Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-25
REPORTS GIVEN
TO CONFERENCE
METHODIST OFFICIALS BRING
WORDS OF CHEER
FEEL MUCH ENCOURAGED OVER
PROHIBITION MOVEMENT
Anniversaries of Boards of Education
and Of Sunday Schools cele-
brated Together at Evening
Session

The second day of the Methods
Episcopal conference yesterday wa'
one of routine work, encouraging re
ports and interesting anniversary ses'
sions both afternoon and evening. De
spite the weather, the large auditorium
was well flied with the delegates ane
visitors.
Yesterday morning the conferences
session was opened at $3.50 O'Clock WITT
devotional services, led by Chaplain u
w. Wilson, and half an hour later the
business session was opened, Blshol
| Warren presiding.
| The greater part of the morning ses-
| sion was devoted to the reports oil
District Superintendents A. w. Adkin-
son of Los Angeles district, ]. A.
Thomson of the Pasadena district and
H. w. Peck of the Fresno district, all
OF which were most encouraging.
DR.. Atkinson reported improvements
| in the churches and many conversions
| DR.. Thomson said he was glad to re-
port that, with two exceptions, In ms
district prohibition was the rule. He
also reported successful work among
the churches of his district.
| District Superintendent Peck of Fres-
no, who during the past two years has
| had his district increased by the addi-
| ton of the counties of Mariposa, Mer-
| ced, MADEIRA and parts of San Benito
and Monterey, made encouraging re-
ports. saying $4,000 had been expended
during the past year on improvements.
He spoke at length upon the work to
be done in the new addition in erect
ing churches. Mr.. Peck also made an
encouraging report regarding proh1bi-
ton In his district.
After the reports had been made DR..
e. s. Chapman, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, was called TO the
platform and given an ovation by the
members of the conference. DIR. Chap
man made an address on the work OF
the Anti-Saloon league, and praised the
part the Methodist ministers have TAX
en- in the fight.
Edmund Mills of the educational de-
partment and ]. J. Hart, whose special
work is establishing homes for desd-
tute children, made short addresses.
In the afternoon the conference ami
versary of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society was observed, with Mrs.
1. J, Reynolds, the president, presiding.
Following the opening devotional SER
vices q song was rendered by the pu-
pills of the Frances De Pauw school,
and an address given by Mrs: A. M
Whitson on "Our Spanish School," Miss
Edith M. Hough spoke on the work OF
the treasurer, and Mrs. P. H. Bodkin
on "a Years Work" The deaconesses
rendered a song, which was followed by
a spirited address by DR.. Charles Ed
ward Locke, the new pastor OF the
First Methodist church.
DR.. Locke Prominent
Although DR.. Locke has been here
less than a month, he is a prominent
figure at the conference and already
has established himself as a popular
| speaker.
DR.. ]. w. Wadman also made an ad-
dress and Mrs. George Bayly spoke OF
| the work done by the deaconesses.
At the evening meeting two anniver-
saries were combined, those of the
board of education of the conference
and of the board of Sunday schools,
Rev. Eli McClish and Hugh Z. Gibson
presiding, respectively.
The speakers, aside from the presid-
ing officers, were Rev. Frank Stevens
and DR.. G.. M. Mills, all bringing out
the points of education in religious
work and the upholding of religious
universities for the young people.
Rev. A. E. Johnson VIII open the de-
votional services at $3.50 o'clock this
morning with a short address on The
Theology of Evangelism" At o'clock
the business session will open. and at
1920 O'Clock Bishop Warren Will ad-
dress the class seeking admission to
the conference. At 2:30 p. m. Rev. r.
]. Mckee will preach the missionary
sermon.
This evening a public meeting will be
held by the Laymen's assoclation' M
M Parker presiding.