The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-11-04
LAST DAY
OF SESSION
STATE CONGREGATIONAL CON.
FERENCE AT AN END.
oAHLMAN RESOLUTIONS REVISED

The Form Of Resolutions Brouoht In
During the Morning Session Attack.
ing the Democratic Candidate, Were
Considered Too Strong.
Joint committees were appointed by
executive committees of both tho
state CONGREGATIONAL conference and
the Nebraska Home Missionary so.
clety yesterday afternoon to take the
first step toward consolidation of those
TWO bodies. The committees will re-.
port ut the next meeting and IL is be.
lleNed their reports will be favorable.
rms is the first meeting held under
the new constitution adopted one year
ago with Il view of this consolidation.
Rev. Nj. a. Bullock of Lincoln. who
was elected moderator of the confer
ence Tuesday morning, was elected
president of the Nebraska Home Mis-.
sIonary society at their annual meet
ing IN the Congregational church yes
terday afternoon. The other officers
elected follow: Treasurer, Rev. S. |.
iianrord Lincoln; auditor. S. A. San.
derson, Lincoln board of directors,
ReV. }. H. Address, Weeping Water:
| Rev. j. j. Klopp, Stanton; Rev. V. ~
Clark, Ashland. National society for
three years, G. G.. Smith, Exeter. Rev.
| w. S. Hampton, Omaha. Nominations
| Tor directors for the national society,
Rev. f. r. Rause, Omaha; Hon.
George l.. Loomis, Fremont.
Superintendent $. |. IIanford of Lin
coin was reelected superintendent of
the Home Missionary society. The
superintendent report was an inter-
esting one. 1t took in the entire work
of the state, which he declared at this
time was very encouraging. Eighty
one churches of the state are now self
supporting, while eighty-two are on
the honor roll for raising apportion-
ments for the work. The remainder
are not self supporting and must be
aided by the Home Missionary So
ciety. In all there are POI churches.
| There are three workers under the
supervision of Superintendent Han.
ford, all of whom are successful in
their work They are: Rev. N. Il.
Packard of Lincoln. Pastor at Large
| :, y N.Ta. {. So, q So" N n Ni"Efof
| Aurora.
Other reports were rendered by Sec
rotary j. II. Address, Treasurer S. l..
lianford, J. S. Dick, pastor at large:
Rev. n. l.. Packard, Mrs. c. A. JAG
quth and Rev. w. ID. King. Discus
| cinnC h,
+. II. Chickerng.
| After the election of officers lhe
meeting adjourned and President Da.
Wis of the Chicago Theological semi.
nary took his class to corner of the
! church where some heated and inter.
esting discussions in this work Occur
pied the major part of the time until
near 6 o'clock, when the Brotherhood
of the Congregational church banuuet
ed the men in the church, and the,
| ladies of the church entertained the,
lady visitors at a banquet at the home,
of Mr. and Mrs. F. e. Davenport.
| Out of the 100 Congregational min.
listers of this state but one died this
year-the late Rev. II. A. French of
Lincoln.
Among the out-of-town ministers
and delegates to the fifty-fourth an
nual assembly of the Nebraska Con.
gregational conference here are:
II. Bross, Wahoo; S. l. Hanford, Lin
coin; }. ID. Stewart, Aurora; M. A.
Bullock, Lincoln; n. l.. Packard. Lin.
coin; V. F. Clark. Ashland: f. II.
Rouse, Omaha; a. c. Townsend. AZ
bion; r. Jones, Spencer, Edwin Booth.
jr., Norfolk; II, j. Sealey, Leigh; J. II.
Address, Weeping Water; N. II. Haw-
kins, Comstock, +. ID. Reeves. Aurora:
G. A. Conrad, Norfolk; e. Gresham.
| Kansas; G. ID. Gearhart, Burwell; w.
). Hampton, Omaha; II. G.. Halbers-
leben, Petersburg; ID. b. Perry, Crete;
w. l.. Dibble, Columbus; ]. NJ. Kokier.
| AVoca; j. w. Cowan, Crete; S. A. Mar
tin, Doniphan; j. j. Parker, Genoa: c.
II. Rogers, Lincoln; j. p. Clyde, Oma-
ha; S. II. Buell., Grand Island; Thorn.
as Evans, Arcadia; G. w. DUNCAN,
Waverly; j, B, Burkhardt, Bloomfield;
u. w. Mitchell, Chadron; II. G.. Van
Nalkenburgh, Ainsworth; O. w. Re-
ger, Linwood; h. G. Noodle, Wisner;
| isaac McRae, Clay Center; W. ID.
King, Aurora; Mrs. Mary A. HeIser
Park church, Elgin; William Ellwood
| Falrmont; Paul Burkhardt, Norfolk;
h. q. Wilder, Hastings; G. ]. Rives,
| Clarks; G. B. Hawkes., Sutton b. r.
! Marsh, Omaha; T. NJ. Shipherd Lin
coin; A. Il. Bashford, Beemer; j. j.
| klopp, Stanton. Corresponding mem
bers: j. w. Ferner, William Rich
ards, j. A. jenkins, S. j. Beach, Mrs.
M. Il. Perkins, j. M. Kinds, b. A. War
rem, G. w. Gallagher, O. S. Davis, ID.
D.; w. A. Rice, ID. ID. Lay delegates:
John A. Price, o. NJ. Needham, Mrs.
Cora e. Walters, Albion p. c. Culver.
Mrs, NJ. 7. Wildish, Mrs. w. ID. King.
Miss Zella Wertz, Aurora; Mrs. c. ID.
Gearhart, Burwell; William Wonder
fecht, Bladen; Mrs. f. A. Miller, Be-