The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-18
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
Methodist Episcopal Church South
sEyENrY.rEETEs ANNUAL SESSION
SEVENTH DAY.

WEDNESDAY. November l., lso'.
Conference met at the usual hour' "'''
BY Rev. W. &. Lumpkln.
PLACE OF SEXT MEETING.
On motion of Rev. p. A. Peterson INC
Conference resolved TO hold the SESSION "
1869 at Lynchburg.
CHAPLAIN ~ THE NAVY.
The Bishop announced the appointment en-
of Rev. w. II. Cobb rs chaplain III 'hc
United States navy.
DEFICIENT SALARIES.
Mr.. !. J. Yates offered resolution me, &C.
morializinr the General Conference ~ ~
alter the law as 10 allow dci'cicht pIc"'i e,,
TO draw the balances due lncm ilui' r, ,G,.
tin oont fund to he provided by each Conner
cnce for that purpose. La'o Oh wv
GENERAL MISSIONARY.
Rev. George W. Langhornc moved Iiia'
the Bishop be requested 10 appoih. TX; nI,'
Lcouidas Rossor general lnl>Sionalt M'''''i'
Tho hound. Of the Virginia Conference.
Thi, motion elected considerable discus
sion. the question being raised Whetnci
slIch AN appontmcnt could be made. NJ
marks Eay0rng the proposition Were iil',''
bv McssrS. Bennett, Cowlcs, Lee. LuW'' l'o;
Moss. Lumpkin. and LaurenS, anu "pi'Se"
By Rev. Paul Whitehead. ,,.oe ,h.,,
The motion Of Nir. Langhornc WIS YIN"
almost unanimously carried.
THANKS.
Rex. Dr.. poisal and Rev. l.. /. it'on'
Of The Baltimore Conference. i'll Il rev ~
marks returned thanks to the CoIietGlc'
and the citizens of Richmond for lle nVs-
pitali;y extended to them during men III
10 the CITY, and babe their friends afc"ci'
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. George ". Motley Suhmttc9 Inc re-
mort OF the Committee on Foreign MissiohS'
The report SAYS that after hearing the aois
discourse upon this subject Delivered on
Friday last bv the Secretary OF Foreign -i!s-
-ions Rcy, DR.. Munscy). the committee
deem il unnecessary 10 make any other re-
mark. either in the way of statement or ar
rrmcrt. but submit The following reaolu-
ton, for the adoption Of the Conference
"First. We hold ourselves bouhd ny
every consideration of honor, Of .lustice'
and of gratitude, to pay the DEBT that IS que
on account OF the Chinese MISSION anu lof
this purpose We advise all our CITY pastors
TO raise a collection in their congregations
on the first sabbath i'll january next ana
al our circuit pastors I" 90 ti'e 'i''r lin
commencing on the first Sabbath IN fcprll2-
rv. and continuing from Sabbath TO Sabbath
until they complete the circle OF Their ap-
pointmentS.
!" second We advise or preachers to
orc,ui2n all orr Sabbath schools into .iuVc-
milo missionary societies, with Sif'a'i
monthly contribution TO the cause OF mis-
sions-onn-haif ot' which shall he apnro-
Dri;ttcd to domestic and the other lIfH 10
foreign miSsions-;it least, nnti thls N'p'
shall have been paid.
"Tbird. When tni5 incubus sE'ii nave
been removed we consider ourselves bound
-. = Churcb TO address ourselves with III
creased Yrai aud activity to the multlpitcH-
ton and support Of foreign missions untli
all the world Shall be converted to God.,
Rev. GEORGE W. LaDghorna suggested as
n substitute for ;!,e resolution ordering COZ
lnctions that Dr.. MunScy, the Sccrctar. OF
foreign missions. lecture st various poln'S
within the bounds of the Conference. char2-
ING two dollars for admission. In this way
The debt would be surely and speedily lIIIH-
dated.
DR.. nunScv said he could bot bring lis
mind to consent to this, for although now
engaged in particular detached work, ne
could not forget that he was Il minister o.
he t7osncl. It did not appear to him right
ia SGT nricc uDon the preached Word, and
ne could not but feel culpabic il, when he
was in the pulpit. any poor brother or sister
were turned away from the door OF the
church for the lack of money enough TO Sc
cure admission.
DIR. MUNSEY 5 FAREWELL.
Or. MunSey then took occasion to hld
farewell TO the Conference. lie SAD tl:c
Conference was ineNprcsSiblv dear 10 his
heart. and he could never forget some 81
these honored preachers, whose names BAD
for wears been household words With nm.
MANY of them were about to pass now
on their last battlefield. They had fought
the good fight. they had kept the lallh.
Hencc(orth there is laid up for them crown
of Righteousness, which the Lord, the right
cous iudre, will give them i'll that DAY.
Many would perhaps never appear AGAIN III
Conference. but their reward was sure, ana
their blessed memory would be kept al!Ye
in the hearts of generations unborn. re
closed with an eloquent ap0>trophe TO liie
Christian warrior, and described III glowing
language his victorious career,
When the speaker uttered, with CULVER
inc voice, the words "Good-bye,' nearly
every member of the Conference was
affected to tears, and As he took his seat
the stanZa commencing
"Thv saints In all this glorious war
Shall conquer though they aic
was sung to a good old Methodist tune, add
inc not Il little TO the imprcsSlvencss OF the
scene.
The consideration Of the report OF the
Committee on Foreign Missions was then
resumed, but no action had been taken
when the Bishop announced that the hour
for the order Of the day had arrived; Which
was the report of the Committee oil
EDUCATION.
The resolution recommending the Mllf-
freesboro' Wesleyan Female College TO the
Conference was first considered, and re-
marks were made on Il motion for their
adoption by j. j. Yates, Esq, OF Mllrlrees-
bor0' Rev. DR.. Duncan, Rev. Paul " hlte-
head president of the College,, Rev. Robert
O. Burton, darcy Paul, Esq, Rev. tha..
III. Hall, Rev. Mr.. McGilrrav, Rev. l.. W.
Watts. Rev. Dr. CRANBERRY.
A substitute was offered by Rev. l.. \.
Peterson commencing the Wesleyan Fe-
male College as deserving of special notice,
being peculiarly Conference institution.
and therefore emincntly worthy OF the pa
trenage of the people. -,
The objection TO this, and TO a still
stronger substitute offered by Rev. Mr.
Whitehead. was that it made an Improper
distinction to the institution named, while
there We're other female semnaries within
the bounds of the Conference equally de-
serving of general patronage. Mr.. Peter
sons substitute was finally adopted as 4
compromise.
The resolution requesting the Bishop 10