Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-16
THE CONFERENCE
rRArrR FROM THE coL0RED METRO
DIST CHURCH IN AMERICA.
Rev. Or. Phillips Reads a well-written
Message from the Colorcd Brethren
Report on Education, &C., &c.

xestsrday morning. When. ut Q A. NJ,
| the gavel in the hands Of Bishop Gran
| berry called the Conference to order
very few delegates were in their seats.
| Rev. NJ. s. Andrews, Of Alabams,
conducted the devotional exercises. He
read from the 9th chapter Of Ephesisns.
The Conference sang Hymn S72--
"All praise TO our redeeming Lord"
Mr.. Andrews led the Conference In
prayer.
Bishop Hargrove in the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence was requested and
granted for W. F. Barclay, OF Ken
| lucky; T. w. Mason, Of North Car
DINA Thomas Shackelford, Of Mis-
souri, ; NJ. N. Child and Z. W. Peatross,
Of Virginia, for the balance of the ses-
sion.
SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. W. NJ. Jones, reserve delegate
from North Carolina, was substituted
for T. W, Mason.
CHANGE OF ORDER.
On motion Of Rev. N. II. d. Wilson,
of North Carolina, the rule requiring
the call to be made first for reports OF
committees was suspended in order to
allow full time for the presentation OF
memorials, petitions, appeals, and reso-
lutions.
CoLoRED FRAZIER.
The regular order, by consent, was
postponed to hear the address Of the
fraternal messenger Of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
DR.. Wiley, Of the Committee on In
PRODUCTION, brought on the stand Rev.
R. @. Phillips (colored), who was by
the Chair introduced to the Conference.
Mr.. Phillips delivered his message
from manuscript held in his hand. The
address was we'll worded and well de-
livered. Some Of the phrases and sem
fences Of the address are likely to be
remembered-for instance: Memory
is lubricatipg juice; 1T is said
that woman's tongue is sword that
is not allowed to rust for lack Of use."
The speaker was frequently ap-
plsuded. lie represents communion
Of more than one hundred thousand
colored Methodists.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH PREACH
ERS.
A resolution was passed reprobating
any action on the part Of churches,
through their lay officials or others, ne
gotiating or corresponding with preach
ers with respect to their appointments,
so as to subvert or interfere with the
appointing power Of the bishops.
CONFERENCE PAPERS.
DR.. Haygood, of Georgia, presented
resolution requesting the delegations Of
Conferences having Conference organs
(newspapers) to report the same to this
Conference with the names of the edi-
tors chosen for the same by the Annual
Conferences.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Revisals.
BUSINESS FAILURES.
A resolution was presented requiring
churches and pastors to make inquiry
into any business failures of member
of the church and to enforce the Disci-
pline against persons guilty Of fraudu.
lent transactions. Referred to the Com
mittee on Revisals.
THE PUBLISHING HOUSE.
A resolution was offered declaring
the sense of the Conference to be that
in conducting the business Of the pub
fishing house the utmost impartiality
should be observed.
DR.. Whitehead declared that the
resolutions were not intended to reflect
upon any one, but case had occurred
during the past quadrennium which
made it necessary that this body should
give some expression on this subject.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Publishing Interests.
CHANGE OF NAME.
A resolution from the Western Vir
ginia delegation authorizing the Con-
ference to vote on changing the name
of the Conference to Z" West Virginia
Conference was presented and re-
ferred.
WEEKLY ADVOCATE.
The Arkansas delegation presented
resolution authorizing the Book Agent
and the Book Committee to consider the
expediency of publishing q tri.weekly
or semi-weekly ADVOCATE, and that il
they deem such publication advisable
they be authorized to begin such pub
LEGATION at any time they may choose.
The resolution was read, and, on mo-
ton, was laid on the table.
LEAFLETS ON TEMPERANCE.
The Committee on Publishing Inte-
rests made report recommending that
the Book Agent make provision for the
publishing Of leahet tracts on the tenn
perance question that, if the condition
and demands of the work shall justify,
the Book Committee be authorized to
employ the services of an associate edi-
tor for the Nashville Christian Adeo-
cate. 1t also recommends that the edi-
tor of the Advocate be authorized to
draw on the Book Agent for sum not
exceeding $4,000, to be expended by
him in paying for accepted articlesfrom
chosen writers on special subjects.
The report was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
MIR. BRIGGS.
Rev. William Briggs, the fraternal
messenger Of the Canada Conference,
was here brought on the stand by
Bishop Keene, who stated that DIR.
Briggs was before the Conference to
take leave of the body.
Mr.. Briggs said he was somewhat
like fellow-countryman of his
who, having lived some time
in America, was asked TO
what country he belonged, and re-
sponded, :" / was born in Ireland, but
have lived long enough in America to
become native" Said the gentleman,
&" am so well pleased with my sur
roundings that | am persuaded that if
| should stay little longer l should
feel like q native" Laughter
MIR. Briggs expressed himself as de-