Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Eastern Shore District Conference.

The second sermon OF the CONFER
ence was preached by Rev. II. w.
Davis, of Wachapreague. He began
by telling them that he was not going
to follow the beaten path of such &C.
casions. He preached on 1.-The end
of unrighteousness." The sermon
was clear, pithy, pointed.
The following local preachers had
their license renewed: E. j. Nichol-
son, Henry Hunt, E. B. Carey, d. b.
Prettyman and Lawrence A. Smith.
The next District Conference will
be held at Wachapreague. That is a
splendid place to go to, especially in
the summer.
"A large number of the charges re-
ported conversions. The greatest
number was reported to DR.. T. N.
Potts, of Salisbury. He reported 1O2
professions of faith and SO added to
his church on profession. There they
have recently completed and dedi-
Gated a new church that cost $50, 900.
There is considerable Improvement
in building and repairing all over the
district. In addition to those men
toned last week we note, Bethel
Church, at GAINESVILLE, temperance
vile Church and new parsonage at
Berlin. Cambridge expects to build
new Sunday school room to cost
50, 900. They have $500 in hand.
When Rev. w. G. Walden, of Oman
cock, reported, he prefaced his re-
port by referring to his kind reception
there and told pathetically of their
interest shown him while i'll in the
hospital. All were glad to hear him
say that he was in good health again
Rev. R. c. James preached an i'm
pressive missionary sermon. Mrs
Madeline Mapp Stockley read very
fine paper on the Woman's Foreign
mission work. Rev. J. A. Winn gave
a well prepared address on Interest
| ing the Children in Missions" Rev
jW. G. Walden preached very thought
| full expository sermon on "lf oui
hearts condemn us, God is greater
than our hearts" etc.
DIR. T. N. Potts preached a strong
sermon on Strength, Physical
Mental, Spiritual" Stirring educa
tional addresses were made by r. E
Blackwell, LII. D., President of r. M
College; Rev. James Cannon, Jr., u
D., Principal of Blackstone Female
Institute; Prof. w. Holmes Davis
Principal of the r. M. Institute a
Danville; Prof. E. Sumpter Smith
Principal r. M. Academy, Bedfor'
, City, and others.
. Some are under the impression tina
the men engaged in the Church schoo
work are not in sympathy with tn
public school work. DR.. Blackwell
made one statement that ought to Sc
the public right on that matter. ii
referred to the bill that was offere'
and pressed and that only failed t.
pass the last Legislature by lack of
quorum. That bill not only looked t
e improving the primary schools but t
' establishing good high schools, 80 tina
the children of this State may get
high school education without leavin
home. He then said: "Dr. Canno
wrote that BILL" There is not per S
a conflict between the State and tn
l. Church schools. They are both worl
ing for the elevation of man. tn
objective point in the State school
"Cltizenship." The objective poir
f. in the Church school is "Christiai
n ity.n They are both uplifting. Bot
are aiming in the same direction. On
is simply aiming higher than tn
). other.
u Among the laymen that made r.
j. ports-L. J. Hyslup made the repo
on the Orphanage and Geo. T. HUI
l. ton on Church Finance.
Is Robert ]. Hill and Harry T. Tod
l, were licensed to preach. Rev. E.
r Nicholson was recommended to IL
Annual Conference for Deacons y
10 ders.
~ The following lay members we
- elected to represent the district
- the next Annual Conference, whit
meets in Danville Nov. Sth: L. '
Mears, George T. Huston, A. S. Ma
thews and w. P. Wise; alternates,
u. Price, NJ. T. Wilson, w. j. Gil
IN and j. S. Davis.
h Among the various resolutions
ct thanks the following was adopted
I'd a rising vote: "To the pastor al
le people of Belle Haven charge and o
re sister churches, for their cheerful al
ne bountiful hospitality dispensed to
while among them" The hospital
ct was of that generous, open charact
v, that made all feel welcome and
ill home. 1 think special mention shou
cd be made of Rev. Mr.. Friend and
MANY others not of our church. +
the time being, at least, the town a
community were Methodists and vi
with each other in unstinted XIII
nesses. The writer never had a trr
-, friend than the one whose house
~ ever his home.
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