The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
IN CHURCH CIRCLES
Dr.. |. B. TurnbuII Offers His
Resignation.
D.. KilgO and Joseph G. Brown Delegates to
Ecumencal Conference. Prize For a
Durham Lady.
Especial to News and Observer. !


Durham, N. c., April 13-Dr. l.. b.
Turnbull, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, has rendered his resignation to
the session to take effect at an early
date. The matter will be acted on by
the official board and then reported to
the congregation at meeting which will
probably be called for tomorrow week
The resignation of Mr.. Turnbull was
surprise and caused general regret among
out people. He had been here for a num-
Der of years, and is recognized as one of
the able diyines in the State. The matter
has not been given out to the public as
vet. but the above information is OBJ
tanned from a reliable source. 1t is not
known where Dr.. Turnbull intends to To-
cate or what caused his resignation.
Next Tuesday at high noon there viii
be a swell social event in the Presby-
terian church. when Mr.. Otis Smoot and
Miss Ethel Roberts will be united in mar
riage. Miss Roberts is daughter of
Mrs. j. w. Brooks and is very beautiful
and popular young lady. Mr.. Smoot has
been connected with the Erwin Cotton
Mill Company for q number of years and
has recently accepted a position that
will carry him to San Francisco, where he
will reside. DR.. Turnbull will officiate.
They will leave here Tuesday afternoon
and will be at home at the Occidental
Hotel. San Francisco, after May /. The
contracting parties in this event are very
popular and while the wedding will be
quiet it will be quite an important event
in social circles
DR.. John G. Kilgo, President of Trinity
College, will go as delegate to London
next fall to the great Ecumencal con-
ference of the Methodist churches
throughout the world, to be held Sep
TENDER 4th to 18th inclusive. The North
Carolina conference will have another
delegate in the person of Mr.. Joseph G.
Brown. of Raleigh.
Dr. Edwin Minis, of the Trinity College
faculty, has returned from Mebane where
he lectured yesterday before the faculty
and student body of the William Bling
ham school.
Mr. W. H. Dixon has gone to Wilson
to attend the bedside of his grandfather,
Mr.. w. j. Bates, who is quite i'll.
Prof Jerome Dowd, of Trinity College.
lectured last night before the Gary High
school, his subject being The Building
of Man.
Mai w. A. Gattis has been i'll for sew
eral days and his condition is now thought
to be quite serious.
The Old Maids Convention, given in the
opera house here last night by local tai
ent, was complete success. The Audi
torium was crowded to its last seat. There
was much enjoyment and all had fine
time A good sum was realized.
Sometime ago the Etude, a musical pub
LEGATION of Philadelphia, offered three
prizes to the three persons submitting
the best sets of brief Rules of Child
Teaching in Music" There were one hun
bred and eighty-six contestants, among
the number being Miss Mary Holman, of
this city. The judges have decided that
she is entitled to the second prize in the
contest.
Mr.. w. Y. Clark, one of Durham's old
est citizens, has just had erected a very
fine monument over the grave of his wife
at the city cemetery.
Prof Plato Durham has returned from
Rockingham, where he went to attend an
educational and missionary conference.
The conference was r-denominational,
and Mr.. Durham delivered an address du-
ring the meeting.
The regular annual session of the
North Carolain State Board of Medical
Examiners will be held in Durham, be-
ginning May 10Th, 1901, Doctors desir-
ing examination for license should pres
emit themselves promptly at the beginning
of the session and carry with them a
diploma from a college of medicine re-
quiring not less than three years attend
ance prior to graduation, evidences sof
clinical instruction, and certificates of
character. The license fee is $1,000. All
physicians desiring to practice in North
Carolina, not previously licensed or reg