Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-05
Methodist Protestants
In Annual Conference At
Greensboro Coming Week
Will Be Last as Separate Unit Before Methods,
Unifcation Next Spring; Delegates To Be
Chosen; Few Appointments Will Be Changed

Humphreys for High Point Coilaoo
ana Dr. A. G. Dixon, superintendent
the Children's Home, and the addras,
OF a representative of the Arnericar
Bible Society.
delegates on Unification.
one OF the most important events
OF the conference sessions will he tbe
election of delegates to the IJnitine
conference On Friday afternoon. The
responsibility such an election car.
rles makes this task of no small
dimension, and the conference will Sc
lect the fourteen persons best suited
for such a position. @
During the hour assigned to con
slderation of the general conferences
program, committee on the demon
national appreciation year program
VIII report Practically all officials of
the general conference are to attend
and address the body Among them
are, DR.. J. Fl. Straughn, president
DR.. G. w. Haddaway, executive sec
rotary of the. board of missions: DR..
Frank w. Stephenson, executive sec
rotary Christian education; Rev. r.
l.. Gibbs, executive secretary general
Conference council of religious edu-
cation; DR.. Crates s. johnson, editor
church school literature; Chas
Reiner, Jr., publishing agent, and DR..
&. e. Forlines, president of Westmin-
ster Theological Seminary
The entire day will be given to adj
dresses and General Conference mat
tiers, and the evening session. to An
GO1,
mittee reports.
FraternaI Messengers.
Saturday morning fraternal mes
sengers from the Methodist Episcopal
and Methodist Episcopal, South chur-
cEes will speak, The business, sessions
will close in the afternoon, with no
conference session in the evening.
Conference visitors will attend
church school with the various Meth
odist Protestant churches of the city,
and visiting ministers will preach in
the city churches both Sunday morn
ing and evening. N
The ordination sermon will be
preached at IL o'clock, Sunday morn
ing by Rev. Percy E. Lindley, Lit.
D., dean and professor Of religious
education at High Point College, and
for four years teacher and advisor
of the young men to be ordained. In
the ordination service the president
will be assisted by five ministerial
members of the conference
The annual memorial service, held
for ministers and ministers wives
who died during the year, will be held
at 2:3O. Rev. j. A. Burgess will give
the memorial for Rev. Geo. w. Hol-
mes, DR.. r. M. Andrews speaks in
memory Of Rev. r. S. Troxler and DR..
S. w. Taylor for Rev A. L. Hunter,
Rev. c. E. Williams will present the
memorial for Mrs. r. L. Vickery for
the only minister's wife to die dur
ing the year.
whitehead To Preside.
Groups of young people from thro-
ughout the state will come to the
young peoples rally Sunday evening,
at which time Rev. T. j. Whitehead,
president of the Conference Council
of Religious Education, will preside.
The musical program will be directed
by Rev. Lester Ballard, and the Rev.
Robert w. Bradshaw, executive secre-
tary of Christian education of the
North Carolina conference of the M.
E. Church, South, will deliver the adj
dress.
The tentative program calls for fl
nal adjournment following the sta
tioning committees report at noon
Monday, November IA.
Few Changes of Ministers.
In view of the fact that next year
will witness the union of the three
Methodist churches, many of the con-
ference leaders have predicted only
a small number of changes. While
there are now % first year pastorates,
and 10 second year appointments
there will be quite a number of new
appointments. The larger percent will
occur in the rural charges. At least
two charges are open. The Haw River
Glen Raven charge lost. their pastor,
Rev. r. S. Troxler by death, and the
Halifax charge will receive a new ap-
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