The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-13


confined to the forenoOns, and IN ait,,-
moons and evenings were given up 70
devotional exercises.
We did not have such excitement dur
| ing this session as we mad at Pulaski.
Charges of immortality were preferred
against several of the preachers, but the
committees appointed 10 try them, aftor
careful igations-which were pri-
vate-reported a trial not necessary,
and their characters, were passed. The
name of Rev. Henry Crockett was
ordered erased from the Conference roll,
as he had previously been expelled
from the church. The discussion of the
Tennessee Methodist in the Conference
was quite spicy, but without bad feel
ing. The Conference was practically
unanimous in its endorsement of the
paper as the Conference organ. One
member remarked that "when men
think, they differ; when they think in
tensely, they differ widely. The Ten
nessee Conference was composed OF
men who think intensely and differ
widely, but they could still be brethren
and love one another" $3.50 was raised
for the support of Rev. j. q. Bolton,
who was placed on the superannuated
list because of his serious and protracted
sickness. Our mortuary list was small
or than usual, only one member of Con-
ference (Rev. Wallace Rowland) having
died during the year. We now have a
hourishing Conference Brotherhood.
The mortuary fee is $l.O0. Besides this
the liberal and thoughtful laymen and
laywomen, in many sections, contribute
81. each, so that helpless families re-
ceive several hundred dollars in few
weeks after the death of the faithful
itinerant. No body tof men enjoy such
large privileges in the valley OF the
shadow as the heroes of the cross.
Wheels cease to turn, and their bark
goes into port without a jar.
Our visiting brethren added much 10
| the pleasure and profit of the session.
| Rev. w. b. Palmore OF st. Louis chris
tian Advocate, found standing room in
| the rear of the church went noiseless-
| ly, thoroughly on with his business
preached once-scarcely took time 70
smile-fnished-and left us. DIR. ii. q.
| Morrison, Missionary Secretary pleaded
| for missions and raised $1,000, which Is
! to support DIR. w. r. Lambuth and wife
| in the missionary 1eld. The one
armed, ex-Confederate soldier Rev: w.
| NJ. Hayes, Commissioner of the educa-
ton on colored people, made strong, new
| friends by his earnest speech on the
| Education of the colored People and the
relation of our church to this question.
| Rev. DIR. Merely, President OF the Wes-
leyan Conference in Australia, lectured
| and preached for us. He was delegate
| to the Ecumenical Conference at WASH
| ington, and came to Nashville to visit
| the South, for whose people he express
es high admiration. DIR. Coke smith 3
lecture for the benefit ofthe free klnder-
garten, was entertaining. he described
the appearance of the recent Ecumenlcal
Council at Washington, and delineateo
the more prominent characters in attenQ-
ance. Dir. Lambuth, of Japan, made
several talks. He said a few words OF
the Rip Van Wrinkle order: 81 feel that
have come home. L feel like the
| Wanderer that returns to the Old nome
stead and finds the old shade trees gone
and the surrounding buildings swept
away. The dogs even, don't know me-
The old dogs haYe forgotten me, ana
the young dogs bark at me-" ~ was
touching as well as amusing. BlshOp
HargroVe brought his bright face TO the
Conference rooms several days. Drs'
David Morton, G.. $. Savage, n. A. PARK
er, and Alonzo Monk, of Memphis
were on hand. DR.. Il. II: hoss SPOKE
in behalf of our Nashville Christian
Advocate; Chancellor Garland spoke
for the Vanderbilt, DIR. Sanders Ior
Martin College, Rev. w. Wilson Tor tne
, Franklin College, and Or. Price Iol
the Nashville College. DIR. Price was
! introduced in a moment Of rushing
work-being sandwiched, perhaps, be
\ tween a motion and the vote on It
But he doesn't really need much room
= if he can always I'LL big place. ~
thrilled the audience with his splendid
oratory, in which he cannot be sur
> passed. Bishop Wilson discharged MI
duties admirably. Rev. A. T.. Mcfer
, rim, Jr., was in demand; Pulaski, co
} thought" for him, but the latter won
> EVervbOdy, concerned, seemed dc
lighted that Revs. II. j. Duncan ana j
Rush Goodloe were sent to Columbia
Rev. w. Il. Patty returns to Culleoka
D and Rev. w. j. Collier was made gu
, Presiding Elder. W." did up" NashVlll
= while there, and was one of the excited
: spectators of the Vendome burning. i
!, takes every phase of life to make city
| One day lot of us were on the BROAD
/ way electric car en- route TO the Confer
ence rooms, while on one side OF us wa
u passing a funeral procession, ana OF
the other a procession OF negroes
o headed by brass band, on their wa.
,, to the races.
. we had an elegant home durinl
Q Conference, and were sumptuousl.
- entertained by Mr.. J. X. Sneed AM
y family at S03 South Summer. Rev
u Lewis Powell spoke true when he said
e on nv telling him whore we were stay
ing, "NashVille can't beat that old
II. is one of the best" we also enJoye
the hospitality of our friends (and thei
families) Messrs. lack Akin and jim
Thompson and Mrs. VIM. Doss, former
Iv of tulleoka, and Mr.. Ed ChildreA
formerly of Pulaski. Each OF thes
a gentlemen are in fine business IN y asI
r Vile. Our preacher brethren are, su
N nose, all moved by this time, and fairl
ls adjusted to new relationships. us
N all, of course, in restrictive sense.
I. is limiting adjective, however wlde "
d range in application. We are sent
l. Woodbury., county seat of Cannon, e
another year. My husband has alread
a gone into his work, entering IL with
k will, and making arrangements for th
/. coming of his better-half. There al
- lights as well as shadows in this it'll
" Grant life of ours.
Z I did not see last weeks HERALD III
II til | returnd to Gully. How missed 4
az even for one week. What busy tin
Il. is the week before leaving homei Ho'
Of many odds and ends to gather up, thi
r. the call comes for me to turn my fac
Id Woodburrywardl
r. / must close now, but thank the ed
v. tor and his correspondents for ever
"a ture happiness. You will hear fro
IN her occasionally.
a. AIwavs VERNA VILLIERs.