The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-07
THE N. ?.
CONFERENCE.

W
sumo its business sessions in Centre
vile this morning.
The two Methodist churches 0
Centrcville were all flied at all ser
vices today. bat the large crowd
| which usually attends conference or
Sunday was kept away by the rainy
weather. In the Methodist Protcs
tant church Rev. J. W. Trout, oi
Elizabeth, n. J., preached the ordi
nation sermon. lie said: cit is the
life of the Christian which dirfcrcn.
tiatcs him from the rest Of mankind
and makes him an elect character.
The Christian, as such, is not son
OF man IN the common acceptance OF
the term, bat tn, son OF God, mas
much Us he is not born of the will of
man. but of the will OF God, hence
his business in the world i, not to ey.
hibit his qualities from human
standpoint. but-as a member of the
elect race. lie must show forth the
exc elicnccs OF Him who called him
out OF darkness into His marvellous
light
Mr. Trout also defined ordination
for the Christian ministry as being
valid only w!cn the Lord laws His
hand OH u mans head and heart. The
man whose only credcntial is u parcio-
ment has not the seal Of royalty upon
his priesthood. Such Il man might
preach an ism. but it would lie inn
possible to preach acccptabjy the Cos
pei of Christ. His discourse might
evidence gcnusand Intellectual train
ing, but-his ministry would not show
the cXccllcncieS of Christ.
Rev. Mr.. Trout i, closing his sixth
year 1T Elizabeth and has been rc.
quested to return this year. He is
one of the abIesL ministers in the con-
ference.
Rev. II. II. Lewis filed the pulpit
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
Ccntlcyilc. lie preached from the
text. 81 am the Light of the World
II any man will follow Me, he Shall
not walk in darkness, but shall hayc
the Light OF Life.
This afternoon memorial services
were held in Grace Methodist rro,es.
'ant Church, DR.. Little having charge |
The roll of the dead was read by |
Rev. A. n. Ward. OF Washington, d.
When the name of Rev. William ].
Floyd WAS read. DR.. Il. r. Iarg
'pokc Of his life and said: He died
II harness, faithful until death. A
week before his death he expected 10
lttend this conference. Rev. Mr..
lloyd was born in CcntreviiIe 20 years
go. Rev. s. B. Southcr.and also
poke of his memory.
When int name CT Rev. Jesse
hreevc was called, responses in eulo.
y CT the deceased were made by
teys. j. W. Gray, j. j, Murray, j. |
:. Nicholson, and B. W. Kndey,
'r Little spoke of the good work
che by both Of the deceased minis.
crs.
TonightC c. l., Whitaker, PRESIDENT
the North CarJlnl Conference
lcthodiSt Protestant Church, filled
nc pulpit OF Grace Methodist protes-
mt Church
DR.. II. j. Ogburn, corresponding
'cretary and treasurer Of the Foreign
visionary Society of the Methodist
rotestant Church, filled the pulpit
the Methodist Episcopal! Church
I'd preached from the subject, "!a.
b's Angels, or Lies Unsoughl
IeSsingS.
The matter of appointments has
vt taken shape, and few ministers
C in anv measure certain of where
icy will go, ln all probability there q
i'll be many more changes that usual I
is safe to say that Rev. George W.
adday. ol Christeld, will 60 to
arr Church, baltimore, vacated BY
c election OF Rev. e. II. Little to /
e Office of president. This is one of -,
e best appointments in the Confer. /.
&c. Rev. Mr.. Hallway is one Of the !.
Isl promising young men in the ;
Inference and one Of the most pop. t
II. He has done 4 great work at d
rlstield. Besides mlny other !,
lngs he has nearly wiped out =,
ry large debt which was burdcnng u
rlsf!e!d Church, Last year lie was b
'ited to Newark. n. j.. the best O
Arge in that Conference. For a -
mber of years he was pastor Of '
ace Protestant Church, Ccntcryil'c
n all probability Rev, W. S. Phil
$, OF Harrington, will succeed Mr.. il
'dway, although Mr.. Phillips has CT
eived several invitations f.om "
Ter charges and has been spoken cI
for Centreyille. Mr.. Philips is sec. hi
ary OF the Conference and young bt
Il Of marked ability. j. W. GRAY te
likely so to Marinet. Rev. Louis
ldall. OF Kennedyville, has been
;cd for at Union Bridge, and
uid he be sent there Rev. $. II, ro
Cready would likely 60 to Ken =.
yvile. Among those from whom ~
tervlle will select are Rev. l.. +. te
rner, f. 4. Read and b. +. Kind. q
he first business to come before pr
conference alter the reading of
minutes this morning was
Ter asking the conference to IL
Sc the unordained ministers SO of
Y might administer the sacra. =,
ITS and ordlnances OF the church "
$ paper was referred 10 the Il
mittee on itlnerancy and orders th
he next was the report of the ,,o
mit!ec on Presidents report ~
'.nmendipg number Of sugges. ltC
$ madein that report. The re.
was accepted