The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-17
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE :.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
SEyENCY-TIETEE ANNUAL SESSION
SIXTH DAY.
TUESDAY. November 10, 1869.

mlttcC Oh -LclnuIiiis w 'iS S'N'Ni'
cnCe
..Whcrcas question has arisen, in the ad-
miniStration of the discipline OF TIC chufcp
whether. Notwithstanding the pfoFls1oI'S % %
disripliuc in part /. chapter /, section :, page
-, 2 preacher in charge may not, in eHer-
else Of his general power to receive lhclii-
| hers receive expelled members OF an an
nual conference into our church as lay MEM
hers without satisfactory evidence oil re-
nrntencc of the offence for which they were
expelled therefore t,,co
to assemble in May next he, ana Is hcrcn!'
rc>Dcctfullv requested TO proh'tt, ny e.
Drr.. LEGISLATION. the reception Of >uc! per-
| sons without evidence Of repentance
coMsfITrEE or AKBITRATIoS.
| pcv. D. p. Wills offered a resolution that
this Conference mcmorialiZc the General
| Conference to restore to the Discipline the
ruln in REGARD to committee OF arbitration
to settle unpleasant difficulties that ma.
| arise between our members not in'ol'ill5
moral character or to Introduce mo our
politv similar rule. Referred to the Saiie
committee.
! FASHIONABLE ADJUSTMENTS.
Rev. G. W. Langhornc offered the follow
inc. which was referred 10 the same com
| mttcc
..Whrrcas the General Conference OF 1866
caused to be cXpungcd from our Discipline
| thc chaptcr on Questionable AmuSemel!I>
and whereas the tendency OF the age Is 10
patroniZr and encourage those iaSnioilahic
vices by the participation OF the Younger
members of the Church in the same and
whereas indulgence in said worldly amu>c-
mnnts is in direct violation OF the prnci-
I,Irs and teachings of the blessed Book. and
highly detrimental TO the piety, prosperity,
and honor, Of the Church,
:. Pcs0lycd by the General COnfcrence,
That the General Conference to meet IN
Memphis in May 1870 be. and the SAME i
hereby, earnestly solicited to restore the
cxpllrgatcd chapter to our Discipline
ELECTION OF STEWARDS.
Rev. George W. Langhorne also offered 4
resolution proyidin" for memorial 20 the
General Conference requesting hat bCdy so
10 change the existing law ~ TO require the
election or reelection Of stewards 10 take
nlarc annually instead Of allowing them to
hold on indefinitely during good behavior,
rs is now the ease. Referred to the same
committee.
TIE CoL0EED PEOPLE.
Rev. Robert q. Burton submitted re-
port Of his operations among the colorcd
people tnc substance Of which we pub
li>ae,! 4 few days ago. Ii was referred to
The Committee on the Religious Interests
Of the CUIorcd People.
TRANSFERS.
Rev. W. G.. Williams was reHdmittcd To
the travelling connection from the local
ranks.
Rev. Herbert T. Bacon was transferred
from the supcrmlmrrary 10 the supcTan-
i,uatcd list, OH Hcc0tint Of itl-heaith
TINE OF MEETING.
Rev. Henry =. Cowles moved that the
Ri~hap< be rcutlc>tcd to hold the sessions OF
the Annual Conference on the first We'd
ncsdav in November. Laid on the table
EDUCATION.
Rev. Charles II, Hall submitted the re-
Doit Of The Committee on Education, closing
| with Il recommendation for the adoption OF
| the following resolutions
81. That the Bishop appoint Rev. Will
| liam Is. HowZic AGENT OF Randolph Macon
| College.
-. That a vote Of thanks he rendered
| the Society Of Alumni for their efforts to
| raise n fund Of S20, 600 for the endowment
Of Il proirssorSiip III the College.
IS. That having heard Of the resignation
of Rev. W. l., RoWZie "a agent OF Muir
| irre>boro' College, and knowing ~ we 90
| his zeal, labors. and success, III raising funds
| for the institution, he hereby receive. Is he
80 richly deserves, the thanks of this Con-
ference for his untiring devotion TO ms
work,
-, That ;ye request the Virginia Confer
cnce TO order that the deficiency in the
yearly revenues of the College, which shall
be reported by the Eoard Of Trustees 10
each annual session Of the Conference, shall
he divided among al the districts of the
! Conference, and eui-aivided among all the
stations and circuits b. the district stew
ards. a. i the case in regard 70 the Confer
cnce collection. and shall he raised by col
iections in every congregation. and en-
braccd in the annual report Of the record
ing steward Of every charge 10 the Finance
Board Of the Conference.
-. That the Conference he requested to
aDpoint next May IL the time for taking up
tbs collection.
SO. That when the Conference adopt the
plan proposed above, Ill its ministers shall
lie entitled to send their sons, CT proper age
and requirements, 10 college without pay
mcnt Of tuition fees: that the Baltimore
Conference. by adopting the same plan.
shall be entitled to the same privilege and
that = 800 be fixed IL the amount to lie
raised by each Of these Conferences for the
next year.
-. That the Conference he requested 70
appoint day OF prayer for the success OF
the college"
The question being upon the adoption OF
these resolutions, Or. Duncan gave an int.
resting history Of his connection With the
college. Twelve months ago he took the
position Of president with great hesitation
and at The solicitation OF i1aly members oil
| ha h.r
forty students. and afterwards the number
increased to seventy. He spoke at length OF
the frequent revir;i!s ut the college during
past yealS, and more particularly since he
had been the president. sNcarly every stu
Dent had been converted, and the atmo-
sphere of piety pervadinS the institution
was delightful. enc row Of dormitores,
the occupants Of which were long yielding
TO the influences Of the spirit, came to be
known TO the other students as Sodom and
Gonorrah, but al length they, too. becoming
Christians, the name Of their apartments
was changed TO Paradise Regained.
He gave an account Of his labors in Nir-
gnia and MARYLAND raising funds for the
college, and OF the success attending those
efforts. Besides the amount Of money
raised, aiioticr result was large number
Of letters from the parts of Tie country
which he visited written by young men
who desired to 60 to the college. The
prospect was so bright that the Faculty had
expected to open this session with not less
than 125 students; but the drought came,
and they were very well satisfied to lind
| scvcnty-eight matriculating. TWenty-odd
were looking forward to the ministry, and
an interesting class of Biblical literature
had been organized by the President, and
was being conducted with pleasure AND
| profit to the teacher and students. He paid
a high tribute TO the character of the stu