The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-13
TIE N. C. COME
SscSnd Days Session Witnesses the Con-
summation Of Large Amount of Work.
FIFTY BElATEO DELEGATES ARRIVE.
Five Delegates Admitted !oIt Trial,
Five Were Advanced to tho second
Year CinSs ans Five TO Full Con.
neetion-Trinny arid other Col
lcScs submit Reports.

Elisabeth City. N. c., Dec. l2.-(spe-
1.-THE second days session of the
North Carolina Annunlt Conference be-
gan thls morning at $3.50 o'clock, 5ish-
op wilson In the chair. Rev. ~. y.
Betts. one of the oldest veterans, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
The roll was called by Secretary w
l.. Cun.ngEim. and about nifty clerical
and lay delegates who arrived on the
much belated steamer Neuse last night
from Newborn, answered to their
names for the first time during the
conference.
The minutes of Yesterdays session
were read and approved. #s
Rev. Dr. w. S. Black moved that
the calling o: the roll be dispensed with
druinS the remainder of the confer
cnce. Carried.
Rev. G. y. Oglcsby, presiding elder
OF the Washington District. requested
the name of DR.. ]. w. Jones to he
substituted for that OF Ex-Governor
Thomas j. Jarvis. as lay delegate,
Sunday School editor WAS referred to
the Committee on Sunday School Lite
nature and Periodicals.
y report from the President OF Payne
institute. of Augusta. Gn.. for Colorcd
preachers,was reid and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Question l was asked. WHO are adj
mitted on triol?" The names Of Jes-
Sc L.. Cunningham. of the Raleigh dis
tifct; David Il. Parker, of the Fay
etteviile district; Robert Lee Davis
and Yancey T.. Wright. Of the Rock
inEham district, and Hilary a. Iium-
Bile, of the Washington district. having
been recommended by the several dis
trict conferences and who passed an mp
proved examination before the com
mittee of the first year, were admitted
OH trial.
Question was called. who remain
on trlal?' Robert w Bailey, Scion
4. Cotton, Samuel Letters Rufus
Bradley, and Raleigh A. Bruton made
their reports and were admitted to the
class Of the second year
Question 4, who are admitted into
full conncction?" was called, and John
w. Gibson. Edward Kelley. Wesley
#. Craven William G.. Merritt and
William Il. Hocutt, made their reports.
which were satisfactory, and they were
admitted into fun membership of the
conference
Written reports were presented from
Trinity College, Greensboro Female
College, Littleton Female College and
without reading to the Committee OH
Education. .It
Rev. DR.. Calvin Blackwell. of the
First Baptist Church, OF Elizabeth
City: Rev. John r. Brooks, d. D.. Of
the Western North Carolina Confer
of the North Carolina Christian Ad-
vocate, and y. NJ. Lawrence. fssq, Su-
perintendent of the oxford Orphan
Asylum, were introduced to the con-
ference.
Question z, "Who are the deacons OF
one ycar?" was called. and ID, w. Cavi-
ness, James II. Frizzcllc, Thomas ii.
Sutton. William A Jenkins. Marion T.
Piyler, James y. Pate. Julian l.. Rum
ley, Samuel II. Moylc. John w. Wal
10 fSa (, uN,.;,
mond. made their reports. and We're
advanced to the class of the fourth
year
Langhorne Leitch who was detained
at home by Illness In his family, was
continued in the class of the third
year.
Question -, Who are elected clders?"
being called ~ H. Wilson. X. d.
Holmes, l.. S. Massey. j.. Il. Rose. Mich
acl bradshaw, Jesse j. Porter. ]. d.
Bnndy. Jesse w. Martin. I. T. Draper.
Charles ii. Galloway ana ]. t.. Mccall
passed an examination of character.
and having made reports Of n satisfac-
tory years work, were elected to elders
orders j. c. McFall, on account OF i'll
health. was referred To The Committee
on Conference Relations for the super
animated relation. Elias n. WILCOX.
of this ella IS, SURRENDERED Ills crcndcntinlS
and Withdrew from the membership of
the church some months ago. Had he
not taken this course charges OF Il Sc
rious character would have been pre-
ferrcd against him.
Question 10. What local preachers
arc elected deaconS?" was called, and
Ynnccy T.. Wright. of the Rockingham
District; T.. Dixon, of the Newborn
District, and samuel Letters. Of the
Washington District, were elected tlca-
cons
Rev NJ l.. Miller. of The Congrcga-
tional BAPTIST Church. presented his
certificate of orders for recognition
through Presiding Elder Black and
subscribed to the doctrines Of the Meth
odist Church. which the Conference
voted to receive.
Question 20 was resumed, Are all the
preachers blamclcss in their life and
administration? and w. c. Norman
and Rev. w. l.. Cunningham, OF Whining
ton City Churches, made their reports
which were highly satisfactory. Rev.
w. l.. Cunningham spoke Of the great
need OF funds for immediate use In buy
ing in some bonds Issued by the Fifth
Street Church to feat its indebtedness
some years ago. 4 collection was taken
up amounting to $500.
On motion OF Rev. Il. II. Hall. the
Board of Church Extension was re-
quested to supplement the collection
with an appropriation OF $3.50.
The hour of o'clock having arrived
the Conference adjourned.
NOTES.
Many of the passengers on the boats
delayed out in the Sounds had rather
unpleasant experiences. rs the stewards
had not made provisions, for such
crowds for longer than the usual time,