The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-07

The saith annual session OF the Wes-
tern Vkglnia Conference Is IN fiJl
swing at Louisa. with about ITS preach
ers and delegates IN Attendance. Most
OF them arrived Tuesday on the N A
w. at two y. m. and by C. \ o. at b:gS
They gathered AT the church and were
sent 60 their homes In automobiles. The
Bishop arrived on Tuesday evening
and ie al the home OF Judge R.T.Bmna,
A reception committee mot all trains
and The pngtor WINS at the church In
charsc OF n system OF cards which n
cllitated the rapid handling of the
large crowd
on Tuesday evening Rev. @. w ivy
nam preached 10 large audience ami
the sacrament OF the Lords supper was
administered 20 nll commuuicants pres
ent,
The session opened regularly on
"Wednesday morning. the eishcp pre-
aiding
IN the afternoon Or. Ivie. u tn,
Nashville Advocate. preached n great
sermon. In the evening a crowded
house listened 90 most interesting
address from Roy. q. w. Cramm. wht
has been missionary In Korea for M
tssn years and who arriyee In thit
country only few weeks ago,
One OF the important events Mt th,i
session win be the election OF four OF
six delegates 20 the General Confcrencs
which WIN meet in ATLANTA next May
This occurs only once IN four years and
the hcnor 10 one 20 be appreciated
4 -scrg the names mort prominently
ms lloned IN this connection are Or
u. v. W. Darlington. Rev. o. r.. VII
Hams, Rev. r T Webb and Rev. W
l. Canter Half Of tho delegates wil
be mipisi,fs and the other halt lay
mon
Tho matter OF most general 'mpor'
tRncr, however. Is The assignment o.
preachers for the coming year. The ~
pcintmants will be announced mex
Monday morning. probably. being M
las, act Of the session.
Tho business sessions are being wei
attended and the work Is going alonl
smoothly
THE various committees are at worl
In the Sunday school rooms and th'
accommodations OF the building ar
mcetlnashc demands nicely. a ladiei
rest room was fitted up by the ladiel
OF THE local church and II quite a goo'
feature
Dr. Hunter. of the publishing hous
NJ Richmond. Is here with a lot o
good books.
Drs J. II. Stuart. OF Nashville, WA
here in the interest Of the Suparnn
nuate Endowment Fund and spok
very interestingly on the subiec
Thursday He stated ,hnt the Wes
tern virginia Conference leads all 9th
err in Southern Mcthodism I'm the sup
mort given this important funa. IL
urges that the general confcrenc
should put this fund on a differen
basis 80 that Il win have better Mt
tention from the various conference
rather than TO be handled as n genera
proposition
on Thursday afternoon DR.. a. j
Lamar, OF the publishing house a
Nashville preached strong sermon.
Two representatives. OF the Rolstoi
Conference were here the first day &
confer about the transfer OF william
SON and several surrounding appoint
ments To the Western Virginia Con
ference. II Is understood that nj
agreement to do this was reached an
with the territory there VIII come
number OF preachers This is neces
sary because a shortage OF minister
win exist after this year, on accoun
OF the retirement OF several for VA
rlouA reasons.
Rev. w. l. Reid was reelected Sec
rotary OF the Conference Z. +, Goslini
assistant secretary u. L. Clay stats
tical secretary
Bishop Mccoy named the followlni
conference committees:
prhlic Worship--A A. Hollister, W
VI. Foelesong. NJ. Il. Conley.
Conference Relations II. g. Sow
nrda g. G. Perkins, y. ~ Natter. G
w. Twynam. y. NJ. Keith
District Conference Records I
calllson. j ~. Brown. w. J. Richard
son G. ID. Lear, A. j. Eaton, w.
walker, John A. Bales
Books and Periodicals--R. J. ioak
A.Nr. Keyser. Ivy Yoak, y. :. AuVu
G. NJ. Morcland, i. w Clark, H. +
Rice.
Temperance- NJ Carter, 9, a
slaughter, w. NJ. Given, J y. Tyrc'
n. titus, Or. II. Hawes.
Memoriai--w /. Carter. g. M Coil
nun, w. u. Dou;t =, ~ ~.
Awaiting Levin Smith, w. w. Mur
ric q w. Bright.
PRESS &c. A . Slaughter q. w ivy
Conference Entertainment Leyit
cnoith lee A. ID. Ttate, NJ. f. Conley
7 u. caiIison. J, a. Grose.
rdItor and Publisher of conferens' .
1orrnai--W. t. Reid, secretary, VIII
,,s asslstants and associates.
~ rbe following visitors were introdvc
cd to the conference; pr. A. J, Lamar .I
~ aro,t ~ 81 the publishing house; Dr. I
y n Ivte editor Of the Central Advocate
~, ~ nashville; Dr.. r II Bennett
- ~ rmory University Atlanta Ga; DR.