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FLORIDA SfETHoDIsrs.
Thirty Eighth Annual Conferenc,


The thirty-eight session of the Florida
Conference of the NJ. E. Church, South,
met in the Methodist Church in Jackson
vile, Fla, at 80 a. m., January 3, 1888,
Bishop III. II. Kayanagh in the Chair.
Opened with religious service. conducted
by the Bishop, assisted by S. Woodberry.
Roll was called by the Secretary of the
last Conference, and thirty-nine clerical
and six lay delegates responded.
Conference completed its organization
by the election of T. PaScO, Secretary. H.
E. Partridge and t. Bishop were elected
assistants.
On motion, the Presiding Elders were ap-
pointed a committee to nominate the
standing committees.
Hours of meeting and adjournment fixed
at 10 a. m. and p. m.
The Bishop introduced the following: j.
B. West, d. D., Tennessee Conference;
- Hawes, Tennessee Conferences; w.
II. Potter, ID. D., editor Wesleyan Christ
ian Advocate; J. w. Burke. Macon: -
Carson, North Mississippi Conference; j.
G. Smith, North Texas Conference; G. G..
Smith, North Georgia Conference.
The Presiding Elders, as a committee
TO nominate the standing committees, re-
ported as follows:
Committee on Public Worship-C. A.
Fulwood, t. W. Moore, H. B. Frazee, w.
A. Mclean.
Committee on Books and Periodicals.
j. Wotord Tucker, j. p. DePass, W. s.
Richardson, I. j. Phillips, II. W. Long,
I. j. BlalOck, A. A. Barnett, G. W..
Mitchell, S. Z. Sparkman, G. w. Taylor.
Sunday School Board-H. B. Frazee, G.
A. Saunders, L. w. Tompkins, E. Il. Har-
mon, j. Wood, DR.. L. F. Frink, A. Phil
lips, r. c. Douglass, c. L. Mitchell, f. r..
Bridges.
Committee to Draft Constitution and
Bylaws for Church Extension Board
IL. B. Frazee, j. p. DePass, A. K. Phil
lips, j. B. Ley, w. Williams.
Committee on Memoirs-U. S. Bird, H.
Partridge, c. A. Fulwood.
Committee on Temperance-J. Atkins,
r. Martin, W. Dunbar, w. n. Sheats, A.
j. Russell, t. N. Gautier.
Committee on Conference Relations-S.
WOodberry, r. II. Barnett, j. j. Sealy, j.
c. Ley, I. j. Phillips, U. S. Bird.
Committee on District Conference Rec
ordsmR; Il. Barnett, W. NJ; Watts, J. A.
CaStill, w. FL. +. Robarts, w. III. Parker.
The following communications were
read:
The contract made by Florida delega-
tion to the General Conference with j. w.
Burke & Co. Referred, without reading.
to Committee on Books and Periodicals.
Report of Visiting Committee to Wes-
leyan Female College. Referred to Board
of Education.
Communication from A. G. Haygood,
d. D., President of Emory College. Re-
ferred to the Board of Education.
Communication from w. p. Lovejoy,
Financial Secretary of Emory College.
E. Harman was elected to fill the va
cancy in the Board of Education, caused
by the death of S. L. Smith.
On motion, the elders were not required
to retire during the examination of char
acter under question 20.
On motion, the preachers were required
to read their reports as their names were
called.
Question was taken up. W. H. Stein
myer and A. c. Lee Gette, were called, then
passed, and the Examining Committee re-
porting favorably, they were continued on
trial in the class of the second year.
J. b. McFerrin, book agent, introduced
and presented his annual report, which
was read and referred to the Committee
Books and Periodicals.
Also report of the Trustees of the Goblin
fund read and referred to joint Board of
Finance.
Question again taken up and T. r.
Branch called and not being present was
continued on trial in the class of the first
year.
Report from D. Morton, Secretary of
Board of Church Extension, was read
and referred to Committee on Church Ex-
tension.
Rev. G. G. Smith addressed the Confer
ence briefly.
j. Atkins, Jr., of the HoIston Confer
ence and President of the Nashville Fe-
male College, was introduced and pre-
sented the claims of his college.
G. g. n. Mcdonnell, of the South Georgia
Conference, was introduced.
Question was resumed, and L. w.
Moore, A. Silvera, G. T. Ley, o. A. His
cock were called.
Question was taken up, and J. w.
Hanna, Jr., of the Tennessee Conference,
L. s. Armisted, South Georgia Conference
j. G. Smith, p. L. Smith, North Texas
Conference, were announced as transfers
to this Conference.
On motion, the vote fixing the hours of
meeting and adjournment at 10 a. m. and
2 p. m. was reconsidered, and ON motion
was fixed at 9:30 a. m. and 80 p. m.
Question 20 was taken up, and the fol-
lowing elders were called and their char
acters passed: G. E. bowman, II.
III. Kennedy, r. nj. Tyding, W. G.. Booth
and F. Pasco.
The hour of adjournment having ar
rived, after various announcements Con-
ference adjourned with the benediction by
the Bishop.
The Conference of the NJ. Z. Church
North convened at 8 a. m. in Jacksonville
on Wednesday. p. NJ. Merrill, ID. d.,
LII. D., the presiding Bishop, opened the
Conference with reading of Scripture,
prayer and an address, which was fol-
lowed by the administration of the Lords
Supper.
At the conclusion of the sacrament the
roll was called and some thirty-five an
swered to their names. Revs. S. b. Dar-
nell. c. G. Mclean and j. Grant were
elected Secretaries.
The morning session was taken up in
the reports of the Presiding Elders of two
districts and the reports of the pastors
on the same. The afternoon was en-
ployed by the committees in the arrange
ment of statistics and general conference
work.
At s p. m. Rev. p. Swearingen preached
the missionary sermon.
ASTOUNDING REVELATION.