The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-17
ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP
Conservation of st. Stephens. Sketch
Of the Church.
voIcELEss BUT ELOQUENT MEMORIALS
No Debt Hangs Over this Newly Consecrated
Temple of Worship. Seventh Annual
Convention of the Brother
. hood of St. Andrew.
q hood of ST. Andrew.
(Special to News and Observer

Especial to News and ObServer.)
Oxford. n. c., June 1.-THE convention
of the Diocese, which has been in ses-
| sion here during the week adjourned
Friday morning and decided to hold their
annual meeting in 1903 in Greensboro.
The greater part of the Bishops an
nual address was taken IN with a re-
port of his routine work during the year,
visitations, sermons, combinations and
other official duties. He reports forty
seven clergy and 5000 communicates
under his Episcopal direction within the
limits of his Diocese. There were no
deaths during the past year of clergymen
under him, but he referred especially to
the death of George Patterson, who died
recently in Memphis. Mr.. Patterson was
one of the Vale Crucis students in the
4O's and was ordained by Bishop Ives in
1850. In 1880 he became the agent of the
| University Of the South.
During the year. only one clergyman
was deposed and he for causes not affect
ing his moral character, but at his own
request, Rev. E.. p. Green. Mr.. Green is
now engaged in work in Wilkes county,
under the direction of the presiding elder
of that district. His present work is
characterized by the same zeal and faith
fulness as was shown when he was con-
nected with this convention.
Since the last convention the Diocese
has gained by removal Rev. Messrs. C.
c.. Leman, l.. j. Wood, George NJ. Toll
son, Cary Gamble, John Huske. Mr..
HuSke IS now on a vacation of several
months, and will return in the autumn,
and Rev. Louis Wood has removed to
the Diocese of South Carolina. The
=. nioanco bnr oajrnI N r,ipictar from
the Lutheran church during the year, the
Rev. Mr.. Balm. who was ordained in
Salisbury last winter. and who is now
doing missionary work in Raleigh.
The bishop referred to the lack Of can
didates for the ministry as compared
with other occupations, and he calls on
the Convention to use his influence more
for the cause of Christ in this matter
The observance of holy days and seasons
was commented upon by him, and he
recommended very strongly that the
ruling and customs of the church should
be properly observed with reference tc
both. The apportionment fund of 81, 200
to be raised before September for gen.
eral missions is already about 5000 and
the prospects are good for the balance.
The bishop reported the State Churcf
institutions in fine condition.. Mr.. Chas
l1o tldlI IL lit bOdIu u
trustees says that ST. Mary's, after pay.
ing all expenses for the past year, had 3
balance of s6.O74.12. The debt Of 2 ,50t
on the property is quite an incubus, ant
if it were wiped out at once there is nc
telling how much the school would be
bettered by it.
The bishop referred again and again
: to the missionary work of the Diocese
: Forty-seven ministers, he says, are serv-
ing ninety-three stations, and some q
these have as many as five stations each
The missionaries unfortunately. are yer,
poorly paid, many of them not receivins
more than $500 or $500 per year, and onl,
about two who receive as much as $500
And yet the bishop speaks in the highes
terms of the men and of their work.
Among those attending on the conven
, ton from Raleigh were DR.. NJ. NJ. Mar.
shall. Rev. A.. B. Hunter. Ri. Rev. j. B
!, Cheshire, Mr.. Chas. e. Johnson, Mr.. Chas
M. Busbee, Mr.. ]. B. Bachelor. Mr.
, richard Battle, Rev. DR.. Bratton.
4 BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
The seventh annual convention of tn,
brotherhood of st. Andrew, was opened
in st. Stephens church Friday afternoon
On Friday evening devotional service wa.
conducted by DR.. Meade, of Chapel Hill
Mr.. G. NJ. Busbee, of Raleigh, spoke upo1
The Objects and Methods of the Brother
hood; Mr.. j. w. Wood, of the Church Mis-.
sions House of New York. lectured OF
{ the Place of the Brotherhood in the Life
, of the Church.
Il Very interesting meetings have beer
t planned for each day of the convention.
Many delegates have arrived, prominpn
among them are: DR.. V. f. Turner, Mr.
| {. M. Busbee, Mr.. j. c. Drewry, Mr.. viii
r Syme, Mir. Grange AShe, Mr.. Lewis Win.
, ston, of Raleigh; Mr.. J. A. Moore. Mr.
j. b. Brodie, Mr.. B. II. Perry, of Hender.
$ son; Mr.. Lewis Wall. Of Durham; Mr.
! George Pennington. of Tarboro; Hon. J
c. Buxton. Of Winston.
CONSIDERATION OF ST. STEPHENS
The conservation service of the new ST
l Stephens church in Oxford took Mac,
on Wednesday morning a. II o'clock anc
: VIII ever be remembered as an occasio,
OF imposing grandeur and impres5iy,
interest. The scene was one long to b.
remembered by the very large audience
gathered on that morning from all part,
! OIL the State. as the %rectors of the diff
E ferent parishes and the vestrymen. lee
n by Bishop Cheshire entered the Aurci
III procession. The regular conservation
service was impressively performed. af
ter which Rev. DR.. Murdoch. rector o
the church in Salisbury, preached a Sc.
t mon from l Chronicle, II chapter ane
} lst verse, treating of the establishment
t and growth of the Christian church. The
t sermon was full Of valuable informa
| ton and was abundant in beautiful
thought and expressions. Rev. A. 3
Hunter, of ST. Augustine school. Raj.
2 !elgh, assisted in the conservation service
l which was conducted by Bishop Ches.
hire.
! The music of the occasion was unde,