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THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXVIII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, DECEMBER 1, 1915. NO. 17. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWS J1FJHE SOUTH What I Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. foreign - It is reported from Constantinople that leaders of the Mohammedans are stirring up a holy war against the French. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, who has been on a visit of inspection to the Dardanelles, is now in Rome, where he is holding conferences with ihe general staff and the king of Italy. Viscount Bryce, an Englishman, has made public the details of the report ed Armenian massacres by the mad dened Turks, and says that they "sur pass in horror, if that were possible, what has been published already." He recites instances of the most fiendish cruelty being practiced on women and children. Carrying out threats that they would fight Americans before they left the border, Villa snipers, posted in Noga Ies, Sonora, after Francisco Villa had evacuated the town, opened fire on soldiers of the Twelfth United States infantry, posted at the border. The Americans returned the fire and more than forty Mexicans were killed. The Americans had three wounded, one of whom died later. The Spanish government has recog nized General Carranza as the head of the de facto government of Mex ico. Advices from Victoria, British Co lumbia, are to the effect that the Chi lean full-rigged, four-masted iron ship Carelmapu has been lost with all hands, numbering about twenty-five. The vessel was driven to shore by wind and pounded to pieces on the rocks. It is stated that the sentiment among Villa adherents in Mexico is growing against citizens of the Unit ed States, and a civil official of Noga les, Sonora, was put to death on the charge of having exceeded his author ity in ordering the execution of a Mexican who participated in riots in a Mexican town. The rioting was said to have been caused by the news that General Obregon had been allowed to march troops through United States territory to advance against Villa's army. At a rough estimate the capital wealth of the British empire is $130, 000,000,000, and its yearly income $20,- 000,000,000, the chancellor of the ex chequer told an inquirer in the Brit ish house of commons. Capt. K. Boy-Ed, German naval at tache at "Washington, is said to have played a leading role in the alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States by sending neutral relief ships with coal and other supplies to Ger man warships in the Atlantic and Pa cific oceans. The eruption of the Stromboli vol cano, in the Lapari islands, in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Sicily, which has been active for two thou sand years, is again causing the popu lation to flee to places of safety. The sides of the volcano are cracking and streams of lava are flowing into the sea, which are visible for a distance of forty miles. European War Germany reports that 17,400 prison ers were taken at Mitrovitsa and Pris tina in Serbia. The war levies on Belgium by the Teutonic allies will be continued. It is announced that the banking cen ters must carry the burden of the taxation. Cordial relations are reported to have been established between Greece and the entente powers, and the Eng lish government has allowed grain-la den Greek vessels to depart from Eng lish ports. Italy has decided to join the -effort being made, by Great Britain and France to aid Serbia, and has begun landing troops on Albanian territory. Of the fighting in the Balkans re ports are more confusing than ever. The Germans claim progress, but from the towns mentioned their advance soems slow. It is stated that Greece objects to Bulgarian troops entering the Serbian city of Monastir, and that may be the re-ason why the progress of the Ger man army is halted before entering the city. Dispatches from Italian sources, however, say the Serbians hsve turned and administered a tell ing blow to the Germanic allies. One of Germany's newest dread noughts struck a mine in the Baltic sea and went to the bottom. Thirty three are reported to have been drowned. Activity has been resumed in the Dardanelles, due, it is stated, to the recent present of Secretary of State for War Earl Kitchener. It is now stated that this will be the greatest offensive move of the war. The Montenegrins" are giving battle to the Teutonic invaders along the Drina and Lim rivers and at several points have repulsed them, while in the Ibar valley the Serbian rear guards have again assumed the offensive. The British and French artillery has again become active in Flanders 'and Champagne, and a new offensive is looked for shortly. The Italilans are hammering away Gorizia in Austria, and the property loss is reported already at over six million dollars. The French have captured the town of Brousnik from the Bulgarians. This capture prevents artillery fire on Kriv olak, which is already in the hands of the French. The Montenegrin army reports success, and says it is occupying new positions. The Serbians claim to have defeat ed the Bulgarians twenty-five- miles west of Nish. Switzerland reports are to the ef fect that the emperor of Germany will offer terms of peace when he enters Constantinople. It is further stated that President Wilson will be asked to act as intermediary. The Russians are resting for a few days, but Petrograd says important developments will occur in a short time. Nineteen thousand six hundred and sixty-eight British officers are report ed killed, wounded and missing since the European war - began. Among these are many officers of high rank, including Maj. Gen. F. U. V. Wing and Brigadier General Wormald. Washington President Wilson spent Thanksgiv ing at his typewriters working on his annual message to congress. Increase in internal taxation rath er than issuance of bonds to meet the first year's expenses of the admin istration's defense program are ad vocated by Secretary McAdoo of the treasury. It is planned to increase the tax on gasoline, crude and refined oils, horse-power of automobiles oth er internal combustion engines and various other things. News from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, is to the effect that fifty-eight Mexi can soldiers crossed into the United States at Harrison's ranch, east of that place, fired on . six American troopers of the Tenth cavalry, and that twenty-five other troopers of the Tenth United States cavalry opened fire on them, killing a number of Mex icans and bringing one wounded pris oner into camp. Contrary to the concensus of opinion in the United States, it is stated on authority that Germany has not made any offer to indemnify the families of United States citizens lost on the Lu- sitania. Conference in Washington have failed to settle the issues growing out of the sinking of the Lusitania. The points of view of the two govern ments are so widely different that it will require much time to reach a set tlement. President Witeon and his cabinet have reached the definite conclusion that his annual message will deal pal marily with national defense and rev enues. The high-water mark In United States foreign trade has been reached. During the twelve months ended Oc tober 31- the foreign trade exceeded five billion dollars. Baron Erich Swiedinek, charge of the Austro-Hungarian embassy, has made a strong protest to the state de partment against the department of justice appearing to confirm the alle gations made by Dr. Joseph Goricar anent an alleged plot to destroy muni tions plants in this country. A clear reflection of the great tide of prosperity and commercial activity that is sweeping over the country, is considered here to be the postal sav ings deposits during the month of Oc tober, which increased over two mil lion dollars over the preceding month. New York City alone, excluding Brook lyn, had $14,822,020 deposits during the month of October. Attorney General Gregory appeals to the state authorities to wage a vig orous campaign in dealing with law lessness in connection with the alleg ed Teutonic bomb plotters' exploits The president has put everything aside, even the weekly cabinet meet ing, to prepare his third annual mes sage to congress. He plans to read the message at a joint meeting of the house and senate December 7. Domestic A wireless dispatch says the steam er. Tivoli, Baltimore for Crisfield, was burned to the water's edge off Thom as Point, about fifty miles down the Chesapeake Bay. The captain and the crew of thirty-seven men were saved Felix Harris, a well known farmer residing at Taylorsville, Ga., was shot by his six-year-old son accidentally and died instantly Thanksgiving Day Inauguration of a general campaign in every cotton producing state for crop diversification in the South and organization of a permanent confer ence of Southern bankers, are among the projects to be discussed by the Cotton States Bankers in New Or leans December 6 and 7. A band of farm laborers which has been waging a war of depredation on the property of their employers near Clarkton, Mo., clashed in a marsh with a body of private detectives, and seven laborers and two officers were wounded. The judgment convicting Hans Schmidt, the former Roman Catholic nriest. of the murder of Anna Aumul ler, in. New York City, has been upheld by the New York court of appeals with out a dissenting voice. In a collision between a passenger train and a special train carrying a carnival show, six miles west of Co lumbus, Ga,, twenty-four people are stated by the carnival company to have lost their lives. A woman, see ing she had no chance to save her self, threw her baby out of the win dow to safety. Then she and her hus band perished together in the flames. GOORESSfflE GATHER AT CAPITOL COMMITTEES ARE MEETING AND ORGANIZING FOR A BUSY SESSION. r0 HOLD DAILY SESSIONS Committee Assignments Are Being Made and Other Work Prepara tory to the Opening. Washington. Organization of the Sixty-fourth Congress, which con venes next Monday, has begun. Sen ate Democrats held their caucus Mon day and at the same hour the Ways and Means Committee Democrats of the House undertook the task of par celling out committee recommenda tions. The Senate Democratic caucus were called to order by Senator Kern, con ference chairman. It is expected that there will be daily sessions through out the week, the question of revising the rules and providing for cloture of debate promising to enliven the pro ceedings. For several months a spe cial committee headed by Senator Owen of Oklahoma has had rules re vision under consideration. Organization of the Senate majority is not expected to precipitate any clashes. Although there have been rumors of change In leadership, no definite contests have developed. No change in chairmanship of Im portant senate committees is contem plated, the leaders say. Senator Tillman of South Carolina will retain chairmanship of naval affairs; Cham berlain of Oregon, military affairs; Stone of Missouri, foreign relations; Simmons, North Carolina, finance; Overman, North Carolina, rules; Owen, Oklahoma, banking and cur rency; Myers, Montana, public lands; Hitchcock, Nebraska, Phillipine Is lands; Culberson, Texas, judiciary; Newlands, Nevada, interstate com merce, and Martin, Virginia, appro priations. By the retirement of Senators Root and Burton, two important Republi can vacancies occur in the foreign re lations committee, but there are no Democratic vacancies. Most of the important vacancies to be filled in other committees, also occur on the Republican side. Committee places must be found by the Democrats for six new members, Underwood, Ala bama; Phelan, California; Beckham, Kentucky; Broussard, Louisiana; Johnson, South Dakota, and Husting of Wisconsin. ENDORSE NAVY PROGRAM. National Security League Thinks Step Is In Right Course. Chicago. The preparedness pro gram of President Wilson was en dorsed as a step in the right direc tion in committee reports on the army, the navy and the militia read before a conference of the National Security League here. On each as pect of the problem, however, the committee findings were that the ad ministration had not indicated a de sire to go far enouga to make the country safe from attack. The proposed army increases, it was pointed out, should be broadened to provide for extensive and continu ous education of officers and for col lection of large reserve stocks of sup plies of all kinds. The navy plan was criticised as ex tending over too long a period for completion and as making no provi sion for adequate personnel on ships built, building and proposed. The project for a "continental army" was endorsed merely as a "first step" and a suggestion was made that all men between the ages of 18 and 21 should be enrolled and have mili tary education. American Killed by Turks. Basel, Switzerland, via Paris Mr. Leslie, an American citizen and sev eral other foreigners were killed by Turks at Urfa Mesopotamia " while trying to defend Armenians from the Turks, according to a story printed in the newspaper Nonvelles de Basle. Government Takes Canadian Wheat. Ottawa, Ont. The Canadian govern ment has commandeered all high-grade wheat in elevators from Fort William on Lake Superior to the Atlantic coast. The action was taken by the Canadian grain commission under the special war act. The wheat seized was of the grades No. 1 hard and 1, 2, 3, Northern. It was the property of grain shippers and millers. A revsied estimate places the amount at about 20,000,000 bushels, a cosiderable part of which is the property of Americans. Serbs Hold Only Fringe. London. The greater portion of what remains of the Serbian North ern army is believed to have crossed into the mountains of Albania and .uoiitenegro, where the Serbs are con tinuing with the aid of King Nicholas' troops to offer sterner resistance to the Austro-German and Bulgarian in vaders. Like the Belgians, however, the Serbians hold only a fringe of their country, which widens as it reaches the northwestern corner, of which Monastir is the center. PEACE ADVOCATES TRY TO WIN WILSON MME. SCHWIMMER OF HUNGARY AND MRS. SNOWDEN SEEK SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT. FOR A PEACE CONFERENCE Urge President to Initiate Cnoference or at Least Appoint Delegates. Wilson Doesn't Promise. Washington. Efforts to win Presi dent Wilson's support for a conference of neutrals to initiate peace proposals in Europe reached a climax when Mme. Rosika Schwimmer of Hungary, and Mrs. Ethel Snowden, wife of a member of the British Parliament, called at the White House with a per sonal appeal and word that they had definite information that the majorty of the belligerent nations would not turn deaf ears to suggestions from a neutral gathering. The ladies talked with the presdient for more than an hour and went away much pleased over their reception, though the Presi dent had made no promises. About 400 peace advocates freoh from a mass-meeting . at a loca theater, ac companied the President'3 callers to the White House, applauding them as they entered and left the Executive offices. The President was urged to initiate a peace conference, or at least to sig nify that he would appoint a delegate from the United States if another neutral nation caled one. He was told that women peace advocates who have visited every beligerent and neutral nation in Europe believe from talks with officials abroad that prac tical results would follow. He also was informed that Henry Ford, the Detroit manufacturer, here to co operate with the women, had in his possession statements, some of them signed from officials in some of the principal countries on both sides of the European conflict, to the general effect that they would interpose no objection to the caling of a confer ence of neutrals to make peace pro posals. Mme. Schwimmer, who saw the President several months ago on the same subject and who was not opti mistic then, said that she believed the President was deeply impressed with the information laid before him. "The President made no definite promise," she added, "but I think you will hear something from the White House before long." Addresses were made at the meet ing by Mme. Schwimmed, Mrs. Snow den, Mrs. Louis Post, wife of the As sistant Secretary of Labor, Henry Ford, and other peace advocates. Henry Ford's address was very brief. "Out of the trenches by Christ mas and never back again is my mot to," he said, and sat down. THREE AMERICANS SHOT. Villa Soldiers Kill One Tar Hell and Wound Another. Nogales, Ariz. Three United States soldiers were wounded, two of them probably fatally, and a score of Mexi cans are reported to have been killed when. Villa troopers evacuated Noga les; Sonora, across the border from here, before the advance of Carranza troops under Gen. Alvaro Obregon, ex changed shots with United States troops across the international boun dary line. General Obregon was in Nogales and measures were beng taken to re store order after the looting and riofr ing. All supplies of liquor were be ing destroyed by Obregon's order. Rumors that two American sol ders had been killed during the ex change of shots remained unverified. Carlos Randall, Villa governor of Sonora, and General Ocosta, a Villa subordinate, remain under guard at a local hotel. Randall and Acosta cross ed the nternational boundary line when it was decided to evacuate the Mexican town. Three American soldiers were wounded, two probably fatally. Stephen Littles, 23, shot through head, and died later; home, Fairmont, N. C. Enlisted February, 1914. Herbert L. Cates, 25, shot twice in abdomen and hip, recovery doubtful. Home SwepsonviUe, N. C, second en listment. Arthur L. Saupe, 19, shot right foot, Home Vernon, Ind- Five Mexicans, including a woman also were wounded. Whether any were killed was undetermined. A Carranza courier, sent to apprise Col. W. H. Sage, commanding the Ameri can troops of the routing of the Villa forces was shot off his horse. Bryce Tells of Armenian Horrors. London. Viscount Bryce made pub lic the details of further Armenian massacres, which, in a letter accom panying them, he says, "surpass in horror, if that were possible, what has been published already." . "I feel," his letter continues, "that such crimes ought to be exposed to the utmost, and that the charity of other nations will more than ever be drawn to the unhappy refugees when it is known what their friends and fellowcountrymen have suffered." TRAIL LEADS TO HE CAPTAIN BOY-ED CHARGED WITH HEADING CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE LAW. SUPPLIES SENT TO WARSHIPS Mr. Wood Said Defendants "Rode Roughshod Over Laws and Treaties of the U. 8." New York-. Capt. K. Boy-Ed, Ger man naval attache with headquarters at the German embassy in Washington played a leading role, according to witnesses in Federal court here, in the alleged conspiracy of several Ham burg American Steamship Line offi cials to deceive and defraud the Uni ted States by sending neutral ships with supplies to German men-of-war at the beginning of the European war. One of these witnesses swpre that Captain Boy-Ed personally, .directed the expenditure of approxiinalely $750,000 which, unsolicited and unex pected had been deposited to the witness' credit in a New York bank in September, 1914. The witness tes tified that $350,000 of this money was telegraphed to the Nevada National Bank at San Francisco; $23,000 was paid, in several amounts, to the North German Lloyd Steamship Lines here. about $75,000 to the Hamburg-American Line here and by cable money or der in Hamburg and some of the re mainder was still on hand. All of these disbursements this witness as serted were made by order of Boy-Ed. This witness, Gustave B. Kulen kampff, a German importer and ex porter with offices here, and others testified In the trial of Dr. Karl Buenz, Adolph Hachmeister, George Kotter, and Joseph Popplnghaus, all officials of the Hamburg-American Line, who are charged with conspiracy in having directed the loading and dispatching of 16 vessels to the relief of the half dozen or more German warships in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The testimony which virtually opened the government's case followed a short address to the jury by Roger B. Wood, assistant United States district attor ney, in which Mr. Wood said that the government would show that the de fendants "rode roughshod over the laws and treaties of the United States and contemptuously as ff these laws and treaties had been mere scraps of paper." NUMBER OF BANKS FIXED. Attorney General Says Number Can't Be Reduced or Location Changed. Washington. Attorney General Gregory has given an opinion to Pres ident Wilson holding that the Federal Reserve Board has no authority to re duce the number of reserve districts or to change location of reserve banks. The opinion was sent to the meet ing of the board where the questions of changes were taken up. It was not read, however, and it became known later, that a supplementary opinion might be sought dealing par ticularly with changes in location. It was pointed out that if the board acted in accordance with the Attorney General's decision the appeal of Pittsburg to have the Cleveland oank shifted to it and that of Baltimore to be given the Richmond bank would have to be thrown out without con sideration of their merits. It was said that several members of the board did not know that Mr, Gregory had been asked for the opin ion until it was mentioned at the meeting. The board ha3 opinions from other lawyers holding that it has power both to reduce the number . of re serve districts and change the loca tion of reserve banks. May Offer Peace. London. A Pall Mall dispatch from Berne, Switzerland, says: "There is declared to be undoubt ed foundation for the report that Em peror William will make an open of fer of peace through President Wilson after the Emperor's coming state entry into Constantinople." May Build In Private Yards. Washington. Secretary Daniels an nounced that he had taken the first step with a view to building in gov ernment navy yards battleships Num bers 44 and 44. Private bids for which exceeded the limitation of cost fixed by congress for the vessels. The de partment asked steel makers through out the country to submit before Wed nesday of next week bids on 62,000,000 pounds of structural steel for the two ships with statements of the earliest possible date at which they could make delivery to the Government. Diversification Campaign. New Orleans. Inauguration of a general campaign in every cotton-producing state for crop diversification and organization of i permanent con ference of Southern bankers are among the projects planned for the conference of cotton states' bankers in New Orleans, December 6 and 7. This information is cenveyed in a com munication from Jose oh Hirsch of Cor pus Christi, Texas, thairman of the conference, received here. Mr. Hard ing and Dr. Knapp will be leading speakers. I M Y STATE TEACHERS OLD BIG SESSION PROF. R. H. WRIGHT SUCCEEDS MISS MARY O. GRAHAM AS STATE PRESIDENT. HAD RECORD ATTENDANCE Registration Was Biggest in History. Subsidiary Divisions Elect Of ficers in Separate Sessions. Raleigh. The North Carolina Teachers' Assembly elected as presi dent for the next year, to succeed Miss Mary O. Graham of Charlotte, R. H. Wright, president of the East Carolina Teachers' Training School, and chose A. T. Alles of Salisbury, vice president and re-elected E. E. Sams of the State Department of Education as secretary. Members of the executive committee chosen were Miss Essie Blankenship, Charlotte; Dr. W. H. Chase, University of North Carolina, S. M. Brinson, Craven coun ty. The elections were on recommen dation of the nominating committee, of which Superintendent Giles of the ,Wake county schools was chairman. Right after the report of the com mittee was adopted there was a resolution offered by R. E. Ransom ef Southport proposing that the execu tive committee be asked to eliminate from the conr'!tution the provision for a nominal committee for elec tion of officer a and let the nomina tion of officers come direct from the floor of the assembly and that the practice of making the vice president be abolished as a fixed policy There was a lively discussion that was interrupted by a motion to ta ble the resolution. Mr. Ransom pro tested against any "gag rule" meth od. The resolution was finally ta bled, 49 to 22. Miss Edith Royster of Raleigh raised the point that the resolution could not be disposed of in this way, making the amusing explanation that she was not spe cially c.azy about the resolution, but that she was a "sport and play ing the game." John S. Wray of Gastonia moved that the executive committee be re quested to consider the question of changing the time for the meeting of the assembly, making it either before the rural schools open in the early fall, or some time in February, H. B. Smith stirred much mirth by commenting that the early fall would not do because the teachers must get in a few checks before they could muster the money to make the trip to the assembly. Subsidiary divisions of the assem bly elected officers in separate ses sions in the afternoon as follows: City Superintendent, Joe S. Wray, Gastonia, president; W. R. Mills, Louisburg, vice president; Harry Harding, Charlotte, secretary. Primary Teachers, Mrs. J. A. Rob inson, Durham, president; Miss Mat- tie Heath, Newbern, vice president; Miss Essie Blankenship, Charlotte, secretary; Miss Mamie Griffin, Golds boro, treasurer. High School Teachers and Prin cipals, J. L. Teague, Stony Point, presidents; J. B. Henson, Dallas, vice president; R. E. Ranson, Southport, secretary; Hary Lathaw, Almon, treasurer. Grammar Grade, O. A. Hamilton, Wilmington, president; Miss Ursula Blankenship, Charlotte, and Miss An nie A. Vaughn, Highlands, vice presi dents; Miss Mary McKenzie, Salis bury, secretary and treasurer. It was 11 o'clock at night in the city auditorium when Miss Mary O Graham of Charlotte as the retiring president of the assembly announced that the registration this session has been the biggest in the history of the organization, and introduced R. H. Wright of the Eastern Carolina Teachers' Training School as new president of the assembly. When Mr. Wright had modestly expressed the hope that the record of the registra tion and the achievement the coming year may outstrip the past year's fine record, the thirty-second annual ses sion was declared adjourned. Continue Moonlight Schools. Wilmington. There has been man ifested so much interest in this coun ty in the moonlight schools that the executive committee named by the teachers' institute in September to have charge of the work has called a meeting to discuss plans for reopening the schools for a month after Christ mas. The schools have been opened for three weeks already, exclusive of this week, and will be continued for a week longer with three lessons a week. There are over 200 men, women and children enrolled. Two Officers Shot Down. Brevard. Deputy Marshal J. A, Galloway and Deputy Sheriff Luther Owen, who had just destroyed a large blockade still in the mountains of Jackson county were fired on from am bush by unknown men presumably somebody also interested in the whis key and seriously injured. Galloway Is in the most serious condition; he will possibly recover, but will los the sight of one eye and one arm will likely be useless for the remainder of his life. He was taken to an AsheviUe hospital. , M. P. CONFERENCE SESSION IS CLOSED STATIONING COMMITTTEE MAKES. REPORT, ASSIGNING PASTORS TO CHURCHES. TWO YOUNG MEN ORDAINED Many interesting Services Held, Strong Sermon by Rev. J. A. Bur&ess. Memorial Service. Greensboro. The Methodist Protes tant Conference has closed. The entire sessions have been intensely Interesting to the members. Following is a complete resume' of the stationing committee's report: . Alamance, J. A. Ledbetter; Meb ane, W. F. Kevnett; Creswell, J. H. Abernethy; Midland, J. F. Alexander; Anderson, A. D. Shelton; Mocksville, T. A. Williams; Ashbbro, . C.' L. Whitaker; Mount Vernon, J. A. Bur gess; Asheville, C. W. Bates; Mount Pleasant, R. S. Troxler; Buncombe, T. E. Martin; Oak Ridge, L. W. Ger ringer; Burlington, J. E. Pritchard; Orange, C. H. Whitaker; Charlotte, unsupplied; Pugeland, J. W. Quick; Cleveland, W. C. Lassiter; Pensacola, Homer Casto; Concord, W. R. Low dermilk; Piedmont, J. W. Self; Da vidson, J. W. Hulin; Pinnacle and Denton, George L. Reynolds; Mount Zion, Ed. Suits; Fairview, J. H. Bow man; Randleman, J. B. Obriant; Fallston, J. II. Moton; Randolph, W, M. White; Flat Rock, C. A. Cecil; Richland, Poel B. Trogdon; Forsyth, A. O. Lindley; Roanoke, C. J. Ed wards; Gaston, W. H. Neese; Reids ville, E. G. Lowdermilk; Graham, O. B. Williams; Rockingham, W. B. Surratt; Granville, D. R. Williams; Saxapahaw, H. S. Thompson; Greens boro, R. M. Andrews; Shelby, J. D. Moris; Greenville, J. M. Morgan; Siler City, T. E. Davis; Guilford, S. M. Needham; Spring Church, R. I. Hethcock; Halifax, R. A. Swaringen; St. Pauls, G. F. Milloway; Haw Riv er, W. F. Ashburn; Stanley, W. D. Reed; Henderson, S. F. Taylor; Tab ernacle, T. M. Johnson; High Point, A. G. Dixon; Thomasville, E. O, Prltchett; . Lebanon, R. C. Stubbins; Uwharrie, E. A. Braswell; Lenoir; H. D. Garmon; Vance, A. L. Hunter; Lincoln, D. M. Loy; Welch Memo rial, unsupplied; Littleton, W. E. Swain; West Forsyth, T. F. McCul loch; Why Not, unsupplied; Winston, J .D. Williams; Yadkin College, H. L. Powell; Tarboro, W. A. Lamar. The Sunday services of the North Carolina Conference of the Metho dist Protestant church, being held in Grace church, this city, consisted in a strong sermon by Rev. John A. Burgess, of Mebane, pastor of Or ange Circuit, and a memorial service for those who died during the past year, and the great address by Dr. William A. Brown, , field secretary of the International Sunday School Asso ciation. Divine Mission. Mr. Burgess took for his theme, "The Ministers Divine Mission and Responsibility." In beginning he said, that man's responsibility is in propor tion to his possibilities. He then spoke of man's possibility in the material world, saying that man had gone into the very heart of the earth and had laid bare the rich es hidden for centuries; that he had built magnificent railroad systems, pulled down the mountains, filled up the vallies, built great canals and many other things of which the ancients never dreamed. He reviewed man's possibilities in the spiritual world by holding up the life and works of Jesus Christ as the ideal of all humanity. He then made the statement that man will be held ac countable for his possibilities and that unless he makes use of the pos sibility that It will be taken away from him. As this was an ordination sermon, some remarks were made with the jpecial reference to the young men just entering the ministry. He ap pealed to the ministers never to be discouraged and said that a great many times the minister was silently but steadily helping men to lift them selves out of their low estate and to discover the greai possibilities of the humar race. Two Ordained. At the conclusion of the sermon two young men, Rev. E. R. Williams of High Point and Rev. E. O. Prit chett of Brown Summit, were ordaru ed as elders. Those assisting in the ordination service were the conference president. Rev. G. W. Holmes, Rev. N. G. Bethea and Rev. R. M. Andrews. In the afternoon service there was a young people's rally in which sev eral short addresses were made. This service was followed by a me morial service in memory of Rev. L. H. Hately of the North Carolina Con ference, and Profs. J. Allen and M. H. Holt of Oak Ridge, who were life long members of the Methodist Pro testant church. The boundary committee recom mended several changes, some of them being as follows: That the new work In Charlotte be detached from Char lotte circuit and be made a station; that Giltburg be attached to Vance. ;