The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-08
Reported for the Baltimore Sun, 7th.

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| This body assembled yesterday morn
Ing at o'clock at the Trinity Episcopal
Methodist church. Bishop Pierce presi-
ded, Bishops Early and Doggett being pre-
sent and taking part in the deliberations.
After the usual religious exercises, Bishop
Pierce delivered brief address, and was
followed by Bishop Doggett, who gave
much sound advice to the ministers in at
tendance. Rev. John S. Martin, secretary
Of the last conference, acted as secretary
| On motion, 1t was resolved that the Con-
ference should meet daily at A. NJ, and
adjourn at P. NJ, holding only one SEES.
sion daily.
The various districts were then called
on for reports, and the presiding elders re.
sponded
Baltimore Dishict-S. Register presi.
| ding elder.-The report was very favora.
BILE. Where there were only hundreds Of
members Of the church at the commence.
ment of the year, there were now thou.
| sands. A number Of churches had been
| erected, and either paid for, or funds
fgathered for the purpose, and everything
had progressed much more satisfactorily
than could have been expected. Mr.. Re.
| gister fully believed that what was now
seen was only the beginning of the good
work.
Washington Dis!rict-John S. Martin
| presiding elder.-Mr. Martin said that the
war had left his district in great distress
but the preachers went to work earnestly
They were left mostly without church pro.
perty, but those in charge had the will
and at the present time matters looked
prosperous. If the privations suffered by
the ministers Of the Church could be
known, they would astonish the world.
| Winchester DisEict-E. K. Veitch (now
deceased) presiding elder.-Rev. Norval
Wilson spoke in feeling terms Of the de-
ceased, and at his request Rev. W. L. Eg-
gleston responded for the district, he having
| been the former presiding elder, end a
warm personal friend oil deceased. He
spoke of the wants and privations of his
district, caused by the war, and said that
| where q short time since all was gloom,
matters now were assuming brighter
aspect.
Rockingham DiStict-E. F. Busey pre-
siding elder.-J. L. Armstrong, J. 2. Rich
ardson, Thomas Hildebrand, George r.
jefferson, j. j. Engle, w. K. Springer, FL.
A. Gaver, George Stevenson, Ii. Hoffman,
A. p Bond, Am. S. Bear. Official cha
racters all favorably passed on.
Roanoke DiStict-James S. Gardner
presiding elder.-George G. Brook, James
l.. Light, Leopold LEM, L. Jamison,
James p. Bailey, j. T. Beam, Joshua M.
Granden, Peter H. Whistner, John N.
Gray, J. L. Clark, J. II. Burns. All ia
vorably passed on.
Le,risbmy District-J. Hoffman Waugh
presiding elder.-He said four-fifths of the
Methodists of the district were with the
Church South, and that the few who had
left and gone to the Northern Church had
done the Church South great good.
Lewis r. Jones, S. P. Dolly, James H.
Wolfe, P. S. C. Sixtius, John W. Canter,
Charles A. Joyce, J. w. Evan, Joseph E.
Chittum, A. Q. Flaherty. All passed on
favorably.
The Rev. Joshua Register submitted a
preamble and resolution concurring in the
recommendations of the General Confer
ence changing the name of the body to
that of the Episcopal Methodist Confer
ence, and also for admitting lay represent
atives to the body; which, on his motion,
we're made the order of the day for Friday
morning ct II o'clock.
Bishop Pierce then read telegram, just
received from Nashville, Tennessee, an
nouncing the death Of Bishop Soule, in
that city, at 40 o'clock this morning; and,
at his suggestion, the session was closed
with prayer by Bishop Early.