The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-02
Opened With the Sacrament
of the lords Supper.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
A MELTING TIME WHEN THE
SUPERANNUATED PREACHER
SHOUTED.
MRS. HARGROVE SPOKE LAST NIGHT

The Report From the Preachers on the Raleigh
District Show Some Progress in Spite
Of Five Cent Cotton.
At $50 conference was called to order
1y Bishop Hargrove yesterday morn
ins.au
The celebration OF the Lords supper
Was administered by the Bishop, as
aisted by Revs. e. A. Yates, 4. A.
Willis, J. A. Cunninggim and J. N. Cole.
'The King Of Heaven His Table
Spreads" was sung by the full choir OF
the preachers, and the opening service
was most impressive. IL am not mis-
taken this is the first time the COM
munion service has been celebrated at
ehe opening Of the Conference.
Rev. w. l.. Cunninggim, Of Whining
ton, was reelected secretary. The as
sistant secretaries are Rev. j. II. Hall
and Rev. G. L. Simmons.
The presiding elders, under the usual
resolution, announced the appointment
Of the following committees,
ON BOOKS AND PERIODICALS.
CLERICAL.-J. w. Jenkins, ]. n.
Cole, w. w. Rose, e. Pope, G. w. Fish
er, r. h. John, J. b. Hurley, e. II.
Davis, ]. L. Rumley.
LAY.-Jos. @. Brown, e. ]. Parish.
@. K. Nimmocks, w. b. Harker, A. j.
johnson, j. T. Kendall, L. NJ. Ander-
son, J. Il. Flythe, L. G. Roper.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
CLERICAL.-K. d. Holmes, j. NJ.
Rice, H. G. Stainey, NJ. d. Xix, II. B.
Anderson, j. A. Lee, G.. o. DuRant, A.
J. Parker, j. Hill Giles.
LAY.-M. S. Davis, G. III. Cook, r.
=. Penn, +. b. Gibson, J. +. Parker,
Daniel Lane, Geo. l. Swindell, w. L.
Jenkins, z. w. Evans.
ON CONFERENCE RELATIONS.
r. G.. Aired, G. A. Oglesby, w. III.
Ormond, r. f. Bumpass, p. l.. Hermon,
C.. W. Robinson.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE RE-
CORDS.
J. NJ. Ashby. r. III. Brown, d. Z.
Earnhardt, NJ. Bradshaw, w. I'll. Town
send, j. L. Alternately, S. A. Cotton Nj.
Z. Plyler, w. c. Merritt.
BIBLE CAUSE.
CLERICAL.-G. B. Perry, d. y.
Caviness, B. B. Holder, j. b. Thomp-
son, L. s. Ethridge, d. G.. Geddie, A. d.
Belts, A. r. Goodchild, w. E. Hocutt,
LAY.-B. w. Ballard, w. s. Riarde,
o. p. Shell, A. X. Scarboro, A. B.
Crumpler, G. B. Price, Wiley Brown,
w. G. Ellison, d. w. McAllister.
MEMOIRS.
]. A. Cunninggim, N. Fl. d. Wilson.
MEMORIAL TO GENERAL CON-
FERENCE.
CLERICAL.-E. G. Glenn, G. A.
Oglesby, 2. L. Harrison, f. NJ. Sham
berger, r. A. Willis, M. M. Mcfarland,
N. NJ. Watson. ]. NJ. Rhodes, ]. FL.
Hall.
LAY.-M. s. Davis, S. s. Webb, Col.
Roger Moore, DIR. p. B. Loftin, Col
w. s. Carter, d. B. Zollicoffer, L. l..
Smith.
Rev. NJ. G. Thomas moved the ap-
pointment of an additional committee on
the prohibition Of the alcoholic liquor
traffic.
Rev. B. B. Culbreth said: 81 wrote
a letter to a church paper recently on
What / Want at Conference / want
more preaching at conference. 1 also
want a special committee on the liquor
traffic, / want the strongest committee
possible. The liquor evil is the greatest
evil we have got. 1 have been fighting
1t forty-ive years. 1t must be sup
pressed"
DR.. Cunninggim wanted the committee
to be called the committee ON temper
ance. Mr.. Thomas wanted to know what
DIR. Cunninggim meant by temperance.
a hot in, fhaI
chapter on that subject in the Dis
cipline. The substitute Of DR.. Cunning
gim 'to appoint committee ON temper
ance," was adopted, though the vote
was rather close. The following were
named:
DR.. Yates moved to appoint commit
tee on memorials to the General Con
ference.
ON TEMPERANCE.
CLERICAL.-G. B. Perry, w. j.
Twilley, l.. M. Chaffn, J. III. Page, A..
r.. Raven, III. e. Trippe, b. b. Culbreth,
J. d. Frizelle, G. r. Taylor.
LAY.-Millard Mial, w. r. Reade,
B. Cole, F. L. Bundy, J. r. Parker,
Daniel Lane, Geo. I. Swindell, w. A.
Ellison, 2. w. Evans.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WOR-
SHIP.
DR.. Nash moved to appoint a commit
tee on public worship. The Bishop
said: "You have already put the nomi-
nation Of al standing committees in the
hands of the presiding elders" DR..
Nash argued that the motion did not
include the public worship committee,
and said II do not consider am out
Of order.
II do" said the Bishop.
! The following is the committee on
public worship: DIR. e. A. Yates, chair
man; Rev. w. G. Norman, Rev. q. g.
Glenn, Rev. r.. III. Whitaker, Jos. g.
Brown and w. N. Smelling.
BISHOP CHESHIRES TALK.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Joseph B. Cheshire,
Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal