The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-26
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WESTERN COLORED NTH
ODlSIS END A SPLEN-
do SESSION.
A tu'cgy Of Rail Oh as oeing the Best City In
Which the Conference Has Ever Been
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HE'D.
After reesion OF six days al st. Paul.
4 NJ. F. church, here. the Western y. @
Conference, colored, closed its annual con.
Terence last night and next year meets al
Morganton.
Bishop Lee has presided and the re
ports made snow that the church has made
great progress in all lines OF work. Dur
Ing the past year the membership has IN
creased by about 900, and while there has
been large amounts received in support OF
The various phases OF the church work
there has been received $50, 900 for building
and repairing churches. The entire mem
bership is about 10000.
On Sunday morning very large congre-
cation heard Bishop Lee preach at st.
Pauls. his strong sermon being on 1.-THE
Endowment of the Ministry In the af-
ternoon ord. nation services were conducted
by Rev. Fl. T. Johnson. the editor of the
Christian Recorder, of Philadelphia. For
ieacons there We're ordained j. E. Holt
and King Lynch, and for Elders. A. J.
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On Monday the memorial exercises were
held and tributes were paid the following
deceased preachers:
BIZ w. Pearson, Greensboro: Rev. L.
L. Rudisiil Altamahaw circuit; Rev. L.
IL Edwards, Reidsvillc. and Rev. ]. w.
Nash, Saxapahaw circuit, The sermons be-
ing preached by Presiding Elders Leak,
IIolt and Jordan.
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by Rev. II. f. Johnson. of Philadelphia
In the course OF il he said that he had
found some things in Raleigh he found
nowhere else. things he had never seen in
Ohio or other Northern States, for here
he had found the best people of both
races in the majority, he had found no
lcafing, he had found the people at peace,
and he had found the greatest hospitality
hc had ever experienced.
Yesterday the closing up OF all the re-
ports was had and the preachers were
assigned to their places among the TO-
900 members, who make up the confer
cnee Before reading oat the list of ap-
pointments Bishop Lee made an impress
sive address Upon the duties and conduct
Of the ministry.
Following the assignments there were
al the conference ct the hospitality
shown by the people of Raleigh In thc
course OF the remarks it was stated that
this conference was regarded "a the best
ever held. Among other events of which
The members spoke was the banquet given
on Friday night TO Bishop Lee and the
preachers By the Woman's Mite Mission
airy Society, the Sunday School, the men,
hers and the friends OF ST. Paul's church.
THE APPOINTMENTS
The reading OF the appointments tor
the ensuing year was listened 10 with
great interest But Iew changes were
made and the Presiding Elders named
as before. The full list OF appointments
* as follows:
l. LEIGH DISTRICT, +. c Holt, Pre-
siding Elder: St. Paul. Raleigh. w. f..
Walker; St Joseph, Durham, G.. H. King;
Emanuel. Durham, j. Y. Will ngham
st. Matthews, East Raleigh, James
Tate: West Raleigh Circuit, Isaac Boyd;
Cary Circuit ]. Z. Hampton: Pittsboro
Circuit, II. c. Num-: SANFORD Circuit,
VIM. Thomas Laurinburg Circuit, f. Rob
inson: Aberdeen Circuit, J. E. Holt; Bass
Chapel Circuit. G.. f. Gibson; Erie Mills
Mission, j. ID Hockaday; SHADES Chapel
Mission, W. C. Clelan: Brassteld Mis-
son. H Blake. (Sup); Nelson Mission,
Joseph Turner, (Sup): Hasty Station
Mission. John Brown, (Sup): Piny Hill
Little, (Sup); Kittrell Chapel, G. w
Adams. A. b., (Sup); North Durham,
D. Il. Newly; Louisburg, J. NJ. Toney,
tSup.)
W. ]. Jorden. Presiding Elder Greens
ID u -. r
IDerr: Guiiford College, Simpson Jones;
High Point. v. NJ Worth: Liberty. Viii
son Murray; Pleasant Garden. c E. W.
Johnson: Attamahaw, c. s. Stroud; Bur
lington. L. ID. Hampton; Graham, j. NJ.
Henderson; Saxapahaw, Donas Smith; FL
land. Joplin, y. c., J. L. Dalton; Hills
b0ro, W. e. a. Wilson; st. Paul, Chapel
Hill, c. o. Crowell; Rougemont, 3. H.
Sanders; Roxboro, j. T.. Tate: Yancey-
Vile. r. Tucker; Milton, j. p. S. Chal
mers: Reidsville, Sandy Aikens; Roxboro,
l.. a. Woods.
MORGANTON DISTRICT, Il. II. W.
Leak. Presiding Elder Morganton, ID. j.
many and wonderful mercies TO his peo-
pic, by giving OF your goods TO the or
rhans. We make this appeal to you in be-
half OF the 0rphanage at Thomasvilic,
y. C.. where there are about 200 little
ones, cared for solely Wy voluntary con
tributicns.
What can be used? Anything needed in
4 household of little ones varying from
FIVE to fifteen years of age.
Fill up the bag. Did you ever have real
sunshine IN your hertz Make Thanksgiy-
ing Day memorable by gilt to the Or
phanage and you will have it. 1t is GER
tainly worth trying. Your Thanksgiving
dinner will taste better.
Write your name on bag and send to
Cooper's marble yard or will be called
for Wednesday.