The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-21
CHURCH
CONVENTION AT
FLAT RIVER

The Ith District Convention o
the Christian Church assembled n
Flat River az the evening of tn
18th with Ed. James Tiller of Nal
den in the chair Praise and devO
tional services were conducted b,
Ed. +. j. Church of Dexter, afte
which we listened to an cXcellen
sermon by Ed. J.. T. Lebanon o.
Fredericktown, from the subject
"Whcre are the Ninc?" The fore
noon of Wednesday was spent in
appointing committees aud listening
to able addresses by j II. TilIer, }.
II. Bryan of Kansas City, J. f.
Raney of Dexter, A. A. Maynard OF
DeSoto, ct al,
Wednesday afternoon was occu-
pied by the c. w. Is. NJ. session, in
which papers and addresses were
given by Mrs. J. +. Raney, Miss
Alice Doherty Of Dexter, Mrs. l..
q. Bantz of St Louis, State Core
spending Secretary, and Mrs. J. Il.
Burks of Pennington. 1t was an
interesting and profitable session.
Wednesday evening Joseph Gay
lor of Springfield delivered an able
lecture, in part from the same sub
ject Ed. 4. A. Abbott was TO have
spoken from, viz: Thrilling Mo
mcnts al Pittsburg Convention. "
Bro, Abbott was absent on account
ofsicknrss.
Thursday morning, after listening
to devotional services conducted by
w. II. Hale of Elvius, we had the
following addresses: The Elder
ship and Missions by G.. f.. Hunt
of Flat River; Incorporation in our
Work by A. a. Maynard of De-
Soto, conference and Field
Work -; "Roll Cali of Churches in
This District" by w. NJ. Baker of
Poplar Bluff; "Hindranccs to Mis-
siOns and How Removed" by 10.
seph Gaylor. These were all ad-
dresses Of high order aud merritnd
the applause they received.
Thursday afternoon praise service
was conducted by !. r. LeBarron,
after which we had addresses as
follows; "Christian Endcavor and
Missions" by Legrand Pace OF Pop.
lar Bluff Systematic Giving" by
Alden X. Wallace OF Pennington;
THE Practical Side Of State Mis-.
sions, Il paper by Horace Siberal,
Baton Rouge, La, and read by G.
+. Hunt in the writer's absence;
School Of Instruction conducted by
Joseph GaylOr. All of the addresses
of this afternoon fully maintained
the high standard set by previous
addresses. After this followed the
reports of committees. The one on
"Timc and Place. reported in favor
Of Poplar Bluff as the place, aud f.
April ll-l3, 1911, as the time of |
next convention.
w. NJ. Baker Of Poplar Bluff was
elected AS next President, james II |
Tillcr Of Maiden as Treasurer, and /
|. r. LeBarron of Fredericktawn as |
Secretary.
The closing session was fine ad- |
dress at o'clock Thursday evening
1.-THE Mans Job of the Twentieth |
Century" by w. X. Warren Of st.
Louis.
There were about 81 registered |
delegates from distance, all Of |
whom seemed to hc well pleased. |
Much credit Is due our executive of
hcers. Bro. j. II Tiller makes an
excellent presiding officer. Bro. w. !
NJ. Baker was untirinE in his efforts
to work up a good convention and
certainly succeeded. G. T.. Hunt,
the host of the convention, as well
as other home forces, certainly did .
their part in caring for the visitors.
The singing was good, the weather
was ideal except the last night, and
the social features were excellent,
and everything conspircd to make
first class convention.
:. w. ROBINSON.
PRESIDENTIAL PROBABILITY.