The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-07
WILMINGTON NEXT
PLACE OF MEETING
Conference Receives Seven
Into Full Connection.
ADMITS SEVEN ON TRIAL
Or. Atkins Explains New Bible Circle
Study Movement.
A FORMER BAPTIST MINISTER RECEIVED
Last Wight the Anniversary Of the Board Of Edu-
cation Was He'd and Able Addresses
Made. Conference Will Pro-
baby Adjourn Monday.
Especial to News and observer.)


Fayetteville, N. c., Dec. 6.--The third
days session of North Carolina Con-
ference Bishop Hargrove presid-
ing, began this morning with devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Pew. W. s.
Rome. The journal of the previous days
session was read by Secretary Cunning
ham and approved.
The first business taken up was the
selection of the place for next years
conference. Rev. Jno. N. Cole placed
Grace church, Wilmington, in nomination,
and DR.. Jno. r. Miller, St. Paul's, Colds
boro but the latter withdrew on condition
that Goldsboro shall entertain tie body
two years hence.
James NJ. Culbreth, Eugene II. Snjpes
and five others We're received on trial.
The class of the second year was called
and seven, having passed examination OF
character and course of study, were en-
tered to deacons order and after being
questioned and solemnly charged by the
Bishop We're admitted into full connec-
tion. Seven local preachers were elected
to deacons' orders.
and w. L. Grissom, of the Western North
Carolina Conference were introduced, aid
DR.. Atkins delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the Sunday School work and
emphasized the Importance of better
teaching, and explained the new Bible
circle study movement.
Rev. Geo. B. Webster, minister OF
the Missionary Baptist church. applied
~ ,I,;,~ fl,n fhn mi
and was received.
Call of question twenty was resumed
and the preachers on several districts
made annual reports.
The session closed at one o'clock with
benediction by Rev. N. H. d. Wilson.
Rev. DR.. Jas. Atkins preached ser
mon of great power this afternoon to an
immense congregation.
The anniversary of the board of edu-
cation was held tonight, and strong and
able addresses were made by Rev. J. c.
Kilgo, d. D., of Trinity College, and Prof.
Dred Peacock, of Greensboro Female
College.
The Bishop announced today that he
saw no reason why conference should not
adjourn sine die Monday morning.
FIFTH STREET CHURCH, WHINING
TON.
The action of the Conference helping
TO clear the Fifth Street church in Will
mngton of debt recalls the career OF
Mr.. John C. Davis, who built the hand
some church. He gave it out that he
was paying the bills. and when the
crash came it had a debt of $4,000 1t
was shown that Mr.. Davis was of un-
sound mind and he was sent to the Raj
eigh Hospital. The Wilmington Mes
senger, writing of the debt and the ac-
tion of the Conference, says:
About ten years ago the church had
debt of $4,000 and year by year 1t
has been paid off. AT the beginning
oof this year the debt was $4,000, which
was represented in bonds that had been
issued under scheme to pay OFF the
debt. The pastor, Rev. John H. Hall
recently effected an arrangement by
which the debt was scaled to $4,000 and
when he left for conference the other
day he went with report showing that
he had in hand $4,000 in cash and good
subscriptions as fund towards paying