The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-09

T. SdAAEsOTrEs sN.sA--CO010fe0C0 met
pursuant 70 adjournment. Devo-
tiona1 services were led by DIR. r. J.
Rcvd
J. Stacy presented a report from
the Joint Board OF Finance, showing
that about 81, 700 were collected the
past year for the support of the super
anuated preachers and widows and
orphans of deceased members of the
Conference.
About 115 members of the Confer
ence in attendance.
j. B. Platt, w. X. Simmons, T. w.
Matney and J. w. English, local
preachers, were elected to Deacon's
Orders. J. w. Barr, Adam Ivey, J.
A. Sheriff., J. F. Norman and S. G.
White, local Deacons, were elected to
Elders Orders.
J. B. Traywick and J. B. Plato
were admitted into the Conference on
trial
The Special Committee on the
Southern Christian Adcocate presented
their report. After some discussion,
it was
Resolced, That the subject of the
publication of the Adcocote be re-
! ferred to the delegates to be elected
! TO the General Conference from the
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Conferences, to meet in New Orleans,
in april next.
w. T. Capers offered the report Of
the Committee on Periodicals, which
was adopted. The report recommends
that the church free herself, as far as
possible, from the secu1arizing infu-
ences consequent upon the manufac-
turc and merchandise of books; this
work being done for the church bv
individuals.
J. P. DePass was re-admitted to
membership in the Conference.
FIFTH DAY-MoNDAY, NOV. 6, 1865.
Conference was opened with a
prayer meeting, lead by S. Leard.
The examination of the character of
Elders was finished.
II. G.. Parsons was made Supernu-
merary. E. A. Price was located a.
his own request. w. Smith, J. g
Nelson and S. B. Jones were mao.
Supernumerary.
The Committee on Memorials re-
ported that Samuel Townsend and D.
A. Ogburn died during the year, in
peace and hope.
On motion, it was ordered that a
collection be taken up In January and
February next, to defray the expenses
of the delegates to the General Con-
ference, the amounts raised 10 be
forwarded to the nearest delegate.
The Church Extension Committee
recommended that $50, 900 be collect
ed during the present year, for the
various purposes contemplated. The
report was adopted.
On motion of DR.. W. Smith, the
Conference expressed it's abiding con-
Germ for the spiritual welfare of the
colored people throughout he Con-
ference territory, leaving the matter of
supplying them with the Bishop and
the Presiding Elders. The Quarterly
Conferences are authorized to license
colored men to preach and exhort,
when such action does not conflict
with the laws of the States in which
licenses are granted.
On motion, it was ordered that a
brief pastoral letter be addressed to
the colored people.
DR.. A. M. Shipp presented the re-
The institutions of learning under the
care of the Conference, are all in ope-
ration: excepting the Columbia Fe-
male College.
The report of the Committee on
Church Extension, previously laid on
the table, was called up for action,
read and adopted
The resolutions previously offered
by J, W. Miller, requesting the dele
gates to the General Conference to
use their influence to secure the ex-
tension of the pastoral tenn, the
strengthening Of the Episcopacy; and
the incorporation of the lay element