Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-20

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man of che various districts to
take up the work aud carry it
forward. The meeting was quite
enthusiastic and will result il
much good to the church whore
ever it Is successfully st .btizh"d
After the services were over the
Bishop again took the chair and
aut the 46th QUESTION: ''Wh4r"
shall the leXt session of Confer
9lc4 be hald?' Two towns ex
5euded invitations for the next
sessions: Ashevil:e and Moores-
Vile. The claims of each were
ably set forth and when the ballot
Was taken Ashevljie was announce
ed the winner.
Saturday, the 4th day, opened
by a prayer service conducted BY
R:v. D. H. Conan. after which
Bishop Morrison took the chair
and again called the Doth question
and some more preachers were
passed.
Rev. G. w. Callahan, of Ozark,
and Spencer Mountain charge,
Gastonia, who had been in the
tjnerant ministery for fifty years,
with much regret asked to be put
III the class of suferanuuated.
Mrs Frank Siler and Mrs. l..
W. Crawford, representing the
Woman's Homo and Foreign Mis-
sion work, made reports, and Prof.
@. Il. Trowbridge spoke Of the
work of the Brevard Industrial
Institute fer girls.
Just here ten young men were
received into full connection and
the Bishop proceeded to give them
some very wholesome advice.
Rev. R. L. Davies, q represent
atlve Of the Anti.Saloon League
addressed the Conference, and the
committee on temperance submit
ted q report and requested that it
be published in the local papers.
The Board of Managers for the
''Chlidren's Home" submitted the
following names as trustees: For
Two years, G. H. Detwiler, S. B.
Tanner, J. A. Glenn and George
l.. Hackney; for four years,
Frank Siler, N. R. Richardson,
George F, Ivsy and J. K. Norfeet !;
for six years, Harold Turner,
Chsrles Ireland, J. L. Nelson and
S. L, Rogers.
In the afternoon meetings vera
held by the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society and the Wo-
mans Home Mission Society
which we're we'll attended
At night q meeting was held in
the interest Of church extension
Rev. c. M, Campbell presided
and addresses were made by Rev
W. F. McMurrsy and Bishop At
kins.
Friday night a collection
amounting to $695 wac taken up
to assist in the erection of Lillian
Stewart Memorial Hall in Japan.
According to the report of the
treasurer of the Mission Board,
Rev. J. E. Gay, this Conference
gave to foreign and domestic mis-
sions $33 ,239,82, $1,000 more
than was contributed last year.
Sunday the 9th day of the Con-
ference was devoted more par
clculary to devotional exescises.
The Glove feast" was held at 8
O'Clock in the morning and Was
C onducted by Rev, J. W. Jones.
At II O'Clock Bishop Morrison
preached an able sermon direct.
ihg his remarks mostly to a class
of young ministers who were
afterwards ordained. They are
Travelling deacons, W. e. Aber-
Dathy, 4. E.. Barnhardt, O. I.
Hlnson, G. E Hypes, W. E..Jones,
NJ. NJ. Long, W. E, Poovey, and
D. P. Waters; LEGAL deacoos, D.
A. Binkley, R. l., Cliuton, l.. Fl.
Griffith, and J. W. Williams.
Ia the afternoon very impress
siye memorial services were held
IN honor OF the seven members of
the Conference who had died DUR
ing the past year. They were:
Rows. j. 0. Shelby, J. R. Brooks.
P. L. Groome, P. J. Carraway,
L, Rush, r. II. Parker, and J. +.