Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Work Accomplished by That
Body at Palmyra.
The Committees That Were Ap.
pointed on Various Cues
tons.
The Pastor of GAINESVILLE Station Sub
mits Report In Behalf of South
Clarksyille-An Interesting
Session.

fourteen OF the fifteen InluISISIS WSIo
present, and about forty lay dele
gates. Bishop Hargrove presided
and w. l.. Melvin, of Cedar Hill,
was elected secretary, and to him
the LEAF-CHRONICLE is indebted
for the notes from which this report
is written.
The following standing committees
were appointed:
Spiritual state of the church,. G.
Rice, j. G. Gwinn, S. B. Nichols.
Sunday schools-S. ID. Power, j.
d. Moore, G. P. jackson.
Financial systems-B. w. Macrae,
C. G. Bell, G. S. Byram.
Mission territory. E. Harrison,
J. M. Stamper, j. III. Dunn.
Quarterly conference records-R.
E. Travis, j. M. Jordan, F. E. Beau
mont.
Public worship-W. r. PEBBLES, j.
n. Hamlin, j. B. Powers.
The call of charges was taken up
and reports received from the follow
ing charges: GAINESVILLE station,
New Providence and Bethel, Ash
land City circuit, Springfield station,
Cedar Hill circuit, Sadlersville and
Adams, Asbury circuit, Antioch cir
cult, Salem circuit, Indian Mound cir
cult, Pleasant View station.
Montgomery, State Line and Red
River are not represented in the fol-
lowing reports, which fairly indicate
the status of the district:
The committee on financial sys-
TENS report that one-half of the con-
ference year is gone and only about
ne-fourth of the collections have
been reported. In this New Provi-
dence shows the largest per cent. of
collections and Palmyra the smallest.
The committe recommend the as
sessment plan for the support OF
ministers and that conference col
lections be taken by pastors, chiefly
by private solicitation. Delaying
collections they think a fruitful
source of failure.
The committee on mission terri
tory reported nine women's mission
airy societies, and three parsonage
societies in the district. Palmyra
and Barton's creek receive aid
from the Board of Missions. The
pastor Of the GAINESVILLE station re-
ports South GAINESVILLE with grow
ingspOpulation of about 1900 people,
among whom are 100 Methodists.
This part of the city is to some ex-
tent separated from the main portion
and the committee offered the fol-
lowing resolution, that was adopted
"Resolved, that we through the pre-
siding elder call she attention of the
bishop presiding at the next annual
conference to the needs of South
GAINESVILLE, and suggest the i'm
pOrtance of having pastor for that
people"
The committee on Sunday schools
reported 80 Methodist and union
Sunday school in the district, 10 of
which suspend in the winter; 1913
teachers and 2,lS5 pupils, of whom
l, 1SS are church members II Meth
odist churches in the district with
out Sunday schools the lessons are
generally well prepared and Christian
education urged. The committee
urge all pastors to preach a sermon
on the importance of Sunday school
work and to urge the same privately
on their people.
The committee on the spiritual
state of the church reported ior the
II charges represented: Members,
1920 received on profession of faith,
Az; received by certificate, 80 !;
adults baptized, 329; infants bap-
tized, 80; congregations without
prayer-meetings, 10; without class
meetings, 81; family affairs, 1902 I;
church papers taken, 321; young
mems prayer-meetings, 80; average
attendance of members at church,
1850; average attendance of non.
members, 1850. The committee
urged a better attendance on prayer
meetings.
The selection of the place at which
to hold the next conference elected
much interest. Among other places
in nomination were Sadlersville and
st. Bethlehem, and the friends of
both were earnest in their endeavors
to secure the honor. 1t looked at
one time as if st. Bethlehem would
win, but Sadlersville rallied her
forces and secured the conference.
The bishop took up a collection
for parsonage at Walla Walla in the
Columbia conference and secured
$10l 80. Bishop Hargrove said Walla
Walla was about the size of Clarks-
willie, but GAINESVILLE, said he, was
the biggest place of its size he had
ever seen.
The following were elected dele
gates to the Tennessee Annual Con-
ference: C. G. Bell, 5. d. Power, Nj.
G. Pitman and s. 0. FesseY; alter