The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21
CONFERENCE ADDS
. ONE new DISTRICT
Appointments Will Be An
nounced at Session
To-Day.

Winston Salem, N, c., November 20.-
The appointments of the preachers
in the Western North Carolina Confer
ence are completed, and are ready to
be announced when the remainder OF
the conference business has been
transacted All the business that re.
mains unfinished is the reports of sew
eral boards and committees and
the answering of the statistical minute
questions The appointments are al
ways subject to change by the bishop II
Is not probable that many changes
in those of their conference will be n
made between now and the hour of I
adjournment.
Church, South. now requires that a
bishop make no appointment without
the knowledge of the presiding elders,
who. constitute his cabinet. Bishop
the session yesterday that he saw no |
reason why the appointments should |
not be read at the close of the morn
ing session on Monday, and certainly |
This conference now includes twelve
districts instead of eleven, the North
Wilkesboro district having finally been
approved by Bishop Hendrix and the
from a part of the Mt. Airy district
and from the board of missions 1t will
receive an appropriation of $500. to be
applied to the salary of the presiding
elder.
As a result of the formation of this dis
trict changes will be necessary In the APP
po!ntmcnts now constituting the Salisbury
and Winston-Salem districts, and some OF
these the former Will be placed on the
latter district.
During the session yesterday the call of tho
twentieth question was completed, and the
characters OF all the preachers were pass.
| ed. and they submitted their replies.
| The presiding elders all reported an ad
vance In the interests OF the church. al.
though on account Of different causes the
| financial claims OF some of the districts
| were not fully met. Successful meetings
/ were reported every district, with large
additions to the membership of the church.
/ statesviiic1 and Hendersonville were nomi-
mated as the place for holding ne confer
ence next year. Both places were ably rep-
resented. and the contest in the choice was
the closest in the history of the conferences.
| Two votes were necessary before satisfac-
tory decision was reached, and 1t was found
that statesvllle had won by three votes, the
vote standing 90 for statesvllle. 90 for Hen
Jacksonville
ject of The Broken Friendship of Paul and
Barnabas." and when emphasizing the
truths that men can differ widely In opln-
lon and yet both be sincere, the bishop
lists when you pray and Arminian when you
preach and the same IS true of Presbyterian
preachers. There is not one of them who Is
. not an Arminian when he breaches and not
a Methodist who Is not a Calvlnist when he
prays."
!, Tho conference heard the addresses from
Rev z. II. Rawlings, D. D., and one on the
anniversary OF the board of missions in the
5 evening.
i The conference gave to foreign missions
1 this year :ie,a2.io and TO domestic mis-
sions, sl2.iis.ss
churches in this city to-day heard sermon:
which were preached by members OF th'
j Western North Carolina Conference Cen
e tenary Church. where the conference !
I being held was crowded at the four ser
i vices held there. The first of these service
: was the conference love feast. which begal
! at $50 this morning. Rev. j. w. Wheoicf
of Charlotte, one of the oldest members o
the conference. having been minister 70
j , ffty-hve years. and Rev. r. NJ. Hoyle. pre-
! siding elder of the Morsanton District, con
I Quoted this service. Bishop Eugene r. Hen
$ dirk preached at II o'clock. the theme o
his sermon being The Satisfied Christ.
Since the session of the conference hel
. a year ago in Hickory four preachers WI
9 were members OF this conference have died
+, Rev j. n. Higgins, Rev. r. G. Barres,
/; Rev H. +. Chreltzbers and Rev. t. h
Smiley. This afternoon the conferenc
: united in a memorial service, and trlbute
= were paid to the members who had died
;, slons. 80
y preachers and one local preacher as oea
!. cons at the close of his sermon this morn
: ing This evening. in Burkhold Church. as
: sisted by several other ministers, he or
: dained the same number OF travelling ant
: local preachers as elders.
: A number OF reports arc yet to be read
h and the intimatlon has reached the con
s. ference that the board of missions VIII rec
: ommend that the assessment for foreigi
and domestic missions. which amounted Z
g $4,000 last year, be increased by Slooeo.
70 this be true, 1t will most likely provok
s. discussion which may be both anlmate'
10 and prolonged. The report of the poaf'
IA Of education Is also looked for with spe
II cial interest, on account of the fact ina
~ an increase in the assessment is also eS
Is nected TO be recommended.
t The conference seems moro satisfied owe
= nothing that has been done at this sesslo
than the providing OF a more definite mean
!, OF support for the children's home IN IN
= assessment which will be placed on IN
TT conference amounting to 10 per cent.
30 tha salaries OF the pastors. with nth sur
.e day collections from the sunday schoo
IS additional.
i. Rev. 7. F. Mari. D. d. has been electe
n n succeed Rev. G. II. Detwiler D. D.,
v chairman OF the board of trustees OF u
is home and Rev. II. K. Boyer has been electe
I'd n member of the board in the place
DR.. Detw!ler.