The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-18

| ! 4 OF sDEA ACONs-LIsT OF PERSONS ELECTED
TO ELDERS ORDERS sTTCANDIDATEs PASS
ED no DEACoNs' ORDERS ADhHTTED ON
TRIAL-vJsIToRs-REp. .cHRIsTIANEY EYERs
| ENDORSED AND TRANSFERRED no THE
/ GERMAN WORK IN LOuIsLANA+7MEETING
| OF THE MISSIONARY AID SOCIETY, Geo..
+ Conference met at the usual hour. In the
Eabsence Of the Bishop, detained from his
seat by sickness, Rev. DR.. Duncan called to
order and presided during the day. Prayer
was offered by Rev.; Joseph Lear. 3 ssss1.i 4
~ Several, members who had been absent
from previous sessions appeared and had
their names enrolled.
An interesting feature Of the day was the
large number Of spectators, who remained
during the entire session. Every available
seat in the house was filled, and many were
standing in the gallery and also in the aisles
for want Of room. .i..
The Secretary read the record OF yester-
days proceedings. .S5s
The names OF Rev. John Bayley and DR..
Wingfeld were put on the Committee on
Publishing Interests in place OF those pre-
viously published. j, y gzt,,s-,-s- -
e@3 ApPLIcANTs FOR DEAcoNs'' ORDERS.
The, following gentlemen, after; an ap-
tproyed examination, had their characters
passed, and were advanced to deacOns' or
ders-yiz., James w. Bashaw, OF the Gull
peper circuit, vouched for and highly re-
commended by Rev., James A.; Proctor;
Mr.L. E. Finch, of the Farmville district
E(now in Boydton circuit), youched for and
Recommended by Rev. F. M. Edwards and
others; Mr.. Junius B. Deberry, Of Muir
freesboro', vouched for and recommended
| by Rev. B. F. Woodward, Mr.. Reed, and
others; Mr.. Samuel 3. Mckinney, Of the
Norfolk district lnow preaching at Princess
Anne Courthouse, was Youched for by Rev.
T.. S. Reed and others; Mr.. Joseph P. FL.
Chrismond, Of the Randolph Macon district
(now preaching in the Spotsylyania circuit),
Youched for and recommended by Rev. Ed
ward P. Wilson; also, Mr.. William E.
Evans, now supplying place in the King
and Queen circuit; Mr., Lewis 3. Betty, OF
the Richmond district, youched for by Rev.
D. P. Wills, DR.. Edwards, and others.
Mr.. Betty has been operating for the past,
year as an itinerant in the Gloucester Cir
cult. Under this fact an interesting ques-
ton arose-viz., Whether service as an
itinerant is equal, in the eye Of the law, to
q year as local preacher, or probationer !?
The question was discussed by Reys. DR..
Edwards, DR.. Rosser, and others. AS the
Bishop was absent the application was with
drawn until such time as he should be in the
chair to pass upon it, the Conference not
having Jurisdiction in the matter.
ELDERS ORDERS.
The following candidates were passed in
examination OF character, and were seve-
rally elected to elders orders-yiz., Joseph
D. Arnold, OF Danville, and E. A. Hawkes.,
of Nottoway.
THE CLASS OF THE SECOND YEAR
was then called, and the following who had
stood the necessary examination were
passed to deacons' orders-yiZ., +. G. Wood
ward, William II. Atwell, James H. Dalby,
Charles D. Crawley, Benjamin s. Herring,
and William j. Twilley.
These are all students OF Randolph Macon
College, where they stood very high IN their
classes, having passed successful examine
tions.
Rev. L. S. Reed presented the request OF
John O. Lawrence for deacons' orders. Mr.
Lawrence was member OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and having Joined this
Conference, now makes request as above.
He had received ordination papers from the
church which he had left. His ordination
was agreed to by the Conference.
THE CLASS OF THE FOURTH YEAR
was then called, and the following members,
who had passed an approved examination,
and having been ordained, were respective
ly advanced to elders orders Thomas 81.
Campbell, James T.. Gates, and B. d. Fish
burn. t4pEu@l
THE CLASS OF THE THIRD YEAR
was then called and the following members
of it were seyerally advanced to the studies
of the fourth year-viz.: John 81. Kabler,
William r. Smithey, Fl. C. Paulette, John
II, Patteson, Charles II. Green, IL. M.
Hope, and John It. Moore.
,mwHo ARE ADMITTED ON TRIAL"
was next in order, and the following candi-
dates being recommended; were severallY
admitted, On trial, into the travelling con-
nection: ...s,a.ai.. 4. ~.
Richard NJ Chandler, Of Matthews cir
cult; Bernard F. Lipscomb, OF Trinity
station; Nathaniel j. Pruden, OF Henrico
and Charles City circuit !; Joseph 4. Mastln,
Of the Culpeper circuit John NJ: Burton,
Of Lynchbrrg Gan A. III. Of Randolph Ma
cen College); Nathan b. Foushee, OF Ihe
Bedford circuit; Charles p; Wren, OF same
circuit, IA great deal OF discussion arose
Oh Tue dSiIulSSlOu OR saS' 6Sbo'S.AN1 - *
pearing that no one present. nad, eyer
heard him preach, or = kneS ! Of " nus
qualifications in that regard. His ehaIasEer
and good-standing were Ivouche for by ALI;
The question was whether it were befterto
take into the. travelling ministry ION trial
one who, so far MS this! Conference is CON
cerned, is untried.J The case was ultl-
mately Withdrawn by the presiding teider
who had submitted 1t, and leave was granted
for him to employ the app picapt in the same
field during the coming year.i{iI a.LHiIlt
Dr. MePherrin, rising to a question OF
privilege, remarked that ii there was not
room in the, boundaries OF this Conference
for Young preachers, he can find plenty OF
room for them, in good fields OF labor.
In response to. q. question, the Doctor re-
marked that there was room Tor preachers
and their aotues too, ii they were the night i
sort OF women. i.i,, a.i.. ...;,si,4,. Z.
Resuming the subject, the names OF ko-
bert Fl. Younger, OF Pittsylvania circuit; );
William 81. Edwards, OF Brunswick cir
cult; William O.. Waggoner, of .Cumber-
land circuit fson OF Rev. j. r. Waggoner);
and John e. Barrow, of NottoWay circuit,
with the others, were all passed. ~ Il!
L. ,51;s.s i...., s VISITORS. ..:l!aa
Rev. J. B. McPherrin, D. D., OF Nashville,
Tenn, missionary secretary OF the Metno-
dist Episcopal Church Sonth, was intro,
duccd to the Conference and was received
with rising welcome. he maze aie" ;. re-