Evening session.
Conference met. Religious exercises by
E. D. Owen.
The minutes were read and approved.
G.
W. Israel was continued in his superannuated relation.
The Committee on Memorials of deceased preachers reported the memorial of
Rev. J. M. Hanson.
It was read and adopted.
Basil Barry was made superannuated.
A. Griffith addressed the Conference in some moving remarks, in regard to the years of his early ministry.
A superannuated relation was granted him.
Rev. F. Israel was located, at his own request.
The character of
Wm. Wilson was passed.--
John H. Thrush said that his remark at the last Conference, in regard to
Mr. Wilson, had no relation to his moral character.
The order of the day.
W. T. D. Clemm and
A. W. Wilson addressed the Conference at length on the subject.
It was moved that
the Rev. N. Wilson's plan be adopted.
The
Bishop informed the Conference that, as is well known to all, it will be impossible for him to put this question.
B. N. Brown entered his verbal protest against the action of the majority, and the allegations thrown out that any of the minority were favorable to anything like Abolitionism.
A. Griffith,
George Brooke, and
Geo.
W. Israel, Briefly addressed the Conference.
Great excitement was felt by all in the crowded house as the vote was about to be taken on the adoption of the plan of
Rev. N. Wilson.
The minority gave formal notice of their protest to be entered on the Journal, and informally made it known that they did not intend to vote on the question of revolutionary separation.
In the excitement it was moved to adjourn until to-morrow, and carried by a vote of 80 to 31.
The majority and minority both have informal meeting to-night — the one in the Audience room, the other in the Lecture room.
