The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-10
baltimore Annnas Conference Metho
dist Episcopal Church South.


George +. Pierce in the chair. Religious
| services were conducted by Rev. George w
Molly, sof Virginia Conference, consisting o.
| reading the fourth chapter Of Ii. Timothy,
singing the 256th hymn, and prayer. The
| minutes Of yesterdays session were read and
approved.
The examination of elders Of the Licking
| ton district was resumed, OF which Rev. w.
| G.. Coc is presiding elder. The characters
of W. 6. Cross, L. G. Martin, Thomas Bri.
| ley, j. r.. Van Horne, &. T.. Dameron, A.
Weller, Thomas Hildebrand, j. S. Porter,
Aaron Boon, Il. II. Wilson, W. Il. McNcer.
and +. l.. krcS!oe were examined and
| passed.
The Conference requested tho continuance
Of Rev. w. r. McNeer as principal of Oak
| land High School.
| Also. the rCSppointmen. of Rev. DIR. Cox
rs principal Of the Montgomery Female Col.
lcgr at Christiansburg, Va.
T.. l.. krcgloe waS. ut his own request,
continued in the supernumerary relation.
| The Moorciield district was called. Rev.
| y. Thomas, presiding elder, represented this
| work as in IN improved condition.
| The characters Of ID. Thomas, J. Randolph
| Finley. lanes NJ. Wolff, S. r. Snapp, James
Higgins, James Beatty, G. G. Brooke, L. w.
Hislup, and G. l.. TorreySon, were examined
and passed.
Rev. George Ray. Of Virginia, was intro
duced to the Conference.
The first question was then taken up, Who
are admitted on triay
BY request Of the President, Bishop Dog
gctt took the chair.
| The following were admitted on trial
| Baltimore district, G.. Meyer, John 6.
Knight; East Baltimore district, J. Wesley
Steele; Washington district, james T. VIII
liamS, William L. Caruthers; Winchester dis.
| trict, Alfred II. Way; Lcwishurg district,
Lewis Henly, Vincent W. Wheeler ;LeXing-
| ton district, William II. Hienerand. Wash
inston Warner
The second question was then called, Who
| remain on trial?
j. Timothy Smith. Lewis l.. Lloyd, James
| W. Compton, John {. Sedwick, +. A.
Strother, Henry &. Pitzer, Lafayette Fox
were passed, and they were continued on
trial.
The regular Conference business was then
! suspended to hear report Of Rev. DR.. Dun
can on the condition and wants Of Randolph
Macon College, located at Ashland, Va, OF
which he is president. There are at this
institution of learning 232 students, 43 of
whom are studying divinity Il of these are
lbl SCI VIC III Soh1
ference.
There are fifty of the students from within
the bounds of this Conference. The presi-
dent regretted on the part OF the college a
lack of sufficient buildings to accommodate
their conStantly-ncreasing patronage. He
endeavorcd to stimulate the Conference to
renewed efforts in order to insure continued
prosperity to the institution. 1--WE delude
ourselves and iniure orr cause" said the
Doctor, if we remain inactive in the fond
hope that some man of noble heart and mag.
uitccnt resources will substitute our gifts
and toll"
The report was in every respect worthy
the CAUSE the Doctor so ably represents.
At the close of his report Rev. Il. G
Brown, financial secretary Of the college, was
introduced, and ably represented the fra lcia
interests Of the institution. The available
assets Of the college are estimated at s. 800
while the assets not now available, consisting
of requests and individual bonds, are 81,
603.67. The liabilities Of the college do moi
exceed S2S.500. Mr.. Brown proved TO the
satisfaction of tie Conference that in adopt.
in" it conformity Win the Virginia Confer
ence thcy did not identify themselves with g
broken institution neither did they enter
into any embarrassing financial relations
But without the payment of a dollar this
| Conference became the Joint owners of an
institution whose position was inferior to
none of the educational enterprises of the
South.
The unparalleled success which they had
met with was owing mainly to the eminent
talents and untiring laborS of the president
The Baltimore Conference patronage had
since last session increased forty-tivc per
cent.
The reports were referred to the Commit
tee OH Education.
Rev. DIR. Swcntzel, of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, was introduced to tue Con-
terence.
Rev. j. I. Hall, L. c. Brown, Rev. L. A
Mercer Rev II. II. Kennedy. and Rev. DR..
J. +. PethcrAridge were appointed COM
miitcc on the Bible cause.
The character of Luke Il. hardwood was
examined aud passed, and he was dscon.
tnucd at his own request. The characters OF
Oliver c. Beall, W. l.. Lynch and Sydnor &,
Ferguson were examined and passed, and
they were continued on trial.
A communication from Rev. E. Il. Smith,
agent Of the Book and Publishing Company
OF the Baltimore Conference Methodist Epis'
coral Church South, was read and referred
to tie Committee on Publishing Interests.
Monday next, at II O'Clock, was made the
order of the day for aSccrtaining the scnti
mcnt of the Conference in reference tC
changing the time Of their annual session
from March 10 October.
The Bishop propounded the Disciplinary
, questions. preparatory to full membership in
the Conference, to X. Ross, B. S. Highley
J. L. Smith, \. c. McNecr, II. w. kinycr
William +. Miller, r. E. Bcauchamp, and g
". Bond, which were answered i'll the
affirmative.
The committee in the case Of DR.. L. D
Huston, consisting of three members, oil
which Rev. L. f. Rusey was chairman, sub
mittcd their report to the Conference to the
effect that, after careful examination of al
the testimony, they deem it necessary to pre-
sent charge of immortality, withaccompany
ing specifications against said Rev. j.. ID
Huston, and recommend the appointment Of
n committee of trial, as required by the Dis
ciplinc Of the Church.
The Bishop announced Rev. Samuel Regis
ter, D. D.; Rev. l. Il. Finley, D. D.; Rev
r. d. Sargent, d. D.; Rev. j. G. Dice, Rev
A. B. Dolly. Rev. l.. r. Jones, Rev. L. B.
Smith, Rev. +. G. Tebbs, Rev. j. l.. Shiplcy
Rev. u. Ball, Rev. &. G.. Brooke, Rev. J. NJ
Granden Rev. J. Higgins. and Rev. S. Town
shend as said committee.
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| Hon cr-{'I 1ppISG AN TIMETABLE OFFENCE