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RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
Thursday, May 13, 19l3
I Correspondents9 Department f
DISTRICT CONFERENCE DIREC
TORY. Washington District, Farmville,
June 16-18.
Durham District, Burlington,
June 16-18.
Rockingham District, Aberdeen,
June 24-27.
Elizabeth City District, Edenton,
July 1-4.
Warrenton District, Windsor, July
6-8.
Raleigh District, Selma, July 6,
7, and 8.
Wilmington District Conference,
Rose Hill, July 21, 22, 23, 1915.
nONOR ROLL.
The following charges have se
cured the number of new subscribers
apportioned to them for the year:
Robeson Circuit, B. E. Stanfield,
pastor.
Buckhorn Circuit, L. H. Joyner,
Pastor.
Four Oaks Circuit, R. F. Tay
lor, Pastor.
St. Pauls Circuit, A. J. Groves, pas
tor. Weldon Station, J. A. Hornaday,
pastor.
Louisburg Station, A. D. Wilco
pastor.
LITTLETON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
May 2JJ-25.
Bishop Wilson will preach the bac
calaureate sermon on Sunday morn
ing, May 23; and Rev. 11. C. Craven
will deliver the annual address on
Tuesday the twenty-fifth. Twenty
young women will receive diplomas
sixteen in the classical and peda
gogical courses, four in music, and
six will receive certificates, making
twenty-six diplomas and certificates
that will be issued on graduation
day. , jj
BROTHER A. B. CRUMPLE!!.
My Dear Brother Massey: I un
derstand that Brother Crumpler, who
is a local preacher in the Clinton
charge, expects to find it possible
to engage in revival work for at
least a part of the time during the
summer. He has been providenti
ally kept from this work recently
and I am glad that he can go out
again to help in meetings. He as
sisted us in part of our work on
this circuit last year and I found
him most excellent help. He is great
ly interested in the advancement of
the Kingdom, and any of the breth
ren who can secure his services will
be fortunate.
Yours truly,
W. A. STANBIIRY.
ABERDEEN.
we had a goodly number of children
and a large number of older people.
Just before the sermon the children
sang alone, "Some One Did A Golden
Deed."
At the evening hour the Children's
Day exercises were rendered by the
smaller children of the school. The
main auditorium of our Church was
filled with interested listeners. The
exercise was rendered almost per
fectly. Much praise is due the com
mittee who were so faithful in their
efforts to train these children. The
collection was very good. We feel
that altogether we had a great day.
Beginning on the evening of May
10 we will have protracted services
throughout the week with services
at ten o'clock in the morning and
eight o'clock in the evening. Rev.
J. H. McCracken, of Raleigh, is to
be with us and do the preaching.
Respectfully,
W. H. BROWN.
This is the second year that Mr.
Willis has served on district work,
but he has already proven that the
North Carolina Conference made no
mistake when it made him a Presid
ing Elder. He is surely magnify
ing the office. The writer thinks he
has never known a Presiding El
der more abundant in labors, nor
one having a clearer conception of
what a Presiding Elder should be,
and do.
R. W. BAILEY.
ST. PAUL CIRCUIT.
We closed a very gracious reviv
al of religion at St. Paul Tuesday
night, April 27. Dr. L. L. Nash
came to us the eighteenth and
preached throughout the ten days of
the meeting.
Dr. Nash preaches the gospel of
the Son of God without any addi
tions or subtractions, and with an
earnestness and power that reaches
the hearts of his hearers. He uses
no clap-trap or hand-shaking meth
ods in dealing with sinners, but in
sists on their coming to the altar
in humble repentance and confession
of their sins. The attendance upon
these services were unusually good
from the beginning, all the church
es of the town working together with
one purpose.
There were a large number of pro
fessions and reclamations. Two gave
their names for membership in our
Church. Perhaps the greatest work
of the meeting was the deepening
of the spiritual life of the differ
ent churches. I think every one fell
in love with Dr. Nash and are glad
that he came to us.
A. J. GROVES.
.MEETING AT WARREN PLAINS.
My Dear Brother Massey: I re
cently attended a unique and most
interesting and successful two-days'
conference on the Warrenton Cir
cuit, organized and planned by Rev.
R. H. Broom, the pastor, conducted
by Presiding Elder Willis, and at
tended by representatives from the
various churches on the charge.
If other pastors of circuits will
follow Brother Broom's example the
whole Church will be greatly bene
fited and thousands of people may
be reached and helped who never
come in touch with a District Con
feernce. The Circuit Conference
as planned by Brother Broom
should become a Church-wide insti
tution, and in my opinion would
give great emphasis to Christian
work in the country churches.
Sincerely yours,
J. M. RHODES.
Littleton College, May 1, 1915.
The second of May was a great
day in many resspects for Methodism
in Aberdeen. It was Children's
Day and that always means a great
day for Methodists.
First, our Sunday-school gathered
one hundred and forty-five strong.
Every teacher and officer was in his
place. Some members of the baby
roll were present also. There was
a special song rendered by the chil
dren and a beautiful quartette by
the superintendent and three other
young men. It was Orphanage Sun
day with us and the collection was
between isx and seven dollars.
Notice had been sent to the other
Sunday-schools of the town that the
eleven o'clock sermon would be di
rectly to the children; as a result
A SERIES OF MEETINGS.
(Warrenton Record.)
The churches of the Warren Cir
cuit have lately been treated to
some splendid missionary institutes.
The institutes were conducted by
Rev. R. H. Willis, Presiding Elder
of the Warrenton District, who gave
one day to each Church, beginning
at Areola, Tuesday, March 30, and
ending the series at Cokesbury, Mon
day, April 5.
Mr. Willis used a number of ex
cellent charts, mostly gotten up by
himself, which made the lectures far
more instructive, and intensely in
teresting. The lecture on the Lord's prayer
was peculiarly interesting setting
forth most vividly, as it did, the fact
that almost every expression in the
prayer is indicative of the desire of
the Maker that all persons, every
where shall be told of the gospel
of love.
Then there were others telling of
the need of Christian workers in
heathen lands, and what the Church
is doing to meet these needs.
Without exception these talks were
delivered with the earnestness and
force, and clearness, that could but
impress one with the speaker's devo
tion to, and thorough acquaintance
with the cause of missions. Surely
much good will result from these
meetings.
WEST DURHAM.
Dear Brother Massey: We dosed
at our West Durham Church l
week possibly the most far-reachiT
revival that has been held here f ?
many years. Rev. George B. starT
ing, of East Durham, was with us
for ten days and did all the preach
WARRENTON CIRCUIT.
Our Information Conference at
Warren Plains, April 23, 24, 1915,
was reasonably well attended, every
Church in the charge being repre
sented, though the greatest interest
was by the local membership. This
meeting was coupled with our sec
ond Quarterly Conference, and was
presided over throughout by Rev.
R. H. Willis, Presiding Elder, whose,
missionary interpretation of the
Lord's Prayer and other addresses
made a profound impression and
awakened much new, interest. The
Church needs just such seed-sowing
as Brother Willis is diligently doing
all over the Warrenton District. The
Conference was the delightful host'
to a splendid array of most agree
able guests, each representing some
one of the cherished institutions as
follows, viz.: Rev. S. E. Mercer,
Carolina College; Rev. R. W. Bailey,
and Rev. Ivey Allen, Louisburg Col
lege; Rev. J. M. Rhodes, Littleton
College; Rev. A. S. Barnes, Meth
odist Orphanage; Rev. J. E. Holden,
Raleigh Christian Advocate, and Mr.
M. W. Brabham, Sunday-school.
Sincere regret was felt that other
institutions could not send repre
sentatives; however, the official in
formation furnished was a very de
cided means of inspiration to many
already zealous people. Each mes
sage was charged with the spirit of
optimism, and each speaker's heart
was evidently in his work. With
increased intelligence there will be
increased loyalty and beneficence,
and the memory of the good occa
sion will linger to bless all partici
pants. Following the Conference Brother
Willis preached a strong sermon at
11 a. m. on Sunday, while Brother
Mercer at the same hour charmed
the Macon congegation with a su
perb discourse on the education of
woman. This humble scibe warmly
appreciates his brethren's presence
and their valuable services to his
people.
R. H. BROOM, Pastor.
ing very acceptably. The
gospel
iuvuou6vo uv. uiuugiu iu me eoplo
from day to day were greatly appre
ciated and they made a profound im
pression upon both the Church and
the community. The Church was
graciously revived and many souis
were saved. As a direct result of
the meeting thirty-one joined the
Church, twenty-two by vows and nine
by letters. We humbly give God the
praise for the refreshing received
at His hands.
Our Church is on the upward
grade in all its departmental work.
The attendance upon public worship
is indeed good. The Sunday-school
is rapidly outgrowing the capacity
of the Church to accomodate it prop,
erly. We are now planning to give
the Church a thorough overhauling
A new carpet has been ordered and
will now soon be put on the floor.
We are going to retouch the walls
of the building, change the present
lighting arrangements, stain the
pews, re-arrange the old part of the
Church so as to have other Sunday
school rooms, etc.
So you see we are actively en
gaged in business for the King. Rut
with all these tasks upon us to per
form, we are mindful of our duty
to the Advocate, and occasion
ally send in a renewal or a new sub
scriber. We shall hope to arrange
a date soon and have you visit us
in the interest of our worthy Church
paper. God bless you in your work.
Fraternally yours,
J. A. DAI LEY.
LITTLETON COLLEGE NOTKS.
The Hyperion Literary Society
(Miss Sallie Batts, President) cele
brated the close of the third quar
ter with a clever and amusing Suff
ragette Meeting and along with the
fun, furnished considerable informa
tion as to "Votes for Women."
On Easter morning "early, while
it was yet dark" the college family
was awakened by music, soft and
sweet, as the choir, followed Misses
Josie Foy and Mabel Bolton singing
joyous carols along the corridors in
various parts of the buildings. The
Y. W. C. A. Easter service on Sun
day evening, April 4, conducted by
Miss Lipscomb, was inspirational.
As a chorus of girls, each dressed
in pure white, filed into chapel rev
erently -singing as a prooessional
"Joy to the World," the audience
caught the spirit of it and evideni
it by their chorus, ' Ilallelujan.
Christ Arose,". The historical re
view of Easter its Pagan, JcW
and Christian Significance, as re
hearsed by Miss Lipscomb, was .u
of information and interest.
recessional: "The Way of the Cross,
was impressive and left a hush W
our hearts, making us feel again t
blessedness of the truth, He"
with us all the way." .js5
The Class in Expression with .
Newman's training gave a spn.
humorous play on April o,
nineteen characters participating
it showing what variety of
they possessed and also, to
amusement of the audience,
many "scrapes" school girls can
into and out of. ietv,
The Eunomian Literary & 's
with Miss Mattie Lee Striae
President, presented a histon