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.