Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-12-08
Henderson, N. c., December 2,

Quoted by Rev. J. e. Underwood.
"Come, Thou Fount of Every Bless
ing" was sung and prayer was of
fered.
Detail conference was Immediately
taken up, resulting as follows:
Question 5. Who are readmitted?
was called. Answer: None.
Question z. Who are the deacons
of one year? The following were
called and submitted reports:
j. M. Culbreth, Epworth church,
Raleigh-Advancement along all
lines, spiritual and material. Collec-
tions all in full.
e. M. Snipes, Dunn circuit-Good
revivals, net increase of Is, salaries
and collections in full.
William E. Brown, Elizabeth cir
cuit-One good revival, seven con-
versions, six joined the church, sal
aries not in full, but collections are
all up.
William A. Jenkins, Onslow cir
cuit-Missions in full, other collec-
tions are behind. Two gracious
meetings, but a net decrease of ten,
owing to a revision of the church
rolls.
William P. Constable, Columbia
circuit-Salaries in full, all assess
ments in full. Small decrease in
membership, owing to deaths and
removals. Good revivals but most
converts joined other churches. Good
deal of church repairing.
William Towe, Dare circuit-Re-
vivals at all places. Forty-one con
yerts. T~hirty-one accessions. Salaries
and collections all in full.
Norman Clyde Yearly, Hillsboro
circuit-Have had good meetings,
several accessions, but net decrease,
owing to removals. Salaries in full.
William A. Piland, Currituck cir
cuit-Very successful year. Salaries
and collections in full. Net increase
of 81. More than two thousand dol
lars raised for church and parsonage
repairs.
RESOLUTION ON DIVORCE QUESTION
Z DIR. E. A. Yates presented the fol-
lowing report from the committee
on divorce laws:
Dear Father and Brethren: The
committee appointed by you to take
into consideration the evils of the
present divorce laws of our State,
beg leave to report the following:
Your committee has considered a
paper addressed to this body, and e
ferred by you to your committee,
from the Protestant Episcopal con-
vention of North Carolina, upon the
subject of divorce. And we beg to
assure our brethren that we are now,
: and eve have been, opposed to the
unscriptural laws now upon the
statute books of our State upon the
subject of divorce; and we deplore
the evils-dteadful and cumulative
which are resultant from these lax
laws.
The M e. Church, South, in
North Carolina, from the time of its
organization down to the present
time, has given forth no uncertain
sound, mol manifested any lax prin-
ciples in action upon the subject of
divorce-holding it to be a deadly
sin to divorce a wife or husband and
to marry another-except for the
one and only scriptured cause.
Your committee have also consi-
dered the fact that other denOmina-
tions of christians in the State have
recently taken action looking to the
memorializing of the legislature of
the State to amend the divorce laws,
by repeating all laws and parts of
laws which permit the grant of a di-
vorce for any cause whatsoever other
than the scriptural cause. Moral
law is a thing to be discovered and
not manufactured. It has God for
its author, because it is eternal truth.
IT is the duty of the LAWMAKERS
therefore to learn what Gods will is
concerning any matter before it is
enacted into law. His word reveals
Ills will through His son Jesus