The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-09
The Rev. j w BACKYARD VIII
Report Great Growth. Spirit
ually, Numerically and Phys
ically in Churches Under
His Charge During Year
WILL BE SOME CHANGES MADE

Inc REV. y. w. DldChdlu, pltSlu
ing elder of the Paducah district,
held the last of his quarterly confer
ences for this conference year at
Reidland today. He will preach at
Reidland tomorrow at IL o'clock and
will close the years work at Broad
way tomorrow evening.
The money stringency coming at
the most critical period of the con-
ference year has had some effect, but
in all lines the district will make the
finest report in its history.
There have been about 200 pro-
fessions of faith during the year in
the 22 charges in the district. There
have been more than 1000 additions
to the membership, so per cent of
these on profession of faith. Three
new churches have been dedicated
during the year. One other is in pro-
cess of erection, while subscriptions
are partly in hand for two others,
one at Lone Oak, the other at Tyly,
and plans are on foot for still another
at ogden. Two parsonages have been
erected during the year, one at Lone
| Oak and one at La Center.
Money raised for support of the
ministry for missions. charity, etc, is
far in excess of previous years. The
Paducah district is second to none in
the conferences and in several re-
spects is now the leading district of
the conference. This has been &C
complished by much hard and fruit
full work on the part of DR.. Blackard
and his faithful co-laborers, the pas
tors in the district DR.. Blackard is
an ideal presiding elder possessing
the executive ability so necessary in
this work, and his energy and faith
know no obstacles. He has been two
years in the Paducah district and il
is safe to prophesy a full four year
term for him.
When interviewed today by a re-
porter for The Sun as to probable
and reported changes in the personnel
OF the Paducah district churches, DR..
BACKYARD automatically replied:
Changes? Well, yes. There will
be a number, perhaps, one-thrd OF
the pastors in the district will be
lchanged. Our system Is strictly timer
ant and If there is any considerable
dissatisfaction on the part of either
pastor or charge. there is a change.
Sometimes changes are made when
There Is no dissatisfaction In order to
adjust the work at other points.
When a preacher is changed 1t does
not mean that he has failed, on the
contrary a preacher is frequently
changed because he is in great de-
Inland elsewhere. OF course, can
not tell you where or what the chang
es will be. / leave you to guess at
that"
There is only one four year minis
ter in the Paducah district this year,
1.-THE Rev. Clough A. WaterGeld, pastor
of the First Methodist church in May.
field. Mr.. Waterfield has done fine
four years work in his charge. He
is one of the leading young men in
the Memphis conference and man
of the ten talent" order.
DR.. Blackard will leave Tuesday
morning at 7:45 O'Clock for Hum
boldt, Tenn. where the conference is
} convened on Wednesday morning by
, Bishop e. r. Hendrix, of Kansas City,
: Mo. A meeting of the presiding eld-
} ers of the conference, who constitute
the Bishops Cabinet" will be held
on Tuesday afternoon. The majority
, of the Paducah preachers will leave
on Tuesday. Bishop Hendrix, who
presides over the conference is one
= of the greatest of the Methodist bish-
, ops. He held the conference In Pa
} ducah nine years ago. His work
: moves along with ease and dispatch,
/, and 1t is very probable that he will
! announce the conference appoint
= ments before noon on Monday. He
! did so in Paducah.