Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-23
HOLsTON CONFERENCE
OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church. In
Session at Maryville.
reported specially for the CHRoNIoLA)

Session at Maryville.
reported specially for the CHRoN1oLA)
SECOND DAY.
MARYv1LLR, October 81 The conference
was preceded with prayer meeting exercises
and good talk by Bishop Andrews, on the
subject of Faith.
The roll was called. Quite number that
were absent yesterday answered to their
names Several documents were presented
and referred to the proper committees.
J. J. Marker, J. B. Lawson, T. H. Rus
sell, T. r. West and J. 8. Petty were ap-
pointed a committee to consider the pro-
priety of holding a district conference meet
ing on each presiding elders district.
L. H. Massey was continued GU trial. j.
w. Burnett and F. NJ Cones were continued
as deacons of the first class, and P. H.
Henry, J. A. Nicholson, s. B. Scott, J. H
Amis and j. j. Robinett were passed to the
class of deacons of the second class
G.. w. Jarvis and W. r. Senter were
elected to elders orders.
J. A. Taker, J. s. Hill, c. D. Munsey and
J. G. Patton, candidates for full member
ship in the conference, were called forward
manner by the bishop. The conference
and large number of spectators enjoyed
the address very much. But few perhaps
were anticipating such treat.
j. A. Baker and G. D. Munsey were ad-
mitted and elected to deaeons orders. J.
s. Hill was admitted to deacon's orders and
| also elected to elders orders.
DR.. Bartlett, minister of the Presbyte-
rian Church, DR.. Fuller, editor of the
Methodist Advocate, and DR.. Mitchell, of
the Georgia Conference. were introduced to
the conference.
The next conference is to be held in Chat
tanooga.
NIGHT SERVICES.
An educational meeting was held at night
in the Southern Methodist Church, where
the conference is holding its session. DIR.
J. F. Spence president of the conference
educational society, presided. DIR. Mitchell,
of the Georgia Conference, led in prayer in
the opening of the services.
| DIR. Spence gave q short talk and then in
troduced Brother Marker as the first speak
er, who acquitted himself well. DIR. L. B.
Caldwell followed with quite an eloquent
speech. Bishop Andrews gave us speech
full Of matters of great interest to the large
and intelligent audience present. Consid
cradle enthusiasm seemed to be walked up.
A hat collection was taken up and the
meeting adjourned.
The writer has been contrasting things
as they now exist in and about Maryville
with things as they existed here years ago,
when he was the pastor on the Maryville
| circuit A new generation of people have
| come up and taken the place of those with
whom he was acquainted, with but very few
exceptions. Such a conference of Metho-
dist preachers as is now here assembled
would have been strange sight in Mary
vile 40 years ago, and such speeches as
were heard tonight on the subject
of education by Methodist preach
ers would have been a marvellous thin 6
in this region. The changes made, il
is hoped, are for the better. Those that
were considered as tagging behind on the
subject of education, are evidently coming
to the front, so far as the masses are con-
cerned. Several seminaries of learning
have gone up in East Tennessee within the
last few years, by the efforts of members of
this conference, and others are coming up.
1t is evident that the church that does the
most on that subject, is the most likely to
succeed in this country. w.C.G.