Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-28

OF gu DarraSSment TO the appOl0CDg power Vi
the Church, therefore,
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Con-
ference tnat marriage relations should not be
entered into uutll after graduation to Elder 8
orders.
j. Mitchell said that he was opposed to the
resolution. He was not in sympathy with any
and hoped that it would not be pressed
E. 7. Phelps replied that there was no
squirting toward the Church of Rome He ia
v,rel the resolution and cited the cases OF
Bishops Asbu1y and McKindree, and said the
former Was bachelor The work is being en-
barrasscd on account OF the families Ut the
preachers, financially considered He thought
it right and proper that the resolution should
be adopted
j. S. Boyer said there was one reason why
he opposed the resolution, and that was, the
object of the resolution would do moro harm
than good
Revs. Norris and Nice, of the Baltimore Con-
ference NJ. + Church, were introduced.
+. b. Vaughan presented the report OF the
Committee on Equalization of Expenses, which
recommends that the Conference meet in the
western part OF the State alternately with the
eastern, also recommending the Methodist
Advocate
A. j. Porter submitted the following, which
was adopted
Res0lred, That each absent member con-
trliuo Que dollar towards payug for pub
lisilug the minutes Of The Conference, to be
collected by tie Presiding Elders.
The 23i qu'stioo, "Whcre will the next
session u the Conference be hen?' Was AIKEN
up, and New River Church, Mon! gomery couu-
ty, Va. was selected.
The Committee on B ,oks and Periodicals
presented the following report:
ReS0lred That we eDdeavor to secure the
use OF the various publications. OF our Sunday
Schools, aud the Methodist Advocate and
Christian Advocate in the families Of our
charges.
Resolved, That we will endeavor to prom Dte
the sale OF the publication Of our Book Con
Germ.
Rcsolrcd, That We tender DR.. Fuller our
hearty tuauks Tor the able lnannerln which he
has defended the Interests of cur Church
through tie Methodist Advocate.
Resolred That We ask the General Coufer-
eucc, through our delegate elect, TO continue
Dr. Fuller in his present situation as editor of
the NJ cthodist Advocate.
g. King presented the following as sub
Stint. for the report ::
ResolveA, That we will. as heretofore, pat.
rolz: ne literature of the NJ. E. Church, and
tina, we will do all that we can to patrOnizo aud
tain our publishing Interests.
The report and substitute We're recommtted.
Tn D1zol0gy Was sung, and BendlcioD pro-
nouoced hy Rev john Adams, and the Con-
ferencc adjourned until $3.50 clock this alter
noon.
The following is the report Of this, the Rich
moud. Circuit:
Richmond Station. Rev. J. p. Otis Pastor:
At this point we built new church. which was
dedicated last May. AT this point we now have
prosperous Sunday school, good coAgregs-
ton, and during the year glorious revival, at
which there were 50 professcd conversions and
Is joined the church.
Portsmouth, Rev Owen Hicks. Pastor: Bro.
II. has had y very prosperous year. The Lo' d
has crowned his labors with great success, and
the brethren and friends sustained him nobly.
Durr & the year ab )ut IS protested TO find pence
by believing in Jesus, and 81 united with the
church on prob ttion.
Norfolk: Rev. E. H. Vaughan was Pastor
from Conference up to September LIST, when he
left TO go to another field of labor. While in
charge OF our church in Norfolk the Lord bless
ed his abors in the conversion OF 10 souls and
about 40 of them joined our church. He WAS
lOilUWcu III Lnis Cn II Ss ny heF. L. oIh,
under whose administration the church contir-
ues to grow During the year about 81 united
with the church. Here we have also prosper
Gus Sunday school,, and our people are doing
nob,y Tor the Master
AT Old Point Comfort Station, Rev. VIM. II.
Forsyth, Pastor, we have II good congregation
and prosperous Sunday school. Here We have
had II accrssions 10 the church this year, and
notwithstanding the financial pressure OF the
country The trustees spent abou $500 in repair
ing church property. Our society at this point
is not large but liberal.
Alexandria, Rev. j S. Boyer, Pastor: Dur
ing the past year the church here has supported
their pastor and raised between four and five
hundred dollars to repair the church. Here We
have membership of $50 and 2G practitioners
and prosperous Sunday school.
Manassas, Rev. 9 king Pastor: Bro. King
has had q prosperous year, IS accessionS having
been made to the church When he went to
$3.50 and the whole amount was paid. which
relieves the society of great burden, the prop
erty having been mortgaged for that amount.
The church HIS stood by him and labored faith.
fully with him, and the spiritual and temporal
Interests of the church have been promoted and
built up. The removals by emigration from
this cha ge have been largo
Falmouth Circuit Rev j. E. Evans, Pastor
On this work Bro. Z. has had some revvss and
has had 10 accessions to the church We have
two new churches in course of erection which
we hope to have completed this coming spring.
Acc tnk, Rev 4. A. Scott, Pastor: Bro. S.
is one of our best young men. His field Of labor
the past year has been difficult one He has
not had much increase on his work, but lone
soweth and another respeth."
Falls Church, E. 2. Phelps, Pastor Here
we arc building new church which when COM
pleted WI, We think, be one of the best churches
in the county On this work there has been
SO. ID additions to the church.
Vienna, Bro. James hurry, Pastor Bro NJ.
WAS sent to this charge Iii Octob IT AID labored
faithfully until the cose of the car. and did for
us most excellent service His health is not ad
equate to this hard work.
Herndon, Bro. VIM T. Schoocy, Pastor On
this work we have two churches and n parsonage
not finished. Bro. S. has labored hard end with
considerable success. This charge has been
much weakened by the de,th of several of our
best mem bers, leaving these unfinished build.
ings on Our hands But with the Divine as
sistsnce and the help OF our friends We hope t.
conquer.
Lees burg. II. Clement. Pastor: This is the
oldest Methodist Church in all this country.
Our society here ls very small and weak Dur
Ing q heavy storm of wind in February it blew
one pHrt IF the roof off the house, threw in part
of the O. bic end broke the organ ali in pieces.