The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-01
COLUMBIA DISTRICT


CONFERENCE.
Mr.. Editor:
Please allow space in your paper
for me to say a word about the Dis
trict Conference of the Columbia Dis
trict of the North Missouri Confer.
ence. which convened in Grant Chapel,
A. VI. E Church, Wentsville, Mo, June
20, 1916, at 900 o'clock, with Rev. P.
c. Crews in the chair. All pastors
and delegates were present at the
opening with the exception of four.
After the usual opening exercises the
P. Il. rose and announced Luke 1872
from which he preached his annual
sermon. He applied the text to the
church today and pleaded very earn
estly for more laborers to go into the
Lords harvest.
The sermon seemed to strike the
keynote because after each service the
doors of the church were opened and
the invitation extended which resulted
in SO coming forward for prayer and
20 happily converted and Joined the
church during the session. May God
give the church more Rev. P. C.
Crews to conduct many more district
conferences like this
The session was i~nterspersed with
stirring sermons by the Revs. G. NJ.
Tillman of Columbia, P~ettigrew of
Glasgow, Grey of Centralia, Leach of
Mexico and Ponder of Moberly. The
s.r1.ursnA oyor vrora rnoA onA die
Cussed:
The Quiet Hour" by Rev. E. Alb
bolt; "Saloonless Nation by 1920" by
Rev. w. NJ. Alexander; THE Three
Great Bulwarks of Civilization" by
Rev. G. NJ. Tillman; The Prominence
OF the Church." Rev. G. E. Pettigrew;
"The Bible the text book of the world, y
Rev. J.. K. Ponder. These were indeed
strong and helpful papers and brought
much discussion.
The w. NJ. NJ. S., with Mrs. Nellie
G. wilkins, District President, comes
in for its part of commentator. The
society reported three new societies
organized since last session, an in
crease of members and an increase OF
$4,000 over last year.
The delegates of the w. NJ. NJ. So
ciety of the District showed their ap-
probation to their president by elect
ing her. The session OF the w. M M
s. was indeed a pleasant one.
In the session some very excellent
papers we're read.
What the w. NJ. NJ. S. contributed
To the General Conference Centennial
Celebration by Mrs. Katherine ID.
Tirlman. was indeed a good n n
brought applause loud and long wheh
finished. How to hold a successful
meeting in the local society by Mrs
G. B. Clay of st. Charles, Mo. She
brought to us many practical means OF
holding successful meetings. Are we
developing the spirit of Missions" by
Mrs. Nellie G. wilkins came in for It's
part of applause and discussion.
The District superintendent Of the
Sunday School being absent, Mrs. G..
p Clay of st. Charles, was elected TO
preside in her stead, which she dld
with grace and dignity to the satistac-
zion of all so much so that she was
afterward elected District Superintend'
ant without a dissenting voice.
The following papers were read:
"Preuaredness Of the Soul" by Mrs.
G. w. Tillman; How to build up a
neglected Sunday School" by Mrs
Fannie Smith of Centralia, Mo-; rs
he Sunday School helping to Chris
tlanize the World" by Miss Georgia
Jones of Moberly. Mo, and Miss Helen
hyde of Keytesville, Mo-; Are we
developing the spirit OF Mission by
Miss Suzie Taylor of Wentzyille.
The A. C. E. League neld a very in
teresting session. The District Supt.'
Rev. E. T. Taylor, after his annual
address presided very ehectively'
seven leagues reported and read very
excellent papers.
Among the visitors were Rev. w. 5.
Brooks of st. Louis; Miss Ida B Jones
and Mrs. Ellis and daughter OF ST.
Charles. Mo-; Mrs. S. f. Crews and
Mrs. X. d. TiIlman, Secy. and pres
ident of Annual Conference Branch OF
W. NJ. NJ. s., Columbia, MO- MI W.
e. Boone, Annual Conference Presi'
dent of A. C. E. L., and Prof. G. w.
Crews, teacher OF English in a Virginia
College, who delivered a great lecture
on "a Place in the Sun"
Total financial report, collection and
contingent $206.S4. a resolution a
offered and adopted for a Sunday
school Institute in connection with The
sunday School Convention and a conf
mittee appointed for same. On Thurs
a night a Literary program was rem
iered by the delegates and home
talent. Music furnished by the Jones'
burg choir, which was a rare treat
The proceeds went TO the pastor Rev
e. r. Taylor.
II is said by those in authority 10
know. that hits was the best district
conference ever held in the district
After the usual fatherly parting words
hy our dearly beloved Presiding Elder
and resolution rendered to the good
people Of WentzyiIe for their o
cordial hospitality, a strong voice u