Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-28
RAPS PLAN FOR
A CRIB DISTRICT
SPEAKER AT M. E. CONFER
ENCE TALKS OF SCHEME
Much Routine Work Transacted at
First Days Session-5shop Joseph
H. Berry Opens Great
Convention

Angeles Mayor McAleer would be al
lowed to carry out his scheme regard
ing the crib district of the city, and it
would come to be Stunned by tourists,
who would not want to tarry here over
night" said Rev. DR.. Carroll of Pomona
at the fortieth anniversary of the
Church Extension society last evening
at the First Methodist church.
Rev. Dr. Mcintyre, pastor of the
church, presided. He stated that DR..
Ollie of Oakland and DIR. King of New
York were to have been the speakers,
but that they had not reported for duty,
saying that it was the first time in the
twenty-eight years of his ministry that
such a thing had occurred at Metho-
dist conference.
At the eleventh hour Rev. DIR. Pitner,
presiding elder of the San Diego dis
trict. and DR.. Carroll of Pomona were
asked to make addresses, which they
did in an able manner, each prefacing
his address with humorous remarks con-
cerning the hasty shift in speakers.
Dr. Pitner spoke OF the work of the
Church Extension society and what it
has accomplished during its existence
He said:
Purpose of Church
"The great Methodist church has for
its one purpose the evangelizing of the
world. 1t must have its churches and
missionaries all along the frontier,
doing the things that go to make up
the life of the pathmaker as well as the
pathfinder When man is interested
in his neighbor he becomes better
Christian.
"The great work of the society is
shown in my district, in Imperial, the
great Nile of America. Today there is
a beautiful little gothic church there
almost completed, in which the society
has been a great help. The Methodist
church. with it's two millions of mem
bers represents so much Of love, fra
ternity, hope, genius, liberality and de-
sire to place the kingdom of Jesus
Christ and fulfil the prophesy to make
the desert blossom as the rose"
DR.. Carroll spoke of the usages of
the middle ages of the mutilation Of
the body and reverence of the soul. He
likened the difference after the coming
of Christ, who sanctified the soul and
body and made them sacred. The doc
tor gave some interesting statistics,
saying that 1885 churches had been
built by the society in it's forty years
of existence, OF which 1853 are in Cali
fornia.
Bishop Berry Opens Session
The first session of the Southern Cali
fornia conference was opened yesterday
morning by Bishop Berry. The bishop
added to his popularity by stating that
there would be no secrets regarding the
appointments of the ministers. This
was received as an agreeable surprise
by the gathering of clergymen present
In his address to the clergy the bishop
said that there were no grades among
the Methodist ministers.
eff minister goes to a poorer charge
this year than last" said the bishop,
at does not follow that he has been
placed in a lower grade. We shall place
the ministers where they will do the
most good"
Bishop Berry said that he had been a
Methodist minister and knew the pecu-
liar feeling at the time of the reading
of the charges, which he said was an
unnecessary strain and would be
obviated in this session.
The ministers observed a quiet hour
at the afternoon session. The bishop
made remarks upon the Scripture les
sons read. Rev. 1. Jewell made an ad-
dress on personal Spiritual Profit"
This was followed by an address by
Rev. A. Inwood on THE Efficiency of
Prayer" The service closed with the
sacrament of the Lords supper.
The conference will open at $3.50
o'clock this morning with devotional
exercises, which will be followed by a
business session. At o'clock a mis-
sionary service will be held. In the
evening the anniversary cf the general
Missionary society will be observed.
Officers and Committees
The following officers and committees
have been elected:
Rev. e. J. Inwood was elected sec
retary for this year. and Rev. Harry
White, assistant pastor at the Univer-
sity church, was made assistant secre-
tary. Other assistants to the secretary
are Rev. C. B. Cliff and Rev. F. G. H.
Stevens, and Rev. F. D. Mather treas
urer. Standing committees We're ap-
pointed this morning as follows:
Benevolence-Revs. C. V. Cavan,
George e. Foster, w. G. Cowan, T. S.
Uren, ]. c. Healy, ]. M. Taylor, w.
A. Belts.
observation-disclosures p. A. Healy, R.
L. Bruce, T. H. Woodward, w. A.
Knighten. B. C. Cory, S. j. Carroll,
r. Barton, A. W. Lamport, H. w.
Peck. George S. Madden. w. c.. Geyer