Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-24
Eighth Session of the Virginia An
nuaI Conference.
.ECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The Conference met this morniog at nlue
o'clock, Bishop Bowman presiding.
Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev.
W. 9. Webb of Baltimore, who read the 4th
chapter of % Corinthians, singing the 56Stb
hymn aud prayer.
The Journal of yesterday was read ADD ap.
proved.
The further calling of the roll was dispensed
with.
Ga motion of G. king, e. B. Boxwell and
John " aish were added to the Com mltice gu
the State of the Church, and John Ballard,
J, p Baldwin and j w. Marsh4ii to the Con-
mittre on E ucaliou.
The annual report Of the Book Committee
was read and referred to the C*m ilrtee on
Periodicals and Church Literature.
Bishop Bowman arose 10 make personal eX
PLANTATION, aud in the course OF his remarks he
con. mened on an exiract from he Boston Post.
He said hat it was false from begoulug TO cnd,
aud that the reported interviews with Bishops
Haven aud Simpson were untru-. He referred
70 this extract, 10 which he Was called pro-
nounced Republican, only to dIsasuse the
minds of III mbers Of the Conference. DE took
no part 10 politics, or bad, he said. anything
fDr or against the third term. He had opin.
ions 90 this subject, but had never expressed
N III. He thought that grca. IMPROPERLY and
iUju-tlcu had bccu done by taln LeHs;'.pers
70 misrcpre scntng statemvn's thai hsd Oceu
uada oy B>mUp Haven and ;tncTs.
II. Clrmen; spDks: 10 rcierruc: TO the rcso
uti,n pass at the last CurtereUc" III regard
10 the cXaluluatlUn Of titles 10 properly. he
was Appointed cJmmlttee to Carry out tile
sense OF he resolution.
The Report vi the Book Concern TO detraJ
the expenses Of delegates 10 the next Geoeia
Cou!ereUce was referred to the PresldIug hi
der- Tor distribution.
A circular apportioning the amount ot eact
Conference, to detray the expenses OF tht
Bishops was referred to the Committcc 10 Col
iec h plscopaI Fund.
lie lOtD question, "Was tine character o
each preacher examined? was 'akeu up and W
II. Forsyth, f. z PheIp. and K a Scot, were
called, but d!d 1oi answer t. their names.
The character IF r. B. Redwine was passed.
The 81 question, who remalu ou tria'y
B. K. Miller. Jonas Cole, A. Ii. lugie, y. L
Cou bow ADD j. L. Giles We're coutlnuel ou
trial
The 9Th question, who are the Deacon. 0
the Second Class % WIS considered, and Z.
W. Bal. + H. Vaughan, ". /. ScnooIcy, u
Is. W ok oam an. L. w. Harper were alvancs {
10 tue ini.u class.
NJ. G5odc wos granted location at his Owl
Request.
The tn question "Who have been elected
ADD ordalncu E.uers this year?' was taken up
anu ihc following were eectcd 10 Elder r
ders: g. NJ. Nctf D. Nj. Mutrrsbaugu, u
W. Graham, J. ". ST phcu>un, }. u. Pen!ey
\. q. " ellis aod j. W Ora ain.
lie 10Th question, WAS he character %
EACH preacher ~zamiced?' was resuued, AID
r. a. Scott, W. Fl. Forsyth and +. p. Phelps
were passed.
The 4 quesioo, who are received int
full coLuectl4n?' was taken up.
&. Reese, L. D. Surface, A, NJ Chappeli
J. 2. Giles, \. w. Richardson and u "
Bruttry were cottDueJ 90 trlal.
}. =. Ectner and John t. Evans were
ca led t, the altar railing. aOd afcr few ap
pt1priale remarks by B,sEop 3 ,wman, the
disciplinary questions having been answered
the former HaS Continued % trial, and the
latter taken into full connection and elected
to Deaccu's orders.
Tomorrow morong, at II o'clock. the mis-
siouary sermon will be preached and at nigh
the missionary anniversary Will be held, al
which time addresses tron. several Distinguish
ed ministers mag be exrect@u.
The Conference. hy rising vote, co1cIrrc
in the action Of the Bishops changing the place
of meeting of n" Geuerai Conference in Mex
May, from s.. LOUIS TO Baltimore.
R.v. Mr. (,'ro!i, ageu of the Baltimore
DEPOSITORY, spoke III tie interest Of the Book
Agency. anu mad" 40 appointment to meet
the members of the Conference, tn, aficrco ~,
for the purpose OF settling accounts.
A COMMUNICATION from the 4 .anta Depos
tory 10 regard to the caaugrg Of th- p St
Offices Of auy subscribers. W o are members oil
tbs Conference, was rad by the Secretary.
Tn following nlniSters were intruluc 10
the Conference Bishop Ames, Revs l.. +.
Morgan Carro'i, Robinson, Key. Walker Lit
tie, Spe X, SinSbough, Ow u.s. B:owu, Shau.
non, Hobs. R csc VANS, Peaick, aad
Ir. ot ck:r, clerk n Yak Book Coucern.
AfcI singing til, D xoosy, tie b nedicnon
vas prouourceu by Bishop Amos, a@d he SIS
si0nadjouroed until 9 O'Clock 10 MORROW NOR.
ing.