The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-25
AT GASTONIA NEXT YEAR
The Elders and Deacons Will be Or.
dained Today.
THE BISHOP breaches IN THE MORNING
Number Of Young Men Received Into Full Con-
nection. Committee Appointed 10 Confer
With Committee of C Confer
cree Touching 0rpnanage.
Especial to News and Observer. }

Greensboro, N. c., Nov 24,-The work
of the North Carolina Wcctern Confer
ence is practically finished. Today Gas
tonia was chosen as the next place of
bly, be read out Monday.
The Bishop will preach in the confer
ence room at II o'clock today, and at the
conclusion Of the service the class of
deacons will be ordained. The elders will
be ordained at o'clock in the afternoon.
The conference opened at this morning
Bishop Morrison in the chair. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Bishop
Morrison. The minutes of yesterdays ses-
sion were read some needed corrections
made and approved
The Committee on Conference Rela-
tions reported that the supernumerary
relation has been granted to A. G.. Gaunt.
Question twenty being resumed the
characters of the preachers in the Green's
boro, Shelby, Salisbury and Morganton dis.
tricts were passed and they made their
reports.
G. w. Ivey, who has been preaching 90
years made his report, and it was shown
that in "a years he has missed but one
appointment, that occurring on account
of sickness during the past year.
F. L. Terrell received information that
his parsonage at Olin was burned on yes
terday morning, and almost the entire
contents were consumed. ]. f. Thomp-
son requested that the conference con
tribute something to the relief of this
preachers family. A collection was
taken which amounted to 500.
The report of the Board of Education
was read, also the report of the COM
mittee on Bible Cause, and that of the
special committee ON the Orphanage of
the North Carolina conference.
The following young men were received
into full connection: II. c. Craven, j. T.
Erwin, Jno. p. Davis, E. K. McLarty,
Jas. W. Campbell, Albert s. Roper, Sey-
mour Taylor.
The charge of the Bishop was as fol-
lows:
81 want in the first place, my young
brethren, to say whatever / can to help
you and all the young itinerants l can.
First, take good care of your voice.
When God gives a young preacher a good
voice He has given him a wonderful gift.
So many young men allow their voice to
charge of their voice. l speak out of my
own experience. When | first began
preaching | pitched my voice so high and
increased at such a rate that it resembled
an empty wagon running down a hill
Oh, it was wonderful performance.
Control your voice by your will. You
can do it, for the will is the man. Take
care of your language. There is no Ian
guage too dignified to express the gospel
Of Christ. And nothing will more surely
injure the influence of a preacher than
the use of coarse, undignifed language
in the pulpit and among his associates.
"Be careful in your dress. Custom
has clothed the ministry in black; let us
observe it, and not call attention to our
selves by our dress.
"Never strike the Bible: never step
over the chancel railing. Finally, have
mouth keeping grace. Keep sweet in
your temper, so that you will never say
anything that you will regret.
''Your influence will be affected by
your observance of these minor points.
After the call of Question twenty was
completed, and all the preachers hac
submitted annual reports the question OF
next place of meeting considered.
Gastonia and Charlotte were placed in
nomination, and DR.. Chritzberg finally
withdrew the latter, and Gastonia was
chosen.
Reports of committees on Education,
Bible cause, temperance, books and
periodicals were presented and adopted
Rev. j. A. Green was located at his own
request. Rev. Frank Siler offered a reso-
luton that collection be taken Thanks
giving day where services are held, for
the Oxford orphan asylum. NJ w. White,
Esq., was elected a member of the sun
day school board. A commission was APP
pointed to visit the next session of the.
North Carolina conference at Newbern
to confer with committee there regard
ing cooperation in the Raleigh orphanage
Conference adjourned a few minutes
past twelve with benediction by Father
HelSabeck. Appointments will probably
be read out Monday about 10 o'clock as
the work of the conference is practically
finished. Services will be conducted in
nearly all the churches of the city to-
morrow, and many of the churches in
the country, by visiting members of the
conference DR.. II. +. Chritzberg will
preach in Winston Salem and Rev. w
r. Ware in Reidsville. The Bishop will
preach in the conference room at IL
o'clock tomorrow. and at the conclusion
of his sermon, ordain the class of deacons
The elders will be ordained at o'clock
p. m.
Rev. Frank Siler delivered an able dis
course tonight. The session has been ex-
ceedingly harmonious and pleasant, the
weather until today being as pleasant as
spring time.
CONFERENCE NOTES.
Bishop Morrison is scrupulously prompt,
and expedtes business like an up-to-date
business man. He criticized several of
the preachers this morning who were not
on hand to make reports while completing
call of question twenty