The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-10

J. B. Thompson, E. b. Craven, ]. NJ
Ashley, G. w. Smith, 2. G. Earnhordt
Lay: w. J. Young, V. r. Hambright,
Dr. j. H. Judd, A. l. Goodwin, w. H.
Hickman, J. Hancock, Wiley Brown
! w E. Moss, R. A. Brinn.
THERE ARE OTHER PRETTY
CHURCHES.
Every visitor admireS the beauty and
proportions of Centenary church where
the conference sessions are held, but
when all those good reports were COM
| ing in of the work in other places
more than one said that they had pref
ty churches too, and some went so far
as to say that they were as pretty as
/ this one, if not SO large Some one
said: II am from Missouri, show it to
me-"
Rev. w. C. McWhorter, of Maxton
was the first one to tell of his fine
new house of worship, and said that
one, though he was good enough to
say that he did not have the many
rooms and helps as this one.
! Then when it came time for Rev.
NJ. 7. Plyer to talk of his work at
! Greenville, he referred to his house
of worship as the prettiest in the
state, with centenary. Newbern, as Il
close second; and then a little bit la
ter it came time for Rev. F. D. Swim
dell to say something Of the Wilson
church, he remarked that he thought
that all agreed up to this time that
they had the prettieSt house of Wor-
ship at the town of Wilson. So the
matter is not yet decided, which has
the best, and there are more, no,
doubt who are to be heard FROM
The reporter wants 10 add that if any
one of them come up to this one. they
have as good as any one has, for there
is not church in the state that can
outshow this enc, or beat it for COM
pleteness in every detail.
Rev. Geo. F. Smith of Fayetteville
reports a 200 house in the state OF
erection, and when it is finished ne
will claim something for it too.
CAVINESS, HAD GONE IN, TOO
Rev. D. n. Caviness reported that
there were one hundred and twenty
seven Raleigh Advocates in the homes
of the people ON his church, which
helped to account for the good re-
port he made, when his presiding eld-
in
and Caviness has gone in and out
of those homes too, which always
helps to account for the work done
there"
BISHOP CHAS. B. GALLOWAY.
The presiding elder at this confer
ence is Bishop Charles Belts Gallo
way, Of Mississippi, one of the very
brightest men in southern Methodism,
.ccmes to the conference for the second
time in it's history, he having held
the Greenville conference in the year
1891, just 16 years ago, at which time
the frosts of winter had touched his
head and beard lightly, and he had an
eys that was the soul of good nature
head and whiskers, but that eye re-
mains bright yet, and he dispatches
business in that unostentatious way,
that draws and wins men to him.
Bishop Galloway has been in the
public eye for many years. He began
preaching in 1868, and has been near
ly 40 years at the work. The date of
his election to the Episcopacy is not
at hand. but long before this he had
a lively debate with President Jeffer-
son Davis, on the issues of prohibi.
ton, which caused him to write a
book on that subject. and there are
two more books to his credit.
AS a preacher he is at the top, and
charms and edifces wherever he goes.
Iii order to fully appreciate the man
when you hear him, you want to be
near enough to him to see the ex-
preston of his eyes, for there is as
much in that at times. as there is in
what he says He deals much in pres
ent day needs of the church and the
world, and is a hard student of the
common things of every day life
There Is no man i'll the college of
bishops that this conference had rather
have than this man, and that is no
| idle talk, as he possesses all the abil-
| ity needed to get right interpretations
OF law and usage, and at the same time
is kind and considerate. yet progress
sive without making any show of it.
He is greatly loved by the whole
church and looked up to as an able
man, wherever known