The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-20
(Monday's Daily }

tMOndayS Dally.)
With the exception of hearing the
appointments of the preachers all or
the business of the ninety-eighth ses-
sion of the Tennessee Annual Confer
ence was concluded this morning.
The committees finished their reports
and even the customary resolution of
thanks was read.
But for the fact that the Bishop did
not have the appointments ready the
final adjournment Of the conference
would have taken place this morning.
However, it was announced early in
the session that the appointments
would not be ready until tonight. It
is expected that the session tonight
will be a very brief one.
There has never been a session OF
| the Tennessee Conference that has
been more harmonious or in which
the business has been disposed of
more rapidly and with more smooth
ness than that which is drawing to a
close. Bishop kilgo, with his kuCwl-
edge of the rules of the church ana
parliamentary law and his ease and
grace as a presiding officer has been
an ideal guiding genius for the busi-
ness of the session.
The statistical reports submitted
this morning showed an increase of
members, of salaries paid the preach,
ers and general advancement in prac-
itically all lines of the church endeav.
or.
Conference opened, with brief scrip
ture lesson by Bishop Kilgo. Com
centing on the lesson the Bishop said
that everything of paramount worth
that we had from the old world was
brought here by the church of God. In
every instance Gods church has res
cued the Bible from the hands OF the
linfideL. It has taken the book from
the hands of scholars and preserved
lit from their efforts to emasculate it
There is no worse calamity that car
befall any nation than to lose its Bi
BILE. There are many ways to lose
the Bible but the church OF God car
be always depended upon to save the
/ holy word. The Bible was written
for the redemption OF the human race
and for no other purpose Whatever
lit was not written for its literary
merit, but it is the holy word OF AL.
mighty God given to the inspired men
of old and he who does not read the
/ book that he may find the way to
eternal life and salvation from sin
had just as we'll not look within its
covers. He urged the preachers to
be conservative and to cling to the
Bible of the fathers. Stand stead
fast by the invincible faith and eter-
nal truths of God The preachers
who do not stand true to the church
and the Bible are moving backward
If it was not for Gods church in this
restless storm swept time, what
would become of the world? One
trembles to think of the awful chaos
that would ensue.
The minutes of Saturdays session
we're read and approved.
The committee of conference rela
tions submitted it's report. Very few
changes We're made in the list OF the
superannuaries and superannuates
from that of last year. There was
some discussion over the question OF
putting Rev. e. D. Trout in the list OF
isuperanpuaries, but the committees
recommendations prevailed.
For superannuate relations the hst
last year was continued.
The Sunday school board, through
Col. ]. E. Edgerton, the secretary,
made its report The report showed
falling of In collections for chfl-
dren's day and In the number of
schools which observed the day. More