The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
DYERSBURG DISTRICT
CONFERENCE LAST WEEK

The Dyersburg District Conference
has been in session at the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church in Dyers-
burg for two days. This district is
presided over by w. w. Armstrong,
and embraces 26 pastoral charges.
There have been many visitors in at
tendance, and the presiding elder has
handled the business of the conference
with speed and accuracy.
Business involving the interest of
the whole church was transacted, such
as the creation of new districts in the
Memphis Annual Conference, care Of
the superannuate preachers relative
to which the district proposes to raise
$1,000 as a free will offering to
augment the $4,000 assessment of
the district for this humane cause.
The educational program of the
church was ably represented by Profs.
@. L. Morelock, of MeFerrin, ]. A.
Robbins, Of McTyeire, and Cleanth
Brooks, conference secretary of edu-
cation, who said that men will be
measured by their ability to fit into
the conditions of life around them,
and that the leaders of men will be
only those who do fit. This being
true, there is nothing more important
in this nation than building up Chris
tian schools and colleges to fit men
for leadership.
DR.. T. E. Sharp, presiding elder of
the Memphis district, represented the
Methodist hospital in process of
erection in the city Of Memphis. This
hospital is being erected by four an
nual conferences Of the Methodist
Church. South, and special drive
has been or is being, conducted to Sc
cure subscriptions for the completion
of this hospital. This interest was
ably presented by DIR. Sharp, who also
begged for other needed institutions,
especially an orphanage for Methodist
children.
There were eight delegates elected
by the district to the annual confer
ence, which convenes in Mayfield, KY,
November 8, 1920.
The delegates are: J. L. Richard
son, r. e. Parker, Ernest Rice, B. f.
LaDuke, A. j. Barbee, Mrs. L. L.
Pace. DR.. 7. E. Miller and L. B. Har-
well. Alternates: Mrs. N. G. Brown,
Al. B. Cobb, Mrs. J. W. Rlachard and
G. e. Scott.
The one sad feature Of the confer
ence was the fact that there was not
any one licensed to preach. The elder
said the only way to get recruits for
the ministry is to pray the Lord to
send new laborers into the field; that
we must make our program in keep
ing with the spirit and ideals Of our
Master.
Prof. G. L. Morelock. in mastery
address. impressed upon the confer
ence that the struggle Of today and
tomorrow is finally between intel
lectual forces, and that 1t is for the
church in the name Of her great Head,
TO seize, produce, discover, command
and create better intellects and APP
proximate the high ideals of life as
presented in the life Of Christ.
Dyersburg, after having been in
slant to meet every need Of the con-
ference with old fashioned Southern
hospitality and courtesy, asked for
the privilege Of entertaining the 1921
session of the conference. and was
unanimously chosen, and long may
she wave and never waver-Dyers-
burg was not chosen for the confer
ence just closed, but took it to re-
lieve an embarrassing situation oc-
casioned by the sickness Of Newbern's
pastor. Dyersburg therefore deserves
the highest praise for her magnani-
nous spirit in asking for the 1921
session.