Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-12-08
ma Conference.
!. Annual Confer ence Of

the venerable Bishop Early presiding
Not more than two-thirds of the Preachers
are in attendance. The business of the Con-
ference has been tremendously and promptly
dispatched. We presume the body will ao-
journ tomorrow. Greensboro has been Sc
lccted as the place for holding the next seG-
sion of the Conference.
The following is a summary Of the Proceedings ef
the Conference:
The North Carolina Conference COnveneC thiR day
at 9 o'clock, a. m, according to appointments; Bishop
Early in the Chair {; and was opened by readlAg TING
E PeT.
John W Lewis was elected Secretary, and Thos.P
Ricaud assistant Secretary.
The following Standing Committees were appointed:
On Pub ic Worship-Wm Barringer, Jno S Long
On Memoirs.-J w Tucker and D B Nicholson.
On Books and Periodicals.-T B Kingsbury and A
W Mangunr.
On Education.-G T Deems, P Doub, VIM Gloss, W
B%arringer, D B Nicholson anG r Moran.
On Sabbath Schools.-P j Carraway, W NJ Jordaa
On the Bible Ca1se.-Jw Tucker, N F Reid and J
On Necessitous Cases.-W S Chafin. ] N Andrews
De Nicholson, N F Reid. VIM Gloss, VIM E Pell
and VIM Barringer were appointed. a Ommitte to
nominate Committees OF Examination for the next
Question 18th was taken up, when a large eumher
OF the Preachers severally passed in examination OF
n A H Goddin and L w Martin were placed in a
supernumerary relations, and VIM Holmes, Bennett T
Blake, J R Mcintosh, S B Dozier, t Garrard. J Beth
el and Henry Gray We're scverally continued III a SUI
On motion, VIM E Pel and Ira t wyche were ap-
pointed a Committeete make a minute Of the facts
and ramorsi injurious = Rev James led ana inc
pefIsd { oaa 1sst eonfsssSsss s Ns9s s sasassE y - Sc.
rotary, and weresi led NEhthe papers1of the Confer,
VIM Gloss, t W Gutlsiee and R s Moran. were 40.
pointed a Committee toconfer with q Committe frsm
the Board of Trustees of G F College, in relation to
The third question WIS taken up: Who are admit
ted into fali connection? VIVA A Smith, Thos L CAT
Raven, JohnB Williams. Carson Parker, and Thadehs
L Troy, probationers oftwo years. seyeraIly passed in
examination of character, were admitted into full con
The seventh, q~SestioI was taken up. when John 9
Brent, Jno R Brooks, Robert A Wills, Purley SEQ
viii, John w jenkins, And VIVA II Wheeler, Deacons
Of two years, seyeraly passed N examination of char
acter, and were electedto Elders orders.
On motion the Conference adjourned.
.THU8sDAY MORNING, Dec. 4, 1862.
Conference was opened with religious exercises,
conducted by Bishop Early.
The minutes of yesterday were read and approved.
The Sd question was taken up. Wesley Roty and
VIM. II Moore each pissed in examination of charac-
ter; Wesley Roby was admitted into. full connection
and elected to Deacon]s orders.
cons of one year: I 3 Kingsbury, r S Webb, jeffrey
H Robbins, II F Wood r Il N Stevenson and B B
NulbISlI, OHdCouS OI NlG year, bSNSIdIy pdSSGu III cA-
/ animation of character, and were continued.
Resolutions of the 9Th year class, in regard to B T
Guthrie, deceased, was received and referred to the
Committee on Memoirs.
CT Deems, j P Cafiaway,, and n F Reid were ap-
4 pointed a COMMITTEES to p<epare a pastoral address
CT Deems asked to be excused from serving fur
S theron tho Publishing Committee Of the N: c. Chris
tan Advocate, which vas not got granted.
The name of r I Hefin being called, it was
Resolved, That TIE Committee in Bro. Heflin'i
case be continued, and that the Presiding Elder o
Raleigh District take. charge of the case and have i
properly and legally investigated.
r The President of Trinity College presented the AR
nual Reports of said college, which was referred te
e the Committee on Education.
The following Local Preachers were severally elee
v ted to Deacon's Orders Thomas L d Smith, of Ia
+ River Circuit, SOLOMON Pool of Chapel Hill station
Wm. s. Hester, OF Granville Circuit. Augustus !
G Bobbitt, of Tar RivegOircuit Jas B Webb, of New
bern Circuit, JnO f AattOcks, of Onslow Circuit, an,
Jas Cain, of Sampson3Circuit.
Jas Is Long, a Local Deacon of five years standing
YVES elected to Eiderss Orders.
Greensboro was Hxed upon for holding the mex
Annual Conference.
1t was ordered that the Presiding Elders of the Coz
ference constitute tho Missionary Committee.
It 1t was ordered blythe Conference that the MissicA
airy collections be taken up in the month of Nav.
David w DouD and " B Richardson each asEee f.
, and obtained leave Of absence.
N On motion the Conference adjourned.
Subsequent days proceedings Of Conference 81
y crowded out till next week1