The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-07-12
T CONFERENCE.
The Methodist Preachers Talk OF
Their Work and Do Some Good
Preaching in the Meantime.

gious exercises was called to order
bv Rev. G. w. Garter, d. D., presi-
ding elder.
Robt. w. Vaughn, of New Iberia,
was elected secretary.
On motion the rear of the second
window was fixed as the bar of the
conference; and hours for meeting
and adjournment of the conference
were fixed at $3.50 a. m. to 1880
a. m. morning session; afternoon ses-
sion from $3.50 to $3.50.
The president announced commit
tees as follows:
For admission-Johns, Turner,
Shule,
Deacons oraers-Vaughn, Tucker,
Davies.
License:to preach-Parker, Grace,
Vaughn,
! Quarterly conference records
Smith, Brown, Sweeney.
Public worship-Dr. Garter, De-
Pies, DIR. Cushman.
Under the heading of regular Or
der of business the following reports
were made:
Morgan City-Reported by Rev.
Fl. S. Johns. Congregations very
good: some accessiens;; good work
being done in the S. S.-averaged
over 100 for April and May, good
attendance of teachers and officers ;
spiritually, normal; net gam in men,
bership 10; congregation responsive
to the work; 1925 worth improve
ments; has appointments to preach
at Belle lie, Ramos and Gibson,
with fi%ourishing S. S. at Belle lie;
work encouraging though adherents
few; large proportion of the people
attend church; finances uncertain !;
have no Epworth League; prayer
meetings fairly well attended; good
Children's Day service, collected 81.
>Patterson-By Rev. Miller in
writing. He being absent DR.. Car
ter mentioned his work with encour-
aging note.
Franklln-By Rev. Shule: Large
number of members do not attend
church. about 40 do; a few, mostly
women, take interest; Sunday school
doing good work; Prayer-meeting
attendance very good, Is to 40
attend; paid about $500 on church
debt of $500; some money for mis-
%sionsi ministerial support behind /;
hold service at CentrevilIe once per
month at Baldwin sometimes.
JeaneTette-Rev. Munholland hay-
ing taken i'll since his arrival and re-
turned home Jeanerette was not re-
ported.
Lafayette-By Rev. Smith: Spiri-
tual state OF church good: good at
tendance of prayer-meeting; have
woman's foreign mission society, and
woman's home mission and parson-
age society dong excellent work /;
good Sunday school, we'll attended,
splendid officers and teachers; we'll
up in finances ;have Epworth League
few accesslons church and parson-
age in good condition well insured.
Abbeville-By Bro. Davies: Some
discouraging features-some devoted
members, some sadly Indifferent /; not
more than one-third attend church :
tried to arouse them but not success
fully no material improvements at
Abbeville, considerable improvement
at Prairie Gregg; S. S. not doing
what should be done, but doing best
that can be done under conditions
held Children's Day service, collect
ed $3.50; nc woman's mission or
home mission society; pray-meetings
poorly attended; few interested in
s~oul-saving. By DR.. Cushman: No
ties little progress in the church work
generally; very slight interest on
part OF men; great need of more in
terest on part of parents in the Sum
day schools; finances present diff
cult problems, but hope for success
in the end. By VIM. Morgan: Re-
ported good work done on church at
Prairie Gregg; people did the work.
Rayne-By Rev. Brown: Spiritual
condition not as good as he had
hoped; some spiritual members very
good attendance at prayer-meeting
good congregations; nearly all men,
bers attend church: Sunday school