Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-03-18
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FRIDAY MORNING. MAR. Is. 1881.


Local.
Baltimore M. E. Conference, South.
Tuesday was the third: day Of the ses
sion of Conference at Harris onburg. Rev
]. l. Ransom, Missionary to Brazil, was
invited to seat.
PASSING CHARACTERS.
The Goth question was resumed: care
all the preachers blameless in their life
and official administration" and the char
acter of R. R. S. Hough. J. Lester Ship.
ley, A. Poe Boude, J. r. Vanhorne, G. G
Linthicum, A. Weller, L. Fl. Graybill, J.
I. Maxwell, F. II. Richey, D. Bush, W. e.
Maloy, H. W. Kinzer, S. r. Snapp were
examined, their reports read in Confer
ence, and passed.
At the conclusion of the Investigations
under the goth question, viz: fare all
the preachers blameless in their life and
official administration? the Bishop said
"We are now through with this question
the most important of all others, and there
is not the slightest impeachment of moral
character in the entire body.''
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT.
The Rockingh ham district, as reported
by Rev. John S. Martin. D. D., Presiding
Elder, includes Rockingham, Page. Shen-
andoah, Augusta and Bath countless
Length Of district 125 miles: width, from
Blue Ridge to North Mountain, and be-
yond Stauntoh about midway FROM the
lower appointment in the Valley, or to
Bath on the west.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad extends
through the Valley. The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad extends through the Page
Valley. The Chesapeake d Ohio Railroad
extends from the Blue Ridge across the
district, beyond the North Mountain. In
the district are Weyer's Cave, Cave OF
Fountains and Luray Cave, all much Wis
tied. Hardy. Scotch-Irish population in
Augusta and west of North Mountain. In
Rockingham and Shenandoah many OF
German extraction. 6s
The District has fifty churches, served
by twenty-five preachers. The cong rega-
tions are quite large at most places; the
people are intelligent and industrious
There are many churches of other den ON.
nations. Sunday schools, 63; 1926 Sun,
day-school scholars Paid last year for
ministerial support, s9,O23. The largest
station in Conference IS Staunton; next
Harrlsonburg. There is parsonage on
every charge that is served by married
man, except two, where parsonages are to
be erected next year. In early times the
Rockingham and Staunton Circuits COW
cred the whole District. The congrega-
ton in Staunton is very large-perhaps
larger than at any other station in the
Conference. Harrisonburg has the finest
and most comfortable church in the Dis
Grict. The future of this district, with the
advancing material interests CT the coun-
trv. with the coal and iron. can hardly be
calculated under faithful ministry and
memb, arship, Last year especially it was
distingu ished by an increase in number of
churches. md still there is a prospect for
an increase in the number.
LIST OF THE APPOINTMENTS.
ROCKINGHAM D1srRIoT-J Martin, E; Staun-
ton-R R Hough, Jefferson, s1py; SIaun.o =
Circut-W C Coe AugustaIE Cunning 81
W Hammond; Harrisonburg-J l. SA1pley; Shenan,
doah Iron Works-A Boude: W aynesporo-J
Yanhorn; West Augusta-R Wilson; VI sidney
inehamNL Graybiil; Port Republics Snapp;
Luray-C Linthicum, Brown; new Ma aIa1ar.
shenandoahMG collins; Bridgewater-D Bush,
SV Hildebrand; Parnassus-R M Williams; ives
leyan Female Institute-W aaTr1s; rurh"ce NO
2-Aaron Boone; Mt Jackson-H w Alnzer'
BALTIMORE DISTRICTS Rodgers, P E; st Pauls
canter Regesseea HAVE A2e
tomb W Bond; Freedom Engie, 3 ~ waters;
Laurel Grace-W Wilson, FrederlcKC ;11S i Z
Hamfll; Linganore-M G Balthts Rockv1lle-t
TYLER. Strother, Martin, sup'y; Montgome'
Wv " Watts Jno Miller; Bladensbnrg Emory
Brown BetsyiemM Mon South
River-H 3 Coe: Upper Marlboro-David Thomas;
Missionary secretaryIA wilson Irac Ra agent
EAsr-BALrIMoRE DISTRICT S REGISTER, E; Bal
,timore, Trinity-W D Harper; Calvary-s Coz;
North BaltimoTe-A Bradenoaugn; Eas I ba1ei.
west Hartford-G B Allan2 East HartfordIJ W
steele; Talbot-G Zimmerman, wilson;
Ghareh Hill 4 stevens-L W Haslup; severn-F
FUR: West River-W Wade, Thrasher; Cal,
xers Dolly, F. Gr5a CHARLES aa1ese St
Il Shipiey, one to be supplied; KENT l. hlpier'
WASHINGTON DISTRICT j Gardner, e. Mt
yernon-W Harrison Boelef sitS Z. Fair
SaHmcollins Denny: DrainsviIle-G Williams;
Leesburg-W Boyle; Hami Il neao, dtten
field; Loudoun-J Waugh, s W Haddaway; Pleq
mont and Linden-L M Lyle, one to be supplied, +
auier-J Woolf: Occoquon-G Mauzy; Sudley.l
T Maxwell; Prince William MissionMk sm niad
stafford-E H Henry, one to be supplied; Fred
ericksburg-J W Duffy
WINCHESTER DIsTRfcT.--J Armstrong, P e;
wi, chester station-J W shoaff; Winchester CIR CIR
cut-A Neel Cedarsli1eg91 ayd 6ean; Rerrx
u;Iiieh Strother BrucetoWn-J Woife, w :
Hndtin. Martinsburg-J Landstrset: Berkeieya -
no NI Charlestown-P H Whisner; Frederick
,i Mefoei Temple, Hetrick, supy; Jeffer
nng n ia, -kett; Blue Ridge MissiOp.to pc sup
piled; shephe Mitchell; WardensvieA Ropy
porser, tarch; Valley Female College-B
srhoeast: Lonoak Female College, Hyde.
MooREr1ELD DrsrIcT@h.s mnso' Pt a mpure
csoSav Erankf1--L Butt; Crcleville Mission
Ito be supplied Crab Sotto EaaneffE MSn nis
piss1montMI r hardwood; Frostburg-J Andrew
Iistonburg-C simmons falntstone-s ott.' y
* Marshall; spring ah n dn1ce. Hardy. G q
Holman; North River Mtssiop-A b sue: Mo6sa
Naissfon-to be supplied.
RoaEoKE DIsTRIcT-T E Carson, E: Sals2e-L l
Green: Roanoke-L L Lloyd :Blaeksburg-W Ross
Christ ansburg-CL Cameron; Fancastle-D Eu'5
Ter: Amstefdain-W Quinn Lexington staIionu o
n Miller. Lexington Circuit-W Hammond; uppe
Rotertourt-O e Burgess; Collierstown-Thos pr
lev: James River Gilbert; New CASTLE i.
TcNeer :Catawba-Ro Ross; New Port-g Boga
TSfavetteWW W HedFiek: Fafrfeld-T hewitt; re
anoke Mission-to be suppl led.
IrwIsBURG DISTRICT Dice, P z; I.eW1spufg-
! s Hutchinson; Frankfort-H NJ Strlckler, Il
(,alwels: Blue Sulphur-W Sanders; Ronceverte-
WB Dorsey; Hinton-J Anderson; Gentrev1lie
AIderson-W L Lynch, one to be sHpGtfed; Peters
fown-R NJ Wheeler Union-A Armstrong, HIS
daie-H D Bishop; Howard Mission = 20 be SUI
piled; white Sulphur Clones; coyIngtoaJS
gedwicls. Alvon-AA Way; Levelton-V W Wheele
one to he supplied; Runtersville-W N Wagner
GreenbankL Fox; snd-cL Torrys9inG Batn
CrfckenbeEger Rider Cup; Mou ,1tad GROVE
The next session Will be held al fredericksb urI
va March, 1882.
Il VACANCIES FILLED.--On Tuesday las
fine Board of Trustees, of the Augusta Fe
rnalo Seminary filled Che Yacancieg Occa