Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-02
Methodi.t Protestant Geaeral Conference.

methodist Protestant general Confe renee.
SECOND DAY-wEpNEsBAy.
To-day, after the morning hour had been
| spent In devotional exercises, the Conference
proceeded, at 9.3U o'clock, tn its regular bust.
ness, Rev. w. III. Wills presiding. The journal
of yesterdays proceedings were read. oor-
The committee 10 ascertain the relation of
certain Conferences 10 the General Conference
asked, and was granted, permission TO retire
for consultation.
Rev, l.. J. Cox, ministerial representative
from Maryland, appeared in the Conference.
On motion of Rev. John Roberts, Richard
Thomas. Esq, was recognized as lay repre-
sentative in place of j. Il. Mathews; Mr..
Thomas being a regularly elected alternate,
ard Mr.. Mathews absent.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. McGee, the following
representatives from Virginia were enrolled
Ministerial = Rev. J. G.. Whitefeld, r. b.
Thompson, M. J. Langhorne. Laymen-ien.
eral III. ID. Woodhouse, G.. w. Button, VIM.
Harding, j. +. Crocker.
DIR. Bachelor made a statement relative to
the statistics of the North Carolina Confer
ence, and submitted that the Con inference had
elected nine representatives. when, in fact,
they Were entitled TO but eight, and moved the
enrolment OF Rev. X. III. Wills in place of
Rev. Mr.. Ball, who is absent; which. mo-
tios OF Rev. j. G.. Whitfield, was referred to a
committee consisting OF Revs. J. G.. Whitfield,
J. X. Nichols and DIR. Bachelor.
Rev. DIR. Hamilton, of the NJ. T.. Church, and
Rev. MIR. Taylor, of the Presbyterian Church,
were introduced 10 the Conference.
The order Of the day-the election of off,
cers-haying been, on motion of Rev. s. Il.
Switzerland. suspended for five minutes, the
following representatives from Alabama were
ordered to be recorded :-Minlsterial-Rey f.
l.. b. Shaver, ID. Il. Smedley, ID. d., Isaac
Spangler, ID. d., :. X. Cox, ID. ID, Rev. Luther
Hill. Laymen-Hon. Il. ). Bibb, Hon. p. T.
Graves, Dr. g. M. Howard, g. f.. Crenshaw.
Milton jenkins.
The order of the day was taken up, and
Reys. :. b. Sutherland and 7. H. Pegram
were appointed tellers, and the Conference
proceeded to vote for President, and upon the
nth ballot. Rev. w. Al. Wills, OF N. C., was
declared elected
The President elect returned thanks fer the
honor conferred, and proceeded to explain the
reason why the Conference appeared in such
meagre numbers. The difficulties through
which the Church and the country have
passed accounted for il. The Conference I'M
der any circumstances could not exceed one
hundred, but the secession OF Northern and
western Conferences leaves the General Con-
ference with a smaller number of annual Con-
ferences 10 be represented. The reason why
the Southern representatives are not all here
II simply because of the inability OF many of
them 10 attend. The President asked the in
dulgeuce of the Conference in the discharge of
the duties. and concluded by asking the
blessing OF God upon the business OF the Con-
ference.
On motion of Rev. S. Il. Sutherland Rev. IL
Z. Cusa ing, ministerial: L. A. Newman, f. J
Bartlett and ]. A. Kennedy, laymen, alter
mates. were enrolled in place of regular repre-
sentatives of the Maryland Conference, who
are absent.
Rev. DIR. Butler, of the Lutheran Church,
was intrOdu ced to the Conference
The Conference proceeded to elect a Secreta-
~. and after I've Intellectual ballotings the hour
OF adjournment arrived. and Con ference ad-
journed with benediction by the President.