Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-02
METHODIST DISTRICT CONFERENCE
CONCLUDES INTERESTING SESSIONS


Lebanon District of the M. E. Church,
South, concluded it's deliberations
last Saturday afternoon.
This conference was said by many
who were present, and who have been
attending such meetings for years,
to have been the best they had ever
attended. The sessions began on
Thursday afternoon with an old-time
love feast and experience meeting
by the ministers and delegates and
this was indeed a great occasion, the
experiences given by such faithful
ministers and laymen as Presiding
Elder Nolan, Revs. Hinson, Ford,
Hensley, Webster, Haggard, Burrow,
Beasley and Col. John A. Fite being
especially inspiring. After this SER
vice the holy communion was served.
On Thursday night the welcome adj
dress was delivered by Rev NJ. N.
Ford of Carthage in his usual pleas
ing manner on the part of the citi-
zens of Carthage, which was happily
responded to by Rev. j. s. Beasley,
pastor of Lebanon station. After
this the opening sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. w. I. Haggard, pastor
CT the first Methodist church of
Clerksvlle, Tenn. Bro. Haggard, who
is dearly beloved in this section of
the state, where he has served for
four years as presiding elder of the
Lebanon District, delivered a MASTER
full sermon.
Friday morning the Conference was
organized by electing Rev. A. r. Glib
Dons OF Rome, secretary, and the APP
polntment of the various committees.
Presiding Elder Nolan expressed
himself as being highly pleased with
the work accomplished by the Con-
ference, there having been an unusual
amount of business transacted, saying
that it was one of the best confer
ences he had ever held.
The eleven o'clock service on Fri
day was conducted by Rev. Bennett
of Nashville, who spoke ON the Chris
tian Education Campaign that is now
being conducted by the NJ E. church
South, to raise SO million dollars for
this work. DIR. Bennett is one of the
most powerful orators in Southern
Methodism. and his speech Friday was
pronounced by many visitors to be
the strongest message ever heard in
that is facing the people, not only of
the United States, but of the world,
in the form of infidelity, bOlshevism,
and the general social and economical
turmoils, and made it clear that thu
only remedy to keep down another
world war was through Christian
Education. His address converted
many to the cause of the Christian
Education movement.
Rev. j. A. Burrow CT Chattanooga
preached Friday and Saturday nights
and Sunday morning, delivering
strong discourses at each service.
Rev. Burrow is editor of the Midland
Methodist and is one of the church's
strongest men.
The eleven o'clock service on Sat
urday was in charge of Rev. Ausmus.
| who is in charge of the Christian Ed
ucation drive, and he made a stirring
appeal for this great cause.
Saturday morning Rev. Pearson, who
is in charge of the Sunday School
work in this District, spoke in the
interest of his work, and especially
urged Sunday School superintendent
and workers to be present at the
! Sunday School convention to be held
at Gainesboro, Tenn, June 18th to
18TH All who are planning to at
OSAAO SAAo EICdI SOAANciAJAOn axe duNlHCu
to please notify Rev. X. A. Early or
Mr.. F. L. Tardy at Gainesboro, Tenn.
The Conference was largely attend
ed by ministers and delegates from
every section of the district and there
was also a large number of visitors
in attendance. Each day at noon the
gathering was fed with basket din
ner prepared by the good ladies of
the community and spread on the
lawn in front of the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Ford.
! Carthage was glad to entertain the
Conference, and the gathering proved
to be great source of inspiration in
the work of the Master in this COM
munity. One of the last acts of the
conference was the passing of resolu-
lions conveying thanks of the attend
ants of the conference to the people
of Carthage for their cordial enter
tainment and warm hospitality during
their stay here. The conference voted
to meet at Smithville next year.