Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-08
M. E. CONFERENCE.
1t Asked that the Bishops be
Urged to Return the Money
to Gov rnment at Once,
and was Warmly Sup
ported by DIR.
Yates.
Washington Next Place OF
Meeting
M. E. CONFERENCE.
Washington Next
Meeting
Place of

EdTly GO>udy lHS SOulel 0uOS
ro-m was thronged with pes pie
who anticipated a warm discus
sion on the Publishing House
CAIN.
The third days session begar
with worship conducted by Rev
John W. Jenkins. Bishop F. q
gerald presided, and appeared
stronger than heretofore, and his
voice was not so hoarse. Min
utes of yesterdays session were
read by Secretary Cunninggim
and found correct.
Will X Coley, of Oxford Or>
phan Asylum. was introduced &c
the Conference and spoke brle fly
of the good work of that institu
ton, which at present is educat>
ing and training two hundred
and eighteen orphans.
Rev. D. B. Austin; of the Vir~
ginia Conference. was intro>
duced. Under call of question
twenty, the following names
we're called, passed usual exam
ination of character aud made
reports: j. B. Thomson, J. 4.
Shore, W. J. Twilley, N. E.
Coltraine, r. H. Brown, r F.
Taylor, John C. Kilgo and r. j.
Gattis.
DR.. Kilgo, in 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 M. J. Hunt and
R. j. Browning were on motion,
referred to Committee on Con
ference Relations for superan-
nuate relation.
The joint commission on the
Christian Advocate were named
as follows: J. n. Cole, ]. E,
Underwood, L. W. McMullau and
j. G. Brown.
DR.. Crawford being sick, DR..
L. L. Nash having lost his cre>
dentials, the Conference, by
vote, requested the Bishop to
furnish him with a duplicate.
Question twenty was resumed.
and when the name OF Rev. r J.
Moorman was called, his Presid-
ing Elder, B. r. Hall, arose and
stated that charges had been
preferred against him since the
opening of Conference, and
asked for a committee of investi-
cation. The Committee was APP
pointed as follows: K B. John,
W. J. Twilley, George F. Smith.
Shortly alter II o'clock the
report Of the Publishing House
claim was made from the COM
mittee, being the special order.
1t condemned the deception Of
Attorney Stahlman and lack Of
caudor 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 bill was passed on
account of deception. and if so,
that the money be returned.
Rev. J. N. Cole offered SUBJ
stitute that the Bishops be urged
to take whatever steps may be
necessary for the immediate and
unconditional return of the
money to the united States Gov-
ernment. He spoke earnestly in
it's favor; so did DR.. Yates. The
substitute was tabled.
L. L. Smith and Revs. r. B.
John and W. G. Norman spoke
in favor Of the committees re-
port, which was adopted,
Question two was called: Who
remain on trial? Answer. J. II.
McCracken.
Under question four the follow
ing we're admitted to full connec-
tion: B. G. Thompson, r. 81.
Willis, Andrew Graves and AL
bert Barnes.
The following travelling
preachers were elected elders:
Solon Cotton, Raleigh: Benton
Samuel Letters and Nathaniel
Seabalt.
/ The place of holding the next
Conference was taken up, and
| quite contest occurred. Wash
ington, Wilmington, Newbern
lalso Rocky Mount, being placed