Asheville daily citizen., 1891-11-16

REV. ]. H. PAGE.
opened by service led by Rev. NJ. H.
Hoyle.
The minutes of Saturdays session
were read and approved
Question six-"Who are transfe rrcd
from other conferences? ?"-bene called,
S. S. Gasque. from the Florida confer
ence, and W. S. Crcsey, of the North Car
olina conference, were announced ascom-
ing to the conference.
The following is a summary of the re-
port of the committee on books and peri
odicals, read by l.. w. Crawford.
The committee on books and period
icals recommend a closer reading and
wider circulation OF our Quarterly Re
view. Second. we recommend the
Christian Advocate, our ConnvCtional
organ, published in Nashville We also
recommend that our people use the Sun
day school literature OF our publishing
house, consisting OF the Magazine, The
International Lessons and the Sunday
school papers. he Raleigh Christian
Advocate, the Western North Carolina
Methodist and the Statesville Christian
Advocate are all excellent papers, circu-
lated III the bounds OF our conference and
worthy the liberal patronage OF our peO-
pie, and we earnestly urge every Metho.
dist frmily in the bounds of our
conference to take at least one, it not
more, OF them.
We heartily commend the Methodist
Armor Shield, the Young Methodist and
the catcchism by Rev. II, 7. Hudson,
b. d.
To all our juvenile Methodist societies
we commend Bright Jewels, a child 5
paper published by Mr. W. 5. Black.
Reports of sunday school board.
The report OF the Sunday school board
was read by Treasurer lvcy. 1t showed
the following sta tistics in the Sunday
school work of the conference:
Number of schools 615, increase 80
number of teachers and officers 4,24l
increase 900; number Of scholars, 40
973, increase, 1000; number of library
books, S,+4S Collected for missions
during the year, 81, 1914 90; collected for
childrens' dav, 1924 26; collected tor all
purposes, $lO,22469.
The action of the conference on Satur.
day in directing that the various funds
OF the conference be drawn upon for the
publication OF the minutes, was recon
sidered. and it was ordered that the Sun
| day school aid fund he drawn on tor that
purpose, the same to be returned to that
fund by selling the minutes.
/ The report OF committee on education
was read by DR.. ). II. H,lliard. After ad
dresses by DR.. John +. Crowell, president
of Trinity college, the President of Dav
export college, Bishop GALLOWAY, DR.
Crawford, DR.. amcs Atkins, President
Emory and Henry college, b. E. Atkins
President Ashevile Female college, DR.
]. II. Weaver, Tor Weaveryille college
The report was adopted.
The committee commended the. worl
being done in all the conference schools
and recommended them to the patron
age of the people. The sum OF So ,5Ot
was appropriated to Trinity college, ant
$500 each to Weavcrville, Davenyor
and Haysville colleges.
The hour for the special order me
moral service, having arrived, w. {
Norman, of the committee, read tina
portion OF his report touching the dealt
OF Rev. W. {. Cannon. Short addrcsse
were delivered by 7. ]. Carraway, J. !
Rem, James Wilson, OF the Statesvil
Advocate. ]. r. Scroggs, I. A. Boone J
Z. Rowe. The memorial was adopted
Rev. ID. p. Tate read the memorial t.
the memory OF j. F. Washburn. Ad
dresses were made by =. ]. Carraway
W. X. Ware and others.
J. d. Carpenter and ]. p, Reynold
were referred to the committee on con
ference relations with the recommends
ton that they be placed on the super
numerary list.
Adjourned to meet at 1870 O'Clock thi
evening.
Conference Small raIk.
On Saturday afternoon carriages wer
provived bv the citizens and many c
the members of the conference accepte
the invitation previously extended t.
drive about the city and suburbs. TIL
expansive and charming views of noun
tain and valley from Beaucatcher an
the ridge drive, and the less elevated, bu
equally interesting environment at ker
ilworth. Victoria, Biltmore and Batter
Park were taken in and most thorough
enjoyed. The visitors were enthusiast
in their praises OF the beauties OF nat ur
recalled and of the extensive improv,
ments visible at every point OF view.
Bishop Galloway's sermon at Centre
Methodist church yesterday mornin
was most splendid effort. Hecertainl
has no superior as a pulpit orator
the college of Southern Methods
bishops. The church was packed fror
pulpit to gallery. His text was, las h
thinketh in his heart, so is he"
1t is expected that the appointment
will be announced and the conference az
journ tonight.
The missionary mass meeting held
Central church Saturday night drew
tremendous audience, and the address
by c. H Ireland, of Reidsville. treasur,
of the church extension fund, Rev. ].
Ransom, agent OF Payne and Lane inst
tute, and Bishop Galloway were yer
fine. A basket collection was taken {
the conclusion of the service.