Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-22
Meridian District Methodist
Conference.

1
| Below we appear parTial proceed
fings of the Dist Conferences this is
all we were able to get at time Of
gong to press II i've secure the bal
aaee Of these proceedings and their
interest would stem fl justify will
publish ntxt week.
IEAKgsvIiL Mss, JrNE Is
Conference convened ii. 2:30 D. m.
After worship conducted by Rev. +.
e. Afford, the minutes Of the morn
ing session were approved.
The committee on license to preach
reported favorably the application OF
Rev Il. G. Stearns, aud he was re-
ceivod in local elders orders from the
Methodist Protestant church.
Chunky and Shubuta were nomina-
ted as the places for holding the next
district conference. Chunky was
chosen,
The following local preachers re-
ported briefly on their labors for the
year, were passed in examination Of
character, and their licenses were re {
newed E. \. Moody, George P.
Fykes, A. G Flowers, W. T Handy.
The following local preachers not
being present, either submitted writ
ten reports or were represented by
the presiding elder and were passed
IN examination of character and
their licenses were renewed: w q
Dickens, T.. B. Moore, Robert Zach-
airy, w. ". Hill T. A. Breland, r.
t. Breland, and J. j. Crymes, local
elders, submitted written reports of
their labors and we're passed in OK
animation OF character.
Conference adjourned at 4.30 p.
M, with benediction by Rev L. M,
Williams Notwithstanding a heavy
downpour OF rain a good sized con
gregation assembled at 8 p. M, and
heard an excellent sermon preached
by Rev t. E. Afford, OF Meridian,
who took for his text John 1915.
All the preachers in the district
are present but forty who are de-
tanned at home by sickness.
The conference proceeded to the
election of lay delegates to the annu-
al conference that wilt convene at
Laurel December II. The following
were elected: w g. Hawkins, J. G.
FAINT, J. G. Gay, E, W. Breland.
Aiternates: S. B. Watts and Z. w.
Cochran, both of Meridian.
The following local preachers sub
| mitted written reports of their la
bors. They were passed in examina-
.tion OF character and their licenses
were renewed ). N. Broadway, E.
B. Chisolm, a. Trotter, J. T, Crit
fifth.
The committee on deacons and
elders orders reported that no can
didate had appeared before them, and
the committee was discharged.
Conference adjourned at 1915 a
M, to hear q sermon by Rev. w. A,
Hayes, who took for his text Jon 10:
10 and John lib.
The second days session of the
conference began at $3.50 a. N. with
Rev. ~ III. Sullivan, presiding elder,
in the chair.
Worship was conducted by Rev
/ f. A. Gatlin. The minutes of yes
terday evenings session were APP
proved
The committee on license to preach
made their report, After careful
examination into their character and
qualifications the following young
men, having stood an approved ex
animation before the committee ac
cordjng to the law Of the church,
were granted licensa 10 preach: il.
:. Marshall, G. p Handy, c. T.
Moore, Of Waynesboro.
These four young nea were called
before ne bar OF the conference by
tho presiding cider, who said that
while he had no authority TO deliver
to them a charge, he desired &c say d
few words TO them concerning the
;sacred aud solemn responsibility that
/ had been voluntary assumed by them
and committed to them by the au-
thority of the church. He exhorted
them to personally piety, to q diligent
exercise OF their gifts and graces in
/ the work committed to them and to
an answering loyalty to the stan
dqds Of the church
The address was earnest and elo-
qgent and made q profound impress
SION.
At the conclusion the entire con
gregation came forward and gave the
hand OF greeting to these young
preachers. The occasion was affect
ing. many be ng in tears.
Rev. T. d. Williams, thu Oldest
preacher present, who said he had
preached for fifty-eight years, spoke
to them a few words of Cody coun-
Isel
The following visitors were intro
duced to the conference: Rev. J. f..
Pagan, of the Alabama Conference,
Rev @. A Oats manager of the Or
j phans Home at Jackson, and Pro
fessor G. " Huddleston, Of Giil!saps
College.
/ The arrival was noted Of Rev. ]. T.
| Carpenter, OF Meridian.
l.EAxEsvILLE, Mss. June 16.-The
afternoon session of the district con-
ference convened yesterday at 2:30
| p. m Worship was conducted by
Rev. George 2. Fykes. The minutes
of the morning session were approx
led. The committee on admission on
trial made their report. They re-
le5mmended H. T. Marshall to the
iArnuai conference for admission iuto
the traviing connection, and the con-
ference SO voted unanimously.
| He is a young man OF great promise
land bids fair to be very useful in the
ministry.
! Fl. N. Walters, local elder living
near Enterprise, submitted his writ
ten report. After careful enquiry in
to his case the conference unanimous
| ly refused to pass his character. The
! presiding elder appointed acommitee
to wait on him and demand the sur
/ render of his credentials, or stand a
lchnrch trial.
The conference voted not TO pass
1T IT. Cavflp4S n local PREACHER II,