The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-18
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CONFERENCE HELD AT GALA
TIN TENN

TIN. TENN.
The f~orty-seventh session of the
Tennessee Annual Conference con-
vened in Key Chapel Methodist
Church October 10, Bishop T. s.. Hen
derson, d. d., presiding. The devo-
tional services were very impressive.
"And are we yet alive?" was lined
and SUM by the Conference. The
Lords Supper was administered by
the bishop, assisted by the district
superintendent. Rev. D. T. Bunch
was elected secretary; H. P. Gordon
Rev. S. M. Strayhorn was elected sta
tistical secretary with Revs. I. N.
Collier, r. B. Ross and w. A. Rogers
assistants. Wednesday night was
the Epworth League Anniversary.
The Rev. w. w. Lucus, A. NJ, D.
D., was the speaker. DR.. Lucus is
quite an entertainer. He is an ora
tor of power and can o his au-
dience at will. Friday night was
Freedmen's Aid Anniversary. DR.. l.
Garland Penn, secretary of the Freed
men Aid Society, was the speaker.
DR.. Penn has a plan by which he hopes
to raise one dollar per member. The
Freedmen's Aid Jubilee for 1918. Dur
!; ing this Conference there was more
cash money raised than ever before.
t $152 was raised by the brethren of
A the conference. The Bishop giving a
' dollar for every dollar given by the
preachers and Iaymen. Cash for the
t Jubilee, 1904.
This conference was the greatest
= - --.a14f~o 90 nf
q fered by the Rev. F. N. Collier to
n have the conference redistricted, was
discussed pro and con. The Rev. r
,f r. Weatherby was transferred to the
North Carolina Conference. Revs. N
: d. Shamborgne, ID. D., and j.
" Chavis, D.. d., were transferred from
" the North Carolina Conference to thu
Tennessee Conference. Each of thes'
men is very strong. DR.. Chavis a
one time was president of Bennett
~ College, North Carolina. Quite
r., number of the young ministers wer
left without appointments to atten
II. one of our schools. Sunday at 10 {
TX m. The Rev. A. Phillips, one of tn
pioneers of the Tennessee Conference
conducted the love feast. At II o'cloc
as Bishop Henderson preached a stron
ist sermon from the text, "He loved tn
lr people" In the afternoon the mem,
rs. rial service was held out of respet
RS. to Rev. j.. M. Lyle, Rev. l.. Buck
=, Rev. j. L. Massey, Rev. j.. M. Mood.
OK Rev. H. w. Key, D. D., and Rev. He.
Ell ry Dunlap. The speakers were
ert M. Moores, J. P. Price, w. L. Lillar
by J. B. Bradford, H. Primm, w.
of Smith and A. Phillips. Rev. H.
ish Gordon was ordained elder and |.
Ind Churchwell, ]. X. Jones and N.
life. Walker were ordained deacons. Su
my day night DR.. /. L. Thomas, of Il
lily Board of Home Missions and Chur'
en-. Extension Society, lectured to a fl
house. DR.. Thomas is one of the be
speakers Of this age. The next CO
ference will be held at Murfreesbol
The appointments were read Mond
morning:
Cumberland River District-E.
Guthrie, district superintendent; All
andria< VIM. Neal; Cherry Valley,
N. Collier; Cookeville and Algood,
Fl. Ham: Decherd Circuit, Hicks
be be supplied. Gallatin, ]. X. Jon'
ung Gallatin Circuit Supply ]. A. Blu
W. prey, GOTutuSNlllS, lhOo' w
lid Huntsville, M. Williams; Lebanon,
less r Miller: Lebanon Cir, S. ]. Bool
and Liberty, S. Knight; Livingston, W..
in Meals; Manchester, J. S. Nance;
who Minnville, J. B. Booth; McMinnv
to a Circuit. E. F. Douglass; Mitchellvi
sur 7. w. Satterfeld; North Lebanon,
of p. r. Woodson; Sparta, ]. H.
by Means; Snarta Circuit (Supply) "
1.-The Holden: Stonewall Circuit, B. J. Nj
lack, dith: T%ullahoma, David Scott.
feet Central Districts. M. Utley.
drug trict superintendent; Clifton, R.
big Dowell; Cumberland Furnace, W.
it to c. Travis; Dickson, r. B. Ross:
Yer. ]. =. Neal; Humboldt, ]. w.
! in bastian: -Lawrenceburg, J. H. Tho
1bles son; Lexington Circuit. s. M.
michael. Mansfield Circuit, p. F. I