Henderson gold leaf., 1911-11-30
THE NORTH CAROLINA
N. E. CONFERENCE.
Seventy-Sixth Annual Session
Held at kinston the Past Week
-Proceedings of the Session.

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Held at kinston the Past Week
-Proceedings of the Session.
The seventy-sixth annual ses-
sion of the North Carolina Con-
ference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, convened
with Queen Street church at
Kinston on Wednesday morning
of last week with Bishop. .Hoss
presiding. The attendance Of
preachers and laymen was very
large for the opening session.
The sacrement Of the Lords
Supper was administered by
Bishop Hoss at the beginning Of
the conference in accordance
with a long established custom.
The conference roll was called
by Rev. n. II. D. Wilson, assis-
tant secretary of the last con-
ference. r. H. Willis was unan-
imously elected secretary of the
conference. Several prominent
visitors were introduced. Stand
ing committees were then an
nounced. The character of the
nine presiding elders was then
passed and they made their re-
ports, these showing highly
satisfactory progress along all
lines of the work of the Church.
Rev. J. D. Hammond delivered
an address to the conference in
the interest of Paine College
that was interesting and instruc-
tive. He pleaded especially for
Southern people to recognize
their duty to the negro, they
being more capable of solving
the negro problem than people
from any other section of the
country. He spoke also of the
improvements to be made at
Paine College, the adding of a
missionary training school to the
industrial and literary courses
now taught. The conference
contributed $124 in cash to this
school, this being the largest
amount any conference has SO
far contributed. The time of
the morning session was extend
!! ed to allow DR.. Hammond to
|rspeak.
On Thursday morning, after a
number of visitors had been in
troduced to the conference, the
characters of the preachers in
the Fayetteville, New Bern,
Warrenton, Washington, Rock
ingham and Wilmington districts
were passed and their reports
submitted. Few infant bap-
ftisms were reported, and Bishop
Hoss urged upon the preachers
| to see that the children in their
pastoral charges were baptized.
/ Rev. A. J. Lamar, D. D., spoke
to the conference again on the
publishinginterestsoft of the Church.
Rev. L. S. Massey was Elected q
trustee of the Methodist Orphan
age in place of I. n. Ivey, the
| latter having moved to Tennes-
see. n. H. D. Wilson was elect
ed q trustee of Trinity College in
place of w. L. Cunniggim, de-
ceased.
The hour of 11:30 having ar.
rived. the other business of the
conference was suspended in or
der that the conference memoir.
al services might be observed,
that being the order of the day
for that hour. During the past
year four preachers have died,
and their memoirs were read ir
the following order: Rev. R. H
Broom read the memoir of Rev
J. E. Bristowe; Rev. R. c. Bea
man read the memoir Of Rev
NJ. M. Mcfarland; Rev. J. n
Cole read the memoir of Rev. w
L. Cunniggim; Rev. (. Nc
! Whorter read the memoir o.
Rev. J. C. Reynolds. After ths
memoirs were read and adopted
verbal tributes to the life an(
worth of the deceased were paiC
! by several Of the conference.
After this service conferenc,
resumed regular business. On
motion, the name of y. NJ. Nc
/ Farland was referred to the com
mittee on Conference Relation
! for the supernumerary relation
On motion, @. B. Webster wa
granted All honorable location, a
his own request. Bishop Hos
urged the preachers not to rele
gate to the laity all of the finan
cial work Of the Church, saying
it is a good thing for preacher
: to look after a part of this them
selves.
, There is nothing that can b
reported during the session 0
the annual conference that cal
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