The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-24
Eleventh Annual Session
VIII Be Held at Mangum
During the Year
of 1921
WILL BEAUTIFY PLOT
AT TURNER FALLS
ASSEMBLY PLACE OF ENTRANC-
ING LONELINESS WILL Be
PROVIDED AT ARDMORE'S
SCENIC NATURAL PARK

Mangum was selected as the meet
ing place for the eleventh annual
conference Of the west Oklahoma
Methodist Episcopal church, south, at
the conference meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. The conferenca<neAOA Nam
gum in its 1911 session. Bishop
Mou2on was absent from the meeting
practically throughout the afternoon
session, and DR.. r. f. L. Morgan,
Of Oklahoma City presided.
The session Saturday afternoon was
taken up in adoption of reports from
various standing committees of the
conference. The committee on tenn
perance and social service In its re-
port asks the state legislature 10
adopt the provisions of the Volstead
Act, as state laws so that the state
courts might have concurrent juris-
diction with the federal courts in
prohibition enforcement. The report
also requested the federal enforce
ment office TO place Jamaica ginger
upon the prohibition lists.
The report of the orphanage board,
relative 10 the orphans home prop
erty at Britain, owned by the two
Oklahoma conferences, showed that
this institution has $4,000 in assets.
The committee on Sabbath observ-
ance brought in a report pledging
the conference 10 cooperate In the
fight for laws prohibiting Sunday
motion picture shows throughout the
state.
One of the most important items
in Saturday afternoons session was
the acceptance by the conference of
a plot OF ground for assembly's pur-
poses in beautiful Turner Falls park.
20 miles north Of ardmore. The con-
ference plans to establish there n
large summer gathering for religious
and educational purposes. The first
session Of this assembly will be held
during the coming summer
Authority was granted to the board
Of education, Of the church, to sell
the old Epworth property at Okla
homa City and to place the proceeds
thereof on deposit at the best rate
Of interest which could be secured.
But IL was ordered that IL any per-
son could be found who would con-
tribute 100000, for converting the old
university building into modern
hospital, this building and the ground
about it should be set apart Tor that
purpose.
IL Is understood that an Okla
homa City business men OF large fl
nancial ability has already Indicated
his willingness to give the church
S250,00O for the hospital enterprise
in the capital city.
Practically all the minute business
has been completed when the con-
ference adjourned late Saturday af-
ternoon and Il is therefore certain
that the conference win close at to-
nights service when Bishop Mouzon
win read the appointments Of preach
ers to charges OF coming years.
The most interesting event OF SAT-
urdays morning session at the con-
ference was the reception OF the oinss
into fun connection. Every Method
ist preacher Is on trial Tor his first
two years in the conference. AT the
end Of this period OF probation, IL
his work has been satisfactory he is
taken into full connection with the
conference. The address OF the bish-
on to this incoming class Is always
one OF the outstanding incidents OF
the yearly gathering Of Methodist
ministers, The address yesterday morn
ing dealt with the financial prob
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