History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . after the dismissal of the latterin the summer of 1865; and was reappointed tothe charge in 1866 and the year following. Thiswas Mr. Slaughters first ministerial work inNebraska. He brought scholarship and experienceas well as devotion and pressed them into service,attracting to his ministry the thoughtful and bestcultured people of the city. His previous habits ofreading, study and thought had provided him witha fund of information that was now available tohim, and interesting to his hearers, and both heand they were flattered w
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . after the dismissal of the latterin the summer of 1865; and was reappointed tothe charge in 1866 and the year following. Thiswas Mr. Slaughters first ministerial work inNebraska. He brought scholarship and experienceas well as devotion and pressed them into service,attracting to his ministry the thoughtful and bestcultured people of the city. His previous habits ofreading, study and thought had provided him witha fund of information that was now available tohim, and interesting to his hearers, and both heand they were flattered with the prospects. The Methodist Church was now the place ofentertainment on the Sabbath, and, as a conse-quence, the congregation much the largest in thecity. The up-building suggested the need of a 55 METHODISM IN OMAHA. better church house, and a good deal of talk wasindulged in respecting such an undertaking. Thetimes were brisk, the city was spreading, and allthings combined caUing for keeping pace with thetown in church enterprise. But he faltered not in. REV. WM. B. SLAUGHTER, his endeavors to instruct the people from the pul-pit, and many new friends came to the supportof the Church. Mr. Slaughters practical yetscholarly method of presenting truth rarely failedof eliciting commendation. But the subject of ? 56 METHODISM IN OMAHA. better accommodations in the house of God wastroublesome. Mr. Slaughter himself was sanguine, and par-took of the spirit of bettering the privileges ofchurch-goers. Propositions were made and con-sidered, but for some time no decisive steps weretaken. All branches of trade were feeling theimpulse, and his people began growing restless,and, it may be, a little vain, in desiring to be bet-ter fixed as to a place of worship. The old edi-fice that had been hastily constructed and withoutornaments, was not after the style of new build-ings going up on the principal streets, businesswas encroaching upon the site of the church,and in the opinion
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