The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-04-03
A. N. e. ZION DISTRICT CONFER.
ENcE A GREAT MEETING.


The Kansas City District Confer
ence of the A. NJ. Il. Zion Church
just closed was an epoch.making
event in the history of the church in
this section. The reports showed phe-
nominal growth in membership. many
revivals and enthusiastic activity
throughout the District. This is due
to the very efficient Presiding Elder.
Rev. f. w. Alstork. b. D., who has
labored continually since coming to
the District
Among the ministers and delegates
were Bishop l.. w. Kyles, A. NJ. d. D.,
Rev. b. c. Robson of st. Louis, Rev.
Rev. J. w. Birch of jefferson City,
Rev. f. S. Hardges and wife and
Mrs Nellie Darby of Des Moines,
Reys. l.. Beard, ]. Hilliard, J. H.
Goodin, w. f. Shaw, S. Dimery, Jas.
Gray, c. H. Jackson. Thos. Fleming,
Mesdames NJ. Robinson, G.. C. Hard
ges, Z. Holmes, S. Vaughn, r. Cole
man and Gertrude Fleming.
The opening sermon by Rev. F. S.
Collins, delighted a large audience,
soulstirring sermons were delivered
also by Revs. F. 5 Hardges, j. H.
Goodiu, j. W. Birch and B. c. Rob.
son.
St Peters Church, Rev. L. Beard
pastor, had been renovated and its
interior appeared new. Its pastor and
members are to be commended for
/ the manner in which they cared for
the conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Thompson, 2O31
North Hallock street, entertained the
conference with an elaborate spread
on Thursday evening
Bishop l.. w Kyles spoke on the
. Ter-centenary Drive and told how the
whole connection had been stirred to
activity, assuring its success. The
. receipts amounted to S26O.1O during
/ the meeting.
The address of Presiding Elder Al
stOrk was the feature OF the Wednes
day afternoon session. 1t covered
every phase of the work and was d
mastered production. Space permits
Of only the following quotations from
this address:
The district has taken on new life
1t has never been in better condition
spiritually and financially. The pas
tors, conference workers, and Dis
triCt Officers (the most of them
have been awakened to the pressing
needs of the church and are putting
forth efforts to utilize the opportun
tiles offered for greater service.
My friends, we are living in an age
Of reconstruction and the world like
a drowning man is catching after
every straw to save itself The
church of God has the only sure life
line and it is for you and me to &C
to the rescue of the world and helr
/ save it ere it sinks beneath the
threshold of despair.
The interchurch world movement
is one of the agencies employed by
/ the church land l think the greatest
one) to help rescue the world. This
/ movement is worldwide and has as
its purpose the salvation of man
Millions of dollars have been giver
and many more pledged to help il
this great movement why shoulC
the churches try to raise this enor
nous amount of money!" has beer
asked from without and within. The
answer of the church is, The worlC
( needs Christ, men everywhere mus
/ hear the gospel, must know of its
/ teachings, must accept its principles
must conform to its laws and the
only institution on earth that can
take and give the gospel to a dying
world is the church. Since this is
true the church has reached this con.
ciusion, that to successfully do the
work it should do, men and women
who are fully qualified must be sent
into every hamlet, every alley, every
town, every city and into every part
OF the world. The church, also, con
I fesses that she is woefully lacking in
men and women, the kind that she
needs. So large part of the money
raised and to be raised will be ex
pended for education. | am pleased
to state that the great A. NJ. E