The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-11-05
ARKANSAS CONFERENCE.
From snoeial CORRESPONDENCE ]

From Special Correspondence
! The Arkansas Conference convened,
last Wednesday at Russellville, Bishop
MeTycrc, present, and presiding, The
session is full, there being about sixty
ministerial members. A class OF II
young gentlemen were admitted into the
travelling connection, They appear to
be educated and promising young eandi-
dates. Fourteen dcacons were ordained
and number of elders. The collec-
tons were well up to the demands. The
ministers receipts, us announced or the
Conference floor, arc strangely deficient.
How man, with q family, can get
through the year on $500 cannot imag
inc, and that is above the average, | am
informed. These ministers must be
models of economists, or else :" the bal
anco' must be against them on some
body's BOOKS, or, like ancient Ephraim,
they "lced on the wind
Drs. r. 4. Young, a. W. Wilson, A.
r. Winfield, and the Revs. George A..
DanneIIy, - Bennett, and AIonzo
Monk were visitors. Mr.. Monk is the
young and popular pastor of Spring
street church, ut Little Rock-perhaps
the most influential minister Of his age
our church has ever furnished the city Of
Little Rock. DR.. Wilson is the General
Missionary Superintendent, rice Mr.. Me
Ee,a.ep, now BOOZE "A gent IIo is tho
preacher Of Southern Nethodism.
The Rev Burton Williams has con-
scented to take charge Of the Talequah
Circuit, and join the fortunes Of that no.
BILE band OF heroes who so CALAMITY sus-
tain the cause OF Christ amongst the In
dians. | have known Mr.. Williams rs
years as an able and devoted minister.
| trust our brethren Of the Indian Con
ference will treat him with the consider
alton his great piety, talent, and expert
ence deserve. We can lily spare such
men from this Conference.
DIR. Johnson, OF the Western Metho-
dist is pertecting his arrangements to
revive that paper. 1t is we'll enough,
but am sure the field is white unto the
harvest for a home-paptr. Arkansas can
support a Methodist paper as well as a
Baptist paper, and as we'll as Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, and
| Keatucky. The Western Methodist
could not live day, without Arkansas,
and yet that paper has too many sec
! tons to serve whose interests clash, to
give Arkansas that representation she
needs. Arkansas should have her own
organ--ii ofgan we must have. This
observation may subject me to the eriti-
cism OF some who favor the relation OF
" hewers Of wood etc, to Memphis. So
be it.
Russelville is entertaining the Con
ference finely. Indeed, this IS now a lit.
tie city OF no mean prctension. Her
buildings are Of modern style, and her
streets broad and beautifully paved. Her
churches, though small, are beautiful,
and handsomely decorated inside, and
handsomely carpeted at least one is. 1t
is real nice town, and rapidly growing.
Mr.. fuckers /" Eagle HoteI' has been
dispensing a royal hospitality to preach
ers and strangers, aud pronounce it
first-class. Go and see.
l-.-sHs, -.,s--...g-- conference unuer opnga-
tons by tavors, and, especially does this
writer acknowledge himself debtor for
4" n free use Of my exchanges" 4 nice
gentleman is he.
Next Conference at Ozark, where |
expect to meet you. Amt you glad
with me, that was acquitted by the
unanimous vote Of the Conference ?