Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-07
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SHILOH, KING GEORGE Co., Va, Sept -
The seventh annual session Of the Randolph
Macon District Conference, composed Of the
travelling and local preachers and lay delegates
of the various circuits comprising the district
assembled at Ebeuezcr Church. near Oldham )
Cross Roads, in Westmoreland county, on Sat
urday last, and adjourned yesterday.
There we're fourteen ministers and about
thirty lay delegates 10 attendance. Rev. Leo
Rosser, Presiding Elder Of the District, pre-
sided over the Conference, with Rev. L. Ii.
Bopgs, of Kiug George, as Secretary.
Rsv. W. w. Walker, of TRULY Church,
Baltimore, and Rev. JOS. Fl. Davis, Of East
Norfolk Circuit, were introduced and Invited
to take part 10 the deliberations OF the Con-
ference
Beides the regular routine business, several
important questions Of local interest, and some
of general church policy, were freely and ably
discussed.
The Committee Oh Boundaries recommended
division of Caroline Circuit, suggesting Mat
tapony River as the dividing line: the churches
north of that line to compose Caroline Circuit,
and those south, to be called Bowling Green
Circuit.
The same committee recommended reunion
of Mon,ross and Westmorcland Circuits, upon
petition to that end from the MDntross dele
gates.
After full discussion of the subject, sub
sti,ute was offered and adopted recommending
an appropriation by the Missionary Board of
the Virginia Conference, to assist Montross
Circuit in the support Of its ministry.
A lengthy aud very animated debate, occu-
pyiug good portion of the last two days of the
session, was had upon the report of the Com
mittee on Temperance. The preamble to that
report, submitted by Rev. j. ID. Hank, Chair
man of the committee, affirmed that the Gen
era Rules of our church, and the Scriptures
by lair implication, coudcm the manufacture,
sale and use OF intoxicating drinks as beVer-
age" Able arguments upon the subject were
delivered by Rev. j. D. Hauk and Dls. Rosscr
and Spencer in the affirmative, and by Rcvs.
W. W. Walker, Joseph II: Davis and W. a.
Croker, 10 the negative. " pom hnal vote oil
the Conference, the preamble OF this report
of the committee was almost unanimously
adopted An accompanying resolution pledg-
ing the Church responsible, by this Conference,
to the use of all legitimate means within Its
power lot tuC supploSSioo VI WV - "
temperance, was passed without dissenting
voice. 80 ....
Dr. Rosser having announced to the Confer
ence that Shaffner, LII. d., Of New
York, had recently donated fifteen thousand
dollars for the erection of a church building on
Rappahaonock Circuit the Committee on
Church Property included in their report the
following resolution, which Was passed unanl-
mously by rising vote:
Resolved, That We the representatives OF
Randolph Macon District, in Conference as
sembled, recogugnlze IN this generous donatlou
from Dr.. Shaffner rare and noble exhibition
of Christian benevuIence. which calls forth the
gratitude not only Of our Church in this DIS
trict, but the gratitude of all good people every
where who labor to extend the cause OF the
Redeemer's Kingdom.
DR., S. is natlve of Rappahannock county,
and desires the erection of this church as
memorial to bis mother.
Lebanon Church, iu King and Queen county,
was selected as the place for holding the next
session of the Conference.
r. H. Lyell, Of Richmond county, Colonel
Samuel Downing of Lancaster, 1: ": Garrett,
of King and Queen, and Wu. +. Baker, of
King George, were elected lay delegates to the
next session of the Virginia Anuual Conference
to be held at Elizabeth City, n. c., in No
vember next
THIS was decidedly the most Interesting, and, |
10 most respects, the most pleasant session OF
,bi-lh We have ever attended The weather