The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-19
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
FIFTH DAY
From our Special Reporter.

| PETERsBURG, November Is, 1867
| Conference met at the. usual hour, Bishop
! Doggett in the chair. Religious services were
conducted by =. a. Peterson and T. Il. Sar
gent, ID. d.
The journal of Saturdays session was read
and approved.
Rev James Reed, Of the North Carolina
! Conference was introduced.
w. G. Walden, T. M. Anderson, J. O. Moss,
H. Mears, Il. w. Watts, John A. Wing.
field, and Ct. w. Meyers, were granted leave
| of absence.
The Bishop announced the following mem
hers of the Committee on the Religious Int
| rests of the Colored People: j III. Davis, "
w Motley, p. +. Auguste, a. B RnGker, :. :
II. Stubs, w. Willis, .Jr., and L. ID. IrafeIs.
On motion of +: A. Peterson, comm ,' fee
electng the lay delegates of the Conference
I. A. Peterson, N. Head, g. W. L;nghorne,
| r. Q. Burton, and DR.. j. +. Early, WERE
| elected.
| The Bishop asked the fourth question OF
| the Discipline: WHO are re-admitted into
| the Conference
M. l.. Bishop was received under this ques-
| ton.
Joint Board of Finance be furnished with u
list of the circuits ana stations that were de-
1icient the past year, and the cause of the de-
ficiency Referred to Committee on Ministe-
rial support. ,,
+. A. Gibbs was granted 4 location At his
The order of the day. which was free con-
versation on the spiritual state OF the Chnrch'
was taken up. ,
d. !. c. Blackwell ID. D., Leonidas Rosser,
ID. D., T. T. Edwards, u. D., r. @. Burton,
and s T. Norman. These gentlemen all
earnestly exhorled the ministers and people
to be often 1T the throne OF grace, ana 10 seek
after more spirituality and holiness.
A resolution from the charlottesville DIS
| trict Conference, requesting that a day OF
fasting and prayer be appointed, TO be op-
| served throughout the bounds Of this Confer
cnce and that the ministers be required 10
| preach on the succeeding Sabbath on the sub
| iect Of Il call 10 the ministry. This resolution
was adopted, and the first Friday i'll May
next was selected as the fast day.
Rev. Joseph Carson was announced 10
preach tonight in Washinst street church
Rev: Joseph Lear was appointed in the
place of J Il. Waggener on the committee FOR
the trial of Il. L. Harrison
After giving several notices, Conference adj
lourned with doNology, and penedlctlon from
Bishop Doggett.
A missionary meeting was held on Saturday
night in the Washington street church. Rev
Mr.. Wood, from China, made an address filled
with interesting statistics of missionary ope-
rations in the Celestial Empire. 1wOuld send
4 full report of his speech, but know your
columns are not at my disposal for that pur-
pose. There are O. ordained missionaries, IA
lay, missionaries, and 2oG native preachers
ordained and liceItiate. The collection after
the address amounted TO about 1900.
The pulpits of this city We're very generally
occupied by the ministers of the Conference
The Washing ton street church was densely
crowded by an intelligent audience, who lis
tened to an able discourse from Bishop Dogsett
from the words, "Tarry ye at Jerusalem I'LL
We be endued with the power from on high
The discourse was one Of rare power, junction,
and eloquence. The Holy Ghost overshadowed
the congregation, and the influence of the
sermon will long be felt III the community and
among the preachers.
At night, 1T the Market-street church, DR..
7. +. Bond, of Baltimore, preached Il sermon
unique in style but Astounding with vivid de-
scriptions, lfe-lke images, and touching
pathos.
Two preachers We're ordained elders at
night, and four were ordained deacons i'll the
morning, Bishop Doggett officiating on both
occasions.
An interesting mass Sabbath school meeting
was held in the Washington-stre church at
halt. past O'Clock Sunday afternoon The
exercises consisted chiefly in singing ana re
citations by the children. The different scnoois
of the city report an aggregate membership VI
I Oso DIoGESES.