Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-22

Affet. f7Hutls Sttfls WHO - Oht W
the fsld aeeats. stated his inability
Is reach ~ the territory assigned
him. and urged the preachers and
friends Of tae institution to secure
ali students that ought to attend
that coli sc.
Rev. a. G. Ferguson, pastor OF
| the local Presbyterian Church, was
introduced to the conference
The committee on Epworth Leagues
made their report through the chair
man. w. II. Hawkins. There are in
district thirteen Senior and five jun
NOR leagues. There arc 435 Senior
members and III Junior members.
There are seventy seven churches
in the district without leagues This
is the best report on the state OF
Epworth Leagues that has been
made to this time.
Mr. Fl. w. Hawkins addressed the
conferenre at some length on Ep-
worth Ilegue work and methods.
A resolution was adopted request
ing the respective boards to confer
at the next annual conference on the
ACCESSIBILITY OF holding at the same
time and place the Epworth League
conference, the Sunday school, con-
fernce and mid-year missionary
meeting
Conference adjourned at 5:15 p. N.
with benediction by Rev. {. T.
Emery.
At s O'Clock p. N Rev. J. E. Car
penter preached very able sermon,
taking for his text Matt. 1913.
LAST DAYS SESSION.
The third and last days session Of
the district conference convened at
$50 a. m. with Rev W. M. Sullivan
presiding elder, in the chair.
Worship was conducted by Rev. D.
&c. Flowers. The minutes OF yester
day afternoon as session were ap
proved.
The report of the committee on
missions was read and adopted This
report showed that there were in the
district six missionary charges; eight
Woman Foreign Missinary Socie-
ties, and fifty eight churches with
such societies, and nine Women's
Home Missionary Societies, and
sixty one churches without
The report on Sunday-schools was
read and adopted
The report of the committee on the
general state of the church, which
was adopted, showed, $500 members
in the district. But 90 members
have been received on profession of
faith, and but fifteen infants bap-
tized. These figures Indicate an
alarming condition of spirituality
and decline in family religion. This
report elected considerable discus
sion.
The reports of the following com
mittees were read and approved:
On finance, and on quarterly confer
ence records.
The report on the board Of trus-
tees Of the district parsonage showed
that they were ready to begin at
once, the erection of q parsonage in
Meridian to cost about 50. 00e
Resolutions were adopted endOrs-
ing the action Of the board OF trustees
in selling the old district parsonage.
building new one, and appointing
the presiding elder, Rev w III. Sui
iivan, agent for raising the money
for this purpose.
Rev. Q. A. Oates, manager of the
Orphans Home at Jackson, address
sed the conference IN the interest Of
this institution.
A resolution of thanks was adopted
thanking the people of Leakesville
for their hospitality, the pastor, Rev.
D. Scarborough, for his kind atten
ton, and the Mobile Register and the
Meridian Evening Star for publish
lag the proceedings Of the confer
olfce
The chair appointed the following
licensing committee to serve until
the annual conference: J. e. Car
penter, L, E. Afford w. D. Haw-
l,ins, and ]. G. FAINT
Conference adiourned sine die at
/ a. N.