Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
Conference of Advent
Christians Held Here
Much Important Business Transact
ed at Gathering of Church Work
ers Last Week

Der of delegates and visitors were IN
attendance upon the sessions of the
conference ana spirit of harmony
and Christian fellowship was mani
fest throughout the meeting.
In addition to the usual routine
of business the conference went on
record as favoring the establishment
OF a Southern Bible school, prefer
aoly located in Boone.
The completion of the organiza-
ton of Council of Religious Educa-
ton in the conference was perfected
and officers elected as follows
President, W. F. Parker; vice pres
ident, C. T. Parker; secretary, Miss
Grace Sheriff.; treasurer, Miss Pearl
Hodges; district vice presidents,
Misses Annie Taylor, Jennie Hen
orlx and Edna Triplett.
The following conference officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Ed W. l.. Trivett; vice
president, Ed. M. M. Adams, secre-
tary, Miss Mary E. Coffey; treas
urer, Miss Alice Robbins.
Messrs. Joseph Austin and Charles
T. Parker, were ordained as minis
ters, and Eld. M. M. Adams was re-
ceived as a member, coming from
the New York conference.
A memorial service in honor CT 'la
late R. N. Baldwin, pastor OF t.
Boone church and secretary of tne
conference at the time of his death,
was held Sunday morning, at which
time tributes of respect were given
by Elders Downs, Gragg and Hen
dirk and Mr.. W. H. Gragg.
The sermons delivered at the con-
ference were instructive and inspir-
ing. At the opening session on
Thursday evening the president, j.
A. Downs, spoke on the subject, "The
Worlds Crisis" and gave strong
proof from the Bible and present
day conditions that We are living In
the closing days of time.
Friday morning Ed. C. 7. Parker
of Charlotte spoke effectively from
the text, what: is that in thy hand?'
He urged his hearers to make use of
the means given US and God would
bless our efforts. Too many people,
the speaker said, are doing nothing
because they want to do the other
fellows work.
Saturday morning Ed. L. B. Sher-
man, who has been pastor of the
Boone church during the summer
months, preached very inspiring
sermon on witnessing for Christ. !"
He said that whatever message
Christ gave 600 years ago is for
US today and that the witnessing will
not be over until we sit down with
Christ in His kingdom. He urged all
Christians to get close enough to
God that they might be effective
witnesses. eff you can't bear wit
ness for Christ in the home, don't
tell it outside. He stated emphati-
caIly that he had no time to waste
in telling the women how to dress.
Saturday evening Elder M. M.
Adams of Charlotte, answered the
question, What is the matter with
twentieth century Christianity" by
saying that we need an intelligent
understanding of the Word and a
conscientious effort to live it. "The
Bible" he said, ''is mirror that re-
veals character. Look into that mir
ror and see what God thinks of you"
The conference was especially
fortunate in having Ed. H. V. Skip
per of Jacksonville, Fla, present.
He delivered two very able sermons
in his unique manner. Friday even
ing he named seven events in the life
of Christ and showed briefly why
each was important.
First, the minister, said, was His
birth, the grandest of any in the
world, even though He were born in
a manger. SecondA His baptism,
which typified His burial and resur-
rection. Third, His death for our
sins. Fourth, His burial to demon
strate the unconscious state of man
in death Fifth, His resurrection to
prove that our future life is certain.
Sixth, His ascension to the Fathers
right hand. Seventh, His second ad-
vent, without which the whole struc-
ture would be a failure.
Sunday morning Elder Skipper, in
a very convincing way, told an audi
ence that packed the church, how
the Advent Christian church differ
ed from all other denomination. The
two distinctive differences are: (D
The nature of man, and (2) mans
future home. eff we believe Gen
esis 2:7," he said, "the whole Bible
is in harmony. The Advent Chris
tian church believes that nothing
leaves a man when he dies except
what made him live-the breath Of
life" Many passages from the
Bible were quoted to prove this
"The soul is mentioned in the Scrip
! lures five hundred times, but moi
once is it described as immortal
| Heaven is mentioned $40 times, but
God never promised that we woulc
go there. Thirty-five texts STATE
that the earth with the curse remov
ed and filled with the glory of God