The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-06-09
The Conferences.
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE A. NJ. E. ZION
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FIRST DAY.-The General Conference of
the A. M. E. Zion Connection met, pursu-
ant to announcement, on Wednesday,
May 30th, 1860, at Wesley Church, Lom-
bard-street, Philadelphia, with forty min
listers present The Conference was or
ganized by the Right Rev. William H..
Bishop, General Superintendent, assisted
by the Right Rev. Joseph J. Clinton, As
sistant Superintendent. The religious ex-
ercises were conducted by the General
Superintendent, who read the 65th psalm,
and made a few appropriate remarks.
Prayer by Superintendent Clinton. Rev.
Sampson Talbot introduced to the Confer
ence the reunion delegates. Rev. VIM.
f. Butler was elected Secretary of the
Conference, and Rev. VIM. Sanford As
sistant Secretary.
Rev. Sampson Talbot read the report of
the doings of the Newburgh Convention,
and gave notice that he should present it
to the Conference for consideration, as the
first business in the morning. The Con-
ference then adjourned to meet on Thurs
day at 9 o'clock, A. M.
Benediction by Rev. Joseph p. Thomp-
son.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SEssIoN.-The
Conference met, pursuant to adjournment.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by the Rev. John P. Thompson. Wilbur
G. Strong, lay delegate from Newark, N.
j., was elected Reporter. The following
Committees were announced:
On Public Worship-S. t. Jones,
John Wells.
Credentials Of Lay DeIegates-Jacob
B. Trusty, j. D. Brooks, Nelson Williams
Standing Consmi1ee-John D. Brooks,
Isaac Coleman, Sampson Talbot, Prince
g. Laws, John P Thompson.
On Education-S. Il. Jones, T. A.
Davis, VIM johnson.
=. Temperance B. Mackoll, J. j. Long,
W. G. Strong.
MiSSions-J. B. Trusty, John Thomas
James Howell.
Slauery-John A. Williams, W. G..
Marshall, D. johnson.
Sabbath Schools-H. II. Blackson, J.
Thomas, IsaacssWhiting.
Finances. t. Jones, B. Mackoll, W.
F. Butler.
The rules of the Philadelphia Annual
Conference were read. On motion the
9TH rule was stricken out, and the above
rules, as amended, were adopted for the
government of the General Conference.
Some explanations were exchanged be-
tween S. T. Jones and J. B. Trusty.
Bishops Payne and Quinn were introduced
to the Conference, and invited to seats on
the platform. Bishop Payne briefly ad-
dressed the Conference upon the prospect
of the reunion of the Connection, and in
voked the blessing of God upon the DELHI
erations of the Conference.
John P. Thompson introduced the SUBJ
ject of the Reunion of Zion by reading
the resolutions passed at the Newburgh
Convention, which. were accepted. S. T.
Jones asked for the action of the n. Y.
Annual Conference upon the subject-not
produced. A motion was made that the
Newburgh delegates have a right to speak
and not to vote, which was ruled out by
the chairman. The mover appealed from
the decision of the chair, which, however,
was sustained. A motion to the effect that
the report be adopted by section was lost.
A motion was then made that the report
be adopted. S. T. Jones objected with
speech, charging the friends of the reunion
with the intention of depriving the lay
delegation of their rights, in their hot haste
to effect the union.
John Williams replied to him against
his unfeeling remarks. The debate was
continued by others until halfpast IL
o'clock. Adjourned.
Benediction by Superintendent Bishop.
AFTERNOON SEssloN.-The Conference
assembled at o'clock to listezto the quad
rennial addresses of the Superintendent.
Superintendent Bishop preached an inter-
esting OBSCURE from Acts Goth chap, 28th
verse. Superintendent Clinton followed
by saying that the grand fiat of the Cos
pei was in the word 60" Christ said,
$50 We unto all the world and preach my
gospel to every creature" He blessed
God that there was living ministry
They have proclaimed salvation upon the
hill-top-among the living host, who are
thus employed. Here is an itinerant
band whose hearts are warm in the cause.
He eYhorted the vounp men to stand erect