The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-15
CAPITAL GROUP
PASTORS MEET
TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT METHO-
DISTS ARE HOLDING INTEREST
ING SESSION AT CHATTAHOO-
CHEZ.

Chattahoochee, Feb. 14.-The preach
ers Institute and district group meet
ing of the Tallahassee district has
been in session at this place since
Monday night. The purpose of this
meeting was for the pastors of the
district to get together and exchange
views and have addresses by other
prominent Methodists of the Florida
conference and elsewhere. Besides
: the pastors present there were DR.. Ira
8. Patterson, of Tampa, missionary
secretary of the conference; DR.. j. III.
Therrel of Ocala, conference Sunday
School secretary; DR.. J. A. G. Shipley,
of Nashville, Tenn, who formerly was
a missionary to China for seventeen
years. but now connected with the
work of the Centenary; DR.. G. w. Ted
der, of Madison, and a number of lay
men from different parts of the dis
trict.
The session opened on Monday
night by DIR. A. E. Householder, p. E.,
presiding. Rev. G. A. Saunders con-
Quoted the devotional exercises. DR..
G. w. Tedder was elected secretary
for the meeting. DR.. J. p. G. Shipley
gave a most interesting address on
detail some of the methods which he
had to use when he first went there
as missionary % years ago. Christ
ians everywhere are glad that DIR.
Shipley has lived to see the results Of
his work in this country. Following
Dr. Shipley was DR.. Ira S. Patterson
the Florida conference in regards to
icti nj no tat
journed for the evening.
Meeting was called to order Tues
day morning at 1890 by the Presiding
Elder, Rev. J. E. Woodward, offering
the devotional exercises.
W. T. Brantley gave a most excel
lent address on the need of evange-
listic services in the church. He
stressed the point that the old time
evangelistic spirit was needed in the
church today He said it was easy
to get money in the church these days,
but the spirit of the Lord was needed.
Following Brother Brentley was Miss
LOAF LAWYER, of Tallahassee, who is
elementary Sunday school secretary
for the conference. She outlined the
plans OF the conference in regard to
the elementary grades Next on the
programme was Miss Mary Davis, of
Tallahassee, who is district Epworth
League secretary. Miss Davis spoke
at length on the need of a survey in
the church in order to ascertain who is
attending the church services and who
is not Next was Rev. Davis, of
Quincy who gave a discourse on the
need of education in the work of the
church. Among other examples he
allied to the attention of the audience
he mentioned the conditions of af-
fairs in Mexico and said these condi-
tions Were caused by lack of Christian
education. Following DIR. Davis was
Rev j. L. Hunter, of Havanah, who
lectured on the family alter in its re-
lation to revivals. The meeting was
then adjourned until 2:30 during
which time those present were to visit
the hospital, having accepted the in
vitation extended earlier in the day.
The afternoon session was opened
by the Presiding Elder conducting the
devotional services. During the after
noon the following We're on the pro-
gramme: Rev. D. A. Cole, the pastors
need yotional service; DIR. c.. w
Ted Ar what the layman can do in
the plan for revival; DR.. Therren on