The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-19
NAL I1ChJtCH
THANKS PUBLIC
FOR HEARTY AID
Church Conference Passes Resolutions
Thanking the Citizens of Hatties-
burg for Many courtesies.

At the close of the morning service
Sunday at the Main street M. E.
church, Rev. A. F. Watkins, the pastor,
expressed his great qualification and
as well that of the church over the
successful holding of the Annual Con-
ference last week. DR.. Watkins thank
ed the citizens of Hattiesburg gener-
ally for the uniform courtesy shown
the visiting preachers and delegates.
In referring to the impression created
upon the visiting preachers he said
that many had come to him to reas-
sure him of their enjoyment of the
cordial welcome they had received |
Others had remarked that not one dis |
cordant note was heard from opening
to close while still others had stated |
they had never attended more har-
monious, business like yet spiritually
governed conference of the church.
Dr. Watkins thanked all those who
had attended these several sessions Of
the conference, thereby demonstrating
to the delegates Hattiesburgs deep in
terest in their work.
At the close of his remarks. DR..
Watkins called church conference
and appointed Mr.. R. L. Bennett, sec
rotary, and called upon Mr.. Bennett
to read the report of the committee on
resolutions, heretofore appointed. The
report reads as follows:
Resolutions of Church.
| Be 1t Resolved, by the Church Con-
ference of Main street NJ. E. Church,
South, Hattiesburg;
That the especial thanks of this
church are due and are hereby tender
ed:
To All, who in any way contributed
to the care and entertainment of the
Annual Conference of our church
which met in this city and held its
session for the current year in this
church.
Among those to whom we were thus
made debtors we name; those mem
bers of other denominations, who gen.
erously threw open their homes, and
with care, courtesy and kindness en-
tertained those delegates assigned
them;
Those members of other Methodist
churches who rendered similar SER
vice in like manner;
Those pastors of the city, who cour-
teously yielded their appointments
and pulpits for the use of visiting
ministers of the conference assigned
to them by the committee on public
worship;
Those committees of our church who
rendered such efficient service, in per-
forming the work designated for each,
including the committee of ladies', who
in anticipation of the conference,
worked so diligently in canvassing for
homes for the delegates;
The committees on Reception, Reg
istration and Printing, who were all
prompt, particular and painstaking in
the duties imposed upon them;
THE Boy Scouts" who with such
willing spirit and courteous manners
aided the delegates in finding the
homes assigned them;
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany and the Home Telephone Com
pany, both of whom installed without
charge their phones in the church, and
rendered free local service during the
entire Conference session;
To the Hattiesburg Daily News for
its most excellent. full and accurate |
daily reports of the conference pro-
ceedings,
And, to all who in any way con
tributed to the local care, conven-
fence and entertainment of what has |
been pronounced by many, including |
large number of visitors and dele
gates, as one of the most delightful |
sessions of the Mississippi Annual |
Conference of the NJ. e. Church, South,
ever held.
Hospitality is distinctly christian
grace but in all lands and among all |
people it is evidence of true merit
In more systems than one, we learn
it is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive. When the fountain is dried up,
the stream ceases to flow. The foun-
tains of generosity, courtesy and broth
erly kindness will never dry up, but
only those people who help to supply
their flow will continue to enjoy the
ever blessed experience which comes