Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-11

VlRGlN:, CuHrruhxCr.-!S ,r,afh Day.-We copy
from tic Petersburg Express IL" following summary
Of Wednesdays pIuctcd!L--:
II" h'.v. Wan. II. CHRISTIAN from tho Committee
~! Edu:at!un, presented t. rvruEt, which whs rrac,
and c. n"i.on al :'.o Rev I". II. Davis the resUu.
tons G,I,ndrd - The report were TOR nlnciir rs
to rrgurr; tEc Bishop 10 appoint the Rev. u. II.
johnson agent .u- thu Wesleyan Femnc College
rur report them adopted An! ordered 20 Be pub
ii,hod. The resolutions recommended by the Com.
iIli"r approve and recommend 10 the patronage OF
til Methodist community, kau6,lph Macon College
asa lie Female Colleges al Gravel Ill., Buckine.
ham, Va, ana MGrircesb"rOugi, Nc.
The following >upardnnUatr: preachers passed IN
cXI:'!iuu'I"m ct character aud continued in thar
relation: HUmphrr, Hi!lup>, Jane. l.. JOINER Vim.
| II. Starr a!.! John ". Williams.
| The Rev. Henry Il. CuwIcs announced the Ges,h
of Samuel Eskr:agr. Of tho -upernunersry
| preachers.
| Ssnuri I. M"orman was at lis request placed on
the -ncEnumcrny lis, aud granted leave oi absence
/ for the remainder at the session.
Rev. Joseph II. Davis, from the Committee OH the
Book Concern, made report which adopted
ami ur,!rei To be Published.
The e, Inference then adjourned 20 hear the sermon
by Bishop Andrew, on the drn; OF such ministers
have ie!,n during the present year.
METHODIST CoNFTRENCG, T., cAA D0y.-Thursday
mprG.n. Row. John Kerr past in examination Of
character and continued on the supcrpninerarv lit.
Tie Bishop tira called the name Of Rev. VIM. 4
Smii!t o Randolph Macon College when Rev. T.. y.
gcs had been placed in his hands by Rev Chas. Z.
D..m. of tLc " G.. Conference
DR.. Deem, then arose and read list of charge.
which objcc'"i to by DR.. Smith. az unlike ia
some RESPECTS To those placed IN the hands OF Mr..
Wilson, and ui which H.. had been notified.
the Bishop decided that DIR. WIN. a. Smith
should b tried on the charge, handed to DR.. Wilson.
- Here Di. Deems raised Question oi law which was
70 be Submitted i'll writing. The charges were then
read and an;! submitted rs follows:
Fg1 C"Tcc.-F dlSrrVd.-Dr. y. denied both
:lr chnrgc arG specification.
The second char;;. was also fil.chood which was
ruled out b., the Bishop ~ alien 10 thu Original
charge.
Tki,H Chorgr-Fnl,,h1od, which was denied 10
70 the char. and n. much of the specification rs
stated ;i.a i" Dr. ). made any statement, before the
students al Randolph Macon COLLEGE,.
Eoy,4l Cturyc.-Inaiora!ry- charge and
specialization: Jo:h denied
F,jih E"1r2n.--l immortality.
S'''" C""S''-l inin"rniiiy.-Ruied out by the
Bl4hop ~ not one {" ia" charges originally Preferred
asH!hs' nF' -.
S'rc"tt CHHr@r -fa!sc'iopd.-Dr. Smith admits
the specification hut denies the charge.
E'ghM Cb"rgc -Sanier.--Thc chnrge was de-
n:,l, maintaining that The statement by him lDr. d.
referred 10 in tie charge wn. true and justified BY
circumstances.
The testimony was then proceed with the Wit
rrsScs 30" The prosecution b-In. called for eXanina
ton.
the Conference met again in the afternoon. al
ia!i-pGst iir"c O'clock, :" proceed with tho trial of
ic. Smith. Bishop Andrew. opened the meeting with
PRAYER.
The examination Of testimony in tie case was con.
timed. III. Rev. Mr. Frost was cross examined by
iIr. {. +. Deems, after which the Rev Mc-srs ~ s.
Reid md James Reil Of the North Carolina Confer.
cnce were "AaIn!nrd.
me d"poslllons Of 'hc Rev. Is. T. Blake Of the y.
1. Conference, and Rev. W. &. Doub Of the same
body, prcscn;r! a, proof upom the first charge
The testimony Of the scct!scr upon the second charge
WIS then closed. upon which the second charge was
assU'n"d. i.r. Deems them "irc! i'll evidence the
deposition al the Re-. james II. brent of y. c.
r"uv q: 81. hnuiu. OF tie committee who were no.
pointed to sn,n ;hc ,I;.I;rutv .y.,inr hw.cu Drrs
Smith and Deems n the M Iiiai ..s.iyn OF the " C..
Conference he'll ut Pit,-,Oro in lSji aud examined,
also, R'ys. ID. b. Nicholson, ana K. r. Helm Of the
y. e. Conference.
B-toga the conclusion Of the examination OF the
latter wI,i!esi, tie Conference adjourned.