Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-19
M. E. CONFERENCE
Adjourned at Goldsboro Mon
day. Next Year at VIII
son. Appointments for
Rockingham District.

The North Carolina Methodist
Conference adjourned Monday,
after a five days session at Colds
boro. Bishop Darlington presid-
ed.
The Epworth Leagues of the
Conference are pledged to raise
$3SO0O0 during the next five
years. The Board of Church
Extension raised $11, 456 the past
year; B. N. Duke has donated
$4,000 for extension in rural dis
tricts. twas recommended that
the church papers of the West
,ern and N. c. Conference be con-
solidated. The Publishing Boards
will confer to this end. The Tenn
perance committee denounced
lynching, and asked for better
enforcement of the law against
selling cigarettes to boys; the
committee also deplored the fact
that cigarettes we're given the
soldiers.
The Conference was in full &C
cord as to giving the women
equal church rights. The South
ern Conference in session in May
conferred laity rights upon wom-
en-, giving them the right to vote
and hold church Offices. But the
Bishops vetoed this. 1t was there
upon submitted by referendum
to the annual Conferences and
already two-thirds of them have
overruled the Bishop, and by so
doing have made the measure an
amendment to the church consti-
tut::o... The Western ssttcr.. C...iere44ol
three weeks ago passed it by vote
of 1913 to IL, and now the North
Carolina Conference has passed
it by l6O to 10.
There are four new presiding
elders-Revs. HIM. North, w. HI.
Willis, N. H. D. Wilson and ]. D
Bundy. The old ones who retire
are Revs. ]. T. Gibbs, ]. H. Hall
CT. Adams and c. L. Reed, all
of whom resume pastorates. MIR
Hall goes to Aberdeen, and Mr.
Gibbs to Warrenton.
Harry M. North becomes pre-
siding elder of the Rockingham
district, succeeding Mr.. Hall
Mr.. North is a brilliant speaker
and thinker, and the district is
fortunate in having such a mar
to succeed our own beloved Mr.
Hall. The district is also forum
ate in that Mr.. Hall remains with
in the district at Aberdeen.
Rev. G. F. Smith, for three
years pastor at Rockingham, i:
changed to Louisburg, and Rev
A. L. Ormond comes here in hi:
place. Mr.. Smith is held in higt
esteem not only by his congrega
ton but by the community a
large, and their best wishes g
with him and family to their new
field. That Mr.. Ormond will re
ceive a hearty welcome goe'
without saying.
Rev. F. NJ. Shamburger, a form
er pastor here, goes to Weldon
w. A. McCullen is Chaplain il
U. S. Army. ]. B. Hurley, J. E
Underwood and J. c. Wooten re
turn as presiding elders of tn
New Bern, Raleigh and Durham
districts. Rev. N. H. D. Wilson
becomes presiding elder Of tn
Washington district.
Rockingham District:
Presiding Elder--.-H. M. North
Aberdeen.---J. H. Hall
Bisc ,e----A. S. Parker
Ca adonia-,--G. M. Daniel
Elizateth--.-W B. Humble
Ellerbe-.--G. H. Biggs
Hamlet----J. H. Buffaloe
Z Laurel Hill---.G. T. Simmons
Laurinburg-- e. II. Davis
Lrmtarton r. G. Beaaaar
\ Lumbeiton circuit----R. A. Bruton.
Maxtcn-.--J. "A. Hornaday.
4 Montgomery---.N. L. Seaboldt.
Z Mt. Gilead----N. c. Yearly.
Mt. Gilcad circuit-.--W. F. Traywiclx
Rasford----B. p. Robinson
q Red Springs "A. J. Parker
Richmond B. F. Watson, supply
y ROberdel----E. [. Hill