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

DR.. Duncan said the Board of Trustees
would meet in Richmond, April sth, ana
invited members from Conference tocon-
fer with it and give it the benefit OF their
views. ee ..1.,fIs
Mr.. Price, layman, offered resolution
appointing clerical and lay member from
each district to confer with the Board,
April Sth.
Or. Armstrong moved to refer the reso-
luton tothe Educational Committee, which
after some debate by Messrs. Mines, Gil
bert, Thomas and Figgatt, was adopted.
MISSIONS.
Rev. Chas. Shipley, Secretary of the Board
of Missions, made his report for the year
with the following collections: Baltimore
district S 600, g, increase over last year
S1sO), East Baltimore $1,000 increase $119)
Washington $1OS5, 20. increase $227, Win
chester $4,000, increase $157), Rocking
ham $4O3, 55 increase $751; Roanoke $3.50 ,l6
increase S15s, Lewisburg 49,, 95 increase
81 cents,) Lexington $275, so decrease
$685. Moorefield $3.50 increase $59.)
Total increase over last year 1852 Amount
assessed $1,000 Of which $5,lS4 was collec-
ted Disbursements $5,005. Besides this
there was $4,000 for the Mexican mission
collected in Baltimore. The report went
into every minutiae of the Boards financi-
al transactions.
DR.. McFerrin-I must say that the re-
port of Bro. Shipley is the most satisfacto-
ny ever heard read before Conference.
Bishop Doggett-It is certainly the most
minute.
MISCELL ANEOUS
At night, missionary meeting was
held at the Methodist Church, addressed
by Rev. Drs. McFerrin, Duncan and Hay
good. rs .n"t"
Rev. s. A. Steele, Chaplain of the
University OF Virginia, was introduced to.
Conference.
| Rev. John Harmon was admitted to full
connection.
~ SIXTH DAY. Is7 I9e9F
Conferencer e-assembled yesterday MORN
| ing at O'Clock, and the session was OPEN
| ed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Wheelwright.
THE ROLL OF HONOR. So
| In the calling of the superanuated list.
| Rev. P. 5. Il. Sixeas was continued on the
list. When the name of VIM. Hedges of
| Wardensville was called it was stated in
his behalf, that he asked to be changed to
| the supernumerary list. The kindness Of
| placing him ON the superannuated list, had
| been done without his solicitation or
| knowledge. Hewas changed to the super
| numerary list. w. H. D. Harper of Easton,
was continued When the name of Thos.
b. Sargent was called, it was stated that
ne had preached lately in Louisiana, the
Indian Territory and Texas with great ef-
| feet. He was continued ON the list, as
vas Jno. w. Tongue. When the name of
| VIM. G. Cross was called, Presiding Elder
| Head, deeply affected, announced that he
was dead. He "had fallen as suddenly as
d fash of lightning"
| Bishop Doggett-I am not surprised at
Brother Heed being deeply affected in MAX
| ing this announcement. He and Brother
Cross and myself were fellow laborers in
the Virginia Conference before he was
transferred to this. A truer man than
Brother Cross never knew.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
The statement of the Financial Secre-
tary of the Wesleyan Female Institute was
! read. 1t showed that the liabilities were
S3s,524 of which $4,000 was due G.. NJ.
| Cochran on the building, and $40, due
Rev. VIM. A. Harris for money advanced.
for furniture, SC. The assets are put.
down at $4,000 in which the real estate is,
estimated at 200, and the personal es-
tate at $12, 50O-the balance in favor of the
institute is $43,975.
Mr.. Landstreet, who presented the report
said the property was held in the name Of
this Conference, and was under it's sole
control through the trustees. and Rev. Mr.
Harris was the manager for the Confer
ence.
THE MISSIONARY CoLLECTION-DR. Nc
FERRIN.
DIR. McFerrin said he should bid the Con-
| ference farewell, and he must add, he had
never had more delightful visit to any
Conference. The missionary collection
last night was over ST 700. ~ s'A-
DIR. Martin Here is $ss that you collect
ed in your hat last night, and that sat up
| till i O'Clock to count.
DR.. McFerrin-Well there is nothing
that will keep man4awalxe SO well as
counting money. [Laughter.J The small
denominations that you counted, showed
chat itenabled alto put IN what they were
able.
DIR. Martin-Yes, and it enabled one con-
tributor to put in an old Valley Bank note.
[Renewed laughter.]
DR.. McFerrin-Don't call anybody or
anything 'old.'' 1t will turn out like old
Father Zane, who married an elegant young
woman, and when he took her to meeting
some officious young fellow went up and
said, chow are you Father Zane ?" 1t
made the old man and his wife feel dread
full. They felt worse when one OF the
young ones reminded the old man that he,
in the course of nature, did not have long
to stay. Don't call any of us old fellows
old. l tell you, whatever we may say
about it, we don't like it. [Great laugh
teri
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO GENERAL,
CONFERENCE.
The election Of clerical and lay delegates,
TO General Conference, which meets in
Louisville, was then gone into. the Bishop
explaining that the clergy in full eonnac-
ton with Conference only, voted for the
clerical delegates, and the lay delegates on
ly voted for lay delegates. The lay dele
gates to be entitled to vote must be Is