Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-08-13
District Conference.

The report on Sunday Schools was
made by Rev. r. o. Payne 1t did
not show this important branch Of
the church In as flourishing condition
as it ought to be. Tie Sunday
school Is not SO much>the nursery OF
the church Ssit r. the church at work
for G0u. 1t is thus the hope OF the
church.
Rev. j. Sidney Peters, secretary
and treasurer of the Advocate Pub
fishing Company made a fine address
on the Advocate and it's work.
Rev. w. r. Crowder offered paper
commencing R,v. J. 8. Hunter and
his work and the r. G. Advocate.
Rev. w. r. Crowder submitted the
report on missions and Rev. A. L.
Carson that on Sabbath Observance
These papers are to be published III
the Baltimore and Richmond christ
ian Advocate by request OF the Con
ference.
Rev. DR.. T. N. Potts preached on
missions. Text Mat. vi TO- "Th'
Kingdom come" The sermon was
one of truth, point and power.
Rev. W. P. Wright addressed the
body on the Virginia Conference
Brotherhood. He received some non
participating members.
Rev. j. II. Mastin, superintendent
of the Virginia Conference Orphan
age. gave one of his soul stirring al
dresses on his work. Who 80 tender
so gentle. SO full of uuselfish interest
in others as Mastin? Capevllle charge
has adopted and is supporting one oil
the orphans. Other charges and indl
yiduals too on this Shore will likely
follow this good example.
Capt. J. E. Boggs,at the request OF
the Conference, made talk on cape
Charles Church. He said 1t was
mistake about the last dollar being
paid on the church. The mortgage is
all paid but there is floating debt
of about $4,000 A few friends Of Capt.
Boggs know how faithfully he has
worked for that church.
The report of the District Board OF
Education was read by Rev. W. It,
Bates, Chairman.
Rev. j. E. White, chairman OF
Committee on Quarterly Conference
Records, made the report of the com
luittee.
Isaac L. Price, banker Of Sails
bury, made the report on finance
Rev. E. NJ. Jordan submitted the
report on the spiritual state OF the
church.
Prof. Fletcher Campbell, principal
of Laurence Institute, Montera,
Mexico, gave fine talk on the religl-
ous condition of Mexico and the work
the Rose Buds are doing there.
Rev. w. s Campbell, secretary OF
the Virginia Bible Society,gave a foe
talk on the work that society is doing
and the needs of doing greater
things. Although Prof. Campbell
came all the way from Mexico aud
the Rev. DR.. Campbell from Rich
mond, no one sang: "The Camels are
Coming"
On Thursday evening at s O'Clock
Rev. K. @. Payne preached a short
but impressive sermon.
The following constitute the Dis
trict Board OF Education: w. G
Bates, w. w. Sawyer, j. A. Vino, h.
K. Odell and J. 81. Roberts. Rev. e.
X. Odell read the report on Epworth
Leagues.
The following lay members were
elected to represent this district In
the next Annual Conference: j. q.
Boggs, W. P. Wise, l. L. Price and
A. s. Matthews; alternates-L. j.
Hyslup, s. W. Ames, Harry Dennis,
aud p. B. Tankard.
Rev. G. E. Watts read the report
on Religious Literature and Rev. Il
T. Waterfield that on Temperance.
There was quite C discussion OF the
last mentioned subject. Rev. DIR.
Cannon made an address OF rare
breadth and thoroughly practical on
Christian Education and Rev. Prof
r. H. Bennett preached strong SER
mon on the same subject. The last
sermon was preached by Rev. W. 3.
Campbell, but unfortunately, the
writer did not hear it.
Among other resolutions passed by
the body this one was most heartily
adopted: Resolved that the thanks
of this body be and are hereby ten
dered to the pastor and people OF
Charlottesville Church for the bounti
full and cheerful hospitality shown
to US while with them" No where
can you find finer, better type OF
hospitality than that OF Accomac
and, on this occasion, Accomac was
at her best. L.
Temnerance Mass. Meeting