The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-01
CONFERENCE ADJ0URNS.
One Of the Largest Meetings in the
History Of the st. Louis Confer
ence-Some Notable D.
vines Here.
APPOINTMENTS FOR ENSUING YEAR.

HrToiN WGNIo ToN INoo'"o LIN"
The ffly.sixth annual Conference
of the NJ. +. Church, South, which
began its session in Pennington on
Wednesday. August 23d, adjourned
Monday, August 2Sth, after
most gratifying meeting and one
of the largest in the history of the
Conference. The ministers and
delegates were entertained at the
homes of the people of Farming
ton, and they speak in highest
praise of the hospitality extended
them and their treatment on all
sides while among us.
Some notable preachers were in
attendance, among them Bishop c.
b. Galloway Of Jackson, Miss.
who is one of the foremost in the
ranks of Mcthodism and of the
eminent divines of the country
a man of great force Of character,
Of deep learning, magnetic person
ality and oratorical power, which
stamp him IA born leader of men.
His influence was manifested on
Friday evening at the Missionary
Anniversary when after a discourse
that held his crowded audience in
closest attention for an hour, he
called for contributions for the
maintenance, extension and endow-
mcut of one of the most important
of the Methodist missionary col
lcgcS, located at Kobe, Japan.
Subscriptions to the amount of
over So 600 were made as fast as
the secretary could take down the
names.
DR.. james W. Lee of st. John S
Church, st. Louis. is another of
the prominent preachers of ad-
vunced thought, culture and rare
gifts, who delighted our people
with his lecture on Being Hap
py," n synopsis of which appeared
in THE TIMES of last week ;and DR..
Lambcrth, Secretary of Foreign
Missions and editor of all the mis-
sionary periodicals issued by the
Methodist Publishing House at
Nashville, Tenn: DR.. }. D. Ham.
mOnd, Secretary of the General
Board of Education, having super
vision of all denominational edu-
cational Institutions; DR.. James
Adkins, secretary and editor of
Sunday school periodicals; Mr.. d.
NJ Smith, senior agent of the Pub
fishing House at Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. }. {. johnson, president of
Central College, Fayette, Mo. I;
DR.. a. +. Smith, president of
Central Female College, Lexington,
Mo; Dean w. 7. Tillett of the
theological department of Wander
bilt University; Rev. Edward 7.
Thompson, general superintendent
National Sabbath Observance AS
sociation.
There was an innovation at this
conference that is worthy of men
ton. Rev. Father T. j. Coffey,
Rector of st. Johns Parish, St.
Louis, a Catholic priest who has
accomplished a great work in that
city in the cause of temperance
and the closing of wine rooms, !"
was invited to deliver Il lecture on
that subject during the session of
the conference. The Odd Fellows
Lodge at this place rendered the
conference the use of the Opera
House for Father Coffey's lecture,
in order that as many people as
possible might hear him. The
Opera House was crowded, hun
dreds of people standing through
out the lecture. Father Coffey
delivered himself with an earnest :
ness, clearness and elegance of die
ton that at once charmed and i'm
pessed those who heard him, and
discovered something of the power
in the man that has enabled him
to accomplish so much in the cause
Of temperance in his parish and to
lead in the great work. The spon-
taneous ovation that was rendered
him at the close of the lecture by
ministers and citizens alike must
have been very gratifying to him.
The regular work of the confer.
ence, hearing and disposing of re-
ports, suggestions and discussions
of matters pertaining to church
work, etc., were Of the usual in
terest to ministers and delegates,
and the large number Of townspeo-
pie who attended the sessions. On
Sunday the several evangelical
churches OF the town were turned
over to the conference and preach.
ing services were held in each by
some member Of that body.
Monday morning the most alb