The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
CONFERENCES APPOINTMENTS.

CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
Only one day ia the year, and that !
election day or the day after, are the
Herald phones kept buster than the da,
after the appointments are read out a
the annual meeting of the "Old Jeru
salem" Conference. There are ten die
tfiets In che Conference, and an averast
OF about twenty appointments to the
district; and not only the appoiDtees and
their immediate families. but the mem
bership of these two hundred charges
and more than that. the citizenship oi
all these communities are deeply con.
cerned as to their coming and gong
for there are none left now 80 deeply
deprsved or densely ignorant but know
and admit that the institution of the
Church makes for the well being and
uplifting OF every community, and
that the intellectual, moral and spirit
ual strength of character of the local
pastor, makes for the undoing or up
building of the Church.
The interest does not always center
IN "who are we to have;"it is sometimes
just as strong or stron ger, in "where is
Brother - going For the ties
that bind a faithful pastor to his
hock, are strong and enduring; and
with that unselfish christian spirit
which largely pervades every church
membership, they follow the fortunes Of
their outgoing pastor with tender soIici-
tude, abiding love and deep interest.
That was the feeling with which the
South Columbia Church parted with
their former pastor, Rev. j. A. Molloy
He had been with them four years, and
according to the rules of the Church he
had to ''move on" They don't think
over In South Columbia there is any
thing better in the gift of the Bishop
than the South Columbia pastorste;
but they thought Brother Molloy was
entitled to something "just as good. .
And they were not in the least backward
about telling the Bishop so.And they are
delighted that he was landed in the
good town OF Lewisburg.
Having disposed of Brother Molloy to
their satisfaction. South Columbia went
industric usy to work to secure 'some-
thing just as good" for themselves. DR.. |
A. G. Dinwiddie had preached for rhem |
several times and they 'liked him. !"
Every one does who hears him. So they
secured names and petitione1 the Bishop
by the yard, to send them DR.. Dinwid-
die. They we're not only willing to stand,
but volunteered to raise Of salary.
And they virtually gave their Presiding
Elder carte blanche authority to offer
any thing necessary to get the man they
wanted. And of course they got him.
Such zeal and energy and enterprise
always wins. And 10 getting him they
got one Of the very best men in the
Conference. A man Of ability and ex
perience aud power. One who has been
nonored by this Conference and the
NJ issouii Conference with some Of their
biggest and best appointments. A man
II God who goes willingly, cheerfully,
heartily into the work whereunto he is j
sent.
We believe we may speak for the
christian people of Columbia, regardless |
i denomination, when we say Colum- {
,ia will be glad to have DR.. Dinwiddie I
nth US another year. He is broad I
minded and big-hearted and eloquent {
nd CHEEKY, and will be an important t
actor iu ahe life OF Columbia.
Rev. J. W. Cherry was returned TO '
ho First Church. That was under '
TODD from the beginning. There was
OF enough element of doubt to arouse n
ny very intense interest: but there n
'ould have been great disappointment {.
the unexpected had happened. They .
Ill 1t on Mr.. Cherry that it takes the n
rat year for new congregation to get |,
ell acquainted with him: to become c.
sed to the way he parts his hair, and a
her eccentricities. The story goes that 8,
icy "put up with him" the first year; u
10 second year they like him; the third v
BAR they love him, and the fourth year v
Icy inquire II there is any way to avoid u
10 time limit rule. He never goes to a c,
ace with any blare Of trumpets, but he a
ways leaves there with the love aud
,nfidence and esteem OF all the people
Other appointments in which our Co.