The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-14
Annual Conference m, r.. Church.
LYSCnBuRG, NOV. II, 1870.
THIRD DAY,

| Annual Conference m. r.. Church.
LYSCHBuRG, NOV. ii, 1870.
| THIRD DAY.
| Conference met at the usual hour, Bishop
| Pierce In the chair, The opening services
were conducted 10y Rev. Dir. Bennett; Eve
ministers and six Ivy delegates. not before
reported, arrived and took their seats.
The minutes OF Yesterday were read and
! approved. On motion, the calling of the
| roll was dispensed with during the remain
der Of the session. Rcrs. Jacob II, proctor
and John =. Woodward wer" continued III
| their Supernumer.rE relation.
| On motion. Tie presiding elders are at
1 liberty 10 engage the services Of Rev. Geo.
". Matthews as they may deem proper.
| Rev. John Bailey asked permission TO
>peak Of hi. labors on liowardsvi'ie circuit
| he circuit was pecuniarilv uratle to sup
| port 4 minister, He had no horse. but had
| preached at all his appointments, walking
| 10 them alike through the winter SHOWS and
| ~ummcr heats Yet he did not wish to eX-
| liau.e his ministerial duties for those OF
| my other. He willingly performed the
work OF Christ in any tield he might be APP
| pointed to, and when this was done he was
ready to die. His speech, Astounding in in
terest, was very affecting.
! Daniel G. rults, Joshua +. Hunter, ana
James I. Lumpkin, lay preachers OF Hano-
| yer, AppomatloX, and Nottowav clrc'lts
RESPECTIVELY, pa>Srd Their examinations,
| md were admitted into the travelling con-
| uecliop OF trial.
Keys. B.llips, Carson, Dance, Devaney,
! Norman, Gregory, Robinson, Stewart,
Slough, Benz. Williams, and Bacon, were
continued as superannuated.
BY Rev. +. NJ, Peterson q resolution was
offered regarding the tive Irst mentioned,
2 Il fIlI,
sympathc> OF the Conference, especially to
them in their declining years.
Rev. Paul Whitehead, president OF the
socicty for relief of preachers OF tue Viz
| -iniu Conference ana their families, re-
ported that charter had been obtained
from the North Carolina Legislature, and
that the society was organized. lie asked
ratification OF the same by this body. The
subject was placed ON the calendar tor
: Tuesday next.
| \ communication from Rev. s. T. Moor
man, of Richmond, w&s appropriately re-
ferred. The chairman Of the Mission
Board. after detailing the nature OF the
work performed without supporting COM
pensatiou, called upon the congregation Tor
i contribution 10 sir. Norman, wLlch was
e .rdially responded 10 to Tao amount Of
500.
Key. John Z. Jackson, formerly local
: deacon of the Mclhpa st pis,opal Church,
imole recently received by the Quarterly
-, Conference Of Manchester, presented re-
, Communications and Il certificate of his
having subscribed TO the doct' ines and dis.
t ripine of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
e | south and having taken the usual VOWS
:; lrequircd OF ordination, passed satisfactory
discrimination of character, and was there.
upon recognized us local deacon in this
l. Conference.
l. AL. Edwards was duly recommended,
sc examined, and elected ~ the order Of dca.
~ con.
u Rev. Mcssrs. j. w. Bledsoc, r. Fergus.
lc son, j. IL. hughes, ". J. Jordan, E. NJ
II Jordan, W. L. Payne, j. g. Rhodes, W. e,
% taylor, and q. VI. Wrignt-received on
"a trial At lat ses>ion-pasScd proper cXami'
lions, and We're continued. The first two
we're elected to dcacons' orders.
Rey>. \. Armisteal and j. {. Reid, con-
u tinucd from last Conference, We're examined
t. by the Bishop and admitted 10 full conneG
=, uon. The latter was elected to elders
:. orders.
Il ". r. Cobts, absent, was again con.
y tinucd.
L i. }. Taylor. d. +. Hodges, c. Z. Hob.
* day, W. y. Wright, y. L. TenniIle, received
into full connection last year, aud J. l..
Garnet and J. W. llilldrop, received 1865,
j. were property continued AS fourth-yem
&c class, with the understanding that the first
|. mentioned iabSenD shall be examined upon
:, the studies Of third year.
II W. w. Spain and Is. L. Amrs, heretofore
Ii continued rs deaCon>, passed their eXami
:. nations. spain was elected elder, and Ames
II placed on supcrai,nuated list.
~ Thomas Ii. Campbell and G. ". Mat
= thcw>, local deacOns, were elected elders
!, after passing their examinations.
y Ecy. I. X. Wise, heretofore permitted t
locate, was recommended by New Ken
# Circuit for readmission. Laid on the table
o. Tor the present.
=, Leaves Of absence We're granted Majo
IL Garland 3. lanes and W. w. Webb, Ia.
OF delegates, ior rest OF session.
G Rev. Dr.. Lee signitied his intention to re
Il port concerning hi> mission to the Method
y ;st Protestant Conference, lately held il
= Norfolk, on Monday next. Adjourned.
J. nev. LcouidaS Rosser, D. D., and Rex
u Jos. 4. Proctor, both of your city, preached
+ tonight to large congregations at Centen
airy and Court-street churches, respec
} lively. Our limited space again prevent
II :. synopsis of either.
Rev. Messrs. Davis, McGee, and Croker
three of the fourteen ministers who with
drew from the Methodist Protestant Churc
c it the recent session Of its Conference /
o Norfolk, are in the city for the purpose, W
e understand, Of connecting themselves wit
- | fhie Conference,