The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-17


and especially in the work Of h;chs,
In many ways this Sant
OF sympathy is msnifested. and the
educational work in the face ~ tbis
Many of our neonI. ao
no. understand the position OF the
many sincere people outside of the
church who do not undsrs,.nd :,
ne time has come for this conference
to define its position ia educstion md
settie an educational policy that it will
Htsotred ist. That we commit our
selves unc0Dpromisingly to Christian
and insist that our people
IN thelr MONIES teach their children the
doctrines OF Christ, and patronize those
common schools whose Influences will
not be harmful, and that they patro-
nlZe those colleges that give positive
instruction in the truths Of the Bible.
2nd. That We regard the free public
schools necessity to the State and
we declare ourselves fully in sympa.
thy with them. The schools are for
the people, and should be made eff.
Client. We favor a sufficient tax 10
them at least elk or eight
months In the year, and we pledge
ourselves to do all in our power to de.
VelOp public sentiment that will se.
cure this result.
3rd. That while we do not think /,
the function Of the State to teach re-
ligon in its colleges, and while VIC
recognize the fact that there are many
citizens who do not wish to patrOnize
church colleges, and while we have nc
disposition to exterminate or do injury
to State colleges, yet as citizens OF
North Carolina, as we'll as members
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, we do not believe that it is Just
to the church to tax its members tC
carry on an educational work to the
injury of the church colleges, or to
pnt the State colleges in unfair CON-
petition with the church colleges
We believe that it is out OF
harmony with the principles OF
our government, and morally
wrong for the State to undertake tC
furnish free highereducation to the few
at the expense of the many, and there.
fore that all free buttons in the State
University, in so far as they are based
upon the appropriation of public
monies, should be discontinued.
That we request the legislature tC
discontinue the appropriation of pub.
lie money for free scholarships and
buttons at the University.
4th. knowing that the income from
buttons is not sufficient to meet the
current expenses of a college or uni.
versity, we are not opposed to apprO-
priatiOns to the University, but We
think these appropriations should be
limited to such amounts as are neces.
sary to meet the deficiency in curren,
expenses after buttons have been col.
lected from all students, except tt
those to whom private scholarship
have been given.
9Th. That as the aim of the State ir
the establishment of the Normal ani
Industrial College at Greensboro, n
c. and the Agricultural and Mechan.
ical College at Raleigh, n. c., was tt
provide technical and not higher lit.
erary education, that we declare our
selves in sympathy with them as Ions
as they adhere to their original pur'
pose, but we are opposed to any policy
that will in any way divert them from
this aim."
E. A. YATES,
j. N.COLE,
JOHN G. KILGo.
The resolutions were warmly dis.
cussed for awhile, and then the con
ference adjourned till Saturday.
SATURDAY.
J.R. Sawyer, chairman of the Sun
day school board, read report recon
ho Mt, nf
ference Sunday school secretary at
salary of 5000 and travelling expenses
The report was adopted with the sal,
out.
State aid was resumed.
The debate opened with strong
speech by l.. l.. Smith, of Gates, VIII
protected against bringing this ques
tiOn which has become political int
the domain of the church. Presiding
Elders Hall and Swindell and Rev. a
d. Belts spoke in like vein and thei
speeches made profound impressio
upon all. DR.. Kilgo, DR.. Yates, Re,
Oglesby spoke for the resolutions
Rev. n. II. D. Wilson and DR.. Cyru
Thompson were trying to get the tlOo
to speak in opposition to the resolu
tlons when the friends of the resolu
tiOns pressed a motion to call the pre-
ylous question, thus cutting off q
further debate. As it was a viva voc
vote no one can tell accurately the prt
portion, but there is very large mil
Ority that recorded itself against tt
resolution. Severed preachers declal
ed the paper presented was not tt
extreme ground taken by the Bal
fists, but only against free scholar
ships.
The annual missionary meeting W:
held tonight and interesting address,
were delivered by Col. j. s. Carr ar
DR.. Kilgo.
Monday.
On the last day of the Conferen'
Rev. j. F. Cole, chairman of the cor
mittee on Books and Periodicals, res
report recommending the adoption
the North Carolina Christian Adv
cate as the organ of this COnferenc
with Rev. Il. n. Ivey, Editor, and Re
w. L. Grissom, business manager, al
there were hearty amens at the CO
clusion of reading report, which shoN
ed the pleasure of the Conference
the final adjustment and comprOmi
on the church organ question.
!, Statistics were read by Rev. W. L. CIR
som showing
, Local preachers ................
, Members o.
= Infants baptized.
Adults baptized. q
Sunday Schools.
Sunday School teachers. AZ
Sunday School scholars. ........ 3S9
ColL .ted for old preachers ..... 1887
Foreign -(issions $40 233
, Domesti Missions. IS $50
Church ktension .... =. $2,046
Presiding Elders ..... Sill 621
| Preachers ................ .. $S2,69O
; Bishops. ..................... $1,000
ChurCleS.
Value. ...................... ss13.5s2
r Parsonages. Observation-Disclosures. S147 500
, BIG FIRE IN WINSTON.