Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-25
Eighth Session of the Virginia An
nual Conference
THIRD DAY.


The Conference met this morning at nine
o'clock, Bishop Bowman n the chair.
Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev.
Dr.. kyDett, Secretary OF the Board Of Church
Extension, who read the 4th chapter uf Ac ),
sloging The 90lst hymn.
After prayer the Journal of the previous
session was read and approved.
A communication from the Secretary of the
Virginia Bible Society was read aud referred to
the Com mittee % Bible Society.
The It'll question, "Whu are elected and
ordained Elders this year p was taken up, aud
after calling the name OF } w. Graham, the
further consideration of the subject was post.
poned until some future time.
o. mo,iou of e. King, the lay delegates were
inv tel to sil within the bar Of the Conference
- The following ministers and lay delegates
were introduced Rev. Drs. freeman, of the
Sunday School Union Tract Society, kynet,
Secretary of the Board of Church Extension,
Chickerlug aud Mitchell, Revs. Wheeler. Lar
gent, Halpenny. McNaison, Shepherd and Vail
ant, and Messrs. Raub, Smith and Hough.
Tie q question, WHO are admitted 90
tria!?' } II. Haipenny, Jobo B. Harragh and
j. u. Grace were called. and pending the ex
| ir!,ua q the question Was suspended as DR..
Kynett wished to address the Cont reuce On
tie subject Of Church extension He made
souc spirited remarks in regard t, Church tx
tension, and ca lined that the work was pr 1gre-s 5.
ing satisfactorily. and though he 6uauca stress
Of last year had produced rather u depressing
etfecf, yet 10 great degree II Is helug overcome,
aud collections to a certain extent were CO.
| = IA, NV, h,I
spondcd Very literally, yet hopes were entertain
| ed that they would see the necessity and con
| tr butte their share There are 1922 pastora
charges in the Church; Of that Oumo there
were less than 1000 whose GO Lection reacncGS IL
and over, aud TWO thirds Of the residue report
small collecioas, under $40, aud the remand
er contributed little or nothing. Tue fuuds
nave been increased Very much by lndlvldua
contribution, especially IRON a friend of Tx
Board, which present was 10 he Form o.
real Is ate. DuIiug the past year there have
| been 29U Churches buit, by donation aud loauS
aud although the Board Is rapidly extending
its work, the demand for churches is greater
than IN, supply.
Avote of thpnk, was rendered the Board Of
Church Extension Tor their kindness aud lber-
| alty 70 this Conference, also 10 Dr.. kyOclt tOr
| his interesting aud Instructive address.
a resou'ioo, presented by e. King, that
ihls Conference will, in the future, do all 1
their ,wer to sustain the Board of Church
| Extension, was ad0p'eu.
The Secretaries were instructed to authorize
Rev. d. H. Carroll, Book Agnot, at Batlm 're,
- publish 500 copies of the minutes ot thl.
session OF Conference.
The hour for the Conference missionary
lug having arrived, Rev. j. S. Wickire
preached Al earnest aud forclble sermnn from
the tiki 26 h chapter, frs, clause Of 18th verse
cf Acts OF Apostles. Subiecr Spiritual light
After singing the DoxoIugy, and Benedc
too uy Rev. Mr.. Carroll, The Conference I'D
| i U ned until y clock [ I'm lrruW morning.