Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-30
CLOSING SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
IS INTERESTING
Report of Various Committees
of Methodist Episcopal Mis-.
sions Indicate Work is Pro.
crossing Very Satisfactorily

The cloaing OF the dcliborativo scs.
siOns of the New Mexico English mis-.
sion aud the New Mexico Spanish mis-.
sion conference occupied the time of
those bodies at the First Methodist
Episcopal church until T. O'Clock 20.
day The reports of the various com.
ini,tees OF the English mission showed
that the WORK for the past year has
been well up to the standard marked
10y the past years. The reading of the
reports OF the treasurer anu of tho
statistical secretary. which claimed
considerable attention at the hands
OF the conference. showed that a
healthy growth has been maintained
along nearly al lines
For about thirty minutes during the
session this morning bishop William
Quayle addressed some very helpful
and inspiring remarks TO the men and
the gathered friends OF the mission
upon the Stress Of Things Among
other things he said ~ Is all right to
talk about the Simple life, but nova.
DAYS We won't live It,"
In his inimltabIe way ne described
the strenuous actions of the present
day, and pleaded with men and women
to adjust their lives 10 these things
and 10 count II privilege to- grow
weary In doing big things. Always re.
membering that the true rest was rest
In God
He described his boyhood days on a
farm Ia Kansas before his lie had
become religious How he had read
N Iff1.la H.. -.
me all ye that tabor and are heavy
laden ana ! will give you rest and a.
seemed TO him then that he had hit
upon something great and sweet. and
that in something over thirt, years he
had not revised his opinion
lie eNoried the preachers TO get be.
fore the werld the bgness OF Metho-
disnl Remarking that % was easy for
a man to live IN skillet, but II was
a big Job TO live In the universe
One Of the most important actions
of the entire session OF the conference
was the action taken by the body this
morning upon the resolution brought
IN by the committee appointed to In
vcstigatc the ACCESSIBILITY of uniting
the Spanish and the English work IN
der the jurisdiction OF a new confer
ence In the Methodist Episcopal
church. 10 bee known as the New Mex
leo annual conference. The resolution
which provided that the session nr
general conference, which cOnyenes al
Minneapolis next May. grant an On.
abling act whereby the above union
could he completed. was unanimously
adopted This gives promise OF being
one of the biggest steps forward IN the
Methodist work In New Mexico that
has been taken IN recent years
Among the important gathering in
connection with the work of the con
ference was the anniversary OF the
Woman's Home ana Foreign Mission
AIRY societies. which was held az 3
o'clock YESTERDAY
Mrs, D. A. Porterfcld o. Albuquer.
que presided aud many helpful and In
teresting addresses, papers and dis
cusslons were presented.
Among these were an address by
Mrs =. II Bodkin of Los Angeles, ma
tiOnal representative of the SOCIETY;
pRper by Mrs 4. J Jones. and AN
address by Mrs Hermon = Williams
OF the First Christian church
The music M this session was fur
nished by the girls OF the HarNuod
Industrial school.