The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-06
THE ROYAL ARCANUM
Grand Council Meets in Raleigh
To-Day.
ON TO CHATTANOOGA
North Carolina Baptists Moving
on the City in Force.
Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal
Church Meets in Characteristic
Board of Pharmacy in
Session Here.


At 10 o'clock this morning the Grand
Council of the Royal Arcanum for
North Carolina meets in Odd Fellows
Hall. in the Pullen building. Some
fifty or more delegates will probably
be present when the gavel falls. The
delegations from Newbern, Tarboro
and Wilmington came in last night.
The grand officers are:
Regent-H. c. Dockery, of Rocking
ham.
Vice-Regent-R. d. Gillian, of Tar
boro.
secretary-W. B. Boyd, of Newbern.
Orator--E. L. Harris, of Raleigh.
Treasurer-A. NJ. Powell, of Raleigh.
Chalain-W. f. Rountree, of Kinston.
Guided. p. Hutchinson.
Trustees-T. w. Branch, p. G. Carl
ton, Nathaniel jacob.
Secretary Boyd is already here, and
Regent Dockery arrived on the AT
lanta Special this morning.
Mr.. W. o. Robson, Supreme Secretary
of the order, will probably arrive this
morning from New York. He will in
stall the officers of the Grand Council
to be selected for the ensuing year.
There are now in the State twenty
five subordinate councils, with 1,724
members. This is an increase of five
councils and 153 members for the fiscal
year Just closed. The reports of the
Grand officers will be read in open ses-
sion, but the proceedings of the coun-
ell are secret.
This is the seventh annual session of
the Grand Council. 1t met in Raleigh
In its fifth session, but last year held
its meeting in Greensboro.
The Royal Arcanum combines the
feature of insurance with the benefits
of a fraternal order. 1t is growing in
the State, and has already a strong
foothold.
Nathaniel Jacob, Esq, of Whining
ton, the man who introduced the Royal
Arcanum into the State, arrived yes
terday afternoon.
The Headquarters of the Grand Off
GERS are at the Park.
The Grand Council will probably be
in session two days.
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.
The State Board of Pharmacy met
here in its regular session yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. E. v. Zoeller, of Tarboro, presi-
dent of the Board: Mr.. p. w. Vaughan
of Durham, and Mr. William Simpson,
of Raleigh, Secretary, were present.
The sessions are held in the library,
in the Supreme Court building.
Yesterday the Board held examina-
tions for licenses to practice pharma-
cy in the State. There were nine appli-
cants.
The result of the examinations will
probably be announced to-day.
TO THE CHARLOTTE CONVENTION.
To-day the annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North
Carolina meets in Charlotte. Bishop
Cheshire is already in the Queen City"
and this morning the delegation from
Raleigh will leave for the convention.
The Raleigh delegates are:
Christ Church-C. ". Busbee, c. Il.
johnson, James i. johnson and Dr.
Il. III. Lewis.
Church of the Good ShepherdR. III.
Battle, G. q. Latta, Frank ID. Ward and
J. b. Bachelor, with w. j. Andrews
and f. NJ. Spence as alternates.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew
holds its first annual meeting for the
State in Charlotte this week. The
delegates from Raleigh are: Church
of the Good Shepherd, C. @. Latta, r.
III. Battle, Watkins Robards, Frank
Ward and w. j. Andrews; Christ
Church, c. NJ. Busbee, J. G. Drewry,
Williams Grimes and James j. John
son.
on To CHATTANOOGA.
ION to Chattanooga is the slogan
of the Baptists to-day For at Chat
tanooga tomorrow the Southern Bap-
fist Convention begins it's session.
Editor j. w. Bailey, of the Biblical
Recorder; Mr.. N B. Broughton; DIR.
J. w. Carter, pastor Of the First Bap-
list church; Rev John White, State
Secretary of the Mission Board; Rev.
b. w. Spillman, Dr. Charles Meserve,
DIR. Skinner, Rev. DIR. Sims, Mr.. w. j.
Peele, Mr.. c. =. Hunter and Mr.. J. ID.
Boushall will all be ia Chattanooga
tonight.
Some of the delegates go by the
Seaboard and some by the Southern.
The latter road viii run o'Baptist
Special" from Salisbury to Chat
tanooga this morning, taking in all
the magnificent mountain scenery in
the daylight ride.
The current Year Book reports l.,
551 Associations OF Baptists in the
United States, 27,774 ministers, 10000
churches; their membership was in
creased last lear by 176,058 baptisms,
s7,214 by letter, 1920 experience, 3D.
217 restoration; decreased, by letter,
90,306, by exclusion, 43,370, erasure,
1909, death 29,995; the total member
ship at present being 3,720, 235. There
are 23,302 Sunday Schools, 163,570 of
ficers and teachers, 1,779,ss6 pupils.
Value of church property, $1S,648,-
2A7: given to missions in 1895, $18,64S,-
COS. AZ, to education, $141,710.56; TO
miscellaneous interests $2,337, 504.32.
In the South the membership is a.
bout 800 900.
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