Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-10
METHODIST CONFERENCE
The Warfenton District Conference
Met Here This Week---Lai ge
Attendance---Good
Reports
MEETS NEXT AT WINDSOR

MEETS NEXT AT WINDSOR
With over one hundred dele
gates and visitors in attendance
the thirty-fourth annual session
of the Warrentcn District Con
ference Of the M. +. Church,
South, convened in Roanok,
Rapids last Tuesday afternoon a
four O'Clock.
This is the first time in Roa
nokc Rapids history that she
has been honored with tie pre-.
scnce of this conference, and il
is especially gratifying to note
that the attendance at this CON
ference was the largest iol
many years.
4 The first session was Gated tC
order Tuesday afternoon By the
Presiding Elder of the District,
Rev. II. II. Willis. The secretary
of the last Conference, Rev,
Rufus Bradley, not being present,
Rev X. H. Broom was requested
to act as temporary secretary,
until the arrival Of Mr.. Bradley,
when he was duly elected secre-
tary. The President made an
explanatory statement relative
to the appointment Of Commit
tees and read a list of the Com
mltteeS.
Rev. l.. 7. Singleton, Of the
Scotland Neck Church, preached
the opening sermon at eight
O'Clock Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday morning, the
reports of the various commit
tees were read and free discus
SionS entered into in regard to
the reports and the several mat
ters coVerde by them. The re-
ports Of committees covered the
financial condition Of the Church,
the work being done by the lay
men, Sunday Schools, Church
property, Missions and Church
Extension and various other
phases of the work being done
done by the Church in this Dis
trict The rendering and dis
cussion of these reports ran over
into the Thursday session, prac-
tically all of the business OF the
Conference being done through
Committees.
The reports showed a crafty
ine increase in church member
ship and those in regard to the
financial and physical affairs Of
the Church showed improve
'ment and were very encourag-
ing.
Among the many able sermons
delivered at the Conference were
those of the Rev. J. T.. Holden,
of the Ridgeway Circuit We'd
nesday morning, DR.. S. L. Mer-
Ger, of Carolina College, Thurs
day morning, DR.. l.. S, Massey,
editor of the Raleigh Christian
Advocate, Wednesday night, and
Rev. r. II. Broom, of Warren
ton, Thursday night. These
sermons were heard and ENJOY
ed not only by the delegates of
the conference but by large
numbers of the people of Roa-
noke Rapids.
The visitors at the Conference,
representing various institutions
of the Church, present were DR..
IS. B. Turrcntine, Pres, Green's
boro College for Women, Rev.
A. d. Wilcox, Agent Louisbure
/ College, Rev. S. f. Mercer, Pres.
! Carolina College, Rev. W. G.
Bates. Agent, American Bible
Society, Rev. l.. S. Massey, cdi-
tor of the Raleigh Christian Ad-
vocate, Rev. r. f. Taylor, pastor
of the Jenkins Memorial Church,
Raleigh, Rev. j. d. Johnston,
for eleven years a member of this
district, but now serving at
Selma.
This Conference elected dele
gates to the Annual Conference,
which meets at Washington this
year, as follows: DR.. D. B. Xol-
licolfcr, r. B. Boyd. W. V
Woodruff, j. c. Hardy, dele
gates and J. 7. Flythe and w. E.
Spivey were elected alternates,
Several places were placed ii
nomination for the next District
Conference, Windsor being Sc
lected.