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OFFICIAL JOURNAL

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FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

I. PERSONAL NOTATIONS

FULL MEMBERS Retired

(The following are all in North Carolina unless otherwise indi- cated.)

Blaylock, C. W Greensboro

Bost, F. L Kernersville

Brooks, Daniel High Point

Frederick, H. O Monroe

Gibson, L. B Greensboro

Hairston, J. D Goldsboro

Hanes, S. M Winston-Salem

Hayes, W. P Maxton

Howard, Elisha Asheboro

Hunter, J. H Greensboro

Pry or, W. A High Point

Thomas, L. W Yadkin Valley

EffectiYe

Addie, J. C Hickory

Ashe, H. L 826 E. 13th St., Winston-Salem

Baxter, J. A Oxford

Bethea, R. D Red Springs

Black, N. M Gastonia

Blanton, J. J Walnut Cove

Brower, G. W High Point

Brown, C. K 250 College St., Asheville

Bullock, M. J 501 Bennett St., Greensboro

Burge, B. L Denver

Byers, G. W 500 High St., Greensboro

Caldwell, G. H West Raleigh

Chavis, W. M 944 Goff St., Norfolk, Va.

Cook, P. J High Point

Cornelius, S. B Old Fort

Crawford, W. M Elkin

Ellison, Willis ; Cornelius

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Fink, Henry 600 W. Hill St., Charlotte

Frazier, T. C Lawndale

Garrett, J. H Forshee

Hayden, S. J Marion

Hill, G. F Oxford

Howard, C. E Winston-Salem

Jenkins, A. G Mt. Airy

Johnson, P. F Hickory

Jones, J. W R. F. D., Guilford

Jones, M. M Thomas St., Greensboro

Jones, R. E 631 Baronne St., New Orleans, La.

Laughlin, J. A Laurinburg

Laughlin, M. C R. F. D. 4, Greensboro

Lomax, W. T East St., Greensboro

Lovell, J. H New Orleans University, New Orleans, La.

Maston, J. A Newport News, Va.

May, S. L Winston-Salem

McArthur, E. H Alexis

McCorkle, S. R Statesville

McDonald, Samuel East St., Greensboro

McMaster, A. W 509 Bennett St., Greensboro

McNair, J. R Lawndale

McRae, Dorsey Thomasville

McQueen, A. B Jonesboro

McQueen, L. D _ R. F. D. 1, Maxton

Morehead, G. W High Point

Morris, J. P 901 E. Washington and Macon Sts., Greensboro

Morris, R. G Leaksville

Mundy, Marcus Greensboro

Murphy, J. D R. F. D. 2, Maxton

Newsome, A. H 525 Bennett St. Greensboro

Pass, N. J 305 S. Graham St., Charlotte

Peace, S. F. B Macon and Thomas Sts., Greensboro

Peeler, S. A 507 Gorrell St., Greensboro

Pope, W. W Madison

Robbins, J. C Gastonia

Robertson, A. M 39 Magnolia St., Asheville

Robinson, A. E Advance

Rhyne, R. B â– . Stanley

Scales, W. B 14th St., Winston-Salem

Shamborguer, N. S. T Kernersville

Shipp, R. J S. Mason St., Greensboro

Simpson, J. W Lumberton

Skeen, D. C Asheboro

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Smith, Robert Hickory

Swan, E. I. S Lenoir

Thomas, B. F Wilkesboro

Thomas, D. L Asheville

Thomas, L. W Yadkin Valley

Thomas, W. O Trinity

Weatherby, R. T 609 S. Ashe St., Greensboro

Webster, W. H Guilford

Wells, J. W Reidsville

Wells, P. I Maxton

Wells, W. M Hamlet

West, S. P Forest City

Williams, D. A Lincolnton

Winchester, R. W 425 Bennett St., Greensboro

Zeigler, W. R Rowland

Supernumerary

Cornelius, S. B Old Fort

Withrow, C. I.

Probationers

Brooks, R. N Maxton

Brower, J. C High Point

Cherry, J. A Lenoir

Shuford, J. W Lenoir

Supplies

Aldridge, J. M E. Washington St., Greensboro

Brown, J. B Bullock

Covington, Morgan Roberdell

Dickens, J. H „ Pleasant Ridge

Emanuel, Frank _ Lumberton

Erwin, A. M Shelby

Fletcher, E. L Laurinburg

Gilreath, E. L Guilford

Graham, J. E R. F. D. 1, Raeford

Green, A. S R. F. D. 4, Greensboro

Groves, J. W Stanley

Gwynn, S. R Elkin

Hoover, Green Thomasville

Isham, J. H Goldsboro

Leonard, A. B Pen Hook, Va.

Love, C. B Boone's Mills, Va.

McCorkle, T. D.

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McDonald, A. D - - Boone

McNair, Henry R. F. D. 5, Maxton

McNeil, A R- F. D. 1, Jonesboro

Presley, S. H - Waynesville

Pryor, G. W Wilmington

Trollinger, M Burlington

Withrow, A. B R. F. D., Ellensboro

FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

II. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE

PRESIDENT

Bishop Frank M. Bristol, D.D., LL.D., Chattanooga, Tenn.

SECRETARY

G. Haven Caldwell, Box 187, West Raleigh, N. C.

ASSISTANTS R. T. Weatherby R. N. Brooks R. G. Morris

STATISTICAL SECRETARY

J. W. Wells, Reidsville, N. C.

ASSISTANTS

Jas. A. Baxter J. C. Robbins

P. I. Wells N. M. Black

CONFERENCE TREASURER

P. J. Cook, High Point, N. C.

ASSISTANTS

W. T. Lomax, E. I. Swan, W. M. Wells, A. W. McMaster, N. S. T. Shamborguer, W. O. Thomas, A. G. Jenkins, S. F. B. Peace

CONFERENCE HOARD OF STEWARDS

Terms expire 1917 — H. L. Ashe, W. T. Lomax, M. M. Jones. Terms expire 1918— C. K. Brown, R. T. Weatherby, W. R. Zeigler. Terms expire 1919 — A. G. Jenkins, A. W. McMaster.

CONFERENCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

R. E. Jones, President; J. P. Morris, Vice-President; R. W. Win- chester, Secretary; M. M. Jones, Treasurer; A. H. Newsome, S. A. Peeler, S. F. B. Peace, Robert Smith, M. J. Bullock.

NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE CLAIMANTS ENDOWMENT FUND

R. B. McRary Corresponding Secretary

Daniel Brooks Treasurer

NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

D. Brooks President

N. M. Black Secretary

W. P. Hayes Treasurer

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DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS

R. W. Winchester, appointed at Lenoir, N. C, October 2-7, 1912

425 Bennett St., Greensboro, N. C. A. H. Newsome, appointed at Lenoir, N. C, October 2-7, 1912

525 Bennett St., Greensboro, N. C. J. P. Morris, appointed at Thomasville, N. C, November 26-30, 1914

901 East Washington St., Greensboro, N. C. S. A. Peeler, appointed at Thomasville, N. C, November 26-30, 1914

507 Garrell St., Greensboro, N. C.

STANDING COMMITTEES

Bennett College— Daniel Brooks, R. N. Brooks, G. H. Caldwell, R. G. Morris, R. Smith.

Gainnion Theological Seminary— R. E. Jones, R. T. Weatherby.

Donglas Academy— R. W. Winchester, J. P. Morris, R. E. Jones, S. A. Peeler.

Allen Home— A. H. Newsome, C. K. Brown, E. I. S. Swan.

American Bible Society— J. C. Robbins, R. N. Brooks.

Board of Education— R. G. Morris, J. W. Simpson, S. R. McCorkle.

Complimentary Resolutions— N. J. Pass, W. H. Webster, C. K. Brown.

Memorials— S. P. B. Peace, S. P. West.

Sunday Observance— Wm. Wells, D. McRae, D. C. Skeen.

Temperance — G. W. Morehead, J. A. Laughlin, N. S. T. Sham- borguer.

Board of Sunday Schools— E. I. S. Swan, A. W. McMaster, W. Ellison.

Conference Relations— R. E. Jones, M. M. Jones, S. F. B. Peace, M. J. Bullock.

Freedmen's Aid Society— P. I. Wells, W. B. Scales, G. W. Byers.

Methodist Brotherhood— R. B. Rhyne, M. Mundy, P. F. Johnson.

Reforms— S. McDonald, J. W. Jones, S. L. May.

To Preach the Missionary Sermon— G. Haven Caldwell ; alternate, P. J. Cook.

Conference Program — District Superintendent and pastor of church entertaining Conference.

Christian Workers' Conference — Four District Superintendents, R. E. Jones, J. A. Baxter, W. W. Pope, J. W. Simpson, N. M. Black.

CONFERENCE BOARDS

Board of Foreign Missions

J. B. Morris, Reidsville, N. C; J. R. Dillard, Greensboro, N. C; N. N. Foster, Bessemer City, N. C; N. M. Martin, Asheville, N. C;

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J. M. Goode, Charlotte, N. C; D. P. Allen, Lumberton, N. C.; Turner Johnson, Winston-Salem, N. C.; P. L. Eccles, High Point, N. C. Dis- trict Superintendents, District Missionary Secretaries, are ex officio members.

Board of Home Missions and Church Extension

W. B. Windsor, Greensboro, N. C; T. R. Adams, Gastonia, N. C.; S. F. B. Peace, Greensboro, N. C; K. H. Hawkins, Winston-Salem, N. C.; W. H. Thomas, Hamlet, N. C; H. L. Ashe, Winston, N. C.; J. W. Wells, Reidsville, N. C.; R. Smith, Hickory, N. C.; J. D. Murphy, Hamlet, N. C.

Board of Deaconesses

S. F. B. Peace, R. W. Winchester, M. M. Jones, J. A. Laughlin, J. W. Wells, Mrs. S. A. Peeler, Mrs. Grace Nelson, Mrs. A. H. New- some, Miss Mary Carter.

Board of Examiners

Dr. R. E. Jones, chairman; N. J. Pass, registrar; J. W. Wells, B. F. Thomas, H. L. Ashe, C. K. Brown, R. G. Morris, P. J. Cook, A. G. Jenkins, G. H. Caldwell, M. M. Jones, R. T. Weatherby, A. W. McMas- ter, S. McDonald, N. M. Black.

Board of Sunday Schools

W. H. Webster, President, Guilford, N. C; B. F. Thomas, W. B. Scales, B. G. Hightower, Frank Robinson, James A. McRae, Vice- President, Asheboro, N. C; R. N. Brooks, Secretary. District Super- intendents are ex officio members.

Board of Education

John F. Gunn, A. G. Jenkins (1 year) ; R. D. Bethea, N. J. Pass (2 years) ; C. O. Lee, J. C. Robbins (3 years) ; F. T. Alexander, H. W. Pope. Professor Trigg, ex officio.

Triers of Appeals — H. L. Ashe, J. A. Laughlin, A. G. Jenkins, R. T. Weatherby, N. J. Pass. Reserves: N. M. Black, W. T. Lomax.

Church Temperance Society

Greensboro District — District Superintendent, S. F. B. Peace, R. T. Weatherby.

Western District — District Superintendent, E. I. S. Swan, C. K. Brown.

Wilmington District — District Superintendent, J. A. Laughlin, N. J. Pass.

Winston District — District Superintendent, W. W. Pope, G. W. Morehead.

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Commission on Conference Claimants Endowment Fnnd

Greensboro District — District Superintendent, R. T. Weatherby, W. B. Windsor.

Western District — District Superintendent, N. M. Black, W. S. Lee.

Wilmington District — District Superintendent, J. A. Laughlin, W. H. Thomas.

Winston District — District Superintendent, H. L. Ashe, J. Jones.

Special Committee Nominations — Commission on Convention

Greensboro District — District Superintendent, J. W. Wells, R. T. Weatherby, W. B. Windsor, W. M. Graves.

Western District — District Superintendent, N. M. Black, R. B. Rhyne, W. S. Lee, T. R. Adams.

Wilmington District — District Superintendent, W. M. Wells, R. N. Brooks, H. W. Pope, R. L. Fields.

Winston District — District Superintendent, M. M. Jones, J. A. McRae, R. B. McRary.

FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION 11

III. DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS

1. Is this Annual Conference incorporated according to the re- quirements of the Discipline? It has a Board of Trustees as re- quired by the State law.

2. Who have been received by transfer, and from what Conference? None.

3. Who haye been readmitted? None.

4. Who hare been received on Credentials, and from what churches? None.

5. Who have been received on trial? (a) In Studies of first year? None, (b) In studies of third year. (Discipline, par. 173, sec. 2.) None.

6. Who have been continued on trial? (a) In studies of first year? None, (b) In studies of second year? Jasper A. Cherry, John W. Shuford. (c) In studies of third year? None, (d) In studies of fourth year? R. N. Brooks.

7. Who have been discontinued? None.

8. Who have been admitted into full membership? (a) Elected and ordained Deacons this year? John C. Brower. (b) Elected and ordained Deacons previously? Robert N. Brooks, Rooert G. Morris.

9. What members are in studies of third year? (a) Admitted into full membership this year? J. C. Brower. (b) Admitted into full membership previously? Benjamin L. Burge.

10. What members are in studies of fourth year? C. E. Howard.

11. What members have completed the Conference Course of Study? (a) Elected and ordained Elders this year? Henry Fink, Aaron M. Robertson, Daniel L. Thomas, R. Gammon Morris, (b) Elected and ordained Elders previously? None.

12. What others have been elected and ordained Deacons? (a) As local preachers? (Discipline, par. 173, sec. 1.) James M. Aldridge, Frank M. Emanuel, John E. Graham, Charles B. Love, (b) Under Missionary Rule? (Discipline, par. 173, sec. 4.) None, (c) Under Seminary Rule? (Discipline, par. 173, sec. 2.) None.

13. What others have been elected and ordained Elders? (a) As local Deacons? (Discipline, par. 176, sec. 1.) None, (b) Under Mis- sionary Rule? (Discipline, par. 176, sec. 4.) None, (c) Under Semi- nary Rule? (Discipline, par. 176, sec. 3.) None.

11. Was the character of each preacher examined? This was strictly done as the name of each preacher was called in open Con- ference.

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15. Who have been transferred, and to what Conferences? None.

16. Who have died? L. G. McDonald.

17. Who have been located at their own reqnest? None.

18. Who have been located? None.

19. Who have withdrawn? None.

20. Who have been permitted to withdraw under charges or com- plaints? W. E. Clapp.

21. Who have been expelled? None.

22. What other personal notation should be made? J. W. Groves recognized as Elder.

23. Who are the supernumerary ministers, and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation? C. I. Withrow, S. B. Cornelius.

24. Who are the retired ministers? C. W. Blaylock, F. L. Bost, D. Brooks, H. O. Frederick, L. B. Gibson, J. D. Hairston, S. M. Hanes, W. P. Hayes, Elisha Howard, J. H. Hunter, W. A. Pryor, L. W. Thomas.

25. Who are the triers of appeals? H. L. Ashe, J. A. Laughlin, A. G. Jenkins, R. T. Weatherly, N. J. Pass. Reserves: N. M. Black, W. T. Lomax.

26. What is the annual report of the Conference Board of Home Missions and Church Extension? See report.

27. What is the annual report of the Conference Board of Foreign Missions? No report presented.

28. What is the Statistical Beport? See report.

29. What is the Conference Treasurer's Beport? See report.

30. What is the aggregate of the benevolent collections ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer? $2,613.

31. What are the claims on the Conference Fund? $5,400.

32. What has been received on these claims, and how has it been applied? $1,717. See report of Conference Stewards.

33. What is the five per cent of the amount raised for the support of Conference claimants, and paid by the Conference Treasurer to the Board of Conference Claimants for connectional relief? $10.

34. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the Conference to be raised for the support of Conference claimants? $600.

35. Where are the preachers stationed? See List of Appointments.

36. Where shall the next Conference be held? Gastonia, N. C.

FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION 13

IV. APPOINTMENTS

GREENSBORO DISTRICT J. P. Morris, Superintendent.

Brown Summit G. W. Brower

Burlington Supplied by J. W. Aldridge

Central Randolph W. H. Webster

Durham Supplied by M. Trollinger

Empire R. J. Shipp

Forshee Samuel McDonald

Greensboro —

East M. C. Laughlin

High Street and Raleigh S. F. B. Peace

Northwest W. T. Lomax

St. Matthews R. T. Weatherby

South G. W. Byers

Southeast Marcus Mundy

Southwest A. W. McMasters

Henderson and Creedmoor Supplied by J. B. Brown

Julian and Lanes Chapel Supplied by A. S. Green

Leaksville R. G. Morris

Norfolk and Newport News, Va W. M. Chavis

Oxford J. A. Baxter

Pleasant Ridge and Oakwood, Va Supplied by J. H. Dickens

Portsmouth and Suffolk, Va J. A. Maston

Ramseur M. J. Bullock

Reidsville J. W. Wells

Townsville and Bullock To be supplied

Wentworth and Settles J. H. Garrett

West Raleigh G. H. Caldwell

WESTERN DISTRICT A. H. Newsome, Superintendent

Asheville C. K. Brown

Bessemer City and Kings Mountain R. B. Rhyne

Black Mountain To be supplied

Boone and Jefferson Supplied by A. D. McDonald

Buffalo Circuit J. A. Cherry

Catawba and Mount Morn Henry Fink

Denver and Ebenezer B. L. Burge

Forest City and Brooks S. P. West

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Franklin Supplied by S. H. Presley

Gastonia J. C. Robbins

Hendersonville To be supplied

Hickory N. M. Black

Lawndale and Flat Rock T. C. Frazier

Lenoir E. I. S. Swann

Lenoir Circuit J. W. Shuford

Lincolnton and Cherryville D. A. Williams

Lowesville and Stanley Supplied by J. W. Groves

Machpelah and St. James E. H. McArtbur

Maiden Supplied by T. D. McCorkle

Marion and Addies Chapel P. F. Johnson

Mayhew Circuit Willis Ellison

Mooresboro and Brackettown Supplied by A. B. Withrow

Newton Robert Smith

Old Fort and Glades S. J. Hayden

Shelby - To be supplied

Sherrill's Ford J. C. Addie

Statesville and Philadelphia S. R. McCorkle

West Asheville D. L. Thomas

Wilkesboro B. F. Thomas

WILMINGTON DISTRICT S. A. Peeler, Superintendent.

Charlotte N. J. Pass

Goldsboro and New Bern Supplied by J. H. Isham

Hamlet and Philadelphia W. M. Wells

Hoffman and Sand Hill Supplied by E. L. Fletcher

Johns and Beaver Dam J. D. Murphy

Laurinburg and Cool Springs J. A. Laughlin

Lumberton and Beauty Spot J. W. Simpson

Maxton and Piney Grove R. N. Brooks

Monroe and Bethel Supplied by Morgan Covington

Mt. Zion and Bowmore P. I. Wells

New Zion and Pembroke L. D. McQueen

Red Banks and Rennert Supplied by Henry McNair

Red Springs Circuit R. D. Bethea

Rowland and Salem : W. R. Ziegler

Sanford Circuit G. F. Hill

Vass and McCrimmon Supplied by A. McNeil

Wagram Supplied by J. E. Graham

Wilmington Supplied by G. H. Pryor

Wilmington Circuit Supplied by Frank Emanuel

FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION 15

WINSTON DISTRICT E. W. Winchester, Superintendent.

Advance A. E. Robinson

Asheboro and Mitchell d. c. Skene

Boone's Mills and Blackwater Supplied by C. B. Love

East Tbomasville and Midway j. w. Jones

High Point P, j. CookQ

Jonesville w. M> Crawford

Kernersville N. s. T> shamborguer

Lexington and Thomasville M. M. Jones

Madison and Stoneville W. W. Pope

Madison Circuit Supplied by E. L. Gilreath

Mt. Airy and Pilot Mountain A. E. Jenkins

Mt. Airy Circuit Supplied by A. B. Leonard

Penhook and Hale's Ford, Va To be supplied

Randleman and St. Marks A. B. McQueen

Salisbury and Morning Star Supplied by W. G. Hoover

South High Point G. w> Morehead

Trinity and Liberty Dorsey McRae

Walnut Cove J. J. Blanton

Winston —

May's Chapel s. L. May

Mt. Pleasant W- B Scales

St. James c< E Howard

St- Pauls H. L. Ashe

Yadkin Mission To be SUpplied

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

R. E. Jones, Editor Southwestern Christian Advocate, member of St. Matthews, Greensboro, Quarterly Conference.

J. H. Lovell, Professor of New Orleans University, member of St. Matthews, Greensboro, Quarterly Conference.

J. R. McNair, J. C. Brower, W. O. Thomas, and A. M. Robertson were left without appointment to attend some one of our schools.

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V. JOURNAL OF DAILY PROCEEDINGS

FIRST DAY

Wednesday Morning, November 15, 1916

Opening — The North Carolina Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church convened for its Fifty-eighth Session in Wilson Temple Methodist Episcopal Church, West Raleigh, N. C, November 15, 1916, Bishop Frank M. Bris- tol presiding.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the members of the Conference and to the visitors by Bishop Bristol, assisted by the four District Superintendents of the Conference.

The Conference Roll was called by G. Haven Caldwell, the Secretary of the last Conference, and the following answered to their names :

Retired — Daniel Brooks, H. O. Frederick, L. B. Gibson, W. P. Hayes, J. H. Hunter, W. A. Pryor, and L. W. Thomas.

Effective — J. C. Addie, H. L. Ashe, J. A. Baxter, R. D. Bethea, N. M. Black, J. J. Blanton, G. W. Brower, C. K. Brown, M. J. Bullock, B. L. Burge, G. W. Byers, G. H. Caldwell, W. M. Chavis, P. J. Cook, W. M. Crawford, Willis Ellison, Henry Fink, T. C. Frasier, J. H. Garrett, S. J.. Hayden, C. E. Howard, A. G. Jenkins, J. W. Jones, M. M. Jones, R. E. Jones, J. A. Laughlin, M. C. Laughlin, W. T. Lomax, S. L. May, E. H. McArthur, S. R. McCorkle, Samuel McDonald, A. W. McMaster, J. R. McNair, Dorsey McRae, A. B. McQueen, L. D. McQueen, G. W. Morehead, J. P. Morris, Marcus Munday, J. D. Murphy, A. H. Newsome, N. J. Pass, S. F. B. Peace, S. A. Peeler, W. W. Pope, J. C. Robbins, A. M. Robertson, A. E. Robinson, R. B. Rhyne, W. B. Scales, N. S. T. Shamborguer, J. W. Simpson, D. C. Skeen, Robert Smith, E. I. S. Swann, B. F. Thomas, D. L. Thomas, W. O. Thomas, R. T. Weatherby, J. W. Wells, P. L

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Wells, W. M. Wells, S. P. West, D. A. Williams, R. W. Win- chester, W. E. Zeigler.

Peobationees — R. 1ST. Brooks, J. C. Brower, J. A. Cherry, R. G. Morris, J. W. Shuford.

Organization — On motion of M. J. Bullock, G. Haven Caldwell was elected Secretary, and by nomination of the Secretary, R. T. Weatherby, R. N. Brooks, and R. G. Morris were elected his assistants.

On motion of R. W. Winchester, J. W. Wells was elected Statistician, and, by his nomination, J. C. Robbins, P. I. Wells, N. M. Black, and Jas. A. Baxter were elected to assist him.

On motion of G. W. Morehead, P. J. Cook was elected Treasurer. He named as his assistants W. T. Lomax, E. I. Swann, W. M. Wells, A. W. McMaster, N. S. T. Sham- borguer, W. O. Thomas, A. G. Jenkins, S. F. B. Peace.

The bar of the Conference was made to include the first six seats across the church from the chancel.

Resolution — R. E. Jones presented a resolution express- ing the gratitude of the North Carolina Conference to the General Conference for its wisdom in the assignment of Bishop Frank M. Bristol to the Chattanooga area for the present quadrennium, which resolution was unanimously adopted by the Conference. (See Resolutions.)

Bishop Bristol, in very fitting remarks, expressed his in- tense interest in the North Carolina Conference, and gave expression to his large faith in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The time for opening and adjourning the sessions of the Conference, on motion of C. K. Brown, was made to include a devotional half-hour from 8 :30 to 9 a. m., and a business session from 9 a. m. to 12 :30 p. m.

The standing committees were nominated by the Secretary of the Cabinet, R. W. Winchester, and approved by the Con- ference. (See Standing Committees.) 2

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The Conference Board of Trustees were elected, the Secre- tary of the Conference casting the ballot of seventy-two votes for each Trustee. (See Conference Board of Trustees.)

A Special Visitation Committee was nominated for Doug- las Academy which committee was approved by the Confer- ence. (See List of Committees.)

The following drafts were announced by Bishop Bristol : from the Methodist Book Concern, $1,283 ; from the John C. Rosby Quest, $34.48 ; from the Board of Conference Claim- ants, $200.

These were heartily accepted by the Conference, and by vote were ordered turned over to the Conference Treasurer.

Question 14 was called. J. P. Morris, District Superin- tendent of the Greensboro District, was passed in character and reported his district. (See Reports.)

Welcome addresses as programed for 11 o'clock were called, Bishop Bristol presiding.

His Honor Jas. I. Johnson, Mayor of the city of Raleigh, was introduced, who represented the citizenry of Raleigh in an address.

W. M. Graves brought words of welcome in an address representing the village of Oberlin.

Responses to these addresses were made by J. W. Wells, R. T. Weatherby, and by the Good Bishop Frank M. Bristol.

A telegram of sympathy, on motion of J. P. Morris, was ordered sent to Mrs. Jones, the good wife of the beloved R. E. Jones of the Conference, at which time the Conference bowed in prayer for Mrs. Jones in her sickness, J. P. Morris pre- senting our petitions to the Throne of Grace.

Question 14 resumed. The Effective Elders of the Greens- boro District passed in character, all of whom save one, in open Conference, reported the number of conversions, num- ber of accessions, and amount of benevolences for the year.

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W. H. Webster, an Effective Elder of the Greensboro Dis- trict, was absent and presented no report.

A. H. Newsome, District Superintendent of the Western District, passed in character and reported his district. (See Reports.)

Introduction of Visitors — Rev. L. E. Fairley of the Presbyterian Church, Professor Trigg, President-elect of Bennett College, Drs. C. C. Jacobs of the Board of Sunday Schools, I. L. Thomas of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension, W. W. Lucas of the Epworth League, I. Garland Penn of the Board of Freedmen's Aid, J. C. Sher- rill of the Board of Foreign Missions, J. N". C. Coggins of the Board of Church Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals, were introduced to the Conference.

L. E. Fairley, who was to have represented the Ministerial Union of the city in the welcome services, briefly addressed the Conference, apologizing for not being present when his name was called in the welcome services.

The Publicity Committee of last year, viz., H. L. Ashe, Pi. B. Rhyne, G. W. Brower, and J. A. Laughlin, on motion of R. E. Jones, were reelected, and were ordered to collect from each member of the Conference, probationer, and sup- ply the assessment of $1 per capita for the purpose of giving wider publicity to the work of the Conference and of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Conference adjourned, to meet at 2 :30 p. m. in statisti- cal session.

FIRST DAY

Wednesday Afternoon, November 15 At 2 :30 p. m. R. E. Jones, presiding at the request of the Bishop, requested a song sung, after which he asked W. A. "Pryor to lead the Conference in prayer.

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The roll of the four districts was ordered called by the Chairman and the following brethren passed in their reports to Statistician and Treasurer. (For reports see Statistics.)

An executive session, by motion of the Conference, was made the order of the day for 12 o'clock m. Thursday.

After proper announcements and the benediction, this ses- sion adjourned.

Wednesday Evening, November 15

The anniversaries of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension and the Board of Ereedmen's Aid Society were held. M. M. Jones presided. Dr. I. L. Thomas of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension and Dr. I. Garland Penn of the Freedmen's Aid Society made helpful and enthusing addresses. President Trigg of Bennett College also addressed the Conference.

SECOND DAY

Thursday Morning, November 16, 1916

At 8:30 a. m. Dr. Crantz of the Methodist Book Concern conducted devotions.

At 9 a. m. the minutes of Wednesday morning and after- noon sessions were called by the Bishop. These were read by the Secretary and approved by the Conference, with correc- tions.

Some discussion ensued with regard to personal checks being put into the hands of the Conference Treasurer, which discussion resulted in a motion to reconsider the order of the day for executive session for 12 o'clock m. On motion, the Conference went into executive session at once.

To the Committee on Conference Relations were referred G. W. Brower, W. O. Thomas, B. E. Thomas, J. J. Blanton,

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for explanation in connection with giving personal checks to the Conference Treasurer.

For full minutes of the record of this executive session see Record for Executive Session for Thursday morning, Novem- ber 16, 1916, as filed away with the Records of the Con- ference.

The executive session comes to an end.

Question 14 resumed.

R. W. Winchester, District Superintendent of the Winston District, passed in character and read his report for the dis- trict.

The Effective Elders of the Winston District passed in character, and reported in open Conference the number of conversions, number of accessions, and the amount of the benevolent collections for the year.

The Effective Elders of the Western District passed in character, all of whom in open Conference gave the number of conversions and accessions and the amount of benevolent collections for the year save S. B. Cornelius.

To the Committee on Conference Relations was referred S. B. Cornelius, with a view to changing his relation from the Effective to the Supernumerary.

S. A. Peeler, District Superintendent of the Wilmington District, passed in character and reported the work of his district. With the exception of W. E. Clapp, the Effective Elders of the Wilmington District passed in character, and reported in open Conference the number of conversions and accessions and the amount of benevolent collections for the year.

W. E. Clapp was allowed to withdraw under complaints, and the Conference ordered that he surrender his parchments to the District Superintendent of the Wilmington District.

Question 1 was called.

Question 2 was called.

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Question 3 was called.

Question 4 was called.

Question 18 was called.

Question 19 was called.

Question 21 was called.

Question 15 was called.

The answer to each of the questions — 1, 2, 3, 4, 18, 19, 21, and 15 — was none.

Time was extended on motion of H. L. Ashe.

A fitting resolution effecting the work of Dr. R. E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, Was read by C. K. Brown, and was unanimously adopted by the Confer- ence. (See Resolutions.)

This session adjourned after proper announcements to meet at 2 :30 p. m., with the benediction by Dr. J. 1ST. C. Coggins.

Thursday Afternoon, November 16

Devotions were conducted by Robert Smith, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Discussions of Internal Relations of the Conference, as

programed for this session, were heard, Bishop Bristol pre- siding.

Address — "The Extension of Our Work in North Caro- lina"— H. L. Ashe, leading the discussion.

R. G. Morris and R. E. Jones spoke in the general dis- cussion.

Address — "Bennett College and Its Needs" — R. T. Weatherby, leading the discussion.

R. Gr. Morris, S. F. B. Peace, and Samuel McDonald spoke in the general discussion.

Address — "A Conference Pension Fund" — Hon. R. B. McRary, leading the discussion.

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The Conference roll was called after this address, and the brethren reported the amounts collected as per previous arrangement for the local Conference Claimant Fund. (For amounts collected, see tabulated list.)

A special collection was here taken for the local Conference Claimants Fund which amounted to $35. On motion, this amount was ordered turned over to D. Brooks, the treasurer for this fund.

Three-fourths of one per cent (f of 1%) of each

preacher's cash salary, including his missionary appropria- tion, on motion of J. P. Morris, was agreed to be paid during each Conference year or at the expiration thereof into this fund.

A special committee, on motion of R. E. Jones, one member of whom should be R. B. McRary, was ordered appointed, whose duty it was to examine the several columns of the Con- ference Claimants Fund and ascertain of the brethren, re- spectively, whether the amounts found there were as intended.

The committee as appointed were: R. B. McRary, H. L. Ashe, P. J. Cook.

On motion of J. P. Morris, after proper investigation by this committee, the amount apportioned the Chicago Board is to be met, and any surplus is to be credited to the local Con- ference Claimants Fund.

The privilege of the Caaference was asked by R. E. Jones to have R. B. McRary introduce Colonel James H. Young to the Conference.

R. B. McRary introduced Colonel Young, who in fitting terms addressed the Conference.

The session adjourned, with announcements and the bene- diction by R. E. Jones.

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Thursday Night, November 16

The anniversaries of the Board of Church Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals and of the Board of Foreign Missions were held.

William Wells presided. Dr. J. 1ST. C. Coggins and Dr. J. C. Sherrill, representing their respective boards, made inspiring addresses.

THIKD DAY

Friday Morning, November 17

Devotions were conducted, beginning at 8 :30 o'clock, by N. M. Black.

Minutes of Thursday morning and afternoon sessions were called for by Bishop Bristol, read by the Secretary, and ap- proved with corrections by the Conference.

Question 17 was called.

The answer to this question was None.

Question 24 was called.

C. W. Blaylock, F. L. Bost, Daniel Brooks, H. O. Fred- erick, L. B. Gibson, J. D. Hairston, S. M. Hanes, W. P. Hayes, Elisha Howard, J. H. Hunter, and W. A. Pryor passed in character and were continued in the Retired Rela- tion.

L. G. McDonald was reported deceased.

L. W. Thomas made request of the Conference that his relation be changed from the Retired to the Effective.

By motion of H. L. Ashe, he was referred to the Committee on Conference Relations.

Dr. Crantz was presented, who 'addressed the Conference on the Work of the Methodist Book Concern as it Affects the Retired Preacher.

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Question 11 was called.

Henry Fink, Robert G. Morris, Aaron M. Robertson, Daniel L. Thomas passed in character, reported their work, were graduated from the Conference Course of Study, and were elected to Elder's Orders.

Question 10 was called.

Charles E. Howard passed in character, reported his work, and was advanced to the Conference Course of Studies for the Fourth Year.

Question 9 was called.

Benjamin L. Burge passed in character, reported his work, and he, not having had the books for the third year for plaus- ible reasons, was continued in the studies of the third year, with request to buy the books and make up the studies.

The address to the Class for Admission, R, K Brooks, J. C. Brower, and R. G. Morris, was delivered by Bishop Bristol, after which the brethren of the class in open Con- ference answered in the affirmative to the questions prescribed by the Discipline, and filed with the Conference in writing the proper answers to the questions referring to the use of tobacco and being hampered by debt.

Question 8 was called.

(a) John C. Brower passed in character, reported his work, was admitted into full membership, advanced to the studies of the third year, and was elected to Deacon's Orders.

(b) Robert N. Brooks passed in character, reported his work, was admitted into full membership, and was continued m the studies of the fourth year, having previously passed the studies of that year. (He could not be elected to Elder's Orders because he had only served one year on trial in the Conference.)

(c) Robert G. Morris passed in character, reported his work, was graduated from the Conference Course of Study, and was elected to Elder's Orders.

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Introductions — Dr. Underwood, Presiding Elder of the Kaleigh District of the Church, South ; Eev. Bradshaw, pastor Edenton Street Methodist Church, South, and Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of Gammon Theological Seminary were introduced to the Conference.

Time was extended by motion of the Conference.

Bennett College was represented in an address by Dr. I. G. Penn of the Freedmen's Aid Society.

E. B. McE'ary, S. A. Peeler, Robert Smith, and E. W. Winchester spoke in the general discussion which ensued.

Conference roll was called at this point for special contri- butions to Bennett College, and the following persons made contributions. (See tabulated list.)

Bishop Bristol appointed N. J. Pass to take the place of E. B. McEary, and J. A. McEae to take the place of H. L. Ashe on the committee previously named to investigate the columns and correct mistakes in the statistics for the Chicago Board of Conference Claimants and for the Annual Confer- ence Investments for Conference Claimants.

The session adjourned after the announcements, with the benediction by Bishop Bristol.

Friday Afternoon, November 17

Devotions properly conducted.

Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, Vice-President of Gammon Theologi- cal Seminary, addressed the Conference and audience on the work of Historical Theology. A splendid address.

Announcements and benediction.

Friday Night, November 17

A very enjoyable banquet was tendered the Conference and the visiting friends by the ladies of the Wilson Temple

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Church. All present spoke in glowing and complimentary terms of this splendid affair.

At 8 p. m. the anniversary of the Board of Sunday Schools was held, J. A. Laughlin presiding.

Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of Gammon Theological Seminary and Dr. C. C. Jacobs of the Board of Simday Schools addressed the Conference.

Announcements.

Benediction.

FOURTH DAY Saturday Morning, November 18

Devotions were conducted by S. A. Peeler, beginning at 8:30.

The Conference apportionments for the Board of Confer- ence Claimants was announced by the Secretary of the Cabi- net and confirmed by the Conference.

Question 6 was called.

Jasper A. Cherry and John W. Shuford passed in charac- ter, reported their work, and were advanced to the studies of the second year.

Question 5 was called.

No one was received on trial.

Dr. J. W. E. Bowen was presented to the Conference by Bishop Bristol, and he proceeded to deliver a strong address on Necessary Training for the Work of the Ministry.

A resolution referring to Dr. Bowen was read by B. W. Winchester and heartily approved by the Conference. (See Resolutions.)

Question 7 was called.

None had been discontinued.

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Question 13 was called.

No others had been elected to Elder's Orders as local dea- sons, nor under the Seminary Rule nor under the Missionary Eule.

Question 12 was called.

James M. Aldridge, Frank M. Emanuel, John E. Graham, and Charles B. Love were elected to Deacon's Orders as local preachers.

The name of A. B. Potridge, requesting local Deacon's Orders, was withdrawn and his District Superintendent allowed to use him as a supply.

W. E. Clapp was allowed to withdraw from the Conference under complaints.

Question 20 was called.

Question 22 was called.

The orders of J. W. Groves from the Baptist Church were recognized as Elder's Orders.

Privilege to use the $300 due the local Conference Claim- ants Fund by the Freedmen's Aid Society, on motion of R. W. Winchester, was granted to the Freedmen's Aid Society at the legal rate of 6 per cent interest, negotiable papers to be secured for the loan.

A delegated convention in interest of Bennett College, the Epworth League, and the Southwestern Christian Advocate was provided for in a resolution by H. L. Ashe. The resolu- tion was approved by the Conference.

The place for the convention was left to the discretion of the commission.

For the commission as appointed see Committees and Boards.

Allen Industrial Home was represented in a report by C. K. Brown.

The Conference roll was called for the purpose of collect- ing the $1 per capita as provided for in the last Conference,

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the said collection to go toward furnishing a room in Allen Industrial Home to be known as the D. Brooks Memorial Room.

(For list of contributors see tabulated record of Conference collections. )

Question 36 was called.

Asheville, Laurinburg, and Gastonia were put in nomina- tion as the seat of the next Conference. Asheville received 16 votes, Laurinburg received 11 votes, and Gastonia received 37 votes.

On motion of C. K. Brown, seconded by J. A. Laughlin, Gastonia was unanimously made the seat of the next Con- ference.

Question 25 was called.

H. L. Ashe, J. A. Laughlin, A. G. Jenkins, R. T. Weath- erby, and N. J. Pass were named and confirmed as the Triers of Appeals, with N. M. Black and W. T. Lomax as reserves.

The Trustees reported the holding of the Gibson property, and recommended that the money on hand be set aside and enough be borrowed in addition thereto to repair the property.

The recommendation of the Trustees was approved.

The work at Bennett College was represented in a resolu- tion read by R. T. Weatherby and approved by the Confer- ence. (See Resolutions.)

The forty-fifth anniversary of the ministry of D. Brooks was celebrated by the Conference, R. E. Jones presiding.

D. Brooks preached to the Conference a very strong sermon.

To the Committee on Conference Relations was referred Marcus Munday, with a view to changing his relation from the Effective to the Retired.

Left without appointments were J. C. Brower, W. O. Thomas, and J. R. McNair to attend some one of our schools.

This session adjourned after the announcements, with the benediction by D. Brooks.

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Saturday Afternoon, November 18

Devotions were properly conducted, beginning at 2 :30 o'clock, by S. F. B. Peace.

R. E. Jones, at the request of Bishop Bristol, presided.

All the standing committees reported. (See Reports of Committees.)

By motion of the Conference, a committee to confer with W. W. Lucas for the purpose of organizing an Epworth League Cabinet in the Conference was named.

The committee as appointed were, S. F. B. Peace, A. G. Jenkins, E. I. S. Swann.

The Treasurer of the North Carolina Conference Memorial Fund, W. P. Hayes, reported that there was $20 in the treasury. On motion of P. F. Johnson, the Conference roll was ordered called and the brethren, in response to their names, were asked to pay their annual pledge of 25 cents. Total of $12.75 was collected.

(For the list of those who paid see tabulated roll.)

On motion, D. Brooks, President, 1ST. M. Black, Secretary, and W. P. Hayes, Treasurer, were reelected as the officers of the Memorial Fund.

Pastor at High Point, pastor at South High Point, and D. Brooks were named as an Executive Committee, and were ordered to erect slabs at the graves of Wilson Gray, Evander McDaniel, and if enough funds remained they were allowed their discretion in erecting another.

Dr. Crantz addressed the Conference in a word of farewell.

Introductions — The following were introduced : Miss Alsie B. Dole, Superintendent Allen Industrial Home, Ashe- ville, 1ST. C. ; Miss Isabel R. Jones, Instructor of Domestic Science and Music in Allen Industrial Home; Miss Willie L. Fulton, Teacher in the Public Schools, Asheville, N. C. ; Mrs. C. A. Peeler, State President of the Woman's Home

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Missionary Society; Dr. M. 0. Fletcher, Principal Washing- ton Collegiate Institute; Rev. Jas. K. Satterwhite, Rector, Episcopal Church, Raleigh, N. C. ; Rev. J. Ross Barnum, Pastor, A. M. E. Church, Raleigh, 1ST. C. ; Rev. S. H. Wither- spoon, Pastor, Oberlin Baptist Church, West Raleigh, 1ST. C.

Twelve hundred subscriptions to the Southwestern Chris- tian Advocate were apportioned to the four districts equally, which in turn are to be apportioned to the several charges for securing during the present Conference year, 1916-1917.

Bishop Bristol here takes the chair.

The Board of Conference Examiners were named by the Bishop and approved by the Conference. (See Conference Boards.)

Question 31 was called.

The answer to this question was given as $5,400.

On motion of R. E. Jones, the annuity claim of the Con- ference claimants was made two-seventieths of the average salary of the ministers of the Conference.

Question 32 was called.

The answer to this question was $1,717.

The report of the Conference Board of Stewards was read by the Chairman of the Board and approved by the Confer- •ence. (See report of Conference Board of Stewards.)

Missionary appropriations were read by the Secretary of the Cabinet and approved by the Conference.

The apportionment from the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension to the North Carolina Conference was $2,500.

The Statistician reported. His report was approved by the Conference. (See Statistician's Report.)

A resolution designed to increase the accuracy of the several preachers' statistical reports was read by J. P. Morris and approved by the Conference. (See Resolutions.)

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Committee on Conference Relations reported in the cases of the four brethren— G. W. Brower, W. O. Thomas, B. F. Thomas, J. J. Blanton.

(For report see report filed with the Secretary of the Con- ference. ) Question 23 was called.

C. I. Withrow was continued in the Supernumerary Rela- tion, and his District Superintendent was instructed to make necessary disciplinary investigation into his case.

A resolution concerning City Missions was read by R. E. Jones and approved by the Conference. (See Resolutions.)

D. Brooks, President, and R. B. McRary, Corresponding Secretary, were reelected as the officers of the North Carolina Conference Claimants Fund.

The $35 collected in open Conference for the North Caro- lina Conference Claimants Fund was ordered turned over to the Treasurer, D. Brooks.

Question 33 was called.

The answer to this question was $10.

Question 34 was called.

Six hundred dollars was apportioned to be raised for the support of Conference claimants, and the District Superin- tendents ordered to make adequate distribution among the several charges.

The Commission for the Convention, proposed in a resolu- tion read by H. L. Ashe, was announced by R. W. Winchester and approved by the Conference.

(For Commission, see Conference Committees and Boards.)

Board of Conference Stewards distributed the Conference Claimants money to the several Conference claimants.

(See report of Conference Board of Stewards.)

A Committee on Foreign Missions was named — K J. Pass and R. T. Weatherby, which committee was asked to prepare and make a report during this Conference session.

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On motion of the Conference, the printed minutes for the Fifty-Eighth Session of the North Carolina Conference were made the Official Record.

On motion the Conference ordered that when it adjourned it would adjourn to meet at 2:30 p. m., Sunday, November 19, 1916.

This session adjourned after the announcements, with the benediction by Dr. Bowen.

Saturday Night, November 18

The anniversary of the Board of Education was held, G. W. Morehead presiding. Dr. M. O. Fletcher, Principal of Wash- ington Collegiate Institute, represented the Board in an address.

FIFTH DAY

Sunday Morning, November 19

At 10 o'clock the Conference Love Feast was held, being led by W. A. Pry or and W. P. Hayes.

At 11 o'clock Bishop Bristol preached a soul-stirring ser- mon from the theme, "Colaborers With God."

Sunday Afternoon, November 19

Devotions were properly conducted, beginning at 2 :30 p. m. Bishop Bristol ordained as Deacons James M. Aldridge, Frank M. Emanuel, John E. Graham, and Charles B. Love. The four District Superintendents assisted in the ordination. Bishop Bristol ordained as Elders, Henry Fink, Aaron M. Robertson, Daniel L. Thomas, Robert G. Morris, and re- stored to J. W. Groves orders from the Baptist Church recog- nized by the North Carolina Conference as Elder's Orders. 3

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In these services Bishop Bristol was assisted by the Eevs. J. W. E. Bowen and R, E. Jones and the four District Super- intendents.

Question 29 was called.

The Conference Treasurer read totals of his report. This report was approved by the Conference.

Question 30 was called.

The answer to this question was $2,613.

Question 24 was concluded.

By recommendation of the Committee on Conference Rela- tions, L. W. Thomas was continued in the Retired Relation.

Question 23 was concluded.

By recommendation of the Committee on Conference Rela- tions, the relation of S. B. Cornelius was changed from the Effective to the Supernumerary.

H. L. Ashe, Chairman of the Steward Board, announced that a surplus of $60 was on hand, and, on motion of R. E. Jones, this amount ($60) was ordered deposited to be used next Conference in distribution to the Conference claimants.

R. E. Jones read a telegram from the authorities at Ben- nett College inviting as many of the Conference brethren as possible to attend the chapel services at Bennett College Mon- day, November 20, at 2 :30 p. m. The Conference accepted with thanks the invitation, and count was taken to ascertain the number that would probably attend.

Complimentary resolutions were read by C. K. Brown and heartily endorsed by the Conference by rising vote.

The Conference ordered that, after reading and approving the minutes of Saturday and Sunday's sessions, and after proper devotions and after the reading of the appointments, the Fifty-Eighth Session of the North Carolina Conference should stand adjourned.

The minutes were read and approved.

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Question 35 was called, and devotions were conducted.

Bishop Frank M. Bristol read the appointments, and the Fifty-Eighth Session of the North Carolina Conference came to an end.

Special Note — The Missionary Sermon as scheduled in the program was preached on Tuesday night, November 14, 1916, by S. B. McCorkle, J. P. Morris presiding.

The anniversary of the Epworth League was also held on that night, Dr. W. W. Lucas representing this department in a strong address.

CERTIFICATE OF ORDINATION

This is to certify that, at West Raleigh, N. C, on Sunday, Novem- ber 19, 1916, pursuant to the action of the North Carolina Confer- ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, I ordained as Deacons the following: James M. Aldridge, Frank M. Emanuel, John E. Graham, and Charles B. Love; and at the same time and place, assisted by several Elders, I ordained as Elders the following: Henry Fink, Aaron M. Robertson, Daniel L. Thomas, and Robert G. Morris.

Frank M. Bristol, Presiding Bishop.

West Raleigh, N. C, November 19, 1916.

We hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct report of the proceedings of the Fifty-Eighth Session of the North Carolina Annual Conference, held at West Raleigh, N. C, November 15-19, 1916.

Frank M. Bristol, President.

G. Haven Caldwell, Secretary.

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VI. RESOLUTIONS

Whereas there is a church-wide movement to provide adequately for the retired ministers and other Conference claimants by the creation of investment funds to be held and administered by Annual Conferences, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the North Carolina Annual Conference enter into a campaign to raise at least $5,000 for permanent endowment at the rate of $1,000 per year, said amount to be distributed among the several districts as follows: Greensboro District, $250; Western District, $250; Winston District, $250; Wilmington District, $250. Conference total, $1,000.

Resolved, That these amounts be distributed to the pastoral charges by the District Superintendents and that R. B. McRary be authorized to receipt for the same. R. E. Jones.

TO BISHOP BRISTOL— A RESOLUTION

Whereas, in the assignment of General Superintendents, the Sara- toga General Conference has assigned to the North Carolina Con- ference, with others, Bishop Frank Milton Bristol,

And whereas the Methodists of North Carolina are especially honored in having such a noted preacher, lecturer, scholar, and traveler as their leader for the ensuing quadrennium: be it

Resolved, That the North Carolina Conference most heartily wel- comes Bishop Bristol as the resident Bishop of the area, and pledge him our hearty and cheerful cooperation in all his plans for the advancement of the kingdom in this section and regions round about.

S. F. B. Peace.

D. Brooks.

S. P. West.

J. N. Simpson.

J. P. Morris.

A. H. Newsome.

R. W. Winchester.

S. A. Peeler.

R. E. Jones.

DR. BO WEN

Whereas our beloved and devoted Dr. J. W. E. Bowen has come to this the North Carolina Conference, and has in a most scholarly

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and eloquent manner imparted to us such helpful information; and whereas, he has the friendship and confidence as being a conse- crated and Christian gentleman, be it

Resolved, That this Conference tender him our appreciation and gratitude by a rising vote of thanks.

R. W. Winchester.

J. P. Morris.

N. J. Pass.

SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

The Southwestern Christian Advocate brings to our homes every week a fine summary of the life of the world as seen from the Chris- tian viewpoint. It's crisp and brilliant editorials not only invite but compel attention. The strong evangelistic note which is constantly struck, and the brave and intelligent advocacy of all moral reforms are features which make single issues worth the price of an annual subscription. Loyalty to Methodism makes just criticism sometimes necessary. That service is always performed with a wise tact and with good sense and charity. Our Brother Robert E. Jones is re- sponsible for all these fine features. We here make record of our deep appreciation of his ceaseless efforts to make full proof of his ministry as editor of a great church paper, and we most heartily endorse his program, which seeks to place a copy of the South- western in the home of every family of our church in North Carolina.

C. K. Brown.

H. L. Ashe.

N. J. Pass.

BENNETT COLLEGE

Whereas Bennett College is recognized as holding place in front rank among our Freedmen's Aid Schools, and whereas, the future progress of our Church is, to a very large extent dependent upon our educational institutions; and whereas, our boasted esteem can only be maintained and supported by a more tangible evidence on the part of this Conference: therefore, be it

Resolved, That we register our most earnest and hearty coopera- tion in the furtherance of the work and program of the institution.

That we vote our loyalty by word of mouth and faithful deeds at every opportunity on every hill-top of our grand old State.

That we continue the policy of urging our young people to avail themselves of the exceptional opportunities and advantages fur- nished by and in our institution.

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The General Conference ordered that the colored people be re- quested to raise $1 per member this quadrenniura for the schools of the Society independent of the regular F. A. collection; this $1 to be apportioned at 25 cents per capita each year of the quad- rennium. That we, therefore, authorize the District Superintend- ents to fix the apportionment for Bennett for this year of 25 cents for each member, same to be reported under Conference Educational Collections.

We recognize the fact that our Freedmen's Aid Board has heavier burdens than its present financial strength can carry with satis- faction to itself. Most of our teachers are poorly and inadequately paid.

We recommend that we put forth extra efforts to increase our local Conference collections, so that our teachers may receive more adequate pay.

D. Brooks.

R. T. Weatherby.

G. H. Caldwell.

H. L. Ashe.

M. M. Jones.

CONVENTION

Whereas our Methodism, within the bounds of the North Carolina Conference, is not in as progressive a condition as it should be, and whereas, there is a great need of quickening in the various departments of our work, and whereas, there is great need of laying upon the hearts of the laymen the great burden of the work that so heavily presses upon our hearts and have them share with us the great responsibility of fostering our Methodism and its claims: therefore be it

Resolved, That we call a great convention next summer to meet within the bounds of the North Carolina Conference, at which time all the great causes of the Church shall be considered with special attention given to Bennett College and the Southwestern Christian Advocate, and that we formulate such plans as will assure us at least a thousand dollars for Bennett College and a thousand sub- scribers to the Southwestern Christian Advocate.

Resolved, 2. That in order to create the proper amount of enthu- siasm and interest in the various causes mentioned, that we invite to be present with us on that occasion the Bishop of this Episcopal area and as many of the general officers as can be present to rep- resent their various boards.

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Resolved further, That this Conference appoint a commission, consisting of two preachers and two laymen from each district, who shall have charge of arranging the program and making the neces- sary arrangements.

H. L. Ashe.

C. K. Brown.

N. J. Pass.

CONFERENCE EPWORTH LEAGUE CABINET

Your Committee appointed to make recommendation for the or- ganization of a Conference E. L. Cabinet beg leave to make the following report:

We recommend that the needs of our young people demand a Conference E. L. Cabinet, and we recommend the following officers for your confirmation: For President, Rev. R. N. Brooks; Corre- sponding Secretary, Miss Mildred Graves; Recording Secretary, Mrs. P. L. Caviness; Treasurer, Rev. J. W. Simpson.

The following District Presidents are ex officio Vice-Presidents of the Conference League:

1. Spiritual Department — N. M. Graves.

2. World's Evangelism — J. McRae.

3. Department of Social Service — Dr. S. A. Peeler.

4. Department of Recreation and Culture — Rev. A. H. Newsome. Resolved further, That this Cabinet shall provide for and conduct

a suitable anniversary of the E. L. at each session of the Annual Conference, and

Resolved further, That our motto shall be: "A live, active E. L. in every charge in the Conference.

Resolved further, That we bend every energy to meet our assess- ment of three cents per church member in order to meet the chal- lenge of self-support for our League work. Respectfully submitted,

A. G. Jenkins, Chm.

S. F. B. Peace.

E. I. S. Swann, Sec.

FREEDMEN'S ALT) SOCIETY

Whereas the Freedmen's Aid Society has failed to pay this Con- ference year the remaining $300 or whatever the amount is of Con- ference Claimant money due this Conference, according to promise, be it

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Resolved, That this Conference request said Society to pay 6 per cent interest on said sum until paid. And that we further request the Freedmen's Aid Society to make a complete settlement within twelve months from date.

(Signed)

R. W. Winchester. J. P. Morris. S. A. Peeler.

CITY MISSIONS

Whereas there are several points that need assistance for our city mission and church expense funds, and whereas there is not enough money yet raised to distribute to an advantage of many points, be it

Resolved, That the present collection be given to the indebtedness of the Burlington charge. J. P. Morris.

STATISTICS

Whereas the statisticians have trouble with their statistics, be it

Resolved, That there be here and now an auditing committee of three appointed for each district to audit the statistical reports from each charge before passing them in, and that this committee meet the brethren on Tuesday evening of the Conference week at the seat of the Conference, and that the preachers be requested to meet that committee.

Greensboro District — District Superintendent J. W. Wells, R. G. Morris.

Wilmington District — District Superintendent J. W. Simpson, R. N. Brooks.

Winston District — District Superintendent P. J. Cook, A. G. Jenkins.

Western District — District Superintendent C. K. Brown, J. C. Robbins.

(Signed) J. P. Morris.

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VII. REPORTS

(a) District Superintendents

GREENSBORO DISTRICT

Bishop and Brethren :^This is my second annual report of the Greensboro District.

We are devoutly thankful to God for the good health that He has vouchsafed to us and to our families.

Since it is impossible to tell all that has been done this year by our pastors, we will content ourselves by mentioning a few of the salient transactions.

Temporally.— On the whole we are advancing temporally and spiritually. At Pleasant Ridge, Va., we have built a new church costing $1,800, with at least two-thirds of the cost paid. We have paid off a large indebtedness at West Raleigh on the present build- ing and made other necessary improvements, besides, there has been built at a reasonable cost a beautiful parsonage. At many other points the churches have been renovated, new and better locations purchased, and plans are being laid to continue the advance in beautifying, building, and locating our churches.

There is a widespread sentiment in the community of Greensboro that our churches must take on new appearances in order to keep pace with the times and place; therefore, our boards and pastors at Browning Chapel, East Greensboro, Mount Carmel, Northwest Greensboro, Rhode Island, Southwest Greensboro, have decided to go forth at once to build or raise money with which to build new churches.

I have read somewhere that "Whatever proposes to save men must take into account their full nature, environment, destiny." We are trying to place around our people an enticing environment in order to insure a wholesome destiny.

These charges have been rearranged in order to insure advance- ment along the line of church building. With a wonderful influx of our people to this prosperous city and with the rapid growth of its suburban population, if we would please God and save our people to our Methodism, we must build them more attractive church homes.

Forward Movements. — We have organized our young people's work with an eye single to progress among them. The Epworth League, the Sunday School, and the Brotherhood have united to push our benevolent causes and to help our struggling churches

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financially, and to promote universal spirituality throughout the district. These organizaztions have already saved a church to us at Burlington worth at least $800.

We held in our district this year two very excellent conferences. In July we held at East Greensboro a very helpful meeting. The exposition of Scripture was a new feature in our District Confer- ence. Dr. Byrd, of the M. E. Church South, ably conducted this part of the program, at times lifting us to the highest stages of spirituality. Our general officers present rendered most excellent service, in that they enlightened the people and wonderfully helped them along the various benevolent enterprises.

At Reidsville, St. Stephen's Church, we enjoyed a most excellent three days meeting — the young people's convention. On the night of the annual literary program we had a liberal patronage by all denominations of the little city, both white and colored. Our young people deported themselves with credit. We have also a band of mutual helpers among our pastors which was organized last year. This band renders helpful service during our protracted meeting season with the least possible expense.

Financial. — We are pushing the new financial plan as much as is practical. It is hard to work the plan on our rural charges, but the most of the towns on the district are very successfully putting it in action, therefore you will observe from the Treasurer's report a slight increase in our finances. We have more faith in great prin- ciples than in petty rules for keeping men right, therefore we are teaching our people that they should give from principle, but give according to some fixed rule. With our present coworkers on our district we will ere long be fixed in our methods of giving. The preachers have heartily cooperated, and the laity have been as open-handed as circumstances would allow in these days of high cost of living, to make our benevolences rank higher than last year. We hope our efforts have not failed us. Our unified plan to raise our benevolences failed us this year, but our success is sufficient to warrant us to continue to push it for another year.

Revivals. — We held to the usual revival season this year as here- tofore, and during this season many were converted from the ways of sin, but we did not depend entirely upon this season for our spiritual quickening. We have had glorious spiritual awakenings all along. In fact, it seems that the membership of the district has enjoyed a spiritual feast during the entire year. The majority of our brethren have made good reports in the increase of con- versions and accessions. We ought to show a sturdy growth in our statistical reports.

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Disciplinary Benevolences. — Our efforts to increase the benevolent collections for our boards have been constant at every quarter throughout the year. I think we will show a slight advance over last year in our disciplinary benevolences. The help given to local necessities have been all that we could expect also. We have con- tributed largely to visiting representatives from our foreign fields. Dr. Alston and Mrs. Alston from Africa received snug little sums from our conventions and District Conference. We believe with the Master that it is more blessed to give than to receive.

Educational. — Bennett College is the pride of the North Carolina Conference. She has for these forty-odd years been preparing men for the work of the Master in North Carolina, and especially has she been a boon to our own sons of the M. E. Church. From us have gone some of the best men in the colored work of the M. E. Church. Bennett College has furnished the Church the leading editor of any Christian paper manned by the race. She has given to the Freedman's Aid Society several presidents of her schools and a score of her most progressive teachers. She is still doing a great work under the present management of Prof. W. B. Windsor, one of her most brilliant sons and ardent lovers. There is no period in her history that seems more auspicious than now if not hampered by designers, and she is destined to rise to her proper place among the schools of that State that stand for Christian education par excellence. Our boarding hall is crowded to the brim and the boys' dormitory is overrun. Young men entering from now on must find lodging in the vicinity of the school. The outlook of our Kent Home, under the management of the Woman's Home Missionary Society and presided over by Mrs. Donaldson, has never been more propitious. There are now 45 girls at the Home receiving the best of motherly care and careful training. Mrs. Donaldson has with her the best of help in the per- sons of Miss Auch Mutey, who instructs in domestic science, and Mrs. Irene Gamble, who instructs in sewing, dressmaking, etc. Our campus is jubilant with songs of joy and peace, and if it were pos- sible to inject nothing that would disturb the present feeling of unity and good will that exists throughout the bounds of the Con- ference at present, our prospect for the future is great. On our district there are eight colleges designed especially for the colored race and are supported by the various Christian denominations. To keep pace with these schools we feel that our own Bennett must have the best of care and our most ardent support. I appeal to the Bishop of our area and to the members of the North Carolina Con- ference and to the laity at large and, finally, to the great Freed-

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man's Aid Society not to overlook this fact. There are also on our district several nondenominational schools of high rank that are preparing our young men and women for usefulness in the State. I mention these things to show you that we as Methodists must take more interest in our school and see that there is produced as little friction as possible from any source if we want our institution to rank with the other educational institutions of the State.

Conference Claimants. — We are more and more impressed that we are not doing all we might for the retired ministry. Thus from time to time we have advocated some substantial plan by which the entire Conference can work which will add to the yearly fund to be distributed among the present claimants and also to the Conference investment fund. Our brethren have done well this year, but we hope to distribute the apportionment of this fund with mathematical exactness, and then we will go on to raise every cent on every charge.

As we said at the outset, there are many more things that might be said, but we cannot say all. We have given a fair outline of what has been done this year and what we think should be done in the near future. J. P. Morris, D. S.

WESTERN DISTRICT

Dear Bishop and Brethren: — Through the providence of our Heavenly Father I am permitted to present to you this fourth annual report of the Western District. The Lord has greatly blessed us with good health during the year; death has not invaded our ranks and all the men have been able to stay on the field.

As for the men on the field, the year has been one of trial and hardship; I am sure it has been the most trying in the history of the district. On July 15-16 the greatest storm and flood known to the State swept through the western section of the State, taking in the entire district through which flows the Catawba, Yadkin, Swannanoa, French Broad, South Fork, and Broad rivers. It is said that these rivers were from ten to fifteen and in some cases twenty feet above all previous high-water marks, with everything in their path carried away; many homes were swept away leaving hundreds of people without food or shelter; land, stock, and human lives were lost. Tongue can never tell the destruction done by the great flood of 1916. Your humble servant had to walk thirty-two miles before any way of transportation could be secured so as to reach the seat of the District Conference. This flood has greatly affected our work on the district; many of the men will be cut short

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in both their salary and benevolence. Notwithstanding they have worked hard, having many odds to meet; they have met them man- fully and stayed on the field, true to their trust and not found want- ing where duty called them. I am glad to state that the district is in splendid condition; we have Christian fellowship one with the other.

I have looked after all the interest of the church, and in every congregation presented to the people the various causes of the church and have urged them to stand faithfully by them. I have also urged them that they be more benevolent and that they become self-supporting so as to be able to help our needy fields.

Work Among Young People

We have given special attention to the young people throughout the district. One of the great evils among the youth is unrest; they seem to think that money is to be found anywhere rather than where they are. Too many of them are leaving the country and going to the towns and cities where they have no way of making a liveli- hood, and instead of bettering their condition they breed crime, and in many cases death. They need to learn that stability and economy are among the things needed to make success in life. We have urged upon them to become readers of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, which will help them in life's work.

Convention — The Sunday School and Epworth League Convention Was Held in Shelby, May 19-21

The Convention was well attended and much interest manifested by the young people. Community life was discussed as well as the Sunday School and Epworth League, and some advanced steps were taken along that line of work. We have striven to make an increase in the enrollment of both the Sunday School and League.

We have urged the pastors and Sunday School workers to take more interest in the work among the young people, and take an active part in all the activities of the Church. Too many are idlers while a few are trying to do the work. Soul-saving is the great need of the Church. We are not winning souls for Christ and adding members to the Church as we should; we depend too largely upon our fall meetings which sometimes fall short of the mark. We need to keep the fire burning all the year and at every service, and give the people an opportunity to come into the fold of Christ.

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District Conference

We held two sessions of the District Conference; the first at Bessemer City and the second at Newton. At Bessemer we had only a few attendants on account of the flood. We adjourned to meet again at the time and place, subject to the call of the District Super- intendent. We met this time at Newton where we had a splendid session which was well attended. Reports showed that good work was being done on the district.

Education

I have given special attention to this cause, both in public and in private conversation. I am urging our people to make better provision and greater sacrifices for the education of the youth. Douglas Academy, our district school, is doing fine work. The out- look for the school is good.

Bennett College

We have advocated the cause of the college on every charge and have urged the young people to turn their attention that way. We feel that Bennett College should rest upon the hearts of us all, and that we should have a better understanding of her affairs so that we can properly present the cause of the institution to our people as a conference. I fear we are not well enough posted in the affairs of the college.

Allen Home

This is an industrial school for the training of the girls. Permit me to say that faithful work is being done by Miss A. B. Dole and her competent corps of teachers, who are giving themselves to the work of helping to make the world better. This school and its work should be encouraged by all.

Deaconess Home

The Deaconess' Home at Asheville, under the leadership of Miss Minor, is doing splendid work in training the women for Christian service. We commend the great work that is being done by the faithful women of the Church.

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Kent Home at Greensboro

I have also advocated the cause of Kent Home, that is training our girls in domestic science and fitting them for life's work. We commend Mrs. Donaldson and her coworkers for the noble work they are doing among our people.

Summary

Asheville. — C. K. Brown has done a splendid year's work, and from all indications the charge is in good condition.

Black Mountain. — S. B. Cornelius. This is only a mission point. Nothing has been accomplished.

Boone. — J. A. Cherry. This work has not done so well as we had hoped for. It is one of those mountain charges where but little can be done only in the spring and summer.

Bessemer City and Kings Mountain. — R. B. Rhyne. This charge has made great headway. The church at Bessemer City has been enlarged and beautified. It was at this point we held our District Conference number one. This charge stands well up to the front along all lines.

Catawba. — H. Fink. This charge has done well. Some improve- ments have been made on the church at Mt. Mourn. Everything seems to be doing well.

Buffalo. — S. H. Presley. Good work has been done on this charge. The people are poor and to some extent are not willing to do all that they might do. The work is doing fairly well.

Forest City and Brooks.— W. M. Crawford. On the 5th of July the parsonage with all its contents were destroyed by fire and, sorry to say, without any insurance; otherwise the work is in splendid shape. A good year's work has been done.

Franklin. — A. M. Robinson. Our work at this place is on the up- grade. Good work has been done along all lines. The charge has never done so well as it is doing at this time.

Gastonia and Mount Holly. — J. C. Robbins. This charge has taken a step in the right direction. The old parsonage and lot has been exchanged for another site and a new five-room parsonage erected that is a credit to the Conference. They are also planning to enlarge the church at Mount Holly.

Hendersonville. — A. M. Erwin. We have not been able to do any- thing at this point. We have a few members here, but on account of nonsupport we have been unable to keep a man on the field.

Hickory^ — N. M. Black. A good year's work has been done at

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Hickory. They have all the departments of the Church at work by both old and young, which is the best way to success.

Jefferson. — A. D. McDonald. This brother has labored under very heavy burdens all the year. For the first half of the year his wife died, then followed the flood, cutting off all travel and communica- tion for more than thirty days. He has only been able to be on the work part of the year. He reports the work in fairly good condition.

Lenoir. — D. L. Thomas. The work here is in good shape. Some work has been done on the parsonage, new concrete steps built for the church.

Lenoir Circuit. — B. L. Burge. This circuit is in good condition. Splendid work has been done along all lines.

Lowesville. — S. P. West has done well along most all lines. The charge is in very good condition.

Lawndale. — J. R. McNair. Everything is moving on nicely in this work. Reports show that progress is being made.

Lincolnton and Stanley. — J. W. Groves. Our work at Stanley has never been in better condition than at this time. The church has been recovered, carpet and a pulpit set installed.

Machpelah. — E. H. McArthur. Not in years has this work done so well as it has this year. Good work has been done along all lines.

Marion and Old Fort. — S. J. Hayden. At this point the work is doing fairly well. Reports show some advance being made.

Marion Circuit. — A. M. Erwin has done a splendid year's work. Some improvements have been made on the church.

Mayhew. — W. Ellison reports this charge in advance of last year. A new lot has been purchased at Cornelius for the erection of another church to take the place of the one started some years ago; this will put the church in a more desirable place. The work is doing well.

Maiden. — T. D. McCorkle. This is a new point of only a few mem- bers. Nothing of importance has been done. The outlook is good.

Mooresboro and Brackettown. — A. B. Withrow. A good year's work has been done by this brother, and the outlook for the charge is bright.

Newton. — R. Smith. We are proud to say that this charge has taken on new life. Some improvements have been made on the church and parsonage.

Sherrill's Ford. — P. F. Johnson has worked hard against great odds but proved to be true to the trust given him and leaves the work in very good shape.

Statesville. — S. R. McCorkle has done a fine year's work on this charge. His report shows the charge to be in better condition than in years.

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Shelby and Cherryville. — J. C. Addie has closed a very successful yea The work is in a healthy condition.

West Asheville. — E. I. S. Swann. Fine work has been done at this point. The church has been newly covered, electric lights installed, with other improvements made.

Wilkesboro. — B. F. Thomas. This charge was hard hit by the flood. No point on the district suffered more than did Wilkesboro. Many of the people lost all they had. The charge has done all that could be looked for.

The Spiritual Condition of the District

All the pastors report good revivals on all the charges with many additions to the membership and the congregation increased. The spiritual condition of the district is encouraging.

I have given special attention to each department of the Church. I have looked after the deeds of the Church and parsonage property and have urged the pastors and trustees to see that all are insured, quite a number of which have been insured this year.

We have looked carefully after the Church records, and we are pleased to state that much needed improvement is being made and we now have in many of the churches records properly kept.

Church Indebtedness

Report of the Trustees show that church indebtedness has been reduced, leaving the property in much better condition than at this time last year.

We conclude, dear Bishop and brethren, by saying that we, the District Superintendent, and pastors, and the faithful membership of the Western District have preached, prayed, and worked together for the removal of obstacles to the advancement of the Gospel of our Lord and His Christ.

I am yours for Christ and the salvation of the world.

A. H. Newsome, D. S.

WILMINGTON DISTRICT

Dear Bishop and Brethren: — I am grateful to the heavenly Father for the privilege of laboring with Him another year for the promo- tion of His Church and for the establishment of His kingdom in man's heart. Through the divine help that has attended our labors some good results have been realized. The ministers remain loyal to the grand old Methodist Episcopal Church, and all of them seem to be intent on pushing forward every interest of the Church. The 4

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laymen willingly cooperate with the ministers, rallying to all causes and cheerfully responding to every call that the rapidly progressing Church of their choice is making upon them.

Almost all of the departments of church work are attempted by the charges on the district. The Sunday Schools are well organized and are doing good work. A few are organized into temperance societies. Nearly all of them are organized into missionary socie- ties. The Home Department is nowhere attempted but is much needed. The Epworth League flourishes at several points. It thrives in the spring and summer but declines in the fall and winter. There are very few perennial leagues. A general revival of young people's work is much needed throughout the district. The Ladies' Aid and the Woman's Home Missionary societies are operated on the larger charges with good advantage to the churches. At several charges classes for the religious instruction of children have been formed. At every Quarterly Conference I have urged upon the pastor and the people the importance of observing the rules of our Discipline respecting the instruction of children. Churches too long negligent in this matter promise to make amends.

The special sermon on Education required by the Discipline was preached by nearly all of the pastors. It is to be regretted that a few failed to meet this requirement. It is a great pleasure to report that some of the pastors regularly preach special sermons to. the children. The wholesome effects of these sermons can readily be realized by the increase in attendance in both the Sunday Schools and the regular church services.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the North Carolina Conference held its Annual Convention at Laurinburg on the Wil- mington District. A larger interest in the work of the society was created. The Sunday School and Epworth League Convention of the district and the District Conference were held at Piney Grove and Beauty Spot, respectively, and they were well attended. In connec- tion with these, Community Welfare meetings were conducted with much benefit to the communities and the district. The revival sea- son began with the District Conference and swept through the entire district.

At contiguous points charges often unite in special effort to carry forward some church enterprise. These meetings are rapidly be- coming a source of a larger cooperative spirit, great encourage- ment, and real fraternity. The several churches belonging to one charge have been encouraged to assemble often at the church most central in order to enlarge acquaintance and develop friendships. This is yielding good fruit. There has been an actual increase in the membership which the tables will not show, due to an error of nearly three hundred members reported previously on the Maxton

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charge. Improvements and betterments have been made generally. Thre has been a rise in the salary of several of the pastors, and in each instance the people are to be congratulated for paying the full assessment in this stringent year. More and more the laymen are coming to realize that in order for their ministers to be leaders, as they should, it is very necessary for them to be paid higher salaries. We realize that the support given our retired ministers is inadequate and we are making effort to increase the amount raised for them. All the benevolent causes required by the Discip- line have been presented with proper instructions. Quite all the parsonages and most of the church buildings are insured. There is very little debt on the church property, and we hope that in the near future we shall be able to make a clean sweep of all indebted- ness.

Three of the retired ministers — J. D. Hairston, W. P. Hayes, and H. O. Frederick — live on this district. They are often present in the Quarterly Conferences and quarterly meetings to aid with good counsel and cheerful messages. They are all in good health and wield wholesome Christian influence where they live.

We have no church school of our denomination on the Wilmington District. There are some good schools of other denominations and many of our members patronize them. We continually call their attention to the superior advantages offered in our own schools, and we are hoping to secure larger attendance at Bennett College and Allen Home.

In superintending the district I am trying to work with the pastors and the people that we may all be coworkers with the Master and that our laboring together may produce abundant fruit.

S. A. Peeler, D. S. WINSTON DISTRICT

Beloved Bishop and Brethren: — Once more I have thankfully come in your presence to render an account of that sacred commis- sion intrusted to my care as District Superintendent of the Winston District, North Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. Permit me to say, "From Him who doeth all things well," I have diligently sought light, guidance, inspiration, and knowledge in order that I may steer aright the important affairs committed to my jurisdiction.

The District Conference

The District Conference convened at Trinity, N. C, July 12-16, 1916. The attendance was unusually large. The literary features and address in subject-matter, thought, and inspiration easily took first place in the history of the district. The business features were

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carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to a District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It goes without saying that the hospitalities and courtesies from the mem- bers and friends were all one could desire.

The Convention

The Epworth League, Sunday School, and Brotherhood Convention convened at Walnut Cove, August 18-23, 1916. In every respect this was an ideal convention. The literary part was that of the highest order, and the business part unique and tactful. The delegation was large as well as representative. The young people of this con- vention raised for seating a recitation room at Bennett College $27.50, and they pledged themselves to increase the amount to $50. Prof. J. A. McRae is still the successful leader of these young people.

Temporal Economy

(a) We have kept a keen eye of interest on the care and improve- ments of church property. We are of the opinion that it is ungrate- ful to the ministry for any man or set of men to preach in a church until it falls on them, without making efforts of improvement. We have seen to it that no man fares well long on the Winston District who is there just for his salary. He must give evidence that he is worthy of salary by building, paying debts, and beautifying the church and parsonage. The amount raised for improvements on the district during this Conference year, according to pastors' re- ports of the Fourth Quarterly Conference, is $5,749.

(b) The Woman's Home Missionary and Ladies' Aid Societies have been fostered and encouraged in every commendable way upon the district. Telling in effect and illustrious in achievements is the ac- knowledged record of these societies in my area.

(c) Ministerial support has gradually advanced for four years, according to report of records. The records also show an increase in church building and improvements. It further demonstrates the fact that if the minister wants his salary let him demand it by effi- ciency as a church worker, pastor, and preacher.

There is not a charge within the bounds of the district but what I have urged the claims of ministerial support, and that upon the pro rata basis.

The Church

We here have reference to the membership. The reports will show an increase though not as large as in previous years. The

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revival season with us was generally rainy and results as to con- versions were smaller than usual, yet we have added to the mem- bership 196.

The death angel has visited our district and summoned forty sol- diers of Christ from the Church Militant to the Church Triumphant. Stricken with grief though we be, yet we are striving when the mist has rolled away to greet them in that celestial city.

According to the reports of the pastors of the respective charges of the district, there have been forty marriages solemnized among our membership. No divorces have been granted, and so far as I know no applications have been made for any. We have urged the importance of infant baptism as well as the necessity of the baptism of adults. The number of baptisms this year is ninety-two.

Institutions

We have used every available means to aid the institutions of our Conference financially and numerically. There are fifty-three stu- dents attending our Church schools from the Winston District. We raised and gave as a special gift at the District Conference $22 for Bennett College. The young people at their convention raised and donated as a special gift $27.50. We are planning to do even more of real constructive work for Bennett College. Large plans are now in embryo for Bennett College on the Winston District. Prof. W. B. Windsor, President pro tem of Bennett College, is being heartily supported by us. Kent Home, to use the words of that consecrated woman, Mrs. Donaldson, Superintendent, was never half so bright for thrift, industry, and success as now. This district leads in send- ing students to that Home as well as to Bennett College. Allen In- dustrial Home, nestled among the rugged and sun-kissed mountains of the Blue Ridge, has our support, sympathy, and students.

Boards and Societies

Pursuant to the duties of a District Superintendent, I have en- deavored faithfully to execute my duty in presenting the benevolent claims of the Church. I have, as far as possible, carried out the disciplinary instruction authorized by the General Conference in appointing the respective committees in the Quarterly Conferences of my territory.

Church Papers

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a church paper. This is not an encouraging statement but rather an embarrassing one; nevertheless the truth remains. The South- western Christian Advocate has been represented loud and long upon this district. We are never wanting for a word of commenda- tion for this paper. Other church papers and periodicals are also recommended to our people.

Summary

Advance. — A. E. Robinson, Pastor. He has improved the parson- age, quickened church interest financially and spiritually, and in- creased the benevolent collections under his prudent leadership.

Asheboro and Mitchell.— D. C. Skeen, Pastor. He has a firm grip upon his people. The people confide in him. He is a big-hearted Christian gentleman and a gospel preacher. He increased the benevolent collection.

Eed Bank and Mt» Sinai. — C. E. Howard, Pastor. He has made rigid sacrifice to bring this charge to the front. He has made an increase in the benevolent collections. By his kindness and sym- pathy he has gained the confidence of his congregation.

East ThomasYille Circuit. — J. W. Jones, Pastor. He is a splendid pastor. The charge is in excellent condition. Some improvements have been made. He is honored and reverenced by his people. Benevolent collections decreased.

High Point — P. J. Cook, Pastor. This is one of the leading charges in the Conference. The people there work as well as pray. In recent years they have paid a debt of more than $1,200. Now they have erected a parsonage said to be the finest in the Conference. For big-heartedness, liberality, and church advancement I have yet to find a man to excell P. J. Cook. The benevolent collections in- creased.

KernersTille. — N. S. T. Shamborguer, Pastor. He has labored hard to advance the work. He has accomplished splendid results under the existing conditions. Lumber is on the ground at New Bethel for a new church. An increase is reported in benevolence.

Elkin and Jonesyille. — S. McDonald, Pastor. This charge is in fine shape save some indebtedness at Jonesville. About $1,200 for all purposes have been raised on this charge this Conference year. The new church at Oak Grove is up. The frame at Piney Grove is up in course of erecting a new church. The disciplinary plan is used in raising collections. The pastor is intensely interested in the general uplift of the charge. He reports an increase in benevolent collections.

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Lexington and Thomasville.— M. M. Jones, Pastor. There is much to do on this charge, and the pastor must exercise a great deal of tact, skill, and hard work. He has shouldered this responsibility- like a hero, working hard to reduce the debt, increase the member- ship and the benevolent interest of the church. He reports an in- crease in benevolent collections.

Madison and Stoneville.— W. W. Pope, Pastor. He is very popular on this charge. He has conducted himself so as to receive com- mendation from white and colored people of his charge. He is con- sidered safe as a leader of the Christian ministry. He reports an increase in every thing.

Madison Circuit.— E. L. Gilreath, Pastor. We compliment him for knowing how to stay at a place as long as he pleases. Notwith- standing this is his fourth year, the cry comes for his return. The work is in fine condition. The benevolent collections slightly in- creased.

Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain.— A. G. Jenkins, Pastor. There has been a general renovation on this charge. He has increased the zeal and inspiration for things higher and nobler in his people. A com- plete renovation in the church has been made: new lights, new car- pet, new piano, fresh paint, large audience, increased benevolence. Money raised at Pilot Mountain for new church is the record of this high tone Christian gentleman.

Mount Airy Circuit.— S. R. Gwyn, Pastor. This charge is sparsely settled yet we have some good people here. The pastor has labored hard with some results. The benevolent collections increased.

Penhook and Hale's Ford— A. B. Leonard, Pastor. This charge is gradually growing. The church is being improved a little each year but the people pay as they go. A very slight increase in benev- olence is reported.

Randleman and St. Mark.— A. B. McQueen, Pastor. He is steady and trustworthy, and very loyal to the interest of his church. He reports an increase in membership and benevolence. His people love him and desire his return.

Rocky Mount and Boone's Mill.— C. B. Love, Pastor. He has made many friends on this charge. A new place of worship has been organized by him known as Blackwater. Eighteen conversions were reported from this place alone this year on his charge.

Salisbury and Morning Star — G. Hoover, Pastor. This charge has done a great deal better this year than in previous years. Brother Hoover has the situation well in hand. Under his leadership the benevolent collection and membership have advanced.

South High Point.— G. W. Morehead, Pastor. This is a small station but as loyal a church as there is in the Conference. The five

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years Brother Morehead has been here have been years of both spiritual and material growth. He is a warhorse of the old type but as true as steel. He never forgets the obligations of his church.

Trinity aud Liberty. — W. O. Thomas, Pastor. Here we have a thrifty and energetic little congregation. This is due, in main, to the pastor, for he himself is a man of thrift and alertness; and his people have caught his spirit and custom. He reports things in splendid condition on this charge.

Walnut Cove. — J. J. Blanton, Pastor. He has been quite a source of inspiration to this work. He is regarded among his people as being scholarly, energetic, and an excellent preacher. The work grows under his management.

West Thomasville. — Extinguished.

Winston-Mount Pleasant. — W. B. Scales, Pastor. Moses was faith- ful in leading the Israelitish host of his day, and so is W. B. Scales in leading the host of Mount Pleasant in his day. He has prayed, preached, and worked until he has a splendid church house and a representative audience to assemble therein. He has raised much money for the payment of church debts. In meantime has increased the benevolent cause.

St. James and Oak Grove, now in part May's Chapel. — S. L. May, Pastor. This brother has not only been faithful but patient as well, for it took a great deal of both to accomplish the great work he has done. He has under his pastorate erected a cemented block church in a more suitable location in the city, and the majority of his mem- bers followed him there while many remained at the old St. James; but May's Chapel has a full house every Sunday, and he has left as many members at St. James Church as he found there six years ago. St. James, too, has been completely remodeled, making it practi- cally new. Walkertown has been enlarged. More than $1,000 has been raised on this charge for church-building and improvement. In meantime not a benevolent interest has lagged in the church.

Winston — St. Paul. — H. L. Ashe, Pastor. This is in many respects the leading church of our Conference. It was badly damaged by fire during the month of September, but having a far-sighted man as pastor there was insurance sufficient to sustain the damage. As soon as the fog and mist were cleared away that leader of men as well as preacher was on the spot with carpenters, and in a short while made things even more neat and attractive than before; and in the face of this he has raised for parsonage debt and other church indebtedness more than $4,000 this year. We are not sur- prised when echoes come from every angle of his church to return him to us again.

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Retired Ministers

Our retired ministers of this district are in good health save Brother Elisha Howard who is feeble. They are Revs. D. Brooks, F. L. Bost, W. A. Pryor, S. M. Hanes, E. Howard. Beautiful in deportment, refined in qualities, and sacred to the memory of those who know them is their imperishable record.

The Bishop

To Bishop Bristol:

You are a welcome guest among us. You have long since en- deared yourself to us. We hail you as easily one of the foremost men in Methodism, in thought, refinement, eloquence, a Christian gentleman and judicial ability. We greet you as the bright and morning star upon the bench of the Episcopacy. God bless Bishop Henderson! We all loved him and love him still, yet I am elated to know that in removing him and placing you has not in the least lowered the commendable status of the Chattanooga area.

Words of Thanks

I voice the sentiment of my brethren in saying I extend thanks to the general officers of the Church who have in any way helped to make possible the success of the district; thanks to the ministers and laity for courtesies toward and cooperation with me in the work on the district.

Fraternally yours, R. W. Winchester.

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(b) Standing Committees

METHODIST BROTHERHOOD

We, your Committee, beg leave to submit tbe following report: Whereas the Methodist Brotherhood has been instrumental in bringing our people together and interspersing among them the Christian influence, and whereas its teachings give us a clearer con- ception of Christ and His kingdom in this world,

Resolved, That we give this organization our special attention as ministers of the North Carolina Conference.

(Signed) P. F. Johnson.

John Wells. R. B. Rhyne.

SABBATH OBSERVANCE

Resolution

Whereas the keeping of the Sabbath is a command of God and we, his subjects should humbly bow to his mandates, and whereas, for centuries, it has been a religious practice in all civilized and Christian lands, be it

Resolved, That we, the members of the North Carolina Conference, urge our people to a strict observance of this holy day. Respectfully submitted,

W. M. Wells. D. C. Skeen. S. R. McCorkle.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY

Without a doubt the American Bible Society is the great light- house from which comes the religious rays of gospel light, and that we recognize it to be of such: therefore be it

Resolved, That we, as preachers and leaders of the North Carolina Conference, stand by this worthy cause by faithfully presenting it to our people.

(Signed) J. C. Robbins. R. N. Brooks.

FOREIGN MISSIONS

Whereas the missionary spirit was never so manifest throughout the Christian Church as now, and whereas the Macedonian cry was never so loud and earnest, be it

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Resolved, That we continue to urge our people to give large place in their thought, prayers, and pocketbooks to the cause of Foreign Missions, and that every possible encouragement and assistance be given our Board of Foreign Missions.

R. T. Weatherby.

N. J. Pass.

BOARD OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS

In the year of our Lord 1908 the Board of Sunday Schools was organized; the Methodist Episcopal Church had not awakened to the significance of the Sunday School. For years it had contented itself with an average annual contribution of $28,000 to the Sunday School cause, a mere pittance as compared to the task.

The increase in the Sunday School membership of the Church had averaged only about 35,000 for ten years. During this period nearly one-third of all the Annual Conferences had decreased either in the number of their Sunday Schools or in the number of their Sunday School scholars.

It is a significant fact that the period of Sunday school indiffer- ence was one of the leanest periods of church increase in our his- tory.

1. Whereas in 1908 a movement was launched to awaken the Church of its Sunday School opportunity; for eight years a cam- paign of agitation, education, and inspiration has been waged to arouse the Church to vision and to action:

2. Whereas this movement has brought results to the Church — an astonishing increase of both finance and membership, and

3. Whereas we find that the total increase in the Sunday School membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1897-1907, one decade, 10 years, 35,300; in 1908-1915, 156,700; hence the total in- crease in the Sunday School membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1897-1907, 10 years, 353,008. That in 1908-1915, 8 years, our Sunday School membership equaled 1,252,285,

Resolved, first, That the N. C. Conference shall urge every pastor to raise his full assessment for the Board of Sunday Schools.

Resolved, second, That we shall cooperate with Dr. C. C. Jacobs in carrying out the plans of the Board of Sunday Schools.

Resolved, third, That each Sunday School superintendent of the N. C. Conference shall have direct communication with Dr. C. C. Jacobs so that each local Sunday School shall have a knowledge of the plans of the Board of Sunday Schools, that each local Sunday

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School may work in harmony with the plans of the Board of Sunday Schools and aid in carrying out the same.

Respectfully submitted, W. Ellison.

E. I. S. Swan. A. W. McMaster STATE OF THE CHURCH

It is given the modern church to apply the principles of its plant- ing period; Christ's principles were generic. Details were left to the self-legislation of the Christ-heart. The Golden Rule, translated into laws and institutions, will be the Magna Charta of Christen- dom. Applied Christianity is the demand of the times. The Church is not to hold but to storm the fort.

An army rots in its entrenchments. The Church cannot live at home unless it goes abroad. The stagnant pool is a distillery of death. The unsearchable riches of Christ can be had without money but they cannot be kept unless they pay the taxes of his kingdom. Paying and praying for a blessing are equally right and twin angelic. Prayers for the heathen, with cash for an amen, are alone effective. "The love of Christ constraineth us" is the diamond drill that reaches the ore beds. The first work of a preacher sent to a church that gives according to its meanness is to bring its members to the mourner's bench.

The Church should not yield to statistical pride and estimate progress by its finances. She must ascend the Mount of Vision, not to dwell in idle ecstasy, but to be strengthened for toil and trial in the tear-pitted dust of earth. The Church's ultimate citizenship may be in heaven, but she has a vital and practical interest in the citizenship that is here and now. Today the Church is challenged to the open problems, unknown to apostolic times and the dark ages, which press the Church for solution.

The Church must take the open and, in the panoply of God, defeat its foes, disinfect its fold and rescue the nation.

Remembering the promised presence and power of its great Cap- tain, the Church should not be discouraged. With Heaven for an ally and Truth for a weapon, the conflict must end in the triumph of righteousness, and we must work, pray, pay, and fight down every ill and wrong menacing our sacred altars and our starry flag.

Christ's command is "Follow Me!"

And our response should be: Only Thou, our Leader be, and "We still will follow thee!

C. K. Brown. H. L. Ashe. N. J. Pass.

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TEMPERANCE

We rejoice in the wonderful progress of the anti-liquor movement during recent months and years. Over two-thirds of the counties and over one-half of the States in the Union are now under prohibi- tion law. Over one-half the people in the United States live under a no-license umbrella. We believe that under the leadership and favor of God the time is not far distant when constitutional prohi- bition will make this a salonless nation and the Stars and Stripes a stainless flag. We most heartily endorse the plans and works of the Methodist Temperance Society under the leadership of the Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D.D., and our beloved Dr. J. N. C. Coggin: therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the ministers of the N. C. Conference, will do all we can to promote the cause of temperance.

G. W. Morehead.

N. S. T. Shambourger.

J. A. Laughlin.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

We recognize that education and religion go hand in hand. We also hold that no education is worth the while unless it is flavored throughout with Christianity. The school and the Church are co- ordinate; they are so interwoven and so interlocked that they are inseparable. We therefore wish to urge that we as a Conference recognize Bennett College, Allen Home, Gammon Theological Semi- nary and other kindred schools within the bounds of the North Carolina Conference and our great Methodism as a chief asset to a healthy condition of the Church. We urge that our Conference sup- port the suggestion that we arrange a program in advance looking to the sustenance and support of the above named institutions for the present and the years to come, and pledge our hearty support to the Committee on Arrangements for the coming convention. We also urge that the great educational interest as supported by the Board of the Freedman's Aid Society.

J. W. Well.

J. W. Simpson.

S. R. McCorkle.

ALLEN INDUSTRIAL HOME

As visitors appointed by the last session of the North Carolina Conference to the Allen Industrial Home located at Asheville, N. C,

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it is our pleasure to make the following report of our observations and impressions:

Pursuant to your appointment we visited the institution and looked into its every department. We found the institution crowded to its doors by a body of students typical of the best young life of the Church and race. We found the teachers abundant in labors and their work worthy of the highest commendation. The results accom- plished at Allen Home are such as to give inspiration and hope to all who wish the best for our daughters and who are seeking to develop to the highest possibilities of strength this agency for build- ing up the Kingdom of Christ.

We submit that especially should this school have a large place in the sympathies of the members of the North Carolina Conference and receive substantial aid from them in the accomplishment of its exalted purposes. Perhaps the most effective work being done today among our people is the work being done by the Woman's Home Missionary Society.

Allen Home has an enrollment of over two hundred students with fifty girls in the boarding department. There are eight teachers. We were pleased to note the thoroughness of the work done and the fine moral and religious sentiment pervading the whole school.

A good normal course is provided by the school and its graduates find no difficulty in passing the State's examination for license to teach.

We were pleased to note that the Bible is taught as a part of the regular course, and that daily religious services are held in the school's beautiful chapel. To all this is added the careful super- vision of Miss Alsie B. Dole who for almost a generation has been the devoted and wonderfully efficient superintendent of the institu- tion. Through all the varying fortunes of the passing years she has stood by the school and the Church, giving to both her utmost zeal, her best thought, and her heart's deepest and best love. We would record our appreciation of the work being done at Allen Home, and heartily congratulate Miss Dole and the Woman's Home Missionary Society and the Church at large for the remarkable suc- cess of this school through the years. We should all be profoundly thankful that here in an atmosphere of devoted love for Jesus Christ our daughters are being trained for Christian service. The com- mittee finds no hesitancy in commending Allen Home to the confi- dence of the Church and to the Christian public everywhere.

In this connection we would also report that the Deaconess' Training School is in successful operation under the very capable supervision of Miss Ida Miner, a woman of ability and consecration.

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The school has acquired a fine piece of property in almost immedi- ate proximity to our church and Allen Home.

It is with sorrow that we record the sudden death of Miss Rose E. White, one of the teachers in the Deaconess' Training School. Miss White had charge of the kindergarten work of the school and was thoroughly consecrated to the work. A few weeks ago, on a Saturday afternoon, she climbed Sunset Mountain that overlooks beautiful Asheville; she wanted to watch the sun go down at the close of that splendid day. Next morning she arose early, and apparently as well as usual, when suddenly and without warning she heard the one clear call. Her sun went down while it was yet day and she entered the land of unclouded day. Her life was a blessing, her memory will be a benediction.

A. H. Newsome.

E. I. S. Swann.

C. K. Brown.

FREEDMAN'S AID SOCIETY

We, your Committee on Freedman's Aid Society, make the follow- ing report:

Whereas, at the close of the Civil War four millions of our people were freed from the shackles of physical slavery, but still wore the shackles of ignorance and superstition, and

Whereas the Methodist Episcopal Church has been working for more than half a century to remove ignorance and superstition and bring to our people the light of Christian civilization; and

Whereas our beloved Bennett College, Kent, and Allen Home, all located in the bounds of the N. C. Conference, and stand for Chris- tian education for the sons and daughters of the freedman, therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the members of the North Carolina Conference, pledge our hearty support and cooperation with the Freedman's Aid Society in building up Bennett College and use every effort to push forward all of our interests.

P. I. Wells. W. B. Scales. G. W. Byars.

COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTION

In closing our session we wish to declare our hearty appreciation and gratitude to the members and friends of Wilson Chapel and Pastor Caldwell, and the pastors and members of other churches in

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West Raleigh and the city of Raleigh, who have extended to us loving and delightful hospitality.

To Bishop Bristol for a presidency that has given us profound satisfaction alike in the guidance of business and in the spiritual and practical inspirations of his sermon and devotional addresses, and to the janitor and all others who have in any way contributed to our enjoyment by their courteous services.

N. J. Pass.

C. K. Brown.

G. H. Caldwell.

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(c) Other Reports

REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE STEWARDS

Receipts

Dividend from the book concern $1,283.00

John C. Rosby Quest 34.48

Connectional relief dividend (Chicago) 200.00

Conference collections 200.00

$1,717.48

Brought forward from last year 3.80

Total $1,721.28

Disbursements

C. W. Blaylock (Weatherby) $ 100.00

F. L. Bost (Winchester) 60.00.

Daniel Brooks (self) 126.00

L. B. Gibson (self) 122.00

J. D. Hairston (Peeler) 67.00

S. M. Hanes (Ashe) 136.00

Elisha Howard (Skeen) 100.00

J. H. Hunter (self) 50.00

W. P. Hayes (self) 110.00

W. A. Pryor (self) 65.00

H. O. Frederick (self) 112.00

L. W. Thomas (self) 50.00

Mrs. J. L. Dickson (Winchester) 49.00

Mrs. S. A. Gibson (Cook) 66.00

Mrs. C. Harshaw (Winchester) 73.00

Mrs. S. L. Johnson (Weatherby) 40.00

Mrs. O. Letterlough (Peeler) 50.00

E. McDaniel and children (M. M. Jones) 78.00

Mrs. J. C. Prince and children (Winchester) 97.00.

Mrs. J. W. Davis and children (self) 100.00

McDonald children (J. P. Morris) 28.00

McNeil children (R. N. Brooks) 38.00

Five per cent Conference collection â– . 10.00

$1,721.28

Balance ,48

H. L. Ashe, Chm. R. T. Weatherby.

M. M. Jones, Treas. A. W. McMaster. C. K. Brown, Sec. W. T. Lomax.

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PUBLICITY

REPORT OF PUBLICITY COMMITTEE

Brought over $ 40.43

Collected 19.50

Total $ 59.93

Disbursements

To publishers for papers $ 8.00

To C. K. Brown for service 10.00

To janitor 5.00

To Dr. J. P. Morris 1.00

To G. H. Caldwell 1.00

To J. W. Wells 1.10

$ 26.10

Total collections 59.93

Total expense 26.10

Balance $ 33.83

PUBLISHING COMMITTEE, 1915-1916 Greensboro District

To balance â– . $ 16.60 â– 

To 300 Journals 45.00

By expenses

By check

Balance due

$ 61.60 Western District

To balance $32.50

To 300 Journals „ 45.00

By expenses

By check

Balance due

$ 77.50

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Wilmington District

To balance (Zeigler) $ 17.25

To balance (Hill) â– . 3.60

To 300 Journals 45.00

By expenses $ 5.00

By Ziegler 17.25

By Hill 3.60

By check 40.00

$ 65.85 $ 65.85

Winston District

To 300 Journals

$ 45.00

$ 5.00

40.00

$ 45.00 $ 45.00 REPORT OF PUBLISHING COMMITTEE TREASURER

Receipts

Greensboro District $ 45.00

Western District _ 45.00

Wilmington District 65.85

Winston District 45.00

$ 200.85 Disbursements

Printing 1,300 Journals $ 146.25

Interest on loan 6.60

Bound copy for General Conference 2.00

Superintendents' expenses 20.00

Paid treasurer 1.22

Cash on hand 24.78

$ 200.85

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MISSIONARY APPROPRIATIONS

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' DETAILED STATEMENT OF MISSIONARY NEEDS.

These recommendations should be made on the basis of the last year's Appropriations.

District

Pastoral Charge

Name of Pastor

Amount Recommended

Central Randolph

W. H. Webster

$ 30.00

30.00

High St. and Raleigh's Norfolk and N. News.

S. F. B. Peace

140 .00

175.00

M. J. Bullock.

20.00

J. W. Wells...

150.00

S. E. Greensboro

S. W. Greensboro

26.00

A. W. McMaster

140 .00

75.00

Buffalo

J. A. Cherry

25.00

Gastonia and Mt.Hly. Hdvle. and Canton. __

J. C. Robbins-

50.00

40.00

J. W. Shuford..

25.00

Marion-Addies Chapel

75.00

R. Smith....

100.00

S. R. McCorkle.. .

70.00

D. L. Thomas

60.00

H. J. Pass

140 .00

40.00

G. F. Hill..

86.00

100.00

40.00

40.00

Winston, St. James. ..

C. E. Howard

20.00

65.00

A. B. Leonard

C. B. Love...

39.00

Boon's Mill, Va

Salisbury-Mng. Star.. South High Point

48.00

20.00

G. W. Morehead

N. S. T. Shamborguer.

45.00

23.00

Mt. Airy Circuit

Winston-Mt. Pleasant

20.00

45.00

$ 2,000.00

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CHURCH EXTENSION AUTHORIZATION

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS' DETAILED STATEMENT OF CHURCH EXTENSION NEEDS.

These recommendations should be made on the basis of the last year's Authorizations.

District

Pastoral Charge

Name of Pastor

Amount Recommended

J. M. Aldridge

S. McDonald

100.00

100.00

Norfolk

VV. M. Chavis

100 .00

500 .00

Hendersonville

300 .00

R. D. Bethea

500 .00

W. M. Wells

250.00

300 .00

300 .00

Winston-Mt. Pleasant

W. B. Scales

100 .00

$ 4,500.00

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES REPORT

Balance on hand $ 267.82

Interest at 4 per cent 10.72

Total $ 278.54

Net rent from November 1, 1915, to November 1, 1916 114.30

Total $ 392.84

M. M. Jones, Treasurer.

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VIII. MISCELLANEOUS (a) Honor Roll

The following persons contributed at least $1 during the year for disciplinary benevolences :

WESTEBN DISTRICT

Name of Charge and Persons Contributing

Gastonia and Mount Holly. — Harriet Morehead.

Hickory. — L. J. Buggs, John Hooper, Cling Horton, Mary Horton, Mary Hoover, Ada Potts, L. A. Smith.

Lenoir. — Thomas Horton, Lizzie McKinnie, Alice Powell, D. L. Thomas, Susa Thomas.

Lawndale and Flat Rock. — Alice Dillingham, M. J. Thompson.

Lincolnton and Stanley. — C. A. Brevard, J. C. Brevard, W. Brevard, Curtis Bryant, B. B. Burch, J. C. Burton, J. W. Connor, M. C. Lucky.

Machpelah and St. James. — Laura Bynum, C. A. Forney, Mrs. C. A. Forney, L. D. Durr, Josephine Friday, A. A. Johnson, J. M. McLean, C. A. Nixson.

Newton. — Nancy Adams, Julia Burgan, M. J. Burgan, Josie Hewett, Callie Hunter, Frank Hunter, L. A. C. Smith, Lillie M. Smith, Robert Smith, Jr., Nannie Smith, Robert Smith, Mary Teague.

WILMINGTON DISTRICT

St- Johns and Beaver Dam. — Henry Bethea, J. M. Fletcher, Addie Gibson, D. P. Gibson, C. P. Malloy, J. W. McLaurin, Fletcher McNair, W. M. Thompson.

Laurinburg and Cool Springs. — Francis Alford, Dr. H. H. Brown, Easter Campbell, Gus Chavis, S. D. Douglass, Dr. N. E. Jackson, Rev. J. A. Laughlin, Mrs. J. A. Laughlin, Wynola Laughlin, Mabel Laughlin, Robert Leach, Samuel Manley, Angus Mayner, Mack McLaurin, Robert McLean, Macey McRae, W. M. McRae, M. L. Shaw, J. P. Shaw, J. A. Stewart, Minnie Stewart, Carrie Stubbs, John Row- land, J. W. Russell, Nelson Tombleson, C. W. Washington, R. L. Wall.

Cool Springs.— W. M. Blue, R. C. Covington, D. D. Douglass, Olive Dockery, E. A. Fairley, Lowdy Fairley, W. J. Freeman, P. J. Gibson, George Hill, Mary Hill, Rev. J. A. Laughlin, J. R. Leach, M. J. Mal- loy, Virginia Malloy, C. S. McAlister, P. A. Malloy, C. L. McLoud, L. C. McLoud, C. F. McLoud, W. W. McLoud, J. D. McLoud, Susie

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McLoud, Sarah McLoud, B. F. McMillian, W. H. McNair, D. M. McNair, Delia McNair, A. U. McNeil, Hannah McNeil, M. J. Perry, W. W. Perry, Sarah Ratcliff, A. L Smith, C. H. Smith, Andrew McNair, L. J. McLoud.

Monroe and Bethel.— Effie Beaty, Herbert Beaty, A. L. Luthperson, Sarah Luthperson, Martha Gums, Lydia Moser, Henry Person, Noah Person, Mary Williams, S. J. Moser.

WINSTON DISTRICT

KernersYille.— Rev. F. L. Bost.

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(B) A TABULATED RECORD OF MONEYS PAID AT THE CONFERENCE DUR- ING THE VARIOUS ROLL CALLS.

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.25

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Black, N M.

.50

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1.00 1.00

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1.00

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Bullock, M. J.

2.00

.25

Burge, B. L..

Byers, G. W

Caldwell, G. H

1.00

1.00 1.00

.25

1.00

.25

Cook, P. J...

5.00

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Ellison, Willis

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1.00

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McArthur, E. H

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1.00

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McQueen, L. D

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Mundy, Marcus

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Peeler, S. A

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Cherry, J. A

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Shuford, J. W.

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Supplies Aldridge, J M

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Covington, Morgan

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Presley, S. H

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Penn, I. G

Windsor, W. B..

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5150 .50

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IX.

MEMOIR

The Rev. L. G. McDonald, born , and was ad- mitted to Conference in South Carolina and transferred to the North Carolina Conference. He served for several years and then was put on the superannuated list. He died August, 1916, at Lamar, S. C.

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Mingo G. Croom

George W. Price

Richard Waters

Matthew Alston

Nelson Farror

James Payne

A. M. Turner

JOSIAH CALDICUTT

George W. Ratcliff.

W. W. Morgan

Wilson Gray

Thomas S. Stitt

W. W. Smith

Wiley C. Gibson

Wyatt Walker

O. Letterlough

C. Harshaw

Samuel L. Johnson...

Andrew Conner

M. C. Rogers

John E. Chaplain

Isaac Wells

EVANDER McDANIEL..

Jacob C. Prince

John M. McNeil.

W. L. Dixon

S. A. Gibson ....

David Connell

Alexander Clark

John W. Davis

L. G. McDonald

May 23, 1879 Greensboro

March 17, 1881 Wilmington

September 12, 1881 Charlotte

March 29, 1883.. Maxton

April 1, 1884.. Greensboro

January 9, 1887 Raleigh

April 1, 1888 Greensboro

August, 1888. Raleigh

August 12, 1890 Marion

1891 Hickory

September 16, 1S92 ..Kernersville

November, 1892 D obson

November, 1894 Lexington

May 20, 1896 Lexington

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May 20, 1900 Reidsville

April 20, 1900 Maxton

July 3, 1900 Lenoir

November 6, 1902 Mount Airy

February 7, 1903 Macpelah

July 24, 1903 Salem

October 3, 1903 High Point

February 28, 1907 Greensboro

August 8, 1907. Townsville

May 23, 1911 Reidsville

August 5, 1911 Rowland

November 18, 1912. .States ville

August 22, 1912 High Point

December 15, 1912 Greensboro

June 15, 1913... Greensboro

April 14, 1914 ..Laurinburg

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STATISTICIAN'S REPOR'

Name of Charge and Pastor

Burlington, J. M. Aldridget

Central Randolph, W. H. Webster

Empire, Dorsey McRae

Greensboro, East, M. C. Laughlin

High Street and Raleigh's, S. F. B. Peace

Northwest, G. W. Byers

St. Matthews, R. T. Weatherby

South, W. T. Lomax

Southwest, A. W. McMaster

Henderson and Creedmoor, J. B. Brown (supply)

Jackson, J. H. Garret

Leaksville, J. W. Wells

Lane's Chapel and St. Johns, D. A. Williams

Newport News, Va., R. G. Morris

Norfolk, Va., Wm. Chavis

Oxford, J. A. Baxter...-

Pleasant Ridge and Oakwood, J. H. Dickens (supply)

Portsmouth and Suffolk, Va., J. A. Maston

Ramseur, R. J. Ship

Rankin and Julian, A. S. Green (supply)

Reidsville, G. W. Brower

Reidsville Circuit, R. T>. Bethae

Townsville, T. C. Frezier

Wentworth and Settles, M. J. Bullock

West Raleigh, G. H. Caldwell _

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Charlotte, N. J. Pass

Goldsboro and Newbern, J. W. Shuford

Hamlet and Philadelphia, J. D. Murphy

Hoffman and Sand Hills, E. L. Fletcher (supply)

Johns and Beaver Dam, G. F. Hill

Laurinburg and Cool Springs, J. A. Laugalin

Lumberton and Beauty Spot, J. W. Simpson

Maxton and Piney Grove, W. M. Wells

Monroe and Bethel, J. C. Brower

Mount Zion and Bowmore, P. I. Wells

New Zion Circuit, Marcus Mundy

Pembroke Circuit, Henry McNair (supply)

Red Springs Circuit, R. N. Brooks -.

Rowland and Salem, W. R. Zeigler

Sanford Circuit, L. D. McWeen

Vass and McCrimmons, Morgan Covington (supply)

Wilmington, G. W. Pryor (supply)

Wilmington Circuit, J. H. Isham (supply). —

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Advance, A. B. Robinson

Asheboro and Mitchels, D. C. Skeen

Red Banks and Mount Sinai, C. E. Howard

East Thomasville Circuit, J. W. Jones.,

High Point, P. J. Cook

Kernersville, N. S. T. Shamborguer

Jonesville Circuit, S. McDonald

Lexington and Thomasville, M. M. Jones

Madison and Stoneville, W. W. Pope

Madison Circuit, E. L. Cilreath (supply) .

Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain, H. G. Jenkins

Mount Airy Circuit..

Penhook and Hails Ford, A. B. Leonard (supply)..

Randleman and St. Mark, A. B. McQueen

Rocky Mount and Boones Mill, C. B. Love (supply). Salisbury and Morning Star, Green Hoover (supply)

South High Point, G. W. Morehead .-

Trinity and Liberty, W. O. Thomas

Walnut Cove, J. J. Blanton

West Thomasville, G. W. Henderson (supply)

Winston — Mount Pleasant, W. B. Scales

Winston— St. James, S. L. May

Winston— St. Paul, H. L. Ashe

Yadkin Mission, S. R. Gwyn

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