The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-21

% successful brethren were collod ,,,
:" give .helr plans OF raising miSsio upon
W none! mat others might be nroC, .",'" u
,.i'ir experience. Dr. Edward. d. ~ ~!
So ~, PETERSON, Rev. w. +. .IuGtinS 6a,
'Tr'prGe IL: Ray, Rev. {. u. Cro,YIn,'' n nen'
.. Taylor, Rev. II. L. Bacon po,' nIy'
mus ana Rev. \. G.. Brown rcsropa -
giving brief statements 81 tbc,r ' n''
ricncc in the work. - '"'ir cNpe'
VI. Dung, missionary secrct,rv -,
-'',"NIiir' Ienn.. made few rcmorls' VI
~ n Y.,ru To The Bishop from n e,cn,i,,on
~ na'iinore. who is about 10 srI,,ni, t', u.
rIiscrouN surgical operation was reod :
III 'nc prayers OF the Conference
~ conference adjourned at go =. NJ
D. fitth Days Proceedings.
A'"'>NoVIu, Va, November %. 1899
MORNING SESSION.
Pierce in The chair. i''N'oP
I'm, ne bishop did not preach Yesterday
- ~, ~ ollcla'ed nj the ordination Of dca-
49,, '>1V'u'! morning and ut the ordjno.
' ,'"m ~ ciu,rS ia'i night. He Appears This
,io',.s loohihg fresh, and his voice i
man IL ms been during the session.
vice. " Wv i'c ser
ne minutes Of Saturdays afternoon
session We're read and approved.
NV L. L. Wilson presented the rcport
", tue committee on District Conference
RECORDS, which was adopted.
Rev. William II. Christian asked q s,,nor-
luiheIary relation for Rev. +. y. :. Dogo
Nv request was referred to the Committee
on conference Relations.
Key. q 4
1oS'ncc Tor the remainder Of the session.
III s'lu ne was needed to perform an i'm.
portant service for two Young pcopIe. hi.
request was granted.
Rev. Mr.. Christian presented fine rooues,
Of Sister White. Of Monumental cburrh -
great sufferer from rheumatism. who asks
'h' prayers OF the Conference in her behalf.
STATISTICS.
Rev. G. &. Nandcr>lice, one OF the assist
AM secretaries, presented the report Of the
statistics OF the Conference, aS follows:
Number OF local preachers. III: Of white
members, jN.4'4; Of coIored members, s..
OF infants bap;izcd, / 313; Of adult, ban,
tied, l,S99; OF sunday schools. GG7: Of
Nunday->chool teachers, 7,O5l: Of sunday
school scholars. 41.l1l.
part of Virginia west OF the Blue RIDGE
ana large strip OF the State along the line
81 the Potomac, including Lccsburg, Fair
liN' Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and the
country contiguous to these places.
BIBLE CAUSE.
Rev. William McGcc presented the re-
port Of the Committee on the Bible Cause.
From The report it appears that the Con-
terence works in conjunction with the
American Bible society. II urged upon
the Conference the importance Of giving
more attention to this work.
Dr. Edwards made some punQcnt re-
marks on thu subject
The report was adopted.
Professor Parham, president OF Murfrccs-
)oro' Female College. was introduced to
HE Conference.
SrNDAY-SCUOOIS.
Rev. F. NJ. Edwards. OF the Committee
ID sunday schools, presented report, !
The report shows that There has been de-
'rea,c Of three in the number OF Sunday
,rhool,. OF lS1 in the number OF teachers, !
md Of jgj in the number Of scholars. Mr..
Edwards made a speech in which ne de-
1lorcd decline in the enthusiasm Of the
Conference on the subject Of Sunday
schools, and urged the brethren 10 make
sunday schools more successful during the
next year.
Rev. II. VI. HOPE, Sunday-School Secr'-
-arY Of the conference, presented TO tle
Conference a statement showing some oiS-
'rclancy i'm the reports made TO hlm ana
hose made TO the Conference. He sad
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The nt,,,r WI. unanimously adopted
amer Nliihi"- ".'' ~ ,.,''.i r'.,,f,r,,,@o
lc'i'h oi ,''e ;",. ,i'ncd r. r Cbam-
\ 'G lnir,nan 81 thc Committee Of Nine.
bis chairman ~ . NV Ri1hnn v,s handed
ana , "uuio,,'u ~ ~ hc read Attic close OF
Iho reading Rev. Paul Whitehead arose
az i ,;T. :. rcro@ntzc in the signature
'' ~ ~ -, ,..,y cratic mind. whose en-
I ,r.emcnt would not advance any cause In
heaven or earth No 1urther notice Was
iaIcn nj thc communication.
PUBLISHING INTERESTS.
the Committee on Publishing interest;
l ne mann i'cls u INV ), pa d,,s 400 Inv DIR.