The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-29
CLERGYMEN IN COUNCIL.
First Day of the South M. E. Church
Conference.
Good Attendance and Deep Interest
Manifested-Sermon Last Night
by Rev. Mr.. SIcKenna.

There was large attendance yesterday
at the opening of the NJ. e. Church Con-
ference for Northern California, at the
Seventh-street Church in this city. Not
only were most of the regular delegates
present, but there was also goodly num-
Der of members of the local congrega-
ton. Bishop A. G.. Haygood presided;
Mr.. Renfro was chosen Secretary, and A.
2. Ecu, Assistant; Rev. A. G. Bane, Sta
tistical Secretary, and w. d. Taylor,
Assistant.
After some preliminary business was
transacted the following committees We're
announced:
On Memoirs-J. C. Simmons, 81. c.
Christian, J. G.. Shelton.
On Public Worship-S. Brown, III. r.
Singleton, G.. S. Waite.
On Bible Cause-T. L. Duke, 3. f.
Burris. Nj. J. Cough, Il. A. Sawrie, q. P.
Farmer, .. IL. Jones.
On State of the Work. esse Wood, j.
D. Dorsey, 4. j. Needam, j. II. Johnson,
J. L. Roberts, IL. Hunsaker, j. Nj. Pres
ton, ID. Booker.
On Books and Periodicals.. Hedge
path, w. E. Edmonson, w. G. Swan, j.
Nj. Brown, j. &. Hyden, 3. Campbell,
William Thomas, j. s. Austin, John
Raider.
On Conference Relations-E. Garrison,
II. Neate, r. +. Allen, +. NJ. Station, D..
Z. Belyel, Dodridge Bauer.
On District Records-A. t. Norton, A.
Y. Needam, II. NJ. Mcknight. w. A.
Booher, j. Ii. Newton, S. Sample.
On temperance. G. Simmons, George
Baugh, ]. a. z. n. Blankenship, C. NJ.
Payne, |. L. Bell.
ON Colporteurage Board-Joseph EN-
DRY, w. d. Taylor, A. G. Bane, C. L.
Parsons, j. y. Herndon.
On Sunday-school Board-A. Odum. to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of j.
Il. Winton.
Various communications were read and
referred to the proper committees.
Il. +. Beasley and ID. T. Page were ap-
pointed Press Reporters for the con-
ference.
Jessie Wood was added to the Board of
Education in the place of &. Y. Rankin,
deceased.
When the Bishop asked. "Are all the
preachers blameless in their life and OIL
cial administration ?" $. Brown. Pre-
siding Elder Of the San Francisco Dis
trlct, made a statement, giving the results
OF the years work in the bounds OF his
district. He said among other things
there had been about so conversions
were reported,
G. y. Steele, Presiding Elder of the
san francisco District, made his report.
w. Z. Andrews, Presiding Elder of
Colusa District, was called and he said
there had been a number of conversions
and about sixty net gain.
The name of w. j. Mahon, Presiding
Elder OF MERGED District, was called and
he made his report. He reported i'm
provements in the district
A. l.. Hunsaker. Presiding Elder of
Fresno District, made his report. He re-
ported a revival nearly all around the
district and one new church built.
w. f. Coffin said that one wear ago
they began without dollars worth of
property, now they have 5000 worth of
property. He said the Lord had blessed
every effort made to build up the church.
He reported church at Bakersfield to
cost when entirely completed 81 600.
Rev. Mr.. Winters asked to have the
prayers of the conference Tor the success
of a revival meeting now going on at
Cordelia.
LAST NIGHTS SERMON.
The church was well filed last night.
and an able sermon was delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Kenna, it being the first of a
series to be given during the conference,
which is to continue during the week, and
there will be preaching every evening
Rev. Mr.. kenna last evening took his
text from the tenth chapter of St. Mat
thew, 3lst to 18th verses, and delivered q
very earnest discourse, which was IN
tently listened to by the congregation.
Several of the brethren offered PRAYER.
and the services were conducted in the
usual manner.