The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
A MISSIONARY ADDRESS
OFFICERS OF CONFERENCE HIS.
TORICAL SOCIETY ELECTED.
CONFERENCE CLOSING ITS BEST YEAR
Twentieth Century Thank Offering Movement
Methodsts of the World Hope to Raise
$4,000, 900 by Jan. ist, 81.
Bishop KEYS Character.
Bishop Keys Character.

Concord, n. c.. Nov. 23.-(Special.)-
hour this morning with Bishop Key in
the chair. Most of the morning session
was given 10 reports of undergraduates
Officers of the Conference Historical So
ciety were elected: President Rev. G.
f. Sheriff.: vice presidents, Rev. III. NJ
Blair and Rev. n Z. Wagg; secretary,
Rev. j. r. Scroggs There were trans
ferred from other conferences to this,
Rev. j. n higgins. &. w Crutchtield,
j. S. Reagan, w. II. Merrill and j. w.
Striler The orders Of Rev. j. TX.
Belts local elder from the Methodist
Protestant church were recognized.
DR. j. H. pritchett made ut i o'clock
a grand address on Missions. Dir. Tgert
preached at 3 o'clock. on the PARALLELS
Ct the Fifteenth Chapter Of st. Luke.
A large crowd heard this excellent SER
mon.
Tonight Dr. Jas. Atkins addresses the
Sunday school anniversary meeting.
CLOSING A GLORIOUS YEAR.
Bishop Key is we'll known to the peo-
pie Of North Carolina. He has already
been among uss as bishop. Quiet, strong,
sweet spirited, business like he makes
an excellent presiding officer. Among
the bishops he is distinguished as hay
ing pronounced leaning to the Second
Blessing Theory Of Sanctihcation. But
he is much further from the insane ut
terances of certain .Sanctifcationists
fbe.s .4f
brethren. But so pure in life and gentle
in word and spirit is he that, though one
object to his theory of holiness, none
will find fault with his practice of it,
One of the chief matters of interest
at such a session as this is the number
Of correctional officers present and par
ticipating. In this respect this confer
ence this year Is unusually fortunate.
Their own DR.. james Atkins, Sunday
School editor. is here. He has long
been leader. first in the Holston con-
ference, then in this. Besides his com
nectional office, he is president of the
Conference Board of Missions and will
be heard and felt during the session.
DR. j. H. Pritchett, Missionary Secre-
tary.. whose exceptional business talent
has been felt for good throughout our
borders, and who is a strong speaker,
is also here Rev. w. e. Towson, Mis-
sionary to japan, Is also here. DR..
Tigert, the book editor. who gives the
church one Of the finest Theological Re
views published. is here. President XII
go. of Trinity; Prof. Durham of Trinity,
and Prot. Snloot, of Greensboro Female
College, are among those present, though
the last two are not visitors.
Rev. y. NJ. Jurney has already said
a word for the Craven Memorial Hall,
and viii be heard again by any who
fail to heed his first utterance. ID. M.
Smith. of Barbee & Smith, representing
the publishing house.
The presiding elders in their reports,
almost TO q man, tell Of glorious REVEALS,
churches and parsonages built, steady
growth and marked improvement in the
collections, both for salaries and benevo-
lencies. One Of them, Rev. H. NJ.
Blair. presiding elder of the Mt. Airy
district, though here. WAS too unwell to
attend the session Of the conference. Ii