Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

w Grubb, d II Eutzler, 0 w Ham
mond, w 2 Coe, j L Porterfield, E
w Wakefield.
The characters of i B S Hough.
J Lester Shipley, A Poe Bauer, j r
| Vanhorne, G. G. Linthicum, A We'll
Ter, l. III Graybill. j t Maxwell, J
II Richey, D Bush, w G Maloy, II
w Kinzer and 5 r Snapp were ex-
amined, their reports read in the
conference and passed.
The character of the following
elders in the Winchester District
were examined and passed w A
Wade, + A Mercer, S G Ferguson,
. @ Beall, J w Wolfe, j III March.
III Register, j II Temple, b S
Bighley, w G Eggleston, ] Fl Wolfe.
A Robey and l. Cox. Also the char
acter of Rev B Arbogest, President
of the Valley Female College, at
Winchester, and Rev p Hyde,
Principal of the Lonoak Female
College, at Martinsburg.
The Roanoke District was called,
and the character of the following
elders examined and passed: J A
Kern, W o Ross, B w Bond, w
Hammond, L L Lloyd, L c Miller,
w Fl Seat, w 7 Quinn, Thos Brily,
t G hewitt, A G. McNeer, r Ross,
w w Hedrick and o T Burgess.
The following elders Of the Lew
isburg District read their reports to
the conference, after which their
characters were examined and pass
ed: j s Hutchinson, III M Stricken.
II D Bishop, w L Lynch, r M
Wheeler, VIM M Hiner, A o Arm
strong, G L Torneyson, j Cricken-
berger.
TUESDAY PROCEEDINGS.
At the M. E. South Conference
to-day the consideration of the re.
port of the Committee on education
was resumed. An effort to divide
the educational fnnd between Ran
dolph Macon College and Wesleyan
Female Institute atStaunton, Va,
was indefinitely postponed.
The church literature of the con-
nection was commended, and a
number Of telling speeches were
made in the interest of the Baltimore
Episcopal Methodist, Rev. s. X. Cox,
ID. D., editor.
A committee of five, consisting of
w. H. D. Harper, J. j. Engle, p. B.
Smith, j. III. II .Figgatt and j. w.
F. Allemong, was appointed to re-
spond to the communication of the
WOman's Missionary Society.
Charles Shipley was recommended
as member of the joint board of
finance, vice Henry Zimmerman,
deceased.
Rev. DR.. POSTAL was granted
superannuated relation. The char
acter of j. T. Hawks was passed and
he was discontinued at his own re-
quest.
A resolution commencing Rev.
II. II. Kinneay to the entire connec-
ton was adopted.
On motion OF Rev. Samuel
Rodgers, d. D., it was ordered that
the name of J. G. Graichen be
entered upon the journal as with
drawn at his own request.
The report Of the Committee on
Temperance-B. S. Highley, chair
man-was read and adopted.
A resolution was adopted, signed
by Rev. s. Rodgers, d. D., and Rev.
DR.. Head, requesting that the ser
mon of Bishop McTyeire, preached
before the conference on Sunday,
be furnished for publicatio
A resolution was adopted prOvid-
ing for the collection of ST 900 to de-
tray the expenses of the delegates to
the Eccumenical Council to be held
in London next September.
The report of the Committee on
Sunday Schools was read, and after
discussion, in which Rev. DIR. Nc
Ferrin, Rev. r.. r. S. Hough and
Rev. A. Poe Boude participated,
was adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Education was read.
After further business conference
adjourned. The appointments were
read by the Bishop. Among them
were the following:
Winchester DiStrict-J. e. Arm
strong. p. E.-Winchester Station,
j. w. Shoaff: Winchester Circuit,
A. A. T.. Neel; Cedarville, o. G.
Beall; Front Royal, l. Il. Jones;
Warren, j. IL. Dawson: Berryville,
f. A. Strother: Brucetown, j. w.
Wolfe, w. j. Hodkin. Martinsburg,
j. Landstreet; Berkeley, +. A. Mer-
Ger; Charlestown, +. II. Wisner:
Frederick Mission, j. II. Temple, e.
+. Hetrick, sup; Jefferson, j. o.
Tack EFT: Blue Ridge Mission, to
be supplied; Shepherdstown, W. G.
EgglestOn; Gainsl ORC, }. S. Porter,
j. W. Mitchell: Wardensvill, A.
Roby; Strasburg, j. II. March; Val
ley Female College, b. A. ArbOgast;
Lonoak Female College j. Z. Hyde.
THE legislature of North Carolina
adjourned Monday, having in sixty
DAYS passed nearly 500 bills. They