Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-02-15

ID by paying So so per member Education in the May Rally
during year Min
and leading ymen paid high $4,000 each for Edueaon
did this without Bishop Fountain Will attest
When Bishop Wilkes splendid young bishop with many years
usefulness before HIM last a having been sent by the
Bishops Council hold Arkansas Conference
resident Bishop OF the
lives Little Rock Bishop John H Gaybom whose
opened preachers and mes
certainly the Bishops of church. and presiding elder Townn1
the Little Rock district whose comfortable residence stands
always for servants the church humble home where
e Bishops ana preachers OF the church nave come and gone at then
good pleasure and incidentally wife the daughter OF Bishop
and Bethel church of the lovely homes occupied
oy as cultured ana reEea people as any city AFFORDS NeVees
our situation of such he felt that Bishop Wilkes directed
someone to for him in the hotel where he chose stay
"h holding the Arkansas Annual Conference the oldest conference
IN state and meeting the largest church and city Arkansas
TINS is an unprecedented thing for us In some sections Of the
church hotels used instances by church leaders but
the South especially have looked honor
not among the members of our foeks where people of
whom rural would feel free ministers
would have Spiritual Fathers bringing their problems
and needs before them at the Annual Conference
When heard through friend that Bishop Wilkes
city stopping the hotel Immediately rushed the hotel
newed invitation to him home where had
she had at Bishops
disposal We demonstrated sincerity taking Bishop
each day for meals during the conference Or suggested
he felt unwse to home happy arrange
for his comfort among the members of
heavy heart regretted more
than could ever that things had such
He replied that his judgment that would be
best for him to hotel
had gone to Bishop Wilkes the chickaha Ok
ahon and assured him that had not Joined the fight
against Bishop Wright in accord with the church and
would follow the leadership the Bishops Council as we always
mad done asked him. the that the him to hold
the conferences in Arkansas it had done Oklahoma what
changes would he have make the asked
at we move the Welcome Program from Wednesday night to Tues
nd nm we would do so and that everything would be
u readiness Tor the conference when he invita-
on and pledged again loyalty New Orleans called in
Tulsa while he holding the conference explained that
We were completing 100000 annual
conference which tagging stayed to to complexion
aence could not attend that conference
also told Bishop Wilkes at the hotel
% e contrary he would not be embarrassed holding conference
Il bee mat my people loyal African Methodist and would
ooW leadership To the Of the people OF Bethel
eoe "hon nave had the honor number u
ears IN spite OF everything not thing
ne WORK oil the conference Bishops remember the same
eh ana pastor VINO opened when
90 SO and when apparently other doors
aS ana stayed up nights order provide extra
General conference We cared for
to factions the point of they
low all have suffered in this situation
Certainly conditions Bishop Wilkes
iaes IN the home of DR. O. Sherman North
hSwe TO the years of and abnomay
Mentioned situation has not been found
lave been made that only the grave will heal
reverend Fathers God You the head Church
ook to you for leadership We
eviction and by the Of God
ION IN our Zion Holy Fathers that Arkansas worthy
eos consideration that should look carefully the problems