Wilmington journal., 1873-07-11
ReIoi ted for the journal.
The District Conference.

Od1St Episcopal Church South, Assem-
bled at Whiteyilie on Thursday, the
3rd day of July, 1873.
In the absence of the Bishop, the
Rev. VIM. Gloss, ID. D., took the chair
and opened the conference with s5l-
emn religious services. On motion,
Rev. A. t. Gibbs was appointed Sec
ant Secretary The roll of 'scharges"
was then called and the names of
preachers and delegates enrolled. A
resolution was then adopted request
ing Rev. +. A. Yates, Presiding Ell
| der of the Newbern District, to preach
IL sermon before the Conference, at
some time during its session.
n communication from Rev. G.. +.
| Deems, d. D. , was read to the Confer
| cnce.
On IN ton, the following standing
committees were appointed by the
| President: Committee on Missions,
Committee on Sunday Schools, Com
mittee on Finance.
A special committee was appointed
to take into consideration the condi-
tion of the District Parsonage.
A call of the charges for reports was
| then commenced
BLADEN CIRCUIT
The Pastor reported in full.
w. j. Parker, delegate, stated that
he had been connected with the
finances of the Church for over twenty
years, and has never found any thing
to work so well as the Conference plan
of assessments
DIR. X. 5. Moran presented a series
of resolutions endorsing the work of
DIR. G.. L. Deems, of the Church of the
Strangers, in New York, as follows:
| Whereas, \ communication has been
received by this Conference from Rev.
DR.. Deems, of New York; therefore
ResOipcd, 1st. That we hereby re-
cord our continued and increasing love
for DR.. Deems, and our very high ap-
probation of the eminent services
which, for the past seven years, he has
rendered to the cause of God and
Methodism in our "Great Metropolis"
RcsOlred, I'd. That We cordially re
ciprocate his expressions of fraternal
attachment and devotion, and pray
that the constant presence and richest
| blessings of the Great Head of the
Church may attend him through all
his life and labors.
| Unanimously adopted by rising
vote.
WHITEVILLE CIRCUIT
was then called for reports, and par
tial report was made by Rev. NJ. II.
! Hoyle, which led to a protracted dis
cussion on the subject of Church as
sessments and the duties of Stewards
! sMITHyILI4E CIRCUIT
WAS then called and the Pastor made
very complete report Of its condition.
| On motion the hours of business for
the Conference were fixed at from 9 to
II o'clock \. NJ. and 1 to o'clock L.
NJ
KENANSyILLE CIRCUIT
was then called and report was made
by the Pastor. He stated the mourn
full fact that there was no Sunday
! School in the Circuit.
On motion of DIR. r. S. Moran, Rev.
Z. A. Yates, z. f. of the Newbcrn
district, was invited to participate in
all the deliberations of the Confer
ence.
! The Presiding Elder announced the
StandingjCommittees.
The Conference then adjourned I'M
| til I o'clock L. NJ.
FrOmi>ing Crops.
A gentlemen of this city, who has re-
! Gently travelled through IL large pOr-
| ton of Eastern North Carolina, rep
resents til" crop prospects as being
very fine. He passed through the
counties of Duplin, Wayne, Greene,
Wilson, Pitt, Edgecombc, Beaufort,
Craven, Lcnoir and Carteret, and ev-
crywhcre the corn. cotton and oats
were lo king their best and giving
evidence of Il hountifui harvest.
burglary.
Joshua Loftin, colored, was sent
here yesterday from Harnett township
and l-dged IN jail, charged with break
ing into the house of Delaware Nixon,
on the 18th of last month, and stealing
thercfrom a poch ct book containing SIT,
and some other articles. He will be
held for trial at next term of Superior
Court.
Dr. Lyman will Accept.
We understand that Rev. T. B.
LYMAN, Of Trinity Church. San Fran
cisco, who was recently elected Assis-
tant Bishop Of this Diocese, has de
cidcd to accept the position. It is
stated that he was to have left San
Francisco, for Baltimore, abort the
lst iii t., and expected to sail from
Baltimore, for Europe, on visit to
his son, about the 10Th inst.
The IsObes0ni,an.
A dispatch from Lumberton yester-
day afternoon informed us that the
RObc")niu't newspaper ot that place
was sold yesterday at public auction to
Mr. W Wallace McDiarmid.
Mr.. MoDiarmld, the new proprietor,
is a Younger brother to the late lament
ed founder and proprietor of the
HrbcsD,tiun, and was fnrmerl v con-
nected with that paper. He has since
; established the Pioncfr at Florence,
which is ROW being published hy him
, at that place. He is not only good
writer Int practical printer, as we'll
and will ally conduct his new enter
prise He has our most cordial wishes
, ior his success.
= Row at Magnolia.
a A difficulty occurred at Magnolia OF
Friday, among some of the colOreC
L excursionists who went up to Colds
S boro from this city. The train was
: obliged to wait ut that point for mors
0 than one hour, so as to allow another
: train to pass, and during that time
n some of the excursipiists got drunl
:. and Il row was the result. The tow
4 authorities CT Magnolia acted Yer,
: efficiently and detained the train unit
: they could arrest some of the princi
: pal parties to the disorder. This wa
t finally effected and the parties ar
l. now in custody at Magnolia.
# Robbery at Rocky Point.
Henry Willis and Ned Huffham wer
brought here yesterday and lodged il
It Jail, under a commitment from Jnstic
n JAS. B. Mcpherson, at Rocky Point
It for trial at the next term of SllpGiQ
J. Court, for robbery.
e The circumstances OF the case are a
follows About two weeks ago MI
- Mcpherson missed five bags OF pc
~ ~ nuts from his pea house. He llne'
>e e that they had been stolen but cou!
u not trace the theft Some days afte
~ that, and while Mr.. Mcpherson wa