Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-29
conference.-the IL Church south.


conference oftIe VI Church SCUM
The fredericksburg News brings US the
mr., ceednps ofthe second, third and ionrth Day
ri the Conference. The session on lhursuay
wa, opened by Bishop Capers, aud after SOM
uninnortant business, the question III regard 10
10 eph H. Anss came up for discussion. M
Amiss was a candidate for admission TO inc
conference on trial, and bis extreme yon,h Gre e,
otel some doubt as 10 his admissil1I'ty; II
vas Decided 10 admit him. VIM. u. foote
and c. II. b. Boggs were also admitted;
The examination Of preachers who had oeen
on lrial TWO years was next entered MO- a,'o
tho renor Of The committee being favorable,
Richard Shane, Oscar Lulcton, J. McMulIen'
J. l.. Spencer, W. e. Williams, I. >. CoHing
ton, and Joseph J. Edwards, were admitted III
full connection with the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The cxa"inaton Of those eligible 10 the OF
fec Of Deacon having been reported satsiacto.
ry-Duncan J G. Rowe, J. X. Waggoner
and l.. S: Reed, were made Dcacons IN the
Church.
The examination proving satisfactory, the
following persons were made Elders IN inc
Church: Milton Bishop. /. \, Cash
John S. Clarke John c. Cranberry, Henry J
Nclms, B. {. Spiilcr, Richard Staples and
Thomas A. Pierce.
The examination into the character Of Elders
was then commenced. We annex the following
as some Of those whose characters proved TO be
without spot or bcmish:
J. Manning, Fielding Adams,-Arnold
G. NJ. Andrews,P. +. August, H. BiIlups, J Ohm
Baily, VIM. w Bennett, John Boggs AMI
james T. Brcnning
On Friday, the third day, the Rev. John
Early moved several resolutions, one ofwhlch
was that The Trustee cflhe will Of the late DR.
Hall be directed to collect the funds and invest
them as directed by the Conference at this SEES
SION.
The question being asked who had been
elected and ordained Elders, the examining
committee reported iavorably in the case Of NJ
L. Bishop and J. W, Howard, who were elect
ed 10 Elders orders.
The examination Of preachers on trial was
next entered into, and S. l.. Eskridge having a
favorable report, Was passed and continued on
trial.
The examination intothe charact Of Elders
was again resumed, and much of the time OF
the Conference was spent in this interesting
examination. The News remarks that vol
umes mightbo said IN regard to the many quail.
HES and amiable dispositions of those who un-
dcrwcnt tIlis examination.
The following gentlemen were appointed Il
committee on Randolph Macon College: Mess
RS. Edwards Head, Doggctt, Crowdcr Lear
and Hayes.
On Friday, the fourth day, soon after the
pcnlng 81 the session, the Rev. John Early,
the Bool, Agent, made his annual cXhibitwhich
showed the cstabshmentto be in a flourish
ing condition, and has on hand, at this time,
$4,000 in stock
The following gentlemen were admitted TO
Deacon's orders in the local connection, Rob.
Peatross, Jno Scrivcner, n Rawlings, J. II.
Anderson, Jas w Harrison, and A. Drewry.
Also the following We're admitted to Elder ;
ofders;--Thos. NJ. Hundly, and Thos II. Bal
itev Messrs. Head. Edwards, Lear, Mich.
9eiS and DuTaI were appointed committee on
Periodicals; and Rev. Messrs. Lee, Bennett
and Cutter were added TO the committee on
r. M. College.
hev NJ Slaughter then delivered an clo-
goent address on Colonization, after hich the
following resolution was adopted:
Hesolred, That this Conference recommend
70 The approval and patronage of our people
generally throughout the Conference the in.
ferGsis Of the Colonization Society of Vrginia,
and that we recommend that collections be ia.
ken up IN lis behalf on the Sabbath preceding
the 18th Of July in each year.
The Conference soon after adjourned. r..
Dispatch.
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