The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-24

AND LABORIOUs SESSION OF THE CON-
FERENCE, E,LASTrNGT TILL AFTER O'CLOCK
THIS MoRNING-THE LIST OF MINISTE-
RIAL APPoISTMENTS-IMPo TANT
CHANGES IN THE RICHMOND CITY
CHuRCHEs-ADJoURNE FOR A YEAR.
Conference met at $3.50 o,sSock- Bishop
kavanaugh in the chair. Religious eyercies
were led by Rev. George c. Vandersiice.
The secretary submitted the following an
swers 10 minute questions: Local preach
ears, 1S9-same as last year white members,
80, 0,750-increase, 2,66S; colored members,
2l3-decrease, "a; deaths, decrease,
&c: infant baptisms, L. 1,457-increase, 1876 |;
adult baptisDs, 2,89o-increase, 4i6; Sun
day schools. 603-increase, 8; officers and
teachers, 6, 6,l44-increase, 60; scholars, 35,-
173-increase, Lass; volumes, 6G,555-in-
crease, 125; churches, 609-inerease, u !;
value, 81, ,05s, ,S9o--increase, s12, 800; parson-
ages, 6O-increase 0; value, Sl17,600-in-
erty, So, ,263. .50-increase, $10,S29.50; eX-
pended for Sunday schools, S1l, l,9s0.21-in-
crease, S599.21; expended for building
churches and parsonages, SCI, ,457-decreasc,
Sl9,636.S9.
There arc about 200 travelling preachers
in the Conference.
LOCAL PREACHERS.
The application OF Rev. Joseph ID. Arnold,
local preacher OF Danville, for admission
into the travelling connection, was tax en-
under consideration. Opposition was made
! to it on the ground that Dir. Arnold is
man OF family, and because the Conference
has no suitable employment with pay com.
mensIrate for more married men. The
application was rejected.
Rev, j. r. Weaver and Rev. w. X
Smithe7 We're at their own requests placed
upon the list Of local preachers.
On motion Of Rev. a. G. Brown, Confer
ence voted that any presiding elder desiring
to do so may employ Mr.. Arnold as pastol
| during the year.
THE BROWN LEGACY.
Rev. F. N. Edwards offered the following.
which was adopted:
ReSolued, That the Rev. III. ii. Kava
naugh, Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopa
Church South, be and he is hereby author.
lied and directed to receive, on behalf Of
| the Virginia Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, the
bequest contained in the will OF Miss L.
Brown, OF Fleming county, KY, and te
grant all proper receipts for the same.
Resolved, That the said Bishop FL. II
Kayanaugh be and he is hereby directed tc
pay over to the Society for the Relief Of the
Preachers Of the Virginia Conference. Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, and theil
families, their widows, and orphans, char
tered by the State Of North Carolina on the
10Th day Of February, 1870, whatever
amount he may receive by virtue of the
above resolution, which sum the said Socie'
ty will apply to the purpose q the said So
| ciety.
REV. G. W. NoLLEY.
Rev. G., w. Motley stated that having hat
return OF his asthmatic affection, much tt
his regret, he was compelled 10 ask to bt
continued upon the superannuated list
Agreed to.
Rev. DR.. Edwards, Rev. Dr. Rosser, ant
Rev. A. G.. Brown spoke in terms OF higl
praise of Mr.. Nolley's ministerial iabors foi
the past fifty years.
ANOTHER APPEAL. ...
The appeal case of Rev. j. p. Brock wa
brought to the attention OF the Conference
Mr.. Brock was local preacher at Gordons
vile, and was deposed for inefficiency
and "unacceptability by the quarterly
conferences OF the Charlottesville district
He appealed from the judgment Of the con
ferences to the Annual Conference for va
rious reasons, which he stated, mainly that
the requirements of the Discipline in sucl
cases had not been observed. The paper:
in the case were referred to q COMMITTEES
consisting of j. II. Davis, W. E. Judkins
W. H. Christian, John L.. Clarke, w. 7
Wright, r. NJ. Saunders, John d. Southall
William F. Balm, and James NJ. Anderson
Rev. Joseph II. Amiss was chosen to repre-
u -. \
tor to represent the Conference. The com
mittee at once retired.
EDUCATION,
The report on Education submitted Wed
nesday night by Rev. DR.. Bennett, was
taken I'D for consideration. In addition to
the schools already referred to in thes
columns as having been recommended, the
report said:
"We are pleased to learn that the Pc
tersburg Female College, in charge OF Mrs
F. NJ. Wright, IS prosperlng under Its pre-
sent MANAGEMENT. 1t offers the advantages
OF first-class instruction under fully compe-
tent teachers. We take pleasure in CON-
mending this school to our people,"
Rev. DR.. Duncan addressed the Confer
ence on behalf of Randolph-Maco College
He said collections for the colleges and FOL
all purposes were best in localities Wher'
most religious papers were taken, ant
therefore he would like to see the Church
press given better support. He explained
| the financial condition OF the institution
and the struggles it had undergone, ant
promised that with continued encourage
ment and assistance from the Conference
and the people it would be able better thar
ever to fulfil its mission. All the money
collected from the Church is returned II
education given the sons OF ministers ant
young men preparing for the Church. The
work the institution is doing is good one
though accomplished under great Difficult
ties and with great labor upon the profes
sors.
Rev. DR.. Bennett, Rev. DR.. Blackwell,
and Rev. f. N. Edwards also spoke in sup
port of the college, and the report on edu.
cation was adopted.
RICHMOND CHURCHES.
The following are statistics OF the Rleh'
| mond and Manchester churches as to mem
| bership and Sunday schools only. as re
ported to Assistant-Secretary Vanderslice
Trinity: Two local preachers, 524 mem
| bers; deaths; baptisms, 80 adults, 26 in.
fants. Sunday school, l.; 81 officers and
teachers and 300 scholars; library, $50
volumes.
Nicholson-Street: Members, 90; deaths
/: baptisms, 13 adults, s infants. Sunday
school, |; Is officers and teachers; scholars,
100; volumes, 100.
Centenary: One local preacher; men,
bers, 800; deaths, 5; baptisms, adults 20,
infants 0. Sunday school, officers and