Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-24
A. M. E. CONFERENCE.

"A. H. u. CONE 6SdNC6.
The fourth days session of the A. NJ. Z.
Conference was preluded by devotional e1-
ercises, commencing at 9 A. NJ. yesterday, led
by the Rev. Mr.. Offer.
At half-past the Conference was called to
order, Bishop Ward in the chair. and minutes
of Saturdays session were read and approved.
The finance table of the churches was COM
pleted, and will be considered to-day.
VIM. H. Carter, editor Of the Pacific DIP
peal of San Francisco, and James A. Reader
of Bethel Church of San Francisco, appeared
and participated in the Conference.
DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS CONTINUED.
Question Who have been admitted or
readmitted with full connection Answer
None.
Question S-Who are the Deacons? An
swer-I. III. 81. West, E. L. Tappan. Il. L.
Houston and J. Fl. Warren.
Question 9-Who have been elected and
ordained Deacons and Elders this year
Question 10-Who have located this year?
Answer-None.
Question 11-Who have been elected by the
General Conference to exercise the episcopal
office and superintend the A. M. E. Church
Answer-Daniel d. Payne. d. D.; a. w.
Wayman. d. D.; J. P. Campbell. d. D.. LII.
D.; j. A. Shorter; f. NJ. d. Ward, d. D.;
j. M. Brown, d. D., ID. G. L.; II. NJ. Tur-
ner, D. D.; William F. Dickerson, D. D.;
and r. H. Cain, D. d.
Question 12-Who are the supernumerary
aud superannuated preachers? Answer-Rev
j. r. Dorsey, supernumerary.
Question 13-Who have been expelled this
year? Answer-None.
Question 14-Who have withdrawn from
the connection this year? Answer-M. L.
Weir.
Question 15-Are all the preachers blame
are found to stand fair.
The roll was called under this head, and
the following names were passed as accept
able on standing Revs. W. I'll. Offer, 2. r.
Green, l. N. Triplett, q. ID. ,Jimmerson, }.
r. Dorsey, j. +. Anderson and l. ii. IL.
West.
Question 16-Who have died this year,
Answer-None.
Question 17-Where are the preachers sta
toned? appointments to be made to-day
Question 18-Where and when shall the
land, Alameda county, Cal. Time not yet
determined).
Upon motion Reys. l. n. Triplett, b.
Fletcher and +. Smithea were assigned to
the quarterly Conference of the Z Mon Bethel
Church of San Francisco.
The report upon temperance was sub
mitted and discussed by Revs. Green, Trip
lett, Offer, Dorsey, Jenkens, Williams, jim
merson and Anderson, after which, upon mo-
ton, it was adopted.
The Bishop presiding expressed great sat-
isfaction and pleasure at the manner in
which the people of Sacramento had received
and supported the Conference, and also spoke
commendatory of the repairs made and pres
ent appearance of the church edifice in which
the Conference is being held.
The Conference then at P. II. adjourned till
o'clock, the time appointed for holding the
SABBATH SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
This meeting was called to order at P. NJ,
with large audience present. Rev. l. N.
Triplett presided. and Miss Billiard, Assist
ant Superintendent of Sacramento Sunday
School, conducting the exercises, which were
as follows: Responsive readings and Scrip
ture reading in concert; singing, SIN the
Highways and Hedges goseek for the Lark :"
prayer. by Elder Offer; singing. Firmly
stand for God ;" leaf cluster exercises sing
ing by the school, Little Children, you may
Gomez address by Rev. G. d. Jimmerson;
singing, ITO the work )" address by Rev. l.
II. III. West; singing, Peace upon earth;
address by VIM. H. Carter of San Francisco
singing, welcome Hymn" This was given
as welcome introduction to Bishop Ward.
AT the conclusion of the song the Bishop was
introduced to the school, and made an adj
dress. Following this was singing, "Jubi-
late Dec, and closing exercises.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Board of City
Trustees met yesterday The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved.
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, reported that during the past
week the works had been running les hours
the total number of gallons of water pumped
was %, 305, $50, and the amount of fuel con-
surned in pumping the same was 1872 cubic
feet of gas coke. The application of w. II.
Ferre, who asks damages from the city in
consequence of injuries received by being
thrown from a buggy which collided with
sewer pipe left on Ninth street, was taken
up. Ga account of the absence of certain
witnesses, the matter YVES postponed till rext
Monday. An order relative to the filling in
of low lots was passed. 1t directs that GER
| tain lots in the southern portion of the city
be filed in and that sealed proposals for de-
| ing the work be advertised for. After allow
| ing the following bills, the Board adjourned:
William Turton, 1892 43; NJ. J. Carroll,
81; Chas. Heinrich, 81; f. Foster. So;
| l1OBnAHs ~ w., t1"o L.
W. Reid. SO; Thomas Cotter, S12; NJ.
Daley, SIS; George Murray, 50 500; A. NJ.
Smith, 50; Thos. D. Ballou, IS 80; n. L.
Ghoul, SO p Lynch, Sc ; Thos Burns. Sc !;
Antoine Brason, Sl4; G. P. r. Il. Co., 81 IL !;
A. NJ Smith, Sl5 76; George T. Bush,
So So J. w. Watt. Sill; II. A. Weaver,
1904 Lee Young, Sc; P. a. Byrne, 81 20 /;
John Shellars, $50; W. A. & 9. S. Houeh-
ton, $40 So.
POLICE CoURT.-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yes
terdsy: Dolly Graham, for disturbing a
religious meeting, was sentenced to pay fine
of $40; Lizzie jerks, common drunk, SEN
fenced to 40 days in jail; ]. BaliciaD, for
smoking opium, discharged, as it was his first
offense and "was smoking for catarrh !" j.
| Sheppard, exposure of person on the plaza,
tried, found guilty and to be sentenced to-
day Pat Carr, drunk, discharged, being
first offense John Mcdonald, disturbing the
peace, pleaded guilty and to be sentenced to-
day Robert Fisher, same offense, found not
guilty and discharged the cases of Jacob
Smith, for disturbing the peace, was con-
tinued till to-day that of q. n. Herring,
| same offense, continued till tomorrow case
of John Baur, disturbing the peace, con-
tinued till the 26th ; cases of A. Scroggs and
Fling Soon, for violating the health ordinar ce,
and S. Tryon and F. DeHondt, violating side
walk ordinance, continued till 2Sth instant.
INCORPORATION. = Articles of incorpora-
ton were yesterday fled with the Secretary
of State of the Lompoc Lodge, No. 24s, l..
o. o. F. Following are the Dire ;tors
Henson Poland, De Witt @. Henning and
Z. f. Tucker.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
ARCADE HOTEL.