The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-04
.METHOD|STS OPEN
STATE CONFERENCE.
Bishop Mccoy Conducts Service,
Following Which He Offers
the Sacrament.
SECRETARY CALLS ROLL
Elders Submit Committee Nomi-
nations, Which Arc Confirmed.
Visitors introduced.
SECRETARY CALLS RoL
by MAMIE BAYS.


Oxford. N. c.. December The
North Carolina Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
convened this morning at o:3o o'clock
in tho Methodist Church of Oxford. with
Bishop James H. Mccoy. OF Birming-
ham. Ala. in tho chair. Bishop Mccoy
conducted the devotional service with
which tho conference session opened.
and Immediately following that ser
vice he conducted the sacrament OF tho
Lords Supper. 1t Is custom OF long
standing in this conference for the
sacrament to be given during the omen
ing session. Bishop Mccoy waa as
sisted BY several members Of tho con
ference in the distribution OF the Gle
ments during the sacramcntaI service.
Tho conference was called to order
at the CLOSE Of this service, and Rev
*. II. Wills. secretary OF the last sos
sion or tho conference. called the roll
or the conference. and lis clerical dele
gates answered to their names r. IL.
Willis was reelected secretary of tho
conference; J. l.. SunningEim was elect
ed assistant secretary: q. r. Simmons.
recording secretary: w. w. PecIe. sta
tistical secretary. and seven assistant
Statistcal secretaries were elected
also.
Communication Noted.
The hours for meeting and adjourn
mcnt OF the conference and tho bar or
the conference were fixed, upon motion
OF Rcv. ~. l.. Tycr. pastor OF the church
IN winch the conference IL being held
several communications on tho gen
eral interest of the church and from
ten of the educational Institutions Of
the conference were received and were
referred TO the proper boards and com
mittccs.
The presiding elders submitted the
nominations OF the standing commit
tees OF the conference, and thcse were
confirmed by the conference.
Bishop Mccoy called minute oueation
twenty-two. Are all tho preacher,
blameless In their life and Official adj
ministration?' Answering this oues-
ton the characters or the nine pre-.
siding elders of tho conference wer.
passed. and they submitted their re-
ports showing much progress had been
made In the conference In material
and spiritual way during tho past year
Continuing the call of the twenty
second question tho characters OF tho
Three preachers sustaining the SUPER
nunerary relation and the nine preach.
ers sustaining the superannuate re-
lation TO the conference were passed
and those present spoke 10 the confer
cncc. There names were then referred
to the committee on conference rcla,
lions for The same relation they now
sustain.
Mr.. Pyier Wnnts Good. Cheap Hooks.
NJ. T. Pylcr presented resolution
regarding the organization or reading
circles for the purpose OF placing good
literature within reach of the masses
of the members OF the church at Il
moderate cost. This resolution was re-
ferred to special committee.
the conference. among them being j. s
Hunter and g. ID. Stevens. represent
ing the branch publishing house OF tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
located at Richmond.
Rev. Samuel *. Phillips. pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church AT oxford, OK.
tended n welcome to the conference
upon behalf OF the several denornina-
tons of the town and 10 this address
Bishop Mccoy delivered the response or
the conference.
Address I'm Hehnlf of Endowment Fund.
Rev John K. stewart, ID. d, repre-
scnting the Superannuatc endowment
fund OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. addressed the confer
cncc in behalf OF that interest. ana
Rev Gross Alexander. ID. D.. book cdi-
tor Of the church and editor OF the
Methodist Review, presented the in
tercst Of the Review and urged an
increased circulation OF the same.
Rev j. l.. Cunningham, supcrin-
tendent Of the department OF minister
ial supply and training OF the church.
pronounced the bencdiction with which
the conference adjourned.
This afternoon the twentieth ami
vcrsary of the conference historical So
ciety was held. and Rev. Marvin Gull
brcth read the annual address, which
was written by Mrs. Epic Smith Plyles.
OF Elizabeth City. The subject was
Three Notable Women OF North Caro-
lima Methodism."
The officers or the historical society
were then elected for the coming year
The anniversary OF the conference
SUNDAY school board was held this
evening. Rev. T.. II. Chapel, D. D.,
OF Nashville. Tenn, Sunday school edi-
tor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. delivered the address
y large number of members of the
conference who were not present this
morning. arrived this afternoon.