Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-27
HOLSTON CONFERENCE.
NJ +, Church, south. - First Days
Proceedings.


sidiBg Eli RS and Preachers.
The services we're opened by Bishop
McTeer by sins ing one of the Songs OF
Zion, by pray and by reading the 4th
chapter of the I'd Epistle to the Cor
| iuthians.
Another hymn - How Firm a
Foundation was sung, and Rev. Mr..
Dickey led the Conference in another
earnest appeal to a rich Throne OF
Grace for Divine Guidance in the work
before the body.
The Secretary of the last Conference
was called for and coming forward, he
called the roll Of the members of the
Conference, aud the majority of the
names were answered to.
The Districts were then called for
and the Presiding Elders from each
/ District gave The names of lay-mem-
bers elected as members of this Confer
ence, aud the following 10 list
From Wytheville district: Rev.
Frank Alexander. ID. G. Miller, A.
Umbarger and G. j. Noe!.
Jacksonville district: J. p. Kelly,
H. S Bowen, =. J. Lockhart aud A.
Mahood.
Abingdon district: II. w. Jones, j..
L. Buchanan, w. Il. Aston and NJ.
Ii. Butler.
Jouesboro district: Rev. w. b. Gale,
f. w. Earnest, II. NJ. Folsom and a.
w. Lotspeich
MorristowD district Rev. 7. p.
Sommers, II. G II. Richmond, p. G.
Thompson aud DIR. X. w. Jones.
Knoxville district: j. w. Gaut, J.
NJ. Carter, w. w. Lawrence and II >.
Moody.
Athens district: J. X. Brown, d. A.
Browder. j. w. Duncan and Rev. T..
Payne.
Chattanooga district: NJ. ID. Thomp-
son, J. p. Mcmillan, j. G. Wood and
a. G. 5. Igoe.
Pikeville district: T. G. Norwood,
w. b. Mitchell, +. c. Montgomery
and VIM. Haskew.
Asheville district: X. b. Vance, Rev.
c. NJ. Greer, j. X. Irby and James
Webb.
Franklin district w. w. String
field, J. r. Gray, Rev. G. d. Smith and
j. w. FINLEY.
The roll of the lay delegates was
then read, and quite number of them
answered to their names.
On motion, Rev. Frank Richardson
was elected Secretary, and he called
upon Revs. J. r. Payne, VIC. Garden
aud Mr.. Felix Earnest to assist him in
the labors of the Office.
On motion the Presiding Elders were
constituted Committee to nominate
Standing Committees. The Commit
tee retired to make their report.
On motion the line of the second
| windows from the pulpit is to be con
sidered the bar within which the
members of the Conference are Ito take
seats.
On motion the representatives of the
press were invited to take seats within
| the bar, which invitation was gladly
accepted by us.
The Secretary read the report, or
rather exhibit of the affairs of the
I Southern Methodist Publishing House
at Nashville, showing the concern to
be in flourishing condition. He also
read an appeal from the House to
| the members of the Conference 10 take
an interest in the House and secure as
much patronage for the same as posi-
| BILE.
These papers were referred to the
Committee on Books and Periodicals.
! A paper from the Missionary Secre-
tary was then read, urging the mem
bers of the Conference to push the
missionary work of the Church; and
the paper sets forth that Holston Con-
ference has been assessed g, 900 to carry
on this work.
The papers were referred to the Con.
ference Board of Missions.
The Bishop then raised the question
as to whether all the committees were
in full working order.
All the committees reported them
selves full, and ready for work.
On motion lay members of the join
Board of Finance were elected, az they
had not been appointed at the las
Conference.
Rev. Mr.. Long, of the Committe,
on nominating Standing Committees
reported the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Public Worship-C. Long, w. G. L
Cunningham, ]. l.. NJ. French, w. II
Bates, w. c. Garden.
EducatiOu-J. $. Burnett ID. G.. Mil
Ter, ]. S. Kennedy, II. II. Parker, w
w. Bays.
2 SUNDAY SchOOlS-K.W w. Jones, Ii, II
: French, l.. l.. Carlock.
Books and Periodically. w. ;
Bishop, S. X. Hayes, J. l.. Buchanan
! p. S. Sutton, s. Phillips.
Memoirs--W. Hicks, J. Boring, A.
a Frazier.
} Temperance-W. II. Price, j.. W
/. Duncan, Ii. NJ. Folsom.
Church Property-E. f. Wiley, A
. Umbarger, p. j. Lockhart, +. w
t Earnest, w. II. Cooper, j. w. eau
WV. Pyott, J. H Parrot, r. ]. Only
: j. A. Raglan, ID. Ii. Atkins.
The Bible Cause-G.W. Callahan,
II. Salyer, X. G.. Atkins.
On motion the hours of meeting an
adjOurning were fixed to meet at S A
It NJ. and adjOuTning at II NJ.
:; a motion, that the Bishop appOiI
!, Committee on Introduction was CA
= ried.
I. DIR. Cunningham read appointment
q for services for the evening.
d The Bishop announced the transfe
l. of Rev. T.. +. Hoss To the Holsto
Al Conference.
e. 1t was moved and carried that Il
y Conference sit with open doors.
The characters Of the Presiding T.
ders were called up, and they gave az