The southern news., 1958-05-30
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF n, {,
METHODIST CONFERENCE SLATED

GREENSBORO, N. C. - The
Centennial Celebration of the
North Carolina Annual Confer
ence Central Jurisdiction) of
the Methodist Church, will be
held at Bennett College, June 10
Is.
One of the oldest conferences
Of the denomination, the North
Carolina Conference in its Tooth
session, will take time out to pay
tribute to those stalwarts, of
Methodism who have contributed
to its illustrious history over the
years.
Bishop Edgar A. Love, resident
bishop of the Baltimore area,
will preside. The Rev. w. T.
Brown. superintendent of the
Greensboro District, will have as
host pastors the Revs. ]. E.
Brewer, G. M. Phelps, F. D. Cald-
well, Liston Sellers, Clinton C.
Armstrong, and j. W. Shuford.
The conference opens officially
on Tuesday, June 10, at Tbs pm.
in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer
Chapel. Following words of well
come from the college and other
local groups, the Rev. j. w. Fer
rec will preach the annual SER
mon. Music will be provided by
the Bennett College choir.
On Wednesday morning follow
ing a devotional period, Bishop
Love will administer holy COM
munion. Immediately following
the organization of the confer
ence, there will be a memorial
service. at which time the Rev.
w. R. Crawford, of Winston-Sa-
lem, will deliver the memorial
message. Business sessions will
be held in the afternoon.
On Wednesday night the con-
ference will hear an address by
DR.. L. Scott Allen, of New Or
leans, La, editor of the Central
Christian Advocate. Music will be
provided by the combined chorus
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A feature of the Thursday
morning session will zoe the pres
entation of conference citation
to Ben L. Smith, retiring super
intendent of Greensboro public
schools, for his leadership in
opening the way for the first in
tegration in the local schools.
The presentation will be made
by A. H. Peeler, principal of the
J. C. Price School. The Thursday
afternoon business session will
include reports from the execu-
tive secretary Of the conference,
the Rev. Douglass Moore, and of
the town and country radio COM
missions.
Highlight of the Friday session
will be the conference banquet,
at which time Bishop Willis j.
King. resident Bishop of the New
Orleans area, will give the Cen
tennial address. Two other pre-
lates, Bishop R. E. Jones of
Waveland, Miss, first Negro bish-
op elected from the conference,
and Bishop Love will also speak.
Other participants on the ban
quet program will be Mrs. Lu-
cile Burton of the Allen high
school faculty, Asheville, N. c.;
DR.. Villa M. Player, president of
Bennett College; Mrs. David D.
Jones; Mrs. S. A. Peeler, and
Mrs. w. S. Mcleod, president of
the Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service. The Rev. G. M.
Phelps will preside.
Business sessions will be re-
sumed on Saturday morning. On
Saturday afternoon, the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Serv-
ice will observe its annual ami
versary and Mrs. Edgar A. Love
will be honored at a tea given by
Sunday morning in Pfeiffer
the ministers wives.
Worship services will be held
Chapel, with the Rev. J. E. Brow
er. presiding, and with Bishop
Love delivering the message. Ap-
pointments will be read at this
service, following which the con-
ference will come to an official
close.