The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-11
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Apr

WILMINGTON, N. u, april T.
Conference met pursuant to adjournment Bish-
s. OPP Wayman presiding. Religious services con-
u Quoted by Rev. Z. Anderson.
Minutes of previous day read and approved
The Bishop called for those who were to be re-
ceived in full eonRexion, and gave the following
charge:
dear Breth7en-You 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-
sponsibilty becoming greater as you advance :;
tie more yon are exposed to the enemy, and you
viii require great deal more strength, wisdom
and patience to bear up against the storms you
will meet. There is bnt one source from which
you can 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 yon shall baye tribula-
tlons 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
the world Not only to-day [ am with you,
tand leave you TO morrow 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 promise 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 grooming 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
OF this city, was here introduced to the Confer
encc, and seemed to manifest q deep interest
while he listened to the deliberations.
The General Book Stewards report was called
for who said
have the privilege IF addressing you in behalf of
the Book Concern OF the A. NJ. E. Church. At
your last annual Conference held in Charleston,
two years ago, | had not the pleasure of meeting
with you, neither did report to you at the sec
ond Conference, but am gratifcd 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 their respective charges to
disembarrass this essential department of the
Church. The report was received and referred to
the committee on Book Concerns.
The committee on temperance reported recon-
mending the dlscontinuance of all kinds of malt
liquors, and the use of tobacco.
On motion that the report he received and
adopted. an amendment was offered that so much
of the report as refers to beer and cider'' be
stricken ont. After spirited discussion by the
Revs. J. NJ. Brown and H. w. Turnerthe amend
ment was lost, and the original motion prevail
ed
The committee on the Book Concern reported,
recommending the establishment ola book de-
pository us branch to the Book Concern of the
A. NJ Z. Church, and the issuing of Religious
paper auxiliary TO the Christian Recorder The
report was received, and aftel some amendments
adopted.
Ordination of deacons will take place Sunday
morning. Sermon delivered by Rev. James. M.
brown, at 1917 o'clock.
ordination of elders on Sunday afternoon Ser
o'clock. ~ " " "' '' "'
g., conference Il adjourned to meet tomorrow morn