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Page Six RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE Thursday, June 3 1915. . I Correspondents 9 Department i - ' 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. HONOR 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. NOTICE. The last Annual Conference ap pointed President W. P. Few, Rev. J. M. Ormond and myself a commit tee to arrange for a Country Church Conference to be held some time during the year at Trinity College. This committee met and discusseJ the matter thoroughly, but were not able to agree upon any plan whereby a successful conference of this na ture could be held during this year. We feel that such a gathering would be of great benefit to the pastors and laymen of the country churches and trust that the idea of holding it will not be permanently abandoned. This notice is given for the sake of those who might have been looking for ward to the occasion. Sincerely yours, H. M. NORTH. A NOTE FROM ELM CITY. Elm City is a very quiet place. The people rarely ever go in a rush, yet they do go. In Church affairs we move on even lines. Not very dem onstrative, but generally so as to reach the goal aimed at without much bustle or noise. Our congre gations are increasing some for the past few months. The Sunday-school work is also looking up some as to attendance. The Church finances are not quite up to the high water mark owing to the war pressure, but at this point there is no fear of any failure. We have just about got ten in hand our moneys for home, Conference and foreign missions. Will send it to the treasurer in next few days. Our Presiding Elder was with us last Sunday afternoon at Mt. Zion and gave us a most excellent sermon on the subject "Go For ward." He is a great favorite with these people. This was his .first charge in Conference. This pastor got a genuine sur prise on returning from prayer meet ing Wednesday evening. The good folks in our absence had visited and banked about our front door their various useful articles, such as flour, meat, meal, sugar, coffee, lard, canned goods, rice, etc. The best speech we could make was to say, Thank you. May the Lord help us to fully repay this kindness in spiritual service. J. M. ASHBY. RIDGEWAY CIRCUIT. Dear Advocate: Will you tell the boys that "poundings" are still in fashion over on Ridge way? Several days ago Mrs. Rosa Machin and Miss Helen Ricks, of my Union congrega tion, surprised us with a pounding to make one's heart glad, especially in the spring, and war times too. I shall not attempt to tell what they brought except that the gifts ranged from county hams down to coffee and abundance of sugar to go in it. It was thoughtful and kind of those good Union folks to remember us so abundantly. And I take this way of thanking every one of them. We are now living in our new par sonage and eating those nice things, and are happy. J. E. HOLDEN. CLAYTON REVIVAL. Dear Brother Massey: The great est revival in the history of Clayton, closed last night. There have been 201 conversions reported. We have received into our Church sixty-four members, of which seven were trans fers and the rest are on profession. The Baptist Church will receive twenty-nine additions. There have been some remarka ble reclamations, of deep dyed sin ners. Two young men from the con vict camp among them. Several whole families have come in who were living away from the Church and God. And yet we cannot esti mate the good in figures. The en tire town came together by it. De nominational lines were eliminated. The people of all walks came to one standard of Christian endeavor. Many prayed in public for the first time. Prayer meetings were held a different homes each day, and one for men each day in some store. The great eternity alone will un fold what God has done. Rev. Thom as P. Jimison, of Knoxville, Tenn., who did the preaching, did it force fully and fearlessly. He is a gifted man of God. His singer, Mr. A. N. Fisher, of Newport, Tenn., is quite an asset to any meeting. To God be all the praise! GEO. S. BEARDEN. ABERDEEN AND RISCOE. Dear Brother Massey: We feel constrained to tell the brethren how the Lord has dealt with us of late. On May 10 Brother J. H. McCracken came to us and for ten days preached to us the old-time gospel. It was good to hear this earnest man pro claim the beautiful gospel in such a manner as he did. We feel that a goodly number of our people were greatly benefited by the meeting. A great numbr of Church members took a new stand for their Lord. So far we have had no accessions as a result of the meet ing. On the fourth Sunday we began a meeting at West End. On Monday Brother B. P. Robinson came to as sist us and preached for us through Friday night. We had at this point an old-time Methodist meeting-. Brother Robinson preached the gos pel in a simple but strong manner without any effort at emotionalism, and sinners came to the altar and were saved. Thursday and Friday nights are times long to be remembered by all who were present. On Thursday night there were nineteen young men and boys at the altar seeking pardon for their sins. Young and old worked in the Church and out of it and about forty souls professed faith in Christ. On Sunday afternoon we baptized ten children and received into the Church on profession of faith fifteen and by vows one. We sold several Disciplines and secured two subscrib ers to the Advocate. We are building a Church in West End and we now have it framed and storm-sheeted and at the rate it is being built it will soon be shut in. Our folks are putting the best tim bers in this Church that I have seen put in one for many days. We are now planning for the Dis trict Conference, which is to meet with us on the 24th inst. We want to give everybody a good home for that occasion, but we cannot unless they send in their names. Enclosed please find check for two new subscriptions. Sincerely, W. H. BROWN. GREENSBORO COLLEGE COM MENCEMENT. The sixty-seventh annual com mencement of Greensboro College for Women, which came to a close Tuesday, marked the completion of one of the most successful years in the history of the institution. The commencement program was of the highest order of excellence through out, and great interest was shown by the public in the various exercises of this annual occasion. The commencement began Sunday morning with the baccalaureate ser mon, which was preached by Bishop McCoy in West Market Metho dist Church before a great congrega tion. The sermon was an earnest and effective appeal to the hearts of the graduates for the following of Christ in the common walks of life. The texts was Isaiah 40:30, 31: "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall ut terly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew 'their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint." The theme of the sermon was the glory of the commonplace when transfigured by the love of God. Sunday evening Bishop James At kins preached the annual sermon to the Young Woman's Christian Asso ciation of the College. His appeal was for greater and more personal serv ice in the Kingdom of Christ. He used for his text Matthew 10:8: "Freely ye have received; freely give." The Bishop spoke in a plain and direct manner, and delivered a sermon admirably suited to the oc casion, and one which will have its effect on those who heard him. Both the Sunday services were ac companied by special music, furnish ed by a large chorus of college girls, vocal soloists, and by the Church orchestra, and the organist. Espe cially attractive and impressive was the processional hymn sung by the student body of the college on enter ing the Church Sunday morning. Monday afternoon the class day exercises were held on the college campus before a large gathering of students and friends of the college. These exercises are prepared by the graduates themselves and are always original and entertai nine ti gram this year was unusually tractive, and highly creditable tn those who participated. Monday evening the' dramatic rP cital was given by students of thP department of Expression. The pro gram was well varied and entertain" ing throughout; it gave evidence of considerable ability on the part of the students, and of efficient work by this department of the college The graduation exercises proper were held Tuesday morning. After the invocation was given by Dr Chas. W. Byrd, chaplain of the col lege. Dr. S. B. Turrentine, President presented the diplomas and certifi cates, and conferred the degrees. Those receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts were: Misses Aleez Aycock, Laura Clement, Sybil Cox, Hilda Crawford, Hazel Denny, Anna Neal Fuller, Jennie Hunter, Jean nette Pearce, Ina Pegram, Edith Petree, Hettie Rochelle, Lucy Belle Totten, Helen Weaver, Vada Wynne. The graduates of the School of Music were: Misses Ethel Barbour, Martha Clement, Hilda Crawford, Lillian Pritchett, Alma Richardson, Myrtle Sherrill. Those receiving diplomas in Do mestic Science and Domestic Art: Misses Katheryn White, and Edel wiss King; certificates in domestic science were presented to Misses Katheryn Crowell, Temperance Ay cock, and Elizabeth Andrews. Cer tificates in stenography and type writing were given Misses Clara Glenn, Martha Rawls, Dolores Miran da, Grace Price, Mary Melissa Eld ridge, and Lottie Brockman. Rev. W. M. Curtis presented the Bibles to the graduates, following which the literary address was deliv ered by Dr. Henry Louis Smith, President of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. The subject of Dr. Smith's address was "The Expanding Life," and the address was a clear, forceful and scholarly warning against narrow ness, shallowness and pettiness of life, and an exhortation to a life of rich fulness and of unimpeded and unprejudiced vision. Following the address by Dr. Smith, the portrait of Dr. Frank L. Reid, former president of the insti tution, was unveiled and presented to the college by the Alumnae. Mrs Hill Parham, of Henderson, read the speech of presentation, a fine appre ciation of the life and service of Dr. Reid; Miss Marion Gilmer, or Greensboro, grand-daughter of Dr. Reid, drew away the veil from tn portrait, and Dr. Gilbert T. Roe pastor of Wesley Memorial Churcn, High Point, accepted the portrait on ui.if it, c.tcoa nf the college- UCIlclll. UL Ll uolv..u At the close of the meeting the need t :j a c i,o, nnVcxrp annou .rresiut'ii l ui uic j the pledge of $500 by the A. B. gr uates to be used in furnishing tne rectors' room of the proposed . n music building; the gift of V Mr. J. W. Harris, of High Point member of the Board of Trustees the College, which will he usea ward building a dormitory to college; and the gift of Mr- be Duke of Durham, of L used toward the erection of tn dormitory. Announcement made of the fact that because o growth of the music departn the college, it had been funa de able to establish a preparatory, partment of music for tut- year- inn of ne The annual business sessio Alumnae Association was new
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