Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-10-19
NJ P STATE CONFERENCE
MEETS HERE THIS FALL.

the next annual session of the
<,rtn Carolina Methodist Protest
49,, Conference will be held in this
.s., houinning November the 22nd
and continuing through several
l.t-. This is one OF the most i'm
,.-t1nt religious bodies in the State,
.,.I ,hc coming to our city OF the
E.r.ra number Of consecrated minis
frr- aud Iaymen who compose it will
,r,u much in what they contribute
T., ian spiritual thought and interest
.ftlnrOmmunity.
Tu- conference consists OF 23O
n.yr.ip+. valued at S2S3,9 ,912, with
.,u.uuO members. There are 60
minister's and 33 preachers, unor-
Garnad men, in and under the direc-
t-uH OF this annual conference.
THE plan of the organization is as
follows. Every PASTORAL charge
sends uHc delegate who represents
n.- .uurrh or group of churches, he
h.. Dn an equality in authority
anh he ministers. The delegates
... ministers constitute the MEM
I.r.air of the conference.
TIL. body is called to order by the
rt.rue president, anal preliminary
H.-5nr~- is transacted. Then pres
pn.f j. elected out OF the ministerial
membership, who presides at the
conference and remains the official
lrad Of the Church until the next
session. Whcn he is either reelected
uI .4rrccdnd by someone else chosen
fur that purpose. But no minister
rau lr elected for more than five
-"nurige times.
1ur conference appoints the pas
tors after the following manner. A
committee known as the statiOning
committee is elected to make the
annriItlupnts. This is composed OF
o,r minister and one layman. These
two consult with the delegates and
minister's. aud try to give to each
charge the minister it wants and to
a--l.u each minister to the charge
hr can best work in. While of course
This is not always done, still it more
often succeeds than fails. This is a
cumbuution of the congregational
cuI and the conference appOintive
system. No pastor is appointed Tor
usur. than one year at a time, but
NAV ha rcappoiuted IN indefinite
uuubr of years. There is therefore
mo- time limit in the Methodist Prot
c~taut pIstOrate.
Rev. ". f.. Swain, Of AshebOrO, is
rh. present president, and Mr.. $. W.
1ayirr OF Littleton, is secretary.
The president travels the State and
looks after the welfare of the church
eS. hut the sccretary's duties are
such as to require his time and at
tutiou only during the sessions of
the conference.
The number Of converts in this
conferences In 1910 in the services
held in the various churches was
1850. and the number Of accessions
to Ih" membership of the Church was
I,I~3. The total amount of money
contributed to all interests OF the
Church was something over So, 900.
The official organ of this confer
rr-. ,,.c .etnusli>u Protestant
Herald, and the publishing house IL
located in Greensboro. The orphan
a%r is at Denton. There are two
schools owned 10y this conference.
Ou. Is ladllin College, and the other
Is mt Denton. The theological semi
nary Is at Westminster, Md.
There VIII he quite II number OF
visitors in attendance upon this ses-
sion of the conference, which it will
be- the privilege of the good people OF
Henderson, irrespective of denOmi-
national lines, to entertain. The
missionary and educational secrc-
tarIes, the president of the General
Conference, the editor OF the Sunday
school literature. and members of
the Board Of Foreign Missions will
be- hrrr during the conference.
There are ten Methodist Protest
ant churches in Vance county, with
thrr" pastors. These are Rev. II. NJ.
Andrews, who is now concluding his
third wear as pastor of the Hender
son church, and Rev. n. c. Bethea
and E"y L. &. Stubbins.
Hr~ Wcld-.John, what do you
think of a man who smokes cigar
ottrS In room where ladies are?
\ir NcdI-I think he needs n wife