Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-18
Religious intelligence.
RALe1on, IN. c. Feb. 81.

l ~ y ~ ibS tIC SOn1Si CbIC -
the Ministers of the Methodist Epis
copal Chuskh of Virginia and Carols.
ma, conveyed in this City and ended
their session on the 18th. A full and
official account of the proceedings o,
this Conference will not be published
until all the Others (of which there are
six* in the United Statcs) have been
held.
During the Conference three Ser.
mons were delivered daily at the
State House, and on SUNDAY there was
also Preaching at the Chapel. The
congregations were ALWAYS numero us
and frequently many more were de-
Isirous Of hearing than could possibly
obtain adrpittance. Those who preach
ed, were the Right Reverend Bishop
Asbury, the Reversed Bishop M'Ken-
drie and the Reverends lanes BOYD /,
Cannellum IL. Hines, Jesse Lee, Stith
Mead, John Early, Thomas L. Dou.
glas, Alexander Sale, John Weaver,
Charles Galloway, Robert Barnes,
Benjamin Devany, Thoraas Ander-
SOD, Philip Bruce, John Owen, Tho
mas Moore, Milton L-add and Will.
am w. Hill.
All these Preachers made a display
OF very respectable talents and several
were in high degree eloquent. As
ccid not hear every Preacher we are
unable TO do justice to individual me-
r't. We feel no disposition to make
destinations hnt c.,,<>. T,xI..,--x -.
that We were particularly delighted,
IentertaiDed ana instructed by the a
bic and impressive discourses deliver
led by Bishop MKendrie, md Messrs.
Douglas, Hill and Anderson. Others
might have been equally able and eff
tective, but we we're denied the OPP
lportunity of hearing them.
Bishop Asbury preached but once
and to the largest audience ever as
lsembled in the State House. He
ook his stand at the door of the c ON
mons Chamber and both that and the
Conference Hall were completely FL
led 4lssusRishop speaks very slowly
aud with long pauses which frequently
interrupt the most connected parts of
sentence. He is a man of learning,
was educated at Oxford, possesses a
sound understanding and great piety,
and his sermon, though NOT eloquent,
was yet interesting and impressive.
He evidently totters on the very brink
OF existence. maoifests great bodily
weakness and has the appearance OF
having performed weary pilgrimage
ot life OF more than seventy years.
Bishop M'Kendrie is a native of
Creeusyille county, Va. is probably
forty-tve or fifty years Of age; He
has fine open countenance, high
Ismooth forehead, quick penetrating
EYE that bespeaks genius and benevo-
Ilence, and countenance and manner
every way rrepossessing. His frs,
Sermon both in matter and manner
lot delivery possessed very high de-
gree of excellence. 1t was equally
calculated both TO entertain the learn.
ed and Instruct the ignorant. If his
second did not quite equal the first, it
was probably because he laboured un-
der the pressure ofill health while he
delivered it.
Mr.. Hill is young man of 90, 2
native of some Of the counties on the
Roanoak. He is bold original pe-
MUS, already occupies a respectable
lplace among he most eloquent preach.
ers in our country, and promises
much for his future eminence.
{ Mr.. Lee is one Of the Cbaplains Of
Congress and is man of sense and
piety.
Mr.. Mead is represented to have
been the most successful preacher, to
have produced more awakenings and
conversions than any other within the
bounds OF the conference.
Bot our limits will not allow us 10
speak Of the merits of each. Suffice
it TO say they were in general highly
respectable body Of men, and posses-
sed degree OF talents and liberaIity
of sentiment that NAM were not pre-.
pared to expect. Their preaching
produced pot a ful edct on the
people Of this pace Al vicinity.
twenty eight persons we added 10
The church IN the Cleo A,r;orr 80.