Omaha daily bee., 1913-09-17
METHODTSTS ORGANIZING
Conference at Lincoln Will Select
Officers This Morning.
LOWE TALKED OF FOR OMAHA
Cedar Falls, Iowa, Minister, who 10
20 speak Friday Before Minis
5 tiers, Thought Candidate for
First Church Here.
--(FroTn a Stan Correspondept. }

s- tFron a staff Correspondepf.)
y LINCOLN, . Sept ls-(apeelaiD.--T
three ola conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal church held separate sessions
today. The superiDtendegtsio OF the eleven
distrIcts held a session IN August, at
which time they made out q slate for the
officers, The old Nebraska epnference 10
TO have the secretary; the North Ne
braska the treasurer, and the West Ne
braelka the statistician.
The superintendents selected the men TO
be nominated at the session OF the con-
solidated conference An the morning. The
men they selected were: For secretary.
n. q. Langley. LAUREL and for statisti-
clan. Rev. b, r. Eberhart. Beaver City.
The members OF the old Nebraska con-
ference resented the action OF the su-
perlntendents and demanded voice In
the selection OF a secretary so two
names were presented, Rev A. A. Ras-
dell by the superintendents. and Rev. E.
NJ. Furman OF Tecumseh. from the floor
OF the conference. Rev. Mr.. Furman
elected by a majority fseiEht votes AZ
the man TO be nominated ia the morning
at the new conference II was stated
on the floor OF the conference that at the
mOTUlnk tettlo WneH tne mountainous
will take place. Rev Mr.. Rasdell will be
renominated and the three conferences
as one. will elect one of these men. The
other conferences. had no trouble in their
sessions about the men selected by the
superintendents.
Oldest and Youngest.
At the roll call In the old Nebraska con.
ference the Rev. Hiram Burch was the
only man 10 respond as a member OF the
class Of 1881. when this conference was
organized He is considered the Oldest
member. Rev. =. Bsrtlpe of David City
is the youngest member OF the conference,
being transferred TO the old Nebraska
conference from the North Nebraska last
year Just before II adioNrned, thus max
ing him the baby" OF that conference.
Rev. c. f. Carroll. pastor OF the EN-
manuel church. this city, will be an
nounced tomorrow as transferred to the
Colorado conference and will be given a
church in Denver. The Rev. G. w. Mo
Creery OF Palisade, Colo. viii come here
to take charge OF the Emmanuel church.
II is difficult at this time to say any
thing about some of the talked OF changes
DR.. u. @. Brown OF Beatrice told a Bee
reporter that he would not accept the
University Place church? saying Il feel
that am not the type OF man for that
church. The other men being talked OF
are much better fitted for such a pas
torate My church at Beatrice Is insist
Ing upon my return for the eighth year"
Railroad Fares.
An important committee TO be appointed
tomorrow win be the one on equalization
OF railroad fares. Then men in the west
tern part OF the state will have 10 pay
about SIG car fare to attend the confer
ence. The Lincoln men nothing. II is the
purpose OF this new conference 10 equal
ize the fares so that each man win pay
tho same.
On Friday afternoon Rev. Titus Lowe,
ID. D., OF Cedar Falls, Ia, will deliver
an address from the subject, THE Emar-
cipation OF Women In Heathen Lands.
II Is understood from good authority
that DR.. Lowe Is one OF the men being
considered for the First church at
Omaha.
At tonights session Dr. b. L. Paine
acted as chairman and an address was
delivered by Rev @. r. Mains. d. D., OF
New York City In the interest OF the
book concern. Rev. Dan p. Brummltt,
d. d.. editor OF the Epworth Herald OF
Chicago, delivered an address from the
subject, The Prophetic Mortgage Of
Methodism."