The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-25
WANT OUR YOUNG MEN
Lots of PuIpits in Mary land
Open to Them.
Address by Or. Elderdice to the Methodist Pro
testant Conference. Tie Day Pro-
ccedrgs.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Pinnacle, N. c., Nov. 24-The interest
of the NJ P. Conference today has been
at a white heat. In the morning session
seven hundred dollars was raised to com
plete our assessment of three thousand
dollars for church extension this year.
Men from the East, men from the West,
and men from the middle of the State
We'd with each other in their support of
the movement. Rev. R. M. Andrews re-
ported his work in Rocky Mount. The
action of the conference today puts that
work on q sure footing.
Rev. M. C. Mannaman, of Ohio, of the
board of Home Missions. addressed the
Conference with a speech of rare power.
Rev. T. j. Ogburn spoke tonight on
Foreign mission.
DR.. Hugh H. Elderdice, president of
Westminster Theological Seminary, ad
dressed the conference today. He first
unloaded himself of the greetings sent
by him from the young men from the
State who will graduate at the Seminary
next year.
He said: eff you have any more like
you do not want them lots of pulpits in
Maryland are open to them
Dr. Elderdice then delivered greetings
from President Lewis of West Maryland
College, instructor, and Prof. s. Simpson
of the same town. and from DR.. h. 7.
Tagg, editor of the Methodist Protestant
| in Baltimore.
| Dr. Elderdice then said:
"The success of our church depends
upon the intelligence and the loyalty of
our ministry. Some older denominations
succeed by the power of numbers. Some
| by social standing. In some communities
the church succeeds best which has the
| leadership in fashion. Some succeed be-
cause of wealth. Our hope is intelligence.
The ministry of our church must be able
to champion her future as well as to de-
| fend her past.
"Our fathers went forth to set up a
standard Of righteousness in the pew
and in the pulpit.
Our principles are needed now as ever
in the, past as long as spiritual despotism
exists in this land of the free.
Our rally cry should be: 'The ballot
box for the laymen-the Mecca of all
Methddisni.
Denominational intelligence will lead
to UNCONVENTIONAL loyalty. Spiritual
unity1is possible, but organic union never.
There IS no basis for physical church
/ union
Suppose we make the simplicity Of
Apostolic DAYS such a basis?
The Presbyterians say they approach
most nearly to that of any. The Congre-
gationalists claim the same for them
selves.
The Protestant Episcopals are certain
that Apostolic succession is with them.
The Disciples of Christ say theirs is
| the Apostolic ideal. We Methodist
1 Protdstants feel that we have never left
the primitive plan.
IL is false liberalism to lower ones
own standard Let every man pitch by
his own standard.
A great church man is quoted as say
ing he belongs to a certain church be-
cause it is a good thing to belong to big
church.
It is a better thing to belong to little
church. Better to shape opinion than
simply to drift with it.
We have a paramount issue. 1t is to
educate our ministry Greater than any
organization is the organizer. Better
| than any work is the worker.
The Pennsylvania Conference wants two
men for the Mountain district OnondagC
| Conference wants two men. The Semin-
ary wants seven men from this confer
eroe."
The conference will ask for special
car to be furnished Tuesday morning.
This means that the business will be fin
ished Monday night.
The Boundary Committee recommended
some important changes.
Plymouth and Edenton were made a
mission
The warmest discussion was about the
division of Flat Rock circuit with it's
seven hundred and fifty members.
The central point in each will be Fiat
Rock and Oak Ridge.
The laymen are not only equal in num-
bcrs in the conference, but they are as
intensely nterested-having an equal
share in the responsibilities of the church
dozen stores under our roof. Lewith
| Mercantile Co., Durham.
r. G G. Corsets, 79c. Lewith Mercan-