The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-07


The Milling and Brewery Company hola
meeting tonight, when q final effort VIII DC
made to adjust existing differences among
the stockholders.
Tho extreme cold prevails, and there Is
rood deal Of sickness In town, though nc
'''i ' >'- Robin ADaIR.
Baltimore Conference Methodist EDis
copal Church South.
from the Baltimore papers Of March sth.1
FIRST DAY. ..,.,....a..
This bodv niir.ddsed Of about two hun.
orad IN, m;u n aud thir.y-six laye,i met at
Trin;ty church, corner of Madison and Pres
| Ton atrcete. at haIfpast49 O'Clock yesterday
,n mo But q minority of the members
msts ,,;:Ss.nt at the opening of the session.
R;sbons George +. Pierce, D. D., and u. 3
Dcroatt D: B.. are in attendance, Bishop
/ Pierce presiding! /. .,s pi,.or
| with the usual exercises, reading the 9tn
chapter of st. Luke, and singing OF the nylni,
"HeIp lis to help each other, Loru, anu
prayer. The roll Of the Conference was
called BIZ the last secretary, Rev. y. ;: mar
tin, D. D., who was Unanimously rcelected,
and who selected as his assistants ke's'
James Z. Armstrong and W. Gwynn zoe.
Bishop Pierce addressed the Conference
explaining the absence of Bishop PANE, VINO,
by appointment, was to preside at tins SEES
sion but who was detained at home by sick.
ness. He asked the prayers OF all present
for his recovery. H.
The presiding elder of the Lewisburs as
trict presented the record OF the inyesli?a-
ton of charges against Rev. j. f. Clark, WIN
their verdict Of suspension, ana accompanied
by the parchments of that minister.
On motion, the Chair was directed TO ap-
point committee of nine to try this case
The Chair announced the transfer OF new
Dabney Ball, from the California Conference,
md Rev. r. 3. Duncan, from the Florida
Conference. This last gentleman was intro
duced to the Conference.
A letter from Rev. DR.. McFerrin, mission
airy secretary, was read by the secretary, os
which it appears that 500, lO5.SS were con
tributed for missions. showing an advance
of S7,430.27, which exceeds any year since
1850. Many fields arc opening, and those
already occupied are demanding more labor:
crs, but the funds are wanting. only IL
cents per member was contributed, whereas
additional attention to this important in
tereSt. E.
A report from the Nashville Publishing
House was read, by which it appears that the
assets of the house are S2IS,93S.O0; ltlolll-
ties, S49,201.31; balance, S229,726.16; b.
lance July, 1871, S216,5F.55; showinSa net
gain Of Sl3,1S9.23, although a0,oo0 were
lost by the fire, and but for this the net proht
LODI chntyIrr
increase of profit over last year of S4,95l.l3.
Subscriptions to the new publlslIng-house
now exceed $41 900, and handsome buld.
ing is being erected. The report was re.
ferred.
Rev. Norval Wilson urged the Importance
Of the publication of additional books, writ
ten bv The bishops Of the Church and other
ministers selected by them, suitable for
family reading, as the people of the South
were drawing large supplies from the North,
when we have the talent ut home for such
work. The character of the books issued
from the northern press is by no means salts
factory to the people Of the South.
A member said that an absent member had
requested him to put some other person on
the Committee on Temperance.
Bishop Pierce said that when the Commit
tee on Temperance was appointed he did not
think it would amount to much any way, as
the doctrine of the Church was we'll under
stood, but if they wished to renew their ties
timony he would interpOse no objection. !
A brother said that there was no such conf
mittee appointed at the last Conference, ane!
this the minutes of the secretary sustained.
A motion was made to appoint committee
of three on temperance. When the vote was
taken two or three voted "aye," and as many
s'nO." !
The Bishop said he was unable TO decide.
Rev. a. W. Wilson said that nothing was
so dcmoralizing and so rctardins to the pro.
eress Of the Gospel as intemperance. lie had
travelled extensively up and down the Valley
of Virginia, and had been deeply impressed
with the amount of vice and Wrctchedness
caused by this great evil, and he held that the
Church should keep pace with the moral ell
terpriscs of the age. /
The vote being taken again, there was
strong majority in favor Of the appointment
of a committee on temperance.
The report of the Wesleyan Female 1nsti.
tute ut Staunton, Virginia, was read. There
are one hundred and ten boarding scholars,
and the new buildings just erected are too
small, and although additional room has been
rented, yet larger buildings are needed.
About sixty conversions took place during
the year, and the debt was decreased TO
$29.SI1.92. r# " 5"
The twentieth question was taken up, viz !:
Are all the preachers blameless in their life
and official administration /
The Washington district was first called,
and the Conference decided to sit with open
doors. Rev. A. w. Wilson, the presiding
elder of this district, reported his district as
advancing in some OF its interests.
The characters of the following ministers
were examined aud passed: a. w. Wilson,
S. 5. Roszel, j. A. Kern, j. w. Boteler, Z.
+. Busey, +. NJ. Mills, L. H. Heary, l.. III.
Crenshaw, j. =. Hall, L. ID. Nixon, Nelson
Head, j. O. Dice, Il. R. S. Hough, Fl. E.
johnson, l.. G. Miller, L. II. Baldwin, II. NJ.
Stricken, Andrew Robey. l.. II. Grabill j.
S. Gardner, Rev. j. w. Boteler was con-
tinued on the supernumerary list.
Winchester district was then called, and
the presiding elder reported his district as
doing well, and the characters of the follow
ing preachers were examined and passed I:
w. II. Wheclwright, 2. E.; Il. +. Carson,
G. Stevenson, NJ. A. Taylor, John w. Evan,
F. g. Tebbs, J. z. Hyde, John r. Maxwell,
w. A. Wade. F. II. Ricley, a. A. 7. NeaIe,
FL. A. Gaver, T. W.. Brown, 5. F. Butt. j.
7. Hyde aud F. H. Riehey were placed on
the supernumcrary list. When Winchester
was called it was stated that remarkable
revival was still in progress there, which so
far had. resulted in three hundred and
seventy conversions, and on motion the
Conference rose and sang a doyology of
praise to God for this work. Conference
then adjourned. ...s..s
The members of this religious assembly
impress strangers very tayorably, They APP
pear to be workers rather than takers.