The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-30
FVFRy INTEREST OF
CHURCHES OF THIS
DISTRICT ADVANCES
Cd, rNDlD REPORTS ARE MADE
TO METHoDIsTs IN SESSION
AT LYNNVlLLE.
LAY DELEGATES ARE ELECTED
Edward P. Turner Heads the DeIega-
+on to the Annual Conference at
Murfreesboro Next october-Lay
Activities Given Great Emphasis.

Activities Given NTedt GHIPhasIs'
After a splendid session of two
DAYS during which a vast amount of
imnortant business was transacted,
tho Columbia district conference of
tbp Npthodist church adjourned at a
late hour at Lynnyille on Wednesday
night Lay delegates to the annual
conference at Murfreesboro on the
second Wednesday in October were
elected as follows; Edward P. Tur-
npr Columbia; R. H. Witt, Lynnville
Dr. A. NJ. Allen, Prospect; j. A.
LIoyd Pulaski. Alternates, John P.
Graham and R. H. Booth.
The conference was presided over
by Rev. w. B. Taylor, the presiding
elder of the district, and Rev. j. M.
Horn. of Bigbyville, was elected sec
Rotary The opening sermon was an
inspiring deliverance by Rev. w, W.
PuIIen. of Mooresville, and on We'd
nesday night DR.. j. ]. Stowe preach
ed powerful sermon. At noon We'd
nesday DR.. w. W. Pinson, the general
missionary secretary, delivered a mis-
sionav address that was pronounced
one of the best ever heard by the
conference.
The reports of the several charges
showed that the church had progress
ed in all lines during the past year.
The financial reports were in advance
of what they were at this time wear
ago, the Sunday school interest show
ed quite a marked increase and as
the result of evangelical work there
have been many additions to the
membership of the church.
During the conference greetings
were sent to DR.. A. G. Dinwiddie, the
venerable superannuate of Columbia.
He made an appropriate and touch
ing reply.
The following were the committee
Chairmen of the conference:
Evangelism, Dr. W. B. Kicks.
Missions, Rev. ]. J. Stowe.
Social Service, F. M. Massey.
Sunday School and Epworth League
R, S, Tinnon
Finance, Rev. T. L. Moody.
Lay Activities, ]. H. Dining
Temperance, F. G. Dickson.
Education, W. T. Wynn.
Church Papers, R. M. Chenault.
Conference Records, w. S. Gillian.
One Of the striking features of the
conference was the report of the COM
mittee on lay activities, which made
the following recommendations:
THE minister must no longer be a
financial drudge with a certain
amount of odium attached to the job,
but must be left free for the purely
ministerial functions. From this it
will result that the great plans for
social, material and spiritual better
ment can be stressed by the minis
ter without let or hindrance.
The laity must see that not only
the present scale of salaries be main
tanned and all collections made for
correctional purposes, but the minis
ter and his family be assured of an
adequate support.
The layman must realize that he
has not done his duty in providing
the merely material needs of his
church but that he is subject to the
orders of his minister in moral
sense, as his leader, in working to the
carrying out of the great plans for the
spiritual regeneration of his commu-
nifty.
That no amount of contribution
Will absolve the layman from the i'm
peratiye duty of some active form OF
Christian endeavor and labor in con-
nection with his pastor and people. :"
j, H. Dining was elected district
lay leader.
The following committee on lay &C
uVitieS was appointed: J. H. Dining,
chairman; DR.. R, S. Perry, G. p Clay,
D. !. Finney, 0. E. West, W. H. Clark,
:. t Holland, w. d. Pinkleton, c. B.
0raeey, j. G, Alternately, R. H. Booth,
D. H. Mason, w. T. Wynn, H. o. Sow
ELL F. L. Lester.