The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-23
CHARLOTTESVILLE.


sIoNs' or TUE CONFERENCE.-THE RECENT
NORTHUMBERLAND OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispatcll.I
NOVEMBER 81, 1881.
A colored woman named Fanny Burly
was fatally burned 10y the explosion OF 4
kerosene lamp on Friday night. she had
gotten up TO atteud to the wants OF some OF
her children, having an infant IN her arms,
when the lamp exploded in her hand. She
had presence Of mind to east her infant
some distance away from her, thereby saw
ing It's life.
have lust learned that Mr.. Horace W.
Snead was thrown from his horse last Sat-
urday night aud instantly killed, having his
neck broken. lie leaves wife and several
children, and his shocking death is much
regretted.
Yesterday was big day in Charlottes-
vile chul chcs. All the pulpits were occu-
Lied bv distinguished ministers belonging
10 the Methodist Conference. Two eXcur-
sons, one from Stanton and one from
Richmond, swelIed the already large num-
Der OF visitors TO the extent OF 700 or 500,
and when the services commenced there
were very many disappointed ones who
Lad to turn away from the doors OF the
sanctuary. Our people are impressed
with the dignity and importance Of the
Virginia Conference rs 4 body. There are
very many able men amongst them, and in
the sermons they preach there is developed
more and more the idea of Christian unfit
cation. The old-fashioned dogmas OF Whit
field and Wesley Methodism is nOtapparent
in the highly-cutured men Of the present
day i'm the denomination, and more libc-
raj spirit is manifested towards Christians
OF every sect. DR.. Sullens, in most able
sermon on Friday night, struck the key
note OF this departure when he declared,
in speaking OF the "Church," that he
meant not the Methodist Church. nor the
Baptist, nor Presbyterian, nor Eplscopa-
linn, or any other sect, but every man who
had in him the spirit OF God was the
"Chirch of God" How different was
the views of another minister, however,
who is az distinguished for his great labors
for the cause OF Christ rs for bis peculiar
devotion to his denomination, when in
sermon Of great ability he held a love-feast
with the patriarch, the prophets, and the
apostles, and demonstrated beyond doubt
Ito HIMSELF that they were all MethOdists.
d.. Wilson, the secretary VI the Mission
Board OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, delivered an address on the subject
OF missions Saturday night, which Cor clear
ness, perspicuity, and Well-eXpressed facts
was superior TO anything Of the kind ]
have ever heard. His view Of the Chinese
American question was the same as that
advocated 10y the Dispatch. lie looked
upon the importation OF the Chinese as
fraught with great danger to the morals Of
this country. He had been amongst them
on the Pacific coast, and had seen the in
sidious approaches Of Paganism upon
Christian civilization, like the gangrcn
in the physical body. He believed we
should send these people the Gopel, but
il should be in their own homes. In
fact, he said. we would be compelled
be convert China to save our own
religion and preserve our social condition.
DR.. Wilson is an able man and stands
among the first TO fill the place OF the
lamented DR.. Doggett. DR.. CRANBERRY
preached on Friday night in the Baptist
church 20 very large audience, many OF
whom remember him kindly as once sta
toned preacher here, and others as a chap
lain in the late war. One Of the coming
pen is Rev. John Harmon, who preached
in Che Presbyterian church last night.
AhlOliS tuN VIM ilhcuOul pNipilN
were DR.. j. l.. Edwards, Revs. S. S. Lam
beth, Peterson, NoFcrrin, Blackwell, and
others. Last night, after an exhaustive adj
dress by Rev. L. III. Edwards, eleven min
listers were ordained, amongst them Rev.
A. b. Warwick, Of this place.
In a notice OF the recent robbery OF J.
W. Christmas at the Central Hotel, at this
place, / neglected to say that 10 culpability
whatever attaches TO the hotel in the mat
ter, as the gentleman himself will testify,
as he neglected all the precautions usual in
public places TO protect his yallables.
Mr. John Cochran, father OF Judge John
Il. Cochran, died last night about O'Clock,
in his eighty-eighth year. Mr.. Cochran
was one of the oldest citizens OF Char
lottesville, and has closed a long life of use
fulness and honor. lie will be buried to-
morrow evening.
The Virginia Midland road has put on
fast train from Washington TO Danyillc.
our.