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cations of a widespread spiritual awakening, and that among our
people there is a hopeful recognition and appreciation of these
omens.
We felicitate each other upon the larger and
more studious interest in the word of God on the part of the young
among us especially, as shown by the number of Bible classes
formed in our charges, resulting already, and still to result in a
more intelligent and sturdy type of christian character.
Despite these encouraging tokens, there are
conditions prevailing in our midst that ought to call forth our
deepest humiliation and drive us to our knees in suppliant
prayer.
There is, in our beloved church, a too evident
lack of deep spirituality, as evidenced by the decadence of family
worship, the deplorably small attendance at the class and prayer
meetings, and in many cases an absence of deep toned personal
piety and official fidelity.
We greatly fear that there has been and is too
little of the preaching of the plain gospel and a substitution of
many themes therefore.
Let it therefore be urged upon our preachers
that they adorn the gospel of Christ by both living and preaching
it in its purity, simplicity and power and upon our members that
they give themselves to "reverent attendance upon the means of
grace," earnestly striving, as much as in them lies, to show
Christ to the world by a life bid with Him in God.
R.
N. ORRILL, Secretary.
B.
W. MARSH, President.
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Note: -- A delay in collecting advertising and cost of League
statistics compelled me to borrow $64.00 from bank on my personal
note for thirty days.
Correct: Sept. 21. 1901.ORIEN
W. FIFER, Secretary.
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I hereby concur in the foregoing missions and
appropriations.
D.
A. GOODSELL.
Your Stewards call attention to the decrease in the conference claimants collection. This decline is serious and will cause distress to those who have but little of this world's goods. Almost any interest is heard from upon the conference floor but that of the claims of these worn out veterans of the Church. We urge greater attention to this collection and that a full day be given to it; that an especial service be prepared and every effort be made to bring up the full apportionment.
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There will be a demand made upon the Emergency Fund this winter without doubt and those whose subscriptions of two years ago are not paid are respectfully asked to pay the same at their earliest convenience. The total receipts are $2,544. The disbursements are as follows:
J. W. Taylor |
$ 125 |
C. G. Lathrop |
125 |
J. L. Fort |
125 |
G. B. Crippen |
105 |
Jeptha Marsh |
110 |
Mrs. Ella Roberts |
100 |
N. H. Davis |
85 |
A. L. Folden. |
90 |
Mrs. E. M. Cooley |
80 |
Chas. Reilly |
50 |
Geo. A Hobson |
80 |
William Cowley |
80 |
J. A. Chapin |
85 |
A. P. Hull |
55 |
Hiram Curtis |
60 |
Lorenzo Jean |
35 |
Mrs. Gertrude Wood |
20 |
C. W. Wells |
25 |
D. C. Brannon |
80 |
Mrs. E. H. Tibbetts |
75 |
H. Presson |
90 |
J. W. Warfield |
75 |
Mrs. Z. B. Turman |
$ 65 |
Mrs. Mary Pritchard |
75 |
Mrs. A. Johnson |
65 |
Mrs. E. Roberts |
70 |
Mrs. E. J. Willis |
80 |
Mrs.. E. F. Davis |
65 |
G. A. Smith |
70 |
0. P. Sheldon |
50 |
C. L. Smith |
55 |
Mrs. J. C. Robb |
40 |
Enoch Holland |
30 |
A. P. Jones |
11 |
G. H. Moulton |
25 |
Mrs. W. B. Slaughter |
1 |
Mrs. E. Hawes |
1 |
Mrs. W. Kline |
1 |
Mrs. David Hart |
1 |
Children of Mrs. A. T. Marsh |
50 |
Expenses |
4 |
Total |
$2,544 |
Whereas, the Church must depend so largely
upon the Sunday School for her increase of membership, and for the
culture, the mental, moral and financial strength of the Church,
in the years to come, and as the Sunday School work is the most
important among our younger people, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the pastors put forth every
possible effort to arouse such an interest upon the part of both
young and old that they will not fail to attend to this delightful
and profitable service either by being present in the Sunday
school or by becoming members of the Home Department. And we do
hereby recommend the work of the S. S. Union of our church to all
of our people. And we urge the importance of the most cordial
support of the same.
G.
SHUMAN, Secretary.
WM.
VAN BUREN, Chairman.
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TEMPERANCE.
Whereas, we believe that it is of the
greatest importance that the ministry of the Christian Church
should do its utmost to advance the interest of temperance and
prohibition. Therefore,
Resolved, 1st., That we recommend the holding on
each charge, of at least two gospel temperance meetings during the
conference year as a means of educating and arousing the public
conscience, and more thoroughly uniting our forces against this
colossal wrong; and the securing at such meetings of individual
pledges for purity of life and concerted action for its
overthrow.
Resolved, 2nd., That we counsel a careful
inquiry by our pastors and members into the work of scientific
instruction in our schools on the nature of and effect of alcohol
and such insistence on the enforcement of the provisions in our
laws for such instruction as shall most forcibly set before our
youth, the perils of the use of and the crime of the traffic in
alcohol beverages.
3rd., That we rejoice in the action of Congress
which removed the temptation of the liquor traffic from the army
canteen and urge the greatest watchfulness for the promotion of
the law so enacted.
4th. Realizing that the open saloon is the
school of lawlessness and the manufactory of criminals, and that
our present great national sorrow is the natural harvest that
comes from saloon planting, and appreciating the need of hostility
to and the complete destruction of anarchy,
Resolved, That we demand its downfall, the
overthrow of its hatchery, the open saloon.
5th., Considering the present position of our
nation, in its increasing influence among the nations of the
world, and its acquisitions of large territories, together with
its increased responsibility, because of such possession, we
deplore and condemn the fact that while the flag has gone on in
victorious conquest, the American saloon has been permitted to
follow it to the shame of our civilization.
6th., Resolved that we commend the work of the
Anti-Saloon League, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and
all other organizations arrayed against the enemy of home, church
and state.
7th., Whereas, the enforcement of prohibitory
laws is very greatly hindered and obstructed in prohibitory states
by the sale of government permits in those states; therefore,
Resolved, that we respectfully petition Congress
to pass such a law as will remove this evil from the land.
Resolved, that the Secretary of the Conference
be requested to send a copy of this resolution to each of our
senators and congressmen from Nebraska, and ask their co-operation
to secure legislation as herein suggested.
C.
M. SHEPHERD, Chairman.
A. M. PERRY, Secretary.
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TRACTS.
Whereas, The Tract Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church aids largely in the circulation of religious
literature these tracts are available in almost all languages
spoken among us, we recommend that our pastors avail themselves
more generously of the liberal offer of the Tract Society which
provides that every preacher who will make application can receive
from the society, free, tracts to one-half the value of the last
collection taken for the tract society. We also urge that a
collection be taken for this society in all our churches during
the coming year.
GEO.
W. AYERS, Secretary.
L.
MORRISON, Chairman.
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Missions |
$ 6298 00 |
$ 1679 00 |
$ 7977 00 |
Church Extension |
866 00 |
68 00 |
934 00 |
Sunday School Union |
128 00 |
11 00 |
139 00 |
Tract Society |
116 00 |
9 00 |
125 00 |
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education |
631 00 |
121 00 |
758 00 |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
1125 00 |
7597 00 |
8722 00 |
Children's Day |
199 00 |
358 00 |
557 00 |
American Bible Society |
84 00 |
14 00 |
98 00 |
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society |
52 00 |
*2584 00 |
2636 00 |
Woman's Home Missionary Society |
36 00 |
2514 00 |
2550 00 |
Omaha Hospital |
65 00 |
1732 00 |
1797 00 |
Other Collections |
2 00 |
641 00 |
643 00 |
Conference Claimants |
1833 00 |
60 00 |
1893 00 |
Episcopal Fund |
611 00 |
31 00 |
642 00 |
Totals |
$12053 00 |
$17419 00 |
$29472 00 |
This does not include in above $9.56 of odd
cents cash and $12.70 of odd cents vouchers.
*This includes $400.00, special gift by Rev. E.
J. Randall, of Rising City, to Mothers' Jewel's Home at York,
Nebraska.
A.
C. CROSTHWAITE, Treasurer.
Whereas, We regard. the Woman's Rome
Missionary Society as an important factor in the Church; therefore
your committee recommend:
1st: That the various pulpits of the Nebraska
Conference be thrown
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open to the representatives of the society. and that we as the
pastors of these various churches enthusiastically aid in the
great work this noble society is doing.
2nd: That the pastors encourage the organization
of Woman's Home Missionary Societies on their respective
charges.
3rd: That we hereby express our appreciaton
(sic) of the faithful and efficient work of Brother and Sister
Spurlock in their labor as superintendents of the Mother's Jewels'
Home at York and pledge them our hearty support.
4th: That the pastors encourage the raising of
money to be used in building an addition to the Mother's Jewels'
Home.
A.
B. GROSSMAN,
C.
L. HAMILTON.
Secretary.
Chairman
Whereas, We regard the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society as one of the important factors of the church
and rejoice in the great good being accomplished through the
efforts of this organization in the salvation of women and girls
in heathen lands, therefore your committee recommend
1st: That the pulpits of the Nebraska conference
be freely opened to the representatives of this society for the
presentation of its needs.
2nd: That in every way possible the pastors
encourage the organization of Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies
on their respective charges, believing as we do that such
organizations, by the information given materially aid in the
spiritual development as well as an increase of interest among
members in all departments of church work.
W.
H. MILLS,
PHILIP
H. SMITH,
Chairman.
Secretary.
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