The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-15
baltimore Conference Methodist Epas.
copal Church South.

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bishop D. s. Doggeit, attheaeqnest ofthe
Conference, agreed to deliver his lecture ON
the Progress Of Methodism tonight. F.S i, 81
The question:, fare all the preachers
b]amcless In their life and official admins.
trations?" was then taken up, and the fol.
lowing ministers were passed: Addison
Weller, James II. March, w. 0. Ross, j. NJ.
Folansbec, Robert Ross, I. H.. ShIpiey, AND
Leonidas Butt. -.
J. Timothy Smith was excused for leay-
ing his charge in December last, and MS
official character passed. ~
W. G. Coo, presiding elder OF the Lewis
burg district, gave. statement OF the con-
d,tion OF that district. A. Poe Boude, w.
L. Lynch, James T.. Williams, james Is.
Van Horne, II. Monroe Strickle, and J. j.
Crickenberger were called, and their Official
characters passed. ~
The official character Of Rev. Lucius II.
Baldwin, OF the Washington district, was
passed. ,.... ~, ~ .....s .... s.s-.,
Bishop Dogeett here took the chair, Va
Gated by Bishop kavanaugh. L..
The Lexington district was represented
by Rev. John L. Gilbert, presiding elder,
and the following of its preachers were
passed: William X. Boyle, Thomas Briley,
Benjamin +. Ball. James s., Porter, James
H. Boyd, William Z. Quinn, A. Q. Flahertv,
James F. Follin, II. D. Bishop. ill.,.
Stewart S. Ryer was granted supernu-
merary relation. 80: :
The Moorfield district was called, and
Rev. 2. II. Whisner, its presiding elder, re-
ported fair prosperity in the churches the
district, and made statement in regard to
the financial affairs OF the church ut Cum
bertrand, Md. The following preachers OF
that district were passed: George II. Zim-
norman, Aaron Boone, John G. Sedgwick,
Wesley Hammond, John: s. Hutchinson,
James H. Wolff, John n. Gray, Asbury Nc
Neer, w. II. Seat, Thomas e. hewitt, Luke
r. hardwood, and Silas R. Snapp.
Rev. Joshua NJ. Grandin, Sunday-school
and tract agent, reported visiting 1928 fami-
lies, and selling 1854 books, Valued at
SG52.36, and the taking up OF Sunday-school
collections to the amount Of SPILL, his own
pay reaching very little more than 1920 per
annum. There was debt due on the work.
The report was received and referred 10 the
Committee on Publications.
Mr.. T. j. Magruder. of Baltimore, said
that on the part Of Trinity Sunday school OF
Baltimore he would assume the debt. The
children OF that. school will pay the debt due
by brother Grandin. Sensation and salts
faction.l ~
The Committee on the Publishing In
terests laid their report before the Confer
ence. The committee recommended that
during next April a. collection he taken up
in each charge in aid OF the Publishing
House, and urging that the Sunday schools
OF the Church should support the Church
publications. and that members be advised
to support the Nashville Christian 1dUo-
cate.
Rev. DR.. Rediord made "a statement re|a-
tive to the publishing interests OF the
Church, and the report OF the committee
was adopted.
Rev. DR.. j: J. Laftcrty, Of Richmond, was
introduced to the Conference, making a
pleasant address.
Rev. 4. w. Wilson, from the committee
to prepare measures for carrying out the
plans proposed by the Cape May confer
encc, reported resolutions giving thanks for
the result OF the commission, and pledging
q iovous cooperation in adjusting all out
standing difficulties with the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the spirit OF the agree
ment OF the commission. 8.
After addresses by Bishop Doggett and
Rev. a, ", Wilson the report was adopted
py reclamation, the whole Conference rising
in an affirmative vote, and singing "praise
God from whom all blessings flow"
The question "Who are admitted on
trial? was then taken up. L. Clarence
Findley, Of Emanuel Station, Baltimore,
was proposed, and after some discussion
his name was withdrawn. ....
Ashby Williams, OF the East Baltimore
district; William H. Wolf, Of Fauquier;
William E. Brackiston, Of Fredericksburg;
f. N. Strother, OF Loudoun; and E. Al.
LYLE, Of Fairfax, were admitted on trial.
Considerable discussion occurred on the
last name. Mr.. Lyle before he left the Com
ference-room made a handsome appeal Tor
admission. His presiding elder, Rev. DR..
Head, reported him as m effective minis
ter, and he was shown to have been stu
dent who left the Georgia University to
enter the Confederate army, and man OF
considerable education and much natural
ability. The difficulty as to his admission
arose out OF the fact that he was a married
man with five children. A general indispo-
sition was expressed to admit men with
families into the Conference, but the Bishop
said it was better to take an able man with
family than one much inferior who would
marry in two or three years; and the can
didate was accepted.
The Conference then, after devotional eN.
ercises, about o'clock, adjourned.