The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-30

DR.. L. N. Lee, IN view Of the removal o.
Dr.. William A. Smith, offered the follow
Ing resolutions : .... 80 -,
RESOLVED, That the Virginia Annual
Conference have learned with profound re-
gret that the Rev. Dr.. w. a. Smith intends
TO take . transfer TO the st. Louis Confer
enee, and while We appreciate the motives
OF duty TO the general interests of the
Church which have induced him 10 take
this step, we cannot allow him TO leave rs
after long and able service Of thirty
years, both as pastor of our churches and
president Of Randolph Macon College,
without expressing our high appreciation
of his eminent services, and our earnest
prayers for his future happiness In bis new
home.
Unanimously adopted.
A communication. from the book agent
at Nashville was read, showing o good ba-
lance sheet for that institution.
Bishop Early made an explanation In re-
gard to the colored people: About fifty
wears ago the Philadelphiaus persuaded the
negroes to build houses of worship of their
own. Many of them did so, and now they
have large congregations, and have formed
a Conference, with several bishops, under
the name of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and they have never meddled
with slavery; but there is an association
called the Zion Methodist Church which
does. In Richmond, one ofthe congregations
Joined them, but finding out their true cha
racter, they have come back. Our Church
never did meddle with slavery. but we
have been maligned and abused on account
Of it.
Rev. William B. Rowzie, President Of
the Board of Trustees Of the Murfrees-
boro' Female College, reported that the
Board unanimously recommend the Rev.
Paul Whitehead for the office of president,
lust made vacant by the death of Mr.. Coul-
ling, and requests the Bishop to make the
appointment. Adopted.
Rev. Paul Whitehead being present, in
few words accepted the appointment.
DR.. William A. Smith, in response to the
resolutions in relation to himself, cordially
thanked the members of Conference for
this expression of their feelings for him.
He Joined this Conference nearly forty
years ago, and has never missed single
annual meeting. 1t was painful for him to
separate from them, but he trusted that in
his new home and new relations he should
never do anything to disgrace his former
connections.
Rev. p. A. Peterson offered resolutions
thanking the citizens of Norfolk for their
hospitality, to the pastors of the churches,
and the different railroads and steamboat
routes. Adopted.
Bishop Doggett then took the chair.
After making few remarks to the minis
tiers present on their duties and obliga-
tions, he proceeded to read the appoint
ments for the current year, as follows:
RICHMOND DISTINGUISHING ELDER, L.
ROSSER.
Richmond City.-Centenary, N. Head.
Broad street.- W. Langhorne.
Trinity.-R. N. Sledd.
Oregon, Sidney, and Rocketts.-J. Man.
ming.
Clay.street.-E. NJ. Peterson.
Union.-P. A. Peterson.
Manchester. L. Edwards.
Charles City.-James Lear.
New Kent and Williamsburg.-G. w.
Motley and A. w. Holt.
York and Hampton.-Robert n. Crooks.
Mathews.-F. NJ. Edwards.
Gloucester.-J. Lester Shipley.
Middlesex.-James Ii. Crown.
King and Queen.-H. P. Mitchell.
King WILMINGTON W. Tucker.
Seamen's Bethel.-Francis j. BOggs.
Editor Richmond Christian AdUOcdte.-
W. w. Bennett.
CHARLOTTESVILLE DIsTRICT-PRESIDING Ell
DER, l.. $. REID.
Charlottcsville.-T. A. Ware.
Albcmarle.-R. w. Watts; J. J. LAT
ferty supernumcrary.
Scottsyille.- G. Vanderslice.
Scottsville.-H. Ii. Gary supernume-
rary.
Colored People of Scottsville.-A. C.
Bledsoe.
Fluyanna.-James NJ. Anderson.
Goochland.-B. G. Spiller.
Hanover.-W. W. Berry.
Beaver Dam.-R. B. Beadles.
Louisa.-W. G. Lumpkin.
Orange.-C. E. Watts.
Colored People of Orange.-H. NJ. Lin.
ney.
Madison.-E. II. Pritchard.
Greene.-T. N. Beckham.
Piedmont.-J. +. Finnell.
Batesyille. II. Johnson.
Nelson.-W. /. Hunter.
Chaplain to the University Of Virginia.
]. S. Lindsay.
LYNcHBURG DIsTRICT-PREsIDING ELDER, A
G. BROWN.
MISUNDERSTANDING, W. E. Judkins
Court-street, ]. E. Edwards; Mission, te
Amherst.-J.P P. Garland T. H. Early
supernumerary.
West Amherst.-R. A. Compton.
Bedford.-J. E. Potts.
Porter's Mountain Mission.-C. Doggett
North Bedford.-E. A. Gibbs.
South Bedford.-R. A. Gregory.
Campbell.-J. Spriggs.
East Campbell.-J. E. McSparrins.
Appomattox.-J.E E. Martin.
Colored people of Appomattox and Camp
bell.-To be supplied.
Slate River.-J. ". Hilldrup.
Buckingham.-J. r. Wagner.
DANvILLE DIsTRIcr-PREsIDING ELDER, W
II. CHRISTIAN.
Danville.-W. W. Duncan.
Charlotte. &C. Z. Booker; j. D. South
all supernumerary.
West Charlotte.-John W. Jones.
South of Dau.-T. II. Boggs.
Halifax.-L. j. Hamburger.
Bannister.-A. n. Hall.
Ringgold.-J. W. F. Jones.
Pittsylvania.-D. NJ. Wallace.
South Staunton.-J. D. Hank.
Franklin.-W. G. Hammond.