The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-14
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ne report was atiopI ed
i Captain o. 81. 81. zFirgatt, of Fiacastle, OF:
Tered resolutions TO the effect That the dele.
gates tostthe District Conference may sbe
others than members of the Quarterly Con.
/ ference, Adopted. ~
On motion OF Rev. DR.. Wilson, the Con-
ference expressed Its thanks TO God for the
Increased number of candidates for the min
1stry, and appointed the first Friday in june
as day Of fasting, humiliation, and prayer
| that the Lord of the Harvest mny raise up
| qualify. and send forth more laborers,
Kew. DR.. Wilson read the report on Sum-
day schools.
The report discusses the Sunday.school
question quite fully, its relation to the family
and TO the Church, and the Sunday. school
literature of the Church.
1t recommends the holding Of annual Sum-
day-schoo conventions, and commends
book by Rev. DR.. REGISTER on "The Rela.
tons & Children to the Church." Z
Rev. 2. II. Whisner warmly endorsed the
book, the manuscript Of which he had read.
Rev. j. III. March insisted that the Church
Catechism should be taught in all Of the
schools.
The report was adopted and ordered to be
(
There were the usual number of announce
| ments, and the Conference adjourned 10 meet
at u O'Clock tonight.
NIGHT SESSION.
The house was crowded to its utmost ca.
paclty, there being great desire to witness
| the closing exercises Of the Conference and
10 near the appointments for the next year
| announced. -.
Alter devotional exercises, led BY Rev. J.
! y. Dlce, the Conference proceeded with its
| business.
| On motion of Rev. s. Rodgers, the Bishop
was requested to appoint Rev. Or. Baird edi-
tor OF the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist
Z. Il. Smith and Samuel Kepler were CON.
tinued in supernumerary relation. and
| Thomas A. Griiliths was located, and J, G.
| Hummer was changed from active to SUPER
| uumerary.
| The Conference then elected members of
| the Education Board.
A location was granted to Rev. Oscar
| SmithSon.
| Rev. DIR. S. A. Cox presented the report
on memoirs. The report pays fitting tri-
hutes to the memories Of Rev. William G..
Cross, Rev. John Wesley Bull, and Rev.
Lewis Henley.
Rev. DR.. Head presented most fitting
memoir of Rev. DR.. II. e. Bond, OF Baltl-
mere, which the Rev. Samuel Rodgers had
been appointed at the last Conference to pre-
pare.
Rev. DR.. Duncan paid brief but eloquent
tribute to Rev. William G.. Cross and DR..
II. 4. Bond, concluding by saying: When
such men as these are taken from among us
aud 20 up higher-when God crowns them
brethren-they are above our eulogy."
l Rev. Samuel Rogers made few very
touching and fitting remarks.
Rev. DR.. HUFF related and incident Of a
letter written HIM by DR.. Bond just before
his death, in which be said: "My work IS
done, and O! my brother, feel now, as |
have never done before, what blessed privi-
loee it was to have been permitted to preach
to men the glorious gospel Of the blessed
God"
Further remarks were made by the Rev.
DR.. Head, the congregation sung Come, let
US Join our friends on high" and Rev. l.. ii.
!. Crenshaw led in prayer. The memoirs were
unanimously adopted.
Rev. S. Kepler, on behalf of Committee on
Fraternal Relations with the Maryland Pro
| testant Episcopal Church, presented q lifting
response to the communication from that
body conveying fraternal greetings and ex-
pressing a desire for, and expectation or, O
, speedy union of the TWO bodies.
, The report was adopted, and two messen-
gers from this body to the Maryland Pro.
| testant Episcopal Church Conference were
, appointed, as follows: Rev. Drs. Cox and
A. w. Wilson.
The Committee on Statistics presented o
| detailed report, which aggregates as follows :
J Churches, 324; parsonages, ga; local preach.
| ers, 1O5 membership, 24,274; infants bap'
tized, 1870; adults baptized, 1,130; number
of Sunday schools, 37S; scholars, 20, 179 ;
, conversions in Sunday schools, 1,2l5 in
crease of white members, 654.
The report was acceptedand ordered to be
, published.
Rev. DIR. Al. W. Wilson moved vote OF
thanks to the citizens Of Staunton for Their
) priucely hospitality, and made fitting con-
trast between the Conference which met
here in 1861 and the present session. The
hospitality had been muniticent then, and
was even more manifest now.
The resolution was passed by rising vote
and with will that showed that it met q
; hearty response.
, Rev. John Landstrect, from the Board of
Finance, reported the total amount received
at this Conference to be S7,492, and gave a
, detailed statement Of the disbursements and
the assessments for the ensuing year amount.
ing TO IS 800.
i. At III O'Clock the Bishop was about to an
nounce the appointments for the next year,
and close the session but was compelled
to get friend to send you the appointments
and hurry from this delightful meeting to
, the night train for Richmond. FIAToR.