The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-10
THE CONFER
Rev. Mr.. TuttIe's Sermon This Morn
fng's ProceedIngs-Locai News.


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Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Fayetteville. N. c.. December 6.
Conference opened at $50 O'Clock
this morning, the bishop in the chair,
and h devotional exercises conducted
by Rev w. s.. Rome.
Grace church, Wilmington, and ST.
IPauPs church. Goldsboro, asked that
conference meet with them next year.
LATTER some discussion, the GoIdsboro
Ichurch withdrew its request. and
IGrace church, Wilmington, was
Ichosen.
question number / was taken I'D:
Who are admitted on trial?" ]. NJ.
ICulbreth, . NJ. Snipes. w. r. Jenkins.
w. p. Constable, W. z. Brown. r. E.
Porter, ". Towe were admitted.
Question g.: Who remain on trial?'
D. E Holden, G. r. Rood, L. F. John
son. N. c. Yearly made reports. and
Iremain on trial.
question 4: Who are admitted to
full connection" GO. Green, P. d.
Woodall, r. r. Grant. J. T. Stanford.
Il. r. WEIGH, II. NJ. North, J. F. Biy-
ems. Z. l.. Reed made reports, and
were admitted to full connection.
These were called before the bishop
and seriously charged in a series Of
solemn questions as to their faith,
their recognition of their duties, and
their conception of their consecrated
work.
Next question:: WHO are elected
Ielders?" J. H. McCracken, J.. M. Ben
son. S. E. Mercer. 3. H. Black, G.. T.
Adams, B. c. Thompson. A. !. Graves
Ipassed.
What local preachers are elected
ldeacons?" c. NJ. Lance, A. B. Yarbor-
lough, I. III. Carmine, J.. 3. Williams.
~. f. Eure, w. P. Constable, J. H
buffalo.
Rev. DR.. James Atkins and Revs. w.
5. Grissom and j. G. Troy, of the wes-
tern conference, were and
welcomed by the Body. and Dr.. Atkins
Imade a strong address.
rev. u. ID. Webster, a Baptist minis
ter from the Atlantic Association. who
laas been filling a supply, was intro
duced, and made application for
membership. The bishop extended to
him the right hand of fellowship. and
wished him great success. while the
conference voted him into full connec-
ton.
Question: Are all the preachers
blameless in life and official admin
Iistration?" N. H. D. Wilson, z. T.
Harrison. j. P. Tate, B.. c. Alfred. J. N.
Cole, J. ]. Porter. J. H. Hall. ]. w.
Potter, c.. c.. Brothers, ]. w. Wallace.
simmons, A. S. Barnes, T. J.. Browning.
r. w. Bailey, r. F. Bumpass, NJ.
Bradshaw, J. J. Barker, A. r. Raven, E.
Pope, D. H. Tuttle, J.. NJ. Lowder, c.. o.
lDurant, D. c. Geddie, J. S. Lumley, J.
H. Lilies. J. A. Hornaday, J.. E. Bris-
ltoWe, L. /. Nash, D.. A. Watkins, P.
lGreening made reports, and passed.
Question: "Who have been trans
ferred?" J. w. Lewis. T. P. Bonner, T.
a. Smith from the western conference.
Question: Who are made deacons for
lone year," G. B Startling, ]. Y. Old, J.
A. Daley. J. c.. Humble. The following
remain in class of third year: w. A.
Piland, w. F. Jones, j. G. C~unninggim.
j. A. Rood.
| DR.. James Atkins, of the Western
conference preached this afternoon.
Bishop Hargrove meets his cabinet
this afternoon and so expeditions has
been the dispatch of business, it if prob
able that this will be the last cabinet
meeting. Everything has worked very
smoothly, and little difficulty has been
Experienced about the appointments,
which, it is expected, will be given out
on Monday morning.
A large congregation heard with
IInucn pleasure the sermon OF Rev. II. ii.
futile last night.
The efficient work of the fire depart
ment of the cotton factory alone saved
1.-THE store of Mr. j. T. Bynum at Hope
Mills yesterday. His goods were re-
tmoved considerably damaged by water.
at h same place at s o'clock this
morning. fire destroyed the residence of
Mr.. NJ. A. McPhail, one of the hand
soonest in the county.
Cards are issued, announcing the
marriage. on Wednesday,. 18th inst, in
the Presbyterian church in this city, of
Mr.. z. A. Johnston to Miss jamie Nc
Diarmid, the charming daughter Of
Mr. A. K. McDiarmid.
Yesterday Gilmore and Wright, two
deck hands on the steamer Highlander,
became involved in a fight. when Gill
more felled Wright with a heavy bar OF
iron, and made his sea across the
river.
DIR. A. S. Rose. county coroner, held
an inquest over the body Of Matte Nc
Lean. a negro woman Of list township,
and the jury returned a verdict that
death was caused by a knife wound in
tHicted by her sister. Eugenia.