The herald., 1896-03-14
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH
Meeting of Los Angeles District
Conference Yesterday
MINISTER'S AND DELEGATES
A Full Attendance Of Both at Trinity
Church
Devotional Exercise, and Business The Vari-
ous Committees Appointed-The
Details
MINISTER'S AND DELEGATES

The session of the Los Angeles district
assembled in Trinity church at o'clock
yesterday morning, Bishop A W. Wilson
presiding.
After devotions conducted by the bishop,
the secretary of the last conference called
the roll as follows: Rev. L. j. Duncan, 2.
+. The following churches were repre-
sented by their pastors and presiding
elders: Trinity, Los Angeles; Bellevue
avenue, West End: Spanish mission.
Mateo street, and Gardena, Downey, Santa
Ana, San Diego, San Bernardino. Norwalk
and Ranchito, Newport and Balsas. Car
penteria. Pomona and Duarte, Valley Cen
ter and Escondido, Menifee, Lompoc,
Cahuenga.
The Rev. f. A. Rowland was elected Sec
rotary and Rev. j. r. f. G. Finley assistant.
The following committees were appointed:
Quarterly conference records. Rev. Wade
Hamilton. chairman. and n. A. Clifford: I:
spiritual state of the church, Rev. j. ]. N.
Kinney, chairman, Rev. j. w. Allan and
Ulrich Knock; Sabbath schools, Rev.
A. c. Bane, chairman, the Rev. A. V. Har-
bin and j. w. Duckworth; Epworth league,
Rev. Il. J. Harper. chairman. Rev. u. w.
Walker and +. NJ. Daniel; finance, Kew.
Claude Thompson. chairman, Dallas
Cate and George Carter; missions, Rev. A.
Adkisson. chairman, Rev. Il. A. Rowland
and B. A. Holmes; public worship. Rev. |.
j. Duncan. chairman. and Rev. j. j. N.
Kinney; books and periodicals, Rev. A.
Adams. chairman. and Revs. j. |. Thorn
ton and b. Il. Turner.
Hours of meeting and advisement were
fixed at a. m; adjourn after morning
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at the pleasure of the meeting. The bar of
the conference was fixed at the fourth row
of seats.
The committee on public worship re-
ported that Bishop Wilson would preach at
l ! a. IN. this morning.
Yesterday morning an eloquent sermon
was delivered by Rev. II. A. Rowland. Sec
retary of the conference, from Canticles,
chap. w., $50: Awake o north wind,
and come thou south; blow upon my gar.
den. that the spices thereof may flow out"
The gentleman said. in part:
The wind represents the Holy Spirit, the
north wind the spirit of conviction, the
south the abiding power and presence of
the Paraclete. the garden the church of
God, and the spices the fragrant influences
that go out from lives of holiness and god
illness. The help of the Divine Spirit is es-
sential in our church life. Without it, no
matter how large the church may be, or
of prosperity, the church is simply a sepul-
chre in which mems souls are buried, If
the power and presence of the Holy Spirit
be absent.
In an earnest peroration the reverend
gentleman urged the paramount import.
ance of holiness of life, and urged the audi
ence to seek the baptism of the Holy
Spirit.
After the sermon the ladies of the church
entertained the ministers and visitors with
an ample luncheon in the church parlors.
The afternoon session was taken up with
reports from various ministers in refer
ence to their charges. The Rev. Q. A.
Oats preached the sermon in the evening.
The conference will be in session several
days. The arrangements for the services
on Sunday will be announced later.