Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
SOUTHERN METHODISM.
District Conference at MaryyilIe-
Interesting Exercises.

MARYvILLE, TENN, June 10, 1875.
To tie Editors Of the Chronicle.
The District Conference of the M.
f. Church, South, for the Knoxville
District, met at this place yesterday at
8 o'clock A. NJ.
Bishop Doggett, of Richmond, Vir-
GINA, Is present, and presides. Rev.
&. Long, p. S., Is also present, and
aids the Bishop in conducting the
business of the Conference.
The preachers and delegates present
are as follows
From Church Street Station, Knox
ville-Revs. w. G. f. Cunningham,
r. l.. kirkpatrick, J. A. Lyons, j. w,
Gaut.
Broad Street Station, Knoxville
Rev. j. l.. NJ. French, j, w. Paulett,
John Carnes.
Mabry Street Station, Knoxville
Rev. W. G. Garden, Rev. A. +. House.
holder, S. j. Turner, A. J. Household
en- J. NJ. Carter.
Maryville and Louisville Circuit
Rev. L. +. Glenn, Rev. G.. II. Chaffin,
Rev. j. Fitch, Il. ID. Edmondson, w.
w. Lawrence, Charles II. Cate.
Unitia and Morganton Circuit
Revs. J. r. Payne and ]. Curtis,
George Hoyl, Thos. w. Cook, VIM.
Brickell, j. ID. Griflitts, Joseph Nc
Lain.
Knox and Lenoir Circuit-Revs. w.
II. Bates and r. p. Rudder.
Clinton Circuit-Pev. j. NJ. Mar
shall, G. w. Cross, +. S. Kincald.
Maynardville Circuit-Rev. J. c.
Bunyan, Jas. II. Roberts.
Sevierville Circuit-Revs. j. G. Hos
kins and Jacob Huffaker, w. G. Spur
geon, ID. G. Murphy.
cambridge Circuit-Revs. J. S. w.
Neel and +. S. Barrett.
Jacksboro' Circuit isnot represented.
The pastors, Revs. f. Richardson and
G. X. Miller, being absent.
Rev. r. n. Price, editor of the HoL-
StOn Methodist Rev. d. Sullins, Pres
ident of Sullin's College, Bristol Rev.
G. Taylor, p. +. of Jonesboro' Dis
trict; and Rev. Jacob Smith, Confer
ence Agent, are in attendance.
! Conference organized by electing J.
A. Lyons, Secretary, and j. r. Payne,
Assistant Secretary.
! Committees were appointed on
Spiritual State of the Church, Missions
in the District, Sunday Schools, Edu-
cation, and Finance and Church Prop
erty.
Revs. Messrs. Morton, Crawford and
A. Bartlett, of Presbyterian churches
of Maryville, were present at the
morning session, and were introduced
to the body.
Rev. A. w. Wilson, of Rogersville
Female College, is also in attendance.
The morning session WAS entirely
occupied in hearing verbal reports
from the pastors of the several charges
in regard to the spiritual state of the
Church committed to their care.
These reports consisted in detailed
statement of amount of preaching and
pastoral work done cass>meetings
and prayer-meetings held - the OBJ
servance of the Sacramento of B9btism
and the Lords Supper by the people,
and the general results in the awaken
ing and conversion of the people under
the preaching of the Word
These reports were favorable and
encouraging though the aggregate in
crease in members is not near so large
as it was last year.
The Presiding Elder, in giving q
summary of the whole District, stated
that while the revivals had not been
so remarkable as last year, yet there
had been revivals of more or less inn
pOrtance in nearly every charge.
The evening session, was also ell
Gagged in hearing reports on Missions,
Sunday schools and Finance.
There is only one mission in the Dis
trict, and this is the Mabry Street Sta.
ton, Knoxville. The other charges
are self.suppOrting.
The Sunday schools are largely in
creased, but are not regarded as occu-
plying the whole field. The Church is
not able it seems always to carry on
the Sunday school work in the coun'
try churches by reason that suitable
church buildings, and by reason of the
occupancy by several Churches of the
same houses of worship. Finances
seem to be low. Hard times make the
salaries of these itinerant preachers
exceedingly small compared with the
salaries of other men of similar talents
and labOrs.
The most noticeable fact is that The
people served do not provide wha
: they proposed when the preachers en-
4 tered on the work.
: DIR. Sullins preached last night an(
Bishop Doggett will preach to-day anC
I tomorrow at 1890 A. NJ.
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