The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-09
General Conference Methodist Epssc'-
nal church, south.

f.eneral Conference MethOdiss Epsse"-
pal Church South.
On Tuesday there was presented from tne
yiYosnja Conference memorial on b0unua'
ries trustees, local preachers, district scnools.
trial of members. ALI referred to the com
mittce on Revisal, except the last, w6icn was
referred to the Select Committee OF Niue on
Church Trials. a., s,~;
Also. a memorial in relation to the divi,
sion OF the Virginia Conference. he!erfeu
TO the Committee on Boundaries.
resolution Of J.. s. Reed, Z. Pollard. -.
T.. Brodwatcr, J. c. Granbery, lavofins 'ne
expunction OF the limitation oil dlstrics W
fourteen appointments was offered, reao' an"
referred TO the Committee on RcVlsa'.
A resolution of T.. A. Peterson on tno vi
der of business in quarterly conferences was
offered, read, and referred 10 tue ColnmiS'ee
on ReYisal. r.a,
The following resolution WAS o1ered:,
Pesolred, That the resolution passed oJ
the General Conference in memphis, ienn :,
in 1870. authorizing the bishops to appoint
one or more preachers to any proper WORK
beyond the bounds OF the Annual Confer
encc be and the same Is hereby repealed.
SWITCHES OF vIRGINIANs RErREsHNrIN0o'als
sIprI IN THE CONFERENCE.
Rev. Philip Tuegle was born in Prince
Edward county, Va, March ., 1910, ana
emigrated to Haywood county, Ienii.: III
1880. He was licensed to preach III is4I'
and was a member of the Memphis Copici.
epce until the division made by the 'I''
General Conference, which placed M li'il 80
the North Mississippi Conference, ,oti u
once pastor of Hernando-Street Mesm n;do,
church. Memphis, where he no" !es .s;e.
H. ,Yo' .Iso PRESIDING elder in that dlStfic',
avn ia now presiding elder in the Holy
Snr;,ns district. His main forte is his exec
,,ii;xn ohI,tv. He is n good manager OF re-
,.;.,,I n,ootiuge. and knows how 10 rake care
~ thr church finances. He was the sccre-
,"rr ~ the financial board Of the two Con-
G,rcpccS, and always proved himself man
Of crcat proficiency and sterling INTEGRITY.
Z, G. Clark. of Verona, Miss. was born IN
Brunswick county, Va. in 1914, ana IS no"
<;xiy years age. He joined the church IN
1893, and has served it in nearly every Ca
,urity except That of minister. lie Is now
mrrril mt in Verona, and has been resident
of Mississippi ard Alabama for the last TWEEN,
ty-tjyc wears. He is president Of the Board
Of Trustees of Verona Female College, and Is |
:, man of many sterling virtues.
Colonel William +. Tomlinson is native
Of Virginia., and now Z farmer in Benton |
Miss, of great success and high ie-
.pectab;iiy. He is man OF large means,
md is noted for his liberality and gencr-
,is disposition. He is about sixty years Of
'Sc.
VIRGINIA DELBGATas REPRESENTING THB BALTI-
TIaoRs CONFERENCE.
Rev. n. Head, ID. D., after serving num-
ger of years in the Baltimore Conference,
vas transferred to the Virginia Conference,
nd i few years ago returned to the Balti-
more Conference. He is native of Louis
,urg, Loud0un county. Va, and is now
presiding elder of the Washington district.
lie is mail Of extensive reading, having
)aid especial attention to German literature,
md is regarded as a tLeologan Of consider
bile ability.
Rev. j. Hoffman Waugh is nephew OF
he late Bishop Waugh. He is native Of
Va, has recently closed eight
;cars as presiding elder on two districts, ard
5 now IL charge of tie church at AleXan.
lria. lie is modest, unassuming gentle
pan, a man Of considerable genius, and is
esteemed by those who know him as q
preacher of the front rank.
Rev. John S. Martin, d. D., was born in
Va, aud is about fity-fiye years
If age. For many years lie has been secre-
arv of The Baltimore Annual Conference.
lie is at present presiding elder Of the Rock
nghnm district, with his residence al Staun
Gu, Va. lie commenced the ministry when |
,uite young, and is now considered As one |
IF the best Of preachers, particularly distln- |
,uShed az an earnest, practical man, and as
N administrator under whose care every |
york meets with success. |
". Z. Conway is native of Stafford coun- !
9, Va. He is 4 man venerable fer age and |
GOODNESS. He was for many years presiding |
ustice of Stafford County Court, aflerWaid |
re became president of the Bank of Fir- |
,inia. and is now a private banker in Frcdc- |
icksburg, Va. lie is Il nan of wide influ !
nee aud Great dignity and force Of character.
Dir. William X. Denny, Of Winchester,
Va, is one OF the most prominent men OF
hat section Of country, and has been Sum
iay school superintendent for twenty years. |
lie is about fitty-one years Of age, and is |
president of large manufacturing eStab-
i,imcnt. lie is man Of considerable |
meats and has travelled extensively in |
europe.
Mr. Charles Shiplcy is q property agent in
Baltimore, and is superintendent OF st. |
Paul's church Sunday school in that city. |
&c is a man Of considerable wealth, and has |
been Que Of the most liberal men il sustain |
ng the church. He is about titty.cjSht years |
81 age, and has the entire confidence of the |
community By which he is surrounded.
Dir. William Mines, Jr., is citizen of
Rockingham county. lie is the president Of
the Shenandoah Iron orks Company, aud
was q representative in Congress during the
last session. He Is local preacher, and has
charge Of church in the place OF his resi-
dencc. Hc is mau of means, and is exceed
iugly liberal.
Colonel j. Mohler is a well-to.do farmer in
Rockbiidge county, Va, and is staunch
and useful member Of the Methodist church.
Mr. George ". Washington is Il farmer in
West Virginia near Piedmont. He is an in
tluential, useful citizen and Staunch friend
of Southern Methodism.
lSomebody else has got our copy Of the
Comier-Jou,7.al OF Tuesday. So we have
no report OF Mondays proceedings fuller
than that we published yesterday
LoU1syILLB, May 7.-Iu the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South to-day committee OF one from each
Annual Conference was appointed to inves.
tirate the case of Rev. Lorenzo D. Huston,
expelled from the Baltimore Conference.
A resolution of regret was offered in re-
gard TO the murder of Rev. Mr. Stevens, in
Mexico, and appointing the fifth Sabbath OF
this month as the time on which prayer
should be offered in behalf Of the foreign
missions. Referred to the Committee on
Missions.
Bishop Payne stated that he had received