The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-14
IS NOT IN FAVOR
OF EvANGEL|STS
Committee Recommends That
Pastors Conduct Their Own
Protracted Meetings.
APPOINTMENTS BY BISHOP
Important Discussions During
Closing Day OF Western
n. G. Conference.
APPOINTMENTS BY BISHOP
Especial 10 The rimes-pispatcn

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Statesville. \. G, November l5.-It
was reserved for tho closing day Of
the Western North Carolina Confer
cnce for II discussion of import to take
place on the floor. The first discus
sion took place when the board of
education submitted report No. 9. in
which the recommendation was made
that the assessment or the conference
lar the causa OF education be increas-
cd BY the amount of $500 over the as
sessment Of last year. An amendment
was offered recommending that the
Item regarding the Increased assess
inent be stricken out Of the report,
but the amendment was lost and the
report was adopted as "a whole The
report OF the committee on the spiri-
tual state of the church recommended
that pastors conduct all protracted
meeting in their churches themselves
instead of securing the services OF
evangelists except In special cases
The report recommended also that o
committee on conference evangelism
be appointed.
c. II. Neal urged among other things
that the church needs to watch close
~ lest the emphasis being laid on ma
tcriai things because "a danger will OBJ
struct her spiritual growth ana de-
velopment. c. ". Byrd and j. S Mar
tin, the latter a laymun, spoke 10 the
report also. and laid special empha-
Sis upon tho Importance OF pastors
recognizing the duty OF making the
regular preaching services of the
church cvangelistic.
Dr.. Byrd spoke especially OF the i'm
nortance OF winning the children OF
the Sunday school for tho church.
showing that e5 per cent of the re-
cruits for the church came from the
Sunday school. II. X. Boyer urged the
greatest care upon the church to keep
them who arc already i'll the church
spiritually minded.
The other cause of discussion centred
In one item of the report on temper
ancc. That item recommended that
the members of the conference with
draw support from daily papers which
publish whiskey advertisements
W. 5. Hales and others presented an
amendment to the item of the report
under discussion to the effect that the
conference respectfully request the
management of all daily papers carry
Ing whiskey advertisements TO discon-
tinue the san at the expiration Of
their present contracts. The amend
ment carried and the report as a whole
was adopted
The report of the board of missions
was adopted at the afternoon session,
after which Bishop Hoss read the ap-
pointments.
The appointments were as follows:
AsheytIle District-D. Atkins pre-
siding elder Asheville; Bethel, II. H.
Robins: Asheville Central. C. NJ Byrd;
Asheville. Haywood Street, w. y. New
ell; North Asheville. ". T. Poovey:
Bald Creek, Hendole. w. Il. Edwards;
Biltmore and Mt. Pleasant, J. J. Bar
ker: Black Mountain Station. ". G.
Malone; huntsville Station. J. O. Err
win: Fariss, J. y. Troy; Flat Rock and
Tuxedo, w. +. Shelton; Hendersonvillc
Station. a. L. Stanford; Hendersonville
Circuit. a. ]. Latham: Hot Springs, to
be supplied; Marshall, L. B. StobIer:
Marshall. l. II. Griffith; Miceville, o
NJ. Harris: Swananoa Circuit. r.. +.
Hunnycutt; Tryon and saluda, z. y.
Smithdeal; Weaverville Station, +. A.
Hawley; weaverviile Circuit. ]. a.
Warren; miesioaal TO Cuba, r. ].
Porter.
Charlotte District-J. R. Scroggs. P.
E.. Ansonville circuit, ". +. Sanford
Charlotte, Belmont Park. l. A. Falls
Charlotte. Brevard Street, w. o.
Goode: Charlotte. Calvary, w. P. Nc
Ghee: Charlotte. Chadwick and Sewers.
Vile, y. S. Ogburn: Derita, p. l. Ter.
rell: Dilworth. w. C. Jones; Duncan
lotte, J. A. j. Farrington; Trinity; T.
f. Mari; Tryon Street. G. T. Rowe,
Lilesville. J. w. Ingle and j. H. Brad
ley: Mathews. L p. Boyle; Monroe Sta
ton, ]. j. Weaver; North Monroe, VI
T. steele; Morven. ]. L. wooslcy. Mt.
Zion. C. A. Wood Plneville. ". l.
Sheriff.; Polkton. c. C. Brinkman.
Prospect. S E. Richardson; Unionvillc.
c. II Allison; Wadesboro, @. D. Her.
man; Waxhaw. c. r. Sheriff. We'd
dington. Seymour Taylor. principal
Piedmont Industrial School: mis-
sionaries to Japan, S. A. Stewart. ]. a.
Ballew.
Franklin District-J. L. Gay, P. e.
Andrews, j. w. Long; Bryson and
Whittier. ]. W. Williams: Dillsboro
and sylvia, w. o. Davis; Franklin
NJ. II. futile; Glenville. a. p. Foster;
Hayesville. ]. a. Mari; Macon. j. l.
league: Murphy Circuit, w. l. Hughes;
Murphy Station, Il. Paris; Judson. IT.
c. Scroggs; Webster, ID. r. Profitt;
District Evangelist, C. II. Neal.
Greensboro District-W. r. ware. y.
L. Asheboro station. s. T. Barber;
Asheboro Circuit. r. A. Taylor; Cole
ridge. Il. L. Melton; Denton. ]. a
Holmes. supply; East Greensboro. Z.
w. Fox; Greensboro Centenary. r. ID.
Sheriff.; Greensboro Spring Garden.
w. f. Alternately; greensboro. Walnut
street Street and Carraway Memorial,
c. II. Christopher; Greensboro, West
Market Street, Il. X. McLarty; West
Greensboro, w. l.. Dawson: High
Point, South Main. G.. l.. Eavcs; High
Point. Washington Street. j. II. Barn
hart; Liberty. j. +. McNeer, supply;
Pleasant Garden, J. A. Sharp: Ram
seur and Franklinville, 3. Margeson;
Randolph. A. S. Raper; Reidsville, w.
Il. Womble; Ruff1n. B. A. York. U. w.
Harrie, ]. T. Slower: Wentworth, A.