The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-06

The Tallahassss Dfssrles Cs.fsre.ce
Held IN annual session h fhs EszbodlsA chnrch
Of this city, beginning viii the opsnins sssnoa
on Wednnsday evsaine last and closing With
the servicsssef ths Loest day TIE bazineM
sessions wsss held fromss 10 II A. n. and nom
s to6P. n. Of each intervening day; ths Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. c. Z. Downsn. President
and Rev. G. A Saunders, Secretary. Eleven
Clerical and - Lay Delegates were In attend
ance The following ministers received the
courtesies Of the COnferesce: ReyS W. P.
Lovejoy, Agent of Emory College. J. NJ Hen
dry, 4 8. Secretary. J. J. Taylor, Agent Flor
ida Methodist" and Messn. Blake, Dunbar, and
Robinson Of fhe Methodist Allison Of the Pres
byterian, and Farley OF the colorsd Methodist
Church. Committees were appointed and re-
ports were received nom the several charges In
the District, on the following topics: Spiritual
State of the Church, Missions, Sunday Schools
and Education. Finances and Church Extension.
Temperance, Quarterly Conference Records and
Periodicals
The reports from charges and committees gave
rise TO lively and interesting discussions. Ad-
vice, instruction, remonstrance and exhortstiOn
were freely given and received. The President
managed the business of the Conference with
admirable tact, giving free rein TO debate, and by
his impartialty and suavity Of manner securing
order and harmony Of action.
Eighty dollars were subscribed for certain i'm
provements ct Emory College. The President
reported the contract made by the Florida, North
Georgia, and South Georgia Conference DelegA-
ton TO the General Conference. II Nashville,
with Messrs. J. W. Burke & Co., of Macon, for
the publication for four and q half years of the
WesIeyoD Christian Allocate, with Rev. DR.. Pot
ter editor, and Rev. F. Pasco corresponding
editor of the Florida Department The Con-
ference heartily endorsed this contract and the
appointment of Rev. Mr. Pasco, and recon-
mended the paper as the organ of the Florida
Conference TO the people. II also urged the claims
of the Publishing House at Nashville, and the
introduction Of Its publications into every Fam
lily and Sunday School Library.
The Committee on the Spiritual State of the
Church made an encouraging. but monitOry
report. Conference Records were reported cor
rectly and neatly kept
The Committee on Temperance reported the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
1. That we condemn the liquor traffic and its
Equalization.
g. That as christians we will use every legiti-
mate effort in our power to suppress this traffic
8. That we do hereby pledge ourselves to Co
operate with all other churches and Organiza-
lions 10 memorializing the next Legislature TO
enact such laws as will prevent the manufacture
and sale of spirituOus liquors.
4. That we will cooperate with all church
and temperance organizations in electing men
to the Legislature who will use their influence
for the abolition Of the liquor traffic.
8. That we do most earnestly urge upon all
our people to secure the election of temperate
and sober men to all State Offices
6. That we urge our people TO form temper
ance organizations in every neighbOrhood, whose
object shall be to enlighien the people as TO the
evils of intemperance and TO enlist them in favor
of the abolition of the liquor traffic, and request
our preachers to aid in forming and keeping up
such organizations.
The Committee on Sunday Schools reported
total of nearly 1000 scholars in the District and
Missionary Societies In nearly all Sunday
Schools, and urged to greater zeal and progress
Judge j. T. Bernard, g. w. Taylor, Jesse
Wood, and J. A. Cromartie were elected Lay
Delegates to the next Annual Conference. Judge
Bernard was appointed the attorney of the Con-
ference to procure titles to church property at
Crawfordville
While much business important 10 the District
was attended to, the Conference gave special
prominence to religious services. The following
ministers preached during the Conference: Rev
Messrs. Castel, Richardson, Holmes, Ley, Hen
dry, bowman, Pasco and Saunders; the two
last named officiating respectively at the morn
ing and evening services of the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
The congregations at these services were
quite large, especially on the Sabbath.
One of the most interesting occasions during
the sessions occurred on Saturday evening II
was that of missionary meeting under the au
spices of the Woman's Missionary Society. Mrs
G. A. Bryan presided, with the assistance of the
Presiding Elder; Miss Rubie Bernard, Score
tary. Reports were received from a number of
auxiliary societies, exhibiting gratifying and
hopeful results Rev. Messrs Richardson,
Saunders and Pasco delivered addresses. and
Revs G. E. bowman, f. Pasco and H r. Ken
nedy were made Life Members Of the Woman's
and they modestly but gratefully acknowledged
the honor done them.
Miccosukie was chosen as the seat OF the next
District Conference. Thanks were voted for
Inequalities received and for favors from the
F. c. & W. r. R.
Most of the delegates left for their homes on
Monday. Rev. Mr.. Richardson and Rev. DR..
Blake remain for awhile, and will assist the pas
tor of the Methodist Church in services 10 be
held through the present week
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