The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-04
FE0istOn Conference.

Abingdon, Va, September 80, 1869.
Inc Iolston Conference, concerning
which ! have written you twice. closed its
session last night about / o'clock. The
entire meeting was harmonious. pleasant,
and profitable, Bishop DogLCtt proved
himself worthy his high office by presiding
with gentle dignity and preaching with
power some twelve or thirteen promising
young men Were received into the Confer
cncc on 1rlal--0rc or more of them, per-
haps. To lie known in future Is William L.
NunScy licensed by thi, Conference is now
known. During the session thc question
was asked, "WhO have died this YEAR,"
and ii being aSccrtaincd that no one had
Ged, the Bishop made some very pertinent
REMARKS, and requested the Conference to
JON with him in returning thanks to the
Almighty Father for his protecting care in
the past. Responses from many thankful
hearts Went up TO Heaven in prayer.
Mythevillc was chosen rs the place for
holding the next Conference.
The material of which the Holston Con-
ference Is composed is of no ordinary clal;.c-
ter. Men are here whose preaching would
pass muStcr> anywhere, and whose sing
ln@ would eclipse the scientific singing III
Your city churches. There are martyrs
here, too-mcn who have suffered stripes
and cruelty in various forms because they
roui2 no! preach politics. With here and
there an exception,
No foot of land do they possess.
No cottage in this widcrucss'';
but they have faith. which views the pro-
missed land and secs thuS" mansion. not
made with hands,
Perhaps do not write very plainly, hut
| think if YOU will refer to The "copy"
YOU will sec that | did not say the mis-
>ion@ry draft from China would have been
forfeited, but protested.
Good night. Yours, LuAr.
NORFOLK AND GREAT W EsTERH RAILROAD.
We met Colonel X. VI. Jones This morning.
and tound him in high spirits. Hon. +. \.
Davis WAS present. They had heard from
Colonel Flournoy. and Were rejoicing ever
the news they had heard-nmacIy, that Il
satisfactory ARRANGEMENT had been made
with the FL PaSO road, which they think
will insure Tie building OF our road. OF
the nature OF the agreement that has been
entered into they were ignorant at that
time but the committee will soon return.
and we shall know the extent to which we
may indulge Our hopes. -D0hrHc ItntcS.
:. IMPORTANT EHTEEpRIsE.-A company has
Been formed, and the articles Of agreement
Of establishing works for the cNtI2ctia"
of lEyinc and other compounds from oak
bark. They expect TO begin operations
very soon.-LynchJurJ Republican.
HuNrIHa A uoLE.-Edward y. Pollard
was in our town last week on his way to
the Natural tunnel, in Scott county. tie ha,
our permission to get into the tunnel anu
remain there until the Virginia and ken-
lucky cars make their lirst trip through H.
Bristol AcrS.
The Winchester Ne,cS suggests railroad
from Norfolk, ria Winchester, to Pitts
burg-four hundred miles.
The venerable John s. Gallahcr, formerly
Il Richmond editor. was il Winchester last
week to attend the funeral Of his SOn-m-uw,
George L. ScnScncy, once editor OF the
Winchester Ecpu6Ac0H,
An order Of the president CT the consoli-
dated railroads. promulgated on Friday,
makes Major j. ". Goodwin master Of road
of the SouJh,idc railroad OIL aud after The
lSt OF October.
st. Paurs chapel, Salem, was solcmnly
dedicated TO the service OF Almighty God
on sunday last. Several ministers from
abroad were in attendance, and the services
were of an interesting character ana tAC
congregation observation-disclosures Times.
A deposit of $4,000 was made yesterday
in the Peoples Savings Bank Of this city
from New York. This is an evidence of The
sense Of insecurity felt in that city since the
cold excitement, and Of the confidence felt
in The South.-Lynchtu1g FTyiWa".
[uardly.l
Considerable excitement prevails i'll Craig
nj the present time in consequence OF the
visit of the two Germans who own such an
extensive tract of land III this and that
county. 1t is estimated that the number OF
acres claimed By them is much larger thal
what we gave last weck-30, 900. Some plti
if AS high as 1875, 900. Should such be tho
case. a large number OF persons Will lose
farms on which they and their ancestor,
have been living for at least sixty years, ARD
which they believed properly belonged &c
themselves.
If everything which we hear Is true
there will be an immense amount OF hUSl
ness for the lawyers 10 attend to.-f'ncaStSt
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