Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-11-25
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STATE WIDE LAW FOR
SABBATH OBSERVANCE
Methodists Will Memorabilia
Next General Assembly
M SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS
NEWSPAPERS
Many Reports Read at Yesterday
Mornings SessiOn-AppOints An
nOunced by the Bishop and
Conference AdjOurns.

Methodist conference adjourned this
morning at II o'clock, following the
reading of the appointments.
Rev. F. M. Shamburger conducted
the opening devotional exercises at the
last session of the conference today
while awaiting the arrival of the bis
hop and his cabinet of presiding cid
ers from their last cabinet meeting.
Rev. R. C. Craven read the report on
conference relation. The report OF the
Epworth league board was read by
Rev. w. H. Brown. Twenty-seven new
leagues have been organized in the
conference this year.
The conference has raised for mis-
sions and all matters $4,000. Ten In
stitutes have been held during the
year. The general observance of an
niversary day, the second Sunday in
May, was urged, the offering on that
occasion to be used to build up new
leagues.
The reports of the committees on
church property and the American
Bible society were read and adopted.
Rev. G. L. Deal read the report on
Sabbath observance, protesting against
the common dissertation of the Sab
bath day, especially the patronage OF
soda fountains, cigar stands, unday
trains and excursions, and Sunday
newspapers. h report went on:
"'We recommend that the general as
sembly of North Carolina be hereby
m-emorialized to enact a statewide law
for the better observance of the Sab
bath, and that a committee be appoint
ed to present this memorial with a
proper bill within the limits of the
constitution during the next session
of the legislature"
The report of the ~orphanage was
read and adopted.
R. L. Flowers read the report of the
committee on conference headquart-
ers at Lake ~Junaluska. The report of
the committee was adopted and the
committee was continued.
Rev. J. D. Bundy read the report
of the board of missions. The board
recommended that on Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 5 n 6, 1915, at
Smithfeld, a midyear joint meeting of
the board and presiding elders be
held, to which the district lay leaders
are invited. The board recommended
that a county church conference be
held at Trinity college, and H. M.
North, J. M. Ormond and w. P. Few
be appointed a committee to name the
date and arrange for said conference.
The amount assessed for foreign
missions for 1914, $4,000; paid ST.
952; specials, So, sos; for home con-
ference missions, $20,700; paid, $19,-
1913: special, $12O. For the ensuing
year, 1915, the assessment for foreign
missions, $19,45O. The assessment for
conference missions is $15,500. Added
to this is an assessment of 1924 for
home missions made by the general
board, making a total of $21,724 fol
conference and home missions.
The conference adopted a resolution
stating that the appointment Of Prof
J. L. Cunningham to a professorship in
Vanderbilt university be lot construed
as a recommendation of that univers.
ity.
Conference moved to hold the meet
ing Of the annual historical society
Tuesday evening and the annual ser
mon at IL O'Clock on Wednesday,. Rev
r. C. Beaman was appointed to preacl
the annual sermon next year, Rev. E
II Davis hnino tho alternate
The report of the board Of churcl
extension was read. The bishop ap
pointed as the committee to presen
memorial to legislature for more stric
Sabbath laws the presiding elder o
the Raleigh district, the pastor o
Edenton Street church and Hon. L. S
Smith.
A resolution thanking the people o
Washington for their openrhearted
hospitality was unanimously adopted
The statistical secretary made the fol
lowing report: Number of 1oca
preachers and members, 1924; in
fants baptized, $40; adults baptized
1924; Epworth Leagues, LIS; Epwort
league members, 4,467; Sunday school
693: Sunday school members, 67,497
collected for foreign missions, $21,45S
home and conference missions. $40
271; church extension, 8, 929; educs
ton, $11,281; presiding elders, $28
901; preachers in charge, $192,194
bishops, $3,186; societies, 754; house
of worship, 741;. additions on profe:
sion of faith during the year 4,25e
collected for all purposes, $685. 97.
There were so few changes through
put the conference domain that it
needless to publish the list. The al
pointment in this the New Bern dii
trict stand as follows: y
Presiding Elder. E. Underwoo
Atlantic. B. Pyatt, supply.
Beaufort-A. S. Barnes.
Craven Circuit-R. E. Pittman.
Carteret Circuit-W. B. Humble.
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