The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-31
"wHY We ARE At war"
MASTERFUL ADDRESS DELIVER.
ED BY BISHOP ANDERSON AT
THIRD STREET M. Z.
CHURCH LAST
NIGHT.
DR.. Walsh Delivered Semi. Centennial
Sermon in the Mornlng-After.
noon Service In Charge Of the
WOman's Foreign Mis-
slOnery Society.

noon Service In Charge OF the
WOman's Foreign Mis-
slonery Society.
Yesterday was another big day in
the. Conference. Several more preach
ers arrived, and the church was full
of out-of-town visitors Those in at
tendance bring word that large dele
cations will visit the conference from
day to day. The big crowd of the Con-
ference will be present Sunday. 1t Is
the day when the bishop breaches his
Conference sermon. This will be de-
livered at the morning hour. In the
afternoon the Conference missionary
sermon will be preached by Rev. T. M.
Anderson the eloquent young minister
from Barbourville. Then will come
the ordination of those ministers who
have completed the prescribed course
Of study and preparation and are made
elders. This is a most impressive SER
vice and will be attended by large
numbers.
The Conference opened with devo-
tional exercises conducted by Bishop
Anderson. The first chapter of the
book of Hebrews was read and pray.
er was offered by Revs. Thomas Gren.
fel and ]. M. Bennett. Following the
devotions the journal was read by the
secretary and the conference got dowr
to the business of the day.
On motion Of Rev. f. w. Harrop thu
| ptatprno ne W r,
H. c. Northcott, deceased during tn,
year, will be given place in the Con
ference minutes.
The Fourteenth question was re
sumed, Rev. w. w. Shepherd, Distric
Superintendent Of the Louisville Dis
trict was called, his character passe,
and he read his report. A very inter
esting report was given, showing tina
the work Of the church down in tn
pennyrole country is on the move.
distance Of $4,000 miles was travele,
by Rev. Shepherd during the year an
331 sermons preached. All will agre
that this Is enough to keep any heal
thy man busy. This Is Brother Shep
heard's first year as a District Super
intendent.
Rev. William Jones gave his repor
as Sunday School Missionary for tn
Conference. The work of the. Sunda
Schools has developed greatly throug
the efforts Of Brother Jones.
The report Of Rev. j. T. Martir
missionary evangelist for Southeast
ern Kentucky, was next given. Th
work Of Rev. Martin as planned at tn
last annual Conference was sort of a
experiment. Five hundred dollar
missionary money was set aside fo
the work. This has proven an exec
lent investment according to the rt
port of Rev. Martin. Sixteen new col
gregations have been organized in ths
section Of Kentucky and four circuit
VIII likely be formed and pastors al
pointed to take care of them at th
Conference. Relative to this wor
Rev. HarrOp took the floor ana mad
one of the strongest speeches of til
Conference in the interest of the wor
= During this talk he referred to tn
n fact that with all the organization
the church there had been an increas
;. of only 4S8 members since 1890. H
said there must be something wron
, with us preachers and suggested tn;
1t would not be out of place for the
to do little repenting for neglect
duties. Another matter Of interest
u the speakers remarks was that in tn
4 period Of time there had been II
preachers transferred out of the Col
ference and none received in retur
And nearly all have made good. +
1 suggester that the missionary socie
could we'll spend twenty-thousand dc
lars year in Kentucky to train your
preachers for the rest Of the churc
There is no shortage Of preachers
the Kentucky Conference. Twelve
fifteen young men are up for admi
sion this year. Further comparison
for the church between the years 1S
and 1917; 242 church buildings the
293 now; $11,917 dollars pastoral su
port then, $20,735 now; an increase
W $3,460 in benevolences. An avera
increase Of $50 in salaries for the la
1. year. The speaker then retired to I
70 need of work in the mining camps
u" the mountain section. Camps are b
ing opened up continuously with mo
Of the miners out of the church. !
said large corporation had Just r
Gently purchased $4,000 acres of lal
near Harlan and on 1t would be bu
a model town and town would not
a model town without a Methodl
a preacher. A great force for good
o this section according to the speak
= Is Union College. This institution
dnipu n rav, Ha bIt r,orl> 90 kho .,