The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
FAYETTEVILLE WINS
NEXT CONFERENCE
Especial to News and Observers

Gays session of the North Carolina coE1er-
tnce opened this morning at the usual
lour. Bishop Morrison presiding. Devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
Or ]. T. Gibbs. The minutes of yester-
GAYS session were read by Secretary
Cunnfnggim and found correct.
Rev. j. A. Road. a minister OF the Bap-
list church., applied for membership II
he conference and was admitted and took
the VOWS of a deacon as did also ReVs-
J. Z. DID,. w. f. Jones, W. A. Piland and
G.. B. Startling.
The Committee on Books and Perlodl-
calls submitted its report, which was
adopted after striking out the section
recurring preachers to make special pub
lie collection on each charge to increase
capital stock of Raleigh Christian Advo-
cate from IS, 500 10 SO 600. An amend
nent was passed recommending that
members of the conference solicit sub
seriptions privately to increase the stock
Ct the company. Rev. DR.. T. n. lVey was
unanimously reelected editor.
On motion the credentials of Rev. W..
A. Jenkins were restored. On motion of
Few. C. G. Brothers the conference passed
a resolution requiring each preacher TO
make out the plan of his charges and
land to the Presiding Elders. The Con-
nittee on Conference Relations reported
through Dr.. L. l.. Nash recommending
Eevs. Thomas. Hunt. Pool, Holder, Ogles-
Ev, Crisp, Gattis, Page, Norman, W. s.
Davis, Etheridge, Guthrie, Letters, Town
send and c. W. Smith for the superannua-
led relation. and the same was adopted.
Rev. NJ. c. Thomas offered resolutions
Urging sisters to preach specially on in
fant baptism and family prayer, which
VAS passed unanimously.
The question of place for next confer
once was taken up and the cities of Viii
~1sington and Fayetteville both extended
cordial invitations and the vote was
csose, Fayetteville receiving a small ma.
ierity which was changed to a unanimous
Vote.
Rev. w. j. Crowson was granted a loca.
ton at his own request.
At il o'clock the Bishop called up the
c,ass of young preachers, numbering five,
eected into full membership of the con-
f renee and after asking the usual ques.
tons delivered the solemn charge. Among
0 her good things he advised them against
tie use of skeleton sermons and homilectlc
+ views. He urged them not to use
manuscript. saying God called YOU to
preach lot 10 read" He said every Meth
olist preacher should be an evangelist
AID that they should hold their own
Il eetiugs instead of sending off for the
s ryicGS OF some renowned reviyaliSt.
The Board Of Church Extension sub
nitted its report through Rev. A. Nc
Cullen. secretary. and same was after
q scussiOn adopted.
Rev. Geo. B. Webster. a minister of the
Baptist church, becomes a minister of the
. Methodist church ard viii be given an
appointment this year.
Rev. ". l.. C~u1ninggim made report of
publishing the conference journal, and a
! collection was taken up to pay & deficit
On the same, amounting tc forty dollars.
Rev. !. W jenkins. superintendent of
the Ornhanage, made an interesting re
port CT the work and explained at length
( plans for its maintenance.
The Committee on Sabbath Observance
reported through Rev. DR.. F. d. Swindell
and a spirited discussion took place in
which Sunday excursions. Sunday papers
and things of like character were depre-
Gated. Conference adjourned at 1870 with
benediction by Rev. Jesse H. Page.
Tonight the regular Missionary Ami
yersary was held and excellent addresses
made by Rev. j. II. Pritchett, d. D. OF
Nashville, Tenn, and others. The various
pulpits of the city churches will be filed
ttiilGl wv ny NIoitlIS ultlIDeIS Oh the con-
ference with one or two exceptions. The
weather continues very pleasant and the
lumber OF visitors is very large. The
appointments Will be read out probably
Monday night.
There is an un~dercurrent of belief here
that there Will be a large number of
sweeping change. 1t may turn out to be
nothing but talk.
The trustees of the Methodist Orphan
age held a meeting last night. They are
much g~ratifed at the progress already
made and more gratified at the interest
manifested in the Orphanage by the Deo-
pie in all sections of the conference. They
will make broad plans and look to the
changes when the appointments are read
out. Exactly where this belief originates
nobobdy seems to know. but it is in the
air. Comparatively few four-year-terms
have ended and in the ordinary course of
affairs. the changes in the ministers
would be few, but there is talk of a
liberality of the church and the friends
of the orphans to carry them out.
This resolution was unanimously adop-
ed:
Resolved. That the North Carolina
conference respectfully but urgently begs
that the United States Congress repeal 50
much Of the War Revenue" law of June
-, 1898. as applies to legacies for chart
table. educational aud religious purposes.
And that we request our missionary sec
r~etarics to embody this. our memoria
in the appeal that they shall make TO that
body.
tSigned)
F. d. SWINDELL.
y. II. D. WILSON.
They talk about a woman's sphere.