The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-06-27
N|ETHOD|STS
Of Ashland District Hold An
nuaI Meeting at Louisa.
Large Attendance and Good Program,
Along With Able Preaching by
Distinguished Ministers.

The Ministerial and Layman's AS
ISOLATION of Ashland District, Ken
lucky Conference was held in this
city in the y, E. Church June 90,
"a and %. 1t was organized Tues
day, June 23, at o'clock a. m.with
the following officers and commit
tees:
President, DR.. j. B. MeClay; Sec
retary. Rev. G. N. Jolly; committee
Oh pastors salary. G. B. Plummer.
O. J. Corder; committee on evan
ge'ization, j. A. Lewis, H. E. Trent,
F. T. Kelley, committee on resolu-
tons, A. p. Smith. H. d. Cooper,
G N.Bradford, committee on School,
j. B. McClay, Bradford and Plum
mer. and committee on Beneyolenc-
es. Corder, Rowe and Howes.
The following is the list of lay
and clerical delegates:
Bishop w. r. Anderson, Cin'ti.
DR.. J. B. McClay, Ashland.
DR.. Gillian, Ashland.
Rev. F. T. Kelley, Russell.
Rev. ]. A. Williams, Ashland.
Rev. H. .. Trent, Gallup.
Rev. o. ]. Corder, Paintsville.
Rev. G. w. Howes, Olive Hill.
Rev. Cyrus Rifle. Fullerton.
Rev. c. w. Jolly, Greenup.
Rev. @. w. Bradford, vanceburg.
Rev. w. NJ. Jones, Ludlow.
Rev. w. H. Marrs, vanceburg.
Rev. A. w. Rove, Pikeville.
Rev.. J. F. Ruggles, Advance.
Rev. H. D. Cooper, Tolesboro.
Rev. A. P. Smith, Catlettsburg.
Rev. j. A. Lewis, Pikeville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, Ashland
Mrs. Dora Bridge. Portsmouth.
The organization of association
was preceded by devotional exercis
es conducted by Rev. Wade Rowe
formerly OF Ft. Gay. All day ses
sions were held on. Tuesday ant
Wednesday, when various topics in
teresting and of vital Importance tt
the church were discussed. Sym
posia of Missions. Church Exten
sion and Education were held a
which the various phases of thess
subjects were presented.
On Monday evening Dr.. y. B
McClay preached a splendid sermon
20 an audience which completed,
filled the church. Hsi theme wa
.'Four-SQuare men," 1t was a Nc
Clay sermon from exordium to per
grafton, replete with eloquence ant
spirituality.
On belated G. & o. train Tues
day evening the Rev. Frederick F
Shannon. of Brooklyn. arrived il
Louisa, where the friends of hi
youth delight to speak of him al
Our Fred" He and Mrs. Shannon
and Frederfck. Jr.. went to th'
home of his brother, e. E. Shan
non, where he was allowed to sta,
Just long enough to eat and res
awhile after his long, hot ride from
New York, wher he was bundled
across the street into a church
where rews and aisles were packed
wnh people. After glowing tribute
paid i'm by DR.. McClay by way Of
Introducing "a man who needed nc
introduction, as the doctor put 1t
Mr. shannon p,eacred sermon
which vas masterpiece-rich II
thought and eloquent il. utterance
With its wealth Of scholarly knowl.
edge and striking imagery it wal
simplicity iteslf. e
His text was taken from the gos.
pei OF Luke, the Gath chapter and
the eighth verse: And they remem.
bered His words. His theme was
Christianized memory.
Up to the eleventh hour and the
ffty-ninth second OF the rfty-ninth
minute 1t was thought that BishoT
lW. r. Anderson. of Cincinnati
would preach Wednesday evening
lbut It was not to be so, for the
Ohio prelate changed his hour te
2 in the afternoon. greatly to the
disappointment Of many. and wen,
on to Paintsville. where he preach
at night.
The efficient choir OF the church
was the means of rendering ths
evening services doubly attractive
It sings well under the direction Of
the pastor