Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-24
TIRGINI4 D~ISTRIcF.
Virginia Annual Conference. Metl
dist P~r04estant Ch s,-eh-

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Virginia Annual Conference. Metho-
dist Protestant Church.
This body convened Wednesday
the 10th day Noyember, 1875. At
Pine Grove Church., Greene county,
Tenn, at II o'clock,P.M.%
The Conference wss called to
order by the Presidents Rev. Geo.
r. Barr, d. .. Opened with re-
Egious services, conducted by the
Rey: Mr. Smith Of the Maryland
.e7 r. s. Lane was duly elected Sec
rotary, and p. NJ. Shaw, Assistant.
g Certificates of the election, of
delegates were presented, and ex-
amined by the COMMITTEES on ere
dentials. Who reported at once,
and the delegates were admitted to
seats, as members of the Confer
ence. The sessions were of I'M
usual interest, and q careful OBJ
server could but notice the general
harmony that prevailed, and the
promptness, and concert of action,
thereby demonstrating the wisdom
OF our fathers in procuring an equal
participation of the Laity with the
Ministry in the law making de-
partments of the church.
One is your Master, even Christ;
and all We are Brethren, Math. %.
9Th.
The appropriate committees were
appointed, the conference fully or
gained. q A large attendance of
both ministers and laymen present,
the conference adjourned TO meet
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ. 90. ..eE -sagvEW P
s During the morning session of
Thursday, a large number OF com
Manifestations from different parts of
the district were received, read,
and laid upon the table to await
further action. sb i9H sFs sseI
o The committee on itinerancy and
orders submitted their FIRST report,
the End item of which ELECTED a
lengthy debate which was partici-
pated in by q number of tho mem
bers of the conference. g'.L.ssgEQ
Judge A. w. Howard, who was
present, was called upon to deliver
a legal opinion, to which cali he
responded, to, the satisfaction os all
concerned. - 800 -,
IL Friday conference assembled at
81 O'Clock, A. NJ, and aproceaded to
take up the regular business,
where reports were offered by com,
mittees, and COMMUNICATIONS were
taken up and disposed OF.
| A communication was received.
from ID. Evens Reece, D. D., and
D. *. Nichols, D. ID, Fraternal
Messengers from the MarylandA An
nuaf Conference, MethodistP rotes-
tans Church, was read and referred
to the committee on Fraternal re-
4atlons. 10 Uro&ss5aB sd5 aziasBHSa
tzsThe committee on Education and
Sabbath schools submitted a re-
port, which elected some discussion,
IN which Judge Howard was invi7
ted to participate, which Invitation
he accepted nddeliyered a. speech
of some half hour in length, to the
| point, and we hope productive of
| good. The proceedings of Satur-
day were full of interest, much of
the business of the conference be-
ing transacted, the official scharac-
ter of the ministers was examined,
all passed except that of Rev.
James Eads, who was reported as
having walked disorderly. Aprose-
cutor was appointed, and q com
mittee Of trial selected, and order
ed by the conference to proceed at
once to the investigations of the
charge against him, and report their
action to the President of the con
ference. s. EIatsaam8asiToS Q
Rev. M. J.. Lsnghorne was cleo;
ted President fer the ensuing year
and at a late hour the conference
adjourned to meet Monday at 9
O'Clock, 4. M.siI iRajaaa,eM .
On Sabbath the Churchsbuilding
at Pine Grove was dedicated, the
Indebtedness having been fully met.
the exercises were interesting and
very impressive. Their exercises be-
ing endedan able discourse was
delivered by Rev. Geo. r. Barr, ID
D., from Revelation 22d ch. 18th
verse $780, s-.F 80
After which the President, assist
ed by Geo. r. Barr and N. j. Rob
erts, proceeded to ordain William
NJ Whitman, William Sample and
j. W.. Bostick, Elders in the church.
At night Rev. III. ]. IIanghorne
delivered a telling sermon, after
which the Lords Supper was ad
ministered, which service was deep
y interesting and very Impressive
Monday the conference met.
transacted the remaining business
before it. offered. resolutions OF
thanks to the brethren aud friends
of the church, for the kindness
shown to the members of the seon-
ference and to the oficsrs Of the
East Tenn. and Virginia n r. for
their kindness iRs faEnishinx bAli
fare tickets 20 tbss EAixiisterr and
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