Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-22
HOLsTON CONFERENCE PROCEED
INGS.
Fifteenth Annual Session of The HOl.
sion Conference of me "a. e. Church.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 90, =


KNOXVILLE, TENN, Oct. 90, 10,
EVENING SESSION.
Conference met according to ad-
journment. ]. Forester conducted
the devotions.
The minutes of the afternoon ses-
sion were read and approved.
The Second Question was taken up,
and Robert G. Robertson, Canary d.
Munsey and Jas. A. Baker recOmmen-
ded by the Knoxville District Confer
ence: Judson S. Hill, recommended by
the Chattanooga District Conference;
D. M. Clayton, recommended by the
Asheville District Conference; Handy
Brown and Anthony Douglass, recon-
mended by the Cleveland District
Conference; and Burr Williams, Alex
auder Gillespie, Henry Jones and
Charles Boyd. recommended by the
Russellviile District Conference, were
duly represented and admitted.
s. Nelson, not having been admit
ted, the Presiding Elder was permit
| ted to employ him if it should be
| found necessary.
Resolutions plimentary to Rev.
Dr. Rust were offered AMI adopted.
The Examining Committees were
announced.
The committee on the application of
| w. q. Hilton for restoration of parch-
ments presented their report, which
was adopted.
The committee in the case of T. H.
| Russell were, at their own request,
discharged.
The report of the Committee on
Missions was read and approved.
On motion of T. s. Walker, the
Committee on Church Properly wae
authorized and instructed to act after
| the close of the session, AMI make
such communication and representa-
ton of the facts to the HolstOn Cons
ference OF the M. E. Church, South,
as may be necessary ia the case.
| The following resolution Was offered
and adopted by the colored mem heIs
| present
ResoLUed, That we, the colOred MEM
| bers of the HOlston Annual Confer
ence, request the delegates from this
| Conference to ask the next General
| Conference to constitute the cOiOred
members of this Conference an annual
| Conference, to be known as the East
Tennesse8 Conference.
81. HARRIS,
| A. 2. MELTON.
On motion of J. J. Marker
the Conference coDcurred in the
foregoing request of the colored mem
bers, the vote in both cases being unan-
| imOus.
The statistical report was read by the
Rev. q. s. Long and approved by the
Conference.
Various resolutions of thanks were
offered aud adopted.
On motion of J. A. Ruble the order
of taking the collections as observe
last year was adopted for the year en.
suing.
A collection was taken for the Sex.
ton amounting to $4.35.
On motion of D. 3. LawtOn il was
ordered that the Committees and
Glasses for examination meet at
o'clock p. m. on the first day of oul
next session.
The 8l6th hymn was sung, w. G.
Graves led in prayer, the appointments
were read and Conference adjourned.
The following is the
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
/ KNOXVILLE DISTRICT.-J A Ruble
Presiding Elder.
Knoxville, First Church, G B Spar
row.
Knoxville, Second Church, J n
Durham.
Knox circuit, ] B Little.
Campbell's Station, P Ii Henry.
Thorn Grove, J b Seaton.
Little River, w G Graves.
Seviervllle, e B Clark.
Fair Garden, d s Hodsden.
New Market, Il Jennings and T
Pierce.
Maryville, D Lawson.
Madisonville, N Moore.
Loudon, T II Hodge.
r Pierce, President of Eolston Sem
mary; member of New Market Quar-
terly Conference.
n @ Taylor, Conference Evangelist
member of Johnson City Quarterl.
! Conference.
POwELL's VALLEY DIsTRICT-T {
Walker, Presiding Elder.
FincasCie, q 3 Long.
Jacksborough, A q Watkins.
: Clinton, B Crlst.
Huntsville, Forester.
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