Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-28

First and Second Year Studies Revfsrends D. s. Blackwell, J. n .he1,y WI 1d. Davenport, D. J. Adams u' w. Fredman.
 Third and Fourth Year Studles.-- Reyl6fends w. H. Davenport, W. IT.. Od4feldx R. B. Macon, R. l.. Wright, J. MT. Mitchell. Conference Boundary and Presiding Elder Districts D. J. Ada Inns, D. s. Blackwell, R. B. Macon, J. s. Drake, E. D. Washington.
 Mid-Year Church Extension and Misb bionary Convocation Rev. D. J. Ada ms. D. S. Blackwell, R. B. Macon, W. H. Davenport, J. s. Drake:
 Woman's Home and Foreign MIS- sion ary Society-Sallie Moores, l.. A. MuEphy, H. A. Marshall, Annie Jack son. c. c. Shoemaker.
 Church Extension and Home Mis- slohs. w. H. Davenport k. l.. Wright, M. c. Nelson, J. C. Rol- llnS, J. H. Kelly.
 Narick Christian Endeavor Union.-- ReHerends J. H. Kelly, H. c. McNeal, J. J, Mooney. H. l.. Davis, Prof. P. 5. ocLuggs
 = 1CdCe OI Lue COuuely y-iso' VI " ", H. Davenport, E. D. Washington, F. T. Yolng, D. C. Collins, D. Meeks, 5. M. Fo5te.
 State of the Church-Reverends, E, U. Washington, D. c. Courtney, Il. C. Hqly, T. B. Belcher, M. c. Nelson tducation-Prof J. w. Heidelberg er,P. s. Scruggs, Revs. W. H. Daven- pot, E. J. Johnson.
 Sunday School .Union-Prof. J. W. Ei4elberger, Revs. w. Lewis, J. H.. Rely, IF. l.. Davis, M. Meachem. Temperance Reverends, J. M. !, M1tchell, H. c. McNeal, J. l.. Madison, | E D. Moseley, L. l. Mooney. 1zxvhvangelism.-Reverends R. B. Ma con, c. w. Freeman, J. H. Kelly, D. D. Blackwell, R. E. Saunders.
 Periodicals. -Reverends w. ii. Davenport, E. D. Washington, R. E.. Saunders, F. T. Younfi, J. L. Mooney.
 Resolutions Reverends J. M. Mitchell, D. s. Blackwell, w. IL. Davenport, E. D. Washington, Prof. P. s. Scruggs.
 Among the visitors to the confer ence is the Rev. J. w. Wood of ln- dianapolis, Indiana Secretary of For eign Missions. Dr. Wood has travelled extensively in Africa in the develop ment of Zion Missions in the father land. He has just returned from Cali fornia where he associated Bishop kyles in his conferences. Dr. Wood is very favorably spoken of in connect ion with the bishopric of his church in 1920.
 It appears from every view that the Rev. w. H. Davenport Dean of the Bible School of Walters Institute, Warren, Arkansas will be elected Edi- tor fthe Star of Zion in 1920. Dr.. Davenport is very efficient and pre- pared to do the work for the church. 1 The Presiding Elders of this Con- ference are the Rev. D. J. Adams of the Pine Bluff District. He has render ed forty years of acceptable service in the ministry of the A. ME. Zion Church.
 Rev. R. B. Macon of the Montrose District, who is acknowledged to be one of the greatest preachers of the race and natural humorist and the Rev. Dennis s. Blackwell of the Will mot District who has served thirteen consecutive years as Presiding Elder of the various districts of the confer ence. While all of these men have done we'll as Presiding Elders, there is considerable restlessness in the conference based upon the opinion of most of the progressive thinkers of the conference that Presiding Elders like other men should be subject to the itinerant system and take their turn in the change.
 There has also been considerable discussion regarding the redistricting of the conference which seems to sug- gest the prevailing opinion that the districts should be so arranged as to give larger support to the Presiding Elders and require them to give all of their time to the work. The same the North Arkansas Conference which closed last Sunday night and a con- mission of five men with plenary pow CTS was appointed to meet this con. ference and confer with them in the matter of readjusting the Presiding Elder Districts in the entire state. This question is likely to oclasion warm discussion in this conference The Commission appointed is as fol D. Davis, w. B. Shaw, A. Jackson ana B. E. Morgan.
 Mrs. Lucia Kyles the wife of the Bishop and two interesting children are also in attenda4ce upon the con 2 ference.