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CLOSES ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
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tivities and women's work.
Among the distinguished visi.
tors were: c. D, Hancock of the
department of visual education
and superintendent of the Tope-
ka district who showed moving
pictures of the activities of the
st. Louis area; +, D, Shapes, re-
preventative of the Board of Edu-
cation, headquarters in Nashville,
Tenn; Reverend j, w. Golden,
representing the commission on
evangelism; President John w.
Haywood of the Cannon Theo-
logical Seminary; Ohio Lievner,
representative of the Board of
Pensions, headquarters in Chi
cage, who presented a check of
$50 constituting divident from
the charter. fund; A. r. Howard
of the Board of Temperance.
who pictured the evils of drink
ing; j. II. Touehstone, associate
secretary of the General Board
of Lay Activities; h. II. McAlis-
ter, business manager of the
Central Christian Advocate,
headquarters in New Orleans,
who presented a check of $1,000
lin round numbers) to the Con-
ference as a result of its pastors
purchases from the Publishing
House; B. F. Neal, former pas
tor at Fort Smith and Super
intendent of that district now
successful pastor of Gary, Ind
lana.
Officers elected at the present
session of the conference were
DR.. I. j. Griffin, secretary, Rev.
E. M. Johnson, Statistician, Rev.
j. N. Wallace, treasurer, and
Rev. S. S. Taylor, reporter. In
stormy session, the Women's
Society of Christian Service re-
versed its actions of the Loekes-
burg session and afterWard elect
ed Mrs. T. j. Griffin president
by an overwhelming majority.
Memorial services were held
for Reverends Bonnie Moses of
Lonoke County, B. F. Scott of
Oklahoma City, Waters McIn-
tosh of this city and c. w.
Thompson, all of whom died
during the past conference year.
The memorial sermon was
preached by Rev. G. G. Troupe.
The next session will be held
at Muskogee, Oklahoma.
The appointments for the year
l945-46 are as follows: Little
Rock District; Superintendent,
P. H. Kelley; Augusta and Au-
vern, j. T. Dozier; Batesville, M.
H. Thompson; Brickeys & Ko-
komo, A. H. Harris; Clarendon
and Brinkley, E. Hickman,
Charlottesville and Wesley, Be
mo Hill; Cotton Plant, f. f.
Wallace; Duncan, M. l.. Brooks;
Fargo and Wheatley; S. f. John
son; Forrest City, E. H. Mitchell:
Hunter and Brassfield, N. w.
Holland; Hughes, Thomas Jeff
erSon, Lonoke-St. James, S. S.
Taylor; Mariana and Scott Val
ley, T. II. Edwards MARVEL CT,
Willie Moore; Newport, S. Nc
Donald; Scruggs and Lee, Cliff
ton Banks; Wesley Chapel Git
tie Rock), J. Walt Moore, pastor,
j, II, Wood, assistant pastor.
Pine Bluff District: Superin-
tendent, J. II. Oliver; Altheimer,
j, S. Stokes; Brown Chapel, A.
Tyson; Chichester. ................,
Carthage, c. II. Dorsey; Eudora,
S. c. Crawford; Gould, ...........
HenSley, l. G.. p. Johnson;
Stamps, J. l. Davis; Hope, j. l.
Davis; Jacksonville, P. II. My
ers; Dermott. p. II. Myers; Nc
Gehee, G. c. Troups; Sweet
Home, G.. G.. Troupe; New Edin-
burgh, w. j. Rowe; Pilgrim Rest,
G. II. Rowe; Pine Bluff CT, G.
H. Brooks; Pine Bluff, st. James;
c. G.. Tillman; Texarkana, II. j.
Talbert; White Memorial, A. G.
Cabean; Fordyce, Miss, H. j,
Frazier; Missionary Secretary,
Mrs. M. F. Strong; Secretary of
Evangelism, A. c. Cabean.
Fort Smith District. Superin-
tendent, c. c, Hall, Box 245 N.
Little Rock; Conway, c, Mitchell;
Center Point, j. c, Tyus; Glow,
... Danville, G. l..
Watson, Center Ridge, j. w.
Winston, Fayetteville, W H. d.
Bright Fort Smith, B. w Wynn;
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