Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-19

S9,O75; amount collected for Domestic
Missions 1892.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Leesburg, where Conference has not
been held since the year 1872, was selected
as the next place of meeting, over Front
Royal, which was also in nomination.
MEMORIALS TO GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The following memorials to the General
Conference were approved. To restore
certain boundaries between Holston and
Baltimore Conferences; 2. concerning the
appointment of colporteurs; 8. favoring
the publication of a more distinctly Me-
thodist catechism; 4. to require pastors
in charge to give the Presiding Elders,
one week IN advance of Conference, their
statistics; S. favoring the adoption of the
Register, Record and Glass Book Of Rev.
2. B. Smith.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
The report of the Church Extension
Board, ]. W. Newton Treasurer. shows
that it has aided % churches and laid aside
five applications for aid. for further action.
CONFERENCES INTEREST IN EDUCA-
TIoNAL PROPERTY.
The report of the Educational Com
mittee showed that Randolph Macon has
$50 students; Wesleyan Female Institute
lis boarding pupils, Valley Female col
lege 80 boarding pupils, and Montgomery
Female college SO boarding pupils. The
WESLEYAN Female Institute is reported as
'owned by a Board of Trustee, whose
good will the Conference enjoys"
Final Session.
Tuesday night that portion of the
church set aside for the public was dense
ly crowded an hour before the time for re-
assembling. A half hour before the final
session commercials sextette of ministers
led by Revs. A. L. Boude and V. W.
Wheeler, all of whom had voices of great
power and sweetness, assembled at the
side of the pulpit and sung "Nearer
Home'' and other hymns in splendid
style.
CARRIED HIS POINT.
Rev. Collins Denny offered a resolution,
which was adopted by 9e to g. directing
that the Recording Stewards during the
coming year shall not report as ''paid,"
amounts which have been abated from
| their salaries by pastors. This resolution
was defeated on the first day Of the ses-
sion.
THANKS.
| Resolutions of thanks to citizens OF
Staunton, the officers Of the Staunton
church, the newspaper reporters, the rail-
roads and the officers of the D., d. 4 B.
Institution, W. L. Asylum and Wesleyan
Female Institute for courtesies were adop-
ted. Also resolution of sympathy with
Bishop Wilson, whose ill health called
him away from the sessions of Conference
before adjournme Mt.
"A collection for stationery and the seq
ton was taken up.
PARTING WORDS OF BISHOP McTYEIRE.
The 32d and last question of the Gen
eral Minutes, "Where are the preachers
stationed ?" was then called. A profound
| silence prevailed as the Bishop opened the
large portfolio which lay in front Of him,
for from it were about to be read wholly
unknown destinations and homes for a
large portion of the ministers present.
The Bishop congratulated the Conference
on the conclusion of laborious, harmo-
NOUS, and profitable session. The statis-
tics of the membership had shown a net
increase of 800, which was very crafty
ing. The already large list of the superan-
uated of the Conference had been added to
by such names as Head. Landstreet and
others, workers whom it was sad to lose and
who would be accompanied into their re-
tirement by the love of the Conference.
| But on the other hand it had pleased God
to send them goodly company Of young
men. l wish you were full enough of
these young men for me to make draft
on you for our western territory. 1t has
been said that the itinerant work is hard
So it Is. But it is work that is done will
iDgly by every man that undertakes it.
No man in this Conference is obliged to do
it. Before the names are lead from this
book, any minister here can rise and ask to
be located" and his request will be grant
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escape. 1t would not do after the army
is arrayed for battle aud the commander
has ridden along the line, for some soldier
to take exception to the position assigned
him. We must be content With our assign
ment. If it is to a hard place, and there
are many of them, you must remember
that the work is for God, and that if you
improve the field by hard work this year,
it will be more desirable one next year.
The old ship of the Baltimore Conference
is about to sail on her 103d annual voyage.
The bell has rung; the gang plank is about
to be hauled in. After this is done, if you
are on board you must go on the voyage.
May God open the way for you, (maDy re-
sponses of Amen, through the audience);
may you be preserved to do this work, and
may your work be acceptable -
MANY responses of Amen.)
The Bishop thennA the
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