National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-05
CoLoRED M. E. CHURCH.
Yesterdays session of the Conference mt
Israel Church.


The session Of the general conference of the
Colored NJ. T.. Church was resumed yesterday
morning at Israel Church. Bishop Miles, of Ken
lucky, called the conference to order. The roll
call showed $40 members present. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Bi,hop Lane, as
sisted by Bishops Miles and Beebe. W. II.
Daniels, OF the Tennessee Conference was
elected secretary, and L. w. Moseley assistant
secretary. II. b. Hoilingsworth of Texas, was
elected recording secretary, A committee con-
sistng OIL II. Andrews, W. T. Thomas, and J. X.
Daniels was appointed on credentials, and re-
ques ed TO report Tomorrow morning. II was
decided that the meetings of the conference
should be from half-past nine 10 two o'clock each
day
THE FOLLOWING STANDING COMMITTEES
were appointed; on EpiscoPaGy-J, H.; Mitchell,
NJ, +. Jamison, Texas; f. Il. Blackledge, North
Carolina; w. 7. Thomas, Virginia; A; j. Stinson,
SeoTgia is"ac BpiSyE L0nis"n Tx oES Md 95ner
itincTacy-J, S. White, Georgia; H. A. Stewart
iingsworih, Texas; j. r, Jones, North Carolina;
7. White, Georgia; " +. booker Louisiana james
Church literature-G w. Usher Georgia; ]. n
Beh, Kentucky, w. W: Lewis, Texas; s. $, Book
sun North GSr9tn4 a. Mitchell amas HSisSppi
James Briller, Mississippi, and d. L. Jackson, Ala
bama.
NJ.
Kentucky; L, W. Moseley,, Tennessee NJ. F. Jam.
ison, Texns: c. B. Blackledge, North Carolina
King Peters, Arkansas +. Cottrell, Mississippi:
A. Stephenson, Virginia; J. d. Lee, Georgia, and
Z. A. Amos, Louisiana
Reyision-G, W. Usher, Georgia; ]. y. Bell, Ken
lucky; w. II. Daniel Tennessee; W. w. Lewis,
TexGs; C. L. Burnette, North Carolina; B. Z. Ford,
Mississippi; p, A. Amos, Louisiana, and Oliver
oI MIssionsMj PP s. White, Georgia; NJ NJ. Barker,
Kentucky; Il. b. smith, Tennessee H. ?. HoIi.'
ingsworh, Texas; J. Il. Jones, North Carolina; l..
II. Andrews, Mississippi; G. NJ Bount, Virginia;
II, J. White, Georgia, and W. P. Booker Louis
lana.
Mississippi, and A. j. stnsOn, Georgia.
Boundary-H 4. Stuart Kentucky; D, Smith,
Tennessee W. w. Lewis, Texas S. S. Booksun,
North Carolina; b. E. Ford, Mississippi; G. NJ.
Bount, Virginia; S: L. Stinson, Georgia; Isaac
Bullock Louisiana; James Briller, Mississippi C.
F. Womack, Texas; G. l. Jackson, Alabama.
Rev. Bishop Shorter, of the A. NJ. e. Church, was
invited to a seat In the conference. Bishop Miles
| explained how II misunderstanding with Bishop
Turner, of the A. NJ. E. had prevented meeting OF
then adjourned until this morning. AT night
| Rev. ii. w. Stors, of Kentucky, preached at the
| colored church at Ilillsdae.
| Church services were also held last evening In
Israel e. NJ E. Church, corner of First and streets
southwest, which were the first held in the audi
| forum of the new edifce, aud were conducted by
the Rev. N. b. Smith, of the Tennessee Con ference
The opening hymn was Whom Man ForsHkes
direction of Mr.. j. f. N Wilkinson, assistant choris-
Ter, as basso, aud WAS as listed by Miss Anna Brown
soprano. Miss Fanny SmallwoOd, alto; MrIhomas
| tenor, and Mr.. l.. W. Hickman, jr, organist. The
reverend gentleman delivered a fne discourse
taking as his text Ecclesiastes tx, o. Al the con.
| clusion of the sermon fervent prayer was offered
| by the Rev Perry Smith, of Tennessee and the
services closed with the Doxology.