: Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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FIRST AND SECOND YEAR.
A. B. Whitmer. Introduction to the Holy
Scriptures. (Old and New Testament.) Syllabi: Wesley's Sermons,
Sermon XI, The Modern Sunday School, Chapter VI.
G. W. Abbott. Rhetoric, Logic, Syllabi:
Christian Science and Other Superstitions, Methodist Review (For
the Four Years.)
P. P. Carroll. Preparation and Delivery of
Sermons. (First year, Parts 1 and 2, Second Year, Parts 3 to 5.)
Syllabus: History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. (First Year,
book III, Chapters 3 and 4 Second Year, book V Chapters 7 and 8.
Third Year book VI Chapters 12 and 13.)
J. W. Scott. Systematic Theology (2 Volumes).
Syllabi: Asbury's Journals (First Year Vol. 1, Second Year Vol. 2,
Third Year Vol. 3.) Introduction to the New Testament.
John Gallagher. Christian Purity or the Heritage
of Faith. Discipline of the M. E. Church. (First Year Parts 1 to 5
Second Year parts 6 to the end.) Syllabi: From the Himalayas to
The Equator. History of Methodism.
R. N. Orrill. Outlines of Universal History.
1000 Questions on Methodism. Syllabi: Problems of Religious
Progress: Ecclesiastical Architecture.
P. H. Smith. Hermeneutics, Syllabi: The
Supernatural Book, Hymn Studies, Life and Epistles of St.
Paul.
B. W. Marsh. Foundations of the Christian Faith,
The Land of Israel, Syllabi: Introduction to Political Economy,
Future Punishment.
C. M. Shepherd. Outlines of Descriptive
Psychology, Christian Ethics. Syllabi, Butler's Analogy, Part 1,
Chapter 3, The Son of Man.
L. C. Lemon. Extemporaneous Oratory. Syllabi:
Supplementary History of American Methodism, The Historic
Episcopate, Foreign Missions of the Protestant Churches.
W. M. Balch. History of the Christian Church
(two vols.) Introduction to Sociology, Syllabus: History of
Rationalism.
O. T. Moore. Syllabi: The Governing Conference
in Methodism, History of the Ritual of the M. E. Church, Digest Of
Methodist Law, The General Conference and Episcopacy, Christian
Archaeology.
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LOCAL ORDERS.
H. G. Wilcox. outlines of Bible History,
Theological Compend, Christian Baptism, Primer of Psychology,
Short History of the Christian Church, History of Methodism
(Abridged.) Discipline 1900.
F. A. Colony. Systematic Theology, (Raymond,
Three Vols.) Essentials of Argumentation, Introduction to Gospel
Records, Digest of Methodist Law, 1000 Questions on Methodism,
Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Doctrinal Aspects of
Christianity.
The books to be read in the Local Preacher's
course should be reread but syllabi will not be required in the
review. This board will examine only on the review.
All examinations excepting those for local
orders will be in writing.
P. C. Johnson will have charge of all the
exegetical work and the examination of the sermons of the class of
the third year.
O. W. Fifer will announce subjects for essays
upon request. Essays should be sent to him at York, not later than
August 1st. They should be about 1200 words in length. An essay
written in school during the current year will be accepted.
G. H. Moulton will examine the sermons of the
classes in admission and the first year.
The Presiding Elders are requested to report to
the Chairman of the Board the names of candidates for admission
and local orders as early as September 1.
O.
T. MOORE. Registrar,
G.
H. MOULTON, Chairman.
Talmage,
Neb.
Weeping
Water, Neb.
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REPORTS: OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
The Auditing committee of the Nebraska
conference has examined the accounts of the Presiding Elders, the
Secretary and the Conference Stewards, and find them correct.
L.
MORRISON, Secretary,
D.
S. DAVIS, Chairman.
Inasmuch as both our ministry and our church
are giving greater attention to Bible study with a view to
vitalizing in daily life and practice the wonders of the Word of
God, and our universities and colleges are giving more attention
to Bible culture than ever before, and in view of the further fact
that many are satisfied that the next era of revivals must be
based on sane, reverent, earnest Bible study, it is a cause for
congratulation that the collections for the Bible cause this year
show a decided increase.
If renewed study of God's Word is neccessary
(sic) for a growth of spiritual life and power in the church, how
much greater then the need of putting this Word into the hands of
all people both at home and abroad; to this end your committee
urges that the next year may see no reaction in this matter, but
rather a still further increase in the amount contributed to the
cause of the American Bible Society.
GEORGE
C. COBB, Secretary.
1. We heartily congratulate the Board of
Church Extension, and the Church at large, on the remarkable
success of this work through a period of thirty-two years. Two
hundred and thirty-eight churches within our own bounds have
received aid up to Nov. 1st, 1900.
2. Our country, being new, with rapidly
increasing population and new territorial additions, will continue
to need Church Extension, in the future as in the past, and our
Church by fostering and strengthening this work will increase its
own power to do tire larger work now thrown upon it.
3. As a Conference, we will not be content with
anything less than a full response to the call of the General
Committee for our proper share in Church Extension, until,
everywhere, in communities now destitute, the people shall have
opportunity to "enter His courts with praise."
4. As a Conference, we will co-operate with the
Board of Church Extension. in securing within the ensuing three
years. Twentieth Cen-
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tury Thank Offerings for Church Extension to the amount of
$1.000,000.
5. We request our Presiding Elders to apportion
with care, the full amount asked for Church Extension, to the
several districts and pastoral charges for collection; and,
availing ourselves of the helps; provided by the Board, and
especially CHRISTIANITY IN EARNEST and GLAD TIDINGS, we will
present this cause in all our churches, and endeavor to secure, at
least, the amount asked, in accordance with the plan of our
Discipline.
6. In the death of our beloved brother, Dr. W.
A. Spencer, our church has lost one of its most efficient and able
workers and we as a Conference extend our sympathy and love to his
bereaved family.
W.
N. SIMPSON, Secretary.
GEO.
M. GATES, Chairman.
From information given us by our Board of
Insurance we are pleased to know it has met with a royal reception
and is meeting a great need, as it now protects more than 10,500
policy holders representing more than $13,000,000. in risks.
The carefulness of administration is shown by
the fact that since its organization it has sustained a much less
ratio of loss than old line companies, and besides paying every
dollar due has accumulated more than one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars net assets.
The company insures the homes and goods of our
preachers, and all property held by the church, writing its
policies for the total amount desired up to three-fourths
valuation of the property, and protects itself against excessive
loss by proper reinsurance. It receives its premium in annual
installments and rebates its savings annually, yet by its system
and rebates saves more than 50 per cent of the cost of annual
policies in stock companies, so making it possible for every
church to be protected.
More than one-half of the 10,500 policy holders
were unable to meet the requirements of stock companies, and in
several of these cases our policies have saved the societies from
annihilation.
We urge all our people to use their own company,
for every policy given to another company, by that much prevents
the best results possible in our own, and may keep just out of
reach the help sorely needed by some struggling church.
A. G.
Forman, Chairman.
The committee recommend that E. W. McMillan be given the
superannuated relation; that A. W. Coffman be made supernumerary;
that Hiram Curtiss be continued in the superannuated relation with
the request that he be given work if possible as a supply; that
Moses Anderson be continued in the superannuated relation.
ASA
SLEETH, Secretary.
J.
F. KEMPER, Chairman.
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CURRENT BOOK ACCOUNTS.
The committee on Current Book Accounts beg to
report that the total amount due is more than $3,000, of which
$1,800, remains unpaid. Some of the brethren have made no effort
to either pay or settle in any way their accounts. The per cent of
accounts uncollected in the conference is so largely in advance of
all other conferences that it is feared that our good name is
liable to reproach if we do not insist upon our delinquents
settling their bills promptly.
A.
W. SHAMEL, Secretary.
We, the committee on District Conference
Records, have examined the Record of the York District Conference
and find the same correct.
C.
L. MYERS, Chairman.
Your Committee on Education submit the
following report:
First, We commend the work of the Board of
Education, the wise deliberations of the University Senate and the
faithful work of Secretary McDowell. We would call special
attention to Children's Day and urge its observance in every
charge that there may be increased contributions to the Children's
Fund.
Second, We rejoice in the spendid (sic) work
being done in our Theological schools and in the opportunities
afforded our young ministers to make a thorough preparation for
their ministry. We believe the instruction in these schools should
be such that every graduate going out therefrom should be
thoroughly furnished to teach the doctrines of our Church. We
recommend all our young men expecting to enter the ministry to
take a thorough course in our Nebraska Wesleyan University and if
possible to attend one of our Theological Schools.
Third, We have great joy in the success of our
Nebraska Wesleyan University. We would commend our noble faculty,
the high grade of work done in the channels of literary
instruction and in the music, art and other departments.
Especially. would we record with unmeasured gratitude the
remarkable religious sentiment and power that has pervaded the
University from year to year.
Fourth, The indebtedness upon our University has
been raised. When we consider the severe drought and other
unfavorable conditions we can but say truly God has wrought for
us. $50,983 has been provided on conditional subscriptions, $10,00
from the Topical Bible fund and about $9,000 from the Thank
Offering fund. Words fail to do sufficient honor to our beloved
Chancellor, who has been the prime mover in this great victory and
we would express our profoundest gratitude to Bishop McCabe for
his wise councils and able assistance rendered, and commend and
express our appreciation of our Board of Trustees, who have
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so heroically grappled with the financial problems. $37,2746.26
of the conditional subscriptions have already been paid. We urge
the speedy collection of all subscriptions and payment of all
indebtedness and that the fixed policy of the trustees shall be
that no debt shall be incurred in the future. The fact that the
attendance promises to be much larger than any previous year gives
evidence of the growing confidence in the University.
Fifth, We recommend, 1st., the apportionment of
$10,000 among the four conferences to be raised for the University
for the current year. 2nd., The appointment of W. M. Balch and A.
H. Whitmer, conference visitors to the Nebraska Wesleyan
University. 3rd., The appointment of J. S. W. Dean as conference
visitor to Garrett Biblical Institute and W. T. Cline as
alternate. 4th., We recommend the election of F. M. Esterbrook and
J. S. W. Dean, trustees for the Nebraska Wesleyan University for
the term of four years. Respectfully submitted,
W. M. BALCH, T. A. HULL, Wm. WORLEY, A. B.
WHITMER, JOHN GALLAGHER.
The Conference Visitor to Garrett Biblical
Institute, May 25. 1901, respectfully submits the following
report:
The number of conference visitors to Garrett
Biblical Institute. May 25th, 1901, was the largest in the history
of the institution. There were thirty-seven present, representing
twenty-one conferences from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota. Missouri and Nebraska. All the
brethren seemed pleased with the management of the Institute and
with the work done. The President and all the Faculty have stood
heroically at their posts during the year: but Dr. Bradley because
of ill-health was compelled to vacate his position. All of the
faculty were elected for the ensuing year, with the exception of
Dr. Bradley.
The, report of the Trustees shows that the
receipts for the past year exceed the expenditures to the amount
of $3.044.50: Receipts, $45,493.53; Expenditures, $42,444,03:
Excess $3,049.50.
Judge Horton chairman of the board of trustees
stated in the joint meeting that the annual income ($80,000) of
Garrett was the largest of any similar institute in the world.
The Library consisting of 57,000 bound volumes
and the Library of the North Western University (to all of which
the students have access) afford rare facilities for all who can
avail themselves of this great and growing institution in
Methodism.
A new library building is one of the pressing
needs of the institution. At the earnest solicitations of the
conference visitors, the Trustees assured them that a large and
commodious library building, creditable to the Institute and to
the Church, would be built soon.
From Dr. Little's report we gleaned the
following facts. "The
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number of graduates this year was the smallest (only twenty
seven) for several years. The number of degree students
outnumbered the diploma students. This is the first time this has
occurred in the history of the Institute." He further stated
that
We failed to notice any sentence in the annual
love-feast, the social meetings or in Dr. Terry's sermon, that
would indicate a lack of orthodox teaching. We were impressed with
the spiritual tone of the school, in perfect accord with the word
of God. There were only four students from Nebraska. Garrett
should have a larger patronage from the west.
We shall long remember the gentlemanly and
christian courtesy of the faculty and trustees of Garrett and the
citizens of Evanston.
WM.
M. WORLEY, Conference Visitor.
Your committee find in a communication from
the treasurer of this fund that last year the deficiency on the
part of this conference was $681, and that the amount for this
year apportioned is $1,358. In order to meet this claim in full it
must be presented to every congregation and the people informed of
its importance. Last year twenty five charges failed to report
anything in the column for the support of Bishops. Two of these
charges were in Beatrice district, three in Hastings, four in
York, seven in Lincoln and nine in Nebraska City district. We
would recommend that the Presiding Elders inquire as to the amount
raised for Bishops in connection with amount at the same time with
that of the pastors and if the amount apportioned has not been
collected at the time of their last quarterly meeting on the
several charges that they present the deficiency to the people and
ask that it be made up in full.
E.
L. BARCH, Secretary.
J.
H. PRESSON, Chairman.
Whereas we recognize in this society one of
the most effective agencies through which the Church is
enlightening, educating and Christianizing the illiterate people
of the South both white and black, and
Whereas, the future success of its work depends
largely upon the interest and efforts of our pastors;
Therefore we recommend that every pastor use
renewed diligence in making our people acquainted with the work of
this society and to lay upon their hearts their obligation to this
cause; and we further recommend so far as practicable the
circulation of the Christian Educator as a means to this end; and
we further urge upon all our pastors the necessity of using all
reasonable effort to bring up our contributions to the full amount
asked of us as a conference which is $1,000.
H.
G. CLAYCOMB, Secretary.
E.
L. WOLFF, Chairman.
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METHODIST HOSPITAL AND DEACONESS HOME.
In our annual meeting, it is our great
pleasure to express our high appreciation of the Methodist
Hospital and Deaconess Home at Omaha. Its most efficient nurses,
commanding the highest respect of the city; its staff of most
skilled physicians of national reputation; its impartial treatment
of both rich and poor who need its ministrations; its vast amount
of service rendered without compensation for the needy; its
Christian and benign influence on its patients, all call for
unstinted praise, and is worthy of all commendation.
It is gratifying to know that the splendid
reputation of this institution is spreading in every direction,
and that its precincts are always tilled with those who depart to
speak its virtues. The fact that literal hundreds are turned away
from its portals, calls loudly and eloquently for the large and
more commodious building just now in the genesis of erection.
Since it is determined to build amply and well, to make the
edifice fireproof, it will be necessary to secure increased
subscriptions for this purpose.
Resolved, therefore, that we give the Hospital
Home our cordial support, and welcome its agents to our pulpits.
and commend them to our people in their good work of building tip
this great philanthropic institution.
J. W. EMBREE, D. H. LAKE, W. M. MORROW, J. R.
GETTYS, J. R. WOODCOCK.
A pure and strong religious press was never
more greatly needed than it is today. For never before was it more
important that there should be taught and enforced the vital
doctrines of government, of home, of the Church, of virtue, of
God, and of eternal life. And these are teachings not for the
secular, but for the religious press. The periodicals of our
church are promptly, faithfully and ably enforcing these
teachings. We cite as especially worthy of this credit, the
Central Christian Advocate, the Epworth Herald, our Sunday School
literature, and our bi-monthly Review. For this merit we recognize
it to be our duty to sustain these periodicals, to read them and
to circulate them, not willingly permitting any others to be
substituted for them, to the end that we may be good citizens,
good Christians and withal good Methodists.
DUKE
SLAVENS, Chairman.
M. C. SMITH, Secretary.
We note with grateful satisfaction the
material and spiritual prosperity of the work of God in the hands
of our brethren, as indicated by the reports of our presiding
elders.
It is matter for humble thanksgiving that there
are increasing indi-
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