The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09

Plans for the assembling Of this
great body In our city are about
perfected. The local committee OF
entertainment has every thing III
line for the comfort of the city's
guests. They report that the re-
sponse from the people of the city
was 30 prompt and hospitable that
there has been no trouble to secure
sufficient homes to give comfort
able entertainment to all who will
come. In connection with this there
will be published the list of homes
and names of those whom they en-
tertain. There will he number Of
others who will attend whose names
are not yet In the hands of the
committee but IL those who have
agreed to entertain do not cancel
there will be homes for oil.
The Reception committee will
meet all trains and see that the
guests are conveyed to their homes.
It IL desirable that all guests 20
first to the church for registration.
For this reason it is preferred that
you do not try to meet your in
dividual guests at the train, but 20
with your car to the train and aid
the committee to carry all to the
church and there get your guests.
The committee on c0urtesies has
several ideas for the comfort Of
the city's guests during their stay
but il yOu have good suggestion
Mr.. Sam Parker would like TO hear
1t. The magnificent church build
ing of the First Church provides
committee rooms for all committees
so that they will not need to leave
the church for the transaction Of
business. Lunches will he served
by the ladies of the church each
day except Sunday. The Indies will
also furnish suppers for all who
are not entertained at their homes
for that meal. !
While the conference does not
formally convene until Wednesday
morning, the work will begin Tues
day. Perhaps nine-tenths OF the
guests will arrive Tuesday after
noon. 1t will therefore be wise
for all hosts to he prepared to sery"
them supper that night unless there
has been Information that they will
not arrive until later. The Nor
folk Southern Railway is arrang-
ing to supply extra cars and sleeper
service.
Tuesday morning the Bishop will
begin his consultation with his pre-
siding elders with reference to the
division Of the conference into
charges and the assignment of The
pastors for the new year. Tues
day night the Conference Hi.tOr-
ical Society will hold its anniver-
sary. Rev. r. +. Bumpas, the old
est effective preacher. having join
ed the conference while yet lad,
in 1871, will deliver the address.
Special music by the splendid choir
Of the church will he rendered at all
the evening services. The other
evenings Of the week will he given
to addresses b. prominent visitors
from throughout the church on
Young People Work and Sunday
Schools, Church Extension, Edu-
cation, and Missions.
On Thursday morning Bishop U.
Y. W. Darlington and Rev. w. A.
Lambeth, one Of the most brilliant
preachers in the state, will presen
the appeal for the veteran preacher
and their dependents i'm the aIagni
ficent movement to raise an ell
dowment fund Of ten million dol
lars for their relief.
The other mornings Of the week
will be business sessions, but these
arc 10 dry and dust affairs. Visit
ors nre welcome to all services,
coming and going Mt their necessity,
and every hour has its interest.
Unless the conference shall find
1t necessary to order other bust
ness, there will be preaching each
afternoon at three o'clock by form
or pastors: Rev. ID. II. Tuttle.
Wednesday; Rev. J. ID. Bundy.
Thursday: Rev. II. NJ. North, Fri
day and DIR. r. c. Beaman, Satur-
day. The churches Of the city and
surrounding country will be filled
OH Sunday by prominent members
of the conference.
On Friday afternoon at five
o'clock there will be banquet for
the alumni and friends of Trinity
College in the social hall of the
church. This Is the great social
event Of the conference but the
mingling of the Preachers and
others in attendance is not only one
of the most marked features of the
session put one of the most yalu.
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