Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-11
NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
Personnel Of the Members.
Dear Journal:

Personnel Of the Members.
Dear Journal:
RA1EIoH, Dec 4.
There are many notable men in this
grouped around the altar
are most of those who hold leading |
influence, and are in position to eaten
the ear of the Presiding Officer at any |
time when they wish to speak on
matter. Not that there is much speak
ing, for this is eInphaticaily a working
Conference. The Bishop announced |
nearly all the regular business under |
the calls required by the discipline;
which is a case Tlnexampled IN the his |
tory of this Conference. Never before |
has so much work been done in three
days. OF the men grouped around
the altar, the one who strikes you
amopst the first rs q notable man is
the Rev. Wm. Gloss, D. D., whose
grey hairs and bald head are ccnsplc-
uous, where there are so few
who are alike remarkable, for as
general thing, there is not much
baldheadedness in the body.
The Rev. DIR. Gloss has been before
the people of North Carolina SO long
Cnow forty-two years) that he is
thought to be weil-hnown, and yet
we are constrained to say that he Is IS
little known as almost any man we
know of. There is a depth of solid
piety and gushing feeling in the Doc
tors constitution, which is known OF
by but few who see him:
When DIR. Moran to-day applied for
a "location" to enable him to travel il
Europe this year, when he alluded to
some dear and warm friendships which
he had formed and cultivated for
seventeen years in the Conference, DIR.
Gloss was overpowered and the tears
gushed from eyes which are thought
by many to be incapable of such an
external demonstration. His weeping
is generally of the heart, deep, and he
has the stoicism of an Indian. Again,
when the Bishop called on him to re-
port his work for the past year, he
stated that it had been the happiest
year of his life, except the first year
| of his ministry, when he travelled on
1.-The banks" below Beaufort. The
Bishop alluded to the fact that for $40
these MANY years" the question had
been asked in Conference. sis there
anything against Brother Gloss ?" and
the answer has been 'snothing."
Dr. Gloss in reply stated that for years
he had been striving to do all his duty
in the fear of God, but that he had
now arrived at the year of his age in
which all of his family had died-his
father, his brother and porhaps..o Others
and that he was living asif every day
was 70 be the last. Every sermon, every
prayer, every quarterly meeting and
| every eXhortation were delivered, and
held as though they were the last e1-
ercises he would ever have on eearth.
| The tears rolled down his cheeks and
his very frame seemed to sob with
deep feeling. The scene was very af-
fecting and nearly the entire audience
was in tears. We are reminded that
the papers of this week contain an &C.
count of his last sermon preached in
his District, which was delivered with
wonderful power ana junction. But We
must pass away from this train Of
thought. Bishop Marvin is surround
ed by council of Presiding Elders
Rev. ". 8. Black, Presiding Elder OF
tho Wilmington District, is a notable
man. OF deep piety, gentle christian
spirit, an engaging manner and gooC
preacher, be is fast making his way in
to the hearts of his people, and bid:
fair to have career of great usefulness
E[e is so well known that it is not ne
oessary to add more. Near HIM il
Rev. L. s. Burkhead, D. D. Of ~.
Charlotte District, who is also wei
known in the Cape Fear section. H.
Yields the same long sword il preach
jre which he has long carried, and i
he has failing, it is his jealousy foI
the honor of the Church and his desirs
to '.s1tch in" to ell her opponents.
Rev. E. A. Yates, of the Newberr
/ District, sifs near him. Mr.. Yates i:
yer six feet in height. rather spare
built, turning grey very fast and i,
noted IS preacher who gathers
crowds to hear him, and breaches will
great acceptability. Some say hisges
;icuiation is rather loose when he gets
excited. but we have not noticed j
mach, though We have heard him
, many times. He has one very usefa,
faculty aua that Is, that he knows
every body. cverygh are, AMI can call
their names when he meets them. Their
there is Rev. VIM. II. Bobtitt Of the
Raleigh District. comparatively {
young man and yet an old pre- acher
Why. Wien the degree OF ID. D. il
Heating aronnd so inlcl, none Of the
colleges have given it H. hinl is rather
4 wonder for he is in labors abundant
kind and afectionete. breaches wiz.
power. liking to dwell particularly or
the love of God, genisl, hole-sonle6
and full of honor.
We must close now ~ We have t.
leave here, which we regret, as there
are many more of these men who are
passing remarkable lives IF devotion
and labor. but we must up and away
under pressure of circumstances be
yond our control. No important com
mittees reported to-day. The Confer
cnce room was crowded all the time
the galleries being filed with ladies
from all parts of the State who came
up to hear the reports of the progress
1t their beloved Methodism. x. x.