The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06
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Conference Of United Brethren.
MEcHAN1csTowN, Md. March lst., /

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Conference Of United Brethren.
MEcHANICsTowN, Md. March 1st., 1870
| The Virginia Annual Conference OF the Churcl
OF the United Brethren in Christ met here in it
45th Annual Session, February 26th. 1879
The conference is composed OF about sevent.
members, who were nearly all present.
| Bishop j. J. GIossbrenner, one of the oldes
members of the Conference, was present and pre-
sided over the body with his usual grace ant
ability, His almost miraculous escape from deatf
| in the railroad disaster at Chambersburg, Pa, OF
his way to this Conference, was theme Of Joy tt
himself and the members of Conference.
| Bishop ]. Dickson, OF Ohio District, was also
| present, and assisted in conducting the business
of Conference.
! Visiting brethren from several other conferen
ces were given advisory seats.
| Ministers of sister denomin ations who came to
sessions of conference, were introduced and seat
| ed among members of Conferen nee.
| W. o. Grimm, Presiding Elder OF Potomac Dis
trict; ]. W. Howe, Presiding Elder of Shenandoah
| District; and A. NJ. Evers, Presiding Elder Of
South Branch District, reported their fields OF Ia
Dor in prosperous conditions.
| Rev. X. Billhemer, of Miami Confer ence
Treasurer of the Home, Frontier and Foreign
Missionary Society. was present to look after the
interests of the church in the missionary line, and
also to represent the Publishing House Of the
| church at. Dayton. Ohio.
]. H. Parlett, j. F. Holt, c. ". Hutzler. E. Lud.
wick, s. K. Wine, and W. R. Berry, at recommen-
dation CT committee before whom they appeared,
were passed on to second years course OF study.
J. E. Widmyer, j. D. Donavan and c. w. Slime
spring were passed on to third years course Of
reading.
CD, Roudabush, D. Barnhart and I. T. Parlett
having passed the third years course of study
were released from further examination on course
OF reading, and by an appropriate committee,
granted ordination to the office OF Eide rs in the
Church.
B. F. Cronise, having come with requisite "a
pers from the NJ. E. Church. and having given
satisfaction to the committee, was granted FL
der g orders.
Women's Missionary Association, was resent,
and in few pertinent remarks, presented The OBJ
iect of her mission to this Con ference.
Rev. D. D. belong, President of Lebanon Valley
College, was granted advisory seat and report
read by him concerning Lebanon Valley Cole ge.
Report Of committee on Publishing interests
read and discussed by number of the ministers.
Higher grounds were proposed to be taken in
supporting our colleges as well as the periodicals
OF the church.
The itinersnt list was corrected, after which j..
w. Howe. w. o. Grimm and j. E. Hctt were elect
ed Presiding Elders.
The Sabbath School interest was presented in a
report from committee, and it was maintained
that Sabbath School Institutes and Sabbath
School songs were great aids in this work.
Report on observance OF Saba tn day insisted
upon no concession being made to anything that
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holy day.
MARCH 3RD, 1879.
Conference still having usual full attendance OF
members and full house of interested spectators.
The Edwards Academy of Tenn ess ee Mission
Conference was presented for consideration and
after representation OF its condition financially
and otherwise, by Rev. Bulger, it received some
substantial support in the way of five dollar
speeches, mostly from members of Conference,
amounting to about one hundred dollars.
Report on Missions was read, in which earnest
recommendations were made to increased activi-
ty in this interest in view of su ccess attending
the labors OF missionaries during the past year
in the Home, Frontier and Foreign fields. The
foreign missionary work in Africa was we'll des-
crbed and brilliant prospects ent ertained for its
success, by j. X. Billheimer, Treasur er OF the
Board of Missions, who was formerly missiona-
ry to that country.
Next Conference to be held at Edinburg, Va.
j. L. Grimm was reelected Trustee of Lebanon
Valley College.
s. BURNER resigned as Teustee OF said college,
and A. P. Funkhouser chosen to take his place.
j. E. Whitesell having died curing the past year
and his name having been reported to committee
on memoirs, said committee gave suitable report
after which appropriate remarks in memoriam
were made by J. W. Holt and Bishop Glossbren-
ner.
Resolutions of thanks to citizens of Mechan-
icstown were passed.
This session of Conference being the fortieth
anniversary of the ministry of j. Ruebush, he
gave short history of his work in the Confer
ence, with recommendations and advice to his
brethren in the ministry, counseling to faithful
ness and earnestness in their work for the NJ as
ter.
E. P. Funk and G, H. Snap were granted trans
fers to any conference they may wish to Join.
DR. w. Beall, ]. w. Funk and A. NJ. Evers were
visiting comm ittee to Shenandoah
Seminary, at Dayton, Va.
: Samuel Rohrer and David D. R eedy, Examin- |
ing committee to Lebanon Valley College, Ann I
vile, Pa,
After miscellaneous business and short address |
from the Bishop, Conference adjourned. All
along the sessions were characterized by relig- |
ious and kind brotherly regards.
The next meeting with some will be in eternity. |
APPOINTMENTS
Potomac District. w. o. Grimm, P. E. Freder- |
lex Miss. Station, ]. L. Grimm; Frederick Circuit,
w. Beall Mechanicstown cir, ]. D. Freed Ny
ersville cir, c. NJ. Hott Keidysville sta, ]. W.
Karacofe Boons boro cir, ]. nuebush Hagers- |
town, cir, J. W. Funk Hagerstown sta, C, W. |
Opequon cir, w. B. Evers; Mar
tinsburg Mission sta, ]. K. Nelson Berkeley |
Springs cir, J. NJ. Underwood Berkeley cir, j. |
H. Farlett; Shenandoah Dist, J. w. Howe; |
churchville cir, A. NJ Evers Augusta cir, C.
q. Crowell; Dayton Cir, A. P. Funkhous er Lacy |
Springs cir, G.. J. Roudabush Edinburg cir, NJ.
F. Keister Winchester cir, E. Ludrick Win
chester sta, j, R. Ridenour; Page Valley cir II.
tones Madison mission, ]. T. Holt ; Rockbridge |
MISS, A. Hoover Shady Grove MISS, W. j. Mil
er Clarke miss, J. NJ Holt Augusta Freedmans
MISS, to be supplied Rockingham Freedman's
MISS, ]. A. Evan South Branch dist, j. E. Holt
P E. Garrett cir, Nj. A. Salt; Allegheny cir w.
4. Clary; Westernport Mission STA, ]. E. We'd
nyer New Creek cir, w. r. Berry Moorfield
MISS, A. NJ. Horn South Branch cir ]. M. Rod
'uck Bloomery miss, J. T. Parlett; Mill Creek
;ir., w. Hesse Franklin cir, S. X. Wine.
j. W. Holt, editor of Religious Telescope.