The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-11

vanca his cause he endeaVors to ini-
tate Him i'm conduct and conversation.
His voice is sweet, his speech is fery-
emf VET without austerity, his words
are we'll chosen, indulging in no friv-
olitv but seeking at al times to in
SHIRE. i'm those over whom he has
spiritual oversight, the highest best
and hottest thoughts, and encourage
them to the noblest deeds.
That's the bishop; the bishop of
the olden time, when, as poy had
4 very sacred reverence Tor Goa MIN
listers. and regarded a bishop as
combination of Moses, Elias and Paul
Surprising that bishops are just as
good now as then. and preachers are
quite the equals Of those L used TO
revere I love to 90 to Conference ana
hear and see; for. what Methoolsl
preachers, who have been IN every
neighborhood in North Carolina TOT
year, don't know, is hardiy WORTH
knowing; and their experience WheI
put together touches every phase oi
life. H
I recently attended the session or
the North Carolina Conference, at
Henderson, over which Bishop Cahq-
Ter presided, and of which Rev. l.. II.
Nash, ID. D., was host.
The bishop made two fine addresses
and preached a great sermon during
Conference. His sermon was on emo
tional religion, and he took substan-
tally the view of it that the reader
/ was listening to his greater, sub
Inner. more comprehensive and FAR
found in my last Sunday letter. Whlie
reaching views | congratulated my
self upon the fact that ten thousand
people would read what l had said,
in a smaller way, on that question
The BODY of preachers was inspiring.
There were, in that body, some grey
headed fatherS-men of years ana eN-
perience some middle aged soldiers
now in their strength and prime, ana
host of young men just entering upon
the harder and more responsive du-
ties of the church. Father BettS-
whom everybody ought to Know Is
a we'll preserved specimen OF the Ola
time gospel minister, and, though
above seventy. he is still a youth in
mental, as well as physical actlVlly'
and keeps up with the procession. lie
| deserves and therefore l give him spe-
cial mention.
The bishop handled the Conference
splendidly. and the preachers, one
| and all-were pleased with him.
| The reports Were encouraging: gam
having heen made on all lines during
| the year.
| Never was a Conference better en-
| tertained than the one at Henderson
| I had a splendid home and my room
| mate. brother L. NJ. Wahab, of Dur
| ham. was Just as nice to me as ne
| could be, and I tried to be so 10 him
| We had good time together. Iher'
was nothing said about snoring, before
going to bed or after rising IN th'
morning. / am of the opinion ina
/, M
TO be scared out of a nights sleep b1
snoring: and / am sure that | have TOT
great respect for a mans right TO 90
iect to ones blowing his own horl
asIeep or awake. If Brother Waha
snored / did not hear him, If | snore
he did not speak of it; so we got alon
: all right.
We were the guests of Hon. t. ]
Hicks, one of Henderson's most sue
cessful lawyers, and We could not nav
had a better home. Brother and Sis
, fer Hicks did all they could, seemingl
} to make their guests comfortable, an
> tney succeeded, for we. (that
Brother Wahab and the Writer) hel
a meeting in our ROOM and adopte
a resolution, by a unanimous vote, |
the effect that in all our Conterenc
: goings, We had never been more ele
! gantly and Hospitality entertained
And we told the truth.
| heard many others say that Hen
derson had capped the climax, in tn
way of hospitality, and every one de
lclared that he just knew his was tn
best home.
I would say more of the Conf2renc
if your readers had not. already bee
Informed through these columns q
it's sayings and doings.
r. H. WHITAKER.