Smyrna times., 1895-04-10
Some Thoughts on the Conference

correspondence to Smyrna Times
10 Perhaps the first impression mad
upon the minds of the regular attend
ants upon the session Of the Annno
conference will be the changes in tn
Oody itself. Familiar faces are abseD
- new ones are seen for the first time
Ihis year, brother Nick Browns oenie
countenance L missed throughout tn,
!, session. instinctively looked ronnr
Il ior him and for her, because his nobI,
Wl1e was quite regular in attendance
I IL can truthfully be said of him. that ,
brave, broad minded, aggressive. anG
. yet wlthal level-headed, genial Nom,
per mas laid down his mantle for soma
: Eiisha TO grasp it aud push on the work
OF the mental spiritual elevation of the
host. 0" VI 'he
Ihen the increasing part that conn
paratlv@ speaking, young men are
taxing IN conference work mnst i'm
press every observer. The schools are
pouring into commerce. mechanical
pursuits, and into the Professions 60
called, large number of book -ednco.
tea young people of both sexes For
tunate will the country be if increased
wisdom comes with Increased Uo,1i
| L
Inis conference territory is no ex.
SePs'oh 10 what ls seen all over this
Iand IN all the walks of life, therefore
l most heartily endorse the effort to
orlhg the ministry of the church in the
coming centuries fully abreast With alI
WORKERS of the age that promises to
exceed any OF the past in achievement
BREADTH OF THE CHURCH WORE
Another thought is the increasino
breadth of the church work Staans
HH!ec'IIclty and the press have COM
o'neu 10 Oring the ENDS of the earth to. |
se'"er around one breakfast board !
ana VINO is my neighborP is vastly
oIOa"er ln ltS application than at the
otelnnihg OF the century even let alone
"heh III the time Jesus answered that
question the camels gait was the oanoe
OF speed and bis endurance the limit of
distance. '-'i' VI
THE BISHOPS ADMINISTRATIONS
Whilst the law of the churcb 10 lii
,s upon all Bishops uniformly-vet
Iue administration au of that law dsDe1ds
largely upon the Bishop presiding
ahu partakes of his individuality. Some
brother, generally one who
OF tne nrst time stirs up the lion. brings
jut the hne points of that administrss
IoH ~. very early in the session. and the !
'iu - mice, the residue of the time steer a
rear OF nloIing and neither put foot :
= neau under the wire. This session :
vas no exception to the usual exneri 7
nee as some of the brethren found
ut A second instance rarely falls ~ =,
ne lot OF the same member. : :
HE lt LIBERALITY OF TIE PREACHERS t,
ms Is a striking and imnressivo a.
'ature IN any Conference session IT, a.
lUU .nsC they buy their way back In ~
'una TRIP tickets, enables some of thara 10
get nome without borrowing monsu 81
hey give grandly from the SEXTON =; &C
le Orotner just placed on the re,iraS 81
''-and who needs a Hft AnJ W
iroughout the entire year their eT- te
Ss'Ye I'm proportion to ability CO.,
louCions to all the benevole1ces of ga
cnuTch proves most conclusivaI,, oe
at they believe in them. To the Co., ag
renee Academy the ministers bsva IN
nErlouted over $27, 900 in money that ga
: snow OF and much also that we do wt
. q AnoW aOout,-and for whose hene.
one hundred times and mora e., Ior
ialty than for themselves NJ NJ ITO
'nder they are poor at sixtv and 80 Ell
lelplng hand in old age to msts
em comfortable. '" MAKE 3,
,,Dn. eni
LiBEkALITY OF THE LAITY. ito
ara the laity, want it understood Ca.
lean 70 embrace the two third femsIe Nc
wen as the one.third male memhers TIL
u combined constitute the IaiIy nf tor
church' The time certainIv bos
y come to let the maiority oiaaS II
70 hand on the wheel "a well a. ""s sub
rope-for in devotion To the u,oOi- that
women of the church onlv eon"tIIS Cha
men-there is not a cbnroh =; Ken
lstendom that would not or;svon.ill ~ may
er In its interests. ''y a's 90 .
Whilst this liberalitv IA avIdo, fd5 fsHP
'ughout the year it is nroDa; ;euced
usnS OUT during the Conference ses. mi.
= maDy minister's heart has Ilo
! en- cneered by the quiet, timely
alton. They give freely. ppbIicIy
GVeh I'. more privately. To Interest tn
j.. ial'y In the church work ever clare
lty possible should be offered tbons per e
as moving the Conference sess;ona s stock
Tue territory; securing comfort0
noes Ior their entertainmept ana -
Pness OF railroad fares, and seeinu m,
LA .u. Ene ohlces are filed bv ive III
a.e eeulaSiTe men aud women. wbo ~
u tue conference meetings
=" "N"AED OF PREACHERS AND Sub
-, LAIrY' SixteC
very suggestive feature at A..
IL GsI6eo the sSSaGy, SSTay' i%Pressos ps and SIM.
,bn Js casual meeting of the
'nels auq some Of his memhorS
sune church of which he was % until :
IL hs pastor, Blinded by prejudices the the a = :,
~ nc enat does not see in thjs
NJ anectlon and esteem that bns ANA
ouC OF the faithfulness Of .hs
eers 70 their high calling Ae
10 10 tnls affection was most beant;'
seI iortn In the collection for ~.
'Odn university, How IL r,nst
k'auueped the hearts of snoL = 4
steYagis as brothers Rem ~-Ss al
Dr. e'aidwell, brother Ouiog
AeSut'Ve wheel.horse. As wm no,
u s1uoscrioed for them TO Ashnn"
y .s"S upon its brazen scroll ,bsss =
-, Ialthtnl men of God sbonId he Oh
ne1tea 1ii for all time 10 come
q 'eellng'sense that much of the Nj,
y. WIN alone kept the list from rive
~ = 70 20 much larger proportions Mayo
.s,, y" 'lg Ioye Of God poured into
~ caI csuIsugles the love for the in .so, p
u' Hod used In the work, 90. =
ssS ssa, ,sf s h. I'd 'sSass@"s ss:iss.. THE
tnelr presence if not In some
relation the various commun-
the Peninsula, always intensi.
conviction that religion has the
lin the life which now il ne
that which is to come.n Possi- cam,
.s for many years been ebisan I.aH SURF
ed with youth and there seems
impression among them that
q business success are In com.
That eharn danlinc 4. n rff,s,