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Bishop AipHeus Wilson, who presides oyer the Fifty-eighth Sfcs;
sion of the NoVth Carolina Conference, .which body; convenes in this cfiy
nn thn cth riVhf the current month, is a native of Maryland and has long
r hHiTThe citvcf Baltimore,
vrrv eitensivelVvix the United States and many foreign countries.
rtfniM'ticy vfoHorl F.ntrlantl. ChuT Taoan. Mexico and South America. He
has spent a good deal of time in diaerit sections of our state, but has
never presided over an! Annual Conference in NortCarolmaAs a.pre
ciHinni nfiWr.the nreachers know very little oi him Put as a preacnetms V-T.
lame is aoroaa in me iayu. nicic 5. . n rr: "j - -j in theMlrr : 5r i; vaii 'if visited 7
?r nffrtivm his'rianner or t.reachin butf. fere isya: grasp and n tVefV,V; ;V 'f l1
: , th - .-:H ii e-5Al tritelie wiil Ta wir Durf .I'-Tnri ' jiuiJ'igTll .ISutt-ralsolstafcd
sermons and that all our people will avail themselves of the privilege of lriggrim ", anfi tt:i irs-:0ntracted for walk :
hearing him, , Let Trinity church
best people 01 tne communiry io near tnis aisunguisnea prelate.
TO THE NORTH CAROLINA
CONFEHENCE, GREET-
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In the history of -Trinity Church
this month will be a- memorable
one, for it. will bring ta us the great
pleasunfof having in our midst the
.members of the North Carolina Con
Inference. As co-laborers with you
in the church militant and as fellow
members of that grand and unique
organization, effected by John Wes
leyf which has been such a mighty
power in advancing Christ's king--dom
among men we extend to you
our heartiest greetings, welcoming
you as one of the noblest and most
consecrated corps of leaders to be
found anywhere engaged in die
Master's glorious . cause, j To our
dty 1 f o our 1 church sand to our
homes ; and firesides we jnost jcor
.dially welcome you, arid gladly bid
you enter into the ''good cheer"
that is ours. It is our sincere wish
that you may enjoy yourbrief stay
you into bur hearts and rrinds, and
your pleasure will' be our pleasure,
your wishes our wishes.
But it is utterly impossible for us
to wholly eliminate selfishness from
our thoughts concerningVyou, for
we are confident that y4our presence
ambftg'u's will be the occasion of a
, great spiritual uplift coniing both
from;the pulpit and from jour asso
ciation with you. ! j
: Our.city presents a solid front for
Methodism, . With our - churches,
one of which is unexcelled in beauty
by 'any in the southern connection,
with two new churches jin .sight,
-nxn me aeposuory 01 in e colpor
teur bf both the North Carolina Con-
- ferences "and with . Trinity College,
Durham leads the towns ' of the
state for Methodism, " f j
In His service, as our loved and
. honored guests",. we. wish; to. again
remind you that. our doors are ever
.jai-QaurJieajtspe
. you. , "
He is well advanced in years and ha
r - eoin,iA,V!,i;.nr nnrtirti-1 Jfnown-w. i v::. " me iew.
be packed to its uttermost with the
THE BEST PREPARATION
FOR GREAT ACHIEVE
" MENTS.
f ; BY L.:w. CRAWF0RP.
Every noble-minded youth de
sires ito accomplish something in
this life if possible, something
truly 'great. ; In most cases this
laudable desire can b& gratified . if
proper, forethought is given and
timely effort is set forth. Get ready
for. (great achievements; be equal 10
them, and opportunities will not be
lacking. How can one get ready
for such unseen opportunities ? By
making "unconscious preparation.
That is, by habitually doing in the
right spirit each duty as it "meets
him in daily life.
Success Or greatness is thrust
upon very few people -if upon any.
It is not an accident of birth, though
to be well bred is helpful Neither
is it the result of chance or good
fortiitf- merely. "The gods help"
At 1 1 1 " C. .
tinued, toil. It is the reward of
effort and painstaking application.
It is the goal reached after a Jong
hard race has , been run. This is
proven by history and experience!
No man has ever yet gained the top
round of. the ladder who did not
push and strain and sweat, and
struggle manfully. . - '
Daniel -..Webster,-' when a . school
hoy, gave little promise of future
greatness as an orator. He could
not declaim before his class-mates.
He tried and failed and went home
crying with mortification. But he
persevered and only by dint of effort
was he able to overcome timidity,
gain self-control, acquire informa
tion "and develop power. By. and
by he stood, peerless ip the United
States senate, caught the ear of the
nation with his eloquence and
thrilled the whole "country with his
sublime oratory.. , '
tt ry-.. -1 ii r , .
not a successful- lawyer. He. then
or.ie
I
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i ,ay the multi-
tude and tlr::U
ti.
passes with his
, i -
been-' So it will
eloquence. . 1
So it has d -v;
ever be. S y ; 'who conquers
himself;' wht; "i-'f .i-irges' promptly
in the; rirht iM ir t each'' duty as it
pr-(a'vb. : ft'-tt gravel-rrcsr4
ties witlr 'fiicuT, tsks and strug
gles tb. C'VCTcorArxOpposition and
hindemnL s;;vb r - scards the word
'can't!' ajid'hb-' ;f jiiothrink npr
shirk rjorfnicikfi J e$ is the young
'htaft 't4h4-f: ll'iXk'i h.f uture will
be eqnalf to; Jlic!Satesf achieve
mentsj ai ivhHvUulUmdtelf.
come Jforth "a aCjchder - ahjd; a de
Iivereriofthb;pecjiI e-rt a hero in: li f e's
great fcattlefieWjrteafc 'i in liame in
characterl and adnvements '
'The heiglits rih&i tt?ut ren "gained and
' : kept n-Wf-A
Were; nof atfctinei by: uddert flights
But they, hilt theii! companions ' slept,
Were upjind toiVf. m toe nignt. . ;
j", ..f.r.-5,-,,fci..v.
- Previous td iHIeti;i86r little in
fluence .w? j-txerf. ise;j,"m hiscom
munity,tvythc la h rIstsvnie few
member fAt f re; ; ntlhis' section
the building of I j chinch on the site
now 6 ccupl bvl Ti in ity. Captain
William Ma'is-iuf-
one! of the prin-
cipai .Dunaersj iti
1 Ll J l i. t . II f V
j.nQ i vicinuy, con
tracted to tmild house at accost
of "$650. 00. If 4,y as' biiilt 'of ? wpbd
with a -shiiieJ-dQd-rfurnished
witn piain sjtars anQ piain aiiar ana
pulpii Just kiU;t mrch;as might
be iound inttfildays iii tKe coun
try, tit had a : seating capacity p
about 200 peror. ? or perhaps 250;
Previous to tlsHcb&p!ction and dedi-
canon inerepyjis a greaj excnemeni
a suojecr or secession .ana ann
essioni rartyCi pes wereclosely
wn and fsorl'ot qur i greatest
men. ; honest in' it heir convictions,
presented th quttion to'the people
with iall the eirhesiness of their
hearts, and Withis house. ex-Gov
ernor j GraTiai;iid , Captain John
Berry 1 spoke bg'aj si, thg (Ordinance
of secessions anci in favor of ithe
preservation bf the VVnerJcan Union.
Hon, !HenryK. :Kai1and Dr; Pride
jones; as eaxneyy aiscussea ine
question in jfarbrl ? of f secession
These were troutSeVorne times and
the Methodist '
ilpk ; would fre
quently allude tq the injustice of
ern AIethodi5ts. which j now and
then IcroppeS
out in the secular
press; and ct.u:;: nr.rcrs of :the
North. Ther - vCk 6. more, faithful
advocate of tsauUicrh-side of the
question than thccv, jj B. Alford,
who served ihe;i? vrci here about
that time. urir. ; the ears 1861;
:'6jr and '63.be vj.s fa'Kfu'&tlie
discharge of his duty z., minister to
this people, -'and gave eveig evil
denceiof his jdcv.J .:on to the 'cause
of the Southvl-.t n: were"then
upholding on the zld c i battle and
in the tented cr.ip.. . With their
mindsf excited b 1 w ar aid the r ru
mors of war,(thcr ; 'vc . n.o room for
much revival
i:.;. re
; but many
were added tc
ed tc t4; rjfeis. during the
ministry of this iki? a fid man M Godv
both by 'certirv I 'profession
of faith. Hi: .."!; ; the circuit
known then
was eminent
ie Circuit,
:I, and his
1 -stei:.". by
the old .Mc'J
him
bcan tl
hiciori ztd
speakrr'f',
he Cw'.iti
furnishec
went an.
hush the
worshipfe x'j tTo miles ajid a j
i ilhituay. He vas heard to say
on one occasion ''that he was pretty
sure the .'Yankees' had; a through
ticlrctand their baggage checked
for shcbL'.- -Th is is given--to show
j his great devotion to the cause of
the bouth, and that he was ready at
all times to sacrifice even his life in
its behalf! j - J'-.
About the years 1864-65 Rev.
W. M. Jordan succeeded to this
charge He was'a devoted servant
of God, "and at. one time professed
airctIfIcatrohieVaseer7ea(ly
to hold up the standard of his Lord
arid did efficient work as a revival
ist' He kept up I ail the 'interests' of
the church in these; times" which
tried men's souls. I The records have
hot "been obtained 6
Which - the chunir w
the years in
as j served; by
this pastor, but there
was some .in
crease in the membership, until the
house was taken "by
army and used for?
the Northern
hospital pur
poses, and "otherwise rendered unfit
for public worship f ; t
y jXn 1 866 Rev. R. S. Webb "was as
signed to the Chapel H ill church,
j with Durham Orange church and
Massey's chapel attached In 1867
the j Durham Circuit w'as formed,
; consisting of (Durham, Orange
Church, Massey's? Chapel, Pleasant
Gfove Mount Hebron and Fletch-
e'rfs Chapel, Brother Webb con
tmued in this
work
through the
years-1867, '68
and
'69, when he
took charge of the church in Dur
ham.. . In 1866
he
informs the
: writer that the I
village was small
and the chyrchi which ; had been
piii:teY'-ty'tsii; before, had been
badly damaged :j,bW -the; armies, but
noDie mew laisis in. me vii-
surroundiril
irrbundiriM country rallied
rftHcchufcfroOTw
. that he had frequently to
ted
frm Chapel Hill to Durham
to iseryej the church, as the war had
left the country so destitute that the
preacher could not afford to keep a
horse. Only two Methodists were
living in the ; village at that time,
viz: R. F.. Morris an jifOMrsj 4 J. R.
Greenland fromjall accounts Meth
odism owes a great deal to that en-
ergeuc man, r.avi orris, wno naa
some most excellent traits of .char
acter. He . loved the!" church and
made many sacrifices for itskprom'o-'
tibjive
sides others livine in
her surround-
ing country, held their
mempership
in Durham, viz: ( Washington 'Duke,
2. 1 1. - Lyon, James Stagg, N. W.
Guess, John and Grey Barbee, W'il
nam rrocior , ana . wesiey uoie.
During this pastorate Rev. John A.
McMannen an dD. C. Parrish moved
to Durham and united with the
church S These ! families composed
ine Doay wnicn iormea ine nucleus
uui, vi vviiieu me meuiuuisi cnurcu
grew V There were , many glorious
revivals , during: ; the four years of
Brother Webb's administration and
many padded 4r the church, some of
whom have become quite promi-
nent A few rnay Ibe! mentioned;
records v show, that the following
persons united with I the Methodist
church, viz: Maggie 14 Giiess, Ben
N. puke,v J. ;B. Duke,) and on Sep
tember 0J of the I same vear. "Nannie
O.T Parrish, C-rne J Cox, -Nannie
. ... l . . r :
13. i-y on; Ann K; Durham, ; Mittie E:
Lyt3n,- y J: Lyort R. F. Morris and
several others.?: iiirother vebb re
fefsid ?anihcident which occurred
just at the close jofthe warJ Presi
dent Jphnson. and others ,w ere . on
their jtvay-tcatterid "the commence
ment at Chapel Hill, and had just
walked put on the piazza of the ho
tel when old Mr. Pratt; dwell-kn o wn
pioneerbf yepdenTime" (dressed
irifa blue spike-tail" coat with brass
buttons), who had beh greatly
iroupiea aoout ine curtaingg oi ms; sands you come in contact witii
liberties by military orders, Walkedyear by year; and you will never
uPr?4ent: Johnson;' and.saidi " be forgotten.-; Your name, vour
feJphnson, can I make brandy r deeds, will be as .legible on the
Tha resdent ; smiled;iand turned1 hearts you leave behind as the stars
?oy.CT,tpQeneral Sicldes,Uvho on the-brovr of evening; ' Good
wastandirt by. . deeds will shine as the stars A
lirother Webb made an effort for I heaven." -
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prohibition in "Purhr.in i;i J4 .
of her i:if:incr. ar.fl at c
held the prohibilion!.r-:j c-:: ..:.-.'
vc! ) of succei-linj. 1". - t.-Ioo:;
men :'t::rnctl the ; tr.bh., 0:1 1?.?
preacher art . drove liiin from
t5wn in the following way: There
was but one house for rent in town,
vhich' he had, been .occupying for
two years; and they offered $20.00
more for it than he could4pay. The
result was that , he! had to live in
Chapel Hill the lasTyear he served
tUTb pcopIc.T As 'u 'coifScqucnce he
has appreciated living in a parson
age ever since. - ,
Rev. John Tillett was preacher in
charge of the Durham Cir'cuit during
the years 1870 end '71. ; After mak
ing one. or two rounds and many
pastoral visitations he found some
irregularities,: and at a quarterly
meeting held at , old Bethel church
aoout April,' 1870, he made com-,
plaint; in his report on the general
state of the church, tfiat some of his
members had not been conforming
strictly to theirules of the discipline.
At this some took exception, and a
discussion ensued. This fgave rise
to much djsaffection and many were
aggrieved that the preacher should
cany the matter into the pulpit; al
though some; conceded that it ws
owing to his'zeal for the; purity of
his flock: . In, order, to 'bring the
matter to a settlement charges and
specificationiswere preferred against
Brother Tillett, and an investigation
was '. made by the' presiding elder
and a committee of preachers. Tlid
charge of immorality, in that he
had made statements from the pul;
pit which could 'not be. sustained.
Tney however, ' did' not find him
" V V uru 1
c'il;rfJ
i; 1 U11J i:,',1,1.a ;
guilty of the charge, whereupon
IcMannen and family, CoL D. C
Parrish and f family, except one
daughter, Mrs. Emma. A. Lockhart,
John arid Grey Barbee snd - their
families. -Under the leadership of
Rev. J. AMcMannen several united
with' him in a society of nineteen
members, and they established a
chiirch near Lipscomb's CrossRoads.
he attempt was made to form "otr
societies to be called indepcndeilt
Methodists, but in this he failed.
His; plans ended by his being re
restored, together ' with his lips
comb congregation, to the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, and
he died in its .communion at, peace
with God and, man. Ths occurred .
during- the first and second years of
the ministry of Brother J.. J Rcnn; .
who followed Brother Tillcit; in
fact the former succeeded in restor
ing ; the ; thirty-One members which
had left during the former pastorate.
These difficulties threatened at one
time the dissolution of. the church
at this place and injure the advance
men t ojf Methodis m, b u t Ti m e, th e
great healer pf all things, and the
spirit cf love and conciliation dis
played by brother Renn, saved
much bickering and strife, whereby .
thehurch ;was4doubtless made
stronger; than -ever and "vcnt forth
conquering and to conquer. Enough
has been learned from those who
were actors' in these scenes 'at the
time to prove that Brother Tillett
was conscientious in the adminis
tration of the discipline and left the
church upon a higher plane of piety
and better prepared than ever for
the revival seasons which followed. -He
has gone to his reward and has
doubtless many stars in the crown
of his rejoicinjg. . ' -
"Do good, and leave behind you
monument of .vfrtue that' the
stornis of . time, can never destroy.
Write your name, in kindness, love
and mercv on the hearts of tnti-
. . . .