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ATE, Christian talUlvrtlTr OFFICE Cornrr of Dawson and llargrtt Sti T HE ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF TUE -:. muni, sourii. Tth i RATI.' !' M H"CKirTIO. I: : !. I SC y:ar IN ABVASi r., itvui.c P.ir. .--2.20 M MONTHS, l.'X It l aymeut bv delayed ix mouth, i'.Tu 2ALEIQH, N. 0.. JULY 18. 1877 The Cross (3SZ) Mark is to re muul you that your subscription hus zspirtJ. 1st all reticir jrontly . Greensboro District Conference We write from Kernt-rsville. The Conference commenced on Thursday; Bishop II II Kavanaugb pre-iding FlUlUg entertainment of t unanimously adopted. The ence by a rising vote passed a reso lution of thanks to the Bishop for his visit, impartial manner of pies' .ling, his wise council, stud for his le pulpit ministration. Rev. T. M. .nes' T n. T)l,;ne .T "V. Sfanles r& T. Gannaway were elected ieleg-ites tc. the next Annual Confer"". an 0 W Carr and E. P. Troy were chosen Alternates. Thoniasvil was selected is the pLce for theext District Con ference. Kerners e is a delightful village of ab ,u six hundred inhbi :au s Ther are only two churches in he town th Methodist and the Moravian. The Methodist Church is new, and was dedicated by ihe Bishop on Saboatu ruornmg. pelled to leave Salu day evening and hence we did .iot have the pleasure of 1 earing s he dedicdi u euuion. We shall expect the Secretary to include this in his synopsis- During our stay ia Kermis v lie, : supporter K.the vjest of our highly e-'jfK-m m n 'n 1 1 1 1 uuuiiLirauu . " - r T, ,-r, t;mA for onrisee ,-ve snau e.xpt Jiwes or ex: next issue. We had lniem.-" ... e 1 I ...... H 11 --l'1 I lia I ..in iHrHll H. 1,11 I' - " 7 IUUid 01 iuc ' would be well to leave the reuiai t ... e,rt.,rr. Suffice it to fay a " 1 " , r, ... . i I II.! that i was a decid-d success, ana -,,,-, , and institutions that i : nfin.1iia nnon It m ' , i:,.: AUvl BIO III " cu...J. "I A report on tege degrew X becoTlrrer These iuder Ugly cheap, and ar jt. " 11 e rapidly JnS l lll'lll BID UUiy i .-,cuoois, are conferring va J. Y Ujara XiSti ana ms -y.fe-nt lady. Th Bishop, Dr. Cra ven and lady, nud Ksv. F L R id were also the guests of this happy family All things co sidled it was one of the most pleasant deferences we have a' tended for a great while. Wc made quite a uruuV.tr of acqnain tances, and a Ido 1 new names to our sibscrip ion list. We thiuk, however. that it fell behind Faytteville Dis triet Confereuce iu the number of new sabscribers. We are indebted to bo hi however, for rLe interest manifested in tne success ot the advocate, ana fer personal favors shown us during o ir visit among them. The Secretary will lurnisu a lull synopsis iur our n-xt issue in ms The Conference is progressing har iu jniously. All the c:rcuits and sta tious on the DIstiict are represented The preachers are all well. They have been well taken care c f as their looks indicate The t piiitu.il stnt- of the Church is good and growing better. The finances are improving, and the prevailing opinion is that all the as sessments w i!l be paid The Sand-iv school and other interests of the i Church are being brought in review lelore the Conference The District Conference school is located at Ker i'.eisvillo and is under th supervision of l'rof. S I: Tiawick. The Acade-:-iy is a large b iek building, located in the heart of the town, and is admi i;.t-:y auupteii lor rcnool purposes. The past session was a" tended with ;,-'iod snctss, and the future is prom i-ing. Bro Trawick is an experienced tea .-her, an.l as an instructor, sustains au excellent rep-station. Ihe fol lowing resolution relative to the! com i r iu this opinion education, and rsolni'ns orornen da ory f ihe Centennial Bfok of North Carolina Meihodism by Dr. Barkhead were adopted, which will be embodied, -ve suppose.in the syncp- sis. The fol.owiug was aoop'u bieh vve tiut will result in g -otl for :he AtvociTE Eesolved, That we hail with pleasure the visit of Eev. Dr. J. B. Bobbitt, the Editor of the Raleigh Christian Advocate, and that we assure him, as a body, that we heartily endorse the Advocate as our Conference Organ, as an able exponent of Methodist doctrine and as a strong r,f our Conference institu tions. t XCOV1j til) - Uj selves to make earnest effort to increase its circulation, believing that in propor tion to the circulation of our chuich lit erature will be multiplied the living ag srrossive force of Methodism in our mi :'st Sigued by Geo. S. Coie, B. R. Hall, J. (V. Jenki js, Wm. B Doub. We iire tpii'e s ire that if those who vo ed o make m re earcest efforts to iuc t-ns': i s C! c'jlt ioii wiil carry out the Hpirit of iln im o'ntion, we .-U-iH h..v oi;r circniai ion greaMy in rrt;ts"u on ih3 F y i'-vd:e DU'riet. Th Adiwate oiiglit t. be i t over Mo'hod s' hoij-" :oil If we need a paper a iu our d .f.-reno- l..,un is wd need it lor ur u ire member -hi, . The fallowing nam d b eth.en were elected as lay deligi s to our nex itn unal Confer- i ce: L C Wall W- W. C le, Jonathiiu Lissi r au 1 K H I Worthy. Alternate: G. S C le and R-v J McNT. Sud h We tender our t lauk-i t.i W. W. McDiarmid, e litor of the Hobetmnian for courtesies shown us durin" our visit. That w pledge our We earnestly request our friends to make extra tilbrts to increase the cir "nlation of the . lJ--ito . It is en tiled, we think, to the zjalous interest olthe ministers in our Conference ud without their hearty cotperation it will fali short of that success which Church paper ought to have. We Lave been compelled to discontinue ! !ne ajir to a good many who were . uool nd E'gneil by 1 J t arraway in iu i t.us.duiing the past few mouths: i,t. in have sounu -'. conferring them very strangely. All voun- coile-es and universities ought t0 i)ev ry modest in 'his particular; their cases should be few and ani- ,i . . , , : All our ins ituUons neutlv piotKx are comparatively young, and in ,his view the Dniversilj is younger than the col'egea, neither Faculty nor Trustees having e ther experience or extended reputation iu the hteriry world, wi h perhaps one or tw.. exrep tions It is to be hop d that ou .o ber second thought, our institutims will exercise modeiation and care m this mat er. Especially is it desirab" what toe L nivei-srryae vho alrealy have uoo',-v'' them. If they did not knov the de grcts had been c .inferred, their infor mation about the men w .s to) meager to give them a degree at all; if the ir: -tent was to a '! t the honor already the has one of the a m the State, and is e most beautiful villages be found in any State. The is five miles from High Point, road is excellent, and Uia r.nnnti v harming, u n&f,riv nna inno il- lfge all the way from H.Vh Point to Trinity, and perhaps no section of the State can show so much and so highly improved Agriculture as can be found wilhin sound of the College bell. The Commissioner of Agriculture, as well as the Stale Geologist, might possibly learn something by a visit; they would certainly see what they do not suppose to exist, or else they have neglected to report the very garden spot of the State. It is no wonder that Trinity students fare so well at such low rates. The country iR as healthy as any country can be; the .vater is pure and cold; fruit ot the very bos-, kinds defies all efforts to use ov save it; wheat at the rate of twenty bushels for one, and sixty live iouudfi to the bushel is abundant, and iiutm eyeryiir.ng else in the parue proportions In the midst of that oasis stands Trinity, a very gem of beauty. Trinity bjys.iu effect, have a successful experimental farm about ten miles in diameter, with foity or fifty sk;lllul professors, men who . , ,i. tr:... o.,i r;' thus securing in some measure, 1 acts Uonn.icxea wm mo "if-ji . - :n,fiSfment was rnia' Condition of 9recnslW Female end for which the vestment w College. that write m. It 1 1 Jieve an I submit the following statement in Mio.pr to innuirhs iroini different friends of the culJ' g . I hope an T? wi,n mni ! sire information 11.1 J W v- ' " , nn anv other TV'ip ,v''l will afford ine p' at-i.ie io minrta if T fan 1 In January 1870, t he Trustees ted and rightly directed published a card asking for twenty thousand dollars to rebui'd the col L The - subscriptions were nut bestowed, the taste is qu-tionablo know what to do and can do what and the method a failure; if ttey mean they know. There are here plenty of any disparagement to degrees c n -ferred by other institutions, their pre umption is amazing. If the desired t t .i . men vuo can snow them the very finest cattle, hogs, horses or anything else an educated, practical farmer A. Kiiis ton High School .ind I. L. Herman, was uuanimon-ly p.isstd: Jltiolced, That we are highly grat ified at ihe success of she Disict School t Kerner8ville, Tinder the i;i.i!itigenient cf the Rev. S. It. Tra vi.-k. and that we do Lear i!y rec au - out rco some have renewed, others not. We wish ah would promptly renew when their subscriptions expire : it would be so much l etter for them and for ns. It costs m.ney, and a heap ot it, to conduct a newspaper, and unless its patrons are prompt iu remitting what is itne it incomes crippled. I lease .t-new and tell 3 our neighbors to do th-j same ukD.i it to the ra roi ae o Bro. Wool, thi Presiding E.ier, ;i.e great sati-factioT ou the Dis tud a a i Teacher and as a Presiding HLfer. ; Bishop Marvin is having a delight- LCeJ i AM- i-EuroMe-ALs. ful trip, profitable to himself and ihe he following resolutions were CLurcU, aneV bas . j ad, ably di.-'Cnsspd arid nnaniuoousH ee. gooil hoaHVv. Ylt voen tr- Iipted by tLe Conference: j foppa, Jerusalem, Constantinople,!,' 'Vifi.-r.rAS, Rc-ii'-ious rtr-Kiire i iomcti'.e of intelag-.-ut j lety. JU-vicl'I Is'., That there should be r.n earnest eltort both by preuchtrs ur.d l.nmen to disseminate our books umong our people; especially should an t-or; be made to placj our s an d ir J pnblica'iuns iu tvery Methodist f mily. In thi3 respect there i a greit ;.ud increa&ing de9'i'ution h:f ijt-tud3 imuifdiate attention. ; . -n.l, Thiit w recunmcuil increased activity iu circulating the Jlalci-jh Christian A'lcocate The pa; t r tie s irves a cordia' nd heari' support, ..nd tLe interests of the church de maud it not only iu our iamilies, bi.taiu-.ug the people genera. !y. We cciiiially ii.C'mmc-nd it a-i the organ of onr Con fei ence. and regard it as an u:ip. rtant ul:y in advancing anil ruaiu-t-titiing the cause of Chris'.. J. Wo recommend the JYaxhciHc t'hri:-!iat A'l'X'Cate and other p.ipeib issued by our Publishing House They ought to receive a heariy and c.r lia! tupj ort 1th. We recommend the Southern Review. In its own appioprivc field i: has to superior, and ought to ba j-CLtraily disieminated. bigned, B. I raven, P. J. Carraway and V. A. ftlurj-e HElOKT t N D1S1KICT TAKSONAGE. The committee to whom it i ret tLe question of District Parsonage Lave ha the sub ject under consideration and report the following i (-solutions: JUsvlc&l 1st, That it is earnestly recommended that a snitable parson age, at toma convenient point, be te cured at as early a day as practicable. 2d, That the Presiding K.der of the Pi-ttict be requested to lay t Li-s sub jett b. .'ore th Quarterly Con erence i3,'A:hens and inher notable nlaces His traveling companion, Bro. Hen d.ieks, was sick at Athens and they wre detained at that p'ace longer tLan they expected. They will attend tLe British Conference, and Southern Methodism will be well represented The Bishop s letters have been highly interesting and instructive to the leaders cf the Southern Church pa pers, and Lave increased the admira t on of our people for the great abi'i ty and wonderful industry of the no l).e man of God. Nothing seems to escape his notice. His eyes and ears are put .o good use. and discrim inating wisely between what is trivial :uid what important and usf ful.his 'et t:rs contain only the latter for his readers. Tluy will doubtless bo pub 1 sued in book form and will be va'.uab c. was re- procuring a raiso ihe means foi paying for such District Parsonage. Signed by Will. C. Doub. Chairman cf the Committee. t EXTEXS1AL EOOK Wheiucas, A Centennial of Metho dism in X C, was held in the city of Raleigh March 1S7G, and Whlkeas, By resolution cf the meeting, Rev. Dr. Bulkhead was re quested to publish a book containing the addresses delivered on the oc casion, and W i!beas, The book contains much valuable information to our people; therefore Jltfolvol, Tnat we appreciate the tiTort to circulate such information and that we will do what we can to sell it. Signed by V. A. Sharpe, F. C. Rob bins, R. P. Troy, S. D. Adams. It was resolved that we endorse and recommend Pleasant Garden Academy as in every way worthy the confi i-iii uence ana uie support of our people una tne puoiic generally. This reso lution's Eigned.by B. Craven, J. A. O minggim, and S. D. Adams. The following resolution was in troduced and passed: AVWcC'?, That we will make an earnest and zealous effort to raise our to remove tho embarrassment of lishing House at an early day. v . A. Sharpe W e are inclined to the opinion th.tt i! the agiat,,rs f tho Wes'erM Nor'h C'aro'iua C nference wi'l calmly con sider the que.' tion, avoid too much hast", and ror undertake to carry it tjrongh by force, the chances are go yd Jo izc.i '.he territory of the Hoi s on Hi d Virginia Confi ivnct s lyinj. in Norlh Cirohi::i, und tht-u the for nnt;o!i o' a Wis'cru IS'onh dr :ii;ia Cjufcrt-nce is ley nd all q u s iou. I is r.stless to ge- op u faght in the 5-dject. Ii is one of th se ipies.ions Mhicli may be damaged by heattd dis :iss:o:is. Lot the friends of the rejisnre, in a prudent way, cinva s Lis question lvlative to the Holston lad Viiginia Conf-rence?. Xo can vi? is needed so far as this Confer erce is concerned, if the territory in qt s ion can be seemed. We, as. a Conference, stand pledged to the Wefct, and that pledge v. ill l.j carried oit in good fjiih. A letter from Bro Yates, of the Newborn District, conveys the sad in telligence that his littie sou. Hdwin Asbury, died on last Wednesday. ITicir many friends will sympathize with the parents in the allliction that h is darkened their . household, and i hose who have missed Bro. Yates at late Quarterly Meetings will under stand and readily excuse his absence when they learn its eauro. He is worn in mind atd body by loss of sleep and nursing for several weeks, but we trust he will soon be restond to his wou'ed vigor. Like and Papers of A. L. P. Greek, D. D. Bv Rev Wm M. Green. Edi ted by T. O. Summers, D D, South erx Publishing House, Nashville Texn. 1S77. The Tennessee Conference assigned the duty of preparing and publishing a biography ot the late liev. Dr. Green to his son, Rev Wm. Green, i and for some time the Methodist pub lie have been anxiously awaiting its appearance It has been issued and we are indebted to the Publishing House for the volurr - Dr. trreen was lor a long tuna m i timately and actively cui.occleJ -with etbodism in the Wes eru States and wis one of the vi3cut and most infln ential men in the Church. South, rle has been described by some one as "a poet,- orator, revivalist, financier and ecclesiastical statesman ' He was the auth r of or had much to do with the ' Tennessee Conftrence Memorial, ' sometimes called the "Green Memo -rial,'" which was presented to the General Confereuce at New Orleans and contained the following proposi tions: Lay Representation, Exten sion of the Pastorate, a Bishop for each Conference and the Church Con ference These changes in the polity of the Church all carrie i except the election of Conference Bishops; and it is mentioned as au interesting item of Church history that when this propo sition failed, the General Conference cast about for something to supply the vacancy and hit upon the idea of District Conferences, which ' though not exactly an r.ccident sprang into! life from tho ashes of ihe Conference Bishop " The author has furnished the Church with an exceedingly interesting narrative of the life and labors of his father It is writ en in easy and unique style There is a notable and admirab e absence of all stiffness, and freshness and straight forward sim- pucity abound. It would be hard to pick out a sentence anywhere mounted ou stilts, but the naturalness of the style reminds one of a fire side story. The book will be read with profit and we trust wi'l have a large sale. It contains, besides ihe h;.:ol" Dr. G een, many of his papers written at differ ent times and cu various subjects. There are 592 pages in the book. It is bound in muslin and is sold at $2 by mail. to show appreciable and eq'ul regard' would produce either for amusement for the different denomination?, tuey ! or profit. have bluude'ed by leaving several j without attention, and by the inipli catiou that some of tho denominations have no untitled men who deserve tht honor Fr.!ii auy point ot viev. the. wisdom or propriety of coueriing these sup rnamiv.-ary d -gi-rs no! apparent. It is c ruiniy dmrablt) that the reasons prompting thu Uni 1 , ... . i i. i i .. .u... i vers ly suou ii ue kuomii; tei iuui uc fairly and fully stated There can be no rraon for dis guise, and no excuse for refusiLj to speak ft is a sp cia'ty and a iota bl-j advance iu these d iys, that rni Messrs Editors: ft was my pnvi leg i to attend the closing exercises of Prof. Midyette's High School at Kin ston. The exercis s wtre opened on ! ues- morning. 2tfh nit , with an ad dress on Educitioii, by Dr Craven of Triuitv College. A tine audi ! greeted the Doctor, and lie rtp-iil them with an eminently sensible and i practical address For more than an tner i ; a.ro ofticfi nor anthoritv erives e:pmo ! O ' . r ' i tion from full investigation ai d stiict accountability, and it would aid to the efficiency of all literary ic-stiui tions, if all meetings of Trustee were open to the public, and all policies and plans fully knewn. Why do the little collegesconfer 8 many degrees, and why doe the Uni versily mul ipiy them on the same persons? vlESTION NOTICF- hour he discussed 'Educational Ma I ch rery," calling attention to the four chief edncat ona! forces of the age the Press, the Hustings ihe Pulpit, and the School and descanting quite justly and forcibly on the abuses pe culiar to each. He was specially hap py in pointing out and characterizing soui ? of the evils of the school room It is believed that it had been good for Nonh Carol i a if all her editors, politicians, pireachers and teachers had heard him. The musical concert, with dialogues intprsnArnfld cnmfl off Tnesdav niffht. Preachers in charge of stations ind ! m. . . , w , 1 - ..-, T r .. Ihe exercises closed Wednesday mor circuits in tlii delegates Sunday school Conference, to meet in this city on the 26th inst It is earnestly hopfd that this will not be neglected, It is hopul, too, that a large delegation will ctme, as inosqui toes are not very troublesome this season, and as fish, crabi, good wa ter, etc.. are abundant; to say nothing of the pleasant breeze that relieves the warm weather. It is specially desired that the preachers shall come prepared to spend Sabbath w th us. Jso. R Brooks. Newbern, 12th July, 1S77. T-t...t..;i.t. ..-!!) please, at their earliest convene, J eona uie iit oi aeiegates to tne i (RaavR hv thfl vonnrr IndiR o J J J o 1 together with more good music by leee. payable until th whole amount was pledged On the 12 th of July follow intion having reached i"o 1 , the specified amount, a call was mule for the cash. 13,725 00 of the amount was paid in. SlOO 00 only out of the whole amount was donation, the bal ance 13,025.00 being in the form of stock, scholarships, or loans. 2. July 26th 1871, the Trustees I to meet and decide VV Cl OOOJiu" in regard to commencing the work. As a quorum failed to respond to tie call, the executire committee who by ihe Charter were f iiipow ;ud to per Lrm the work of the Board in its absence; a majority of whom were present, viz : Dr. N. F. Roid and Dr. B Craven, after counse ing with the Trustees and friends who were pre sent, instructed the building commit tee to erect the Co eg on the founda tion which had been previously laid, (its present dimensions; which involv ed a much heavier outlay than was at first contemplated. 3 June 13th 1S72. at a call meeting of tho Trustees, held at Trinity Col lege, UL,iutlJ wita nl iu fricntls of tue enterprise) it appearing from the re port of the Chairman of the building committee, the Lite Rev. W. Barring er and the Trua .U'cr of the Board of Trustees, that hey were unable to secure funds to finish the College : uilding, the Board resolved to execute a mortgage en the College property tot'enty pertons, who agreed to endorse the bonds of said Trustees to the amount of twenty thousand dol lars This mortgage, the only one on the real estate of the Board is held by the endorseis for the Trust'.es. It was the best that could b; done in the emergency, then so picssing, to se cure the completion of the Co lege 1 Deciuiber 17th 1S74 the date that I was appoin ed Agent, the whole amount which had been expended in building and finishing the College was found to be 09,617-75, which had been paid in as follows : Stock 2.350 00 Scholarships 4, 505 00 Loans 59.038 84 Donations 3,123 91 There had bea$ relinquish ed on loans and scholar ships, and paid by board ami tuition 3.939 58 wikob ; casn aona y tions ; oai').. ful, on NOTICE. We have a note from Bro. A. D. Betts, who regrets that the card con cerning dancing at the University of North Carolina was published, it be ing intended only as a private com mendation of oui remarks relating to the absence of that amusement at the Commencements atTrinify and Greens boro. Bro. B. says "to the public j there is something coarse and unbrotherly in my note which was not intended for the public.'' While Bro. Betts is an ardent Methodist and thoroughly and unwaveringly op posed to dancing, still he is too ear nest a friend of education, and too liberal and kind in his feelings to ward men of different opinions, to needlessly insult or cast reflections upon them. "Subcriber" sends us an obituary not ce for publication. "Subscriber" must send his or her name, before the notice can appear We want the name, not for publication but for reasons . T. ; . i off eii before stated. Danng our r, cent travels through tLe fjtate we have been specially J Rev . M. H. Hoyle is announced as gratified to observe the fine crop one of the Editors of the Monthly piospects in almost, fivovy section of Alcsit.t'jtr in connection with Bros. thn State. Pevmor and Iiobev. The pastors of the Wilmington Disf tnet, N. C. Conference, will pleate furnish me with the names of tho del egates and local preachers who ex pect to attend our District Conference at RocKy Point beginning the 22nc August. Those who come by rail vill be met at the depot by a com mittee. luose coming m their owe conveyances Avid report at the church Address me at Scott's Hill, Pender county. James B. Bailef. Rev. Dr T. M. Jones Rev. Dr. Jodps, President of Greensboro Fe male College, preached at F;ont Street M E. Church in this city 'ast Sabbath morning, to the great etiifi cation and delight of a large audience, We could but think as we listened to the learned, polished and sweetly spiritual discourse of this eminent instructor, happy indeed are the par ents who are so fortunate as to have him to superin end tin education of their daughters ! We hope the Dr. will frequently favor our city with hi visi's. Quite a number of ilming ton's fair jewels have been mde more trap seen d en tly beautiful by the plas tic touch of his skilful hand Star. Rev. J. A Lvods in the last issue c' the Holston JtcthoHst, announces h.s connection with that paper in the capacity ot aesocide Editor. His sulutatory marks him us a ficile and earnest writer. The Reformed EpiscOi al Church has a lopted a general ralher than a dioces an s st- m of episcopacy. He who is not the better for his re b'giotis knowledge, will as uredly be the worse for it. Dean St ai. ley preached to a great company of children in TFestminster Abbey, a few days ago a sermon which was but ten minutes lon. It is computed that the Popo will receive 20. 000. 000, in money eiven him by visitors and sent by church during his jubilep. A lady of ll'ilkebbarre, Pa., has given to the Sunday-school of the First Metfco'list E, i.-C3pal Cliurdi of that ci y n bs.lt built, at tbe cost; of $30,000. During th T-vial meeting-i held in Baltimore, by Rev. Mr. Hanis n, which n:-v" crtin-ed seven mn'h" it is state ! tha ut fourteen bund' red per -one have been converted. Rev. Dr. Wilson held the 3d Quar terly Meeting for Edenton Street Church on last Saturday and Sunday, and prmchod able and edifying ser- raoni. Mrs. Midyette and her pupils. These exercises reflected much credit on Prof M'dyette and his accomplished wife, who are, in their quiet but none the less effective way, doing a good work for the cause of education in Kinston. Although they are devoted Methodists, their scho J is strictly non sectarian; and I was pleased to learn that it has for sometime been j gradually increasing, both in interest and members. The exercises are to be resumed about the Hot of August I would bespeak for this excellent school an increased share oi public patronage. The closing exercises of Prof. Foy's school came off the same week. It was not my privilege to be present much of the time, but I learn that they were of a very interesting char acter. Appropriate addresses were made by Messrs F A Woodard and H. F. Murray, of Wilson. Prof. Foy has the reputation of being quite a successful teacher. I learn, however. that having made an engagement to teach at Wilson for the next, four years, he will not continue at Kin ston. Fraternally, Jno. R. Buooks. Rev. J. T. Lyon, writing from Cerro Gordo, under date of 11th inst , says : I have just closed a protracted meeting held at this place. The Lord was with ns and greatly blessed out- efforts We have no Church at Cerro Gordo. We have been preaching in a small school hou-e. A few weeks since I organized a society th ere of six members, now we have twenty-83ve-vn 1 hi.vje ured alotupon which to build a Church are. Sixteen con vered, and others who are not satis tied yet; but prom sie to continue un til they have the comforting assurance that their sins have been forgiven. J know this report will seem small compared with others published; but those who know Cerro Gordo, will be greatly astonished, and this will be as good news coming from a far couttry, while our meeting was in progress we saw a nuember of persons who had never heard a Methodist Preacher We feel that much and lasting good has been done for the people in and a round Cerro Gordo, for which we thank God and pray that the good work may continue and that before the year closes, we may have more good news to send you from this place. Our thanks are due to the local brethrou, Bro. Browning, Tart and Floyd, vn did noble strvice for the pastor; also Bro. McCloud who was with ns two days Amounted to 7,063.49 Which taken from '.he whole amount 69,617,75 Left to pie provided for 62,554 20 The pdan which I adopted as Agent, was to raise 00 000 00 in not more than four annual pay men's. There was secured the first year 11,500.00. At the next Conference at Wilming ton when the '-plan of work' adopted by the Conference em braced Ttinity and Davenport Colleges, 50,000 00 was the sum risked for, tor Greens boro The amount, secured last year on this plan for Gre.en.-boro was 10 - 000 00; making hj total (subscription 21,o00.00 Out of that amount there was collected in cash 8,444,10. secured in notes ami pledges 12, ... 1 MHMAfl made. The benefits win db gij increased when the College is freed from debt 4. The public min 1 is becoming bet ter informed in regard to the demand for Methodist education; while there ,.i ..Ifoat in fl.ll is a growing uoerauiy m" that pertains to the church of God. These tendencies need to be stimula More to be desired, because more vitall impor Unt than everything beside, is a hope united and persistent eneci th- part of the preachers of the N C. Conference. Ihey have the whole matter within their control. The pulpit is the fountain head of public opinion in a l such matters. 'Like priest like j eople, has a wine application. The success or want of success in tho several pastorates where the matter has been fully presented, has been as a rule, in proportion to the measure of interest manifested by the pastors In many charges where there was hearty, earnest co working, full success re&ulted Iu the Viiginia CoiifereLce a regu lar assessment is made annually to as sist in paying the current expenses of Ran olphM icon Colhge The pas tors present it an.l collect a larger per cent that they do of the Contin gent fund. The preachers of the Sou a Carolina Conference raised col lections to re.ieve Wofford College in the time of its trouble. We of the North Carolina Conference are as ca pable as our bre hren ou the North and South of us; but we have never felt our responsibility in this connec tion as we should, so as to instruct and inspire the people with confid ence, and lead them on to success. After thf observation of nearly three years I am fully satis tied that the end desired can be attained in that way . It is next to an impossibility for one man to secure it The many can and must come to the rescue. It wil take time, prayerful and j.ersistent effort Several years of hard work uiay li be' ween us and complete sue cess; but we cannot afford to fail. The whole m'erest is too vitally con nected with the future prosperity of our churc and Christianity. Brave and trurf mu are no, appalle i at great dinicu'iies, but are all the more determined to succeed when the glory and approval of God arc luring them on. Will not every preacher meet the emergency and see th.tt his charge raise its proportion s provided for in the'"Plau of Work? L ;t u t not criticise, but make haste to honor the motives and judgmen' of those who have planned and put this great entet prise of the church at work again. Tho late Rev Win. Barringer was more prominently connected with the work as Superintendent tlun nny ong ole and his wyra as an economical build 1,1 Jid man . reat credit. To iilus tratf : Tho best bid he had for mak ing and putting the brick in the wall was 10 00 per 1,000 of solid wall w hereas they cost 9 25 per 1000 actual couut The openings the doors and windows will equa' one tenth the space, so t!i at lent 2 t). y 1 .) ) ) I NORTH OA P. LIN A- Thty ore ki ling SW ('Imrlnttt supposing them to be u:aU. The finances ft Clmrlotte re saiij to be admirably managed. 1 i ir lie saved y not nccep to 5. When the Trustees re olvcd open the Coi ege ou the 27th of Au gust i(o, (ten eais alter it was burned down,) they fixed the schedul of charges af such figures as ttey thought wcu)d cover the current ex penses aud pay the interest on th investment. The operations of the College the first year approximated the expectations of the Trustee?; and with the same mc as re of success an nuauv wjuid hive helped to reduce the principal by the third or fourth year; but by yielding to the demand for a reduction in .he charges, and since then a fading off in patronage because of the financial embarrass ments of 'the country, the receipts have been so small aboee current ex penses that the amounts raised by the Agents have not much more than paid the interest; the gain has been only 5.000.00 as the indebtedness is now 65,000.00. The inquiry may arise if the indebt i . i j. i .... i , ouiieoo ucis uot oeeu lessened more '.ban is thus indieat.ed:vvhat advantages have been ;-i cured by the Agency and "plan of work, aud what grouud of hope can be offered to encourage fur ther effort and sacrifice? . . The fact the debt has not in creas6d is itseit great cause for grati tude, llo w many enterprises of the Church, aud of other corporations, as well as of individuals h '.ve been unable topas through the unparalleled finan cial emb-vrrasments of the pas t three years? Then tfWe ara many of those who have not failed, who tell ns frank ly that they have gained nothing; yet are hopeful for better times in gener al and in connection with their own interest. Why should we not I in regard to chnrfh nfer- Tho Texas Christan Advocate office at Galveston was destroyed by fire iu that city, June 8th. ho.cf.i prises? 2 The 12,055.90 in notos aud pledges wi!i, when collected inciease the reduction; all th?tt c-.n becounted as a cash valuation of that am. junt is an additional positive gain . 3. In the meai time the College Las been dispensing i s b nefits and tiesa ings upon the daughters of the church, f....- 1... I . .i me e.ei i opusi'ion unit was offered. And he was equally careful in regard to other. xpenduures When the work was about three fourths completed, he passed suddenly from "labor to reward. The building com mittee secur d a most efficient success or, an.! lw work was as quickly and cheap yjas poss-ble brought to comple tion. The men who h ive loaned the mon ey are enti led to speedy relief. Sev erul preachers and other fiitnds have loaned from 100 00 to 3900.00 Tjjme or tnese creditors an needing t eir money. Then the claim of the largest credit rs is peculiar They are carrying over !40,000.00 of this bur den, a large proportion of which they v uOU mo creun oitne rue tees could not secure funds elsewhere. wwxiuwmg ii ai eijmt per cent, paving m Add if inn flJo k usuai taxes. They will credit their claim at eight per cent as fast as we can pay tt, thus payinar more than they receive, to help the College through its difficulties. Such sacri fices should arouse every soul to ear nest christian purpose, to do his full iuty to secure relief to those who have sarificed so much for che whole church. May God bless all the men who are bearing the pecuniary bur- dens of the College, and guide and prosper the efforts made for their r. Uef. J. A. Ccniogim, Ayent Ghand Lodge Good Tehi-urs Th Grand Lodge of gt cd Templars for North Carolina meets at Hickory on "UD "'rau oriD varlinaRailr.! onjTuesday, the 14 h day of Angaefj 1877. Arransremcn s bavA j w .wv vc u iii ;itj with all the railroads and transporta ion lints lot reduced fare. TTw.trn... : - 1. ...... . """U'J 11 ueau irul town Ivi in t;q, , ... . , . J O " i o ii ill muminp. an,l it. it, ia nrnhnliln n "l'"a"lc a" excursion Will Le haA during1 tbe week tr. th0 kj UCillJ 0 roan to irive ftp i!p'po,.d ... .. unity f seeing iLai country. lVli Bt'enrlprce is earnes'ly de i. s me st-SMii ir one of imr.ortnce to th-, future vital of tua nr. er.Tbe far from Rv;i,,a to Hioknrw nd return is $n r I'Losa g ung by way RaWh llf, reach that ,.L.c in time tn tk the train l-tvingaia A M.. if,,,,,. -Liet eVffi Loihru u,.A ... i , -o- ieaei one delegate. . Ballard Q. Y. S-c. Tobacco is bnn-ing b-ur prion. Winston than ruled for n lac wnks .st. The Patriot uaIIh Mis Maty M(;tl. denhall tjreenboro's "bud of souk." Blackwell Sc Co., of Durham, lt year p .id for revenue stuuiim SloG.KW.O. Prof. W. C. Doub, of OreenHboro', has been appointed Conuty Examiner for Onilford County. New wheat is selling in Winston ut 1, and Hour at from to $3 50 per bun. died lbs. The Mecklenburg Drngoous, which has completed its organization, in the only cavalry company iu the tat. Tub races" are in vogue in New bern and wet the participants and aaiutj the spectators. The Grand Lodge of Good Tern plars will convene in incKory ou u,a ecoud Tuesday in August. Ihe Baleigh Light Iofautry have an excursiou to lieanfort ou the T'.'i August in celebration of their third an. niversary. Judge Strong, of Wake Criminal Court, will send in Lis resignation to UU effect after the August Term. At last accouuts there were IT'Jf teachers at the Normal School at CliRpnl Hill. Gov. Vance visited it last week and made au address. Adam Empie, au emiuont lawyer and highly respected citizea of Wilming ton, died on the 10th inst. in the 57th year of his age. Ju'lge Seymour positively decline" to have anything to do with the appoint uieut of a Superior Court Clerk of New Hanover County, and it will therefore devolve upon Judge McKoy. The New Garden Agricultural So ciety will hold a grand public Fruit Fair on Thursday, Aug. 9th, at the Fair Grouuds near New Garden Station. Col. Polk will be present aud deliver au ad dress. The Y iuston Sentinel wants Col. Wiustead, the Collector ot Internal Rev enue, to establish cither his priuciiwl office or a branch office iu that town for the convenience of thu tobacco manu facturers. The Winston S utinel has one hun dred Mexican doll-trs for the man wLo will point out a towu in the Sooth that has in the past five years improved like the "little city of Wiuntou.' A negro woman buried alive a new born infant, and is now in jail at Greens boro awaiting trial. Strange to say the child lived several hours after it was ex humed. Col. Wiustead, of the Greensboro District, "holds the fort' as Revenue Collector, Col. IleuJersou having failed to have him removed. Gen. Leach authorized the Oreons boro Patriot to deny tho report that he is seeking the office of District Attorney of the Western District, aud says that Le is as good a Democrat as anybody and sup ports Hayes only in doing what is right. A lady in Charlotte who has resided there all her life, walked up street for tie hist time in niue years. She is not an invalid, but has stayed at home becaime she wanted to. .V lamp explosion took place iu 31 r. J. n. Cigger s house, at Harrisburg, Ca barrus co. It set fire to the building, which was damaged, but the fire was ex tinguiahed at last, we learn from tbe Sun. Dauville Times: Mr. W. D. Wall, of llockingham county, has just sold his tobacco crop. It brought him $1140; the year before he made 31300 with tLe aid of one boy. The crop just sold was made with the help of two small boys, who were his sons. ilr. John Aichols, of Kaleigh, i8 endeavoring to have Col. Young removed from the position of Iuternal Revenue Collector for this District in order to gut the place for himself. Col Young left last week for Washington to guard his interests and "hold the fort." They say that tho white! butterfly skipping about all the g irdeus, is the nsect that deposits the worm iu the heart of the cabbage, from whiob. ulti mately, the rapacious green worm is pro duced, that is so destructive to this vegetable. Two negro boys, aced respectively eleven and twelve years.became involved in a quarrel about a game of "knacks,"' n Y eldon, N. C.. last week when the eldest went home and procured a horse pistol and instantly killed his comrade, Diowmg all the back part of his skull off wua tne weapon. The Washington Press says; We are glad to notice that some of our farmers are taking an interest in that new and valuable variety of grass known as Ger man or Golden Millet. It being planted generally throughout the State, and is said to ripen within 5 or 6 weeks, auJ pays the producer well. The Hillsboro Recorder learns that Cu-:tford Laws, who lived in Person, near the Orange line, was found dead, sun peuded from the limb . of a small pine tree. IJe was ploughing corn and nn- pears to have stopped his mule, taken off the lines, passed them around hi neek. attached them to the limb, and swung At the recent cominenmAnt at Dn- vulsou Collet two new prizes were offered-one by Col. T. M. Holt, a gold medal for proficiency in Greek, and one oy tion. D. G. Fowle. medal, for proficiency in public speaking, to be presented to th lw r .. Junior Class 1D the annual representa tion of the societies. Wantedeverj one to h fr i t olo-.ches. BjV.s, etc.. which en h- k. prityingU,:blooJ with Pf Bu,r J MIX llro. I. a..i. i;nucr,
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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