The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
AID FOR GALVESTON
Conference Gives $933.hO to
Character of Mr.. Gattis Pissed. Addresses on
Mission Work in China. Or. Kilgo
breaches Annual Sermon.
Especial to News and Observer.D

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Newborn. y. e., Dec. Conference
met at $3.50 o'clock this a. m. Bishop
Morrison in the chair. The passage
of character under the twentieth ques-
ton was continued from yesterday
and concluded. This portion CT the
proceedings being finished the confer
ence turned to other business. Revs.
G.. \. Road, y. C.. Yearly. Lafayette
JohEsCn, and j. l.. Holden We're adj
mitted to the conference on trial. The
admission to full connection of ALI
eligible candidates was made the spe-
cial order for II o'clock tomorrow.
Rev. GUY ). Moses. Of Swan Quarter
circuit, was discontinued.
Two splendid addresses were made
during the morning. Rev. DR.. Pritch-
ard. Secretary Of the Board Of Mis-
sions, was introduced and made an eN-
tremely interesting address on the
work of missions III China.
Rev. ID. II. futile made a feeling
talk in behalf Of the Methodists who
rave been deprived of ouses Of wor-
ship by reason of the Galveston disas-
ter. His address wa affecting in the
extreme, ard at its conclusion q col
lection was taken up to assist these
u~nfortunates in rebuilding their
churches. This collection Melted the
handsome amount of S933.50.
At half past one o'clock conference
adjourned TO meet at 9:30 a. m. tomor-
row..
Tonight being the anniversary Of
the Board Of Education. DR.. j. {. kilgO
delivered the annual M
The ministers and law delegates all
express themselves as being highly
pleased with the reception in New
bern. The whole town is striving
nOblv to make the occasion n long
to be remembered.
The following preachers were elected
deacons: J. r. Johnston. Raleigh district;
d. G. McDuffy, Wilmington district; H.
NJ. North, Newbern district; L. E. Saw
| yer and A. w. Price, Elizabeth City dis
trict. The following were elected elders:
B. c.. Thompson, r. H. Willis. A. j.
Groves. A. s. Barnes, w. d. Sasser and
j. W. Potter.
DR.. T. n. Ivey offered the following res
olution which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. there is pressing need of a
State institution in which youthful Grim
inaIs may be kept separate from older
or more hardened criminals and thus be
saved to society and to God, and
"Whereas, a State Refcrmatory Asso-
| tidtlDu has DSti lOIl1tu Win n view TO
the establishment by the Legislature Of
such an institution. therefore be it
"Resolved, That the North Carolina
Conference urge the Legislature to take
some favorable action in the direction Of
a state Reform School and that the said
! conference hereby pledges its moral and
practical support Of such an institution.
ct. \. IVEY.
y. T. GIBBS.
ID. 8. ZOLLICOFFER."
On motion of DR.. Swindell it was or
| dered that DR.. Ivey present this action
to the General Assembly.
C. O. Green. p. D. Woodali. r. r. Grant.
J. t. Stanford, +. r. WEIGH. II. NJ. North
and j. f. Bivins, (Question p were con-
tinucd on trial.
G. B. Starting. G. d. Moses, w. D..
| Piland, j. Y Old and w. F.. Jones were
advanced to the class of the third year.
| tQuestion A..
j. H. McCracken, J. c.. Humble. j. NJ.
Benson, S E. Mercer, B.. II. Black and G..
T.. Adams were advanced to the class of
| the fourth year. Question -.
The Board of Missions has been given
the power to appoint the delegates to
attend the Ecumenical Missionary con
| ference of the NJ. E. Church South to be
held in New Orleans in April, 1901.