lu THE OMAHA DAILY JJKK : TIH'USDAY , MAY 5 , 1892-TWKLVK PAGES.
FROM THE BISHOPS
Methodist Delegates Listen to an Address
from Iho Church's Superintendents.
FOUR YEARS OF PROSPERITY REVIEWED
Work of the Bishops and Olergy and How it
lias Boon Blessed ,
TOKENS OF CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT
Evidence ? that the People Trust the Olorgy
Who Load Them.
LABORS HAVE NOT BEEN LESSENED
oT tlm Niiinlior of IIMIiOt | < i Not
Untimely I. living \ViinU of Cntieriit.
uliitliin mill Counsel Umunil
Cdiiilltliin < if tliu Church. '
Below will IJD found the text of the
bKliops' address to the members of the
Quadrennial Uonor.il Conference of the
Methodist ICpisuopal church ns road yesterday -
day by Ulihop Foster :
il ruth run Beloved , Delegate * of the An-
nunl Conference mid of the Lny-Klcetornl
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
C''lurch In General Conloronco Assembled
It seems lilting nnd accords with established
custom tluit your general superintendents ,
whoso duly It Is to preside over your delib
erations , should Introduce the important
fcervtcos upon which you are about to enter
with a formal address. To this end wo have
prepared the following communication , Wo
nre sura that an aforetiino it xvlll receive your
liatlent and respectful attention. Von will
not doom it out of plnco if wo should remind
you of the gravity of tbo occasion , and of l'io
Borlous nature of tiio duties before you ; ana
If oven moro than this wo stiould indicate
nemo of the matters \vhlch should engage
your most profound and prayerful considera
tion.
I'our years have elapsed since the assem
bling of the last general conference. The
result of Its doings have gone Into history.
During the interval no constitutional power
lius existed anywhere to make or modify reg
ulations or lawn of binding farce for the gov-
urnment ol the church , cither as to Its layer
or ministerial constituents. You are
assembled to resume the labor and responsi
bilities of that body. Within certain limita
tions and restrictions you are vested with
bimremo power both to make anil interpret
laws unu to initiate n wor modify existing
measures and methods of church economy
unu work. When you consider the great
ness of the interests involved you cannot fail
to bo Impressed with the weighty responsi
bilities which will rest upon you every mo-
inout of time until the llnnl adjournment ;
when you snail Uavo done your work your
power ceases either to remedy mistakes erIn
In any way to change the record. History
will put Us seal of approval or condemnation
on the temper and wisdom of your acts and
the proat church which has intrusted you
with these perilous honors and powers will
Inherit the good or ovll which shall How
therefrom.
Wo congratulate you that the circum-
Rlnnucs under which you meet nro in thu
main auspicious , and wo join our prayers
with yours that such heavenly craco'mav " bo
vouchsafed that your deliberations may" bo
conducted with wisdom and burmony , mid
that all conclusions nrrivod at may bo" such
us to promote the largest welfare , not
merely of the particular branth or the
church which is your immediate care , but of
the universal church as well. May you bo
preserved in peace nnd health , may your
families and charges during your absence bo
kept In comfort , may no business anxieties
nrlso to divide or distract your nttrjntion ;
nbovo nil may the Holy Spirit so bo present
with you moment by moment as to save you
from misJudgmenlB nnd all such mixed 'mo
tives and confusing influences as arise from
personal desires and ambitions. So may the
pcuco of God abound in you and in the
sacredness of Ills prosnncn bo with you mat
the single desire of His glory may inspire
your every word nnd act.
"Mow the God of peace which brought
nRnin from the ilond that great shepherd ol
the sheep with tbo blood of the eternal cov
enant , even our Lord Jesus , make you per
fect in every good thing to cio His will working -
ing that which is well pleasing in His bight
through .Icsus Christ , to whom bo glory for
ever and over , Amen , "
111 Mnmnrlani.
There nro stadia In the Jives of men , Insti
tutiono , nations , and the world Itself , crisis
points , birthdays of now departures , arrests
and Rtnrlingb , which naturally awaken re-
ilccllon. Wo have reached such a poinl
today.
A fooling of sadness comes over us as we
notice the conspicuous absence of men the
whole church has long trusted nnd revered ,
Wo look In vain for the careful and wise
book agent and missionary treasurer ,
J. M. Phillips , for the able edl
tors , J. II. Uayloss and Uenjamtr
St. James Fry , for the Hov. Joseph M
Trimble , the distinguished educator , .losopr
Gumming ? , the conlal Clinton n. Flak , ant
many others. Time will not permit ever
the mention of the names of members of the
former general conferences who have en
riched the church with their intellectual am
spiritual power nnd who have during tin
last quadrcnniuin paiseil from the churcl
militant to the church triumphant. Urn
memorial mention of thorn xvlll Go mudo else
where. We nro solemnly admonished of the
brevity of the time allotted to us for our re
malning work. The day la yet with us , bui
the night comath ,
Wo cannot take our scats hero without , r
gush of memories. The past comes back tc
us , the remote past.Vo \ think ol
the fathers that formed the llrst general
oral conference Just 100 years ago , the
honored numos of heroes that built nne
passed on , the great bishops and might )
preachers who , amid toll nnd reproaches'laic
the foundations. They still hvu nnd mingli
with us In our supreme moments. It is wise
to cherish their momonoi and In such tinu
ns'tho present to gather Inspirations by the
recollection of their grontliven. They wroughi
bettor than they Know , laid foundation :
dropor , broader , stronger than their mosi
sanguine hopes over conceived. They bo
cjucuthod the enlarging worlc to us and we
uro the inheritors of Uio sacred trust. It re
mains tp bo proved whether by holy zeal , do
votlon and heroism and l > y broad , manlv ,
'
Chrkllau statesmanship we shall show ou'r
solves worthy to carry forward the worli
whieh they began ; whether wo shall mool
the demand of our tlmo as they mot the do
mauds of theirs.
A Oimilrcmilniii of 1'i-oHprrlty.
Wo liuvo reason for rejoicing that the
quadrcnniuin Just closed tins been one ol
marked prosperity In all osst nthil respects ,
both at homo and In all our missionary Holds ,
with as few regretful Incidents as could rea
sonably bo expected in u work so widespread
and varied as that of a church nvnraproadlnij
so many lands ant ! establishing mid adminis
tering its agencies and institutions among sc
many peoples of the world.
During the rjua'dronnlum the hoard ol
bishops hai boon preserved in health. Our
number has not been dopictol , and though
sonio have kuffcrcd tompirary Illness none
of our number havu born permanently
disabled , or suvo In ono cr two Instances
hindered froiil attending Iho work assigned
them , unit in no case has a conference 01
mission Hold been uoi rlvr d of thu prudence
of a bishop at Iho appointed tlmo and place
todo the appropriate ) ivorlc of the ofllco. Oui
review of the work done by each bishop ul
our semiannual tusslons leads us to beltovc
that the work committed to us bus througl
ourselves been cheerfully done , making
duo ullowanos for the inllrinUle * of men ,
done with conscientious DiU.stnUing , We
Uavo during tbo period undo moro thai
r.0,000 assignments , Thai , considering xh
fields thut had to bo lupplloJ , und consider
ing the number of men 'bu had to bo an
pointed , there should Uavo been some griev
ances on tbo part of some of the churubo !
uml sonio complaints on tl.n purl of some ol
the preachers iu the niituio "of the ca o ha :
been unavoidable ; but U is gratlfylug thai
the friction has been so small.
Wo mcntlpu wltU nutlsUotlon tbo fact tba <
both preacher * and people bare shown ui
every token of confidence find affection. Our
ofllclal work has not been over
burdoncomn , though It has often taxed
our sympathies < sorely and rnodo
drafts on our wisdom beyond our
measure of ability. Wo return to you with
thankful recognition of the goodness of God ,
that In all our worldwldo continuous travels
wo hnvo boon preserved from accident In
health and strength , nnd that our tolls nnd
duties have not boon greater than wo could
boar , whllo our comfort and Joy In our wont
have been both great and constant.
I'orrlgu VUltnllom.
The visits of ono of our number to the for
eign fields , including nil the annual confer
ences nnd missions , olthor annually or at
stated periods , Is regarded ai an im
portant part of our supervisory duties ,
both as conserving the connecttoual principle
nnd ns a means of keeping the heart of the
church In touch with Us entire ) con.itltuonev
n that the hfeblood roaches every member
of the body , but moro yet that n lively Inter
est may bo kept nllvo In th o distant Holds
nnd that tbo funds raised In tholr behalf maybe
bo judiciously administered. Thu Informa
tion thus gained is not lost useful to thu
church at homo than bcnollclal to the friend *
abroad. It Is doubtful that in the ahscnco of
such n provision the unity of the body could
bo preserved. Frequently two of our num
ber have been absent nl the snnio tlmo.
During the qundronnlum the work done in
foreign fields has boon administered with
special care , allowing full time for extensive
visits in each vaar.
IJUhop Wnldon was detailed In ISSO to
visit Mexico. Ilo spent nearly three months
In visiting Iho various missions nnd schools.
He held the cotilcronco in Uuannjuntn and
visited most of our missions. In IS'JO ' ho
mnao u tour of South America , looking
careful ! ) lilto the self-supporting missions
on the west coast , furnishing the latest nnd
fullest information wo had yet obtained
concerning Iho status of the wont In that region -
gion , and , passing to the cast coast , ho held the
conference In the Argentine Kjpublii ; , visit
ing Uruguay , I'araguny and Hrazll. In IS'Jl
ho attended the eonforonccsln Europe , Italy ,
Switzerland , Germany , Norway and
Sweden , and the missions in Bulgaria , Den
mark and Finland.
ftishop Warren visited nnd administered
in Japan , Corca am' , north and central China
and Fee Chow. He also visited Bulgaria.
S wit norlandGormanUonmarlt , Norway nnd
Sweden , holding eotiforonci's nnd visiting ox-
tonsivcly among the missions , Ho also at
tended as fraternal dclogato the British nnd
Irish Wcsloyau conloreneo. Ho was the llrst
bishop to visit Coroa , bringing us Iho llrst
episcopal report from the hermit , nation ,
Bishop Ndwman visltod Japan and spout
twenty-jive days In careful study of the situ
ation of that important mission , doing impor
tant work and rtnurnlng with valuable in
formation concerning Its affairs.
Uuhop Mindo hold the conferences in Mexico
ice in Is'I ) , nnd was lu the country from
Christmas , 1MHJ , till Into in February , IS'Jl ,
visiting the missions In thu City of .Mexico ,
I'uobln Orizaba and various other places.
During his visit ho organized n now district ,
the Hidalgo , extending the work Into now
regions.
Bishop Fowler under appointment made
the circtii of the glebe in u protracted visi
tation of the missions , civing about aycnr nnd
a half to an inquiry into the stale , condition
and wants of the wont in every Hold. Japan ,
Corea and China were lirst administered , lie
then passed through India and spent some
time with Bishop"Thoburn , attending sonio
of his conferences anJ returning ho hold the
conferences in Kurope , visiting Bulgaria ,
Italy , Germany , Switzerland , Norway ,
Sweden and Denmark. Ho also visited the
Mexican Hold and held a conference there.
Bishop Andrews made u tour of the Asiatic
worlc , visiting the conferences in China ,
Japan and Coron , sailing from Vancouver
and returning to San Francisco.
Bishop Goodsoll n year later visltod and
administered the same work , giving seven
months to the sovcral Holds.
Bishop Mallallcu , immediately after the
adjournment of the last general conference ,
attended the conferences in Europe and the
missions in Bulgaria nnd Denmark. Ho also
visited Finland and portions of Russia with
reference to founding missions In these re
gions. Later ho was assigned the work in
Mexico , where ho spent nearly three months
in visiting and preaching in nearly every
mission point in the republic.
Those several visits show how carefully
Iho foreign Holds have boon administered
under dirccl episcopal supervision. It is
impossible to , overestimate the value to n
wiao administration of mission funds of these
annual visitation ? , to say nothing of the
good which results to missions in giving
cheer nnil comfort to the missionaries them
selves , and of bringing the native Christians
into close relations with the church with
which they have become identified. Thus
precisely the 'same administration is pre
served throughout the world and the same
Methodism is planted and growing in ull
lands. The Chinese , Japanese , Corean ,
Hindoo , Eurasian , South American , Mexican ,
Dann , Swede , Norwegian. Gorman , Swltzor ,
Italian , Bulgarian , and nil of every tongue
who nro gathered to our altars partake the
same spirit and speak In different tongues
the sumo language.
l.iihorq nt Iltshops Not I.lKlilcncd.
Because of the increased number of
bishops at the lust general conference the
tlmo dovotnd by each ono to holding annual
conferences during the past quadronnium
has been less than was lormorly required ,
but this has not lightened our labors nor
diminished the time wo have given to the
work of the church. The increase of our
number has not lessened the time required
of cauli in attending the annual tuitl semi
annual mcotlnirs of our board , nnd the annual
'
nual meotlngs'of the general missionary and
church extension committees. Wo also have
relations to educational and other conncc-
tlonnl worlc which claim both tlmo and at
tention. Beyond these stated demands there
5s no1 pressure upon us for Bpecial services.
It is beyond our power to meet nil calls to
dedicate and reopen churches , to load in ef
forts to liquidate church debts , to attend
mcctlncs for the furtherance of local and ed
ucational causes. The time required for an
extensive and indispensable com.Mpomli.-nco
must , bo found amid constant and pressing
demands for tneso other forms of service.
Ycur bishops nt their meetings carefully
rovlow Miolr episcopal work nnd closely
study all the denominational interests thus
Drought under their common view through
our Methodist plan of general suporintcn-
dene-y. These councils have bad und will
continue to have a helpful influence in secur
ing uniformity of administration , In strength
ening mid enlarging the work of the church
nnd in directing and utlli/lng manifold and
ulTcctivo agencies In the homo und in foreign
Holds , They nro invaluable to us ns the ap
pointed loaders In the great anil world-em-
bracing oiilor'prlsosof ournggro.islvo church.
The church recognize * mat because of
our opportunities to ucqulro in forma
tion with regard to ull the tiolds
of our church work our presence
Is Important In the aniitiul meptiuirs of the
great i-ominlttoc's charged with tun direction
of her vast benevolences. Wo are required
to travel somewhat moro than would be
found necessary if the dates for holding thu
annual conferences allowed us to modify our
plan ofvisitation , but since wo must come
together twice a year for purposes ulready
numod the labor and expenses of our conference
once travel are not materially increased by
occasional long journeys.
The work of Bishop Taylor , missionary
bishop of Africa , will bo laid before you In
n full and detailed report , giving you com
plete information concerning the work douo
in that Interesting continent ,
Bishop Thoburn , missionary bishop of
India nnd Malaysia , will report In full of his
work. All Iho information reaching us
from that vast und most prosperous mission
lluhl assures us that his report will bo ful' '
of Interest and encouragement.
Church I.Ill-nil inr ,
Early In our UUtory by the necessity grow
ing out of our peculiar doctrines and methods
of church Ufa it became inovitublu that wo
should eivato n literature adapted to cur
needs. A century of growth has developed
the present status of our publishing inter
ests. Tuo small privata room has given
pluco to the magn ill [ xmt palace on Fifth
uvoiiua , the largest religious publishing house
on tbo ulobo , and a like establishment of
scarcely less proportions in Cincinnati , with
branches in Chicago , St. Louis , and deposit
ories in Philadelphia , Baltimore , Hostoj ,
i'ituburg , Buffulo , Detroit and San Fran
cisco , whoso Biiolvcii uro loaded with volumes
In ull branches of religious nnd theological
learning commentaries , gruvo discussions ,
troulljos practical , controversial , critical , sol-
entlllu , adapted to oil the varied wants of a
religious and thoughtful ago.
The olght-by-loti pioneer paper has
( lowered Into a family of Advo-
cat s. The means are In hand abundantly
adequate to supply every family lu our
church with nuiplo mill healthful informa
tion on nil currant and religious matters. U
Is worth your conilduratiou whether any
measure can bo devised by which at least
ono of the loading Journals can bo put Into
every homo of MothodUm. A moro dostr-
nblo work cauld scarcely bo accomplished.
The Sunday School Journnl reported to Ilia
lasteoncral coiiMronco a clrculiillon for the
year 19S7 of 1,17,740 cantos. The circulation
for 1S9I was l&O.I'JO copies.
The Bornan lesson leaves nnd other Sunday
school periodicals report for 1591 a circula
tion of 2W3WO copies , an Increase over thnt
of 1SS7 of 47tiu77 copies.
Besides the authorized journals r.inny
local and prlvato papers claiming to ho
Molhodistlc have sprung up , Their number
hat rapidly augmented stnco Iho general
conference of 1SS4 authorized the bishops to
nppolnt editor ) of uuofllelui papers or maga
zines published in the Interest of the Moth-
oilitt Episcopal church. It Is doubtful
whether the provisions to guard this matter
by requiring action on the part of the annual
conferences concerned has mot the purpose
of the general conforonco.
No SrlilMiM or Otttlirrnkft.
No serious schisms or outbreaks have oo-
cured during the quadronnium in the body ,
cither with respect to the doctrine , economy
or administration. Goner.it harmony has
prevailed. The laws of Iho church hnvo
been admlMstorotl with reasonable fidelity ,
und have approved themselves efficient
to prcscrvo the health and pc-.ica
of the body , The doctrines em-
bodtod In our articles of religion nnd
praachad from our pulpits llnd no occasion
olthor for suppression or revision. Our
general church polity remains satisfactory ta
our preachers nnd people , with rare excep
tions , requiring no other modification than
such changes ns our rapid growth ana widen
ing operations may demand. Our doctrine
nud methods , once greatly opposed , have so
approved themselves to our sister denomina
tions nt to bo extensively embraced nnd
practiced by them greatly to their advantage
In religious power nnd usefulness.
Spiritual Stain ol tlm Church.
If wo may judge by tno orderly llvos of
our people , by Iho beneficent activities
larger than at any former period wo bo-
Hbv'o Hint the tone of piety is not diminish
ing among us. Changes there arc , perhaps an
Inevitable outgrowth of the marvelous ago
in which wo uro living , but dmplto thorn nnd
regretting some of thorn wo are still con
strained to the view that there is , on the
whole , substantial Improvement. Wo sym
pathize with Iho Idea that notwithstanding
abounding evils both the church nnd general
society are advancing to a bettor future. No
ago bus equaled tbo present in the successful
search for truth and in the amenities which
spring rrom truth. The church universal is
doing moro earnest , practical work than over
botoro. There is moro Intoltlgcnco both
in the pulpit nnd the pew ; the
worlc to bo done is better understood
and moro in hand. If there is loss
zeal for the mint nnd anise nnd cumin , there
is moro charity nnd benellcont activity with
loss of bigotry and intolerance. Churchoa nro
drawing nearer together and co-working with
moro harmony. If there is lessomotioiial ex
perience there is reason to believe there is an
increase in religious stability. But there uro
conspicuous evils , In sociuty wnich continue
to nwnltun deep solicitude nnd call for in-
cronso of spiritual agencies for their removal.
Heart power is still the great want. Thu assault -
sault Is still on faith. Nothing but the pros-
cnco of ( Jed In the hearts of Ills people can
win the day. Moro nnd moro the struggle
nrust bo for a hol.v church.
Cliurltiiblo Work.
It Is a matter of special thanksgiving that
the church is moro nnd moro taking on the
scnso of Iho imiiortnnco of hurnniiitariau
worlc which was so conspicuously tiiugbt by
our Lord and which from the tirst has dis
tinguished His Spirit. Hospitals for tno
sick and unfortunate , orphanage's for tno
parenlless , and industriol and churchly ngon-
cies for the care of the poor are becoming -
coming moro numerous and olUciunt in
our great cities. Tucso naturally
nro a later growth of our church
life , but it may bo hoped may become n rapid
und vigorous development ns our people increase -
crease in wealth. The Methodist Episcopal
hospital in Brooklyn , N. Y. . the Old
People's homo in N.ow York , and such insti
tutions in other cities , und the orphanages in
Philadelphia , Now York nnd many other
places wo have reason to believe are the
harbingers of a time not for distant when
ample provision will bo ruado for all the unfortunate -
fortunate who need und deserve suca min
istration.
ItnvIviilH.
It is a matter of rejoicing that the spirit of
revivals which so murvolously characterized
our beginning has not departed from us , and
that the signs of vigorous growth and increase -
crease do not diminish with our ago. Re
vivals are attended with loss excitement , but
more stable results as a rule , whcro the re
vival occurs under the direct labors of the
pastors themselves.
The increase of the church during the
quadreuniuui is highly gratifying. At the
last general conference in 1SSS the whole
number of communicants , including mom-
bcrs and probationers , was , ( ) ! ) , , ) . ! . " ) , show
ing an increase during the previous four
years of SJIH.-IOI. The increase in the last
four years exceeds that number , the total
membership being nt present yaOJiU. ( Dur
ing the four years probably lf > UOiU have
died. This number , added to the increase
during the quadroniiium , shows an nggre-
gate ol11'J)00 , ( ) souls added to the church by
profession of faith during the last , lour years ,
a church created larger than nil of Method
ism nt the end of the lirst fifty years of it ?
existence.
I'rospm-lt.y of Other Chiirrhus.
Wo also note ns an occasion of profound
thankfulness that during the same period
other oranc'jc.s of our sister Moth'ndisn !
throughout the world have shared with us in
these tokens of general prosperity notablv
our sister the Methodist Episcopal church
south. All reports iudlcnto a remark-
aulo advance along tbo lines of religious
activity in this body. Nor would wo fail tc
muko mention with lifco rejoicing that all the
orthodox branches of the American church
are enjoying moro or los.s prosperity. To an
unusually largo extent the splvlt of revival
pervades all evangelical churches. We
salute all divisions of the great army in the
name of-tho Lord and rejoicing in all their
successes wo pr.iy for their larger prosper
ity nnd moro abundant increase. No irooo
comes to Hlon in all hoc borders in
which wo uro not sharers.
Tlm l.cunii'iiicul Confcrcm-r.
In Ootobor lait the scrond ecumenical conference
foronco which now seems to take form ns an
organlu part of nil Methodism , a universal
decennial conference , mot In llio national
capital. It was what , its name purports , .n
we-rld's ' convocation , Tnoro
- were representa
tives present from all lands and from all
branches of the family , the number reaching
500. The body sat with undimlnished inter-
oat foujtccn duyc. It was n truly great occa
sion. There Is reason to hope that much
permanent good will result from that confer
ence. The proceedings have already boon
given to the world in u volume of historic
value. Tun visit of our foreign brethren
awakened profound interest in ull our sea
board cities , und tholr soniibnsand addresses
qulckonod nnd delighted ull the churclicH
wherever they appeared. Universal Meth
odism ls of ono blood nnd Bpeaks one lun-
guago nnd breathes ono spirit. The vast
nudioncos which crowded our metropolitan
church from day today and from earlymofi.-
ing to late at night can never forgot the
deep nm' genuine enthusiasm and glowing
religious fervor which continued without
abatement throughout. The range of topics
discussed embraced nil thu practical ques
tions of the times , and many of the papers
were able in a marked degroo. It is gratify
ing to record that brothers without distinc
tion of color mingled with easy cordiality
and without any apparent discrimination , not
only at the communion , hut both In thu ad
ministration upon thu platform and speeches
from the lloor.
tVork of CoininUiIniia ,
In accordance with the direction of the
lust general conference the bishops ap
pointed u comlsslon on the constitution ol
the general conference ) and the organic- law
of the church ; n commission on educa
tional wont of the church ; a commission on
the fraternity and unity of the churches. At
the proper lima llio reports of Iho commis
sions will bo reported to the body , Tnc
bishops also , as directed by tbo last general
conference , appointed fraternal delegates to
otbor churches , who will also , It Is presumed ,
report their visits and ofllclul acts.
CoiiHtltutloiml Uui'dtlonii ,
The bishops present herewith a detailed
report of the vote of the laity on the ques
tion of tbo eligibility of women us lay dole-
Bates la tbo doctoral ana general confer
ences , and of thu annual conferences ou that
and other constitutional questions. To Dr ,
Monroe , soarotary of the general conference
once of IbSS , they are greatly indebted fet
the collection and tabulation of these re
turns. The following is a summary of the
ncvoral votes a received : On the question ,
' Shall women bo eligible AS lay dologutos In
the electoral and lay ccnforonccs
of the Methodist Episcopal church ! "
the vote of the laity stood as
follows : For , ffi33W3 ( ; apalnst. 103 , * I3 ; total.
.100 Till. On tno snmo question the vote of
the ministry stood thus : For , 0,009 ; ncnlnst ,
5,1-14 ; total , 10.7.Y1. On the proposition to
chaniro the second restrictive rule by insert
ing the words , "and the said delegates maybe
bo men or women" ( seio Journal of general
conference 1SS3 , pages US , 10H and 10I1J , the
votn of the ministry stooJ : For , 5,777 ; ngnlnst ,
1,7(5 ( ; } ; total 10,513. Ono llio proposition sub
mitted by the general conference to equalize
the number of ministerial and lay delegates
tbo vote of the ministry stood : For , 2,8'JiJ ;
against. 5,401 ; total , 8W7. !
On the proposition submitted to the annual
conferences nt the icquest of the Philadel
phia conference to 'amend ' the second re
strictive rule so that. It should road ns fol
lows : "Tho gonornlcouforone'ushall becom-
poiod of mluHtermUiml lav delegates who
shall always deliberate- vote as ono body
nnd never as separate orders. There shall
bo as many lay del6cntos for an annual con-
forouco as there nro ministerial , but the gen
eral conference shiill not allow moro than ono
ministerial roproscntltivo for every fourteen
members nf nn annual conference ; nor n losi
number than ono for every lorty-llvo ; pro
vided , nevertheless , that whan there shall ba
In any annual conference a fraction of two-
thirds the numbor'Vtbich shall bo llxcd for
the ratio of representation such annual con
ference shall be tinlltlcd to an additional
delegate for such fraction ; find provided ,
nNo , that no conference shall bo donlod the
privilege of ono ministerial nnd uno lay dele
gate1 , " the vote of Iho ministry stood ; For ,
2,310 ; against , 4,810 ; total , 7,1 fill.
Staled HtMio
All the stated benevolences nro important ,
us representing In different decries existing
wants and ns furnishing the liiost ofllcicnt
ana least expansive methods for providing
for the neeiU. Alike they rest upon the
principle of Christian stewardship ; namely ,
Unit tlio-jo who have nre In duty bound in the
measure of their ability to provide for these
who have not ,
Hi-part iiioiiU.
The bonds nf departments will , In tholr reports -
ports through their respective committees ,
set forth in detail their labors nnd tbo results -
sults during the qundroiitilum , and wo nro
confident that the showing will bo creditable
to their diligence nnd satisfactory to Iho
church , The great benevolences have ull ad
vanced , and other forirs of church work
have fully kept pace with tbo growth of the
church In numbers ami wealth , n fair If not
n perfect test of the enlightened piety and
spirituality of thu body.
Church I'ropiTlj-nnil Contributions.
In 1SS7 nnd 1SSS the number of churches
was 2U.75.-i. There are now 2U.39J. The
values in the tormor period were $ SObl2-
702 ; nt the present date they uro S'J3iillli. ' : ;
This Increiase is to n considerable extent duo
to the board nf church extension.
The amount contrioutod for missions In
1SS7 und 18SS visa t-UlO.DJI ; IS'JJ ' and IS'Jl ' the
sum had swelled to $151U50. \ .
For f roadman's ' aid and southern education
the sum received from all sources in 1SS7 nnd
IhSS was ? ltli,271. : In the year Just closed
the receipts were $322GJi. (
Tno Board of Education raised in 1S57 and
1SSS , sis-lj3 ; ; In Ib'.ll ' , SiW.S'JJ ' , un Increuso of
$24 , 1)1 ! ) ) . The other bunovolonco-s , without
exception , show a corresponding increase.
It thus appears that there is a most healthful
progress nil nlong the lino.
The aggregate receipts of the missionary
society , board of church extension , Frood-
mon's nid und southern education society ,
board of educntion , Sunday school union ,
tract society , xvoman's foreign und women's
homo missionary society for the quadren-
nium from Ibbl to ISS" wasf < ilG2(3l ; ( ! ; for the
quadroiiiiluin of 18SS-01 the figures at hand
nggrogiito moro than fS.OOJ.OOO , showing an
lucrouso of nearly $2,000 , OOJ.
-Missionary Work.
When wo consider the actual condition of
the world , its widespread , almost universal
heathenism , with its open door. * , wo nro con
strained to feel that IPOI-O and more the
church must take on the obligation to extend
and multiply its missionary agencies. The
direct command uf our Lord urges this us
the great duty of the hour. Wo must go
with the mcssnpo of salvation or provo
recreant to our mission. Theru nro thou
sands of open doors waiting lor us. To fail
In this effort is treason to our trust.
KdiiL-.it Ion.
If the evangelization of the nations is our
special creat commission It uo less inheres in
our work to provide for the Christian training
nnd education of thosa who through our la
bors are brought into-tho experience of the
great salvation. It was among the earliest
thoughts ol our houor.ed founder to provide
for this want. The idea has grown with our
crowlh nnd streuuthencd with our strength.
Wo have regarded enlightened education the
broadest and fullest as the most
helpful handmaid' of religion. No
church can lontr sun-ivo in nn en
lightened ago which fails to mnko provision
for the highest intellectual growth of its
constituents. There never was an upo when
the demand was so great us at pro : > oit. It
Is u matter of rejoicing that our church is
inci'imsiug in its educational facilities. Our
schools of all grades , acjdemie.s , collegiate -
logiato institutes ' and universities nro
healthfully growing' in number , equip
ment und endowment , and in the quality
of the work done and Iho ability o'f
the workers employed ; the number of stu-
onts , both mnlo and female , of ull colors and
tongues , that crowd our halls rapidly in
creasing with each succeeding year. The
ratio of cultured people that adorn our
homes and occupy the pews of our churches
Is constantly incroasintr. There U still room
for larger endowment * nnd higher grades ,
Our theological schools call for your most
thoughtful care. It should begin with moro
vigorous protection against the admission of
improper peirsons. An educated pow will
not lonir endure- uneducated pulpit. No
amount of loyalty can withstand the strain
of attendance ! upon a ministry which shows
want of ability to teach , \ \ o must meet the
demand for nn educated pulpit ,
none other can hold und guldo
the present and the coming ages , but the
dlviuo qualification of n personal experience
and now must moro and moro bo insisted
upon. Tbo means of praparatlon nre now so
abundant and within easy reach that wo
must insist that candidates should show
themselves worthy by going through the
necessary apprenticeship. The need of the
church today Is not unprepared men ; und
these who have not the self-endurance to
secure the outlit should , with rare exception ,
bo turned back to other callings ,
Kind of rriMiclicrs WmitDcl ,
There Is no danger of failure to Methodism
either on account of her creed or polity. If
she bhall over full it will bo in the quality of
the men who till her pulpits and direct 'her
counsels , Ttero Is danger at this point.
What she wants now and what she wants
fornyor is manly , dovotod. earnest men ,
who preach the gospel from conviction
nnd who llnd su much In Its great
tlicmos tlut they will nnt disgrace
the sncrod olllco by shallow nrllllcos to catch
the popular favor , who will bo so absorbed
in saving men that they cannot become time-
sorvoia or sensational demagogues , men who
by zeal for truth will Und no time for Idling ,
and who by havinur close communion with
God will carry the savor of His. presence into
the pulpit nnd into the market places and
homos of the pooplo. Thu church wants no
plnco seekers at her altars , no Idlers , no shal
low pretenders , but men , great , manly , honest -
est , earnest , who will live and die lor the
truth ; she wants no traitors , no men that
stand In tbo inuruut waiting for a bid , that
think only of self and have a
telescopic bye to discern every chance
for promotion or emolument. The church
wants men with great thoughts to grow BU ! > -
llmo as they work for the uplifting of hu
manity und the building of the kingdom.
Ituforuis In Local Cli-rulU ,
There Is reason to fear that wo
have lost thu aft of utilizing our
local ministry. A good service
would bo done by this conference
If it could dovisa u plan which would send
them out as of old to ( ho bchool houses , and
remote places , whore , for the love of It , with
out pay , they would preach the gospel.
Much worlc is neodeeTboth lu town nud coun
try where no pay Is possible. There nro
men who support themselves in seculur call
ings who have nullity ; who can preach , and
who would love to'proach , and whoio minis
try would bo a powejr , but who are moro
cipher : * for tbo waut juf opportunity.
IMnulplliiu.
In the matter of "exercising discipline In
the house of God 'Iho appointed pastor Is
vested with authority , but ho is not a mas
ter , but a father ravhor. His own life ucods
to bo strict , uut notaustero. Here ho should
administer the mdst searching discipline ,
not to convert hlnisOlf into an anchorite , butte
to show himself in all things
obedient to the law of Christ. His relation
to the church is Umt of a thopbord , guida
and counselor , n lather In tbo midst of his
children. Austerity and severity nro equally
to bo avoided. A loving , tender , gentle ,
patient spirit , but loyal and faithfulbecomes
the pastor ot a Christian Hock. His business
is to love nnd win souls to Christ , and to
watch over them that ho may keep thom in
the fold -fb sway with the ollvo branch or
rescue with the crook , rather than to terror
ize with the rod ,
Womiin'n Work.
Tbo provision made for the work of eloa-
concssos , wh'ch ' the last general conference
wisely put under the caret of the annual con
ferences , has boon carried Into successful
operation in many places. We cannot doubt
that it will open doors of usefulness to a
largo class of consecrated and Intelligent
womo'j. Wo command to your nttentlon the
Importance of more exact provisions provi
sions for the careful selection , piinllu recog
nition , training and government of this class
of workers.
The Tpwortli l.riRiir.
The ICpworlh leactio deserves special men-
lion ns a very notable nnd providential out
growth , It Is a consolidation of the Oxford
louuuo und four other young people's so
cieties which have sprung up In the church.
Ihero had long been a chasm between
the adult church and the Sabbath school
whloti was not adequately provided for.
The manhood nnd womanhood of the
church , so important n factor , seemed to
lack a place and nn opportunity for Iho
best use nnd development of their
pownrs. The Upworth league Is n natural
supply for this want , nud bv the fnrco of
need which created It It has developed as by
n leap Into great power. Though not yet ,
three years slnco the consolidation took
plnco , the league ifow has S.iWO local chap
ters , with an uggtegnlo membership of n
llttlo loss than half n million. Wisely man-
nged it cannot fi.H to become n most e'lllcient
agency.
Tlm American tinUrrslty.
The initial stops have been taken for the
establishment of u university ut the capital
of the nation , A charter has been secured , n
bp.ird of truste-es bus boon constituted , sub
ject to the approval of tbe > conoral confer
ence , nnd nn eligible slto has been purchased
and paid for nt the cost of 8100.000. In order
to Its endowment nnd preparatory to its oper
ation there should not bo less than $5,000,000 ,
while wo regard flO.UOO.OOO necessary to
its- full equipment. It might bo wise for the
general conference to commend It to the men
und women who possess largo wealth as a
sulublo object , for their liberal gifts.
The charter of the American university
places the institution under tbo direct con
trol of the church , nud requires that its
board of trustees bo confirmed by thom. and
succeeding general conferences.
MtithoilUl fueling For Foreigner * .
With respect to our foreign populations of
all nntionnllties and religions , our feeling Is
not ono merely of friendliness , but of eleop
fraternal interest. Wo regard all men us
brothers of ono blood nnd nature , and cheer
fully accord the same rights and privileges
which wo claim lor ourselves und
our children. For generations past
It has been the boast of Americans
that the oppressed of nil nations
could hero llnd asylum nnd liberty. U'o
have no desire to abandon this position , nntl
jot , incidental to cxcessivo immigration , wo
vocognizo that dangers of u formidable char
acter come into view. We arc not ready for
the sentiment -America for Americans , "
meaning only the American born , but wo do
accept the doctrine of the franchise for Ameri
canized citizens. Naturalized citizenship
should ntways Imply Americanized citizen
ship. Though wo maintain services in the
languages of many nationalities , we sock the
speedy Americanization of .ill who como
within the sphere of cur church life nnd in
fluence. The policy of encouraging commu
nities o ! foreign born citizens and their chil
dren to continue foreign in their
language , schools , churches , tastes
and social Inibits wo regnrd ns both
unwise nnd unsafe. Wo preach the gospel
to foreigners In their nutlvri tongue und os-
tablUh churches among thom , not to hinder
thom from becoming Americans , but to aid
them to become Christians while the process
of Americanization is going forward. Wo
must continue tbeso churches so long as the
tide of Immigration Hews in upon our
shores. It is no small part of our
mission to instruct the people who
gather about our nltar.s that in adopt
ing America as their homo and thu homo
of .thqir children , they should ns rapidly as
possible assimilate their ideas , language nnd
customs to these of their adopted country.
Our sympathy is the same for nil. whether
they enter our land from the cast or west
gate , from heathen of from Christian lauds.
Wo believe that there Is vitality enough In
our republican Institutions and in our patriot
ism to endure n gicat strain , but wo sea
omens of peril nnd symptoms of anarchism in
many forms.
.Social and Kronomlo Oiiustmns.
Wo believe thnt the doctrines nnd princi
ples of the word of God embraced and ap
plied und especially the spirit of the now
commandment , that ye love ono another , con
tain the p.inncca for all the social and moral
evils that aflliel our race.
The relations of capital and labor , moro
broadly of wealth nnd poverty , have become a
great problem of the ago. That It involve. :
issues no thoughtful mind can doubt. The
rapid accumulation of enormous wealth in
thu hands of a few successful speculators ,
the tendency to its concentration in n lim
ited class of not always the most worthy , the
grinding nnd soulless monoio.ios impoverish
ing the masses uro not only producing
dangerous nnd widespread discontent , but
are oxcitinir hate and arousing tendencies
which will bo moro und moro dinicull to re
press , und which if not arrested may lead to
riot und revolution.
Tmupcrunun I'robloin.
The attitude wo hold toward the drink
tralllo und the saloon remains unchanged.
Orunkouncss nnd drunkard-making uro alika
offensive to God nnd ruinous to man. Mod
erate drinking , so called , is the bane of soci
ety r.nd the chief support of the nofurieus
trunic. Wo bold with unabated tenacity to
the oft repeated statement that total absti
nence is the only safety for the individual ,
nnd that complete legal prohibition of the
traft'o ' is the urgent duty of the state.
ClihicMi Immigration.
Wo understand thnt proposed legislation
Is now pending in congress by which all
Chinese immigration into this country is pro
hibited. Wo icg.ird this action ns incxcusn-
blo nnd.lnhuman , und invite the attention of
the general conleronco to the need of prompt
action in petitioning congress not to con
summate the evil proposed.
Clii-lxllun rr.itmilty ,
The attitude of our church towaret other
evangelical bodies has always been ono ot the
broadest catholicity and most genuine fra
ternity and remains so in growing measure.
Thuro nro dilTeroncos , but they nro nonessential -
essential , clcuvugo.s but not separations.
There ir. a growing spirit of unity nnd fel
lowship. There may como a time when thu
walls erected by human fralllty will murk
only such differences ns the host usu of
power * will continue to require ; tboso may
possibly remain forever , but not in such
measure as to disturb thu deeper unity in our
common faith , but only such us to cor.trlbulo
to the symmetry nnd power of all the mnm-
burs of the body , Wo muy and long for that
day. Mnautlmo wo Join all our brethren in
loving oltorts to bring about the coining of
the kingdom and rejoice in ull tholr suc
cesses. Over nil intervening obstructions
wo extend the bund of fellowship , und above
all the din of contention wo lift the voice of
sululallnn , Blcntlngs on all the tribes nnd
on nil the divisions of the tribes. All hall to
any worker in any part ot the Held ,
Wo ivjoice thnt the Muthodlst ISplscopal
church , like the church triumphant , Is made
up of many kindreds and tribes , und nations
und tongues. For ull we have opt ono doc
trine , one set nf rights lor all.Vu llnd QUO-
ness in Christ and oneness In u common
brotherhood.
Tlu > Itar < < I'l-oliluin ,
The "raco problem" is a phrase well un
derstood among us. 1'erhups the time has
t-o.nu for defining again the nttltudo wo hold
as u church to tin ) question. Wo declare ,
therefore , that thu attitude of our church has
been from the first , long before the emanci
pation of the colored ruco , ono of opposition
to tholr enslavement , un opposition pro
nounced In our earliest discipline und con
tinued until their liberation. Wo have al
ways alllrmed thom to bo our brothers , of the
saiiiu bloud and stock of nil the raooi which
compose ono common humanity. As such wo
huvu claimed for thom the name rights nnd
privileges which belong to ull other branches
of the common family. This Is our unquali
fied position now.
With respect to our own members of color ,
twenty live years of labor and uncrlllco
uniong thom have Increased our interest in
their welfare , They occupy picclsoiy the
same position as to rights and privileges u
every other luombor of the body and receive
precisely the same treatment. AH members
ot nnnual conferences Uavo precisely the
snmo rights , determined by the grade of
tholr orders , ns dcncons and oldcrs.
In view oT heso facts It can hardly bo
possible that our brethren of polor can per-
siiRdo themselves that thny hnvo attained a
state where total severance from tholr white
brethren , which has boon suggested from
without , would bo to their advantage or to
tha advantage of the race. They Mill need
the counsel and aid , llunnclnl and spiritual ,
which the best brain and litmrl and wealth
of tholr follow Christians can furnish thom.
Thb races need each other. The matter Is
ono In whcu ! wo have common Interest as
of the same body of Christ.
Popular AmufH'inriiM.
The attitude our church holds toward popu
lar nmtiscmunts has been from the first one of
extreme opposition , because tbo popular
amusements current nt the tlmo when the
great spiritual awakening called Methodism
nrojo were extremely Immoral and dobaMtig ;
nnd Against nil such amusements and every
amusement offensive to conscience anil
deadening to spiritual sensibilities
her voice has nhvays boon lifted In
earnest protest. That there ute nllownblo
recreations nnd amusements Is nnt doubted
by all Intelligent people. The line U not
dim cult to discern. What the church has n
right to expect of her members is not that
they will become hermits or convert the
everyday llfei Into n round of austerities , nor
on the other hand to degrade It Into n round
of frivolities which nro equally offensive
to good sense , morality nnd religion , but that
they will act in n manner befitting serious
nnd sensible religious people.
t'ollllox.
With regard to politics , the attitude of our
church is strenuously nonpurtisun nnd nwn
sectional. Itncknowlodgos no nllcizlance' to
any political creed or association. It urges
ull Its members who have the right to vote
to ellse-hargo thnt duty , but It loaves every
voter absolutely free from ecclesiastical In
terference. When moral Issue nro before
the public our people uro invariably found on
the side of the highest standard , but oven
thou they cliooso tholr own party nflllluxlons.
I'rlrmlly to the Srcnlur I'rovs.
The attitude we hold as n church toward
the secular press is ono ol friendliness. Wo
rogurJ it ns the most masterful force devel
oped by our modern civilization , Its potency
for good or evil Is immeasurable. Wo would
not diminish Its power , but wo do deeply deplore -
ploro its frequent prostitution to the ser
vices and promotion of vice. It ought to be
the /riendly nnd constant ally of purity ,
morality and religion , the advocate of all
measures for the reform of abuses and re
pression of crime.
Duty ol' HID Hour.
No assembly of men was over gathered for
more grnvo and weighty work ; none over
needed moro the grace and prudence and the
wisdom that cometh from nbovo. Society Is
feverish , you need equipoise. The times'nro
excited , you need calmness. God has put
you In u place of great responsibility. You
uro the representation nnd guardian of the
great church whose lines run out Into all the
e arth oven to the ends of llio world. What
you do cannot tall to bo fraught with mighty
consequences. If you shall bj able by wis'o
counsels und proper legislation to add to the
already existing forces for good and devise
now agencies for larger usefulness , your as
sembling will bo a benediction. If ou the
othei- hand Dy lollowing false lights you
weaken nndcripplooxis'ting agencies und add
elements of ovll uud stnfo your assembling
may prove a source of untold calamity to the
e-hurch und to the raco. You nro hereto deui
with ono specific problem. It is not n prob
lem of doctrine. There nro no unsettled arti
cles in our creed calling for restatement or
improvement either In letter or spirit. The
aeo is soothing with questions und hoary
creeds nro calling for revision , but those
questions do not trouble you. It is not n
problem of how to quiet dissatisfaction or
allay strife ; the church has never
been in greater pcaco or-u better temper
of loyalty throughout nil her borders.
The most Important question before yon is
how to improve the tone of our piety and
give greater efficiency to our agencies. It is
a question of girding for the great work for
which llio church exists. The question is how
.soon shall the gospel bo efllciontly
preached to the nations , und how shall the
church of God bo established throughout
ull the earth ; and how shall this brunch bo
most nblo to perform its part of the great
worki This is the question you ure hero to
answer. It is our joy that there arc others
who share the responsibility with us , Hint
wo are not nlono. We might despair as wo
loolc cut on the amazing reed were wo left
nlono to provide for It. Indeed , wo should
despair with all our sister churches were It
not that we und they have God , who is moro
than all nnd nbovo ull , to help us.
Keep the prize steadily in view , bo of good
cheer falter not the ago of apes Is in its
morning the great opportunity has como.
Even dialects nnd tongues no longer separ
ated by distance or impassable lines , the con
tending battalions -all forces are In the Hold
llio battle is already sot. The mighty
Captain with His name , God of Lords und
King of Kings upon Ills venture gives com
mand today the victorious ohont of onward ,
onward rings loud and clear alone tbo nil-
vancinc column. It is nn hour for every
lieutenant to bo nt bis post.
The church which you represent bv right
of numbers and of aggressive force stands
ns color-bearer for the advancing legions.
The adorable name is thu magic word om-
blnzonod on her banners. God has placed
you 4n the crisis und at the crisis point. This
honor is placed upon you , not simply your
kinsmen uro watching you with anxious
hopes , anxious that you may not waver ,
anxious that the ancient glory of your urms
may pot bo tarnlshon , anxious for your
triumph , palpitating with mingle : ] hope and
fear , but more yet worldwide Christendom
from a thousand points whcro danger
threatens is beholding your movements with
breathless interest : nor is that all. Is It too
much to say that Uod himself from his throne
has his eye upon you with intonsost Interest !
Thus environed , brothers , move forward
calmly , thoughtfully , prayerfully , with your
eye steadily lixcd on the Muster for direc
tion and strength. jJo vigilant , leave no un
guarded snot , make no mistake.
When thu thirty days' woik is done you
may return in peace "und comfort te' your
homo. } und charges and duties witli nn ap
proving conscience nud with the blessing of
an approving church upon you ; und when nil
the days are done mid you stand to give ac
count may it bo your joy to hoar Iho Master
himself say , "Well done- . "
Pray for u.s ; help us , und the God of pence
bless you with ull bouvonly blessings In
Christ Jesus. Amen.
THOMAS HOW.M N' ,
It\Ni > oi.rii S. Fosren ,
Sniiinx : : M. Mi.iiuii.i. ,
Knuv.iin G. AMIIIEW.S ,
HIISIIV W.VAWIBX ,
Ovitiw I ) . FOSJ ,
JOHN F. Hi'iirT ' ,
W ii.i.i.01 X. NINDI : ,
luii.v M. W.M.nr.x ,
Wii.i..uti > F. M.U.I.\UIU : ,
Ciuiii.m 11. l'Y vi.in : ,
JOHN 11. Vixrs.vr ,
JAMU.I N. Frrii'.iiu < > ,
ISAAC W. JnvrK ,
. .IonsP. . NKWAIAN ,
UAXIUI. A , GOOIHKI.I. .
I'ltOM 'lt ( > lf\l > .tJtUHT f/.V.
Imllanola is to hnvo a cheese factory.
Pavint- work in being pushed ut Hastings
with luo'mnn nnd twenty teams.
Oscfolu has n nourishing republican club.
Hulf of the members uro farmer * .
Fire ul P.iddoclt , Holt counli- , destroyed
tha store of Berry & Ko , causing u loss of
f..UO'J.
It is said the Burlington will erect kilns
to burn clay for road ballast between' Waco
and Tamora.
Ked Cloud republicans have organized
n club , with 15J member * , nnd elected W. S.
Garbor ns president.
The villugo trustees of Stanton have lot
tbo contract for plans and specifications tor
n .system of waterworks.
Kearney's militia company Is to bo re
cruited ugaln. l-'iltoen member * of thu com
pany were discharged lorcausQ.
The wife of n Kussinti farmer nonr Aurora
was assaulted und brutully treated by u
Turkish poudler. The man has bjen ar
rested ,
A vicious stallion nearly killed 1011 Hoton
ot Triumph. Custor county , bufo-o men with
clubs could bout thu ho n oil from hit
victim ,
The Norfolk News has started upon Its
sixth year ns a daily. It has always bo.'n u
good paper , but It grows brighter and bettor
with age.
D. C. Pettlt of Fremont wo given n cmv-
hiding by his wlfo und her sUu-r buu.tu o ,
they alleged , ho had traduced them. Poliii
hud not lived with bit wifn for cmun lime.
No arrests were mnilo , nllhoiiRh the rumpus
nttrnctoel considerable nttontlon nnd resulted
In n little bloodshed.
Plans for the now Gorman Lulhornn
church nt. West Point hnvo ooun completed
by nn Omaha nrr.hitcct. The stvucttiro Is
to con $7,500.
A mall snclc being carried from North
liomuo Glencoo , In n buggy , caught lire nnd
eonsldurablo mall wai damaged. A match
had dropped Into tiio sack.
Karl Hlgby , n lad living with bis parents
piRtit miles from 'lion creek , 1ms myster
iously disappeared. U Is believed ho has
boon kldnnpe'd.
Thirty-flvo ilolognlos were present nt
Arnpaboo nttendlng the Young People's
Society of Ulirlstlnn Kmlouvor ronvontioii.
j'Uriiiia , Hnrlnn , Hod Willow , Dundy nud
Hitchcock counties were represented.
Lots In the orlglnnl town of .lansen nro
deeded with nn niitl-jiiloon clause. Heretofore -
fore nil saloons have boon In uddltlons. Now
applications for licenses in tht > orlglnnl town
hiyo : been mndo , nnd Mr. .lansen proposes to
light thom.
A heavy nun washed nway nVest Point
sidewalk and n lady loll into'n hole fojr foot
deep where the walk ought to hnvo boon ,
bho was badly bruised , und her warning
scream prevented several other Indies from
fulling into the same hole.
All of the teachers In the public schools nt
hiunoy took exceptions to some discourteous
treatment on the part of the school board
nnd rosljjnuil In u body. Considerable cx-
citi'inonl prevails , nnd if thov do nol have
another month of school lii'o district will
lose Us stnto apportionment thu year.
There is front e-oinplalnt among the ilsher-
incn along the Hlkhorn from Stnnton to
West Point because of the senrelty of llsh In
the river. Some ol them lay the blame on
the dam nt U'eiii Point , bin the Uumlng
j-ounly Advorllser says there uro parties
living on the Klkhorn river south of Hooper
who not only solno the river , hut who have u
wlronot sts-otched continually so ns to tire-
vent iho llsb from going up iho river.
At the last meeting of the llnstincs city
council some member brought up the fuel
thnt the'ro had been iniparontly something
peculiar m the management of the city water
works during the yonr ending Muy i , IS'JJ.
H Is alleged that there wus considerably
moro coal used in proportion to the water
pumped In thnt year than In tbo year ending
May 1 , lss',1. A committee of thei council
was appointed to investigate the matter nnd
report at the regular mooting on next Mon
day uigtit.
The traditional school room blackboard Is
now accusoe' ' of being a sight eiostroycr.
The Yuli ) senior.uro to wear cup nnd gown
from the ( Castor vacation till the end of the
term.
Edinburgh university is ono of the chief
medical centers in the world. It was founde-d
in 15S' > .
The oldest and larcost medical school in
America'Is that of the University of Penn
sylvania. It was founded in lTlir > , and has
graduated ID.-KiS moil.
By the will of the Into Dr. I ) , lluyns Agnew
his ulma mater , the University of Pe'imsyl-
vnnln , gets J. MOI , ) nnd the proceeds of his
well known book on the praetieo of surgery.
Mrs. WIlllaiiH , Now York's woman cliool
commissioner , is chairman on tbo committee
on evening schools , and is making a great
success In the direction of evening school
work.
Welch Hull , the now Yale dormitory , will
bo nanded over to the corporation nt Iho
Juno mooting uml appropriate exorcises will
follow. The hull will furnish accommoda
tions for seventy-live students.
One-half of the F.iyenvoathor bequest to
Cornell , amounting to $10JUJU , bus boon
paid to iho trustees and invosu-d in Brojk-
lyn rcul estate. Tno Income will ba u-ed in
defraying part of the general college ex
penses
The trustees of Johns Hopkins hnvo ap
pointed President Gilman mid Prof. Simon
Ncwcomb as the representative * of the ll.'Ot . ' I
anniversary of Trinity college , Dublin , in
July. President Patton will represent
Princeton ,
The schools for trained nurses are now
coming in for their share * In the onuto-t of
thubo who die unit Inuvo funds to worthy in
stitutions. Tliis shows thiit schools for
trained nurses are getting to bo rocugnUuel
and highly respected uffalrs ,
Plans for u now gymnasium for Princeton
tmvo boon uri'pnrcel and will bo sunmittod at
the next mooting of the board of trustee * ,
when an ell'ort will bu madotoscuuro enough
money for the erection of llio now building.
The present "gym , " the gift of Robert Bon-
nor of Now York , has lonir buon inude < iuato
to the needs of Princeton athletes.
Bishop Phillips Drnolcs nud other prnml-
nont grnduutc-s of Hurvurd have undertaken
to establish a inwuino to bo derated ex
clusively to the interests of Harvard , and lo
record the llvc-i and doings of the college
alumni In ull parts of the world. Thu maga
zine is to bo issued ijuiirlerly. und ull Har
vard graduates are naked lo assist in Iho
cnteruriso.
Timothy Hopkins has made provision for
thp endowment und miiintenancu ol the Sea
side Laboratory at Pacilio Grove recently es
tablished under the auspices of the Lolanil
Stanford Junior university. It Is intended
to muko this u plueto for original lnveslhrn-
lion of the habits , life history , structure ! and
dovolojiment of miirlno animals ami plants
ami to carry on work here similar to Unit
which has made the ncqnarinin ut Naples
known all over tiio world. The laboratory
will ba under tno direction of Profs. Gilbert ,
Jenkins und Campbell.
According to the Boston Advcrthor
Harvard college is undertaking thu task of
getting n complete collection of ( lowers in
glass models. Tno secret of milking those
models is known only to two brothers named
IJluschku In Dresden , nnd thuy are under
contract to work only lorllarvnrd during the
next nine years. The younger brother is
now in Jamaica studying the plants of thu
island , nnd in u fuiv weeks ho .vill rome tu
Cnmtnidgo as the gue-il of Prof , ( ioodalo.
Afterwards ho will travel wo t , m.iking a
collection of the typical Amorlc.in ( lowers ,
and will then ivltirn to Germany to begin thu
worn of roprodndng ihfcin in i > las. . The
specimens iilreudy received ut the Agassi :
nuiaoum uro marvels of ingemuity.
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