The Forrest City times., 1910-12-09
METHODISTS
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Forty First Session of White River Conference of the N. E. Church
 South Meeting Here.
FIVE DISTRICTS EMBRACED
DELEGATES COME FRoH TEE FIVE DISTRICTS CT HELENA. PARAcoULD. JoNEsBoRo. BATES. VILE AND sEARcY.-cIfY DOES HER.
 SELF PROUD CARING FOR GUESTS

ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, embracing the dis tricts of Helena. Jonesboro, Searcy, Batesville and Paragould, is holding it's fist annual session with the church here this week, Bishop Mccoy, of Birmingham, in the chair.
 The delegates began to arrive Sun- day night, and all trains entering the city up to Tuesday morning were met by an active committee, which was busily engaged in securing comfort able quarters for the visitors in the leading homes. Forrest City has thrown her gates open wide in wei come to the conference and, as might have been expected, our fair little city is doing herself proud caring for and entertaining the delegates.
 The meeting here is a source of pride to every citizen and the pres ence of this grand array of Godly men in our midst will be the cause of a mighty moral and spiritual uplift, which will indelibly stamp itself on the hearts and minds of hundreds of people in this city and community.
 The gospel meetings have been characterized by inspired sermons and prayers from the hearts of the most deyout, profound, consecrated and learned men of the state, The singing has been of that soul stirring charac- ter that causes mans better nature 10 glow in praise and rejoicing.
 We cannot pass without some reference to our honored pastor, Rev. Boone l.. Milford. The meeting of the conference here is one of the proudest events in this good mans whole career. He is simply treading upon air, and as an evidence of the reverence and esteem in which Rev. Milford is held by the local congre- gation, We print herewith a set of resolutions passed and unanimously adopted by the Board of Stewards at a meeting held in the pastors study Sunday afternoon:
 RESOLUTIONS.
 We. the undersigned Board of Stewards, of the NJ. F.. Church South, of Forrest City. Arkansas, beg leave 10 submit the Following resolutions;
 Resolved, That while we deeply de- plore the necessity which causes us to give up our beloved pastor and friend B. l.. Wilford, We at the same time realize that our loss will he the gain of some sister church of like faith and order
 During the time he has been with us he has endeared himself to those who have been so fortunate as to come under his minlStration and in Huence, quick 10 respond to every good cause and an untiring and zeal ous worker in the vineyard of the Master; sympathetic friend and comforter in time of bereavement: versatile in all departments that have needed his cooperation; dispensing good cheer among the young people,
 
 llymens call has always been heed ed by him We can safely say that he has performed the major part of the marriage ceremonies of our com munity. It was with relentless zeal that he so materially aided in putting the accursed demon, rum. from our fair little city and splendid county Two years ago in the first instance. and recently, when the liquor ques- ton was again agitated in the late September election.
 He led the fight, for such it was, d contest between might and right, giving his time in this essential work for good government and humanity without price or remuneration, save only the approval of his own con- science and to the glory of the Lord.
 It is with deep sense of loss that we part with our pastor and benefac- tor, also his helpful and interesting little family. We commend him as a thoroughly consecrated and inde- fatigable Christian minister of the gospel.
 Always on the side of right and pos sessing candor about expressing him. self, though that stand should not be popular or in line with public senti- ment. May Gods richest blessings attend him in other fields of useful ness that now beckon to him, and we commend our brother to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able 10 build him up and give him an in-