Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-11
luton around to the Annual Coufer-
elces for thei~ ACTION
"Very respectfully,

of the M. f. Church, South"
The question was submitted ty tn
Bishop and resulted rs follows: Aye
20. nays IS.
a. W. Mangum offered the fci.owiu,
resolutions :
WHFREAs, The las. G eueral Confer
encs OF the n. T.. Church, South
thought proper to pass e new rule up
on the subject of Temperance and sub
NIT it to the Annual Conferences fol
ratification or rejection, and
WHEREAS, This Conference has fail
ed to give 1t tho requisite majority
therefore
! Res0lcod, That it is the sense Of this
Conference that its rejection Of the
Lew rule is not t. be construed as IA
.oring the immo use of Intoxicating
liquors; and that the General Rules,
and especially tho New Testament, fur
nIsh sufficient law - every good Pas
Tor 10 enable him ~ discipline ali real
| offenders.
The resolution was adopted. Ayes
! Sc: nays Al
The Bishop addressed the Confer
eEce setting forth his views, in gen
e:al, concerning public criticism os the
action Of the church. The church
! should do right and not fear public
opinion, had avoided spiritual Hquora.
took Il pledge when about ID Years OF
age, and until be was 50, joiced all the
tempe rance DOC. etiesIu hI5 rcach-did
not ordinarily Use Intoxicating drinks
even as Il medicine-onlv vho4 pre-
scrlbel by a physinian and then only
as he would caioniei; but though the
old r;i!e quite sufficient for IL the
purposes OF tie church
Rev. M. Atkins0u,o OF tho 2, sbyte-
r'tn Church, wde Introduced by the
3 shop.
\. II. d. Wilson read report from
the Trustees Of Greensboro College
which was referred 20 the Committee
o1, Education. AFRO Communication
feom the President of the Board to the
same Committee, and Oh motion Cf A.
". ManGum the Coamittee IS re-
quested to furnish a cory OF the COM
munlcatiOn for publication III the
Daily Advocate
The credentials OF VIM. IS.,an. IIo-
cal Deacon of Wavue Circuit, we're
hands6 in by L. a. Yates, 2. 4.
The oecrttlry ZEAL n repCrs from
Board Of Trustees Of Davenport Fe-
mate College Referred 10 Committee
on Education with request to furnish
y copy to the Daily Advocate for pub. |
ilcatIon.
The tme OF James Wilson, deacon
OF the 3rd year, WAS called and char
acter passed. Also that OF +. |
i. Bumpass, who rem AIMS in the |
class OF tie third year. Also T. D. |
Swindeii: T.. Rowland, James Ma |
honey, I. Z. England, remaining in |
3.d year, ". b Maness. L. NJ. Brown.
Ihe BISHOP stated that upon receiv- |
ing probationers Ito full connections |
with the Conference, the discipline |
required thai It be done with fasting /
aod pfa; or, and he therefore set apart !
to morrow as the day for receiving the |
class. and requested that it be observ-
ed with fasting at least as to the first |
meal of the day
The 20th question was taken up.
" Il Bobbitr. z L Of Raleigh District,
made a. very favorable report as to
the Raleigh District. The following
names called and characters passed:
A " Mangum. Ii p Cole. T 3 Reeks,
J l. Thompson, 7 f Smoot, II III Glib
hons. Z l. Reid, J r Griffith, III J
Hunt. L G Moses, } b Robbitt.
j Aoore, p II of Hillsboro Dis
trlct, reported encouragingly from
LIS j)tSLficS.
J I Harsiss, J b Martin.Is S Webb,
Y Il Moore, John J'ilIett, II L Wiley,
King plasc;d rfiHg IL M, n .J!ee:slan: and G "
character.
\ lid Wilson, Z E Of Greensboro |
District. made Il favorable report for |
his District.
J y Cunningham, J G Thomas, su-
peranpuatcd; : IL Heisahcck, Il G |
Barrett, 6 NJ Pepper. G Fl Phillips, J |
W Lewis. [ + keerau~, 4 Hush, j T |
Heifman, Is Craven. q Il Culbretb, L /
l. Hendreu, passed examination OF |
character.
MI Wood. L Z Salisbury District,
Oade an excellent report for his Dis |
trict.
Tending this report the Bishop
r:ade some capital /. r.narks on tho sub
iert Of the non-payment of debts by
church members.
LW Crawford, t l. Triplett, W
Wheeler, J y Soneys, T. Shell, W G.
Wilson. Z 2 Ricaud, " IL D Moore,
aud l. L \ Stephenson passed exani-
nation OF character; j ID Buie, Super
rumerarY, il put Oh list of the Super
aLnuG5ed.
S AZ Davis passed examination Of
character.
On motion of ID Il Bru:on. a collec-
lion WAS taken ny III os half CT Bro. J.
ID Buie
l.. L. Hendrep. Agent OF tireeuboro
Female College made his report which
was referred To the Committee on Ed
uca.ion. On motion ly Dr. Caavcn
an afternoon session viii hs iieiu to-
day ri 81 o'c."oi> ios tie purposes { +
tan!rv nri;IEtttS
J. -. Wheeler cGQnired Of the
Bishop il less tnan Il ii.l cOmmittoe
could proceed with tho appeal 81 the
case Of Iuhu Bui... TIC E.stCp de-
c!ded that they could,