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 together, for the purpose of considering the report of the New-York Annual Conference; which, being so contrary to that of the Philadelphia Conference, caused much dissatisfaction, and after deliberately considering the case, they resolved to proceed according to the ideas advanced by the Philadelphia Conference, viz., that one of the white Bishops preside at all our yearly Conferences, ordain all our Ministers and appoint them to their stations, according to our Discipline, and that we be willing to come on terms of unity and amity to that effect, if the next General Conference of the whites will receive us under their patronage; and George Collins and Charles Anderson were appointed to inform Joshua Souls of the above resolution. Our official brethren had an interview with Bishop Enoch George, and had some conversation relative to our intended yearly Conference; at which time he informed them that the other two Bishops were sick, and his engagements were such as to put it out of his power to attend the African Conference, and therefore he advised them to endeavour to do as well as they could in holding the aforesaid meeting. 7*