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-rUlUSHKO AT" WILMINGTON, N, C, $1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 888888888888838SS SSSe888gggggl 88838S83888888S8S SSSS28SS8feSS 88888SS888SSSSSSi iqjnopi gt S88SF888S88S88SS8 S288388888S8888J88 88888SS8888888888 88888882888888888 """sassasssssssa 88888888888888888 u u a, , 09 io o - as at o jo jj jo 1 Entered t the Post Office at Wilmtgton, N Second Class Matter.l C, as SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Weekly Star is as follows ; - Single Copy 1 year, postage paid 00 ft month. " 00 6 months " 8 months u 80 VERY IMPORTANT During the past two months bills have been mailed to about sixteen hundred subscribers to the .Weekly Star. The aggregate amount due on these bills was very large, but the aggregate amount thus iar paid is comparatively small. It is hoped every subscriber in ar rears will read this notice, and that he will forward the amount due us at once. It is unjust to the proprietor to read his newspaper without paying for it fully as much so as for the proprietor of the paper to eat the farmer's chickens and eggs and then fail or refuse to remunerate him. We thank those of our subscribers who have paid us, and trust this ap peal will not be lost on those who have not paid. GROWING DEMAND FOR MUTTON. The sheep herders of this country have made a mistake in confining their attention so much to wool and in giving so little attention to sheep for mutton. The demand for mut ton has been on the steady increase for the past ten years. For the past .six years. New -York butchers say, the consumption has doubled every year, and the" demand is' now so great that the supply is not equal to it. A reporter of the New York . foitrhal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin recently interviewed a num ber of Nr.vv York butchers on this subject, and gives the following as the rcsuli of the interviews: Batchers say that the best mutton we r.avr is from NetVit.-ka. which has sup-rseded Oino. borne fine mutton is ra s:'i ; K. v ucky. but rnos-t of it uoes to S juiht-rr: narkis. What comes here has a poor s.'e just no. The meat Is dark and inclined to be tough. The trade in mutton has. spread over a vast territory, and the demand has increased 'so-rapidly that it D38, outstripped the supply. . Years ao sheep were raised only for their wool, and no attention was pud to the me i About 1883 there was a sud den drmand lor mutton. For a time the men who responded to this made handsome profits, and that induced a great many more to start breeding. Then competition became very sharp. r-However, ot iate years the sheep-raisin business has s eadilv improved, and the - vaileys and plains of our great Western States contain numberless sheepfolds, and Western Lamb is in good demand. "Butchers say that we raise very little good mutton,- and have to depend on Canada for fine meat, though our lamb is excellent. It may surprise some peo ple to learn that a considerable amount of good mutton is shipped to this coun try from South America. Retail butch ers say that the meat of the sheep of South America is rather dry, and al though sareet, there is less vegetable and more mineral substance in the flesh. The animals are small, have a tangled coat of wool, and their numbers are in creasing. "Now that the great ocean steamers have increased their speed and freight carrying capacities, a large amount of Irish and Scotch lamb add mutton is be ing shipped to this country. The best hotels secure this meat. . This meat is very tender and exceedingly juicy, and the inquiry for Irish mutton is constant. It is said that some legs of this mutton cut off at the 'hitch' bone weigh between ten and sixteen pounds, as against four and eight pounds in the hind quar ter of ! an American sheep. The re tail butchers in Washington, Fulton Essex,) Centre. Catherine, Jefferson and, Vansevoort markets all find something in favor of mutton. Thev say that hotels, restaurants and private families take about equal quantities of mutton. The meat is in better demand than beef, fish, game, &c.. and some of the butchers now made a specialty of mutton. -A few butchers, in Fulton and Wash ington markets make a specialty ot sup plying steamships and other vessels with meat, and they fay that mutton is taken in nine cases out of ten in prefer ence to beet, and that the trade is always good. vye published a statement not iong ago that Wisconsin and. Michigan sheep raisers had abandoned wool altogether, and were raising sheep for he Eastern markets, shipping them alive, which, by the way, was not the best way to ship them. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that the best American mutton that goes to the Eastern markets is from Nebraska, which , may, perhaps, be .accounted for on the presumption that the Nebraska sheep raisers give more attention to breeding the kinds best for mutton, and that make mutton rather than wool, while Others do not keep this point suffi ciently In yiew. side from, ths a great deal depends upon the pastur age, and other feed, the pasturage of some sections being sweeter and possessing , better fattening proper ties than others. It is stated in the extract above that much I mutton comes to New York from South America, which is somewhat remark -able,.considering the distance it mast be transported by water. This is 7 VOL. XXV. small mutton and not of good qual ity. The best that comes to that market is from Ireland, being both large and j sweet, two very desirable qualities, j The "excellence ; of this Irish mutton is doubtless due to the fact that; Ireland is not only a fine grass growing country, the grass be ing rich and succulent, but -to the additional fact that sheep intended for mutton are hand-fed, turnips,' of which they are fond, being cultivated lor this purpose. - . There is no section ot the world better adapted to the raising of sheep, either for wool or for mutton, than the Piedmont region of the Southern States. Such grasses as sheep thrive best upon; will grow luxuriantly in any part of this Piedmont region, and the turnip! which could be utilized for fattening purposes; also grows to the highest perfection ' and in the greatest abundance, in ' sufficient abundance as to make the cost of feeding when pasturage became de ficient, merely nominal. In addition to this it )s a well watered section with, clean, 'running Streams and never Jailing in . supply because mainly, fed by springs. It has the advantage of the great prairie States where sheep raising is one of the prominent industries, in the abun dance and unfailing supplies ot good water and also in the timber growth which affords protection to the flocks from summer's sun-and winter's wind. On the great ranges of Texas there are sometimes pro tracted !droughts during which thousands of sheep die from thirst, and again cold snaps in winter,when for want j of shelter thousands die from cold and exposure. These are contingencies that cannot always be guarded against for, of course, the drought and the blizzard cannot be foreseen. When they do come they Cut off in one year the profits of several. I ! , : ' There is in this Piedmont region an inviting industry in raising sheep for Northern markets, as some far mers are now doing and who make it pay them well. In almost any part of Piedmont North Carolina the sheep raiser would be within a day's distance by rail of New York, and could reach it earlier with bis lambs, if he cared, to ship these, than, the Western farmer could, because the .mild climate of this section is in his favor as it is in the earlier produc tion of fruit or vegetables. The dog is at present an obstacle in the' way. but if our farmers ' made up their minds to turn their attention to sheep raising sheep would assume an importance that would induce the farmers to pool their issues and get rid of the superfluous dog. They could very easily do this, but even if they didn't it would pay the man who raised a large flock to employ a man to take care of them as some of the cattle grazers in the mountains do to take,, care of their cattle. ..If the industry were once entered upon it wouldj grow for it is one of the most attractive and profitable branches of ihe industry of the farm. - j ; Street Car Accident, I . A "trailer" car attached to a trolly-car on the street railway was derailed at the curve, corner of Front and . Red Cross srreets yesterday afternoon about five o'clock, j- The . trailer was packed with people returning from the sham- battle exhibition at Hilton Park. i It was an .open-car, and when it swerved from the rails some of the pas sengers were thrown off, others jumped from tbe car, and in the melee a number of persons were injured, but none seri ously. Those reported tohaver been hurt were Miss. B. Wright, of Lumber ton, Mrs. Griffith and her daugh ter, Miss Griffith, Miss Sophie McPherson and Miss Jennie Hardin, Mrs. Tony Camaria and child. Miss Bessie Maunder, Miss Lena 'Hewlett, of Wilmington, and Mr. las. C, Murchison, of Fayetteville. Miss McPherson's : in jury is a badly sprained ankle. Miss Hardin was severely bruised. Tbe in jured persons were carried into tbe At lantic Coast Line building and houses in tbe neighborhood, and after receiving at tention from physicians were removed to their homes. The street railway people say the ac cident was caused by the brake chain of the car breaking; that a panic was started by some thoughtless person crying out that the car was going into the river, and that if everybody had kept thtir seats no one would have been hurt. Tne "Cape Fear Dude." One of Capt. Taft's small steamboats tbe C. f. D. used in towing rafts and lighters on the river, was burned to the water's edge and sunk at ber wharf near the foot of ' Dock street" last evening about 7 o'clock. Qus Moore (colored and a negro engineer were in charge of the boat. They went up town to get supper, and when they returned found tbe boat in flames. The tug Marie and the Fire Department put streams on the burning boat and prevented tbe flames spreading to property adjoining. The boat had a licensed pilot and a licensed engineer, j There, was no in- surance. j BOOK NOTICE 8 The ladies will find The Paris Album of Fashion and La Mode de Paris lot January exceedingly fine numbers. The fashion plates in. colors and plain are as beautifully executed as they could be. while the lessons' in dressmaking and other instructive matter will be found valuable. Published by A. McDowell & Co., No. 4 WesrFourteenth Street, New York FIRE AT CLINTON. IiOiaes . Between ,$7,000 end $8,000 No I'.-. Inaurenoe. A special dispatch to the Star from Clinton, N. C says that fire broke out there yesterday i (Friday) morning in Smith's saloon, on "Groe Row." (which was burned) and extended to ' Aman At Barden's saloon, and a number of places of business. Tbe losses were G. Smith, ftaofh D. Underwood. 800: D. M. Fart rick. 42,600; Russell & Bodenhammer, $300; Aman & Barden,- $150; T. L. Rose m. "tano: J. E. Roval. $3.000. ' There were other losses which cannot be esti mated. -No insurance. ' . . n n E NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE Of the M. IB. Churob, Bouth Second Day's , ' ProosecUnm Beporte end Memorial - Bead A Basolation Concerning FifUi - Street Church. Adopted. - J " : The .Conference-was opened at 9.30 o clock yesterday morning with Bishop Duncan in the chair. The proceedings were opened with religious exercises led by Rev. W. S. Davis, of Washington, N. C Hymn No, 194. "I love thy Kingdom, Lord," rang out through the beautiful church; prayer ascended tor Divine guid ance and the Conference was ready for the business of the day. v . The roll was called and several addi tional delegates reported. Rev. D. Atkins. D. D., editor of the Raleigh Christian Advocate, was intro duced to the Conference. HOW TO WRITE IT. Bishop Duncan having received a communication in which his name was spelled Doncun referred to another in which his name was spelled Duncin and he also took j occasion to say that W. Wallace 'Duncan was not the way to write it, as he "never parted his name in the middle.' " ' . " REPORTS, MEMORIALS, ETC. Dr David Morton, . corresponding secretary of the Board ot Church Exten sion was introduced, and a communica tion from the Board was read. Rev Dr Brooks, of the Western North Carolina Conference, was in troduced. A1 memorial from Rev S D Adams and others -concerning terri tory now in the Virginia Conference (?) was referred to the Committee on Me morials. ' - j Rev T J Gattis, colporteur, made his annual report which showed that he bad sold the past 'year about 17,000 worth of book within the bounds of the Western N. C. Conference, and $8,801.99 within the bounds of the North Carolina Con ference. Tbe report was referred to the Board of Col portage. Question 8 was resumed and tbe fol lowing deacons of one year passed their examination of character, and having been approved by the committee were advanced to the third year : E B Wil cox, J J Porter, J W Martin, J E Draper and N L Seabolt. '''! Question 12, "Whit traveling preach ers are elected Elders?" was called and the following passed and were elected Elders: M D Hicks, R H Broom, R F faylor. A I Parker, H G Stamey, J H Giles, J I Barker and J R Sawyer. W H Pucket being detained at home by sickness, his character passed and he eas continued in tne iourtn year. The 10th question. "What local reachers are elected to Deacon's Or- fers?" was taken up. i Kaleigb District : reported none; lurham District. R W Bailey and H L Irmond; Fayetteville District, B C hompson; Rockingham District, none; Wilmington District, Jacob A Johnson; Newbera District. Wm B Lee; Washing ton District, Wm C Merrit. Question 12, "What local preachers re elected Elders?" The name of Rev Hocutti of Washington District, lately of the Missionary Baptist Church. was reported by Rev R B John, P E. After questions by the Bishop his Elders : orders were recognized. The credentials of several local preachers were reported by their Presid ing Elders as surrendered. Question 2 was called. "Who remains on trial?" Revs A L Orroond.D N Cavi ness, W- H Miller, J H Fnxzell. T H Sutton, W A Jenkins. M T Plyler. I L Rumley. Sf Moyle, J W Wallace, J R Newlin and H E Tripp passed the exam ination of character and were continued on trial. The following resolution was offered which, after; discussion, was referred to the Board of Church Extension : Resolved. That it is the sense of this that tbe Board of Church Conference Extension ot the Conference, after meet ing its necessary incidental expenses for tbe year, should appropriate all tne funds at its disposal at this session for the relief of the Fifth Street Church, Wilmington, N C. N. M. LAWRENCE, V. Ballard. T. A. Green. . Rev. P. H. Hoge, of the First Presby terian Church. Wilmington, N. C and Rev. F. H. Ward, of the Western North Carolina Conference, Revs Branson, president, and Williamson, secretary of the Western North Carolina Conference of Local Preachers, were introduced to the Conference. Under Question 7 "Who are the dea cons of one year ?" the following passed the examination of character and were advanced ; to the fourth year RevsJ B Thompson, J W Starling, G G Harley. G D Langston, W tt Moore, J A Rouse. I C Tones, W F Galloway and k. H Davis. . ' ' - : ' After several announcements the Long Metre Doxology was sung and the benediction pronounced by Rev. Jessie Cunnlnggim, con ference .notes. The reports of the pastors show hard work the past year with encouraging spiritual results. The financial results however have been in many cases rather disappointing, owing to the hard times. One need not be a constant attendant upon the sessions in order to note that Bishop Duncan's heart is in the noble work of the American Bible Society. It is safe to conclude that the preachers of the North Carolina Conference will re port more money raised next, year than this for this cause. When Rev. M. T. Plyer rose to report yesterday, the Bishop found that there are twn of a kind. Mr. PJver has a twin brother in the Western North Carolina Conference. Bishop Duncan thought it wise that both did not enter the same Conference. ' It is the "entrance of the word which givetb light," Bishop Duncan advised every preacher to make the Bible a topic of conversation when making pastorial visits. - I REV. W. L, CUNNINGGIM makes a model secretary and a worthy successor to the lamented Donald Bain. He has a good voice and his reading WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, .DECEMBER 15, can be distinctly understood in any part of the church.'- He is very courteous. and. your reporter desires . t6. note his ' kindness to him. Brother Cunninggim enjoys the reputation of being a good and strong preacher, and excels as a pas- or,- He has had charge of the Hender son church for three years, and as he is a four-year preacher will doubtless ire- turn. w-T-w ' ' X - XC. B?. Church South Third Day'a Proceed ing! Memorials and Beporte Submitted : Bev.'W. A- For be Acquitted of the Charge of "Immorality Delega tea Elected to tne Oeneral Conference. , I MORNING SESSION. f The Conference convened at 9.30 a. m., Bishop Duncan in the chair. . Rev J W Jenkins conducted the opening reli gious service. : C vjv.: After reading and approving the jour nal of yesterday, Revs WL Cunninggim, K H Broom and M H Tuttle were elect ed statistical secretaries.: : '- ; Revs ; F Crowell. President, and L W Crawford, financial agent of Trinity College; Thos H Law, agent of j the American Bible Society for North and South Carolina: H C Morrison. D D, Corresponding Secretary of the Board xf Missions; W. B. Palmore, D D. of the Southwest Mission Conference and edi tor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate-, Geo G Smith. D D. of the North Geor gia Conference, and J A Castell. ol the North Georgia Conference, were intro duced to tbe Conference. " ' I " r A memorial signed by Dr.F.L.Reid and others regarding change of laws relating ; to trial of travelling preachers in, the interval between Annual Conferences: one signed by Kev. K. B. John and others regarding change Of laws relating to ; trustees ot Church property;, one signed by Rev. R. B. John and others relating to trial of local preachers, and One presented by Dr. E. A. Yates, from Durham District Conference relating to Sunday School laws, were referred to the General Conference. . " Rev. T. N. Ivey was elected to a va cancy on tne Committee on Examina tion for Admission on Trial. I : Rev. A. D. Betts presented the follow ing which was adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Conference be instructed to send the greetings of this Conference to tbe South Carolina Conference, now in ses sion at Sumter, S. C. I ' j Signed W. S. Black, A. D. BETXS. -Rev W F Crowell. President of Trinity College, presented his annual re port, which was referred to the Board of Education. i - Question 20 was resumed, viz: "Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official administration ?" ; . - The following elders passed the exam ination of character: J N Cole, 1 a Husley, R C Beaman, F A Bishop. L L Johnson, J T Lyon, W B Donb, jW C Norman. L L Nash, R A Willis, B R Hall, W S Davis, G F Smith, R L War- lick. A McCulleos, T N Avery. ID H Tuttle, R P Troy, J E Thompson,! L E Thompson, W H Townsend, N M Wat son. D N Watkms, J A White, M H Tuttle. B C.AUred, H B Anderson, J M Ashby, A D Betts, J E Bristowe, R F Bumpass. L M Chaffin, C W CainK M I Hunt, v A bharpe, j w Jenkins, a a Culbreth, P L Hermon, A R Raven and P Greening. i Rev R A Willis presented the follow ing report: I The committee appointed to try tbe case of the Church vs. the Rev W A Forbes, after a prayerful hearing ot all the evidence, beg leave to report that they do not find the charge of im morality sustained, ana therefore recom mend the passage of his character. Signed ' - T. W. Guthrie, B B Holder, B R Hall, -R P Troy. Z T Hamson, . L E Thompson.". In accordance with the recommenda tion of the committee, by vote of the Conference, he passed the examination of character. I ! . NOte. This is tbe case reported .Wednesday. Rev Mr Forbes was sus pended from bis work on the Wbiteville circuit, pending a trial at this Conference for immoral conduct, rne above good and true men nave signed tne above re port after a thorough investigation. Kev L K Holdon and W U Uurkhead, Esq. appeared for the accused. We un derstand that the three other members of the committee would not sign the re- A communication xrom Mrs Mat nan Scarvitt, corresponding secretary of the Woman s parsonage Aid and i Home Mission Society, was read and referred to tbe Board of Church Extension. Rev F L Reid. D D, president ot Greensboro Female ; College, presented and read his report, Which was referred to tbe Board ot Education. Rev W L Grissom submitted the re port from tne ttoara oi toiportage, which was read and adopted. The re port shows the college is in a fine condi tion, which it owes largely to the liberal ity of a few gentlemen wno nave in vested between $40,000 and $50,000, upon which they do not receive even in terest. Dr Reid declared that there are more Methodists in other colleges and hich schools than in our own. and made a strong argument for the education of Methodist children in Methodist scnoois, which are the equal of any in the State. The Board adiourned to meet at 3.30 o'clock p m. j AFTERNOON SESSION Conference convened at 3.30 p. m., Bishop Duncan in the chair, j Rev. W T Black; D D, conducted the religious services. I - Tbe journal of the morning session was read and approved. j Rev L W Crawford presented a paper from Jhe Western North Carolina Con fereace regarding Trinity High School, whj'i was referred to the Board jot Ed ucation. . . G W Fisher ' presented the report of the Committee on District Conference Records, which was read and adopted. , Question 4 was called, yiz: ("Who are admitted into full connection f " - - -' NHD Wilson, K D Holmes, L S Massey. E E Rose, M Bradshaw, J C McColl, I D Bundy, E B Wilcox J I Porter, J W Martin, J T Draper ana N L Seabolt having passed the examina tion of character and been approved by the Examining Committee, were exam ined by the Bishop in open conference and admitted into full connection. The Bishop in his address to this class urged them to strive for a charac ter in which honesty, sincerity, purity.! gentleness and Christly consecration shall be recognized by every one with whom they come in contact. To be neat, full of enthusiasm and enterprise. He advised them to devote their mornings to study; afternoons to pastoral duties; evenings to their families, and nights to sound sleep, s He warned them against aspiring to be a "drawing" preacher of the fly-blister: sort. When you come to look alter tbe -patient ot this "drawing physician,' 'there is only a protuberance,; which punctured vanishes away. "Don't leave your wqrk to lecture or preach at other points," said Bishop Duncan. Dr, Robert Hall , has said: "'As soon as the devil finds that a preacher is useful at a point he jumps on him and rides him to aeatn lecturing somewnere else. ' :i The time having arrived, the election of delegates to the General Conference was taken up. - -:-. i. - y.'-i-:-..' T Revs N. M Jurnev, R Moormon, N n u Wilson and K u tseaman were ap pointed tellers.-;.y. - .-T- Revs. J A Cunninggim, W H Moore, W S Black. R B John, F D Swindell, L J Holden, V A Sbarpe, T W Guthrie, F L Reid. J T Gibbs, S D Adams. G A -Oglesby. W S Hone, W C Norman. R A Willis! E A Yates,. L L Nash. . J N Cole, B R Hall. R J Moorman. N G Coltrane.' A R Raven. T N Ivey, T J Gattis. B B Culbreath, R C Beaman, P L Herman. ! M Rhodes, M H Tuttle. W B Doiib; N F Reid, R P Troy, W f Cunninggirr), H M Jackson, and J A Lee were "voted for and the following having received a majority of votes were declared elected: Kev s r D Swindell and J T Gibbs. j The following Lay delegates were elected : Judge Walter Clark. ex-Gov ernor T J Jar vis, E A Thorne. W G Burkhead and W H Branson ! CONFERENCE PARAGRAPHS. ! Bishop Duncan now has the North Carolina Conference running like a well oiled piece of machinery. As a presid ing officer, he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet. What otherwise might drag along as dry, monotonous routine is given interest and attractiveness by his injections of wit and humor Into the programme of proceedings. His is a face of firmness and is a true index to his nature but that firmness is seasoned by the milk of human kindness. Some times his is a countenance of austerity and then it is transformed into one of smiles which come from his appreciation of the humorous. While he was com menting on an opening Scripture lesson Wednesday morning, a ripple of irresis tible amusement went over the audience, provoked by an old lady with more en thusiasm than presence of mind, at the entrance door. On the door being opened, she said audibly to nearly all: "Why, the old Bishop's here." - I Rev. L L Nash, D D, pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist Church, is a man of j irrepressible energy. He wouldn't give himselt up for dead till he had breathed his last breath. Nor would he drown till after he had grabbed the last straw and then he would go down grab bing for another. This homely language tells the circumstances under which and how he is trying to save his fine church from the auctioneer's hammer. He just needs $4,600 more to leave it unencum bered save a bonded debt of $15,000 with ten years to pay that in. How bis heavy heart would bound for joy if his desires could be realized. And what a debt of gratitude will Methodism gene rally owe him, if he does succeed. I I The young Presiding Elder, Rev R B John, is already a great success in the eyes oi tbe public. Nature has blessed him variously. His height, black hair. beard and eyes, attractive face and clear voice, distinct articulation and chaste language make him a conspicuous per sonage in tne conference room. (There are many aged-looking veterans in the Conference, prominent among wnicnis Key w b L-natnn, who served fifty or more years in the itinerant min istry. Good, noble-hearted Christian man, he is now on the retired list serene' ly resting in tne evening ot his lite in readiness for the final summons to Him wnom ne nas served so faitntully so many years. An affecting scene was that when attempting to respond to the call of bis name bis feelings completely choked back his utterances for a few moments, to finally let him say but a few words and then take perfect control of him again I Rev W S Black, D D. superintendent ol Oxford Orphan Asylum, and who has recently been so sorely bereaved in the loss of his wife and son, is a prominent figure in the Conference room. His has been a life of usefulness in the itinerant ministry, but now most worthily and ac ceptably does he discharge the duties of caring for and training the homeless or phans ot tne btate. ! Rev E A Yates, P E of the Durham district, and so well known here, where he has spent so many years as a greatly beloved pastor, still holds his grip as a minister of power and influence. A man of but few words, those words are always to the point. If words of argument they convince, and if words of sarcasm they Cut. rlis bead doesn t look like it ever had any other , than a gray hair on it; but gray hairs are honorable, when they come with such splendid service as Dr. Yates has given tbe church, I Rev J T Lyon, a good and useful man, has hitherto stood the highest of any member of the Conference, but there knocks for admission on trial at the door of this Conference Rev Cyrus Gat tis, who can come nearer eating a per simmon among the tree's branches than he. Brother Gattis is a "Long King good one, i The ubiquitous col porters, Rev T J Gattis and son, are here with a full line and yariety of good books for i any library, as are also Editors Reid and At kins, ready to take your subscription for the Raleigh Christian Advocate, which all Methodists, at least, should take. Tbe attendance at the sessions of the Conference is very good, but many seem to think that the Bishop and Presiding Elders musn't do all tbe talking. Hence occasionally the hum of conversation in the room provokes the Bishop to say when the friends are through talking the business will be resumed or addressing the holder of the floor, "It you talk loud enough to be heard, you 11 disturb our talking friend. "Generally such pleasant allusions from the chair suddenly bring a great silence. Among tbe many good preachers in attendance at this Conference are Revs C W Cain and R J Moorman, both of whom were transferred from ttte Vir ginia Conference. The former makes no pretensions to oratory, but. with a good voice, large and accurate informa tion, a solid, thoughtfufmind, is forging his way to the front. The latter, with good parts as a thinker, adds the graces ol tne orator, neautv oi expression arm fluency of speech. J - p j. FOURTH DAY S PROCEEDINGS, i Conference opened at 9.30 o clock a. m.. Bishop Duncan in the chair. ; ! ! I The opening devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. W. L. Cunninggim, the hym 433 was sung, followed by prayetv for divine guidance and help, 1 The journal of the afternoon session of Friday was read and approved s The following letter of greeting was read 'from the South Carolina Con ference: : j Sumter, S. C, Dec. 7th, 1803. To the Secretary of the North Xarolina Conference, Wilmington, N. C- ; The -South Carolina Conference in session at Sumter. Please Ephesians 8:14 l. s (Signed) , E O Watson, a i . Secretary, TAR 1893. i - - Question 20 "Are all the preachers blameless in . their life and official ad- I ministration ?" was resumed and the fol lowing passed the examination of char acter : Rev WS Black, Q L Earnhardt, J H Shore, G W Fisher, R J Moorman, J Sandford, E J Holdon, N M Jufney. J M Rhodes, president of Littleton Female College , (who read ; a lengthy Report of his work in which he complained of the competition of Stale institutions.'' Lit tleton College has a faculty of ten and' about ninety pupils; the buildings are worth about $1,500. The report was re ferred to the Board of Education. - L E Coletrane, T. J Browning Mr. Brown ing s report showed - bis people were poor. Presiding Elder Rone' Ij supple mented the report with the statement that of the $175 received by him as sal ary the past year only about $25! was in money, and that the invalid mother was dependent upon him for support. A collection amounting to $51.15 was taken for his aid: JO Guthrie, WjjL Cun- ninggin, F B McColl, W J Crowson, C O . Durant, W . E Edmondson, L S Ethridge. D f A FutriL'U C T Harrison, W L Grissom, E C.Gaddy, E C Glenn, J A Green, X L Keen, N H Guyton, J H Hall. B B Holden. J A Lee. G T Simmons, W W Rose. E jp Sell, F S Shamberger, H M Jackson, J A Horn- aday, C P Jerome, T J Daley, 0 Rider. M N McFarland. G P Perry, L A Joiner, E Pope, C W Robinson, I DjiPegram, J D Johnson, J M Lowder. D Reid. Under question 7, "Who are the Dea cons of one year?" Rev W Y Everton's character passed and he was advanced to the fourth, year. j ,j i Dr W S Black submitted a memorial to the General Conference, to enact a law to permit preachers when" iett with out work, to attend our colleges, which was referred to the Committee on Me morials to the General Conference. Revs F S McFarland and I E Thomp son were granted leave of absence on ac count of sicKness in their families. . The Conference proceeded ; to elect three more clerical delegates to the Gen eral Conference. : Upon the first ballot Rev E A Yates, D D, was elected. Rev W H Moore, D D, and W S Rone were elected. The following' alternates were then elected. Rev. F ii Reid, I J A Cun ninggim and G A Oglesby. J j The following lay alternates were elected, which completed the delega tion, clerical and lay. O H Allen, T A Green, B W Ballard. 1 1 After the election Rev W S Creasy, DD. of the Western i North Carolina Conference, was introduced to the Con ference, j! i. Mi " - : Rev F D Swindell offered a memorial to the General Conference. relating to transferring the lisencing ' of preachers from the Quarterly Conference to the District Conference and for a more ex tended course of study for examination to be prescribed ; . . j J . Rev R B John presented the appli cation of D D Bailey, local preacher, to consider his appeal from the Quarterly Conference. The appeal was allowed, i Dr F L Reid submitted fori the com mittee a report on Payne Institute, of Augusta, Ga., (for the education of col ored teachers and preachers).! The com mittee recommended an assessment for the institute of $600.00, apportioned as follows: Raleigh District, $86.00; Dur ham, $63.00; Fayetteville, $63.00; Rock ingham, $60.00; Wilmington, $71.00; Newbern, $78.00; Washington, $62.00; Warrenton, $68.00; Wilson, $64.00. The report was adopted after Rev G G Smith had addressed the Conference in its favor. ; ; j . ; I X ' The Conference adjourned to meet in memorial service at o.uu o clock p. m. to-day Sunday the benediction being pronounced by Kev Dr falmore. TRINITY COLLEGE.! t itiii President Crowell furnishes the fol lowing in reference to Trinity College: The attendance at Trinity College thus far in the current term has been 173. The regular courses have been sought after more than usual. The commercial department has been raised to the level of collegiate requirements and the school of journalism opened. Great interest has been awakened in his torical research and the methods of op eration are such as to make I the college indeed a place for the zealous pursuit of advanced learning. I I nnvinflr thia won thft I hna made itself the champion of the State in foot-ball, havipg defeated both the University team and ; the Wake Forest team. This closes- its record with lour games out of five in its favor with the University. The . prohibition of the game by the Western N. CJ? Conference, it is feared, will be of doubtful effect. Among parents it will be j applauded. but among young men generally it is feared this action may be! used as a means of diverting patronage from the College. I; I i . A STRONG DELEGATION. The delegation - which will represent the North Carolina Conference at the next General Confesence is a strong one, numbering among it some of the State's best preachers, as well as eminent jurists and business men. ill If other Conferences have done as well. that body, which conyenes at Memphis, Tena., next May, will be notable indeed. Here is the delegation altogether, and it needs no introduction to North Carolina readers: : ' ill; Clerical F D Swindell j t T Gibbs, D D. E-A Yates, D D, W H Moore, D D, and W S Rone, j j I ; . . ; r Alternates F Lj Reid, I'D D, J A Cunninggim, D D, and G; A Oglesby. Lay Judge Walter Clark, ex-Gov ernor T J Jarvis, E 1 A Thomas, W G . . . ' . . ,n w J J: - tturRheao ana w n Branson. Alternates O H Allen1 T A Green and B W Ballard, j !j j A FEW OF THE " RISING YOUNG ; PREACHERS.! Rev N M Watson, who has been at Chanel Hill the past twc years, and who Won honors at Vandermltjj University, is a young preacher who apparently has a future of usefulness before him. He is srentle. pleasant, and ! his -friends love! him. Mr Watson Lis very naturally fn terested in the one hundred Methodist boys who are at the State University and very properly thinks that Confer ence should also be. Rev N H D Wilson, son of the la mented Dr Wilson of Greensboro, is an NO. 6 other young man thoroughly, prepared at Vanterbilt,and who will rise. ' Rev I D Bundv left the trinod for the pulpit. He did his work well as an edi tor, he fe doing good work as a preacher, and will do better. It is to him that the readers fof 'the Star are indebted foe many ol these personals. Rev M Bradshaw, who has been, both editor land lawyer, is ' now a good preachev -, Rev E B Wilcox is bound to rise he has the f east in him. Rev JA Hornaday is not " one of the youngesf of the rising preachers, but he is still young. - He has not gone as high as he wall (D. V.) but we .venture the statement that no one in the Conference has made more rapid progress. - - Rev F H Broom is of the material which will keep him always' new. We have knirjwn him for several years and he continues now as at first, to "sweep clean." I . vy-: .--o-:" THES MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY which wis postponed Friday night, was held last night in Fifth Street Church. The house was filled when the opening devotionjal services were begun by Rev. J. W. j Jenkins.. Rev. W. B. Doub. Secretary of the Board of Missions, read his repot, which shows that there are under t&e care of the Board of Domestic Missions within the bounds ot the North Carolina Conference thirty-four charges. which Npott - 4 1,037 conversions; 944 accessions;' 152 infants baptized; 453 adults baptized; 11 churches finished, 11 undir contract, and 88 other places where services are resrularlv held: 130 Sunday! schools, with 709 officers and teachers and 5,673 scholars; $999.07 was contributed for Sunday schools, -and $30.65 collected in the mission field on Conference collections. Rev Millard Mial, President, reported collected for foreign missions $13,608.70, or abolt 71 per cent, of the assessments. i he amount collected for domestic mis- sions is $o,ovu, or o per cent, oi tne as sessments. I RevtH C Morrison, D D, one of the corresponding secretaries of the Board of Missions then delivered a fine and .i strong address. He is an orator, as every gesture and tone proves. . He is a thinker, as the subject matter of the ad dress! abundantly showed. We took somej points, but for the sake of those preseht who will want to weave the thoughts into sermons, we will not print them! His peroration ori the unselfish ness ff nature and divinity was simply grand. I After the address a collection for mis sions; was taken up, amounting to $95.06. i ne woman s Missionary society has resolved to raise $100,000 next year. j CONFERENCE PARAGRAPHS. Re F D Swindell, D D, the leader of the Belegation to the General Confer- .ecces is one of the most popular mem i . n - bers of the Conference. A gentleman of attractive manners, he greets every one with! a smile. He is also of prepossess ing kppearance, and, by his words, com- manid the attention of tbe house. Rjsv J T Gibbs, D D, another of the delegation to the General Conference, seems to have an influence second to nonfc on the floor of the Conference. A gentleman of opinions, he has the back bone to express them. He is an all- around man and capable of great use fulness in any position. I Kev W. H Moore, D D, by common consent one of the best preachers in the coB-terence, is a divine ot great vigor and depth of thought. lie is not a man of many words, but talks squarely to the point. He is a natural-born executive officer and a popular Presiding Elder. neof the most universally beloved men in the Conference is Key. a u Adams. Getting to be a veteran in the service of his Master, he holds a warm plaice in the heart of every one who is so foritunate as to be intimately acquainted wif;h him. Uncle Shock has done many a faithful and effective day's service, and he gets there both as a preacher and V ? M T-l M fsesiaing ciaer. Kev J A Cunninggim is another off the commanding figures on the fldor of - the body, j Long has he been a divine of great influence, he seems to hold bis grip very securely. Uncle Jesse is the name bj which he generally goes among the pfeachers. He is a greatly beloved man, Who carries piety in his face. He seems to be a natural born Presiding Elder, in dicated by continuance of service in that position. A preacher of power, his pathos goes to the hearts of his hearers. Rev. W. S. Rone, the genial, pleasant, and affable Presiding Elder of the Wil nington District, is a big man and still growing. Without the least effort, he naturally has a great deal of the eclat .bout him, and that face points to a arm Christian heart. He attracts ore attention and admiration with ch succeeding Annual Conference. Rev. W. C. Norman is the preacher hat every Presiding Eider wants when he has his most important station to fill; land the preacher the people want, too. ! His continuous and uninterrupted suc cess as a pastor and organizer is seldom if ever equalled: His labors are blessed with conversions wherever he goes, and Increased spirituality is indicated by clean financial reports. How these Wilmington people do love him ! The face of Kev. D. H, Tuttle is greatly missed at this Conference. He is at his home in Tarboro trying to sub- 1 duea series of chills that are seizing him in regular order. He is one -of the most useful men in the Conference. . Rev K C Beaman, so well-known in this city and whose reputation as a preacher is the equal of anf , is as fine looking as ever., He is pastor of Trinity Church, Durham, soon to be the finest church in the State. , ' Change seems to be the order of the day, and astonishing revelations are looked for by more than one when the appointments - are read out by the Bishop. What to do with about fifteen preach ers, when there are only eight or nine vacancies, is a problem with which the Bishop and his cabinet are and have been wrestlln?. . Rey B R Hall has just closed his four yean' successful, pastorate at St Paul's Church, Goldsboro. Hjrfs: jovial, popu lar and useful. He iin possession, it is said, ot a' rabbit's root; but some have doubts of its being al genuine "left hind" foot. - - Among the many consecrated oreach- ers of this Conference none have labored more earnestly for the Master, Or are more beloved by the people than Rev A D Betts. He is a benediction toanv community in which he lives. Rev N M Jurney is a preacher with a sunny disposition, with a big heart, who believes that religion was made for man to enjoy, and all the good things of this world likewise. - - Painful IntelMgonoe. Captain Wm.H.Pemberton,of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley R.R., received. a telegram last night which contained the painful intelligence that his brother- in-law, Mr. Harrell, had shot himself at Wilson, but whether accidentally or in tentionally, was not stated. Capt. Pem berton leaves for Wilson this morning. Mr. Harrell married a daughter of Col. John A. Pembertoa, of Fayetteville.- Debt of Fifth. Street Cirurcli. One of the most interesting subjects brought! to the attention of the Con ference's the debt of Filth Street Church. When Rev. Dr. Nash, the present pastor, took charge, about two years ago, the debt was over thirty-two thous and dollars. Of this, fifteen thousand dollars has been funded in ten-year bonds, and the balance has been paid with the exception of about one thousand dollars, which, it is expected, will be provided for during the present week. This happy result is very largely due the personal efforts of Dr. Nash, a maff con secrated to his work,' which he pushes with a tireless energy that knows no bounds. Conference made no mistake when it , assigned Dr. Nash to Fifth Street Church, but they placed a re sponsibility on? him that few men would - be eager to assume. Still in the Air. The Washington correspondent of the Charlotte Observer says: It cannot be learned whether the Wil mington appointments will be made soon. When here Mr. Weill was san guine of success in the matter, it now seems certain thnt George L. Morton, who has got the strongest popular back ing, is the choice ot senator Kansom. Capt. Oldham was informed that he would not be endorsed. The time ex pires on the 20th December. Whether the Senator can oust Dancy and induce the President to appoint Kenan is the question remaining. - We Will Be There. Referring to the coming Fair at New bern, the fournal says: And, it being the first year that New bern has been so accessible to Wilming tonians, we doubt not they will be here in force we have an intimation that there is very good prospect that the fire and military companies are likely at that time to return the compliment of the Newbern boys who participated in her Welcome Week, exercises. Newbern will gladly welcome them, and we hope they will be here in full numbers. Oh! yes. We are coming. You can safely wager the biggest bluefish in the Atlantic on that. We'll all be there firemen, military and all. We'll call on the Journal, well see "Jimmie" and some Moore of the boys, and the Sultan of Turkey shall not be overlooked. "Open; the big blade,'' brother. We'll let you do the carving. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. ! - Fayetteville Observer: Mr. Tas. H. Harris, who has been ill for several weeks past, died Tuesday morning at his ' residence on Dick street. .1 Statesville Landmark: And Ire dell is to work convicts on the public roads. There is yet a great deal of talk about the new order ot Commis sioner of Internal Revenue Miller in creasing the assessment on distillers. Those interested in distilleries are kick ing and many farmers are kicking about the consequent 1oj$ price of corn. In consequence of the order twenty-two of tbe thirty-eight distilleries in tbe county had up to noon yesterday filed suspen sion papers with Deputy Collector Watts, and mote will probably suspend. Newbern fournal: Mr. C. C. Cannon, of Havelock, had the good for tune to kill two huge bears on. Mr. J. M, Gorrell's place. Each hind "quarter weighed a hundred pounds and judging by this the very lowest estimate that could be put. on the entire weight of each bear would be 800 pounds: This is immense. The bears were in fine con dition, rolling in fat. They are living principally on gum berries found in the swamps and on late corn, which they steal, ibis species of game continues abundant in that locality and offers fine -sport for those who like an exciting hunt, '- -Salisbury Herald: The State lost over $1,000 worth of gems at the World s Fair. Of these there were 150 rubies and 50 garnets. They were in a glass bowl, and were very probably stolen by some expert thief while the contents of the gem cases were being placed in a safe. Another attempt at highway robbery was made here last night. John Lynch, colored, a tenant on the farm of Rev. L. W. Crawford, about two miles from town, came in last night to see Mr. Craw ford, who was expected here from Charlotte. At Town Creek two men ; stepped in tbe road in front of Lynch ordered him to stop and attempt ed to catch hold of his horse. The horse was a spirited oae and Lynch struck him a light blow, causing him to spring be yond the would-be robbers. One of the men was struck by a wheel of the buggy and knocked out ot the road. As Lynch left the parties behind they cursed him and ordered him to stop, but no atten tion was paid to them. The place was dark and the men were not seen dis tinctly enough to tell who they were, but Lynch thinks they were negroes. . Greenville Reflector: On Tues day afternoon of last week Mr. Allen Mills, a good citizen of Cbicod township, died very suddenly at his home near Black Jack. His wife had just been off on a brief visit to relatives, and soon after returning home Mr. Mills told her he was not feeling well. .A little later he spoke of feeling a smothering sensation and not being able to get breath. He went to his bed to lie down, and died in a. few mo ments. He-was 69 years old. There was another wholesale jail deliv ery Sunday night, the second that has occurred within a year. At this time six nnsonera escarjed. Five colored men who were confined in one of the lower cages cut their way out of it by severing eight of the heavy bars, half an inch thick, making an opening ten inches square. : The bars were not smooth, hav ing the appearance of a saw being used on them. After crawling through this opening into the corridor, they dug through the brick wall into the passage, broke the lock off the front door and walked away. A woman confined In the corridor crawled through the brick wall with them.. It is very evident that the prisoners had been furnished by some one outside with good tools to do such an expert job, i v
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