The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-23
matter under adyisement. reserving its ruling
for future day.
M. II. CHURCH. (NoRTH).
Second Day or the Conference.

The second day'a proceedings OF the annual
Inference OF tho Methodist EyIseopal Church
NORTH comm anced yesterday morning at .
o'clock, Bishop Harris presiditg.
The religious exercises were conducted ~
Rev. w. r. Forrest.
The class remaining on trial for ministerial
orders was called and Milton Morris. David
Ross and Chns shalowhorn were discontinued.
Simon Evans Chas Washington and Charles
Ksrshaw passed their examination and were
continued on trial J. w. Hudson passed his
examination and WINS admitted TO full member
ship.
Elders orders wore conferred on tho follow
inu: Frank Walker, +. Jackson, 4 Thompson.
Wn. Davis. A. Hpeare. A, II. p Albert. J II.
Marshal and T. a. Montgomery.
The conferences then procesdei to elect min
bs held In Cincinnati In May mex. This con
| vention 10 held every four yours. md - tbelaw
making power OF tic Church. Deietates are
sent 70 II from the world, and IT T. oompoand Of
ministerial aud lay members. Hey. }, y Hart
zei and Rev. Emperor Williams wsro tho min,
i-terial deegstes selected from this state, aud
the lay ones will be- apn0tbt q To-day, hevsr
Marcus Dale aud Samuel ID syhgo were appoint
cd the reserve mipieterial d. legnes.
The names of MI tho eldora Were oallea, ana
their characters passed, with but ono exception.
and hls case was given TO committee TO ihVes-
tlgate.
REPORTS,
h9y. j. H. uHTlHsl TspENh6ultHR tAo ophNhbih
District of New Orleans. and having La charge
the German members. Ames Church ard nine
other appnintmsnts; rpnrtea "a Increase OF
member.tlip. The Germans had paid some oil
their deb's: hmes Church. under DIR. Brstor.
had II good congregation and wa5 UAylnk liz
deb. and the chapel on Valence street. which
had b. Gu burned, was rebuilt.
Rev. Emperor Williams. from tho southern
District OF New Orleans. with seventeen
charges. reported NIL 10 good condition. There
bud bsen mn increase 10 the benevolent coiiee,
ttoLs. several churches were improved and
the spiritual condition waa good.
hev. Jos. Gould. from Baton Rouge. with
eighteeu charges reported that the exodus
had afY cted him. breaking up two or three ei
his churches.
exceptions 7 ho storm st year had blown
down 1--we ehurches. but they we're rebuilt. He
had received 1850 from the Board OF Church Ex-
| tensiun OF Philadelphia, aud 500 from a sym
| pathzer North.
Rev. Eamuei DavnRe OF Shreveport. reported
his churches In u Juriehi ng condition. but tw
or thfeo of them had b5en affected by the
exodus,
Tue Rev Dr. Matthew'S OF the M. t. Church
South. address Il tbs conferences. expressing
sympathy with The wo Of tho church.
Rev. Dr. Hunt. OF New York. also addressed
| Ii in ike manner.
Tho conference the adjourned and reassem-
blsd at D. m. when memoi ial seI Vices were
| hold for Bishop Haven aud deceased ministers
| and decsast ministers wives.
| Dr. Hartzell read Biographies OF Rev. Peter
| Brown Mrs. Williams. M rs. Chin and Mrs. Mat
| lock. deceased,
The eulogy on Bishop Haven was pronounc4 d
| by Bishop Harris, and soon thereafter tho con
ference adjourned.