Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-06

tons, which report was adopted.
The Conference then adjourned with the bene.
dction.
FIFTH DAY
The Conference met and was called to order at
81 o'clock; Bishop Doggett in the chair.
Religious exercises we've conducted by Rev. Jos.
FL. Wheeler.
The Journal Of yesterday WAS read and APP
proved.
Rev. DR.. Sehon, Secretary of the Board of For
epn Missions, was introduced to the Conference
and invited to a seat in the body.
Tha Bishop then handed the Secretary the
him yesterday.
| Question 18th was called:
"Who are received by transfer from other Con.
| ferences :"
! When Rev. John +. +. Clark announced as
having been transferred from the Virginia Confer.
ence by Bishop Pierce; after having passed the ro
gular examination of character, he received as
a member OF the Conference
On motion Of Rev L. L. Hendren, the Bishop
WAS requested to appoint Rev, Mr.. Clark Chaplain
and Professor of the Kittrell Springs Female Col,
lege.
On motion OF Rev. r. S. Moran, Rev. L. b.
ReekS WAS continued in the supcrnumerary rela
ton.
Question 14th then called:
"Whst preachers have died during the year..
When it was stated that mono had died.
The Bishop then remarked: What speciaI
cause of Thanksgiving to God,' and suggested a
song of praise and prayer of Thanksgiving to the
Almighty Ruler who had thus protected and watch
ed over them Cluriur the pa st wear
After singing the do1ology, and prayer by the
Rov. Dr. Reid, the Conference was again called to
order and business resumed.
Question 1st called:
''Who are admitted on trial 2"
When VIM. II. Clark, Batson G. Philips and
George G. Eynum were recommended and admit
ted.
Question 22d, regarding The place Of holding the
next session OF the Conference. was called and sf
ter some little discussion the town of Statewide
selected
a report from Rev. DR.. Hedford, Secretary of the
Southern Methodist Publishing House, in relation
to the genera management of the institution and
the means OF paying its debts. and requesting aid
in this particular, was read to the Conference.
Rev. DR.. Deems offered resolution to the eff
feet that the North Carolina Conference has heard
with profound satisfaction the report of Rev. DIR.
BEDFORD, Secretary Of the Southern Methodist
Publishing Company, and that the Ministers
within the bounds of this Conference will endeavor
to enlist the synpaties and support of their
spective charges in behalf of this enterprise.
Rev. DR.. Sehon then entertained the Conference
with encouraging report of DIR. Redford's
operations and of the enterprise he has in hand
The report from the Publishing House and the
resolution offered by Rev. DR.. Deems were, on
motion, referred to the Committee on Books and
Periodicals.
A report from the Thomasville Female College
containing general statement regarding the in
stitution, was submitted to the Conference, and
referred to the Committee on Education.
The report of the Committee on Finance, sug
costing plan for the consolidation of collections,
previously laid the table, was on motion,
called up.
Rev. DR.. Reid offered substit ute for this re-
port.
Considerable debate arose on this subject,
which WAS participated in principally by Rev.
Drs. Gloss and Reid, and Rev. Mr.. Bobbitt.
After undergoing some amendment the substi-
tute was finally adopted.
Rev. DR.. Deems, from the Special Committee,
to prepare plan for the election
of lay delegates. in behalf of the committee, sub
mitted report this subject. After some
slight amendment the report was adopted. and is
as follows:
The committee Lay Delegation beg leave
to submit the following for the adop-
ton of the Conference
Be II ordained
i. That there shall be held annually District
Conference, at such time ard place as the Presid.
ing Elder may designate, to be composed of all
the travelling and local preachers, and all the Off
cial members upon the District, to promote the
spiritual and temporal interests OF the Church on
the District.
2. There shall also be entitled to seats in the
District Conference, representative of the
laynlen in each pastoral charge, such representa-
tive to be member of Church, official or 9TH
erwise; to be twenty-one years of age; to be
a jority Of all the votes cast by all the male
members of the Church on that Station or Circuit
present and voting ProUided, that if the quar-
terly Conference on Circuit order, there may
be an election from each Church on the Circuit,
and majority of these electors shall, withorst
discussion, elect their representative in the Dis
trict Conference.
B. These electors shall, at some time during the
session of the District Conference elect by ballot
four delegates to the next following session Of the
annual Conference, such delegates to be members
1f the Church in the bounds of the District they
represent; and each elector shall have one vote
or every fifty members of the pastoral charge Of
which he is member Pr0Uided, that every cleo
or shall have at least one vote.
Rev. N. Il. D. Wilson. Chairman of the COM
nittee on Foreign Missions, submitted the fol-
owing report and accompanying resolutions
The committee to whom was referred the COM
nunication of Rev. DR.. Sehon, Missionary Secre-
airy, upon the subject of Foreign Missions, beg
cave TO report
That we deplore the fact that there is such O
heavy debt hanging over the Board of Foreign
Missions, and that SO little has been zone during
he current year to quidate that debt. 4tis futher