The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-07-12

Improvements, over $500 raised for
same; large attendance at prayer
meeting; 10 accessions at Bethel {;
hard pull at Hebron, church not
completed, twice blown OFF blocks +;
hope to SOON have it ready for occu-
pancy ; behind in ministerial support;
2 good SIS, l good superintendent !;
baptised 40 infants.
French Mission-By Rev. Hebert:
Many encouraging features about the
work 3 appointments in fine splri-
tual condition; held meetings with
good results; people hold family
prayer; people work for salvation of
others; 8 good Sunday schools /;
parsonage being built at Isle de
Came; building church at Cypre-
mort. making some effort outside ;
use Young Peoples Hymnal and
Sunday school literature; always
have good congregations.
Gueydan-By Rev. Bernard: Four
appointments; spiritual condition
mot good at Estherwood; Sunday
school, no League; work small at
Morse; good spiritual condition at
'Gueydan; missionary interest being
aroused no society except ladies aid ;
church at Gueydan has been painted ;
$3.50 paid on ministerial support; no
effort to raise conference collections.
Prudhomme-Presiding Elder re-
ported Rev. KeIly's absence due to
very sick child. The Prudhomme
work is in very good condition; new
church built at Iota; good congre-
cations.
West Lake-By Rev, Grace: Sonic
working members; hard field; 6 ac-
cessions; hoping for results; SIS;
fairly good congregations; churches
in fairly good condition; hope to
soon build at 'Vinton; have 2 par
sonages; local preachers do not help
much.
Lake Arthur-By Rev. Turner:
Spiritual condition improved; good
prayer meetings; people active and
spiritual; part of the conference col
lections taken think report will be
in full; woman's foreign mission So
ciety doing excellent work; need
more preachers; needy field bought
good lot at Welsh; some subscrip-
ton in hand for building church;
promising field at Jennings.
Lake Charles-By Rev. Tucker:
Spiritual condition fairly good;
prayer-neeting poorly attended ;good
S. S. doing excellent work congre-
cations not large; finances good,
nearly all in hand; woman's home
mission society doing good work;
Epworth League spiritual; have oc-
casional accessions.
Crowley-By Rev. Parker: Not q
church going place; attendance of
about l-3 members; prayer-meeting
attendance 1-8 of membership; re-
ceived So members, dismissed IS;
mission field surrounding Crowley;
woman's foreign and home mission
society; S. S. doing very good work ;
few young people attend u schools;
have financial system; salaries not
far behind about rs per cent claims
paid need new house of worship to
cost 500, 900 about half the money
provided for; have Epworth League,
work not satisfactory.
The license of Rev. M. C. Holt,
OF Crowley, La, after appreciated
remarks by Rev. F. S. Parker was
renewed, as was also the license of
Rev. w. l.. Durham, local preacher
OF Crowley, after favorablv remarks
by Rev. F. S. Parker, and also the
license of Rev. VIM. Hebert after
being represented by Rev. NJ. Hebert.
Committee on license reported
that Arson w. Cheney and Amos
Stahl were before the committee and
failed to pass.
Thursday morning President Care,
OF Centenary College vas introduced
to the conference and made an inter-
esting and inspiring address.
Rev. A. A. Bernard having passed
q satisfactory examination, ballot.
was taken and he was unanimously