Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-10
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Third Bay of the Conference of the NJ
z. Church South.

Third Bay of the Conference of the NJ
z. Church South.
Yesterday morning prayer meeting was
conducted by Rev. James Kelsey from SAC
to 8 o'clock.
AT o'clock the Conference was called tc
order by Bishop Hargrove
Minutes of Thursdays session were read
and approved
The following were present, in addition
to those present Thursday: L. 7. DRYDEN
from the Shasta District and J. W. Goad
from the Colusa District.
On motion of J. G. Simmons, an election
to ill vacancies in the Sunday -school Board
was ordered
The Bishop announced the transfer of G.
B, Cooley from the S. w. Missouri Confer
ence.
The examination of the character of eld-
ers was resumed, and the following were
passed: w. P. Andrews, Gilroy; D. NJ.
Rice, Isleton Circuit; o. P. Fitzgerald, edi-
tor Nashville Christian Adrocate.
On motion of the Presiding Elder, the
following were elected to fill vacancies in
the Sunday-school Board T. II. Bell, C. P.
Berry and G. S. Waite
The following were added to the Com
mittee on Books and Periodicals: P. f.
Page, HI. NJ. Mcknight and J. w. Goad.
The examination of character was re-
A. Atkinson, Santa Rosa H. NJ. Mcknight
Santa Rosa Circuit r. F. Allen, Peta-
luna
The order of the day having arrived, the
question submitted by the General Confer
ence, Shall the name of the Church be
changed to Methodist Episcopal Church in
America? was voted upon, the roll being
called and the members voting yes or no.
The proposed change was rejected by vote
of 20 to 4.
1t was moved and carried to proceed at
once to the election of delegates to the Cen
eral Conference. There were on the first
ballot % votes cast for clerical delegates 4;
30 votes were required to elect. T. H. B.
Anderson received 50 votes and was de-
clared elected. On the second ballot there
was no election; on the third no election /;
on the fourth c. B. Riddick was elected.
o. p. Fitzgerald and George Sim were
elected alternates.
For lay delegates II votes were cast, and
G. c. Clay, of San Francisco. and T. II. Bell.
of Fresno, were elected. w. B. Brown, of
Suisun, and G. W. Funtuss, of San Fran
CISCO were elected alternates.
The General Conference is composed of
one clerical and one lay delegate for every
III.
Va, in May next
The Committee on Public Worship re-
ported as follows: Preaching at o'clock P.
NJ. by r. +. Allen.
The Educational Anniversary was held
last evening, when addresses were made by
DR.. Anderson and President Austin
The Conference will reconvene at 8 A. NJ.
to-day The programme for tomorrow
will be as follows:
AT Seventh street on Sundav-At IL A.
NJ, Bishop Hargrove; P. NJ, DIR. d. Nor
ton love feast OF $50 A. NJ
Congregational Churchill A. NJ, DR.. d.
Norton
Sixth-street Methodist Church, P. NJ,
DR.. i. H B. Anderson at II A. NJ, George
Sim.
Presbyterian Churchill A. NJ, DR.. c. B.
Riddick; at P. M, J. w. Atkinson.
First Baptist Churchill A. NJ, T. II. B
Anderson at P. n, R. Boynes.
Central NJ. f. Churchill a. NJ, George
Sim; P. NJ, B. f. Burris.
Calvary Baptist Churchill A. NJ, P. f.
Page; Z p. NJ, G. y. Rankin.
Christian Churchill A. NJ, S. Brown; I
p. NJ, ]. C. Hyden.
United Brethren Churchill A. NJ, NJ
B. SCARBOROUGH; : P. NJ, Joel Hedgpeth.
Fourteenth-street Presbyterian Church
IL A. NJ, G. W. Winton I P. NJ, J. X. p.
Price.
Y. NJ. C. A. ROOMS P. NJ, A. l.
Hunsaker.
Sunday-school Convention in Seventh
street Church, at 4 o'clock P NJ, Dr. Sim
mons, Chairman. Addresses by A. R.
Reams, T. d. Belville and NJ. V. Howard.