American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-11-30
Mississippi Conference.

Canton. according to appointment. tbi
the 9Th day Of November. 1861, at
O'Clock A. NJ. Bishop Paine presiding.
The religious exercises were conducted
by the Bishop.
The roll being called by the secretar,
Of The last Conference. the following
members appeared and answered to thei
names, to wit
Chas Green Andrews. Jno. B Bowen
VIM. p. Barton. Thos. w. Brown. Johr
/. f. Bird, John J. Clark. J. g. Carlisle
VIM. II. Curtiss. II. Copeland. Geo. II
Clinton, n. S. Cornell, A. Day. r. B
Downer. w. p. Dickerson. L. Ercan-
braek, James English, VIM. Finn. G. T
French, j L. Forsylhe. G.. c. Fore, F
NJ Featherston, j. 4. Godfrey, G. r
Godfrey. VIM. b. Hines. R. t. Herring
ton, p Howard, II. j. Harris, Whitefield
Harrington, John G. Jones. John A. B
Jones, John NJ. Jones. Benz. Jones. R. ]
Jones, Sr, r. j. Jones, Jr.. K. A. Jones
George Jackson. John Lusk. VIM. B
Lewis. Hardy Mullins. J. W. Mcneil
James Maclennan. w. G. Millsaps, John
w. McCrary. John II. Massey, ]. Mich
olson. A. B. Nicholson, E. f. Mullins, FL
H. Montgomery, ohm c. Miller, j. D.
Newsom. Levi Pearce, B Pipkin, Vim
Price, J. NJ Pugh, T. c. Parish. Thos
Price, VIM. K. Rainey, Alex. j. Smith.
r. 4. Sibey. L. A. Sims. j. D. Shaw.
j. n. Turner, w. IL. Watkins. Geo d.
Wade. j. j. Wheat, John d. Willis. B.
B. Wilmington, w Wadsworth, D. NJ
Virgins, II. Williamson, and n. B.
Young.
H. j. Harris was elected Secretary
and Geo. H. Clinton, Assistant
/ Tie Conference fixed the hour of
4. NJ. for meeting, and p. M. for ad
journment during the session
The names of number of Laymen
were reported as representatives from
The several Presiding Elders districts.
II. II. Montgomery. VIM. F. Camp,
and Levi Pearce were appointed Com
mittee on Public orship.
The Conference then proceeded to fill
the Standing Committees. the Chairman
for each having been appointed at the
last session, viz:
On Educotion.--W H. Watkins,
Chairman J. j. Wheat, w. Harrington,
Ministers r. d. Howe, w. Ii. Joyner,
Laymen.
On .Sunaoy Schools -Jno. A Jones.
Chm; J. NJ. Pugh, c. T. French. Min
listers John Dunning. John 7. Cameron.
Laymen.
On kissions.-B Jones, Chm; VIM
NJ. Cerliss, VIM. 6. Mllsaps. Ministers !;
Stephen Johnson, Geo. c. Armstrong.
Laymen.
On tie Billie Couse.-J. L. Forsythe,
Chm; 7. w. Brown, John c. Miller,
Ministers J. E. Cocker, J. B. Greaves,
Laymen.
On Church PuJIieations--John G.
Jones, Chm; Geo. D. Wade, r. A.
Sibley, Ministers L. NJ. Nc Guire, \. f.
Dantzer, Laymen.
On Ministerial .Support.--Wm. P.
Barton, Chm; VIM. B. Hines, L. Err
canbrack, Ministers w. l.. Nugent,
John +. Rves, Laymen.
On TotoroI p,,.;n.as 7 kf,oIonno,
Oh n; Charles Green Andrews, J. D.
Newsom. Ministers; ". D. Brown, Robt
DUR, Laymen.
On Aemcirs.-W. Harrington. J. G.
Carlisle, John G. Jones, VIM. Finn.
Bsos. Landrum, of Louisiana, and
Eakin. of the Louisiana Conference, were
introduced and invited to seats within the
bar of the Conference.
The following were admitted into full
connection. and elected to Deacon's or
ders
Philip S. Petty. Nathan Coffee. Har-
vey T. johnson. Louis Kendall, VIM f.
Camp Ian Elder), j. I. Curtis. Chas. A
Mcneil. John A. Vance and j. c. Tay-
lor. II. Townsend and j. P. Briggs
were continued on trial
The following were elected to the Office
of Elder:
J. w. Mcneil. George Jackson. A. r.
Hines. John d. Shaw and X. A. Jones
Geo. j. Mortimore and Thos. M. Ward
passed and were continued as of the
third year.
On motion, a Committee of Three
were appointed to embody the views of
the Conference on the present condition
of the Church and the country, in the
form of Pastoral address. to wit John
G.. Jones, w. III. Watkins and j.
Wheat.
The Conference resolved TO spend half
an hour tomorrow morning in prayer,