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.flm.,lhy, April 22, 1915. -preaching at" the voun people who are under your direction. To bridge over this chasm is no small or un worthy undertaking. To the young man or woman w1k has the vision, it must be a tremendous in spiration. It is a task that challenges the best endeavor of the Church, and its successful ac complishment will bring rich and abundant re sults. We think the Epworth League may justly aspire to do this great conservation work for the Church. New Bern District Conference The District Conference season is upon us, and this year Presiding Elder Underwood leads the van on the New Bern District. We do not know how it happened that he got ahead of Dr. Gibbs, who has been a pioneer with us in the matter of early District Conferences; but "Homer" must somehow have been "nodding" for oncp Anv il ""j how, to change the figure to that of the popular tame oi iuuh.v, iew uern nas come first to the bat. We reached the scene about the middle of the afternoon of the first day, and found the Con ference in the midst of a discussion of home reli gion. The atmosphere was spiritual. There were tears in many eyes and handkerchiefs were freely used as Brother Caviness was telling of the re sults of a faithful pastor Dravinir in a h ,i I it was seemingly not appreciated. He was sound j tog the keynote of the afternoon service. After j all, we must come back to first principles. The se em or uie tnurch s success is always, not in the cogency with which the wise ones can answer the objections of the skeptics nor in the novelty of i new meuiuus SK11IU1 V rifivisprl hf f,, i I wui, in me near- Less of her life to Christ. The most deeply spirit- I ual man is the man whose life is going to be most ; j efficient in bringing the gospel home to the hearts : I of men. ; A District Conference in which Brother Under wood presides will never fall to emphasize this tt. we have known and loved him tor twenty jive years and the most marked characteristic of u.s spirituality. He lives close to God taf. and he knows the joy of that lite; and 15 ,never 80 m as when he Is leading some '111 InU "lat or stirring up the fences of his preachers to do that sort of jom. -May his tribe increase! 1 ttV'f ,BOt "'e "gUreS M t0 the attendance o 7ateS PreaC"erS f " District, . we learned that several charges were not C7T a' a"- Tbe atte" of the peo- L 'iVe UP" the 'o-s of the Con- ence was superb. ti1q .. . ' splendH ni , auuuunum ot that C ,va! "s anu the whftin ni -i. . . .. RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. tLT nUMeraCy thlS fa"- UB iS a of Tunny College, and Is a young man of fine Iuom.se. we will iong remember with pleasure our stay, ,n ,00 shott m M was necessary for us to hurry awav from e seat of the Conference too qIck,.v to atten p" any report of the proceedings. Hev. j. M. WrWlt vas presiding with apparent ease at the secre' Tort of , ' Sha" 6XPeCt fro' port o, the saet features of Cm va s o, S'Ven a S0Od heari"S' a"d a - Iiendrng ,der resuUed .n some 17 ' ,,r even at a DistrIct Confere r a y ,rPeCt eVerybdy t0 be "" dy strange things are constantly coming o " Page Three Personal &- Otherwise sions ami ,i , lue Business , , was crowded to its capac cC ! 3 lact put more into SeSSinS a"d c011tributd '0 the K a fe v or Meet,"S- We heard the reP0rtS of 1 Pro! PaStrS' bUt the sPirit of hope atmosPore. Financial W it edepresse1. M they were not whining h -"rrsry expect a great year n host- Wp il 6116 mak6S a quiet and efficient inu;.. ""itjrence spssinn t.,- tiujig when i' iiuiij' 1 o'niv t0 lGaVe' but trust tht hoP . d temPorary indisposition. w 11 terra i . - - t. va noothly that n f thG Conference running so 11 t u. you had a suspicion that w I train a,,,?' ,St m Present to pick us up S ,te" we 1 ,, k a"er; and-if a" fared h ,... 111,1 w't'i Brother A. M p. ., excellent ... UVIU1 ;0be'siroa' I" ' th6re Was nothig more l(h00l nr w." 6 had charge Of thA irrrlaH i0"s'3- tau J"011"8 fr two ars, had pre- m hi wife ? yearS in Georgia' whee he e- and is now cont.i, .... Rev J. H. Shore has returned to Dunn after a a visit to Roxboro. T, Dl 111 The Robesonian of April 15 states that Rev and Mrs. J. A. Lee are visiting their daughter in Mount Gilead. The date of the wlrrenton District Conference has been changed from July 4-6 to July 6-8 Let those concerned take due notice. fl District League Conference for the Dur ham District was in session last week at Durham An interesting program had been arranged II V II Bishop R. G. Waterhouse is announced to preach the commencement sermon nt ashmgton College, Abingdon, Va., Sunday, Way 30. . Ill fcpnng has opened and business is improving. It is seriously important for our pastors to press the claims of the Advocate during the next few weeks. II I II Rev. C. B. Culbreth, City Road Church, Eliza beth City, was a visitor to Raleigh last week, and Wc were Slad to greet him in the office of the Advocate. If II If AVe see it stated that the Methodist Church at West Durham is in the midst of a gracious re vival. Rev. G. 13. Starling is assisting the pastor, Rev. j. A. Dailey. Sixteen counties in Michigan voted on the sa loon question on April 5, and thirteen of them went dry. Two hundred and sixty-five saloons close in that State May 1. 11 1 f astois i!1 ot,,e1. Conferences are rallying to the support of their Conference organ. It will ot do ior the old North Carolina Conference to fall be hind. Xow is the time to strike. II II II Washington District Conference will be held at Farmville this year. The opening sermon will be preached on Wednesday night, May 26, and the Conference will continue through Friday night, May 28. ff U II Rev. J. H. inn, Maysville, informs us that the Ladies' Aid Society of that place gave a birth-day party last Friday night in the school building. Quite a good sum was collected, which will go for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of that place. The party lasted from eight to eleven o'clock p. m. ii If H According to the Laurinburg Exchange pro tracted services began last Sunday at the Meth odist Church of that place. This is a meeting to be participated in by all the Churches of the place, and will be conducted for two weeks by the local' pastors. At the beginning of the third week Rev. J. C. Wooten, pastor of Edenton Street, Raleigh, will take charge. It is reported that another rebellion is immi nent in China. Dr. Sun Yat Sen is supposed to be at the head of it. He has been out of the country with a price on his head since Yuan Shai Kai came into control of the government. i. SSI 1 a.tors wdl please not forget to give the ad Iess of renewals they send in. Ve have then, on r oks, it is true; but it gives (rouble to lid then,, and oftentimes we have precisely same name at dillerent addresses. nil The Rev. J. v. Williams, associate pastor of old John street M. E. Church, will begin at once to evangelize in North Carolina. He sings the old songs and believes in the old time conviction and conversion. He will make his home at R-tl-eigh, X. c. Write him. The inauguration11 Ai? E. K. Graham as resident of the University of North Carolina is the leading event for this week in the State. Many leading persons in the educational work of the country will be heard on this occasion, and it will mark an epoch in the life of the University. Simultaneous meeting! are being held in Ki. ston and considerable interest is being reported. Kev. Raymond Browning is assisting Brother umble at Queen Street Church, while Brother Harrison is doing his own preaching at Caswell pliXd trUSt that 8reat g00d wil1 be accom- Hishop John C. Kilgo, of our Church, will preach the commencement sermon for the Uni versity of Florida this year, on Sunday, June 6, at 11 a m. Bishop Kilgo is a great preacher, as hose w.,o are fortunate enough to be present on he above mentioned occasion will be able to testify.-piorida Christian Advocate u n ii n Rev. A. L. Ormond followed his sermon on the resurrection delivered Easter Sunday bv one at a. m. iusi bunday on the Ascension, which as of high order. Next Sunday he proposes to organize the young folks into a Junior Church to whom the morning sermon on each fourth Sunday m the month will be especially directed.-Scot-tish Chief. 1 The baccalaureate LrLn of the Benson Grad ed High School commencement will be preached Sunday morning, April 18, in the school audito rium at eleven o'clock, by Rev. M. T. Plyler Pre siding Elder of the Raleigh District. lie is an b heard T-lT w, undoubtedly Local gG CrWd f PePle.-Benson Miss Ruth King, daughtJr of Mr. and Mrs P King Goldsboro, passed to her reward one da," 1 t week. She died in the triumph of a I h and t Tfr H1TSS- "Pat" K'n' Ether East a id hlf 1 T f Ur AnnUal Corence love leasts and his testimony is always heard with much interest and pleasure. The prayer and sym pathies of our readers wm P iyhd s" in this hour of affliction. Rev. j II. McCracken i! in the midst of a great revival at Central Church in Raleigh There have probably been 150 conversions and reclama tions and the services are still in " ama Preaching is being done by evangeHaE "t na dell, o Philadelphia, Pa. He preaches with g eat" earnestness and zeal, and is making a profound impression upon his hearers. The Church is crowded at the evening services and many have to he turned away for lack of room. A fuller re port will be given later. n f i ou may always depend upon Rev. J. E. Under wood to speak out when he feels that the Church has been unjustly assailed. The preacher. f Goldsboro were criticized by certain parties be cause they responded to the request of the W C witl, ,Prea,Ched n temPerance, we suppose with special reference to certain conditions in Goldsboro Brother Underwood called them down and closed with this parting shot: "We do not receive our commission from men, and as for me I Propose to attack sin wherever it shows itself' whether in political, business or social circ es "
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