The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-04
KANSAS A. M. E. CONFERENCE.

Kansas City, Kansas, Sept. 29.-The
twenty-ninth annual session of the
Kansas African Methodist Episcopal
Conference has passed into history
as one of the great sessions in the
history of the organization, and the
largest amount of money ever raised
by the conference at one time in it's
history was put on the table Thursday
night after a mastery address by Gov
ernor Allen.
Every session of the conference was
full of interest, and Bishop H. Blanton
Parks was at his best. 1t was a busy
session from start to finish. The
opening sermon was preached by the
Rev. w. C. Williams of Omaha, and
it was indeed a fine sermon. and
strictly to the point. DR.. Williams
had prepared the sermon for the occa-
sion, and he delivered the message
with force.
There is much credit due DIR. F.
Griffin, and the Member of the First
African Methodist Episcopal church
for the manner in which the members
VI llit III anu NllC NlollOlS
were all cared for, and the excellent
meals served in the lecture room of
the church. The improvements show
ed up well, and there were many eX-
pressions Of congratulations from the
visitors.
Bishop Parks was accompanied by
his wife, and she added much to the
success. She is c%ongenial and made
many friends during her stay in Kan
sas City, where she was at one time a
citizen.
DR.. ]. C. Caldwell, of Nashville,
Endeavor League, and whose anne is
before the church for one of the next
bishops to be elected in 1920 in st.
Louis, was active, and he conducted
the study of the Bible early morning
during the conference, which proved
beneficial to the ministers. DR.. Cald-
we'll is a we'll prepared man.
DR.. j.. +. Ransom, was in evidence
and he is the recognized leader of
the conference. Most of his life has
been spent in the work, and it is ex-
pected that he should have friends.
He is a man of ability, and he has
the conference behind him, and it is
expected that he will return from the
general conference in st. Louis a full
fle6ged bishop. He has won his place,
Charles Stewart, A. NJ, D. D., of Chi
cago, one of the conference visitors
spoke on Saturday night, to a large
crowd. The audience was thrown in
to commissions of laughter so to speak
and following each laugh a practica-
truth was driven home by the speaker
He paid a high tribute to Prof. ant
Mrs. Aaron Malone, the president, anc
founder of Poro college, He spoke o.
their contribution to the race and hu
manity.
The services on Sunday will long b.
remembered. They came from eevr!
direction, and Bishop Parks preached
a great sermon. In the afternoon DR.
j. S. Payne, of Lincoln, Neb., preach
ed, and the closing sermon was preach
ed Sunday night by DR.. G. B. Billups
Of Atchison.
The delegates to general conference
elected are Revs. j. r. R. Ransom, ]
T. Smith, ]. G. c. Owens, W. H. King
and J.. F. Griffin. Bishop Parks assign
ed the ministers as follows:
Kansas City district-T. W. Green
Jr., presiding elder; First A. M. E
church, Kansas City. ]. F. Griffin; Par
sons, ]. T. Smith; Fort Scott, G. M
Tillman; Coffeyville. H. H. Jones
Independence, H. Shepherd; Pittsbur'
T. A. Wilson; lola, H. G. White; Cha
mute, G. r. Runyon; C~herryvale, ]. Fl
Daniels; Weir City, D. Self; Baxte
Springs, G. r. Whitcomb; Galena, Wn