The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-26
faorsknfEus Jf fnG METHODIST An,
NUal CONFERENCE.
tGsfoafro Fog THE steBsoxp DI1PaqcH.l
S.1rspAY MoaslNa, Nov. 2.

few ministers were present when L entered
the room at al o'clock
Bishop Andrew announced the receipt Of
n telegram from Rev. DIR. Sehen. dated at
Bristol, announcing his speedy arrival, and
request that the Missionary anniversary
might be postponed until MONDAY evening"
Enat order was made.
The Bishop announced as the nrst business
the ex animation OF preachers who mad tray
eled two years as deacons, and who are eiiSl'
| BILE to Elder. orders. ! he ns0dDs dpTdHdt oil
| this examination is. the Bishop calls tht
name of the party when the Presiding Elder
under whose direction De travelfo the pre-
>eding wear. speaks to the question OF DE-
pertinent and talent as n preacher, and gen
rrai eff riency; and the chairman OF u com
mittee charged with the DUTY, reports tn.
standing of the candidate III the several
siudits prescribed by the Discipline OF the
hurch, aud il these be favorable, the
Bishop puts the question, "ShaIl he be
elected TO Orders? 30 many as favor 1t RAISE
called. 4 large number Of candidates were
-Xamined thus, and most of them elected to
Elders orders.
committee Of the Relief Society invited
APPLICATIONS from these who were entitled to
! tne aid of the society
Mr. LaughoTne announced that the presi-
dent OF the > :. Railroad wouid give return
tickets over that road to mem Aers OF the Con
| ference upon their arrival st Petersburg.
During these examinations, ii WIS sta led RS
70 10 one candidate, that ne had wife OF IaCst
| Excellent character, one peculiarly qualified
| TOT her station as 4 preachers wife, when the
Bishop responded THAT IS well nigh halt
The battie.h
| The next order of business was the admis-
| ion of persons into the travelling connection
| GA Trial.
The s-verai districts were called IN order.
Dir. Lee desired TO make Il remark, that we
)ug ut now and ever 70 be very careful III TIE
admission of young mon. FOR lack OF TINS,
We are getting NOW ana then young men for
| whom We c IA find no work VINO are entirely
! untitled for any place IN Gu? hestowai.
| Ur. VIM. A Smith int1 Jdi ICED To the Bishop
and Conference DR.. Jennings, Presiding
Elder OF the Alabama 4. inference, now IL
| chaplain in the Conted5ra te army and at
| tached 20 the third Aiaban regiment.
Il. q. Bledsoe, W eStY :. Walden, j Onn W
| Tuckerand George y. Il uy were admitted GA
! trial In the travelling COZ Ao lion.
These young men were called up by the
: Bishop aud examined pU bliciy before the
| Conference This examination Was, Ia a iftige
measure, dev Otea To an ing airy INTO the per
| sOnaI Experience Of these persons, their IA
miiiariLy with The rules OF the CEurcA and
| their purpose 10 devote themselves wholly
! az unresery eddy unto the work Of the min
| isny. ihe questions were lnterSpeTsed cor
! tiruaily with counsels and exh rt3tlons per
tl1ent.
| ins question was asked, " VIII you endal
| vor aot 10 speak too long and too loud p and
tie Bishop nit rather harG at those v no oc-
! cupv = congregation troHi an hour 10 Two
! hours while All the people Were waiting and
| Amen 81 the sermon. 42Amt ulate!y a1ser
/ this, the Bishop spoke OF preaching simply,
J using plain familiar words, and did Ii with
! so mus point, plJh, and piveantleSs WttaGI,
! tnat il was really rich treat. The Bishop
! closed with c0unsslS 10 the young men
! concerning marriage, urging them not 10 s:.il
( in love with the first pretty ta,e they SAW,
/ because il is pretty, but 10 act with caution
/ and pradence, ana after Clearly asceI tllnlng
! thai. the young lazy has the peculiar quail
/ ties which viii fit heI 70 be i preacher 5 wife.
hatsan
| marry, but 10 wait until they had toimed
| some character as preachers.
| Enoch G. Jameson, formerly OF the Baiti-
/ more Conference, made application for ad-
| mission inLo this Conference. The appiica-
! ton was not passed upon, but laid over I'm til
I another day.
! when Dr D0ggflt's Eame was called, lie
! made a few remarks explanatory CT the Ell
! fectS of the war upon the churches within
. the bounds Of The Richmond District allud-
! ing TO the partial paralysis OF Nar!onS Church
! enterprises. and ~ the actual bIotunS out OF
. one appOin tnent--that a. the town OF Eamp-
= tOn-Lni closing with u personal allusiGn,
! asking 10 be RENTED from the position Of
! Presiding Elder and assig ued to other work.
/ When Rev. James A. Dnhe2n name was
| called, before retiring he gave brief account
! of MS action as citing editor Of the Richmond
Christian .4drocate, of The difficulties OF procur
| ing paper and the prospective plans tor It's
/ future publication.
| DR.. nogg~tt gave very warm commenda-
/ tons 10 the several preachers stationed III
, Richmond, viz: ". ". Bennett, James
duncan, A. q. Brown, T. 4. Ware, ana q.
| w. Motley. All had been abund mt in lahCrs,
and the In b0rs of each had been much blessed.
| MIR. Bennett had been particularly active in
| the establishment of hos pitfalls for the sick
! soldiers, and had done large service to the
country, and alleYiaIed very much of suffer-
Rev. John Bayley who is absent from the
| country in England, was placed upon the
| supeTnumerary list.
R.4at ~ at Nr,lr WAS
! placed upon the supernumtrary list
| The Bishop introduced TO the Conference
! Rev Thomas Hume. Pastor OF the Gosport
| 5sptist Church. The Conference rose in sal
| utatiOn.
Rev. Robert Nichaels announced the ap-
| pointmsuts for the morrow, Sunday. which
Smith, II b. Cowles, &c &. Pearson, W. w
| Bennett, w. q. Brown. J Manning. J S. Il.
! Clarke, CT. H. Ray, W. L. Judkins, q. w.
| Lang horne, aud others not rscollected.
| When The name OF VIM. H. Wheelwright
| was called, Rev. d. :. Dosgett represented
| that he WIS now i'll the army holding com
| mission as Major in the Virginia volun teer
| forces, as he had been since tts beginning of
| the war. Before that war began he had
| avowed a purpose TO tender his services to the
| State, III some sort, As 4 com pepSdti0n for the
| education which had been given him At the
| Military institute. Ii was done c0nsclenCl0
! iy,tnd ow he was exeTting a wholesome, hap
, py influence. Esteemed as an officer, ard not
| less a sincere Chri tiau man, the Colonel
OF MS tiieD 10 MS eminent Val
as SOLDIER aud a man n trne soldier of h
| country, and a true soldier of the Cross. he
was none the less Going God service while
! s-rving tue State of his nativity. II was cer-
tl,n that the Christian was seen in the camp
as af1retime in the Church.
when the Rev. w. NJ. Ward called,
the Presiding Elder, Rev. W. q Cross, an
nonnced his death. and desc rbed the good
life he had led while in the active work OF the
ministry. Happening 10 mention that the dis
ease which terminated his life proven ted his
giving any expression of experience ut the
| death hour, Bishop Andrew interposed,
THE testimony OF his life is far more mpor-
tant." That, upon the concurrent testimony
Of sundry preachers, was all right.
On the motion of Dr. Lee, committee OF
three was appointed TO prepare resolutions
| expressive OF the sympathy of the Conference
with the Methodists in the Valley of Vir-
ginia connected with the Baltimore Annual
Conference. Com mittee-Nessrs. Lee, Gran
berry, and Davis. R~y Nelson Head was sub
SeGnentiY added bg special motion.
Dr. Lee called attention 10 certain debts
OF the Richmond Depository, and request ted
that those indebted To the concern would on
| Monday pay him all or part ct their indeb ted
ness 10 enable him To pay at least the interest
upon the outstanding indebtedness of the con
Germ.
The hour of adjournment having arrived
sundry notices for meetings of committees
were given, and the bishop pronounced the
benedictiOn.
The early morn promised rain, and there
Were consequently few spectators, but later
in the day IL clear ed, and the house gTadu~l-
IL filled with ladies'
At night the Rev. r. o. Burton preached al
Cum berland street Church, aud Rev. Z. W.
Archer at CRANKY street When about 10
make tie opening prayer, Mr.. Archer said,
.'The earnest prayers of this congregation are
invoked in behalf Of our we'll beloved brother,
the Rev l. NJ. Lee, and his deeply afflicted
family" Abo midday he was stricken with
apoplexy, and has from that time been in q
very critica, condition, and tonight there are
no indea atoms. of the slightest i'm rovemen;
/ In his condition