The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-28

VI. II. Church, south, First Days
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Church in this city yesterday morn
ing, in its Sixty-third annual SESSION.
Bishop McTyeire, of Nashville, was
present and opened the first session at
8 o'clock, announcing as the opening
hymn No. 272; "Are we yet alive"
This was sung with an old time re-
ligious earnestness that gave q fore
sight into the good that will no doubt
result from this conference.
The bishop following in a fervent
prayer returning thanks to Him above
for the care bestowed on his children
since last they met, and asking that
divine aid would come during the con-
ference to help in the deliberations.
The bishop read selections from the
10th chapter Of Matthew beginning at
the 9th verse and commenting at some
length thereon.
He then stated to the conference
that the present task before him was
rather an unexpected one.
The necessity OF the church requir-
ed the absence of Bishop Hargrove in
Mexico, and he was present to do what
he could in the interest of the meet.
ings. He stated that he had begun
his life with the conference in 1924.
and had grown with it and becoming
larger as the conference was constant
ly doing.
The bishop stated that he had good
news for the conference from Missou-
ri and Kansas. In the former state
during the past year the church had
received 10000 new members and still
the good work was going on, and that
number Of new ministers were need
ed tofill vacancies.
W. q. Garden was unanimously Sc
lected as secretary and J. /. Cash was
| piaCeu as MS assistant.
The time fixed for the sessions Of
the conference was from 8 80 a. m. to
u sop. m.
A call was next made on the differ
ent presiding elders, who testified as
to the class OF work done in their sew
eral sections during the past year, sub
stantially as follows:
Chattanooga district, Rev. Geo.
Miles Work the past year has been
rather encouraging. Have had about
400 new conversions; built one new
parsonage and two churches.
Wytheville district, Rev. w. w,
Pyott-"All our men have been at
work think we have had some sue
cess. There were great many con-
: versions, about 600, and some 500 ac-
cessions to the church. Three new
t churches built"
Jacksonville district, Rev. J. T
g Frazier-During the year have erect
, ed one parsonage; had good camp
g meeting, where had to preach in the
t field to the people, the crowd was SC
: large.
l Marion district, Rev. W. H. Price
3 Every preacher in the charge has beer
s at work, and have had between foul
t and five hundred conversions -Four
e new churches have been built. Some
I OF the churches in the mountainous
h part have hot been supplied with the
0 requisite amount of spiritual food FOL
o two or three years.
Jonesboro district. Rev. Geo. D
French-Have had some seven hun
dred conversions during the year
have not tried to build many new
churches, but have been paying up OF
, old ones.
!, Abingdon district, Rev. r. II. Park
er--I have during the year missed two
' appointments on account of sickness
We have now nine parsonages, snC
, have had three hundred accessions t.
> the church.
Morristown district, Rev. X. G. At
: kins-Had during year very extern
? sive REVEALS, at which were about 70C
or 800 conversions; quite an advance
= in Sunday school work is also notice
able; two churches have been dedi
> Gated.
: Sequatchie district, Rev. j. s. w
Neal-Been in measure successful
had 500 conversions and 400 accession
to church, one new parsonage anc
three churches.
Knoxville district, Rev. Frank Rich
ardson--All laborers have been faith
/, full. An unusual accession has beer
made to churches 8 new churche
, erected, 8 new ones being built and
more parsonages.
Asheville district, Rev. P. L. Turne
= Work as good as could be expecte,
;, and magnificent new parsonage il
! course OF erection.
Franklin district, Rev. ]. H. Yves
ver-Have been about 800 conversion
at different REVEALS All friends hav
been at work.
This remarked the Bishop