Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-12-13
M. E. CHURCH.
Last Days Session at Durham,
N. C.


Durham, says: The last days
session of the North Carolina
Conference was opened with re-
ligious services by Rev. A. D.
Belts.
After the reading of the min
utes, DR.. L. W. Crawford spoke
to the Conference concerning his
work as Financial Agent of Trim
ity College.
The report of the Board of
Church Extension was received.
The board announced that it
had yesterday at Trinity Church
ordained the following: d. n.
C~aviniss, j. II. Frisselle, t. II.
Sutton, M. Z. Plyler, J.. T. Pate,
j. r. Newlin, H. E. Tripp, John
+ w. Wallace, W. Y. Scales, S. r.
Turner, r. a. Burton. J. n.
Kennedy.
The elders had been ordained
at Main Street church as follows:
J. B. Thomasson, c.. W. Starting,
G. c.. Harley, j. B. Rouse, J. L.
Rumley, G.. H. Davis, j. A.
Jones, A. l.. Coburn and w. A.
Jenkins.
j. n. Cole offered the report
Of the Committee on Books and
Periodicals.
w. l.. Grissom is appointed
one Of the editors of the North
! CdroIjHa Christian 1drocatc.
w. S. Black offered a resolu-
ton regretting the serious illness
OF Bishop Haygood.
The Conference adopted by a
rising vote a resolution thanking
the people of Durham for their
hospitality.
The secretaries then read the
statistical report. This shows:
Local preachers, 1913; members,
90, 538; infants baptized, 1,048;
adults baptized, 1.919; Epworth
Leagues, %; League members,
1,714; Sunday schools, 648;
teachers, 1895; scholars, 10, 903,
assets for superannuated preach
ers, s., 700; collected, S4,373.43;
collected for foreign missions,
81, 312. IS; for domestic missions
2,S51.99 collected for church ex-
penses, 81, 961.9 collected for
American Bible Society, S415;
for presiding elders, S11, 1873, OF;
for preachers in charge, 1888, 507.-
Oh; Bishops, 81, 527; number of
Methodist church organizations,
657; number of churches, 625,
value of churches, 1916, Ssh
%; parsonages, 104; value
, of parsOnages, 1922, 720.25
, number of pastoral charges, IA.
The Committee on Church
Property presented it's report
showing an increase of forty-four
churches.
: A resolution was adopted
thanking Mr.. B. n. Duke for his
handsome donation to the sup
port of w. B. Lee in the Brazil
mission relief.
The Bishop announced the
joint Board of Finace,@ and then
I addressed the members of the
Conference briefly but earnestly.
5 and read the new appointments,
? after which the Conference adj
, journed sine de.
The following appointments
. will be of interest to ARGUS
readers.
l RALEIGH DIsTRIcT-E A
. Yates, presiding elder.
Raleigh, Edenton Street. \
l Cole.
2 Raleigh Central church-D Il
I futile, j. b. Bobbitt, sup.
RaleighCityMissio and Brook
!. lyn-supplied by r II Whitaker.
/ Cary circuit-VA Sharpe.
Clayton circuit NJ Ashby.
SmithfieId circuits Pool.
Princeton circuit-RA Bruton
Raleigh CHRISTIAN .1dUocatc-W
. L. Grissom, editor.
. Louisburg college-JA Green.
/, president,
Fayetteville District-W Il
. Moore, presiding elder.
S Fayetteville. Hay street an6
Campbelton Mission : r. A
# Willis, t Il Sutton.
Cumberland circuit--H W Whit
aker.
II Sampson circuit--B B Culbretl
II Dunn circuit-CW Cain.
Newton Grove circuit-W 4
Jenkins.
Durham District A Cunnin
GIN, presiding elder.
Durham-Trinity, B r Hall.
I. Durham-Main Street. w !
1, Doub, r W Bailey.
a. Durham-Carr Church, L
johnson.
l. Durham circuit-C w Robin
son, J W jenkins.
lie Chapel Hill station-L S Mas
1t sey.
le Conference colporter-T
Gattis.
ct Trinity college-Olin Boggs
tie Professor ] G Kilgo, president
~ Wilmington District-W
Rome, presiding elder.
Wilmington, Grace church-N
-, C Norman.
- Wilmington, Fifth Street-N
n l.. Cunninggim.
Wilmington, Bladen Street
nr Supplie2 by F Butt.
g Wilmington, Market Street
M T Plyler.
Clinton circuit G johnson
NEWBERN DISTRICT-F. |
ISwindell, presiding elder.
Newborn, Centenary-L. ]
Nash