Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-22
- - -, -----g--
HOUSTON CONFERENCE
or the Methodist Episcopal Church, In
Session at Nfaryville.

)R the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Session at ,faryville.
eReported specially for the CHRoNIcLE.)
The Holston Conference of the Methodist /,
Episcopal Church met in Mary'ille, October |
20, 1881. Bishop E. G. Andrews in the chair. |
In opening the discussion the bishop read
q portion of I'd Corinthians, and announced
the 253th hymn, and offered prayer.
One of the secretaries of the last confer
ence called the conference roll. J. S. Hill
was elected secretary, J. J. Robinett assist
ant secretary and j. FL. Amis statistical sec
rotary. The presiding elders were ap-
pointed committee to nominate the several
committees of conference. They, having
anticipated this appointment, were prepared
to report at once, which they did, and their
report was adopted.
r. Pierce, presiding elder on the Chatta-
nooga district. reported concerning the
preachers and work on his district.
J. W. Mann reported concerning Greene
vile district; w. C. Daily, concerning
Kingston district; T. s. Walker concerning
Powelrs valley district; and J. A. Ruble
concerning Knoxville district The reports
were somewhat in detail and were interest
ing and encouraging.
NJ Seaton, j. p. Milburn and A. j.
Bruner were granted supernumerary rela-
ton; and F. NJ. Cones, s. j. Hyden, w.
Lucus, j. F. Morrison, w. u. Smith, A. b.
Wright, Fl. Pile and G.. Julian were con-
tinued in supernumerary relation. A. G.
Peters and j. b. Little were made effectiVe.
The superannuated preachers are: D.
Carter, S. Henry, B. F. Wells and John
Forester r. H. Guthrie died during the
past year. Quite an amount of business
was done for one session. w. c. G.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
The Holston Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church met to hold its seventeenth
session in Maryville, Tenn, October 20,
1881. The trustees of the Methodist Church,
South, kindly granted the use of their church
| for the use of the conference.
| Bishop E. G.. Andrews read a part of the
| Sd chapter of I'd Corinthians and announced
| the 2OSth hymn, which was sung in good,
old fashioned Methodist style, and the CON
| ference was led in prayer by the bishop.
) The bishop then made some very appropri-
| ate, pointed remarks, urging the ministers
to avoid light and trifing conversation, and
to spend much time in religions devotion.
| J. S. Hill, assistant secretary of the last
conference, called the roll, and fifty one
members answered to their names. Rev. j.
| S. Hill was elected secretary, with authority
| to nominate his assistants-J. j. Robinett,
assistant, J. H. Amis and S. Tinker, Stats
teal secretaries. The usual committees
were appointed. All the presiding elders
reported their districts in prosperous condi
L.
the entire conference. Most of the pastors
| were reported faithful and earnest The
reports of the presiding elders show
these men to be abundant in labors
Rev. j. W. Mann having travelled on horse
back PIG miles, preached l42 sermons,
and prayed in 500 families Rev. j. NJ
Daily having travelled in the same way ovel
5000 miles, preached over 200 sermons
Rev. r. Pierce, ID. D., was not behind the
"chiefest in arduous iabors, but tn.
figures we could not get. 1t is gratifying tt
say that the characters of all the preacher
were examined and none have fallen.
Two members are reported as having
died during the year, Revs. r. II. Guthri,
and G.. W. Heninger. Among the men wht
have, by long and faithful years, won
place in the affections of the church ant
who appear among the brethren, are W. H
Rogers, Spencer Henry and Benjamin F
Wells.
After some miscellaneous talking and tn
announcement of the committees, the con
ference adjourned with the benediction b.
Rev. Spencer Henry.
The afternoon was spent in COMMITTEE
work. At night the house was filled te
listen to a sermon by Rev. P. H. Reed H
took for his text the last clause of the oct
verse of the llth chapter of John. The Sc,
mon was plain and practical. The voice O
the preacher was unpleasant, but his man
ner easy and graceful