The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-16
METHODIST CONFERENCE
SWINGS INTO ITS WORK
But Not Even The Blood of The Lamb Will
Wash Off All The Smell of The Gutter.
Says The Bishop

bishop Collin Denny. of
Richmond. Va. presiding over
The Methodist Conference in
session III Elizabeth City this
week doesn't seem to be parti-
crla~iy strong for "Cyclone
Natk" and Billy Sunday
Tgngcii>m. There was a
time. said Bishop Denny.
when the church laid greater
emphasis upon rcScuing souls
irm the gutter. 1t is my
ua>eryhtion that men pulled
ou; IT the gutter never quite
-, ~it ni the gutter smell.
Bishop Dcnny'S remarks were adj
.frr>,.-I Z" Il class of 81 ministers
vhr received credits for special
.-riuiug in Sunday School work. at
n. Wednesday night session of the
conference. Bishop Denny who is
~ y"arS old and doesn't look II.
! plain and forccful speaker
wh",,' remarks impress one rs com
IN: from Il source Of wide human
pyr"rjpHrc and serious thinking.
Better than Savin. the souls of
a,!rlr> from the gutter. is to take
rhe rhii from the cradle up and
sliir il feet in right paths 81 that
i will never 30 down into tn" gut
;sr. sail The Bishop. the greater OPP
I"--miry for evangelical work is in
anil thru the Sunday School. and
un. IN m"ppinS up the CUTTERS"
7 dou'r like the phrase original
sin >uiL the Bishop: hut it iS
o,. If th">" phrases X"u can't get
avny fruYl. any more than you can
.rr away from the word sunrise,
even tho everybody knows the SIN
dn.S not rise. \ man once said T."
ne. show M" 4 hen that has laid
a r"truu - and | Will believe in
original ~.u'. replied SHOW me Il
hen that newer laid an csg that
wouldn't rot
The Conference" got down To work
W.iR">'iar morning and Is moyiu.
az pace possible only i'll q
fhornlv organized, highly trained
anil ,h"ruly couS"cratcd body Of
mpl The business up to the time
ot his newspaper going To press
ha> '..g Of Il routine nature of little
in'.r".' outside tn" organization.
Anon. IA" prominent guests of the
conference. and sitting on the plat
'"rm with Bishop Denny. is Bishop
H. VI. DuBOSe. i'm charge of the
conferences nn the Pacific Coast.
. + j hardly within the province
@; % weekly newspaper like THE
INDEPENDENT To cover the work
20. 70" Conference in full and such
ri"g-~ a. this newspaper will make
v,.I only cover the outstanding
:ar'>. Rev. +. \. Skies who iS re-
r-'ia- IN" Conference for The
Nru> X observer is making I'M cX-
n.a..' inh uf il. This newspaper
y ..#"irrd "a Mr. Skies for the fol
bvIl- facts about the Conference:
H." North Carolina Conferences
va, ,"' off from the Virginia Con
f"aa.- i'm February. 1857. and in
l~'h aaI again i'm 1870. the North
tHrnI.ra territory in the South
i#rIl,u ""nfcrcnce was transfer
rni - This conference. In 1850
E"ud carolina territory in the llOl-
80. Conference and in the Virginia
"n..r.ur, except that beyond the
tlnH.n River, was transferred to
'.r North Carolina conference and
'.n ...s."uucc WAS divided into the
A"r'b Carolina and Western North
'Tro..u conferences. In 1891 the
H&an.H- North Carolina territory
90 '.m Virginia Conference was
10 this conference. 80
t"N '... 'wr conferences i'll North
'""..'r nmhrac" the Who'll" state.
Ia' territory of the North Carolina
difference. i all that part of the
STATE" -.n- between Virginia and
>'."'I 10 rarpliua east of the counties
"i Rockingham. Guilford. Randolph,
>.aa.s ..I AuScn counties.
Onc Of the Largest
This conference is one of the iarS-
'>. .n >"rfhrrn McthodiSm. There
'.' "1'E 'wn or three that have
A'"r' n".:~'"rS and members. The
N'f'h i',"r@ia. the Virginia and
''r'", North Carolina are the
'"l. ''. 'hat ont rank the North
'''..'a .g membership. At the
''' ,..- 300. held in Raleigh the re- T.
,'''> .urrnd that there We're at
'''' ....., - clerical members with .
Ivy "'.'"r~hip of ~. eight from
'.1 % 'a.. nine presiding elders
'."'r. ia addition to these there
To- q "r-. uuuEcr of laymen who
""t ?" 'u" various boards and .
.'.'''..'".r . hO are really entitled
'".'i''um"nt during il confer +,
session. making Il total men- :
>"P Go. about 4OO. In addition .
."''" 'a'r. will hc IL large num- ,
" Visitors in Elizabeth City !
r .'', '' attend the session OF /