Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-29
REHABILITATION.

1921 80
Ga motion, the Conference resolved itself
into Conference Missionary Society, and the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President, K. P. Phelps, Vice President, j.
P. O!is; Secretary, j. S. Boyer; Treasurer, s.
A. Bali.
Directors Clerical, C. King, j. s. WickIine,
and G. p Moore; Lay, 6. U. Round and }. h.
Holt.
On motion, the Conference resumed lts SEES
sion, and alter singing The Doxol"gy and Bene-
diction by Rev. A. w. Boone, the Conferences
adjourned until 1880 p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Conference met at 1880 clock R"v. 4. T.
Phelps 10 The chair, aud Rev. j. NJ. Adams
conducted the devotional exercises. The jour
ual of the afternoon session was read and ap.
proved.
On motion, the Conference proceeded to
elect officers Of the Educational Society, and
the following we're selected.
President G. King; Vice President, j. w.
Marshall Secretary, Jas. Mitchell; Ireasur
er, j. 2. Baldwin.
MANAGERS.
Clerica.-H. Clements, w. c. Webb and
j. B. North.
Lay.-John q. Ballard and A. H. Fam
| gan.
A committee Of seven Was appointed to n"ml-
nate Triers Of Appeals: JDo. Walsh, u. t.
Waness, E. p. Phelps, B. S. Turner, j. s..
Wickne, j. 5. Boyer and }. T. Otis.
A Communication from Miss Isabel Hart, OF
Baltimore, Secretary of the Woman's Forelgn1
Missionary Society," 10 relation to the work and
| object of the Society, was read.
At his point the Bishop entered the church
and occupied the chair.
w. G. Webb endorsed the object of the
letter, and asked the Conference to give 1t their
support and sanction.
The Bishop said he would say word for the
woman. He was 10 sympathy with the seDtl
meot of the letter, and hoped the Conference
would give it their support. He was IN favor
of woman 10 every respect even woman rights.
On this poot his wife differed with him, es,
pecia!ly when she got 10 the cullualy depart
| meut.
The Committee on Memoirs made the fol-
loving repult
W. B VAUGHAN.
On the 3rd of February, 1876, at the resi-
deuce OF his father, 10 Carroll county. Va,
Brother VIM. B. Vaughan, son of K. &.
Vaughan. passed from earth TO Heaven. He
was borD May 2l, 1851, 10 Sullivan county,
Tenu., converted ln 1872, while attending klng
College, Eas, Tennessee, and received 90 trial
into the Virginia Conference at It's session 10
Norfolk in 1878. Subsequently be entered
! Drew Theological Seminary, where he was an
earsest student, aud where he was Sized with
the illness which proved f,tal Few if aoy,
have greater hopes OF iu.ure usefulness ever
beeu entertained by US than concerning Brother
| frt
work on earth, or Tor rest in Heaven. He is
not, for God has taken him.
MARY E. GRAHAM.
wife of our Brother q. w. Graham, fell asleep
10 Jesus 10 Rock bridge county, Va, August
6, 1873. She Was the daughter of Franklin
H. aud Martha A. Myers, OF Augusta county,
Va She was born November Is, 1853, aud
married February ~, 1874. Sister Graham
was an exemplary Christian. % earth anna.
BILE and devoted -she is with the Lord 10 bet
ter land. E. 2. PHELPS
j. w. GRAHAM
A. W. BOONE, Committee.
The report was adopted.
w. &. Webb then offered the following,
which WAS adopted:
Resolyed, That his Conference having COO
siucreu The communication from Miss Hart,
|
Foreign Missionary Society, is determined to
give this Society lis hearty cooperation.
The report of the Committee on Books and
Periodicals was adopted, after being amended
by strlklog Ou the Bird resolution.
The following was submitted by Z. King:
Resoluett That We hereby terder TO Rev
Bishop Thomas Bowman, D. d. l.. l.. d., our
| slucere anu hearty congratulations lur his able
and impartial Presidency during tue session Of
| the Conference; and that We extend TO him a
most cordial invitation To visit our respective
| charges as extensively as possible during the
ensuing year; and that be would place Us under
additional Obligations by representing our Con-
ference before the various societies of our
Church; and We assure him OF cordial recep-
ton whenever be may be assigned to the Pres
dcncy Of our Conference. Adopted by rising
vote.
The following was submitted aud adopted :
| ReSOtred, That IN view OF the catastrophe
occurring to the cid Leesburg Church, causing
a loss requiring several hundred dollars 10 re-
| pair, calls forth our deep sympathy towards
both tie pastor aud the society 10 its present
weakened CONDITION.; aud we hereby commend
the cause to the INTEREST and beuevoence
of our friends, DOT only as case of special
need, but az, PERHAPS, the oldest Methodist
CuuECh Uul'uiuS INV StauuiUR 10 Tue COuulTy.
c. K ug presented the following winch was
! adopted:
Resolved That it is our opinion that all of
the disciplinary collections should be taken up
10 all Of the charges, aud, that the pastors be
| required 10 present their Conference reports 90
the first day of the session.
The committee to audit Presiding Elders
accounts reported that they were unable to
agree On motion the Bishop and Presiding
Elders were requested to settle the difficulty.
The Bishop, Presiding Elders and commit
tee retired for coDsultatou and Oh returning
stated that they found the report correct.
II. Clement who was appoioted a committee
to examine titles TO cburcn property reported
that he Intended naklug just and thorough
examination AMI send the report TO the Genera!
Conference.
Resolution irstructiong the delegate to The
General Conference was adopted"
j. Mitchell was granted supernumary rela-
ton at bis own request.
j. W. Rumburg will preach the Missionary
sermon Dext Conference year, r. A. Scott, a.
ter0ate.