The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-09-22
THE CONFERENCE

of the nation who may be worthy and
promising. The home has a fine farm Of
100 acres at York, and is now caring for
thirty-three children.
Rev. P. A. Cool, D. D., president of
the George A. Smith college for colored
students, Sedalia, Mo-, made an address
in behalf of the Freed1nan's Aid and
Southern Education Society. The doctor
is a very pleasant speaker.
AT 1890 o'clock the Conference took
up the order of the day-the annual
meeting of the Preachers Aid Society Of
the Conference. This is a mutual
association for the financial assistance
of needy ministers, and of the families of
the items of business required, a further
meeting was ordered, to be held at ? P. NJ.
The Methodist church is very careful
of the character and reputation of its
ministers. Every pastor must pass a
scrutiny at every annual conference, and
must also make detailed reports of his
work. Rev. G. l.. Haight, D. D., presid-
ing elder of the Kearney district, read an
extended report of the work of the
churches in that district. A touching
reference was made to the sudden death
by accident, of Rev. w. A. Amsbary,
late presiding elder Of the North Platte
district. The death of this elder will be
more fully reported later. Rev. c. A.
Mastin, presiding elder of Indianola dis
trict, read a report of the work in his
district. Following this, the Bishop
made a short address, when Conference
adjourned.
The afternoon session of Thursday was
devoted to the business of the Preachers
Aid Society. Various plans for perfect
ing its system of work, were presented
and discussed. At the conclusion of this
session, was held the anniversary ex-
ercises of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society, presided over by Mrs.
Louise Collins, of Kearney. Reports Of
work done were presented by the proper
officers, when Mrs. Isabella Spurlock
was introduced as the principal speaker
of the afternoon.
At night was held the anniversary of
the Freedmen's Aid Society, Rev. E.
Locke, of Argentine, Kansas, presiding.
Addresses were made by Bishop Walden
and DR.. Cool. This society was organ
lied at the close of the war, to assist the
colored people just emancipated, in their
newly gained citizenship. Robbed and
oppressed for generations, they began
citizenship poor beyond conception.
Absolutely, the mass of them had only
their bodies left after their lifelong
enslavement. The Methodist churches
of the north were appealed to for assist
ance. DR.. Walden was one Of the lead
ing men in the work, having been
interested in the organization of the
society.
In the curse of the Bishops address,
he paid a glowing tribute to the boys of
the Grand Army, and the glorious work
they did, and expressed his wish that the
old fag-the grand old stars and stripes
might be displayed in every church
and in every Sunday school. The
Methodist Church, by its first Bishops,
Coke and Asbury, was the first ecclesias-
teal organization to present its con-
gratulations and its allegiance to the
first president of the nation the i'm
mortal Washington. And in the time of
the Methodists sent more soldiers to the
army, more nurses to the hospitals, and
and more prayers to the Throne of the
Eternal, than any other. And the
Methodist church owes it to the Africans,
who were the most trustworthy friends
of the boys in blue, to push the work of
the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Education Society.
DR.. Cool, in his address, gave more
particular CCOuu Vi Inc WOIk u Lie
society, in the building and conducting
of more than forty institutions of collegi-
ate or academic grade, for the people of
the south. These institutions have 346
professors and teachers, and nearly 10000
students, with school property valued at
81, 652,oo In the sixteen southern states
there are I,672,ooo white persons, and
100000 colored persons who cannot
write. With a great majority of these
people the only hope for higher christian
education is in the schools of this
society.
Friday morning Bishop Walden in
the chair. After devotional exercises,
Rev. S. H. Henderson, of Cambridge,
preached a short ermon The following
were announced as transferred TO this
Conference Jacob NJ. Longworth, from
Central, Ohio, and Ernest B. Crippen,
from Nebraska Conference.