Minutes of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, ..session [serial] . Secretary—Miss Dulcina Torrence, Bessemer, N. C. On motion Rev. I. W. Lowery, A. M., State League President ofSouth Carolina Conference, was made an honorary member ; JuniorLeague Superintendent, Miss Georgia A. Jones; Superintendent Ep-worth Guards, Rev. G. W. Morehead. 52 North Carolina Conference. The following resolutions received and adopted:Whereas, By reason of the of meeting in jointsession with the Annual Conference, and a delegation of Leagues willbe an unnecessary expens
Minutes of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, ..session [serial] . Secretary—Miss Dulcina Torrence, Bessemer, N. C. On motion Rev. I. W. Lowery, A. M., State League President ofSouth Carolina Conference, was made an honorary member ; JuniorLeague Superintendent, Miss Georgia A. Jones; Superintendent Ep-worth Guards, Rev. G. W. Morehead. 52 North Carolina Conference. The following resolutions received and adopted:Whereas, By reason of the of meeting in jointsession with the Annual Conference, and a delegation of Leagues willbe an unnecessary expense on the people and otherwise; Be it Resolved, That the State Convention meet as a separate body, andat a different time from the Annual Conference. G. B. McLEAN,E. H. McARTHER, Committee, On motion of Mrs. R. C. Bearden, Charlotte, N. C, was chosen asthe place for next meeting. On motion the Convention adjourned with benediction by Dr. M. , of Cincinnati, Ohio. REV. J. P. MORRIS, President. J. D. DlGGS, Secretary. Fortieth Session. 53 THE WORK IN MISS B. ASHEVILLE INDUSTRIAL HOME. I have great pleasure in meeting the North Carolina Conference, apleasure which I have long anticipated, but which has been impossi-ble until now. It is perhaps unnecessary in this presence, to enter into a detailedaccount of the work undertaken by the Womans Home MissionarySociety. I will briefly state its purpose, as given in Article II of theConstitution which reads thus : The aim of this Society shall be toenlist the efforts of Christian women, in behalf of the needy and desti-tute women, and children, of all sections of our country, without dis-tinction of race, and to co-operate with the other societies of thechurch in educational and missionary work. Our organization grewout of a need, which after it was realized, dare not be neglected. Thehearts and consciences of the good women of Methodism had beenthoroughly aroused and enlisted, so they banded themselve
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