The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-04-17
FIFTH Days PROCEEDINGS.

WILMINGTON, N u, April T.
Conference met pursuant to adjournment, Bsh-
OPP Wayman presiding Religious services con-
Quoted by Rev. R. Anderson.
Minutes of previous day read and approved.
The Bishop called for those who were to be re-
celved in full connection, and gave the following
charge:
Dear Brethre,,-Yo GU have been tried, approx
ed and found worthy to enter the ranks of the
Christian Ministry. You are this day to become
members of the Annual Conference, and will be
entitled to its privileges. You will find your re-
sponsibility becoming greater as you advance;
tie more you are exposed to the enemy, and you
will require great deal more strength, wisdom
and patience to bear up against the storms you
will meet. There is but one source from which
You derive sufficient strength, the Great Head
of the Church.
You remember reading in the last chapter of
our Lords Gospel according to st. Matthew, the
important charge which our blessed Jesus gave
to his Apostles; Go We into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature He had
formerly told them what they would meet with;
that they would be hated of all men for his names
sake; that in the world you shall have tribula-
tons, but in me the Saviour, you shall have peace.
And then, to more fully console them, said he,
"LO am with you always, even to the end OF
land leave you to mosroTw) but always This
promise was not only given to the disciples then
present, but to all throughout coming time to
the end of the world Peter and Matthew had
no more right to that pr omise than you have, my
brethren"
The Bishop then closed his remarks by max
ing the following inquiries except the last were
answered in the affirmative: Have you faith in
Christ? Are you going on to perfection? Do
you expect to be made perfect in this life? Are
you groaning after it ? Are you resolved to Who'll
ly devote yourselves to God and to his church
Are you in debt This was answered in the neg
alive
The Rev. NJ Young, of the First Baptist Church
~,
ence, and seemed to manifest deep interest
while he listened to the. deliberations.
The General Book st eward's report was called
for. who said
Mr.. President aud Lhethren: l am happy to
have the privilege If ddrcssing you in behalf of
the Book Concern OF the A. M. E. Church. At
your last annual COME renee held in Charleston,
two years ago, had n OF the pleasure of meeting
with you, neither did I report to yon Of the Sec
ond Conference but am gratified to have the
privilege to-day. He then read his report CIV
ing an account of the financial trials by which
the Book Concern had been surrounded the past
year, recommending greater diligence on the
part of ministers in IL eir respective charges to
disembarrass this essential department. of the
Church. The report was received and referred 10
the committee on Boo k Concerns.
The committee OH tie mperance reported, recon-
mending the disconthnuance of all kinds of malt
liquors, and the use OF tobacco.
On motion that the report he received and
adopted, an amendrle mt was offered that so much
of the report as refers to beer and CIDER be
stricken out After spirited discussion by the
Revs. j. NJ Brown anil H. W. Turner the amend
ment was lost, and til e original motion prevail
ed.
The committee on the Book Concern reported,
recommending the est, ablishment ola book de-
| pository as branch to the Book Concern of the
| A. NJ. E. Church, and the issuing of Religious
paper auxiliary to the Christian Recorder. The
report was received, and after some amendments
| adopted.
| morning. Sermon del ivered by Rev. James. M.
Brown, at 1913 o'clock.
Ordination Of elders on Sunday afternoon. Ser
| mon delivered by Bishop A. w. Wayman, at
| o'clock.
Conference adjourned to meet tomorrow morn
| ing at 9 o'clock.