Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-24

as 1t would afford US other places than Nou
andrla, Portsmouth, Norfolk and RcbmnoI'
at which to held cur AnnUal Conteretc. 1'
Mr.. Ballard, OF Monroe c>untv mad ,,..
terly speech. not only endorsing Mr. b ,Idrias.
views, bul showing he immense res nrr.s r.
the interior couGtes OF West and Sourhwa,,
err Virginia, and advocating the location ~.
Conference College in bis county, whore :,
would be centrally located $, that il w,uIi be-
able to command the pa;rpuage Of the y1g;,;o
and West Vrgloa Coutcrcuces. Tupy b"1
property now for sale 10 his cpunty wor,b
$4,000, which, for school purposes, n,gb,
be secured for S25 600 ard would 10. Cost noro
than $4,000 additional 10 fl it up. Fl. W.
IN favor of raising an Educational C5umjtas
for the accomplishment ofrhls object he sIso
spoke OF the wants Of the people through Nc
Dwell and that section Of the State 10 the
matter Of roads, &C., but everywhere there
was native talent. The gentleman himself va.
q sufficient demonstration Of that.
Mr.. Geo. c. Round brought forward III.
question oi change in the Prosid!u. Elder
hip, aud stated the various propositions slb.
out giving an expression ct opinion. He said
the ques In wa h1r can We ob'ai1 the best
results with our IImed means? Mr.. Round
however, was evid-rty in favor Of Sta.
rloulug the Ed RS. Mr. Baldwin, tay5r,
the same mct1Od; something similer, i
not identical. with the plan proposed by tie
Washington preachers meeting.
NJ Charles B. 3 xwe, ot Clarke counts
end rs.G the view, o. Nr. B .ldwil. 4ul paif
4 very nigh c.np u,nt To- lie u5ty aui /. e.
votiou Of tic c"r.g Of th' Virgia.4 Confer
ence ana coUtr st j j. wish the i.ucsiipg csv
.rdice Of ih~ pr achrr- q he Bajumple Con.
| cr"nce. VIII !4C o g!ec,ed tht IL apI >uf led
'heir va'u.b.c church properly - pa, u. If
our posseSsi1 IN. au; MIL 81 our McmUcls 10
waoder to otner folds He pictured their COW
.'dicr as it deserved 10 oe, i! the tact> We're a.
stated, and III, reputation for lnt,gluy Is s4ca
as to give cr.tibility,o any stsIeMeut &c ,1.s
make. ,lr. B xw"ll made very .t;r -pc.ch
and created no a LITTLE enthusiasm.
| MI Fleuiop was in favor OF cm.annus
visi a,iaa by the ?; s!diug Elder OF IL: ~.
trct, He ais, spJk. OF thc r4,vu CO, Of tie
sou hwestcrn part Of Virsio
The meeting was oDe of much interest, ami
anothe! SESSION viii be he'd to morrow even
ins a Two Cock, the mnls erlaI sessloa occu
pyiov the uornus hrur,.
Mr.. Go. Z. R,ud expaned tina; lie vs.
thy more carsfu ::Oou, "xyr .S:ing aay ovi1iJo.
as he wa- ooy an alternate, NJ. Baiiwp be.
Dg the delaga;e.
| Mr. Pcrrne, d Norfolk, SPOKE # The rcyi-
va work ia that r!ty, under the uiGi> rltaa>
81 Rev. f H. Vaughan aud Rcv.L h Y yk
U0der th miaisir4ions Of the former IS l. ii
been converted, and und n the l,b,rs OF t0c
latter Il The Sabbath School VS. 10 flour
! ishiog condition aisp.
The meeting was full Of interest, and there
is ~ SORT Of possibility d tie succ ). Of h.
party who SIX t. DISRUPT tie Confer nee. These
WINS will my u.ky tAis tree II the Lrs',
plating take irmcr root Ihc Ei!-ini. { ~.
Conference Is doing great work aad vii have
a glorious future despite the u.ua, croaalag.
The minister's oI the Baltimore C,uierencc have
90 desire 10 absorb the Iilrina wo'k 10 'Ae!ls,
but rather to aid W., (that is the maj .jsy 0.
them dr,) ia building w the waste places OF
cur Il % il the Oh D 5mioiyn.