The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-08

spective pastors, Rev. ". c. Brat
don and Rev. G. F. Wimberley. Al.
.er n number OF ministers had s'r
ken in behalf of each place, the vote
was taken. II was very close, but
resulted in favor of holding the next
session of the Conference at Frank
: lin. The selection was then made
unanimous. At the morning ses-
sion. after devotional services by
Rev. J. ID. Sigler. Louisville, the
routine business of the conference
was resumed. The following were
, admitted into the conference on
trial, Bowling Green District. T..
NJ. Holeman. Columbia District. F..
A. Sander. aud -. T. Penick; Hem
derson District. A. II. Reynolds.
, Hopkinsville District. r. l.. Slea-
maker: Elizabethtown District. X:
10. Gilpin: louisville District. p. II:
Ryan: Greensboro District, Il. c. Nc
lowell The transfer to this con-
ference was announced Of ID. A.
brandon from the Florida confer
ence and OF A. G. Johnson and Ru-
fus McMeekin from the Kentucky
conference. Rev. +. ID. Borgess.
I was. at his own request, allowed to
! locate" At this point Rev. ID. y.
| Campbell. the second Oldest preacher
& In the conference and who has been
| in active service for 50 years. asked
to be supcrannuated. He was given
quite al ovation and he was made a
present OF one hundred dollars by
brethren. Bishop Atkins then in
I troduced Mr.. John X. Pepper. Mem
phis. Tenn. leader Of the Laymea' s
! Movement In Southern Methodism,
and Rev. George X. Stewart, Knox
vile Tenn. who presented the
cause of the Southern Methodist As
sembly at Lake Junaluska. y. {.
This is a Christian summer resort
similar to Lakes Chautauqua and
! Winona. $4,000 worth of stock in
this enterprise was subscribed by
/ ministers and laymen. Rev. {. +.
, kimberley then read the report of
the Committee on Publications. II
dealt mainly with the question of
the taking over by the conference in
connection with the Kentucky and
West Virginia conferences of the
Central Methodist Advocate, now
privately owned. This plan was not
deemed feasible by the committees
at the present time and no action
was taken. The remainder of the
session was given up to DR.. r. G. ID.
Mann, of Lexington. editor of the
Central Methodist Advocate. who
used the time in receiving pledges
of subscriptions from the pastors for
the coming year.
Friday afternoon at the methodist
Church DR.. Frank NJ. Thomas OF
Louisville. delivered one Of the fin
est discourses Of the conference ses-
sion to date on The Preacher Trans
figuredf AT 3 o'clock the Ami
versary Service of the Epworth Lea
que was held. The principal address
was delivered by DIR. Cul Culbrett. OF
Nashville. Tenn.
The service Friday night was de-
voted to the Preachers Aid Socity.
The business OF most interest al
the business meeting on Saturda!
morning was the report of the Com
mittee on Temperance. which ex
pressed Satisfaction at the progress
made by the Temperance cause. ap
proved the activities of the Anti
Saloon League and pledged the con
ference to continued aggressive
campaign in behalf of the cause. DIR
A. y. Palmer, head of the Ky. Anti
Saloon League was present and made
a short address. The following wer,
admitted into full connection in th,
Conference: E.P. Deacon. JIG. Akin
Il. Il. Bailev. NJ. NJ. Murrell. w. {
Frank. r. W. Qualls and Summers
Crimson. A short business session
. was held Saturday afternoon aftel
which a Sunday School Institute. lee
! by Mr.. G.. !. Nugentrof Louisville
was. held at the Methodist Church
At night the Anniversary Ser
vice OF the Board of Missions
, was held DR.. Frank NJ. Thomas
. made the principle address and owe
, five hundred dollars was raised TO
the cause. On Sunday at the Meth
, odist church there was love feas
service and ordination of deacon
after which Bishop Atkins preached
: The weather was ideal and ther,
, was an Immense CONGREGATION pres
, ent. In the afternoon a Memoria
? service was held at the same place
At night Rev, A. II. kasey Delivers
| "a powerful sermon. AT the Baptis
church Rev. II. b. Order preache'
at II a. m. and Dr. J. H.. Young a
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