The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-30
METHODIST COME R.
ENCE CONVENES
Deliberations Presided Over by
Bishop Hamilton-Officers
Selected-RepOrts Made

Methodist churches of Idaho conven-
ed Wednesday morning with Bishop
Franklin Hamilton of Pittsburg. Pa,
presiding Rev. S. J. CLANCY of Black
foot was reelected secretary for the
fifth consecutive time, with Rev. C.
L. Walker of Fruitland, Rev. j. R.
Aldrich of Boise and Rev. W. II.
Herzog as his assistants. Rev. w.
NJ Ewing of Caldwell was reelected
statistician; Rev. H. j. Richards of
Alicel, Ore, treasurer; Rev. Thomas
Johns, postmaster; Dr. j. D. Gillian,
press secretary, and Rev. c. L. Bent,
Methodist Review. The sessions are
being held in the Methodist church
and the public is invited to all them.
Preliminary to the opening of the
conference, reception was rendered
to the visitors in the church Tuesday
evening The address of welcome
from the city was made by Mayor
R. E. Rose, and from the local church
es by Rev. A. c. Lathrop. In the
absence of Bishop Hamilton, Rev.
Wilsie Martin of Boise made the re-
sponse on behalf of the conference
in an eloquent speech along patriotic
lines Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
On Wednesday morning Bishop
Hamilton presented the conference
with draft for s612, from the Metho-
dist Book Concern, for worn out mini
sters.
Reports from the superintendents
of the three districts-LaGrande,
Boise and Pocatello-were read, by
w. A. Winters of LaGrande, ]. D.
; Gillian of Boise and j. E. Baker of
Pocatello. The report of DR.. Gillian,
being of interest of a local nature,
is given in part below:
Boise District Report.
1t is limiting scepticism or doubt to
ask, Is the Church in the van of all
proper human affairs? Does the
Cross of Jesus march on before? Is
the Church negligible quantity and
easily dispensable? Does the blood
4. of the martyr fathers and mothers
flow untainted and uninfected in the
veins of valiant sons and worthy |
daughters? Do we fear and shrink
from pain where they rushed anx-
iously toward the sufferers crown?
Do we still enjoy such apostolic sue
cession?
The Church is a desideratum. The
nation and all subsidiary auxiliaries
praise its existence and worship its
achievements. When all men are
battling they exploit all sources of
power. The Church is found to be
such source because of the salient re-
suits flowing from its mills of activ-
ity 1t is the only wholly altruistic
body of organized workers extant. 1t
is the veritable arm of the Almighty.
-'Others" is it's chief watchword.
Almost the first thing the people
in Long Valley did last fall was to
raze Thunder and erect it again at
Cascade, which, together with Craw-
ford and VanWyck, make the new
county seat Sensing their possibili-
ties, the Apple Valley folks have
bought a parsonage. One is needed '
at Wilder, one at Pleasant Ridge and '
one at Bliss. The one at Thunder {
City site will be moved to Cascade.
Emmett-Daniel Webster once said S
''Mr. President, l shall enter on no Q
encomium upon Massachusetts. She I
needs none. There she is; behold her, i
and judge for yourselves" Emmett Il
lies all about you and does not lie. I
The ubiquitous Quinn has let no grass
fade under his feet. This growing
charge shoulders also a burdening
iebt whose cancellation is being safely fl
provided for. Conditions looking to G
assistance were mightilty helped when v
asst fall an excellent revival was held R
and the denominations of the whole o
own much enriched. Z
Montour has almost ready for ded-
cation new bungalow church. They ii
hink the pastor should return to COM N
,lete the job. v
Ola had real revival 1t was Of
'laced under the care of the Sweet a
barge. 1t is not an easy berth to fill h,
hus.
Roseberry-Was served by a local nj
nan for the year. He was hindered is
y conditions which he could not con- is
rol. re
Sweet-Enjoyed the upheaval of
evival the largest and most far ac
eaching in its history. Much remains ia
here to be done in the carrying on of
S effects. A diplomatic man can see ne
reat results. de