The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-07
METHODISTS
AT CORINTH.
North Mississippi Cone: nee Meets
il 37th Session.

Corinth, Miss, Dec. 5.-The
9th session of the North Miss
issippi Conference of the Metz
odist Episcopal Church, South
met in the Methodist church al
9 O'Clock this morning, with
Bishop Eugene r. Hendrix IN
the chair. The conference ses
sion was opened with singin9,
and the Bishop led in a feryent
prayer for divine blessings on
the Representatives of the church
in their deliberations.
The bishop then read the thir-
teenth chapter of John and cor
mented on the text. He sad
that the foot washing described
in connection with the last sup
per was very much like what
boot backing would be today
In the same connection he men
toned Judas, the apostle who
fell. Judas was a type of .
shrunken ideal, Jesus taught
Judas as he did the rest of the
apostles; he called him 'friend"
in the hour of betrayal But Ju
das allowed his ideals to shrin'g
and went down to the very bot
tom. He was obliterated from
the heart Of the world. No chill
was ever named after him, Wo-
mans love wa denied him, n0
one sympathized with him be-
cause he had sinued against 81
bright a light. The preachata
went out as representatives oI
Chr st. Their ideals must b
high. Compromise meant fail
ure, and the ruin Of their own
souls, with many who received
the bread of life from them.
During the conference session
it was announced that Bishop
Hendrix would give a series OF
talks along the same lines du-
ring the first half hour every
morning.
The presiding elders were cell
ed into the chancel and the com.
munion wac administered az
cording to the impressive ritua'
Of the churh. The conference
was then called to order ao
the secretary of the previoue
conference called th2roll.
At the conclusion of the r3l.
call Rev. J. r. Countiss was ele
ted secretary, H. S, Spragglns,
assistant secretary, and w g.
Dureen and I. y. Borders ST.
tistical secretaries. The bar u
the conference was fixed, houre
appointed for meeting and al
tournament, and the conference
settled down to routine business.
AS this is the close Of a quad,
renniem the various boards ard
standing committees were all 70
be appointed. To facilitate MAJ.
tiers the presiding elders had
met the day before and prepae-
ed the nominations. Commit
tees on spiritual interests of the
church, temperance, district
conference records, conference
relations and admissions WEI
appointed, The following boaro
were announced to serve four
years: Education, r. Q. Brow,
chairman; American Bible Soci9-
ty, S, A. Brown, chairman; Ep-
worth League, J. 3. RrndolpA,
chairman; Sunday school board,
r. !. Allen, chairman. Tue com
mittees who for the next fom
years will examine the probation
ers during the first four years OF
their ministry were appointed.
A committee consisting of Rev
W. B. Murrah and T. W. Lewis
was appointed to draft resolu-
tons expressing the grief of the
conference at the untimely death
of Bishop Tigert. At the same
time w. A. Murrah presented
resolutions Of respect to BishoE
Galloway and qualification q
his i~mprovementin health, Whics
was unamiously adooted.
A very pleasant incident intel
vened at this juncture. Rev. q
B. Ramsey, pastor Of Madisol
Heights church in Memphis VIII
was once a member Of the mort
Mississippi conference. At tins
time of the last NEE ing OF cor
ference he and his wife wore
celebrating their silver wedding
An Invitation was sent to tile
conference to whichit responded
with a handsome silver spoon.
The secretary arose and an-
nounced at the conclusion Of the
call of the supefannuates that
lad a note of thanks from n
and Mrs. Ramsey, which WIS
read to the conference.
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