Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-01
STATE AND CITY NEWS

VnfrfA oulSEnxscr.-- Dsy.-Nov asth. 1854.
The o0aissssas psayr nsssng began soos .sr o'clock
Payers were sfssed By George w. Motley and joha Q.
MARKS svo iaes presented themselves psnissn,soue
Of whom soon Afterwards proessed conversion Prsysr
oy WIN, sesd, and singing elosed tho ssrviess. - p.
s,ss reso .ns minutes Of Yesterday proceed
b. u. Johason, Agent Of Wesleyan Female COLLEGE Of
hsrsseseoso n presented rspor. Of bic opess,oas,
which 80 read and much off refers to the sts. Of
the Cosgs, vas referred 70 the COMMITTEES on Educsooo
II. b. Ccviss, Agent Of Randolph Macon College, mad.
rspofs ., bis prccesdings prefacsd By AZ
YER vhoa Dr. smith spoke foe ii,as With regard 70
the condton Of the College. d -TST7-- = - -,
Iss ersd.au.s Of Samuel welsh. formerly |. Deacon
o. the church (expoed iron thu church the Prince
Bishop.
George r. West, Who vas admitted on trial =. the Con.
isrenes OF 1854 having joined another church di.con
The case Of Albert a. Harley Of the second year. elias,
vas referred 70 committee for Investigating certain re-
mittee. ~. VI, -
John P. Brock and Peter A. Peterson, Deacon. Of two
ws.e elected to Elders orders =
Thou.s A. Pierce called aud charges Of NAL admin
istra,ion preferred by John Brock of Hanover circuit
which on notion referred the following commit.
tee Nelson Head, II. b. Cowes and Joseph H. Davi.
Rev Dr. Hoge Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church, Rev. Mes-
sra Burton aud Fisher Of the North Carolina Conference
ana Kew Dr. Jeter Of tho Baptist Church. intoduced
% the Conisrencs durog t morning session Rev Drs.
Hossn Of the Baptist Church. and Road Of the Prssbye.
rsn Church. we're introduced In the past two days sos
sou 80 rlel.e.' ~ $3.50 ~ - - -. = =
Benz. T. Story and Cyrus Doggett received on trial into
the Travelling Connection Conference paced
la examination OF character, and ssveray contin
ued. s..s.ft w.. IL, ,,,. - - +.
VIM p O.sns. at his o~n request, was discontn ed,
on account Of i'll health. q l'tITi1 l-fITrr~ =
WIN. b. b. seward. Local Preacher of King Queen
circuS Heury r. y King. of the Westmoreland circuit
Corneius Nurrel, Of the Nelson circuit Robt F. Mar.
shaii Of the Lexington circuit and station; Hart~e T.
fryo OF The Buffalo circuit; Esha D. Dewitt Of tho Bed
lord circuit and George Rve of tho Sussex circuit who
wero recommended by their respective quarterly Confer
snces for ordination to Deacon ORDERS passed in eIami.
nation OF character and were sevcfally elected.
VIM n hassie, L,ca Deacon OF Hanover circuit who
was recommended by his quarterly conference OF charac.
ter Tor ordination to Elders order passed in
and was elected accordingly ~ I-1 80 :
The presiding elder OF the Washington District present.
cd the application OF Joseph p Dividson (foriner'y
minister Of our church but recently OF the Protes
tant Episcopal Church. Who having again become mem.
Dor OF our church. desires mni.try Tor re-
storaion OF his credentials elder This Application
produced lengthy discussion, requiring the mafning
SION to be excnded,) In which Dr. Dosgett and w w.
benet the presiding elder advocated application
and Drs Smith and Lee and q. w. Llnghorue j. E. FL.
wards and u Ii. Cowes opposed IT, Ca taking the vote
the application was refused by decided majority.