The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-09
CHOSEN
BY THE CONFERENC
The Preachers Will Assemble
There Next Year.
THEIR WORK N%EARlYDONE
Committee Appointed TO ask the Legislature to
Enact a Law Granting Divorces on
ScripturaI Grounds OnIy---2eport
on Temperance.
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wilmington, n. c., Dee. 6.-Today was
.n. busy day of the North Carolina Con-
r...a.a. there being an afternoon as
a.H .- a morning session, and by hye
...... the business of the conference
...- practically completed.
rn. regular morning session began
with emotional exercises led by Rev. DR..
Hammond, of Nashville, Tenn. The name
nt ". \. Forbes was referred for suner-
.rruaf.d relation. DR.. James Carmichael
rector Of ST. Johns Episcopal church. was
introduced and made remarks which were
we'll received after which the conferences
icaeI heartily III singing "Blest Be the
II. That Binds
warm discussion was nreciritated
when Rev. Or. Gibbs moved to locate
E.r. uI. J. T. Bagwell on .ne grounds
of umacceptability. All who took part
in The discussion agreed that Dr.. Bag
Will was not acceptable, but some
thought he should be ~retransfcrred 10
The Western North Carolina Conference.
rs he was not present but had written
asking for the s~uperannuated relation.
Finally BagWe]l, who was a leading
member of the conference twenty years
ago. was located by a decisive vote.
TIE reports of the Committees on Con-
ference Relations and Church Extension
were presented and referred, Rev. Dr..
Whisuer general secretary of he latter,
making a strong address.
On motion of DR.. Swindell the confer
guca took up the question of place for
r"zt years meeting, and DR.. j. T. Mil
lr extended an invitation from st.
TauI-. Goldsboro, and that place was
chosen.
superintendent J. ". Jenkins, of tho
RaIfgh O~rphanage, read his report and
on uotiou of DR.. Gibbs the bishop was
requested to appoint Rev. J. w. Jenkins
superintendent and ]. B. Hurley financial
agent for the OTphanage the ensuing con-
ference year.
On motion of Rev. Asa J.. Parker, the
conference appointed a committee to visit
the legislature and try to secure the en-
aatment Of a law granting divorces only
on scripJural grounds.
conference adjourned at one and reas-
-ratIri at three o'clock with Bishop
Smith i'm the chair.
Call of tire twentieth question was re-
med and completed, after which va
nous committees reported.
The report on temperance was the only
one which evoked much discussion. Earn
o-r speeches were made by Rev. L. L.
\osD. ID. D., and Rev. I. NJ. Rhodes and
H n futile. The latter read and com
munfel on the letter from Raleigh in to-
"are Messenger. of this city, in which
The ey-president OF the Liquor Dealers
Association was quoted as ~favoring Sen
@zr simmons plan of restricting the
s1la of Whiskey to incorporated toWns
and Villages. Mr.. futile said the whis-
6oT people were getting scared an(
vented a compromise, to which he, fol
one. was unaItcrably opposed, ard said
III" State was nearly ripe for prohibition
Reports were all adopted.
The missionary anniversary was hel(
'oeiaht and addresses delivered by Roy
f.. F. bumpas and T. Kugimiya. of Japan
WONDERS Of the conference will supply
farlH al city pulpits tomorrow. The
.as of lcacons will be ordained q
Grae" church in the morning and The
elders at Fifth street church at night.