The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-18
|GET NEW COLLEGE
Methodists Accept Deed to a
Dodge City Building.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND
Endorsed and Organization
Plan Adopted.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND

| busy and important one yesterday. The
question of electing reserve delegates to
| the general conference to be held in Chi
cago was one of as much interest as was
the election of regular delegates. There
were two to elect and both of these were
chosen from Wichita, being Rev. Martin
dale, presiding elder of the Dodge City
district, who lives in this city, and the
Rev. w. B. Slutz, D. D., pastor of the
First Methodist church.
There was considerable discussion over
the Soule college at Dodge City. which is
said to have been trying to give itself to
the conference for several years. The col
lege was first built by the Presbyterians,
who were unable to keep it going. 1t was
then voluntarily decided to the Methodists,
but the deed contained a revertable
clause to the effect that it should be
operated as a college and in case it was
| not, to revert to the original owners. The
| conference Methodists refused to accept
| the deed on this condition, because it
| would interfere with the college at Win
field This time the revertable clause was
dropped and the college decided to the
Methodists Internationally, and the
church could not do otherwise than to
| accept The conference therefore elected
| TWO trustees of the property, the Rev. w.
| J. Martindale and the Rev. Geo. w
| Howes, and they will proceed to do the
best they can with the property. The col
lege building is said to be among the
finest in the state and is worth today
$780, 900.
VIM. J. Shull and Loren W. Kemp,
recommended by Newton district confer
ence, and John w Dibbens and Peter
Parker, recommended by the Winfield
district, were duly represented and re-
ceived on trial.
Joseph Coombes. w. H Cline, J. L.
Mills, E. r. Williams, W. L. Williams
E. H Vaughn. ]. D. Botkin, Chas. Brown
and W. L. Swartz were continued in the
supernumerary relation.
c. H. McMillen and c. A. Place were
located At his own request H. P Ran
dali was changed to the effective rela-
ton.
o. c. Baird was changed from the effec-
tive relation to the supernumerary 1ela-
ton.
L. B. Abbott, Thos Andas, ]. N. Bar
tells, NJ. NJ Haun, VIM. Hays, ]. w Fox.
Harvey Lundy, G. w. Akers. F. A. Good
rich, G. H. Mathis, J. F. Nessley. S.
Price Z. T, Reser, VIM. Sibley, J. N
Stamper and B. G. Swartz were continued
in the superanuated relation.
Noah Asher was announced deceased.
w. ]. Miller and D. w. Phillips were
changed from the effective to the super
anUated relation at their own request
and their cases referred to the board of
stewards.
The conference heard the reports of the
committees on the Twentieth Century
movement and the committee on educa-
ton. The following resolution regarding
church debts was read and adopted:
Whereas, Some charges in the bounds
of our conference are burdened with debt
Whereas, Debt paying is an object of the
Twentieth Century Offering; therefore
be l.
Resolved, First. that we urge that each
charge where there is a debt shall do
what it can to pay its Indebtedness dur
ing the next two years. Second, that a
collection be taken in all other charges |
and societies to assist such as really need |
help. and that the money so raised be re-
ported to the treasurer of the conference |
board of church extension and that ii |
shall be appropriated by said board upon |
such plan as the members of the board in |
their wisdom may desire.
EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT |
Your committee on education respect |
fully submits the following report:
We note with intense satisfaction to !
ourselves and profound thankfulness to |
God the work of general education car |
ried on by our church. The more than |
two hundred institutions of learning IN |
der the fostering care of the board Of |
education are doing work in which |
every Methodist should rejoice, and be in |
helpful sympathy. We commend these /
institutions Of learning to the thousands /
of young men and women Of the church /
who are seeking an education and who /
desire 10 be well equipped for their Hfe's /
work. OF these hundreds of institutions
Of learning we desire 10 call special at
tenuon to our own conference college.
We have received the following from the
board Of trustees which we incorporate in
our report:
The trustees Of the Southwest Kansas
Conference college are glad 10 report that
the school has had a very prosperous
year: the attendance is good; the inter
est and enthusiasm Of the students never
were better; the literary societies are
doing excellent work; the financial con-
dition is hopeful; the prospect of endow-
ment is encouraging; the work Of the
faculty has been very efficient: the out
sfaF - r~fr~ -. g.. {
ture fun Of enc0ura gement
I'VE recommend: First-That $500 be
10 the conference for the col
lege.
''Second-That the following be elected
trustees Of the college: J. d. Botkin, E.
4. Hoyt. James Allison and T. NJ Hutto
70 succeed themselves: T E. Henshay 70
succeed W. II. Henshay, whose term has
expired; J. 2. Hertzler 10 succeed J. z.
Terrence. resigned: J. [. Brown TO sue
coed 4 n Shaw. who did not qualify
we heartily approve Of the effect now
being made 70 secure an endowment for
the college through the Twentieth Cen
tury Plan as adopted by the conference.
We suggest To the conference the
propriety Of eiecting two turstees for
Soule college whose charter has been
amended looking 20 this end We suE-
Sest the names q G. ". Hawes and ".
J. MartIndsle fer such trustees 10 De
elected fer enc ard I've years respec-
lively
We recommend h J Dueke- as
visitor 70 Garrett Biblical Institute: =.
IS. jeffrey as visitor to U.n school Of
Theology s13 p. d. Akin and @ W
a0wes as visitors - Southwestern kan
=as Conference coHsge