The news & observer., 1905-12-03

pied a supernumerary and superan-
nuated relation for many years and
died at his home in Wake county,
NJ c., at the ripe old age of eighty
| two years in 1882.
Peter DOub.
Peter Doub was considered the the
| illogical giant of the North Carolina
| Conference. Modest and retiring, he
| seldom spoke on the Conference floor,
but in the pulpit was a powerful
preacher. At camp-meetings he would
preach over two hours and hold the
| audience through the whole sermon,
| and send them off thinking for years
of the profound sermon. He served
| in the General Conferences of 1928
| and 1882, 1914 and was Presiding
| Elder often. He was greatly loved and
| honored by the church which he serv-
| ed so long and SO well. He was a ma
| tive of North Carolina, and greatly
| loved the State and Conference. Born
| March II, 1891, died August "a, 1899.
| Aged 78 years. His family put a
| beautiful window in West Market
| Street Church in Greensboro, ~ c.,
| dedicated to his memory, which is
a loving tribute indeed.
james j. Jameson.
James J. Jameson was among the
leaders of the Conference up to the
| time of his transfer to the Virginia
| Conference He was man of sterling
worth, a good preacher, wise coun--
cellor and greatly honored by his
brethren of the Conference. He was
d delegate to the General Conference
| in 1910. and was president of the Dan
Vile Female College several years.
and was transferred to the Virginia
| Conference with the Danville District
| in 1858, and remained a member
| thereof to his death, which occurred
at the home of his son, near Clarks-
Vile, Va, June 25th, 1890, and was
| buried in Danvile, Va.
Robert j. Carson.
| j have no information concerning
| he nativity or early life of Robert
| j. Carson. In 1916 at the Conference
II New Bern, the first ever attended,
| was greatly impressed with the fine
! PERSONAL appearance of r. j. Carson.
| He was afterwards my Presiding Ell
| Ter while in my first circuit. the Neuse,
| in 1850, and in the Smithvilie circuit in
| 1854 He was a member of the Gen
/ eral Conference the latter year.
/ l considered his preaching as the
most convincing of any l ever heard.
| He gave his proof texts with the
| greatest accuracy and force and closed
| his sermon with telling effect. He
| left our Conference with others, and
| died a member of the Virginia Confer
ence, though his work | think, was al
! ways in North Carolina.
William T.. Pcll.
William e. Pell was a prominent
( man in the church, and in the State as
we'll He joined the Conference in
| 1888.
After several years he located, and
run a merchantilc business in New
| Bern, where | became acquainted with
| him and learned to love him as a very
| companionablc Christian gentleman.
| He was re-admitted and filled import
ant stations. and was elected editor
| of the North Carolina Christian Ad
| vocate for a few years. In 1865 he
| located and became editor of a secu-
| lar paper in Raleigh. AS a preacher
| he was good, and as an editor quite
popular.
He would write fearfully singing
| editorials while his heart was as ten
| der as a woman's. Col Seaton Gales,
who was associated with him bore wit
I ness to this fact. He died in Raleigh
| quite suddenly, and no doubt is at
+! rest. 49,.
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| One of the strongest preachers of
| the Conference was r. o. Burton
native of Virginia, educated at West
| Point, it could not be otherwise than
| that he was proud of his nativity. Not
withstanding, he became q member of
| the North Carolina Conference, and
| served the church as station preacher
and Presiding Elder until 1858, when
| he transferred with others, to the Vir-
ginia Conference After a few years
he returned to the North Carolina
Conference where he died, and left
to the church the SAVIOR of a pure, and
useful life. Many were converted
through his ministry and will be stars
| in his crown.
David H. Nicholson.
David B. Nicholson was born in
Iredell county. n. c., in 1909.
He Joined the Conference in 1881,
and like others, came to the North
Carolina Conference at it's organiza-
tion.
He was blessed with fine native tai
ents and was a good preacher. He
made a good Presiding Elder, and fill
ed that office for many years. He
was a safe counsellor, and highly con-
servative. No man was more Watchful
and careful in everything pertaining
10 the church.. ne lSpi cSCIlICu ilio
Conference in the General Conference
in 1S50'54-'5S, and was reserve del
| egate to the famous General Confer
| ence in session April Is, 1865. He was
| elected a delegate to the General Con-
/ ference in 1862, which was not held.
! He was a true man, did a great deal
of good, and his memory should not
be lost to the church which he loved
and served SO we'll.
Charles l.. Deems.
1t would be presumption in me to
speak of a man so well known as DR..
| Deems was. His sons have given