The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-07-28
PARIS DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
synopsis OF the Important Proceedings
40 Big Sandy Last Week.

tie NJ IT, OnuIchi Doutu, opened AT /
Big Sandy Thursday July 20.
Bishop Il. @. Morrison presided
during the sessions, and the attend
ance was fairly good, embracing all
the churches in the district and q
number of visitors
The session was opened Thurs
day morning with prayer by Elder
&. IL. Martin. ii. Q. johnson was
named and selected as secretary,
with r. p. Witt as recording sec
retary. Hours of meeting selected
$50 a. m. and 3 p. m. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Examinations-J. II. Witt, 7. P.
Clark and w. O. Waters.
Public relations-W Warner Moore
jr., and w. A. Watts.
Quarterly confereuce-J. w. JOY
ner, w. g. Weldon, L. ii. Davis
and w. A. Phillips.
Spiritual interest Of theehurch-
w. A. Watts and j. w. 'Joyner.
Temperance-W G. Waters, Nv.
@. Bandy and I. G. Hubbs.
Missions-J. l.. Weaver, I'll. b.
Owens and b. T Fussell,
Sunday schools-T. B. Clark, A.
j. Frazier and l.. III. White.
Epworth Leagues-Witt Iron,
j. H. Pettigrew.
Education-W. A. Diggs, w. e.
Welden and Groves Denning.
The following licenses were re-
newed, to-witt: j. J. Maynard, S.
r. Hart, l. @. Hubbs, Thomas L.
Edwards, Stanley Mckenzie, Phil
lip Iven, W.. Watts, w. A. Will
liams, Thomas Hearn, B. G. Lamb
w. B. Alburton, 7. j. freeman, b
Il. Wilfred, w. P. Saunders, L. H
White, Ct. B. Greer, r. G. Sykes
A motion to reconsider the ques.
tion of meeting at 8 p. m. carried
Motion was then made and sustain.
ed that the session be called at 2.3C
p. m.
The Ii O'clock services were con.
Quoted by j. IT.. Witt.
Bishop Morrison opened the af
ternoon services. The question o.
missions was taken up and fully
discussed by several Of the breth
ren.
The reports from the various
churches were heard as to the spir
itual growth Of the community
They represent the Sunday schools
Epworth Leagues, ETC.
On account Of sickness, Warne.
Moore, Of Paris station, was absent
Much concern was expressed TO.
him, and the esteem and love will
which he ie regarded manifested
itself in most touching and elo
aquent appeal to the Master for hi
speedy restoration to health by
ELDER Martin. Itwas a very affect
ing scene, and there were few dr.
eyes in the audience at the conclu
sion OF the prayer.
Services Thursday evening, b,
I'll. G. johnson, Of Dresden.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Session was opened with praye
by Rev. DR.. Sellers, after whicl
Che call Of the circuits was con
tinued.
Rev. DR.. j. I'll. Evans, pastor o
Campbell street church, Jackson
was introduced to the conference
and made short, pointed talk il
behalf Of the Memphis Female In
stitute at jackson.
T.. B. King, of Brownsville, ad
dressed the conference in behalf o
the superannuated ministers, afte
which collection was taken up t.
place, memorial window in th
Methodist Church at Brownsville
to be known as the a. d. Bright
j. d. Randall memorial window
Collection, $25.
The report of the committee o.
missions was read+b II. b. Owens
The mission operation throughou
foreign fields was commended. !
was shown that much help wa
needed at home in mission worE
and many necessary changes wer
suggested.
--Ibe combination of Bethel mis-
sion was recommended. 1t wasreC
commended that Camden be made
mission, with sufficient appropria
ton to sustain a strong preacher o