The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-10
RY c.. w. HUNT

BY C. w. HUNT
Novhern N c., Dec. 7.-The 1ourth
davis session of the Methodist confer
anca convened at $3.50 with Blsnop
Galloway in the chair. Religious SER
vice was led by DIR. Nash. The pro-
ceedings of yesterday were reao anu
approyed. H M. Eure was gfanteo
| leave of absence.
The work of reporting was then TAX
on I'D. and one board after announcer
reported till the whole number were
in and the business Of the work OF the
session in a manner closed.
The orphanage board reported, mani
ing J. N. cole as superintendent, ana
| J N. Cole, E. J. Parish, w. 1. Boyo'
B. B. Adams, @. X Nimocks, 8 {.
Vann, J. S. Wynne, r. ". Price and }.
| G. Brown trustees for three years from
1908.
Dr Potter of the American Bible So
ciety, addressed the conference IN the
Interest of Bible work.
I Judge Neal read report OF the coul-
mittee on temperance which recon-
Emepded the fighting Of the liquor trat-
lie, till it was out of the state. lnls
vas not strong enough for Rev. ID. II.
ITuttle and others and after consider
liable debate, the words "and 1or state
)prohibition' were added.
What caused the debate was the un-
lcertain wording allying the conference
with all things protesting to be for pro-
lhlbition.
| The report Of the committee ol
books and periodicals, recommended
the election of T N Ivey as editor again
land the further strengthening of the
Advocate.
Drs cole and Kilgo spoke of DR.
IIvey's work on the Advocate.
. Question forty-fve was called Where
: shall the next conference be held!
Trinity church, Durham, was thu
unanimous choice of the body.
Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson spoke t
the conference on the work of th'
, Greensboro Female College.
l The Sunday school board wante'
man appointed as organizer for tn
board.
Bishop Galloway said that he ha
great respect for the wishes or IN
board, but that his first duty was I
+ pastorate and this work was a part @
i the pastor and the presiding elder
/, work. 1t was left to the bishop, ther
d being no other way, and he said ina
S the Methodist church paid more 10
r supervision than any two other demon
g nations.
e The afternoon session opened at
e clock with DR.. ]. c Kilgo in I'd
chair, religious service being led b
n NJ D. Giles.
~ Most of the time was given to II
- reports Of the boards and introductlo
of resolutions.
II Mt. T. PIyler offered resolution r
10 GREETING that the motto, In God "
Trust had been removed from Il
le gold ten dollar coin, and memoria
id izing congress to enact law to resto
it.
oy After much discussion and a sHg
ai change it was adopted with three di
- senting votes.
0u The proceedings of the evening Sc
sion were read and all work closed
,at except the reading of the appoiI
id ments which will most likely ia
We place Sunday night. All churches op
ID will be filled tomorrow by Method
ad ministers.
ng AT 7:3O D. N. DR.. E. F. Cook OF NJ
ms vile, spoke on missions.
yht CONFERENCE HISTORY.
This body is the old original Met
nee dist conference OF the state, it hav
eH given Off the western North Carol
ady - 1000 o. a. tbat +
it's membership was reduced by nes
forty Thousand. Since then 1t
ish climed from $4,000 to 1900. The
on. time the body met with these good !
Iad pie, in 1900, Bishop a. c. Morri
who was at the western confer'
two weeks ago, presided.