The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-15

itself heard, as a conference, upon ques-
tons that do not enter in the purview or
The ehureh. / requested Drs. Yates and
Cole. who will not join any crusade
against State aid, to express their opinion
unon the effect of the resolutions adopted
and they gave me in writing the follow
ing:
STATE AID TO EDUCATION.
The resolutions passed by the recent
session az the Conference of the Metho-
dist church, South, were not in opposition
ia, but in favor of, State aid to educa'
ton. They favored such reasonable tax
alton by the State as would secure to all
the children OF the Stae the blessings OF
common school education, and that such
common school system should be made
rs efficient ms the available funds OF the
state shah permit, and the best minds of
me State can secure. Aud also, that the
A. and NJ. College at Raleigh, and the
Normal and Industrial School at Greens
toro. should have the State aid for the
r.uroose of affording the educationalt
tEaining contemplated by the State in
their organization.
And the resolution touching the Univer-
s4ty at Chapel Ill., was in every sense
friendly. and expressed opposition only
to free tuition by the State to few by
the taxation of the many. 1t is probably
true that seventy-five per cent. OF the
taxpayers of the State are members of
the Christian churches, and support their
own colleges. These object to the COM
petition set up by the State by giving
higher education at the University free,
and taxing the great majority of the peo-
pie for this purpose, while they are thus
supporting their own colleges, and doing
a greater work for the State than she
can possibly do for herself.
The resolutions passed by the Confer
ence were not only friendly to Chapel
Hill, but positively in her interest, plain
" stating that the State ought to appro-
pirate so much money as would pay the
salaries of the faculty, and keep up the
institution. f. A. YATES.
j. N. COLE,
Mr.. James H. Southgate, of Durham,
said: 81 did not see the resolutions before
they were offered, and / believe that it
was wise to adopt them. 1t may not APP
pear so now, but it will later on. think
the University friends will find that the
Conference acted IS its friend in the long
rum Several leading preachers spoke
in like vein H
The appointment of Rev. It. ID. Swim
dell as Missionary Secretary was a popu-
lar appointment. He has studied mis-
sions and knows more about the work
probably than any other member of the
Conference. He is also one of the wisest
and manifest of the whole body, and
whatever he undertakes is done well.
He will go into all sections of the State,
and viii arouse interest in this great
cause.
The Bishops talk just before anounc-
ing the appointments was something
new. His rebuke to the preachers for
trying to get the best stations, and the
iaymen for bringing heavy pressure to
bear to get the preachers they wanted,
was severe In its franlSness. He didn't
mince words, and he served notice that if
b1 ever held the Conference again he
would put a stop TO all such things. There
is no doubt that the layIlcn are exercis-
ing more influence in making appoint
ments than ever before, and many of
them think they ought to have an equal
voice with the preachers in the important
work. The Bishop has a. council of
preachers not, they ask, have a
council of laymen?
At the last session to-day, Rev. r. A.
Willis offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the visit of Bishop A.
w. Wilson to our Conference, as in the
past, has been source of great pleasure;
luftL We lASuiy uppItCt<ttS LIS oclflSSos
both in the chair and in the pulpit, and
that we assure him that a cordial well
come awaits him whenever in the prov
dence OF God we shall come together
again"
Before he put the question, which
would have been unanimously adopted,
Bishop Wilson stated that he could not
permit such a resolution to go on the
Il
was presiding. j. d.
REV. WM. WARREN ALBEA DEAD.