The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-15


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T. That We request the Arkansas and In
dian Territory Conference, when set on. 70
and in helping us to make it de Methodist
University OF the West.
2; Tnat We hereby instruct our Geieeates;
claims of Baker University before the Educa-
tional Committee Of the General Conference
We further recommend that the Bishop be
requested to appoint II. ID. Fisher as Agent,
ReTs 5. s. Weatherby and d. A Perrin as |
Professors in said Institution
HARTFORD coLLEaTArE INSTITUTE.
From the report of the Principal, A. ID. |
is in 3 growing and prosperous condition. |
The enrolment during the year has been 15o, |
public school being taught in connection with |
the institute. the studies ranging from prima- |
ry through algebra, geometry, ETC., and class
es in Latin and Greek. Three teachers be-
department has been established. There is
no endowment, the tuition being the only
Completely finished during the year.
We recommend for Trustees for three years,
j. d Blue. J; Stotler, l. Sargent, J: y SooleS'
AID Rev, r T. Rhodes Tor two years. Nice u
Il. Hardin, deceased
ResoIged, That we congratulate the Trustees
of Hartford Collegiate Institute on account OF
the successful management of this seminary.
and hereby recommend the school as worthy
OF patronage By those desiring an academic
education.
NORTH KANSAS YALE AND YKMALK SEMINARY.
This institution Of learning, located at Cir
eleville, jackson county, has capital stock
consisting Of four acres Of Land, good two
ment has been made for the district school TO
be taught in the seminary for the space OF
principal and control the seminary depart
ment. Rev. A. Z. Fleshsr Is the Principal,
sr 1sf d sr students in We
mead the election of Rev: G. s. Dearborn.
Of Seneca, as trustees for two years. and OF
Rev. j. BGrkitt, H S. Hart, Esq, and J. Dear
iorf for three years The following resOlu-
i. That we recognise the North Kansas
Male and Female seminary as worthy OF cur
confidence and support, and hereby pleage 70
it our sympathy our prayers and our cooper
3. That we commend said Seminary to the
church within the district Of country where it
| is situated
The following resolution is also presented
That 4 committee be appointed to consider
the question Of harnOnizing and grading the
course of instruction in our Seminaries and
BGker University.
Respectfully submitted,
j. A. SIMPSON, Chairman.
J.W. ROBERTS, Secretary.
Father Fairchild, Q pioneer Meth
odist preacher, was presented to the
Conference; also Rev. A. McCalls.
The following resolutions in ref
erence to the death of Bishop Baker
were introduced by Rev. II. d.
Fisher, and adopted:
| WHEREAS, The Great Head of the
church has conducted from labor to
reward our Beloved Bishop, Osman
G. Baker, and
| WHEREAS, Bishop Osman c. Bak.
er presided at the first session OF
the Kansas Conference and organ
lied it, and has since presided
with great acceptability at the SEES
sion held in Leavenworth, in 1854 ;
therefore
| Resolved, That we bow with
humble submission to this bereav.
ing Providence and send words Of
coincidence to his family, entertain.
ing a hope of meeting our beloved
brother in the kingdom of Heaven
II. D. FISHER.
j. BoYNToN.
Rev. D. P. Mitchell offered the fol
lowing resolutions of thanks to the
people of Emporia, which were
adopted:
1. Resolved, That we hereby express
our gratitude to the citizens Of EmpOris
for the earnest invitation which they
| gave us to hold the session Of our Confer
ence in this city, and the hospitable man
ner in which they have entertained US.
2. Resolved, We hereby tender oul
: thanks to the Pastors OF the severa
churches Of Emporia for the kind invita-
tion to occupy their pulpits on the Sab
bath.
CARDS to the R. r. companies which car
ried us TO and from Conference at reduced
| rates OF fair. DIP. MITCHELL.
j. w. SToGDILL,
The committees on Popular
Amusments made the following
report which was adopted:
Your committe, believing that man,
popular amusements, generally practice'
at the present time, are vitiating and de
structtve In their moral influences, and Il
direct opposition to spiritual growth, be
leave to report as follows:
ResoIved, That it is the sense of thi
, Conference that the practice OF card-play
ing for amusement has pernicious mora
tendency, and should be banished from
, all our homes aud social circles.
ri Resolved, That the baseball club, tn
. social dance, whether in the parlor or tn
; public hall, all tend to dissipate the min
and in many instances positively iDjuri
oUs to health Of the body, and should b
! | discarded.
Resolved, That horse racing, whethe
on the race track, the highway or the fai
| grounds, is contrary to the spirit OF tn
Gospel and should not be tolerated by
| Christian community.
j. s, Kline moved to take up tn
matter in relation to the divisio
; of the Conference.
il A motion was made to lay thi
motion ON the table, which was los
and there was some cheering anon
, the friends of division.
, Elder Rhodes took the floor, 9
per agreement. He made . stron
, speech in favor of his amendment
? and was frequently cheered.
II D. P. Mitchell was the leader o
the other side, and made stroni
speech in support of his posi-
? ton.
Conference adjourned until
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to I'D
} journment W. r. Davis in tn
chair.
l The religious exercises were con
l Quoted by N. Taylor.
The division question was resum
} ed, when N. Green, moved that tina
: part of the report which related t,
fixing the boundary line between
the two proposed Conferences, b
! stricken out, and that the genera
Conference be requested to pass 81
, enabling act to allow the Conference
= to divide. On this he demanded
, the previous question, which wa'
sustained, and his motion prevailed
Thus was t he controversy adroitl!
ended by the minority.
The money appropriated to Con
ference claimants was distributed a
follows: Mrs. Pipher, $Ss; Mrs
Still, $50; Mrs. Gardner, $50; Mrs
Edgerton, $40; N. Robertson, ST.
j. Shaw, Sos; S. Parker, SIG.
A resolution was adopted asking
the General Conference to legalizt
District Conferences.
On motion of n. Green, vote o.
thanks was given to The EM.oRII
News for the publication Of the re.
ports of the proceedings of the Con-
ference.
/ B. Kelly and j. NJ. Sullivan were
appointed visitors to Baker Univer.
sity.
| J. j. Thompson was appointed on
behalf of the Conference 8 commit
tee to visit the Evanston Biblical
Institute.