Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

NJ Gs COMMUNICATIONS DAY, IuuTS
day.-The Conference met this morning at
O'Clock. Bishop Waugh in the Chair. III,
religious Introductory exercises by the Rev
Geo. Wiltshire.
The minutes of the ttpo sessions of yesterday
were read by the Secretary of the Conference
and adopted.
The Rev. Messrs. Fernly and Major, the
Committee appointed by this body to take into
consideration the circular in our yesterdays
report of the doings of the Conference in re.
gard to the Quarterly Review.
"Your Committee appointed TO take into
consideration the Quarterly Review and its
| more extended circulation, respectfully beg
leave to submit the following resoutions;
Resolved, That the Quarterly Review of the
NJ. Il. Church, is in every way worthy Of Il
| largely increased circulation; therefore.
Resolved, That we most atectonately COM
mend the "Quarterly Review TO tho liberal
patronage OF the members and friends of our
ehHrch, as one which, for ability and merit,
compares tavorably with any similar Review in
this country.
1t was unanimously adopted.
Rev. /. d. Anderson, on behalf of the Com
nlittee on Temperance, reported the following
resolutions, which were adopted.
Resolved, LIST, That we regard the propaga-
ton and perpetuity Of temperance principles as
vitality connected with our success in spreading
truth and sound morality among the peOple
and hold that the ministry and membership of
the Methodist Episcopal Church are fully com
mitted, by disciplinary regulations, to the cause
of total abstinence.
Resolved, 2. That we may secure the sup
preston Of the vice Of Intemperance, we deem
it as much as ever our duty to preach directly
against the traffic in and use of intoxicating
drinks, and to enforce our rules of Discipline
upon these subjects; believing that we can on
ly thereby discharge the obligations imposed
upon us as ministers by the requirements Of the
| church and of the word of God.
Resolved, 3D., That we will inculcate in our
ministratiOns and intercourse with the people,
the necessity ofcompliance with any legal en-
actments by the civil authorities for the sup
| preston OF iutemperance.
Signed, j. Il. ANDERSON,
| Ed. WAY,
IL. b. MAuGER.
Rev. A. Atwood, on behalf of the COMMITTEES
on the estate OF the Colored People" submit
ted the following Report
whereas we have been for several years los
ing our people of color in great numbers, the
going over to the 'sAfrican NJ. +. Church, 40,
as we have good reason to believe that many o
this class of society are still loyal to us, AMI
desire to live and die amongst us, and as thei
going out from us has been brought about
mainly, as they say, for the want OF system
suited to their circumstances, and on examina
ton your committee find in our geographical
boundaries there are only thlrtv-seVen churche
and distinct societies, and all of them in close
connection with us, and there are also in thu
same limits thirty colored local preachers, il
good standing, at least One-third of whom are
ordained, and as in the States in which we find
these colored people there is nothing to be
feared, Gin the execution of u system suited TO
their case) from the wholesome laws of The
. land, and as our Discipline on page So, where
1t is stated that the Bishops may call n Con.
ference once in each year ofour coored lOca
preachers, within the bounds of one or more o
the districts, for the purpose of comforting witt
them with respect to the wants of the wOr;
amongst our coorcd people and the hes
means to be employed in promoting its pros
perity.' Therefore
Resolved, That it is the sense Orthis Confer
/ ence that the Bishops respectfully recommen,
it at their earliest convenience, at such place a
l. may be most suitable and proper, to conven,
Conference ofour Local Preachers of Color
and devise ways and means for greater useful
ness amongst that class Of society.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed, A. ATWOOD,
. A. MANSlllP.
II. L. QUIGLEY.
The first printed question on the Book {
Minutes was taken up, i. e. Who are admit
ted on trial. That is, who are admitted t
travel under direction Of the body; they ar
candidates for admission into the body onl
after travelling thus two years, and are proper
ly Practitioners in the Conference,
The following young men who are single
were represented as to religious experience
health, habits, mental ability and prcochin
. talents, after which they were received Al
drew Gather, Robt. J. Carson, Wesley g. Bcs
Geo. CumminS, VIM. +. Talbot, Richd. "
HUMPHREYS, Edward e. Irwin, James +. Bryal
Horace A. Cleveland, Thos. l.. Williams
Lyttleton Durbin Walters, and VIM. II. Erie
This is one of the most carefully considere
questions which at an annual Conference
: brought before the body tor its action; it too
up a good part Of the mornings session.
The statistics of the Conference were repOr
ed by the Secretary as follows. They are give
by Districts and in the aggregate: