The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-09-20
A Pleasant and Profitable
Session.
Will Meet Next Year at Trinity
Church, Louisville. ao
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS

"oiVh III tuC ChdiIs DtNtHly -lNc IleIH-
beers answered to their names at roll call
The body organized for business by elect
ing I. Hansford Secretary and G. W.
Sutton assistant. q. N. jolly was elected
Treasurer. The sacrement OF the Lords
Supper was administered. The Bishop
then read a Lesson from the 10th chapter
of Luke and 2nd Corinthians.
The following ministers were intro
duced to the Conference: l.. +. Camp
bell, NJ. d. Humphrey and Rev. Hunter,
NJ. +. Church, South; Rev. II. G. Hook,
w. 81. Clair, Cumberland Presbyterian
Church; Prof. ]. G. Ellenberger, Bremen
College.
The standing committees for the session
of the Conference were then reported by
the Presiding Elders and accepted. The
Conference then adopted measure,
calling upon Congress to repeal the Chi
nese Exclusion law.
The second morning Of the session was
devoted to passing upon the characters
of ministers and hearing reports.
Friday mornings ssion was taken up
with hearing reports from the Presiding
Elders. At o'clock, p. m. Friday, the
Anniversary of the Preachers Relief AS
ISOLATION was held. Bishop Warren adj
dressed the meeting. A collection was
taken up for the aid OF the society, and
$500 was raised.
Saturday morning Conference was re-
sumed. Various committees reported.
The committee on temperance reported
and urged a more devoted work fJr the
caush on behalf Of the members The
Sunday school interest was discussed and
appeal made for greater interest in this
| work.
We gathered from the Statistical Sec
rotary that there were 259 churches in
the bounds of the Conference, valued at
| $5l0,S55; the number of members re-
ported was 20,3l6; probations 1909; col
1ections for the interest of the church
generally came up very we'll considering
the close times in MONEY matters.
Saturday afternoon the Home Mission
airy Society held its annual meeting, at
which Mrs. q p. Jolly pr, sided. The
reports indicated that COOL work had
been done for that caus,. on behalf of the
lady members.
At Saturday nights session the follow
ing young preachers were admitted on
trial for the first year: Bird Hughes, A.
l.. Williams, $. w. Leighton, w. II.
evans, j. +. Thomas, f. l.. Creech, J. M.
Adams, &. +. Hancock, S. b. Wardrip
and j. II. Davis. Four were admitted TO
Deacon's orders The address of the
Bishop to these young men just entering
the ministry was most eloquent and i'm
pressve. DIR. Robinson, who had charge
of a church at Covington last year, was
transferred to the Ohio Conference. j.
W. Hambleton, d. D., delivered an ad
dress on behalf of the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational interests. Reso-
lutions of thanks to the citizens of this
community for their hospitality and gen
erous aid in entertaining members OF the
Conference was passed by rising vote
The Conference adjourned TO meet at
Trinity church, Louisville, next year.
Bishop Warren preached Sunday at IL
o'clock, a. m. The house was filed TO its |
utmost and the best of attention given
him through an hours discourse. The |
Bishop is an able, eloquent man and a |
most excellent presiding officer
After the appointments were read out |
Monday morning the preachers and vsi-
tors left on the train for their various
homes. The whole session was very en-
Pertaining and profitable, and our citizens
did all they could towards entertaining
both ministers and laymen, and making
their stay amongst us pleasant and en-
joyable.
The following is list of the preachers
in attendance and the parties with whom
they stopped while here:
Revs. G. S. .Markin and J. NJ. Oliver
with Judge Thomas Addison.
Revs George r. Frenger and j. w.
Hambleton, d. d., with Hon. b. f. Beard.
Revs. A. Boreng, II. j. Raymey, L. B.
Pursell and r. ID. Lashbrook with Mr..
Burrel Beard.
Revs. f. L. Carson, ]. A. College and
w. I. Dunn; John Brown and Mr.. L. C. ,
Dunn with Clayton Beard.
Reys. S. X Ramey, and w. q Bradford