The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-10-06
Adjourned Monday to Meet
at Franklin in 1916.
HARTFORD's HOSPITALITY
Recognized With Thanks. ZAP.
pointments for Owensboro
District.
ofANx PROMINENT PREACHERS
'41st YEAR.

The SEVENTEEN session of the
Louasyiiie Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South. be-
.saa tere last Wednesday morning
and continued till noon the follow
ing Monday. The town was full of
preachers and delegates. All the
visitors expressed themselves 1, In
glowing terms as to the hospitality
| of Hartford and the town was GER
tainiy greatly benefited by having
such large gathering of prominent
churchmen in it. The host Of the
, Conference, our pastor, Rev. Baxter
w. Napier, deserves the greatest
credit for his enterprise in getting
tho Conference session for Hartford
and his efficiency in experimenting
the arrangements for entertaining
it.
The first business session on We'd
nesday morning was opened with
devotional services led by Bishop
-James Atkins. of Waynesville. N. c..
who presided over this session of
conference. DR.. s. M. Miller, Of
Louisville. was reelected secretary.
Assistant secretaries were then
named and standing committees APP
poipted. The welcome address was
then delivered BY Col. c. NJ. Barnett
and replied e. bys the Bishop, Both
Expressed themselves in a graceful
ana lifting manner Among many
dthst matters of routine business a
resolution was ah6ptSd providing
that the pietures'Hof Rev. j. G. Pc
trte. a former beloved pastor of this
chsrse aud who was present at con-
ference; Rev. r c. Alexander and
REV. ID. 8. Campbell. three of the
oldest members Of the Conference.
be printed in theAminutes Of this
session. The remainder of the
morning was taken Aup with the re-,
ports OF presiding elders and pas
tors. On>wednesdayy morning at IL
o,cioclef Rev. J. II. Nicholson. Of
Mogs3afeld/ preached at the Baptist
cedrch. IN the afternoon at Q
$cioci1, at the Methodist church DIR.
s.. M. Miller delivered an address on
''Tho Vreacher's Preparation" At
vs. o'cigeE Rev U. G.Foote, of Louis
vfiie}preached. Wednesday evening
the Anniversary Service of the
Boekdh Of Education and Church
Extension was held at which Bishop
stains. DR.. r. w. Browder. Mr..
5oha walker. of Louisville, Rev. w.
&C. Brandon, and Rev. d. b. Price
of louisville. spoke.
y The second business meeting of
sthe conference was held Thursday
Qioruing. Most of the time was con-
sumed In listening to continuation
of the pastoral reports begun the
day before. II was very noticeable
that the reports as whole were
better than usual: a great majority
Of the pastors reporting a substan-
tiai Increase in membership. and all
assessments. collections. &C.. paid in
full. During this session Rev. j. T.
Rushing. presiding elder of this. the
greensboro District. on behalf OF
Judge John b. Wilson and the local
Methodist congregation. presented
to Bishop Atkins a handsome gavel
made from the wood of tree. which
grew la Judge Wilson's yard. The
Bishop made graceful speech of
thanks. but said "as the Methodist
are gentle folks | trust and believe
I viii have no use for It,"
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Methodist church Dr. Leoni-
Fdss Robinson. of Elizabethtown. de-
liversa an address on The Preacher
Ia the Pulpit" At 3 o'clock DR.. j.
II. Savage, OF Owensboro. preached.
On Thursday evening at the Meth
pdisi church one OF the largest
|crowds OF the whole session was
preseat at the Anniversary Service
of the Sunday Schools Prof G. y.
Dudley. OF Darlington. chairman OF
tho Conference SUNDAY school
Besrd. presided aud made several
shsrt practical talks. After song |
service by Rev. Robert Lear. Bishop |