The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-05

Carolina, and shall be studied and
taught as thoroughly and in the same
manner as other like required branches
are in said schools, by the use of text.
books in the hands OF the pupils, and
orally in case Of pupils unable to read
and shall be taught by all teachers,
and studied 10y all pupils, in all schools
in this State supported wholly, or in part
by, public money"
| In this report was clause calling
| for the enforcement Of the civil law
relating 10 the teaching in public
schools those books showing the evil
effects of alcohol. II. L. Troy made n
| few earnest remarks on this subject.
Mr.. IAIcullus MCMILLAN made the sug-
| gestion that the liquor problem will
never be solved until men learn to vote
only for those men who in principle and
practice are against the liquor traffic.
II. II. Culbrctb, Of Pitt county, made
roaring speech in denunciation OF the
| liquor traffic.
In the midst OF one Of the warmcst
| portions somebody called: "QuestiOn!'
Who's that called Question cried
| Culbrcth, walking across the floor,
| "stnnd up and let me see you. | want
to ask you n question" This brought
| forth much laughter. brother Gull
breth's remarks bristled with mother
wit, and struck right and left, without
| mincng words.
Rev. l.. j. Holden, OF Snow Hill, said
he was not going TO NEEDLE with having
the school law enforced. He did not
icem it to be h ~ duty, and was en-
phatic in his statement that he would
not do it. The report then passed, viva
voce, seemingly by a small majority.
Rev. DR.. Jas. Atkins, Sunday school
editor, Of Nashville, and II. A. Bishop,
Newbern, were presented; Rev. DIP. l..
Groome, OF the Western North Carolina
lConfernce, were introduced to the con
ference.
Epworth League committee made their
report which was adopted. 1t is as fol
lows: y@* u.at} .asE.-
Your committee on Epworth League,
beg leave to make the following report
With much iegTet We are compelled so
acknowledge that our preachers ami
people have failed to give such reeogni-
ton to the importance OF this work. :.s
the needs of the church in reaching and
utilizing the young people, demand. From
the pulpit rings the exhj.'tation, "Go
work in the vineyard" TO every young
convert. There returns the question
Where shall we work? What can W.
doY The Epworth League fully organ
lied in its different departments. answers
the question clearly by at once openne
channels through which the qu.ckened
energies Of the new life can most readily
touch the unsayed world.
The Devotional Department, in the
hands of a consecrated laymen, will build
net work Of Cottage prayer meetings
through the congregation and on the
borders OF the pastoral charge, that,
like the signal lights ON the hills of Scot
land, they will call the people from the
highways and hedges TO the sanctuary
Our Charity and Help Department
will and does relieve the pastor of much
work in distributing the funds of the
church to the needy as well as supple
menting the pastoral oversight of special
case. Our Literary Department rightly
used, enlarges the receptive power of
the soul for the ingress of the gospel
thus making better hearers of the word
and more fully qualifying such to he
greater doors of the Lords will"
We are glad to note in DIR. Steers
report that there is a steady growth of
interest in arguing in Epworth Leagues
throughout the church, having gained
eight hundred and ten Leagues during
the past year.
We also learn from DR.. Steel that the
ten cent per capita assessment fails to
meet the expenses of the Central of
fee. To remedy this defect we recon-
mend to the General Conference the
Importance of placing the Epworth
League work in the same relation to the
church as the Sunday Schools now sus-
tain and we herein request our delegates
to the ensuing General Conference 70
use their best efforts to secure such re-
lation.
Arrangements were made for holding
an Epworth League and Sunday School
Conference for the North Carolina Con
ference and power was vested in the of
ficers elected at Goldsboro to arrange
programme, time and place. For reasons
satisfactory to the officers this Confer
ence was not called. We recommend
that the matter of holding such Con-
ference be left with the Epworth League
committee and officers of Epworth
League and Sunday School conference.
Your committee believes more will be
accomplished in creating interest in this
work, through District organization
and respectfully request that our COM
mittees arrange for an Epworth League
and Sunday School Conference, entirely
separate from the usual district confer
ence. Thinking more may be accom-
plished by increasing the present COM
mittee, we ask that you will elect as ad-
ditional members, DR.. J. G. Kilgo, Revs.
r. B. John, G. A. Oglesby and N. NJ
Watson and the following laymen: f.
L. Bundy. Profs. r. L. Flowers, and
Edwin Minis.
Brethren, hear the p1eadings of your
committee and enter upon a thorough
study of the Importance of this work
and then wheel into line with our great
church in recognizing the power the
young life that we may use for spread
ing christian holiness over our land.
The Conference then adjourned until
7:30.
Continued on fourth page.)
Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o., says,