Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-21
CONFERENCES.
CONFERENCES
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE OF THE MEr;ion,,,
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria G. ,,r
The Virginia Conference OF the Mehoa;,.
Episcopal Church which has been in ,r,,ms,
session al Mt. Sydney, Yves. Virgin, :.
the last week has jus, adjourned
hold lis next session il 1851, at Watcr,r;
Loudoun county, inthis state. The fnlloyin.
appointments were made for the ,.r.oio
year; for Alexandria District, Rev. " u
Forsyth, Presiding Elder; Mexaa.ir., R.r
T. L. Poulson Berryville, Rev. G "
Bali Falls Church, Rev S. \. Bal ~,
mouth, Rev. J. H. Howard Hern,!,u "a" '''
J. E. Evans Leesburg. Rev. ]. 5. W,rk,'r,
Manassas, Rev. w I. Schooley Ncr,"I
Rev. W. Il. Israel O!d Point, rev :,
Porter; Vienna, Rev. Z. r. Fnrr,
Rev. E. Ii. Vaughan. Secretary 81 a..
Conference, who was stationed ii lla,as..,
last year. was made Presiding EIdcr - ~;
Roanoke district, with his residence It r.,
| fayettc. Va.
The conference of the 81. {. Church >o,,,
which has been IN session ut Chari,.,nr,,
W. Va, adjourned sine die Yesterday T..
exhibit was made showing the possession -
$50 churches, with probable value u' so
OOo; parsonagas. 81, with probable ,aI- 81
Sl2l,OOO, and Indebtedness Of So 900 amnpn;
raised for building and Improvement. 81 isl
and indebtedness. $4,000. It also gay, Is
Sunday schools, with rs 400 scholars ey.
penses, Sli 900. II was rccommencI the,
| especia! attention be paid TO the organic.
ton OF missionary societies in the SUNDAY
schools and that efforts be made TO KEEP tbe
schools open throughout the winter
Sunday school depository in Baltimore vas
commended. II was decided that the - 0a1
assessment for educational purposes Tor The
year ensuing shall 80 TO Randolph Macon
college. Assessments were made as ,nI.
lows Bishops fund. 81 200, and supar
anuated fund, $1,000 4 paper strongly
favoring total abstinence was adopted
Among the appointments made fog the
ensuing year were the following:
Washington Distrct-J. S. Gardner nr..
siding elder. Alexandria, John A. Kern
Falls Church, ?. r. Smith; Fairfax. y,
Uteseler; GAINESVILLE, J. Ii. Bullanv Lees.
burg, Samuel Rodgers Hamilton, J. r. VII.
liams Hillsboro, c. H. Henry, one to be
| supplied; Middleburg, S. Y. Haddaway
Loudoun, y. 4. II. Neal, john NJ. McCor
mick Piedmont and Linden, J. H. Waugh
4. c. DAWSON, L. II. Creushaw, Warrenton
l.: W. Canter; Fauquier. ]. Fl. Woolf, u
Mansey, sup. Occoquau. J. c. Jones: Sud,
ley Mission, J. S. Porter. j. D. Martin Stat.
ford, Lee NJ. Lyle; Fredericksburg, John 5
Hutchinson, w. X. Boyle, editor Ep!scopM
Methodist, member Mount Vernon Quarter.
y Conference; African Mission, w. II.
Wilson.
Winchester District-P. IT. Whisner, Pc
Winchester, J. S. Martin; Winchester Cir.
cult &. 7. Tyler: Ccdarville Mission, 0. {.
Ball Front Royal, w. 4. Wade; Warreu
Circuit, a. Robev; Berryvillc, ]. A. Ander.
son, one to he supplied; Brucetown, J. }.
En3le, sup; Bruce,own, J. w. Wolf E.Y.
CHM; Martinsburg, J. Landstreet; Rcrke.
ley, +. y. Mercer; Charlestown, j. D. Sup.
pie; Frederick mission, J. H. Temple, +. f.
Hetrick sup; Jefferson. ]. w. Mitchell:
Shepherdstown, W. G. Eggleston: Gains.
horo, I. a. Maxwell; Page Mission, 10 b:
supplied; StrasbUrg Mission, J. C. Sedg.
wick Shenandoah Mission. G. O. Homan
Woodstock aud Edinburg, ]. R. Vanhorn
Valley Female Institute, J. P. Hyde, presi.
dent book editor, W. P. Harrison.
Baltimore was selected as tho next place
OF meeting OF the conference and the 2nd
Wednesday in March 1884 rs the time.
The N. P conference which has been in
session at Westminster, Md, adjourned yes.