The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-11-14
THREE DAYS PREACHERS AND LAY DELEGATES ENCAC-
ED IN BUSINESS SESSION HEADED BY BISHOP CANNON
CLOSING SESSION WAS HELD N BAPTIST CHURCH
Large Gathered Hear the Bishop Deliver Fine Lecture
the War Works Campaign and Tell of the Boys in France.
Appointments Were Read Friday Night.

the Methodist church for Northwest
Texas came to close here Friday
night at First Baptist church, where
the concluding session was held, and
most Of the ministers left on early
Saturday morning trains for their va
rious homes. The afternoon session
was held as usual at the First Meth
odist church.
Among the changes announced at
the reading Of the appointments FRI
day night were the transfer Of Presid-
ing Elder o. p Sensabaugh from the
Abilene district to the Central Texas
conference. the transfer of Rev c.
w. Hearon from St Johns church at
Stamford 10 the North Texas confer
ence. the naming Of the Rev. J G..
Miller. retiring pastor of First Meth
odis, church here to be presiding ell
der Of the Abilene district, the ap-
pointrnent OF the Rev j + Carpen-
ter Of the Amarillo church TO be pas
tor Of First church az Abilene and
the re-appoin'mcnt Of the Rev J W
Hunt 10 be- pastor Of 81 PauPs at
Abilene. Abilene viii regret 70 lose
DR.. Sensabsugh and glad to retain
Revs Miller and Hunt. and viii warm
IN welcome the Rev Mr. Carpenter,
who is considered one Of the strong
est pastors IN the conference. Il IS
not known here yet where Or Sen
sahaugh or Mr. Hearon viii be as
signed IN their new conference
The afternoon session transacted
routine business for a few minutes
and then the Bishop and his cabinet
retired and the Rev G 5. Hardy
was called to the chair. and the cen.
tenary team took charge and again
RECALLED the conference with address
es upon the plan Of the centenary
movement
Or. Pnso- vrote earnestly on the
subject Of prayer Many passages
from the address are worthy Of a
plsce in the library of the church's
choice utter1rces upon the sacred eS-
ercise Of intercession.
In wonderful address upon conse-
Grafton 10 service the Res. Frank On
derdonk stirred his audience deeply.
and the entire program was an inn
pressive exhibit Of the church's plans
for the conques, of the world
The ordination Of dsacons. one ~
the most beautiful and impressive I
parts Of the church ritual. occupied
the larger part Of the remaining time
Al eight O'Clock a large crowd had I
assembled al the First Baptist church /
where Bishop Cannon. by invitation
Of the committee in charge Of the 10.
cal United War Work campaign. de-
hvered an address or morals condi-
tions Of our army in France. and the
work of the Y NJ C. A. in minister
ing to our soldiers. With great en-
phasis he urged all TO support and
contribnte to the campaign. He was
introduced 10 the audience by DR.
Millard A Jenkens. pastor of the
First Baptist church. As the Bishop I
told the story Of General Pershing's
strong stand against the wiles Of
wine and scarlet women flung IN the
way Of our soldier boys. the audience
was moved to great applause "a
Al 10 O'Clock the appointment Of
The peachers to their respective char
yes were read by the Bishop. and the
conference adjourned and the preach.
srs took the night and early morning .
rains for their homes. L
The session was one of gruelling I
work because Of the rush for time. =
'ut Abilene was glad to have this G
plendid body of men in her midst
'or a few days. They represent $
hurch with approximately 10000 Z
members in the territory served by d
hem and the interests they handle n
-irdles the globe, o
Transaction Of church business o
'receded and followed the speech. o
udge overshiner introduced DIR. NJ. v
\. Jenkins. pastor Of the First Bap- a
ist church. who In turn introduced N
bishop Cannon. DR.. Jenkins. in the "
curse Of his remarks mentioned that Il
IN aged mother, now nearly ninety n
ears old. was lifelong Methodist Of Al
forth Carolina, and expected TO die Z,
y that faith, Bishop Cannon. who b,
! a vlrwInlan, brought q ripple VI b
sughtsr when he declared that nov hI
know why Dr. jenklns Il the man =,
. Ia "
fhs bl.hop ,ald that the strenuous a.
orb u the eoafessaes had left him o.