Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-07-28

at Round Lake n. Y, at which he
and Bishops Cavanaugh and Doggett,
were present by invitation of the
Church north and had there. preach
ed to an audience cffive thousand peo-
pie. The sermon of Bishop Cava-
naugh at Round Lake, was one of the
grandest and most powerful ever de-
Iivered from an American pulpit, and
produced wonderful impression on
the multitude.
Saturday A NJ the committee on the
State of the Church, Messrs. Sutton,
Aston and Easterly, reported many re-
vivals, great neglect of class meetings
| and church conferences, urging a revi-
val of the former, and faithful at
tendance of the latter, and the prac-
tice of family prayer, recommending
that organs and choirs made strictly
and only auxiliary to congregational
singing. w. 3. Aston, chairman OF
committee on the EmOry-AbingdOn
joint Parsonage, acting at the request
OF Emory quarterly conference,
recommended that the walt of said
parsonage, be fixed at 81 900 payable
IN 3 and IL months, from first OF
January 1875, and that the refusal of
t on said terms be given. first TO Alb
ingdOn circuit second to Emory circuit,
and lastly. to this District Conference,
and all these failing, that it be sold
to the highest bidder of the three
The committee on Boundaries re-
ported, that in order to occupy and
work every foot of territory the fol-
lowing changes should be made.
The Mendoti section, and the con-
tiguous portion of Poor Valley, to be
added to Bristol circuit.
The Hayter's Gap section of Poor
Valley to he added to Abingdon cir
cult.
The Grassy Greek Section be added
to Dickensonville circuit.
The Sandy Ridge section of Nc
Clure Mission, to be added to Glade
vile circuit.
The Elk and New Garden sections
to be taken from Lebanon, and cree
ted into a new circuit.
That portion of Estillville circuit,
north of Clinch River, be erected into
circuit, to be called the Clinch Riv-
er Circuit, and to embrace the two APP
pointments known as Kane's Chaper
and Rye Cove.
| SATURDAY P NJ
Chatham Hill was selected as the
point for tie next District Conference
Estillville, competing.
A sensible resolution, expressive of
the sense of the Conference, that hymn
books should be furnished to congre-
cations, or the hymns lined in order
to promote congregational singing,
was adopted as were all the foregoing
reports and resolutions.
The Chair announced that the re-
ports from the colleges and schools,
being next in order. would be post
poned to allow Rev. R. N. Price to
advocate the interests of the Hol
ston Methodist newspaper.
Mr. Price expressed the opinion that
every Methodist family ought to take
some Methodist paper. He did not
regard any one worthy of official posi-
ton in the church who did not do so
He would refuse to entrust any one
with the representation of his church
in the District Conference who did
not subscribe {SulLinS'. soto Uojee, that
is if he is able He said that the
circulation of the Methodist among
those who read it and paid for it, had |
reached the highest figure ever obs
tanned by other local papers in
their palmiest days, when the matter
Of payment was not pressed. He
asked the delegates to subscribe for
it and urge their neighbors to do so.
DR.. Sullins waited on the audience
and obtained goodly number of
prepaid subscriptions. In the midst
of Mr.. Prices remarks, the venera-
BILE DIR. McFerrin took leave of the
Conference.
DIR. Wiley took the floor in behalf
of the Emory & Henry College, and
preGaced his remarks by expressing
lively concern for Martha Washing
ton, which it was the duty of the
conference to look after and foster.
He alluded to Rev. Creed Fulton, as
one of the highest men the world
had produced.
He was the founder of Emory and
Henry College and his bones now ,
rested in the college cemetery. He
hoped the day would soon come when {
they could erect over them, fitting
to his memory.
He, DR.. W, had been, since his !
arrival in Virginia, always assigned to
Emory and Henry. Year after year, he
nad rather hoped to be assigned to 7
,he itinerant work. yet he was not
sure that his had not been itinerant
work any how. More than three /;
young men had gathered I
inder and gone out from the teach>
Rgs of that institution. Some of r
hem were before him-Sullins and
Fowler and Baker and Price, and
Frazier and Bays, and there so many