The Columbus dispatch., 1907-10-17
SECURING HOMES
FOR DELEGATES
COMMITTEES At WORK SECUR
ING HOMES FOR DELEGATES
TO THE NORTH MISSIS-
SIPPI CONFERENCE
The Conference Will Convene m thl>
City ON December 4, and VIII
be Presided Over by Bishop
Hendrix of Kansas City

Hendrix of Kansas City
The committees appointed from the
First and Second Methodist churches
to secure homes for the delegates 20
the North Mississippi Conference.
which meets here on December 4th.
are busy canvassing the city, and are
experiencing no difficulty in obtaining
homes for the clergymen and Iaymen
who will attend the conference. Col
umbus has a large number of spa
cious and beautiful homes, and her
people, who are noted for their hos
pitality, are always willing and eager
to entertain the strangers within
their gates. The coming session OF
conference will be presided over by
Bishop Eugene R Hendrix of Kansas
City. Bishop Hendrix is well known
here, having officiated at the dediea-
ton of the Second Methodist church
last December and having delivered
the commencement sermon at the
Industrial Institute and College last
June. He is not only a forceful
speaker, but is a man possessed of a
great deal OF personal magnetism and
greatly endeared himself to all with
whom he came in contact.
While conference Will not convene
until Wednesday, December 4th, the
examination of applicants for license
to preach will begin on the preceding
Monday. and a great many young
ministers, as well as the members OF
the various examining committees,
will arrive rere on that date. The
course of study required of an appli-
cant for license before he can become
regularly ordained minister extends
over a period of four years, and the
respective committees for the four
courses are as follows: First year.
Rev. J. E. Cunningham, Rev. H. s
Spragans, Rev. w NJ. Young; sec
ond year, Rev. w. W. Woolard, Rev
w. G.. Augustus, Rev. W. ". Mitch
ell; third year, Rev. L. NJ. BrOyles,
Rev. J. T. Murrah, Rev. r. A. Tuck
er; fourth year, Rev. T. ". Lewis,
Rev. R. o. Brown, Rev. W L. Duren-
Other standing committees Of the
conference are as follows;
Committee on education - E s.
Lewis, president; r. A. Meek, vice
president: r. o. Brown, secretary;
H. s. Spragins, treasurer; H. K. Bar
wick, J. z. Holmes, J. c. Park, J. H
Frasier. ]. B. Streeter, L. NJ. Lips
comb. JOS. Cook, w G. Sykes, J. H
Mitchell, J. H. Felts, J. B. Sanders,
J. r. Countiss, J. ID. Magruder, W.
t T. J. Sullivan.
Board of missions-W. W Wool
ard. president; J. a. Hall, vice-pres-
ident: w. E. NJ. Brogan, secretary;
S. T. Harky, treasurer; A. S. Var
brough. J. G. MCGOWAN, v. T. John
son. J. T. Lewis, Parham Williams,
L. NJ. Broyles, F. A. Critz, J. W. Wy
att. J. J. Brooks, L. w. Worsham,
A. W. Longley.
Committee on church extension
T. w. Lewis, president; V c. Curtis,
vfce-president; ]. r. Boyton, treas
urer: ]. NJ. Wyatt. w. @. Lester, w
s. Hargrove, J. T. Murrah.
American Bible Society committee:
J. E. Thomas, president; S. A. Brown,
secretary; J. w. Strickland, J. c. P
Morse, J. G. Hamilton. J D. Simp-
son, E. H. Rook
Epworth League committee-R. A.
clark, president; J. H. Holder, sec
retary; J. B. Randolph, Fl. I. Gill,
w. H. Clifton, ". NJ. Johnson, J. B.
Small, J. H. Smith, S. L. Pope, T. J.
Hopkins, w. L. Graves, o. l. Savage,
Fletcher johnson, Victor Stephens, G.
| M. Hull, s. t. Morris.
Sunday school committee - G. j.
Leftwich, president; Isaac d. Bor-
Fders, secretary; r. p. Neblett, agent;
w. O. Harris, treasurer; r. l. Allen,
w. H. Wall, R. H. B. Gladney, J. W.
Johnson, L w. Caine, J. J. Garner,
w. H. Smith, W. II. Carter, W. G
Carlisle, T. H. Lipscomb, J. H. Muir
rah, Robert Somerville.
Examining committee for admis-
sion triaI-E. S. Lewis, W. E. NJ. Bry-
an, J. \. Hall.