The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-24
infants, ii. School, I; officers an teachers

Rev. p. P. Wills reported the operations
Eof the Educational Society for the past year.
/ The balance in the treasury last year was
| S65.10; collections, S644.32-with which
the expenses Of seven young preachers at
Randolph Macon College have been paid in
whole or part,-and $3T9.27 yet remain In
hand. he recommends that the name be
changed from the Board OF Managers of the
Preachers Educational Society to the
Preachers Educational Board Of the Vir-
ginia Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and that the Board be con-
tinual, &c. Adopted.
| YOUNG MEN NEEDED. q.
Bishop Kavanaugh announced that Bishop
Keener needed the services OF five or six
young men for work in Arkansas. ~
Recess till 4 P. M. s.s.,
| Afternoon Sessiors.
Religious services were conducted by
Rev. John W. Howard-Rey. DR.. John E.
Edwards in the chair, Bishop Kavanaugh
being in attendance with the council.
Rev. George III. Ray, from the Committee
on Sunday-School Interests, submitted q
report referring to the usefulness OF Sun
day-school instruction, and saying:
We must, however, express our regret
at the growing neglect Of the Methodist
Catechism, and think our superintendent
would do we'll to appropriate at least ashort
time Of each session to instruction iii the
Catechism.
The instruction Of our children in the
doctrines and polity Of our Church is be-
coming a felt necessity. Many OF our peo-
pie grow up with no clear and settled opin.
ions about the distinctive tenets, rules, and
practical working of Methodism, and are
therefore easily Influenced to join other
churches, which might probably be RENE.
died by the publication OF short catechism
on the polity and government OF oul
Church for the use Of our Sunday schools.
In conclusion, while we regret that we have
been unable to obtain statistical reports from
the various charges to enable us to give ac-
curate figures, yet the reports we have re-
ceiyed indicate that this great interest is
everywhere advancing. Hundreds OF pre-
cious souls have been converted during the
past year, and there is an increase OF ] ,4S(
scholars in the numbers attending otll
schools.
We recommend the following:
/. Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
introduction OF the international system OF
lessons into our Sunday-Schoot Magazine
lesson papers, Visitor, and Little People,
and earnestly recommend their use in al
our Sunday schools.
9. That we regard the book recently pub
lished by Rev. A. 6. Haygood, d. d., en-
titled Orr Children, as valuable contribu
ton to our Sabbath-school literature, and
commend it to our people everywhere.
8. That we earnestly recommend the SUI
perintendents Of our Sabbath schools te
give special attention to the study OF our
catechisms in connection with the lnterna
tional lessons.
4. That wherever it is deemed expedien
the following form of opening and conduct
ing the Sunday schools be recommended:
I. Singing by the school.
II. Reading the scriptures-one verse by
the superintendent and the next by the
school in unison.
III. Prayer by superintendent.
". Apostles creed and the ten com
mandments repeated by the whole school,
V. Recitation by the classes.
VI. General examination by the superin-
tendent, followed by singing.
VII. Close with repeating the Lords
prayer by the whole school.
5, That VIC request Rev. D. F. Hodges tc
act as statistical agent to gather informal
ton in the bounds Of the Conference ano
report to the Committee on Sunday Schools
on the first day at the ensuing session OF the
; annual Conference, touching
L General statistics, including money,
&c. -. a."
II. Number OF periodicals taken.
III. Number OF conversions.
w. Number OF children attending public
worship.
V. Node of conducting schools.
VI. Number Of schools kept up during
winter.
On motion OF Mr.. Hodges, his name was
struck from the fifth resolution and Mr
Rav's name inserted instead.
The report was then adopted.
THE NEW BROCK CASE.
Rev. Joseph II. Davis, from the commit
tee Tor COURT to whom was referred the cast
of Rev. Mr.. Brock, reported as the unanl
!, nous verdict that the grounds OF appea
were not sustained. They agreed to con
firm she Judgment of the lower court-tht
Quarterly COnference-of which Rev. Mr.
Proctor was presiding elder.
The Judgment Of the committee was final
DISTRICT CONFERENCES.
Rev. Mr.. w. II. Christian offered the fol
lowing:
Resolued, That in the judgment of thi!
Conference the interest OF the Church woulc
be greatly subserved by holding the distric
, conferences in the early part of the Confer
ence year.
@ ReSOlUed, That we earnestly advise fol
the same reason that the time for holding
the district conferences respectively be sc
arranged as that as far us practicable they
: shall not in this particular conflict with eacf
, other.
3. Resolved, That in order that these OBJ
iects be carried out the presiding elders be
and are hereby earnestly requested to confer
together at this Conference, and as far a.
. practicable arrange programme IN accord
ance with the above suggestion.
Adopted.
:: RESTORATION ASKED.
Rev. j. P. Garland presented the applica
ton of Rev. James L. Fisher, local preacne1
of Monumental station, Portsmouth, iol
restoration as travelling preacher, with
the view OF asking supernumerary re-
lation.
Messrs. Southall, P. A. Peterson, White.
head, McSparran, E. NJ. PeterEon, ane
Brown opposed the application (thougf
thew strongly sympathized with Mr.. Fisher
in his family affiictions), for the reason tha'
Mr.. Fisher did not come within the PROV.
sions of the law for being placed upon the
supernumerary list.
Rev. r. ri. Saunders made a strong ap'
peal for Mr.. Fisher, and stated that Mrs
. Fisher had long been an invalid, ana lol
three years had not moved, except as hei
husband had moved her, In bed.
It appeared during the discussion tha'
Dir. Fisher had for q long time belonged tc
the North Carolina Conference. and hac
olso a few wears aso, for about six months,