Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-16
HOLsT0N CONFERENCE PROCEED
INGS.
Fifteenth Annual Session of ihe HOI>
sion Conference Of the ii. Z. Church.


ga KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Oct. Is, '79. |
The Holston Cor ~.ence of the |
Methodist Episcopal Church assem-
bled in its Fifteenth annual session |
this morning at 8 o'clock. s.-gr
The President Of the Conference,
Bishop I. w. Wiley, D. D., in open
ing the Conference, read a part of the
third chapter of First Corinthians,
and announced and read the 204
hymn, after the singing of which W.
C.-Graves led in prayer. 81
The Conference then united In singing
the 211th by mn, and in the celebration
of the Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per, the Bishop conducting the service.
The sacramento service having been
concluded, the CO. ference roll was
called by the Secretary of the last ses-
sion. Seventy-fiVe members and pro-
bationers were found to be present.
J. J. Marker was reelected Seere-
tary, ]. w. Mann, assistant, J. s.
Petty Recorder, G.. S. Long and g. w.
Coleman, ,Statiscians.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
Education-T. II. Hodge, A. g.
Watkins, J. J. Marker, G. S. Long, J.
F. Spence, J. @. Wright, A. 2. Melton,
A. J. Fletcher.
Church Extension-W. D. Smith,
VIM. Kinsland, J. d. Robertson.
Freedman's Aid Society-W. Stark,
G. W. Coleman, J. w. Wells.
Temperance-H. II. Burk, o. M.
HVpsher, J. n, Moore.
misunderstanding Elders.
Sunday. Schools-B. Crist, M Sea
ton, A. F. CreswelI.
Tracts-R. o. Ayers, A. G. Peters.
Fl. N. Brown.
Book Concern Accounts-J. NJ. Dur
ham, E. M. Lockwood, L. A. Cass.
Auditing-P. 81. Reed, ]. J. Robi-
nett, A. P. Melton.
Stewards-W. NJ. Haskell, T. B..
Russell, A. Jordan. $50
Postoffices-J. B Seaton, G. w. Jar
Wis, J. r. Shultz, T. r. West, G.
Julian, J. w. Burnett, II. n. Brown,
Lewis Neal.
Public Worship. A. Ruble, G. K.
Mays, r. J. Cooke, J. J. Marker, o..
M. Hypsher. - -
Church Literature-J. d. Lawson,
M. A. Rule, J. B. Ford.
Statistics-A. J. Greer, T. w.
Brown, w. D. Smith.
American Bible Society j. w.
| Wells, w. n. Rogers, J. g. Trull.
New York Book Concern Accounts
d. s. Hodsden. ~ 2
Episcopal Fund-T. B. Russell.
District Conference Records-W. NJ
Haskell, J. f. Morrison, J. A. Nichol-
son.
Rev. J. R. Hughes, Treasurer of the
Conference Missionary Society, was
reported as absent on account of sick
ness, and on motion J. b. Little was
appointed in his stead.
On motion it was decided to begin
the daily session at $50 a. m., and tC
close the same at 1870 a. 10.
The bar of the Conference was fixed
on line with the farther side of the
third pair of windows. EE ..HE
The election of delegates 10 the Gen
efal Conference was, on motion Of J
s. Petty, made the special order fol
Friday, at 10 a. M.
The Tenth Question was taken up
and c. x. Mayes, Presiding Elder o
the Russellvilie District, Represented
his District, his character having beef
approved.
> VIM. Bluford's character wa
passed.
On the calling of J. G. Tate's name
) his Presiding Elder called for com
mittee of Inquiry, which was ap
pointed as follows: t. S. Walker
F. M. flaming, A p. Melton, J. Il
Fitzgerald, M. E. Lockwood.
II. 81. Russell's character was passe
and he gave an interesting report G
the work in the Kingston District.
The characters of II. II. Burk, I
A. Cass, S. Greear, w. d. Smith an
J. f. Perry were severally passed.
w. G. Daily, after the passage of hi
character, represented his work an
) gave an encouraging account of til
: finances and general condition of th
/ work in the Asheville District.
w. Stark, T. w. Brown, D. Rich
: ardson, P. II. Reed and I. R Yves
were duly called and passed.
! The transfer of s. ]. Harris from tn
Tennessee Conference, and of G. I
> Sparrow from the tennessee Confer
ence to the Holston was announced
: and the latter brother was Introduce
; to the Conference, as were also Prof. /
/ B. Caldwell and Rev. W. FL. Bates
Rev. G.. @. Rankin and Rev. BIZ
Dickey, of the M. e. Church, South
. were also introduced. .........#
!, S. J. Harris, Presiding Elder of tE
t Cleveland District, after the approx,
of his character, read a clear and il
teresting rep@r TT Of the condition an
wants Of his district.
!. The character of A. P. Melton We
9 passed.
Il A paper from the Book Agents cor
corning the expenses of the next Ger
eral Conference was presented by tx
g Bishop, read by the Secretary an
l. referred to the Presiding Elders, wit
- instructions 10 apportion the amour
assessed to the several districts.
A communication from the Corr,
y spending Secretary of the Freedman
d Aid Society, was referred to the con
mittee on that subject.
The annual report of the Boo
" Committee was presented aud place
on file
70 A communication from the Boo
= Agents on Sunday School literatu
was read, and referred to the Con
mittee on Sunday Schools.
y Various announcements were mad
E. the doxology was sung, and the Coz
d ference adjourned by expiration
time.
The benediction was pronounced
j. Rev. g. G. Rankin.
Never Returns.
?. It is said that one out of every fol
real invalids who go to Denver, Co
to recover health never return to Il
East or South, except as corpse. TT
i l. Il