The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-25
rx,. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
W +, CHURCH SOUTH.
c,,,,y.fiftn Annual Session.
,rro,n the Norfolk S,rginian.l
FOURTH DAY.

fOjRlE D6t-
.,.,,ce met according to adjourn
Cat - q O'Clock Saturday, with Bishop
vs. Wichtman presiding.
N::Msnie Question l2--" What travelling
s..Srrs are elected elders :''--was called.
f ff', following names were passed in eN-
f..na,;nn o; character, and were severaiiy
f fa..sa to elders orders: Lewis 3, Betty.
Gc,srlts City; John r: DeShazo, pasrick;
a.. sri bradley, King William; William w.
5.%r Prince George; Charles ID. Crawiey,
SsIrcrsville. - :. ,r.. 49,,
-,orhers are elected deacons l''-was taken
p and the following were recommended
SSIt,he Quarterly Conference from Norfolk
10, and were elected to dcacons' or
Scr,: samuel =. butcher. John r; !" hite.
H' n,,nS,Ton IL" What local preachers are
,'Ns.nd To elders orders ?"--was called, and
VIC hrinc 70 applications, the question
vss passed over; ..o o,or4ar,r
c.atnrcncc of the Petersburg district that
-" orders Of local preacher be restored to
-, I, Archer, Of the Market-Street
tburcb, Petersburg, was reao ana tue re-
s,7omcndaiion adopted.
V;nu!c Question l." Who are admitted
trial: was taken up and tue follow
.~ who were SeYerally recommended by
.<s,onartcr}y Conferences by the respective
',,s,ras as suitable persons to be received
o ~, he travelling connection on trial,
'.,i in examination OF character, and
~ accordingly admitted: John S. Wal
,,,s local preacher OF Gloucester circuit !;
Lob &. AsEew, local preacher OF Muir
.,o,<boro' and Winton circuit; and r. Finly
j,se. local preacher OF Monumental sta
sn spp!ication from Rev. T. A. Ware, Of
S.otsyillc. to be accorded the relation OF
srnernumerary was read, his request grant
a. and his name placed on the supernu-
nrrlry lisi, wheroupon the Rev. 4. q.
Brown offered the following resolution,
which vas adopted:
n Reso!rcd. That in granting the request
Il the Rev. T. A. Ware TO he placed on the
Irn-ruumerary list we tender him The as
srrtpec Of our Christian sympathies in his
al rlion and OF our prayer for the restora-
;jpn d his health.
The committee appointed to consider the
cqst Of Rev. T. y. Windeii, reported that
srrr partial Investigation OF the records of
:hp ease. we have reached the conclusion
that, in view OF certain defects in the min
mes OF the trial. the case ought to be re-
mqnded 10 the Quarterly Conference OF the
CnafeId district for new trial. We re-
commend accordingly: W. w. Bennett, j.
=. Dey. F. J. Bocgs. W. c. Walden, J. W.
Eirroc. j. +. Brannin, James q. Moss,
lanes W. BlrdSoe, r. n. Siedd.
NORFOLK, VA. November 81, 1879.
\ recommendation from the Quarterly
C,sir:rncc Of Farmville District that Rev.
william Z. Smithey, of Boydton. be READ
~ ,I,o y.os road npI l,a
WAS accordingly admitted.
i recommendation from the Quarterly
Conference Of Gates Circuit. on the Muir
irce>boro' district, that Rev. James A.
Crowder. Of that circuit, be rcadmitted into
tie Conference, was read and readmittancc
refused.
Rev. W. c. TAYLOR was, On the recon-
incubation OF Presiding-Elder Rosser, OF
Ra9dolph-Macon district, passed in charac-
ter and accorded 2 continuance OF his rela-
tons rs supernumcrary on the King George
circuit.
Rev. John Z. Edwards offered the follow
ing resolutions, with few earnest remarks
recommending their adoption:
IL colred. That we are in hearty sympa-
thy with the movement to carry forward to
an early completion the Memorial church,
in the city OF Savannah, Ga, designed TO
commemorate and to perpetuate the memo
" Of John Wesley, the great founder OF
Netnodl>m in the world.
EsS0lred, That we take pleasure in the
visit OF the Rev. J. q. A. Clark, D. D., LII.
D., 10 the present session Of our Confer
encc, and that we have heard him with in
tcre.t in bis advocacy Of the claims Of the
Memorial church, which he represents by
the appointment or the General Conference,
he support OF all branches Of the great
Teeyan-Methodist family in the world.
ReS0ired. That we cordially commend
:tccn,cTTriSc to the generous contributions
II the ministry and membership Of our
Church in the bounds OF the Virginia Con-
ference. and that we especially invite atten-
ten to the forthcoming volume, now in the
press and soon TO be on sale, edited by Rev.
Dr. Clark. and published in the interest Of
th" Memorial church in Savannah, under
HE title Of the wv Wesleyan Memorial Vol
ul!c. JOHN Z. EDWARDS,
w. f. JUDkINs.
The Rev. Dr.. Clark then addressed the
Conference in behalf OF the forthcoming
volume, after which the Question was put
and the resolutions adopted
Rev. J. B. McFerrn then addressed the
Conference in reference to the publishing
interests Of tie Church and IN reference to
Tie mortgage on tie publisning-house at
Nashville which he represents.
Rev. Nr. McFrrrin. assisted by Rev.
John Z. Edwards and Rev. r. n. Sledd
laem passed through the Conference and
congregation and took subscriptions to the
bonds on the publshing-house.
The usual announcements of meetings Of
c'mn'tces were then read, after which the