Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-11
United Brethren i'm Christ.

| SlDlNG-RECORD OF THE BUSINESS
| ONLY ONE MINISTER NOT PASSED,
&C., &C., &C.
| Reported for the Staunton VINDICAToRl
CHURcHvILLE, Feb. s. 1876.
| The forty-ffth-s of the Virginia
| Annual Conference of the United Brethren
in Christ met at Churchville, Augusta CO.,
Va, on Wednesday, Feb. Sd, 1875:
| FIRST SESSION.
The first session opened at o'clock L.
M. by singing The esd hymn. Prayer was
offered by Bishop ID. Edwards, of Balti-
more, the presiding bishop. He also read
Il Scriptural lesson, and made appropriate
remarks to the Conference, and declared
the Cont ference ready for business.
Bishop j. j. GloSsbrenner being present,
obviated the necessity OF electing Chalr-
man; w. y. Grimm was elected Secretary;
| A. M Evers was elected Assistant Secre-
tary, to fill railroad tickets; j. L. Grimm
was elected reporter for the Staunton IN
DICTATOR, and A. 2. Funkhouser reporter
for the ''Spectator'' and ''Valley Vir-
| giuan."
| The chair appointed a Devotional Com
mittee, as follows: J. J. Glossbrenner, j.
ReubLsh, J. E. Whitzel.
Reports were received from the follow
ing members, and their moral and official
characters passed fayorably: Bishop d. Ed
wards, bishop j. J. Glossbrenner, j. W.
! Howe, F. Elder Of Potomac District; j. l..
| Grimm, Frederick Circuit; c. j. B. Brain,
Mechauic.town Circuit; j. W. Funk, N.Y.
ersvllle Circuit j. w. Kiracofe, Boonsboro
Station; H. A. BoveY Keedysville Station;
G.. W, Station, Hagerstown Station.
Onmotion it was ordered that the hours
of meeting should be o'clock A. M. and
1.3O P. NJ, 10 adjourn on motion. 3x
So. Wells. was received on transfer from
West Des NJ cines Conference; j. "A. EverS
was admitted to an advisory seat. Forty
five members of Conference were present
at this session.
On motion of Bishop Glossbrenner, Con-
ference adjourned till O'Clock tomorrow
with singing and prayer by Bishop j. j.
GlOssbrenner.
Rev. J. L. Grimm preached at night
from Psalm 1875, verse 5.
SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION.
Conference met at O'Clock. Devo-
tional exercises were conducted by J. w.
Kira.cofe with reading the 10Sth Psalm
and singing the 634th hymn.
Foil called and minutes of previous SeS-
sion adopted.
Rev. W. j. Shuey, of the Miami Confer
once, General Publishing Agent; ReY. d.
X. Flickinger, of Miami Conference, Gen
eral Missionary Secretary; and Rev. j. Is
Resler. of Sandusky Conference, Agent
for Union Biblical Society, were invited to
advisory seats.
The following committees were an
bounced:
| On Applicants-G: W. Station, J. L.
Grimm, j., E. Whitesell.
On Ordination-A. NJ. Evers, J. K. Mel
son. J. w. Nihiser.
On Boundaries and Finance. W.
Howe, j. Reubush, D. D. Keedy, W. O..
Grimm, j. Rodruck, J. B. Funk, VIM.
BURNER.
On Complaints-H. A. Bovey, c. B..
Hammack, J. Zahn, J. W. Kiracofe, e.
w. Howe.
| Examinations resumed, and the follow
ing members reported and passed morally
and officially J. B. Funk, lIagerstown
Circuit: A. NJ. Evers, Martinsburg Sta
ton; e.. W. Kiracofe, Potomac Mission; J.
D. Freed, Tuscarora Circuit.
A motion expressing dissatisfaction with
7 the official report of J. D. Freed passed.
Receiving of reports and examination Of
moral and official character of members
, resumed and passed, viz: G. B. Hammack,
Bath Circuit: P II. Thomas, Back Creek
Circuit; G. W. Rexroad, Allegheny Cir
cult; j. M. Underwood Keyser City Mis-
sion; ]. M. Rodruck, New Creek Circuit;
J. Reubush, P. E. Shenandoah District;
M. +. Keiter, Winchester Mission Station;
J. K. Nelson, Winchester Circuit; VIM.
Beall, Edinburg Circuit.
, On motion the morning session adj
journed at 1l.30 A. M. with prayer by J..
w. Howe.
SECOND DAY-EvENING SESSION.
Conference opened with singing and
prayer by Rev. J. W. Holt.
Examination of members resumed and
reports taken as follows: w. J Miller,
Lacy Spring Circuit; J. w. Nihiser, Day
, ton Circuit; w. 0. Grimm, Rockingham
Circuit; G.. J. Roudabush, Page Valley
Circuit; J. E. Whitesell, Churchville Cir
cunt; G. H. Crowell, ockbridge Circuit;
Henry Jones, Madison Mission; J. M
, Holt, Bloomery Circuit; G. Miller, Caca-
pom Mission; j. R. Ridenour, South Branch
' Circuit; G. A. Snapp, Mill Creek Circuit
REPORTS CONTINUED.
; E. P Funk, Highland Circuit, J. A..
sion, S. ]. Wells, colored, Rockingham
Freedmen's Mission passed.
A resolution was carried to vote on the
reception of applicants by ballot.
The following applicants for license to
preach were presented and on motion were
referred to the appropriate committee: j.
M. Holt, J. Parlet and W. stinespring.
A resolution to assess fields of labor pro-
portionately from a salary basis was dis
cussed and lost.
Pending the passage of the name OF J.
W. Grimm paper was read after which lat
his own request a transfer was granted
him to the Pennsylvania Conference.
The following local preachers names
) were p sSed upon favorably: J. w. Holt,
} j. 7. Hott and VIM. Bqtner.
On motion Conference adjourned til 10
O'Clock tomorrow with benedction by
Bishop Glossbrenner.
THIRD DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
Conference opened with devotional exer-
cises conducted by Rev. J. B. Resler, roll
called and minutes of yesterday approved
reading reported favorably and Conference
passed to third years. course G. w. Kira-
COTE and G. J. B. Brane.
The Boundary Committee then reported
which was taken up item by item and
amended and adopted.
, The COMMITTEE on First Y Years. Course of
Reading reported favorably of, and recon-
, mended that J. R. Ridenour, M. +. Keiter
, and Henry Jones pass to Second Course of
Reading. Adopted by Conference
The examination of ministers of Confer
ence was resumed and the following passed
favorably: D. D. Kedey' and J Harp.
On motion Conference adjourned with
prayer by A. P. Funkhouser.
SECOND SESSION.
} Conference opened with prayer by Rev.
: J. W. Funk. j. M. Hersby Of st. Joseph's
Conference and Rev. Walker Of the Pres
hyterian church were introduced to Con-
ference and invited to advisory seats. Ex-
animation resumed e. W. Brown, G. A.
Shuey, S. Scott and e. W. Howe, passed
On motion. S. W. Howe's superannuated
relation was continued.
i, The report Of the Committee on Third
Years course of reading reported favora
bly, of VIM. Beall. G. ]. B. Brane and A.
: P. Funkhouser, and the report was adop-
| ted; also that G. w. Harmon's examina-