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


has been delueion In which MANY
have been caught, causing them e
: bring up blank reports.
II The circulation of the. Central
Il Christian Advocate and other re.
ligious publications. is vet limited
among us. Some think themselves
too poor to provide the luxury of q
weekly paper Of any kind; but the
!, most desperately poor. are those
IWho exhaust ali their means in Sc
touring some three or four secular
n diapers, and deprive themselves OF
T the publications. Of their own church.
/ If they are not utterly bankrupt II q
Il spiritual sense, they are in the way
i to be soon. &
/ Some of us may seem somewhat
/ fossiIizsd Ia The opinion of the self
styled eprogpessiVeG of our day,
IIbut dare risk the assertion that
4 strict attention to our Connectioual
interests 10 tends 20 the, spiritual
lKrowth of s,cur various societies,
lgEeatly augments the influence Of
MethOdism as:an evaDgefzing force.
! and is greatly promotive- of the ad-
vance and triunaph Of our common
Sd The past year has not been favor
able for, revival :, meetings The
terfeEed With some Of our camp
meeting arrangements; in; later
Autumn so. many of our people
were fighting prairie fires instead of
tanning the daane On the altar Of the
/ church. ~ fstgisgqE ASA hlh31 -
BAL But a-amcre serious drawback
still Wasfhe building OF innumera-
BILE railroads on paper and in the air
tall over the district. 59i'. .'.. - & 81
/ Winter closed in where summer
| properly CLOSED out, ard Fu1ed W isE
iron sceptre. three months or more !;
many regular appointments were
either blown away, or so much fros-
ted as to be fruitless, and many ex-
ira ones blighted in the embryo Of
lgood Intentions. ai.fEA 81
1 Yet despite ali these odds against
US, God has remembered, us9 and
to some OF our fields has sent drops
of mercy, and 70 Others. rsfreshilg
old 'AimSrisss, CIRCUIT; rresergaa.
lied soon after Conference, under
the vigorous administration Of one,
WHO will knock at the gates OF
the travelling connection, has en-
joyed q glorious baptisms nearly
doubled her membership. 8 Clyde 8
Saltmsrsh circuit, has also shared
largely. in. revival iHfaencs.g1 Wa
,megOs. iMarysViile. Solomon City,
Mill Creek Dentrslia, u Ffaukfort,
Wsbunsee aud y unction City cir
cults, have enjoyed blessed spiritual
visftations. o Other fields have re-
warded the tolls OF the husband
men, and fruit has been, gathered. 4
Various points, as the year IS going
out, seem to be overshadowed with
clouds of mercy. s1szsae, "a
The increase in our membership
during the year will be considera-
Die. 80 -. ~. ? 7in9E ozs1. - gsG
aa should make some reference to
our Sunday School work.
'"a I think that there iss coTnnaepda-
BILE interest in this promising de-
parfhent sfof christian EFFORT on
the district, among our preachers
and peoplei hut Our conference
statistics can hardly be taken as o.
correct index ,of the strength and
influence of this Institution. oiI
OF course at all our Stations and
on the circuits where the work is
most consolidated, we have Metho-
dist Schools On the newer and
more scattered circuite. many Of
q CLINTON" character. For the Gull
tivation of this, class of, fields, our
Ministers, In many Instances, have
ing to preach three time ON the Sab.
bath, cannot give 1.-The Sunday
Schools the personal attention that
is desira BILE. tfi4s.i'eigs faA giipi1
In the formation Of. Sunday
School Missionary. Societies va are
tardy; bat IS we concentrate, our
efforts and strength shall advance.
The great importance Of this move
ment I trust We sppreciate.
AS it regards the interests Of high
or education, I would say that l
think our people are loyal 70 our
own Institutions Theoretically
patroniZe and build them up; but
are practically compelled to- rely
largely on the generous provisions
of the State, and in their. p0Verty
avoid the payment of tuition and
travelling expenses. islo pEt s&s
The assessment for the running
expenses Of Baker UhiversIty we
recognizes az proper and right but
pelng mhQe latc u snS J9oI an
/ not certain with the various draw
backs of the frontier, 1t has all peen
raisedto, J...-I.eld -. 5gsfr..,. j
The n orth Kansas Seminary Is In
successful operation, under the d.
reetion of Rev, a. c. Elescher. OF
the. Southern Illin0is Conference.
assisted by MFs. Fleseher, teachef Of
French and Instrumental musieas
Z The felloWing statistics have been
furnished me DyFone o. me trus-
s5egf =, "A.
/ ~ No, IN Music class, Ia IL.
Fssa" ." French 49,, a. - 3.
Academy Dept not 80 :
included above, II a;-ffi 10.
4I '.i,..sf go,a..l.s - ~.ir.-
-, - =. ,,f,;st.s f,s.sA, -. !, g.
Total nnmber, Of seholsrsi 103. )
This institutiqn, located in the OIL
der part of the State, In The midst Of
q comparatively dense population.
supplies an imp oEt4nt locaI want OF
the church and, mn1nnity :; and
| which Will increase every. year.,
| By some Overnight on the part OF
the conference last YEAR trustees
were not elected to- take the aplaeee
of those Whose tsrmsof seCziceihad
expired; I hope this may not occur
again. saEwould say sdnoreoHef, an
impression has obtained among the
| friends Of the fnstisute'at CirclerIlle
/. Ethat its recognition chi tho part Of
the Conference is not practical and
hearty, as they hsd 3 right to ex-
pect from the assursncel made by
its committee or Iocatio on. ..a.,.a5.
H. i earhsstly desire that Its Interest
may como directly before us, and
Iieecnre such attention 80 they de-
mand. q % = ...,azg - ). .,a..l, -. :,
I.einsioa. Il sbonI4 nof do. iussiee to
j yown feelings without Expressing
J aty gratisade % beth PtesoheEs md