Iron County register., 1911-04-20
Arcadia News.

The District Conference came
and went and we are all happy.
The attendance was between 70l
and 80. The Bishop stayed one
day and two hours and preached
Monday evening and Tuesday
at ii A. NJ. He also presided over
the sessions of the Conference
Monday and Tuesday, to 3 P. M.
Our people would be delighted to
have him make his home in the
valley. His sermons were greatly
enjoyed by all who heard him.
DIR. Stubblefeld, of Flat River,
filled DIR. McMurray's place on the
programme on Tuesday evening,
to the entire satisfaction of his
hearers. Rev. A. M. Robinson, of
Irondale, gave us good sermon
on Wednesday at IL o'clock, and
DIR. Henry, of Bonne Terre, fairly
entranced his audience on We'd
nesday evening in his sermon on
leadership Rev. A. G. Star
mount pleased our people as a
choir leader and we are all glad
that he is to be our choir leader at
the camp-meeting. He will spend
few days here before the camp
meeting trying to enlist and in
terest those who will assist in the
singing. The reports of the
preachers were not so optimistic
as we could have wished; however,
a few great revivals were reported
and three or four hundred conver-
sions. Seven young men we're
licensed to preach, five of them be-
ing students of Marvin College, at
Fredericktown. Three of them are
sons of preachers as follows:
Standifer Grove, a son of Presid-
ing Elder Grove; John D. Dough-
erty, Jr., a son of father of the
same name, who is now stationed
at Hornersville, Mo-, and who
came all the way here to see his
son licensed to preach; and G. w.
Nollner, a son of Rev. G.. w.
Nollner, of Murphysboro, ILL.,, but
formerly of the st. Louis Confer
ence for many years. Young
preachers fall in love just like
other young men, and so it hap
pened that one of the best looking
of them fell in love with one of our
fairest young ladies and it is per-
fectly safe to say that young
preacher will attend the camp
meeting and sing in the choir.
We are glad as he has an excellent
base voice. Many matters of gen.
eral and special interest were dis
cussed, among them the District
Parsonage, the Presiding Elders
home at Pennington. The whole
District should have heard thai
discussion but we have not time
and you have not space to even
print the salient features of this
discussion. All the churches
should take it up, ours with the
rest. Mr.. Henry Walton, of Min
eral Point, professed conversion a
the service on Tuesday evening
, Mrs. DR.. Henry and Mrs. P. E
: Genoway had charge of the work
of the Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary part of the pro
gramme and each made fair show
ings for these very helpful auxili
: aries of the church. The chart
) showing the contributions to tn,
, Home and Foreign Missions, mad
: by Rev. Coker, at the request O
| Presiding Elder Grove. attracted
+. considerable attention. Thei
I showing was peculiarly gratifyin,
Z to the Arcadians, as it showet
, their church at the top of the lis
l in amount contributed per numbe
, to these causes in the District. Ii
i the election of delegates to the An
9 nual Conference, which meets a
: Kirkwood next September, j. M
D Slagle, of Whitewater, j. N. Sit
ton, of Leadwood, G. B. McClin
took, of Pennington, and P. F
3 Thomure, of Salem, were chosel
to represent this District TIL
universal verdict of the preacher
and laymen was that this was on
of the best and most spiritua
= District Conferences that they ha
attended. Even the Bishop said
t was good to be here.
See A. RiekeN& Son before buy
ing vour Sewing Machine.