The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-23
Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
THIRN DAY

| correspondence Of the Richmond DispatchI
PETERSBURG, November %, 1872.
The Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Bishop Paine In the chair.
Religious services were conducted By
Robert Michaels.
The calling Of the roll was dispensed with.
| The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
| The Bishop resumed the examination of
the character of the elders, and the following
passed: Davis Z. Wills, John B. Laurens
(supernumerary), Jacob Fl. Proctor, Charles
| V. Bingley, G. W. Langhorne, T. S. Camp
bell, Geerge E. Booker, Thomas FL. Diggs,
F. A. Davis, Travis j. Taylor, Edward P.
wilson, j. A. Riddick (supernumerary} Jas.
f. McSparren, Richard Ferguson, John Nc
Clellan, ?. A. Peterson, J. D. Blackwell,
William McGehee, w. ". Duncan, w. j.
Norfeet (supernumerary), w. E. Judkins. A.
Z. Bledsoe, Lloyd Moore, Joseph j. Ed.
wards, J. D. Lumsden, Robert n. Crooks,
II. {. Cheatham, III. 2. Mitchell, j. w. Con.
| nelly, j. II. Davis, j. A. Duncan.
W. D. Turner. of Richmond district,
| alternate lay delegate of Jefferson w. Stubbs,
| took his seat as q member of Conference,
| and was placed on the Committee on Pub
| lShing Interests.
George W. Motley submitted report Of
the trustees of the superannuated fund !;
| which was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
When the name Of Joshua L. Garrett was
called, Z. a. Peterson stated that Mr.. Gar
rett had serious difficulties on his circuit.
Mr.. Garrett, in vindication OF himself,
| offered a paper purp5rting to be signed by
| iorty-nine out of sixty of his official mem
berS, and asked that it be read to the Con-
| ference.
The reading of the paper was objected to
| at the present stage Of the proceedings.
! Considerable discussion here ensued of a
personal character between MesSrs. Peterson
| aud Garrett, when committee, composed of
Revs. w. w. Bennett, j. G. Cranberry, r. n.
Sledd, James o. Moss, and F. NJ. Edwards,
was appointed to investigate the whole case
and report fully to the Conference.
| At the request of DR.. A. I. Bledsoe, edi-
tor of the Southern Quarterly RerieU. Rob.
ert w. Watts was appointed to solicit and
receive subscriptions to the Southern Quar-
terly Rerie,r, which the Bishop declared was
d most able periodical.
| II. 5. Campbell was to-day transferred by
the Bishop to the North Mississippi Confer.
ence.
Rev. DR.. Duncan read an able report of
Randolph Macon College, representing the
institution as being in state of prosperity
unprecedented in its history. There are
now 2ll students Mt the College. The
accommodations at the College are larger
and greater than ever before, but yet are not
sufficient for the increased and increasing
number of students, and there is an impclu-
tive demand for larger buildings and new
| professors AT least three new chairs have
been added to the faculty, and three other
schools ought to be added. Ministers and
laymen should earnestly labor to furnish the
money needed to accomplish these objects.
He especially dcplored the indifference of
the rich men of the Church toward Randolph
Mucon and its noble mission. Twenty-nine
students are studying for the ministry, and
twenty-Scyen are sons Of ministers. The
reappointment of Rev. a. g. Brown as
Financial Secretary of the College is urged.
The report of DR.. Duncan was referred to
the Committee on Education.
Rev. 4. G. Brown presented his report of
the finances Of Randolph Macon College,
| from which it appears that last year the Col
legc was in debt and had been compelled to
borrow money to defray its expenses. Re-
ceipts from January to November !, 1872,
sci, 1888; disbursements. do, SIT ,891 40.
He had borrowed no money since his adj
ministration, and all OF the accounts of the
institution had been fully paid and its credit
sustained. There are 142 more students at
the College now than were matriculated last
year at this time. Twenty-one students are
| from the Richmond district, six from the
Charlottesville, eleven from the Lyuchburg,
| five from the Danville, thirteen from the
Falmyille, seven from the Petersburg, eight
from the Murfreesboro', thirteen from the
Norfolk, forty from the Randolph Macon,
and five from the Eastern Shore districts.
Forty-eight students are from the bounds of
the Baltimore Conference. Thirty-six are
from the States outside of these Conferences.
The report of Mr.. Brown was referred to the
Committee on Education.
On motion Of Dr. Edwards, j. Powell
Garland was elected member Of the Con-
ference Mission Board in place of Rev. c.
Ii. Hall.
After the usual notices. the Conference adj
journed with the apostolic bcnediction.
VEDETTE