The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-19
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NE. CHURCH SOUTH.
Eigh:y.foursh Session,
BISHOP PIERCE PRESIDING.
Reported for the Dispatch.l
FIFTH DAY.

Conference met at 90 o'clocK--BisnoT
Pierce in the chair.
Religious exercises were conducted by
Rev. d. Z. Wills.
The minutes OF SATURDAYS session were
read and approved.
Leave OF absence was granted Rev. S. S.
lambeth, az his request, 10 visit Norfolk to
marry couple in his cougl egation.
The Bishop called the twentieth question
..Are all the preachers biamelcss IN their
life and official administration ?"
The list Of supcrannuatcd preachers and
supernumcrar!es was called.
The following passed III examination and
their relations were continued:
SuDsrnunerarieS w. Il. Camper, j. S.
Y Cilrk. J. \. Riddick, William j. Nor
feet, and j. L. Potts.
S,jpcrdnnuated: Benjamin T. Ames, Ro-
bert A. Gregory, Robert MichaelS, William
A. Robinson, William Carter, Benjamin NJ.
Williams, james McAdam. Samuel T. Moor
man, Jacob Slough. Hartwrll II. Gary,
John c. Garlick, John McCleland. George
W. Motley. Walter G. Taylor, James L..
Fisher, John II. LaurenS, and Fielding A.
Davis.
Thomas Diggs was changed from the su-
pernumcrary 10 the superaunuated list.
The secretary read communication from
Rev. j. ". Hinton. OF Macon, Ga, relative
TO the Southern Quarterly Reuie,r, which
he proposes TO publish shortly, 1T Nash
willie. and OF which he is the managing ed
itor. The Rerie,o will be published as soon
as five hundred subscribers can he obtained.
The prospectus OF the Reuie,r was read to
the Conference by permission OF the Bishop.
II is 10 be published by the Publishing
House.
Tue CHARGES OF MALADMlNIsTRATI0N.
Rev. William II. Christian. from the spe-
ciai committee appointed 10 investigate the
charges OF maladminlStra;ion against Rev.
y. +. Woodward, reported rs follows:
The committee 10 whom was referred the
case Of b. T. Woodward. presiding elder
O! the MurirceSb0ro' district, on charge
OF maiadmini>tration. after Il patient and
rraycriu! consideration OF the case, beg
leave 10 present the following facts and
questions OF law growing cut Of these
facts:
!. Il appears that Rev. 2. =. Woodward,
Drcsidin. elder aforesaid. at the Fourth
Quarterly Conference OF the Hartford and
Ldenton circuit, in Quarterly Conference
assembled. decided, III answer to question
rlorounded by l.. ". Mcmillan and w.
r. McMullan, That IN expelled member
could appeal TO an adjourned quarterly con-
ference: and subsequently. about three
DAYS after the adjournment of said Confer
cnce. withdrew and reversed the said de-
cISion. and required that the record OF his
decision. first made in Quarterly Confer
cncc assembled, be reScinded from the min
utes OF the Conference, and il was accord
in"lv done because OF his requirement.
Question Of Ldr..-Has presiding elder
right 10 change the record OF quarterly
conference after the adjournment Of said
quarterly conference?
.. 1t appears that Rev. 3. +. Woodward,
presiding elder, refused TO allow the eXcep-
tons OF the parties appealing in the case re-
fcrrcd TO above, to his ruling in that matter
TO be entered upon the record, and signed
the proceedings without cntr" Of said eXcep-
tioas. and without any reference to said
exceptions. The Elder explains that he re-
fused 10 permit the exceptions 10 be made a
part OF the record because he considered the
appeal 10 be already pending and needed no
motion, and therefore exceptions to his
ruling were unnecessary.
Question Of LQ,c.-Should the minutes OF
a quarterly Conference contain mention OF
the presentation OF exceptions TO the ruling
OF the presiding elder and the disposition
made OF said exceptions!
s. 1t appears that at the Fourth Quarterly
Conference, 1SI1-S, for said circuit the Pre-
siding Elder adjourned the said Conference
10 specified time by his own authority.
Question OF La,o.-Has a presiding elder
the right to adjourn Quarterly Conference
when he judges be has good reason fol
doing so, and there being no objection made
by the Quarterly Conference to his action in
tDs respect?
1. II appears that the presiding elder at
the third Quarterly Conference OF 1878 fol
said circuit decided that members of the
Quarterly Conference against whom charges
had been preferred but not tried were un'
der arrest, and not entitled TO sit as mem
bers OF the Quarterly Conference.
Question of LQ1r.-Arc members Of the
Quarterly Conference against whom charge;
have been preferred, but not tried, emit
tied 10 sit rs members OF the Quarterly
Conference?
5. 1t appears that in the second Quarterly
Conference assembled the following ques
ton OF law was presented: "When com
paint is made before a Quarterly Confer
cnce against official character, must 1t NO
be either sustained or not sustained, and s(
stated on the minutes" The presiding
elder answers: 8 In reply TO the above
question, the presiding elder answers yes
and intcrprets the adoption OF the resoiu
ton offered ny brother Burke rs sustaining
such complaint"
Question Of Lac.-May a presiding Ell
der, in deciding a question OF law, indicate
his opinion as TO the effects OF the an
swer.
G. 1t appears that the presiding eide
aforesaid refused to put motion made by
Nathan Newly in the Fourth Quarter!,
Conference, and duly seconded. that TIT
appeal OF W. r. Mcmillan and L. w. Nc
Aiullan be admitted. The Elder explain
that be refused TO put the motion, becaus
lie considered that the appeal was alread.
pending and needed no motion.
Question Of La,e.-Shoull tie minutes o
q Quartcrly Conference contain Il mention o
every motion arising in the regular order o
Conference and duly seconded, and the dis
position made Of ii!
Hem 1St.-It is alleged that 3. +. Wood
ward, at the First Quarterly Conference hel(
for HEREFORD and Edenton circuit, signed :
record OF The proceedings OF SAID Confer
encc containing 4 statement OF tranSac
ton not transporting in said Conference
viz, in this, that there was neither made Il
said Conference nor read before said Quar-
terly Conference any such report by TIT
preacher in charge, in reference 10 Sunda,
schools, rs is contained in the proceeding
as signed by said woodward.
Item 2d.-It is alleged likewise that th'
Rev. i. F. Woodward signed the proceed
ings OF the Third Quarterly Conference
1S17-'iS, for said circuit, when so altered
as 10 make it appear that three resolutions
were offered by Rev. J. L. Garrett, preachc
In charge, and adopted, when In point O