Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-30
SOUTHERN METHODISM,
Session of the Holston Conference, NJ. E..
c., SOUTH at WythevilIe, Va.
[Reported specially for the CHRONICLE.

SECOND DAY.

u, SOutn, at W ytheV111e, va.
[Reported specially for the CHRONICLE
SECOND DAY
WxrHEvILLE, VA, October 81, 1881.
Conference met at 9 O'Clock a. M, j. M.
McTeer in the chair. The roll was called,
and large number of ministers and dele
gates not present at roll-call yesterday an
swered to their names The body is now
tolerably full. Rev. r. N. Sledd, ID. D., of
the Virginia Conference, and Mr.. l.. D.
Palmer, business manager of the Publishing
House at Nashville, are in attendance. DR..
Sledd is president of the Virginia Bible So
ciety.
| The minutes of Yesterdays session were
read, amended and approved.
Communications from DIR. L. 0. Sum-
mers, book editor. and others were read and
referred.
Bishop r. n McTyeire arrived on the s
o'clock train, and took the chair as presi-
dent of the conference about 10 o'clock.
he enteredat once on.the business and called
g Examination of character, under the ques-
ton ''Are all the preachers blameless in life
and official administration ?"
The presiding elders of the conference
were all examined and passed, viz: John
Boring, Chattanooga district; George D.
French, Franklin district; J. S. Kennedy,
Asheville district; j. M. McTeer, Wythe.
vile district; A. J. Frazier, Jeffersonville
district E. ". Moore, Abingdon district
L. L. Fl. Carlock, Jonesboro district; G.
W. Renfro, Sequatchee district.
AT the close of the morning session Mr.
Palmer addressed the conference in relation
to the publishing interests of the church.
A letter was received and read to the
conference from Rev James L. Kennedy,
missionary in Brazil.
The death of Mrs Haynes, wife of Rev.
L. K. Haynes, of the Decatur circuit, was
announced, and the conference bowed il
prayer and was led by DIR. David Sullins.
Several items of business are not noted.
THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, Oct 28-Conference met at
a. M, Bishop McTyeire in the chair; min
utes read and approved.
The following travelling preachers were
elected deacons. viz: B. W. Fielder, Johr
L. Prater, d. Y. Price, Jos. A. Cook, W. J
Sage, W. II. Horton, j. J. Brooks and S. L.
Richardson.
The following who have travelled one veal
were continued on trial: W. c. Farris, J
A. Stubbeheld.
J. S. Blair, transferred to Alabama Con
ference.
The following were advanced to class O.
ith year, viz: r. G. Waterhouse, j. II
Weaver, J. F. Wampler, A. G. Blanken-
becker, w. A. Thomas
Rev. W. Fl. Leith was received by trans
fer from the Mississippi Conference.
Rev c. ID. Smith, local preacher
of Franklin, n. c., was readnitted.
B. Fl. Fielder; j. L. Prater, D. " Price
, J. A. Cook, W. j. Sage, w. II. Horton,
J. J. Brooks and S. L. Richardson wer
duly admitted into full connection as mem
bers of the conference.
W. j. Pickens, G. w. Summers, r. A
Owen and G. A. Oglesby, were pasaed ant
, advanced to class of Bird year
Election of delegates made the order o
the day for the evening session at 3 p. M.
Six clerical and six lay delegates are to b
) elected. Conference adjourned to meet a
3 p. N,
EVENING SESSION.
7 The election Of delegates to the Geners
Conference, to be held in Nashville, Tenn.
1882, was taken up, and lay delegate
, elected as follows Judge J. B. Hoyl, {
Cleveland; W. B. Aston, of Littonsville
l Va, J. W. Gaut, of Knoxville; W. W
Struggled, of Waynesville, N. c.; and Rev
7. P. Summers, of Morristown, Tenn.
Clerical-F. Richardson, P. E. Knoxvill
Distsiet; j. S. Kennedy, P. E. Ashevill
District; W. G. E. Cunningham, S.
Editor, Nashville j. NJ. McTeer, P 7
Wytheville District. One layman and tw
clerical delegates are yet to elect.
The conference then adjourned till
L O'Clock to morrow. JRP