Wilmington journal., 1875-08-06
shelby District 0nFerence,
THIRD DAY, July "a, 1875.

THIRD DAY, July "a, 1875.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 81 o'clock a. m. President
Burkhead in the chair
Religious exercises by Rev. G. A.
Gault.
Proceedings of yesterday read,
amended and approved.
Rev. J. s. Erwin offered paper i'll
regard to the Widows and Orphans
Beneficial Society of the North Carroll
ma Conference. The charter granted
| by the State to this Society was read
for information, and Rev. ii. d. Lee
| offered a resolution endorsing the So
ciety and recommending it to the peO-
! pie, after a discussion, participated in
by Rev. j. S. Erwin, II. L. Hudson,
| and others. Then the President call
| ed for reports on Sunday Schools,
which were read, and Rev. II. L. Hud-
son submitted a series of resolutions
on the subject The resolutions rec
commended renewed diligence in estab-
fishing and conducting Sunday Schools,
that efforts be made to establish a
school III each church and to prevent
the necessity OF suspending the schools
during the winter. The resolutions
We're unanimously adopted. The
President called the charges to answer
the question, "What is being done on
the subject of education % The re-
ports all sho ed that the church
was generally awake OIL the subject,
that the Conference Colleges were pat
ronlz@d by the people where any were
patrouized. Tho church sas cu-opera-
ting i'll the Peabody Schools, which
were doing much good. Davenport
Female College was approved and WAS
doing good, as were Trinity College
and Greensboro Female College. Ru-
therford College is in the district, but
did not being to the conference. It
was doing well.
The time for adjournment having
arrived, Conference adjourned until
p. 10.
At IL O'Clock a. NJ, divine services
were held, conducted by Rev. J. s.
Etvin, OF Morgnlton, who preached
from the text Matt. XIII chap, 5S
verse: "And He did not many mighty
works there because of their unbeliei.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 p. N.
Dr. j. L. Miiier, Of Shelby, Offered
his report on the subject Of the district
parsonage. The report stated that the
parsonage had been fully repaired and
put III goo order. that an amount was
still due for the work, which had beeiI
assessed OH the various churches, and
urged it's immediate collection. The
report was read, aud the Rev. +. G.
Barrett offered resolution of thanks
to DR.. Miller aud Rev. L. S. Burkbead
for the troable and labor they had eX
parlaucad Oh the parsonage. TGe res
oIutlou was unanimously adopted.
The call of the churches on the sub
Ject OF education, was then renewed
aud finished, after which the Rev. L.
s Burkhead addressed the Conference
on the subject particularly as to the
aspect at present in the Shelby Dis
trlct, aud urging the conference to
come fully up to its duty in the mat
ter and support its own schools. Rev.
". Ill. Roby followed III short ad
dress, explaining the great advantage
the Conference would derive from sup
porting It's own colleges, male and fe
male.
Rev. r. G.. Barrett offered series
of resolutions recommending all the
Conference colleges to the patronage of
the District Recommending also the
periodicals of the church. particularly
tuG 1tttLcI5u CI"tSttNIt dUCOCtttt dlO
the sunday school papers. The reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted.
Rev. s r. Traywick presented the
claims the Shelby Seminary, to the
patronage of the people of the District.
No Conference action was taken.
Conference then proceeded to elect
four delegates to represent it III the
North Carolina Annual Conference,
f01I0uy
ing were elected:
Rev. 3. F. Dixon, Local Preacher.
L. j. HoYLE,
}. ID. GEDNEY,
DIR. A. A. SCRAaGs,
Laymen.
And the following as alternates:
j. L. ALTERNATELY,
J. Il. WILSON,
M. 0. SHERRILL,
MAJ. 81. ID. LEE.
All Laymen.
The conference then proceeded 10
fix the place for it's next session. The
town of Hickory was chosen bv a ma
iority vote.
Reports on missions were then call
ed for and received. No change in the
missions was recommended, and a res
olution was passed, endorsing the
cause fully,
Resolutions of thanks were then Of
ferered to the citizens of Shelby for
their generous hospitality. to Messrs,
Miller & Bro, for their constant and
polite attention to the Conference, to
the various denominations for the use
of their houses of worship. To the
Railroads for courtesies extended the
delegates. all of which were unanI-
mously adopted.
The Conference then adjourned sine
die.