The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-17

m Pierce IN the chair.
Rev. u. 7. Wills conducted religion,
, services.
The minutes Of yesterdays session wcr,
read and approved.
TnR CLERGYMAN" oFFTNnS.
Rev. \. {. Bledsoe read paragraph from
llc Norfolk loyipidR with reference 10 tbe
conference session OF yesterday. which 10
designated Is rejecting seriously upon the
MEMBERS 81 the Conference.
". Juekins and voices: lit is an insul,
70 this body
resolution was offered characterizing
ihc article - unjust and offensive 70 tho
hoiy. but IL was not pressed to n vote =
representative OF the paper present assuring
fhr Conference that no wrong was intend.
"a snd thar proper and full explanation,
ar. would De made.
PUBIISHING-HoUSE.
Or.J. b. NcFerrin, agentof the Southern
Methodist PuhliShing-HouSc Nashy;lie
rcan.. was introduced 10 the Conference
The report Of the Publishing House WAS
rad.
The total business Of the house amounted
.h. la., wear to 1858. SG2 .05. Of which 81.
on6a were donations. lcgacieS. Sc. Total
->,,,. Of the house. S2S3.5ll.78; total lin.
ftic,. S2l9,s5s.l0.
Or. McFcrrin addressed the Conference
I'D Tie intort>; Of the pubhshing-hou>e. He
lid;
"Our house i in very good condition
Ne DO not owe a dime Of debt contracted
,1-c was made agent We have added
3, ihe facilities Of the house by purchasing
ne hndcrv connected with The house
which formerly belonged 10 other parties.
our business i constantly Increasing
We are reGccmjug our bonds at par in
t,oN, and periodicals.
.Owy two things are now necessary
frs. TINT the business be properly man
rd. With the exclusive control Of the
tyun and discipline publications. the
r,f-an~-e ~ eight hundred thousand
-,lhtrs oi the Church aud 4 million of
lunch friends. the business ought to be
.r,ces>: second. the cooperation II our
-racher, I'm selling books. and in in
crossing The circulation Of our periodicals.
The discipline has never had such 4
,.n. For several weeks the house turned
ar. 50 a asy. and could not keep up with
.'e orders.
II am The oldest effective minister in the
Methodist church. South. I have been
..-r-~even wears ia The work" lie closed
tv saving Il have found the Methodist
yoke easy and the Methodist burden
t.l'."
Di. David Morton. secretary of the
t.~rch Extension Society. was introduced
nth. Bishop and addressed the Confer
,ar, in the interest Of hi> work and OF the
i5rc7'e - Missions. the organ Of the
Womn'. Missionary Society and OF the
Church Extension Society.
ADMITTED On TRIAL.
The Bishop called the question. Who are
aluit,cd on Trial: Charles r. COrnee. re-
commended by the Charlottesville station.
w.: Albert G.. Wardlaw. recommended
tvtle Lynn-Strect station, Danyille, Va.
fue, L. i. Riddick. recommended by
Dm5erland-Stree station. Norfolk. Va:
Reginald II. Potts. recommended by the
Ashland station, Va; Edgar p. Parham.
commended by the MiddlcScX Circuit.
Va: and William Franklin Hayes, recon-
r.ni,d bv the Dorchester Circuit. were
United into The Conference on trial.
TIE NAUGHTY =. yIRGINIAN." AGAIN.
Rry. \. {. BledsOe. on behalf Of the Nor
fk E,rg-niea. stated that the objection
t,e article in This mornings IirqipiGR
vl. furnished by a member 81 the Meth
dF Church. and that II was intended a.
1,a1,Ty nothing more.
DISCOUNTED.
Iey. Henry Hunt. OF the first year, was
continued al Iii, own request.
ADMITTED AND CONFINED.
T-lier g.. Bate. John NJ. Campbell,
John V. Carroll. Charles W. Cain, VIII
Im Z. Grant. Walter VI. sawyer, Arthur
O. Jordan. Joseph T. ROutten. W. y.
NE-sflfnsfn-
l.m.ued iuio full membership into the
difference.
WILDER Z. Tiilett was continued on trial.
co'u11EE oN CONFERENCE RELATIONS.
Ecy. T. p. Blackwell reported from the
committee 0n Nominations the following
Oh COMPOSE the Committee on Conference
Relations. ". v. Bennett, Jacob Man
mig. Jane, l.. McSparran. George +.
'aeT. !. ". Bled>Oe, Thomas IL. camp
... Joshua :. Hunter.
TIE Conference confirmed the nonina-
taa..
EE, EIvED BY TRANSFER.
Jacob y. Ro,ser and William T. VIII
-. were received into the Conference
81 .-n-Icr.
EIEC7ED To- DE4CON's ORDERS.
T.'.er G.. Bates. Charlie, ". Cain. AZ
ter G. Jordan. Doctor NJ. james, +. IL.
Rove. Albert T. Rice, Joseph 3. sand
'.i wer. elected u deacOn>' orders.
INTRODUCED.
Eey. J.. /. Reed, oi the North Carolina
tol.rscact: Rev. f. \. owen, Baptlst
Church, Portsmouth,; Rev. Mr.. Hendcr-
odd. Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth;
EeF. M Woodbridge, Prcsbyterl9,in
CHURCH. Memphis, Tenn; Rev. b. r: Ban
Fillmore Conference; Rev. ". i. Boyle
Baltimore Conference; Rev. Mr.. HOLIDAY,
Baptist Church: Rev. Mr.. Jones, Baptis,
Church; Rev. Mr.. Cridlin, Baptist, ana
Aeg. MI. Israel Methodist Church, Nor
.o.k. were brought before the CONFERENCE
ai Introduced during the morning. Ses-
.i9n.
conference adjourned.
E-y. J. II. Patterson. OF Danvliie, d.;
nn.ached Wednesday night al Monuments
.l1reh the annual sermon; after when the
difference parto0k Of the sacrament OF me
Lord. supper. Or. Blackwell, OF IcleIn-
burg. conducted the communion service
CENTENNIAL.
service. win be held tonight IN celeDTa-
ii0n 81 the Ono-hundredth session OF INC
ir-iuia Conference.
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