Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10
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.oRTH cAR0LlNA CONFERENCE.
Tbirty-Ninth session OF me Con
ference OF the me'hcdisf Epfs-
.,,oal church, sOnths
FIFTH DAY.

OiO1s services cObu"ooSA ~ A'o'' ~
e. Phillips.
HYMN, page 626:
~ love thy Kingdom Lord.
The hause of thine aboie."
Prayer.
Minutes of last session read ant
adopted.
The Bishop announced that OF yes
tordsr he ordained the following per
N Front street Church as Dea
-. T. J. Holden, S. E. Stacey, p
~ " Samev, D. P. Goode, J. N. Ma
an W P. Williams, B. f. Dixon, J
u Davis, ". 0. Neal, Julius A. Bet
and the following in Fifth stree
Clnrch as Elders: F. d. 7windtll
Ta,ues Wilson, E. Rowland, travelling
nm McNair Smith, local Elder.
communication from the Metho
H. Protestant Church was handed IL
hv the Bishop and rad 10y the Secre-
tary.
The Bishop announced that he had
,n,,,,-rt d Rev. Robert o Burton and
C Robbi a delegates to that
Confer nee. and Rev. n. FL. d. Viii
sor and J. c. Hays as altcrnates.
To the Christian Church, Rev, W.
r ,hbitt and r. 2. Troy, delegates.
= u Adams and w G. Doub, alter
mates.
Rev Robert 0. Bnr'on submitted
resolution requesting the Secretary
Of fine lost, of the Conference to ex
,ras. II Bishop Bebeo Of the coorea
cburca the sympathy with his labors
felt bv this Confer ence, which was
carried.
The COMMITTEES appointed to respond
70 the 'etter of DIR. G. F. Deems re-
ported series of resolutions com
mandatory of DR.. Deems, and regret
ting is separation from the Confer
euce, ana praying that the benedic
ton OF til. Lord may be upon him in
his Iabors, which were adopted, to-
getief with the report
DR.. Gloss moved that copy of the
resolution be transmitted to Dr.
Deems Carried
Rev. L 4. Yates offered resolu ton
tat the Conference be requested to
attend more particularly TO the admin
istratiOno Of the Sacrament of the Lord s
;Snpper. and that the committee OH
Public Worship be directed hereafter
to provide for It's ADM listration at
eacn Cvaferen &c. Carried.
Rev j. B. B2bbitt presented a res
olution that Bishop Nelly ire be re-
quested to furnish n coDv OF his SER
mon Of yesterday for publication IN
the MINUTES, which WAS nnanim ously
adopted, the vote being put by the
Secretary.
The Bishop stated that there was
nothing. written OF the ser"lor, that
like - h Methodist preachers he car
RED it round in MS head, but if be had
time to write he would cheerfuIly COM
ply.
Rev. Dr. Gloss offered the following;
Rcs0ircd, That each preacher in
charge be requested IN ediately on
his arrival at his work to procure a
Church Register and report the same
to the next Conference. Adopted.
The committee on Sunday Schools
reported with a series OF resolutions,
The report was received aud the reso-
lutions adopted.
Rev. r. o. Burton called mp the case
OF Rev. VI. O. HeptinstaIl which was
laid over Oh Saturday. The Bishop de-
cded that bis case could not be taken
up because the Jaw required his p es-
enee TO take the VOWS and he was not
here.
Rev. f G. Barrett presented the
certificate of Martin s, Hollar who re-
quested that his orders as q deucon
from the n. e Church (North) be
recognized 10y this Conference. The
request was granted and his orders
recognized az valid.
The report of the Committee on
Centennial was then taken mp and Rev.
L. ). Burkhead, Chairman, read the
lSSJlutl aS 5tllO"6.
LcS&ted, That vo W IL celebrate the
year 1876 rs the Centennial of North
Carolina Met!odism.
RCSOtUCd, That we hold in the city
OF Raleigh, commencing on the day
the Centennial occurs the Dist of
MaIcl-a mass meeting of three or
mole days continuance, that appropri-
ate retiglu sen vices be held aud ad-
~ 10, Il |
shall BE- selected by a committee of
live {5nree preachers and two IaymeD)
to he appointed by this body, devei-
opiEC the history of the Church, and
that one or more of our Bishops be in
vtad to aid us by their presence and
couusels.
ReSoired, That the Presiding Elder
of the Raleigh district, the preacher
III Charge OF the Edenton Street Church
ii Raleigh, the senior editor Of the
h"laigh Christian Adcocate, ". J. w.
Crpwt;er and ". J. Young be appointed
COMMITTEES to make arrangements for
the celebration called for in the second
resolution.
Resolrcd. That we will labor to raise
$4,000 to iiqnidate the debts of three
college, Ct tbc Conference, and SO, 200
Tor the erection of Metropolitan
Church in the city OF Raleigh.
Rc&oIrcd. That one whole month be
devoted TO holding religious centennial
meetings IN each pastoral charge.
mat each pastor be requested topreach
on thu great distinctive doctrines OF
Methodlsm, VIZ: the universally OF
'he atonrment; Justification by faith
regeneration; the witness of hespirit
personal holiness; the itinerancy, and
tue necessity of our revival system
especially as developing the history
ana trumphs of Methodism in this
o'ate and IN the worid-aud that we
may thus interest all our people, Young
C Guu oIu' III All tue enterprises of the
o;I;l and heartily enlist them IL
d ing their development and success
I,rsoEeed, That during the montl
devoted to centennial meetings eaci
pastor Shall thoroughly canvass hi
clar8s' making, if possible, persona