The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-22
OEPlORESLACkOf
FAMILY WORSHIP
Presiding Elder Calls Situation
to Attention of Con-
ference.
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High POINT, y. c.. November 2l.-The
second days session Of the Western
North Carolina Conference Of the Meth
odtst Episcopal Church. South. wit
messed the transaction OF several I'M
portant items Of business. The session
began with the devotional hour. con-
Quoted by Bishop Collins Denny. Early
in the session the call of the twenty
second question was resumed. and the
names of the remaining Ave presiding
elders not called On "Wednesday were
called Their characters were passed
and they submitted their reports Ihe
youngest Of the presiding elders Is
r 7. Durham Of the Winston District.
who has Just closed his hrst year IN
the presiding e,dership. When making
his report, he spoke of having taken
a census in one of the quarterly con-
ferences OF hts district with references
to the Observance Of family worship
and that the hand Of only one OF the
official members was raised to SIGNIFY
that family prayer was . DAILY oo-
servance Of the home. He SAID tnat
he made similar inquiry regarding the
daily reading of the Bible. and that ao'
one hand gave answer to that Ques-
ton. ana only one Of the officials pres
ant stated that he read the Bible regu-
larly on Sunday. NJ. Durham stated
that 50 long as conditions like these
exist among the officials OF the laity
of the church, 1t cannot be expected
that Young men will enter the min
istrv from the homes which they rep
resent. He deplored also the fact OF
the small number Of people on 'he
country charges who attend the quar-
terly meeting occasions OF the chuFcn
Bishop Denny, from time to time.
to-day emphasized the importance OF
the increase of the missionary spiri<
in the entire territory OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. He caiie'
attention to the fact that during the
past twenty five years this church mas
increased its assessment Tor ioreiSh
missions only cents per MEMBER
from IL to As cents per member. whe1e-
"a the Southern Presbyterian Cnufch'
an the same length Of time. has IN
creased Its assessment for foreign mis-
SONS from IS cents to $40 per mem
Der.
He called attention also to the iac'
that the Methodist Episcopal Choich'
South, now has a mem oership OF i.sA''
s0e. and the assessment Tor 1orsisn
missions on the church this year Is only
$4,000
Bishop Denny said that several years
ago In the conference Of which he was
a member, the Baltimore Conference
he made the statement that he believed
III church ought to do as much Tor the
cause of foreign missions as Tor tne
work of the church at home. ana tnat
when he made the statement some OF
the members of the conference thought
his mind had become unbalanced he
said he still held the same opinion
REGARDING the duty Of the church 70
foreign missions. He said in concluding
his remarks on this subject that ne
hoped the Presbyter.ans. with what
ever they have in their creed to wnlch
Nethodss,s object. will continue to IN
cite Southern Merhodism to larger
things in foreign missions. and hasten
the time when they will cease to come
tagging behind and out OF breath IN
der the burden of contributing Is cents
per member each year to this cause
The committee Of investigation IN
TIE case of G. E. Eayes submitted a
report, declaring q trial necessary IN
this case Bishop Denny appointed
thirteen members OF the conference 10
constitute the committee OF trial. ana
one member to represent the church
and another to represent the one
against whom the complaint has been
made.
TIL. characters Of the preachers sus-
..,. 81. s,,eynuuaerary and those
sustaining the superannuate reia'o"
were passed.
Seven applicants for admission were
admitted on trial in the conference.
This afternoon a meeting in the inter
es. Of the women's Missionary Society
was held. and this evening the con1er-
ence board OF education held its an
niversary meeting.