The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-10-07
SHOW WORK
OF METHOO|STS IS
MAKING PROGRESS
Conference Being Held in Clovis
Hears News of Condition Of
Churches Throughout the State ;
Soldiers Are Assisted.

clovis. y. NJ. oct The second
days session Of the New Mexico An
nuai conference opened with reports
from the pastors of A~lamogordo. Mar
"a, Trinity and Alta vista. Ia NJ paso.
Lordsbutg. Las Cruces. krtcsia. Clovis.
and Central avenue ia Albuquerque.
TIL" pastors 81 all tI.s. churches
showed great progress IA their worN.
Especially Is this true Ut the Alta
Vista 'hurCh OF which Eov. G f..
Campbell is pastor. here % new par.
sOuag". valued at 5000 has been
completed and funds nave been raised
for a new Church TO cos' approximate
~ $50, 600. This mo'cmrut mas been
made possible by the assistance OF
Trinity church and the work w!ll be-
gin IN the beginning 81 the new con
ference year. \ new C-urCh II also
planned ior the co-nErega-iuu at Go
Wis, which Will cost approximately Si5-
QUO, tho worn 20 begin 200 the near
future.
Mention was made Il the splendid
york lone hy the churches on the
border whore soldlers ar, stationed.
~ Maria the church has been giving
a SOLDIERS social Evening series OF
entertainments. and the church build
ing has been used as u reading room
for the soldiers IA, that station THIS
work has been very beneficial 10 the
military boys ON the border. assisting
them So profitahly pass their hours
OF watchful waiting.
br \ J. Lamar. agent ~ The gen
eral PUBLISHING house At Nashville.
Tennessee gave a very interesting
talk 90 what books preachers should
read. liz stated that what BishoT
k"enor once named "Tho sin 81 Forty.
five. was the creates STA ~ bc guard
ed gains by preachers. tina tt wa,
unfortunate that the average pr.ache,
quit reading new books quit thinking
new thoughts and quit preaching new
sermons at The axe of forty five. ana
thereby "rusted out. ana destroyed
his further efficiency a. a preacher
Don't buy ana don't read anythins
but big books. don't waite your time
and money on little books. Bishop
k.cncr's advice To- a young preacher
was You expect to accumulate u IL
hiary don't buy ans book antil i, has
reached IT, fourth edition. and thereby
proven is worth \ book does not
.'f w - N'NtN ~ NblAA'NNN j. lhl Al MI y
ar'dt value a. a thought production
y YER: interesting '%round-tabI.
discussion by Dr. \ q Miller ~ the
Arkansas Methodist Little Rock. Ark.
br & t. Moore. divisional supcrtr-
teudont OF the western district. Dr "
- Brtdficld. 81 the Texas Christian
Advocate. Dallas, Texas aud others.
was enjoyed by the cunferer e.. ami
. MANI g.#a a. NAVl 4.H-t4 s-t L.
were made
Or g. = Moore. in his address o.
the 'unfcr'd ace OF sunday school WORK
stated mat there were now a total en-
iollm"ut u i,Si5,l0a members IN the
sunday school work Of the church.
and hat 5000 members were added
to Inc church from The sunday schools
during 1915
The board ~ e~dlgation held it, an
niFersary last evening at which III.
taspar : wright uce-president OF
the southern Methodist Uniyersit,
Dallas, Texas. vas the principal speak
81.
The opening exercises Of the sixth
annual meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society was in The nature oi
a memorial t. Ms Lizzie Wilson
missionary 10 MeAl.o who died durlng
the year. Addrcs-es were made bS
Or jeremiah Moore. pastor of the
CLOVIS Prcsby terrain church. whcrf
the sessions are bong held. The adj
dress II welcome was delivered bN
MI. * G. 'hlld,I. OF Clovis. which
vas responded tu ., Airs. H.. ". Mor-
ton, Of TeSico. Mrs. y. NJ smith, ii
III Pa,o, l. presiding. n Mrs b.. y.
Wilson BE- acting a. secretary. Reports
OF tn" various officers OF the society
we're read before he conference. All
these reports SHOW great prugross in
the work of the society. Delegates
are present from Texico. san Jon.
Carlsbad carrizozo Artes.a, Roswell
CLOVIS A%lnupuerqus. Mardalena aud
RI Pass.
The weather In lows is ideal. and
an tn" delegates are enjoying them
selves to h limit
The members of the confef.n e
were saddcucd az he yumo that the
b'IsI"t'ni III health II Dr. W, + Pack
ara. pastor of TrirHychurch. III pasu.
would have 'o sever his connection
with th" congregation. and transfer
nom tho Duutcrcu.,. Dr Packard. IN
spite ~ ms prolonged Illness. has done
. great work IN ~ Paso, and his con
~ti'ftt"u regret Z. give him up. HIS
successor has nor yet, been decided
upon.