New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-12

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| relish this move against his dignity, where
upon he turned and made manly effort to
hand the aggressor one on his smeller. and
80 impetuous was the effort that blow was
| nearly put in. The youths tongue. too,
was able to rattle, informing the bearded
| gentleman that he wasn't much to get away
with, making use Of some indelicate express
siona~ J. F.'s disgust was heavy, but there
| was no help for it, and the affair ended with
| that single round; no decision given, as
there was no referee. This lad is as full
of prize ring as is a regular bruiser, and
doubtless will graduate in the 'manly art"
LOUISIANA CoNFERENcE' OF THE AFRICAN
METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CONNECTION
Conference met yesterday according to rule,
Bishop Clinton presiding. The devotional
exercises were conducted as usual. The
minutes of the previous session we're read
and approved. Subsequent to which the
Conference Mission Board held their annual
| meeting, the following persons were elected
officers for the present year:
Elder James Allen, president; Elder Ste
phen HUMPHREYS, vice president; Elder John
Spearing, treasurer; P. NJ. Gertaux, record
ing secretary; J. P. Brown, corresponding
secretary.
Directors Elder H. P. Taylor, James
Henry, Daniel Brooks, Henry Glare, Elijah
Anderson.
The Missionary Sons and Daughters of
Clinton presented the bishop with very
nf hpIr
high esteem for him as christian, gen.
tleman and a scholar.
A committee was appointed to compile
and publish the minutes of the Conference.
1t is made obligatory upon each member of
the Conference to preach q sermon once in
three months for the benefit of the mission
fund.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
members of Lees Chapel and the citizens
generally, for their kind hospitality shown
| to the members of the Conference during
| their sojourn.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the edi-
| tor or the New Orleans REPUBLICAN for pub
! fishing the proceedings of the Conference.
A vote of thanks was rendered to Bishop
Clinton for the able and digniied manner in
which he has conducted the business of the
Conference.
The ordination of Deacons and Elders
| took place at three O'Clock P. NJ. Elder H.
P. Taylor delivered an able and instructive
discourse from the fourth chapter of limo
thy, second verse. The exercises were
solemn and interesting.
Adjourned to meet this morning.
The following are the appointments of
the Louisiana Conference for 1870:
First District, Presiding Elder, James
Alle1.-Common street Mission, New Or
leane, John Mickens; Union street, James
Henry; Urquhars street. John Spearing;
Urquhart avenue Robert Harris; Claiborne
| street, John W. Brooks; Gentilly Station,
Burd Ewing and A. Vance; st. Bernard
parish. to be supplied st. Marys parish, to
be supplied; Nayades street Mission. E.. Nc
Daniel, Jack White, subordinate; Julia
street, A. Washington; Magnolia Station
George Enlow.
Second District, Presiding Elder H. P. Tsy-
lor, Trinity Church, Carrollton, headquar-
ters-Greenville, Obadiah Smith st. Charles
and Kennerville, l. Johnson; St. John and
Terrebonne, to be supplied; Ascension par
ish, Caesar West; Virgin Band, Poydras
street, Charles Kelly.
Third District, Presiding Elder Stephen
HUMPHREYS, Lees Chapel, on IRENE street,
New Orleans, headquarters.
Fourth District. Presiding Elder S. Rob-
Cloih
TickfAw, Allen Reed; St. Helena, Zion, OAR
llngton, Flanders Curry.
Fifth District, Presiding Elder S. Thomas.
Amite Zion Church, headq uarters.-South-
ern Car Works, George Daniels; Greensburg
and Big Creek, to be supplied.
Sixth District, Presiding Elder S. johnson,
Big Zion headquarters.-Zion Hill, Richard
Wilson; Yossaky, L. Gatten.
Seventh District, Presiding Elder, A.
Tasker, Pontchatoula, headquarters.-
Springfield, Jacob Williams; Taylorsville,
N. Fork; Tangipahoa, east, to be supplied;
Chattawa, to be supplied; Hammond's sta
ton, to be supplied.
Eighth District Presiding Elder, Thomas
Jones, Big Creek, headquarters .-ChapeIa,
Samuel Carson; Jones's Chapel, to be
| supplied.
Ninth District. Presiding Elder, D.
Brooks. Algiers Mission, headquarters
Gretna, Boutte Station and sBayou Des
! Allmands, to be supplied.
Tenth District, Presiding Elder, K.
Mathews, St. James parish, Zion Church,
headquarters.
Eleventh District-Presiding Elder, W. c.
| Reeder; Zion Church, Shreveport, NC. Nc
Clennan: Green wood and Silver Lake, Bur-
ril York; Friendship, Keocher, Marshall
Chapel and Liberty, Stephen Thomas; Pro-
violence, John Oglesbee; Homels Church,
Samuel Cartey; Hominy and Spring Ridge,
Lewis Johnson; Friarson Mission, Wiley
Johnson; Shreveport Mission, S. Norman;
Jefferson and Marshall, to be supplied;
Campte, Red River, Sol Doty.
joseph Burton, transferred to Livingston,
Alabama, conference.
Frank Peoney, transferred 20 West Ten
Dessee and Mississippi conference.
Elder James Allen, oversight Of the entire
district.
A CHANGE LONG NEEDED-An who ever
essayed to leave the st. Charles Theatre IN
q hurry when the audience was departing,
will remember how difficult the task was
This evil will now be remedied, as the pro-
prietor has force of masons at work taking
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