The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-20
CONFERENCE WILL
MEET At kINS1ON
Seventy-sixth Session OF NORTH,
Carolina Methcdists Will Con-
vene on Tuesday.
lSpecinl to Tho Times.Disnntch-

Kingston. y. c.. November l9.-Dur-
ing the present week the North Caro-
lima annual Conference OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South. will
hoid Its scNenty-siXth session in KIN
ston. The Conference Historical So
ciety will meet on Tuesday evening".
at which time the annual address will
DC delivered and the officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
The conference will convene in the
First Methodist Church "Wednesday
morning. with Bishop tmbrey T. IIoss
presiding. bishop John {. KiIgo is
expected to be present also. as a
visitor. 1t is probable the conference
Will close with the morning session
on Monday of next week.
One OF the first items Of business
TO be transacted by the conference
VIII be the election OF Il secretary as
successor to Rev. ". /. Cunninggim.
who had filled this place with great
efficiency and faithfulness for nineteen
consecutive sessions OF the confer
enco. and who died few weeks ar
ter the annual session held in Eliz-
abeth City last year
kinston liz ono OF the Icndinr mas
toral vharSes in the Newbern District:
Rev r. +. Bumpass. -. D., is presidInr
elder of this district. and Rev. T. $
Love is pastor of tho Sinston church.
only once before has the conference
been held in Kinston---in 1896 This
town Will extend to the preachers ana
iaYmen who constitute the member
ship of the conference. and to a large
number of visitors. the large hearted
hospitality for which Eastern North
Carolina is we'll known.
Several of the correctional officers
or the church are expected to be pres
emf TO address tho conference ON the
SUBJECT OF the various interests Of
the church. which they represent
The North Carolina Conference ON
braces In its territory all OF that part
OF the state known as Eastern North
Carolina This conference is one Of
the oldest in the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. 1t was organized in
February. 1887. being set Off from tho
virginia conference; other territory
from the Virginia Conference wa.
added In 1850, and In 1870. North Caro-
ma territory which was then
includes In the South Carolina
this conference. IN 1890. North caro-
INA territory IN the Holston Con-
ference and in the Virginia Confer
enee except that beyond the Chowan
River, was transferred to the North
carolina Conference, and In that year
THIS conference was divided and the
western North Carolina Conference
was formed. so that now these two
conferences embrace all of the state Of
North Carolina. the little North Caro-
INA territory remaining in the V!r-
Einia Conference having been trans
ferred TO this conference In 1894.
inc hrst session of the North Caro-
una conference was held in Green's
ooro' In January. 1898. The first sta
.,stcs regarding the membership Of
inc churches embraced in the CON
ference, were published in 1870 and
at that ti:no The inan,bership included
1888 white people. and 1910 colorad
people. The figures published in 1910
SHOW the church membership to bs
7s,ls7 AN Increase OF 2.6l4 over the
membership The year before.
Last year the North Carolina Con-
ference contributed to the salaries
OF presiding elders. slI52s.3S; to
cbe- salaries .,e, Of preachers In
port OF bishops. s2,7e2.so 70
the fund for conference claimants. ST.
o293o; to foreign missions, sls.S77; 70
home and conference missions. sl4.-
2375f; 10 church extension. sIs7O.s7;
TO education. slo,a53.25; to the Meth
odist orphanage. sls.s79.31: to the
American Bible Society. s7s7.2o; TO
the superannuatc endowment fund.
several minor contributions not given
here, sts4.4ss.1s.
There arc 1sS pastoral charges IN
the conference, and the territory of
the conference is divided into nine
districts The number OF preachers in
the conference is about ia. and several
pastoral charges are supplied by local
preachers.
Only one presiding elder and nine
preachers in charge Will be required
to be appointed to other pastoral
charges than those they now serve
at this session of the conference. on
account OF the four years time limit"
hut number OF other changes will
he made In The appointments.
The Methodist Orphanagc which Is
located in Raleigh, and which is con-
Quoted under the supcrintcndcncy OF
Rev. John n. Cole u. d. is giving