The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-29
COLUMBIA DISTRICT
CONFERENCE

Presiding Elder T. A. Kerley has is.
sueo the following circular letter:
Dear Brother:
/ / herewith hand you a programme
Of the Columbia District Conference.
which viii convene at Mount Pleasant
Friday, April 5-S, 1907 at 10 a. m
My desire is that the Conference be
both educational and inspiratfonal
Whether this be so or not depends
largely on the attitude Of the men,
bers. If the Conference be given the
right of way" from Friday, April 5,
until noon Monday, April s, and the
members pray and work for its sue
cess. our fondest hopes will be rea
lied. Much depends upon you. 1t is
held by some pastors that they ought
not to be absent from their pulpits on
Sunday of the District Conference.
There is something to be said for this
view, but there is also another view.
Let us make a fair test and see if the
education and inspiration received
from this Conference will not COM
pensate for the absence from your
own pulpit.
All matters pertaining to local
preachers will be passed upon Friday
morning, and they are expected to
have their written reports ready at
that time. Recording stewards are
requested to have all their records
made since the date of the last Dis |
trict Coference-vready for examina-
ton. Pastors are requested to make |
out written reports to be handed in |
Friday morning, giving the following |
items: Amount assessed on salaries |
and amount paid on the same to April /
1; amount apportioned to the charge |
for correctional claims, and amount
paid on the same; amounts paid for
the American Bible Society, Sunday
schools, and other purposes; give num-
Der of churches, members, Sunday
schools, Epworth Leagues, and
Woman's Missionary Societies. These
reports will be put on a blackboard
by some one designated for that pur
pose. This will take the place of
verbal reports, and will save time.
Let each member write Rev. T. R.
Curtis, Mount Pleasant, Tenn, not
later than April l, when he expects
to arrive there, and whether he will
go by public or private conveyance.
PROGRAMME.
Friday, April S.
Ito a. -m.-Sermon, followed by the
ganization and reports of local
preachers.
1000 a. m.-Sermon, followed by the
Lords Supper.
J: 90 p. m.-Devotional service.
}: 80 p. m.-Education.
l. In relation to work of schools
O-Public schools (thirty min
utes).A
(2) Training schools and colleges
(thirty minutes).
I'm relation to literature-kind of
quality to be read (thirty minutes).
General discussion, thirty min. i
utes.
80 p. m.-Sermon: Christian Ed n
ucation."
Saturday, April 6. 9
90 a. m.-Devotional service. ~
4: 80 a. m.-Missions-
What constitutes missionary D
pastor:
"a His reading-what kind of lit =
erature and how much (thirty
minutes).
(2) His preaching-number and
character of missionary sermons
.wenty minutes).
(3) His work as pastor twenty
minutes).
ca Relation of the pastor to mis- :
ons (fcrty minutes).
(5) General discussion (thirty
inutes).
100 a. m.-Sermon: The Holy
Spirit and Prayer in Missions"
00' p. m.-Devotional service.
so p. m-Missions- 'e
2, How to increase the interest :
and efficiency of the membership
of the church in missions: N'
Q A mass meeting in each church is
when and how TO conduct them X
(fifteen minutes). III
(2) Institutes when, how, and W
where to hold them Fifteen min W
utes). X
60 Every Sunday school organ Il
lied into a missionary society W
what 1t takes to meet this re- IS
quirement (fifteen minutes). X
(D EpwcIth Leagues, Study "
Glasses, and Circulating Libraries "
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