Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-12
AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH.

AFRICAN ms Es CHURCH. -.- Sixth and Last Bays Session-Contr1-
 buttons Toward the Finances Made
 From Far and Near-steps to Form
 aNew Society for Work in the
 Southern States - Resolutions of
 Thanks-Ltst of Appointments for the Coming Year.
 The sixth and last day's session of the New England annual conference of the | African Methodist Episcopal church con vened at Zion church on Foote street yes terday morning and after devotional exer- cises was called to order by Bishop J. w. Hood.
 The committee on Sunday schools re- ported that those under the auspices of Zion church were growing in numbers and improving in the teaching and urged the literature of Zion church De used in all the Sunday schools.
 The various organizations interested in the success of the conference and it's work 1 presented contributions to it and the funds associated to it as follows: Rev. 0. 0. Ringgold of the Second l church at Providence, R. l., presented on behalf of the Busy Bee society $S to the | Women's Home and Foreign Missionary ence for the support of the conference, and | $2 from the church for conference. Rev. G. l.. Blackwell presented $3 from | the Bell Relief association of Cambridge | port, Mass, for the support of the confer ence.
 ! Inclosed in letter from Rev. D. Davis of Woodville, R.I, were $1 for the bishop, | 50 cents for the presiding elder, 50 cents for the conference and $1 for the Home and Foreign Missionary society. - | The Daughters of Conference, of Provi- dence, R. T., presented, through Mrs. So- phia A. Walker, lay delegate of Zion church, | $20 for the support of the conference and | $10 for the bishop.
 Mrs. Mary E. Anderson on behalf of the Daughters of Conference of the Worcester Zion church, presented to the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary society $50, and $5 for the funeral ex- penses of the late Rev. Peter Ross. Mrs. Eliza Gardner, on behalf of the Daughters of Conference of Boston Zion church, presented $15 for the support of the conference, $5 to the bishop, S5 for | the superannuated preachers fund, S1O for tue Women's Home and Foreign Mission ary society and from the Juvenile Mission ary Daughters of Conference, $1 to the bishop, $1 to the presiding elder and $1 to the superannuated preachers fund.
 The Home and Foreign Mission board contributed $1O to the Zion church at Mer- 1 iden.
 Deacon J. Fl. Holland of New Haven
 was made beneficiary of the conference,
 in Livingstone college, the connectional
 institution of Zion church at Salisbury,
 North Carolina.
 Ten dollars and twenty cents were re-
 ceived by the committee on widows and
 orphans fund; and from which fund $10
 were presented to Mrs. Amanda Hicks of
 Providence, R. l., widow of the late Rev.
 Joseph Hicks.
 Miss Emily Baker of Derby, Conn.,, on
 behalf of the Daughters of Conference, ,pre-
 sented five dollars for the funeral expenses
 of the late Rev. Peter Ross; five dollars
 for the support of conferences; five dollars for the Home and Foreign Missionary so- ciety; and five dollars for the bishop. Mrs. Sarah E. Riddle, president of the Daughters of Conference of New Haven, , presented five dollars to the bishop; $50 to the Home and Foreign Missionary so-
 ciety; five dollars to the Widows and Or phans, fund.
 The local mission board reported that it
 had expended for missionary purposes during the past year $244.O8. The presiding elder was authorized tc , see that the several churches in the dis l trict pay their respective assessments fol , expenses of delegates to the general con ference that meets at Pittsburg, Pa., ir May, 1899.
 Rev. A. M. Walker of the New Yorl
 Zion conference was introduced and wal cordially received by his brethren. Elder G. L. Blackwell introduced the following which was adopted: , Whereas We have discovered through the las , thirty years of experience the need of more ! efficient method by which to obtain means tt spread the missoinary work among our people il | the southland
 s And, Whereas we see the imperative necessit, of establishing such society among us sufficient ly broad, both in principle and in name to appea 8 to the philanthrophic for aid in that direction q Resolved, That the New England cenferenc A hereby petition the approaching general confer @ ence through it's delegates, to establish such al
 institution with special regard for the title give + The disbursing committee made its re l. port of expenses covering the running ex h penses of the conference, which was adopt a ed, the largest item being $75 for the pub a lication of the minutes.
 f The following grateful acknowledgment = of courtesies received was unanimousl, 1 adopted.
 l. Whereas, The pastor of this church, the Rev :, B. George Riddle, and his beloved companion to u gether with the generous corps of membership l. | have done their utmost to make our ST iay anon,
 bs to the pastor, officials, lay members and friend
 of the New Haven church, and pray that God blessing may rest upon them for their hospitalit.
 and especially to the Daughters of Conference O this church, who have daily prepared for us fol = our refreshment some of the rich and best gift | of this life.
 Be it further resolved, That our thanks are ex
 eaded se to the Rev. Gs0ge Day D. dean school for special favors shown toward this con z ference.
 t ence extended to the choir for its excellen music fendered to the g secretaries sexton ans o | ner in which they have discharged their severa 2 duties; to the Rev A. P. Miller, corresponden
 for his able reports in the daily papers, and tt
 the press of the city for it's full and impartia
 Be it further Resolved, That the conference highly esteem our presiding bishop, Rt. Rev. J | ": Hood, D. D., whose name is synonym o r admire his executive ability and desire him tc
 f onf nd g f has conducted the business of the forty-sxtf
 s GI Nsg @ desr S turn thanks to the generous public for contribut f ing to the financial success of the conference. 7 Last night Zion church was crowded by ) a fine assembly to witness the closing 3 scenes of the conference. The Daughters 3 of the Conference of New Haven entered l the church in body in regalia, with 3 whom were associated the several Daugh-
 ters of Conference from Boston, Provi.
 dence, Hartford and other places. After
 the daughters had formally announced the
 amounts donated to the several funds g 7 vote Of thanks was heartily given to them.
 Miss Eliza Gardener, of Boston, vice
 president of the Women's Home and For eign Missionary society, reported that she
 had received during the past year S243. 21 for the cause of missions. She was com plimented with vote of thanks for her success.
 The exercises in honor of the occasion were now introduced, with Rev. D. George Riddle as master of ceremonies.
 Mrs. Bertha De Baptist Williams exc
 cuted with a cultivated touch piano solo,
 'Feast of the Fairies" Mrs. Ella Powers and Mrs. Annie Thomp
 son duetted in blended melody, "Whisper- ing Hope"
 Miss Alice DeLyon recited "Oh, Would Were Bird"
 Miss Mamie Henderson recited with dra- matic effect 'In Answer"
 MT. Aaron Hawley sang "Life's Story.'
 Miss Theresa A. Riddle recited with eff
 fectiveness Making the Appointments T
 MT. Charles B. Powers sang with bari
 tone power 1.-The Old Turnkey"
 Revs. M. P. Hawkins, w. B. Bowens, J.
 B. Colbert, N. J. Green, D. D., T. " R.
 Harrison and Bishop Hood addressed the
 Daughters of Conference and thanked
 them for the support they had given to