The state chronicle., 1892-12-17
No. 243.
nErHoDISr CONFERENCE.
An Interesting Report OF Yesterday.
Sp=Einu.

session.
GOLDsB Ro. \. C.. Dec i6.-Spa.
cial.-The third days session If ths
Methodist conference opt ned with Il
largest attendance thus far. ard with in.
creasing interest ii i,s deliberations
DR. T. A. Yates opened The session with
scripture reading sad prayer The re
port of the president of the Wesleyan
Female College WAS referred 10 the board
of education without reading.
Rev. F. L. Reid moved that Moniay
afternoon at > o'clock he msde a speci,l
order for the memorial service AL the
adm inistration of the Lords Supper.
Rev. j. A. Cunningg'm moved that
Rev. Z. L. Pell be referred to the com.
mittee for supernum relation, which
motion prevailed. Rev ID. X Bruton
was referred to the committee on super
nurnerary relation. 4 motion prevailed
to refer the name of Rev. T. b. Rec Is 70
the committee for supernumerary re
lstion
The bishop introduced Dr. Il T.
! Dixon, of the Greensboro femal.- college
whose report was referred IN the board
of education without reading
DR.. Btmbuth, secretary of foreign
missions in Japan, WAS introduced los
the bishop. The bishop rose ard in his
usual manner of grace and dignity.
stated tha: he wanted ore young man to
60 TO the northwestern part Of tins con
unent as missionary. tie depicted In
simple words, for he makes no preteuce
at oratory. and expresses his contempt
OF gush and affection. the immortality of
the people Of that section, citing AS
specimen playing baseball by electric
lights on Sunday night. He said il took
moral cOurag. tn try to reform such peu
pie, and if he was young msn re
would make his home among them and
build up his own foundation. He said
that the shrewdesr. most wide awake
and the thriftiest population Of this cnun
try lived in the northwest He asked
the conference for a contribution TO help
pay for church that preacher was try
ing to build out in the north western part
OF Oregon. and S70.37 was raised He
also stated that he wanted q man to 90 Ia
Japon. In this conne ction he remarked
that the ministers Of this country might
possibly have "a hard time, but they had
the consoling knowledge Of living In
their own land and among their own
people, while foreign missionaries were
surrounded by strangers some OF whom
We're averse to their teachings.
The sixth question was called, "WhC
are received from other conferences
. The folIowir @ is the class of the second
: year for 1892, W J. Everion. J. B
Thomas, G. w. Startling, q. G.. Hurley
Geo. w. Lsngston, W b. Moore. ]. A
q Rouse, w. F. Galloway and Jno G
! | Rouse.
The following from thea report Of w
G. z. Cunningham, Sunday schoo edi
n tor, Nashville, Tenn, is very interesting
The Increase in schools, teachers aut
, scholars during the past year Is create
q than N sny previous year If Our sistor
as 4 church. 403 new schools were organ
+, izei, with an increase Of 2.7Sl teacher
and 34,15S scholars. making n total in
; crease Of 81, a39 We now have in all
. teachers and scholars, S4l 305
h The aggregate circulation Of our Sun
= day school periodicals per mouth is 95G
- 2y5 COPIES mere than our Sunday schot
"A population. The whole aunbei or c--lTit
p Issued during the year was l1.419, 2ol
n The number of lessons furnished va
4 As, ,9l6 500. The income from our per
,. odical literature during the last year va
&C little over S112 600
, The Epworth Leagues have not il
creased as rapidly a. was anticipate,
a Up to the present date Only Glib league
70 with d mem lership Of about %. 600 hs'
g been officially reported to the centr
10 "ffice. More have doubtless been orga
Y lied than have been reported, but ho
G, many we nave no means OF knowing
: Some leagues report mach interest Al
ne activity in Their several departments
r work. Others are not so active, espeC
g ally in the department Of literary work
p The Treasurer Of the Sunday School A
!. Fund reports 1914 30 received the pn
pe gear, and s.. l03,a7 expended in aid
r. needy Sunday = ho"is. balance 90 haa
IT hugust l, 1892 sl.5203 % the Su.d
in schoo. board Of many Of our crrf,rro
is. are doing no lie missionary work wi
Ie the money callectcd on chill 'ren's day