The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
Fourth Dav.

Cltl.}"1 1T opening ltllSlbtIS str IttS
were conducted this morning by Rev. J.
Sanford. Bishop Fitzgerald presided.
and the journal of yesterdays session
was read and found correct. a letter
from DR.. Tillett. of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity was read and referred to the Edu-
Cational Committee. \ 0mmNnlcatiOn
from the Board Of Church Extension
was referred to the appropriate commit
tee. On motion Of DIR Gibbs the Con
ference passed a resolution requesting
Bishop Fitzgerald TO sign Il draft on
DR.. W. II. Moore. Treasurer of the Con-
ference Trust Fund, for the amount
held for Conference claimants.
Rev. w. l.. Cunningham was elected
Conference Trustee i'll place of DR.. Jesse
Cuninggim. resigned.
Bishop Fitzgerald made Il ruling on the
question as to the time when 4 super
anuatc may become Conference claimant,
deciding that when a pre2che" has re-
ceived his salary for the year he goes on
the retired list he is not entitled to aid.
Revs. NJ. ]. Hunt and T. J. Browning
were placed on the Superanuatcd list
by Il vote of the Conference.
Rev. \. L. Goodchild read the report
of the Committee on Bible Cause, which
recommended Increased collections 50 the
destitute may be supplied with Gods
word.
Question 20 was resumed and the fol-
lowing preachers passed examination of
character and made reports: w. II.
Townsend, w. \. Forbes. j. w. Martin,
ID. c. Geddie. J.. A.. Rouse. l.. S. Ether
idge. ID. \. Futrell, w. a. jenkins, A.
K. Raven, c. w. Smith. J. J. Porter
and Il. B. Anderson. G. T. Snow was
located at his own request.
W. l.. Cunninggim. Conference Sec
rotary, reported Il deficit Of over twenty
dollars in publishing minutes. The Con
ference by vote authorized the ymc
by the Joint board Of finance ana IN
structed the secretary to purchase a box
for Conference records and to keep the
same III q place safe from fire.
The Conference. on motion of DR..
Yates, decided to meet at ; o'clock Sun
day afternoon for the memorial service.
Rev. w. T.. Hocutt, hav ne loss his
credentials, the Conference authorized
the signing of a duplicate copy.
The special order for II O'Clock being
the charge to the class of Deacons, the
Bishop conducted that solemn and i'm
p~ressive service asking questions and
commenting on the answers. The fol
lowing composed the class WHO were adj
mittcd into full connection: g.. c.
Thompson, r. II. Willis, \. j. Graves
and Albert Barnes.
The committee appointed t. investigate
the charges against Rev. Il. J.. Moo
man reported that the charges were I'M
supported by proof, therefore no trial
was necessary. and Mr. Norman was
exonerated. and his eaaracte- was
| passed.
DR.. Yates offered Il resolution express
ing the pleasure of the Conference in the
appointment of Bishop Fitzgerald by the
General Conference to write a history
of Methodism. and requested the
Bishop to write his autobiography
as well as sketches of prominent Meth
odistS of the State of the last generation.
1t was adopted.
Call Of Question % was again taken
up. and the following member Of the
Conference had characters passed and
submitted reports: I. e Underwood.
j. I. Bagwell. A. d. Belts, b. B. Cub
reth. c. II. Jerome, r. i. Bumpass, j.
3. Hurley. \. NJ. Watson, w. Z. Moyle
and l.. Q. Wyche
After announcements the Conference
adjourned with benediction by DR.. Z. \.
Ivey.
VII b1 ihttNillhS Ill eaI tHc
churches here tomorrow by visiting
menbers Of the Conference.
The weather is so Indictment the crowd
Of visitors will probably be small toner
row.
The session Of the Conference will
perhaps adjourn sine die Monday night
or Tuesday morning.
The bishop, who seems drawn nearer
to the home of his birth as he becomes
old. IS presiding over the Conference with
great acceptability. He has had more
varied experience than falls to the lot
of men ordinarily. Born in Rockingham
county, North Carolina. he went to Ten
nessee many years g and then went
to the Pacific slope where he became the
leading preacher and editor of his church
IN that country of the setting sun. He
not only won reputation as Il Methodist
circuit rider. who carried the gospel to
! the frontierslhen who were digging for