The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-22
NEAT little sum PAIRING GUfSTS
Methodist Preachers Leave for
Their Homes
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
Resolutions Endorse Supt. Copper
for Reappointment and Com
pliment the Herald

The Brainerd district Methodist
conference adjourned last Thursday
night. The delegates left the follow
ing day for their homes feeling that it
had been good for them to have been
here, while the people of the city re-
ciprocated this kindly feeling.
District Superintendent Copper pre-
sided admirably through the meeting,
his dignity and judicial calm eminent
ly fitting him for the position. Rev.
Charles Fox Davis of Brainerd was a
very efficient secretary. The papers
read at the conference were of a high
order. The sessions of the conference
were all well attended by the people
of the city and the papers and discus
sions were greatly enjoyed.
Pastor J., T. B. Smith was untiring
in his efforts to see that the visitors
were properly entertained, and he was
ably assisted by his two lieutenants
on the entertainment committee, E..
E. Compton and DR.. H. F. Henne-
man., The ladies of the church were
much in evidence and their efforts to
meet and supply the wants of the in
ner man by serving toothsome lunches
in the lecture room of the church
were greatly appreciated. The choir
furnished excellent music and all mov-
ed along smoothly. The tender of au-
tomobiles for ride through the city
was graceful act on the part of the
citizens of the town and was fully ap-
preciated.
The last formal act of the confer
ence was the adoption of set of res
olutions. One resolution unanimous
ly endorsed DR.. Copper for reappoint-
ment as district superintendent. 1t
was a merited compliment and was
fully appreciated by that gentleman.
+ Rev. Nj. p. Burns, d. D., superin-
tendent of the Minneapolis district,
preached an able sermon on Thursday
evening, the closing service of the
conference. His topic was: Failure
Through Self; Victory Through God. "
The life of Moses was taken as an IL
lustration. The ancient prophet, he
said, would rather be right with God
than to be king. 1t is sometimes
necessary, the speaker said, for God to
place His people in hard schools in Or
der to teach them the necessary les.
sons to develop their character. A
right choice, morally speaking, often
opens out into the way of affiiction
and persecution. 1t pays, he asserted,
to be true to Almighty God; to live a
clean life; to honor the teachings of
the bible.
Supt. Copper followed with a few
words of advice to his fellow preach
ers, emphasizing the fact that the par
amount issue is to be right with God.
Then followed the adoption of the
resolutions, read by Rev. Charles Fox
Davis, nd.adjournment. The resolu-
tions follow:
Whereas; both houses of the legisla-
ture of this state have passed a bill
legalizing base ball on Sunday, and,
Whereas; we see in this new dam
ger to our American Sunday and a
great source of danger to our young
men; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we, the members OF
this Brainerd district conference as
sembled, earnestly request that Gov
ernor John A. Johnson, veto this out
rageous dill. Signed:
w. X. GRAY,
J.T. BRABNER SMITH
Whereas; our brother and fellow la
borer, John H. Keppel, is about to
leave us to go to another field of labor;
therefore be it
Resolved; That we express our sim
-cere regret at his departure; that we
bid him Godspeed; that our confidence
in him as Christian brother, good
preacher and faithful minister OF
our Lord has continued and increased
the longer he has continued to labor
among us. Signed:
LEON S. KOCH,
CHARLES Fox DAVIS.
Resolved, that this District Confer
ence strongly reaffirms the well known
principle of the Methodist Episcopal
church, that "The liquor traffic can
not be legalized without SIM" that we