Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-03

have not been summoned before any
committee of the conference, nor called
on for public apology" said Rev. Frank
| l.. Loveland, ID. D., pastor of First Metho-
| dist church, regarding the report that DIR.
| Loveland had been called up for proselyt-
! ing members from other churches to his
| own. THE story does me an injustice.
! But shall not make formal statement
now. 1t may be decided wise to make one
later"
HOsmRn Makes the Charge.
J Rev. E. E. Hosman, pastor of Walnut
Hin Methodist church. preferred the
charge. He said Rev. Mr.. Loveand not
only induced members of other churches
to join his own, but received them under
false pretenses. MIR. sturgess. he said. was
a member of the Walnut Hill church and
now is a member Of the First church.
When lie went to the First church DR..
Loveland, Mr.. Hosman alleges, announced
the new member had his letter of transfer
| in his pocket, when. in fact according to
Rev, Mr.. HosmRn, the letter had not been
issued DR.. Loveland explained by saying
he was depending on getting the letter
when he made his statement that the man
had it in his pocket.
DR. Loveland said he did not care to dis
cuss this phase of the case at present, but
when he did it would place a very differ
ent aspect on the whole question.
Reports show Prosperity.
The Wednesday morning session of the
North Nebraska Methodist conference was
largely taken up with the reports of the
presiding elders of the several districts,
which were all of a most encouraging ma
ture and showed marked progress in the
work along all lines during the year
Rev. William Gorst, presiding elder of
the Omaha district, showed many acces-
sions to the several churches and new
fields opened. In the IIanscom Park Meth
odlst church he showed that during the
eight years of the pastorate of DR.. Clyde
Clay Cissell more than 100000 had been
raised for all purposes and debt of $4,000
on the church has been wiped out. On the
First Methodist church repairs costing
$500 have been made during the year. A
lot has been bought and probably in the
near future a new church edifice will be
erected by the Benson congregation.
Rev. George II. Main. presiding elder Of
the Grand Island district, reported fine
condition of affairs Many of the ministers
have handsome parsonages and their sala-
ries are paid by check weekly or monthly.
In some congregations money is borrowed
from the bank IL the necessary amount Is
not available promptly when due.
Rev D. X Tindall fthe Norfolk dis
trict showed in his report marked progress
in. all lines. III the Neigh district tho
report of Rev. Thomas II. Bithell showed
three churches built and dedicated during
the year, one now under construction, a
considerable number of debts paid and
only two mortgages left, amounting to-
gether to 1880.
Address by Bishop.
The morning session was opened at $3.50
O'Clock with a short address by Bishop
Mcdowell. president of the conference.
This was followed by holy communion
administered by the bishop and elders. The
conference was then organized and the
regular business taken up
DR.. Horace Reed of the Illinois woman's
college, Jacksonville, ILL.,, addressed the
conference, making a plea for women
students TO be sent to this institution
Fifteen years ago the college had only
seventy-five students. Last year II had
$40 and It expects an enrolment of 400 this
year. DR., Joseph Harker is the president.
1t was reported that the profits of the
Methodist Book concern which, by appor-
tionment, belong to the North Nebraska
conference, amount this year to S1l42 This
o
perannuated ministers.
Rev. DIR. A. G. Kynett of PHILADELPHIA.
recording secretary of the Board of Home
Missions and Church Extension, addressed
the conference briefly on this work He said
an effort was to be made to raise 81 600
annually instead of S175,OOO as is now raised.
At the close of the morning session Rev.
Thomas C. Tiff. assistant corresponding
secretary of the Board of Church Exten-
sion and Home Missions, made a short in
formal talk on old time Methodism.
RevivaIs and RevivaIs.
Rev. DIR. It. S. Henderson OF New York,
field superintendent of the general confer
ence commission on aggressive evangelism
delivered an address on revivals yesterday
afternoon which was at once simple con-
else, original and very powerful. 1.-THE Re
vival of the Lords Work" was his subject
Some things which go by the name of
revivals are not revivals at ALL" said Dr.
Henderson, "and many real revivals are
never reported in the columns of the re-
ligious press You may have an eloquent
preacher. an active pastor, delightful mu-
sic and magnificent church architecture, but
these constitute no revival nor are they es-
sential parts of one. And In this connection
1 want to say I have observed that some
church music comes from cultivated throats
rather than from baptized hearts.
MANY Christians are unable to see the
difference between an extensive revival and
an intensive revival; between a fundamental
Pentecost and an incidental Pentecost The
first thing many think of In connection with
a revival is the crowd. They have an in
ordinate lust for ecclesiastical arithmetic.
"Now at the Peats:n revival there
were 100 convert ID and Erter this number
was multiplied into 5000. But this number
did not indicate the success of the awak-
ening, II would have Just truly been a
revival II the spirit Of Goi had come upon
only one person. There was certain other
revival in fact which t0vx place on the
road between Jerusalem and Damoscus.
One person was converted there ana his
name was Saul But am inclined 10 think
that was a greater revival Than many
where thousands are marked up as having
joined the church.
Five Principles of RevivaIs
There are five fundamentals in any sue
cessful revival TheT ara conviction CON
triton, confession, couvers on and enntinu- !
ance. A nan who = convicted of his sin |
fulness and is contrI,e will lose no dine |
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