Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT.
SECOND ROUND.
March LIST, 1888.


Mr.. Editor
We assembled in Evans Chapel
the above date, to hold our confer
ence. | arrived a little late and
found Elders Hill, Leavy, Granger
and W. j. Moore and all the officers
waiting. 1t being late we postponed
the conference until Saturday. We
find the work here in prosperous con-
dition. The finance plan that we
adopted at the first quarterly con-
ference is doing we'll. We have a
surplus after paying off the pastor.
The Lord certainly was with Bishop
j. W. Hood, D. D. in returning Rev.
j. NJ. Hill here The revival was
prosperous and | remained in or about
the city fifteen days. They also
pounded the pastor ON Friday night,
bringing him sugar, hams, &c. Bro.
Joshua Council acted as p. E. Stew
ard and did well /; he raised over $50
for me on this occasion; he certainly
is the right man in that place. Next
| visited Rev. NJ. N. Leayy at Beaver
Creek. (1O) Conference open with relig-
ious exercises, Elder Leavy had the
officers marshal to the plan for con-
ference and every thing was pleasant.
He is doing we'll and the people are
paying his salary well. I next visited
Rev. D. F. King, at Rock Rose
circuit, March II we had pleasant con-
ference. There has been considerable
trouble on this circuit the last month,
about their pastor, but / visited all
the churches and all things are recon-
ciled. townsville circuit | found
things not as pleasant as they ought
to have been, but the pastor Rev.
Grange is not in fault. l next visited
that great man D. A. Mckay, at
Love Grove and found all things in
good condition and the people all
pleased with him. He is pushing
things to the gate. (March 31st.)
Next l visited Rev S. NJ. Best, Para
disc, Norrington and Steward Creek
and | found the people we'll pleased
with him and they say he is the best
man. He has collected more General
Fund than any pastor on the district
except Rev. j. NJ. Hill up to this
date visited Rev. G. b. Kelly on
the same date, at Long Ridge, he had
all of his Office marshals to the plan
the conference was very pleasant the
collection was good for the pastor, &c.
l next visited Chapel Hill April 7
and found Rev. r. II. Bright moving
along nicely, the conference was pleas
ant, &c. April IA. l visited Gunter's
Chapel and found Rev. J. II. Love,
we had apleasant conference and Bro.
Love seems to be doing well though
the churches hasn't paid him much
money as. yet, but they say they will
pay up. / next went to Lemon Grove
/ found the model pastor Rev. j. d.
Mckay and found things all pleasant
the people we'll pleased; the conference
was fine and they say it was the best
conference ever held on the work; the
collections were all good this circuit
is looking up. | also met on the
same day Rev S. W. jackson at
Mitchell's conference. The Off
GERS were all present. hope that this
circuit will raise their general fund this
year, the officers all say they will aid
the pastor in collecting the general
fund. / collected over $500 during
the conference / next visited Rev.
4. b. Benefits work Wednesday
Thursday Friday and Saturday. 25
26 27 and 2s. Things were not SO
pleasant but l hope they may be bet
ter we had fine time in general class