The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-10-29
Holston Conferences.
An INTERESTING SUMMARY OF
NEWS UP TO SAT URDAY
NIGHT
ABINGDON, VA, Oct. 25th, 1879.
To the E5ifor Of A.. NEorr;sto,r-u C1ozafAa.


NIGHT
ABINGDON, VA. Oct. 25th, 1879.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
The annual session Of the Holston
Conference of the M. E. Church, South,
convened at Abingdon, Va, on the ed
inst, at o'clock, a. m.
The attendance on she part of minis
tiers and delegates is unusually large
one hundred and thirty-odd answering
to the first roll call.
Bishop Pierce is present and presides
with dignity and undated ability.
DR.. McFerrin, agent of the Publish
ing House, is on hand and still doing
hard work in behalf of the great inter
ests committed to his care.
Our own DR.. Cunningham, the eff
cient Sunday School Secretary, is also
with his brethren, urging the Church
onward in this "work of faith and labor
of love" DR.. Fitzgerald, the spicy edi-
tor of the Nashville Christian AdOocate,
our excellent correctional organ, is al
so among us gentle as May zephyr
and redolent of blessings as the grand
organ he weekly sends forth for eight
hundred thousand Southern Methodists.
We have also enjoyed greatly a visit
from DR.. Sledd, of the Virginia Confer
ence, who edits and publishes at Rich.
mond, Va, the H0naelettc Monthly, one of
the very best theological publications
ever issued on this continent. On last
night he preached a sermon on the
"Witness of the Spirit" the effects of
which will live until the final consum.
nation of all things.
Your old time friend, DR. McAnally,
for many years member Of the HOlstOn,
now of the st. Louis Con ference, and
editor of the st. Louis Christian AdUO-
cate, has made his appearance once more
among us, to the delight and edificati ON
of his brethren of this Conference. He
comes to deliver a semi-centennial ad-
dress, commemorative of his admission
into the itinerant ranks at this place just
fifty years ago. The Committee on
Public Worship have designated to-
morrow (Sabbath) evening at 2 o'clock
and the Conference room as the place
for the delivery of this eagerly looked
for address. Happy will he or she be
who obtains even standing room within
hearing and sight of this able divine as
he reviews fifty eventfulFyears of active
life in the very front ranks of his belOY-
ed Methodism. We have been blessed
with other distinguished visitors, but
time and space will not permit me even
to mention their names.
Every interest of the Church has pros
pered encouragingly during the Confer
ence year just closing. As an illustra-
ton, the contributions to the missionary
treasury are more than four hundred
dollars in excess of those. of last year
In addition to all of this, the women of
the Church in the HOlstOn Conference
have contributed between four aud five
hundred dollars to carry on their work
for women in heather lands.
The anniversary of the Conference
Society to night was the
best have ever attended. Very excel
ent addresses were made by Drs. Cum
1yngham, Fitzgerald and McFerrin.
Abingdon is full of old Virginia hos
Ditality. The members of the Confer
snce seem to think they each have the
pest home. Your scribe is greatly in
lebted to Gov. Wyndham Robertson
md his excellent christian family for
heir many acts of kindness. The Lord |
.bundantly reward them for their good |
less.
Wytheville, Morristown, Athens and |
all want the Conference
lext year. 1t will probably be fixed at
Iorristown, yet some think Athens will
re the place.
1t is too early to even speculate as to
he appointments of the preachers. We
Inspect, however, from the slight in
imations we have had that there will be
many dGsappOi1,tnents to both preachers
nd people.
The Conference will adjourn on Mon
ay evening or Tuesday, more probably
he latter, as much yet remains to be
one. The preaching has all been good
Sabbath, the different pull
its of the town will be filled by mem
ers of the Conference and the distin-
uished visitors in attendance l only
ave space to say that Bishop Pierce will
reach at II a. m. in Conference room.
egging pardon for the length of this
lndom letter, remain, &C.,
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