The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-13

the year were reported and all lines
of church work have prospered. The
missionary spirit is growing rapidly
in the city of Nashville, he said. In
the past four years fifteen churches
in the district have been built or
improved.
Rev Mr. Moody supplemented the
report by saying that never had there
been such a quadrenium in the Nash
Vile district as the church had ex-
perienced there the past four years.
Summarizing the reports of the
presiding elders for the past wear
there have been over 1000 CONVEX
sions in the bounds of the conference,
and over 1900 additions to the church
on profession Of faith.
The names of the superannuates
we're called, their characters passed
and they were continued in that re
lation. Among the number was DR..
A. Dinwiddie, Of Columbia. who SPOKE
briefly He said that ffty-two years
ago that he and DR. R. x. Brown we're
admitted to the conference at this
place on trial. One other of that
class is living. He married in this
church fifty years ago and invited
all the conference to attend the eel
ebration of his golden wedding
The names of the preachers of. the
GAINESVILLE district were called and
their characters passed,
The names of the Columbia district
pastors were then called and theil
characters passed.
This was followed by the preachers
in the Dickson, Fayetteville, Frank
lin, Gallatin, Lawrenceburg, Muir
freesboro, Lebanon and Nashville dis
tricts, whose characters were passed
When the name of NJ. c. Dickson
of the Lawrenceburg district, wa'
called, the presiding elder asked 70,
a committee of investigation, charg
es having been filed.
Bishop Kilgo decided an appea
from the Nashville district confer
ence, and affirmed the ruling Of thu
presiding elder.
In the appeal from Jordonia quar-
terly conference the case was too gen
Ieral and hypothetical, said the Bish
CD, for discussion. In all cases
said the Bishop, all services in thu
Methodist churches in the absence o
the Bishop and presiding elders ar
held under the supervision of the pas
tor in charge.
A message Of greeting from tn
Cumberland Synod was received ant
proper reply was made.
Rev. ]. ]. stowe offered a resolu
ton pledging support to Payne Col
ilege for colored youth at Macon, Ga
which was unanimously adopted
| DR.. ]. H. Hammond was granted
the privilege Of taking a collection
for the benefit Of the college.
A collection of about 800 was tax
en- for the benefit of the college.
The following committee on memo
rails was named: T. c. Moody. H
lB. Reams and w. ]. Collier.
Bishop Kilgo announced the follow
ing committee on trial of Rev. NJ. c
Dickson, whose character was no
passed and investigation being de
handed: W. ]. Collier, w. 7. S
Cook and Geo. A. Morgan.
]. l. Finney, editor of The Herald
presented gavel to the conference
The gavel was made from wood ou
of the old church building at Pisgah
where the first Methodist churcl
south of Duck river was established
in 1907.
Bishop Kilgo accepted the gavel il
a feeling and appropriate address.
The names of the Undergraduate
of the class of the first year wer'
called, their characters passed ant
they were advanced to the class o
the second year.
Some of the reports made by thes'
young men were truly inspiring. II
a number of cases they reported mor'
than thirty conversions during thu
year. and one of them had more thai
one hundred conversions as the re
suit Of his preaching. Nearly all o