The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-04-04

Work growing III district.
/ Prof. d. A. Williams, lately elect
ed as principal of McFerrin College,
made some remarks outlining his
work.
Brothers Torrance and Wilson
made some remarks respecting the
election of Prof. Williams, antici-
patlng the growth OF one of the
best training schools in the coun-
try.
Union City station: DIR. r. HI.
Mahon, pastor in charge, reported
as follows: Twenty members re.
ceived this year. Average good
prayer-meeting, though not ideal.
Efficient large Sunday-school. A
reading circle among Sunday-school
teachers. Good league. Two w.
+. M. S. One home mission socie-
| ty. Board of stewards collect all
claims. Sunday-school will raise
500 for Sochow University. Good
congregations. Everything harmo-
NOUS.
Union City circuit: Rev. r. M.
Vaughn, pastor in charge, reports
temporary retreat to winter quar-
tiers, but good congregations lately.
Spiritual services. Six appoint
ments; one new appointment at
Pierce Sta ton, which is promising.
Finance not up as well as usual for
various reasons. No effort to get
correctional claims. Scattering
missionary literature and expect to
raise these claims. Three Sunday
schools live all winter; two go into
winter quarters. Two w. F. M.
S., one doing good work.
Cayce circuit: C. D. billiard,
pastor in charge, reports four APP
pointments. Small congregations
during the winter. One prayer
meeting. A few church papers
taken. Some additions by letter.
fifty since last conference. For par
sonage $176 raised since last dis
trict conference. Four Sunday
schools. Three run all winter.
Several teachers taking course of
study. Three w. f. M. S. doing
good work. No efforts to collect
correctional claims. Able to meet
all claims this year.
Gardner circuit: Rev. E. H. Stew
art, pastor in charge, absent.
Brother Arvell reports that circuit
is doing fairly we'll. Brother Stew
art dong good, faithful work. Cir
cult able to do anything. Three
live Sunday-schools run all winter.
Ralston circuit: Rev. N. w. Lee,
pastor in charge, absent-sickness
in family. Presiding Elder reports
work in very good condition. Elk
pect to meet all claims.
Columbus station: Rev. ]. V.
Freeman, pastor in charge, reports
spiritual condition not the best.
Splendid prayer-meeting. Good
Sunday-school. Excellent home
missionary society. Half connec-
tional claims in hand. Think all
will be paid. Sister Brannock read
a specially prepared paper on 1.-The
New Woman" which was most ex-
cellent and listened to with rapt
attention.
Fulton circuit: T. G. Throgmor.
ton, pastor in charge, reports spir'
itual condition not the best. Cir.
cult able to do anything they de-
sire. Sunday-school at two ap.
pointments, one the best he ever
had. Two W. F. M. S. doing good
work. Nothing done on claims
Will do his best to secure all claims
and begin at once. Congregations
small during winter.
Following resolutions on missions
were presented and adopted:
Realizing the need and wisdom
of paying all our conference assess
ments, aud rejoicing that other dis
tricts and other conferences are
making such commendable efforts,
and many with success, to meet in
full all of these obligations;
Therefore resolved, That we, lay
men and preachers, WILL in our va
rious charges, begin early and
press these interests, trying to
meet all assessments in full.
G. w. WILSON,
T. ]. MCGILL.,
Rev. G. Wilson was assigned to
the pulpit for II o'clock service,
AFTERNOON SESSION.