Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-25
HOLsTON CONFERENCE
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Session at Maryville.
(Reported specially for the CHRONICLE


Reported specially for the CHRoN1cLE-)
THIRD DAY
MARYvILLE, October 23-The devotional
exercises of the morning session were coz
Quoted by John R. Hughes.
John Rostin was received as local Elder
from the United Brethren church.
Isaac L. Patton was continued ON trial,
and Robertson G. Robertson was received
into full connection.
The following were elected local deacons
S. G. Kitron, L. H. Massey, F. H. Little,
Geo. B. Cox and Geo. r. Fringer
Geo. NJ Stone was continued as deacon
of the 1st. class.
A Bum was elected to local elders orders.
Marion G. Bruner, j. X. P. Marshall, S.
g. Kitron, and VIM. R. Byerly, were ad-
mitted on trial.
j. B. Fitzgarled and NJ r. NJ Burk, were
granted Supernunerary relation, and l..
Bogart and VIM. w. Haskell were granted
superanuated relation. Geo. Julian was
made effective
EN-. Lockwood was granted location ct
his own request.
On motion The bishop was requested to
reappoirt j. B. Ford as Sunday
school agent; W. H. Rogers Bible
colporteur.; j. F. Spence, president and L.
B. Caldwell, professor in E. I. T. w. u; J.
G Wright, principal of Greeneville District
Seminary, and j. S. Hill principal of Nor
ristown Seminary.
The report of the treasurer of the confer
ence board of church extension was read
and approved.
The report of the committee on education
was read and approved.
Rev. DR.. Fuller, editor of the Methodist
Advocate, addressed the conference in the
interest of the Advocate, and the report OF
the committee on Church literature was
adopted
The treasurer of the Episcopal fund re-
ported the collection for that fund to be
$99.6O.
G. B. Sparrow presented resolutions re
lating to the collection for the superanuateG
preachers, and the same passed.
The report of collections for the. Amer
lean Bible Society, was read and approved.
Conference adjourned to meet at 2 p. IN
AFTERNOON SESSION.
L. Bogarts conducted the devotional exer
cises at the opening of the evening session
at O'clock
Reports on temperance, district confer
ence records and educational collections
were read and approved.
j. F. Spence Offeres resolution that tn,
conference raise $500 for educational pur
poses next year. Adopted
J. F. Spence and J. w. Mann offered res
olutions declaring that, for central univer
sity, Athens is the first choice of the confer
ence, and Knoxville second choice.
A substitute offered by J. J. Marker. thG
the conference pledge its patronage and sup
port to the Central School, wherever locates
by the authorities of the church, was lost
and the original paper was then adopted.
The conference roll was called and snb
scriptions taken for the publication of tt
minutes.
Conference adjourned to meet at 8 a. m
; Monday.
Saturday night Rev. DIR. Fuller, of Al
lanta, Ga, delivered a very interesting ad
dress on the recent Ecumenical Conference
and his observations there and elsewhere i
, Europe.
The audience was very large, and the il
terest unflagging to the last ~
APPOINTMENTS.
CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT, Ralph Pierce
presiding elder.
Athens T. H. Hodge.
Athens Circuit, r. o. Ayers.
, Blue Spring Circuit, j. N. Moore.
Chatata Circuit, G. M. Stone.
Chattanooga, J. j. Marker.
Cleveland, E. E. Pearman.
Cleveland Circuit, j. X. p Marshall
Ducktown, to be supplied by W. I
, Miller.
Hiwassee Circuit, w. r. Long.
jacksonville, to be supplied.
Ooltewah Circuit, Sidney Tinker.
Sewee, j. A. Baker.
East Tennessee Wesleyan University, .
F. Spence, president; L. B. Caldwell prt
fessor, members of Athens Quarterly Con
ference.
Sunday School Union, J. B. Ford, agen
!, member of Cleveland Quarterly Conference
GREENEvILLE DIsTRICT-J. w. Mann pr,
siding Elder.
i, Elizabethton Circuit, G.. w. Jarvis.
Fall Branch Circuit, j. H. Jennings.
Greeneville, J. S. Petty.
KINGSTON DIsTRIcT.-W. G. Daily, pre-
siding elder.
Battle Greek Circuit, to be supplied by
? M. Tate.
Crossville Circuit, W. B. Ballenger
Dayton Circuit, George Julian.
Hamilton Circuit, Daniel Richardson.
Huntsville Circuit, S. B. Scott.
3 Jamestown Circuit, A. G. Peters.
Jasper Circuit, J. F. Perry.
Kingston Circuit, T. III. Russell.
, Pikeville Circuit, J. w. Burnett.
Scarboro Circuit Saml. Greear.
Wartburg Circuit, NJ. c. Bruner
Greeneville Circuit, I. B. Russell.
Irwin Circuit, to be supplied by F. E
Little.
johnson City Circuit, J. L. Cardwell.
< Jonesboro and ohnson City, L. H. Masse,
Jonesboro Circuit, to be supplied by {
B. Cox and I. N. Baker.
Kingsport Circuit, S. G. Ketron
Rheatown Circuit, j. r. Hughes.
t Parrottsville Circuit, p. II. Reed.
ST. Clair Circuit, T. r. West.
Taylorsville Circuit, J. A. Nicholson.
Rheatown Seminary, j. G. Wright pr nc
pal, member of Rheatown Quarterly Coz
r ference.
KNOXVILLE DISTRICT. A. Ruble, pr
!, siding elder.
Campbelrs Station Circuit, r. c. Rober
! son.
u Fair Garden Circuit, j. D. Lawson.
0 Knox Circuit, A. G. Watkins.
). Knoxville, LIST charge, c. B. Sparrow.
Knoxville, I'd charge, G. D. Munsey.
London Circuit, H. H. Burk
l. Little River Circuit, E. B. Clark.
# Maryville Circuit, P. II. Henry.
J.. New Market Circuit, J. M. Durham.
% Newport Circuit, J. B. Seaton.
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