The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-16

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The Conference of,the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South OF Virginia met In their
eighty second Hsannual session in Broad
Street church at 8 O'Clock yesterday-Rev
H. h Nkavanaugh,a ID. d., Of Kentucky, pre-
siding. The opening exercises, consisting
ofsinging tue hymn commencing Z. And are
yet nlive, " reading the scriptures, ,and pray.
ing, were conducted by him and Rev.
-Revs. Paul Whitehead and P. a.. Peter
son were elected secretary and assistant sec
retary respectively. 9!4Ga o tf -.
! The presiding elder and ministers OF
Richmond and Manchester were appointed
q Committee on Public Worship.
/ The appointment of standing committees
was then In order, each district nominating
one clerical and e5lay delegate for each
committee. 1.-The first was the =: -"
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION,
and is rs follows 80, ~ No..
Richmond District.-ReY. w. w. Ben
nett, D. D., and Thomas Branch. .i.l
Charlottesville District.-Rey. j. S. Hun
ter and Professor +. 81. Smith.
Lynchburg DiStrict.-Rev. Wesley C.
Walden and Thomas Whitehead.
DanviHe DiStrict.-Rev. James W.. Bled-
soc and DR.. r. e. Bouldin., .,..,..,..
Farmuile District.-Rev. j. o. Moss and
TT. Pettus.
Petersgurg District. r., N sledd
and w. T. Davis. 49,. y ',....., =,
MwJrees6oro' (N. CO.. District. .-Rev. T.
L. Williams and. r. w. Mason. -, - y.,..
NoJolE District Rev. William E.. Ed
wards and j. T.. West. -, y. ...,.l.
Rdndolph-Macon District. t.-Rey. j. S. r.
Clarke and William 7. Chandler. -
Eastern Shore District. .-Rev. James A.
Amiss and T. w. Anderson.
The following committee was appointed
| on 49,, ~. ...c !r#f" .tt.l ss-I.9. .a ...5 -
| o.,..g, PUBLISHING INTERESTS: ts.,..
. Richmond ,DiStrict.-Rev. II. G. Cheat
ham and DR.. G. Anderson. ..a. 80.
| Charlottesville District.-Rev. F. J. Boggs
and J. o. Shepherd. ......-....sg y.
Lynchburg Dtstrict.-Rev. W. E. Judkins
and M. n Garland.
DanUiNe DStrict.-Rev. Fl. c.. Bowles and
j. p. Ragland. :.
| FdTmUiHe District. .-Rev. j. W. Blincoe
and W. w. Webb.
Petersburg DiStrict.-Rev. William A.
Fariss and James A. Riddick.
MnrfreeS6oro' District Rev. j. C. Martin
and William Brand.
Norfolk District.-ReY. R. NJ. Saunders
and George E. Neville.
Randolph Macon District.-Rev. J. V.
Laurens and C. c. Baker.
Eastern Shore District. Rev. N. S. Co.
lonna and James Cannon.
! Sunday Schools. 81. Ray, j. D. Tur-
ner, James F. Twitty, Fl. W. Murray, J. E.
McSparrow, Frank B. Jones, D. +. Hodges,
J. Fl. Paylor, j. r. Wagner, 7. M. Leitch,
G. T. Booker, John r. Kilby, j. L. Spen-
GER, j. II. Dawson, J. D. Hank, T. w. Gar
rett, r. w. Daugherty, J. E. Broadwater, J..
81. Riddick, and W. H. Wheary.
Committee.on Me,noirS.-Paul Whitehead
and John N. Jones. .' ,...,.- 49,.
| = Bible Cause.-R. A. Armistead and Le-
| onidas Rosser.
PUBLIsHING-HoUsE.
Rev. E.. n. S. Blogg was appointed to re-
| lishing-House at Nashville, and to settle its
accounts in this Conference. t, Ma.
! The secretary read q communication from
Rev. j. B. McFerrin, D. D., missionary Sec
retary, giving interesting details OF their
operations in foreign lands during the past
year. He stated the revenue of the Board
from June l, 1875, to June /, 1876, as fol-
lows: -. -| ~. .,.
For Foreign Missions. $61,67412
For Domestic Missions ns................. 79,501.92
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This was several thousand in excess OF
last year, but still not sufficient to meet
pressing wants. The assessments for this
Conference for the current year are S6,220.
| This communication was on motion re-
ferred to the Committee, on Domestic Mis-
sions for this Conference.
He also read communication from Rev.
z. 0. Somers, D.D., book-editor OF the
Publlshing-House,a and also editor Of the
! Christian Advocate at Nashville, which
was referred to the Committee on Publish
ing Interests. .,ia"u
! The annual statement Of the Publishing
House at Louisville was then read. This re-
port shows that though the receipts had been
larger for the past than previous years,
| there was still an indebtedness which em:
barrassed them, very much, though it had
! been reduced during the year S5,695.2 and
the capital increased S9,15O.22, the net capi-
tai being S315,s51.77.
They state their assets ut S576, S42.28, and
liabilities, $3.50, ,990.45.i - .j,To1 .&nG"
| This communication was also referred to
the Committee on Publishing Interests. u:'(
He also read q petition from the Tennessee
4 Conference asking the assent OF this Con.
ferencei to: a petition, to the United States
Congress requesting payment, for injuries
to the Publishing at Louisville sus-
tanned during the war. The Conference
ordered its assent to be given.
The hours Of meeting for the body were
fixed as follows: Meet at $50 A. NJ. daily,
and adjourn at, 1880 p. N. ic,-ss,,:i -,G.,iJi
I -FRATERNtL RELATIONS. - -
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