Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-26
THE vIaGIsIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SECOND DA I.

SECOND DAY.
Tan,e was no public session of The confer
G ca yesterday afternoon, the time being
,;y., 10 the various committees to meet,
c,afur, compare AID prepare th.ir reports.
AZ hai.past seven O'Clock last evening a
rye congregation filled the spacious lee
,nr. room Of Trinity church to listen to an
,1ir,ss .y Rev. A. J. Kynett. ID. d., On the
,uli.ct Of church extension. This di-tin-
,,n,saed liviue i. the corresponding srcte
I.., If The board Of church extension Of the
n T. Church. After very lucid aud sat
factory tApositiou Of the philo'ogy Of the
c,rr...l,,n, thurch extensi3n, the speaker
cave an out.ire # the work of church ex-
,,.,sicn n prosecuted by the NJ. +. Church
- he -;ai,- and Territories. Dr. krnett
J., u Iua:, of fine personal appearance, ana j.
,,,.asjns and rcible speaker. The ad'
,r,.-, was i,,t,rspersed with many pleasant
RI. ami s,Ii1- of real wit. Temperance
w. incitentiy introduced, and The speaker
made some capital hits.
Tine conference met a; > o'c!""S ihls
manning. B.>lop Ninhe presiding. Nv A.
Io.,.. Z u,!uct tie devotional eXer-
ts~
Rev. a. : Hunt, D. d., Corresponding
Secretary IL In. Anrrlcaii Bible Socleiy,
VA, iat:yGtl,., q, uGi odi!c,aeG Tho confer
CAGE. His l,u,.lks we've listened TO VIII
,,,,,.r... i:.,,...;, aud at ii.s liz "n';itnc"
was lu,v.'. ,yt,ar, ny i!:> ih!:'ii":; ii''7t'"-
tl,us 81 tho .",w:r of! Bi''i.,
Dr. k>urt fpIIowc'! il y s:or' ;H' i'sactl-
cal ..,Ir, IS on c.urch tX!,naun, '.hraaHiz'
ing the I'm >la,.- feature. e ;Ge hulhl"S loan
fund. When D.: Kyn"it flushed MS re-
,,,,t i. Ee t,,,k leave Of the Conference.
I'm, THIRD question. "Wnn renat, on til
." y.s called and the ;llowi3@ ministers
w.:. repre- ente,, by their presiding elders,
r2rn-,sI their collections and were passed:
Rvs. j. l. ID .ai"u. G.. II. Mctarden, Il. ;.
Kerr, !. a Mar'ir, J. \. I!n!nn, q. Ii.
Watson aud ". a. Sna:p.
Tina thirt,e.'a question: !" II" are the
travelling d,ar ri tn" sac''n! cinSo?' vas
called AMI : vcr,l minis ers were eprt 'nied
ard ,hsir c!.t.n'.rfs raSse'.
Tae eighteenth Question, ''Who nie the
s3p-rnuu,rr.,f, preachers? was neSt cali
,.I The Ia::!2.. II :trv= Jamt 5 Murray, ID.
VI. Nrtrrsbang, j. ~ Pcu.ev, W. \. VIII
son, J. X. KuubuIg and +. G. Alderman
w,r- called, their characters pissed and
in.: were continued in n suprrDumerary
relation.
When tie name Of Rev. 4. ". Richard.
son was GATED there was >oHie i!"sl alton IN
passing his character because rf sundry in
tIriiuitn reports prior To his removal 20 Nam
s.y.whcre he now resides. ard is doing good
work for the church After a short discus
>on in which it WAS apparent that all un-
favorable ruraoiS we,o untaunded, his char
ac.er was paSSr,, aud his relation continued.
The character of Rev. L. Richardson was
based ard he was continued i'll a superan-
nuated relation Rev. Dfs. Spence, Ed
wards. Price Norris and Chapman came
forward and WIRE introduced 10 the confer
ence.
DR.. Spence addressed the conference in
behalf of the U'rs'rrn Methodist .tdrocnie,
published at Chattanooga. The claims of
the Grant University were earnestly pre-
sen:cd by the same speaker. This institu-
ton was formerly called tho Wesleyan Uni.
yc'Sity.
Rev. A. j. Porter made some touching re-
marks on the sudden death of Mr. Harrison
Piuhus, late proprietor Of the hygeia Hotel,
AT Old Point. The speaker referred to his
piety and benevolence, and asked leave OF
absence to attend the funeral Of his friend
aad brother.
The oS:h question. "Who are selected as
tricrs Of appeals % was called, and the fol-
lowing ministers were appointed TO repre-
sent the several districts: Revs. a. j. Por-
ter, G.. y. Wanless, ID. {. Hedrick, c. 5.
Wexford, w Il. Schooley, Il. Il Little and
c. H. Tnoinsom.
Ronceverta in Greenhriar county w.
Va, was selected as the Place Of the next
meeting OF the conference.
At this stage conference adjourned. Pray
er by DR.. Spence.
Chaplain McCaba, CT national reputation,
will present the CAUSE of Foreign Missions
this evening, in Trinity NJ. l.. church, at
$50 O'clock.