The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCES
N. +. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Seventh Day.


LYNcaBuRG. November 81, 1877.
Conference was called to order by Bishop
D. :. Oogge,t.
A memorial was referred to the proper
committee praying the General Conference
10 divide the territory Of the Virginia An
nual Conference, making James river the
line.
Rev. Thomas Digs. for thirty-two years
member OF the Conference, having located
a few years ago, was readmitted TO the Con-
ference and placed on the supernumerarf
list.
The application for rcRdmission Of ". T.
White was laid on the table until it could
he asccrtaired that there was work for him.
The application OF James L. Fisher. OF
Portsmouth. for readmission with a view to
superannuated relation was granted.
Rev. Dr. Thompson, OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, was introduced to the
Conference.
Richard Y. Scott, OF Bedford, passed in
examination OF character and was admitted
on trial.
The report on Sunday schools and pub
fishing interests was read, and the Rich
mond and Nashville advocates and South-
cy'n Rerie,o were recommended.
DR.. Redtord more fully explained the
status OF the publishing-house.
The Joint Board OF Finance read report
OF the amounts assessed to the several Con-
ference claimants; which was adopted.
Resolutions were passed looking to the
erection OF suitable monuments over the
graves of Bishop Early and Rev. Joseph
Carson.
Yesterday afternoon the Mission Aid So
cicty OF the Conference selected Brazil rs q
field for missionary operations.
The Conference decided in connection
with the report on publishing interests to
cndcavor 10 raise the original assessment OF
$500 for the relief OF the publishing
house. each pastoral charge to be credited
hv the amount already paid; the joint
Board OF Finance to make the assessment
We append the following statistics and
figures from the report OF the Joint Board
Of Finance: Members OF the Virginia Con-
ference. 52,017: local preachers, 1IG; in
iant> baptized, 1929; adults baptized,
2.IlG; Sunday schools, 6l2; officers and
teachers, 6,1S3; scholars, 3j,1TT; number
Of churches. COG; value OF churches,
S1,o4S. 0S9; parsonagcs, GT; value OF par
sonagcs. Sl20,92S; money expended in
building and repairing churches, 43,G31 !;
salaries paid to ministers, Sll5,T9T; Confer.
cnce collection. 1868: for missions, S10,-
4C6.07; for Randolph-Macon College,
Sa.1SS; raised for all purposes, S246.2S3.15;
average amount raised per member. S4.I4.
In the matter OF the appeal OF K. ;. BROCK
before the Quarterly Conference OF the Cor
louisville station, it was reported by the spc-
cial committee that the appeal OF said Brock
had never been tried, and that it be remand
ed for trial to the said Quarterly Confer.
cncc.
Ecpor; adopted ana Conference adjourn
cd.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to adjournment,
at =. M.-Dr. J. +. Edwards presiding.
Religious services were conducted by Rev.
K. VI. Saunders.
The credentials OF j. $. Shangle, Of which
he was deprived some twenty-four years
ago. wcfc, on proper recommendation and
application. restored to him.
The report on memorials to the General
Conference was in part presented. 1t re-
commended that the number Of pastoral
charges in 4 presiding elders district be left
discretionary with the presiding bishop. 1t
proposes certain notifications in the trials
Of ministers and members, and secure
mcnt of an equitable division OF Church
and parsonage property in case of division
Of pastoral charges.
The report was discussed, amended, and
adopted. -
a paper looking to the creation OF the
office OF evangelist was read and referred
to the Committee on Memorials. ... ..
The Sunday-school report showed that
during the year over $1,000 had been
raised for Sunday-school purposes.
Conversions in Sabbath schools amounted
10 l,+H persons.
On motion, Conference adjourned. Is.