The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05
THE HARVEST WHITE
BUT LABORERs FEW
Is CommerciaIism Sapping
Our Spiritual Life?
THE BISHOPS QUESTION
Nine out of Class of Eleven Deacons Of one
Year Advanced Three Received
on Trial Under Ques-
ton One.
THE BISHOPS QUESTION
Especial to News and observer.) }

Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 4.-The sec
ond days session of the North Carolina
Conference opened today with devotional
exercises led by Rev. w. G. Norman.
After the reading of yesterdays jour
nal by Secretary Cuninggim, Bishop
Smith called the seventh question, Who
are deacons of one year, and nine out
of the class of eleven having passed the
required examination were advanced,
| while two were continued in the class of
the third year. Rev. Jesse L. Cunning
gim, secretary of the recently estab-
| lished correspondence school of minis
terial education at Nashville, Tenn,
spoke interestingly of that enterprise.
Rev. ]. M. Rhodes, president of Little
| ton Female College read his annual re-
port which was referred. Rev. w. H.
| Kirton, of South Carolina Conference,
was introduced to the body.
| Dr. T. N. Ivey, editor of the Raleigh
Christian Advocate. read his annual re-
port, showing a prosperous year for
that paper,
| The class of the first year numbering
eight were advanced to the second year,
! except two, who were unable to complete
the course of study on account of poor
health.
| In answer to question nineteen, the
names of r. j. Moorman and G. 0. Green
were referred to the Committee on
| Memoirs.
| Under call of question one, VIM. H.
| Brown, James E. Saunders and james H.
| Buffalo, all of Elizabeth City district
were received on trial
| The bishop spoke of the small number
of young preachers coming into the con-
ference and expressed regret at the
dearth of ministerial students in other
| conferences, and ask IL commercialism
| was sapping the spiritual life of our
young men who ought to be coming into
the ministerial ranks. An interesting
discussion on the subject was participated
in by Revs. Belts, Parker, Gibbs, Bishop
and others, and at the suggestion of
Bishop Smith, DR.. Kilgo led the confer
ence in prayer that the Lord would send
more laborers for the harvest.
Conference adjourned at one O'Clock
with benediction by Bishop Smith.
Rev. DR.. H. NJ. Hamill, of Nashville,
addressed the Sunday school anniversary
tonight at the conference room, and Rev.
| j. H. NJ. Giles preached at Bladen Street
| church
REPORTS OF PRESIDING ELDERS.
| The following reports were made by
the presiding elders:
j. t. Gibbs, Raleigh District-This
has been year of great prosperity in
| the Raleigh district. All the pastors
| salaries have been paid in full; and more
than half the charges have paid all as
sessments for conference collections in
| full, and there has been an advance
| along all lines. Good revivals and rnany
/ accessions to the church During the
past four years considerably more than
| $4,000 has been raised for building
| churches and parsonages.
w. H. Moore. Durham District-This
| has been prosperous year on the Dur
ham district All the salaries of pas
tors are not paid in full, but we have
had better year than last: $4,000 has
been subscribed for building a district
! parsonage.
b. r. Hall, Fayetteville District-Our
salaries are not all paid in full, but this
has been better year than last. There
| have been large accessions to the church,
! and some building done on churches
] During the year we have had heavy
! drafts to pay on last year owing to the
| failure of crops. Taking everything into
! consideration we have fairly good re-
! ports.
r. B John, Wilmington Distrct-There
has been good revival interest through
out the district all during the year. ALI
| the preachers, with one exception, have
| been able for fair duty. The one who
was disabled has been magnanimously
cared for by his people. Collections are
in advance of last year. One new parson-
age has been built.
! F. D. Swindell, New Bern District
| We have made some material progress;
several churches and parsonages have
| been improved, and debts on others
| paid. Some of the charges have in
! creased salaries of their pastors. We
| have had some good revivals, but not
! what we ought to have had. Altogether
: it has been a pleasant year.
! r. A. Willis, Warrenton District-The
! salaries are not entirely paid in full, but
I there is a very decided advance along
all lines. We built some new churches,
/ and had some good meetings. resulting
! in a number of accessions. to the church
| F. A. Bishop, Washington District
We have had good meetings on the dis
trict and large accessions to the church.
We report an advance in church and
parsonage building and collections. Have
not been able to meet all my appoint
ments this year on account of personal
Affections.
a j. E. Underwood, Elizabeth City Dis