The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-02
OF DISTRICT
fishing an Industrial School In This
District for Boys and Gfrls-Com-
mittee OF Five Appointed to Devise
Ways and Means for Such a
SchooI-Warsaw Selected as Place
for Holding Next Session.
Southport, n. c., July 80.

From day to day the interest and at
tendance continues to grow, and large
good will doubtless come to the church,
es of the Wilmington District as the
result Of the Southport Conference. The
educational needs of the District came
in for consideration yesterday. Dr..
Yates spoke for Trinity College and
especially emphasized the Importance
of h Woman's annex that was intend
ed to give to the women Of the state
the highest and best educational ad-
Vantages within its borders. He as
sured the Conference that no conflict
was TO exist between the Woman's
n and Greensboro Female colIege|
or Littleton or Louisburg, but tina the
annex was to supplement- the work lone
at these institutions. These institutions
are doing a great work, all that the
average woman needs, but the number
of those who desire to persue the high
er studies is constantly increasing, and
the Woman's Anne at Trinity College
is intended to meet this demand.
The report of Littleton Female Col
lege was presented by Rev. Alpheus
McCullen. who spoke of the valuabie|
work this college was doing for the
Methodist girls of the state. President
Rhodes tnd his associates are giving
the best possible advantages for the
smallest amount of money.
Presiding Elder John called atten>
ton to the fact that a large number of
poor boys and girls within the bounds
Of the Wilmington District were una
Bile to attend any of the schools now
established because of financial inabi1i-
ty. and lack OF preparation. The Con-
ference was urged to take hold of this
question and establish an Industrial
School for boys and girls-a school
where they would be able to learn
something else besides books; a school
where they would be able to learn how
to do things. to run a truck farm, to
run a dairy, to cook a good dinner, to
keep a neat house to make a good
home. This proposition from the Pre-
siding Elder struck a responsive cord
n after some animated discussion
the following committee was appointed
to devise ways and means for such a
school and report to the mex District
Conference: N. NJ. Watson. A. S.
Barns, w. 1. Wright. j. F. Carroll and
4. N. Hubbard. Two hundred acres of
land. more or less. and five or six thou
sand dollars would open a door of hope
and new life to hundreds of young men
n ONE within the Wilmington
District.
The report of the committee on Sum-
day Schoo Work showed that great
progress was being made hardly a
church can be found that does not have
a school of some sort. Brother T. L.
Hubbard addressed the Conference,
and urged his brother laymen to go out
and establish schools in the neglected
places. and lead the children to Christ
and drive back the kingdom of dark
ness.
On Friday night, by appointment of
the Presiding Elder. Rev. N. NJ. Wat
SON preached a special sermon on How
Methodism Provides for the Spirituai
Training Of her Children" By way OF
introduction it was shown how, by
Sraining. human and divine Moses was
transformed from a helpless infant
sleeping in a basket amid the rushes
OF the Nile, into a great leader, warrior,
poet. statesman and founder of the
Hebrew race. The three important dis
cipinary provisions of the church were
shown to be Infant Baptism" sun
day School," and "Epworth League
Consecrated to the Lord in baptism.
taught the Holy Scriptures in Sunday
School. trained for active, efficient and
intelligent service in the Epworth
League, this and this alone will hold the
Methodist church in the forefront OF
the Lords work in the Twentieth Cen
tury.
Saturday morning the report or Ep-
worth Leagues was presented, showing
hat in this department of the work
very little was being done either in the
District or in the state. The committee
recommended the appointment OF a
District Conference and organizer for
the District and Rev. E. McWhorton
was elected to fill the place.
The following lay delegates were
elected to represent the District at the
next session Of the Annual Conference
which conyenes at Henderson Novem-
Der 30, 1904: Cicero H. Johnson, W.. B
Cooper, r. H. Beery and J. II. Drew,
AIternates. H. F. Schulken. ]. E. Dur
ham.
Complimentary resolutions, express
ing the appreciation of the District 70,
the services Of Rev. r.. B. John, and
calling attention to the marked prog
ress OF the District during his -four
years administration were introduced
by Rev. A. S. Barnes and were unani-
mously approved by the Conference.
The following announcements were
made for public services: Preaching
at the Methodist church this evening
at S:15 by Rev. w. ID. Sasser, Sunday
morning Love Feas at $50 a. m. tc
he conducted by Rev. j. r. Porter and
REV. "a. j. Groves. Preaching at IL a
m. by Rev. n. NJ. Watson. Preaching
at S:15 D. m. by Rev. A. McCullen
Presbyterian church at IL q. m. Kew
w. E. Brown. Presbyterian church a
S:15 D. m. Rev. G. C. brothers.
Warsaw was selected as the place TO
the next session OF the District Con
ference
After appropriate resolutions o
thanks to steamboat companies TO
special rates. and to the good peopl,
of Southport for the ~unbounded hospI
tally extended, the Conference ad
journed sine die.
N. IL. WATSON.