The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-13
wednesdays Daily.)

Wednesdays Daily.)
Every member of the Methodist
conference was granted leave of alb
/ fsence tomorrow for sufficient time to
go to Nashville and vote in the great
contest there pending for civic right
eousness.
A motion to this effect was made
just before adjournment this morning
and was unanimously passed. Com
menting on the motion Bishop Kilgo
asked that the members of the con-
ference and Methodists everywhere
give their prayers for the success Of
the cause in tomorrow's struggle with
the forces of evil
The opening days session of the
Tennessee Annual Conference was
without unususl incident aside from
the above action. The organization
was speedily edected and the men,
DelS SoI poWA W pue4h0os CaIiy lh
the session.
Bishop Kilgos earnest appeal, at
the opening charge, for the old time
religion, the old time ideals and the
cid time faith, was the striking fea-
ture of the session. He earnestly
| nleaded with the members to cling to
the old ideals.
Rev. Geo. L. Beale, who has been
the efficient secretary ever since the
death of the lamented L. r. Alnis,
five years ago, was again chosen by
unanimous vote to that place, and he
nominated the same capable staff of
assistants who have helped him in
the past.
Several of the presiding elders sub
mitted reports of the years work and
almost without exception they were
encouraging, showing progress and
advancement in almost all lines of
the church work.
It was decided to open the confer
ence at $3.50 o'clock and adjourn at 12
o'clock
In the afternoon the committees
will meet and there will be devotional
services and a sermon at 3 o'clock ev-
cry, afternoon.
Come thou fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy never ceasing,
Call for songs Of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above,
Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it
Mount Of thy redeeming love.
With the singing of this grand old
hymn Of militant Methodism the
Ninety-eigth Annual Session of the
Tennessee Annual Conference opened
at 9 o'clock this morning. The scene
was an inspiring one. More than
500 of the crusaders of the twentieth
century assembled to tell the story
of their twelve months labors in the
vineyard of the Master, lifted their
voices in praise of Almighty God.
Bishop Kilgo, elected by the re-
cent General Conference of the
church led the singing. 1t is rare
thing that a Methodist preacher can
net sing the hymns of Wesley, Watts
and the other sweet singers Of Metho-
dist End when 500 of them join their
voices in glad refrain the effect is
truly inspiring.
Bishop Kilgo led in an earnest and
eloquent prayer for the divine guild
ance for the conference. the miois-
teis "meekly kneeling upon their
knees" Fre1uant and fervent We're
the amens that punctusted tie pray
er. In the course Of his srypIica-
ton he prayed that the powers CT.
peace and righteousness should tri-
umph in the ccmqcuwea'tb he pray
ed that the Almighty should paralyze
forever the tongue Of any official who
should dare to set himself up against
te laws of Ccd or blaspheme His
holy name.
The Bishop read for the scripture
lesson from Hebrews 10th chapter