The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
THE METHODIST ORPHANAcE
CONGRESSMAN PAGE APPEALS
FOR ITS SUPPORT.
Great Need OF Money Is Feit-Reiig-
ious Life at Trinity College-Anni-
versary of the Sunday School Board.
An Address by Rev. n ID. Betts.
Appointments and Next Place OF
Meeting Will be Announced Mon
day.
Especial to The Messenger.)

! Henderson. y. c., December 3.-Con-
ference convened at $50 O'Clock, BIsh-
op Gambler in the chair. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. G. a.
| Oglesby. The minutes of the session OF
| yesterday were read and approved.
| Bishop Gambler announced that T. 4
Skies and A. r. Surratt had been re-
ceivcd by transfer into this conference
| from the Western North Carolina cor
| ference.
The call of the Goth question. Are
all the preachers blameless in thss-
| life and official administrator" was
received and the characters OF the
| preachers in the Raleigh, Durham and
Fayetteville districts We're passed and
they submitted their reports.
Rev. j. c. Kilgo spoke with special
reference to the religious life OF Trfni-
ty College. A dancing master came to
Durham and opened a class. Some of
the students of Trinity College were
persuaded to join the class. DIR. Kilgo
said he announced TO the young men
that he had no right to say that they
should not attend a dancing school
should not attend a dancing class, but
that he did have the right TO say that
they should not attend Trinity College
and dancing class at the same time.
He Steated tat the young men came
and promised to attend the dancing
class no more, and remained at the COL
lege.
Mr.. THE Petaoin shrdlu
The order of the day at IL o'clock was
the consideration Of the report Of the
trustees Of the Methodist church
trustees of the Methodist orphanage at
Raleigh. The report was read by J. H.
McCracken and Congressman R N.
Page addressed the conference He
spoke with special reference to the new
building and the need of money to fur
nish 1t and urged the conference to
give the institution a large support.
At the close of Mr.. Pages address
Rev. J. w. Jenkins, superintendent of
the orphanage stated that If any one
had !. right to speak for the orphanage
Mr.. Page had. as the Page family had
given 1000 to the institution. !,
DR.. L. l.. Nash appealed to the con-
ference for collection for the orphan
age and s44S45 was secured.
Rev. j. j. Tigert, d. D.. Book Editar
OF the church, was introduced and ad-
dressed the conference as did Rev.
James Atkins, D. D., pronuncing the
Editor.
Conference adjourned at l p. m, Rev.
James Atkins. d. D., pronouncingr the
benediction.
This afternoon the anniversary of
the SC:...ay School board was held and
the speaker was Rev. H. NJ. Harnil.
superintendent of the teachers training
department of the church. He spoke
with special reference to the great
work being done by the Sunday School
work. and the need of better training
and equipment Of teachers in the Sum
day Sfhool. He recommended most
highly the course Of study prescribed
for the teachers study circle DR..
Hamil is known the world over for his
competency in the work he represents.
He does a work not done by any other
man in any denomination.
Tonight Rev. A. D. Belts delivered
an address on MY Recollections of
North Carolina Mthodism''
The appointments are expected to he
read on Monday afternoon or night and
many surprises will no doubt be expe-
rienced at the time. The reports of
boards and committees Will be submit
ted on Monday and the place for The
next session Of the conference will be
selected.
Tomorrow morning Bishop Cand'er
will preach in the NJ. E Church South
and at the close of the sermon will or
dafn the deacons.
At night in the same church, afta-
sermon by Rev. J. J. Tigert, d. D..
elders Will be ordained.