The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-07
DIR. WATKINS AGAIN
NAMED SECRETARY
Standing Committees Are Appointed
and Work of the First Session
Starts OFF With. Ease-Many Faces
Missing From the Conference.

The ninety-seventh session of the
South Mississippi Annual Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. opened this morning at 9:05, in
the First Methodist church on Main
street, Bishop Mouzon presiding
Hymn No. $50 was sung by the large
audience of ministers and laymen,
their strong, rich voices ringing out
/ impressively in the large auditorium.
Bishop Mouzon gave the opening
prayer, thanking God for the doctrines
and experiences of Methodism, and
asking divine presence during the
conference, closing by referring touch
ingly to the unusual number of deaths
in the ranks during the past year, ask
ing for comfort for the loved ones left
behind and for young men to take their
places in the ministry.
Gam l a Soldier of the Crosse" fol-
lowed.
Bishop Delivers Address.
The second epistle of Paul to the
Corinthians, from the 18th verse OF
the End chapter to the 7th chapter
contains the best description of the
duties and privileges of the ministers
of the gospel said Bishop Mouzon III
. beginning his opening address and he
announced that if time permitted he
would give series of talks on these
instructions for Christian ministers
Reading the End chapter from the 12tl
through the 18th verse, the speake
proceeded to tell of the distress o
Paul at the condition of affairs in th
church at Corinth. "If you will pu
p the love of brother against the maj
BILE heart of the world, you Will Sc
. the difference" the Bishop declared
y in speaking of the power of love. H
II told of the triumph of the Christian
L saving that Paul's prison days an
y other troubles didn't look like tr
lie umphant march, but they were. "Th
church of God is triumphant. No ma
1t is the same after having heard tn
o. gospel-he is either better or he
le worse. Men are being divided alread
a by the gospel, the wheat Is being Sc
o. arated from the chaff."
e. The Importance of preaching II
2h gospel was impressed on his nearer
the Bishop warningly explaining tt
meaning of "adulterating the word
God" by toning it down to suit Il
E. taste of ones hearers.
"Preach The Word"
Sc "Preach the word" said the spea
vii or "No one has any permission
og- preach anything else." MAXI
he "nreaching a trade" was spoken
as the Bishop saying God have mer
om on anyone who makes preaching
on trade" Look to your motives"
continued; saying mans motiN
Ike NAV not be the highest when he thln
i've thew really are, and closed by givl
ian three important things which sho'
ars be kept in mind-to preach as OF G'
ing second, in the sight of God, irresp
on. tive of what anyone thinks OF the
60 mon; third, in union with Christ
the Secretaries Selected.
let At the close Of this address Dr.
O a F. Watkins, pastor of the First MI
ows odist church, Hattiesburg, the se
tary called the roll.
Rev. G. s. Harmon nominated
A. F. Watkins as secretary. he
IEs elected unanimously, selecting
Robt. Selby and H. M. Ellis, as as
with ants and as statistical secretaries
ou,d s. Harmon, ]. A. Moore, j. l.. Ne
he. Greetings were read from Rev
d,od M. DuBose, of Augusta, Ga.
rday The hour of meeting each NOR
fl was set for S:45, with adjournmer
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