The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Conference Takes Strong
Stand for Temperance.
ROCKY MOUNT CHOSEN
There the Conference Will Meet Next
Year. A Thrilling Address by Hino-
hara, Young Japanese Student.
Delegates to General Con-
ference Elected.
BY EDWARD l.. CONN.

BY EDWARD l.. CONN.
Wilson. n. c., Dec. 2.-The exhorta-
ton of Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson this;
morning in receiving members into
full connection with the North Caro-
lima Conference is pronounced by the
patriarch ministers to have been the
most profound and Cody in their
memory. No sermon during the con-
ference has caused so much remark,
and being delivered by a man who
has served actively as an apostle of
God for more than half a century,
who has gone to the ends of the earth
carrying the gospel to heathen people.
who has labored and suffered and
been in desSiate places, but with sun
shine in his soul being made by This
remarkable and Christ-like man, it
could hardly have had more powerful
effect if Paul himself had uttered it.
There was feeling spread over the
conference, impressive, solemn and
grand. as though the Holy Ghost was
there. Not a sound was heard saw:
the voice of the speaker ringing clear
strong and firm. and the aeep. FER
vent "Amens," of the congregation
OF ministers. Although the clouds
gathered without. there was brignI
sunlight within the sacred edifice, and
the faces of the ne5s ministers appear
ed to be transformed in its reflection
while they consecrated their lives.
their ambition, their heart. soul. BODY,
and mind their future and their hopes
10 the eternal service of God
At the conclusion of his wonderful
exhortation and charge, Bishop Wit
son said: "The only question worth
while with a Methodist minister is
What does Christ want of me. then
If you have given your heart to
the Lord YOU will do what the Christ
would have you do, everything else
is nothing"
He enumerated the noble examples
of Methodist preachers from the grea.
John Wesley down through the gencr
alton of preachers who have con-
structed the magnificent temple OF
Methodism to the North Carolina Con-
terence, and told of the mighty work
these fearless men have wrought il
North Carolina, leaving their impress
like the face of Christ upon the Chris
tian manhood and wOmanhood of this
commonwealth. Bishop Wilson's S
charge will become a part of the his
tory OF the denomination in North
Carolina.
A resolution denouncing the traffic
in liquor aiming to destroy the evil
root and branch. was enthusiaSticatfv
adopted today. Its verbiage is in M
uncertain words, and when an amend
ment was offered one person remari.-
ed: 'These words are as true as the
hand writing on the wall. that pro-
claimed the downfall of the wicked
nation: the resolution may be broken
like the tablets containing the com
InandmentS written by God. but like
those tablets these words cannot be
changed"
The amendement was withdrawn
The educational institutions reported
by the board of education exhibit d
condition of health. prosperity ana
a growth that should swell the heart
of every true Methodist.
North Carolina delegates to the gem
eral conference elected today are as
follows:
CIerical-General Conference: DR..
John G. Kilgo, DIR. T. \. Ivey, DR.. j.
ID. Pegram.
lay. G. Brown, Raleigh; 7. j.
Jarvis, Greenville; Henry Page, Aber-
deem. and j. F. Bruton, Wilson.
Tomorrow the congregations of the
various churches of the city will hear
sermons from men just from series
of meetings in which for the absolut"
harmony and Christianity of theii
proceedings, with the inspiration az
tending them, whose hearts are az
tuned to the great infinite heart OF
love of Almighty God and they viii
preach with marvellous power The
conference will probably adjourn
Monday at noon and the appointment
of ministers to their new charges will
be made Monday morning
Tonight Bishop Wilson addressed
the conference at great SUNDAY
School meeting.
Proceedings i'm Detail.
The conference met at $50 o'clock.
and Rev. r. A. Willis led in the devo-
tional services. reading the 18th chan.
ter of Matthew.
Bishop Wilson called the conference
to order. and Rev. f. A. Bishop re-
ported a re-reference of the commit
tee on conference relations. and Rev
f. Pope was placed on the list of the
supernumeraries Rev. j. E. Saunders
who Yesterday was voted on the SUI
pernumerery list was changed to The
Superannuated list
The Sunday School Board reported
progress during. the past year. and
many of the Sunday Schools of tn,
church have attained the high dignity
of real schools, giving religious trai.t-
ing to the youth of the denomination
Ministers were urged to take new
interest in the Sunday Schools ami
the Bible training school at Wrights
vile Beach which commences June
18th, was heartily endorsed, ministers