The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-03
In North Mississippi.

North Mississippi-in sections we
had never before visited. We
stopped first at Verona, the seat
of the Aberdeen District Confer
ence. We found a goodly mum.
Der Of bretheren assembled un-
der the presidency of Rev. J. G..
Park, presiding elder, who was
trying his prentice hand at the
business. Looking at his youth
full face, one would naturally
conclude that he had just been
put in the harness, but, seeing
him guide affairs with discretion
and safety, 'impresses one with
the idea that he had been at the
work a long time. He makes a
model presiding officer, and the
bretheren generally speak of him
IN the highest terms. Rev. r. A.
Tucker was the excellent scribe,
assisted by Rev. I. M. Brownlee,
a young man in the first year of
his ministry.
The preachers Of the district
without exception, we believe,
we're present, and all in good
health and spirits. Laymen were
not so numerous as would have
been the case, it the farmers were
not so busy. The crops are back
ward, aud needing work-some of
them being "mightily In the
grass" The delegation, together
with the citizens OF Verona, we'll
nigh filled the Church the first
day.
The preachers, led by the pre-
siding elder, who looks after
every Item of Church work, have
been active sowing the good seed
OF the gospel, and are expecting
a rich harvest. They are all a de-
devoted set Of men, and giving
themselves to the one work OF the
| Master. Rev. s. A, Brown is
Conference host, and so we'll had
he arranged in advance for the
entertainment Of the bretheren,
that several families failed to get
the quota Of delegates they prom
ised to entertain, aud some got
none. Hospitality abounded.
The work of the Conference,
as far as possible, was transacted
through committees. The preach
ers were supplied with proper
blanks on which they made their
reports these reports were turn
ed over to the secretary, who in
turn handed the different parts to
the chairnen of committees. The
wi ole was systematically arrang-
ed aud executed. A digest of all
will be made by the secretary and
a report given to the Advocate.
We heard two good gospel
sermons-one by brother w. W.
Williams, and the other by broth
er K, M. Harrison. These SER
mons were well delivered by the
bretheren, rs is all true gospel.
An expression, publieally aud
formally delivered showed that
the Methodists in this section are
disposed to stand by the old doc
trine.
A frst-rate delegation was elect
ed to the Annual Conference, con-
sisting OF &. G. Paine, F. P. Nc
Elwrath, f. j. Mcdonald, and s.
L. Harkey, with &. j. Leftwich,
and VIM. Morris as alternates.
From Verona we ran up to
Bonneville, where we spent the
Sabbath with Rey. Ben p. Jaco,
preaching to a large congregation
in the morning and a very small
one in the evening. A rain late
in the afternoon and a cloudy
sky about nightfall, kept the peo-
pie away. Brother Jaco is pleas.
antly situated in a new ana COM
:nodious parsonage. His church
is also new-not yet entirely fin
ished. It is a neat and attractive
house, and reflects credit on the
spirit and liberallty OF the peo-
pie who built 1t, as also the new
parsonage, SO soon after the great
fire that destroyed the old build
ing and a large part of the bust
ness section of the town. Brother
Jaco is held in high esteem by his