The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-22
YVES. NJ. c CONFERENCE
QUESTIONS RRE CONTINUED AND
REV. n M. BLAIR LOCATED.
Closing Deliberations of the Methods
Sketches of Bishop Galloway
and Secretary Sheriff..

Salisbury. N. c., Nov. 21.-(Speeial) -
The fourth days session Of the Western
North Carolina Conference was called to
order at 8 o'clock this morning by Bishop
Chas b. Galloway, who requested hev.
Il. H. Pegram to conduct the devotional
| exercises.
The Secretary read the journal of yes
terday's session which was approved.
Question 6: ''Who are received by
transfer?" was called, and Chas. +.
Evans and George T. Herman, of the
Holston conference, and ]. NJ. Ball, of the
Denver Conference, were transferred TO
this Conference.
Question one was called: who are
admitted on trial?" and George j. Owen.
Of Franklin District; Seymour Taylor,
and Walter l.. Nicholson, Of Mt Airy
District; Plato T. Durham, of Shelby Dis
trict; Gilbert Il. Rowe, of Statesville Dis
trict: and Charles A. Wood, of Winston
District, having passed the required ex-
animation, and being recommended by
their several District conferences, were
received on trial.
Question IT was resumed, who are
Supernumerary? Answer, j. r. Long.
]. w. Strider, J. f. Craven and JAS. VIII.
son.
On motion of Rev. III. w. Blair, Rev.
Il. L. Weaver. who refused TO work on
the charge assigned him last year, was
located.
SKETCH OF BISHOP GALLOWAY.
Bishop Charles b. Galloway was born
in kosciusko, Mississippi, September
list, 1919. His immediate ancestry were
from Mecklenburg county, North Caro-
lima. He was converted while n student
i'm the University of his native State,
in 1866 at the age of seventeen, and
Joined the Methodist Episcopal church.
South, at Canton. Mississippi. under the
ministry of Rev G.. J. Andrews. He
graduated from the University of Missis-
sippi in June 1868; was licensed to
preach by Rev. r. Abbey, and entered
the Mississippi Conference in December
Of the same year. Since that time he
has been regularly in the pastoral work.
Possessed of remarkable capabilities for
hard work and Il heap of it, he has been
on double duty through most of his min
isterial life In 1882 he was appointed
by the Governor one of the trustees of
the University of Mississippi, and the
same year was elected a trustee of Cen
tenary college. He was a delegate to
the General Conference of 1882, and also
TO the Centennial Conference, which was
held in Baltimore in 1884. He was
elected editor of the New Orleans Chris
tan Advocate in June, 1882. In May,
1856. he was a delegate to the General
Conference, which met in Richmond,
Virginia. where he was chosen as one
of the chief pastors. Since his election
to the Episcopacy, Bishop Galloway has
become very widely known as one Of the
leading spirits in American Methodism,
and has established reputation as pull
pit orator second to no man in the At
lantic States. He has hardly yet reach
ed the full vigor and zenith Of his man
hood, being only fortytwo years old, and
it is hoped that a generous providence
will spare him to his church and race,
to reach ripe old age. As presiding
officer, Bishop Galloway is courteous, yet
| firm, accurate, quick to see point
reliable AS q preacher he is chaste,
strong, evangelical, vigorous, eloquent,
and sometimes Overwhelmingly power
full. As platform speaker he ranks
alongside of Bishop Haygood, whom a
Boston paper called the Premier Of
American orators"
SKETCH OF SEC'Y. SHERRILL.
1
The efficient secretary Of the Western
North Carolina Conference, w. L. Sher-
rill, was born at Lincoln February 9th,
1860. He comes of good Methodist
stock, and there are no less than six
members of the conference bearing his
family name He was educated at the
best schools of Lincolnton and Concord,
| and joined the conference at the latter
| nlaep Qix wears ago
He served the Mprganton people in
1891, Connolly Springs in 1928, and
| is serving the charge at Elkin the third
year. Everywhere his ministry has been
successful.
He was elected secretary Of the con
| ference at Statesville in 1894, which was
high compliment to one Of his age,
and so faithfully has he performed the
ardous duties Of his Office that each sub
sequent conference has reelected him.