METHODIST - Tyler District Conference, 1887 - Smith County, TX

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TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, June 9, 1887, p. 5, c. 5

Program Tyler District Conference.
The following order of business will be observed during the session of 
the conference.

The opening sermon will be preached on Wednesday evening, June 22, by 
Rev. C. H. Smith. June 23, prayer meeting 8:30 to 9 a.m. Organization 
9 a.m. From organization to 11 a.m. pastors' reports. 11 a.m. preaching 
by E. D. Ogburn.

Afternoon session—Topics for discussion:

   1. Is sanctification an instantaneous blessing obtained separate 
      and apart from regeneration? d. P. Cullen, M. E. Blocker and 
      others.
   2. Under what circumstances are Union Sunday-schools advisable? 
      J. O. Allen, P. O. Tunnell, S. N. Allen and others. 8 p.m. 
      preaching.

Afternoon topics: 

   1. Are the visits of the modern evangelists to our charges conducive  
      to the success of the pastors in the enforcement of repentance 
      and regeneration as taught by our standards? W. Wainright, J. C. 
      Burgamy, C. B. Smith and others.
   2. Adaptation of Methodism to the masses; how to utilize it. T. H. 
      Hall, D. H. Connerly, Frank Fincher and others.
   3. Church extension and parsonage building. C. H. Smith, A. Little 
      and others.

8 p.m., preaching.

June 25—8:30 to 9 a.m., prayer-meeting; 
        9 a.m. election of delegates and completion of reports; 
       11 a.m. preaching.

Afternoon session—District Sunday-school convention. W. H. Crawford 
will read a brief report on the Sunday-school work of the district. 
After which H. M. DuBose will organize the conference into a model 
Sunday-school, arrange classes and have a recitation upon the lesson 
prescribed for the third Sunday in June. Let every member of the 
conference prepare the lesson. Bro. DuBose will lecture upon and 
illustrate the Normal Sunday-school system.

   4. Four to 5 p.m., addresses on temperance. E. D. Ogburn, T. T. 
      Booth, C. B. Smith and others.

      8 p.m., District missionary anniversary. H. M. DuBose will make 
              a report, and S. W. Turner will deliver the address; 
              Isaac Alexander will life [sic?] the collection.

June 26—9 a.m., love-feast, W. A. Sampey, leader; 
       10 a.m.; sermon by Dr. Isaac Alexander. Subject, The relation 
                that baptized children sustain to the church; 
        3 p.m., children's mass-meeting; 8 p.m. educational anniversary. 
                H. M. DuBose will deliver an address on Christian 
                education. Representatives of the church schools of 
                the conference and State will be present and take part 
                in this anniversary.

Delegates and members will please come prepared to remain until Monday. 
Accommodations will be made for the comfort of all in attendance. An 
address of welcome will be made to the conference Thursday evening by 
Hon. J. S. Jones. Response by H. M. DuBose.

U. B. Philips, P. E.