Sharp County record., 1911-01-13

Missouri conference was held at
Belleview, Washington county, NO.,
beginning Sept. 10, 1884, with Bish-
op Roberts in the chair. The ap-
p0intments for the Little Rock dis
trict were j. X. Lacy presiding eld-
er, White River circuit Andrew
Peace, Helena circuit L. Wakelee.
The Spring River circuit was left to
be supplied and it is not known
who was appointed to the work.
Andrew D. Smith, j. Horned, Thos.
Bertholf, P. Bcrryhill, John Harrell
and j, N. Hamill were appointed to
preach and teach in the Indian mis-
sions and schools. Browell Lee was
returned to the Adair school among
the Indians. We have no account
of Rev. j. X. Lacy, only that he
came to this conference this year,
and history tells of nothing further
of him. Rev. A. Peace came to Ar
kansas this year and served on the
White River circuit and was trans
ferred in 1885, after which date no
account of him is given. The mem
bership reported this year was 2,4O6
white, 500 Indians, 1856 negroes,
total 3,S01.
The twentieth session of the Mis-
souri, conference was held at Arrow
Rock Camp Ground, Mo-, beginning
Sept. 10, 1885, with Bishop Roberts
presiding. AT this conference the
appointments in Arkansas Territory
were re-arransed, and this year we
have the Batesville district instead
Of Arkansas district. The Little
Rock district and the Indian School
and Mission district were made
three presiding elder districts, two
for the whites and one for the Ind
ians. The appointments for the
Batesville district were Burwell Lee
presiding elder, Big Creek circuit L.
Wakelee, Washington circuit John
Harrell, jackson circuit John Pow
oil, White River circuit Alvin Baird.
The Franklin, Helena, Clinton, Ar
kansas and Carrolton circuits were
left to be supplied, The Spring
River circuit does not appear in the
minutes of this session, but we sup
pose the preacher on the White
River or Jackson circuit filed the
appointments Of both circuits,
The Batesville district covered all
the territory north of the Arkansas
river, and from Helena on the Miss
issippi river to Washington county
on the west, The following named
young preachers were admitted on
trial at this session of the confer
ence Thos. Ashly, Samuel Cal
houn John Powell, j, H. Carr, j. M.
Gore and Joseph Renfroe, They did
good and valuable work for the
Methodist church in this state and
In the Indian Territory mission for
years The first Methodist society
was formed in the town Of Bates.
vile In 1885 by Rev. Burwell Lee
In a letter to the Arkansas Meth.
odist the venerable DR.. Andrew
Hunter gives al interesting accoun,
Of this session of the Missouri con.
ference In the year 1885; THE on,
ly representative from the Arkan.
sas part Of this conference was the
Rev. William Ratclifl, n young mar
who had been transferred from the
Tennessee conference and who hat
just closed his first years labor ii
the Methodist church west of the
Mississippi river. His presiding
elder instructed him with all his
papers and reports and he made the
journey Of between 800 and 400
miles by himself, dischargine the
duties Imposed upon him 90 well Oc
II he had been a veteran of a score
Of years, That was the last time
Arkansas Was represented by any
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