The news & observer., 1905-12-03

| thing less may. under local conditions,
| be considered wise. as q lesser evil.
hut IN fact it is always delusive and
| can only result in evil. We must
| ever keen in mind that even dispen-
| sary whiskey will blight and damn
as surely as that sold in an open sa-
loon. We wish to express our appre-
citation of the good work done by the
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, and thc Anti-Sa!oon League. the
Latter organization especially deserves
The legal support of all temperance
people for tho forward movement and
the aggressive warfare it has main
tanned.
eve would call upon all of our peo-
pie to carry out the teaching of the
church. Let all our preachers and
members abstain from the. manufac-
ture or sale of intoxicating liquors to
be used as a beverage, from signing
petitions for such sale, from beconI-
ing bondsmen for any person as a
condition for obtaining a license and
from renting property to be used foT
such sale
"If any member should violate any
of the provisions of this section he
shall be guilty of immortality.
81 II. SHORE, Chairman.
-. H. M. GILES. Secretary
The report was unanimously adopt
ed
The Committees on Books and Pc
riodicals, and on Conference Districts
reported, and the reports were adopt
cd.
Board of Education
The report of the Board of Educa-
ton showed marked progress in the
educational work OF the Methodist
church In every line there has been
large increase over the preceding
year. IT reveals the fact that in the
institutions of the church there is be-
ing trained an army of youth, num-
bering 29.07S, an increase over last
year of 939. The report commends
the wisdom of the churches and Meth
odist educational institutions, and
urges the continuance of their meth
DDS.
Reports We're made for Vanderbilt
University. Trinity College secondary
church schools, and secondary affilia-
ted schools.
The following were nominated for
trustees of Trinity college: Mr.. "
Ballard, Col. J. F. Bruton, Mr.. J. y.
Long, and Col c.. w. Flowers
The following nominations were
made for trustees of Greensboro Fe-
male College: E. A. Poe, c. H. Ire
land, j. A. Odell, J. A. Young.
The board recommended that the
conference ask the Bishop to make
the following appointments:
Rev. ]. c. Kilgo, ID. D.. president
of Trinity College.
Rev. E. A. Yates, d. D., lecturer in
Trinity College.
Rev j. NJ Rhodes. president of
Littleton Female College.
Rev. J. L. Cunninggim, director Of
Correspondence school, Vanderbilt
University.
Rev. G.. r. Road, student in Wander
bilt University
Rev. j. c. Kilgo. D. D., conference
secretary of Education.
Rev. C. r. Taylor. principal of
Wancheese High School.
Rev. j M. Culbreth. student in Van
derbilt University.
recommendations were made for
the raising of money, for lifting in
s-' - ''t@ t-'
The report was adopted unani-'
mously.
BY motion of Rev F. A. Bishop the
trustees of Trinity College were au-
thoriZed to investigate the governing
powers of the college. and report to
the North Carolina Conference and
Western North Carolina.
A minority repore of the Commit
tee on Education was submitted pro-
viding for an assessment of $4,000 for
Female College instead of
$4,000 as was provided in the majority
report This was the only difference
in the reports
Greensboro Female College
Rev. w. NJ. Curtis president of
Greensboro Female College, addressed
the conference. He said the college
had experienced this year an era of
unparalleled prosperity.
Continuing he said, in part:
can increase this year of more than
thirty per cent in the number of stu
dents is only one of many tokens
that the heart of the church is being
turned toward this institution as never
before, and / firmly believe that if
the two conferences give their liberal
brighter than the dreams of its most
ardent friends.
"We are just now completing the
circular front of the building This
will cost about five thousand dollars
two thousand of which has been sub
scribed, and nearly all of this has
been paid in cash. One thousand dol
lars was given by a layman in this
conference, Mr.. NJ. j. Best, of Colds
boro,r who builds the parlors and lib
rary as a memorial of his daughter
Miss Minnie Best. who eXemplified in
a noble Christian life the spirit of
this institution We are hoping that
some other generous friend will donate
a thousand dollars to build the Art
Room, which will be one of the largest
and handsomest rooms in the college
We are also trying to secure an en-
dowment fund of one hundred thous-
and dollars. We want one hundred
men to give us one thousand dollars
each, to be paid when the hundred
thousand has been subscribed; then
we will have an endoweulnt which
will aid us greatly in carrying on our
work, and give us such a financial
standing as will remove forever the
fears of those who have doubted the
permanence of the college. We are
also planning to receive money suO
ject to an annuity. There are a num-
Der of persons who need the income
from their money while they live. but
would like for it to go to some good
cause when they die. We have al
ready had the offer of money under
this plan, and as soon as the trus-
tees can arrange the details state
ment will be published in the Advo-
cate.