Typed by Kay Cunningham
The Daily Democrat
Marlin, Texas Monday, November 2, 1936
Quarterly Conference of
Methodist Church Held
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Reports Indicate One of Best Year's
Experienced In any - Organization
Expected at Sunday
Night Meeting.
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The fourth
quarterly conference of the First Methodist church was held by the presiding
elder, Rev. N. H. Melbert, at the close of the preaching services Sunday night.
Fine reports were heard from all departments of the church, and Rev. Melbert
said that the reports indicated that the church has had the best year that it
has had in many years.
At the close of the morning service the pastor, Rev. L. Bowman Craven,
administered sacrament to one of the largest numbers in the history of the
church.
About 105 children and young people were present at the morning service.
The following ______ were nominated and elected ______the quartile
conference:
Board of Stewards For 1936-1937.
Dr. J. W. Torbett, W. T. Betts, Jimmie Skinner, R. C. Burieson, O. N.
Campbell, P. E. Campbell, B. G. Dreyer, S. W. Osborne, C. R. Eddins, C. B.
Eskridge, Paul Fischer, Walter Fischer, C. R. Glass, L. E. Barrow, Quincy
Barnes, H. L. Cobb, Jr., J. L. Keeling, J. W. Hoke, Louis Hoting, H. W. Koenig,
H. J. McIlhany, Aaron McKnight, Dr. H. O. Smith, Dr. J. W. Torbett, Jr., W.
Pierce Williams, Allen A. Agnew, W. W. Denard.
Trustees.
Dr. J. W. Torbett, B. J. Linthicum, Z. W. Bartlett, R. C.
Burleson, G. H. Olinger, and J. L. Kelling.
Board of Education.
W. T. Betts, Mrs. Henrietta Signor, Mrs. A. C. Tucker,
Mrs. J. W. Bartlett, and George Collier, Jr.
Officers of Church School.
General Superintendent -- Pierce Williams.
Division Superintendents -- Children's Division, Mrs. M. A. Dowis; Young
People's Division, Mrs. J. W. Morgan; Adult Division, J. W. Hoke.
Missionary Committee.
No. 1 -- Mrs. Henrietta Signor, P. E. Campbell, H. J.
McIlhany.
No. 2 -- Miss Mary Towers, H. W. Coenig, Mrs. F. Walters.
No. 3 -- Dr. H. O. Smith, Mrs. Oscar Torbett, Mrs. C. R. Eddins.
Golden Cross Directors.
Mrs. Z. W. Bartlett, Miss Roberta Falconer, Mrs. Dan
Harlan, Mrs. O. C. Young.
NOTE: Part of
this paper has a hole in the middle and I have left a blank on what should have
been there.
H. J. McIlhany is spelled McILHANY. kc
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