The record-union., 1892-10-03
DEAD MINISTER'S.
Memorial Services at the NJ. E.
Church Conference.
The Statistical Secretary's Report
Shows q Good Growth of
Churches and Members.

The Pacific Conference of the NJ. E.
Church South resumed its work Satur-
day morning.
After the disposition of minor matters,
DR.. John Thompson, agent of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, delivered an address
of considerable length.
j. ID. Dorsey, w. E. Edmonson, D.
Edwards, j. +. Tyson and w. 3. Smith,
having passed the Examining Committee,
We're elected to Elders orders.
At 10 O'Clock the report Of the Commit
tee on Memoirs, the special order for the
hour, was taken up. Rev. j. G. Sim
mons, Chairman of the Committee, read
report embodying obituaries for DIR.
e. Y. Rankin, L. G. Barton and j. b.
Winlon, travelling preachers, who died
during the year.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
memoir of DR.. Rankin, H. C.. Christian,
T. Brown, j. c. Pendergrast, w. }.
Mahon and others, in feeling sentences,
spoke OF their associations with him and
their recognition of his admirable traits
| OF character as q man and minister.
The memoir OF }. B. Winton was read,
and remarks made by Z. .. Steel, J. w.
Neems, w. j. Mahon, X. f. Allen and
5. Brown.
I. c. Barton was one of the first mem
bers OF the conference. The remarks
made concerning his career were very
touching. Recess.
Conference convened at P. NJ. pur-
Suant TO adjournment, j. G. Simmons,
PRESIDENT pro tem., in the chair. ke-
ngious service was conducted by Brother
Skelton.
The minutes of the previous morning
| session read and approved.
"A. Z. Bane, Statistical Secretary, made
ms report to the conference, exhibiting
the entire work Of the church during the
past year. The statistics show an in
crease OF several hundred to the memEer-
ship Within the bounds of the Pacific
annual conference, an increase in the
number Of churches and the value OF
same; an increase in the number and
mem bership OF the Sunday-schools.
Inc debate OF quite mum ber OF the breth-
ren over an apparent discrepancy be-
tween the report of the Statistical Secre-
tary and Joint Board of Finance, created
quite ripple Of amusement in the audi
ence, owing to the confusion among each
other over the state of things.
u. ii. Newton was granted super
numerary relation.
L. d. Horgis, J. w. Gruwell. D. Nj.
Rice, B. ii. Russell and b. C. Howard
were granted superaunuated relation.
After announcements, the conference
adjourned to Monday at A. NJ.
SABBATH WORK.
Yesterday was given over to preaching.
At A. NJ. love feast was held, Rev, j.
Z. Simmons officiating; at IL o'clock
Bishop Haygood preached, and in the
evening Rev. J. r. Briggs and Rev. J. G..
John preached.
The ministers attending the conference
were assigned to various local churches
during the day as follows:
Slxth-street NJ. e. Churchill A. NJ, III,
NJ. Dubose; 7:30 p. NJ, A. G. Bane.
Calvary Baptist Church-7:30 p. NJ,
Brother kinna.
Ninth-street Baptist Churchill A. NJ,
DR.. Anderson; 7:30 p. NJ, DR.. Conry.
Westminster Presbyterian Churchill
A. NJ, j. r. Briggs; 7:30 p. NJ, DIR. Emery.
English Lutheran Church-7:3O P. NJ,
j. M. Weems.
Fourteenth Presbyterian Church
III a. NJ, X. p. Wilson; 7:3O P. NJ, Jesse
Wood.
Colored Methodist Churchill A. NJ.
Z. f. Page; 7:30 p. NJ, A. Odum.
Mission-At 7:3O P. NJ, w. d. Taylor.