The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-12
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
sEyENTy.rIFTIE ANNUAL SESSION
SECOND DAY.

THURSDAY, NONclHDti ~. 1870 =
The Conference met today " ,r'n, IL,
o'clock. PRAYER by Rev. Geo. W. -'o''e' >
MEMBERS PRESENT.
Tho following additional memners were
''I Ti"rinol: Henry B. Cowles, w. Nor
fleet, William W. Bennett, Peter r. J.: AuSusa'
BENJAMIN C. Spillcr, James 4: M W.. Ther
John g. Rowe, jeremiah McMiiiin1, nos.
/. Williams. William Z. Judklns, nplh.s
II. Boggs. p. ". Archer, henry u n c1ea.-
ChaI,as V. Binolcv, William W. Spain,
James ". Connolly, John W, Tucker, " u.
buy +. Robins. William F.. Edwards, kcDert
s. Cnmpton. Thomas NJ. Beckham, Is. ".
DauGhertv, James l.. Fisher. Charles r..
Watts. Charles II. Hall. John D. BlackMelI.
Leu: Asa Snyder. Frank i. Vest ". D.
McCsilvrav. l.. j.. Trayers, J: +. Hancock,
II. G. Williams, JEFF. ". Stubs
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bishop announced the appointment
of the following Committee on McmoiiIlS
to the General Conference: ClencGt: L a.
peterson, Joseph II. Davis, William Is.
Rowzie, W. II. Christian, Il. \. Sledd.
LGv: Jefferson w. Stubs, Thomas NhltG-
head. J. C. Deming, Asa Snyder, y. j..
IcateS.
The Secretary read printed communlca-
ton from Rev. a. ii. Rediord, -. u, agent
making an exhibit OF the business Oh 'hc
Southern Methodist Publishing house At
Nashville, Tenn, showing very NouI r.,
ING and encouraging state OF aiLal!s. me
.'';ont !, conrlucion. remarks that he eX-
meets at the next General Conference TO
nrescpt the institution entirely free OF debt.
The communication was referred 10 the
Committee on Publishing Interests.
Rev. J. A. Proctor presented the lolioW-
mo. which was referred to the Committee
on Memorials to the General Conference
WWhcreis. at the General Conference held
in New Orleans in April 1866, the law OF
the Church which allowed deficient preach
ers Il claim on the Conference collection
was abromatcd and abolished; ana whereas
we consider the want OF TINS privilege rs
unjust to the preachers and prcIudiclai 10
the successful operation OF the ltlnerahI
system: therefore -.
" poso1rcd. That we memorabilia the next
General Confercncet to restore this provision
to our economy"
EXAMINATION OF CHARACTER.
The Bishop resumed the examination OF
the character of elders. and the following
passed
C. Slaughter, J. ID. Blackwell, Thomas II.
Early, William II. Camper. J. VI. Saunders,
". i. Hunter. James K. Waggener, L. A.
Gibbs, Joseph Spri@gs, james McSparran,
=, +. August, James Jameson (presidln"
cIdcr). C.. c. Pearson. J. y. Southall, Alfred
Wilcs. Jeremiah McMullin, Thomas y.
BoogS. d. VI. Wallace, Alexander NJ. Hall,
Robert Nlichaels presiding elder. Oscar
Littlcton, George II. Ray, B. +. Wood
ward. james G. Watson, William II. John
son, William Carter granted location at
his own reuueSD. james McAdcn, W. W.
spain. james ". Blincoe, William G. Lump
kin. james l.. Spencer, L. j. Hansberger,
4. 0. Burton, L. p. Wilson (preSidlnG eider},
Charles II. Hall. Thomas :. Campbell, VIII
liam L. Judkin. j. II. Crown, 2. W. Archer,
George y. Guy, Jacob II. Proctor, james
W. Connolly, Charles L. Watts, Joseph II.
Riddick. John W. White. john 7. Wood
ward, Thomas Diggs, II. y. Mitchell, jos.
II. Amis>, James 4, Riddick. Henry b.
Cowles (presidlng elder, William Grant,
Robert \. Crooks, Robert |. Carson. Nm'
J. Norlect, Robert y. Compton, James s., J..
Fisher. George W. Motley, Thomas l.. VII
IiamS. :. :. Lambeth, VI. 5. Colonna, VIM.
:. Allen, Isaac VI. Arnold, Paul White
head, Davis 2. Wills (prcsiding cldef). Peter
\. Peterson, William W. duncan, William
II. Christian, Joseph F.~Martin, James ".
Comnton. John W. Howard, Joseph 3.
Merritt, lloyd Moore, James G. Martin,
James .. Moss. 7. ID. Hank, 3. ". Dau@h-
crtv. j. 3. Lau ems. John Is. Dey, james j.
Luinsdcn, Charles V. Binclcy, Jacob Man
ning (presiding elder, i. II. Grcybill, }: f.
poulton, L. II. Pritcbctt, ". +. Robins,
John w. L. Jones, james L. Brannn, john
G. Rowe. Thomas J. Dayton, Joseph IL.
Davis. William L. Balm, L. b. i3eadlcs,
Thomas Vi. Becllham, james y. Duncan,
William b. Rowzie, John Bayley.
The name of Rev. John s. Lindsey was
stricken from the rolls, he having connected
himself with and taken orders in the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church.
SUPPLEMENTARY LIST.
The following preachers were continued
on tnc stlpernulneraly list: D. J. c. Slaugh-
ter, Thomas II. Early, Joseph SpriggS, j. ID.
Southall, James McAden, James l.. Spcn-
Ger, Thomas s. Campbell, James W. Con-
nelly. Joseph II. Riddick, Henry B. CowlcS,
James A Riddick. Robert /. Carson, VIII
liam J. Norlleet, Isaac NJ. Arnold, j. L.
Laurcns, j. i. Poulton, James +. Brannin.
HoNoRED VISITORS.
The Bishop introduced, and the Confer
encc received, standing, the following dis
tugiiShcd visitors Rev. Thomas +. BOND,
d. d., editor Of the Baltimore Episcopal
Methodist; Rev. William L. Munsey, d. D.,
D., President OF Central College, Missouri
and Rev. N. ID. Hoge, D. D., Of the Presby-
terrain Church, Richmond.
Dr.. Smith WIS connected with the Nlr@i-
MIA Conference for about forty~live years,
having Joined the body in 1925. Since the
war he was elected president OF the Central
College OF Missouri, and was engaged in
raising an endowment Of 500, 0tO for that
institution when his health broke down.
He is now about siXty-seven years OF age,
and is one of the ablest and most honorcd
ministers of the Methodist Church. As
president Of Randolph Macon College he
was we'll known throughout the South.
The following resolutions, offered by Rev.
P. \. Peterson, and seconded by Rev. DR..
Duncan and Darcy Paul, Esq, were
adopted by rising vote:
"Resolred, That the presence Of our
honored and venerable brother Rev, VIII
liam \. Smith, D. D., formerly and for so
many years member of our Conference,
affords Us Il high degree of satisfaction.
"ReSolred, That we hereby tender to DR..
Smith the expression of our profound SYM
patty in his deep bodily atfliction, and
promise him an interest in our prayers
That his health may be restored and his
valuable life long continued to the Church"
After the passage of the resolution the
Doctor arose to make few remarks, but
was too feeble to do more than express
thanks for this touching manifestation of
the goodwill and sympathy of the Confer
cree.
RELIGION AMONG THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
Rev. Robert Z. Burton made an interest
ing statement of his labors among the CO.
lored people within the bounds of the Con-
ference. At first he had found the doors
barred against him, and had found preva-
lent a suspicion that he was political mis-
sionary, and was going to put the blacks
again in slavery. The prejudice against a
southern white preacher was strong, grow