MINUTES
- OF TIIE- St. Johns River Annual Conference
(If' THE- Methodist Episcopal Church
TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
- HELD AT- DAYTONA, FLORIDA
'January l6th to J9th, J91"3
Official Record - EDITED HY- JAMES H. ELDER, Secretary
l'll lll.ISlllN<; COMMITTEE W. J. Harlmess, Publisher; D. H. Rutter, Advertising l\•Igr.; J. H. Martin, Treas. Adopted by the Conference as its Official Record Sessions St. Johns River Conference 1887-1913
No. DATE PLACE BISHOP SECRET.\ RY -- 1 1887 Jacksonville ______Foss______TI. J. \\'alkrr 2 1888 St. A ugustinc __ _ l\fallaliett ______W. S. btch 3 1889 Eustis ______Newman __ ·-- _____ W. 8. Fitch •! 1890 Orange City ______Bowman ______\V. S. Pitch 5 1891 Lawtey ______·warren ______G. E. Shims Jacksonville ______6 1892 Nindl·------_ G. E. Shiras 7 1893 DcLancl __ _ . __ Poster ------· C. E. Shiras 8 1894 Eustis_ ------Joyn· • • ____ <.~. F Shira~ 9 1895 Daytona_ _ __ _ Fowler _ ------· ___ .I. C. Bonn..11 10 1896 ~awtcy_ ~--. ______l !.-Sessions St. ] ohns River Conference ______2 Il.-Organization Officers of the Conference------__ ------. 5 Conference Boards______• __ - ______6 Committees ______------ti Board of Examiners ______7 Assignment of Work to Examiners______7 Conference Roll ______10 Pastoral Record ______- _____ -- __ - _ _ __ 8 Anniversari es and Services ______17 III.- Proceedings J ournal ______------______• ______- 11 Disciplinary Questions ___ ------JU Appuintm nts ______----- __ -----· --- __ --'------21 Supera nnuated Preachers------__ ------_ 21 Ordination ______------· 17 District Stewards M cc tin!{ _ _ __ ---- _ _ __ --- _ 18 Preachers \,Vives' Association ______• _. 18 IV.- In Memoriam Memoirs 34 V.-Reports Auditing ______• ______3:! Bible Society _ ------______----- ______:10 Confe rence Stewards ______. ______------:l:l District Superintend ent ______·----- _ --- ~ 2 EvEduancagetiliosnm______. _---- __ _ _·------_ _ _ _ _ . ______• _- ______3a0o Epworth Leagues------·------30 Foreign l'vlissions______- _-_ - 31 Freedman's Aid ------. __ ------·-----·--- 31 Home Mission and Church Extension ______--- 2!) Missionary Appropri:ttions ______20 Period icals ______------• 27 Publishing Minutes_ ------33 R esolutions_ ------__ _ __ ------·- 27 Sunday Schools ______------______28 Sabba th Observance______------28 Stale of the Church __ _ . ______28 Statement of Account ______. ______• _ _ _ _ 18 Temperance ______. '.!O Treasurer's Report ______---- _____ --- ______. -- ___ • -- :JS Woman's Work ______------20 VI.-General Statistics M cm bership and Property_ __ . ___ . ___ - 35 PaSundaystoral SchoSupporols t______------______. ______. :rn37 Bencvolencies ______---- _ 3S ST. JOHNS RIVER CONFERENCE 5 OFFICIAL RECORD OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE PRESIDENT Bishop Frederick DeLand LeeLe. D.D., LL.D., Atlanta, Georgia. SECRETARY James H. Elder, EusLis, Florida. ASSISTANT Joseph A. Bretz. STATISTICAL SECRETARY. H. IL Bowen, DuyLonu Beach, Florida. ASSISTANT J. J. Trcaclwell. TREAS11REH W. L. Barze, Winter Park, Floricla. ASSISTANT W. J. Harkness CONFERENCE OFFICERS PRESIDENT-Bishop F. D. Leete. VtcE PRESIOENT-Robcrt A. Carnine. SECRET ARV-James H. El TRUSTEES OF PERMANENT FUND Dist. Supt. R. A. Carnine, C. W. Kinne, Jac.:ksonvillc, Fla.; IL W. Davis, .St. Augustim', Fltt. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE SOCIETIES Epworth League PRESIDENT-J. H. Marlin. SECRETARY-]. J. Trcu1lwel1. 6 TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION CONFERENCE BOARDS CONFERENCE STEWARDS-}. H . Marlin, W. J. Harkness, G. H. Northrop .. Hmrn M1ssroN AND CHURCH ExTENSJON-R. A. Carnine, President and Treasurer; Clark Crawford, Secretary; G. H . Northrnp, E. II. TiaywanJ, C. W. Kinne, I-I. W. Davis. EDUCAT!ON-P. S. Merrill, S. A. Keen, W. A. Lloyd, M. Yingling: SUNDAY ScaooLs-R. A. Carnine, cx-ollicio, H. H. Bowen, W. L. Barze ]. J. Treadwell, G. C. Metcalf, C . .J. Ericson, W .W. Swain. ' DEACONEss--Term expires 1914. J. IL Martin, G. H. Northrop, 11rs. S. B. Currier. Term expires 1915: J. S. Grahl, J. ]. Treadwell, Mrs. Edwin Nelson. Term expires 1916: J. H. Elder, Clark Crawford, 1\Irs. R. A. Carnine. EPWORTH LEAGUE-President, J. H. Martin; Secretary, J. ]. Trcaclwell. STANDING COMMITTEES AUDITING AccouNTs-W. J. Harkness, Joseph Antle. BIBLE SocmTv-D. H. Rutter, J. S. Grahl. BooK CoNCERN-L. S. Racier, H. H. Bowen. CONFERENCE RELATlONS- ]. H. l'vl arlin, G. I-I. Northrop, 'vV. L. Barze, W. J. Harkness. EDUCATION-Clark Craw(onl, 0. T .. Uslcman. EPISCOPAL FUND-J. H. Martin. EPWORTH LEAGUE- L. S. Rader, J. J. Treaclwcll. EVANGELISM- J. Antle, J. D. Hitchcock. FOREIGN M1ssroNs-Clark Crawford, J. A. Bretz. Ho~m MISSIONS AND C11 URCH EXTENSION-J. II. l\lartin, J. 11. Eldt•r. FREEDMEN'S Am-J. S. Grahl, G. W. Buller. Pli:R!ODJCALS-Clark Crawford, W. T. Evans. Pum.1c WoRsmr-R. A. Carnine, D. IT. Rutter. RESOLUTIONS-Clark Crawford, P. S. Merrill, J. R. Wenrich. SAilBATJI OnsERVANCE- P. S. M e rrill, S. A. Keen, W . T. Evans, C. \\'. Lane. STATE OD' TJIE CHURCH-P. S. Merrill, J. S. Grahl, J. G. Tedrick, J. A. Kahl. SUNDAY ScHOOLs-S. A. Keen, J. A. Kahl. TEMPERANCE-]. B. Crippen, S. A. Keen, J. A. Kahl. WOMAN'S WORK-]. B. Crippen, J.B. Wescott. SPECIAL To DrsPOSE OF MT. DORA CAMI' MEETING EQUIPMENT-District Superin tendent, pastors of Mt. Dora antl Eustis. DISTJUCT PARSONAGE-W. J. Harkness, Clark Crawford, ]. TT. l\lartin, ]. N. Gamble, C. M. Fuller, C. W. Kinne, R. A. Carnine, cx-oflicio. MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF T1wsnrns OF THE ANTI SALOO • LEA<•l'Ic• R. A. Carnine, ]. H. Martin. II- MEMORANDA COMMITTEE TO PUBLISH MINUTES-J. n. Elder, J. H. :Martin, D. lI. Rutter. TRIERS OF APPEALS-D. H. Rutter, w. L. Barze, 'vV. ]. llarknl'SS, r. A. Bretz, J. H. Elder. Reserves: W. T. Evans, J. A. Kahl. · TRUSTEES LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL FuND-Jolm II. Kooker, Pn·sicknt; Charles W. Kinne, Secretary and Treasurer; Alexander IV. IIcclengn'n, Charles M. Fuller, Charles D. Mills, William S. Ware, Charles A. Nooney, Frank E. Wood, Freel B. Noble. M1ss10NARY SERMON-S. A. Keen; Alternate, J. H. l\Iartin. ST. JOTINS RIVER CONFERENCE 7 ill-COMMITTEES STANDING COMMITTEES-(S e List) IV-BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND ASSIGNMENT OF WORK J. H. Martin, Chairman, St. Augustine, Fla. G. }L Northrop, Registrar, Lawtey, Fla. THEOLOGY DocTRINAL-L. S. Rader Histo1·y and Exposition of the Ninety-five Articles of Religion of the Methodist Episcopal Church ------·Wheeler System of Christian Do~trine (pp. 1-322) ______Sheldon The Fact of onvcrs1on ------_ - ____ - ______] ackson System of Christian Doctrine ------Sheldon Theism _-_ ------. -- . - - . ------_ ------______Bourne ExEc1nrcAf, AND IIcnm.ETICAL-\lf. J. ITarkucss Preparation and Delivery of Sermons______B roarlus Biblical lformcncutics ____ - - _ ------Terry English Style in Public Discourse. ______Phelps The Worker and Hi ~ Bible_ _- ______. ______Einsclen and Barclay Prophecy and the Prophets ------Eisclcn All W rittcn Sermons PRACTICAL-II. II. Bowen Discipline of the 1fothoclisL Episcopal Church for l!ll2 ______Organizing ano Builcling the Sunday SchooL ______IIurlbut Winning the Fight Against Drink ______------Eaton Digest of 1fcthodist Law ______Merrill & Downey The Graded Sunday School in Principle and Pmctice ______Myer The Soci::\l Engineer______------Earp HISTORY SACRED-Clark Crnwforcl The Life of John Wesley ______Winchester Jesus and the Gospels ______------Denney The Bible, Its Origin and Naturl' ------Dods Decisive Hour of Christian 11issions ______!\Iott History of ~he Christian Church ______Fisher Saccrdotalism in the Nineteenth Century ______Shcl SECULAR-}. B. Crippen General History ______------Myers American History ______------_____ ----.James & Sanford The New Basis of Civilization ______- ______------_-- -- Patten 8 TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION BELLES-LETTRES PART I- J. P. Crippen Elementary English ______Essays ------PART II-D. I-I. Rutter Principles of Rhetoric ______------______Hill How we Think ______------___ --- ______------______Dewey Christian Ethics______Smyth Principles of Literary Criticism ______Winchester Essay, or Synopsis of the Psychology ot the Christian Sou!______Steven RESERVE EXAMINER-R. A. Carnine Note-All examinations held before July l, 1913, will be in books as given in the course of study in the Discipline of 1908. PASTORAL RECORD ANTLE, JosEPH-Rcccived on trial St. Johns River Conference 1006; Ornnge City 1906-9; Lawtey 1909-12; Tarpon Springs 1912-13. BARZE, W. L.-Receivcd on trial West Virginia Conference 1807; ninr years active service; transferred to St. Johns River Conference 1906; Belleview! l!JOll-8 Eustis 1908-9, Daytona Beach 1909-11; New Smyrna 1911-12; Winter Park 1912-13. BowEN, HERBERT H.-Rcccivcd on trial N. W. Kansas Conference JS93i eighteen years active service; iransCcrrcd lo St. Johns River Confcn,ncc 1912; Daytona Beach 1911-13. BRETZ, J osEPH A.-Reccivcd on trial Kentucky Conference 1901 ; four years active service; transferred to St. Juhns I~ivcr Conference 1911; Fairfield and New Springfield 1911-13. BUTLER, G. w.--Reccived on trial So. Ills. Conference ] 8GG; st·ventccn years active service; transferred to the Si. Johns River Conference 188H; Fruit land Park 1886-8; Eustis 1888-9; Mt. Dora 1889-94; Bay Ridge anrl SL'neca 1894-9. Presiding Elder Eustis Dist., 189-1-1904; Superannuated 1901-H.113. CARNINE, RonERT A.-Reccived on trial Iowa Conference 1~7'1; thirty seven years active service; transferred to St.Johns River Conference 1011; Dist. Supt. Jacksonville Dist. 1911-13. CRAWFORD, CLARK-Received W. Va. Conference 187(); thirty-six years of active service; transferred to St. Johns River Conference 1912; Snydt•r l\kmo rial, Jacksonville, 1913. CRfPPEN, ]AMES B.-Reccivcd on trial St. Johns River Conference 189li; Tampa-Limona 1896-7; Tarpon Springs 18!l7-l\l00; Tampn-Li111ona l!l00-1; Located 1901; Lake Como sllpply 1909-10; readmitted HllO; Lake Como 1010-12; Eau Gallic 1912-13. ELDER, ] AMES H.-Rcccived on credentials Ills. Confcrencu lUOG; three years active service; transferred to Si. Johns River Conference 100!); Ens Lis 1909-13. EVANS, W. T.-Received on trial Ills. Conference 1892; nint'lecn years active service; transferred to St. Johns River Conference HH2; Hastings HJ12; Belleview and Candler 1913. ST. JOHNS RlVEU CONFERENCE 9 EwrNG, J. ALVIN-Received on trial N. l\linn. Conference 1904; two years .active service; transferred St. Johns River Conference 1908; Fairfield and New Springfield l 908-10; Orange City 1910-12; located l!ll2. GRAUL, J. S.-Receivecl on trial Holston Conf rcnce 1910; one year active service; transferred to SL. Johns River Conference 1012; Mt. Dora 1912;13. HARKNESS, W. J.-Rcceived on trial W. Va. Conference 1887; transferred to SL. Johns River Conference 1900; transferred Lo N. Ind. Conference 1904; nineteen years of active service; transferred lo SL. Johns River Conference 1906; DeLancl 1906-13. HAWK, J. B.-Rcccived St. Johns River Conference 1808; Georginna and Melbourne 1808; DeLand 1899; Daytona l!l01; Melbourne and Eau Gallic 1903; Prof. Kentucky Military Institute 1909; Prof. Ohio Wesleyan University 1010-13. HITCHCOCK, JOHN D.-Received Kansas Conference 1894; l8 years of active service; transferred St. Johns River Conference 1912; Okahumpka and Fruit land Park 1912; Lake Como l!H3. KAHL, J. ./\.-Received on trial N. Dale. Conference mo ; three years active 13crvicl'; transferred Lo St. Johns River Conference 1012; Miami Circuit, Hll l-12; Detroit Circuit 1912; Tiomcstcud Circuit mm. KEEN, ~ . .1\.-R ceivcd on trial CinC'innati Conference 1899; lt'n years o[ aclivc service; transferred Lo St. Johns River Conference 1912; St. Petersburg 1912-13. LAPHAM, F. N.-Revcivc CONFERENCE ROLL ~~~~N_a_m_e~~~~-i-~~-A-d_d_r_e_ss_·~~-i--P~re_s_c1_1_t_R_c_la_t_i _o1_1_1~~ Antle, Joseph ___ (l) _____ Tarpon Springs ______EITeclive______Elclcr Barze, W. L_ ____ (l) __ __ _ WinLer Park ______EffccLive _ ---- 'Elder Bowen, H. H. ___ (l) ____ _ Daytona .Beach ______~ffe c tive ______jElcl er BrcLz, Joseph A. _(l) _____ Jacksonvill e _ ~ffecL1ve ___ ----- ~ltkr Butler, G. Vv. ______'Mt. Dora__ __ Supcrannuatctl _____ El First Day- Thursday, January 16, 1913. OPEN ING-The St. Johns River Annual Conference convened [or ils Twcnty sevenlh session in the Icthodist Episcopal Church, Daytona, Florida, Thur:;day, January Hl, 1913. The sacrament of the Loni's Supper was administered by District Super inlcndent, R. A. Carnine, assisted by the pastor of the church, D. H. Ruller. After the Communion Service, there being no Bishop present, and no one. having been appointee! to preside, District Superintendent R. A. Carnine, read the Discipline relative to the Presitlenl of an i\nnual Conference in the absence of a Bishop, ancl appointed J. H. Eldl'r, G. Il. orthrop a nd 0 . T. Usleman, tellers to lake a ballot to dcct a Prl•siclcnt. R. A. Carnine was July dcctcd and procerdcd lo lake the chair and oprn Confrrenc.:l'. An aclclress o( Wl'komc was given liy !'anuwl Phelps Ll'lancl, LL.!) Bishop Fretll'!'it'k D. Lecle arrivl·tl al. t\w close of thi ~ acldrt•ss fltl OFFICIAL PROGRAMME-On motion of W. J. Harkness, the Printed Pro gramme of the Conference was adopted as the Official Programme of this session. This was amended on motion of G. H. Northrop, setting aside the first 30 minutes after the opening of Conference, to Devotional Service. DRAFTS-Bishop Leete reported a draft for $30 from the Chartered Fund and one for $352 from the Book Concern. The Drafts were ordered on motion of G. I-I. Northrop. DISTRICT SUl'ERlNTENDENT-The "name of the District Superintendent R. A. Carnine was called, his character passed and he read a very interesting report of the work of the Conference. (See report.) INTRODUCTIONS-Rev. Dr. E. B. Patterson, past.or of the University Church Maddison, Wis., and R ev. George 0. Howe, Superannuate of the Vt. Cont' were introduced to Conference. ' DR. STONE-Dr. Stone of Cookman Institute, briefly but heartily thanked the Conference for its action relative to Cookman Institute, at the last session. EXAMINATIONS-District Supt. R. A. Carnine reported thnt because of examiner S. A. Wanless leaving during the year, J. R. Wenrich had not com pleted his examination. The matter was referred to the Registrar. DevOTIONAL SERVICES-On motion of L. S. Rader the Conference orclcrccl that the matter of Devotional Service of the Conference be rcconsiclcrecl. On motion of W. J. Harkness it was ordered that the Devotional service at the opening of the Conference be brief, and that the last thirty minutes he. fore the hour for adjournment, be devoted to such Devotional Service as tlic Bishop may choose. ADJOURNMENT-Conference closed a very pleasant session with short prayers by three of the brethren, singing "NcarJr lvly God lo Thee," announ cements and the benediction by the Bishop. Afternoon Session OPENING-Conference met at l :50 P. M., L. S. Rader, presiding. The Chairman conducted the devotional services. STATISTICS-The secretary called the roll to secme the reports from the pastors, which were received by the Statistical Secretary and Treasurer. ADJOURNMENT-Conference adjourned with the benediction. Second Day- Friday, January 17, 1913 OPENING-Conference convened at 8:50 A. M. The Devotional service was conducted by Clark Crawford aml Bishop Leete took the chair. JOURNAL-The minutes of the preceding sessions were read, corrcctcLl and approved. PEl!MANEN'l' FuNo-On motion of the secretary, the action of Conference relative to the Conference Claimants Fund, except the motion that prevailed, was stireken from the minutes. ABSENTEES-The roll of absantees was called an Treasttrer, Charles vV. Kinne. These officers with the following, to be the Executive Committee; Clark Crawford, .J. Henry Martin, Charles M. Fu11cr, Luther S. Rader, Fred B. Noble. lNTRODUCTIONs-Jolm H. Kooker, Pres. of the Board of Trustees fur the Livingston Fund, was introduced and aclllressctl Conference. Dr. Moore of the Eric Conf., Dr. Johnson of the Piltsbnrgh Conf., ancl Rev. F. M. Lapham of the Rock River Conf., were inLrocluced. • QUESTION FouRTEEN-"Was the character o( each preacher examined?" The characters of the following effective Elders were passed and they gave their reports-Joseph Antic, vV. L. Barze, H. II. Bowen, Joseph A. Bretz, .J.B. Crippen, J. H. Elder, W. T. Evans, W. ]. Harkness, John D. Hitchcock, S. A. Keen, J. H. Martin and G. H. Northrop. The character of G. W. Butler was passed. The case of ]. B. Hawk was referred to the Committee on Conference Relations, on the motion of R. A. Car nine. On motion of L. S. Rader, Conference requested Dr. F. L. Brown to give an account of his work adjacent to Hastings. The Dr. gave a very interesting report of his work. DEVOTIONAL-The hour [or rlcvolional services having arrivcH.1, a[Lcr sing ing, the Bishop gave :L very inlcresling, helpful and pracLieal mklrcss on "Lov ing God wiLh Lhc mind," and led in prayer followed by]. H. J'v[arLin anrl Joseph Antle. fNTROJJUCTWN-At lhis juncturP, Rev. Partridge of the M . E. Chun:h, Snuth, was introduced. CLOSlNr.-The unnouncPments were made ancl Conference a(ljourncd with the benediction by Dr. 1Ioore. Third Day-Saturday, January 18. OrEN!Nc;-Confcrence convl'lll' QUESTION TWENTY-FIVE-"Who are the Triers of Appeals?" R. A. Car noine, District Sttperintendent, nominated the following as Triers of Appeals .and they were elected: D. J. Rutter, W. L. Barze, W. J. Harkness, ]. A. Bretz and ]. H. Elder. Reserves, W. T. Evans and J. A. Kahl. QUESTION FOURTEEN-Question fourteen was resumed. The names of the following effective Elders were called, their characters passerl and they gave their rcports-L. S. Rader, D. H. Rutter, P. S. Merrill, Clark Crawford. The character of 0. T. Usleman was passed. The character of S. A. Wan less was passed and on motion of L. S. Rader, the Bishop was rec1uested to trans fer him to the Oklahoma Conference. The case of -T. B. Wilber was referred to the committee on Conference Relations. The character of f. A. Ewing was passed and on motion of R. A. Carnine he was placed on the Supernumerary list and his parchments filed with the Secretary. The following supplies reported their work: ]. z. Barrett, C. \V. Lane, J. G. Tedrick, ]. B. Westcott, W. C. Jordan, E. P. Michner. PERMANENT FuNo-The following motion was offered by ViT. ]. Harkness and adopted: "Whereas, This Conference has set aside a certain amount each year, known as the Permanent Fund, for investment, Be it resolvecl, that a committee of three be appointed by this Conference to act as Trustees of this fund, and solicit fonds and bequests, and to invest the same to the best interest of the Conference; that the annual income be placed in the hands of till' Con ference Board of Stewards for distribution each year, and that f lw following namecl persons be the committee: The District Supcrinlemfont, . W. Kinne, of Jacksonville, and H. W. Davis, St. Augustine." PASTORAL RECORD-On motion of J. B. Crippen, Conference ordered that the Pastor's Record as published in the 1\Iinutes In.st ycn.r, be pul.Jlishe1l in the Minutes o[ this session. WHEN TO ADJOURN-\.V. J. Harkness offered lhe following rL•soll1lion which was acloptccl: "Resolved that we request lhc Bishop, if feasible, 1o order the business of the session, so that certain reports, which shall be r1N'111l'U parLicu larly fit to be read on Sunday evening after the other services shall be finished, shall then be considered, and that then the appointments may be read and ac1- journ111ent sinie U.ie may be rccon led." C AFTERNOON SESSlON-On motion of W. L. Barze, it was orclerecl that when onfcrence adjourn, it adjourns to meet at 3::30 P. M. today. BOARD OF EXAMINERS- The Bishlp appointed the following to conslilute the Board of Examiners: ]. H. Martin, G. H. Northrop, L. 8. Ra.tlcr, W. J. Harkness, I-I. H. Bowen, Clark Crawford, J. B. Crippen, D. H. Rutter, Joseph Antle, R. A. Carnine. INTRODUCTION-James Hamilton, D ..D, of the l\Iiehigan C"nfl'rcnce, representing the Board of Conference Claimants, was introclucccl; anrl spokt' in the interest of Confcnerce Claimants; he then prcsentctl the Bishop with a rlra[t for $300, from the Board and Conference ordered th· draft. Dr. R. R. Benn, returned missionary from China and James Staunton of the Centra.l N. Y. Conf., were introd need. ExcusEo-L. S. Rader at his request was cxcuseJ. from farther atten1lancc on the motion of D. I-I. Rutter. MISSIONARY SERMON-The Bishop announced that S. J\. Keen would preach the Missionary sermon at the next Conference, J. II. Marlin as alternate. ADJOURNMEN'T-The announcements were made. Bishop Ll'l'le gavL' a touching ancl. helpful address on "Mental Helpfulness of Prayl'r." Prayer was -0fferccl by Clark Crawford ancl Dr. Hamilton, the Bishop ka ST. JOHNS RIVER CONFJ:~RENCE 15 Afternoon Session. OPENING-At 3 :30 P. M. Bishop Leete Look the chair and called Conference to order. E. P. Michner led in prayer. QUESTION TwENTY-Tl:!REE-"Who arc the Snpernumerary l'vTinisters?" ]. A. Ewing. QuEs'l"lON TwENTY-Srx-"vVhut is the annual report of the Conference Board of Home 1Iissions and Church Exlension?" S128-!. QuEsnoN TwENTY-SEVEN-"\¥hat is the Annual Reporl of the Confcrcnce Board of Foreign Missions?" SlG55. REPORTS-Reports from the following committees were read and adopted: (See reports.) Evangelism, Bible Society, Home Missions and Church Exten sion, Auditing Accounts, Sunday Schools, Sabbalh Observance, Temperance, Woman's Work, Board of Conference Stewards, Stale of the Church, Freedman's Aid, Epworth League, Education, Periodicals. The Treasurer and the Statis tical Secretary also read their reports which werC' adopted. EDUCATIONAL-On molion of \V. J. Harkness, the Conference onlercd the Treasurer lo pay the S8.00 n:porled :is Confer •nee E11uculional Collection to Dr. Stone for Cookman fnstitull'. Cn1'1-J':1mNcE Cr,An!ANTS On motion of IT. JI. Bow'l•n, the apportionment for Conference Claimants was ma Fourth Day- Sunday, January 19. OPENING-Conference was calL::.l to order at th3 close of the servi 't'S Sttntlay evening, Bishop Leete in the chaix. Rr-:roRTs-The following committee,; rcportc l, nml their n:ports adopted: ResolL1tions, and Foreign Missions. The reports of the committee on Sabbath Observance nntl Temperance were read. CONl'ERENCE CLATMANTs-D. I-1. Rutter offt•red the following resolution. which was adopted: "We the mcmcbcrs of the St. johns Rivt•r Conferencl' ht•rcby express our appreciation for the hrift of $:~00.0U received from Lhe Board of Com fercncc Claimants and for the gracious visit o( Dr. Jttmcs Hamilton, who conveyed to us this gift antl inspired this Conference with his cheer antl hopefulness relative to the cause he represents. We pledge ourselves to do our best Lo aicl the Board in securing the five· million dollar fund during this quadrennium." OFFICIAL MINUTES-On the motion of \N. ]. I-farkncss the printeil Minntes were made the official records of the St. Johns l~iver Conference. BEGINNING OF CONFEJlENCE- G. H. Northrop ofieretl the following whid1 was adopted: "Resolved, that it is the sense of this Conferenl'e that we on~ht to meet one clay earlier in the week that we may have time for more mature deliberation and evangelistic services." MINUTES-Minutes of the last session were read and approved. l\linutcs of this session were approved without reading. TrRANSFER-The Bishop announcc ANNIVERSARIES AND OTHER SERVICES Wednesday. 7:00 P. l\L Anniversary of thL' Freedman's Aid Society. An 1\ddrcss by Rev. G. B. Stone, JJ. D., of Jacksonville. This was followed by a rcccpLion hy Lhc ladies of the con.;rC'gaLion Lo Lhc Conference. Thursday. 7:30 P. l\L Anniversary of the Board of Sunday School,;. Address !Jy Dr. P. S. l\lcrrill, of l\liami. Friday. 2::30 P. l\J. Anniversary of the Woman's Home l\fissionary SocieLy. Mrs. R. A. Carnine, presided. Address by Dr. Clark Crawford, of Jaek,;cnwille. ·l:Oll P. l\l. Prm('hers' wi\'CS nweling. Mr;; . R. A. Carnim•, Pn•.;ident. 7 ::30 P . l\l. ,\nnivcrsary of Lhe EpworLh League, Address hy IJr. Clark Crawford. Saturday. '.l::m P. l\L ,\nnivcrsary uf Lhe \Vnman's Foreign l\Jissionary ~"l'icty._ l\ lrs. W. J. lfarkrn•ss prcsi1kd. Address liy Dr. R. R. Benn, rclurnL·d :\Jissinnary from Chin;t. 7::30 P. l\l. ,\n a1ldrcss on TL·mpcrance by Dr. fi'. B. Prttterso.1 , ni :\[u.J ison, 1\'is. ,\ddress, "Confcrcnec Claimants," Dr. jas. D. Hamilton. Sunday Services. Lovi; FEAST- ·AL !l :00 A. l\J. P. S. l\Ierrill eomluctccl a publi .~ lm·.: feast. ~lrnM ~·~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~- CER1'1 FICATE OF CJRDI.LVATIO_-\, TIIIS CERTJ FIES tlwl 011 the 1911! day of January, 191.3, J ronsermtcd as a De11co11- css, Af.,lR Y E. C..:lRP R J.VTRR, and ordc i11cd 1111dcr the eleclio11 of !li e St. Johns Rh•er Co11- fercncc, of the J\fct/wdist Episcopal Clwrcl!, J. S. GRAIJL 1111 Elder. FREDERICK D. LEETE, Presiding Bishop. Don£' at Daytona, Florida. I x~~=-======~.x 18 TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION MEMORIAL-At 7:00 o'clock R. A. Carnine conduclcd a prayer service followed by a Men'lorial Service. G. II. Northrop and J. H. 1ln.rtin spoke oi Brother J. T. Lewton, who had died during ihe year. Aunni;;ss-At 7:30 Rev. Charles M. Boswell gave an intcresling address on the work of ihe Home Mission and Church Eiten8ion Society. OFFERING-An offering was taken lo assist in publishing the Minutes and an offering for the Jani tor. District Stewards Meeting- January 18, 1913. Opened with prayer. On motion it was ordered that the District Superintendent's salary. should be fi){ed on a basis of 10% of the paslor's salary. Adjourned. J. R. WILCOX, Secy. PREACHERS WIVES' ASSOCIATION. Knowing that the wife occupies a large place in the pastoral labors or a preacher and ino rdcr to make this help more efficient the wives of the preachers met Friday afternoon and organized "The Preachers' Wives Association" the obj_cct of which is to foster the idea of mutual help by counsel and c~change of ideas. The following officers were clcclcd to serve one year. President, Mrs. R. A. Carnine; Vicc-l)res. Mrs. C. W. Lane; SeC'rclary, Mrs. ]. .J. Treadwell, Treasurer, Mrs. IJ. II. Rutter. The question "How can the preacher:; ' wife hdp the preacher," wn s intro· dnced and discussed at length. ' Mrs. F. D. Leeti~. wife of Bishop Lec ll.!, ofkre<.l some helpful suggestions to the ladies in regard to their duties in the work. It was decided to have a public program as well as :m L'xeculi\'l' SL' ssiun al the next meeting of the Annual Conference. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. RECElPTS IN CASI! The Methodist Book Concern ______·- :352.00 Board o[ Conference Claimants __ ----.------___ _ :300.00 Pastoral Charges______---- __ _ :30-12.()() Sl5\H.OO DISBURSEMENTS Board of Foreign Missions__ _ ------._1 liii'l.00 Roard of Home Missions and Church Extension ______1120.00 Freedman's Aid Society (Cookman Institute) __ ------2.'H.00 Board o( Education ______. ______Jii0.00 Board of Sunday Schools ------_ ------__ Jlifi.00 Church Temperance Society______----- __ 19.00 Woman's Foreign Missionayr Society • ______•• ______. 4.00 Woman's Home Missionary Society _ ---- ______ll.00 American Bible Society__ _ _ ------5X.00 Office Expenses Epworth League. ______7.00 Support o( B~hops ___ ------229.00 General Conference Expenses______20.00 Board of Conference Claimanls __ :n.oo Board of Conference StcwarLls 1870.00 $41ifl4.00 \V. L. BARZE, Treasurer. ST. JOHNS RIVER CONFERENCE 19 Disciplinary Questions and Answers 1. Is Lhis Annual Conference Incorporatecl Accorcling to the Requirements of the Di sripline? ANs.-H is. 2. Who have been Received by Transfer, ancl [rom what Con[erence? ANs.-Clark Crawford, N. Indiana; F. M. Lapham, Rock River. :3. Who have been Re-admitted? . ANs.-None. •L Who have been Received on Credentials, and [rom what Churches? ANs.-Nonc. · 5. Who have been receivecJ on trial? ANs.-(a) In Studies of first year, none (b) In Studies of third year, none. Ci. Who have been continued on Trial? ANs.-(a) In Studies o[ First year, none. (b) In Studies of second year, none. (c) ln Studies of thircl year, none. (d) Jn Studies of fourth year, none. 7. Who have been DisconLinuecl? ANs.-No one. tl. Who have been aclmiLLccl into full l'vlembership? ANs.-(n) EIL'Cted an 25. Who are the Tr.iers of Appeals? ANs.-D. H. Rutter, W. L. Barze, W. J. Harkness, J. A. Bretz, .f. IT. Elder. 26. What is the Arulllal Report of the Conference Board of H ome Mis- sions and C hurch Extension? ANs.- $1284. 27. Vlhat is the Annual R eport of the Conference Board of F oreign l\lis- sions? ANs.-$1655. 28. What is the Statistical Report for this year? ANs.-(Scc report.) 29. What is the Conference Treasurer's R eport? ANs.-(Sec report). 30. What is the Aggregate o[ the Benevolent Collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by t.he Conforcnec Treasurer? ANs.-S4556. 31. What are the claims on the Conference Fnnd? ANs.-$1300. 32 What have been R eceived on these claims, and how has it been 1\pplicd? ANs.-$1495. (Sec Report of Conference Stewards.) 33. What is the Amount of the Five Per Cent of Collections for t Ill' Con ference Claimants' Conncctional Fund paid by the TrL·asttrcr lo I.he Bonni of Conference Claimants? ANs.-$37.40. 34. \Vhat amount has been apportibnctl to the Pastoral "Charges within the Conference to be raised for tht' Support of Conferenc:e Clnimanls·I ANs.-Basis of 4% of Pastor's Salary paid by t hC' Stewards. 35. Where arc Lhe Preachers SlationC'd? ANs.-(Scc rcporL). 36. vVhcrc shall the Next Conference he hdtl? ANs.-J'v(iami, Florida. MISSIONARY APPROPRIATIONS Belleview and Candler______·--- ______·------.' 170 Daytona Beach ______. _____ . ______. _ _ _. . ml District _ ------.------_____ ·------315 Eat1 Galli c______l20 Eus l~s _. ______. _____ • ______• JOO IIomeslcad ______!JO Lake Como ______. ______170 Lawley ______------_ ------125 Mt. Dora ______l r,o New Smyrna and Coronado__ _ ·------__ ·--- _ Li5 Okahumpka and Fruilland Park . ______• _ _ _ l i5 Orange City ______. __ _ HiO Sebring ______. ____ . ______. ______100 So. Jacksonville ______.. _ 170 Wintcrl)ark ______------_ ·-- 410 TotaL ___ • ______.• __ • 1:1:!,!j()[l Approved: F. D. LEETE. ST. JOHNS RLVER CONFERENCE 21 Appointments---Pastoral 1913 Note.-Names incloscd in parentheses arc supplies. Numerals indicate year on present appointmenL. Jacksonville District. R. A. CAR!'(l~E (3), Superintendent, DcLand, Florida. Belle1ricw ancl Cancller ------____ W. T. Evans (1) Davenport aml Taft ------_____ (W. C. Jordan) (2) Daytona ------______D. H. Rutter (3) DayLmm Beach ------H. H. Bowen (3) DcLand. ------W. j. Harknc~s (8) Eau Gallic.------]· B. Crippen (2) Eustis ------r. Ji. Elder (5) Fort LaUtkn.lalc (P. 0. Little River) ------L. S. Rael r (2) Hastings ------F. N. Lapham (1) Hastings Circuit ------_ (F. L. Brown ~l) IIomcstcacl Circuit ___ -- ·------.J . A. Kahl (2) Jacksonvillc- Faidkhl :u1ll New Springlichl ------J. 8. Grahl (1) Snyder 1kmorial _------.Clark Crawford (1) South Jacksmwilk· ------j. R. WL·nrich (:2) Lake Como l'irl'uit ------_ ------. ] . D. J!itL·hcoc-k (l) Lak<' Worth • ------_ (B. J?. Oswald) (l) LawtC'y __ ------______- ---• ______----_.Geo. I l. Northrop (2) Wami ------.l'. S. i\fcrrill (2) l\liami 'ircuiL_ ------___ ------(C. J. Ericson) (I) l\lin1\\'t>h ------'J'o be supplicrl. l\lt, Dora ------J. A. Brc111 (1) New Smyrna and CornnrLllo __ ------______J . .f. TreadwL•ll (2) Okuhurn1:ka nml Fruitland Park ·------·---- To be supplil'cl Orange City ------•• __ •. _ • _ - - . _ _ (.J. z. Barrell) Sebring ------.• ·---·------. (E. P. Miehncr) St. J\ugu~line ------·------J.11. I\lartin (JO) St. Cloud --·------•• -· ------. (]. B. Westcott) (4) St. Pl'tersbur11: -----'------· S. A. Kl'cn (2) Tampa. _ ------·. ------_ To be supplied Tarpon Springs ·-·--·------Joseph Antic (2) Winll'r Park ------W. L. Barze (2) Zephyrhills ___ ·--- --·---·-·------_ -- --· •.• (C. W. Lant.: (1) Detached Service. T. B. \Villll'r, '.\li%irnrnry in till' Bin.ck Hills, Hot Springs, S. Dnkota. ]. B. Tfawk, Prof. in Ohio WL·sll•yan Unin·rsity, Delaware, Ohio. _ 0. T. Usll'll\an, 1\gl'nt Anti Saloon Lcagut.:, 1lcmbcr Fairfil·ld QuarLL•rly Conkrclll'l', Jacksonville, Fla. Supero.nnuates. Butll'r, G. \Y. ------______!'.It. Dorn, Florida 22 TWENTY-SEVENTll ANNUAL SESSION Reports Report of the District Superintendent of the Jacksonville District, St. Johns River Conference, to the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Annual Con ference, Held at Daytona, January 16-20, 1913. When we met in St. Petersburg, Jan. 19th, 1911, Bishop Hamilton appointed twenty-three pastors in this Conference. During that year, five of them ldt the State. At South Jacksmwillc last January, Bishop Warren appointed twenty-seven pastors, and only three have departed, each one of the three expect ing soon to go when the appointments were made. The Rev. W. J. Hawley, an aged man, went lo Zephyrhills, with the undar standing that he would only remain Lill he c:ould be relievc1l of tlw charge. Early in the year I appointed in hi~ place the Rev. Ellgar Hughes, who has clone honest steady work, planting our church in what promises Lo be fertile l\ltlhutlist soil'. Aycarago we had no membership and no Suncby school. Now we have a mem bership of forty-six, and a Sunday School with an n.vemgt• aLLcndruwc of sixty eight. The second one to go was Lhc Rev ..J. A. Ewing, who relurnetl to Orange City in such precarious health that n.ll Ins many [riemls knew hl"Clmhl not lie active in the ministry very long. 1 sttpplied the place as best l could for a lime, and finally Sl•curc1l I he st'r viccs of the Rev. J. Z. Barrell of ilw N' . Tndiana Confen'nC\', who is doing sn ll't'll that his return to the charge is mrnestly rt'qu\•stc•d. The third tn leave us was a man known throughout thl• Churl'h a Sl'holar, a thinker, a man oi large literary ability, a brother l1t'im•e1l. ln nll my fril·nd making, I have never mal1c a friend murc wurth having. lk was l1rothl•rly anJ helpful to LIS all, and we say "Good bye" to Dr. Jr!sse Bowman Young, with the feeling that one of our best friend~ was going away. IL seems, however, that the l\IethU11ist w1101ls arc full of goOll nwn, and when Dr. Clark Crawford emerged ant! began Lu tlo things at Snydvr l\lt·murial chnrch, we took a finner grip on the belief ilmt the Loni is still on our si Oknhumpka and Fruitland Park circuil is in a beautiful, healthful part .0 ( the statC', huL our members arC' few, and while we have good church property, it is a prubkm how we arc to continue Lo preach Lhc Gospel there, unk·ss the Lord raises up more helpers. The Rev. f. D. Hitchcock has preached with much ability in our Lwo churches there this ymr, but it is noL a wide field. The Rev.]. TI. l\[artin has finished his ninth year al St. 1\ugustine, and good years they have all been. And the last has probably been the best. I have never known a church where the pastor rmcl pC'ople work more harmoniously than they do at St. Augustine. The October Ministerial Convention at this place was an insriralion Lo. us all. Brother l\J artin. is a perfect host, and the presence and murn;try of Bishop Leete were a benediction. I have always found a good congregation aml a good Sunday School at St. Clout!. The Rev. J. B. \~Tescott , went inlo that great forest three years ago to organiZl' our church, and he has seen a large town grow up, and a 10,000.00 Methodist Episcopal church built, and a large membership fully organized to do work for the Kingdom. · \Vl' hnve a prospl'rous church al St. J1ctersburg, that is very happy in its pastor, the Re\'. S. i\. Kc.>en. Brother Kt•en came tu last year us from Ohio, and has liibon·d so wisdy anc! faithfully that tlw church has become strong and con fident. Tlw town is growing rnpit!ly, and we arc prepare<\ lo o[cr a lwauliful chur('h hnmt• lo ull pl'ople whfl l'CJllH' tlwrc l•itlwr to make a permanent resi dence, or lo slwltl'r awhill' from wint,•r storms. Our ptLSttJr on the Taft and Davenport t·haq~t', has hecn n success[u\ foun dation layer. Brnt lwr Jordan has nut had much cncourngl'mC'nl at Tafl un ac count of s•> many of our original nwmhers moving away, hut DavenporL promises to be a i\lelhmlist t·enlt•r o{ no littlL• importance. I I rust we an· lo !1e:u· of some salisfrwt ory adjustment of the mucklle into which our property has gone in T:impa. Tarpon Springs has h:l every neighborhood in the Republic. Happy is the man of Cod who rn.n comµcl a town to stop a little in the joy ricle Umt ends so surely in crash and REV. J. H. ELDER. Pastor First M. E. Church, Eutsis, Fla. Editor and Secretary of the Conference I ST. JOHNS RIVER CONFERENCE 27 PERIODICALS No person can be what he should be as efficient member of the JVleLho RESOLUTIONS Be iL Rt•solvcd, ThaL wiLh graLcful hearLs Lo God, we rcconl our 8incerc appreciation of t.he i;plcnclid entertainment. we have rccL·ivccl, and the clelighLful fellowship of this Cunference. BrothL'r D. [I. Ruller und his rnngrcgation have lniu us umlt·r a sense of 1k•cp personal oliligaliun, and Lo cnch one WL' say, Gnll's blessing lit• upon you. W c' grmlly upprL'l'iatc thL' music renclerc to us through the high standard of his interpretation of the sacred word o[ God. His deep personal interest in each one has made us feel that he is to us more than a Bishop. He is a friend and a brother. We return thnnks to Goel for the wise kindly ministrations of our Dist. Supt., Dr. R. A. Carnine. May the wisdom and ex:ecutivc ability of these our brethren continne to strengthen and edi[y "the Church militant until they shall be call ed to the fellowship of the Chmch tri umphant which is without fault, be(ore the throne of Goel." CLARK CRAWl'ORD P. S. 11ERRILL J. R. WENRICH SUNDAY SCHOOLS Recognizing the Sabbath Schools as a large factor in tbe religious education of the people, and its various departments organized and well worked of untold value in accomplishing the desired results, we earnestly recommend that the Sabbath Schools of our St. Johns Conference emphasize especially class organi zation, the Cradle Roll and the Home Department. Also organizing our Stm day Schools into Temperance fl nd Missionary Societies. \'iTc Bclil•vc nur own literature second Lo none publislwcl, and hcarLily commend the c!Ticicncy nt ottr Board of Sabbath Schools, also the work o( Lhc Intcrnntionnl S. S. Association in our S tfl tc. s. A. KEEN \V. C. ] OH DAN J. I!. Et.IJER SABBATH OBSERVANCE The Christian Sabbath is a bulwark of Christianil v. Bulwarks arc the subject of assault in religious as in militnry lifc. The more important Lhc hul warlc the more desperate the atluc:-:s o( the enemy. From a thousand 1lircctions the sacred day is being bombarded. Especially where winLer reso'rts a.bound are the encroachments a serious menace. Many Lourists leave their religion at home and devote themselves to worldly pleasures, even on the SnhbaLh, am.l the temptation to our own people, not so much o( the church tts rJ( the community, is to cater to this tendency for financit1l gain. Our pulpits should ring trne, and our pracLice shoulrl be consistent if we would save our people and this essential institution of our holy Christianity. Let every prencher renew his vows of fidelity and every member lie a fnith[ul observer of the clay. P. s. 1fEllRILL 8. A. KEEN w. T. EVANS c. \V. LANE STATE OF THE CHURCH Methodism is of highest value to the world only as it is ~ynrmy mou s with Chris- tianity. Our job is to make it so. ' Our erranL civilization has developed. mighty social, economic and. moral problems. Their solution is not lhe easy lHsk of statesmanship and government. The gospel of Jcsns Christ is a vital factor. Our message must more• than cnr be "the power of God unto salvation." Deviation from lhc leaching of Jesus is responsible for the wrongs an1l alJ'1scs thaL rtffiict an1l mcmu:c society. Help and healing can come only by way of lhe Cross. ~ We believe that our beloved l\[etbo11is111 lcn1ls umnng the sisll'rhoocl of churches, in this southland, in a virile gospel, a vital expvrimental pil'Ly, ancl in good works. This is not enough. We must walk wiLh Christ himselL Our ST. JOHNS RIVER CONFERENCE close fellowship wilh Him should register itself in increased conversiuns of sin ners an BIBLE CAUSE Knowing that the Bible is the foundation of our holy religion, it is a matter o( supreme importance thaL the Word of Goel be given Lo every man on earth. The American Bible Society exists for this speei fie work, Lhcrefore, i~ should receive our active co-operation and support. This grcaL Society has done splendid work in world-evangelism, and by our continuerl co-operation wiLh it , God's eternal word shall yet give to t he world that which the Hindoo has sought in vain in his Shastter and Veda, thaL which the Parsee can never find in the Zenclavesta nor the Buddhist Gbtain from his Ikdagat. The Holy Bible will reveal to the Jewish Rabbin the Messiah of God and to the deluded Mohammedan that of which t he Koran must be fo rever chtmb, namely, the knowled?e of Him who was delivered (or our oITcnces awl raised again for our jusLifi caLion. ' The American Bible Society clcservcs our supp0rt and should receive more libern.l contributions from our people. D.H.RuTrnR J. s. GRAHL EPWORTH LEAGUE Realizing that thr usefttlncss nml effici@cy of the Chmch of tomorrow depends lm·gely upon the propcr clevclopmenL of the hearts a.ml minds o[ the younger people a.nd recognizing in the Epworth Lca.guc a training school [or the snlvuti0n of yottng lives we pledge our dTorts t.owurd securing hpworth Leagues in all our churches and of direct.ing our young people in thicr a musements ancl helping them to build lives vf spirituality and ri i;ht li ving. J. J. TIIBADW!'L.L, L. S. RADER Secretary Chairman EVANGELISM ft is a sad (art that. Evangelism like many other prescious Lhing;', has iLs cou n tcrfci l. Genuine evangelism 1s rnJiant with light and life anJ love-the SfJllrious is overlaid with t.hc mould of the grave. The true was represented by the Christ and the Goktcn Rule-the false, by Mohammed and the dropping symcler. Thal evangeli sm which hears the impress o[ the piC'rccd hands and thorn crownct.l brow i ~ as necessary in lhe work of the church as the casting in of the seed or gathering the golden sheaves, is in agriculture. As a rule ~h e pastor shoul rl he the evangeli st, except where our Conference has comrnissilJn C(] one of her members, because of his pcctiliar fitness, and even llll'n we firmly lwlicve that, with perhaps a few exceptions the pastor shoul(l be his own evangelist. Let the growth o( the church not con~ist. of lL succession of awakening> to life and relapsing lo spiritual death, but rnLh l' r leL it l>c cont.inuous, like the growth of the oak lrct'. V'fc should remember that harnl picked fruit kt•1.•ps longest. Ancl finally, let us be more anxious for the approval of Got! limn for the applause of men. T. AXT!.E JOU!'! D. HITCHCOCK EDUCATION We rejoice that Lhe Methodist. Epi tK~o pal Church has alw:;i.ys been al<•rL in matll'rs cducnlional. She has cVLT been qukk lo sec thc needs of her young people touching cclucntional facilities, nml we are grnLL"ful for lhc increasing advantages being ftirnish e We call upon our people in this Stale to encow·age and help wherever and whenever possible our State and county officials in this splendid efforts to better the condition of the public school. We commend the advancement that has been made and shall hail with joy the improvements that will yet be made. We especially urge our people to remember and to patronize the educational institutions of our own church, especially the University at Chattanooga, splen didly equipped and well endowed. We recommend to the colored race in om ::>tatc Cookman Institute and Boylon lndustrizal Home, as worthy of their patronage. CLARK CRAWFORD, 0. T. USELMAN, Chairman. Secretary. FOREIGN MISSIONS The cause of Foreign Missions should be very near to the hearts of every Methodist, especially when we remember that our land not so long ago was a foreign missionary field. Considering also that the first of such missionaries sent out by Mr. ·wesley, were sent to this country. From this start we have grown lo millions hl!rc, and arc in great measure supplying workers for all lands. From this center fires arc being lighted in all the world, ana we know not how soon rnm« land where we arc sending laborers today may be sending others on tomorrow. · China witll: its awakening hordes is a land of promise for our work; India with its teeming millions is opening to us a door of hope; while Africa is simply awaiting conquest for the King. "He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth, and the isles shall wait for his law." We arc grateful to God that He has opened unto us these doors, and that He is leading nll lands out of darkness and bondage into the glorious light and liberty of thl! gospel, and we "pray that the Lord of the harvest may continue to send laborers into His harvest" until "All the ends of the cart h shall remember .and turn unto I.he Lord, ancl all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before" Him. May our Fat.her help us to a better understanding of the needs of these brolhC'rs of ours, and a clearer presentation of this cause to our people that there may be a quickcnin!( of Missionary zeal in our churches. ·CLARK CRAWFORD, J. A. BRETZ, Ciiairman. Secretary. Christianity. has meant m1>S1ons ever since Jesus said "Go ye into all the world and preach lhe Gospel to every creature." This command will not be recalled until the angel John saw nying through the heavens having the cvcrlast :ing Gospl'l shall fohl his wings and cry "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Loni." Wl' urn gald to note lhnt all parts of the world arc now open to the preaching .of lhc gospel nud that rich as well as poor arc beginning to give and act as if they meant tu carry out the Lord's command. We arc glad lo see the growing work being accomplished by Lhc women at home and abroad. We nrc glad the Epworth League has heard the commission anrl have swung into line in foreign ficlcb to help Lake this world for God. \Ve will keep ourselves informed and -:will preach, give, work and pray for the kingdom in all the world. LUTHER s. RADER CLARK CRAWFORD FREEDMANS AID Your commit.lee un Frccdmans Ai REV. R. A. CARNINE, D.D. Dirtrict Superintendent ST. JOHNS lUVER CONFERENCE 33 REPORT OF CONFERENCE STEWARDS Receipts Annual Conference Investment______$ 8.00 Confe rence Collections______748.00 Chartered Fund______30.00 Book Concern ______352.00 Board of Conference Claimants ______300.00 Balance from last year______.35 S1438.35 D!SBURSEMENTS 7 G. V\ • Butler_ ------____ • _ -·------$425.00 ,\.Jrs. J. T. Lewton ______----- __ 275.00 .Lllrs. ). C. Sullivan ------_ 275.00 Mrs. A. E. Drt•w _ _ __ ------100.00 Conference Permanl'nt Fund ______-· ___ ------225.00 Fi,-c per cent. to General Boan! ___ ------__ _ 37.40 Total ______------__ Sl,337.40 Balance on hand __ _ · ------100.95 Report of Committee on Publishing the Minutes of the St. Johns River Con ference for 1912 RECEIPTS Bttsket Collection ______. ______s 2.03 Subscriptions ______---- ______86.60 Church Adv. ------33.50 Business Acly ______------____ _ 48.00 Postage Stamps _ _ _ ------" ------1.50 By donation including fare to Jacksonville tu solic:it______2.32 Total •• _ -·------______$173.95 EXl'ENOED Printing and Binding 1000 copies ------_ --- $165.00 To l half-tone cut Conference Group ------· - - - 4.25 Postage ______------2.00 Fare to Jack sonvillr to solicit ;ulvertiscmcnls _ _ _ _ _. ___ • ______1.70 Sundries, wrapping paper, cord, etc _ ------1.00 Total ______. _ $173.95 AUDITING ACCOUNTS The Commitlcc on Autliting Accounts beg leave lo report that the Dis trict SnpL·rirntcn 1Ju ~rmnrtattt REV. J. T. LEWTON This pioneer of our work in Florida went to his eternal reward in Lhe monlh of May, last. He was one of the mosL prominent preachers who laid the fountlations of our work in this State, doing heroic and faithful service the prints of which we who are now in the Conference arc reaping, and thus, although owing to a crm stantly changing personnel of this Conference he is unknown to most of nur present munbcr, he still lives among us. Brother Lewton was received inLo the Wisconsin Conference in 1868. In 1857 he joined the Florida Confl'n.mce, and when in 1880 the St. Johns River Conference was organir.cd he became one of its memlwrs. ' He served Eustis three years and Daytona one year and in 1880 became Presiding Elder of Jacksonville District, which he served for four )'l'ars aml al the session of Conference in Daytona in 1885, he was appoinLe 1 C H U R.CH ,\\EMBE R.SHIP Ep. Lea"uc CH U RCH PROPER.TY -<;;' ::9<;' o-c I z-c z o v: m : R' o"' -c R'o --c -0 0 0..-0 0 :; ? E: ;:s :::? o -. ::;,.. :.- o I r :;· Q r.: '-= In m "'O :r. : ~ ~ ~ Co) ~ ~.., r-;;-~ 9 n : = == = =- = 0 l\Al'\!E OF CHARGE ~ · ?- ~[ 5~ [k ~~ ~~ : ~ ~· g-~ ~ ~§- ~ ~3 l ~Q~; ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~?~~ ~? a·? '"°' ~ ;: : · ;o:: r::;- t:l- ::: G t:ro ;io :" !?_ ::: :,: ::l- C ~ : 0 C :l: !:; 0 - l";l 0 ::;: - :::J _,.. ~ 21 Cll '""" Q m "'< ~ ::; : - r:i Q ~ n :::; - :r. ;: r; r; ,.... s: or.: : :: .., ~ :l ~ o...., -r.;; 1l ~ _ - .. = ii< r:; rn r; o ?Pr; :::.. ;;; ~ ~ ::::- < c S ~ ~ ~ ~ c. : ~~~c:::i ~=-go G ir. c. m ~ Ul~ =·1 ..,~ :; ~ 1=:;. - g ~ ~ 7 =: = - &; ~~ a ;:;.e: ~ ~ ~ c: :A ~ o · ~ .. ~ · E~ · Q. . ,..,. .., I I l Cll (il Cll c..:: - I - :::: ::" Belleview and Chandler______zi--4 -w-=2=-~=2 S 2,350 2 S 2,500'5100$511.-S---S ~2 7 S_ __S_ Coronado ______------______------11 ------____ l 2.00. O ______; 145 ------.--- 42 -- - - __ _ _ D:n·tona ______------~ · 2 ti~ 1() ---- 1 ------l 10.lJOU l 3,500! 273 2,091 428' 381 ____ - - -- Da}•tona Beach ___ -______---- l~ l:! 55 :J 1 ---- l;; ---- I 11,500 1 :!,5UU' 779 838 394 307 - --- ___ _ DeJ;anu______l :! 114 ------:! :J,'i 14 l 5,lJOU 1 2,0UO; 17 ------1------1 156 - --- 4 Dctr.oit Circuit ______------t15 ------ai,; ______------__ ------! 250 ______1______---- ___ _ E au Gallic______2 - --- 62 5 I------____ 3 4,500 3 4.0oo; 143 345 900 6-1 - - - - l Eustis______? ~ ~o --- ~ ------2.:; 3U l 5.000 21 5,500; l,571 3,068/ 3,0001 132 ---- 4 r£~~~~;;i~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ ==~~ =~=~ ---~~--- ===~ ;;;~ ~~~~ ====~~ ~~~~ -!---!~~: ;~1;;;~;~:====:~: ~~~ ~ ~~~~!;;;~;~~~ ::::::~ ~~~~ = == ~ Snyder :-lemoriaL______14 14 22.5 ---- :! ____ 00 ____ l 100.000 1 2u.ooo: 135 ------1,836 ___ _ South Jacksonville ____ ------___ Hi :! 92 ------1 25 ____ 1 5.000 11 :J,000; 400 ------112 ---- 3 1 ff~~o : ~=:~ ~ >~-< };_;i '~-- :t :, ·: ;-_i;: ~ l _.tffi !- ,t~I :::: ~:;;: ili HH:: ~p:! ·:; :o.;ew Smyrna __ ------__ ----- S 14 51 I---- 1 ------.JS I 5.500 J 2,500! 1,695 ______J,000 108 ------1 g~~;C~-~-~~-~~~I~~~- P_a_r~_-_--: :::: ---~ lJ ---h :::: :::- :::::: i ~:~ -i ----1~.5iiol 2~8 :::::::: :::::::: !g'- - -~ 1 ---= St. Augusti"ne______------5 2!i0 fiO ____ ~ JOO --n~ 1 S0,000 J 20.oool 300 200 150 5o5J----1---- St. Cloud ______------:! 2 118 2 :i 102 2; l 11.400 J !l,200! 350 400 500 170 ----1---- 1 1 !~n~;~~;~~':\-=~=~~~=~==:;;::-- ___! : __ ! __ ~~-- -::; ~=== --~ :=--:~ ~-= ~ :== ;=~T :~:::~;:~fol===)~~=====~~ ====1~~~~ :::::~~ ~~J:::~ Tarpon Springs ___ --- _ __ _ -1~" 80 ~ ---- _ _ :n !!.- l r;,(Kl(} J 4,000 SIU 50 ------80 ----, 3 Winter Park ______------·--- 5 ---- :JO 4 ____ I----- __ I 4,UOO 1 1,500 250 100 ------70 --- - 1 Zephyrhills______------G!l ,; 1 _ I------____ . ------l 800 ------50 ------TotaL ______110 "!iii, 227.5 - IGSj 11 18 583 :J24 ~ :JiH.250 ~ IOJ,900 21,774 19.343 11,672 5,156 8 3.- Last year______.:..::.:..::.~. w:J!) .:.::_:_+-~~~! :J24 32 333.00025 99,400 11,596 1.350 2-!,399 ~.:..:..::..:.\ 102 1 2 1 0 7 f)~:::a~---_-_-_-_:======::J=== ---~ __ ::~-- . ==== ---=---~ ----~1=== _: __ :_ ~~~ _:1 ___ _~~~ __ _ ~= ~ ~- __ !_ ~~=~ ---1-2-,727 ___ :~ = ~ ==::1::64 36--Sunday School Statistics---Jacksonville District, St. Johns River Conference 1913 SUN DAY SCHOOLS g> ~ --i~g.~;;i W ~~~ ;;:: &i :;i;;::.; o :;i;;::i~ W g: ,:q;i;;:: rn oo--i t:dt'"' rn n $D = CD 0 (ti 0 (ti 0 n._(lq CD n .,. -" gg~ cs =a c. ; e.:r t:;tET ni = [?I 0 5 ::s =" \II'\ I STER. I AL SUPPOR.T SUNDAY BAPTIS~\S ------sl ·ppoRT sL.PP-;;RT sl·rroRT SCHOOLS ScPPORT OF PA..,TOR Dl'TRICT oF CosF. St.:PT. BISHOPS CL..\l~ITS VJ . c.. \ 0: "-.a:i u U) "'~ .. 'O <> ~~~~~sg \ \ ."E OF PASTOR I .~ ~ I I " --1-- \ - ::! !i - ~ ] .,;: \A."E OF CHARGE ::!O Q _E I cS;.._. .s~ 1 U """ g d 4> >i 0 c.> VJ ~~ 1 :;2\ ":c,S"'t...i ·=~ ~ "4...... "'":;E--< ~i:t ~ z c3 tic ~-E~ :: g g I d·~ ~ ~~ ~ c;= <'t:S ~ . ~ e s .... d :c c.-OP-4 ~:ac ~2 ~1 ~g ~ .§ ::? .§ "O t 0 ~.9 u Pl~: \O::u c;~g o~\ o .= P! 5 -~ I~ I E-- The only all lhc year rounu church at l hc only'incomparable beach. H . H . BOWEN, P astor. CLASS LEADER-L. Z. Bmuick. STEWARDS-District Steward, J. R. Wilcox; Recording Steward, Miss l\ linnic Kelley; E. A. Branch, Geo. H. Bowen, Mrs. Barbara Branch, V. C. Grant. TRUSTEES-]. R. \Yik-ox, II. A. Horn, C. IT. \Nilson, V. C. Grant, J. N. Gamhle, E. A. Branch, R. iv!. l\lallcr~" Up Lu 1lak, fully gratle1\ Sunday School. Great Tourist Classe:;. Rieh sueial frat.ltrl'S. Bkss,•d praycrnwl'tings. Nine rooms for Sunday S!'J10ol work. PRES] DE:-JT El'WORTTT LEAGU I ~ l\ lrs. Daisy Dryer. PRESUJENT Li\])] ES' AID ·l\ lrs. W. F. Bkd;:man. PRESll>EYI' ·w. II. l\l. S. l\lrs . .J. R. Colli i·t·r. C'. E. GARNER, Chairman of llw Boarcl. ARTHUR F. PERI{\', President . .J. R. !'ARROTT, Vice-Pr,•si(knt. GILl~S l'. W l LSUN, Vi<.:c- l'rl'si(lcni. W. A. RE Dl HNC;, Cashi,•r. G. ]. AVENT, A$sistan1 C:L~hier . CH.AS. B. CAMPBELL, As~isln.nt Cashier. Florida National Bank United States D epository. Capital $600,000. ,Surplus and Undivided Profits $260,000. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA We Invite Your Business in Either Commercial or Savings Departments. First Methodist Episcopal Church Corner of Bay and Palmetto Ave. - DAYTONA, FLORIDA- D. H. RUTTER, Pastor SuperintenJl'nt Sunday School . --- __ J. C. l'L\RK PrcsiJcnt BmtrJ of Trustees.______GEO. lT. G,\RlH'.\:ER Prc ~ i c l unt L::i.tlie;; Ai1l Sol' it.!Ly __ _ DR. EDITH 13. S!H>E:\L\KER Services Sunday Pre1ching _____ --- _ - _ _11:00 A. M., 7:30 P. M. Sunday School ____ ... _. ______. _ _ _ 9:45 A. M. Prayer Meeting____ ·----- _ · - ·--- __ 7:30 P. ·M., Wcd11esday Ladies Aid So:iety __ ------_ ·- _ · --- _ 2:30 P. M., Tuesday X------~ When in ST. AUGUSTINE do not fail to See and Attend Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Corner Cordova and Carrera Streets REV. J. HENRY MARTIN, Pastor. A Church of the People. H. W. DAVIS ______Superintendent of Lhc Sunday School l\ IISS l\ IARJ ORlE LARSON _ President Epworth League l\lHS. C. 1\1. FULLER _ Prcsickul Ladies Aid Society l\I lSS ROSELLA l\ li\RTJN Superinlemlenl Junior League Property Valued at $100,000. All Departments of the Church Thoroughly Organized All Seats Free The "Old Fashioned" Gospel preached up-to-date All who attend are welcome ·and all are welcomed x------~----x Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. CLARK CRAWFORD, Pastor, Jacksonville,' Fla. Trustees: JOHN I-I. KOOKER _ PrL·si1l\ •Jl I CHAS. W. KINNE S\•c:n:lary Stewards: II. S. JENISON _ _Sec: rt•ln ry C. D. MILLS_ _ TrL·astu«·r F. B. NOBLE _ _Rec0nling Stl'wan1 Sunday School: G. C. METCALFE ____ .Sttpl•ri nlvmknl H. F. HODGES __ _ ------Secretary Epworth League: 0. G. KRAUSE ______PresitlL·n t JNO. D. OWEN __ _ .Sc·e n·t ary Woman's Foreign Missionary Society: l\IRS. C. \V. KINNE l'n·sident MRS. EDNA B. LEC1\TE .SL·c rvlmy Woman's Home Missionary Society: MRS. C. D. 1-IILLS _ Pn•sidt>nt MRS. II. 0. MATTHEWS SL'CTc•t ary - Ladies' Aid Society: MRS. L. G. ATKINSON ------__ l'rl'sidt'nt MRS. F. E. WOOD _ _ Sl'crdary Methodist Brotherhood : FRANK E. WOOD ______------•. President FRANK W. RIVERS____ •. ------Sccrl•lary x------~x x------x :!O.et4nhtnt fptnrnpal ill4urr4 Winter Park, Florida W. L. BARZE, Pastor. OFFICIAL BOARD. I\I. I\!. SMITH_ ------Pn·silknl C. D. PO\VELL ______Srl'rclnry D. D. Ilunkr, Dr. C. E. Cuffin, E. R. Frtvor, A . A. I\Ioseley, ]. F. Hunter, W. B. Taylnr. x~------x ~------~~--~----~--..~----x 1J1trst :!lrtqnhist 1£pisrnpal Q!qurrq ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA SAMUEL A. KEEN, Pastor. Sunday School Superinll!rnk·nl /\. R. \YELSH Presiclcnl Epworth LcagUl' A. C. SIVITER President W. F. l'd. S. l\lRS. S l\TfER President V'l. IT. l\I. S :\IRS. I( lrnN President Latlics' Aicl .•• :\IRS. IT! >\'l~Y Trustees: I. D. Boswurlh, (;, \\'. BlCJdgl·tl, R. l\l. llall, C. D. llarnmund, Rev. J. 0. Thompson, R. TI. Thumas, 1" .•\. \\"11ud, E. S. LT pham. Stewards: J. 'iV. Cotton, J. 2\1. E111lic11tl, Rush Taylor, :\lrs. Rush Tuylur, Harley Barnes, l\l. D. Sl•aman, l\lrs. Chas. Balson, l\lrs. J. \\'.Cotton. Albert W'elsh, J.E. Easlman, c;. TTodgl', E. S. Upham, G. W. Blmlgc·ll, R. M. Hall, C'. D. Hammond, ReY. J. <>.Thompson. St. Pl'terslmrg is l11cu tl'd 1 .n l hl' l'incllas p,.ninsula. I ts dimn1t is believer! to surpass that of Italy nr California. It is th11rnughly improved, having 1~ milL'S t1f paYl' 71)0 members, good sanilalion, vll'., l'lt'. The soeial life is 11f lhl' best and the community is pronouncl'tlly Christian. On a rl'<'l'lll Sunclay 7,!iOO persons werL' enllntvcl in lhl· ch11rl'i1l'S of thL' c·it y at till' 11111rning and el'L'ning Sl'rviec•s. WHEN IN South Jacksonville - VISIT- Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. R. Wenrick, Pastor Board of Trustees. W. W. Swain, JI. R. Foster, W. P. Belote, W. I-I. Holliday, W. D. Alford, Anson Macy, Paul Nicholas. W. W. SWAIN __ _ __ Superintendent of Sunday School GEORGE COBB _ __ . ___ President Epworth League MRS. J. R. WENRICH ___ Su1wrintcnclent Home Department MISS BELLE McC1\BE ------. Snpcr111Lcnclcnt Cracllc ·Roll CHAS. HANNER President Baraca Class MRS. CHAS. HANNER __ ------President Philalhea Class l\!RS. W. W. SWAIN ------·--· _President Ladies' Aid Society MRS. LEE COYAN _ ·------____ President Circk No. 1 l\lRS. W. D. ALFORD ____ ------President Circle No. 2 MRS. PAUL NICHOLAS ------President Circle No. 3 - SERVICES- 10:00 A. M. ______. Sunday School 11:00 A. M .. and 7:30 P. M. ______• ___ ---- ______Preaching 6:45 P. M. __ ------__ _ .Epworth League 2:30 P. M.- Tuesdays __ . __ • _____ • ______Ladies Aid Meeting 7:30 P. M.- Wednesdays ______. __ • _• . ___ __ Prayer Meeting ~ Invest Your Surplus Savings in FLORIDA LANDS Invest on the fringe of a Growing City Invest in the Suburbs of JACKSONVILLE the Metropolis of Florida, and the Fastest Grow ing City of its Size in the United States Our Specialty is REAL ESTATE We are Owners of Some of the Most Desirable and Best Paying Properties in the City and Sub urbs of Jacksonville. Fortunes Have Been ]\,fade Through Buying in the Suburbs of Jacksonville. The Almost Marvclcus Growth of the ;city In Sllres a Steady Advance in Values. Write to us or Call on us for Maps, Pln.ts and Illustrated Descriptive Literature of Our Proper ties in and around Jacksonville. MAP OF FLORIDA FREE MAP OF JACKSONVILLE FREE if you mention this publication JACKSONVILLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Sales Department 25 Laura Street JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA ·------x ' To Florida Methodists We have a delightful locaLion on the most beautiful part of Ana stasia Island, near t he ciLy of St. Augustine. On the Atlantic Beach, near the lVIatanzas Bay, it makes a choice spot for rest, rccrcaLion, recupcralion. Splendid for baLhing and boaLing. THE SEA BREEZES Thl' sea IJrel'zcs Lempcr the hcu.l , making it a choice place fo r a summer vacation, tuning up Lhc system an \Ve will put 111 a nice, concrete, up-lo-date CHRISTIAN HOTEL BL·sitlcs this, we will have a tabL•rnadc for revival meetings, pro hibition anti IV. C. T. U. cu1WL'nl inns, Diblc-stmly con(crcncl·s, and ~c n c ral lc<:Lurc and slud y collrnt•s. \V l' h fnr sale tn indivilluals, c- hurC"hcs, Sunday schools and parlies. Our priecs and knns an' n·asonablc. These lots are Going Fast. Let us hear from you. Anastasia Hotel &Improvement Co. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. REV. L. L. PICKETT, President. x------~x ~------~~ THE NEW SEMINOLE WINTER PARK, FLORIDA Florida's newest, most complete and attractive winter hotel. Situated upon the banks of beauti ful Lake Osceola, amongst the pines and orange groves upon a plateau 150 feet above sea level. Pure air, pure water. Healthfulness of this s9c tion beyond question. Golf, fine drives and fishing. THE NEW SEMINOLE has plenty of single rooms and suites with private baths attached. Every room full of sunshine; steam heat, hot and cold running water and a beautiful outlook and an electric elevator to ev ery :floor. For Reservations Address ~. P. FOLEY. JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY FOR ALL DENOMINATIONS LINCOLN HULLEY, Ph.D.,Litt.D., LL.D., Pres. DE LA.ND, Fl.ORIDA THE COLLEGE GRADUATE DEPAl!TMENT OF ARTS AND SCIENCES-Cour ses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Sciences. · 'J'1m COLLEGE OF LIBERAi, J\1 Trm COLLEGE OF L1BE11A1. J\l('rs FOR \VmmN-A woman dean, Sl'pa rnll' dormitories for WOl11l'll, an Tim Crn .Ul<;E OF LAw- Courst' leading Lo LL.B. clegrl'C. Gradu al.cs admittl'cl lo praclku in Ploritltt without examination. '1'111·: Cn1.1.E<;E OF EN Tim Crn.1.E<;E FOR TEACHERS Especially for Florida tcach<:rs, slrong normal l'Ottrst•s and spt·l'ial ll'ndwrs' courst•s. T111e Co11.1~1;E OF BUSINESS B1•siclcs B:u1king, Book-keeping, Av l' T11E Scuoor, OF l\!ECllANIC' ARTS For boys and young men cksiring manual training, mechaniral drawing, etc. T11E Sc 11oor, oF Music St•p11rale teachers for piano, pipe organ, vio lin, vnit'<', harmc,ny and chorus work. T111c Snroo1. OF FINE A1ns Fn·<:-hand and life drawing. Painting in oil, waler color, pastl'l, l'll'. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED TO 1. The PrC'liminary Course in Agriculture-Botany, Biology, Or ganic and Inorganic Chemistry, qualitative and quantitative analysis, Agricultural Chemistry, l\.[incralogy, Geology, etc. 3. Tlw Prt'-1\.Jct!ical Courst• Physicology, Biology, Anatomy, Bac \Priolngy, llislolngy, Zoolog-y, Botany, General Chemistry, J nrorg-anic Chl'mist ry, Qun Ii tat ivr :Lnrl Quantitative Chemistry. :i. Till' Cuurst• for Rt•lig-ious 'Vmken; in Ilililical Lit.cm.Lure, His- tory, English, l'syl'lwlogy, l'cdagogy, Ethics, Logic antl Theism. X======~ ROLLINS 'COLLEGE Winter Park, Florida THE COLLEGE gives the degree of Bachelor of Aris a(lcr a fo ur years' course of study in academic branches. THE ACADEMY prepares the students for admission Lo Rollins Col lege or for any other College or Tec1111ological School in the United States. THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC gives a thorough training in vocal and 'instmmental music; and in Harmony, Musical Theo1y, and t11c History of Music. It has four teachers and fifteen prac tice and concert pianos. THE SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION offers courses in Voice Culture Philosophy and Technique of Gesture, Liiera1y and Dramati~ Interpretation, Recitation an EUROPEAN PLAN 150 Rooms ... 80 With Bath ... Rates·, $1.00 and up ... Steam Heat ... Running Water ... Telephone in Every Room Large Sample Rooms Cafe in Comiection Windle W. Srnith, Mgr. C. B. Smith, Prop. To re::i.ch the WINDLE take any street car to Main and Forsyth streets. The Windle reaches an entire block from Adams to Forsyth, front ing l(on Forsyth half [block east of Main. and facing City Hall Park. The business and amuse ment centre of the~city. ~------X '.r------~------~ THE KNIGHT COMPANY Importers and Dealers in FURNITURE, CHINA AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS HOMES FURNISHED COMPLETE ESTABLISHED 1878 22-30 W. Bay Street Jacksonville Florida 01!TH J acksonvllle offers more opportnnitic. s to one wishing to invesL in real estate or go Sinto business than any town of two thous and population in Florida. The Bank of South Jacksonville pursues a very liberal policy toward new enterprises, and any inquiries will receive courteous ancl intelligent attention. BANK OF SOUTH JACKSONVILLE Capital $25,000.00 Commercial and Savings Departments. Hardware Company Pumps Alligator Cutlery Sporting Goods Fishing ~ackle Stoves and Tinware Blacksmiths' Supplies Sash, Doors and Blinds Paints, Oils and Glass Builders' Supplies Farm Tools JACKSONVILLE,. FLORIDA ------~ f urchgott's [ltt the Heart of Jacksouville] is known as ''The Store Accommodating',' because the ladies of Jacksonville say it is the most courteous store they know of JI. JI. JI. MAIL ORDERS Its mail order service is as near per fect as the LONG SERVICE of its shop pers, ACCURACY and PROMPTNESS can make it. All orders filled and forwarded on the day order is received. Samples cheer fully mailed upon request. • The Bettes Pharmacy Established Quarter Century JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Equipped for Any Emergency Medicinal and Surgical "A Mail Service that Serves'' Write, Phone or Wire Phones 156 158 2156 x------~~--~------~x QUALITY fto~en l1ro.s~ Popular Dry Goods Hou~p Jacksonville Florida OUT FLOWERS WEDDING l30UQUETS A SPECIALTY A Complate Line Palms, Ferns aitd Decorative Plant's ALSO A FULL STOCK OF SUMMER PLANTS FOR THE GARD~N Send us a list of your wauts and let 11s quote />rires MILLS, the FLORIST, (Inc.) Jacksonville, Florida Greenhouses-JO East Eiglzth Street " - Evergreen Cemetery Flower Stor<·- 36 lVcst Forsyll! S!rcct LonJ!. D·ista11ce Pho11c '711, X------X With all the offers of low prices ancl claims of superiority made for cerLnin very ordinary pianos, t.he facL remains that the demand [or the het Lcr grades, sold on Lheir artual merits, is incrcasi1ig. Pccplc with sound reasoning faculties arc not deceived by state ments which wi ll not stancl when intelligent investigation and fair comparisons arc made. U nforLunatcly most buyers arc not sufficiently experienced Lo judge of Lhc relative worth of difTcrcnL pianos and arc oflcn led Lo purchase insLrwncnts which laLcr prove to he cfo;appoinling. There need he no clifficulLy, however, in chocsing to advantagC' -prnvillecl the righL choicc is nmrlc of the store at which yn11 buy. ] n this connection we ask you lo consider our custom of showing purchasers pianos of di!Tlffl•nl grades, stating exactly I.he difforcncc hct w Thal enables the buyer to choose with an intelligent knowledge of just Lhc kind of instrument he is getting. This and the fact that l'Vcry piano in our sLock has either been made in our own factories ur passed upon by our l'xpcrts gllaranlee the receiving of full value for the price. i\ t all times we hnVl' had a large stock of the following pianos and Phtyers: Conover, Cahlc and Kingsbury Inner-Players; Euphonn Playl•r-Pianc>s; Mason & Hamlin, Conovl·r, Callie, Kingsbury, Wel lington. Easy term of payments can be arranged. Cable-Chase Piano Company NO. 110 WEST BAY STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. x------~--~~--~----~x INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS Page Anastasia Hotel Imp. C'o., St. Augustine 17 Bank, Floriua Nat,ional, jacksmwille ;l\) Bank of Soulh Jacbonvillc r,2 Bettes Pharmacy, .Jackson ville .i.i Cable-Chase Piano Co., Jack:;om·ille :i7 Cohen Bros., Jneksonvilk ii:i Floricln Hanlwnrc Cu., Jacksonville Furchgott's Dry Goods, Jacksonville !ii Hotel, The New Seminole', \;i.r;nter Park _ ·18 Hotel Windle, Jacksonville .'ii Jacksonville Development Co. Iii John B. Stetson University, Dt'Lancl I!) The Knight Co., Jachonvillc ____ _ Mills, the Florist, Jncksonvillc ;iii Rollins College, Winter Park__ .ii) COVER i> AG ES Metcalf Bnh, Shoe~, Jarksonville I n,;i