The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-12-13
Vol. XXXVIII. No 81.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
THE FIFTY EIGHTH SESSION
REID AT DURHAM.
Bishop Wilson Presides-Second and
Third Days Sessions-To Meet at
Elizabeth City Next Year.

The fifty-eighth session Of the North
Carolina Conference convened in Trim
ity church, Durham, at $50 a. m
| Wednesday, Dec. 5th, and was opened
with religious service by Bishop A. w.
Wilson. The roll was called and
large number found present. Rev. W.
! S. Cunninggim was elected secretary
and Rev. G. t. Simmons, recording
| secretary.
| SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The second days session of the
North Carolina Methodist Conference
| lat Durham) was called to order by
Bishop Wilson at $50 a. N. yes
| terday.
| Religious services were conducted by
Rev. ]. c. Reed, of the Virginia Con-
| ference.
Rev. f. A. Bishop presented check
for $3.50 from Mr.. Washington Duke,
to be appropriated to the Conference
claiments' fund. A resolution thank
| ing Mr.. Duke for his donation was
| unanimously adopted.
Reports from the Secretary of the
Board of Education, General Secretary
| VI UuG LDWOI LcdS anu ICSl-
dent of Payne Institute were then
read.
| The reports of the Presidents of
| Greensboro Female College and
! Littleton Female College were pre-
sented and referred to the Board of
| Education.
Rev. F. A. Bishop read the report
of the Epworth League Committee,
appointed last year. The report was
| signed by F. A. Bishop, L. L. Nash
| and w. I'll. Branson, aud was adopted
| by the Conference. Motion to recon-
slider the report was passed, and the
report was recOmmitted to the COM
| mittee in order that a stronger con-
| demnatiOn Of certain articles in the
| Epworth Era be made.
The report Of the President of Trim
| ity College was referred to the Board
| of Education.
| Rev. w. L. Cunninggim named the
| following assistant secretaries: WV.
Rose and M. Bradshaw. Their appoint
ment was confirmed.
| DIR. Walter r.. Lambeth, one of the
Missionary Secretaries, was introduc-
ed to the Conference and made
! strong and eloquent talk on the mis-
| sionary work in foreign fields. He
presented the situation and the
great demands of the work in China
| and Japan.
| LII. SECRETARY VI UHS OCuSid al
| Board of Education, made strong
| educational speech, showing the great
| advantages of educating our young
men in Christian Institutions under
] the control of the church. He pre-
sented many strong and forceful ar
guments showing the superiority of
| education by the church over educa-
| tion by the State.
On motion the Bishop was request
ed to draw on the treasurer of the
Conference trustees, DR.. Gibbs, for
$3.50 26.
The anniversary meeting of the Ep-
worth Leagues was held in Trinity
church last night at 7:30 p. m. An
address by President Kilgo was del1v-
cred.
THIRD DAYS SESSION.
DURHAM, Dec. S.-The third days
session of the North Carolina Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference opened at
$50 a m. yesterday.
The opening religious services were
conducted by Rev. r. A. Willis. of
Fayetteville.
| ReY. w. j. CroWSon was substituted
for Michael Bradshaw as assistant
secretary, as Mr.. Bradshaw was too
unwell to serve.
Rev. L. L. Nash made statement
of the Indebtedness of Fifth Street
church, Wilmington. When DIR.
| Nash went to Wilmington the debt of
the church was S35, ,397 AZ. Since that
time (three years ago) he has raised
from all sources S19, ,672.4 42 on the debt.
S15, 600 of the remaining amount has
been bonded at 4 per cent, payable in
1902, leaving Cnly 81 500 of the indebt
edness to be raised at once. This
amount DR.. Nash hopes to get from
this Conference. During this year
Sc, 7O6 24 was raised on the debt.
When the name of Rev. w. e. Ed
monson was called, letter from him
was read giving an account of his
work as Chaplain in tee United States
Navy, on the steamship sPhiladel-
phia." He conducts daily religious
exercises among the crew of 400. He
received his appointment this summer
and is making good Chaplain.
The Bishop asked where the next
session of the Conference should be
held. The Conference was invited to
Elizabeth City, by the Brethren of
the Transferred Territory; to Eden
ton Street church, Raleigh, by DR..
etteville, by Rev. r. A. Willis. The
invitations of Raleigh and Fayette-
etteville were withdrawn in favor of
Elizabeth City and the invita-
+ tiOn OF that place was unanimously
! accepted.
DIR. It. II. Law, President of the
|. American Bible Society, was intro
duced to the Conference. He said the
Society was doing a great work in all
!: of the foreign missionary fields. They
I have furnished the Mexican mission
with supply of Bibles translated in
: to Spanish, which has been of a great
: benefit. The showing the past year
has been up to the average-the hard
times not effecting it. They are also
doing great home work.
The report of the Colportage COM
: mittee was read and adopted; also the
committee on Bible cause.
Il The following transfers were an
nounced:
c. p. Snow, Missouri. Conference;
w. w. Rose, from Los Angeles Con.
ference: 8. Pool, j. M. Rice and j. FL
Page, from Western North Carolina
Conference; j. b. Tillery, A. r. Good
childs, W.. T. TWillery, LanghorT
{ Leitch and Chas. A. Galloway, from
: the Virginia Conference; J. @. Kilgo
!. from the South Carolina ConfereDce
|; Rev. T. j. Gattis thanked the Con
= ference for electing him the eighth
{ time as Colporteur.
!. Prof. Dred Peacock, president of tht
Greensboro Female College, spoke o
the work of the late president. Dr.. f
! t.. Reid. ID. d.. and of his gentle. IN