The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-04
DELEGATES
10 TO GENERAL Il
CONFERENCE
Their Election Was the Chief
Event Yesterday.
The BISHOPS ADDRESS
10 THE YOUNG MEN WHO WE'RE
RECEIVED INTO FULL CON-
NECTION.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS
EDUCATIONAL MEETING LAST NIGHT
Aport Of the Board OF Education Followed BY
an Address on Christian Education by
President J. c. kiIgo.

Yesterday the important work was the
election of delegates to the General Con-
1erence. The following were chosen:
CLERICAL.-Dr. John c.. Kilgo, DIR.
u. A. Yates, DIR. L. n. Ivey, and DIR.
r.. ID. Swindell.
LAY.-Joseph G. Brown, Benz. n
Duke, DR.. ID. b. Zollicoffer and L. l..
0nith.
Quite number OF additional visitors
neached the city, and if the bad weather
Abes not keep them away, the attendance
te-day and on Sunday will be very large.
Conference opened at $50 sharp yes
terday morning. Bishop Hargrove,
without the hustle of men who adver-
Use punctuality. is a minute man.
Rev. F. II. Wood, D. d., conducted
he opening religious services. He is a
Eader in the Western North Carolina
conference, and is now presiding elder
Of the Winston District. He has filed
many important stations in this Confer
snce-Wilson, Newbern, Durham. Fay
sttevile, Wilmington-before the con-
1erence was divided, and received a
warm welcome from his brethren.
Revs Dr. F. H. Wood, DIR. C. W.
Byrd, n r. Richardson and Rev.
Holmes. of the Western Conference were
introduced to the Conference.
The preachers accepted on transfer
were Rev. J. w. Strider, Rev. l.. L.
Mann, Rev James NJ Terrell.
TWO MEMBERS RE-ADMITTED.
Rev. l.. o. Wyche, who on South
Edgecombe circuit this year has wrought
successfully, applied for re-admssion.
Rev. B. r. Hall, presiding elder, said
Ne could give him work. He is a guile
less man and devoted to the service of
The Master. Rev. j. f. Underwood also
spoke of his fitness. Re-admitted.
Rev. Jas. II. Seabold. who has been
On the Grimesland circuit, was warmly
commended by Presiding Elder Seabold.
When he was retired. he acquiesced in
he decision of the Conference with a
Beautiful spirit. Since then he has been
going to school and is good student
he has done a magnificent years work
DIR. Gibbs, DIR. Nash, DIR. r. B. John.
DIR. Swindell also favored it. Read
nitted. The Bishop said: II want to
vote for him on one point. / don't know
. more dangerous character than the
man who blocks up the way of his sue
sessor."
On motion of Dr. Rome one page in the
minutes was hereafter set apart for a
report of the minutes of the Historical
Society
The Bishop was authorized to draw on
Me Joint Board of Finance for S203. 81
The interest on fund in the hands of
the trustees Of the Conference.
REPORT OF BIBLE CAUSE.
Rev. A. r. Goodchild read the report
on the Bible Cause. 1t was a strong
nj TOW
The Bible. The Board Of Managers of
Che American Bible Society state that
The receipts last year were $1,000 less
than the expenditures. 1t recommend
Cd that the pastors present this cause
10 every church every year and take I'D
collections.
Rev. DIR. Law, District Superintendent
Of the Bible Society, made an address
showing the growing demand for Bibles
Ut home as we'll as abroad. The society
Vas been restricted by the lack of con-
tributions. In two years $4,000 has
been spent more than has been receiv-
cd. lie alluded to the report that there
was plan to sell the Bible House. The
facts are they viii sell if then can get
fair price because the present building
Is larger than is needed for it's opera
tions. DIR. Law added that the North
Carolina Conference stood ahead of any
other religious organizationin his dis.
trict in liberality to the Cause. In the
South, the society depends almost sole
" upon the Methodist and Presbyterian
organizations.
RECEIVED INTO FULL CONNEC-
TION.
The following ministers were received
into full connections: Jesse L. Cunning
GIN, David p. Parker, Robert l.. Davis,
Yancey q. Wright, Hilary A. Humble,
Ernest w. Fox, and w. ID. Sasser.
The Bishop delivered a most impressive
talk to those young men in connection
with the questions propounded to them
~ the law Of the church. He began
by recalling the day when he stood be-
fore the altar ito be admitted to Con-
ference, and among other things said
II was always glad that somebody else
OF larger experience and less partially
than myself had the regulation of my
appointment. felt rather Independent
~ 1 was not consulted. 1 always felt
that the churches l served gave me
more consideration than / deserved.
Have you faith in Christ? The church
Hesumes that no man can preach who
has not that faith in Christ that makes
him son Of God. The mind, heart
and body are all concerned in this act Ii
6s thorough committal. 1t is a great
thing to become a son Of God. l an
slad you have had this experience. We
are at first babes in Christ You car
sr0w up to manhood. There is devel
opment that is comprehensive. 1t /.
through the truth that God proposes tt
sanctify us. When we have gotten al
the truth, we are sanctifed. / canno
predict when that time will come.
Are we going on to perfection? II
know God perfectly is to know all tru,
science. Science is only the compre
hension of Christ's work. There is f.:
vast field ahead of us. There are twc