The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-22
THE A. NJ. n. ZION CONVENTION.

The proceedings Of the Louisiana Annual
Conference. A. M. T. Zion Church, fourth day,
were held on Saturday, the nineteenth Of Jan
uary instant, Bishop Thompson presiding The
devotional exercises were conducted by the
Bishop. Prayer was offered by JAS Allen.
The journal was read and approved. The
regular order of business was then taken up
and disposed of.
Rev Mr.. Green, of the Baptist Church OF
New Orleans, was introduced TO the Bishop
and Conference. and made o few pertinent re-
| marks. vote Of thanks was rendered him.
| subsequently,Re Rev, George W Bryant, M. d..
| of the Cosmopolitan Tabernacle, New Orleans.
was introduced to the Bishop and Conference,
and after making some remarks, presented
petition from tho officers and members OF tho
| independent Methodist Episcopal Church,
known as the Cosmopolitan Tabernacle Asso-
citation, who were desirions administers,
| officers and Misunderstanding and becoming
subordinate to the Bishops OF the A. M. H.
| Zion connection; he MT the same time pre-
santng his credentials and petition to the
Bishop and Conference for their action.
After some preliminaries, on motion OF Rev
J. p. Brown, the Rev. q. W. Bryant, officers
and members of the Independent Methodist
Episcopal Church, known rs the Cosmopoli,,
| tan Tabernacle Association, were admitted
into the A. M. H. Zion connection
| Rev G. w. Bryant informed the Bishop that
| he and his officers and members were willing
to comply with the disciplinary laws of the
same were DESTROYS, then and there, to receive
the necessary obligations for himself and in
structions for his officers and members.
Subsequently the Bishop, IN very feeling
manner, received him according TO the ais ca
plne and instructed him concerning the Off
GERS and members.
petition was also presented from the
quarterly conference of said church, praying
for the ordination Of j. +. Seymour to the Of
flee of deacon, which was received ana re-
ferred to the proper committee. which, later
I'm the session, reported favorably.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
the Bishop made the following appointments
for Sabbath
Union Mission, II a. m.
Ordination sermon, Rev. Geo. w. Bryant,
and ordination OF deacons 49,.
| At3p m. n funeral sermon on the late
Bishops D. Talbot by BshopJ L. Ihomp-
At7:3o y. m. the Conference met at the Cos
mopolitan Tabernacle.
A sermon was preached by Rev. +. d. Tay-
lor, of tho Alabama Conference;
VIM Freeman was ordained to the Office OF
elder.
The Lords Supper was then participated in
by 3l6 communicates.
!, After some remarks by the pastor q vote
was taken concerning the instructions ema'
mating from the Bishop and OF fealty to the
. A. M. E. Zion connection, which was unani
mously carried.
The Annual Conference love-feast will bt
, held in the A. M. Z. Zion Tabernacle tonight
[ at half-past seven.
The twenty-second annual statement OF tina
old and reliable insurance company, The sur
, Mutual" which is presented to the public. dis
, closes flatternR and substantial result To-
the past year. Under the able. wise and dis
Greet administration, as now cons tut d, this
company, as usual, present q most gratifying
report to stockholders. Their net earned pre-
{ miums amount to $685. 80 and total losses T.
, total assets amounting to s656. 1858 49, Mr. Jas.
| Day. who has been so long and honoraably con
nectad with this company as its pres dent. ma
we'll feel proud Of the institution over which h
) presides, and in Mr.. CARPENTER the compan,
possesses a reliable. thoughtful and expert