The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-09
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| seasons. There were several new paraonages
| and several new churches built during tht
year, and the finances of the church haC
| been we'll attended to and promptly met
! The character Of Mr.. Armstrong, Rev. j.
| P. Etchison, of Salem; Rev. Joseph II
| Temple, Of Roanoke circuit; Rev. w. Har
| ris, Of Blacksburg; Rev. J. w. Evan, Of
| Christiansburc; Rev. Charles A. Joyce, Of
| Fincastle; Rev. Joseph f. Fallin, Rev. A
Poe Boude, Of Rockbridge; Rev. j. r. Will
Hams, Rev. Robert Ross, Rev. Leonidas
| Butt, Rev. j. N. Gray, and Rev. DR.. S. K
Cox. Of Montgomery Female College, made
their reports, were favorabiy spoken OF by the
| elder, and had their characters unanimously
| passed.
Rev. J. c. Etchison, of Salem, was grant.
ed Superapnuated relation on account
of feeble health. -....
Bishop Doggett took occasion; in view o.
this and other cases Of ministers breaking
themselves down by hard work, to protest
against the custom Of requiring minister e
preach three times on the Sabbath. The
practice not only breaks down the health Of
the preacher, but breaks up the good ole
| practice of having services IN the week as
well Us on the Sabbath.
Rev. DIR. Martin warmly endorsed the re-
marks Of the Bishop.
! Lerisburq DiSfrtct.-Rev. John L. Gil
bert, presiding elder, reported his district il
| good condition, the ministers having laboret
| with great zeal and faithfulness, and up
wards Of 800 having been added to tht
| churches.
The Conference passed the character OF
MIR. Gilbert, and proceeded to consider thai
| Of the ministers OF his district.
| Rev w &, Hammond pf T,ar AUGSBURG SIN,
| ton, was favorabiy reported on, and his char
| acter passed.
Rev. Leslie n. Davis, Of Frankfort circuit
was we'll reported of, and had his character
| passed.
Rev. n. II. Baldwin, Of Pocahontas, had
bis character passed SIS an efficient worker.
Rev. Joseph Crickenberger, of Greenbank
| was reported by the elder as 'Ahsving no dis
count upon him in any respect" and his
| character was unanimously passed.
Rev. Saul b. Dolly had done bis work
| faithfully, under many adverse circum-
stances" Character passed.
Rev. William Y. Quinn, Of Union, was re.
| ported to be an able preacher, and as having
| been eminenlly useful as pastor. Charac.
ter unanimously passed.
Rev. j. Hank, Of HiIlsdsle mission, asked
| to be put on the supernumerary" list in
consequence of his age.
| The Elder reported him as q useful minis.
ter, but recommended that in consequence
of his age bis request be granted. This was
| unanimously done.
Lersnqlon District.-The Presiding Elder,
Rev. w. G.. Coe, reported that during the
past year his district had been blessed with
about 500 conversions.
| Rev. Dir. Coe WAS represented by the min
listers of his charge as having faithfully dis
charged his duty.
Rev. j. l.. Clark, Of Lexington, had mad o
successful year in his pastorate, especially in
the finances of the Church. The Elder made
good report of bis work, and bis character
was unanimously passed.
Rev. A. Q. Flsherty, of Colierstown cir.
| cult, had "done his work WELL" and his
character was passed without dissent.
Rev. Francis FL. Shipley, of Fairfield cir
cult, had been especially successful 10
church.building enterprises. His character
also was unanimously passed.
| Rev. DR.. Thomas Briley, of Greenville,
| was reported to have been "most useful
| worker" but on account Of growing infirm-
ity he asked to be put on the "superanua-
| ted" list, which Was unanimously granted,
| several of the brethren expressing them.
| selves as regarding this as "roll of honor"
| Rev. r. II. Wilson, of West Augusta, was
favorsbly reported on, and had his character
passed.
Rev. Charles L. Cameron, Of upper Bote.
tourt, had done an unusually good work.
| Character passed.
Rev. B. F. Ball, of Covington, had done a
| good work, and there was 'nothing against
him." Character passed.
Rev. L. Hilderbrand, OF Crab Bottom, and
Rev. S. S. Ryder, of Highland, had both
"dopc their work faithfully" Characters
passed.
Rev. j. S. Porter, of Jackson's River and
Warm Springs circuit, had done good
work on hard mission field Character
passed.
Rev. c. C. Wertenbaker had been unable
to fill his appointment on Green Valley cir.
cult, and had been. with the consent OF
Bishop Pierce, transferred to the Virginia
CONFERENCE.-THE passed and the trans.
fer unanimously approved. Rev. E. L.
Kreglo, of Lexington, had his character
passed, and his supernumerary relation con
tinued.
The name of Rev. W. r. McNeer, presi
dent of Oakland Institution, being called, il
was intimsted that there were certain charges
against him, and the matter was referred tC
a committee of three 10 report to the body.
Moorefpld Distr1ct.-The character OF
Rev. David Thomas, presiding elder, having
been passed, he gave very encouraging &C
count of matters in his district, especially iu
the financial condition of the churches, the
preachers having determined to raise the
collections, and having done so in every case
with two small exceptions.
Rev. DR.. ]. Randolph Finley was reported
as having left his charge in Moorefield liz
August at the advice of the Elder. letter
was read from DR.. Finley announcing his
i withdrawal from the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. ut is understood that he is
labout to unite with the Northern Methodist
! church, The Conference, without opposi
| ton, recognized DIR. Finley's withdrawal
and his name was ordered to be erased from
the roll.
Revs. S. R. Snapp, of Franklin mission
Frazier Farr, of Petersburg, Hardy county
K. Smithson, of South Branch; John Lam
street, of Piedmont; J.. w. HaFslup, o.
Frostburg and Somerset; and James Beatty
of Flint Stone, were reported on mos'
favorably by the Elder, both as to theil
character and their work, and were "pass
ed" The Bishop expressed his very high
qualification at the general result Of the ex
animation of character which had thus fal
been had !; that there had been no charge:
preferred against any OF the elders except
1 ;0 hot mo hof