Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-02
connect itself with the nearest

ty to connect itself with the nearest
Conferences.
That for the purpose Of perfectino
the organization during the next Con-
ference year t!:e preachers in CHARGE
of the church at the county site of
j each other county, and the preacher
ia charge of Front Street Church for
New Hanover county be empowered
to C I'll the first sunday School Confer.
ences together and organize them for
bus ness.
Pending the discussion of these
resolutions tie Conference Adjourned
to O'Clock p. M.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Conference met pursuant 10 al.
iot,lnment. Religious fxercils liz
Rev J W Avent.
The President IL The chair
Minutes OF last session read AID alb
proved.
The report Of the Commit G. on
Sunday Schools was thken mp ara it.
i ctai.
Rev. James Wilson offered rc~o.,,.
tons Of thanks TO the citizens Of Ant
cch and particularly 10 " ! Parker
for the manner in which they Ead e,,
ttrtained the Conference and xtend
ed all manner Of kindness to H. n.em-
bers, which was adopted by i ufaai
NOUS vote.
The Committee on Missions through
their Chairman, Rev. j I BagweI!,
read long and very interesting re-
port full of the statistics of the mis-
sion work, which was amended ard
adopted.
NIGHT sEsSIoS-THIRD DAY
John E. Leggett offered a resuius.. on
requesting the Presiding Elder 10 con-
vene the next conference on Wednes-
day, instead of Thursday, which was
adopted.
A resolution rendering the thanks
of the Conference to the President.
Rev. W. S. Black, was submitted by
Rev. James Wilson, and adopted by
an unanimous rising vote.
The committee on books and period
icals reported, recommending the
Nashville and Raleigh Christian Ad.
uocates and the books of the Publish
| ing House to the patronage of the
| Church in the District, and urging
the circulation OF the literature of the
Church to counteract the pernicious
literature of the age.
The committee on parsonages,
| through Rev. j. b. Afford, reported
eight parsonages, including the Dis
trict parsonage, mostly in good con-
dition, but some needing repair; and
urged the importance of providing
parsonages on all circuits and 81 atoms,
| which report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted requesting
| the Rev. James Wilson to obtain the
journal of this District Conference,
| and place it in the hands Of the Pre-
siding Elder.
A resolution of thanks to the Sec
| rotary of the Conference was present
ed and adopted by a rising vote unan-
| imously; Magnolia was selected as
the place for holding the next District
| Conference; minutes read and approx
ed.
The Conference then adjourned with
! the benediction by the President.
| Tue Conference room was crowded
at nearly all the sessions by large and
intelligent audiences, and on Sunday
at least l POO persons were in and
around the church. The sermons
by the Rev. James Wilson, j. B. Al
ford, @. M. Anderson, w. S. Black,
James MahoEey, J. L. BagweU, J. w.
Avent and others, were preached with
i great power and earnestness, and all
the subjects presented to the Confer
ence were debated fully, carefully
considered and decided upon. Some
OF the reports were admirably drawn
out and worthy of being published to
the world, but We have not space to
admit them. The utmost harmony
prevailed and the people seemed to be
untiring i'll their efforts to maintain
the Conference.