The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06

Biblical Recorder. was reared by Metho-
dist parents, and was named for Metho-
dist preacher of the Virginia Conference,
when that Conference and the South Car
DINA Conference shook hands across the
old North State, and there was no suca
thing as North Carolina Methodist Con
ference.
In conversation with, him enc day,
he remarked that, though Baptist, he
came OF good Methodist stock, and pro-
ceeded to relate a very thrilling story
concerning the preacher for whom he was
named, and offered to lend me pamphlet
written and published by Rev. Leroy M.
Lee, OF Richmond, Va, which would give
the story more fully than he could re
late it. | read the pamphlet and, as
remember it, the story was briefly told,
about as follows, not giving dates;
A session of the Virginia Conference was
about to convene at Lynchburg, and the
preachers, on horseback, We're coming IN
from all directions, and the nearer they
came to the place of meeting the larger
became the companies; so that, on the
last night before they reached Lynchburg
many farm house was filed with Meth
odst preachers.
Christopher Thomas a young preacher,
with several others, spent the night at
house not far from Lynchburg. and as
Conference was to convene at O'Clock
in the morning, an early start was made.
As the preachers rode along, two and
two, Christopher Thomas, usually very
sprightly in conversation, seemed to be
in deep thought and not inclined to talk.
His brother preacher observed this and
remarked upon it, when Thomas said, Il
had a singular dream last night, which
l was thinking over" you don't be-
heve In dreams do you? asked the
preacher companion.
NO" said Thomas; "but my dream of
last night seems to me more like proph-
esy than dream. 1t was SO PLAIN and
seemed so real. l feel like there must be
something in it," The dream was about
this. He said:
Il dreamed | saw and knew the Bishop
on sight; that the Conference business
closed late one night, but the Bishop d
not read out the appointments. / thought,
until at sunrise the next morning My APP
pointment was a station. During the
early part of the year / had great re-
vival on my work. and when that ended
L was pTOSlTdJeu WIN SIChuesS anu ultU
The other preacher made light OF The
matter, but soon the conversation ended,
for they were riding into Lynchburg.
They saw two men walking the street,
as they rode along when, pointing to ore
Of them, Thomas said: There goes the
Bishop" Have you ever seen the
Bishop" asked his companion.
only in my dream, last night. That
is the man l saw" said Thomas.
When conference finished up its work
it was late one night, and the appoint
ments, as Thomas had dreamed. were not
read out till next morning. All tfe Vir-
ginia appointments had been filled, and
yet the name of Thomas had not been
called. Salisbury district. in North Car
DINA was filled, and finally the New Bern
district was reached. The Bishop read:
New Bern district-Moses Brock, Pre-
siding Elder: New Bern Station, Chris
TOPPER Thomas; New Bern Circuit; Leroy
NJ. Lee.
Now said Thomas, speaking to the
preacher to whom he had told his dream.
"only the two other events are to happen
and my dream will be fulfilled.