The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-24
KANSAS CONFERENCE
CONVENED YESTERDAY
Fifty Thousand Dollars Have
Been Pledged
FOR COLLEGE AT WINFIELD
Meeting Closes with Sale of
400 Aprons.
FOR COLLEGE AT WINFIELD

The Southwest Kansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church convened in
this city yesterday at the First VI.
E. church, for its twenty-second
annual session. For the past two days
the members have been arriving from
their various fields of labor and taking
up the work preliminary to the opening
of the conference. Yesterday was spent
mainly in the examination of the under
graduates in the various parts of the
course of study which covers a period Of
four years.
The trustees Of the Southwest Kansas
College, located at Winfield, met in regu-
lar session TO consider matters pertaining
to the working of the school. The col
lege is reported in a fourishing condi-
ton, with an increase of 80 per cent over
last year in the membership of students
in attendance. At the conference ses-
sion one year ago a movement was in
augurated to provide an endowment fund
of 100000. Rev. \. ". Cummings. who
was appointed educational secretary to
lead in raising this fund, reports nearly
$1,000 in cash and pledges raised this
year with nearly $4,000 in prospective
subscriptions. The trustees voted unani-
mously to continue the secretary in the
field.
The educational anniversary viii be
held on Saturday night. It is expected
that addresses will be delivered by George
+. Cook, Ph. D, president Of the col
lege; Dean a. c. Piersel, of the Iowa
Wesleyan University, and Bishop John
w. Hamilton.
Owing to the conference opening one
day later in the week than usual. it has
become necessary to combine some of
the anniversary gatherings. Accordingly
last night the annual missionary sermon
was preached and the Epworth League
anniversary held. A missionary sermon
of comprehensive view and vigorous
thought was delivered by Rev. L. NJ
Riley Of Garden City. from the text,
Phil. %: Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ" His theme was:
Obedience to the mind of Christ" and
in the course Of his remarks called at
tention to. the successful missionary spirit
and work of the First Presbyterian
church of this city. which contributes an
nually over six dollars per member for
missions. Whether a church shall be
missionary or not depends largely upon
the pastor. as he is the leader in the
thought and activity of the people.
Rev. Dan 3. Brummitt. of Chicago. H..
assistant editor Of the Epworth Herald
was introduced and spoke enthusiastic
the Epworth League. THE trial stage
of this society is now past and the young
people Of the church are practically active
in the kingdom Of God. We are in dan
ger in Christian work of losing sight of
the individual The movements OF the |
present day are cooperative and in |
masses, but in this the conscience is being |
devitalized. If man has a soul. he |
needs more than a bath and a new suit |
Of clothes and house TO live in. If |
there is a sin there is a sinner. Sin is |
It is not out of date to ask |
men to come to Christ"
Bishop Hamilton appeared and said he |
liked surprises and would give one to the |
audience. He proceeded to speak Of the |
burning. recently. in Nashville. Tenn,
Of school for colored people, and then
produced a bundle of four hundred /
Bingham aprons made by the colored wo-
men of Nashville from goods donated by
the merchants of that city. These were
sold for the benefit Of that school all
Being taken as rapidly as they could be
handed out.
Each morning during the conference at
so O'Clock Rev. c. +. English of Ohio.