Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-24
A. NJ. E. CONFERENC CE.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The annual conference convened in
Bethel church at IL a. m. Wednesday, Nov.
81, 1888, Bishop II. N. Turner, presiding.
The conference was opened with prayer
by the Bishop. Roll called and AZ preach
ers answered to their names. =,
On motion, Ray NJ Collins was elected
secretary and Rev F NJ Esston, statistl-
ON molten the boundary of the conference
was Fixed to extend to the sixth pew.
DR. A A Whitman was elected reporter
for the daily press, after which Bishop
Turner introduced DR. James Porter and
some young ministers to the conference,
also the editor OF the Mansion, first pre-
facing his remarks wit u short speech, t,
showing the conference the necessity OF
staying on the right side OF the press, In
response to which all the conference po-
lltely rose to their feet. After returning
left several copies OF the Mansion at their
disposal and invited slI to call at the office
and subscribe before leaving the city.
In the order of the organization RevJ Z
Jones introduced to the Bishop ana tne
Bishop to the conference. the following
named gentlemen Revs W Ii Higgins. w
0 Emory, u w Sans, ii { DuLlap and Geo
w Cothingh am, all of the NJ. f. church.
All made few remarks ard retired, after n
Proser of the Zion NJ. E. church, formerly
a member of the Pittsburg conference OF
the A. M. E. church, also the Rev NJ
"A.
On motion the Bishop was authorized to
appoint all committees.
Ist. Committee on Public Worship-Rev
J Jones and Rev DR. Porter.
I'd. Committee on Flnance-ltectOr, An
drews and Jones.
Sd. Committee on Dollar Money-Revs
W hitman, Porter, Wildman and Davis.
4th. Committee on Missionary Money
Wildman, Patton, King and Leachnan.
9th. Committee on Book COncern-Whit-
man, Peggee, Ezelie and Ragsdsle.
9th. Judiciary Committee-Revs Wade.
Williams, Pettigrew. Rector and Phillips.
1th. Conmittee on Deeds and Home,
steads--Peggee, Gray, johnson. Tay lor and
McDowt II.
sth. Admission and Holy Orders-Revs
Porter, W ade, Williams, Phillips and Col
Inns.
9Th. Letters and Petitions-Barnett, Peg
gee and Smith.
10Th. Committee on Circuits. Stations,
Missions ana New Work-kevs Jones, Phil
lips, Easton, Rector, Collins. Pettigrew ana
Thompson.
I1th. Committee on Education-Reys Mil
Ter, Sims, Patton, Brisco and Cleveland
18th. Committee on sabbath Schools
Revs Williams. Gwynn and Porter.
18th. Committee on First Years Study
Rpvs Wade Williams and Andrews.
14th. Committee on Second Years Study
-Revs Williams and Rector.
10Th. Committee on Third Years Study
Rcvs Miller and johnson.
18th. Committee on Fourth Years Study
-Revs w hitman and Wade.
18th. Committee on Temperance e-teys
Wilkerson, King and smith.
18th. Committee on General Conference
DelegstiOn-Revs Collins, Easton and Will
liams.
10Th. Committee on Transportation-Revs
Jones, Rector and Phillips.
10Th. Committee on the State of the
Country-Revs Collins, Porter, Whitman
EastOn and Williams.
Rev NJ F. Wildman was appointed by the
Bishop to preach the annual sermon this
Wednesday nigh and on Thursday night
the missionary sermon by Rev + w Wade,
and DR. Jas Porter = sermon on education.
The following named applicants were re-
spectively recommended to be examined
for the itinerant work by the Presiding
Elders:
BY John c Jones. = f Little Rock Dis
trict: X l. Crittenden, BJ Finney, II Ii Hill.
NJ Smith and Ben Jarrett.
BY w A j Phillips, Z E Fort Smith Dis
trct: ID Turner, w A Tyler, NJ II Hay
good, n Malone, Andrew Carter, A Il
Winston, II p Winston, Jno Holland and
George HALEY.
BY w II Rector, p f Augusta District
F. NJ Argyle, g James, ID Neal and A
Bedlum.
BY F A Easton, T f st Francis Districts:
w J Smith and w Whiteside.