The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-09

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bn, y. c., December 5.-The
love feast was held Sunday
- 9 O'Clock, conducted by Rev.
n CLOCK Bishop Chandler preach
dan toquent and helpful sermon on
s1e{P1ace of Emotion in Religion"
close of the sermon he ordained
R~7fbllowing local deacons: S. F.
s, w. Il. Usery, v. A. Royal, r. D.
kiel, W. B. Humble and E. W.. Read.
night he ordained G. R. Road, J.
Holden, c. l.. Read and ]. w. Brad
ley travelling elders.
In the latter ordination service, Bish-
B. John and R. F. Bumpass.
The memoril service was held sun
day~tfteInoor. J. H. Page, T.. T. Harri-
son, J. a. Rice, J. Sanford and ]. H.
Bivins nave died since the last session
of conference. Memoirs were read of
each of these and remarks made by
members of the conference. Rev.. J. G..
Kilgo, d. D., presided over this service
and the communion service followed at
which Rev. E. A. Yates, D. D., presid-
ed.
MONDAY-MORNING SESSION.
Henderson, n. C., December 5.-Con-
terence convened at $50 o'clock, Bishop
Gambler presiding. The secretary read
the minutes of saturdays session and
of the memorial service of yesterday
afternoon.
Bishop Gambler resumed the call of
the both question and the characters of
the preachers in the Rockingham,
Wilmington, New Bern, washington,
Warrenton, and Elizabeth City districts
were passed and they submitted their
reports.
Some years ago w. F. Galloway sur
rendered his credentials as a preacher
and member of this conference and
church and Joined the Holiness move
ment. On motion of ]. E. Underwood,
the credentials of J. W. Galloway were
restored.
In connection with the subject OF re-
vivals Bishop Gambler said: 81 am In
favor of keeping to the old lines in re
vival work. 1 believe in the altar ana
'mourners bench 1 held one meeting
under a tent in Atlanta this year and
one in Washington City under the very
shadow of the Carnegie library and l
held to these old methods in both places.
J cont want any of this little popcorn
Trethod in a Methodist meeting. 1 don't
l'Se TO see people popping up and ask
i1g for prayer in a meeting like grains
o. corn on a hot shovel That is not
the way for a Methodist meeting to be
conducted. What do you want to be
somebody else for? You had better let
them try to be you. When you hear
z man cry out that the revival spirit
las gone away from the church, you
lday be sure that he has simply gone
away from the revival. 1 had rather
have one nan like Jonathan Edwards
with all his Calvinism at the head of a
A.--eat school than to have all these lit
tire Willow back fellows who are trying
to do away with 'revivals. These men
remind me of little fellows who are run
ming a little retail stand trying to advise
a great wholesale house how to do
business"
REPORTS.
The report of the Joint Board of FL
nance was read by @. X. Nimocks, and
the checks for conference claimants
were distributed III open conference.
This report showed that S2,0S6.N was
paid to the bishop fund. and $5,S90.4S to
the conference claimants the past year.
The report recommended an assess
ment of $500 for conference claim
ants for the coming year. This report
was amended and adopted.
The report of the Epworth League
Board and the Sunday school Board
were read and adopted.
AT WILSON NEXT YEAR.
J. r. Bruton, a layman from Wilson
extended a cordial invitation to the
conference to hold its next session in
that city. In closing his remarks he
said: 1--WE have a beautiful new
church with spires, slate roof and q
mortgage"
t. A. Green, a layman from New
Bern nominated Centenary church OF
that city. Both nominations hac
seconds, but in view of the fact tina
the conference met in New Bern foul
years ago and had rot met in Wilson
for fourteen years. Wilson was selected
as the place of meeting for next year.
On motion an afternoon session Of
the conference was ordered at 8 O'Clock
The morning session adjourned at
O'Clock with the benediction.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met at 3 o'clock. Rev. J