The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
Jackson district Conference Of the Col.
ored Methodist Episcopal Church in
America!

The Eleventh Annial Session of this
large and influential body coiivefed in Boil
ivar at the c6Iered Methodist church last
Friday, May 10Th, Bishop L. H. Itolsey, of
Georgia, presided, and Rev w II. Daniel
was elected Secretary. Sessions were held
morning, afternoon and night, and the bust
ness proceedings were interpreted with the
usual religious exercises.
The district was well represented by
ministers and laymen and most satisfactory
reports were made Of the religious, educa-
tional and numerical progress Of the vari-
! Gus churches The fourteen churches en-
brace8 within this district were represented
by fourteen pastors, they all were present
The total membership in the district aggre-
gates 1888, an average OF 200 members to
each church. These figures show wonder
full development in this section considering
that the denomination started since the war
closed. Thirty-four Sunday Schools were
reported with 1874 scholars in average at
tendance. Presiding Elder Daniel stated
that he had met with ,l01 members on his
second round of quarterly meetings
| The Educationa al Agent of the High
school of the Tennessee Conference of this
church represented the Board of Education,
and obtained in cash and subscriptions ST.
50. 1t was resolved convention of the
various Sunday Schools in the District be
held at Humbelt, on the % and "a of July.
On Friday night the Bishop ordained one
Deacon in the local connection, who had
been elected to orders at the last Annual
Conference held in Nashville in December
The interest eliminated on Sunday in
the dedication of the Bolivar Methodist
church, and an immense crowd from the
country and town attended the exercises
Bishop uolsey preached the dedicatory ser
mon.
In the afternoon :he Bishop by special
request of Rev. Vim. NJ. McFerrin and 9th
ers preached at the Southern Methodist
church. y large audience of ladies and gen.
tlemen were present to hear the colored
Methodist Episcopal representative. His
sermon was based upon portion of Revela-
ton wherein John in his apocalyptic vision
spoke OF the number, variety, character and
| happiness of the redeemed millions seen
around the Throne.
We cannot follow the Bishop in his dis
cussion of the subject, but we state as a fact
that by common consent his hearers were
highly pleased with his sermon, and graft
| fed that the colored race have in Bishop
) Holscy so able and worthy a leader and
representative. His visit to Bolivar made
most agreeable impression upon both
white and colored people.
| He has large influence for good over his
race, and we hope his Episcopal visitations
may always be al. pleasant and successful as
the one at Bolivar.
| Rev. VIM. McFerrin attended the session
OF the body, and expressed himself highly
gratiiied at the prosperity and religious
growth of this denomination, especially as
the Southern Methodist church is its spirit
ual mother.
The finance committee reported that ele-
ven hundred and twenty-seven dollars had
been raised since November last for the sup
port of the ministry on the District. We
| are indebted to Rev w. II Daniel Secrc-
| taFy, for many items of information in re-
gard to the work Of this body. We wish
them and all other cooperative wOrkmen
the largest success, and do say that the
future of the colored people will be safe
when their interests are committed TO the
care and direction Of consecrated and ed
! ucated ministry.