The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-08
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The eightv-sixth session of the
Farmville District Conference of the
Methodist Church was h Ell d in
jaime son Methodist church at
Claf ksville on Wednesday DR.. II.
Conrad Blackwell, Of Farmville, dis
trict superintendent. presided and
the Rev f. c. DeJarnette was host
pastor
The Conference sermon at noon
was delivered by Dr. H. Bernard
L'psccmb, Jr.. pastor of Raleigh
Court Methodist Church, Roanoke,
and a former pastor OF the Farm
vile church A dramatic presenta-
ton of the challenge ,spf Christian
Higher Education was brought to
the Conference under the direction
of Dr.. Joseph s. Johnston, pastor Of
Reveille Methodist Church, Rich
mond assisted by Miss Malinda
Ayers. director of the Wesley Foun-
dalton at Longwood College.
Members of the Farmville church
made up the cast as follows, Mrs.
j. B. williams. Allen N Fore, Mrs.
Warren Kernodle and Edward Allen
Weinberg. The 'skit was in sup
port of the quadrennial emphasis III
the Methodist Church on Christian
Higher Education, looking to the
undergirding of the colleges. uni
versities and seminaries.
Giving Listed
Incomplete reports from the pas
tors covering the first eight months
of the Conference Year showed that
60 per cent of the financial obliga-
tons had been met. Some 81 SOB has
been raised in the District for Hun
garian Relief: another S10,29l has
been contributed to the Children S
Home in Richmond. some 81 1870
represents gifts SO far to the Home
for the Aged, and SIT 036 has been
paid in on the apportionment for
World Service and Conference Be
nevolences
Farmville District serves h G
Methodist churches in the following
counties: Prince Edward. Cumber-
land. Buckingham, PoWhatan, Not
toway. Amelia, Lunenburg. Neck
lenburg and Charlotte There are y
pastoral charges in the District
composed Of So churches. The mem
bership at the end of the Conference
year last June was 1884.
Blackwell Praised
Resolutions we're presented by DR.,
Herbert E. Hudgins. pastor of the
Farmville Church, and chairman Of
the Committee on Courtesies, com
mending the dynamic leadership
of Dr.. Blackwell as District Super
intendent and Bishop Paul N. Gar
Der, Resident Bishop Of the Rich
mond area. These resolutions. ask
ing for the disappointment Of DR.,
Blackwell we're adopted unanimous
~. He is the nth superintendent
since 1918 and succeeded Dr.. c.
Cooper Bell in 1854.
The following Conference leaders
addressed the Conference in the in
terest of the work committed to
their care Rev. E Leon Smith
superintendent, Methodist Children S
Home, Dr. George S, Reamey. Ed
ton of the Virginia Methodist Advo-
cate; Rev. H H. Smith, Jr., Minis
tcrial Training. Rev. Ralph Haga
Executive Secretary OF the Board Of
executive Secretary of the Board Of
of Missions; Miss Malnda Ayers
the Wesley Foundation. Rev James
K Scott. Town and Country Com
mission. and DR.. b S Via, Admin
istrator. the Home for the Aged
A vocal quartette of Longwood
students entertained delegates dur
ing the day. The singers, members
of the Wesley Foundation, were
jeanne Maitland, Ann Walla c e
Anne Presson, Shirley Saunders
They were accompanied by Carolyn
Wilson.