The Monroe journal., 1922-10-20
Payment Missionary Pledges
Is Considered By Methodisis

HIM.
Two Preachers Transferred
Bishop Denny announced that Revs.
Z. X. kreel and c. A. Johnston had
been transferred to the North Caro-
lima conference, and Rev. E. L. Kirk
10 the Southwest Missouri conference.
The report of the Methodist board
of publication, which publishes the
North Carolina Christian Advocate,
was presented to the conference and
referred to the board of christian lit
erature. This report ind Gates that
the church organ has had very sue
! cessful year and recommends that
Rev. A. W. Plyler be appointed editor
to succeed himself.
a special event that is looked for
ward to with a great deal of pleasure
at each succeeding annual conference
is the Trinity college alumni dinner,
at which time members of the faculty,
old students and friends of that
Methodist institution get together,
eat, sing old college songs, listen to
speeches and have q general good
time together.
The dinner was he'd in the Baptist
hut in the afternoon at $50, every
available space in the hut being occu-
pied at the appointed hour. Bishop
Denny was master of ceremonies and
after he had delivered a very pleas
ng address introduced Prof. R. l..
Flowers, of the faculty Of Trinity,
who delivered the principal address
of the evening. Others who spoke
were DR.. Few, president of the col
lege, and Rev. H. Z. Spence, head of
the Biblical department of the insti-
tuition, who was the fraternal repre-
sentative of the alumni association
of the North Carolina conference.
The leading feature of the OPEN
ing session of the Western North Car
olina conference here Wednesday was
the fine sacramental service, the
whole conference taking part. The
reports of the eleven presiding elders
revealed the fact that during the year
there had been something ike ten
thousand who made profession of
faith, within the bounds of the con-
ference and that there had been a
net gain Of more than five thousand
in the membership of the churches.
The reports of these leaders also in
dicate that many new houses of wor-
ship have been erected and parson-
ages built during the year. There
has been large advance in the f.
nances Of the church.
The Sunday School Board held its
anniversary meet ng at night and a
most excellent address was delivered
by NJ. W. Brabham, of Nashville,
Tenn.
Leads in Sunday Schools.
The report of the field secretary,
0. V. Woosley, shows that the West
ern North Carolina conference has
more Sunday schools than any other
in Southern Methodism, and it stands
second in scholars enrolled. The con-
ference, according TO the report, had
large gain last year than any other
in the connection.
At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning
Bishop Collins Denny called the con-
ference to order by entering immedi-
ately into the celebration of the sacr-
ament of the Lords supper, calling to
his assistance, Revs. Frank Siler
j. A. Cook, J. W. lngle, and T. j.
Rodgers. 1t was the largest commun-
ton ever held in the Central Methodist
Church, the seat of the conference.
At the conclusion of the communion
service the bishop announced as the
open ng hymn, "Oh For Heart To
Pra Sc My God" The ministers and
!elegates entered heartily into the
singing of this old hymn of the
church.
Rev. W, l.. Sheriff., who is one of
the most efficient conference secre-
taries in Southern Methodism, and
of whom the lat" Bishop Kilgo once
said that there was none better any,
where in the land, was elected for
his thirt.eth consecutive year. He
nominated as his assistants, Rev. H.
c. Sprinkle, l.. L. Abernethy, w. F.
Shuford, f. o. Cole and E. P. Billups.
From the very beginning it can be
seen that the conference is to have
royal entertainment in this, the small
est city in the state to undertake to
provide entertainment for such large
gathering as the Western North Car
olina Conference. In the Central
church provision has been made for
the meeting of the various committees
and boards, and not a single one Of
these will be forced to find meeting
place outside Of the church.
1t would not be an easy matter to
distinguish between Baptists, Presby-
terisns, Lutherans, Episcopaians and
Methodists-all have thrown their
homes open and with one accord are
en- ertain,ng the conference. Recently
the Baptists have completed a neat
hut adjoining their church and in
this the Baptist ladies will furn' sh
meals to large per cent of the city's
visitors.
Pleasing Incident OF Conference
A very pleasing incident at the
morning session the conference
was when Bishop Denny introduced
DR.. W. R. Burrell, pastor of the First
Baptist church, to the conference.
The Bishop said there were some good
things in the Baptist church. that he
went into a good Baptist home and
took out more than he took in. DR..
Burrell retorted by saying that there
used - be some good people in the
u th0dist church, that he went into
Methodist home and come out much
richer than when he went in.
Or. Dan Atkins one of the strong
pillars of Methodism in the state,
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