The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30
DR.. E. A. YATES TONIGHT
CONFERENCE OPENS WITH GEL
EBRATION OF LORDS SUPPER.
MRS. HARGROVE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Bishops Wife Will Speak on Woman
Parsonage and Home Mission So
ciety--The Bishops
Cabinet.

Bishop r. X. Hargrove and wife
1sached Raleigh yesterday morning from
Durham, and were driven at once to the
home of Mr.. Joseph G. Brown, corner
81 Morgan and Dawson streets, where
they will be entertained while in Raj
<igh. They were met at the depot by
New. w. G. Norman, and Messrs. Jos.
q. Brown, w. j. Young and J. S.
Wynne.
They spent Saturday and Sunday in
Durham. AT the morning service, the
Bishop preached at Main Street Metho-
dist church; at the evening service he
. preached at Trinity church While in
Durham the Bishop and his wife were
b. n. Duke, the leading Methodists of
The Bishop held conference at Green's
boro some six or seven years ago and
greatly endeared himself - to preachers
and laymen. He is a man of strong
sense, tine judgment and full consecra-
ton. He lis aoleader in all church ell
$ teDprisess knowing g. accurately the re-
AOurces rand needs of the church. He
z.1s man Of affairs. as well as learned
sffheologian and 5anp able preacher j.
s6ft drgpped in io.8see the Bishop has;
n6aight abdthe dome of Mr.. Brown. Il He
stsas aged sonegsince he was at Green's
sCboro, wears, bis beard trimmed closer,
but There 10 moi ether. change in9 hima
aeF3is chief thought is for the spread df
the religion he preiches and the growth
land glory Of Methodism. When ait
Greensboro he made, a ringing cailo for
young preachers to man some Of the
s. churches in Lthe far west. Chose who
.,s heard him will never forget his eloquent
!, plea them 1t smetsE with, success. = He
Il said, last might that the young men
.,awhO went out ntTthat time had been sin
gsstrumental gins doing SannIch good, and
81 that one OF them. Rev. Wni.' Coffin, had
sefbeen elected a delegate. ito the General
Conference of the church The Bishop
has way of gathering up strong and
able men for the western field wherever
he goes, and he may call for volunteers
this year to go over into the Pacific
--ooast of Macedonia
1.-THE church." said he last night, ''has
grown wonderfully on the Pacific SLOPE
The field is opening to them there and
sur preachers are sending up most en-
oouraging reports"
Bishop Hargrove, is accompanied by
his wife, who is in deed and in truth,
. help-meet worthy of her distinguished
husband. She is deeply interested in
al church work, particularly the home
mission work and the parsonage aid
society. On Wednesday night at Eden
ton Street Methodist church she will
speak on the plans of this society, and
tell something of the wonderful work it
has accomplished. 81
Tonight DR.. e. A. Yates will deliver
m address on the late Rev. VIM. Gloss,
d. D., at the annual meeting of the
Historical Society at Edenton Street
Methodist church.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
regular session Of the conference will
begin, and will be opened by the cele-
bration Of the sacrament Of the Lords
supper.
This morning the examination Of the
under graduate will be conducted. The
committees and places of meeting are as
follows:
FOR ADMIssION.-T. N. Ivey.
chairman; N. M. Watson, Michael Brad
shaw.
Sunday School room, Central Metho-
dist church, Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 8
o'clock am.
FIRST YEAR.-W. s. Davis, chair
man; G. f. Smith, J. M. Ashby.
Bible Classroom, First Baptist church,
Tuesday, Nov. 30. at $50 a. m.
SECOND YEAR.-R. f. Bumpass,
chairman; ]. d. Pegram, A. McCullen.
Bible Classroom, Central Methodist
church. Tuesday. Nov. 30, at 10 am.
THIRD YEAR.-W. L. Cunninggim,
chairman; j. N. Cole, J. Ell. Hall.
First Baptist church, Intermediate
Classroom, Tuesday, Nov. 30, at $50
O'clock, a. m.
FOURTH YEAR.-W. G.. Norman,
chairman; r. G. Beaman, J. B. Hurley.
Infant Classroom Edenton Street
church, Tuesday, Nov. 80, at $50 a. m.
Among those who have already ar
rived to attend the conference, are:
Bishop r. X. Hargrove and wife, Jos.
G. Brown, corner Morgan and Dawson
streets.
Beaman, r. c., Maj. A. NJ. McPheet-
srs, ia s. Dawson.
Cunninggim, J. A. and wife, DR.. ]. w.
MCGEE, 227 w. Edenton.
Gibbs, ]. T., p. r. Mason, Park Hotel.
Hall, B. r., J. s. Wynne, 104 s. Daw-
Moore, w. n. and daughter, Rev. j.
o. Guthrie, 1OS N. Saunders.
Rome, w. s., DR.. Eugene Daniel, cor
ner Dawson and Hargett.
Swindell, F. d. and wife, Jas. A.
Briggs, 800 Hillsboro.
Tyer, A. p, Maj. A. NJ. McPheeters,
l14 s. Dawson.
Yates, e. A., 9. s. Allen, corner Har-
gett and Harrington.
Bailey, r. W., Jesse Jones, 500 Hills
boro.
Barnes, Albert and wife. N. b.
Broughton, 1875 N. Person.
Bumpass, r. r. and wife, J. J. John
son, corner Newbern avenue and Blount.
Bagwell, j. T., r. B. Raney, Marlboro
House.
Cunninggim, J. L., J. w. Barber. 212
Newbern avenue.
DALEY, T. j., r. o. Burton, corner
Peace and Person.
Davis. r. L. and wife, Sherwood
Higgs, Park Hotel.
Gattis, I. j., N. G. Whitfield, 1OS N.
Edenton.
Hurley, J. B., W. N. snelllngs, 22e r.
Morgan. 4 = as-