The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-05
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HOLSION CONFERENCE.
The sixty-first session of the Holston
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, convened at Bristol,
Tennessee, October ~, and adjourned
Tuesday night, October %. Bishop ].
C. Keener, presided. The opening SER
vice was conducted by the Bishop. The
secretary Of the last Conference, Rev.
w. 4 Garden, called the roll. Out Of
10 clerical members of the Conference
95 answered 10 their names. Rev. w.
G. Garden twas elected secretary, and
Revs. j. II. Payne and James 1. Cash
assistant seer etaries A number of dis
tinguishCd divines and Hfficcrs OF the
church were present, Notably among |
whom were DIR. McFerrin, book agent;
DR.. Young, of the missionary board;
DR.. Cunpyng Jam, Sunday school edi-
tor; Rev. j j. RansOme, missionary to
Brazil, and Rev. ID. w. Carter, missien- |
airy 10 Mexico. John s. Snodgrass, an |
elder in the Christian church, made ap- |
plication for recognition in elders or
ders In The Methodist Episcop church,
Sgut he subscribing to the doctrines,
usages aud discipline OF this church,
and vas so recognized John c. Kin
ser, Leander G. Taylor, Benton FL. Liv-
ingston, David G. Grant and John l..
Fague were elected Deacons. S. Z.
Bird James E. Bruce, r. F. jackson,
X. Vaughn, James d. Straley, Jshn
Boring, r. w. Kite, John N. Brown
ing and John l., league were admitted
on trial. John ]. Brooks, N. C. Far
ris, David McCracken, w. III. Horton
and William II. Bellamy we're elected
elders. A resolution was passed placT
ing Mrs. Virginia Muusey, widow OF
the late Rev. w. E. Munsey. Oh tie list
of Conference claimants Every preach
er of the Conference has his official and
moral character passea upon at each an
nusl session. P ). Terrell, s Al, art
right and Il. s. Hamilton wete cleo ed
dsacons on The thin day. The NEST no.
table feature of the fourth days pro-
ceedings was the re. cert on temperance,
by the adoption of which the sCOnfer-
ence placed itself squarely and pnmis- |
takably against that great evil. The
next session If the Conference is to be
held at Cleveland, Tennessee. The fol- |
lowing are the
THE APPOINTMENTS -1884-85.
WYTHEvILLE DISTRICT.
Bw S Bishop, Pc
wytheville Station, W Smith
wytheville Circuit, F Nuckolls
Marion Station, G W Summers
Marion Circuit, II Kennedy
Newborn H Frazier
Central -" Geo stewart
Jacksonville Mission, J Bourne
Hillsyiue RF Jackson
Elk Greek Circuit Jno Boring
Independence Circuit, W Akers
Jefferson Circuit, Jas Mahoney
Lead Mines Circuit, L N French
Mt Airy Circuit, q K Miller
Iron Mountain Mission, ] Bird
Book Agent, Jacob smith
Old Town Circuit, Bird
Sparta Circuit, wagg
JEFFERsoNvILLE DISTRICT.
WI Price, Pc
Jacksonville Station, d II Dickey
Liberty Hill Circuit, W d Mitchell
Saltville Circuit, G Frazier +
Sharon Springs Circuit, Wheeler
Sed ion Circuit, e Naff
stafordviIle Circuit, R Kelley
PearisburR Ms Watts
Princeton T Slower
Concord :: to be supplied
East TaEwell d II Carr
Buchanan Mission F II Farley
Mcdowell to be supplied I
Blue Stone and Flat Top Mission, to be sup
Pocahontas Mission, J Tabor
Clear Fork Circuit, Mcdowell
Cedar Bluff GWK Greene
ABINGDON DISTRICT.
RI Barker, Pc
Abingdon Station, J Kennedy
Abingdon Circuit, W Bowman
Emory Al Frazier
Bristol Station, J Keith
Bristol Circuit, Smith
Bristol City Mission, 81 Comana
Mendoza Circuit, J W Browning
Lebanon JSW Neal
Elk Garden WYE Hicks
pictenso9yille Circuit, q A Maiden
Gladeyille Circuit, w 2 B4ldRin
EstiIlville, walker
Clintwood, to be supplied
Nickelsville, Z" &"
Emory Henry College, sullins, Pres. z
Hoss, P; r Price and Davis,
Frofs
NJ W College, E Wiley, Prcst Is
Sullins College, d s Hesron, Prest i
s Editor, W g Cunningham
Turkey Cove Academy, b P Baily t.
d w Carter, Missionary to Mexico
JoNEsBoRo DISTRICT.
@ ID French, Pc
JcnesbOro and Johnson City, W O Garden y.
Jonesboro Circuit W R Bartlett
Bninn o. q Hickson
BIountvine " TT Glenn 4,
Kingsport LIN Cartright h
RoRersvilIe Blake /"
Greeneville /" wPDoans
Rheatown Ew Moore
Fall Branch IA sronce
TaylorsviIle JRvaughn :,
Wsutauga {" JF Anstin :
Erwin Mission, to be supplied by wv Battle a
RliEabethtan and Cranberry, VI q Mslonss
MoRRIsFowN DISTRICT.
CT Carroll Pc
Morristown Station, W L Richardson
Morristown Circuit, R N Hickey
Messy Greek Station, R W Kite
Rutledge " WI Jones
TazeWeI Circuit, Bird
PoweIl's Valley Circuit, W NJ Bellamy
spsedville MissiRRr to % supplied by ] 3
Simpson n
Jonesvlle Circuit, R Cunningham "
Rye Cove wv Belt
Newport Ed crumley
st Clair NIL Clendenin -
Strawberry Plains Circuit, H Parrot
KNOXVILLE DISTRICT.
Frank Richardson, PIE
kBcxville, Church st, LII Csrlock
Broad :" ii W Bays M
City Mission, J N Lotspeich -
Circnit, II Clemens q
seyierville Circuit, Kincaid
Jacksboro W Fielder