Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-24

ering education ST cord Try 10 Go,iliuc !, though
education was most important.
Remarks upon the subject Of cduc. joa were
made by Mcssrs. Miller, Boyer, ,'rment,
Mitchell and the Bishop.
The Bi.hop then addressed the Conference
EXPRESSIVE of his qualification with the body,
and hoping that its bounds would be Increased |
L I. Copeland, transferred from the South
Georgia Conference, was admitted member
in full standing in this Conference
Jas. i Fisher Of the Virginia Conference
of the NJ + church, South, was admitted as
member in full standing in this Conference,
out an appointment.
Rev. E. w. Pierce's relation as supernu
merary was continued.
Mr.. Boyer offered resolution recognizing
camp-mectngs Us method Of evangelizaton,
but excluding all traffic aud business from the
grounisand vicinity, and that 10 camp meetings
should be he'd without securing til. Sanc:ltH OF
| the Sabbath from the Dissertation Il tn k tiers,
barber shops, photograph galleries, Nc, aud
made speech in advocacy of the reSolu'inn
citing the experience Of the editor Of the Fair
fax News at Que of the meetings, to shuy that
it was difficult to ascertain which was best serV-
ed. God or the Devil.
Mr.. Phelps gave his eXperienc. Of camp
meetings and his views on their cJnduct.
Mr. Boyer replied to Mr. Phelps, considering
that his course on stated Instance WIS I'LL.
manly.
Mr.. Mitchell warmly endorsed the principle
| embodied 10 the resolution.
Mr.. Porter expressed his views upon camp
meetings, and the manner OF holiiug them, eX
pressive of his entire diSapprJbasiDn Of tquOr
and tobacco.
Mr.. Hicks thought that all the burden
should not be throw1 upon the Presiding NJ
dcrs, but should be shared by the preachers in
charge He flvored the res luton.
After some further remarks by Mr.. Mil:nrn
I in favor of the resolution. the resolution w"S
unanimously adopted by rising vote.
Mr.. Mitchell of. red Il resolution expressive
of The sorrow at the removal OF Mr.. Miller,
the Secretary Of the Cunlerruc', from the Con
ference back to his home in Pennsylvania,
which was adopted.
The usual resoutini,s of thanks to the pre-
siding officers, people, transportation CON-
paurs, DC, were adopted.
4 complementary resolution to Nj Balm,
who is 10 be transferred, was adopted.
The statistical report, read By Alr. Balm,
shows the number of probalDu"rs to be l67;
full members, $40; local pre- chcr>, 90; deaths.
10; children baplz ID 297; alul: 2322:: churches
81; probable value OF church property. SllS,-
go; parsonugcS, 9; pr bahle value. Sli 52j;
schools, II, officers and teachers, 63l; scholars
of all ages, 3, 1923; collections FIR Conference
claimants Sl,42l; for missions. Churches,
sly 942;; Sabbath Schools, "a 04>; ,o;al S13 900;
for Wouans Foreign Missionary Spcirry. 81:
for Board Of Church Extension, SIOOS7; for
Tract Society $l7.S5; fer Sunday School u ion
of the NJ. 4. Church, S25.6; Tor freedmen
Aid Society, $35l for education So.
The Committee on Educational Affairs was
continued till the next session, aud Messrs
Phelp s and Cupan were aided to the COM
mittee
NJ .ssrs. Mitchell aul 'plaa w:rc appoint
ed Visitors to D cknson College, and Boyer
and Forsythe to the Centenary lnstltue 10
Baltimore.
Mr. Murray was app n:ed President and
Mr. MITCHELL Secretary, and Ma<Srs. Boyer
aud Porter the Board Of Education.
The report Of the Committee on Missions Was
for the Rchmood District, 81, Ijj; (Alcx-
andria S5U) Rockingham disr CT, $3.50, ana
Tor Abingdon dis riot, $3,47O
The Examining Committees were aunOu c i
as follows for the next year:
First Years. A. Ball, j. s. Wicklinc aud
j. L. Weaver
Second Year-J. ". FJrsythe, B B. r d.
wine and j. B. North
Third Year j. NJ Adams, Il A Scott and
J P. Waness.
Fourth Year,, Murray, j. w. Carpenter
and W. MilbuTn.
TO preach the Missionary Scrm,a-J. VI
Adams; alternate, ii. Clement.
10 examine candidates on trial and local
preachers for Dracons ord rs aud Elders
orlers-Thc Presiding Elder anu Preacher 10
| charge.
The minutes of the days pryc:cli. Is were
then read and approved.
Mr. Mitchell was >us i;uted for MIR. Miller
| on the Board of Directors OF Education of the
Conference.
After singing an appropriate by mn. prayer
BY Mr.. Miller, and some appropriate re marks
| by the Bishop full of kindly expressions and
couragamcnt, he read out the appointments,
as follows:
Ri I'M nd DlsTRlCT.-EL!sHA P. PHELPS,
| P. E-kicEmond, John p. ''tis; Norfolk, l.. I.
Coplan; Portsmo tn, L I. Barton; Cnesapeake
C C!y Ba sy iO Jss $ Beygi
Falls Church. Robt. A Scott; Vienna Joseph
| B North Herndon, Henry Clement; Lcesburg,
VIM. II. Forsythe Hilsborough, Samuel y.
Bal, +. H. Vaughn; B"rryyiile and Loudoun,
! w. T. Schooley, }. A. Stcph tnscn Manassas.
A. j. Porter; AccJtink, Owen hi ks Falmouth,
! u. NJ. Mutersb ,ugh.
ROCKINGHAM DIsTRIcr-S. Rich .RDsoN P.
E.-kockingh I'M and Augusta, \ VI. Uhapp Il,
j. P. Feltner; Staunton, Covington and White
Sulphur Springs G w. Carpenter; MiId,s-
brook J. q. Evans Kockbrdge, q. w. Ora
ham; Sweet Springs, lhss NJ. Netf; Molro",
Geo 2. Wanless, q. w. Brutey; Forrest Hill
to be supplied by w. Linton; L"w:s rurs, J. 5.
Wicklne-oHe to be suppiiel Greenbricr, y.
w Richardson PocahUntss, L. W. Harper
Highland and Bath, j w. Forsythe; f atle,
B. s. Turner; New River, Floyd d. Sur ace
Craig, JOS NJ. Hall.
ABINGDON DIsTgICT.-JAs MITCH IL p. Z.
| Washington, II. J. Cruml;y; Nortn + rk, B. B.
Redwine; Lee j. NJ. Adams, J. NJ Cnand or,
| Pattonsvie, Geo. NJ. Hicks; scott, w Miburn
| one to be supplied Wise, J. n Penley, }.
Giles; Buchanan to be supplied by j. Cole;
Russell Martin Good.one to be :.upplied oy, A
Wythe and Bland, J. w. Granam; Grayson and
Carroll, Thos Wright-ore TO be supplied; Au-
burn, j. L. Weaver, n. B. Wckham Roam
oke, j. w. Rumburg; Floyd. q: A. Conner,
| L. III, In,