The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-10-03
Preachers, Laymen and Visitors
Entertained Sumptuously at
Owen sbor0.
The Conference a Big Thing and
Attracts Many People to
the Town.
INCIDENTS OF THE MEETING.

or an avenue on which you cOulu traVel,
but what you met a preacher They
were scattered all over the city and en-
tertained sumptiously in the homes of
these people. The Louisville Confer
ence is no small institution. Within the
last fifteen years it has grown in member
ship to such an extent that doubt now
the ability Of town like yours TO enter
tain it. However, old Cloverport did do
it fifteen years ago and she did it hand
somely. The membership has enlarged
so now, however, that no town of limited
proportions will undertake to do it. Not
only has the Louisville Conference grown
in members, but its financial interests
have increased largely and its church
property and all OF its correctional in
terests.
The statistical report shows the follow
ing number of churches 404 value $780,
S53; number of parsonages, Ill, value
$l2S.525. The Louisville Conference has
a total membership of 1852. The
members contributed to Foreign and
Domestic missions last year $S,4l065.
The conference has been largely at
tended here this week showing the fact
that the people are largely interested in
its annual proceedings. The members
as whole are made up of a substantial
body of men, both clerical and lay, and
they are credit to the great institutions
of Methodism. Some Of the big guns OF
the church have been here and they
have espous d the cause in wonderful
degree.
One OF the best pulpit orators in the
conference is the Rev. II. G. Morrison.
Morrison is Kentuckian by birth and
comes from that part OF the state, the noted
Bluegrass region where orators are born.
He is mastery, eloquent and powerful
as a pulpit orator. His sermon here a
few nights ago, electrified everybody
that heard it. 1t was the talk ON the
street the next day, and pronounced by
all irrespective of denominational creeds,
as by far the best sermon that mad been
delivered. DR.. Morrison has been in the
south eight years, but has recently re-
turned TO this conference where he will
probably remain. He is now the mis-
sionery secretary. Another minister
who has attracted attention is DR.. Pigert,
OF the Missouri Conference. DR.. Pigert
preached on Friday night at a meeting
of the preachers Aid Society. He got off
on to the doctrines OF the church and
warmed up the Methodists to degree
they certainly had not felt for long
time. DR.. Hass, the editor OF the Nash
vile Christian Advocate, was expected
here, but did not arrive. These and a
number Of others are the lights of the
church. TO hear them and see them
gives you great inspiration
One little incident that came up in the
conference room on Saturday had a ten
dency to create considerable warmth in
discussion, but for the wise counsels Of
Bishop Duncan. The question launched
upon was the second blessing theory.
Everything was moving along smoothly,
but when this matter was brought out
by brother, there was an under current
running throughout the whole delega-
ton that you could see was ready 10
flash in an instant. The trouble arose
out OF the Rev. Bryant A. Cundif going
into another preachers charge and con-
Quoting holiness meeting. The law OF
the discipline says emphatically that one
preacher has no right to go into another's
work and hold meeting without an in
vitation. This was what one OF them
claimed the Rev. Cundif did. Cundiff
being a strong advocate of the second
blessing theory, his manner Of conduct
ing that meeting was not approved by
the preacher in charge. A reference to
this brought up the question. The
church was crowded and everybody was
on tiptoe 10 hear how it would terminate.
The good Bishop heard them few mo-
ments and then interfered and said,
Brethren, you want to quarrel, do not
contend about the purity Of life. II you
must growl, quarrel with whiskey, its
great evil" continuing he said that no
preacher had the right to cut and try to
fit every man TO his own little bed. He
said John Wesley had that trouble with
Thomas Maxwell and Wesley proclaim
ed to him that the church was greater
than any one man. The church and the
doctrines OF Wesley were still here and
he hoped no brother would emulate the
example OF Maxwell. This checked any
further discussion. The further exer
cises OF Saturday morning was the adj
dress OF the Bishop to the young minis
tiers. The address was TO young men
who had been preaching two years and
were now ready TO be received into full
membership OF the conference. The
Bishop said that honesty and earnestness
was better than genius and eloquence.
He advocated an educated ministry, and
cautioned the young men to initiate no
man. The whole address was full Of
good advice, exhorting the young men to
lives Of conservation and industry.
The Sunday morning love least was
conducted by the Rev. l.. b. Davidson.
This. man, venerable in years, is loved
for his pious life and his long service in
the Conference. The death of Thomas