The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-02

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The Brownsville D 49, go 49,.
opened its session II o. 'iiI TraaI -
July Is - o,oIoa,, :, ,bo
80: "a -oop, 0is.@ r. X. Hargrove pre-
an ll.is' Iio1' ' 7. A. Tanner, of Danoy-
- "9a eI' cted secretary and W. J.
a sistant secretary. The roll
calico and quite number Of dele
q ates respo uded TO their names. A mo-
Il on was made to name their chairman
with lpOT ,er to select the remainder OF the
commit ees on the following church IN
teFesta; Financial methods, spiritual in
terests missions and quarterly conference
jottTn ais. As we have not the minutes
betor ne, we cannot name the members
Of the various committees. The hour OF
| NEE ting and adjournment for the morn
! ing session was fixed at $50 and 1915
( respectively. The hour Of meeting in
/ the afternoon was fixed at o'clock to
adjourn on motion. The Conference then
: adjourned to meet at $50 am, Friday.
The only business OF importance transact
reading of the reports of the preachers on
the state of their work including the Sun
day school interests and the correctional
interests The reports were in the main
encouraging The afternoon session Of
Friday was devoted to the electio Of lay
delegates to the annual conference. DR..
d. J.Newberu, -Livingston, w. J.
CGppedge and -- were elected. The
Conference adjourned at 4.30 to accept an
invitation from the commissioners Of the
) West Tennessee Hospital for the Insane
to visit the buildings. Convey ances were
furnished and nearly the entire Confer.
ence went. Perhaps this is the first
Methodist Conference that was ever sent
en- maese to an insane asylum Saturday
! morning the Conference took up the re-
ports of the various committees. While
T. the reports were as whole very crafty
70 ing, there were some very striking facts
brou hit to light. Sunday school reports
we're comparatively good, but it appeared
from the reports of the committees that
less than one-third of the membership at
= tended Sunday school. Some neglect Of
the ordinance of the church was brought
e to light on the part of both people and
pastor, and the Conference unanimously
resolved to give more attention to these
, things. Saturday evening, Mrs. w. A
CaROn, of Jackson, Tenn, was introd uced
and spoke in behalf Of woman's depart
ment of church extension. A donation Of
S25 was raised to assist in building par
sonage at Oakland, Cal. The organiza
ton Of an auxiliary society was then be
= gun and completed with twenty members
i Prominence was given to religious ezer
IF cises. There was preaching on Thursday
4 night by Rev. w. P. Hamilton, FRIDAY
, morning by Rev +. K. Ha-sroye, Fri
day night by Rev. T, F. Sanders, Satur
day mornmg by Rev II. J. TUTpo,, sat
- uruay night Dy Rev. q. w Wilson, Sun,
&c day morning by Bishop L. K. Har=rov,
IS and Sunday night by Rev ". a. Free
J. man. At the Presbyterian church there
J. was preaching on Sunday morning by
Rev. H. Mahon and Sunday night By
. 4teV' j. NJ maxwell ne dttSllNdhCN
II vas large and much interest was mani
= tested in the services The love feas
held on Sunday morning with CLOSED
n doors was d gracious season indeed. Goo,
Impressions were made and we trust gooC
:, was accomplished. Before adjournment
the Conference passed resolutions Q
al thanks to the commissioners Of the insane
r. asylum, the railroad and the citizens 0
1t Bolivar. The next session Of the confer
" ence will be held at Whiteville ana a re
- quest was voted that it be held in Apri
7 or May. SAMUEL I. jewell.
, TThe above was intended for last week
% but was received too late for pub;ica
Of tion.-EDs.