Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-23
District Conference oft!le VI. +. C0urci
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Correspondence Lcesburg Washngtonian.l
MmDLEBURG, Va, Sept, 13.-The session
Of the Washington District Conference has Just
closed its ab0rs in this town.
The territory represented by this body ex,
tends FROM Lccsburg to Fredericksburg and
from Salem in FauQuicr to Washington City,
embracing all the Circuits and Stations Tor
nearly sol in the six counties of Loudoun, Fair,
fax, Alexandria. Fauquier, Prince William and
Stafford, together with the Church IN Wash
ineton and that in Fredericksburg. This terri
tory constitutes one Presiding Elders District
namely, that of Rev. Alpheus Wilson, and Is
known as the Washington District Of the Bati-
more Conference Of the NJ. f. Church South.
Within these bounds there are six Stations,
VIZ: Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Hamilton,
Lccsburs, Nj. Vernon Place ashington) and
Warrcnton, and nine Circuits viz Fairfax,
Falls Church, Farmwe Fauquier, Linden,
Loudoun. Piedmont, Prince William and Stat
ford Circuits and counties bearing the same
name, are not generally cotcnnlnous, nor are
Conferences and States. The fifteen Charges
of the District arc entitled to representation IN
this District Conference, first, by the Preachers
in Charge, their assistants, the local preachers
and the Recording Stewards all ex-otfclo
and, secondly, by two other lay delegates from
cacn Charge, elected for the purpose by the
Quarterly Conference.
There are in this District fifteen preachers
in charge nine assistants, seven local preach
crs, fifteen recording stewards and thirty lay
delegates, and the Presiding Elder is President
of the Conference, total representation OF
scvcnty-seven members OF this number, but
thirty four were present. In case OF the pre-
scnce of Bishop, he presides.
The organization of the body was completed
at the first session on Tuesday afternoon, and
it was ordered that the subsequent daily SEES
sions for business be at the hours OF a. IN.
and 3 p. m.
The opening sermon was delivered, Tuesday
night by Rev. l.. II Crcnshaw, of Falls Church
Circuit cuy,
The morning and afternoon sessions OF we'd
nesday and Thursday, we're occupied with re-
ports from the various Circuits and Stations OF
the District. The reports on this occasion SAVIOR
ing of all the freshness of oral delivery were
exceedingly interesting, and, 10 the main, very
satisfactory to the Conference.
Three pastors only were absent, VIZ : those
from Alexandria, Hamilton, and Mt. Vernon
Place.
follows y
Alexandria by Alcssrs. Jno Zimmerman
and VIM. H. May. -,
''' Fairfax, by Rev. f. H. Henry aud Mr. W.
Fails Church, by Rev. L. II. CrcnshaT
Farmwel, by Rev. l.. D. Nixon and Mr. U.
w. F. Hummer:
fredericksburg, by Rev. JAS s Gardner
and Mr. W. Peyton Conway. , -
Hamilton, by the Presiding Elder hcV' ~
W Wilson--no delegate appearing. :,
Ieesburg, by Rev DIR. Head and MessrS'
JAS. S. Harris and ". B. Carr;
Linden, by Rev. T. 4. Su9ther, ,a 1no
Wno JN and Mcssrs. j. A. Garter and 4. {.
Mt. Vernon Place, BY Rev: J. \: Kern Kern A.
Piedmont, by Rev. Ii. +. johnson anu W.
Prince William, by Rev. II. NJ. Stricken
and MIR. w. i. b. Wheeler.
Stafford, by Rev. 4. Robey;.n
Wancntou, by Rev. l.. {, Miller I,. .,a
Thursday. DIS Head and Tough and Mr. req 70
ton Conway were appointed C ION hnat6 o lS
notice in appropriate terms the oea'" %
fine I,tc DR. Thos. f. Bond.