El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

l@HE New Mexico annual confer
ence Of the Southern Methodist
\ church viii convene at Trinity
church next Wednesday morning at
/ 9 o'clock. There are three presiding
! elders districts embraced in this con-
I ference-the FL Paso, Albuquerque
and Roswell. There are in these
three districts about so pastoral
charges. The presiding elder Of the
/ FL Paso district is Rev H. N. Smith,
] Of the Albuquerque, Rev Geo. II
] Givan; Of the Roswell. Rev. 5. E. ALE
son These with the bishop form the
/ cabinet in which is lodged the ap-
] pointing power Of the conference
] The bishop this year is ". r. Lam
/ bUth. Of Oakdale, California, who has
/ presided over the conference twice
{ To Entertain 80 Delegates.
The entertainment committee OF
I Trinity church, OF which Mrs l. J.
I homes for $50 delegates These con-
sist Of the preachers and their wives.
! y laymen. women from the various
local missionary societies, secretaries
Of the various boards Of the church
and editors Of religious journals
These delegates are being entertained
in the homes Of the members Of Trim
ity and Asbury churches Each day
e aL noon LalE W0LNtA Oh the LhN
churches viii serve lunch to the dele
gates IN the basement Of Trinity
church
business Sessions In Mornings.
The forenoons Of each day will be
devoted to the transaction Of bust
ness. the afternoons 10 committee
meetings, while the evenings will be
given over TO sermons and addresses
The opening sermon VIII be preached
at Trinity Tuesday night On this
same evening AZ Asbury church Dr.
Chas. D. Rulia. superintendent OF the
II eslev Bible class department OF the
General Sunday School board, with
HEADQUARTERS at Nashville, Tenn. viii I
conduct a conference for Sunday
school workers at Asbury church
To Report 1900 in FL PasO District.
one of the most distinctive features /
Of q Methodist conference Is the pass I
ing Of the characters Of the preach ]
ers- The names OF the presiding I
elders are first called. who render an /
account Of the work accom- Dlished IN Z
their districts. Rev H. NJ Smith viii Z
report more than 1900 members in the I
Fl Paso district, making this the rec
ord bred king year. More than 400 or D
these we've added TO Trinity church 4
under the leadership of Rev P r \
Knickerbocker, and 126 TO Asbury. I
where Rev. c. K Camphel Is pastor
As the name Of each Of the pastors is I
called his character is passed by
vote of the conference and he gives /
q personal report OF the work in his
Women'S Society 70 Meet.
simultaneously with the conference
session the New Mexico Women's
Missionary society will convene. Thi~ /
body is made up Of two delegates
from each Of the auNiliaries Of the
CHARGES Mrs. Empress Arlington is
president. Mrs. II. NJ Smith treasurer,
and Mrs 7. 7 Ayers is one Of the vice
II esidents. The delegates chosen TO
represent Trinity are Mrs s 5. Birch
sent Asbury are Mrs I y. Winans
and Mrs J. H HarDer.
Delegates to General Conference.
The conference this year viii be
unusual importance by reason OF the
fact that two deleEats, one clerical
ana one lay. VIII be elected to the
general conference. the legislative
body Of Southern MetEOdism, which
meets in Atlanta. Ca. next May This
latter conference viii doubtless be
the most significant one since the or
ganfzation of the church in 1874, he
cause It viii take action on the pro
posed unifica ton OF northern and
southern MethOdism. which has al
ready been favorably reported on
the general conference Of the north
ern church. Four years ago the two
DELEGATES from the New Mexico con-
ference were Rev J. 3 Cochran ana
J. J. Ayers, at that time both OF II
An the sessions OF the conference
viii be open to the public
Church OF st. Clement.
At the II o'clock service at the
Church Of St Clement Sunday morn
ing the subject of the sermon by Rev &
Fuller Swift. the rector, viii be He