Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-09-11

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|. Resolced, That we hereby urge th(
people of our respective charges top pray
the Lord TO stay the fearful pestilencc
and give to these suffering commune
ties rest from the calamities which
waste them.
.. Resolred, That we will encourage
the people Of our respective neighbor'
hoods to unite with others in contribut-
ing, according to their ability, TO aid IN
relieving the destitute and providing
for the wants Of the suffering.
3. RESOLVED, That we sympathize with
the ministers Of our own and other
Christian communioas in the trials they
are.n0w enduring, and pray that they
may be spared and be graciously sus-
tanned by the Great Head OF the Church.
Also, we pray that the PTeserver OF
men will mercifully preserve the men,
bers of the Howard and other assocla-
tons, the nurses and physicians, who,
by their self sacrificing attentions and
heroic devetions IN behalf of the sick
and dying. have won for themselves
the love Of the whole country.
Rev. B: Arbogast delivered an educa-
tional address.
A resolution directing the secretary
to prepare synopsis 81 proceedings O.
this conference for publication in the
Baltimore Episcopal Methodist and
Richmond Christian Adeocatc was pass
ed.
The following resolution was passed
Resolced, That the thanks OF this
District Conference be rendered to tho
citizens of Woodstock, for the very
bospitable manner, in which they have
entertained us, and also to the minis
ters and members of other churches fol
the Christian courtcsies they have eX'
tended to us.
Report from Augusta circuit was read
Rev. Robt. Keeran of the MISSOURI con-
ference preached at y P. NJ.
SATURDAY. Sept. Sth. Religious eXer-
cises were conducted by Rev. G.. o,
IIoman.
The following resolution was passed
Resolced, That in view ofthc com
narrative members, ordered BY the An
nual Conference, Of ministers and lay
men, respectively composing a district
conference, there being three laymen
to one minister, we most respectfully
request the several Quarterly Confer
ences of this district to urge upon the
delegates elected, the recording
stewards and local preachers, that they
attend, if possible, the next district
conference. especially in view OF full
representation of lay members pre-
oaratory to election of delegates for the
Annual Conference, and that the Pre-
siding Elder be requested to present il
to the several Quarterly conferences.
The following resolution was adop-
ted:
We are panied to know that there arc
so few copies of the Episcopal Metho-
dist and Nashville Christian Adeoc6tc
and Richmond Christian Adcocatc
taken by the members and friends o.
our church:
Therefore, be it resolved that it is
the sense Of this District Conference
that one of these most excellent Church
papers should, If possible, be found in
every Methodist family and in the
household of every friend of our church,
and we most earnestly urge and insist
that all our members and friends who
have not already done so, subscribe to
one of these journals at oucc.
The following resolution was adop-
ted:
Resolced, That committee Of three
be appointed by this District Conference
to confer with a similar committee pro-
posed to be appointed by the District
Conference of Winchester District, on
the propriety Of establishing within the
bounds of either district, one district
preparatory school. Committee, Rev.
W. G. Eggleston, Rev. w. G. Ham
mondand NJ. L. Walton.
A resolution recommending that q
collection for the benefit Of Randolph
Macon College be taken up in the sun
day Schools, was adopted.
Rev. J. S. Martin, Rev. L. II. Grayblllr
Rev. f. A. Strothcr and s. c. Switzei
and George Harlan were appointed q
committee to determine the expo
diency of purchasing a suitable ground
for district camp meeting. On motion
lodionrnpd