Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-22
Nebraska
Methodists Are
Indignant at
Shallenberger
West Nebraska Conference Protests
Against Removal of DR.. Johnson
as Prison Chaplain.

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. I-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-The West Nebraska conference
adopted the following resolution Saturday,
giving it out this morning:
Whereas, 1t has been reported that the
governor Of the state Of Nebraska has re-
moved DR.. p. &. Johnson, eminently sue
cessful as chaplain of the state prison;
Therefore, We, members of the West
Nebraska conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church., protest against sucn
action, especially against the appointment
of a Norman elder to succeed Or. john
son, it being an Insult to intelligence and
the morality OF our fair state.
on motion Of J. F. Hagemsn it was or.
dered that the secretary Of the conference
send a copy Of this resolution to Governor
S~hallenberger.
The list Of appolntees was given out
as follows;
Holdrege District G. c. Wilson, District
superintendent Holdrege: Alma, Raymond
Rush; AXtell, L. L. Lewis; Arapahoe, b. J.
Cram; Atlanta, NJ. l.. Gardner; BARLEY, c.
A Norlin; Beaver city, b. +. Eberhart;
Benkelman and Max, J. +. Hageman;
Bloomington +. h. Crippen; Box Elder,
Gaily; Culbertson, H. T.. Mcfarland; Dan
bury and Lebanon, w. J. Miller; Edison,
G, s. Hawley, Franklin, George +. Cook;
Haigler and Laird, supplied by J.. S.
Foutch; Hendly and Sprink Greek, j. A.
May; Holbrook, w. j. Cargo; Holdrege,
q. c. Newland; Huntley and Salem, @. W.
Burnett; Indianola, a: d. Burris; Lowell
View, supplies by n. II. Lines; Hildreth,
M. S. Sattchell; McCook, Bryant Howe;
Minden, NJ. ID. Carman; Norman and Hart
well, supplied by J. A. Kerr; Orleans, l.. ).
Powell oxford and Frank Nayler, r. L.
Gilpin; Pagan and Sacramento, X. S. Rut-
legei Republican City, w. f. Haskins;
Riverton, J. ". Custer; Stratton and, Nc
Cabe, j. d. Hollisteri Trenton, J. l.. MUIR;
Upland and Campbell, r.. N. Throckmor-
ton; Wilcox, and Boardner. G. H. Chader;
W~llsonville and Tyrone, J. G. Hurlbret.
Kearney District, l. II. Shumate, District
superintendent Almeria, albert ElliotO;
Amherst, Earl Pray; Anselmo, j. A. Sea
brooke; Ansley, w. S. MacCailister; Arnold,
N, f. Bottomi Arcadia, j. S. Davis; Bur
well, Harold Miles; Broken Bow, r. H.
Thompson; Galloway, Neal Johnson; Cozad,
Russell Link; Limerick. Henry French;
Gothenburg, J. w. Morris; Gibbon, Alfred
ellison; kearney, First church, G. w. Abb
bolt; Trinity, Alfred Chamberlain; Lexing-
ton, B. +. Gather; Lexington circuit, Ma
than English; Litchfield, to be supplied;
Loup City, w. c. Harper; Mason City,
(Kent Clifton; Mernia, q. west Thomp-
son; Miller, Max Jeffords; North Loup.
A. H. Brink; Overton, r. H. Scott; Ord,
M. Bamford; Ord circuit, e. H. Maynard;
Ravenna, A. j. Clifton; Ravenna circuit,
to be supplied; Ringgold, CIV. A. Hornada);
Rosevale, q. E. Pickering); sumner. w.
c. SwartG; Sargent, w. e. Matthews; Shell
len, CThomas Deaton); Westerville, IF. w.
SMITH; Walnut Grove, L. R. Hansbury.
North Platte District. Bayard, supplied
by Hawey o.. Cooper; Bertrand, +. J.
Schank; Big Spring. supplied by j. r.
Smith; Brady Island, supplied by J. II.
Tabor; Chappell, II. A. Taylor; Curtis, f.
]. Hayes; Elwood, George B. Mayfield;
Farnam, H.. A. Hornady; Candy. L. b.
Shelingberger; Gering, o. E.. Richardson;
Grant, supplied by William Homer; Harris
burg, supplied by Edward F. Clover;
Hayes center, to be supplied; Hershey, sup.
piled by Fred II. Johnson; Imperial, To be
supplied; Kimball, John Maclely; Lewellen,
to be supplied; Lodge Pole, supplied by
James G. Day; haywood, d. w. Parker;
Mayflower, supplied by Fl. L. Case; Nit
chell and Morrill,, w. N. Paxton; Moore
field, supplied by Herbert Hutchinson;
Mount Zion and Highland, supplied by T..
e.. Gillet; North Platte, w. S. Porter: Oga-
lalla, T. M. Ransom? Palisade, w. II.
MilIHt Potter and Dix, A. f. Murress,
Scott's Bluff, d. A. Leeper; Sidney, Henry
Zlncker; Smithfield, supplied by r. H.
Chrysler; ~Stockville, supplied by j. ].
Christneri Sutherland and Paxton, A. w.
James; Wallace, supplied by e. Moore;
Wauneta, Charles NJ. c. Corkle.
d. w. Crane, missionary TO Utah; c. F..
Fenton, missionary to Wyoming; w. II. D..
Hornaday, missionary TO Nevada; c. f.
Woodson, conference evangelist, member
Kearney quarterly conference; T. w. owen,
conference evangelist; Henry c. Barrett,
left without appointment to attend school.