The herald., 1893-09-30
THEIR ANNUAL Conference,
Proceedings Yesterday OF the
Nj. e. Church South.
Bishop Fitzgerald's Excellent Advice
to Young Ministers.
Reports OF Com mmittess-Tho Admission
OF Young Preachers Election
Of Delegates to the Com
oral Uonferenco.

The Los Angeles annual conference OF
the M. E. church south met yesterday
morning.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. ]. w. Allen. Bishop Fitzgerald
then took the chair. and the minutes OF
yesterday's session were read and
adopted.
Question 20--"Are all the ministers
Sblameless in their life and official ad-
(ministration? ?"
/ W. B. Stradlcy, James Healy and q.
10. Wright, travelling elders, made their
iieports and passed In examination OF
character.
Bros. Thompson and Van Cleve OF the
I'M. E. church. and Rev. Mr.. Lee OF our
own church were introduced to the con-
ference.
The hour having arrived, the class to
be admitted into full communion was
called. Jno. S. Jenkins, Wilds L. Pierce,
William M. Wade, William I. Mcdowell
and Henry F. Branham were received
to discipline.
Bishop Fitzgerald made to this class
some most pertinent remarks. After
LLy3 Hub " oAlhk Va thO uOfCtaA HtSobASaof
the bishop exhorted the boys on ''Never
be unemployed, ,, "Never be triflirgly
employed" He has well defined ideas
on the marriage question for ministers.
A much courting preacher is Q crippled,
powerless fellow, but there is no objec-
ton to his marrying in quiet way.
'sThe most OF us old men," said he,
shave set you the example,"
The usual question, "are you in debt
90 aa to embarass your" was answered,
and then the bishop added one of his
own; fare you in debt 30 as to embar-
asa any body else 2" A good one-the
conference enjoyed it, An exhortation
to zeal aud fidelity with warm hand
grasp and benediction from the bishop
upon the young men were followed by q
vote of admission.
Tho name Of Rev. @. O. Wright was
referred to the committee on conference
relations for approximation. The con-
ference then granted him leave OF ab.
sence for the rest of the session.
The time for the order of the day
having arrived, the conference proceeded
to the election OF delegates to the gen.
eral conference with the following re-
splts:
Rev. H. NJ. DuBose, D. D.. editor OF
the Pacific Methodist Advocate was
elected clerical delegate with Rev. Thos.
r. Curtis, presiding elder Of Los Angeles
district, as alternate, M. L. Wicks lay
delegate withJ. d. Ardis alternate.
T. w. Duckworth, lay delegate from
San Bernardino, entered and took his
place in the conference.
DR.. DuBose then addressed the con
ference for few minutes on the Pacific
Methodist Advocate. The conference
adjourned for preaching by Rev. P. l..
Stanton.
q In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock the
Woman's Parsonage and Aid society
convened. After devotional exercises,
led by J. S. Jenkins, Mrs. Price Brown
took the chair. In the course of the
business Rev. D. F. Fuller, pastor in
San Bernerdino, made an enthusiastic
address on the Mexican mission of our
church In his city, and pleaded ear
nestly for help. The work among these
people is promising.
In the evening the conference met for
the anniversary of the board of church
extension. The audience was addressed
by DIR. III. M. Du Bose.
Today the conference will convene in
business session at 8 am. In the even
( ing will be held the anniversary OF the
board Of missions.