Daily Republican., 1885-05-20
THIRD ED|T|0
The Close OF Conference ..

Dlll a VI. L OJhioiCh'O opOhOo yVS'
terday morning witch devotional exer.
cises, conducted by the Rev. j. M.
Townsend
The Board Of Education was aunoun.
ced as being composed of the Revs. j.
W. Berkett, 7. G.. Steward and l.. j.
Coppin ard Z. g. Baxter aud NJ. P.
Hull the trustees of Wilberforce Uni.
versity, the Rev. @. G. Felts, j. S.
Thompson. Amos Wilson, d. p. Hamil.
ton and w. II. Amos.
The committee on Bible Cause report
ed that $40. 10 had been collected. The
Rsv. j. H. Bean moved to appropriate
$50 to the secretaries of the conference,
and after engthy discussion the mo.
ton was laid on the table. Bishop Cain
stated that Bishop Shorter had been
taken very Ill about midnight, but that
he was now better. The Rev. l.. j.
Coppin moved that as much of the pre-
vlous days report of the committee on
education as reflected on the action of
the conference in admitting candidates
to deacons' orders, after they had failed
to pass the prescribed examination, be
stricken of. A general presentation of
arguments pro and con followed during
which the Rev. T. G. Steward, OH be-
half of the negative, made q powerful
appeal for strict adherence to the laws
of the conference. The motion was
adopted.
The committee oD Sunday schools
made lengthy report, which showed
that 5, 1872 scholars were enrolled in the
schools within the bounds of the Phila-
delphia Conference.
The committee on deeds reported the
one from Cham bersburg, Pa, as correct
and that of LewistowD, as containing
several errors. The latter was returned
for revision, and the former accepted.
The Financial Secretary of the A. NJ.
f. Church, ,he Rev. B. w. Arnett, of
Ohio, delivered an address on his work,
and stated thai during the past four
years the church had raised s., 7S6, 429-
- for it's work, including the care of
500 widows, education of over 2O00 chill
dren and support of "a large membership
of superannEa:ed brothers that in
twenty-five years only two embeZzle-
ments had taken place, and that during
his official career only 500 had been
stolen, and thai by mice, who could not
be caught. He also declared that nc
other church on the globe had raised an
amount porportionately as large. On
motion of the Rev. Theodore Gould
Jeremiah Young was placed on the su.
perannuated ,isr, and the morning SEES.
At the afternoon session the Rev.
Theodore Gould moved that So be
allowed each of the secretaries fGl
compiling the minutes, and tho motion
was carried. On motion OF the same
gentleman the Rev. j. w. Beckett was
designated to take charge of the Con
ference Book Depository.
On motion of the Rev. w. H. Davis
the practice Of calling new churches.by
the names Of living pastors was ordered
to be discontinued. On motion of the
Rev. THEODORE Gould, the sum CT Sl0Q
was ordered TO be paid to the Rev.
Jeremiah Young, a superannusted
minister. Resolutions of sym patty for
the congrega ion at Lswes, whose
church was burned, were adopted, but
donating S2j toward building the new
church, was d, cared out of order.
An appropriation of S35, made III 1882,
to the Middietown, Pa, church, was
then allowed. On motion of the Rev.
I. e. Steward bill was ordered to be
dawn OIL Financial Secre' airy Arnett
sffor an appropriation of S75 TO the Dover
church, afterward rescinded. The com
mittee on contingent money reported
1882 Is received and disbursed; commit
tee on dollar money, 1888 90, and the
missionary board, S2S4.
An address was delivered by James
w. ID. Pehgrse, native of Africa, who
presented an appeal from the Zion
church at Sierra Leone, TO be received
into the Philadelphia Conference. He
read severa. letters, among them being
one from Bishop campbell, OF Africa,
urging the A. VI. f. church to extend
it's work into that country.
On motion Of the Rev G. f Ha-bart
the letters presented by Mr.. Peligree
were ordered 20 be spread on the MN.
utes, and committee appointed tC
draft replies 20 them. The Rev. Theo
dnre Gould moved that the conference
pledge Itself 10 raise a special col ectinr
within ninety days, to assist in tn,
work in Africa, and lie mo ion wa
adopted.
A resolution drawn,up by the Rev T
u. Steward, was passed, expressing
qualification a. receiving the informa
given by Mr.. Pe.igree, directing him t,
express 10 me brothers in Africa tn
good will of the conferences, and thei
Willingness 10 take the church at Serr
L9ot INTO i;s charge. Conference ther
at 40 o'tl *, adjourned
An extra session was neld last even
inc, when the Rev. Otto Brant OF Bosto
delivered lecture on Handsom
People" after witch Bishop Cain di,
tributed the certificates of pa3iorshit
and announced the following appoint
ments.
Richard Mills, Zion Mission, Phils
delphia Amos Wilson, Norris1ow I
William L. Norris, Atg.en; j. ii HeaI
moia; :. d. W. Smith, Smyrna
George L Miller, Thornbury; Willial
III. Bryant, Media; l.. j Coppiu, Ale
Chapel, Pa:a ie! phia: Thomas A Cui
South Chester: T. II, Moore, Bristol; ,
G. Steward, Union Church, Philade
phia; James W. Norris, Heading: I
T.. Herber,, Chester; Jacob Wilkshtir
York Il WEi1htvilte; NJ. V. b Lawrenc
Hurst rtreec church, Philadelphia
Lewis He'd, Lan9horne W. v
Grimes, Lancaster a. NJ. Buckle
Milford T Could Mount p.sgah, " F..
Philadelphia Asbury Woody
Laure Joseph Dnfin, Georsetoe ,
Unison BI.ce, Darby Charles F,Iri
Middletowa George W Glubs, Pot
ville Burr W. Bolton, &c irevlli
SAINT Bur h, Meclal lC.burg !.
Allen, Ca;u':en G. W. Boardley II
niXviile r. I. Pritchert, MoLut J
D. b. Anderson, .ior:is Blown Missil
North Philadelphia: lsLmael Till, "
mington Mission: ]. u. .Ione.. Gre
Castle; Redmond Faucet, Germ;
town; NJ. +. Study, Dover ; }. u. Ii
Oxford; John NJ Proct IT, Mo-
Friendship; j. G. Mowbray, Free eri
William B. Heath. Lswes W iills IN
Davis, Chambersburg; Ben ian
Darkes, Carlisle ; Lie. ULamh.rs, W
Chester e. G. FelJs, FranBfprd; j
Becke II, Bethel Church, Wilnlpt /