The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-25
The Appointments of the
Ministers.
Continued from First Page.)


Creston, j.. A. Clark
Hilton, supplied by S. w. Brown.
laurel Springs, to be supplied.
Sparta supplied by T. j. Houck.
STATESVILLE DISTRICT. E. Thorn
son, Presiding Elder.
First Church, Statesville, II. K Boyer
West End, j. NJ. Downum.
Statesville Circuit. ]. H. Brendle
Alexander w Lelyette
Stony Point, B. F. Fincher.
Catawba, r. S. HOWE
Newton, w. F. Womble.
Maiden, w. S. Cherry.
Iredell, j. W. Bowman.
Hickory Station, Parker Holmes.
Caldwell Circuit P. L. Terrell.
Granite Falls and Rippetoe, G. w. Cal
lahan.
Lenoir Station, c. c. Thompson.
Lenoir Circuit. E. P. Green.
Mooresville Station, T. j. Rogers.
Mooresville Circuit, ]. NJ. Price.
Clarksboro, supplied by r. H. Penland.
Troutmans, A. ]. Burris.
Mount Zion Station, NJ H. Vestal.
President Davenport College, r. C. Cra-
ven.
GREENSBORO DISTRICT. R.
Screggs, Presiding Elder.
Centenary, Ira Erwin.
West Market Street, s. B. Turrentine.
Spring Garden, l.. w. Crawford.
Proximity, ]. A. Bowles.
Greensboro Circuit, j. f. Woosley.
Reidsville Main and Chapel. ID. V.
Price.
Wentworth, A. S. Raper.
Ruffin, c. A. Wood.
Pleasant Garden. T. B. Johnson.
Liberty E. j. Poe.
Ramseur and Franklinsville, T. S.
Ellington.
Asheboro Station. ]. p. Rogers.
Asheboro Circuit, upplied by J. F. All
red
Uwharrie, w. S. Hales.
Jackson Hill, ]. w. Strider.
Randleman and Naonia, L. T. Condell.
Randolph. Albert Sheriff..
w. Randolph: c. H. Caviness.
High Point, Washington Station, w. M.
Bagly.
South Main Street, G.. F. Kirby.
Editor North Carolina Christian Advo-
cate. H. NJ. Blair.
SUNDAYS SERVICES.
held, being led by Revs. Paul ]. Cara
way and John r. Brooks.
AT 1880 a. M, Bishop Smith preached
sermon of great excellence and power
from Matthew xii, AZ: What think ye
of Christi"
At the close of the sermon Bishop
Smith ordained the following class of
deacons with the assistance of Revs. p.
j Carraway and F. III. Wood:
L. b. Abernethy, Jas. B. Craven, John
w. Moore, Chas. H. Curtis. VIM. F.
F,lliott,1JHo.- w. Ingle, Jas. H. Bennett,
Joseph ]. Edwards and Sherwood l..
Mcintosh.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon memorial
services were held and sketches read of
the lives of Revs. G. w. Ivey, w. H.
Leth, G. J. Owen and b Shelton
deceased members, and also of Mrs. H.
NJ. Blair, Mrs. w. NJ. Curtis and Mrs.
r. G.. Barrett, wives of members OF the
conference who have died since the last
session of the conference.
Appropriate eulogies were spoken of
the departed ones by Revs. H. l.. At
kins, James Atkins, p. ]. Carraway, NJ.
A. Smith, w. w. Bays. T. A. Boone -
Charles w. Tillett. Esq.
AT the evening service, Rev DIR. J. c.
Kilgo preached forceful and instructive
sermon on the TRANSPORTATION, basing
his remarks on the 9Th verse of the Xviith
chapter of st. Matthew; after which the
class of seven elders We're ordained,
Revs. Bays, Scroggs, Wood and Cara
way assisting the Bishop in the solemn
ordination services. The names of the
elders are: b. F. Carpenter. r. c.
Craven, E. N. Crowder, ]. P. Davis,
John T. Erwin, E. K. McLarty and
Emmanuel Fisbell.
The sermons of DR.. T. N. Ivey at the
Baptist church yesterday morning and
Rev. d. II. Cowan at night, and Rev.
Ct. II. Detwiles at the Lutheran, and
G. T. Rowe at the Presbyterian churches
are spoken of very highly by many
The service esterday at Central M. f..
church began at $3.50 a. m. and with eX-
ception of an interim from to 3, and 6
to 7:30, was continuous, the church being
filled at each service. The people OF
Monroe have certainl done themselves
credit in hospitality, and seem to enjoy
the occasion as thoroughly as their
guests.
About 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon, just
as people We're leaving the memorial
service a fire-alarm was sounded, and