Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-28
METHODISTS In CONFERENCE
Eighteenth ANIMAL Session of North Ne
braska at Hansoom Park Church.
BISHOP H. W. WARREN, PRESIDING OFFICER
appointment of the Standing Commit-
tees-Metbodist Book Concern -
congratulations to Bishop
warren.

Warren.
Ushered in yesterday morning by one oil
the most impressive ceremonies of the Meth
odist Episcopal church-the sacrament Of
the Lords supper-the eighteenth annual
session OF the North Nebraska conference is
now in progress. During the early morning
hours the Methodist preachers who are mem.
bers of the conference directed their steps
to the handsome edifce, Hanscom Park
church, where the sessions are being held
Their number was largely augmented by
many devout laymen when Bishop Henry
w. Warren, the presiding %oflcer, opened the
conference with n brief word Of greeting,
Then followed the holy communion, pre-
sided over by Bishop Warren, assisted by
Presiding Elders Tyndall, Gorst and Hodg-
etts. Bishop Warren's opening remarks
were helpful and inspiring and served to
start the conference off in an enthusiastic
and hopeful spirit.
The conference was organized for busi-
ness by the election Of the usual officers,
consisting Of the general secretary and his
assistants. A most fortunate selection for
the responsible position of secretary was
made in Rev. j. W.. Jennings Of Omaha.
Rev. Jennings is serving his third term as
secretary, and as this is one Of the especial
honors conferred by a Methodist conference
his selection for the third time is an en-
dorsefnent Of past faithful service.
Standing Committees.
Standing committees were named by
Bishop Warren as follows:
Auditing-w. d. stambaugh, e. E. Shafer,
Lewis Campbell, G. w. Shick.
Bible Cause-R. N. Throckmorton, R. G.
McReynolds, w. A. Wilson, ]. H. Frasier.
Church Extension-C. G. Cissel, e. G..
Hutchinson, r. ]. Cooking. C. p. Cheeseman.
Conference Relations-D. Marquette, ]. p.
Roe, c.. M. Griffith, G. F. Haywood, j.. b.
Leedom.
Current Book Account. @. A. Fleharty,
II. H.. st. Louis, w. r. Peters, H. A. Chap
pell.
District Conference Records-E. w. Erick-
son, l.. r. DeWolf, Allen Bishop, Jabez
Charles.
Education-F H.. Sanderson, e. e. Hos
man, II. A.. Barton, William Esplin.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Education
Society,". G. Shick, ]. f. Poucher, w. r.
Phelps, A. L. Kellogg.
Memoirs-J. e. Moore. William Sham
baugh, H. Trezona, d. Marquette.
Missions-F. M. Clark, J. P. Yost, Z. T.
George, M. w. Chase.
Methodist Hospital-R. w. Wilcox, F. NJ.
sisson, B. B. Kiester, R. f. shacklock.
Periodicals-A. C. WEIGH, j. M. Boutwell,,
Elmer Il. Day, A. ]. Markley.
Resolutions. L. Gray, C. o. harrison, ].
B. Leedom, ]. w. Jennings.
Stewards-T. G. Webster, j. B. Priest. G.
A. Luce, Thomas Bithel.
State of the Church-G. M. Coulter, C, N.
Dawson O. II Main NJ A Nnrti,
Sunday Schools and Tracts-F. w. Bross,
w. H. Carter, r. H. Cannon, H. G. Kemp.
Sabbath Observance. X. Mcneil, r. d.
Snyder, Il. e. Hunt, j. H. Brooks.
temperance. B. earns, w. A. Rominger,
j. A. johnson, G. w. Corey.
w. Fl. M. S.-N. e. Fowler, John Crews,
o r. Mueller, r. j. Mckenzie.
w. +. M. SO. Eggleston, j. H. johnson,
E. e. Day, B. Blain.
Postmaster-J. r. Gearheart.
Methodist Book Concern.
DIR. Lewis Curtis of Cincinnati. a member
OF the Western Methodist Book Concern, one
of the largest publishing houses in the world.
was introduced to the conference and pre-
scented a report. Under the direction of this
establishment is the publication of nearly
all or the church literature, including the
several weekly Advocates. DR.. Curtis re-
port showed the Book Concern to be in a
most prosperous condition, and especially
we'll patronized from the field covered by the
North Nebraska conference. Another visitor
was introduced in the person of Prof. Van
Pelt, a member of the faculty of the Ilif
School of Theology at Denver. Prof. Van
Pelt addressed his hearers on the Importance
OF rudimentary theological education and
asserted that the successful minister of the
gospel must needs have the same advantages
or education and early training as the sue
cessful lawyer or doctor. He said:
THE equipment in intelligence of the law
men has advanced to a greater degree In the
last few years than that of the clergy. This
can be remedied in certain cases by a course
of theological training, but our schools of
theology do not contract to do for men what
their Creator did not see fit to do for them.
We cannot make preachers out of material
foreordained for other labor. Our schools
propose only to help men develop that which
is In themselves calculated to increase their
successful ministration Of the gospel"
In view Of a statement made by DR.. Spen-
Ger, secretary OF the Board of Church Ex-
tension, Tuesday night in his address, Prof.
VanPelt's positive statement regarding the
spiritual standing of the various Methodist