El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-01
METHODISTS To
MEET IN DEMING
Ell Paso District Conference
of Southern Church APP
points Delegates.

After appointing delegates to the an
nual conference to be held at Clovis,
J N. NJ, and selecting Deming as the next
! point Of meeting, the FL Paso district
conference Of the NJ e. church, south,
! journed Sunday. Rev. Hubert Smith,
presiding elder, presided over the meet
ing and Rev F. B. Faust Of Alamo
gordo, was secretary.
The delegates elected to the annual
conference are: r. l.. Young, Las
Cruces, and c. H. Brooks, ]. J. Ayers
and G. L. Jones, Ell Paso. The alter
mates are Z. NJ Sanford, Alpine: W. B.
Jackson, AlamogordJ; W. Z. Care, FL
Paso: w. +. Mitchell Maria.
Rev. E. c. Morgan was transferred
from Deming, n. NJ, TO Maria, to take
the place OF Rev. J. c. Jones, recently
transferred to the Central Avenue
church at Albuquerque.
District Reports.
At the business sessions reports were
heard from district charges-Alpine,
AlamogordO, Buena Vista, Berino, Dem
ing, Fort Davis. Fort Stockton, La
Mesa, Las Cruces. Lordsburg. Maria,
Tulsrosa, Toyah, Van Horn, Sanderson
and Trinity church, East FL Paso mis-
sion, Alta Vista church and Highland
Park church, all Of El Paso
An institute on the Sunday school
, was conducted by Rev. G. p. Moore OF
Los Angeles, field secretary. The lay
mems work was presented by confer
ence lay leader. /. j.. Ayers, and plan
was perfected by which the conference
lay leader and G. L. Jones, the district
lay leader, might visit the different
points in the district in the interest
Of laymen's work.
Addresses on "Ihe Missionary Spirit
and REVEALS were delivered by Rev.
r. I. Lallauce. Las Cruces; and on
"Revivals in the Foreign Field by
Rev. c. X. Campbell Of Ell Paso. Rev.
J. Fl. Fitzgerald Of Fl Paso spoke on
The Foreigner in America" Rev. A.
r. Sutherland OF FL Paso told of the
publication Of FL Libertado. publica-
ton on missions for the Mexicans.
Rev. Caspar Wright Speaks.
G. L. Jones delivered an address on
THE Pioneer Evangelist, Bishop OF
Asbury.' the first bishop OF the Meth
odist church Rev. C. S. Wright, of
the southern Methodist University AT
Dallas, delivered the educational ad-
dress.
The Missionary Society was presid-
ed over by Mrs. L. A. Trayler, OF Sierra
Blanca. formerly Of FL Paso. Mrs. /. j.
Ayers. first vice president OF the New
Mexico Conference Missionary society,
spoke on the young peoples work, and
steps were taken towards organizing
the young people at Van Horn. Mrs
G. c. Henderson made a report from
the Trinity society OF this city. Mrs.
Hubert Smith reported that the socie-
ties OF the district had during the past
six months raised 1894 and had expend-
ed locally s1526. total OF S2460, or an
Increase of 20 per cent.
History Of New Mexico Conference.
Rev W. s. Nugget gave a history OF
the New Mexico conference. which he
was requested by vote to have pub
lished in the Texas Christian Advocate.
a sermon by Rev. T. L. Lallance OF Las
Cruces
Present at the conference from III
Paso were Rev. and Mrs. Hubert ".
Smith. Rev. G. X Campbell, Rev. ).
Fl. Fitzgerald. Rev. A. IT. Sutherland,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Ayers. Mrs. c. c.
Henderson. G.. L. Jones. J. B. Order
and Rev. and Mrs. G. II. Brooks.