The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-05-23
conference
Of Ashland District. M. E.
Church South.
Interesting Meeting Of Preachers and
Delegates In Session at
Louisa.

The Ashland District Conference
OF the NJ. q. Church South began
lts regular session In the Southern
Methodist church, this city, on Tues.
day morning. Conference was call
Cd 10 order by Presiding Elder o. #
Williams. After devotional exercis-
80 the secretary. the Rev. c. A.
slaughter. OF Catlettsburg. proceed
cd TO enroll the delegates:
Names OF Ministers.
Rev. o. r. Williams. Ashland;
Rev. Q. A. Slaughter, catlettsburg;
Rev. Hunter. Richmond. Va; Rev.
Poiiitt, Cincinnati; Rev. Redd, Mil
lersburg: Rev. Cranberry and wife,
Paintsyiile; Rev Hobson. East Ash
land; Rev. ID. b. Kazee. Dwale; Rev
r. y. Thornburg. Russell; Rev. r..
y. Rice, Blaine; Rev. j. p. Rich
mond, Beaver creek; Rev. Elius
Yoak, Blaine: Rev. C. A. Goodwin.
Van Lear; Rev. Bernard Spencer,
ines; Rev. !. N. Fannin. Pikevilie;
Rev Wilkinson, Prestonsburg; Rev.
w. l.. Reid, Parkersburg; Rev. h.
II. cassady. Fallsburg; Rev. A. A.
Hollister, Rev. s. b. Odell, Gray
son; Rev. c. NJ. Ball. oakview: Rev.
v. D. Harmon. webbville; Rev. J..
q. Moore and wife, Auxier; Rev. J..
N. Hicks. Laynesville; Rev. w. b.
Ball, Greenup; Rev. Chas. Neff and
wife, Buchanan; Rev. II. A. spenc-
er. Ashland; Rev. U. v. w. Darling
ton, Huntington; Rev. John Martin.
Huntington.
Delegates.
"A ]. p. crause, C. NJ. Ward. Dwale;
I'M. Ferguson. Ashland; Il. J. Jar
y rell and wife. Inez; Mr.. Carer. Miss
4 Nettie Miller. Miss McMullen. South
Portsmouth; Miss Anna Merrill, Miss
Virginia Jones, Limeville; Miss Ber-
nice Kimberley and Lola Chapman,
Ashland Mrs. John Ault and son.
0rayson: Douglas Hamilton and w.
b. Richmond and wife, Inez; Harri-
son stewart. and A. J. Cooksey
cadmm: A. r. wakefield. Ashland;
l.. r. GILES. Jattie; c. NJ. Wells,
Auxier. Chas. McGlothlin. Mavity;
Mrs. Sutton and son. Russell; and
Penn Mlrcum. Catlettsburg.
AT Ne conclusion OF the busi-
moss session Of the morning the
rev Ull v. W. Darlington, pastor
on the first NJ. E. Church South,
huntington preached fine sermon
|egret WIS expressed that Mr.. Darl-
|hgton's stay in Louisa was neces-
.arily very brief
The afternoon OF Tuesday was
Ievoted to the Sunday school inter-
bst OF the church. the subject being
ably discpased by the delegates. AT
might very large audience had the
pleasure Of listening to the Rev.
4 A. A. Hollibter. OF Grayson, and w.
J.. Vaughan, of Louisa, who made
interesting hnd Instructive addresses
concerning the work being done In
Kentucky and elsewhere for the Sun
day school cause.
other interesting talks were made
on this work by DR.. j. G. Granber-
ry. II. A. SPENCER and p. e. Thorn
burg. ,
On Wednesday morning, after the
transaction OF conference business
the meeting listened to an eloquent
sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Pollitt, Of
Cincinnati. MI. Pollitt was at one
time a member OF the Western Vir-
ginia Conference and will join 1t
again this fall "Wednesday afternoon
was devoted to- the subject of mis-
sions, aud at night an audience
which tested the seating capacity
Of the church listened TO a splendid
address, on China, by the Rev. Dr..
h. +. Reid, Laymen's Missionary Sec
rotary of the M. u. Church South.
DR.. Reds address was probably the
best on his subject ever heard In
this city. He went to that country
"a years ago, and remained II
years as missionary and teach
er. During that time he mastered
the difficult language OF the coun-
try, made himself acquainted with
It's early history and through the
literature OF the new Republic keeps
In touch with its history OF today.
Many OF the men who are now prom
hent in Chinese affairs we're form
or pupils OF DR.. Reid. DR.. Reid
and his namesale, the Rev. w. L.
Reid, Presiding Elder Of the Park
ors60rr District. were guests OF Mr..
aud Mrs. %. X. Spencer, and both
LETT on the midnight N and W..
train for Clcndenin, w Va.
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