Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-12-15
Proceedings of the N. C. Conference.
TaIDAx MOANING, Dec. ..

Fl. Phillips, s.. 2. Long and -. hines,
appeared and took their seats.
The Annual report of the President ana
Trustees of G. F. College, was received and
read and referred to the Committee on :
Education.
The Chairman of the committee on
Sabbath Schools, presented their report,
which was adopted. T'
= The committee appointed TO nominate
Committees Of Examination for the ensn-
ing four years, made their report, which was
adopted, as follows:
First Year-LS Burkhead, John n An
drews, II T Hudson
Second. Year-John 8 Long, Joseph
Wheeler, Jesse A Cuuninggim.
Third Year, s Moran, G z Jones, d
@ Barrett.
Fourth Year-B Craven, J w Tucker,
John Tillett.
Fifth Year-M G Thomas, A w Man
gum.
The vote of the Conference which left
VIM III Moore, in the second years class
was reconsidered.
On application of VIM Gloss, Pierce w
Yarrell was granted 3 location.
On application of NJ Reid, William
son Harris was granted a location.
1t was ordered by the Conference that
John B Floyd be placed in a s~uperanusted
. relation.
On motion, r C Maynard was placed in
q supernumerary relation.
1t was ordered that the Conference draw
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tees for $lO8, it being the interest on the
Centenary Fund.
The Virginia Conference presented the
request through Bishop Early, that Mrs
Jetu, the widow of james W Jetu, de-
ceased, of this Conference, be transferred
to the Virginia Conference, which request
was respectfully declined.
1t was ordered that the Conference draw
on the Treasurer of the Conference Trus-
tees for $3.50, it being the interest of the
Relief Fund.
Wm E Pell presented the report of the
Special Committee in the case of James
Reid as follows:
Tie committee upon whom the duty
was imposed of preparing for the Journal
of the Conference a minute of the facts,
which gave rise to certain rumors aHoat
to the prejudice of Rev. James Reid and
the Church, beg leave to report,
That on inquiry the following facts hav.
been obtained:
That on the 10Th of June last, Mr.. Bur
well Perry of Franklin county, q brother
in-iaw of Rev. James Reid, departed thi
life. Prior to his death, at sundry times
he b~esought Bro. Reid to consent to be-
come his Executor; this Bro. Reid refus
ed, but finally, in obedience to the wishe
of his wife and others, he consented to &C
cept. Mr.. Perry had long been in th'
practice of distilling his fruit, and at tn
time Of his death, his estate was possesses
of all the necessary fixtures for Installation
The fruit crop was a very good one, an
before the usual time of distilling, th
heirs at law, excepting Mrs. Reid) urge
Bro. Reid, as Executor, to have the frui
distilled. To this Bro. Reid objected, pre-
posing that the fruit be fed to the hoga.-
This proposition did not suit the heirs, an
they finally demanded that the fruit shoul
be distilled, as heretofore, during the tes
tator!s life time. Bro. Reid, in order I
avoid difficulty and as he was legally boun
to do so, ordered the overseer to make a
raneements for the diStillation, and til
fruit Mas distilled accordingly.
Your committee would report, that the
are all the facts they have been able
procure. All which is respectfully sui
mitted. VIM. E. PELL,
IRA T. WYCHE.
c.. F. Deems asked to be excused fro
serving as Chairman of Special Commi
tee to prepare a Pastoral Address, viii,
request was granted, and s. NJ. Frost, "
appointed in his stead.
Question lt, was taken up. Who q
admitted on trial I when John d Blu
was examined before the Conference, a
admitted on trial in the travelling conn,
ton.
Roscoe Hooker, a local Deacon Of 6
years standing, was elected to Elders Q
ders.
Daniel E. Field, a local preacher of NJ,
ison Circuit, and Andrew A. Edwards,
local preacher of Nashville Circuit, ",
elected to Deacon's orders.
Rev. James A. Duncan, Editor OF
Richmond Christian Advocate, was intr
duced to the Conference.
An invitation from Mr.. Palmer,
Principal of the N. G. Institute for
Deaf and Dumb and Blind, was present
to the Bishop and members of the Con-
ence, which was accepted, and it /,
agreed BY the Conference to visit the
stitute on Saturday next at 4 o'clock,
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