The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-29
Auau,, Virginia Conference OF the Nc
.nosliss Episcopal Church Sonsh.
TCorrespeudcncc Of tic Richmond pispatch.J

TCorrespeuacucc Of the Richmond Dispatch.J
EIGHTH DAY.
PETERSBURG. November 2S, 1872.
The Conference met pursuant TO ADJOURN
men,. ID. L. Wills in the chair
Religious exercises were conducted ty
George {. NandrrSlicC,
/ II. Crown, nom the Committee on Sun
day Schools. made an elaborate report show
ING their utility. and urging that they be
sustained heartily by the Church rs one of
I'm, most important and valuable agents in
snresdinr the knowledge of Christ. 1t ad-
yncitcs the uaiform-ieSSon system, and re-
yrrc;s The suspension Of schools during the
winter. The following resolutions were
offered
|. Cordially recommends the Sunday
S,hcol periodicals Of Nashville, and urges
The discontinuaucc of the circulation in our
schools of the publications of the American
Sunday-Schooi Union.
.. Urges the holding Of weekly teachers
meetings whenever practicable.
5. niSapproveS of union Sunday schools.
1, Urges the appointment in each district
Of one minister or layman to bring this in
tercSt before the District Conferences; and
also 10 report to the Committee on sunday
Schools At the ensuing Annual Conference,
giving information on the following points !:
!. General statistics; .. Number of pcriodi-
calls taken: 3. Number Of conversions 4.
Number Of children attending the preaching
OF The Gospel; 5. Mode Of conducting
schools: 6. Tue number OF schools suspend
iug durin. the winter.
5. Requests The preachers to hold special
public services for Sunday school children.
&. IndorscS Rev. \. G. Haygood, ID. d.,
Sundav.School secretary. and welcomes his
annual visits to the Conference.
fPcnding the consideration Of this report
Bishop Paine took the chair.]
The report was adopted.
Z. L. Harrison, an expelled minister OF the
Conference, made application for the rcStortl-
ton OF his credentials rs an elder III the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church South. and after
rigid scrutiny in the case and some discus
sion the application was refused.
John G. Bai!y, who several years ago To-
Gated. made application for readmiSsion into
the Conference, and his application was re-
fused on the ground that there was no room
III the Conference for married men, but any
presiding elder was authorized to employ
him if work could be found for him.
John y. Jones was granted supcrnume.
r,ry relation.
4 resolution was offered that in the adj
mniStration of the Lords Supper only pure
wine and suitable bread be used and that eact
church provide communion service. 1t
was adopted.
Norfolk was selected as the place for hold
ing the next session Of the Conference
Granby-Street and Cumberland-Strcct
churches, OF Norfolk, and Centenary anG
Broad. street churches, Richmond, were The
applicants.
The Bishops were requested not to holG
the next Conference earlier than the 20tt
November 1878.
Alexander G.. Brown, from the Joint Board
Of Finance, reported improvement i'll the
support Of the ministry. The report was
adopted after modification and much discus.
sion.
Pending the report, Rev. George w. Lang.
horne was called to the chair.
George NJ. Balm, Jr., treasurer Of the
Joint Board of Finance, distributed the
funds Of the Conference collection 10 the
different claimants.
Tile Joint Board Of Finance also made re-
ports Of the amounts received for the Bishops
Fund and for the cause of education. OF
the Bishops Fund $500 We're RENTED to
Bishop Early and S942.2I paid to Bishop
Paine. besides $50 for his travelling expenses.
The report was adopted.
lightweight and half per cent. was paid
this year on the salaries of the preachers.
The increase on salaries over what WAS paid
last year was seven and thrce-fourths per
cent The deficiency this year is less than
it was last year. The report was adopted.
Rev. Paul Whitehead, president Of (Mur.
freeshoroO Wesleyan Female College, ad
dressed the Conference in behalf OF his In
stitution.
On motion of DR.. Edwards the time wa.
indefinitely extended for the morning ses
sion.
After the usual notices Conference ad
iourned with the bencdiction.
large and enthusiastic mass-mectine
was held last night in Washington-Streel
church in behalf Of the educational interest!
OF the Conference. Proceedings would have
been tclcgnphcd to the Dispatch, but The
Office here closed before the adjournment o.
the meeting Or. duncan conducted the
opening religious services. The venerable
darcy Paul, Esq, of this city, was caiied
to the chair and George NJ. Balm, Jr., efforts
mouth, made secretary. Interesting ad'
dresses were made by Rev. 4. 6. Brown
Hon. William L. Sutherlin, of Danvlile
Thomas Branch, Esq. of Richmond; Rev
j. A. Duncan, y. D., and Rev. y. L. Bled
soc, LII. D., of Baltimore. A collection was
then lifted amounting to upwards OF Sl,0OO,
and DR.. Duncan said that lie expected ulti'
matcly to raise hundreds of thousands for
the endowment of the college.
The collection made Yesterday to erect a
monument in Hollywood over the remains
of the late William A. Smith, d. D., was re-
ported to the Conference. 1t reached the
sum Of 1924. !.
The following are the statistics for 1872,
but these statistics do not give the strength
OF Methodism in the State of Virginia, as
several other Conferences are also, in part,
located in its territory: Periodicals taken,
2,a94; value of books sold, $3.50 (this re-
tcrs to books sold by the preachers Of the
Confcrence); money raised for tracts, $34.12
for poor, $f.203.3t; for ministerial educi.
ton. 5SlS.23; for other objects, $t0,66S1S;
number of church ediiiceS, 5G4-which will
scat 137 ,S53 persons; value Of churches,
S37l, ,l25: number Of parsOnages, 81 value
Of parsonagcs, SS3,706 value Of other
church property, $i3,55O.57; number of
white members, 1929; Coiorcd mem
bcr, J99; local preachers, III; adult
laotisms, 2,0G9; infan. baptisns, 1,040 ;
Sunday schools, 5j3; officers aud teachers,
$500 scholars, q, 1855 ; volumes in library,
Gl,9i7 Sunday School Visitors taken, 4,0SS ;
value of Sunday-School requisites, 4,O72:
moneys expended Ii Sunday schools, SS,OOo.
Collections during the year: For missions
tabout). $1,000; for bishops, Sl,4z2.27 for
Conference collection, S5, il2.4S; for super
annuated preachers, S74.65; for education,
S2,25S.G4. FEDETTE.