Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-15


From the Louisville Courier Journal
OF the North Carolina Conferences
there are eleven delegates six clerical
and five lay-present. The first OF
these is
REV. 3. CRAVEN, D. d.
This earnest minister Iecturcd at Lii
brary Hall last night on the 'Possi-
biIities of Americanism. He IS a ma
tive of North Carolina, and has been
in the ministry about twenty years,
most Of which time he has occnoled
the position OF President of Trinity
College, belonging to the Conference
He is a man of culture, of considerable
literary experience, is an able preacher
ana fife cssayist. He is about fifty
years If age, and has several times
served III the General Conference.
REV. W. II. BOBBITT
is native OF North Carolina, and has
been 4 member of the Conference over
twenty-five years. He is about forty
five years OF age, and has filled the
office Of presiding elder for twelve
wears, and is now presiding elder OF
the Raleigh District. He is an active,
influential man, and IS ,chastc and olo-
can't i'll Lis style of preaching.
REV. W. s. BLACK
was born in South Carolina; was for
several years a member o. the South
Carolina Conference, and was, a few
years ago, transferred to the North
Carolina Conference, and is now pre-
siding elder. He is an earnest. prac-
ticll man, and is 4 worthy preacher.
REV. y. II. d. WILSON
Is native OF North Carolina, and a
resident of Greensboro, in that State.
lie is aged about fifty years, and IS
presiding elder of the Greensboro Dis
trict. He is now serving fourth term
IN the General Conference.
REV. L. s. EC,R!>HFtD, l.. D.,
Is D native Of Nortl Carolina, and
aged about II years. He has been
Twenty-Five wears III the North Carroll
IA Conference, and il now presiding
cider in Shelby district. He has neSe:
engaged in any pursuit Int that OF a:
preacher, and ias filled some Of tI'
l,,.-t stations IN his Conference. lie /:
Z, ciear-hcnlcI, sound preacher, and =
a man Of line ;srgumentative abilities.
REV. s. ID. ADAMS
IS presiding elder III the Fayetteville
district lie is iorty-fiye years OF age
and has been in the ministry between
twenty AMI twenty-five years. He is :
thorough tIl"ologIan and Il fine presid
lag officer. This is the first Genera
Conference he las ever att, ndrd as :
delegate.
Mr.. +. J. Lilly is resident OF Fay
,tt,.yille, n. G., and l.; Il prnminen
Wholesale merchant. lie is aged abuu
fifty years, Il nam of wealth and Grta
industry. He is Il modest. retirin:
man, AMI devoted to the church. III way
ready to respond liberalIy to Lcr call
Tor AID.
Rev. T. NJ Jones, d. ID, is loca
preacher and President OF the Greens
buro, n c., Female College. He wa
iorn III North Carolina, and IS
graduate Of Randolph Macon College
he has devoted his whole life to til
profession Of teaching, and has, dun
ING most Of his time, lad charge c
tn" above College. AS Il presidin
officer in such institutions, he is sal
t" he unsurpassed by any. a inishc
-rlnlar, a good theologian and an elC
CANT preacher.
Mr.. j. n. w. Hays IS lawyer, an'
resides i'll Granville county. lie is
1lan Of eminent position in his pre-
ft9s3on and devoted to his churcl
Tins IS his first appointment to tn
General Conference.
Mr.. +. G. Robbins is Il native c
North Carolina and a lawyer by pre-
frSslon, and occupies Il distinguishe
position. lie is a man of strong il
teIIect, and during the last four yea1
has served the people in the Senate {
his State. lie is an earnest, reliabl
man, devoted to Christianity and Metl
"ndism, and is brother Of Hon. w. NJ
tpnhlns Of the United States Congress
bf. |. {. Smith is prominent drug
cyst III Charlotte, North Carolina. II
1 man Of clear intellect, and is dc
voted I" the Sunday School work an
other interests of the church.