The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
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ROCKY Mount, Dec. 8.-Last night at
the celebration of the Sunday school
anniversary which is one of the meet
lngs outside the regular sessions that is
always Of special interest, and calls for
large crowd locally and of the con-
ference body, Bishop A. w. Wilson
was the principal speaker, and this
alone was enough to signal a crowded
house. The bishops long active life
OF constant service to the church
makes him loved, and the fact that he
hnoWs SO much more of law, doctrine.
usages and customs of the church than
the average man, makes it easy for
hlm 10 preside, and seldom is he con-
troVerted. To getheE with all these oual-
tiles one finds him equally as ccnver-
SAINT with all the interests involved and
he came last niht to talk of the work
wit hthe children and young Deonle
with just as much ease us if the greaf
leader was directing parliamentary
proceedings or eXpounding the great
more the conference sees Of him. the
more they love him. And when a
man can handle body of smart men
even preachers, day after day ami
never raise any rucUs at all, there is
something back of it. It's the mind and
temper ofLhe man.
Another thing that took place late
yesterday evening was The talk from
Kew. j. r. Moore who has spent sey-
eral years in Korea, and no man has
ever come from any mission field full
ar OF religion and the work than this
man and when he tells of his experi-
ences and how religion changes i
kSTean, he moves people to tears.
They, 10 him, seem the equal Of any OF
those almond eyed races And when
they get religion they quit all their
sd customs and their worship is pa
thetiC
Talking about Kore;: and his work
and travels there Rev Mr.. Moore told
OF trip OF 81 days length Just before
leaving, and u Of the nights were
spent in Christian homes. converted
consecrated Korean Christians. The
other four nights he spent in Korean
Inns, and he wanted time 10 tell Of
sleeping on a stone floor with a wood
block for pillow ana the atmosphere
for cover, with all sorts of things for
bed fellows
When Bishop Wilson ascended the
platform at 8 a. m. and called the
session TO order for the fourth days
session. he asked Rec. T. II. Balm to
conduct religious exercises, after read
ing hymn and a lesson from the
scripture he asked Rev. J. H. NJ. Giles
TO lead in prayer.
The proceedings of yesterday were
read by the secretary ana approved.
W. H. Moore presented the certft-
cate OF J. V. Williams whom the COM
nittee on admission had reported ad-
versely. J. D. Pegram Of that commit
tee stated it was the age, mostly, being
the cause. On motion the conference
voted TO allow Mr. Williams to state
his own case to the cOnference--how he
was converted and resisted the call to
preach for years, but finally surrenderd
and went to preaching II years ago.
since which time thousands have been
converted under his ministry. That he
ha dquit an $1,S00 place to come to
this work for a pittance, that he did
not know he was old until day or
two ago. He closed by quoting a
pretty poem.
w H. Moore uhe presiding elder
spoke of the case and thought Mr.. Will
Hams had over estimated his success
this year. He was not prepared to vote
for his admission. A. P. Tyer stated
that the committee was unanimous in
turning the applicant Gown, and he
hoped the conference would uphold
the committees decision; that young
er man was turned down on the same
ground, and if you admit this one he
would call up the other, in justice to
a brother Question called for. N. c..
Thomas got the foor-question called
vote taken, only three votes for him.
Presiding elders was authorized to en-
ploy Mr.. Williams as supply.
Rev. Pope was located at his own
request.
f1a motion of m Cihhc a cnSci0n 0f