The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-12-02
APPOINTMENTS 70
BE MADE MONDAY
TODAY'S SESSION Is BUSY
METHODIST MINISTER'S TO OC-
CUPY PULPITS IN FOUR LO-
CAL CHURCHES SUNDAY.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
By an overwhelming majority of
the vote, which was quickly made
unanimous, Searcy was chosen as the
place of meeting for the third annual
North Arkansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, at
1890 o'clock this afternoon. The Sc
lection was made just prior to the adj
journment of today's session.
When nominations were called for,
Rev J. D. Hammons placed Helena In
nomination, Rev. T. Y Ramsey inviv
ed the conference to meet at Marian
ma and Rev. w. T. Thompson extend
ed an invitation for Searcy, which
was seconded by DR.. j. M. Williams,
president of Galloway College. On d
rising vote Secretary F. M. Daniel
counted 20 for Helena. Mariana was
called next and Rev. Ramsey stood
alone, amid laughter by the bishop
and the conference. 81 just wanted
to put US on the map" Mr.. Ramsey
shouted. The vote for Searcy was
then called for by Bishop Morrison
and so many arose that no count was
made and motion to make the selec-
ton of Searcy unanimous was at once
adopted.
While much business was dispatch
ed at the morning session of the con-
ference today, there was still great
deal to be disposed of and Mondays
session will be one of the most impor-
tant of the week At this session the
appointments for the ensuing confer
ence year will be announced by Bish-
!op Morrison. He is holding con-
ference of presiding elders for the
purpose of agreeing upon the APP
;pointments this afternoon.
Statistics read by Rev. William
Sherman of Fort Smith this morning
showed a healthy growth of the
church. According to his figures,
there are PIG ministers and 58,S32
members within the conference. 9th
er statistics for the past year are as
follows: Infants baptized, 1876; adults
baptized, 1851; Epworth leagues,
146; members, 1896; Sunday schools,
SAP; officers and teachers, 1850;
members. 51,O2S; paid on conference
claims, S7,167; foreign missions, ST.
1852; home and conference missions,
S7,739; church extension, $4,424; ed
ucation, $4,970; American Bible So
ciety, $478; paid to presiding elders,
s19,539; to preachers in charge, Sl27,-
1929; to bishops, 1881. Number of
societies, 684; number of houses OF
worship, 525; value, 81, 293,4 400; in
debtedness on same, $110,474; pas
toral charges, 1913; parsonages, 1855;
value of parsonages, $245,3OO; indebt-
edness, S24,29S; district parsonages,
nine; value, $4,000; Indebtedness,
1000; churches damaged, three;
amount, S905; insurance carried,
s464 500; losses sustained, S9O5;
premiums paid, $5,552; losses collect
ed, $44O. Subscribers to gene~Hl con-
ference organ, 537; to conference c.
gan, 4.194.
Today's session of the conference
was opened with prayer By Rcy. W.
B. Wolf of Mammoth Spring. Sew
eral reports and communications were
submitted at the opening hour ana
were referred to the various boards.
l.. B. Hawkins was passed to the
class of the second year. The preach
ers of the Paragould and Searcy dis
tricts reported their charges, under
question %.
James Walter Johnston, J. Will
liams Black and Fizer M. Noe of the
Batesville district, and Hiram Mack
T. lin Anderson of the Conway district
were elected to deacon's orders. Olin
IL. Cole of the Jonesboro district was
elected to elders orders.
The transfer of Rev. Fred Little
from the New Mexico conference was
announced.
Rev. John S. Davis, presiding elder
of the Osceola district, c.. M. E. con.
ference, addressed the conference OF
behalf of the Pine Bluff branch of tn;
Haygood College, and collection fol
that institution was taken.
DR. A. J. Lamar of Nashville
Tenn, addressed the conference o:
behalf of the general conference pub
fishing house, after report of the
publishing agents had been read by
Secretary Daniel.
After an eloquent admonitory ad
dress by Bishop Morrison, the fol
lowing were received into full connec
ton: Samuel G. Watson, Israel c
lBradsher, E. NJ. Kelsey, Edward A
Moody, joel 5. Hendrix, Eli Craig
Olin C. Cole, Norris Greer and j. E
Smell.
The report of the committee OF
temperance was read and adopted.