Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-03-13

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SECOND CLERICAL BALLOT.
The second ballot resulted: ] E Arm
strong, s; VS. Baird, Q; A P Boude, 8
E F Busey, IA; D Ball, Is; 6 Brooke, 2
VIC Coe, 81; T E Carson, 4; ] L Clarke
6; ] s Gardner, So; ] M Grandin, q; J l
Gilbert, 10; J G Dice, l; w G Eggleston
S; A Hildebrand, 2; N Head, 81, R r $
Hough, 4 A Kern, 1 S Kepler, 2;
Landstreet, 1; Poisal, 8; S S Roszel
IA; d Thomas, 10 J Fl Waugh, 63; W i
Wheelright, W H Wilson, l; I ii
Whisner, 5; Norval Wilson, 2; -Zlm
mer, l and N Head was decided elected
Upon the
THIRD CLERICAL BALLOT.
Rev w G Coe, received 70 and Rev J Fl
wauph 90. and were declared elected with
Messrs N Head, S Register. J S Martin
Samuel Rogers and Alpheus W Wilson as
the Clerical Delegates to Louisville. One
ballot was for ''Dr McFerrin supernume
rary."
DIR McF-If the man that cast that bal
lot wants anything, let me know and III
get it through Conference.
FIRST LAY BALLOT.
The first ballot of the laymen resulted as
follows, is being necessary for an election
TT Magruder, %; w P Conway, %; Gee
Washington, %; j A Mohler, q; W R
Denny, 20; Charles Shipley, %; d Ball, l;
Hon Frank Hereford, l VIM Mines, Jr,
%; J H H Figgatt, l. So Messrs Magruder
Conway, Washington, Mohler, Denny,
Shipley and Mines were declared elected.
Bishop Doggett You see our lay bretll-
rem have hit the nail on the head at the
first blow.
A clerical member--Yes, but they have
been caucusing!
The Bishop-A little of that was done on
the other side too, reckon.
LAY RESERVES.
The following lay reserves (alternates,
were then chosen: Hon. Frank Hereford
Jno. Koiner, W. E. Temple, l.. W. S.
Hough, j. f. Allemong, P. Hammel
and VIM. holland.
The Bishop announced that the election
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the day for this Wednesday morning.
EXTENSION OF PASTORAL TERMS.
A document giving the action of quar-
terly Conference, favoring the extension oil
the terms of pastors, was referred to the
Committee on Memorials to the General
Conference.
Adjourned.
SEVENTH DAY.
Conference re-assembled at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning, and after religious services
by Rev. Samuel Register, D. D., Rev. AS
bury Martin was chosen Assistant Secre-
tary, in view Of the pressure of special bu,
sineSs.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
L.W. S. Hough, and W. P. Conway, lay
men, and Presiding Elder Wheelwrlght
were granted leaves of absence.
THE CLERICAL RESERVES.
The three clergymen who received the
next highest votes on the first ballot, for
delegates to Louisville, Tuesday last, and
were net elected-S s Roszsll. j G Gard
ner and T L Gilbert were chosen clerical
reserves (alternates) to Louisville.
ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE MIN
IsTRY ON TRIAL.
The Bishop-You are now to enter on
very important business. You are to open
the door to entrance to Conference, out
you must remember that you are to guard
as well as open that entrance. Recollect
that it is much more difficult to get OBJ
iectionable persons, if any such should APP
ply, out of Conference, than 1t is to keep
them out before they are in. You will do
we'll in your action if you combine liberali-
ty of judgment with caution in your de-
cisions.
The applications werethen received from
the different districts for admission on
trial, commencing with
BALTIMORE DIsTRtcT
Robert M. Williams, WIS the FIRST app
can't. 1t was stated that he was young
man, 2l.yesn * eaaof Or Williams,
and. Gnandiil natural abilities and
80 8ucati He had been exam
iped by the comnnOtee of examination in
Baltimore. Bishop Doggett said the exam
nation should take place at the place OF
meeting Of Conference, and while he should
not raise point of law in this case, he
wished to remind Conference Of the rule for
observation hereafter. Mr.. Williams was
admitted.
J. M. Haines, now connected with Eman-
uel church, of Baltimore. In this case 1t
appeared that the candidate had been con-
nected with the Methodist Protestant Con-
ference of Va, when it united with the
Va Methodist Conference, but had not
become connected with the latter, through
an accident in bis application. His appli-
cation was for s'readmission," and was re-
iected on point of law, he never having
been in this Conference, but not for any
other reason, both Bishop Doggett and
Presiding Elder Rogers speaking in the
highest terms regarding his qualities both
as a man and a Christian minister.
EAST BALTIMORE DISTRICT.
J. Robert Andrew, from Prince George
circuit, Md.
A member This applicant comes ofgood
stock. preached to his grandfather and
grandmother.
Bishop Deggett-You believe in blood,
then.
Member-Yes, do.
The Bishop-Well, there is something in
it.
Rev. W. Wilson, don It believein blooa
in an Ecclesiastical court. remember
we admitted a young man in this body
once on account of his grandmother, and
Returned out no account whatever, [Great