Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-27
BY Yesterday Evening" Maiis.

Virginia Commemorative Virginia An-
nual Conference Of the Met hodist Church
South, convened at nioe o'clcck Wednesday
morning in the new AIricau Church Ports
mouth, Bishop Kanvanaugh. of Tennessee,
presiding
The Chairman opered the session BY read
ing the scriptures aud PRAYER. Rev. Henry
B. Cowles alsc led in prayer. The Confer
euce thcu proceeded to business. The Nor
folk Herald furnishes the following account.
R.v. }. ID Couliiug was cleo ed Secretary
and Rev Paul Whitehead Assistant.
The roll being called the following minis
ters answered 10 their names.
!. A Duncan, c. c. Pearson, Nelson Head
J. Edwards, J. Lampkjn, f. NJ. Peterson G.
w. Motley, w. H. Starr, u w s. Harper, VIM.
A. Smith, J. K. Powers, L. NJ. Lee, D. 5. Dog.
gett, r. Scott, G. W. Lanshorne, X. g. Cowles,
J. A. Riddick, J. Lear Jno. f. Edwards, G. n.
Winiree, J. d. CouIIing, Robert Michaels, W.
NJ Ward J. f. JOyner, b. H. Johnson, B Deva.
ny, H. Bllups. l. Rosser, n. Thomas, L. H.
Jones, F. P Wilson, j. w. Saunders, w. W
Bennett, I. Diggs, I. II. Haynes, K. a. Gregory.
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Willis, K. L. Nixon F. A. Gibbs, W. q. Cross,
J. ID. Blackwell, L. J. Bogss, Z. +. August, q.
W Carter, L. A. Pearce, &. W. Deems, W. G..
Bount, J. 5. Clarke l.. Y. Cash, II. ?. Nems, B
C. Spiiler, J. K. Waggoner, John u. Rowe, d.
Lttleton, J. ID. Lumsden. j. Nc Mullen, +. Stan.
ley, J. s. Spencer, ". q. Williams, W. n. Barnes,
W. A. Robertson e. Mimzey, u +. Doegett, w.
w. Berry, w. F. Balm, W. l.. Daily, w. H.
Christian, 5. Moore, ?. A. Peterson, Paul White
head, L. l. Williams Geo. H. Raye, J. f. poui
ton, w. IT, Simpkin, h p. Mitchell, J. H. Amiss,
j. K Li,tleton, W. f. Judkins, j. FinnelI, a.
J. Coifman, A. G. Brown, ]. K Finley, J. +.
Potts, J. C. Hummer, A j. Beckwta, ". p.
lyman, Thos. A. Ware, Il. B. Beadles, I.
Boggs, j. B. Fitzpatrick, Cyrus Dogsett Jacob
Manning, IA. NJ. Liuney, H. H Gary, ". 6. Nor
fleet
The following Com nittces were appointed:
Sabbath Schools--G. w Lsughorne, Nielsen
Head. F. Boggs, IL. II Gary, ID. Z. Wills.
Publishing Mterest--L. NJ. Lee, ". A.
Smith, G. W. Garter, joseph Lear }. A.
Riddick, L. Rosser, W G. Cross, ID. 2. Wills,
lG. w. Langhorne. John E. Edwards, D. 5.
Doggett, r. Michaels, w. W. Bennett.
INemoirs-J. Manning, j. A. Ritdick, w.
II. Christian.
Il was ordered that the Conference meet
at 10 A. NJ, and adjourn at u P. NJ.
John Bayley and P. a Peterson were az
pointed a committee Gu Post Offices.
L. NJ. Lee, G. W. Carer, and ". A. Smith.
were appointed a committee TO nominate
Committees Of examination for the ensuing
four years.
The Presiding Elder of Murfraesboro Dis
trict, the Station Ministers in Portsmouth,
Norfolk and Gosport, were appointed Com
mittee on public worship.
DR.. MeF,nnell. the general Book Agent at
Nashville, was introduced TO the Conference,
and mad. lengthy expose OF the affairs OF
the Publishing House. He stated TIA. e re-
port had gone abroad THAI the Publishing
House had f!ied--was broke-but -uch wac
not the case. Ii was true that 1t hsd been
greatly embarrassed, AID with great di'acpi-
~ kept a going to the present time; out al
this was owing 10 tie unfortunate financial
policy inaugura.ed ty ths General C0nier-
epce of 1854, and the lack of interest on the
mart Of tue Church He made an able and
strong appeal 80 the Conference to rally TO
the snpport of tho Southern Methodist Pub
lishing House ct Nashville.
w A. Snith made \ few remarks on the
same subject explanatory Of his connection
with the financial committee or the commit
tee of the Publishing House in the General
Conference Of 1854.
DR.. Huston, Ei,tor of the Home Circle and
Sunday School Visitor, made beGu,tui aud
yery interesting speech IN reference to the
interest OF the above pucicailJns.
WI No!fieet was appointed u committee
10 receive subscriptions Tor TIC Quarterly Re
view.
L. Rosser and D. 5. DagSett made some
remarks calling upon the Conference and the
Church 20 eustaiu the Quarterly Review and
the literature Of the Church.
J.B Hsuck, an Elder Of tho "Cburcb ct
the United Brethren, applied Tor credentials
az an Elder in the NJ f. Church South. after
being examined by the bl=hOpin tho presence
of the Conference, 1t vas ordered that Gre
deut.als he furnished hin, GUd that he be
received in the ministry.
The Ministers are all looking well, and
during the past year, throughout the bounds
of the Conference, ali has been agreeable md
prospsrou.. Bn, one member OF the Con-
ference has died during the vear--ihe Rev.
Tbos. C. Hayes. of Amherst Circuit.
Conference adjourned until o'clock next
morning.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-The TWEEN
tv.third Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Virginia Cen,ra! R.iroad was held at
Odd Fellows Hall in Richmond on Thursday
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