Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10
The Conference then adjourned with
benediction.
FOUR III DAY.

&C."
Roll corrected in some particulars
and completed.
Proceedings of yesterday read and
some amendments made.
The call of Elders under Question
2O-"Are all the preachers blameless
in life and official administration was
proceeded with and z W Thompson,
J w Avent, I T Wyche, Thos W
Guthrie, Joseph Wheeler, L A Boone,
CASTOR Farrar, F Keeraus, L 81 Glib
bons, W s Chaffin, J r Brooks, F IL
Wood, r A Willis, P Simpson, N
A Hooker, n Andrews, " @ Gan
non, d Culbreth and J 81 Wheeler
were called, all of whom passed after
rendering their report.
Col Jno W Leak, Treasurer of the
Joint Board of Finance and Missions
claimed the attention of the Confer
ence to explain the difficulties in re-
gard to making the reports of these
Boards and the informaiities of the
vouchess presented. The Bishop ex-
planned that the difficulty may have
arisen for want of proper blanks.
After some further conversation on
the subject the call under Question 20
proceeded.
J 81 Wheeler, Garden. A r
Raven, W Fl Call and s d Hozle were
| called and passed.
Some discussion arose over the re-
port of Mr. Hozie in regard to church
registers and the necessity of having
the membership properly registered in
permanent books, which was participa-
ted in by Rev Drs Gloss and Yates.
and Rev's r o Burton, 3 Martin,
; HOLE and others.
The call proceeded-R o Burton, J
J johnson and Miles Foy we're passed
j H Hill continued as supernumer-
atty.
The Bishop inquired OF DR. Gloss
what was doing for the spiritual con-
dition of the colored people in his Dis
trict. DR. Gloss replied that there
was a colored Bishop residing in his
District. aud doing good work for that
people.
Rev Robt 0 Burton stated that he
had been appointed some years since
to labor among the colored people Of
that District by Bishop Wightman
and gave an account of labors and OF
the present organization of the church,
The Bishop stated it as a remark able
fact that people for whom the Meth
odist Church, South, had labored so
long should as body be drawn away
from the church. He called upon the
preachers not to neglect to preach to
them whenever the opportunity offered
"a there were no white men on the face
of the earth who could preach to them
IS we'll as the Southern preachers.
..av E a Yates stated the condition
of the colored churches in his District,
that the Methodist Church had turned
over to the colored people tw O churches
in which services were regularly held
Rev's W s Black, W FL Moore, and
others made interesting statements in
regard to the work.
The call then proceeded, F d Swir-
dell, T B Reeks, were passed.
Rev P Aoore, asked for a location
for Rev. F Smoot, which was granted
and resolution adopted regretting
that the Brother had found it necessa-
~ to ask location.
Question-What local prea chers are
elected to deacons orders
J n Mann, elected.
w Shackford-thisc case was an APP
p!ication for deacon's orders from the
brother, who had been three years a
| local preacher and one year on trial III
the Conference.
DIR. VIM Gloss, addressed the Con
| ference about as follows The case
before US is that of a preacher on trial
! who had pre- yiously to being taken on
| trial had been a local preacher for
three years
[ maintain tina he is eligible to the
|
sons. There are but two classes of
! preachers recognized by the economy
! If our church. Tho one t, chlji q! V
| called local and til, other travelling
! There is no third Class. The laws dit-
fer that COVE IL these two c Asses. The
| travelling come from the rAuks of the
local preachsrs and [ maintain that n
preacher on tiial or probation is 2 To-
| cal preacher 10 the transition state,
passing up to that of a travelling preach
err, but who has not yet reached that
position.
The means to determine whether lie
is local OF travelling is to ascertain to
/ which code OF laws he ia amonabIe. 4
travelling preacher is entitled to Il vote
in 9he annual Conference. A preach
rot probation Or trial il not, If
tnrre are charges against travelling
pr, acher he is entitled tn be tried by
an auntaI Conference
4 preach, gu lrobatiOu Or triat is
rot. I, travelling reachtr if tried al d
cyuv cted has al appeal to the General
Con .rence. 4 preacher Gu !,robation
or triad has no such right.
a travelling preacher if he refused
to go to the work assigned linn by the
Bishop, except in case Of sickness. de-
bilty or other unavoidable cir, nm
stances. is suspended from the minis
try until the ensuing Annslal Confer
ence and his case is then decided by
the annual Conference.
A preacher on probation or trial is
rot subject to any such consequences
in case of such refusal. / might rest
the case here as trust have shown
that he is not subject to the la vs. that
govern in the case of travelling
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