The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-13
REPORT OF THE DISTRICT s. s.
CONVENTION.
Dallas Distict-NOrth Texas Annual
Conference, A. M. Il. Church, TT.
Worth. Texas, Sept. 8-6, 1919.

Dallas DistIict-NOrth Texas Annual
Conference, A. NJ Il. Church, TT.
Worth, Texas, Sept. 8-6, 1919.
The Forty-third session Of the
dallas District" Sunday School Con-
vention of the A. M. Il. church met
with Bakers Chapel in the Gipson
Memorial Colored M. e. church, Rev.
j. A. Jones, d. d., presiding.
Visitors-Revs. C. l.. Morgan, d.
D., presiding elder Of the Waxahachie
District, North, Texas Conference;
A. G.. VIM, ID. D., presiding elder OF
the Bonham District, North Texas
Conference; w. A. Younger of the
Corsicana District, Northeast Texas
Conference.
All the pastors of the Dallas Dis
trict were present except Rev. A. V.
Brown from the White Rock Circuit.
DR.. G. w. Arlington was confined TO
his bed ON account of sickness. Sixty
FIVE delegates answered to the roll
call on the first day. Every Sta
ton, Circuit and Mission was repre-
scented.
Collections were lover the top
from all the churches. Mrs. Ethel
Brown of Dallas was elected Chief
Secretary and Mrs. M. e. Moore of
Fort Worth, Texas, was elected as
Rev. r. S. Jenkins. d. D.. was elect
sistant secretary.
Rev. ii. Williams was made chair
man of the Contingent Funds and
Rev. II. A. Carr was made Chairman
of the Assessment Fin. Committee
ed reporter to the Christian Recorder
and Voica of Missions, II. d. Winn
elected to report to the Dallas Elk
press.
Visitors from the G. NJ. Il. church
were Rev. Starks, Johnson, Spencer,
Noteworthy, Murcherson and others.
The Dallas District was loud in
its praises to the members of Bak-
ers church and the good people
Of the GIBSON Memorial @. M. f.
church for the entertainment during
the sessions of the Convention. A
fine spirit prevailed throughout the
entire session. Selection of candi-
dates for the General Conference for
1920 in the North Texas Conference
were had; all seem to be satisfied
that the three presiding elders and
four prominent pastors would be
elected
The Sunday School Convention con-
tributed to fund for scholarship
in Paul Quinn College.
The District President of the A
c. e. League held very interesting
meeting on Thursday afternoon. Pa
pers on various subjects were read.
Special mention of the paper by Mrs.
DR.. Moten of Denton, Mr.. Hughes of
Dallas on the subject of music in
the Sunday school were ordered.
DR.. II. ID. Moten of Denton made
a fine pIesider over the departmeut
of the A. G. e. League for the Dallas
District.
Prominent Laymen that were pres
ents: Mackey, Trotter, Jefferson,
Hughes, White Mrs. Walker, Mrs.
Mackey. Mrs. VIM, CASTOR, Mrs. Abb
ington, Mrs. Carr. Mrs. Hooper, Tay-
Tor, MoGrue, Johnson, Cox, Miss Dur.
rell. Mullins and more than a dozen
young ladies from Dallas. Texas.
Fort Worth WIS we'll represented
as was Cowanviile, Grand Prairie,
and Denton. While Wichita Falls
was there also with the pastor, Rev.
J. L. Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson and
several other delegates
The Dallas District, Sunday school
convention of the A. M. e. church
made history in its forty-third ses-
sion Just closed. Long live the pre-
siding elder. Rev. j. A. Jones and
the Noble Pastors that make up the
Dallas Regulars" ION to Waco"
with more money, more scholars and
more friends on Sept. 2bth.
Reporter H. d. w.