The Robesonian., 1918-12-16
LAITY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.

\. c. Methodist Conference Votes to
Give Laity Rights to Women-Also
Votes to Change Apostles Greed to
Read "Christ's Holy Church
er Conference Notes.
The North Carolina Methodist con-
ference, which adjouned it's 82nd annu-
al session today at Goldsboro with the
reading of the appointments, voted |
Saturday by overwhelming majorities |
in favor of granting full laity rights
to women and changing the word |
Catholic" in the Apostles Creed to /
read "Christ's Holy Church" These
two constitutional questions were
passed down to the annual conferences
by the last general conference.
The conference passed resolution
commencing President Wilson for the
part he took in the world war, and for
going to France to take part in the
peace conference, and pledging the
support and prayers of the conference
to the President.
The report of the board of publica-
ton, read by Editor L. S. Massey,
showed that the stock of the Raleigh
Christian Advocate had been taken
over by the conference and about S5,-
900 raised with which to purchase
and pay for the stock. Quite heavy
loss of subscribers resulted from the
postal regulations forbidding subscrib-
ers to be carried beyond the time Of
paid-up subscription.
DR.. H. A. BoaZ, secretary of church
extension, reported that little more
than S500,000 was raised during the
past quadrennium, and that within the
past months more than 100000 has
boar donated to tho loan fund
Rev. w. H. and R. w. Townsend
and J. o. Guthrie were continued in
the supernumrary relation.
Whe nthe goth question, "Who are
superannuated %, was called, the bish-
op called the conference to prayer for
DR.. A. D. Belts, the oldest member
of the conference, the bishop himself
leading in an earnest and touching
prayer. His name with the following
was referred to the committee on con
ference relations for the superannuat'
relations: T. ]. Browning, J. D. Lang
ston, T. P. Bonner, w. A. Forbes, W
A. Smith, P. Greening. O. c. Brothers
T. J. Bailey, c. ". Smith, w. D. Giles
D. P. Parker, B. G. Alfred, H. E. Trlpl
J. H. Louder, J. A. Lee and j. M. Ben
son.
The presiding eldfrs reported ;
HullDcl VI lie" 4iOCoSo VI WA SAAA
erected or finished during the yeal
salaries of pastors raised and grea
many overpaid
Committee appointments include
the following of Robson county: Rev
A. J. Parker, Red Springs, on men
oirs; on boards to serve for the mex
A years: board of education, A. .
McKinnon, Maxton; Christian itera
ture, Rev. DR.. R. C. Beaman, Lun
berton.
To Raise S1,5oO,oc0 Fund.
The conference voted to assume tt
sum of 81 100000 as it's share of II
great centenary fund of S35 ,OOO,Ol
for missions by the Southern Metht
dist church.
Nine new ministers were admltte
on trial, as follows: Dwight A. Pc
ty, Wilbur G. Mcfarland, Leon
Larkin, Joel w. Dimmette, Edgar
Hall, Neill B. Johnston, James Ca
Davis Stroud, Oscar P. Fitzgerald.
A paper requesting State censo
ship of moving pictures, introduced
Rev. M. r. Plyler, was adopted.
The conference endorsed the prop
sition looking to the erection OF
Peace building at Emory unlversl
to commemorate the ending OF t
world war, which building is to be US
by the teachers college of that ms
tuition to especially prepare teach<
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