Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-09-16

The closing of the conference which
the African Methodists of the Colo
RADIO Conference began in this city
last Wednesday occurred Monday and
was marked by the appointment of
ministers to the various churches OF
the state and adjoining states. In the
main the pastors retain their former
places. The gradual elimination of
the points farthest distant from Colo
RADIO has SO far cut down the Colorado
Conference that it is not SO easily
identified now. 1t has only one pre-
siding elder district, which this year.
as last. is under Rev. J. C. c. Owens.
The other appointments are: Rev. A
NJ. Ward to Shorter, Denver; Rev. w.
c. Williams to Campbell, Denver;
Rev. j. b. Holmes to ST. John, Pueblo:
Rev. J. C. Bell to ST Paul. Pueblo;
Rev. j. H. Brown to Trinidad; Rev.
X p Bond to La Junta: Rev. B. Nc
Gully to Ogden; Rev. Rogers to Grand
Junction: Rev. Carter to Cripple
Creek: Rev w. l. n. Baker to Sher-
idan, Wyo.; Rev. C. H. Boone to Colo
RADIO Springs; Rev. ]. S. Payne to
Boulder; Rev. Jas. Washington to
Cheyenne; Revs. ]. P. Washington
and A. G. Elliott. general missionar-
les: Rev. Howard. conference evan
gelist.
The presiding bishop, H. B. Parks,
also gave credentials as missionaries
to several women, most of them wives
Of ministers Among them were Mrs.
]. p. Watson. Mrs. Mamie Reynolds,
Mrs. Olive Elliott, Mrs. Matte Bond,
Mrs A L. Washington, Mrs. p. NJ.
Maxfield, Mrs Mary Ramsey, Mrs. J..
| S. Payne. Three ministers severed
their connection with the Colorado
Conference, going west, Rev. FAINT to
Reno Nevada, Rev. House to Billings.
Mont, and Rev. l. Brown to Havre,
Mont Rev. Boone of Colorado
Springs charge joined the conference,
coming from Tennessee.
In finance the years work was up
to last years standard, after hard eff
fort and in the face of many discour-
agements due to the hard times. A
new feature of the conference work
was the raising of funds for the home
for aged and infirm ministers which
has newly come into the possession
of the Methodist connection from a
gift by General Palmer of Colorado
Springs. All conferences are contrib
uting to this work and 1t is expected
to make of it one that is creditabie
to the Negro race and to the church
Rev. j. w. BraXton. acting under
authority of the bishop, is in charge.
His is general Office and will come
in with other such offices in the busi-
ness of the general conference. 1t
was Intended to hold meeting here
of the board of directors of the home,
but Bishop Parks thought etter of 1t
and had ii changed to meet In con-
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| which is in session this week in Kan
sas City Rev. Ward of this city and
Rev. Braxton have gone there to be
present.
1t was decided to hold the next ses-
sion of the conference at Cheyenne.
Also the minutes of the Arizona Con-
ference will be published in connec-
ton with those of Colorado.
On Friday and again on Sunday the
Conference was the guest of Campbell
chapel and Rev. w. G. Williams. At
one service the famous Juvenile choir
of the church rendered the music and
came in for high compliment
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock there
was held at Shorter memorial serv-
ice for the dead of the past year, who
numbered Bishop Abraham Grant,
Mrs Grant. Rev. John Turner. Rev.
s. Cook and Rev. ]. Fl. Booker. These
five being members Of the Confer
ence, were added to the list Of de-
parted gospel heroes, their memory
was fittingly extolled and service OF
song and prayer held that wrung the
hearts OF the many. Bishop Parks
was especially touching in his re-
marks ON the death Of his friend and
predecessor. Bishop Grant.
Tho Sunday morning service was =