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conference, after which the eleetion
of officers for the ensuing year was
taken up. The election resulted in
the following: Kev. C. A. Cecil, of
High Point, President; Rev. N; G. Be
thea, of Henderson, Secretary. The
election of Stationing Committee was
next in order, and ihe following were
elected: As Minister, Rev. T. M. John-
ron, of Julian; as Layman, Mr. A. W.
Hanner, of Winston-Salem. The re
mainder of the afternoon was devoted
to committee work.
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EVENING SESSION.
AFTERNOON SESSIpN.
The conference was called to order
by the President, Rev, C. A. Cecil, at
2:00 o’clock, liie Nominating' Com-
mitt^, which was elected to prepare
ii list of the .various staiyiins com'
mittes and members of different
Hs 'report. Hie report
was adopted by the coiiference. Pas
tors made individual reports.. Con-
fereivce adjourned at 3 o’clock and the
Ty>niiji)^i|f of the afternoon was con
sumed in committee «ork.
The evening session wUl be called
at ;80, . and will be known as Childr
rpn’s Home Salty Night. Mr. Ti A.
Hunter, 4>f Greensboro, wiil be the
presiding officer. The hour will he
devoted to reports , and talks regard
ing ths( Home. ^
The conference has been well at
tend^ so far. At times men had to
stand because of the seating capacity
of the church being overtaxed.'
Members of .the conference have
continued arrive during the past
two days, arid all who were expected
have doubtless arrived. Rev. F. G.
Klein, D. D , Sec.-Treas., of the Board
of Foreign Missions, of Baltimore,
5Jd., and Sir. Charles Reiner, repre
senting the Baltimore publishing nnd
bf.ok concern, have also arrived. 0th-
t'l prominent ministers and general
iigeiits are expected to be in attend-
ar.ct. These distinguished visitors
uil’ be given a place on the confer
ence program to discuss the interest
they represent.
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THE M. P. CONFERENCE.
Asheville, Nov. 23,—There was a
er. He had devote.tii* ^tAira time|Ghu^, T. P. McCullodi; Tabernacle, dor f6r p«^, th^.eanjeat ptty and[ 1,860 bushels. Theris was ab^ t^wd
The evening session was opened at | considerably difference in the after-
7:30 o’clock. Rev. C. W. Bates, pastor I“-“1 morning session. In the
of the local church, presiding.’ In his mormng everything tense. There
opening remarks. Rev. Mr. Bates matte!-s of importance that were
spoke of the erection of the church j handled, bui there were numerous calls
during the year,- and extended a most i question at djiferent times,
hearty •welcome to the members of the! Svety one seemed to be afraid that
conference on behalf of the church. | much tiaic wotrid be taken. Some
Judge P. C. Cooke, of A.iheville, I conference sat with
appearing for the mayor was intro-1 overcoat in hand, ready io'
duced to the large audience that had i s^^rt to the train if the conference
assembled in the spacious auditorium; adj jurn, but with all the in-
o£ the church, and delivered the ad-; t®"se anxiety it was scenthat it would
dress of welcome on behalf of the City j impossible to juijourn In time for
ot Asheville. His address was one of. members of the conference to make
the finest, ever heard in this city, de-1 midday trains- Finally after dc-
JSverey in the most pleasing and elo-! f«rrtng the hftur for adjournment for
quent manner. He told the audience ' thirty minutes, it was decided to have
of the irreat ad/antages and wonder-1 'afternoon ses:$!On. At the after-
fij possibilities of the Gem City, lo- '"oon session tho coiiference took an
cated among the rising peaks and entirely diflfercnt attitude. It scem-
beautiful hills of western North Caro- that there was plenty of time,
lina. The address wsis full of the -'lany speeches were made on the
richest and most inspiring sentences ious questions that were before the
that can be framed by the literary In case of a question that
genius of man. • His address was re- ^ not f^ebatiable, many ^pecches
sponded to by Rev. Geo. W. Holmes, wore allowed. The question that caus-
cf Saxapahaw, N. C., who assured the ' *^‘1 the most heated discussion, per-
Judge and the people of Asheville that; haps, was ;i set of resolutions that
die members of conference highly ap-! meant the restriction of pastors do-
of the conference to tihe work of this
committee. Tha.nefKirt tr«a tiimi read
that showed that every ftckt in the
confer^ice was «i^ltei^ £vUiBt!y it
was very 'siktirfac*w^
a single cas2 of be.
remembered tiiat in ^jfc^jChureh
either &. layman or a may
appeal from the siSationi||ig,foiiunk-
tee’s report. These is « eoin-.
mittee of ^appeal
of appettl reron-
sideration a»jH;.’tifeir-it- io the
conferencfej'w^a iSifi was
no neetf for comWt^ After
the coramiirtee r^d ttK report a nom-
inatin^'’c6immiitee reported and nom
inated Members 'of ' ^e Board of
Ohurch Ex^sipn. This is a Very im
portant, bosird as it has to do with
handling the funds that help to build
churches in the State,, and contribute
in niahy -instaiices to the support of
pastors of) fields where there is not
given a sufJicient support. Tho elec
tion of this loard is always left until
after the raptH't of the stationinE com
mittee is rer;d in order to elect mem
bers that .arc. geo^phically, located,
so that it would be easy for frequent
meetings uf this board in the. interim
of conference. The members of this
board were elected as follows: E. M.
Andrews, W. E. Swain, A. J. Dixon,
J. Norman Wills, R. H. Brooks, R.
H. Shaw, C. A. Cecil, ex-o&:io. .A.t
this juncture there seemed to be noth
ing further la do but to adjourn. Ev
erybody was anxious to go. The ben
ediction was pronounced by S. C. Stub-
bins. This is considered a strong
conference and noted for its harmony.
The next conference will convene Nov.
17, 1915 i.i the City of Greensboro.
Green.^tboro has at diffenretrt tiBiSs en-
'vertained the confererice srtt3"iKery-
body knows that it means a feospit-
able entertainment when th^ con
ference goes to the i Gate- City, The
conference adopted a resolutwn ex-
pi-essring its gi-atitude to tJie A^eville
church and its pastor, the good-peopls
who had Kindly entertained the con
ference and the secular press which
hod so readily published the proceed
ings of the conference. This was em-
pha.”ized in a very impresmvs Biantv?r
by the conference rising and with bow
ed hecMls invoked the ' blaSMiiS;s of
Almighty God U|>on these'to .Trilom
the. conference feels that it is bo much
indebted.
Most momljers of the coraferenca
will remain in the city over, night
T. M. Jahnso.n; Tlioina«ville, J. E. disinterested sympathy for those via of shuckers and after the work was
Pr^hard} Uwbarrie, J.- B. Crogden; in sufferings their readiness ito help finished some, went home; but a little
Vance, A. I^. Hunter; W. Forsyth, C. and to think of the needs of otheirs, I bunch of 125 people stayed and “took
H. AuEtinjvvWhy Not, J, H. Stowe; have revealed IhemHo them^ves as supper^ It took a 100-pound sack o:
Winston, SI. W. Taylor; Welch Me- wo^l as to the world. ,, Ho^r,to fe«^ them, with “other thing)
inorial, D. 1{. Williams; Yadkin Coi- -^ur crops will foed ail vriio naed. agirj-Hm*
H. L. Powell, ■PiHjorh;'* W; ‘ A. taii- the self-possession of our peo-
Lamar, silpply. , ' pie amid&t ^.e'^^ijus
In the h&'ids of the President;—^T. antf difficulties and ‘Ae s^dines^’aii^
Hi Matthews, William Porter, J. F. rejburcefulness of onr business men
I^ier, 0. B, Stacy, E. H. JX Watioh, wHi serve other nations as well as oui-
M. P. Hinshaw, H. D. Thompson. D. o«)i.
A- Fishelj.JU H. Hatley, ft;W, Bras-j: #The business ^ the coiint^ has
wdl,>-ko^r Sasto, W.'R. Lowdermilk,' b^n suppli^ wit^jjefw inatrumentul-
W. T. Marti;;.. '/itiis and the ®i*jun«\“e oa? world
Superannuates:—I. I. ^ork, Geoi"Re with new chanSwatvof trtb^^i^ iMer-'
E. Hunt, W. C. Kennett, C. E.
feaper.
> 'Tlie|f4 lare a w)>oie^^ot %f mea-. Iff
the world who have grown roui^.
si^uldered'.from carrying a . ^O,iQ|QS.
liife insurance policy.
TAX NOttCEt
.SEc6NI)^lNl»^S^'.»OUJfD. :
>i wi’l attend following appoint'
zwnts f-r .the'^
taxes, 'j'kese taies ar« "dbe aiid milBt
be paid, &iA it is every ipaa’s .'doty
M. cororse. The Panaw OanA hcs been
.opened to the coouiwQe.of.^e nar
Editor of the M. P. Herald, J. F. tions. The two ,c6iitinents oJEAmeri-
McCiilloch. ■ ca have. bee;i bound in clc^r touch
Lbaned to Westminster Theological of friendship. New lnstrjm^alities
Seminary ; C, E. ForliriCS. of interhationul trade have been ere-|
Loaned to..Yadkin Coll^ate Insiti- ated. which will be also new instru-i
tute. W. T. Totten. mentalHies of acquaintance intercourse i take, .now
Loaned jo fte Mission of the Good and mutual service. Never before I
Sama^ in' Asheville: J. S. Wii- jhave the people of «ie United States without farthw notice:
liams. I been so situated for their own ad-! ^
Loan«^,.tj Eastern Conference; W.'vantage or the advantage of their | Tax books for the Coun-
p.eighbors or so equipped to ser\'e i
themselves and mankind. - j _
cuit; W. F. McDowell. 1 "Now, therefore, I. Woodrow Wll-i Township, John Holt’s
^: son, preside.ot of the United States of I ^^ere, fViday, Nov. 27,
THE NATION CALLED ON TO RE- \ America, do hereby designate Thurs-1 Haw Rjver Township: Hiv/ River,
X. Ledford.
Supernumeraries on Richland Cir-
. ity-^peh at.aU'tinjes. ,
Surlingtba: Every Saturda-*.
TURN THANKS TO GOD.
President Wilson’s proclamation
designating Thursday, November 26,
as Thanksgiving day reads as follows:
“It has long been the lionored cus
tom Cif >ur peopie to turn in the
fruitful autumn of the year in praise
and thanksgiving to Almighty God to set my hand and caused the sc-al
day, the 2(jtn day of November, next,
as a day of thanksgiving «i>d prayer,
and invite Ibe people tiiroug'hout the
land to'cease from their wonted oc-
ciipations and in their several homes
and places of worship render thanks
to .Jilmighiy God.
Saturday, Nov. 28.
Pleasant Grove Township; Stain-
back’s Store, Thursday, De:. 3rd, 10
to 12; E. I.. Dailey’s Store, Thursday,
Dec. 3, 12 to 9; E. C. Murray's Store,
Thursday. Dec. 3, 3 to 5,
Faucette Township: L. H. Aldridges’
for His many blessings and ■mercies
to us as a nation. The year that is
now drawing to a close since we last
observed our day of national thanks
giving has been, while a year of di.s-
cipline because of tho mighty forces
of^wnr .and cf change which have dis-
tulc|bed the world, also a year of spsc-
iai" blessing for us.
"It lias heeu vouchsafed to us to
remain at peace with honor, and in
some part to succor the stiffer5ng.s
and supply the needs of those who are
in wanft. We have been privileged by
our own peacc and felf-control in some
of the United States to be affixed.
“Done at the City of Washington
this 28tli d.'iy of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen and of (the independ
once of the United States of America
the one hundred and thirty-ninth,
“WOODROW WILSON.
“By tile President:
“Robert Lansing, Acting S3ecretary
of State,”
^ 0-^
UNION COTTON SOLD.
Monroe, Nov. 20.—J. T. Neest*, of
degree to steady the counsels and t***® county, killed a Duroc Jersey pig
^ape tho hopes; and purposes of a
preciated the wann welcome accord
ed.
The remainder uf the eveninic sei^-
sion was devoted to the Conference
Brotherhood. This is a beneficiary
organization composed of ministers
ing work a.side from the regular pas-
toria! work. Thi.s queslHon was dis-
cus.setl until it drifted into the thought
of the pastor’s pay. Some very .strong
-tlieeches were made, .some pointing
out how little paSfix>rs receive for
day. of fear »nS distreai. Oar people
have looked upon their own life as a
nation with a deeper comprehension, a
fuller realization of their responsibil
ities as well as of their blessings, and
iMscause of their not being abie to ; a keener sense of ihe moral and prac- section on the Union and Meek-
n-ake train i;omiectiou that wouly car- j tial ligiuficanoe of what their part '' line, came to town in a bunch
1 y them ot their homes. Doubtless ev- ! among the nations of the world may ; yesterday and delivered 59 bales of
ery memlx-r will go home with« goad coma to be. f^.ton, which brought 7.69 cents for
word for .\sheville ani witii kindly j “The hurtful effects of foreign war staple and 8 cents for Rowden.
in tiieir own industrial and c*Buner- the crops of
cial alfairs hr.ve made them feel the these gentlemen, who are close neigh-
more fully and see the more clearly friends. The-Messrs, Sistare
their mutual interdependence upon one
another arid has stirred them to a
helpful co-operation such a.s' they
thoughts if the 89th session of the
Nsrth Car.>!ina Conference of the M.
P. Chui cb.
REPORT OF STATIONING CyM-
.MITTEE.
2nd laymen of the conference. Rev. j their work, otheres empliasiaing the
S, W. Taylor, of Winston-Salem, de- j oelief that if pastors would go preach
livered a short address on the Broth-1 the gospel without fear their needs
would be supplied and they would be
able to pay the debts made for living
and for education. Finally the com
mittee that is considered the most
important of the conference announc
ed that it was ready, ^is was the
stationing ccmmittee. Thi.s ecmmit-
toe was composed of Rev. T. M. John
son, O. D., and Mr. 0. W. Hanner, of
Winston-.Salem. BotJi'of these gentle
men have at different times served
on this committee. When tho com
mittee announced that it was ready
to report, the conference began to
?how itself to be in a hurry to close
up matters and get everything else
out of the way. Dr. Johnson t’nen
took the rostrum and made some pre
liminary remarks. The remarks were
not in the form of criticism but rath
er an accommodation to the confer
ence, ft^peeially the laymen that hav;
assisted the eommittee in adjustinij
the matter.^, enabling them -to make
the report they were a.bout to render.
He made some timely suggestions Uiat
if taken-TOll serve to facilHwte mat^
ters ,ia the future and will be great
good to the conference. Afeer Dr.
.Tohnson's remarks were over, Mr.
Hanner t£ok the platform tn read the
freport. WWle Mr. Hanner is a very
Sn^gentiaJlj.n;|n^r of ,;^e. «>n^csenc€
erhood, followed by Rev. J. H, Moton,
President of the Brotherhood, and oth
ers, who spoke briefly in the inter-
esc of the organization. Resolutions
p.ioviding for the establishment of a
sick benefit fund were presented and
udvpted, afb^r which the session of
the conference was formally adjourn
ed.
THKKSBAV .CORNING SESSION.
The confer;^nce met at 9:30 a. m.,
•ftb Preadent .CecB in ibe chair. The
devotiotial senrice was conducted by
Rev. J. E. Pritchard. The Minutes of
the preceding day were read, .correct
ed and adopted. The most of the
morning session was devoted to the
di»;ussion of detail work and plans to
be carried in the future time during
the conference.
At eleven o’clock the hour for the
trder of the day harnng arrived, the
Superanuate Fund Society convened,
with Rev. T. M. Johnson, ,chairmat>,
presiding. Revs. J. H. Moton, A. G.
Dixon, and Dr. F. G. Klein, of ^1^-
niore, Md., were the speakers and paid
glowing tributes to the old ministers.
Returns will no ^oubt show that,
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laxge increased oontribution feRitltis
ca\2Se this yew, and plfths w^.^j4i
tn,tBake it yeaivi
Alamance, J. A. Ledbetter; Ander- |mve seldom practiced before- ’They
son, W. A. Lamar, supply; Asheboro, have been quickened by a great moral
C. L. Whitakei; Ai^eifiUe, C. W, stimulation. Their unmistakeable ar-
Bates, Buncombe, T. E. Martin, sup
ply; BURLINGTON, G. L. CURRY;
Cleveland, W. C. Les.siter; Charlotte,
li. A. Braswell; Creswell, J. H. Aber-j
nathy, supply; Concord, J. R. Hutton; i
Davidson, J- W. Hulin, supplyf Den-j
In witn.yss whereof I have hereun-i ^th, 10 to 2; Mc
Cray’s Friday, Dec, 4th, 3 to 5.
Boone Station Township: J. B. Ger-
ringer’s Store, Tuesday, Dec. Sth; SO
to 3. , ' ;
Mortons “^Township: Aitana^w
Store, Wednesday, Dec, Sth, 10 to 2i
Morton’s Store, Wednesday, Dec. 9th,
3 to 6.
Cobles • Town^ip: Ai&oiance Faet-
tory, Thursday, Dec. lOth, 10 to 2;
Bellemont Factory,' 'Thursday, Dec.
10th, 3 , to 5.
Melville *rownshtp; j^ebane, Fridsy,-
Dee. iith, 10 to 5. .
Patterson Township: Rufun Foster's
S'tore, Mohday, Dec. 14Ui, 10 to ‘2;
Mr. John Holt's Resilience, MbiidayV
Dec. 14th, % W 5f W. H. FogJemaa's
Store, Tuesday, Dec, 15th, 9 to 2. .,
Newlins ’ Township! Snow Camp,
Tuesday, Dec. I5th, 3 to 5; Holman’?
Mills, Wednesday, Dec. iSth, 9 to IJ;
Sutphin’s Mill, Wednesday, Deo. 18th,
1 to 4.
Thompsons Township: Saxapahaw,
Friday, Dec. 18th, 10 to 2; .Swepson-
ville, Friday, Dec. 18, 3 to 5.
The Saw contemplates ths settle
ment vf all taxes tke year in which
i' is listed. Under the law all taxes
are subject lo levy and sale November
the 1st, of the-year in -vAiieh they
listed. 'The !aw must.be observed.
Settle NOW anti save costs »nd irsu-
hie.
R. N. COOK,
Sheriff;
a few days ago which was eleveri and
a half months -old and- netted 500
pounds.
Fourteen vyagons from the farms
of R. A. Sistare, J. E. Sistare and 1.
E Benton, who live in the Mt, Bar-
live on the Mecklenburg side, and Mr.
Benton on the Union side. Last Fri
day night J. E. Sistare had his corn
shucking. ITie corn pile was 99 feet
long, 10 feet wide and three feet
deep. It was estimated to contain
12^, jtl'iife,-was j*erha^ t^,flii^.,Wn|»
L A A 1^1* A. .Ok AMa A ak _ ■ - -
1i0 occupied the Soar as a. speak-
ton, G. L. Reynolds; Flallston, J. H,
Moton; Faii“view, J. W. Self; Flat!
Rock, W. !•'. Kennett; Forsyth, A. O.!
Lindley; Gaston, W, H. Neece; Green-1
ville, D. P. Surrett; GranviBe, N. G. ■
Bethea; Graham and Haw River, O. |
B. Willjame; Greensboro, R. M. An-:
drews; Guilford, S. M. Nee&am; Hal- I
ifai, R. A. Swaringen; Haw River, W.!
F. Ashburn; Henderson, J. D. Wil-j
liams; High Point, A. G. Dixon; La- :
Grange, J. W .Allred, supply; Leb-1
anon, R. C. Stubbins; Lincoln, D. M. ^
Loy; Littleton, C. J. Edwards; Lenoir,
H. D. Carmon, supply; Mebane, W. S.
Swain; Mecklenburg, H, S. W^drop;
Mocksiille, V. A. Williams; Mt. Ker-
mon, C. H. Whitaker: Mt. Pleaasnt,
R. O. Thoxler; Oak Ridge, L. W. Ger-
ringer; Orange, J. A. Burgess; Page-
Jand, J. W. Quick, supply; Pensacola,
W. D. Surrett; Piedmont, A. D. Shel
ton;'Pinnacle and Mt. Zion, Ed Suits;
Randleman, J B. O’Briant; Randf^ph,
W. M. Pike; Reidsville, E. G. Lowder-
milk; Richland, D. A. Highnil; Roa
noke, T. E. Davis; Rockingham, J, F.
Allredi- supply; Saxapahavr, G. W.
Holmes; Shelby,; ,i^. i
Pity, J. a.' ^
kie^; St. Paul, G. Vijiiiivm ^
are
now being ^fered
at
ktore
> it.