Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-19
METHODIST CONFERENCES.
Proceedings of the Body Yesterday
Spiritual Interests OF the Church,
an Able Document by DT. Moore
brownsville to be the Next
Place of Meeting.
Public Worship To-Day Ordination of
Elders and DeacOns-sSunday-S school
Mass Meeting and Love Feast
OId-Time Hymns and shouts
OfJOy.

Conference opened yesterday morning with Bishop
| Pierce in the chair, and Rev. John Rdndle con
Quoted the religious exercises.
The journal having been read and approved, Rev.
! 2. T. ScruggS asked TO be placed on the SupeTnU-
merary list, and his request was granted. Reys 5.
Adams, J. A. Fife, and W. H. Frost, also placed
Rev. T. T Scruggs offered resolution in reference
to change 1.-THE hours for holding Sunday schools,
| from morning to afternoons; and on motion the res
OluOn, without discussion was referred for cOnsid-
Grafton TO the committee on Sunday y-SchOOlS
Conference adopted. after long and earnest discus
! sion, a resolution indOTSng the action Of the truS-
tees Of the church edifce in Bolivar, Tennessee, ap-
pointing Rev. j. q. Acton as an agent TO go abroad
and solicit donations for paying debt on the build
ing; also requesting each preacher to obtain, ii he
can, ten Or fifteen dollars for this purpose. The
! church ediice is in danger Of being sold under
mortgage to satisfy DEBT of two thousand dollars
| or more. The members were able, as well as VII
ing when they began the building but since nearly
all of them have become so embarrassed in their
! circumstances that they cannot pay the debt. So
/ the brethren at distance will help them.
The report OF the committee on the spiritual in
! teTests OF the church. Rev. DR.. Moore, chairman,
was read and adopted. 1t is very able and impress
Sive document, and gave so much satisfaction that
after il has been published in the beSteTT1 AethOdis
il is TO be read by the pastors to all their cOngTega
tiOns, according to resolution adopted by the con
! ference.
The secretary reported the publication Of the
minutes of the conference of 1915 in pamphlet
form, and a resolution was adopted authorizing the
secretary to publish the minutes of the present SeS
slOn and TO append complete historical roll of the
| 1910 TO this date. MeSSrS, Renshaw, Hendrix and
SellaIS were appointed 4 committee to obtain sub
scriptons to defrdy the expense OF publication in
part the balance TO be betrayed By receipts from
business cards inserted In the pamphlet
The report OF the committee on Sunday-SChOOlS,
Hon A. r. Boone chairman, was adopted, after some
remarks by the chairman and by Bishop Pierce and
DR.. Boswell.
Brownsville. Tennessee Milan, Tennessee, and
Mayield, Kentucky, were each nominated rs the
place fer holding the next conference. Animated
aud pleasant speeches were made by the representa-
veS of each place. On the first voting there was no
choice by majority. Then Milan was Withdrawn,
and then Mayield, and thereupOn Brownsville WAS
selected by unanimous vote.
The character of D.. A. Ross, laid over that the eX
animation on his studies might be completed, Wis
passed.
The character Of j. A. Heard was passed II had
the finances of the Central church. During this
year there have been contributions to various objects
amounting to seven thousand three hundred and
tiftyfOur dollars and ninetiive cents The church,
its members and friends, and particularly the
trustees, stewards and pastor, deserve great credit
Rev. Thomas q. Randle was granted location ut
his own request.
Rev. J. J. Brooks was eadmitted into the confer
ence
Revs. Thomas JOINER. VI. NJ. Dunn and J. A. Ba6b,
of the North Mississippi conference, were intro
duced by the bishop.
Leave of absence was granted to Revs John Moss.
W. D. f. Hafford and q. K Brooks.
The committee Oh public worship made appoint
menS for divine service to-day at the Methodist and
other Protestant churches. lSee list below
BY special request OF Il lady, as announced by the
bishop, Rev: b. b. Eisenhower, one of ''the sweet
singers in Israel" came forward and led in the
singing OF two or three oldtime hymns, the preach
erS and visitors joining in the chorus And there
q happy shouting time, like a camp-meeting
Conference adjourned, with the benedictiOn by the
bishop
MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY
Last evening the missionary anniversary was held
at the Central Methodist church. The president OF
the board DR.. Boswell, occupied the chair, and Mr.
j. I. {. Collins conducted the opening devotional
exercises The secretary, DR.. Jones' read the annual
y9FfDuS domestic i'm
West Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky, after
which the treasurer, Rev. r. V. Taylor, presented
account OF the collections for missions in the several
pastoral charges The collections were not
large, the church as well as people of the
world suffering from the prevailing ''hard times"
The president introduced Rev. DR.. Young who traced
in fine style the progress of the great missionary en-
terprise from the day of PenticOst to our own time
Reaching the American continent, the learned doc
tor showed that christianity was introduced into this
country first not when the MayfiOWer landed at Ply
mouth Rock, but with the colony which was planted
at jamestown, Virginia. The speaker proceeded to
give succnct statement of the missionary work of
southern MethOdiSm among the white people of the
country, the Indians of the west, the Germans, the
MeXicans, the BrlZilians and the Chinese The ad-
dress was learned, eloquent and impressive. The
large audience seemed from first to last delighted
and deeply stirred in their hearts Dr. Winfield was
the next speaker. He WIS humorous awhile, and
then serious as death. We cannot give even an out
line of his speech. The main idea wiS to make a
large collection in behalf of the depleted treasury
and with great force he appealed to the brethren
At first the responses were Slow but at length they
ton was realized in the end. Dr.. Winfield has the
reputation OF most persistent and successful 'cOl
lector for the church. and last nights work proves
him successful as we'll as persistent in the good
cause.
APPOINTMENTS FOR TO-DAY.
First Methodist am. Il, A. Young, DID,; 7:3O
Central MethOdist-11 am, Bishop &. F. Pierce |
3 P m, T. L. Boswell, DID; 80 pm, A. R. Win
fernando Street MethOdist-11 am, E. C. Slater. |
DID; I 30 pm, Bishop q. +. Pierce.
Saffarans Street-l1 am, D. c. Wells; 7:3O pm.
Georgia Street-11 am, J, E. Beck; 7:3O p1n, |
W. N. MFerrin.
First Presbyterian-11 am, R. H. Mahon; 7:3O |
pm, R. Abbey. D.
Second PreSbyterian-11 am, DR.. 4. T. Scruggs: |
7:30 pm, S. W. Moore, D. D.
!, Third Presbyterian, Chelsea-l1 am, S. W. |
Moore, ID; 7:3O pm, L. T. Hamilton
Alabama street Presbyterian-l1 am, j. II. Witt |
80 pm; B. A. Hayes.
Lauderdale Street Presbyterlan-11 am R. Abbey |
ID; : 30 pm, A. w Jones, DID.
Court Street Cumberland PreSbyteTian-11 am, |
W. T. Harris; Z 80 PM, T. c. Weir.
Second Presbyterian, Vance street, am, J. 2. |
Bush; 30 pm, c. Y. Rankin.
Third Presbyterian, CheSea-11 am, J. If. Scott; |
Z 80 pm, J. r. Peoples
First Baptist-11 am VIM. Murrab. DD; 7;3O |
pm, J. W. HonnOll |
Central Baptlst-11 am, A. R. Winfield, ID; |
$50 pm, J. EIDOuglaSs. DID.
Chelsea Baptist am, w. H. Leigh; 7 30 pm.
B. +. BlackmOre
Linden Street Church 30 pm, Warner Moore
l. u -
Z 80 pm, C. j. Mauldn.
Fort Pickering NJ. Z. Churchill AM J. A. Fife: |
7 30 pm, J. H. Maxwell
First COngregatlOnalist-1 am, J. q. Acton
Conference Love Feast, First Methodist pm,
Thomas JOINER
Sunday-SchOOl Mass Meeting, fernando Street
Methodist, ; pm.-AddresSes by Judge \. r. Boone !
and DR.. A. Il. Winfield.
Memphis Bethel Services 3 pm, j. T. c. Collins. |
MansOnS Chapel (cOlOred, GayOSO Street, 80 /
pm. o. 2. Parker.
Ordination OF deacons at Central Methodist after
| am. sermon. Ordination OF elders at same place
after pm sermon.
THE SESSION IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, November 1S.-The general mission
airy committee Of the Methodist Episcopal church TO-
day made the following appropriations Chinese |
mission In California, $4,000; Indian mission Cen
tIal New YORK conference, $500; Detroit 500; East
Oregon and Washington. 500; Michigan, STOO;
Northern New York, $3.50 Western New York
S2]0; Wisconsin, $500; Indian mission in CaliiOr-
MIA, $500; cOlOred missions in Central Alaska, /
$500; Delaware, $1,000; Florida, $500 and Texas
81 1900.