Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-14
BISHOP NCABE IN OMAHA
Comes TO Release Hansoom Park Methodist
Church from Heavy Debt
TELLS OF FOUR YEARS WORK ABROAD
Protestsnts In south America, I'm the
Zenith of Their EndeavOrs, Have
Much 20 Encourage
Them.

Bishop Charles c. McCabe Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, whose diocese COM
prises the states Of Nebraska, Iowa and
Kansas and the Dakotas and whose official
home is in Omaha, arrived here yesterday
afternoon, having returned to the United
States from a long and e~ventful trip abroad,
taking in several states OF South America
and various portions Of Europe, October IS.
Last night he participated in a business
meeting at the Hanscom Park Methodist
church, at which plans for discharglng the
debt Of $40, 900 on that church we're per-
fected. This morning that debt will be
formally discharged. Bishop McCabe will
preach at 1890 and perform the office OF
releasing the church from its financial
bondage. Tonight he will speak at the
same church on the work OF Methodists in
South America.
Bishop McCabe is the guest Of Presiding
Elder Jennings while In the city. He will
remain here two or three days. He was
called especially to assume the leading
function in the e~ventful ceremonies Of to-
day, which is a red-letter day in the his
tory Of at least one Methodist church in
Omaha. Bishop .McCabe is justly proud of
the success Of the Hanscom Park church
in freeing itself from this incumbrance
He said that all but 1870 Of the 800 0
was now in hand and would be turned over
at once.
when I was here last we cancelled q
debt of $50, 900 on the State university, "
said the bishop, land now that institution
is entirely free OF debt. We are now feel
ing some anxiety for the First Methodist
church of Omaha, over which hangs a debt
Of $40, 900. We mean to get after that next
May and hope soon to have It wiped out
Four Years Work Abroad.
Soon after his appointment Bishop Nc
Cabe was assigned to special work II
Mexico and South America. He has de.
voted four years to this work and hal
therefore had little time to spend in thu
ave states over which 1t is his province Il
preside.
81 would like to come here and stay an
spend all my time in Omaha and Ne
braska and this section of the country,
said the bishop, "but, as you may know,
bishop in the Methodist church does no
have the choosing of his work.
Speaking Of his work abroad and tn
conditions, Bishop McCabe said:
81 have been at work in these state
In South America: Ecuador, Peru, Chile
Argentine Republic and Uruguay. We hav
two conferences and several churches an
schools, with about 5000 communicate
and adherents in this territory. My spe
cial work there was to hold the confer
ences and appoint the pastors.
at might look as II we had ACCOMPLISH
little with only 5000 in our churches
these five estates, but when 1t Is considere
what tremendous obstacles we had to en-
counter 1t will be understood that we hav
made good progress. The amount Of wor
- u. 1-to,N - ooad ann0unltahad nQnnr
be estimated in numbers There is ever
indication of steady progress for us an
other Protestant churches in that countr!
We have suffered persecution in the pas
and have fought against the most uncom
promising prejudice, but things are chang
ing; indeed, they have already change
to a great extent. The people are free
today than they ever were before. The
are becoming more progressive and al
thirsting after more knowledge and ligh
That is all in our favor. 1t is a good ONE
for the advancement OF Professionalism. TT
sentiment Of the common people is mol
generous toward us than II ever has bee
To give you an example: Some time at
1 was collecting funds for some work
our church and there were two Catholic
In my congregation. One OF them donate
$1,000 and the other $500 in cash.
Civil Marriage Law.
zone OF the best things that has con
to the people Of South America is the civ
marriage law, which they have recent
secured in the states where / have bee
We in the United States cannot fully a
preciate what a blessing this is to o
neighbors to the south without first knov
ing something Of the causes which led