Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-12-03
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The spacious edihce of st. Paul
ehurch was thronged to standing
reom only and q number of people
were turned away from the doors be-
cause there WAS no standing room on
the inside. The missionary address
which the Bishop delivered We'd
1esday night was such a gem OF ora
tory that all during the conference
proceedings yesterday morning peo-
He focking to the church with
the hope OF getting desirable seats
when the hour came for the Bishop
to deliver his Thanksgiving sermon.
It was one of the grandest efforts
eyer made from q pulpit in this city.
The great audience sat spell-beund
for more than an hour under match
less eloquence with which his ornate
sentences were uttered and the i'm
meesive ann in which his ges-
t4res were delivered. At the close
ofhis address about 800 was donated
LII the audience for the Methodist
Gphanage At Raleigh.
The Sunday school anniversary
was held ut night, the opening SER
VICES conducted by Rev. DR.. E. A.
Yates. Again the church was crowd
e9 to its full capacity and many
failed to gain admittance.
After hymn 139 was sung and
payer by DR.. Yates, two verses of
tTAdy Faith Looks up to Thee'' were
sung and Rev. K. d. Holmes pre-
seated the Sunday school editor,
Kev. DR.. James Atkins, who made
tle address Of the occasion.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
The clear sunlight was streaming
theough the beautiful stained in
daws of ST. Pau! church this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock when the third
days session of the sixty-seventh an
niaal Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church of North Carolina
was called to order by Bishop War
rem "A. Gambler. The morning hour
devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. l.. e. Thompson, of Wash
ihgton.
The principal features of the third
days session of the Conference was
thu presentation of the name of d.
A. Futrell for admission into the
Conference, receiving OF a class Of
sAk candidates into full travelling
connection, the address of the Bishop
tGtthat class and the address of DR..
RmInohd, the Secretary of the
Beard of Education.
Mr. Futrell was formerly a MEM
hM of the Conference and left the
cha4eh 10 join the Santifcationists
when the tidal wave of that belief
swept over the State some few years
ago. After much debate he was
finally taken back into the Confer
d
The Bishops address to the class
for full connection was full of whole
soxrze advice to the class and to the
Conference, while DIR. Hammond
made an excellent address on educa-
tioGl.
Rev. MIR. Bishop moved that the
name OF Rev. J.J Barker be referred
for sUpernumerary relation. He
presented an excellent report and
his character passed and he was re-
feEsed.
Questions: "Who are admitted on
trial in the travelling connection?'
DIR. Gibbs presented the name of
Charles. Martin Lance. The commit
tee reported that he pass and DIR.
GiDbs SO recommended. The name
Of samuel Freeman Nix was pre-
seated. The committee reported that
bic pass and DIR. Gibbs SO recon-
mended.
DR.. Hurley presented the name of
Charles A. Jones. The committee
passed his character and he was
eles&ed. E. X. Creel was before the
comnaittee and did not pass.
Rev. w. S. Rome presented the
naaaa of John w. Hoyle. He was
before the committee and passed as
to character. Mr.. Rose recommend
ed him highly and he was admitted.
Rev. R. B. John presented the
names of William Richard Royal
and V. A. Royal, both of whom
passed the committee as to character
and were highly recommended by
the presiding elder. They YER ad-