The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-05-19
Tho w. NJ. s., M. e. C.. S.

Methodist Episcopal Church., South, cOnvrn-
r.I in lis tenth annual session in the church Of
shat denomination IN this city On Wednesday,
Nav 18Th. At . u'clork a. M, the meeting
was opened with the customary PRAYER SER
wee, conducted by the president, Miss V. A.
Cntrcy. who read the 92d Psalm, and praye
wa offered by Rev. I. +. Cobb, At 10
O'clock the regular business was taken up.
After the seating OF the delegates 10y districts,
the roll was called and eleven officers and
nlnety-Ihrcc delegates answered To their
their names. An address OF welcome was
then read ny Miss NJ. r.. ROddie, of Contra!
Female College. which WAS responded 10 in
II beautiful manner by Mrs. f.. L.Scarritt, of |
kansas CITY. Tn hour announced Tor the
annual address having arrived, business was
suspended aud Bishop +. K. Hendrix deliv-
cred an address which was attentively listen
ed to by IL large and appreciative audience.
The following committees were then appoint
ed:-On nominations, on Cuautla, or finance,
on Evan"cl and publication and on resOlu-
lions. Mrs. Lee Holland, of Springfield,
offered a resolution, which was adopted, that
all reserve delegates he invited To seats IN the |
convention and that they he permitted 10 act
upon committees IN every capacity aud enjoy
all III PRIVILEGES OF The regular delegates ex-
Crptin% the right TO vote. The corresponding
secretary then read Il report OF much interest, |
in which the cutirc field of operations of the
southwest Missouri Conference Society was
reviewed. The work done during the year |
was in AL respects pre-cninently successful.
The special work 1T Cuautla was most satis-
furtprV in iS raSDlfG-n Int nurahuaaI anil
building erected, for which purpose 81 1871 "a
h al been scnt.to the agent, Isev..D W. Carter.
Thrrr are in the conference orty-one juvenile
societies, with Il membership of 1,0l5; 10
adllt societies, with Il membership of | ,j55;
SII copies of the Evangel were taken, and
3 200 pages of printed matter had been dis
tributcd. In the entire NJ. 4. Church, South,
the WOmnn's Missionary Society of the
Southwest Missouri Conference, ranks second
in point OF finance, being exceeded only by
the Northern Georgia Society. The tot al
amount raised by The Southwest Missionary
Conference during the year was Si,9IS. The
agent OF The Eyamgel, Mrs. Gregory reported
Lilo subscribers and also financial condition
at present. These reports were referred TO
the auditor and committee on resolutions.
| AlJDUiilGl unlll = q CLOCK y. III.
SESSION.
The society was called TO order promptly
at . O'Clock. and the session was opened with
devotional exercises. The minutes OF the
forenoon session were read and approved.
The treasurer'S report was then read and
adopted, showing total disbursements during
the year TO have been 81 ,O29 S3. A letter
-.-.. ,.lf -,,, IBmt II w fN,rt,r ~ I,,u,tln
regarding the building 1T that place, which
letter was referred To the committee on Gu
aullL. Mrs. Scarrrtt offered Il resolution,
mich WAS adopted, that the editor and the
agent of the EvanScl he made conference OIL
GERS. A proposition from the Missouri Con-
ference Society III regard TO entering INTO
partnership in the publication of the Eyangel
cfcaled considerable discussion, after which
The matter was deferred until tomorrow.
The conference Was then adjourned, after
doxology and bcnediction until SO'cl0ck p. N.
NIGHT SESSION.
Society WAS called to order 10y the president
at s O'Clock p, M, and was opened by singing
aud prayer. after which the minutes OF the
afternoon session were read and approved.
Interesting paper, on "MedIcal MisSion|," by
Miss Page Mcclure, OF High Point, Moni-
tcau county Country Societies aud the Best
Methods OF Maintaining Them" by Mrs.
Gregg Hobbs, of jackson county; "A Mis-
4 s onary Meeting, )" by Mrs. G.. G.. Woods. of
Nevada. aud the "iiclation OF AuxiIiaries to
Pastor and Pastor TO Auxiliaries.' by Mrs
W. 7. Eastwood, oil Columbus, were then
read by their authors, after which the juye-
nile class of Miss Eddie Win-or recited in
unison giving evidence OF careful training and
much siudY NJ the missionary work of the
: church by both teacher aud pupils. The able
E annual address hS the president, Miss V. A.
D COucy, of Nevada. was the next exercise
p aud IL was so fun of thought aud materia
" therefor, that. nCIw outstanding the late houl
to which the exercises had been protracled
u the large audience present seemed 10 regre
it's ending. Adjourned with beuedictiOu uuli
V tomorrow morning ut Q O'Clock.
THURSDAY MoRNING,
A., Session opened with devotional exercise
f and roll call; minutes read. The report O
the committees on district records, finance
II and Cuautia were read, Inierspcrsed with
i practical lesson by Rev. DR.. Palmore upol
, the missionary work, the doctor using a larg,
, map Of the world to illustrate his subject
!. Several letters from correspondents lii differ
y ent parts Of the district were also read whicl
= showed their writers to De in active sympa,
i thy with the work Of the society anG utter
~ est in Its present proceedings. The com.
mittee ON finance reported that ~ auXilli
n aries had moi taken shares in Cuautia an,
earnestly recommended that each one shout,
i DO 50 Immediately. thus distributing tn
z burden among the entire body. TIL. yiev
! was emphaIiclIIy endorsed by the confer
ence. Thc proposed partnership IN the pub
: licai ion Of the Evangcl elected considerable
discussion aud the substitute for the origI
+, nal proposition was finally adopted by
= vote of 30 to2. Adjourned until . O'Clock.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Conference called 10 order at , O'Clock
Devotional exercises. Minutes Of mornIn;
session read, Mrs. Wiley, agent for Evan
gel in BoOnville district. made report of he
u work, which was approved, and she wa
II elected aScnt-at-large in fields where Their
were no auxiliary societies. CARTHAGE wa
e selected rs the next place of meeting. TIL
Il committee on nominations reported in fayO
OF continuing the present officers tor al
II other term and tEoy were. unanimouSl.
Y clecied,thc vote upon each being taken s,nSly
The auditors report was submitted an,
n adopted. The conference voted thanks I,
Y The corresponding secretary. a c~olleotiO
was taken up for tho purpose OF raising $2l
balance due on the Sl0O pledged The MiIdre
I Philips library fund. The collection amount
Ell to So ID. An assessment OF 10 cents FL
each adult member nC ia" society AMI = cent
ibr each juvenile member wa, voted for ID
purpose Of dctraying the conference expra AZ
es. Adjourned until = o'rlnck n. Ia.
NiGur SESSION,
Alter devotional srrYirr>. the minutes {
III" afternoon session were read aud adopted
- fhe president then introduced Rev. W. L
;, falmnrr, -. D., who proceeded. in an a,
dress, To TAX" tho congregation with him o
a tour around the world Ii 900 miles long
which was able. Interesting, instructive an
sometimes eloquent. after which The confer
encc IdJDnrn"i Ia meet next year ut the plaC
selected At the mornin" session Carthage.
, W. M, 4. Nowa.