The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03
NORTH CAROLINA
CONFERENCE
Charges Made Against Rev.
R. ]. Moorman.
CTAuI kHkM HnMnE MM6n
STAHLMAN CONDEMNED
ROOK CLAIMS MATTER REFERR-
ED TO THE BISHOPS.
A SUBSTITUTE BY J. N. COLE LOST
II Asked that The Bishops be Urged 10 Return
the Money to Government at Once,
and was Warmly Supported
by DR.. Yates,

Elizabeth City, y. c.. Dec. 2.-(Spe-
cial EARLY to-day the Conference room
was thronged with people who anticlpat-
ed a warm discussion on the Publishing
House claim.
The third days session began with
worship conducted by Rev. John W.
Jenkins. Bishop Fitzgerald presided,
and appeared stronger than heretofore,
and his voice was not so hoarse
Minutes of yesterdays. session were
read by Secretary Cunninggim and found
correct.
DR.. John W. Jones. of Tarboro. lay
alternate in place of Wiley Brown. was
enrolled.
w. j. Womble and l.. b. Bynum. lay
delegates of Fayetteville district, were
granted leave of absence.
Will Y. Coley, of Oxford Orphan
Asylum. was introduced to the Confer
ence and spoke briefly of the good work
of that institution. which at present is
educating and training two hundred and
eighteen orphans.
Rev. ID. B. Austin, of the Nir-
ginia conference. was introduced. I'm
der call of question twenty, the follow
ing names were called, passed usual ex-
animation of character and made reports:
j. Il. Thomson. j. III. Shore, w. J..
Twilley. n. +. Coltraine, r. II. Broom,
r. Il. Taylor. john G. Kilgo and Il. j..
Gattis
DIR. Kilgo. III making report. spoke of
the years trial. and declared he emerged
from the storm with malice in his heart
towards no man.
The names of NJ. J. Hunt and II. j..
Browning We're. on motion. referred TO
Committee on Conference Relations for
superannuate relation.
The joint commission on the Christian
Advocate were named as follows: j. \.
Cole. J. E. Underwood, l.. w. McAlul-
Ian and ]. G.. Brown.
Telegrams were read from Editor
Crawford and Committeeman Robbins.
saying they could not attend Conference
DIR Crawford being sick.
{ DIR. T.. l.. Nash having lost his creden-
tails. the Conference. by vote. requested
the Bishop to furnish him with Il dupli-
cate.
Question twenty was resumed. and
when the name of Rev. X. j. Norman
was called. his Presiding Elder, Il. Il.
Hall. arose and stated that charges had
been preferred against him since the
opening of Conference, and asked for a
committee of investigation. The com
mittee was appointed as follows: r. T..
John, W. j. Twilley, George f. Smith.
Shortly after II o'clock the report of
the Publishing House claim was made
from the committee, being the special or
der. 1t condemned the deception of At
torney Stahlman and lack of candor on
the part Of Barbee and Smith, and asked
that the matter be left to the Bishops to
settle: that the Senate be requested to
state if the uill was passed on account of
deception, and if so, that the money be
returned.
Rev. J N Cole offered a substitute
that the Bishops be urged to take what
ever steps may be necessary for the inn
mediate and unconditional return of the
money to the United States Government.
He smoke earnestly in its favor: so did
DR.. Yates. The substitute was tabled.
L. l.. Smith and Revs. II. j. John and
". c. Norman spoke in favor of the
committees report, which was adopted.
Question two was called: Who remain
on trial? Answer: J. III. McCracken.
Under question four the following
were admitted to full connections: + G.
thompson, Ia. IL. WlillS, Andrew tJfafcs
and Albert Barnes.
The following travelling preachers
were elected elders: Solon Cotton. Raj
oieh: Benton Samuel LETTERS and Ma
thaniel Seabalt.
Under call of question ten. eight local
preachers were elected to Deacon's or
derS
DIR. w. w. Bavs. of the Western
North Carolina Conference, was present
ed TO the Conference.
The place Of holding the next Confer
cnce was taken ,ip. and quite contest
""cnrred. Washington, Wilmington.
Newhern, also Rocky Mount. being
nlaced in nominations PRESIDING Elder
Hall and Pastor Underwood. of Wash
ineton made a snecial plea for the Con
ference. stating they had new church.
and that town had not heen favored with
a Conference since 1243.
WASHINGTON was chosen by a good ma
Jorltv, which was made unanimous.
After announcements, the Conference
adjourned.
Rev. DR.. w. w. BAYS preached m ex-
c"ll"nt sermon at the Bantist church to-
ni"ht. and Dir. Kiloo delivered an oJo-
ouent address on education at the Con-
ference room.