Smyrna times., 1875-03-24
SATCRDAY-FOURTH DAY.


Conference assembled at usual hour. Re-
llH"u~ service 10y Rev.. b. Curtis.
Attcr the minutes of Yesterday were. r,.od
and approved the 4th question was taken nm
W ii" are admitted into full connection -
f"y>. +. McSorlcy. +. Il. Crcamcr, Rolt.
Roe. \. Mc(luay, VIM. NJ. Green. Isaac \
Foreman, and +. }. Ayers hayin, passr,l
satisfactory examinations and having sus.
tanned themselves IN their work. were adj
mltt"d 70 full membership IN the confer
clIre and elected to dcacom's orders.
). ). Baker was continued on trial
f"y. ). y. Curtis called attention to the
organization Of Il board to take charr, of
the " Rddl" fund '-bcqucsts made to the
church 10y the late Jas. Riddle.
R"port OF visiting committee to Ccntc.
nary Biblical Institute. together with the
report OF the institution itself was referred
to committee on cducation
Question ninth. who are ordained Ioc,l
I"ac"hS was taken up pending which
l'rS. Ircttman, OF Georgia. and Curry. of
View York. Rev. Bro Carroll. Of Baltimore
'@nirr'nc". I)r. Kennedy. Rev. Mr.. Rounds.
if",'.'''ht OF Centenary Biblical Institute.
h'v. Iroe White, and T. l.. PouI,on. wrr.
introduced - the Conferences.
Jos. ". ud>pf. local preacher was elect.
cd to dracons orders.
Mr.. Bradley was elected 70 local elders
Ga<Lcr>.
). b. ({n!@g called for III. IL ,1,,t Of the
Trustees Of the Conference Academ, which
waS Withdrawn in favor ot the Stewards Of
thr "ni"rrnc". who desired TO present
their final report.
The report was read by the secretary. and
shows IN" amount paid To disabled minis
trls. their widows. orphans. etc, 10 viii
ia I,pfI
winch was further increased bv interest.
hrlurNt and grant from chartered fund.
The distribution was as follows. II Sut.
ton. -; Ja~. l.. Houston, -: G. Rarton
S2o.%I; Joshua IIumphriS, $3.50: f. 4.
llthdrrSnn, 500; ID. Willrt. $50: 4. Sny.
500; Mary Hazard, SO; Eliza II. Grace.
S2OO; Eliza Mctirr, 5000: Cath. Drnnison.
St2'; Rosa \. Quinn. $50; Martha Pumcr.
S2ol; Ann +. Massey, $500; Rrbccca Bran.
drcth, SloO; Elizabeth Kemp 800
The report of the Board of Trustees of
me W lImngton Conference Academy was
read by Rev. W. IL. lIutchin.
II appeared, therctrom that the debts
against the building amounted to S2O.OOO
oyer and aboyr the a,ailai,l@ suLScription.
lie, ne report of ia" Principal, Rey J. NJ.
Williams, was also read,
1t vas said in aboyo report thai on the !
old subscr, ''tlOn $2S,OO0 had been paid; un. |
paid. S23. 900. ''nown to be lost 81 800.
Bro. Quigg movco ''mt pledges be sought
from tn" brethren. sutiic,, mt to meet tn"
present need Of $4,000, with "e under
stan ,andng that the person plcdging. l., yer
kc., &c. y 'oi'oi'"'lohS'
Dr. Kcnmry desired that the statement
'liSilt be NOR" detailed, that the preachers
~ "o a'Ir To give to all more explicit
Information ol the financial statistics nr tho
Institution, and thus inspire greatrr ronf
l"ncc therein. '''''''
,,I EX'ioy. salisbury said that the previous
l"ak"rw was member Of the Board of T,,,'
c"S. and if he would but attend ,,,n.t;,'S ,,'',,
! the Board, he would have occnsS ~ IN
ne information in its possession.
Dr. kchnry said he had all possilI,. com,
9Hh'e IN the institution, but there are s,Is.
'I'hN' ne wanted To put in the hands of
very n'lhn'r OF conference the infDrmtin,
"edrd to diSSipatc them. ''''''i
Krv. Il. +. Price moved to Law !, I,c,
l" hrSt quarterly conference of the rnsn;,,,,
hey. .. t. Mann thought this would only
I",Iar' the way for tirst-claSS funeral
= no substitute was lost
"N' u: u. Watson thought the motion
I,;,.I tl i'''" ''' olly possible means bv
'''l me money can be raised. for instead
having one agent for the whole confer,
nee, 1t would fill the conference with
'''it5: iitI: hrV' >. B. Mann, McSsrs. Thomas
q ii,ail%H, H +. \. Ellis, - Townsend and Pre-.
r',,o., "me ,, ilson; followed assuring the con,
renee that they should stand Iv Il AMI
o"t'd' aS utterly absurd, the idea of Iosina :
i" Academy. The time was oxtnndoJ -
W opportunity to the fuller ventilation of !
. subject i''''''''" oi |