The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-28
From our Special Reporter.
fiRaINlA METHODIST EPIsCOPAL
CONFERENCE SOUTH.
FIFTH DAY.
NORFOLK, November 20, 1866

w NORFOLK, November 26, 1866.
Tho Conference met this morning.,
B;shop Pierce In the chair-and was openeo
with the usual religious exercises, cvn
Quoted by the Rev. "'ii'a~ ~ ''"
Rev. p. Whitshcad moved that the chair
nss !: ~ .a.sssnt Committee Of Exami
nation nominate new oon ,nc " ~, y
in that capacity for the ensuing four years
Adopted. o. c.,,, ~. con,,
,o;,,ce on Missions, reported series OF re-
solutions, combining articles for constitu
tion aud bylaws for "The Board OF DO
mesiic Missions Of the Virginia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
This constitution is in the usual form o
such societies, and after having been read
by sections, was, with some slight amend
ments, adopted.
The committee also recommended tina
for the present year the appropriations fol
its support shall be made by tho bishop
and presiding elders.
They also nominated officers for thu
Board, who were elected, viz: President
Rev. John E. Edwards; Vice-President
r. N. Smith; Treasurer, DARCY Paul
Secretary, Rev. John C. Cranberry.
Clerical Managers.-Revs. G. w. Lang
horne, E. II. Peterson, Joseph A. Proctor
WV. Bennett, and James A. Duncan.
Lay Managers.-A. S. Lee, DR.. w. W
Parker, and Charles Talbot, of Richmond
and D. B. Digger, Of Petersburg.
Rev. G. W. Motley, from the COMMITTEE
on the Superanuated Minister'S Fund, re
- r,x~l e,
the stock of the Richmond Fire Associa
ton, and was all lost by the disastrous nr'
of the Sd of April, 1865. The report wa
adopted.
The committee on the trial Of ]. P
Brock reported that they found him moi
guilty on the charges and specifications
and offered q resolution to the effect that
while he was not found guilty of the
charges, the possession of the horse was
"under circumstances which involved I'M
prudence on his part, ana were calculated
to lev him liable to misrepre sentation OF
his motives" The report was adopted.
Rev. G.. W. Langhorne rose to a per-
soual explanation in regard to the report
of his speech in the Day Book. He wished
to make some corrections in regard to
language which he is represented to have
made. In that paper he had been made to
say things that had been spoken by other
gentlemen.
DR.. Smith arose to speak in favor of the
reporters. He did not allude to this par
ticular case, but it was surprising to him
that the reports were as good as they were,
being made by persons who were alto
gether unacquainted with the Methodist
Technology, and in addition to the con-
fusion necessarily attendant upon meet
ing of the Conference, when so much other
business had to be transacted. He said
also that the reports were, he was sure,
better than any that he could make.
There being no other business before the
Conference, the Bishop called up the ques-
tiorfof the "change Of name," that being
the subject on which the Conference ad
iourned, and remarked that he hoped the
question would be put to the vote at once,
as. he had no doubt that every one had
made up his mind, and for himself he
hoped that the discussion would not be re-
ne~ed.
Rev. Robert 0. Burton hoped that it
would not be taken up for few moments,
as it was necessary for one of the commit
tees to retire for short time, and asked
that they be allowed to do so. Permis-
sion was granted.
Bishop Doggett took advantage of the
interval to call attention to the fact that
DR.. Hoge had sent him o large number of
copies Of the Richmond Eclectic, which he
highly commended.
Mr.. Poisal, agent of the Episcopal Me
thodist, Of Baltimore, was introduced, and
made few remarks introducing his paper,
saying that the paper was published in the
interests of Southern MethodiSna, and had
been reduced to ministers one-half, making
the subscription price to them two dollars.
REV. William 81. Christian moved that
each preacher be required to report to
each annual Conference a statistical &C
count Of the amount of labor which he had
performed in his circuit in all the work re-
lating to the ministry during the year.
This resolution gave rise to some dis
cussion, participated in by Revs. E. M. Pc
terson, G. W. Lsnghorne, W. W. Bennett,
James J. Lambkin, S. 7. Norman, l..
Rosser, Paul Whitehead, and John E. Ed
wards. &
Bishop Pierce remarked that in the
form Of examining ministers in the Con-
ference it amounted to very little, and the
plan proposed was better adapted to the
end sought after than the present verbal
and ambiguous reports. The ministers
had grace and power enough in them, but
itswanted Stimulation, and the rigid ac-
count Of this plan would make him more
vigilant and greatly increase his usefulness.
Rev. p. Whitehead offered o substitute
embodying very much the same principle,
which, on count, was declared lost, and
the original resolution was then withdrawn.
Rev. T. A. Ware offered the, following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That . committee be appoint
ed for the purpose Of considering the pro-
priety Of 80 amending the rules Of order as
TO provide for the following:
Il. That the presiding elders be hence
forward constituted q nominating commit
tee, who shall nominate members for all
the standing committees and other imp0r-
tant committees that. may be desired IN the
Transaction Of the business Of the Confer
eAce. 5a As a.
"a. That all such committees be consti-
tuted fat least one member from each
district. 1858
8. That, except for special reasons, no
member OF the Conference shall be ap-
pointed on more than one committee ut q
time. lss3 81 t..s- ssss aea ara
The following committee was appointed
in conformity with the resolution: Reys.
IA. Ware, a. n. Lindsay, and J. D..
Blackwell.
Rev. N. Head, from the publishing COM
mittee Of the Christian advocate, made .