The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-05-23
Conference
Of Ashland District. NJ. {.
Church South.
Interesting Meeting Of Preachers and
Delegates IN Session at
Louisa.

The Ashland District Conference
OF the NJ. q. Church South began
its regular session in the Southern
Aethodist church, this city, on Tues
day morning. Conference was call
cd 10 order by Presiding Elder o. +
Williams. After devotional exercis-
% the secretary. the Rev. c. A.
slaughter. OF Catlettsburg. proceed
cd 10 enroll the delegates:
Names OF Ministers.
Rev. o, #. Williams, Ashland; I;
Rev. Q. A. Slaughter. Catlettsburg;
Rev. Hunter Richmond. Va; Rev.
Poiiitt. Cincinnati; Rev. Redd. Mil
lersburg; Rev. Cranberry and wife.
Paintsville; Rev. Hobson, East Ash
land; Rev. d. b. Kazee. Dwale; Rev
4. y. Thornburg, Russell; Rev. r.
y. Rice. Blaine; Rev. ]. p. Rich
mond. Beaver creek; Rev. Elius
1oak, Blaine; Rev. G. A. Goodwin,
Van Lear; Rev. Bernard Spencer,
inez; Rev. l. N. Fannin, Pikeville;
Rev. Wilkinson. Prestonsburg; Rev.
W L. Reid, Parkersburg; Rev. r.
H. cassady. Fallsburg; Rev. A. A.
IHollister, Rev. s. d. Odeli, Gray
son; Rev. @. NJ. Ball, Oakyiew; Rev.
v. D. Harmon. webbyille; Rev. j.
n. Moore and wife. Auxier; Rev. j..
M. Hicks. Laynesville; Rev. w. b.
Bail. Greenup; Rev. Chas. Neff and
wife. Buchanan; Rev. II. A. spenc-
or. Ashland; Rev. U. v. w. Darling
ton. Huntington; Rev. John Martin.
Huntington.
~ Delegates.
J. p. crause, C. M. Ward. Dwale;
I'm. Ferguson, Ashland; q. j. Jar
rell and wife, Inez; Mr.. Carer. Miss
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,
Grayson; Douglas Hamilton and w.
B. Richmond and wife. Inez; Harri-
son Stewart. and A. j. Cooksey,
caamua: A. r. Wakefield, Ashland;
l.. r. GILES. Jattie; c. NJ. Wells.
Auxiera Chas. McGlothlin, Mavity;
Mrs. satton and son. Russell; and
Penn Mrcum. Catlettsburg.
At Ne conclusion OF the busi-
ness sslsion Of the morning the
j Rev. Ul v. W. Darlington. pastor
OF the ftsrst NJ. Il. Church South,
Huntington preached fine sermon.
Regret was expressed that Mr.. Dari-
ington's stay In Louisa was neces-
sarily very brief.
The afternoon OF Tuesday was
devoted to the Sunday school inter-
est OF the church. the subject being
ably discpssed by the delegates. At
night a very large audience had the
pleasure OF listening to the Rev.
A. A. Hollibter. OF Grayson. and w.
j. Vaughan, Of Louisa, who made
interesting hnd Instructive addresses
conct ming the work being done in
Kentucky aid elsewhere for the Sun
day school lause.
Other intefesting talks were made
on this work by DR.. ]. c. Granber-
ry. H. A. Spencer and p e. Thorn
burg.
On "Wednesday morning. after the
transaction ol conference business
the meeting listened to an eloquent
sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Pollitt. of
Cincinnati. MI. Pollitt was at one
time q membel of the Western vir-
xinia Conference and will join It
again this fall "Wednesday afternoon
Was devoted to- the subject of mis-
sions, and at night an audience
which tested the seating capacity
Of the church listened to a splendid
address on China, by the Rev. DR..
lc. +. Reid, Laymen's Missionary Sec
rotary OF the M. 10. Church South,
DR.. Reid's address was probably the
best on his subject ever heard In
this city. He went to that country
"a years ago, and remained IL
years as missionary and teach
er During that time he mastered
the difficult language OF the coun-
try, made himself acquainted with
its 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
inent in Chinese affairs were form
or pupils of DR.. Reid. DR.. Reid
and his namesahe, the Rev. w. l..
Reid. Presiding Elder Of the Park