The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-22

vICEs-ADDREssEs BY ELOQUENT MINIS
TIERS.
Conference met at the usual hour yester-
day morning. The opening exercises were
conducted by Rev. Paul Whitehead, Bishop
KaYanaugh in the chair. ...'s.-.~ -
| The consideration of the case Of Rev. j.
S. Russell, late OF the Protestant Methodist
Church, who. is applying for connection
with this Conference, and about whose legal
ordination there is evidence lacking, was
resumed. There were no documents pre-
sented to show that he had been duly or
dained, while it was alleged that il he was
ordained it was after the dissolution of the
Protestant Methodist Church in Virginia,
and by number OF the members who did
not act with the majority of the Church.
After a great deal Of discussion the sub
iect was indefinitely postponed.
BIBLE CAUSE.
The hour of IL O'Clock to-day (Wednes-
day. was, on metfonso OF Rev. r. +. Armi-
stead, fixed for the consideration OF reports
Of the Bible cause.
PREACHERS AID SOCIETY.
/ Rev. +. M. Edwards presented the report
OF the Preachers Relief Society, signed by
John r. Kilby, president The report
states that during the year 9 the Society has
steadily persevered in its noble work, de-
spite the indifference OF some of those whose
active and cordial cooperation the Society
had right to expect. But the Society is
not discouraged. Its increase will be found
to be nearly $780," The report SUBJ
mitted differs from the last annual report to
the Conference in that it extends from the
10th OF November, 1875, to the 10th of
~ al, fI>o
cepts at the Conference session in 1875,
and not as heretofore the receipts of the
present session. Hereafter the ..nnual re-
ports will be made UP to a specified day
previous to the session OF the Conference,
so as to avoid making two extended reports
in detail with only few days intervening.
The report OF the secretary and treasurer
shows: Receipts, S5,396.11; disbursements,
S5,25G, including amount paid for $4,000
Norfolk city bonds, $500 to secretary and
treasurer, S210 to appropriations, &C.; bal
ance on hand, Sl4O.71.
The number Of subscribers last year was
1854; at present, LOO. Aggregate sub
scription last November, S4,6S7; at present,
S4,6S9.2O. Total receipts from all sources
last year, S1,765.S1; this year, S1,SSS.95.
Aggregate amount on hand last November
was S3,5O7.76; now (bonds at actual cost,
S4,S4S.T1. The direct receipts from sub
scriptions and donations is Sl.546.10, against
81 ,6O9.50 OF last year, while the interest on
deposits and investments is S342.S5, against
Sl55.9l of last year, netting larger addl-
ton to the main fund than was realized last
year by S123.54.
The Board recommended the appoint
ment Of travelling agent to collect SUBJ
scriptions, &c. Agreed to.
|,ts fha Tn1 xIrO
Resolved, That John R. kilby, of Sui-
folk: Richard Irby, OF Richmond; George
n. Balm, OF Portsmouth; William T. Nc
Mullan, OF Hertford, n. c.; FL. T. Lassiter,
Of Murfreesboro', n. c.; Joseph E. Broad
water, OF Accomac, Va; j. Fl. Dawson, OF
Norfolk; Rev. T. NJ. Edwards and Rev. j.
Carson Watson, OF the Virginia Conference,
be elected directors for the ensuing confer
ence year of sthe Society of the Preachers
of the Virginia Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, and their families, their
widows and orphans" Adopted.
HALL FUND.
Rev. 4. G.. Brown submitted the report
OF the Hall fund. The Conference ordered
that the fund be by the trustees paid over
to the Joint Board Of Finance for the use
of superannuated preachers. The fund is
legacy now in litigation.
! An APPEAL. -.
4 number OF voluminous papers in the
form OF an appeal Of r. S. Brock, OF Cor
louisville, from the acts of Rev. John II.
Moore, as approved by rulings OF Rev. j.
E. Proctor. presiding elder, ut Quarterly
Conference. 1t appeared that Mr.. Brock
had been expelled from his church. He
then appealed to the Quarterly Conference
for reinstatement, and his appeal was over
ruled. Then he came to the Annual Con-
ference. The questions were chiefly techni-
cal ones relating to Church government.
Rev. Paul Whitehead moved, in order to
dispose of the matter formally, that the vote
by which Mr.. Proctor's character was passed
be reconsidered, and that Mr.. Brock docu-
ments be referred to committee OF three.
Agreed to. The following committee was
appointed: Rev. DR.. j. G. Granbery, Rev.
Powell Garland, and Rev. w. c. Vaden.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At12 O'Clock the special order of the day
(the memorial services) was taken up. The
religious exercises were conducted by Rev.
P. A. Peterson. He gave out and the Con-
ference and congregation sang the 10th
hymn, beginning
= Jesus, what ccstacy unknown
Fills the wide circle around Thy throne" &c.
Rev Dr. Duncan then led in prayer. He
especially invoked Divine favor for the fami-
lies and friends Of deceased ministers.
/" Come ye disconsolate" was then sung.
Rev. Paul Whitehead submitted the re-
port OF the Committee on Memorials, and
read splendid memoir Of Rev. George w.
Langhorne, prepared by himself. Mr..
Langhorne was born in Warwick county,
and died in Richmond, February 8, 1876, in
the sixty-seventh year Of his age. He was
forty-siX years in the ministry. In early
! life he studied for the law awhile, but left
it for mercantile pursuits, which he gave
up for the ministry.
| Following the reading of the memoir the
hymn "Nearer my God to Thee" was
sung.
Rev. Dr.. j. A. Duncan, Rev. DR.. Leonl-
das Rosser, Rev. E. NJ. Peterson, Rev. w.
F. Bayne, Rev. Joseph Fl. Davis, Rev. Z.
A. Peterson, Rev. S. A. Steel, Rev. Joseph
Amiss, Rev. DR.. Gloss Of North Carolina,
Rev. DR.. r. N. Sledd, and Rev. Paul
Whitehead spoke eloquently OF the Chris
tian character and ministerial labors OF the
deceased. Three OF the ministers who
spoke of Mr.. LanShorne were led into the
Church through his instrumentality..
The hymn beginning "Hcre raise my
Ebenezer" was then sung.
Rev. John N. Jones read the memoir OF