The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-25
The Kansas Annual
A. M. E. Conference

Perhaps the most interesting and
most successful session Of the Kansas
African Methodist Episcopal confer
ence ever held in the forty years of
the conference will close in Kansas
City, Kas., Sunday night and the next
session will be held in Wichita, Kas.
From the opening of the conference
Wednesday morning in the NJ. and o.
hall, until the closing, Bishop Parks
was at his best and kept the minis
ters in a lively mood. Everybody
seemed happy and tried to scatter sun
shine in the conference.
The conference was called to order
at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morning by
"And Are We Yet Alive and See Each
Others Face?' He also made the open
ing prayer and read the scripture les
son.
Rev. G. A. Williams, of Wichita,
preached the opening sermon, using as
his text, eye are witnesses of these
things" Luke 24:4.S 1t was a strong
mastery effort, and the christians
were all but lifted from their seats
Bishop Parks assisted by the presid
in gelders, administered Holy Com.
munion.
The conference roll was called, and
the following officers were elected: c.
A. Williams, chief secretary; J. W.
WilliaRA recording secretary; w. B.
Nichols, statistical secretary; ]. w
Krisel A. w. Green, ]. H. Daniels, mar.
shals; E. R. Vaughn, reporter to the
church papers, The presiding elders
who took part in the opening were
Revs. j. G. c. Owens, H. w. King, j. T
Smith and A. II. Brooks.
There were many prominent visitors
present to witness the opening of the
conference. Among them were Revs
B. F. Watson, D. D., of Washington,
D. c., secretary of the Church Exten-
sion Society; r. c. Ransom, D. D., New
York City, editor of the A. NJ. E.
Church Review; ]. C. Caldwell, D. D.,
Nashville, Tenn, secretary Allen Chris
| tian Endeavor League; J. Frank Nc
Donald, Kansas City, Mo-, editor OF
the Western Christian Recorder; w. H
Thomas, D. D., pastor Allen Chapel
Kansas City, Mo-; F. Jesse Peck, D.
D., Los Angeles, CAL. W. Sampson
Brooks, D. D., pastor st. Paul A. M
| e. church, st. Louis, Mo-; H. T. Keal
ing, A. NJ, president Western Univer
sity, Quindaro, Kas.; Charles Stew
art A. NJ, newspaper correspondent
Chicago, ILL.,; John Lang, manager
Blind Boone; Mrs. H. B. Parks, Chi
cago, wife of Bishop Parks; Mrs. l.
L. Mcdonald, Kansas City; Mrs. I'll
ford Davis, grand register of deeds OF
the Grand Court of Calanthe of Kan
sas; w. T. Vernon, ex-president Of
Campbell College, Jackson, Miss.
Following the introductions, the pas
tors reported the result of their worl
for the past u months, showing the
progress made during the past 1:
months, and reporting an increase
over the previous year. The report:
were gratifying to the presiding Bish
op. He spoke of the success of the
other conferences already held, and HI
was glad that Kansas was goin!
ahead.
The ministers were loud in thei
praises of the manner in which Dl
j. R. Ransom and his people entertain
ed the conference The meals wer
served in the lecture room of the c
M. E. church and were in every paI
ticular up-to-date. The committee
were courteous and obliging.
In the evening the reception to tn
Bishop and conference was given
Mayor c. w. Green delivered an ad
dress of welcome in the name of tn
city. The other addresses were de
livered by Prof. R. II. Brown, w. H
Thomas, DR.. S, H. Thompson, Mrs. L
Horsey, Wendell L. French. Bisho
Parks also spoke.
Excellent music was rendered by
select choir under the direction O
Prof N. Clark Smith, one of the great
est musicians the race has ever pre-
duced. Refreshments were served.
The busy day was the second day O
the conference, which opened with
short talk by Bishop Parks. 1--WE hav
before us task for today" he said
"and l hope that each one of you viii
turn your attention strictly to bus
ness and to the work for which w
have met. l am anxious that we shal
go at it like men, and make each mir
ute count for something. Let us he'll
this race of ours, because the futur
depends on the leadership of the mir
listers. We are going to hear the re
ports. We are going to strive to wip
out ignorance, for that is the curse /
any nation, race or individual"
Prof. ]. T. Marques, principal G
the Sumner High School. was intrt
duced and extended courtesies. Fo
lowing the reading of the journal, tn
reports of pastors was continued, an
then the committee on admission rt
ported that Nathan H. Jeltz, Calvi
G. Carter, Walter NJ. Tyler, Albert d.
Moss, T. d. Wright, Thomas Walker
Albert A. Miller, had met the require
ments and passed examination for az
mission. They were admitted on tria
Albert Brown, who is gradual
from the Sumner High School, is /
his 18th year and was advised b
Bishop Parks to attend Wilberforc
University and Payne Theologic,
Seminary.
The following delegates were elec
ed to the general conference: j.
Ransom, j. L. Smith, II. w. King,