The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-12
me-. CONFERENCE
COMES TOAN END
PRESIDING ELDERS AND PASTORS
GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS.
CHANGES IN NASHVILLE
Many Reports Submitted by Commit
tees and Conference Boards, and All
Of a Favorable character-sprina-
field Selected as Next Meeting Place.


Of a Favorable character-Sprinu-
field Selected as Next Meeting Place.
LEBANON, Tenn, Oct. S.-With
only one or two exceptions the ap-
pointments for the Nashville Churches
heretofore announced in these col
umns were confirmed by Bishop Gal
loway today. AS indicated, there was
a general shake-up in the city ap-
pointments, pastors Of country church
es being transferred to the Nashville
District. w. B. Taylor, of Bellbuckle,
goes to McKendree; w. R. Richard
son, of Pulaski. to Tulip-street; w. H.
Johnston, of Dickson District, to Elm
street, and T. ]. Baker, of Spring Hill,
to West Nashville. c. w. Baird, of
the Georgia Conference, was trans
ferred and stationed at West End.
With the announcement of the ap-
pointments at noon today the business
of the ninety-third session of the Ten
nessee Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
was concluded, and one of the most
profitable and thoroughly harmonious
sessions of this historic Conference
passed into history. The appointments
were received with general satisfac-
tion, and if there were those in the
Conference who left the hall with
heartaches the fact was not apparent.
Like the real heroes Of the cross that
they have proven themselves to be,
the preachers accepted whatever came
to their lot and without murmur pre-
pared to go to their new fields of labor
reconsecrated to the great and high
calling of winning souls for the eter-
nal harvest.
Last Session.
The last session was taken up In
hearing reports from the various COM
mittees and Conference Boards which
had not heretofore been submitted.
These reports were all confrmatory
Of what has heretofore been stated,
that this has probably been the most
profitable year in all the history of
the Tennessee Annual Conference.
The Joint Board of Finance to serve
for the ensuing four years was an
nounced by Bishop Galloway.
AS predicted, Springfield was unan-
imously selected as the place for hold
ing the Conference next year, there
being no other invitation. The fact
that only one invitation for the meet
of the Conference has been received
at the past three or four sessions re-
suited in the introduction of a reso-
luton by DIR. D. c. Kelley providing
for the creation of a commission of
laymen and preachers to take action
with reference to the future entertain
ment of the Annual Conferences. The
resolution was not acted upon, but
will come up at the next session. For
several years there has been grow
ing sentiment to the effect that
change would have to be made in the
plan of entertainment, and that the
plan adopted in several Conferences
Of paying the expenses of the men,
Ders during the session would have to
be resorted to.
The Conference has never been
more Hospitality entertained than dur
ng the session in Lebanon. The peo-
Die here without regard to denomina-
ional preferences have opened wide
he doors of hospitality, and have
made preachers, laymen and visitors
eel that their homes were theirs.
every one seems to be sorry that the
Meeting is over. 1t has not only been,
is it usually is, the most pleasant
week in the year to the preachers, but
has been week Of great pleasure
o the people whose guests they have
een.
Church Extension.
The Board of Church Extension sub
nitted its report, the total collections
or last year being $4,9S1 out of an as
essment of $5,050 The balance on
and to credit of this fund was report
d to be $4,000. The following ap-
ropriations for next year we're made:
5000; Indian Mound,
90; South Springfield, $3.50; Bell
rood, $75; Silvia, $40; Ivy Bluff, 500;
Torrison, $3.50; Hickory Grove, $50;
'aniel's Chapel, SIS; Salem (Sumner
ounty), $3.50; Pisgah, 5000; Salem
Lebanon DISTRICT, 500; Cedar, $3.50;
oft Creek, $3.50; total, $3.50.
The report of the Conference Board
[ Education was submitted by DR..
7. F. Tillett. President. The report
lows an increase of 81 100000 in the