The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-01
Especial to The Messenger


GoIdsboro. Nc. November 2S.-Con-
ference met at $50 O'Clock, with Bishop
Warren A. Gambler in the chair.
Rev. NJ. T. Pdyler conducted the de-
votional exercises.
The minutes of yesterdays session
were read and approved.
ELECTED ELDERS.
Question u was called, what travel
ling preachers are elected elders?' and
D. d. Woodan, r. r. Grant, 7. T. STAN
ford, E. r. Welch, H. NJ. North, ]. F.
Bivens, ]. L. Cuninggim, and A. j.
Daley were elected, after having pass
ed the examination of character and
submitted their reports. The examin
ing committee reported favorably in
| the case of each, and they have now
completed the four years course of
study prescribed by the church. w. F.
| Jones and F. E. Dixon not having ap-
peared before the examining commit
tee, were continued in the class of the
| fourth year,
| LOCAL DEACONS.
| In answer to Question 10, What local
preachers are elected deacons?" T.. M.
! Hoyle and l. p. Howard, and w. p.
Greer, of the Durham district, w. K.
Royal, of the Wilmington district, and
r. B. Clark, of the Warrenton district
| were elected.
DIR. WATKINS SPEAKS.
Rev. A. F. Watkins, d. D.. the agent
! of the Superannuate Endowment Fund
Of the church, was introduced and
| spoke to the conference. The raising
of an endowment fund for the super
annuate preachers of the church was
ordered by the last session Of the Gen
eral conference. The amount to be
raised is $4,000, 900. The interest On "a
per cent of this amount is to be divided
among the different conferences. and
that of the remaining 25 per cent is tc
be added year by year to the principle
A few months after the close of the
General conference Dr. Watkins was
appointed agent for this special fund
r In these fourteen months he has give1
f full evidence of his fitness for thl:
work. He has already secured by sub
I scription more than $4,000 o
|
of bright intellect, consecrated heart
and pleasing address who appeals il
) the right way to the people. He secur
= ed from this conference today a SUB
t scription amounting to S50.Io.
The following are a few expression
d from the excellent address of Rev. A
: F Watkins. D. D., in his address i
K behalf of the Superannuate EndoW
ment fund:
The Methodist iteneracy of tn
erandest system of church supply i
r the world. 1t was inspired of God. an
n while our church dos not have a sci
It tied pastorate il does have a perma
q nent pastorate.
is There are three duties especial
g which our church owes to her mini!
ID ters. First, to equip them thorough
" for their work before they enter uPC
- it Second. to support them well VIII
# they are actively engaged in the Wor
20 Third. TO arrange some way to proVit
for them when they are disabled
age or feebIeness. The greatest weaI
- ness in our system as a church is OF
failure so far to meet this last dema1
and discharge this duty as we should.
= MRS. ROBERTSON INTRODUCED
or Mrs L. H Robertson, president
" | Greensboro Female college was lntr
O. duced to the conference and spoke
= behalf of that institution. She referr
" to the fact of there being willing chur
is workers in almost every charge OF |
at conference who were educated IN
bo Greensboro Female college, and Oh |
hv consequent love of this conference
nv that institution on that account.
urged a continuance of the support
the conference Of the college and esl
III ciaIIy at this crisis period in its
tory,
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
Rev. 7. II. Law, D. D., agent for
-u district in which this state IS includ
aSt OF the American Bible society, sp'
aP- in behalf Of that organization. Refe
Tor ing to the organization Of that socl
leu he stated that the one hulfdredth an
en- versary will be observed in March, l
on and requested the preachers TO I
m note of this and mention thu WORK
US this society to their congregations.
Eef stated that the assessment upon
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