Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-24
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
SATURDAY MORNING

SATURDAY MORNING.
The morning session of the Virginia
Conference of the M. E. Church opened
with devolionsl services, conducted by
Rev. Wm. N. Dye.
At nine o'clock the business before
the conference was taken up and the
journal OF yesterday was read and sp.
proved.
A letter from Bishop Goodsell was
read on the subject of preacher with
drawing from the church, and the case
OF Rev. J. T. Clesver was called up and
be was requested by the conference to
surrender the credentials given him by
the church. He was then discontinued
under complaint. Some debate &C.
Cured as to whether the credentials
which he gave to the conference when
he entered 1t should be given back to
him. 1t appeared that Mr.. Cleaver re-
fused TO surrender the credentials OF
the conference to them until those that
he had given up should be returned to
him. It was finally decided that the
secretary be directed to write 10 Mr.,
Cleaver requesting him to return the
papers furnished him, and as the pa.
pers given up by him were his own
property, the secretary was directed to
return them after writing invalid on
account of withdrawal" on their face.
The cases OF those in the fourth year
class we're brought up and Samuel A.
Wanless was elected an elder. r. N.
Hsrtness was also elected to elders
4 orders. II. p. Barnes, candidate for
elders orders, made his report and was
elected.
George Rickett and K. q. Hackle.
will be ordained descOns tomorrow,
and Thomas G. Jordan, Morgan N.
Davenport, II. p. Barnes, J. B. Keister,
s. A. Wsnless, J. p. Giles and r. +.
Hartness will be ordained as elders to-
morrow.
A. M. Crabtree, candidate for orders
"a local deacon, made his report and
was elected.
w. M. Shuler, q candidate for
deac0n's orders, was questioned and
after making his report Was elected.
The supernuw erary preachers were
then taken up and Revs. q. II. Thomp-
son, W. T.. Schooley and Il. A. Conner
we're continued 10 their present rela-
lions; G. M. Neff WAS removed to active
work;C. B. Myers had bis case con.
, linued until the next conference; 6. w.
Graham, A. II. Ingall and J. B. Mays
we're continued in their present rels.
| lions.
J. Halfpenny had his case referred to
=. the committee on conference relations.
At this point OF the proceedings the
Iaymen adjourned downstairs, where
they held conference.
The business before the conference
was then contiLne
The case of Rev. E. G.. Hutchinson
wss called and it was reported that be
had removed to Nebraska.
The question as to where the next
conference should be held was ,then
Drought up.
Waterford, Ronceverte, W. Va, and
Piedmont Church, near Allegheny
Springs, we're nominated.
Waterford received 3 votes, Romeo
vsrte, %, and Piedmont, 8.
The motion to meet at R0nceverte
is then made unanimous,
Rev. X. Il. Clark, Of Greenbrier die
trict, made q motion to sell Bethel
Church in. Pendleton county, W. Vs.,
and put the funds toward completing
new church, and the conference dc =
cided iavorably.
DR.. w. II. w. Reese, of Cincinnati,
and Mr.. II. P. Msgill, of Chicago, were
then Introduced.
The bishop Inquired If any had been
received on rial and the presiding cid
ers OF the various districts reported
none. This constituted the last of the
general questions.
A petition was read asking that
part of this conference embracing The
Norfolk region be separated from the
Virginia and added to the Wilmington
conference.
Rev. A. J. Porter made an earnest
speech, in which he strongly opposed
this action. He said that the Norfolk
region was made what IL is by the VII
ginia conference and he was opposed
to this dismem berment,
Rev. D. G. Hedrick, w. M. Dye, G.
d. Houchns and M. N. Davenport
were appointed committee on mem.
orials, transfers, ETC., to ccnsider the
matter.
The matter of adjournment was then
considered, and it was decided to ad
journ at noon on Monday.
A motion was then made to hold the
conference this evening directly after
the lecture by DR.. Alderman. Rev.
J. P. Feltner was appointed to preside
at this meeting.
The report OF the stewards was Their
made showing total of $500. The re-
port was accepted and the amount was
ordered to be distributed as soon as
practicable.
The committee on conference rela-
tons then made their report, and the
case of Rev. r. K. Little was the first
on the list, 1t was advised that he be
located and the report was adopted by
the conference.
Nominations for the board OF e1.
aminers we're then made and the fol.
lowing we're elected:
Revs. c. w. Ball, president; q. s. A.
Hesvener. registrar, and G. w. STALL
ings, A. N. Munday, w. A. Sharp, G.
NJ. M. Fultz, ]. K. Rumburg, J. F.
Giles. r. L. Leslie, Wm. M. Dye, J. P.
Feltner and b. A. Wanless.
Mr.. H. P. Msgill, of Chicago, then
gave talk on the subject of church in.
surance.
DR.. w. h. Rses, representing the
Freemsn's aid society of the South
made an address and was sttentively
listened to.
A committee, one from each district,
consisting Of ] B. Keister, J. F. Giles,
A. N. Crabtree and D. G. Hedrick, was