The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Baltimore Annual Conference NJ. Es
Church, south.

Conference convened at the usual nOuF-
Bishop Pierce Ia the chair.
Religious exercises were conducted by
Rev. Nelson Head, D. D.
Minutes of last session read and approved
| Examination of character resumed.
TFhe East Baltimore District was called.
| The relation of j. P. Hall was. on mo-
ton of his presiding elder (ReY. DR.. Ros-
zell), changed from effective to super
numerary.
The Roanoke District was called, and
represented by Rev. Presiding Elder Busey
as having recuperated considerably during
the past year. In reference to the general
| interests of the Church, particularly that OF
Sabbath schools, he reported progress:
The colin and Preston Institute" Located
at Blacksburg, Va, Of which Rev. T. ID.
Whisner is principal, and the Montgome-
~ Female College," at Cbristiansburg,. in
charge of Rev. DE-. Cox, were commended
to the favorable consideration OF the Con-
ference.
The characters of the presiding elder,
Busey, and the following ministers, were
examined and passed, viz: W. A. Wade,
l.. HI. Davis, David Bush, P. FL. Whlsner,
}. d. Fitzpatrick, j. D. Naly, w. 81. Ma
son, j. 81. Temple, A. Q. Fhherty, q.
Mauzy, w. T. Quinn. :.
The case of Rev. E. G. Jamison was re-
ferred to a special cammittee, to be ap-
pointed by the chair.
The name of Rev. j. l.. Gilbert, prcsid-
ding elder of the Lewisburg district, was
called. He represented the aggregate status
of the district as one peculiarly interesting.
DR.. Gilbert's character was examined and
passed.
Rev. DR.. Duncan, President of Randolph
Macon College Rev. DR.. Wiley, President
of Emory and Henry College; Rev. DR..
Cox, Principal of the Montgomery Female
College, at Christiansburg Rev. Or. Ar
boeast, President of Martha Washington
College, and Rev. Drs. Compton and San
ders, Of the Virginia Conference, were sew
orally introduced. a.,
The name of Rev. G. G. Smith was called,
and his transfer to the Georgia Conference
announced.
The character of Revs. j. S. Porter. j.
F. Clarke, 4. L. R. Frippe, c. A. joyce,
NJ. A. Taylor, S. F. Butt, S. B. Dolly, }: n.
Gray, j. Crickenberger, S. S. Rider, and A.
Boone were examined and passed.
The name of Rev. j. j. Edwards was
called, his character passed, and his transfer
to the Virginia Conference announced.
Rev. Or. Bond, chairman Of the commit
tee to whom resolutions offered by y. Kan
dolph Finly, D. d., in reference to three
per cent. on the preachers salary for Inc
benefit of Randolph Macon College was re-
ferred. reported recommending that the
amount collected for that purpose by the
preachers during the past year be appro'
priated as specified, and the resolution re-
committed.
Rev. Samuel Rogers advocated in an
earnest and eloquent speech the import
ance of the Conference exertlng itselt TO
its utmost ability in the Interests OF the IN
stitution.
A very able document, which was favor
ably received by the Conference, offered by
Rev. DIR. Duncan, was referred to the Com
mittee on Randolph Macon College,
Rev. John Landstreet announced the re-
ception of letter from the venerable
Bishop Early, Of Lyncbburg, w., ana
made an earnest appeal in behalf OF tne
Bishops fund.
According to previous announcement
DR.. McFurrin addressed the Conference IN
reference to its quota Of the old missionary
debt. The other Annual Conferences haG
paid or assumed their apportionment, and
the Baltimore Conference, though last, was
not least, and he informed them that 81 800
was the amount they were expected to
pay. The Doctor paid some high compi-
ments to Virginia said in this beautiful
valley reposed the dust OF his ancestors,
and the inference from his speech was that
better country God had never given to
any people. His speech was one OF bis
happiest efforts, and decided financial
success. The collection was considerably
in excess of the amount called for.
Rev. w. W. Bays, one Of the distinguish
ed divines Of the Holston Conference, az
rived this A. M.
AS this report closes, the people from the
surrounding country, in every conceivable
kind of conveyances, from fast-frelght
wagons to fashionable carriages, are arriving
to hear the lecture of the "Demosthenes
Of the American pulpit" DR.. Munsey, to-
night. @4-- b. 5.
FIRE AT ROANOKE CoLLEGE.-Roanoke
College, at Salem, was partially damaged
by fire on Sunday last. The loss sustained
$500 to 500. but that of Professor Davis
was heavy. We learn from the Times that
besides many rare and valuable scientific
works and his private mineral cabinet, he
lost the manuscripts Of very large number
of sermons and lectures on various scientific
subjects, prepared during a long period OF
his active life. At the earnestly-repeated
suggestions of friends who fully cenfided in
his abilities, he had undertaken the prepa-
ration of two works, to be called the
Chemistry Of Liie," and Scientific
Description of the Plants OF the Bible."
The manuscripts of both, almost ready for
and varied collection Of animal and vegeta-
BILE tissue, intended to furnish the illustra-
tons for the "Chemistry of Life" was
also destroyed. Thus has Prof. Davis lost
the result OF years of laborious study.
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.-A
man named Lane, who lives on Jefferson
street, had $50 In his possession, which fact
coming to the knowledge of the notorious