The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-23

Upon looking over the roll / find
that there is the name of one gentle
man who was admitted in 1slS-Rev. Will
liam III. Starr. Rev. Joseph Carson was
admitted in 1924, and the Revs. William A.
Smith and George w. Motley in 1927.
During the calling of the roll the vene-
rable Bishop Early and Bishop Doggett ap-
peared, and took their seats on the stand.
Revs. J. f. Edwards, Jacob Manning,
and Thomas B. Sargent were appointed
standing committee on education.
Revs. +. p. Wilson, j. d. Blackwell,
Alexander G. Brown, J. G. Cranberry, T.
NJ. Peterson. and X. NJ. Sledd were ap-
pointed standing committee on memorials.
The presiding elder and city pastors
were appointed the committee on public
worship.
On motion, it was decided to hold daily
sessions, converting at 9 o'clock A. NJ,
and adjourning at p. NJ.
Revs. j. Jameson and j. 5. Il. Clark
were appointed committee on the Bible
cause.
Rev. ]. C. Cranberry moved the ap-
pointment of committee on missions.
Messrs. Cranberry, James A. Proctor,
and DR.. Sargent were named as the COM
mittee.
A report from A. Fl. BEDFORD, agent OF
the publishing house ut Nashville, Tenn,
was then read by the secretary, showing
very healthy condition CT that institution,
and that it is doing at this time good
work in distributing Bibles and tracts IN
the South and, on motion, the communica'
ton was referred to the Committee on
Publication.
A letter from DR.. McFerrin, On the
Foreign Missionary Board, was read and re-
ferred to the appropriate committee.
Rev. Nelson Head moved the appoint
ment of q committee on the religious inte-
rest of the colored people. Drs. Smith,
n. Head, and D. p. Wills were appointed
On motion Of Rev. N. Head, the Rev.
Thomas B. Sargent was, after some dis
cussion in regard to formality, admitted as
a member Of the Conference. = After the
appointment Of DIR. Doggett as bishop, the
bishops received DIR. Sargent into the Con-
ference, and the discussion was upon the
right of the bishops to cause his name to
be placed on the roll. The discussion was
particiuated in by Bishop Early, DIR. Ed
wards, Mr.. Whitehead, Or. Lee, and others.
The chairman Of the committee on the
examination of candidates for admission to
Conference reported that they were not
ready to report. Revs. ]. l.. Shipley and
r. n. Sledd were appointed to fill va
cancies which had occurred during the
year.
On motion, the examination of elders
was ordered to be conducted with open
doors.
Vacancies having occurred in two of the
standing committees by the appointment
of Bishop Doggett, DR.. l.. NJ. Lee and !.
Jameson were appointed to fill them.
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham, of the North
Carolina Conference, was introduced Dy
the Bishop, and invited to seat on the
floor. -
Rev. Leonidas Rosser, presiding elder
of the Richmond district, brought glad
tidings from the district Of the fallen me-
tropolis. The county had been desolated,
and the ministers were despondent ana
gloomy, but good work had been done |;
$500 conversions had taken place, ana
1881 had become communicates With us.
In the financial condition less had been
done. Reorganization on the right basis
and in the right spirit had commenced,
and next year he hoped that We might
come up with better report. The minis
tors in this district paid glowing tributes
to the worth and activity In the ministry
of DIR. Rosser, ssd coroborated the state
ments made by him. s'
Rev. J. E. Edwards gave very interest
ing report of his four years lsbors 81
Trinity church. He referred especially 70
what had been dono by the congregation
10 building the church edidce, and TO the
coIlec lions or The usual missionary objeets,
vhIoh hsd bean beyoDd what she. bed
S.-sI 49,. 80 nsassolal ecnA itl0n -