The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-03-10


ed with an able and appropriate ad-
dress of welcome, by Bishop
Peck. This address was listen
ed to with great interest by the
vast audience. Hon. III. c. Nc
chem, president of the Lay confer
ence, who had been chosen to reply
to the Bishop, performed that duty
nobly. His speech was able, appro-
pirate and eloquent. No speech,
with the exception of those of the
Bishop, was SO well received during
the entire session.
On motion, Annanias Cullison,
Robert r. Brody, James A. Hunter
and Thomas s. Walker elected to
Deacon's orders.
The following resolution was adj
opted:
That we cordially invite
the Lay Electoral Conference to
furnish . copy of its minutes to the
South Kansas Conference, includ-
ing the address of the president.
B. G. SwARTz.
j. PAULsoN.
Also the following was adopted
ReSOLVed, That we ask the gen.
eral conference to place Baldwin
City in alternating quadrenIals.
within the jurisdiction of the South
Kansas conference.
A. X. JOHNSON.
S. E. PENDLEToN.
s. p. MITCHELL.
Stephen Lampman was elected
to deacon'S orders.
j. NJ. Tiff and Noah Lyon were
elected to elders orders.
The order of the day, the election
of delegates to the general coufer-
ence was taken up. An informal
ballot was taken, after which, on
the first ballot, D. P. Mitchell and
A. Buckner were elected delegates,
and A. 4. johnson and p. T.
Rhodes, as alternates.
Report Of committee on education
taken up, being the special order.
1t was read by DR.. G. r. Pomeroy.
1t proposed that each pastor should
pledge himself. in tOrder to extin-
guish the debt now embarrassing
Baker University, to raise at least
25cts per member on. the charges to
which they may be appointed. The
report was adopted &c yeas to no
nays, on call of the roll.
On motion adjourned.
FIFTH DAY.
March 9th, 1876.
Rev. z. Il. Rhodes, presiding.
Opened by devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. j. d. Knox.
The following resolution in rela-
ton to free schools was adopted:
WHEREAS, The strength and glory
of this nation Is in her free schools,
which the Roman Catholic church
is now seeking to destroy, there
fore,
ResOlUed,I That it is the duty of
every religious denomination which
is loyal to the national form of gov
eminent to unite in support of
our free school system on the
ground that their support is an alb
solute necessity to 1.-THE continuance
of our freetf:oVerument, and the best
Interests of religion and humanity.
j. PAULsoN.
S. HOLMAN.
The following resolution was ad.
opted:
Resolved, That the meney SUBJ
scribed in sums Of $50, 90 and over
for Baker University be applied
as q permanent endowment, with
the underst&D ding that any sub
scriber desiring so to do may trans
fer his subscription to the cancelling
of the debt of the University.
A board of trustees for the en-
dOwmena fund of the institution
was Orde red. as follows: B. Kelly,
A. Seiss, S. Holman, j. T. Hanna,
Z. G. Brooks, L. s. Doubleday, N.
Case, II. c. Mechem, w. II. Gill.
Wichita was, by q vote of the
Conference, selected as the place of
meeting for the next session.
The Conference took a tug st the
question Of elscting Presiding Ell
I0ers by the Conferences. After
some discussion it was lost.
Conference Instructed Presiding
Elders to present written reports in
future of abe work in their districts.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resotced, That we respectfully
AJAX the next general Conference to
G. A. slime,
A. BUCKNER,
s. E PENDLEroN,
&. R. RICE.
Thomas Swsger, George Tyacke,
Geo. e. Wilcox, and Scion B. Pres