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District Conference minutes, 1917 - 1925

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of the minutes of annual meetings (called a District Conference) by the Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. These meetings were attended by the district’s clergy and lay delegates from each pastoral charge; it was presided over by the district superintendent.

The minutes document the administrative activities of the meetings and regularly include the following reports: religious and financial state of churches, Sunday School work, missions, and denominational education and literature, Epworth Leagues (young adult associations), Woman’s Missionary Societies, and lay activities.

Note: the 1932-1940 Alexandria District Conference minute book contains the 1940 meeting minutes for the newly formed Alexandria District of the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Church, South Central Jurisdiction.

Dates

  • 1917 - 1925

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

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