The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18
Are Yet at Work in the Session
of the Annual Conference.
BISHOP KEY breaches.
Much ROntine Business Trans
acted---preaChing at the
Church Tonight.


Last night a large congregation
listened to an able and eloquent SER
mon by the Rev. Geo. F. Campbell
of Las Cruces. The sermon was
most excellent one and those VINO
went expecting much, went away not
disappointed.
This morning at the beginning OF
the conference session Rev. Clayton,
a super-annuated minister, made
nathetic talk and asked the prayers
of the conference that he might re-
main to the end faithful in his Mas
ter's service.
Pow r. L. LaIlance, the presiding
elder of the Ell Paso district report
ed the district in a healthy condition
financially and spiritually. Rev. u.
T. Callie of Ell Paso reported his
church in a prosperous state, that IL
was growing in membership, the pro-
nerty was enhancing in value, ana
the best. Rev. Foulke of Alpine re-
ported progress in all lines and con-
sidering his ill health the work ne
bas ACCOMPLISHED is remarkable. He
is a Jealous worker.
Pecos was next reported. Inc
charge has been unfortunate because
of sick pastors. Rev. James, recent
" placed in charge of the work, gave
a very favorable report IN We" ol
existing conditions.
Rev. w. E. Lyon next made re-
mort of the Roswell church showing
a forward movement along all lines.
Every interest in the church is well
organized and there has been
large increase in membership. the
church debt has been almost ellml-
mated. The Home Mission society
has raised over one thousand dol
lars this year.
Next came a report that seemed
a little short of miraculous from
Rev. M. D. Hill of Portales. He be-
gan there in January with little
box house and 43 members. They
now have an elegant new church re-
Gently dedicated and membership
of 163.
Rev. Goodson, who has been long
known and loved by the people OF
Roswell, has again found an extend
ed welcome among his many friends
of former days. He gave in his re-
mort of the church at Carlsbad. Find
ing the church and congregation in
almost hopeless despair he went to
work with that characteristic zeal
typical of the western preacher, and
as a result he now has the church in
an excellent condition. All financial
claims have been met and he has
Children's society of 65 members.
After these reports DR.. Lambuth,
the General Missionary Secretary,
was introduced. He first paid
tribute to the faithful self-sacrihce
of the ministers of the New Mexico
conference, stating that they are ac-
complishing more under conditions
than the strong bodies back east. He
then gave some thrilling experiences
of missionary life and said that one
thing needful today in the church is
leadership and craftsmanship. He
told how the church had progressed
in foreign fields and said that in
1875 the church had four missiona-
ries in China and 80 members.
Now the church has missions in
China, Japan, Corea, Mexico, Cuba,
and aggregates in these lands about
$4,000 members. Now in our hospi-
tails 1900 patients are being treated
vet there are some who even do not
believe in missions. The address was
a most excellent and inspiring one.
Bishop Key preached the sermon
this morning. He took as his text
Proverbs 14-14 "a good man shall
be satisfied from himself 1t would