The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
NETHOD|STS OPEN
 CONFERENCE HERE
Texsrkana District Session Opens at First Nj. R. Church. South. in Most Promising Distinguished
 ChurchMan Present.

aleil4 nN AGleSAteS, the annual leNaI- kama district conference of the Nj. K. Church, South, opened Monday night under most favorable circumstances.
 Most of the incoming church work CTS reached Mena Monday afternoon on No. 1. and were met at the Kansas City Southern station by deputa- ton of local methodists under the leadership of the Rev. F. F. Harrell A fleet of motor cars was stationed at the platform and the church work CTS, as soon as greetings were over, were taken in the cars to the various homes in Mena where they are to stay during the conference.
 The generosity of Mena folks was shown in the welcome shown the vis- iting Methodists for there were more offers of entertainment than there were delegates to accept. Mena will show additional courteSies Wednesday afternoon, when the visitors will be given an auto ride over the city and surrounding country thru the efforts of the Commercial Club.
 The formal sessions of the confer ence opened Monday night at the Nj. k. Church, South, when Presiding El- der J. L. Simmons called the assem- blaze to order The Rev. Ben F. Roe buck was uE.a. .aously elected as sec retary for the sessions.
 The opening sermon was by the Rev. J. W. Rogers of Lewisville, who used as his subject Christ the World Enriches," which was followed by the Lords Supper A crowd which filled the auditorium to its capacity gave sympathetic attention.
 Tuesday mornings meeting was given over largely to business matters and reports from the various pastors present. The sermon was by the Rev J. A. Parker of De Queen.
 Tuesday afternoons meeting was devoted to discussion of questions af- fecting the Epworth League, the Sun day schools and the woman's foreign missionary societies.
 On Wednesday morning starting at ,S;45 the devotional exercises will be in charge of the Rev. ]. P. Garrett of Hatfield. Following the business ses- sion the sermon will be given by the Rev. J. D. Hammons of Texarkana.
 The Christian Education Movement will be one of the biggest subjects of the conference, and this will occupy the time of Wednesday afternoons meeting. There will be talks by Pres ident J. M. Workman of Henderson Brown college; W. K. Boney of Stamps, and W. W. Taylor of Pine Bluff.
 Committees already named for the conference include the following, chairmen only being named:
 Spiritual State of the Church, W. A. Steel.
 Sunday Schools, z. D. Lindsey.
 Finance, J. L. Cobe.
 Quarterly Conference Journals, c. A. Fuller.
 Epworth League, F. F. Harrell.
 Lay Activities, Judge J. S. Steel
 Woman's Missionary Society, Mrs. s. c. Reynolds.
 Licensing and Local Preachers, F. N. Brewer.
 Deacons and Elders Orders, and Ad- mission on Trial, j. D. Hammons.
 Public Worship, J. F. Simmons, F. F. Harrell.
 There were 20 ministers and 27 lay men present at the opening sessions of the conference Monday night. Ad- ditional visitors were scheduled to reach Mena Tuesday for the sessions. Among the first to reach Mena for the conference were the following:
 Rev. z. D. Lindsey, Ashdown.
 Mrs. s. c. Reynolds, Ashdown
 Mrs. Willie Phillips, Ashdown.
 Rev. B. F. Roebuck, College Hill
 Rev J. A. Parker, De Queen.
 Mrs. J. A. Parker, De Queen
 R. E. Leslie, De Queen.
 Rev. W. F. Campbell, Dierks.
 A. J. Forgy, Dierks.
 Rev. w. M. Crowson, Fouke.
 Rev. J. W. Rogers, Lewisville.
 Rev. J. D. Dunn, Richmond.
 Mrs. c. A. Hedgecock, Richmond.
 Mrs. W. M. Sykes, Richmond.
 Rev. J. A. Biggs, Stamps.
 Rev. J. W. Fulton, Spring Hill.
 Clarence Livingston Hill.
 Rev. J. J. Adcock, Bloomburg, Tex.
 Rev. c. A. Fulton, Winthrop.
 Rev. J. F. Taylor. Umpire.
 Rev. F. N. Brewer, Fairvicw.
 J. W. House, Fairview.
 E. A. Hannah, Fairview.
 Pope Stockton, Fairview.
 Mrs. c. s. Burgess, Fairview.
 Mrs. Parsons, Fairview.
 Rev. K. c. Rowland, Horatfo.
 Rev. J. r. Garrett, Hatfield.
 K. H. Skinner, Cove.
 Rev. L. J. Riding, Lockesburg.
 Judge J. s. Steel, Lockesburg.
 ]. c. Arnold, Lockesburg.
 Mrs. J. L. Tatum, Lockesburg.
 Rev. W A. Steel, Foreman.
 Rev. D. T. Rowe, Egger.
 T. H. Philpot, Egger.
 Rev. D. H. Colquit, Little Rock.
 Rev. Clem Baker, Little Rock.
 The conference is honored by hav- ing as it's visitors, Dr. Lee Starke, the famous evangelist of Brooklyn, N. r.; the Rev. D. H. Colquette. agent of the American Bible Society, of Little Rock; the Rev. Glenn Baker, Sunday School Field Secretary of the Little Rock Conference, and F.. D. Eryine, Conference Missionary Secretary of Little Rock, and Mrs. s. C. Reynolds, District Secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society, of Ashdown.
 Get Away From Smoky City.
 Tired of the smoke, noise and dirt of a great city, Clarence Whan and mother travelled from Pittsburg, Pa, to Mena to find the rest and comfort they desired. The visitors arrived in Mena Saturday morning for an in- definite stay. They are former resi- dents and Mr. Whan says no one can appreciate the beauty of Mena and surrounding country any more than fi51s who has been away as }5n0 Hs