Daily Republican., 1878-12-06
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TME DISTRICT CGN FERENCE.
The Morning Session Occupied
with Licensing Local PreacIers

The Morning Session Oeeupted
Win Licensing Local Preachers
The District Conference met at
O'Clock, T. b. Hunter leading in praye.
On motion Of Rev. France the me ct
ing took up he list Of local preachers
who had not appeared before the Exam
lining Committee for examination.
Rev. Geo. Il. Bristor moved that thi,
District Conference reaffirm the resolu
tions of the preceding District Confer.
ence in relation 20 the examination o
local preachers.
DR.. Caldwell moved q substitute the
following resolutions:
Resolred, That hereafter the Quar-.
terly Conference Of each charge In this
District shall appoint committee Of
which pastors shall be chairmen, to ex.
anime local preachers according to the
requirements Of this District confer.
ence. The words in the resolution,
Quarterly Conference, was with
drawn.
Rev. Rev. J. Is. Mann moved as an
amendment to the substitute that tn.
whole subject Of the examination OF
local preachers and exhorters ba defer
red rntil the next District Conference.
The am-ndmsn.to to the r-sol ution was
ruled out Of order
After a lengthy discussion on mo-
ton Of Rev. J. B. Mann the subject was
laid on the table.
The following resolution was offered
Resolved, That J. Y. McLaughlin's H.
cense be renewed providing that he
pass a satisfactory examination before
committee consisting Of his pastor and
the pastor ofthe most contiguous charge.
The resolution was adopted.
The case Of the renewal of license az
local preacher to Chas. d. Usinger was
the next in order. In this case, 1t ap-
pears Mr.. U. was arrested for libel, bu,
the bill was brought up before the
Grand Jury and ignored.
In this case Mr.. Usinger had pub.
lished an article in the Herqid, to which
W. II. Churchman took exceptions,
hence the iii el.-Reporter.]
The following resolution was offered
by the minister of Asbury.
Resoired, "That while ". regret the
mistake made by Bro. Usinger, yet we
believe it was only mistake and that
We hereby express our sympathy for
him in his trouble and confidence in
his christian character.
The following local preachers licenses
We're renewed, providing they pass
successful examination before the prop.
er committee
W. X. Galloway, Eli Mendenhall,
Chas. D. rsnger, W. J. Grant, Thomas
Friar, r. c. Carter, Joseph miller, VIM.
T. Miller and William Brickley.
The following local preachers were
examined and the renewal Of license
granted :---George W. Weldin, j. f.
Scott, James Mccoy, Vim. II. Hender-
son, Alfred Bosie, J. +. Williamson,
William A. Smith, VIM. b. Guthrie,
+. A Ellis, Harrison Clark, John Ford
Eli Mendenhall and Louis L. Todd.
The licenses of William G.. Finn and |
John W. Kane, were no, granted.
}. !. Scott was recommended by the .
District Conference to the Annual Con.
ference for Deacon's Orders.
The rules were suspended and DR..
Ph@bus offered the following resolutions
which were adopted unanimously
WHEREAS, This conference (nvited
to an inspection of the Wesleyan Female
College, have been greatly delighted
with the change for the better in the
furnitur. ard service of
the College, since the incumbency of
Rev. J. NJ. Williams, A. NJ, as Presi.
dent, and
WHEREAS, We believe the faculty of
instruction capable and able, therefore
be it
ReSoired, That we affirm our entire
confidence in the President, and fully
endorse him as a competent instructor.
ReSo'red, That We cordially approve
'f the comfortable provision made by
he present management thereby max
ng the college desirable home for our
daughters and sisters.
ReSolred, That the reduction of the
'harges after December 3lst, 1878, to
he low sum OF 5000 per annum is an
Illustration Of the determination to pnt
he price of board, tuition, &C., within
he reach OF all, and is thankfully &C.
Resolved, That copy of these reso
utions signed by tn. President and
Secretary of this Conference be forward
ID to President Williams.
The Presiding Elder and the Com
nittee on Programm" were appointed a
to fix on the place OF hold
ng the next District Conference. ,
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