The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04
Fine Results from Faith
full LabOrS.
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crease In circulation, and in income
from advertising and subscriptions.
l,563 new subscribers have been en-
rolled, Warrenton, Washington ana
| Eliza beth City districts leading in adj
Vancing the interests of the paper
Rev. j. w. jenkins. Superintendent
or the Conference Orphanage, made a
brief report of his work for the year.
showing the institution to be in a very
hopeful condition.
Rev. "A. &. Beaman reported as fol-
lows: About so accesSionS one-half
that number on profession of faith;
a net decrease, however, owing to a
thorough revision of the roll. Salary
land collections all paid in full. About
$4,000 raised for al purposes"
w. l.. Cunningham: "35 net gain In
46 by certificate. Collections and sal
larry all in full, and about $500 rails
Led for all purposes
Il. Is. Mccall: "25 received on pro-
ifession of faith. 35 by certificate An
jadvance paid on salary. Collections
paid up and little over
G. ID. Jerome: "58 additional to
ichurch membership, 20 of those on
profession of faith. Collections paid
in full and some over. Salary paid in
full. Good Epworth League. Flour
fishing Womans Missionary Society,"
j. Ii. Thompson: "39 accessions.
raised 500 for church building. Paid
a parsonage debt of $311. Good Sun
day school. Adults baptized 26. in
fants n
Nj. Il. Plyler: Fine year, all col
lections and salary paid in full. A
difficult field of labor, but have en-
joyed the years work.
NJ. ID. Giles: CLOSING up a four
years pastorate which has been very
enjoyable. sc accessions during the
past year, a surplus of $40 on pastors
salary. Collections all in full. Mis-
sion collections overpaid. One new
ichurch built. One Woman's Mission
Society The charge is in good condi-
ton for my successor"
Rufus Bradley: go accessions to
church membership-mostly on pro-
fession of faith. One Woman's Home
Mission Society One Bright Jewel
Society. Collections and salary paid
in full
X. ID. Holmes: IA accessions.
All collections paid in full. $4,000
raised for all purposes
j. n. Daley: Good REVEALS. net
increase 30. Collections and salary all
paid in full for the first time in ten
lyears. Bought parsonage lot I'd paid
all purposes
j. III. McCraclxen: "Revivals held
during the year As additions. Pas
tors salary and collections paid in
full"
ID. n. Caviness: Zine Epworth
League, excellent Woman's Mission
Society. AZ additions on profession or
faith, and "A by certificate. Salary
and collections paid in full"
NJ. NJ. McFarland: Good revivals.
81 accessions. Salary and collections
paid in full, and $500 raised on a
church debt.
G. Il. Simmons: Some real i'm
lprovement on the Youngsville Circuit.
Increase in collections, but not in full.
There are six appointments on the
charge and five Sunday schools. De-
crease reported in membership due to
revision of church register
At Trinity College.
| When the name of Rev. DIR. john
G. KilgO was called, he stated that he
had no special report to make. but
that twice a year meetings were held
for the benefit of the students of the
college and high school, and some
/ times it was revival and sometimes
a protracted meeting. There was All
earnest effort made on the part OF
the college management to foster the
religious life of the boys and young
men who come to Trinity. He believ
ed the college should exercise pastoral
) care of students, and it was an end
less work to keep their faith right
from theory and tom foolery in the
way of philosophy science and other
things. We do not believe in playing
cards or dancing at Trinity College.
because the church has said 1t is
wrong.
When the name of the venerable DIR.
, E. A. Yates was called. he stated
that he greatly enjoyed featuring and
preaching to the young people or
Trinity College. He felt that he had
grown spiritually since entering upon
the work there. and the past year had
been especially enjoyable.
The Conference Orphanage.
] / o'clock the special order being the
report of the conference orphanage
committee. the secretary of same. Rev.
j. Fl. McCracken, read the report, ana
: same was ably discussed by Congress-
man r. n. Page, chairman of the
Board of Trustees. He urged more
liberal support of this worthy charity,
and expressed the hope that the re-
commentator of the committee. that
each charge be asked to raise an
amount of not less than ten per cent of
the preachers salary for the orphan
age annually. be adopted.
The report was unanimously adopt
! ed and a public collection taken to
furnish some rooms at the Orphan
: age. amounting to $41S.55.
" Rev. j. J. Tigert, d. D., Book Edi-
tor was introduced to the conference
and spoke in the interest of the Meth
odist Bi-Monthly Review and other
publications.
Rev. James Atkins, d. D., Sunday
S School Editor, Of Nashville, Tenn,
2 was introduced to the body and made
! brief address on Sunday School Lit
: crature.
Pastors Reports Resumed.
$ Cali of Question 20 was again
: resumed and the following pastors
/; made reports
. II. H. Broom: "Fifty-six accessionS
j good Sunday schools, two missionary
e societies, collections and salary PAID
S in full"
!; 5. l.. Moyle: "Forty-five accessions
[ net gain thirty, collections and salary
c all paid up in full for the first time il
: the history of the charge
T.. Pope: Several good REVEALS
l collections mot in full. but in many re-
: spects g9ed year.