The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-12-13
METHODIST CONFERENCE
CLOSE OF THE ANNUAL SESSION
AT DURH AM.
| Mone Preachers Than Positions
Names of the Presiding Elders
| and Some of the Preachers.

Names of the Presiding Elders
and Some of the Preachers.
DURHAM, Dec. 1O.-The fourth day
of the North Carolina Conference was
opened Saturday with religious ser
vice, conducted by Rev. f. H. Wood,
of the Winston district, Western n.
G. Conference.
The committee on temperance sub
mitted "a report recommending the
memOrlaliZing The next General AS
sembly to pass bill prepared by the
North Carolina Temperance Asso-
citation.
The Bishop stated that the Confer
ence had room for only a few new men.
seven candidates were admitted on
trial.
The Bishop then gave the charge to
the preach who are candidates for
deacons' orders. Among much whole
some advice. the Bishop expressed his
strong condemnation of those who
preach the second blessing theory. He
believes in perfection, but deprecates
any theory of holiness contrary to the
Bible.
The board of education submitted
its report. Rev. j @. Kilgo, president
vi SOI1CSC, hdoO hOlJ
strong address on behalf of education.
He insisted that the patronage of
church institutions is not based on
church LOYALTY, but on faith in Jesus
Christ. He claimed that the often
repeated assertion that the church
school has narrowing tendency is
false and slanderous, but that the
broadcast character is developed in
church colleges.
The Durham pulpits were occupied
yesterday, morning and evening, by
Elder f. H. Wood, of the Winston
district, preached at the First Baptist
church at night.
MONDAYS SESSION.
The North Carolina Methodist Con-
ference, which has been in session at
Durham since last Wednesday,, ad
journed Monday afternoon. Yester-
DAVIS session was taken up in reading
and adopting reports.
A resolution recommending that the
preachers conform more closely to the
discipline in the burial and matrimO-
NAL services, was tabled.
A resolution of thanks to. Mr..
Washington Duke for his aid in
sending Rev. w. b. Lee as a mission
airy to Brazil was unanimously
adopted.
Before reading the appointments
Bishop Wilson said there were more
applicants than positions and that the
best men only were wanted in the
Christian ministry. He gave a strong
them that he had done his best for all
interests liz making the appoint
mentS.
THE SENTINEL only has space to
give few of the appointments. They
are as follows:
THE APPOINTMENTS.
RALEIGH DIsTRICT-E. A. Yates,
P. E.
Raleigh, Edenton Street, N
Cole.
Raleigh, Central Church-D.2H
futile.
Raleigh. City Mission and Brooklyn
R II Whitaker supply.
Editor Christian Adyocate-W L
GriSSom.
Louisburg Female College, A
Green president.
DURHAM DISTRICT. A. Cunning
GIN, p. E.
Durham, Trinity-B R3Ball.
Durham, Main Street, West End
and North Durham Mission-W B
Doub, R w Bailey.
Durham, Carr Churchill L John
son.
Durham Circuit-C W Robinson,
w Jenkins.
Chapel Hill Station-L S Massey.
Burlington Station-L E Thomp
Colporteur-T ] Gattis.
Trinity College, G Kilgo, pres.
Olin Borgess., prof.
FAYETTEVILLE DIsTRICT-W. II.
Moore, P. E.
Hay Street and Campbellton Mis-
sion-R A Willis, T Fl Sutton.
ROCKINGHAM DIsTRICT-J. T. Gibbs,
p. E.
Rockingham Station-J T Lyon.
WILMINGTON DIsTRICT-W S Rome,
p. e.
Wilmington, Grace church-W c
Norman.
Wilmington, 5th Street-W L Gun.
ninggim.
Wilmington, Bladen Street-J.s-
Butt.
Wilmington, Market Street-M 7
Plyer.
NEwBERN DIsTRICT-F. D. SwindelI
p. E.
New bern, Centendry-L Il Wash.
Newbern, Hancock Street-A [
Belts.
Goldsboro, ST Paul-R @ Beaman.
Goldsboro, ST john E Bristoe.
kinston-J 0 Guthrie.
Morehead Street, @ Glenn.
Beaufort Street-R f Bumpass.
Tarboro Station A Lee.
WASHINGTON D1sTRIcT-G..A. Ogles.
by, P. E.
Washington Station-R J Moor
man and w III Call supernumerary.
Wilson-T N Ivey.
WARRENToN DIsTRICT-W. s. Black
p. E.
Murfreesboro ! Station G Nc
Call.
Littleton Female College, n
Rhodes, president.
Scotland Neck-H N Jackson.
Chaplain U. S. Navy-W e Edmon
son.
w. B. Lee was transferred to BraZl
| Mission Conference.
e. L. Pell was transferred toith
Virginia Conference.
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