Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-24
IS
NOW ORGANIZED
APPOINTED SECRETARY FOR
eleventh TIME
METHoDIsTs TRANSACT MUCH
DETAIL BUSINESS
Elect Various Officers, Hear Reports
and Listen to Addresses on Mis-
sIonary Progress In For-
elgn Lands

The thirty-third session of the South
ern California Methodist Episcopal con-
ference was organized formally by
Bishop Henry w. Warren yesterday
morning in the First Methodist church.
Following the opening session the sac
rament of the Lords Supper was oD-
served by the conference.
After communion services the busi-
ness session was opened and the reg
! ular work of the conference began.
Revs. Charles Edwin Locke, G.. A.
Henry, G. Hadden and @. F. Seymour
were introduced at the opening of the
morning session as the guests of tne
conference. having been admitted dur
ing the past year.
Rev. A, w. Atkinson nominated Rev.
e. j. Inwood for the office of secretary
and he was unanimously elected. rms
Is the, eleventh consecutive session tnat
Rev. Mr. Inwood has been elected 10
the position. The other officers elected
were Rev. Carl M. Ross, statistical sec
retary; Rev. f. d. Mather, treasurer
and Rev. w. T. Wenk, railroad secre-
tary.
Rev. Mr.. Healy led the annual memo
rial service. Three memorials to pas
tors and five to pastors wives who mao
died during the year were read. Ihe
last death was that of Mrs. Adam
Bland, three days ago.
To the call for reports from the four
district superintendents Rev. ]. l.. Pit
ner of the San Diego district was the
only one who responded. He stated
that during the past year. there mao
been 800 conversions, an increase OF
church membership of 1884; that the
pastoral visits numbered $4,000, and
that thirteen new churches had been
built, aggregating about 100000. Much
of the work had been done in the I'M
perial valley.
Work Done In Korea
Rev. @. B. Smythe spoke of the mis-
sionary work in Korea, saying there
were 10000 Methodists there, Bishop j.
w. Bashford being the leading worker.
AS Bishop Warren was obliged to at
tend a cabinet meeting Rev. ]. b.
Green was appointed chairman at the
statistical session from 2 to 2:30 O'Clock.
This was followed by the annual ami
versary meeting OF the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the confer
ence. Mrs. c. e. Brown of Long Beach,
first vice president, presided. Mrs. w.
II. Wallace of Long Beach had charge
of the program and gave interesting
statistics.
The foreign missionary society of
this branch is composed of eighty
three auxiliaries, with additional work
for young people and children In fifty
places. The society maintains thirteen
missionaries in the foreign field, aside
from seventy-five Bible women and 30O
orphans and day pupils.
Rev. G.. A. Miller, who has had charge
of the American church at Manila,
made the opening address. speaking on
child life in heather lands and also on
the work being done by the foreign
missionary society in maintaining 9
school for Filipino girls.
klr IA
among young babies had been greatly
reduced since the coming of the Amer
leans
Bishop Warren left the executive ses-
sion long enough to make a brief ad-
dress on his experiences in foreign
lands.
At the evening session the anniver-
sary of the board OF foreign missions
was held, J. 8. Carroll presiding. Rev.
]. w. Wadman of Honolulu, Hawaii,
made an interesting address on the
work on the island, illustrated by maps.
He was followed by Rev. Mr.. Smythe,
missionary to China.
The conference will be opened at
$3.50 this morning with a devotional
service led by Chaplain G. w. Wilson.
who will speak on -Four Aspects of
Experience The business session will
be opened at o'clock and continued at
an afternoon session.
At 2:30 D. m. the anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary society will
be held, and In the evening the ami
versary of the board of education and
the board of Sunday schools will be
held. Rev. Eli McClish and Hugh G.
Gibson will preside.