Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
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COlOred ministers I'm Annual Scs-
sion at Bethel Church.

The Blxty-nlntn annual beSSlon VI INC
Philadelphia Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church was opened
Thursday morning in Bethel Church, ON
| Walnut street above Sixth, with about 70
ministers in attendance. Bishop Il. Ill.
Cain of Washington, presided and was
assisted by Bishop j. A. Shorter of the
South Carolina and Georgia Conference.
| Il. G.. Stewart was elected Conference
secretary. J. e. Rawlins recording secre-
| tary and Charles L. Herbert statistical
| secretary.
Bishop Gain appointed the following
committees.
Dollar Money!. j. Coppin, L. @.
| Chambers and j. s. Thompson.
Sabbath School Missionary Money
W. H. Bryant.
Foreign Missionary Money-Thomas
H. Moore.
Mite Missionary Money Thomas A.
Cuff.
Educational Money-Theodore Gould.
Children's Day Money!. w. Norris.
Bible Cause Money!. O. Felts.
Contingent Money!. w. Beckett,
/ Amos Wilson and w. II. Davis.
Public Worship. w. Beckett, j. s.
Thompson and Leonard Patterson.
On Admission into Conference-L. j.
Coppin, s. d. w. Smith and VIII. Davis.
First Years Studies-J. s. Thompson,
w. II. Bryant and Thomas II. Moore.
| Second Years Studies-M. +. Study, j.
w. Beckett and Lewis Hood.
Third Years Studies-T. G.. Steward,
| j. Wilkshelm and Thomas A. Cuff.
Fourth and Fifth Years Studies-C. q.
| Felts, Leonard Patterson and j. L..
Rawlins.
Education-T. G. Steward, j. w. Beckett
and b. Il. Tanner.
Sabbath Schools-L. j. Coppin, Theo.
Gould and John w. Norris
Missions-B. Il. Tanner,J. G. Mowbray
and Benjamin Darkes.
Circuits, Stations and Missions-Ja
Hollen, M. f. Study. q. @. Felts, A. M.
Buckley and w. B. Heath.
Temperance. IL. Hamilton, W. w.
Grimes and l.. @. Chambers.
Sunday School Union-T. G. Steward,
j. s. Thompson, b. L. Tanner, L. j..
Coppin and j. @. Embry.
Special Committee on Finance-B. f.
Lee, j. O. Embry and Il. p. Main.
Several visitors were introduced and
invited to be seated with the members of
the conference.
Nearly all of the morning session was
devoted to hearing church reports.
At l p. m. conference took n recess.
At Fridays session of the Phiadel-
phia Conference of tho African Methodist
Episcopal Church Bishop Cain presided
and devotional exercises were conducted by
the Rev. w. II. Norris.
1t was resolved that local preachers can.
not become members of the conference
except by vote of conference.
Several statistical reports were read and
acted upon, and the Revs. ID. j. Russell, II
A. Monroe and B.A. Ridout were introduced
The Revs. Jeremiah Young and James
Lawrence of the New York conference and
Henry II. Pinkney of the South Caroline
conference were transferred to the Phila
delphia conference.
The Revs. Thompson, Beckett, Herbert
Gould and Felts were appointed commit
tee to consider the subject of presiding
elders districts.
Walter s. Kane, Charles johnson, Richard
Mahoney, d. b. Anderson and Christopher
Hall were admitted rs members of the con
ference, but David Anderson WINS rejected
| because of his apparent uniltnrss for work
local elder orders, and the lsevs. Hill A. q
Thomas, b. T. Ruley, Il. r. Moore, j. II
Grinnage, William Billingsley and W. Ii
Brinckley to elders orders.
j. NJ. Taylor, G. W. Gibbs, Asbury Wood
lin, Charles H. Farara and Santee Bircl
were admitted to second year studies.
AT 1.30 p. m. conference took a recess
: The conference met in the afternoon ut
o'clock and sustained the action o
the quarterly conference Of Unioi
A. NJ. +. Church, Philadelphia, in suspend
, ing John Z. Davis from the office of deacon
because of INSTRUMENTATION. Characters o
members of the conference were passed ant
1 - d., 7 80,
of Mount JOY, Pa, were found to be satis
, factory. Union A. M, E. Church, Philadel
phia, was selected as the place for holding
, | the next annual conference. Missionary re
ports were heard and discussed in tn
evening.
Bishop Cain presided at Saturday
, session of the Philadelphia Conference o
the A. M. Il. Church and the Rev. Dr. b. L
! | Tanner conducted devotional exercises.
J A telegram conveying the prayers an,
sympathy of the bishop and members of tn
, | conference was sent to Bishop Brown o
Washington, who is seriously ill.
j. Wilkenhelm 7. Cuff, j. W. Norris, W
! II. Norris and Amos Wilson were appointe
g to investigate complaint entered against
, Mr.. Hamilton.
resolution recommending that Mcssrs
= Birch, Gibbs, Briee and Bolton be give
Y | deacOn's orders was adopted.
It was resolved that the presiding elders
. in addition to performing presiding elder.
lnties, shall act as pastors of churehei,
/ At 1.30 p, m conference took Z rces
until o'clock.
Bishop Shorter presided q. the aftei
Y noon session of the Philadelphia Confer
!. ence of the African Methodist Episcopt
a Church ON Saturday.
u The following officers of the conferenc
! missionary society were elected: Pres
I, 1 s1,,,4 p;.l,1,, II Ho;,, U;na praoi5n1,I
Q the Rev. l.. j. Coppin; Treasurer, til
d Rev. l.. G. Chambers Secretary the Rev
! j. w. Beckett Board of Managers, til
i Revs. John Fl. Bean, William II. Davi
. Theodore Gould, M. f. Sluby and Amc
y :, Wilson. The Rev. r.. G.. Steward WI
It appointed special representative of til
n society.
r II was resolved to hold district NEE
e ing for the purpose of considering mi
d sion work on Friday, October 9th,
!; Bethel Church, Philadelphia.
= The Rev. L. q. Steward was authorize
!, to compile the minutes and have Sc
e copies printed, the publishing to be don
l. by the book concern.
Treasurer Chambers of the conferent
le missionary society reported that Il
!. society's receipts during the past YET
= amounted to $lSS.16 and the expend
/. lures to $179.75.
M The conference was rcdisiricted MS fo
lows
1t, First district-To be composed of IL
ID Bethel aud Wesley churches and Zic
q; Mission in Philadelphia, and Cheste
III South Chester, West Chester and Medi
n Second-Union and Morris Brow
nj churches and Allen Chapel in North Phi
lis adelphia, and Mount Pisgah, Darb
r. Centreville and Phenixyille.
ty frankfort, Bristol, Bensalii
d Germantown, Norristown and Langhorn
=, Fourth Lancaster, Mount joy, Rea
Inn ing, Pottsville, Columbia, Wrightsvil
It, and Atglen.
% Fifth Harrisburg, Steclton, Mechanic
burg, Carlisle, Chambersburg and Gree
rs, castle.
Sixth-W Wilmington, Oxford, Thor
hurry, Middletown, Smyrna, Mou
Friendship and Milford.
Seventh Dover, Frederick, Georf
III town, Lewes, Camden, Laurel, Seafo
IN and Milford.
ca The committee appointed to investing
Oh charges preferred against the Rev. j.
N, Hamilton reported that it deemed HI
pt innocent. There was considerable OPT
VI. sition to the finding of the committ'
IN and the conference went into sec
ue session as committee of the whole a
NJ. the remainder of the session was devot
'hi to considering the case.
~ Bishop Shorter presided Mt Mond
no mornings session of the Philadelphia Ct
ID ference of the African Methodist Epis,
Wy pal Church, and the Rey. John IL. BE
'eu conducted devotional exercises.
tse ], O. Embry, business manager of
ny Book Concern, presented his report a
MS made mn address.
He Cnnsidnrobla time ,yos devoted To d