The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-25

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Carolina Cosfer~see vas called 90
order BY BEshoy !. =. Key prsnp;iy
~ y o'clock thss nossirE. After de-
votiosal exsrc.sss The basAep thea
Asked th. Secretary TO eaa tho roll.
Rev. W. J.. SAesrlll vAs nonina
ted and unanimoa.ly elected S~>r.-
tAry With J. -. s,ael~. ss a.xssaAat
Secretary Ana X. ". T.ylos s,aiasii.
cal S<ervsary. a. D. Kirby. X u.
Sheriff.. J. Il. CNpestsr. ". D.
wombl~, NJ II Nesial aad q. 4.
Voc q ver~ elected assistant statistl-
cal SeereiAries.
The kours OF = .. N. ard o ~.
usrs hacd As the time for mc-tlng
and Adloarrment each dsy. Stand
ing committees vcrc th~n sproIn,ee
60 serve daring the Conf.r~sce. Tho
Conferences then proceeded 70 easi-
ness.
A, the night session II. R Col
trnne. Treasurer of ibe saraay-
school board. Vas called upon o.
make his annual report. II. report.
ed ESQ Slndsy-sehot ~iihin th.
bou nds sf this CoEf~r-noe. bat that
o. this number only -, responded Io
the r 4 acss 20 report nefore the an
nual sunday school and EPsorth
League Con:.rrnee. Only g. san
day schools observed Children's Day.
The contribution from the cl.ldr"s's
Day exercises amounted 10 sssi.la.
aud most of this VAS expended Ia
aiding - needy sapdAy-schoois.
Rev. Dr. Atkins. Sunday 90 heol
editor. delivered an able address on
SandAy-sehool work disc nssins . nes
plan TO keep an conn eciion With san
day school Superintendent. Sunday
school literature, the qaalihcAiion Tor
. successful Sunday chooi teacher.
and Children's Day. lie stated that
there are no. 1900 Sunday schools
IN the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. and .ol2 o'o copies Of Sun
day school liierA,ur. distribnted
each month. lie reported large an
crease IN the copies of literature is-
sued this year.
Rev. =. Is. Turfeliine. ~hn has
been chairman Of the standing CON
mittee of Epworth Leagues. r.aaes-
ted o r. lease from this once to-day.
which wAs granted and Rev. W. NJ.
Curtis Was elected IN his stead NJ TO
days session.
At the second day OF the Confer
ence much routine business ssH
tran sacied. The following young
ministers were received into full con
rection: II. X. Boyer. J. ii. Frzger
cid, g. =. KIRBY, W. II. sAs.er. 7. a
Shoot and x. g. Tuttle.
Prof. Dred Peacock submitted has
report rs Pretident OF Greensboro
Female College, which Was read by
the Secretary of the Conference. This
report showed thls school 10 be q the
most fiourishing condition for seven
years. The new library building.
with it's well filed shelves, ~ a great
addition TO the college.
This report was REFER d 10 the
Board OF Education.
Rev. DIR. j. e. kilgo, pr sident of
Trinity College, read the annual re
4 oEt Of the trustees of that insiiia-
tiop. and also the financial report.
These reports were very encouraging.
The present college year began
Sept. Sth, and TO date liJ studenis
have m atr.c ulated. besides q specisl
class who are taking English under
Prof. Minis. A number OF students
were turned away because they could
not stand entrance examinations.
Twelve young women are among
the regular students OF the college
The woman's building is peArin az
completion, and when finished will
be equipped with all the m odern con
veniences.
i A nu nber of most valuable gifts
have been made 10 the college this
year, which add greatly TO the liter
ary and scientific departments Of the
college. The alumni are nov pre-
paripg TO build the Craven Memoir
al Hall. The health OF the studen,
body Is up TO the usual sta idArd Of
the college.
The financial report from January,
1896 TO January 1897, oh ,vs ths,
s26, 1876 81 is the total amountrecesv
ed by the college during that time.
This report VAS referred Go ih.
Board Of Education.
The beoedictiou was pronounced
by Rev. J. &. klso, and Conference
: I'd journed.
al At the third days session BshoJ
. Holsey, Of the Col,red NJ. Y. Church
= arrived and made a strong appeal il
behalf OF the Paine and Lane insti
: tuition which he represents. His ap
peal Was comprehensive and tendei
, in the extreme. The Paine and l. IN.
, Institute il located IN Augusta. Ga.
: and is cond ducted in behalf Of th.
r colored people. and there is . grea
Q need of new building to be know.
4 % the Haygood Memorial Halt. Th'
J., building is nov in course of ereciio D,
4 aud il il greatly desired to haish !
y by May Of next year. The baildipl
y is to cost e25, 900.
d No speaker during the C,nferenc
:, has held the ear OF the Conferenc
more closely than ha, Bishop Hoi
/, sey, and . collection was raise 90
q the buildipg amounting 20 sss0.ol
q After the collection Bishop Holse
sang 70 . mos. impressive way tk
70 song "Swing low. sweet chariot
> This Conference is entitled 10 fiv
% clerical and five lay delegates 10 IA
+ General Conference. Ths foliowin
b we're elected: Clerical James Atkip,
n J. Il. Weaver, j. X. Brooks, e. W
q Byrd and p. J. Csrrauay. Lay
e r. Dix IN, w. X. O1ell, N. o. Shes
( lrill, +. c. R,be,as, j. G. Rowe, an
( il. w. Crawford. Lay alternate,
y J. G. Staples, j. 8. Marin and
IN ". Hinshaw.
Postmaster General for Postal sssin,
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