The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-30

VIRGINIA CoNFERENCE-Seeenh Ddv-The
application of George S. May for admission
70 travelling connection, was taken up. and
IL was opposed on the ground that he was q
married man
Rev. Mr.. Burton warmly opposed the policv
proposed. He thought that an ordained min
ister on every circuit to administer the sacra-
ments would add largely TO the Church. A
minister's wife was helpmate in tae minis
Try, not hindrance. If there was not a man
on each circuit who would not board preach
ers wife, wheu her husband gave them the
Dreaa OF iite IL was shame. He spoke at
length and with much effect.
Rev. MIR Cross said that Mr.. Smithson had
authorized him TO say that what Mr. Nav
Jailed to get OF 800 per annum, he would
make up.
Mr. Branch, of Petersburg (lay delegate.)-
"If he don't, l WILL"
The question was taken, and Mr.. Nav ad.
mltted In TO the travelling connection
The Board of Stewards made report upou
certain memorials from the Petersburg and
Lynchburg stations in relation to the manner
OF dividing the Conference collections and as
sessing the salary of the Presiding Elder, ac-
eompanied By certain resolutions.
These resolutions provide that, hereafter in
assessing the Conference collection and salary
OF the Presiding Elder among the various cir
cuts ana stations, just and equitable basis
ehail be adopted, having reference both 10
numbers and to pecuniary ability, without
pressing heavilyupoD any, ,and operating equit-
ably upon all
The first resolution being before the Confer
ence,
Rev. Messrs. Coulling and Langherne dis
cuSSed the matter
Mr.. Branch, of Petersburg, advocated the
adoption OF the report, and declared that the
plan adopted by the Petersburg Quarterly
Conference was the proper one
Rev. DR.. Smith thought that Willingness to
contribute had sometimes been mistaken for
ability to contribute, by the district ste " ards,
"a md a gJAS A
to pay, they were sometimes indiscreetly as
sessed.
Rev. Mr.. Langhorne agreed with Dr. Smith
and the language of the resolutions that num-
bers and ability should be estimated as
financial basis. He spoke with some spirit in
regard 10 The manner in which Presiding FL
ders were sometimes met. The stationed
preacher got all, and the Elder, if he was not
present al the quarterly meeting, was left 10
"Suck his fingers and got nothing.
Rev. Dr. Lee took occasion, in his remarks
to speak of the coYetousness of the Church
anu of the age.
Methodists OF Virginia We're most liberal in
their contributions; they bad given 500 900
to endow Randolph Macon College, S7i,OO0 10
the Publishing House, and S20,000 TO Missions
beside liberal support to the pastors of the
Church. He protested against the idea that
the Church was illiberal.
Rev. DR.. Lee denied with much spirit that
he had declared that the members of the
best witness of their liberality, but he did
believe that many men, even within the
sound of his voice, loved money more than
they ought.
The report and resolutions were adopted
Rev. Mr.. McCaaley and Rev. Mr.. Lemon
Of the Baltimore Conference, were intro
duced.
The Conference then took up the order Of
the day, the report of the committee on the
exhibit of the Richmond Christian Advocate
The committee, through Rev. Dr. Cowles
reported that, after cal etul consideration, they
found that the Advocate is barely self.sus-
tanning, if indeed 1t be not conducted at loss
They recommend that each preacher make an
nuaI reports to the Conference of the sub
scription lists within the bounds OF his charge
They also recommend tnat the expenditures
be confined within the most economical linn.
its that the Clerks salary be but S5UO; the
free list abolished, and papers furnished to
preachers at SIPS per annnm, with an allow
ance of 25 cents on each subscriber obtain ned
They declare that it would have been ina pos
sible TO have given satisfaction to the public
in the embarrassed condition of the Office
The committee speak highly of the sbilities OF
the editor, and concur IN the plan Of lay CO.
operation recommended by the publishing
committee of the Advocate.
Rev. DR.. Rosser made a speech giving an ac-
count of his conduct of the paper since 1885,
and at the afternoon session of the Conference
resigned his edtorshp.
4 resolution, placing the paper in the hands
Of u committee of layInen and ministers, was
adopted.
Adjourned.