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ANNUAL COUNCIL
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
: HELD IN NEW BERN
DELEGATES FROM LOCAL
CHURCH ATTEND.
East Carolina Bishop Stands
Squarely on True Fundamen
tals of Christianity in His An
nual Address. Meetings of
Council held in Christ Church.
? The 41st annul Council of the
Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
* met in Christ church, New Bern,
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock for
the purpose of organising. The Rt.
Rev. Thomas C. Darst, D. D., Bishop
of East Carolina, opened the first
session with his annual address, in
whieh he reaffirmed his own faith in
the integrity of the creeds of the
church in safe-guarding the essential
truth of the divinity of Jesus Christ,
and set at rest differing opinions as
to the attitude that the Diocese of
East Carolina would take when he
stated that he had no apologies to
make for being one of the Bishops
who recently sent out a pastoral letter
emphasizing the fact that the Epis
copal church stood four square on the
true fundamentals of Chnsuamty^^
Rev. R. B. Drane, D. D., of Edenton,
aswingaTCxHn*etcmfwy craf cmfw
was re-elected President of the Coun
cil and Rev. W. R. Noe was re-elected
secretary.
Inspiring and splendid addresses
were made daring the other sessions,
among which* was that of Rev. W. H.
Wheeler, superintendent of Thompson
orphanage; Dr. W. W. Way, who set
"forth the work at St. Marys; Rev.
Mr. Lawrence, who spoke of the work
at Chapel HID, sad George B. Elliott,
vice-president of the Coast Line, a
prominent layman, who outlined a
feasible plan whereby the spiritual
leaden of the church may be relieved
of th^. <yanfiajEhttydens of the church
- by active Eayraer. who wiff work in
ee^pesatiea. Mr. Elliott Duncan,
prlii ifral-of St Paul's school, Beau
fort, made yif adrimi on thatinsti
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ana u the. amaacr.
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quence and power, appealed to church
men to continue their support of the
program presented. 4
The Council accepted the invitation
given by St. Mary's church in Kinston
to meet there next year.
The reception and entertainment of
the delegates and visitors measured
up to the high standard of hospitality
as always evideimpd by New Bern
folk. Enjoyable auto rides were
taken in which noted places of inter
est were pointed out by the hosts who
are justly proud of their historical
city.
The historic communion sendee pre
sented to the church at New Bern in
1758 by King George II, and which
still maintains its beauty and mag
nificence, brought forth many excla
i mations of admiration from the visi
| tors. .. " '
Delegates from Emmanuel church,
this city, who attended the Council
included Mrs. W. C. Askew. Mr. and
I Mrs. W. R. Hooper and Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Shackleford.
PITT CHAPTER RED
CROSS HOLDS MEET
IN GREENVILLE.
Meeting of Local Auxiliary Call
ed for Thursday'Night, Jan
uary 31st, at High School
Building.
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A meeting of the Pitt County
Chapter of the Tied Cross was held in
Greenville on Monday of this week,
when the following officers were elect
ed: Mr. H. E. Austin, chairman; Mr.
H. A Whiee, vice-chairman; Miss
Jane Moxiey, secretary', and Mr. A.
B. Ellington, treasurer. -
FannvOle is falling in line with a
decision made at this meeting that
each community elect its own officers,
when its chairman, Dr. P. E. Jones,
asks that the members of the local
Red Cross assemble at ihe High
school bunding Thursday evening* \
January 31st, at 7:30.. o'clock, for this
purpose -and a diseussibn of future
plana for the organization.
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? ley, who has reeaotly yceptedM?{
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shai^ning his lead pencils, to^other^diiiary |
up and he forgets and his response I
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the Pitt Gwntn cpurt hose We&?J
day to, several hundred < Dpn^ecmge
friends who. had requested himtp ap
pear PdfcU&gj.
fdr Govenv^, dpchM^ W-fc
maintain ,and;incerastb thfc T?&r<rf
progn^.^Nnrth. Gsrolmn;%<??
three measures-?one being a fair ^
jostmeut ef :,the tax burden; another
being ttet?ecuring <tf, hurt&eigbt
rates fpfegw state; and the othev-Mf'
ing agricultural redemption. ? fffcagd
must berelieved-dedated fcr.^ajitji
"It is unjust, and morally wnm#-4f
make land ownership and; home own
ership difficult? ^^ wrwig to--.
cities, and- towns, the-schools and the'
public roads Except State Highways);
Nevertheless,it is being done."> \
Mr. Bailey ojaiajed thatpersonal
p^p^rt^'' ^^axation was^ a
In pointing out 'the unfa'rness <f
the present system of taxation, Mr.
Bailey spoke of the $300 ex^nptio?
o^nal^ bjjt
| fact that the amall man could b&
I convert his horees, cows'and the lile
converts large amounts of money iii-.
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