Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-11-03
METHODIST CONFERENCE
At MEMPHIS REVEALS
GREAT CHURCH GROWTH

/ Northwest Texas Conference oi me
Methodist Church. wh D convened
here Wednesday. Is under ili heae-
tay. with the majority 1i reports
of physical and spiritual condition
900 the Plains aud Panhandle eS-
tremcIy flattering The reports from
pastors Ia the section struck OBJ the
If0lth while not 20 good. snow mat
great development haa been general
rather than special
Bishop James u MCCOY opened
ihr conference Wedue laf morning.
/ Ihs vas the eight annual confer
rutr 1f the Northwest Texas "hica
tl. created when the central TEX
.a Conference came .u'I iIe az
stamford The bishop Ietad the
t1rk 1t the church and talked feet
luFy on the war showing O1nclu-
eg that the stabili.. OF Che gov
umeut mo- more thsu .he churcn
/ rested upon the winning ui 'he var.
. Dr. aa. one OF the most patriotic dis
courses ever delivered Zoo 400 annual
. Conference.
Ert a. T.. Moore was elected ser
rotary and Bcvs. J. ~ Hlnr ana g..
/ H. Waddoll, assistant8 Rev j r..
/ lIrldFe vas made statistical score
Hry Bis assistants arc NeF e. H..
. Burn =. r.. White and H J.. Light
loot
Ihe annual reports OF fHe presid-
lHf elders were very 'are'lug and
Inspiring The work H. 'he preach
COS Zoo The several charges vas hisn
. H commended by each u. the elders
. pnoially vas the stamina OF tho
. preachers in some Of mo- lruuth dis
rlcis fayorably praised
/ The presiding elder who rendered
reports. with their districts we're as
follows.
The Rev o. b sensa.augh Tor the
Abilene district. the Rev g. y. 81.
ferguson for tho Amarillo district.
'he Rev. " L. Lyon f0r me Big
Spring district. Dr A N Han Tor
fhe Clarendon district the Rev b.
W Dodsou Tor the Ilamllu district
fhe Rev. a. l.. Moore t1r the Plain
view district the Rev a J Weeks.
for the Stamford district; the Rev.
/ j. T. Krlswold for the Sweetwater
district. and the Rev N phelan FOR
the Vernon district.
Conference Treasurer 2 W TN
. lerwood of plainyioW rendered his
resignation lie stated that the press
0i private business restrained him
from giving tho WORK the necessary
attention. Revs = Griswold. J.
/ % Miller ana W. 4 Palmer were
appointed a committee 10 select and
recommend his successor
The Sunday School work was glver
roper notice IN tho conference
Nnuy reports tending 20 show IN,
! encouraging work done through m,
| Graded lessons and reW method.
/ we're avidly listened o. The growth
lDf the sunday school has been phcno
menal since the eonfeubce was Great
, on
/ Preachers In charge % circuits
missions. stations and On the evan
.elis'ic Held rendered splendid re
noris for the year Despite the de-
preston caused by The war most o
Them came 20 conference with IN,
conference claims ully paid an,
their own salaries up To the limit.
Rev Ernest T. Robinson formo
presiding elder of The Amarillo bis
trict Conference and pastor ~ ma
Polk street Church was made leac
cr 81 tho delegation 10 be- sent b.
'he conference 90 The General Con
ference the law making body O
the church
The report Of Rev c. y - Fer
ruson. presiding elder OF the Anna
rillO District was one OF the best r.,
turned with the exception of ON
or two struggling Interior churche.
great development was noticed. a
Noll as the reaction of new churche.
. 1arsOuages and tho like
The appointment ~ pastors for N
, ensuing ycaT viii probably tar
. place sunday night The bishop an
/, hts cabinet composed Of the presit
ing elders of the district arrange m
. nlaces for tho mon. generally base
, IN past ability and capacity "a
heavier work 40 man In the churc
- held down who hows ability. TN
announcements oft locations OF N
preachers Tor .he now year Will dra
j. an extremely large crowd 20 Men
'his. No pr, announcements are ~
, m ont and this makes the readir
l hy the bishop ou the last night
natter of great speculation and su
T price 20 The men Who are sent OF
! FOR gospel work
; Several Young mon were admitt,
On trial into tho Conference Ordin
, ton exercises were also held IN
u conference is expected 10 20 down
z history ~ NothUIism az one of n
7 most profitable and successful n
church has se,u