Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-25
AUSTIN wins
MEETING OF
CONFERENCE
Appointments VIII Be
On
Sunday
Especial to The HeraId.l


HARLINGEN, Oct. 25-Austin
was named as the next meeting
place for the West Texas Methodist
4 lference at the Saturday morn
irg session.
With the conference rapidly draw
ing to a close, final reports from
the boards and committees occu-
pied the morning session. Plans
for the coming year are to be made
during the day.
1t Is expected that announcements
OF the new charges will be made
public Sunday, the closing day OF
the conference. Bishop Hay and
his cabinet have been working on
the appointments since the OPEN
ing day OF the conference. but 1t Is
unlikely that many changes viii be
made.
Harsh criticism Of the younger
members OF the church was vigor-
ously condemned by Bishop Hay
as unreasonable and OF no benefit.
N4lEAl REk a A~A4N%~ 49, -
young man." Bishop Hay declared,
Il find the minister IS trying 10
make grandmothers Of the young
girls. II you have to fuss and COM
plain. fuss at the old folks. The
young folks need love and SYM
apthy. II a lot OF this doesn't stop
we will have to appoint q commit
tee to shoot some OF our preach
ers."
Pastors with a dollar ideal. and
an eye TO the salary Of the charge
rather than the amount Of good
they may do. we're also hit BY the
bishop.
Drinking Hit
j. Fisher Simpson, Nashville, sec
rotary Of the Sunday School board,
stressed the importance OF parents
and teachers influence in the
Christian development Of young
people.
Charles Dixon, Del Rio minister.
touched on the drinking, which has
ascaped the emphatic comments
kade in some OF the other confer
ences, when he told Of observing
the results OF drinking in his ter
ritory.
The back wash Of crossing the
river is suicides, broken bodies
Jail, police courts, ruined girls and
broken hearted mothers. Yet the
members Of the conference are go
ing to Matamoros this afternoon
he stated.
Rev. s. l.. Bachelor. minister
OF the Harrington church, replied
to Dixon's talk. saying: I'VE are
going to Matamoros and show
that we can do SO and not get
drunk
Rev. Crishell. preacher TO rural
people, spoke OF the country lead
ership problem to the conference
saying: 1--WE have a great rural
problem OF leadership and wealth
has gone from the country. Let's
try to hold the whole field for
God and not leave those people
out in the country, sheep without
a sheperd." His brief speech was
commended by Bishop Hay.
Spiritual Life
A report Of a special committee
A the spiritual life movement Of
the church was made at the session
this morning. Recommendations c
the committee were that the en-
tire conference. both laymen and
pastors, make a special study OF
the plans outlined by the spiritual
committee which are as follows:
/. That every congregation be
called into a watchnight service
On December 81, In which due en-
phasis shall be laid upon the facts
OF spiritual need and call % God
TO renew conservation.
2. That the first week OF Janu-
airy be devoted 10 daily assemblies
OF people for prayer in the
churches wherever this is possible
and in sparsely settled communi-
ties In neighb0rhood and family
groups. The formation OF circles
OF prayerful souls during this
wsek who would pledge them
Ii [kes to remain in daily prayer
II trged by the committee.
3. That the month OF January
4 he known as Church Loyalty
Month" during which diligent ef-
fort shall be made 70 enlist in at
tendance and activity every mem
Der church whose attendance is in
frequent.
a That the month OF February
be- known rs survey month, during
which each church shall carefully
survey the field OF its responsible
itv for e un-churched people
who are accessible to it. A census
Il urged TO be made during the
month in each city and town b.
the local CONGREGATION 70 be fol-
lowed by sending out the church
members to make appeal 10 non
members OF a church for their rec
orn.sion OF the claims Of Christ.
5 That the months OF April and
March be devoted 60 special revi
ral services in every church. In
which repentance or sin shall be
r-ssented. The committee rec
ronmends such a service be held or
raster day II practical.
The committee. n mex form
al a. the West Texas conference
commission on spiritual life TO b.
composed Of 4 minister and one
r~vman from each district.
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