The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-07
NEWBERN LIKES GATTIS
Incident Showing the Regard the PEG
pie Entertain For Him.
APPOINTMENT OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES
The Bishop Makes Short Address on WOman's
Work in Foreign and Domestic Mis-
sionS. Dr.. Gattis Declines
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Newbern, N. c., Dec. 6.-The conference
met at $50 o'clock this morning, Bishop
Morrison presiding. After the opening
prayer the twentieth question which re-
lates to the character and standing of the
clergy was taken up. AS each minister's
name was called the presiding elder of
his district arose and reported that the
minister's life and conduct were blame
less. When presiding elders name was
called some minister well acquainted with
the elder in question made a similar re-
port.
The only addresses made at today's ses-
sion were by Bishop Morrison and Dr.
John c. Kilgo. The bishops remarks
were brief. his subject being Womaa's
work in foreign and domestic missions.
His address, though brief was interesting
in the extreme. DR.. Kilgo's address was
more lengthy and elaborate. He began by
thanking the conference for the resolution
passed at yesterdays session in his be-
half, and expressed his sincere appre-
citation of their action. He referred to
passed at Oxford, but appeared to think
it part of every Christians duty to
suffer, trials and tribulations He spoke
of the experience of both Christ and ST.
Paul. how Christ was tried, convicted and
crucifed and how st. Paul was imprison-
ed and made to suffer for his religion.
Rev. T. j. Gattis was invited to address
the conference. but for various reasons
declined the invitation. DR.. Gattis is ex-
tremely popular with the people of New
bern. His friends here are numerous,
and scarcely moment passes but that
some one stops him to shake his hand and
express his qualification at the outcome
of the trial at Oxford.
The following incident will serve
to show the feeling of consid
crate regard which our people en-
terrain toward him. The night of his
arrival there was some misunderstanding
in regard to the room which DR.. Gattis
was to occupy at Carolina Inn.
1t looked for while as though the Doc
tor would have TO double up so to speak.
When the situation became known to the
regular boarders, six of them went TO the
proprietor and volunteered to give up
their rooms to Dr. Gattis and sleep on
the floor if necessary. The matter was
speedily adjusted, however, and DR.. CAT
tbs was given good room to himselfi
He expressed his appreciation of the act
ion of the boarders in feeling words
Tonight at 7:30 o'clock Rev. John d.
Pegram will preach at the Centenary
church.
One of tn best reports that any minis
| ter has brought up to conference is that
| of Rev. ID. H. futile, pastor at Kinston
At the last report made from Kinstol
| the membership of the church was $780,
During the year there have been PIG ad-
| ditions. The average contributions per
member have been 1886 In addition to
| the regular contributions, S1,O79.S5 was
raised for repairing the church and ST.
354.36 for the Twentieth Century Offering.
The committees were named as fol-
| lows:
Books and Observation-Disclosures: A. Nc
Cullen, D. n. Cayiness. d. L. Earnhardt,
w. W. Rose. ]. n. Cole. c. W. Robinson,
N NJ. Watson, ]. NJ Rice and R. c. Bea-
| man. Lay. G. Brown, w. l. Crawford,
| G. P. Aston, w B. Harker, A. ]. Johnson,
| G. S. Wallace, j. F. Bruton, ]. o. Heptins,
tall and l.. L. Smith.
| Church roperty-Clerical S. A. Cot
ton, ]. B. Thompson, w. H. Townsend. ].
| A. Lee, E. c. Sell, j. NJ. Benson, R. A.
Bruton, A. p Goodchild and W. c. Mer-
rtt Lay-B. B. Adams. R. j. Feather
ston, ]. NJ. Lambe. W. B. Cooker, w. l..
Parsons, Dempsey Wood, T. NJ. Anderson,
j. H. Exum. L. G.. Roper.
Conference Relations-Clerical: B. c.
| Alfred, n. E. Coltrane. H. G. Stamey, 2.
| T. Harrison. ]. W. Wallace, L. l.. Nash,
| d. c.. Geddie. J. c. Jones and C. P. Je-
| rome
District Conference Records-Clerical:
A. L. Ormond r. H. Brown, L. S. Massey,
| H. E. Trip, G. o. Green. H. A. Humble,
! o. o. Durant, E. H. Davis and j. L.
| Rumly
Bible Cause-Clerical G. P. Perry, G.
| D. Langston, B. B. Culbreth, S. E. Mercer
| c. W. Smith. A. d. Belts, J. H. Sutton
| NJ. II. futile and G. w. Startling. Lay
NJ. S. Davis. S. s. Webb L. B. Bynum. F.
L. Bundy, A. McA. Council, E. B. Moore
]. n. Foscue. E. s. Dali and c. E. Kra-
mer
Temperance-Clerica NJ. T. Plyler, E