ur whole people to contribute something. There sa general and local interest in our denomination. The general cause is the body, the individual hurches are members of that body; therefore, their nterest is identical, and their prosperity is mutual. So that if Methodism blossoms in the city, its fragrance is wafted to the country. If its sun of pros erity arise in the East the light of its glory gilds he mountain tops of the West, and the shout of its riumph in the West rolls back inspiring thunder o the toiling sons of the East. The true policy hen, of making any system great and influential, is o make the component parts effective.

How is an army made invincible except by makng its regiments efficient? It is the excellency -f individuals combined that constitutes the true lory of a nation. It is not one, two, or a few stars cattered over the skies, but the vast number of hem shining in blended splendor, that makes the octurnal firmament sparkle in celestial beauty. And so the quickening and illuminating light shed lown from our denominational firmament upon the world will be in proportion to the number and brightness of the single churches. Are we not pound then to help our brethren in building -hurches in every locality chosen for the purposes? But the obligation grows in strength where the said -hurch is to act the grander part of a central sun, which not only illuminates its own immediate phere, but is in a position to throw the beauty and Fruitfulness of summer upon those revolving around t. For darkness in a central orb is midnight upon.

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en a citizen, from the remote part of the State, here and gazes with admiration upon the e massiveness of that building, he can say, is our capitol." I helped to build it. So ilding of a metropolitan church here is one mon interest to all of our people in the State. when they come here they can say, that is our , we helped to build it. Our public men too, njoy the benefit of its religious privileges, and at their constituents contributed towards its on. The famous temple of Diana was adorned a hundred and twenty-eight marble columns, ach one was the gift from a king in the surling nations. And after it was burned down e torch of a man crazy for infamous immortalAlexander the Great offered to rebuild it on ondition that he should be permitted to write une in shining letters on its front. The Ephespurned the offer upon the ground, that the ing of that temple reflected glory upon the ers, and therefore, they all desired to have a in it. So we think that the Methodists in all of the State should have a part in the buildf the said church; for it will reflect honor upon as well as promote our common cause in the tal. I always admired the large heartedness of ittle boy, who having given ten cents towards building of a missionary ship, went to see it

unched.

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While on the way some one asked him ere he was going. He said: "I am going to see rship launched." "Our ship," said the man? Yes," said the boy. "Our ship, for I gave ten nts to help build it." Now the ten cents was nong in itself, but it served as the means to draw t of his young heart the vine of benevolence and ach it to the ship, and the ship carried it to the athen world where it blossomed in prayful symthy and bore the fruit of noble contributions in er years. So let all of our people, both parents d children, contribute their mite towards this ble work. For we are always most interested in ngs after we have aided in building them up. It after the sun lifts the clouds from the rivers and es into mid-heaven, that he shines upon them makes them beautiful by his silver glances and den smiles. So it is after we have helped to esolish a great enterprise that we follow it with r prayers and rejoice in its prosperity.

At the close of Mr. Hudson's address, Dr. Burkad read interesting letters from Rev. James Mclen, of Virginia, and Rev. W. S. Moore, D. D., Paducah, Kentucky.

Rev. J. R. Brooks, of Goldsboro', N. C., made a remarks in favor of the proposition to build a etropolitan Methodist Church in Raleigh, and ted that the Methodists of Goldsboro' would ast in the enterprise.

The choir sung the Short Meter Doxolgy, after ich the benediction was pronounced by Rev. H. Hudson.

EVENING SESSION.

March 23, 1876.

Centennial exercises were resumed in Metroà Hall, at 7 o'clock P. M., Bishop E. M. , D. D., in the chair. Religious exercises onducted by Rev. Ira T. Wyche, of Lumberorth Carolina.

op Marvin then announced the subject for ening to be "The Educational Interests of dism in North Carolina as connected with leges of the North Carolina Conference," and troduced Rev. T. M. Jones, D. D., President eensboro Female College, who addressed the ce, giving a

ORICAL SKETCH OF GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE."

JONES said:

President, Ladies and Gentlemen:

iew of my long connection with the GreensFemale College, the committee of arrangefor this occasion, invited me to prepare a hisof the college, and to give a statement of its t condition and prospects.

ttempting the performance of this task, I find in the condition of a mechanic, who is reto erect a building without adequate mateThe sketch I propose to give is necessarily imand unsatisfactory, for want of important onnected with the history of the institution.

have not had access to the record of a single eeting of the board of trustees, from the incipincy of the enterprise to the seventeenth year of its xistence, the books containing these records having een burned in the fire of 1863, or misplaced since hat time. All the information in my possession as been obtained from a few Conference resolutions, he record of the faculty and personal recollections. For several years before any direct efforts were ade to establish a female college of high grade by e Methodists in the State, the necessity of such n institution was felt by prominent ministers and telligent laymen of the church. It was the subect of frequent conversation in social circles, and f earnest discussion in annual conferences.

In the year of 1837, the Trustees of Greensboro emale School sent a petition on this subject to the irginia Conference, which met in Petersburg, Va., anuary 31. At this time the North Carolina Conerence begon its separate existence. That petition as referred to a committee consisting of Rev. [oses Brock, Rev. Peter Doub, and Rev. Samuel . Bryant.

After setting forth the necessity of a female chool of high grade for the education of women, nder the auspices of the North Carolina Annual onference, the committee reported the following esolutions, which were adopted:

Resolved, 1. That the Conference will co-operate with the rustees of Greensboro Female School, provided that onealf the number of the board of trustees shall, at all times, ⇒ members of the North Carolina Conference.

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