Smyrna times., 1907-03-27
CONFERENCE ENDS WITH THE
NAMING OF APPOINTMENTS
IDEAL WEATHER AND DELIGHTFUL HOSPI-
TALITY MARK M. E. CONFERENCE SESSION
Smyrna Thronged With Visitors Throughout
the Session-Dr. Morrison Draws Big
Crowds TO His EvangeIistic Services.


Conference is over. The sessions
which have been held in Smyrna for
the past week ended Monday afternoon
after one of the most delightful gather
ings the Methodist ministers have ever
had. Smyrna as usual did herself proud
and there was nothing wanting in her
delightful hospitality, which brought
forth favorable comments from minis
ters and visitors who thronged our
town. Ideal weather blessed all the
sessions, and with such charming con-
ditions the Conference of 1907 will go
down in history as one of the most
memorable ever held. Bishop Joseph
F. Berry, the presiding bishop was an
excellent presiding officer, kind, gentle
and approachable and won friends
everywhere. His rulings were fair
and impartial and his appointments
seem to have given general satisfaction.
The business sessions were full of in
terest while the various services and
society anniversaries attracted crowds.
Outside of Bishop Berry the drawing
card of the Conference was DIR. @. H.
Morrison, the southern orator. His
evangelistic services which were held
nightly were attended by crowds, the
church being filed, standing room and
all, to the doors. Bishop Andrews,
who preached the missionary sermon
Friday afternoon, also pleased his
congregations. A feature of all the
services was the music rendered by
the Asbury NJ. E. Church Choir. I'm
der the direction of Walter o. Hof-
fecker, the choir which had been aug
mented for the occasion, showed off
exceptionally well and delighted the
visiting delegations. They had an an :
them for every night and several on
Sunday.
Bishop Berry's Stirring Address to Class.
While Bishop Berry won the admir-
alton of members of the Wilmington
Conference by his frank address on
the opening day of the session, in
which he decried the secrecy which
has invested the making of ministerial
assignments, it remained for him Fri
day to sway the Confer ence, as it sci
dom has been before, by his eloquen
words to the class of eight young mel
about to be admitted into full mem
bership. Crystallized into a few words
the Bishops sentiments were that th,
Young clergymen should be abreast o.
the times, graphing with the import
ant civic and social problems that exist
and have a love for mankind as we'll al
for God. When Bishop Berry vividl
described the power of evangelizatiol
that is dormant in the laity he move'
the assemblage and visitor
alike-to tears as he graphically re
counted the efforts of a business man t
induce friend to join the church. l
was an address not to be forgotten b
the young men who stood on tn
threshold of the Conference and by tn
veterans who hung on every wor
uttered by the Bishop during the hou
he devoted to his address to the class
The following were those admitted int
full membership: j. A. Buckson, J. b
Gray, Lewis b. Morgan, Jesse @. M,
Coy, Elwood Jones, Daniel J. Ford,
M. S. VanBlunk and Isaac S. Wbi
taker.
Ministers Whose Relations We're Changed
The Rev. W. w. Chaires WI
changed from supernumerary to 8
effective relation. The following we
continued in supearanuate relation
The Revs. W. e. Tompkinson, jam
Esgate, William M. Warner, W. E.
Bowen, w. W. Rebman, J. I. VI
Burkalow, w. Nj. Green, f. o. b. WI
lin, o. s. Walton, J. S. Wickline,
M. Collins, t. H. Harding, G.
Bowman, G. =. Conaway, H.
Thompson, j. W. Poole. William
Hudson was continued on trial
studies of the first year. The folio
ing were advanced to studies of t
second year: James X. Easley, W
liam G.. Harris. John l.. Sparklin, W
mot @. Stone, e. W. Mcdowell a
Daniel Wilson. John M. Kelso "
advanced to studies of the fourth ye
The following were elected to eide
orders: Arthur w. Goodhand. Wall
e. Gumby' William e. Habba
Thomas 81. Jones, Howard Davis, Ra
mond H. Lewis. Alfred g. Brool
T. s. Barrett, and W. f. Atkins
were elected to local deacon's orde
W. w. Chaires and W. FL. s. Willial
requested that their relations
changed from supernumerary to eff
tive. A. II. Covey, J. FL. Talley q
Il. N. Givan were continued in the 81
ernumerary relation.
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