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

School Cause submitted the follow
ing repOrLTW hich was adopted:
WHEREAS. The Sunday school is second
only TO the preached word as q means in the
conversion Of the world, therefore
Resolved. That as ministers and laymen we
will give strieS attention to the org anization
am sustaining this auxiliary Of the church.
ResOtsed. That we will endeavor 70 have
our sunday schools continue through the
ResoEsed, That we would urge upon all Of
using e9r own Sunday school literature Is be-
RssOiced, That greater care should be taken
in the selection Of proper hymns for orr
Schools, using, especially those that have the
most of Jesus In them.
Resolced, That the conversion OF the chill.
school Instruction. That the disciplinary re-
| out in the organization Of our sunday Schools.
ROBINSON, Chairman.
w. OAKLEY, Secretary.
The committee on Popular Amuse-
ments submitted the following re-
port which was adopted.
The Auditing Committee submit
ted report, which was adopted.
The committee on Books and
Periodicals Submitted the following
report, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, We regard the press as a
great agency in the work Of spreading
Gospel Truth. therefore,
RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse all
the periodicals issued by the Book Con-
cern' of our church. That the Ladies' Re-
pository. as family religious magazine, is
| far superior to any other Ladies' Magazine
published in our cause, and should be read
by every Methodist family. That the Gold
en- Hours is in every way worthy the pat
| ronage Of our people, as a ehIldren's maya
zine. That we recognize the G. g. A. as
the organ of our Conference, and have wit
| messed with pleasure the ability with
which IL has been edited, and fully appre-
| ciate the labors of the present editor to
make 1t paper worthy the patronage or
| the people and an honor 20 the church.
That We will support it as our paper ana
| do all in our power to increase its circula-
tion. That we will endeaVor early in the
| year to collect our periodical accounts and
pay them over to the agent.
T. ]. LEAK, sec'y.
The committee on the Freedman's
Aid Society submitted the follow
ing report which was adopted.
The emancipation of 1000, OoU
of slaves devolved upon the church
a fearful responsibility. It open
ed at our very door wide field
calling for both mission and edu-
cational work. Freedom could
not be made blessing to these
millions without the refining and
elevating influences of Religion
and Education 1t becomes neces-
sary therefore, that both mission
aries and teachers should be sent
to this vast and promising field,
which was already white for the
harvest, and that the school should
be planted by the side ofthe church.
In no other way could the Freed
men of the South be converted
and educated; and as no provision
had been devised whereby the ne
cessities of6he case could be fully
met, and in order to furnish 8
channel through which the bene
factions of our church to this OBJ
ject might 5est reach their design
the ''F. A. S." of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was organized
to cooperate with our missionary
work in the South. Thus far its
efforts have been crowned with
glorious success. The results
have been far greater than the
friends of the enterprise anticipa
ted. The society has aided in the
introduction of the common schoo
into the South, demonstrated tC
disbelieyers that colored children
can rapidly acquire knowledge
aided in erecting school houses
colleges and church edifices, has
taught in the day schools more
than 10000 pupils and nearly as
many in our Sunday schools, has
led thousands of souls to Christ
and prepared hundreds for teach.
ers, and scores for the christian
ministry. All this has been &C.
comphshed in the brief space Of
five years, and at an expenditure
of only $315,116.63. An agency
that has accomplished such grand
, results in so short a time, should
occupy a warm place in every
. heart. We offer for adoption the
following: @ -
Resolued. That we regard
the ''F. A. S." of the M. E. c.
J as an indispensable auxiliary tc
our mission work in the South, anC
that we pledge to it our sympath
. les, prayers and hearty co-opera-
ton.
Resozced. That we win lay
y the claim of this cause before oul
people, and take collections in al
our congregations to aid in its adj
q vancement. All of which is re
) specially submitted.
]. BoYNroN,
Chairman
The committee on the WOmen's
Foreign Missionary Society sub
} mitted a report, which was adopted
On motion the Secretary of the
: Lay conference was requested to
read the resolutions passed in thei 1
J body pertaining to Methodist Econ
omy, and other questions of moral.
ity now agitating the public.
A discussion took place on the
report of committee on educaeation
) which we did not get. There is 6
determination to lift Baker College
out of its embarrassments: Mr.
) Fisher, the energetic ageff, has the
confidence of the members, and they
are determined to place it on 8
3 sound basis. Each Presiding Elder
} pledged SIO0, and each preacher
. was pledged to raise $1.00 per mem.
, Der.
The committee on Pastoral ad.
; dress, made a report, which wai
, adopted, copy of which we failed
, to get.
The committee on State Conven
) ton submitted a report, which wa
adopted.
Minutes read and approved
Conference adjourned by singing
doxology, and benediction by j
} BoyntoH.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHURCH Elk
TENSION SOCIETY.
The anniversary OF this society
was held at Bancroft hall Saturday
night. Several speeches were
made by the ministers.
i, The following amounts were re-
ported as having been returned
from the various churches.
MANHATTAN DISTRICT
WabaunSee, 500
Wamego, 400
Halton, atG 20 500
Circieville, a go Lee
Seneca Leo