The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-05
THE FIRST DAY
Of CONFERENCE
Brisk Discussion Over Rev.
II Gattis' Character
LEFT ON EFFECTIVE LIST
Motion to Investigate Rumor of Per.
jury Lost by 60 to 40.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES DELIVERED
Prof. W. H. Pegram on the Early Days Of
Trinity College. Address Of Jas, NJ.
Lamb on Methodist History
in Fayetteville.
Especial to News and observer.)

Fayetteville, N. c., Dec. 4.-The annual
conference of the North Carolina NJ. f.
Church South, met in it's sixty fifth an
nual session here this morning in Hay
Street church, and was called to order at
$3.50 O'Clock by Bishop R. K Hargrave,
who conducted the opening devotional
tions from the XXth chapter of ST
Matthews Gospel. The conference Joined
in singing, "And are we yet alive, am
see each others face
Rev. w. L. Cunninggim. secretary of
the last conference, called the roll and
over 100 clerical and II lay delegates
responded to their names. Rev. w. L.
Cunninggim was honored for the ninth
time with reelection as secretary.
Rev. N H. D. Wilson was elected assist :
ant secretary, and Rev. Geo T. Simmons
recording secretary.
| On motion of Rev T. A. Smoot the
conference voted to assemble daily at
9:30 a. M, and adjourn at iIl.i On mo-
t1on the presiding elders were censti-
tuted committee to nominate the
standing committees for the year, and
reported promptly naming Committees
on Books and Periodicals, District Con-
ference Records, Church Property Bible
Course and other interests
On motion of Rev. Jno. II. Hall, a spe-
clal committee was appointed 20 consider
the financial condition of Fifth Street
church, Wilmington, and the following
fcommlttee named r. F. Bumpas, Jno
N. Cole, D. II. Tuttle, B. G. Credle. lay
delegate was announced in place of
, Daniel Lane from the New Bern district
Rev. Drs. P. II. Whisner. ]. ]. Tigert
slnd w. r. Lambeth, of Nashville. were
introduced and DR.. Lambeth made an
able and interesting address on Foreign
Missions. DR.. Tigert spoke in behalf of
the Methodist Review.
Call of question 20 was taken I'D and
Dr.. T. N. Ivey, Editor of the Raleigh
Christian Advocate, was called. his
character passed, and annual report for
the year submitted. The names of
superannuates were called as follows.
NJ c. Thomas, j. H. Page and w s
Davis When the name of T. ]. Gattis
was called, his presiding Elder, Rev. :.
L. Globs, made motion that his char
acter be passed under the same condi-
tions as one year ago. DR.. L. A. Yates
desired the wording slightly changed.
Rev. Asa j. Parker said it was rumored
that Gattis had perjured himself lately
IN the Oxford trial by stating under oath
That he was not in the conference room
at Elizabeth City several years ago
when DR.. Kilgo's report was made. DR.
Yates thought the case had best be acted
on as it was a year ago with slight
changes; that nearly all the secular
papers are against us for political mr.
poses. and he doubted the expediency
OF passing Parker's motion to investigate
the perjury rumor. Rev. Jno n. Cole
thought the motion of DR.. Gibbs would
cover the matter satisfactorily.
Rev. G. A. Oglesby wanted the wboIe
matter referred to Mr. Gattis. Presiding
Elder, for investigation.
hev. ID. II. Tuttle said it was time to
settle the matter, and thought promnt
actlon necessary for the good of the
church He did not want Gattis' char
acter passed conditionally with even the
shadow OF a newspaper reflection resting
upon him, and favored the appointment
OF a special committee to consider the
case. The bishop said he could not
transfer Gattis to the Western North
Carolina Conference under the circum-
stances. DR.. Swindell favored DR.. Gibbs
motion. Rev. A. ]. Parker pressed his
motion to appoint a committee 10 in
vestigate the rumor of perjury and it
was lost by vote of sixty-two to forty.
DR.. Gibbs then moved to refer Gattis
name for the superannuated relation
but the conference declined by vote
of forty-nine to thirty five. This leave
Gattis on the effective list. Revs G. A.
Oglesby and B. B. Holder were also
placed on the effective list.
The session closed at ten minutes past
one with benediction by Dr. j. j. Tigert
Rev. J. j. Tigert preached an able SER
mon this afternoon at O'Clock from the
text found in John f. "a.
There was a meeting of the Confer
ence Historical Society tonight. and an
interesting address on the early days of
Trinity College was made by Prof w.
III. Pegram. The address of Jas. M.
Lamb, Esq, last night, on EARLY
Methodist History in Fayetteville" is
much complimented.