The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-05
CONFERENCE
REPORTS SHOW
GREAT WORK
of Large
Sums of Money Results
In Progress for Metho-
dist Denomination In
Various Parts of the
World

World
The Thursday afternoon session of
the District Methodist Conference
opened promptly at 1870 with a de.
votional service conducted by Rev.
Thomas of East Fort Myers.
DR. Dunkle addressed the meeting
on the work of the Conference Board
of Missions He stated that in the
past few years there has been a corr
siderable increase in the salaries of
mission pastors. He told OF the eX
tension of the work in the larger cen.
tiers of the state.
Among the new charges may be
mentioned Seminole Heights. which is
in an important suburb of Tampa
and has attained a membership OF
220 and a Sunday school attendance
OF 300. Also Riverside. Miami, where
a strong charge has now been estab
lished. The utmost care DR.. Dunkle
said, is being exercised in spending
the money entrusted to the care OF
the board. The money thus far dis.
pensed has given excellent returns
The most noteworthy of these is the
country surrounding Lake OkeechO-
be. where a marvellous work is be-
done by Rev. c. c. Cecil and his
helpers. The sum of 100000 has
been spent and the reports show that
it was worth every cent Of it.
Fine missions have been establish
ed recently and appropriations given
them. The Centenary fcnd is looked
to make further extensions possible
and maintain what those already es-
tablished. Therefore the support of
the Centenary is very important.
Dr. ]. NJ. Gross gave a spirited
address in which he advocated COM
mittee on the spiritual state of the
church. At his suggestion the fol-
lowing committee was appointed:
Rev. Rev. ]. Edgar Wilson. A. c.
Shaffer, ]. v. Wilson, Rev. E. j.
Hardee, S. A. Market.
Rev. B. K. Thrower, agent of the
Preachers relief fund, gave an i'm
FASHIONED and pathetic appeal on the
needs of the worn out preacher. Dur
ing his eight years in this work DR..
Thrower has succeeded in building
twelve superannuated homes.
The total assets of this fund now
amount to $4,000 owing to the ef'
forts of this indefatigable agent.
DR.. r. II. Alderman spoke of the
need of trained men in pew as in
pclpit. His own early environment
he said was all that could be desir-
ed, but, he declared. that which ex-
ercised the most Influence in my
life, was the contact with godly teach
ers."
DR.. w. o. Lemasters was glad to
be part of the great Southern Col
lege, and said that the biggest job
before Southern Methodism in Flori-
do today is Southern College.
The conference in a body visited
the grounds of Southern College, ex-
pressing their qualification at the
progress made and the splendid site
on which the buildings are being
erected.
Night Session.
This meeting was given over to the
interests of Home and Foreign Mis-
sions and the centenary movement.
Rev j. S. Patterson, missionary Sc
cretary occupied the chair.
In his opening address he said that
the quadraneum opened with seven
foreign missions and closed with ele
ven. There are six new hospitals
in ChinaiSr, Korea and Mexico. and
the denomination now has forty-two
colleges with equipment and build
ings worth $75O,O00. In two years
rs additional sites for churches
schools and parsonages have been Sc
cured
A church has been established in
Czecho-Slovakia with $500 members.
one of the strongest churches in
Southern Methodism. This church is
in the city of Prague.
Mr.. Patterson spoke of the qeick
cwrk of the late Bishop Lambert, who
was instrumental in founding mis-
:. sions in hina. Korea, Mexico and in
Africa. The bishops last journey
was to Manchuria and Siberia where
there are now so churchs with g.
200 members.
Mrs. ]. M. Gross gave an address
or the work of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Societies. 1.-THE Barlow Dis
trict." she said, SIS the banner dis
ltrict." She gave an array of fig.
ures which were truly astonishingly
large, being sums faised for both the
home and abroad.
Two splendid Duets we're rendered
by Mrs. r. H. Alderman and Prof.
Louis Albert. instructor of Voice Cul-
ture in Southern College.
The meeting closed with an earnest
address on world Evangelism" by
DR.. Patterson.
The conference resumed its work
this morning.