The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-28
Methodist Board OF Missions.

NORFOLK, November rs.
This Board met in CRANKY street church
tonight, and was called to order by the
president, Rev. Paul Whitehead, and was
opened with religious exercises conducted
by the Rev. DR.. Sargent, who gave ont that
grand old missionary hymn :" From Green
lands icy mountains" &c.
The Rev. ]. G. Cranberry, Secretary OF
the Board, then read the annual report, OF
which we give the following statistics:
Richmond.-Rev. s. T. Norman re-
ported 16 names had been stricken from
the roll, s of whom had died; n had
Joined the church during the last year, and
thew now numbered 1913 members.
Petersburg.-Rev. j. A. Jefferson re-
ported lO2 conversions, 70 of whom had
Joined the church. The Sunday schools
number 205 scholars.
Porter's Mountain, Botetourt county
Rev. Cyrus Doggett reported u members,
and Sabbath school numbering from 81
to 40 scholars.
Rev. E. N. S. Blogg reported a good
work done in his mission among the Ger
man population within the bounds OF the
Virginia Conference.
Among the colored people, Rev. Thomas
Diggs, on the Amelia circuit, reported o
membership of twenty-three, and an ave-
rage attendance of 400.
Rev. II. NJ. Linney, in Orange county,
reported that be had met with such oppo-
sition on the part of the people that
he could do but little. Many of them were
Baptists, and some of them preachers, and
recently the northerners had given him
much trouble. l's
Rev. Thomas A. Pearce, in Appomattox
county, reported that there were 500 under
his instruction, and largely increasing in
terest among them. Thirty had Joined the
church during the year. The opposition
which had at first given him much trouble
was fast giving way, and he hoped it would
soon entirely die out.
Mr.. DARCY Paul, treasurer, reported
there had been collected during the year
50, l02, of which 81 ,O2l goes to the foreign
missions, and 81 ,0Sl to the home missions.
Among the amounts reported are From
Centenary, s9s.26; from Trinity church,
s43.3S; from Broad street, sll3. Market
street, Petersburg, gave S326.l6, and Gran
by-street, Norfolk, S4l3.
Bishop Doggett was then called on,
and made one Of the most able ad'
dresses which we have ever heard.
This eloquent divine is too well known
to need commentator from me, but
his address tonight was one worthy of
his high reputation. I have full notes of
his most excellent discourse, but they are
too long for insertion in your already
crowded columns.
Rev. John Poisal, agent Of the Eptsco-
pal Methodist, made very eloquent adj
dress, pressing with great earnestness the
vast Importance of this work, and closing
with an eloquent and feeling tribute to
Virginia, his native home.
HDr. Sehon, being called upon, made one
Of his usual happy speeches, interspersed
with wit, anecdote, and eloquent para
graphs; but as he went over very much
the same ground as the speech reported
in the Conference proceedings this morn
ing, / do not send it,. At its conclusion,
collections were taken up in the usual
way, first by making life members, among
whom were Bishop Doggett, Mr.. Poisal,
DR.. Smith, and others,) and then by pass
ing around the hat. .
The meeting then, on motion, adjourned.
, The Conference will probably adjourn
on Wednesday evening. II.