The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-03
Onniarnnca Minuinn.

Minutes Of the Quarterly Conference OF tho
Dallas station Of the IGllas District OF the
Enst Texas Annual Conference, OF the
COlored M. II, Church, In America,
Conference met In the evening at
the Chapel, on the 3lst ult, with Elder
M. i. Jamison presiding, who opened
the Conference with prayer.
Mr.. John Pages was elected secro'
tary.
The roll was called, and the mem
bers being present answered to their
names.
Moved that no one shall be Inter
rupted while speaking Carried.
Moved that NO member shall leave
the Conference room without the con-
sent of the Conference. Carried.
Conference agreed TO have mar
shal, and James Mckinney was 30 APP
pointed.
Conference agreed to allow eight
minutes TO each member 10 speak on
any subject.
There being no other preliminary
business, the elder took up the regu-
lar disciplinary questions.
Moved and seconded that Rev. A, j.
Burrus and Brother Ed. Friend, OF the
Nj. Il. Church, be admitted in the bar.
Carried.
@ First-Are there any appeals :?
A. No.
@ Second-Are there any COM
plants? A. There is.
@ Thirds there written report OF
the state OF the Sunday.school 2 A.
There is-Sundays one, teachers two,
scholars thlrty-fve, superintendent
one condition very good.
q. F0urth-Are there any applica-
lions for license to preach or exhort ?
A. There is-John III. Gangs, was re-
commended. Conference proceeded
to ballot, aud John IL. Gaings was
elected-yeas, 8; meas, 4.
@. Fifth-Are there any application
for the removal OF license? A. None.
@ Sixth--What is doing for the
cause OF mission--here the elder gave
an interesting lecture on this great
cause, telling the conference that the
church could not do well without a
missionary society--hence u commit
tee was appointed to whom the sub
ject was referred on the report OF the
committee 1t was agreed to form such
a society, then u committee OF seven
was appointed to draw up its forms
and bylaws.
@. Seventh-What is the general
state of the church? A. Very good
received into the church on the 18th,
baptised eight, died none, removed
none, withdrawed one, expelled two
dropped three.
@, Eighth-What amount has beer
raised since the last quarter for the
superintendent Of the ministry? A.
$47 90, paid the z. G., S3l 50 inciienta
80, paid the p. Il. $l3 40.
@. Ninth-What amount has been
raised for Other enterprise of the
church? A. $25.
Q. What is the present indebtedness
of the church? A, $3.50.
q What plan has the trustees
adopted f + raising the money? A
rhey have rgtCed to raise IL by sub
scr 'piior.
@, How much has been subscribed
A. $500. Rev. s. Townsel was ap
pointed travelling agent for the church
Jas Mckinney was fined twenty live
cents for sleeping in the conference
room, and discharged from the mar
shalship, and j. HI. Lew is was elected
as marshal. Moved and seconded
that commi ttee he appointed to so
lici. subscriptions on Sunday carried
II. Reed, r. Wooden and s. Townsel
was appointed.
q Tenth--Miscellane Business
Edward Cambell, II. w. Walker, JOIN
PAGES, J. IL. Jamison, s. p. Johnson
Il. johnson was elected stewards anl
trustees. Wesley Floyd, Richart
johnson, A. Boyd, A. Blaekman, J
II. Louis, N, Johnson, s. 7. johnson
was elected trustees.
Edward Jarrett was charged by The
police of the Mayors Court and foun'
guilty, and accordingly expelled from
the church.
Conference adjourned.
NJ. +. JAMESON, j. y.
JOHN PAGE, Secretary.