Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13
NJ. c. PARSONS
DISCUSS WORK
MINISTERIAL Association and Laymen
OF ashland District Hold Profit
able Convention

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Inc Ashland District Ministerial AS
SoclaClon met in the Methodist Episco-
Pal church Wednesday. At O'Clock
heV w. f. Thomlinson of Ashland led
d devotional service, after which the
association was organized by the cleo
tlon OF District Superintendent J. w.
IRISH chairman and J. E. Watson sec
retary.
The report of the district paper was
given by the business manager, Rev.
M. Z. Taylor, and showed that the
District Link is on d safe business
oasis and is improving in quality, and
interest IS growing in it.. Arrangements
were made to purchase and operate a
district tent for tent meetings.
Rev. j. w. Helmuth of Shell Lake
read a paper on "Church Federation, !"
IN which he emphasized the spiritual
mission Of the church and union in
spirit rather than outward forms. The
church as family all favored carry
ing on our work to the glory of God
and IN the spirit of brotherliness. A
committee was appointed to draft
resolutions concerning Church FEEDER
alton.
Rev. Mr.. Martz, Rev. C. r. Bear
more, Mrs. Rosetta Lukey, Miss Sher-
man and Judge L. A. Copeland were
introduced to the association, and visi-
tors were invited to take part in dis
cussions.
There was debate in the afternoon
on the question "Resolved, that there
should be four districts in the West
Wisconsin conference An interest
ing ''Round Table, was conducted con-
sidering the needs of the district work.
A better financial plan was presented
and resolution adopted urging it's
adoption.
The evening session was held in the
congregational church. DR.. Edgar
Blake was not present as expected, but
no one was disappointed who heard the
excellent address by Rev. C. R. Bear
more, Sunday School organizer, and
Mrs. Rosetta M. Lukey on the Junior
department in the Sunday School,
Mrs. Lukey showed a breadth of ex-
perience and an ability in her work
that is rare indeed.
At the business session on Thursday
it was decided to hold the next con-
vention in a quiet place near some
lake. Plans were laid for employing
district evangelist.
C. r. Bearmore addressed the associ-
alton, also Mrs. Lukey, in their lines of
Sunday School work. Judge L. A.
Copeland, on How to make the Sun
day school co." gave the plans and
methods of the Sunday school in Frede-
ric of which he is superintendent,
which was revelation in its progress
sive spirit and attractive methods.
Rev DIR. J. G. Floyd of Chicago ad-
dressed the association on missions and
Miss Olive Paul, a Deaconess, on AS
bury Hospital
DR.. J. C. Floyd held his audience
spell bound at the evening service for
an hour and half in an address on the
awakening of China" He pictured
the magnitude of that great empire
with a population of 45O,OOO,OOO of
people and a government 40 centuries
old and their peculiar characteristics
and possibilities as coming in contact
with western civilization.
All the expenses of the Association
were met in full and the customary
resolutions were adopted.
The Ladies Aid society served supper
for the visitors in the basement Of the
church Thursday evening.
Those present from out of town were:
Rev. J. w. Irish of Chippewa Falls,
District Superintendent; Rev. N. ].
Anderson, Bayfield,; Rev. William Will
son, Brentwood; Rev. and Mrs. M. E.
Mitchell, Phillips; Rev. Charles C.
Becker and L. S. Copeland, Fred