The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-10-03
LOUISVILLE N. F.
CONFERENCE ENDS
Appointments Announced
for Ensuing Year.
Great Sunday Crowds Hear Ser
mons From Campbellsville
Pulpits.

Methodist Conference in session here,
celebrated its sixty-fifth annual ses-
sion when Bishop A. w. Wilson an
nounced the appointments for the
ministers Of next year. Quite battle
was waged in the election OF the
clerical delegates ito the general con-
ference, Gross Alexander was elected
on the third ballot. There was no
election on the fourth. The confer
ence adjourned and was called to ord
py the Rev. Frank NJ. Thomas at
1880 o'clock in order to cast the firth
ballot, when the Rev. ]. T. Rushing
Of Elizabethtown, was elected. The
voting became spirited in the next
ballot, and inasmuch as no one was
nominated in open conference the
vote was scattered among a large
number of candidates with no cleo
ton. The seventh ballot was taken
and resulted in no election. the
eighth ballot was taken and Rev. 8. ]
Thompson, OF Greensboro, was elect
ed.
BOARD OF MISSIONS REPORT.
| The BOG. d of missions reported
great progress in the work, and state
| that $40, 1886 had been raised\ during
the year for home and foreign mission.
The board also stated that still fur
Their advancement would be made dur
ing the year in work OF home mis-
sions, and that the home missionaries
would receive larger pay during the
next year. The conference cashier re-
ported that $S4.51S.45 had passed
through his hands during the session
of conference.
Special trains were run into Camp
bellsville yesterday from Lebanon and
Greensburg and three big motor cars
carried people from Columbia In ordel
to hear the visiting preachers who
filled the pulpits of the city.
Sunday morning Bishop A. W.
Wilson preached in the opera house
and ordained the following young min
listers deacons: Fielding T. Howard
Henry, F. Higgins. James Henry Ep-
ley, Alonzo D. Davis. Patrick c. Long
Harry R. Short, Henry e. Jarboe
William A. Phipps. Henry T. Speak
and Jabey w. Holloway.
Sunday evening Bishop John G
Kllgo preached and ordained the cias
of travelling elders as follows: wal
liam s. Buckner. Jesse r. Randolph
]. Frank Baker. Johney w. Weldon
Benjamine C. Wilson and Alexander
Rayster.
OA'y two ministers have died dur
J. ing the year. the Rev. B. M. Mes
sick and the Rev. T. v. Joiner. Mem
orial services were held in the Meth
odist church last night for these de
: ceased members. at which numbe
Of ministers spoke on the lives o
these departed ministers.
The appointments for this. the Ow
! ensboro district. are as follows:
., s. ]. Thompson, presiding elder
Beaver Dam, l.. Nj. Russell; Cal
houn circuit, l.. X. May; Cen
! tertown circuit, Alex Register; Cen
trail City station. B. Nj. Currie. Glow
g export station W. C. Frank; brakes
y boro mission. Paul 8. Powell; Dun
dee circuit. ]. p. vanhoy; Fordsvnl
o mission. ]. T. Demoubarron. supply
8 Greenville station. G. P. Dillon
e Greenville circuit. p. T. Howard
e Hartford circuit, B. w. Napier; Hav
esville circuit, w. e. Saviile; Lewis
u port circuit. J. l.. Murrell; Livel
a more circuit. C. F. Hartford; Mace
! circuit, r. L. Tully; North Hartfor
Q mission. J. B. Rayborn. supply; Ov
ensboro. Breckenridge street. E.
Ryan; Owsnsboro circuit, d. s. Cam
bell; owensboro. Settle Memoria
q Lewis Powell; Greensboro. Thu
k street, s. r. Wilson; Owensbor
WOODLAND. 4. 8. Moore; Rochestt
,. circuit, @. w. Dame; Sacramento ci
le cult, w. s. Bucker; South Carrollto
and Island. H. l.. shelton; Stephen
70 port mission. II. =. Jarboe.
Transferred to Kentucky COME
n ence, z. T. Cation and r. T. Brown.
= Transferred to New Mexico COME
10 ence, j. H. Walker.
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