The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-18
-,,rsYSrA ANNUAL CONFERENCES
NE. CHURCH SOUTH.
Eighsy.foarth session.
BISHOP PIERCE PRESIDING
REPORTED for the Dispatch.I
rOUHTH DAY..

f nnI;cions exercises were conducted by
pn,, George w. Motley.
npnr q. w. Motley reported the final divi-
~ ~ SIG OF the Superannnated Preach.
0e. .rnns which was ordered TO be turned
t.a Wv ~ the Joint Board OF Finance.
o' Sav 4. e.. Browa called up from the
..tin tbc amendments to the constitution OF
49, nnmcs,ic Board Of Missions, offered by
81; ~, ~ the fist day OF the Conference. Tie
INSTITUTION OF this Board, which was adopt
ed In 1874. provides for only len clerical ana
ten !ay members on the beara. SINCE then
~" y;r,ber OF districts in the Conference
-. ~ henu increased, and one or more dis
.r;c.s arc or may be unrepreSented. He
r,od 70 50 amend the constitution as to
..nr;dn mat the Beard shall consist OF one
ll,or;col and one lay member from each dis
trict. ST., p;.,.,
o,.,t annoipt this Board each year-the
,nrmbers to hold office only until the close
~ tho Conference succeeding their ap-
The third amendment is that the Board
shall have power to ill vacancies. :.
DR., Brown strongly urged the adoption
# these amendments, and gave the reasons
why. in bis judgment, they should De
adopted.
The emo nUmcntS, Wncn oneIeu, neiS Y
fcrrcd to the Board OF MiSsi ons, who MADE
an adverse report upon them.
Dr. Edwards opposed the amendments rs
Unnecessary. The whole Board, he said.
We're cppoSed to them, and thought 1t best
81 adhere TO the plan under which they had
been working.
The first amendment was adopted by
vote OF 80 ayes; 30 noes.
The second amendment was adopted by
vote OF Il ayes 10 SO noes.
The third amendment was adopted With
out division.
The Bishop then called up the fourth
GucStion-ylZ.:
WHO ARE ADMITTED INTO FULL CONNECTION
The following were admitted and elected
n Geacon's orders: Richard VI. Chandler,
Bernard +. LipScomb, james Is. Mastln,
John II, Burton. Nathan L. Foushce. Robert
II Younger. William II. Edwards, William
q Wacycncr, 5. II. johnson, William Z.
Evans, y. J. Pruden, j. D. DeBerry. -
The usual questions were asked by tn G
Bishop and satisfactorily answered by the
applicants.
Thc Bishop then gave them godly advice
a. to their duties Us preachers and men.
The committee reported that they had all
passed an approved examination, and their
sion and election TO deaconsS orders.
fThcv will be ordained deaconS on sun
dav morning at the WaShngton-Street
church,
WHAT TRAVELLING PREACHERS ARE ELECTED
ELDERS.
The following passed i'll character and
were elected to elders orders:
Franklin c. Woodward, William II. At
well, James Ii. Daily, Benjamin 5. Her.
l7ng, William J. Twillev, james Il. May
uard. Preston Nash. -
l'rhese will be ordained Sunday night at
the Market-Slrect church,
Rev. c. D. Crawley passed examination,
but will not appear for ordination.
Rev. Joseph ". Shackiord was granted
location al his own request.
When the name OF James Il. Maynard
was called, Rev. E. p. Wilson, presiding
elder OF the Petersburg district, stated that
last year he had been sent to Bland1ord
church-a very feeble charge in Petersburg.
The people there declined to receive him,
on the ground OF their utter inability to
support bin, and under these circumstances
Brother Maynard did not remain with his
charge. Mr.. Wilson dId not consider either
the church OF. Brother Maynard to blame In
the premises.
Mr. MAYNARD said he went to BIandford
on his way from Conference, called meet
ing OF the stewards, and proposed to serve
them for the ensuing year. Ihey Sald IL
was impossible 70 support married man
that they had previously been supplied by
q local preacher. He then offered to serve
them for nothing il they would furnish
him With house or room. This they could
not do. He read letter from the Board Of
Stewards stating that they could not posi-
l..
for the reason that they could not support
him and his family; that they could not
raise fifty dollars for his support, and they
did not want to bring man there to starve.
He had not refused 10 60 to the church. but
had offered to serve the church for nothing
il his family were allowed to remain at
home. His character was passed, ana nc
was elected to elders orders. He asked
for superannuateG relations on the ground
OF i'll health. The request was not granted.
The supernumerary relation was granted
him.
WHAT LOCAL PREACHERS ARE ELECTED DEA-
CONS.
The following were elected to deacon's
orders: Giles n. Crowder, d. j. Traynham,
William l.. Dorse, David Il. Applcman,
Charles Il. Taylor, William Brent.
These preachers will be duly ordained to
deacon's orders on Sunday morning, at
the Washingtou-Street church, by Bishop
Pierce.
WHAT LOCAL PREACHERS ARE ELECTED Ell
DERS.
This was the next question raised by the
Bishop, and only one was reported and
elected local elder-viz.: r. Ii. Mullen.
THE BOARD OF MIssloNs-ITs WORK.
DR.. !. W. Wilson, missionary secretary,
addressed the Conference. He desired that
the annual report Of the Board OF Missions
should be by presiding elders and others
placed where it could do most good, as it
contained nearly all the information lie was
able TO give the Conference.
He informed the Conference that Young
man, Rev. Mr.. Reid, OF the Kentucky Con-
ference. sails next month for China, and
that the Kentucky Conference has pledged
his support for five years.
Wbilc there has been no recent addition
to the force employed in mission work in
Mexico, there is more rapid progress than
il any field we occupy.
He recently met with the superintendent
OF Mexican missions, Rev. Mr.. Sutherland,
at the Northwestern Texas Conferences
who reported the work as more and more
promising in many OF its phases.
Dr.. Wilson said it was rather dishearten-
ing Cor a man who occupied the responsible
place in which the Church had placed him
TO have surveyed the ground and planted
the pegs for the erection OF tents TO reailze
that we have neither the men nor the money
to 90 up and possess the land for Christ.
In all the vast empire OF China, with its