The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
M~ETHoDIsTs IN SESSION.
The Sixth Bohemian Conference Being Held
in Billings This Week.

The Sixth BOzeman Conference Being Hello
in Billings This Week.
The sixth session Of the Bozeman dis
trict conference of the Methodist Epis.
copal church is being held in this city.
Yesterday afternoons session, after
half-hour prayer service, was spent il
disciplinary business, including reports
from pastors, local preachers, Sunday
school superintendents and class lead.
ers. The various pastors reported some
good work being done in their charges,
with an increase in membership and
interest in the cause of Christianity.
The following resolutions were passed
Whereas, There was an effort made
during the session of the late legisla-
ture to modify the anti-gambling law,
also to pass a law legalizing prize fight
ing: thereby bringing reproach upon
the good name Of Montana; and
Whereas, Bills were passed to that
end, but fortunately, in the chair of the
executive OF this great commonwealth
we have a man who has the courage of
his convictions, who promptly exercised
his right Of veto and thereby saved our
young state the disgrace Of allowing
these bills to become laws; therefore
be it
Resolved, That we, ministers of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
members Of the Epworth League in dis
trlct conference assembled, hereby ex-
tend, by the hand of our president and
secretary, u hearty thanks to his ex-
cellency, Governor R. B. Smith, for his
courage in preserving the good name of
our beloved state.
"Done at Billings this 9th day of
March, 1899.
"Rev. J. W.. Bennett, President.
REV. J. W. TAFT, Secretary"
An interesting prayer meeting was
held from Z to 1870 last evening, led
by Fred W. Bull, followed by a sermon
by Rev. Sanford Snyder Of Red Lodge.
The reverend gentleman took for his
text these words found in II CORN
thians, 81, "We, then, as workers to-
Rether with Him, beseech you also that
ye receive not the grace of God in
vain.' The subject conveyed was
AAOP0A0oAOA vi 0Ou VOTk, ana
Rev. Snyder in a forcible manner i'm
pressed upon his hearers the great nee
essity of such. The lawyer, the doctor,
the educator and the architect need
preparation for their work, for without
it they would be a failure. And so it
is with the pastor and the layman as
well. Then there must be preparation
of heart. which is the most essential
thing in the whole work of preparation.
The sermon wa replete throughout
with splendid thoughts. which came
from an earnest heart in the work.
Rev. Snyder spoke for nearly an hour,
having the close attention of his hearers
throughout. The sermon was followed
by a regular old-fashioned Methodist
altar service. conducted by DR.. Iliff,
which was q spiritual blessing to all.
This is Epworth League day and a
splendid as we'll as interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared for its OBJ
servanoe. The conference will continue
until Sunday night. and the people of
Billings are extended a cordial well
,0me to any or all Of the sessions. Sun
lay evening Dr.. W. H. Tiff, chancellor
q the Montana Wesleyan. university at
Helena, will preach. The doctor met
nuniber OF our people while holding
eytvat meetings during last November