The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
LOUISIANA ANNUAL CoNFERENCu
Thirty.Third Session.
FOURTH DAY.

McTyeire calling upon Brother Jacob D. Har
per to conduct religious exercises.
The proceedings OF the third days session
were read, corrected and approved.
| A report was received from the Genera
record proceedings of annual conferences
which was ordered filed.
A document was received from the bool
editor, Thos. o. Summers Referred to tn,
committee on books and periodicals.
The committee reported in the case O
Brother Upton. 1t recommended that an in
vestigation was necessary, but as witnesses
were not get-atable, the ommlttee suggested
that the case be referred to the presiding
elder Of the Homer district, with instruction.
to proceed to an investigation. The last Lou
isiana Conference ordered that Brother Up
ton be investigated by the Delhi District Con
ference. Upon the recommendation of Bishop
Payne, Brother Upton denied the jurisdiction
OF the Delhi Conference, and would not sub
ject himself to an investigation before thai
body, An explanation was given OF the reason
Homer to the Delhi district, which was tc
the effect that trial in the former district
would be useless and simply waste Of time
as Brother Upton had been tried and acquit-
ted OF charges Of a similar nature on a previous
occasion. Delhi district was the place where
the charges originated, and where the wit
nesses lived. Brother Wright informed the
conference that 1t would be next to impossible
to have the witnesses In the Delhi district ex-
amined before tho presiding elder of the
| Homer district. The question was put: Shall
the report OF the committee be adopted.
| Yeas 81, nays "a.
| 1t was moved and seconded that Bishop
| MeTyeire appoint new committee. Carried.
Brothers McClendon, Isbell and Carter
were appointed, and given leave to retire i'm
mediately to investigate the charges against
Brother Upton.
Brother Carter asked to be excused from
service on said committee. Granted.
Brother Liverman was appointed and re-
quested to retire.
The following are the Sunday appoint
ments:
Carondelet Street Church-A. w. Wilson. d.
d., Il q: M; X. A. Young d; D., pm.
Felicity Street Church-Bishop McTyeire
II d. m; after sermon ordination OF deacons;
Cbas. w Carter, 7 D. m.
St. Charles Avenue Church-Joel T. Dawes,
II a. M; Ii. I. johnson. D. d.. 7p.m.
Louisiana Avenue Church-Jos. Ii. Stone,
Moreau Street Church-N. 8. Cornell, IL q.
M; James Mckee, p. m.
Algiers Church--1homas s. Randle, II q.
m; J. q. Graham, 7.p.m.
Ames Methodist Episcopal Church,. A.
Young, d. d., II a. m; II. s. Trippett, p. m
Dryades Street Church (German)-G. G.
Andrews, D. d., II a. m; Philip Allen, D. m.
Sorapuru Street Church (German)-B. T.
White, 7. p. IN.
Craps Street Church (German)-P. Calvin,
II q. m.
Prytana Street Presbyterian Church -
James E. Cobb. II a. M; President Armstrong,
7p.m.
DR.. Markhams Church (Presbyteriap)-
Magazine street, between jackson and Philip;
j. A. Parker, II q. m.
Memorial Presbyterian Church, corner Of
Felicity and Franklin streets-Baxter Clegg,
II a. m.
Coliseum Place Baptist Churchill O.
White, D. m.
Franklin Street Church 0}erman), corner of
st. Andrew. v. Pointer 10 80 a. m.
Reports from the Shreveport district were
called for.
Brother Joel T. Dawes, Shreveport circuit,
was the first name called under question 20.
Presiding Elder Robert Randle read the
report Of Brother r. A. Davis, of the Moor
ingsport circuit.
The report Of Brother J. M. Johnston. Of
the Caddo circuit, was read by the presiding
elder.
Brother George M. Liverman, DeSoto cir
cult, read his report
Brother John Pipes, Logansport mission
circuit, read his report.
Brother j. M. Brown, Mansfield circuit,
read his report.
Brother John B. Cassidy, OF the Pleasant
Hill circuit. not being present, his report was
read by the presiding elder.
Brother Cassidy was continued in the class
of the second year.
Brother J. N. Franklin, supernum erary Of
the Pleasant Hill circuit, was made effective. |
Presiding Elder Randle read the report OF !
Brother Robert NJ. Blocker. of the Anacoco |
circuit.
The following gentlemen were invited to |
take seats within the bar OF the conference:
Rev. I'll. +. johnson, ID. D., Rev. j. b. A. !
Ahrens. d: d., Of the German Church; Rev. |
J. Braun, Rev. J. J. Kienle, Rev. Mr.. Mathei, |
pastors of German churches of the Methodist |
Episcopal Church in New Orleans, and Rev. |
J. Z. Hartzell, of the Methodist Episcopal |
Church.
Brother w. d. Stayton. Springville circuit,
read his report.
Brother Joseph w. Medlock, South Bossier |
circuit, read his report.
Brother VIM. Hart, North Bossier circuit, |
read his report
Brother Hart read the report of Brother
James p. Bradley, OF the Minden circuit, |
The report Of Brother J. A. Monroe, Of the |
Natchitoches circuit, Shreveport district. was
read by Presiding Elder Rande
Brother 2. II. Diffenwerth. superannuated, |
read i, his report q work in the Tensas Mission
Brother W. P. Kimball was located on his |
own motion.
Question thirty-"Where will the next ses- |
sion OF this Conference, be held?"-was called. |
DdVUu IsOuRo dIlu MOuFO6 were 0Om1laCeU, |
Baton Rouge was unanimously selected.
Presiding Elder Keener presented an an
swer to the protest received yesterday, for |
Brother David A, Broddie. Order filed.
Bishop McTyeire announced that on to- |
morrow, at II a. m, at the Felicity Street |
Church, after the sermon, he would ordain |
The following deacons: r. Kimbock Faunt- |
leroy, s. FL. Werlein, 7. j. Hough, James D. |
Byars and James A. Biggs and that Elder |
lohn Z, Patterson would be ordained at the |
st. Charles Avenue Church, at seven D. m.
Brothers Fauntleroy, Werlein and Hough |
were elected deacons and admitted into full |
The committee on education, through its |
Joel L. Dawes, submitted It's re-
port. The report was considered by section.
The first. In reference to Centenary College.
was considered. DIR. Andrews, president OF |
ne college, was invited by Bishop Keener to
iition Of the same. At the conclusion OF DR..
Andrews address, the following resolution |
vas adopted:
,Resotued, That we here again solemnly
pledge ourselves to the support of Gem