The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-24
From Oar special Reporter.
VIRGINIA. METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CONFERENCES SOUTH.
SECOND DAY.

NoRroLx, THURSDAY, November ~.
The Conference met this morning &C.
cordiuc to adjournment, Bishop Pierce ~
tha char and ~ opened with the usual
re,,c,ous exercises, conducted by Bishop
Ea,iv Thn proceedings Of yesterday were
rssS and anproved. The Bishop handed
n . Communication from the Rev. Thomas
n Ha;nes. addressed to his presiding elder,
res;ening his connection with the Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church South, and also one directed 10 the.
Conference, OF the same tenor. These let
tiers were dated in December 1865. Rev.
Mr.. Reid, the presiding elder mentioned,
made few remarks on the subject. The
Bishop remarked that the entry upon the
journal Of yesterday Of withdrawn" CO.
vered the request contained in the letters,
and that further action Of the Conference
was unnecessary. The names OF members
absent on yesterday were then called, and
q number Of absentees enrolled. On mo-
ton, the further calling of the roll was dis
pensed with.
Rev. Mr.. Cowles was relieved from ser.
vice on the Committee on Education, and
the Rev. Mr.. Johnson put in his place.
Tie examination Of elders was resumed,
and the names ofthe supernumeraries were
called over, and reports given by their pre-.
siding elders. tRey. G. d. Armstrong, OF
the Presbyterian church in Norfolk, was
introduced and invited toa seat in the
Conference. Rev. Elias Welte, of the Bal
timore Conference, and Mr.. johnson, of the
Baptist church, Portsmouth, were also in
!. troduced and invited to seats.l The re-
ports Of supernumeraries show that seve-
raj have died since the last meeting OF
Conference. The relations of the remain
der were continued. The Rev. Mr.. Car
lick. of the Petersburg district, was put on
This list. as was also the Rev. Mr.. Carson,
of the Alexandria district. .
Rev. Mr.. Rowzie, presiding elder of the
Alexandria district, handed in charges
against Rev. Mr.. Brock, which were re-
ferred to a committee consisting OF DIR.
William A. Smith, Revs. George W. Lang
horne, and ]. D. Blackwell.
Rev. J. Z. Edwards said that there had
been fearful mortality among the super
numeraries: seven of them had not an
swered to their names, and he thought that
Conference should in some way express Its
feelings on the occasion, and to that end he
moved that tomorrow at IL O'Clock the
business of the Conference be suspended,
and that religious exercises suitable to the
occasion be conducted by the presiding
bishop; which was adopted.
Reports from the committee on admiS-
sion into Conference recommend Mr.. Will
liam K. Jerdone, from the Richmond dis
trict, for admission. disappointment was
earnestly advocated by the presiding elder,
and he was admitted.
Mr.. Charles E. Watts, Of the Charlottes-
vile district; Mr.. John N. Jones, of the
Lynchburg district, and Mr.. Aurelius W.
Holt, Of the Petersburg district, were also
admitted.
The committee on those "who remain
on trial" reported the cases Of William
G.. Starr and Mr.. ii. T. Bacon, of the Pc
tersburg district, and they were continued.
On the third question, "Who are adj
mitted into full connection ~ but one name
was called, and he was reported dead.
Under the fourth section, " VINO are re-
admittedg' the name of james l.. Fisher
was called, and the report OF the commit
tee being favorable, he was thereupon re-
admitted by the Conference.
The Rev. DR.. Hume, of the Baptist
church, Portsmouth, was introduced and
invited to seat.
Rev. William W. Bennett presented a
paper recommending that committee OF
nine be appointed to consider the propriety
of dividing this Conference, if deemed
practicable.
Revs. J. C. Cranberry, John E. Edwards,
William A. Smith, q. W. Langhorne,
William II. Christian, Paul Whitehead,
Leroy NJ. Lee, D. p. Wills, and Alexander
G. Brown were appointed.
Rev. J. E. Edwards requested PERMISSION
for a committee to retire for short time,
what local preachers are elected, ana
ordained elders 2" The names OF tue lol-
lowing ministers were called:
Charlottesville District.-George w.
Bagly, Of the Piedmont circuit; William II.
Napier, of the Scottsville circuit.
Danville District.-Isaiah Ramsey, Oh the
Southern Staunton circuit.
Farmville District.-James l. Doyie' Vi
the Brunswick circuit.
Petersburg District u. Cros'lcA'
Of the Chesterfield circuit.
Norfolk District.-Newton II. CoA, OF
the Princess Anne circuit.
Alexandria District.-Robert }. Sand
ford and John w. Hildrop, OF the West
moreland circuit, and John IL. SANFORD,
NJ tbe Lancaster circuit, were called, and
mon representation they were all elected
TO deacons' orders. i
"What local preachers are elected and
ordained elders" was next called, and the
name Of Mr.. William NJ. Crenshaw, of the
Farmville district and Nottoway circuit,
was called and reported on.
Rev. Mr.. p. A. Peterson presented
paper for the consideration of Conference,
Changing the order Of the report Of the
Committee on Memoirs and after conside-
ration il was adopted.
The same gentleman also presented q
series of resolutions requiring the pre-
seuce Of the members Of the annual Con-
ference, and particularly the different
standing committees, at the place OF meet
ing by TX o'clock on the evening before
the day appointed for the meeting Of
Conference which, after discussion, were
Rev. w. W. Bennett called the atten-
ton of the Conference to rule of disci-
pline in relation to electing and ordainiDg
o deacon to elders orders; as to whether he
can be ordained before the prescribed
term Of four years had expired.
The Chair decided that to do SO would
be violation of the discipline.
{ Rev. L. M. Lee gave notice that there
would be meeting Of the Committee on
the Publication of the Christian Advocate,
and remarked that it was exceedingly i'm
portant that there should be full meeting,
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