The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-19
NIGHT SESSION.


!ly !tQucSt oi the Bishop, who was de-
'.ucu IN til" cOuLci-goom, Eer. X. 3.
E."I'c took the chair. Rev. {. Il. Uall
,-,.r,urt.d religious services. Mornings
minutes read and approved.
i,ry.t. II. Hall, chairman Committee on
EdUcafiuu, after a long but Interesting STA
i.-,c,l report OF the various institutions Of
learning under the patronage OF this Con-
:.rn3cr, c1,red several resolutions. TIE
Inst recommends Randolph Macon College
Z; the support Of all, as being inseparabiy
rrnuvcted with the success Of the Church.
I lc -ccoud asks the Joint Board OF Finance
- A--->> the districts of Conference with
~;,,ebp, 10 he raised during the year. The
,ard decla".s that Wesleyan Female Col
!r-" should be patrcnized by this Confer
rytc. The fourth requests Rev. ". s..
Eu"Ir 10 be appointed agent. The fifth
colMrnds the schools Of i. \. Saunders,
II >olioIk; William i. Davis, Of Peters
hju-; Edwards u Parham, of Richmond /;
!. J.. Christian, Of LynchbGre, aud another
tu tt established III Danrille. The sixth Is
t.a,lW~ IN favor OF the " Young Preachers
Educational Fund.-" and congratulates the
board q Managers upon success. The
-cNculh halls "with greater pleasure the
>llcrr,,tu! establishment OF the board in the
co@A.t.ncC OF the people as shall be eVinced
~ Tie increased nuuiyer Of adult SUD-
.ri' - Who shall contribute to its treas
lT,.'
H. amount Of money necessary for
Eanto!ph Macon College this year Is $l1.-
@N. ii i expected that the fees OF stu
8"mt- toi whom there are now l26 rnatricu-
iNcd} vii! amount 10 5000. Baltimore
tUEirrcnCe will not subscribe more than
9l,j3V-lhrls leaving 3,0G0 10 be raised by
this Conference. This sum must be raised
IL pay the professors and other expenses
Quarterly, or else the College must go
GowH. 40 agent is asked for. Let each
lTrarher De an agent i'll himself, in view OF
Tie i!ct that each o! their sons sent there
Jay 10 III ton. .
i:,ys. Dr>. Granbery, Edwards, and ".
". Bennett, nude earnest appeals in favor
ot Randolph Macon College. As the fiscal
!,Nr ends June lSt, collections should be
taken ay that date and forwarded. This
way o. supporting Conference College is
truly NutAodistic. This year twenty-six
>!udentS are studying for the ministry. 1T
! humilaliug to know that. from an en-
Ire Gi>,r:ct, only 81 was sent for the sup
polt Of the college. There has been sim
@lc douation Of s., 600. and the Christian
ever has passed from death to life eternal.
key. Paul W Whitehead, President OF the
Wesleyan Female College in Murfrees-
horo', said his institution was in scarcely
'tso embarrassing position. Even some Of
The ministers have done injury to the inter
">t> Of that college by their words and
works not because it is not worthy, but
that they might promote some other lnstl-
luton With Mh;ch they are personally con-
nccted, DC. Wesleyan Female College is Il
Conference institution, aud has rignt to
demand It's supporting patronage. Yet the
committee had doue nothing more forit III
It's report than TO repeat resolution Of other
days. But he favored the resolutions with
thls exception. and would vote for them.
The report Was received and adopted. @
he report Q. Tie Board OF Missions was
presented ~ iLe chairman, keY. DR.. Ed
wards, reao, and adopted. One of the reso-
iutions asks that Rev. E. y. S. Blogs heap.
pointed Us missionary TO the Germans with.
II tle limits of this Conference. 4saa
he subject OF limited veto power to lie
5tTen the Bishops, recommended by the
General Conference last spring, introduced
hr Rev. l.. NJ. Lee, ID. d., at this Confer
"iicc Tor action thereon. was taken up and
granted by vote Of 81 to /. It. requires 3
l"o-tMrds vote Of each Of the Annual Con-
ierences u become u law Of the Church.
On motion, il was resolved that tie Pre-
h!dlh2 lders are at liberty to engage tue
ministerial services Of Rev. j. IL. jefferson
IN such way as they may deem proper WIN.
III the bonds OF the Conference.
Bishop Pierce arrived and took the chair
Rev. Df.Gfsnbcry, ehairman eolnmiiiee
, 80 report paper on the life, character, ano
IeatA Of Rev. William A.. Smith, u. D., wa!