The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-07-09
District Conferences.

CpelOusaS district, convened last
Monday in the Methodist church,
Rev. RI. O. White presiding and
Rev. w. w. Drake acting as secre-
tary.
After organization the usual com
! raittees were appointed to receive
reports Of the various pastors and
Investigate the affairs of the
churches within the jurisdiction Of
the body. Rev. w. b. NanvalScn-
burg preached an eloquent sermon,
and during the evening session the
subject Of Sunday School work was
taken up and fully discussed All
the delegates part i,ated freely in
the conference on Sunday Schools
and many pertinent ideas and val
liable methods were advanced in the
interest OF this important branch Of
Christian endcavor. Mr.. \. NJ.
Mayo of Lake Charles, president
Of the State Sunday School .\ssOcia
ton, was present and gave the con-
ference the benefit of his long and
successful experience i'll Sabbath
School work. Others contributed
to make the consideration of this
theme 50 intensely interesting that
the time allotted was extended far
over an hour. Mrs. +. $. Sleigh Of
the Mansfield Female College vas
introduced to the conference and
presented very ably, the claims and
needs of that institution.
On Wednesday the conference
was occupied in receiving reports
from the pastors Of the different
churches on the spiritual con-
dition of their charges as
we'll as the status OF the Sunday
School work connected. The
reports all indicated general
progress, and most gratifying results
in the conversion Of souls. Rev.
Robt. ]. Harp Of Lake Charles
preached an Instructive SERMON in
the morning and Rev. =. K. k1lick
crboker ofticiatcl at tic evening
service.
Thursday the reports Of pastors
on church finances and E.pworth
Leagues were received and !. G..
Sloane Of Crowley licensed to
preach and recommended for adj
mission into annual conference.
Mrs. Sleigh, ice-prcsidc1lt Of
Mansfield Female College, and Or.
l. w. Cooper, president Of Cen
tenary College at Jackson, adj
dressed the conference in behalf Of
their respective institutions. Mrs.
H, \. Kennedy Of the w. II. NJ.
Society made a report on the con
dition Of mission work underta ken
by that organization. The follow
ing delegates were nominated to the
State annual conference: Capt J.
n. Pharr, A. NJ. Mayo, J. G.
Sloane AMI E. T.. Duplantis, with
DR.. NJ. 4. Cushman and W. T.
Bla ckshear as alternates. Rev.
w. G.. Evans preached the morning
sermon and Rev. DR.. Cooper
preached al night. Resolutions en-
dorsing the administration Of Rev.
II. O. White were adopted, and a
memorial Of the late Rev. l.. Is.
| Foust, spread upon the minutes.
After the morning session Friday
the conference adjourned finally,
ali expressing themselves highly de-
| lighted with the result Of the CON
ference and the hospitabIe enter
tainment corded by the good peo-
pie Of Lafayette.
The following delegates were in
attendance:
| Rev. II. O. White and wife, !Icv. r. X.
knickcrnrcker, ]. e. Sloane, Crowley
| Rev. $. X. Beall, NJ. !. Ha milton, Morgan
| City: Rev. VIM. G.. Evans. Patterson; Rev.
| w. w. Drake, Franklin; Rev. J. NJ. Henry,
| H. l.. Crews, Jno- L. White, Rev. a. a.
Bernard, New Iberia; Rev. X. NJ. Blocker,
Jeanerette; Rev. \. S. J. Neil, Rev. Ino.