The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-15
sEygsTrY.ryF-rH ANNUAr. SESSION
FOURTH DAY.

| thodiSt Episcopal Church, to he held by
| them Tor the members of the African Me-
thodst Episcopal Church, under the super
! vision Of the Conference with which we are
connected, there being no members of cn-
lur Of the Methodist Church South in the
| city. We deem it not necessary to speak OF
the history OF the African Methodist Epis-
c0Da Church, a> he Bishop and Conference
are well acquainted with its existence. Our
Church does not claim to be either northern
or southern, but one general Methodist
| BODY throughout the United States. En-
| tnrtainiug the most friendly and Christian
feeling toward, The entire Methodist family,
praying and hoping that our petition may
| he Granted, we are yours, in the bonds Of
Christian fellowship,
"MARE MoEToS,
! "and sixteen others"
| This paper was referred to the Committee
on the Rcligivr- r,t@'. - -.
People.
RELIGION ~ THE rESITENTIAET.
| A communication from Rev. s. 7. Moor
man. giving Il detailed account Of his labors
at the pcnitcutiary mission, was read. MT.
M00rlGan reports the conyicts eager for
religious instruction, and the conversion OF
many under his preaching. he acknow-
ledgcs his indebtedness to Major Wardwcll,
the superintendent, for facilities afforded
| him in the prosecution Of his work. During
| the hast year services have been held once or
twice each week by Rev. Bishop Doggett
and Rev. ticssrs. Earle. Granbery, RoSScr,
| Ware, and Gates. There are usually from go
10 300 c0nyicts in regular attendance upon
the preaching of the Word. In july last sixty
| si:med Il petition for the establishment Of Il
| church there. After consultation with the
| authorities and Rev. Mr. Gates the request
was acceded to, and Il prisou-church having
been organized, ffty-seyen convicts have
been admitted to membership. Others, pre-
lcrring to he immersed, have not been bap-
tiZcd at all, there not being water enough
ii the prison for this kind Of baptism.
! The Bishop called the particui:-t atten-
ton OF Conference to this report, and bore
testimony to the good work done by brother
Moorman. This work should be continued,
and there should be an appropriation Tor It
.ToD the mission funds.
Rev. DR.. Edwards thought that the State
| ought 10 provide for a chaplain ut the pcnl-
t4ntialy. No Methodist church could be
| legally established there. 1t could only be
| done as domestic mission work, and by per-
mission Of the Superintendent.
The communication was referred to the
| Committee on Domestic Missions.
THE CASE OF MR.. BowLEs.
Rev. James Jamison moved the reference
1
mittCc Of three elders.
This motion was discussed by Rev. McSsrs.
| vi lis, Burton, LanghOrnc, and Peterson.
':'ile motion of Mr.. Jamison 1inally pre-
vailed.
II is said that Mr. BowlcS recently at
tempted to withdraw TO the northern Me
thodist Church. lie denies the charge, and
desires an investigation o.: the case.
The name Of Rev. G. ". Motley was sub
stituted for that of Rev. DR.. Bennett (by
request of the latter on the Board OF
Foreign Missions.
| EXANIHATIoS OF CHARACTER.
Rev. 4. 4. Armi>tead, who has travelled
one year, passed 4 satisfactory examination,
| ana was continued.
Rev. ". K. Cobb, who has also travelled
one year, passed an examination, and was
| elected to dcacon'S orders. Mr.. Cobb was
granted leave to accept chaplaincy in the
navy. s-<c1
! SECOND YEARS MEN.
After some remarks by Bishop Docgctt,
relative to the origin Of. the custom, the
| following persons, having travelled two
years, were called up, and answered the
usual questions of the Discipline K. ~.
| Hodge, W. ID. Wright, Charles Z. Holiday,
| B. I. Tcnnaille. and J.. ID. Travers. These
| all passed the examination, and were ad-
mitted to ueacon'S orders.
THIRD YEARS MEN.
J. VI. Jones and William Jerdonc, having
! travelled three years and passed all the ne
ccSsaly examinations, We're declared cliSi
| bic TO elders orders.
j. W. Ilildreth passed al examination Of
character.
Rev. j. l.. Garrett, who has been local
| preacher and local elder for several years,
and had joined the travelling connection,
| objected to standing the prescribed cXami-
nation for admission to full connection on
| the ground that he was already an elder
| and the Conference had no right to demand
another examination. Uiis orders as an
elder were conferred by u quarterly Con-
tcrencc)
The Bishop informally decided that Mr..
Garrett must stand the usual examinations
before admission to full fellowship.
The decision was followed by a discus
sion on lis merits-participated in by Rev.
Drs. Lee, Bennett, Duncan, and Rev. Paul
Whitehead.
Mcssrs. Whitehead and p. A. Peterson
proposed the question "ls it necessary
that a member OF an annual conference
who has been ordained deacon, elder, and
LOcai minister, and subsequently, admitted
TO full membership III the Conference alter
travelling two full years rs an itinerant,
and passing approved examinations upon
the studies of the Arst aud second years i'll
the course prescribed by the bishops
should be examined upon the studies Of the
third aldfaurth years?
The decision of this question was re-
served by the Bishop.
EDUCATION.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Bennett the con-
siderati0n of the report of the Committee
on Education was made the order OF the
day for Monday at 10H o'clock.
FOUR YEARS MEN.
Rev. Messrs. W. G.. Starr, w. II. Hopkins,
and Herbert L. Bacon, passed an eXamina-
ton of character and proficiency IN the
course of study, and having travelled four
years, were elected to elders orders.
Mr.. Bacon was placed on the supernume-
rary list.
Rev. Thomas S. Wise passed as to charac-
ter, and was located at his own request.
Rev. w. w. Spain passed an examination
OF character, and was, at his own request,
continued rs a deacon.
DEATH.
Rev. e. p. Wilson announced the death
Of Rev. W. i. Holt since the last Confer
ence.
APPLICATIONS FOE ELDERS AND DEAC0N's
ORDERS.
Rev. James Jamison, presiding elder of