Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-12-14
NORTH. CAROLINA CONFERENCE
Of the M. z. Church. Sou.h-Bishop
uncan ing-Friday's
.oceedings.
Cond, rs d from " Wilmington Star


The Conference was opened at
$50 O'Clock yesterday morning
with Bishop Duncan il the chair.
The proceedings we're opened with
religious exercises led by Rev, j
W Jenkins.
After reading and approving the
Journal Of yesterday, Ravs W L
Cunninggim, + Il Broom and NJ
II Tuttle were elected statistical
secretaries.
Revs j F Crowell, Presiden' !,
and ]. W CraN ford, financial agent
OF Trinity Co'egt; Thos il Law.
agent Of the American Bible S5cir
ety Tor North and South Carolina;
Il G Morrison d D, Correspond
ing Secretary OF the Board OF Miss
sions; w. B. Palmore, D D. OF he
Son, Invest Mission Conference and
edior Of the ST. l. ,nis Chr:s ian
Ad0oc4te; Geo 6 Smith, D ID, of
the North Georgia Conference,
and J A Castell, of the North
Georgia Conference, were intro
duced to the Conference.
A memorial signed by DR.. F. L..
Reid and Others regarding change
ri laws reiating to trial Of travel-
ing preachers in the interval be-
tween Annual Confererce,; one
signed BY Rey. r. B John and oth<
efs regarding change OF laws relat-
ing 10 trustees OF Church property;
one s;gned by Rev r B. John and
othcrs re ating to trial of local
preachers. and one presented by
DR.. E A. Yates. from Darham
District Conference relating to Sun
day School laws, referred to the
General Conference.
Rev. t. n. lvey was elected to a
vacancy on the Committee on Ex-
aminati Il for Admission on Trial
Rev. A. d. Belts pres ented the
following which was adopted:
Res0tved, That the Secretary. of
the Conference he instructed to
send The greetings of this Confer
ence to the South Carolina Confer
ence, now in session at Sumter, S.
q.
S gned W. S. BLACK,
A d. BETS.
Rev W F Crowel', President OF
Trinity College, presented his
ann al report, which was referred
to the Board of Education.
Question 20 was resumed, viz:
"Are all the preachers b]ameless
in their life and official administra+,
tion!'
The following elders passed the.
examination Of character: j N
Cole, j B Husley, r Q Beaman, F
A Bi hop, L L Johnson, J TLyon.
W B Doab, W G Norman, L L
Nash, r A Willis, b r Hal. w
S Davis, & f Smith, r L War
lick, A McCnllens, T N Avery, D
FL Tuttle, R 2 Troy, j E Thomp-
son, L E Thompson, w Ell Towns
send, N M Watson. D N Watkins,
J A White, NJ Il Tuttle, B G
Alfred. FL B BAndefson. j M Ashby,
A D Belts, j E Bristowe, r F
Bumpass, L M Cha flu, q w Cain,
NJ. j Hunt Y A Sharpe. j W Jen-
k;ns, B B Culbreth, 2 L Hermon,
A r Raven and p Greening.
Rev RcA Willis presented the
following report:
The committee appointed to
Try the case of the Church VS.. the
Rev w A Forbes. after a praye full
hearing of all the evidence, beg
leave to report that they do bot
a9d the chargeof immortality sus-
thAed, and therefore recommend
the passage Of his character.
[ Signed T. W. Guthrie, B 3 Hols
:. der, b r Hall, r P Tro,, Z I
Hanson, L E Thompson" $
In accordsace witr the recon-
incubation Of the committee, by
vote Of the Conference, be passed
the examination Of Gharacter.
!. .[Ncrss-This is.sGtsss case reported
w einesday Rev Mr. Ferb,s was
suspended from his work ID the