Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-09-29
Bishop Atkins Will Preside at
Ninety-Third Annual Sess-
ion in Bluefield-TazeweIl
Elder to Go Elsewhere.

Bishop.
This is expected to be II most
Interesting conference. Some 100
preachers, delegates and visitors are
lkciy to attend and all are looking
forward to II most pleasant STAY in
B!ucficid. Following the usual order
bishop 'l,ins will open the confer
ence Wednesday, morning promptly at
nlne O'Clock with devotional exercises.
Without the organ the historic sonr
by Charles Weslev. beginning,
"And are we yet alive
And see each others face?
Glory and praise to Jesus give
For his rcdccming grace"
and ending
Let us take up the cross
| Till we the crown obtain.
And gladly reckon ali things loss
So we may Jesus gain"
will be sung to the tune, "Blest Be
the Tie Tint Binds" The Bishop
will read and expound n selected pas
sage of Scripture and plead in pray
er Then the former secretary, Rev.
James a. Burrow, presiding elder of
the Chattanooga district, will call the
roll. The majority of the preachers
VIII answer present, since the most of
them will reach Bluelicld Tuesday
night. DR.. Burrow is likcl, TO be re-
elected Secretary with Rev. r.. A.
Shugart, prcsidinm elder of the Clcvc
land district, assistant. Three Other
members of the conference will he
elected statistical secretaries One
item after another concerning organ
Ration will be quickly disposed of in
Its order and the conference will take
up the various questions and matters
oil importance at every successive
meeting throughout the week. Thus
| the mornings will he spent. The nr-
tcrnoons will be devoted to the meet
lngs OF the cabinet. composed of the
BISHOP and the ten presiding eldcrs;of
standing committees, various confer
ence boards and examining commit
tees. Al chosen hour some one of
the visiting preachers will preach
ut Grace church every afternoon. The
evening services will be interesting
and profitable since at these meet
lnGs vital interests of the church
will be discussed by the ablcst spenk-
ers obtninnble.
Sunday, October 4th, will be an
evcntful day. AT nine o'clock II Love
Feast will be conducted ut Grace
church by one of the veteran preach
crs, probably by Rev. j. S. w. Neal.
Everybody is invited. The church
will be filled and at the appointed
hour the doors will be locked and no
enc admitted until after the service.
This is according to custom of many
years standing. AT eleven O'Clock
Bishop Atkins will preach mt Grace
Church and preachers who have pass
cd their examinations and have been
travelling preachers two years will
he ordained dcacons. The Bishop is one
OF the most forccful and elouucnt
Bishops of the church and those who
hear him will be highly edited. Prac-
tically all the other pulpits of the
| city will be occupied by leading
preachers Of the Methodist church
at both morning and evening service.
Either at Bland Street church or
Grace church the preachers who have
been ordained elders, have passed
their examinations and have been,
travelling preachers for two years
Will b ordained elders after n sermon
preached by some one appointed by
inc conference committee on public
worship.
The appointments of preachers for
me ensuing year are generally read
~ eiiS Iioiiop tnc lOliOWlng MOuuay,
but it is suggested that they will
be read either Sunday night or early
Monday morning this year, because
Bishop Atkins has another confer
ence to hold the following Wednesday
IN distant State. There arc likely
to be many changes. Five prcsid-
ing elders and seventeen pastors will
| have served the REGULAR four wears
and must be given another field of ne
tion. Among those affected by "thc
tour wear limit" are Rev. ID. Z. Hur-
ley, presiding elder of the Tazewell
| district; Rev. II. b. Brown pastor of
the Elk Garden CHARGE; Rev. j. B.
| Ward, presiding elder of the Blucfield
district;. Rev. j. M. Carter. astor of
Grace church and host of the confer
ence; Rev. w. M. Patty, pastor of the
Abingdon circuit; formerly of Taze-
well circuit; DR.. j. =. Martin, presid-
ing elder of the Big Stone Cap dis
trlct and at one time pastor of the
Tazewel station; Rev. r. S. Hamil-
ton, pastor of the Trinity Church. of
Chattanooga DR.. George r. Stuart.
pastor of Church Street church, of
Knoxville, and Rev. j. A. Burrow, pre-
siding elder of the Chattanooga dis
trict and editor of the Midland Meth
odist.
Speculation is rife as to the sue
cessor of Rev. d. p. Hurley, who has
lived in Tazewell for four years. This
is Brother Hurley's first quardenium
in the Office he now has and he has
made splendid record. He has
shown constant interest in all depart
ments of church activity and his man
ner of dealing with all questions has
shown marked ability. lie is known
and spoken of by all his preachers
and church members and hu the gen
eral public as man of courage
iinc spirit and character without hy-
pocrisy. His able sermons and the
Christian spirit he has exhibited in
all relations have endeared him to
lie hearts of all and feeling of re-
grct grips one as the hour approach
es which will remove him to another
field of duty, and opportunity. His
wife, Mrs: Hurley, has exercised
abiding influence for good in the Sun
day. School, the church, the Missionary