The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-20

The report showed a decided increase
in the amount given for the support
of the American Bible Society. Last
year the conference contributed the
sum of $4S1,45 as compared with con-
|tributions for the previous year OF
$261.07 almost twice as much. The
report commended the work of the
society and urged liberal support
from the conference. The report was
adopted.
Rev. w. w. Pinson, general secreta.
ny of the board of missions, address
ed the conference in the interest of
the work of his department. He said
that just twenty-six years ago in this
church he was transferred to the
West. After an absence of more than
a quarter of century he had been
sent back to his old home conference
and to the same church and town
from which was taken twenty-six
years ago.
"The NJ E. church, South, now has
six different mission fields" said DR..
Pinson, "and more than 400 mission
aries in those fields. In these fields
there are 4O,OOO,OOO of heathens. We
have only 100000 year to support
those missionaries and that is not
enough. Unless more money is Civ
en- for the cause there is going 20 be
tragedy in the mission fields" He
urged greater liberality among the
members in the support of the mis-
sionary interests. On an average the
church gives but 20 cents per mem
Der for the foreign missionary couse.
DR.. Pinson was followed by Robert
B. Eleazer, conference lay leader ex-
planning the laymen's financial meth
cd for Methodists. He urged the use
of the Duplex envelope in the taking
of Sunday morning collections.
DR.. e. B. Chappell, the Sunday
school editor, presided over the con-
ference for a brief period.
NJ R. Hayes was elected to dea-
cons order as travelling preacher.
At his own request E. H. Colson
was located.
M. NJ. Steward addressed the con-
ference In behalf of education and
Christian uplift of the negro race of
the South.
The class for admission into full
connection was called to the altar
and Bishop Kilgo delivered to them
an eloquent and impressive charge.
The class is composed of the follow
ing: Nathan B. Tucker, M. R. Hayes,
John F. Baggett, Albert Morgan, Oil
yer A. Hodge, Fred R. Hamilton, Sam
uel H. Parks, A. H. Lane, Elba H.
Lantz, S. Y. Algood, VIM. Springer,
Virgil H. Rollins.
Rev. P. A. Sowell submitted the re-
port of the board of church extern
sion. Nashville district paid this as
sessment in full, the amount assess
ed being $2,O91; and paid $2,O91. Co
lumbia district was assessed $92700
and paid sSO6.62. Lawrenceburg dis
trict was assessed $4,000 and paid
$29S.50. Franklin district was as
sessed $776, and paid $6S9.71. The
total assessment for the conference
was $S,625; paid $7,472.41.
The board lost balance of $3.50
by reason of the failure of the City
Savings Bank of Nashville, which has
been charged to the loss fund.
The report of w. T. Thomas, the
secretary of the board was submit
ted. It recommended that the poll
cy of making loans instead of dona-
tons to churches and parsonages be
adopted more generally in the future.
Since the organization of this de-
partment the Tennessee Conference
has contributed for the fund the sum
Of over $4,000, in Twenty-Five years.
The conference has been assessed
or the coming year for church exten-
sion the sum of $9,143, divided among |
he districts as follows: ( Gm
District Amount |
Columbia ....... 80. ......$ $4,000 |
GAINESVILLE ...... $50. -. 9S3.OO |
Dickson ...... ...... ..... 617.0O |
...... ..... 90. 914.OO
...... ...... go. $4,000
1allatin ...... ....... ..... $1,000
go. 80. 80. $500
Nurfreesboro ..... -. 80. 914.OO
Nashville ...... ....... -. 2,2l7.OO