The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-07-05
---~ ABBEVILLE LOUISIANA SATURDAY JULY s. 1902
THE METHODIsTs.
Representative Body to Meet in
Abbeville Next Tuesday.

ADUCB441C NOAU uO0NOys
District Conference for this the
Crowley district of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, will con-
vene in the Abbeville Methodist
church next Tuesday morning, July
8, and continue for four or five days.
This conference promises to be an
interesting one as some of the bright
est and most learned clergymen and
laymen in the Louisiana Conference
win be in attendance. Special
prominence will be given to devo-
tional exercises and two services will
be held daily, at II O'Clock a. m.
and 8:l5 p. M. and some extra good
preaching and singing may be ex-
pected. This conference is a delib-
eratfve body but is advisory and not
Legislative in Its scope and was in
stituted for the purpose of reviving
the spread of the Gospel.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any or all the sessions Or de-
votional services Of this conference.
The attendance here will probably
be about. sixty. All the ministers
will attend and probably two or three
delegates from each pastoral charge.
Following is some statistics giving
some idea of the strength Of the
churches represented, and also nam
es of ministers in charge Of the work:
c. W. Carter, presiding elder.
. Crowley, F. S. Parker, pastor,
No. members, AIS; value of church
building $4,000; parsonage $4,000.
Lake Charles 1st church, r. w.
Tucker, pastor, No. OF members 294; F;
value Of church building, $4,000;
parsonage 81, 800.
Lake Charles jackson ST., 7. A.
Lpster, PASTOR.
New Iberia, R. W. Vaughn, pastor,
269 members; church building, $10,-
600; parsonage 81 900.
Morgan City and Berwick 13 So
cieties) Fl. s. Johns, pastor, $50
members; church buildings $1,000;
parsonage 5000. 49,
Lafayette, A. G. Smith, pastor,
151 members; church building 49,
600; parsonage, $500.
franklin VIM. schule, pastor, 1853
members church building SIS, 200;
parsonage 81, 900. .e-
Jeanerette, c. I. MunholTand, pas
tor, 81 members; church building
$500; parsonage $1,000.
Abbeville( 6 socletieso S. j, Da-
'vies, pastor, 800 members, church
buildings, 81, 900; parsonages1, 800.
Patterson, J. A. Miller, pastor, So
members church building $3.50;
parsonage 81 $50.
:. Lake Arthur, (2 societies) A. W.
Turner, pastor, ,253 members; church
buildings 81, 1850; parsonage $500.
Indian Bayou g societies) F. N.
Sweeney, pastor; e47 .inefaberss
church buildings 50, $50; parsonage
1858.
Rayne, e societieso H. N. Brown,
pastor, 268 members. church build
ings $4,000; parsonage 5000.
Gueydan, A. A. Bernard, pastor,
Ill members, church building ST.
PTS.
Prudhomr,mie Is secietiey) J. j.
Kelly, pastor, s32 members; church
s3, 800; parsonage $500.
Grand Cheniere, pastor to be sup
piled, 1876 members; church building
$40.
French Mission q societies) NJ.
Hebert, pastor. 119 members church
buildings 81, 600.
West Lake and vinton 6 sooie-
ties) r. G.. Grace, pastor, 214 MEM
bers; church buildings 81, 800; par
sonage 81, 900.
Total No. pastoral charges, 18;
total No. societies in charge 80;
total No. church buildings 80; total
value of church buildings $61,7l5;
total value of parsonages SO, 9,D3;
total value Of other church property