Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-02

OfeI S1uO, PAID spOZ, value OF church
| building, $40, 900; condition good; five
Sunday Schools; las scholars; teachers
| "a; interest Increasing; family instruc-
ton generally attended to; periodicals
| circulated to limited extent; has read
| the rules of the church at ali appoints
ments; some churches use the ICON
ference PLAN" others the subscription
plan. One church has done well on
the conference plan, better than ever
before; has six churches in charge.
Bladen Circuit-Rev. Miles Foy,
Pastor, reported: The spiritual condi-
ton of the church improving in some
places; one revival, and more expected
at other places; good feeling at all the
appointments; attendance good; hold
class-meetings at most of the appoint
ments, which are very Interesting; has
held church conferences at some of
the appointments.
The hour of adjournment having ar
rived, the Conference was adjourned
with benediction by the President.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
Tho Conference met at 8 o'clock.
Religious services by Rev Owen Spell.
Minutes of yesterday afternoon ses-
sion read, corrected and approved.
The President submitted a report
from the Board of Trustees for the
District Parsonage also letter from
Rev. VIM. Gloss, d. D., which were
read and referred to the Committee on
District Parsonage. es".-
Bladen Circuit was then called and
Rev. Miles Foy continued his report.
Has tried to get camp meeting
ground established. Sunday School,
special efforts have been made
and schools are established at
all the appointments. Scholars $50.
Teachers 40. Schools 9. Not well
supplied with books. Has had some
revival in the Sunday Schools. Uses
the uniform lessons in some of the
schools. Few families have regular
family prayers. Has read the general
rules of the Church at all appointments.
Has good parsonage valued at 81 500.
Assessment for Preacher and Presiding
Elder, $735. Paid $4O7.
Cokesbury Circuit-Rev. Jas. Ma
honey reported several gracious revi-
walls on the Circuit and good religious
feeling at ell points Morality of the
neighborhood much improved. At
tendance on preaching good. One re-
places; Sunday Schools; 100 schol-
airs; "a teachers. Use uniform les
sons only at one school. Schools all
doing we'll. Several scholars have
been converted. Not well supplied
with books. Have one Bible class.
A number of families hold family pray
er. breaches on that subject and
teaches on his pastoral visits. Assess
ment for Preacher and Presiding Ed
er, S615. Paid 1856. Will get it all.
Viii get all the other claims, though
but little is collected yet. Good par
sonage, furnished comfortable worth
$500. The religious literature of the
Church is circulated to some extent.
Clinton Circuit-Rev. J. B. Afford
reported spiritual condition good at
some of the appointments, at others
not good. Attendance good at all the
appointments. Class meetings held al
several points; do not meet the appro
baton of the people generally. Finds
difficulty in getting proper Superin
tendents for Sunday Schools, but
where they can be had the schools
sue eed. Churches, ) sunday
Schools at the REGULAR appointments
and at other points. Not well sup
piled With books. Use The uniform
les sons III some Schools About 25t
scholars. building one new Church
Has poor Parsonage, but Intends to
have better soon. Assessment for
tie Preacher aud the Presiding Elder
$3.50. Paid little over $780, but we
expect to get it al. Conference col
lection3 postponed because of the
scarcity OF money on the circuit
Where the Conference plan of collect.
iIS Ia, been adopted it has succeeded,
SO far, while other plans arc not sue
I, L.
lect OF L circuit camp meeting. Fam
lily religion at low ebb, and but little
attention to family devotion; has labor.
ed to have it improved.
Ga motion of K. K Council, 3
o'clock, Saturday evening was fixed as
the hour for election of delegates to
the Annual Conference.
Conference then edjourned with the
bencdiction.
| SECOND DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION.
The Conference was opened at
o'clock P. NJ, with religious services
| by Rev. Love Culbreth.
Proceedings of morning session read
and approved.
Delegates arrived.
Magnolia Circuit-Rev. - Randall /:
spiritual state of church good; consid-
cradle interest at several points and
revival at one where he had II Access
sions; no class meetings; few have
family prayer; Sunday Schools at all
the Churches and one at another point
Some of the schools have suspended;
hope to improve; do not use uniform
lessons; scholars 160, teachers %;
financial interests not in good state;
assessment 500 for the preacher and
?. E. $50. paid.
Kenansville Circuit-Rev. G M An
! derson, pastor, reported spiritual
condition much improved; have had
some revivals; Sunday Schools, none;
can get no superintendent in the cir
cult; has parsonage not in good con-
| dihon; has to rent a house; financial
condition: Assessment for preacher
and Presiding Elder 1915. paid $500 !;
few families have prayers have had a
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