New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-08
Lsuisiana Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

BODY steadily 1ncreasee, as the more IN
portant business Of church work in the
State is brought up,
Yesterday occurred the election of dele
gates to the general conference of the
May. Two sets Of delegates were elected,
one by the ministers, and another of lay
men. The former were elected by the con-
ference proper, and the latter by an e!ec-
toral conference Of laymen composed of
one delegate from each church in the State,
and which is a separate and independent
body. Rev. j. c. Hartzell was elected
ministerial delegate, and Rev. II. Green
and L. Allenger were elected as reserve
delegates on behalf of the conference.
Several distinguished gentlemen we're IN
troduced to the conference, among them
Lieutenant Governor Antoine and Hon. w.
G. Brown, State Superintendent of Public
Education. Mr.. Brown gave an instructive
| and eloquent address on the subject of edu-
cation.
Rev. DR.. Daily gave an interesting ac
count of the work among the churches in
his district. He spoke especially of the
| troubles in the Feliciana parishes and of
| the heroic devotion of the ministers to their
| work. A beautiful church had lately been
! dedicated at Hahnville.
Rev. j. NJ. Vance gave an encouraging
| account of his work in the Opelousas dis
| trict showing considerable advance in mem
bership and church building.
Rev. H. T. Abbott spoke Of his work in
| the Shreveport district. Four new churches
had been built and 72l persons had been
added to the membership.
The names of large number of ministers
were called, and their characters passed,
| and those in the various classes were ad-
vanced in orders and conference standing
as they had passed the required studies.
The cabinet sessions, in which only the
| presiding bishop and the presiding elders
| meet, are held in the afternoon, and are
| private. At these meetings the appoint.
ments for the coming year are discussed
and arranged preparatory to announcement
at the close of the conference.
Last night DR.. Dashiel, OF New York,
| addressed large audience on the work OF
the missionary society of the church.
| MEETING OF LAY DELEGATES.
| The lay delegates of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church me. yesterday at half past
twelve o'clock.
| After singing and prayer. N:sD. Bush was
elected temporary president. and Josiah
Fisk secretary.
| On motion Of P. Landry committee OF
FIVE was appointed on credentials, as fol-
lowe: P. Landry, J. 3. Meyers, j. Enher,
G. Bell ard j. F. Marshall.
After recess the delegates were called to
order, when the committee reported the
following delegates:
George Lacy. George Payne. D. Newton.
Isaac Bell, Allen Faxanel. Edward o.
borne. j. H. Bailey, Josiah Fisk, Asa Gar
rett, Henry Baker, Aaron Green, Nicholas
Giles. King Nicholsberty, William Camp
ner, J. Armstead, A. +. Albert William
Turner. j. Neber, N. D. Bush, Robert A.
Armstead. A. Bean. George Henry, K. Re-
mond, D. Handy, G. SCOT, L. Thomas, John
Booker, j. +. Marshall, c. Bussey, Graham
Bell, II. McLend, Thomas Rogers, Thomas
Barnes. James Green, John Monroe. Ford
Summers. Thomas johnson, George Wells,
p. Landry, George Taylor, George Win
| frey, Thomas Montgomery. A. Smith, y. g.
Meyer. Jack Little. James Henry. NJ. Gary,
A. Bahem, H. Swanson.
The report of the committee was adopted
On motion of j. II. Bailey it was resolved
that the temporary organization be declared
the permanent organization Of the body,
and that the convention adopt the rules
governing the ministerial conference in the
election Of delegate to the general confer
| ence.
The following named persons were ap'
pointed tellers: G. Lacy, J. Euber, A. E
| Albert.
DR.. William NJ. Daley. Emperor vii
liams and Rev. Mr.. Hunt were introduced
az q committee from the conference. The
committee stated that they had been ap
pointed to request Join. meeting of the
of January, 1876.
1t was resolved that the invitation be &C.
cepted, and twelve o'clock was designated
as the time of said meeting.
Josiah Fisk, G. Bell, j. Euber and L. P
Landry were appointed committee to pre-
sent the lay delegation to the conference at
said meeting.
The convention then proceeded to the
election Of delegate to the general con-
ference.
On the second ballot G. Bell, having re-
ceived majority of all the votes cast, was
declared duly elected.
On motion OF c. Bussey, the election OF
G. Bell was declared unanimous.
On motion of P. Landry, General Cyrus
Bussey was unanimously elected the al
ternate delegate.
The president, n. D. Bush, having called
A. E. Albert to the chair, offered the follow.
ing resol alton, which was adopted, without
dissenting voice:
Resolred, That this convention has un-
| wavering faith and confidence in General
Cyrus Bussey, as a friend of the colored
people.
On motion, the convention adjourned IN
til the eighth Of January at 1880 A. NJ.
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