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OF THE,
ANNUA,L CO NFE·R ENCE S
OF THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUR{JH, SOUTH,
FOR THE YEARS
1847 -1848.
PUBLISHED BY JOHN EARLY, FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.
SMITH AND PETEl{S, PRINTERS.
BISHOPS
OF THE }lETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. JOSHUA SOULE, D. D. JAMES OSGOOD ANDREW, D. D. WILLIAM CAPERS, D. D. ROBERT PAINE, D. D.
I.-KENTUCKY CONFERENCE, September, 1847.
Quest. 1. Who aTe admitted on trial? Quest.7. Whoarethesupernumerary George L. Warner, \Villiam M. preacher's? Prottsman, Abraham W. Thompson, Josiah Godley, Samuel A. Latta-2. Caleb T. Hi1I~ William J. Ferguson, Quest. 8. Who are the superanuated Simon B. Cameron, Christian M. Sul preachers? livan, Milton Piles, Jesse D. H. Cor wine, Robert A. New, Samuel F. William Burke, John Tevis, Samuel Johnson, William G. Johns-12. Veach, William Atherton, Moses Levi, Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? George W. Fagg. Thomas R. Malone. Thomas Hall, John C. Hardy-9. Morton Scott, Ezra C. Thornton, J8.mes Lawrence, Preston Bond. Joel Quest. 9. Who have been expelled 'V. Ridgell, Hiram Durriss, James from the connection this year? Miner, John A. Goff, Isaac W. B. None. Taylor-9. Quest. 10. ff710 have withdrawn Quest. 3. Who are admitted intofull from the connection this year? connection? Burr H. M'Cown-I. Peter V. Ferree, Henry N. Hobbs, Thomas F. Vanmeter-3. Quest. 11. Were all the preachers characters examined? Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? This was strictly attended to, by Those marked thus* were ordained this year. calling over their names before the William Bickers, George W. Bur Conference. riss, Hugh Rankin, 'rhomas K. Cole man, Peter V. Ferree,'* Henry N. Quest. 12. W'lw have dled this year? Hobbs,· Thomas F. Vanmeter,*-7. Gilby Kelly, James D. Holding.* Quest. 5. Who have been elected and Quest. 13. 1/That numbers are in ordained ~lders this year? Society? John S. M'Gee, Edmund P. Buckner, Guyandoltl, Dis. Whites. Col. Stephen K. Vaught, Orson Long, Whites. Col.Poigt Pleasant 170 5 Samu.l L. Robertson-5. Parkersburg ] 70 2 Guyandotte 359 14 LittleKenhawa27~ Wayne 2t!~ 3 Quest. 6. Who have located this Spring Creek 245 -- yearY Ravenswood 191 2253 3() William J. Chenowith, Walter Ripley 558 12 Sheal'er, James C. Crow, George .. See at the end of minutes. Riach, Marcus L. King-5. 103 Kentucky Conference, 1847. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Appropriated as follows. Maysville Dis. Shelbyville Dis. Bishops 280 00 Maysville sta. 152 1 Shelbyvillesta.191 178 Minerva and Shelby cir. 434 190 William Burke 27 00 Germantown 74275 NewCastleand G. W. Fagg 27 00 Shannon 500 20 Bedford 620 254 J. Whitaker 23 50 Flemingsburgh 920 170 La Grange 704 151 S. Veach 30 00 Little Sandy 324 18 Taylorsville 21B 108 Orangeburg 198 30 Bloomfield 515 202 J. C. Hardy 29 00 Lewis 400 20 Lawrencebl2rg 282 50 W. Atherton 36 00 Highland 300 1 Carrol ton 176 59 Thomas Hall 19 50 Greenupsburg 643 46 Lockport 287 10 James Dixon 22 56 ---Owenton 353 14 I:~ 50 4179381 --- James Ward Covjngton Dis. 37t!0 1216 Thomas R. Malone 19 20 Covington sta. 283 33 Harrodsllurg Dis. Widow Roberts 13 50 Newport 124 3 Harrodsburg and " Finley 13 50 Alexandria 372 5 Danville 295 171 Falmouth 380 Perryville 437 127 " Hunt 13 50 Paris and Cyn. Lancaster 386 73 " Davis 13 50 thiana 456 246 Richmond 415 222 " eorwine 13 50 Leesburg 409 103 Hustonville 439 :39 '" Vandyke 36 50 Crittenden 332 4:~ Salvisa 392 ] 12 Burlington 497 48 Somerset 594 48 " Landrum and child 17 00 :MilIersburg 407 165 London 195 9 Bro. Gibbons children 6 62 Soule Chapel 405 - -- " Fox's child 3 00 -- 3153 801 Thomas K. Coleman, appro-} 3665 646 Barboursville Dis. LExington Dis. Irvine 272 10 priated by his request to 3 50 Lexington sta. 340 570 Mancl~ester 130 15 widow Landrum 1\1.'t Sterling 349 20 Barboursville 284 35 Error last year in Bishops Winchester find M't, Pleasant 397 17 appropriation '10 00 Ebenezer 104 350 Letcher Mis. 152 2 Winchestercir.409 58 Piketon 28B 2 Counterfeit money returned Georgetowricir.235 357 Prestonburg 313 9 by Bishop Soule 5 00 Versailles 5ti3 233 Louisa 621 16 Frankfort 155 172 Jackson 290 8 $676 32 Owingsville 300 30 Indian Creek Athens ] 00 99 Mis. 50 Quest. 16. What has bee1/, contrlbut~d Midway Mis. 126 100 for the 8Upprwt of Missions, and 2797 ] 14 2681 1989 what for the publication of Bibles, Tracts, and Sunda.v Schopf, Books? RE,C.lPITULATION. 2250R 5183 Not answered. Adhered, Guyandotte Dis.' 933 Local Preachers 240 Qlles~. 17. '"here are the preachers stationed this year? Total this year 23681 51B3 Total last year 21704 5151 PARKERSBURG DISTRICT. William D. Trainer, P. E. Increase 1977 32 Parkersburg sta., Lorenza j). Houston. Quest. 14. What amounts m'e neces Little Kenhawa, Andrew M. Bailey. sary for the superanuated preachers Spring Creek, to be supplied. and the widows and orphans of Ravenswood, .I11exanaer B. Sollars. preachers, and to make 1lp the de· Ripley, John .11. Goff. ficiencies of those who have not ob Point Pleasant, Stephen K. Vaught. tained their regular allowance on .Braxton, Samuel Black. the circuits? Summersville, William J. Ferguson. Answer $5601 50. K. Salines and ~ , Samuel C. Robertson. Quest. 15. What has been collected Ebenezer, - on the forp.going accounts, and how GUYANDOTTE DISTRICT. has it been applied.'} $676 30 "'esley G. Montgomery, P. E. KentucklJ COl1j'erence, 1847. 103 Guyandotte and Academy station, \V m. Frankfort Station, Joseph .9. fFaler- M. Prottsman. man. Cabell. Ransom Lancaster. Athens, James Lawrence. Little Sandy, Caleb T. Hill. Midway Mis., Richard Holding. Greenu psburg, William, P. Reid. Transylvania Uni,rersity, H. B. Bas- Louisa station, E'zra C. Thornton. com, Josiah L. Kemp. Paintsville, Joel W. Ridgell. SHELBYVILLE DISTRICT. Wayne, .f1ndY.ew J. M' Farland. Benjamin T. Crouch, P. E. Charleston, John F. Vanpelt. Shelbyville Station, John C. Harrison. Fayette, George L. Warner. ~helby, John Miller, George Y. Tay .. MAYSVILLE DISTRICT. lor. Jonathan Stamper P. E. New Castle and Bedford, Wm. M. Maysville station, George U/: Smiley. Grubbs, Millon Piles. Minerva and Germantown, Drummond La Grange, William Gunn, Samuel F. Welborne, James Miner. Johnson. Shannon, John S. M' Gee, Christian Taylorsville, 'William B. Landrum. Sullivan. Bloomfield, isaac Collard, Isaac OW. B. Flemmingsburg, Samuel Kelly. "me Taylor. lJ-J'D • .lJbbott. Carrolton, Peter Taylor. Lewis, Jedediah Foster. Lockport, Peter V. Ferree. Highland, Mis., Edmund M. Johnson. Owenton, Witliam R. Price. Orangeburg, Leroy C. Danby. I.awrenceburg, John G. Bruce. Owingsville, .llllen F. Scruggs. HARRODSBURG DISTRICT. Moorefield, TPilliam B. Kavanaugh. Hartwell J. Pe;n'y, P. E. COVINGTON DISTRICT. Harrodsburg Sta., William C. Dandy. George W. 1f/atey" P. E. Danville sla., Edmund P. Buckner. Covington Station, Joseph J. Hill. Perryville, John C. C. Thompson. Newport, Thomas H. Lynch. Lancaster, John James. .Alexandria, Orson Long. Richmond, Robertson E. Sidebottom, Falmouth, Thomas F. Vanmeter. to be supplied. Paris and Millersburg, George W. Hustonvi1le. George S. Gatewood. Brush. Salvisa, Samuel Glassford. Cynthiana, Seraiah S. Deering, S. B. Somerset, George \V. Burriss, Josiah Cameron. Godley, sup. Leesburg, Thomas Rankin, BARBOURSVILLE DISTRICT. Crittenden, Abraham W. Thompson. Stephen .9. Rathbun, P. E. Burlington, to be supplied. Irvine to be supplied. Soule Chapel, C. B. Parsons, Jesse London and Manchester, Henry N. D. H. Corwine, S . .11 • .lalla, Sup. Hobbs, Wm. G. Johns. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. M't. Pleasant, Morton Scott. Thomas N. Ralston, P. E. Barboursville, Preston Bond. Lexington Station, H. H. Kavanaugh, Piketon and Prestonbllrg, W m. Bickers. Wm. H • .I1nderson •. Hiram Burriss. M't. Sterling, Cfl1'lisle Ba1Jbitt. Jackson, to be supplied. Letcher mis., to be supplied. Winchester and ~ TI7.·II·,rt ~am W..nt u'bb en. Ebenezer s t a.. Indian Creek mis., Hugh Rankin. Winchester, Elkanah Johnson. Edmund W. Sehon, transferred to Georgetown, John B. Ewan, Robert IJouisville Conferenre. A. New. David H. Davis, transferred to North Versailles and Nicholasville, Lewis G. Carolina Conference. Hicks. Quest. 18. Where and when sTu,1t Jessamine and Woodford, Thomas K. our next Conference be held. Coalman. At Flemmingsburg, Sept. 13, 1848. 104 Missouri Oonference, 1847. Quest. 12. 1f7w have died this year?
Rev. Gilby Kelly, was bom in Pulaski (tounty, Ky., in 1812. The religious instruction and ex. ample he received from his parents, (who were members of the Methodist Episcopal church,) laid the foundation of his early piety. About the twentieth year of his age, he entered the Christian ministry, and was admitted on trial in the travelJing connection, at the session of the Kentucky Conference of 1832, in Harrodsburg, and was appointed to labour on the Hinkstore circuit.-Prestonsburgh, l!:la3; Port William, '34; Danville, '35; Somersett, '36; Hopkinsville, '37, also '31i; Elizabeth, '39; New port, '40; Minerva, '41; Richmond, '42. In 1843 he was appointed to the Covington District, on which he continued until September, 1846, when he was appointed to the Burlingtpn circuit, where he laid down his body with his charge, "and ceased at once to work and live." Brother Kelly was endowed with a strong mind, which he cultivated by giving himself to reading and study, and became a respectable scholar, and showed himself a workman not to be ashamed. In February last, Brother Kelly was attacked with fever, he suffered much, but enduted the dissolution of his earthly tabernacle 8S a Christian, "a Christian the highest style of man," Just as Brother Kelly was descending into the Jordan of death, brother Hill, one of our preachers, made the following enquiry, can you cast all your care upon that God, who has called you to preach Christ to others~ He answered, 0 yes, my brother, God cannot err, let him do what seemeth him good. He called his family to his, bed, and pronounced his final benediction upon his wife and four help, less children. It was a solemn hour. He then turned himself in his bed and vanquished the last enemy which is death through faith in the precious Redeemer, "Hervant of God well done Well ha"t thou fought the better fight." No Memoir of James D. Holding, received.
2.-MISSOURI CONFERENCE, September 29 to October 7,1847.
Quest. 1. What preachers are admit Quest. 6. Who have located this ted on trial? year? Abner Forman, Jas. Barker, Samuel David Fisher, John F. Young, Dan J.eeper, Jacob B. Ebey, Richard Min iel T. Wainwright, George W. Love, shall.-5. Benjamin F. Love.-5. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? Quest. 7. ",rho are the Supernume John M. Garner, William A. May raries? hew, James L. Shieve, Jeremiah F. None. Riggs, James B. Callaway, Nathan Quest. 8. Who are the Superannu Scarrett, Elliott Sears.-9. ated, or worn-out preachers? Quest. 3. Who are admitted into John F. Gray, Hugh L. Dodd,Joshua full connexion? Wilson, George C. Light.-5. Joseph Devlin, Larkin Adamson, Quest. 9. Who have been expelled Tyson Dines, Alexander Spencer, John from the connexion this year? W_ E1lis.-5. None. Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn William T. Ellington, Benjamin R. from the connexion this year? Baxter, Zacheos N. Roberts, Patrick None. M. Pinckard, Cornelius J. Vandeven Quest. 11. .Rre all the preachers ter, Walter Toole ;-And also, Larkin blameless in life and conversation? Adamson, Alexander Spencer, and John W _ Ellis, who have been ordained this Their characters were examined one year.-9. by one and severally approved. Quest. 5. Who have been elected and Quest. 12. Who have died this year? ordained Elders this year? George Washington Bewley.* Joseph Cotton, Berry H. Spencer, Quest. 13. What number8 are in 80- Alexander Best, Tyson Dines, Joseph ciety? Devlin.-5. '" See end of the minutes. Missouri Conference, 1847. 105 Whites. CoL Whites. Col. Quest. 16. ff·hat has been contri St.Cbades(sta.) 52 40 Columbia and St.Charles(cir.} 333 8B Rocheport 155 77 buted for the 8upport oJ Missions; Bowling-green 445 176 Columbill cir. 345 55 What for 8unday school books; New London 203 6 Fayette 345 38 and what to aid the .f1merican Bible Warrenton 255 19 Glasgow Society and its auxiliaries? Daflville 322 52 Huntsville 397 24 Portland 178 39Paris 309 90 For Missions, Five hundred and Fulton 355 79 Ke~ilIe 310 9 ninety-nine dollars and seventy-two Mexico 78 15 Brunswick 95 30 cents. For Sunday school books, One St.Charlu D.2221 513 Columbia D. 19fi6328 hundred and eighty-seven dollars. For Hannibal 182 43 Richmond 278 48 the American Bible Society, Six hun Palmyra 221 59 Carrollton 227] 9 dred dollars. l5helbyville 309 2~ Gallatin 173 00 I!:dina J84 6 Milan 326 2 Quest. 17. fFhere are the preachers Watedoo 173 5 Chillicothe 198 00 stationed this year? Monticello 365 23 Trenton 212 00 Memphis 160 00 CravensvilIe 275 3 ST. CHARLES DISTRICT. Bloomington 230 14 Liberty ] 52 6 Tf'illiam W. Redman, P. E. St. Charles, (cir.) ffilliam Holmes. Hannibal D. 1824172RichmondD.1841 7tl Warrenton, Jesse Sutton. Weston 250 22 RltCAPITOLATIOI'. St. Joseph's 205 6 St.CharlesD.222L 513 Danville, Cornelius J. Vandeventer. Platte 179 13Columbia 1955 323 Portland, Robert R. Dunlap. Savannah 317 20Hannibal 1824 172 Fulton, James M. Green. Rochester 162 00 Weston 1918 78 Bowling-green, .Daniel F. Sherman. Maryville 1:19 2 Richmond 1841 78 Oregon 169 00 L. Preachers 87 Missions-Mexico, Samuel Leeper. Plattsburg 370] 5 ---- New London, Wm. A. Mayhew. Linden 67 00 *Total 9847 1164 Isaac Ebbert is President arSt. Charles -Totallasty. 97041025 College. Weston Dist. 1918 78 - -- Increase 143 139 Jeremiah F. Riggs is agent for the Col lege. Quest. 14. What amounts are neces Richard Bond is agent for the Ameri sary for the superannuated preach can Bible Society. ers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the de COLUMBIA DISTRICT. ficienci~a of those who have not ob- .f1ndrew Monro" P. E. tained their regular allowance on Columbia and Rocheport, Zacheus N. the circuits? Roberts. Four thousand seven hundred and Columbia, (cir.) (To be supplied.) ~venty-six dollars and ninety-one cents. Fayette, Georg!! Smith. Glasgow, Wilton Jamieson. Quest. 15. What has be en collected Brunswick, William G. Caples. on the foregoing accounts, and how Keytesville, Joseph Cotton, Benjamin has it been applied? S . .!lshby. The amount collected has been Huntsville, Robert H. Jordan. Three hundred and fourteen dollars Paris, Berry H. Spencer. and ninety-seven cents, which has been Nathan Scarritt is Principal of How applied as follows: ard High School. To necessi~ous cases, one hundred RICHMOND DISTRICT. and thirty-seven dollars. J-Iorace Brown, P. E. To the Bishops, one hundred and Carrollton, James B. Callaway. seventy-five dollars. Richmond, John M. Garner. Incidental expenses of the conference, Liberty, William T. Ellington. Two dollars and ninety-seven cents. Missions-Gallatin, A.lexander Spencer. * This is exclusive of Glasgow, the numbers Cravensvi11c, Joseph Devlin. not being reported from that station. Trenton, I~arkin Adamson. 1('16 St. Louis Conference, 184i. Milan, Richard Minshall. Monticello, Richard P. Holt. Chillicothe, Daniel Penny. Waterlno, Elliott Sears. WESTON DISTRICT. Bloomington, John W. Ellis. William patton, P. E. Shelbyville, Jacob Sigler. Platte-city circuit, Benjamin R. Baxter. Missions-Memphis, J. K. Hawkins. Weston, f17illiam M. Rush. Edina, Walter Toole. St. Joseph's, Edwin Roberson. Thomas Johnson and Tyson Dines Savannah, William Kettor~. are transferred to the Indian Mission Plattsburg, .fllexander Best. Conference. William P. Nichols has Missions-Oregon, Jam:es Barker. been transferred to the Tennessee Con Linden, Abner Forman. ference. Horatio N. Wilber has re Maryville, J as. L. Sheive. moved to Iowa, for the purpose of join· Rochester, Jacob B. Ebey. ing that conference. HANNIBAL DISTRICT. Quest. 18. TV/ten and l!Jhere shall Jacob Lanius, P. E. our next Confere'f1tce be held? Hannibal, Enoch M. Marvin. At Weston, Platte co., 011 Wednes Palmyra, John .fl. Tutt. day, October 11, 1848. Hydesburg, Patriek M. Pinckard.
Quest. 12. Who have died thi8 yea1'?
GE9RGE WASHINGTON BEWLEY; who died of pillmonary cOllS1lmppon. at his residence in the town of Hannibal, Mo" on tile 5th of November, 1846. He was born in: Fairfax co., Va., May 2, 1810. Was converted and joined the church when sixteen years old, and shortly afterwards, (be. fore he was seventeen,) was licensed to preach, and was employed to travel the Paint Rock circuit, in Tennessee conference. A t the close of the year 1826, ke was admitted on trial in the travelling connexion, and was ordained a Deacon at the close of 1828. At the conference of 1829, he was transferred from the Tennessee to t.be Missouri conference, and the following year Was ordained an Elder; he being not yet 21 years old. In the Missouri conferen,ce he was eminent among his breth· ren for his sincere self-devotion and abundant la60urs, till the failure of his health obliged him to take a superannuated relation to the conference in the year 1841. Some improvement of his health, and more the zeal which wOl.\ld not allow him to look upon the fields white unto harvest without partici pating in the harvest, induced him to resume a place among the effective preacher$ after only one year's intermission. This was continued for two yeats, but then he had become so muCh enfeebled that he was again constrained to,retire from the toils of the itinerancy, and afterward& till his death was superannuated. His last days were bright with the light of the Lord, and his death was trium phant to the highest degree.
a.-ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE, October 13 to 18, 1B47.
Quest. 1. 'Fhal preachers are ad· James R. Burk, Robert R. Dunlap, mUted on trial? Perry B. Marple, William H. Schroe George W. Bushey, Thomas C. der-4. James, Joseph Dines, Burwell D. Quest. 4. WILD are the Deacons,? Sims, George W. Hood, James Small, David Ross, James T. Davenport, William T. Cardwell, Ephraim E. Charles Bolles, Joseph Bonu, John L. Degge, Levi P. Rowland, Ralph Doug Burchard, John Woohlridge-12. lass, Henry N. Watts, Warren Whar· ton, Joseph O. Woods. and James R. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial! Burk, Robert R. Dunlap, PetTy B. Pettis O. Clayton, Elisha E. Headlee, Marple, William H. Schroeder, or George W. Penn, .rames M. Proctor, ~Eld, this year-H. Alvan Rucker, Richard B. Vernon, Francis A. Morris, George M. Effin· Qaest. 5. Who have been elected and ger-B. ordained elders thil' year? Quest. 3. Who are a~lmitled into full William W. Jones, Isaac N. White connection'?. -2. St. Louis Conference, 1847. 107 Quest. 6. Who have located his Boonville Dis. Erie. 355 18 year? Boonville 26~ 41 )3uffiUo ]94 3 Boonville cir. 426 17 VersaiUes 293 IH Thomas T. Ashby, Braxton M. Ro Jefferson city 120 16 berts, William D. Tuggle, Manoah Jefferson cir. 403 14 2475 137 Richardson, Henry W. Peery-5. Linn 41(S 10 RECAPITULATION. Quest. 7. Who are the supernumer St. Louis Dis. 1606 122 aries? Cape Gerardo 2049 198 None. Steelville 1703 35 Quest. 8. WI,o are the supe1'annua Springfield 2363 1 O~ ted or worn-out preachers? Lexington 2664 301 Joseph L. Gould. Boonville 2475 137 Quest. 9, 1Pho have been expelleel from the connection this year? 12860 895 James G, T. DunlealJY. Local preachers 163 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn from the connection this year? Total this year, 13023 895 None. Total last year 12704 1304 Quest. 11. Are all the preachers Increase 319 blameless in life and conver8ation ? Decrease 409 Their characters were examined and Quest. 14. What amounts are neets passed, one by one. sar.1J for the superannuated preach ers, and to make up the dP.J'icienries Quest. 12. Who have died this' year? of those who have not obtained i!1eil' J esse Green, John Glanville, Samuel regular allowance on the circuits? W. M 'Connell. * Quest. 13. What numbers are in so· Four thousand two htltldred and ciety? thirty-two dollars, and ninety. three St. Louis Dis. Whites. Col. «tents. Whites. Col. Ripley 180 00 Quest. 15· What has been collected S1. Louis Cen- Ozark 183 1 on theforegoing accounts, and how tenary 225 00 Mill Creek 144 ~ ,: 4thstreet35G OOGreenville 183 14 has it been applied? " Mound 97 00 Hartville 230 3 Two hundred and thirty-three dol Wesley Chapel 53 00 --- lars and six,ty-six cents have been col Asbury Chapel 90 00 1703 35 lected; of which, fifty-eight dollars and African Church 45 Springfield Dis. 81. Louis cir. 224 16 Springfield 504 16 sixty-six cents, have been appropriated Selma ] 98 11 Bolivar 479 36 to the most necessitous cases, and one Rennan 159 00 Oceola 130 9 hundred and seventy-five dollars for Union 2JO 50 Roscoe 166 8 the support of the Bishops. ----Little Osage 14~ 00 1606 122Greenfield 358 10 Quest. 16. What has been ~contribu Cape Girardeau DiB. Sarcoxie 150 14 tedfor· the support of missions, what Cape Girardeau 66 25 Neosho 434 9 for Sunday school books, and what " Girardeaucir.76 7 -- Charleston 214 46 2363 HrJ to aid the .Ilmerican Bible Society New Madrid 1~0 l~ Lezington Dis. and its auxiliaries? Bloomfield 324 3 Lexington 150 98 Six hundred and thirty-one dollars Crooked Creek 440 ] 5 Lexington cir. 340 ] 6 Fredericktown 33!J 27 Columbus 400 50 and forty-six cents, have been collected St. Genevive 234 55Inder,mdenre 1:t4 00 for Missions; three hundred and eighty !'otosi 236 8 Indpdence cir. 134 16 two dollars and fifty cents for Sunday ---Harrisonville 290 15 School books; and seven hundred dol. 2049 19~ Warsaw 383 :17 . Steelville Dis. Georgetown 302 23 lars for the Bible Society. Steelville 241 00 Deep-water 2tlfi 7 Quest. 17. Wlure are the preaciter$ Cedar Creek 24 I:! :1 Arrow Rock ~56 39 Black River 294 12 ----- s(ationed this year? 2664 301 ST. LOUIS DISTSIOT. *See at the end of the minutes. Newton G. Berryman, P. E. 108 St. Louis Conference, 184 i.
St.Louis-Fourth st. ~ John H. Linn. I.ittle Osage. George W. Hood. African mission, S Wm. T. Card- Greenfield, Perry B. Marple, J anles well. Small. Centenary, Thomas H. Capers. Mt. Vernon, .!lbraham lJlilice. Mound, Francis A. Morris. Neosho, Joseph Bond. Wesley chapel, David W.Pollock. Carthage mission, Charles Bolles. Asbury cnapel, Wm. H. Lewi.'J. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. St. Louis circuit, Elisha B. Headlee. John R. Bennett, P. E. Hillsborough, Ephraim E. Degge. Lexington, William W. Jones. Union, Levi P. Rowland. Lexington cir. Daniel S. Capell, Ralph Herman mission, George W. Bushey. Douglass. CAPE GIRARDEAU DISTRICT. Columbus, Silas 1Villiams. Jerome C Berryman, P.E. I ndependence, Thomas Wallace. Cape Girardeau, Nath'l B. Peterson. Independence cir. Daniel.l1. Leeper. Charleston, Joseph O. Woods. Harrisonville, James L. Porter. New Madrid, (To be supplied.) Warsaw, Jesse C. Derrick. Bloomfield, (To be supplied.) Georgetown, Samuel S. Colburn. Crooked creek, (To be supplied.) Deep-water, Thomas C. James. Fredericktown, John H Headlee. Arrow Rock. John K. Lacey. St. Genevive, James R. Burk. BOONVILLE DISTRICT. Greenville, Alvan Rucl{er. ElijaT, Perkins, P. E. POTOSI DISTRICT. Boonville, Joseph Boyle. Jeptha M. Kelly, P. E. Boonville circuit. George W. Love. Potosi, .f1ndrew Peace. Jefferson city, Warren Wharton. Steelville, James M. Proctor Jefferson circuit, John Monroe. Jaque's Prairie, Henry N. Watts. I~jnn, John B. H. Wooldridge. Black River, Elisha E. Headlee. Erie, George M. Effinger. Hartville, Isaac N. White. f~uffalo John L. Burchard. Missions-Houston, GeorgeW. Penn. Versailles, William H. Schroeder. Mill creek, Pettis O. Clayton. Harris G. Joplin is transferred to Thomasville, Rich. B. Vernon. the Indian mission conference; Richard Shannon, Burwell D. Sims. F. Colburn to the Memphis conference, SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. and Robert R. Dunlap to Missouri con Benjamin R. Johnson, P. E. ference. Springfield, Joseph Dines. Quest. 18. Whm'e and when shall Bolivar, Thoms W. Mitchell. our next conference be held? Oceola, David Ross. At the city of St. Louis, Mo., on Fremont, James T. Davenport. the 27th of September, 1848.
Quest. 12. Who !lave died this year?
JESSE GREENE, J OH N GLANVILLE, and SAMUEL W. M'CONNELL. In the absence of the ne· cessary statistics for furnishing the usual notices, the Conference unanimouiJ adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, it has pleased out' Father in Heaven, to remove our elder brother, the Rev. Jesse Green, fmm his labours on earth to 'his eternal rest, bowing with humility to the Divine will, we affection ately record an humble testimony to his inestimable worth, and expression of our deep and sincere sorrow for the loss of him. Brother Green entered the ministry in early life, with qualifications for extraordinary usefulness; and during the whole period of thirty years, to his death, his course in the itinerancy, was alike labourious, self-sacrificing, holy and successful. Therefore, Resolved, That by his death, we have lost an elder brother whose influence was invaluable among us, an able counsellor and faithful guide, and the church one of the most worthy, honoured and ex cdlent of her ministers. The Conference, also adopted a similar resolution with reference to brother Glanville. Louisville Confirence, 1847. 109 4.-LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE, Oct. 13, 1847.
Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial? Quest. 13. What numbe1's are in so Richard McKendree Tydings, Wil ciety? liam Randolph. Creighton Gould, A. Louisville District. Whites. Col. A. Morrison, Wm. H. Morrison-5. Whites. Col. Hopkins7Jille District. Asbury chapel 100 00 Russelville sta. ] 30 i5 Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? Fourth srreet 245 507 Franklin 343 46 Joseph S. Scoby, Anthony Cannon, Brook street (26) 00 Logan 355 220 Eighth street 360283 Elkton 516 300 William B. -Bethel, George R. Brow Livingston ]35 3 Hopkinsville 542 ]53 der, John W. Rhodes, Aaron Moore. Smithland 86 46 La Fayette 314 51:1 Schuyler J~. Murrell, Hartwell T. Cumberland m.158 24 Cadiz 369 148 Burge-8. Trade Water Morgantown 111 8 mis. 114 1 Greenville 692 90 Quest. 3. Who are admitted into ---- Princeton 387 144 full connexion? 2375 207 Bowling green circuit 227 12 John T. Crandell, John S. Noble, Wesley chapel 263 00 Samuel D. Aiken-3. Louisville cir. 238 126 39l:!6 1254 Quest. 4. 'Flw are the Deacons? Jeffersontown 329 :34 Bowling Green Dist. Middletown 225 12fiBowling-green James Kyle, John Bowden, Mitchell Bardstown 93 93 sta. 93 92 Land, Jack W. Casey, James H. Bris Springfield 201 32 Glasgow 350 75 tow, William Alexander, John MICui· Lebanon 402 120 Barren 290 30 - --Greensburg 284 25 lough, .John W. Cunningham-8. i 2782 14 20 Scottsville 7:-35 H~ Quest. 5. Who have been elected and Hardingsburg Dist. Burksville 404 46 ordained Elders this year? Hardingsburg 608 75 Albany 549 23 Big Spring 847 110Wayne 345 36 James Penn, Timothy C. Frogge, Elizabethtown 350 56 Columbia 450 61 Alexander M'Cown, Thomas J. Moore, Hodgenville 482 14 Campbellsville 278 34 William Niekirk.-5 Litchfield 255 ] 7 N eatsville 263 14 Hartford, 432 77 ---- Quest. 6. Who have located this Owensboro' 347 29 4041 454 year? Hawesville 225 29 RECAPITutATION - -- Whites. Col. Clinton Kelly, William S. Evans. 3546 407 Total 16730 3742 Quest. 7. Who are the supernume Smithland District. Local P. 19!J rary preachers? Henderson sta. 56 50 --- Henderson cir. 404 30 Total thisy.16929 3742 Munford E. Pelley. Madisonville 732 Totallasty. 151293081 Morganfield 210 30 ---- Quest. 8. Who are the superannu Marion 480 23 rncrease 1800 661 ated preachers? Quest. 14. What amounts are neces Richard D. Neal, Zadoc B. Thaxton. sary to make up the deficiencies of Quest. 9. Who have been expelled the preachers 4"c.? from the connexion this year? Answer $3234.38. None. Quest. 15. What has been collecteil
Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn on the foregoing accountst and how from the connexion this year? has it been appropriated? None. Ans. Collected $689 90. Quest. 11. Were all the preachers Appropriated as follows: characters examined? The Bishops $250 This was strictly attended to by call John F. South 62 64 ing over their names before conference. M. Pelley 58 00 R. D. Neal 29 00 Quest. 12. Who have died this year? T. C. Frogge 10 75 Rob't M'Nutt, Napoleon B. Lewis.* James Dixon 22 50 • See at the end of the minutes. Zadoc B. Thaxton 58 00 110 Louisville Conference, 1847. Thomas Malone 19 14 SMITHLAND DISTRICT. JainesWard 29 00 .11. H. Redford, P. E. Widow M'Nelly 29 00 Henderson cir. Aaron Moore. " Lindsay 29 00 Morgansfield, John W. Cunningham. " Rice 42 92 Salem, Thomas J. Moore. " Denham 45 00 Smithland sta. Jack W. Casey. Surplus 4 95 Cumberland, Creighton Gould. Princeton, Fran is M. English, Wil· $689 95 liam Randolph. Quest. 16. What has been contri~ Madisonville, Alanson C. Dewitt. buted for the support of missions, Rumsey, James Kyle. ~c.? HOPKINSVILLE DISTRICT. Not answered. Thomas Bottomly, P. E. Quest. 17. Where are the preachers Hopkinsville cir. James Young. stationed this year? Russel ville sta. William Kn(}wie,. Franklin, Benjamin Heater. LOUISVILLE' DISTRICT. R. Lo~an, George W. Merritt, A. A. Mer- Thomas Maddin, P. E. nson. Fourth street, Edmun.d W. Sehon. Elkton, Zac. M. Taylor. Eigth street, Nathaniel H. Lee. La Fayette, James H. Bristow. Brook street, James N. Temple. Cadiz, John W. Rhodes. Wesley chapel, Samuel D. Baldwin. Greenville, James J. Ferree. Asbury chapel, Learner B. Davidson. Bowling-green, William Neikirk. Seamens' Bethel and city mis., Wm. Morgantown mis. W. H. Morrison. Holman. Elkton and Logan col. mis. Mitchell I .. ouisville cir. Peter Duncan. Lane. Mt. Washington, Joseph S. Scoby. Middletown, Jas. S. Woods, George BOWLING GREEN DISTRICT. Hancock. James King. P. E. Bardstown, Richard Tydings. Bowling-green sta. John Bowden. Springfield, William Lasley. Glasgow, Warren M. Pitts. Lebanon, John M'Cullough. Barren, Hartwell T. Burge. Louisville col. mis • .I1bram Long. Greensburg, John B. Perry, Robert Sec. Mis. Soc. M. E. C. South. Ed. M'Cown. Stevenson. Scottsville, Schuyler L. Murrell. Funk Seminary, J. Randolph Finley. Burksville, Joel Peaks. HARDINGSBURG DISTRICT. Albany, John S. Noble. George ff. Ta:ljlor, P. E. Columbia, Eli B. Crane, Samuel D. Hardingsburg, John F. South. Aikin. Elizabethtown, Oeo. W. Crumbaugh. Campbellsville, James Penn. Hodgensville, Edward A. Martin. 'Vayne, George R. Browder. Litchfield mis., W m. B. Bethel. N ealsville mis. Timotll'!l C. Fr:oget!. Hartford, Robert Fish. Richard M'KendTee Tyding$ trans Owensboro', Robert G. Gardner, M. ferred to Kentucky c~ference, and sta Pelly, Sup. tioned on Richmond circuit. Hawsville, Alexander M'Cown. Quest. 18. Where and when '!lall Big Spring, Joseph D. Barnett, John Ollr next Conference be held? T. Crandell. At Hardingsburg, Ky., 4th October, Flint Island mis. Anthony Cannon. 1848. Holston Conference, 1847. III Quest. 12. P/7ho have died this year?
The subject of this brief memoir, Rev. ROBIIRT M'NuTT, was born in the state of Pennsylvania. While quite young he removed with his father to Ohio, where he was converted to God. In the year 1843 he came to Kentucky as a school teaeher. in which capacity he was very popular. In the fall of 1844 he was admitted on trial in the Kentucky conference, and was appointed to the Owsley mission. Here he was very useful, and came to the ensuing conference with the good wishes and prayers of the members of his mission for his future weifare. A t the conference of 1845 he was continued on trial, and appointed to the Livingston circuit. After preaching some months on this circuit, the Presiding ElUer placed him in the Smithland station; here his health failed, and near the close Qfthe year be visited hie friends in order to recruit his health. He came to the Louisville con ference at Hopkinsville, much enfeebled, and was received into full connexion and ordained deacon. At his own request the confereBce permitted him to travel for his health. He went to New Orleans, where he lingered until some time in March last, when he lUd adieu to:this fleeting world, and went to join the ransomed ones of God in heaven. We learn that in his dying struggle he was supported by that gospel he had preached to others, and passed through the gloomy shades of death with the shout of victory upon his tongue, with the glorious prospect of rising from the tomb free from" sorrow toil, QIld pain." Requiascat in pace.
REV. N. B. LEWIS, was born in the town of Russelville, Logan Co, Ky. 25th. September, lEOa. He joined the M. E. Church, on trial, as a seeker of Religion, in May, '1830; and in one week after ward, realized the pardoning love of God, in a class room at Keysburg, Ky. He was licensed to preach in the fall of 1832, by Isaac Collard, P. Eo In 1833 and '34, he travelled the Livingston circuit, under the presiding Elder. In 1834, he joined the travrlling connexion, and was sent to the Cumberland Mission; where he laboured during the Conference year of 1834 and ':J5. In 1835 and '36, the Barboursville Mission. During this year, he was married to Miss Margarot E. Barnett, the daughter of Col. J. Barnett, of Rock Castle Co., Ky. In H:!36 and '37, he travelled Little Sandy circuit; in I ~38 and '39, the Greenville circuit; in 1839 ~l1d '40, he was returned to the Greenville circuit; in 1~40 and 41, the Hodgensville circuit; in 1841 and 42, the Shelbyvillecir cuit; in 1842 and '-ta, returned to the Shelbyville circuit; in H:!43 and '44, he filled the Maysville station; in 1844 and 45, he travelled the Morganfield District; in 1845 and 46, the Hopkinsville dis trict; in 1846 and 47, returned to the Hopkinsville district. At the close of this year, he dosed his labours on earth. His summons was but short, but he was ready. He died in triumph ;-giving glory to God. Brother Lewis possessed a vigorous mind, and a high degree of what we callforce oj character. He was a laborious, faithful, and successful minister of Christ. Many hundred of soulil will magnify the grace of God in him, in eternity, as their spiritual Father. He was a holy man; and a man of one work, and" he died at his post."
5.-HOLSTON CONFERENCE, 1847.
Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial? Robert W. Pickens, Jacob W. Miller, John H. Breener, John M. M'Lee, Cl,"ocket Godby-13. James Smith, Joseph H. Peck, George Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? W. Renpo, Calvin Bewley, Samuel D. Those marked thus" were ordained this year. Gaines, Richard A. Claughton, Ed ward E. Gillenwater-9. Alexander F. Cox, William Robe son, Martin C. Robertson, Wm. R. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? Long, Aaron Shell, John W. Thomp William M. Kerr, William Jones, son, Augustin F. Shannan, Stephen D. Larkin w. Crouch, James Huffaker, Adams, James S. Edwards, Jacob G. Wm. J. Dowell, Randolph D. Wells, Swisher, George W. Snapp,* William William H. Bates, James H. Ragan, D. Snapp.* Rufus M. Hlckey,* John Wm. W. Neale-g. Alley,* Carroll Longo;., A. C. Hunter,* Quest. 3. JiVho are admitted intofull E. W. Chanceaulm,* Jacob B. Law connection? son,* Rufus M. 'Vhaley,* Robert W. George W. Snapp. William D. Pickens,* Jacob MiIler,* Crockett God Snapp, Rufus M. Hickey, John Alley, by*-22. Carroll Long, Andrew C. Hunter, Ed Quest. 5. WIlD llave been elected and ward W. Chanceaulm. Wm. Milburn, ordained Elders this year? Jacob B. Lawson, Rufus M. Whaley, Charles W.Charlton, 'Vm.C. Daily, 112 Holston Conference, 1847. .Tames R. Bellamy, Adonijah Wil Rogers",ille Dis. Clairbourne 679 54 liams, Silas H. Cooper, W m. G. E. Kingsport cir. 959 126 Jacksonborough Jonesville 921 68 and Strait Cunningham, Jefferson Pendergrass 7. Rogersville 822 190 Fork mis. 556 45 Quest. 6. Who have located this year? New Market 869 141 ---- Greenville 1089 15 4608 641 Micajah Southard, Samuel A. Mil Rheatown 872 ~9 ler, Amos B. Broyles, John L. Sense Clinch mis. 759 3!J Ashville Dis. baugh-4. ----Burnsville 496 17 6234 688 Catawba 419 6() Quest. 7. Who are the supernumer Knoxville Dis. Hendersonville 78 L 61 ary preachers this year? Knoxville 137 150 Ashville 791 tj9 None. Knoxville cir. e63 66 Franklin 518 82 Marysville 651 131 Newport 522 55 Quest. 8. Who are the superannuated Little River 515 48 Sevierville 572 18 preachers this year? Dandridge 716 100 WaynesvIle eir 735 62 Josiah B. Daughtry, James Cum Clinton 524 37 Echota mis. 132Indi's. ming, Wiley B. Winton, Thomas Wil 4922 450 kerson, Eli K. Hutsell, James Dixon, ltJ:CAPITVLATION. W. C. Graves, Oscar F. Cunningham8. Wythville District 5496 852 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled Abingdon " 63U6 836 from the connection this year? Rogersville " 6234 688 Knoxville •• 4608 641 None. Cumberland " 2656 217 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn Athens " 4122 263 fr()m the connection this year? Ashville " 4922 430 None. 34,344 3957 Quest. 11. Were all the preachers Local preachers 334 characters examined? Total 34,678 This was strictly attended to, by calling over their names before the Quest. 14. What amounts are neces Conference. Mary for the superannuated preach ers, and the widows and orphans of Quest. 12. Who have died this year? p"eachers, and to make up the defi John Bowman.* ciencies of those who !lave not re Quest. 13. What numbers are in so· ceived tlteir regular allowance on ciety? . the circuits? Wythmlle Dis. Cumberland Dis. Answer gt268 81. Whites. Col. Whites, Col. Wythville cir. 786 279 Kingston cir. 373 68 Quest. 15. !Fhat has been collected Newburn 382 176 Washington 553 54 Ort the foregoing accounts, and Parisburg 978 56 Pikeville 482 26 "ow Tazewell 870 151 Jasper 478 '..l7 has it been applied? Marion 696 83 Spe,llcer mis. 125 Ans. Collections from circuits $160 14 Grayson 872 61 Cumb'landmis.182 4 Collections at conference 87 25 Jefferson 707 25 Montgomery New River Mis- and James Draft from the Nashville Ad- sion 259 21 town mis. 277 ] 1 vocate on Rev. John Early, ---- Roane 2~2 27 Book agent, 50 00 5496 852 ---_ Abingdon Dis. 2656 217 Abingdon 92 129 Athena Dis. 297 39 Abingdon cir. 870 163 Athens 76 54 A ppropriated as follows: Lebanon 1092 105 Athens cir. !J09 47 Paid the Bishops 170 00 Blountville 1137 184 Philadelphia. 698 73 James Dixon 2 92 Jonesborou'h 1304 147 Chatanooga 294 15 James Cummins J<~lizabethton 486 38 Cleaveland 1208 35 17 74 Estilville and Benton mis. :162 8 J. B. Daughtry 17 74 Guess River Madisonville Widow Murphy 13 83 mission 1163 70 cir. and Til- Widow Patton Johnson mise 213 lico mis. 634 31 12 41 Widow Atkins 8 87 6306 836 4122 263 Widow Falls 8 87 .. See at the end of the minutes. Brother Henninger's children, 4 25 Holston Conference, 1847. 113 Secretary's expenses for sta- Rheatown, G. Ekin, A. Shell. tionery, 76 Clinch miss. W. S. Dowell, H. Tartar. Holston College, C. Fulton, Pres. and $257 39 Agent. Leaving unappropriated $40 00 KNOXVILLE DISTICT. according to report of the Stewards sent to the Agent. R. M. Stevens, P. E. Knoxville, W. G. E. Cunningham. Quest. 16. What has been contri Knoxville cir. D. Adams, J. Thomp- butedfor the support of Misl~ion8? son. What f01' Sunday school books? Maryville, R. W. Patty, E. Gillenwa- and what for Bibles? ter. Ans. For Missions 31138 07 Little River, R. D. Wells. For Sunday schools 813 32 Dandridge, C. W. Charlton. For Bibles 721 00 New Market, C. Bewly, W. W. Neel. Quest. 17. Where are tlle preachers Clinton, J. G. Swisher. stationed this year? Jacksborough and l A. F. Cox, and WYTHEVILLE DISTRICT. Straitfork miss. SJames Smith. William Hicks, P. E. Knoxville Female Institute, D. R. Wytheville cir., Thomas K. Catlett. M'Anally. Newbern, William C. Daily. M. Episcopalian, S. Patton, Editor. Parisburg, J. W. Miller, Wm. Jones. CUMBERLAND DISTR,ICT. Tazewell &l D. Fleming, P. E. Sandy miss. 5 E. W. Chanceaulm. Kingston, J. C. Pen1.ergrass. Princeton cir. & l Wm. Steagis, Rich. Washington, R. M. Hickey. New River mise S ard A. Claughton Pikeville, J. S. Edwards. Marion, R. Ganawa:'1, G. K. Snapp. Jasper, J. Alley. Grayson, J. M. Chrismond. Spencer miss., William R. Long. Jefferson, J. B. Lawson. Cumberland, C. Long. ABINGDON DISTRICT. Montgomery, C. Godby. Jamestown, R. W. Pickens. E. F. Sevier, P. E. Abingdon, Timothy Sullins. A THENS DISTRICT. Abingdon circuit, P. Anderson, J. H. James Atkins, P. E. Breener. Athens sta. G. W. Alexander. Lebanon, Willes Ingle. Athens cir. A. F. Shannon. Blountville, /H. Fo:'1, J. Huffaker. Philadelphia. S. B. Harell. Jonesborough, J. S. Bumett. Decatur, L. Wilson. Jonesborough cir., D. V. Carter, John Chattanooga, W. D. Snapp. M. M'Tier. Cleaveland, W. M. Robison, J. H. Estilyille and l Samuel D. Gaines. Peck. Gap River mise S 'ro be supplied. Benton, L. W. Crouch. Elizabethton and l "William Milburn. Ocoa mission, 8. W. Earnest. Johnson mission, S One to be supplied. Madisonville eire l 8. H. Cooper, Emory and Henry Col1ege. C. Collins, Tellico mission,S J. A. Ragan. Pres., E. C. Wiley, Prof. ASHVILLE DISTRICT. ROGERSVILLE DISTRICT. J. Haskew, P. E. Ashville circuit, M. C. Robertson, R. C. D. Smith, P. E. M. Whaley. Kingsport, J. M. Kelly. Burnsville, A. C. Hunter. Jonesville, J. R. Bellamy. Catawba, .fl. Williams. Rogerville, F. M. Fanning. Hendersonville, W. M. Kerr. Claibourne,.I1. M. Goodykoontz, Geo. Franklin, John Barringer. W. ReAilO. Newport, .fl. Gass. Greenville, C. Campbell. Sevierville, W. H. Bates. 114 Hols/on Conference, 1847.
Waynesville cir. ~ U. Keiner. out an appointmellt on account of bad Echota mission, SOne to be supplied. health, at his own request. A. H. Mathis transferred to J.\tJisS9Qri. Quest. 18. TFhere and when shall Thomas Stringfield Agent of A. n. So· the next conference be held? ciety. William l-I. Rogers Agent Sab Ans. At Knoxville, Tenn., October bath schools. S. D. Adams left with- 11th, 1848.
Quest. 12. Wlw have died this year?
REV. JOHN BOWMAN, the subject of the following memoir, was born in Frederick co., Va., Sep tember 13th, 1773, and left this transitory world, September 25th, IH47, in the 75th year of his age. He was admitted on trial in the ltinerancy, in 1812, and laboured faithfully in Kentucky and Ten· nessee, until compelled by affiiction and toij, to take the relation of a supernumerary. III thil be continued for several years to exercise his minUiterial ful!£tions and useful talents, as his heahh and strength would bear; as also to profit the Church by his Godly admonitions and pious example, and aid her counsels by the lJIl.lutary advice of a lOund and matured judgment on the doctrines and di;;ci. pline thereof. Fiv~ or six years before hili eJeparture, his brethren, pem:iving that his afflictions and infirmities had greatly incraased, of their own acco7'd placed him upon the Superanuated list. To the close .of a laborious and useful life, he steadily and rigidly adhered, b.oth in sentiment and practice to the principles and usages .of our beloved Methodism, as transmittCfl by OUI Fathel'S', by its venerated founder. ]n all his sufferings, as might be reasonably expected .of the matured Christian and sainted patriarch, he was cheerfhlIy submissive and resigned to the will .of his Heavenly Father. Thus having li'\'6d to hoary age in the service .of his generation, according to the will of God, and in the vigorous exercise of the graces and virtues of the Gospel, he gladly obeyed the welcome message of his Lord, to go up and possess the rest .of the Heavenly Canaan. A few weeks ag() he was stooping under the weight of long years of useful toil, and passing through this vale of tears, bome down with the infirmities of old age. N.ow he is gone to the realms of light and joy, covered with the honour of God and H is church, and crowned with the laurels .of numer.ous vi(:tories ewer death, hen, and sin. In the holy city and temple above, he n.ow stands a lofty pillar, to g.o out no more, forever intensely gazing .over the battlemenhl of Heaven, and beckoning us on t.o a participation of its unutterable glo ries and felicities. Bedecked with a glittering crown .of righteousness, and shining as ~he brightness f)f the sun, and as the stars forever and ever above us, we look up and behold him with the tongue and eloquence of an angel, exhorting us to follow him as he followed Christ, and meet him where parting shall be n.o more. He being deiW, still speaketh by his works of faith and labours of lov~, saying~ "Fight on, ye conquering souls, fight on ! And when the conquest you have won, Then palms of victory you shall bear, And in his kmgdom have a share. And crowns of glory ever wear Inendliess day." P. S.-Your committee have been informed that our beloored brother BoWlIl1HJ, in his win, has De queathed one thousand dollars to the Missionary society of too Methodist E. Church, Sou~ for African Missione, and ~li!o several hundred doHars to the Ameriean C.ol.onization S 6.-Vl)lGINIA CONFERENCE, November lOth, 1841. Quest. 1. Wlw are admitted on trial! James. F. ,Brannin, John ,V. Howald, Alex. L. Hamilton, Geo. W. Trimyer, W m. Reed, Archibald Clarke, lra J. Thomas A. Pierce, Edwin J. Bell, Jo· Crenshaw, Alban P. Hooke. seph S. Shangle, Samuel Walsh, Chas. Quest. 4. Who are the deacons? W. Petherbridge, John B. Dey, Geo. Those marked thus* were ordained thiS year. "\V. Carter. C. Murrell, Benj. F. Woodward. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial! E. John S. Briggs, Robert A. Gregory, Peter F. August, Davjs P. Wills, John F. Brannin,* John W. Howard,'*' Thomas J. Bayton, John D. Blackwell, Arch~bald Clarke,* Ira J. Crenshaw/' Esmond A. Gibbs, John A. Doll, W m. Alban P. Hooke. * H. Wheelright, Riehard Ste·vens. Quest. 3. Who are admilled into lull Quest. 5. "'ho have been elected and constection? ordained eldera this year! Pirginia OonJerence, Not'ember lOlh, )847. 115 Thomas Diggs, Thomas H. Haynes, Whites. Col. White$. Col. J oho \V. W illian)s. Amherst 830 37 Sussex 494 8 --Soulihampton 548 ) 03 Quest. 6. Who have located tllis 4600 615 Smithfield 268 155 year? Randolph Macon Dis. Priuce George 364 26 R. Macon sta. 70 3 --- Richard B. Hope, John. W. Shack R. Macon cir. 256 34 4235 601 ford, Samuel Mullen, Augustus W. Mecklenburg 703]2 Norfolk Dis. Sale, W. W; Kone, James M. Lewis. Oreensville 251 38 Norfolk . 662 706 Northampton 719 12U Portsmouth 514 Quest. 7. Wlw are the supernumer Brunswick 592 42 Gosport 102 ary preachers? Lunenburg 340 12 African Church 482 Nottoway 353 1~ East~Ue 257 182 G. W. Charlton, L. Skidmore, G. Prince Edward 510 30 Suffolk 402 20( A. Bain, Vernon Eskridge' Farmville 99 40 Gates 7]) 143 Quest. 8. Who are the superannua --Murfreesboro 417 13 :1893 352 Edenton 82 320 ted or worn-out preachers? Pdt1'sburg Dis. Hertford 468 142 J ..C. Ballew, Joseph Pinnell, Bal Petersbury Wa· Elizabeth city J 58 217 lard E. Gibson, Samuel Phillips, J. A. shington lit. 515 Camden 557 330 Riddick. "Union 260 Pasq'uotank 800 130 " High st. 380 Princess Ann 1057 340 Quest. 9. fVI£o have been expelled Cheslerfield 757 3 Currituck 226 38 from the connection this year? Manchester 144 7 -- Powhatan 242 3 64133247 None. Amelia 523 36 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn RECAPITV LATfON. from the connection this year? Richmond District 4683 fi'i( Charlottesville " 4468 302 None. Lynchburg " 4000 615 Quefii. 11. Were all the preachers Randolph Macon District 3893 352 Petersburg " 4235 601 cllaracters examined? Norfolk " 64i3 3247 Tbis was strictly attended to, by calling over their names before the 28292 5691 I.ocaJ preaChers 165 Conference. Quest. 12. ffl'ho have died this year? 'rotal this year 284575691 Total last year 26868 5192 Gervas M. Keesee.* Quest. 13. What numbers are in so· Increase this year 1589 499 ciety? Quest. 14. What amounts are nec~[ Richmond Dis. Charlottesville Dis. .ary for the superannuated preach Whites. Col. Whites. Col. ers, and the widows and orphans of Richmond Charlottesville 89 16 preachers, and to make tip thedefi Trinity 456 240 Scottsville' 347 25 " Union 156 37 Fluvanna 486 67 ciencies of those who have not re " Cente'ry 350 80 J.ouisa 452 18 ceived their regular allowance on " Clay st. 56 Caroline 245 2 the circuits 1 New Kent 365 Hanover 634 34 James City 184 10 Warrenton 600 17 $3807' 70, Williamsburg 71 Culpepper 418 12 Quest. 15. How murh of this has Hampton 155 1 Madison 619:.1L been collected, and hoUJ has it been York and War· Albemarle 57tl 80 wick 287 15 -- applied? Gloucester 831 2 4468 302 Collected, $2256 97. Matthews 587 10 Lyrhburg Dis. King& Queen a46 14 Lychburg 370 192 To the Bishops 365 00 King William 144 12Bedford 907 171 G. A. Bain. 120 O() .K ing George 136 1 Campbell 898 118 Lay Stewards, 44 48 Westmoreland 2no 35 Charlotte .51l 71 Wm. E. Lee, 10 37 Lancaster 269 117 Cumberland 528 ] 1 --Buckingham 288 II J. Lear, 4 12 4683 574 Nelson 268 4 G. W. S. Harper, 85 4i ·See at the end of the minutes. V. Eskridge, 98 05 116 Virginia Conference, November 10th, 1847. .r. Pinnell and wife, 132 16 Albermarle, Davi(l Wood, John Rail. G. M. Keesee, 390 08 Scottsville, E. J. Bell. Mrs. Leigh and children, 87 48 Fluvannfl, Humphrey Billups, one to Mrs. Mahood and. children, 102' 54 be supplied. " Peyton, 56 08 Louisa, T. L. Royle, one to be sup. " Meade, 99 08 Caroline, Thomas Diggs. " Bass and child, 89 54 Hanover, Edward P. Wilson, G. W. " Blain, and child, 65 05 S. Harper,_ sup. " :Soyd, 81 58 Warrenton, Leo ROBser, John B. Dye, " Anderson, 89 08 W. H. Wheelwright. " Miles, 56 08 Culpepper, Joseph CaTBon, Thomas Bro. Norman's child, 13 46 A. Pearce. B. E. Gibson, wife and chil'ren 166 02 Madison and Harrisonburg, Martin Mrs. Brown and children, 131 97 .fl. Dunn, Jesse Powers, one to be Bro. Norfolk~s children, 49 55 supplied. Quest. 16. What hall been contri Blue Ridge Mi~siou, to be supplied. buted for the support of Missions; LYNCHBURGII DISTRICT, What for Sunday school books; G. W. Nolley, P. E. and what for the .flmerican Bible Lynchburgh, D. S. Doggett. Soci.&ty? Bedford, J. Lear, J. W. Howard. For Missions, $4432,88. Campbell, Wm. M. Ward, R. Ste. For Sunday Sehool Books, $809,65, phens. For the A. Bible Society, $1374,25. Charlotte, D. J. C. Slaughter, L. Skjd. Quest. 17. Irhere are the preachers more, sup. stationed this year? Cumberland, Jacoh Shough. RICHMOND DISTRIO'I'. Buckingham, R . .fl. Gregory. James E. Joyner, P. E. Nelson, Archibald S. Clarke. Richmond, John Earley Book agent, Amherst, H. D. Wood. L. M. Lee, agent and editor of the RANDOLPH MACON DISTRICT. Richmond C. Advocate. Joseph H. Davis, P. E. Trinity, John E. Edwards. Wm . .fl. Smith, President R. M. Col· Centenary, Jacob Manning. lege, B. R. Duval and Nathaniel Union, J. F. Brannin. Thomas, agents. Clay street, L. M. Lee. R. M. College, Wm . .fl. Smith.. New Kent, John A. Doll. Randolph Macon cir., John Bailey. Jamles city, ~ G. W. Andrews. Mecklenburg, Joseph, S. Shangle, one Yon, S to be supplied. Williamsburg, Alban P. Hooke. Greensville, Thomas Jones. Hampton, J. D. Blackwell. Northampton,· John W. White, G. Gloucester, One to be supplied, G. W. W. Trimyer. Carter. Brunswich, John W. Childs, one to Matthews, Francis J. Mitchell. be supplied. King and Queen, Wm. Grant. Lunenburg, Ira J. Crenshaw, one to King William, John S, Briggs. be supplied. King Georg~, B. F. Woodward. Nottoway, One to be supplied, A. L. Westmoreland, Reu·twell H. Gary, Hamilton. C. W. Petherbridge. Prince Edward,John n. Southall, T. Lancaster, Stephen W. Jones. J. Bay ton. Wesley Chapel Mission, to be sup. Farmville, John C. Garlick. CHARLOTTESVILSE DISTRICT. Nottoway and Meherrin Mission, M. Samuel T. Moorman, P. E. M. Dance. Charlottesville, Wm. W. Bennett., Northampton Mis. to be supplied. Virginia Oonference, Novemher loth, 1847. 117 PETERSBURG DISTRICT. African Church, to be supplied. W. B. Rowzie, P. E. Eastville, B. H. Johnson, one to be 'VashingtQn st., G. W. Langhorne. supplied. High st., Robert Michaels. Suffolk, S. Field. Union st., John Kerr~ Gates, Wm. J. Norfleet. Chesterfield, Robert Scott, G. W. Murfreesboro, K. Adams, H. M. Lin- Charlton, sup. ney. Manchester, E. C. Morrell. Edenton, Wm. H. Rohr. Powhatt~m, P. F. August. Hertford, John M. Saunder:r. Amelia, George N. Winfree. £lizabeth City, ,,'tn. Reid. Sussex, Davis P. Wills, one to be sup Camden, Thomas H. Ha:ynes. plied. Pasquotank, Wm. W. Kennedy. Southampton, J. lU . .I1rnold. Princess Anne, James P. Owen, E. Smithfield, Benj. Devaney, one to be A. Gibbs. supplied. Currituck Mission, to he supplied. Prince George,.I1. H. Stewart, Saml. Durantsneck and Pasquotank coloured Walsh, G. A. Bain, sup. mission, .Bllm Carver. NORFOLK DISTRICT. Quest. 18. Where and ,.chen shall Thomas Crowder, P. E. our next Conference be held? Norfolk, Henry B. Cow/es,.one to he supplied. At Elizabeth City, N. C. November Mariners Church, Wm. H. Sta1·r. 1st, 1848. Portsmouth and Gosport, James D. Coullfng, Vernon Eskrige, sup. Quest. 12. Who fume died this year? REV. GERVAS M. KEESEE, was born in Henrico Co., Virginia, March 25th 1805. His parents Charles and Mildred Keesee-both of whom were devoted Christians, and piOUSl members of the Methodist E. Church, died, while he was yet quite young, and left him to the care of an uncle, wpo took especial eare to bring him up fur God, and the church. In It:!~4, Mr. Keesee was happily eonverted, and became an experimental Christian. In 1826, he was licensed as a local preacher in the Methodist E. Church. He continued his ministerial labours in this capacity, until 1834, when, at a considerable sacrifice of his temporal interests, he gave up his worldly bus~ness, and joined the Virginia Annual Conference, which held its sel1Sion that year in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. From the time he connected himself with the Conference, till be enood his effective labours, his life was distinguished by a well tempered zeal, stability, and devotion to the work in which he was engaged, as a minister of Jesus Christ. For several yeaTS he was a Presiding Elder, and he served the chur~h, in this relation, with rema~kable useful'}ess and fidelity. He was much)Jeloved by the people of hIS pastoral care, on all the appomtments which he filled. _I\.t the Conference held in Lynchburg, Va., Hl44, he was appointed to the Portsmouth station, an appointment which he had filled several years before. He was most cordially received, and entered upon his work with his accustomed zeal and ability. But at an early period in his labours, he con tracted a 'Violent cold, which settled upon his lungs, and resulted in a pulmonalY affection. He was compelled to give up his charge, and retire to his farm in the country of bis nativity. Here he lin gered on until Nov. 14th 1847, when, during the session of the conference of which he was a mem ber, he breathed his last in great peace, and in the full assurance of a blessed immortality. A short time before his death be wrote thus to a friend-"I trust I am patiently suffering the will of God and waiting infult assurance of faith my deliverance." A widow and four children survive him. Mr. Keesee was a ~an. 7.-TENNESSEE CONFERENCE, November, 1848. Quest. 1. Who art admitted on trial! Stevens, John G. Ray, james W. C()O Robert G. Rawley, Berry MItchell ley, Irvin Jones, George W. Lentz, 118 Tennessee Conjerellce, Novemler, 18.4B. ]saac B. Walton, Thomas P. Critten John Page, Robert C. Jones, John den, Robert E. Neald, Thomas J. Nee D. Winne. Gilbert D. Taylor-4. ly, James H. Warfield, Elam A. Ste Ques. 9. Who have been expelled venson, John H. Birdsong-13. from the connection this year? Quest. 2. Who remain on trial! None. William W. Beard,Jared O. Church, Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn William P. Hickman, William H. from the connection this year' Hughes, John Matthews, Thomas None. Wainright-6. Quest. 1]. Were all tlte prea~her's Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full characters examined? connection? This was strictly attended by Andrew J. Couly. Ferdinand S. to, calling over their names before the Patway, Harbard H. Sullivan, Nathan Conference. iel W. Overall, Joseph S. Malone, M'Henry Sumner, Moses F. Earhart, Quest. 12. Who have died lids year'! Thomas B. Marks, James T. Bartee, None. John J. Pitman, Spencer C. Dickson, Quest. 13. What numbers are in 80- Arthur W. Smith, David H. Merri ciety? man-13. Nashville District. Murfreesboro'Disl. Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? Whites. Col. Murfreesboro' Nashville, M'- station, 136 150 William C. Johnson, James R. Kendree chao 430 !Stones rivercir. 4:30 7 M'Lure, Burwell B. Abernathy, Joseph Andrew charge Middleton, 651 52 B. West, Alpheus Mizell, James R. and At: mis. 312 440 Shelbyville stlt. 70 53 Plummer, Carroll C. Mayhew, Joseph Spruce at. chao 82 Rock creek cir. 690 140 Nashville cir. 290 15 Duck river, 452 37 Turrentine, Matthew P. Parham, Si Harpeth, • 738 Mt. Pleasant, 488 28 mon P. Whitten, William J. Cooley, Wesley, 506 4 Richland, 1090 69 John L. Hill, John W. Tarrant, Jo WIlliamson At: Stones river seph Myers, Joseph E. White, John miss. 506 A £ mis. 190 Spring Hillcir. 581 50 Mt Pleasant B. Hamilton-I6. Columbia sta. 199 30 Af. mm. 150 Quest. 5. Who ,have been elected and ~ - Richland At: ordained elders tid.,; year? 3138 1045 mls. 155 Lebanon District. -- Absalom H. Reams, Aaron J. Gil Sumner & Gal- 40071031 more, Asbury D.Overall, John B. Ste Ii ton, 674 Wine/lester District. venson, William Doss, Albert G. Kelly, SumnerA£m. 425Winchesterc. 361 136 Goose creek Co 972 Lincoln, 840 80 Willis G. Davis-7. Carthage, 263 Salem, 891 90 Quest.6. Who have located this .year? Lebanon sta. 105 56 Fayetteville st. 88 24 Lebanon cir. 807 18 Flint river cir. 383 30 Joseph B. Hollis, Isaac O. Wood Lebanon At: m. 300 Marshall, 488 49 ward, Abner Bowen, Milton Ramey, Union cir. 311· Bellefonte mis. 625 32 William B.Kelly, John Fitzgerald-6. Mill creek cir. 650 114 -- -- 3676 441 Quest. 7. Wlw are the supernumer 3782 913 Hunts'Dille District. al'y preachers lhis year? Cumberland Dist. Huntsville st. ~GO 86 Robert G. Irvine, R. Ledbetter, E. Smith's Fork Madison cir. 285 Clr. 1107 70 Madison Af.m. 117 J. Allen, Samuel W. Moreland, Joel Wartrace, 454 21 Limestone cir. 636 163 Whitten, Cornelius M'Guire, W. Jared, Cumberland, 1108 II Limestone Af. Abram Overall, Charles B. Fariss, Livingston, 944 70 mis. 120 William H. Adams, H. P. Turner, T. White Plams Athenssta. 163 84 mISs. 159 7 Decatur 80!} P. Holman, F. H. Harris, William H. Sparta circuit, 575 74 Somerville, 45 20 Wilkes, Willis G. Davis, John B. Ha Short Mount. 435 30 Lawrence Cir. 851 77 milton, James W. Allen-..17. Hickory creek,783 181 Lawrence Af. Quest. 8. WhtJ are the superannuated Bedford, 1045 153 mis. 170 preachers this yea?'? 6610 717 2320 064 Tennessee Con/erepce, 1848. 119 Whites. Col. Whites. Col. S. W. Moreland, 4 90 Florence District. Wayne, ~78 25 C. C. Mayhew, 7 10 Franklin dr. 517 32Sa17annah. 600 30 Franklin At: m. 215 Swan, 660 45 J. T. Bartee, 7 10 Russell.' s valley Cumbenend C. M'Guire, 50 00 cir. 401 9 Iron Works, 48 103 'V. Jared, 20 00 Chickasaw, 187 -- C. B. Hollis. 40 00 Chickasaw At: 3742 479 ~ mission, 247 Clarks'Dille Dist. J. A. Walkup, 60 00 rJorence eta. lOB 25Montgomeryc.512 Goldman Green, 20 00 Tuscumbia, ] 03 107 Montgomery D. Womack, 40 00 Cypress cir. 509 12 Af. mis. 114 70 00 Cypress Af. m. 1 01 Clarksville sm. 234 G. 'V. Dye, Shoal cir. 775 130 Clarksville cir. 199 M. Earhart, 10 00 pulaski sta. 129 37 Asbury, 607 John Page, 25 00 ---Asbury Af. m. 367 J. D. Winne, 50 00 2729 915 Red river cir. 633 44 45 00 Dour District. Whites' creek, 397 James Dixon, Dover cir. 525 76 Wbites' creek R. C. Jones, 50 00 Waverly 355 40 At: mis. 273 Sister T~ylor, 50 00 Buffalo mis. 113 FountaIn Head " Dodson, 50 00 Standing Rock clfcuit. 69l 66 50 00 .circuit, 229) 2 ---- " Boucher, Dickson, 447> 20 3273 864 Balance disposed of by Conf. 18 30 Centreville, 489 126 -- RECA PI·rULATION. $1067 85 Whites. Col. Quest. 16. What has been contri Nashville District. 313~ 1045 buted for the support of mislJions, Lebanon " 3782 91:3 on the forp.going accounts l and how Henkle, Editors Nashville C. Advo has it been applied? cate. $1067 85. Appropriated as follows: Columbia Female Institute, Jared O. Church. 'rhe Bishops, $360 00 H. A. Graves, 38 00 LEBANON DISTRICT. A. H. Reams, '2 45 Robert C. Hatton, P. E. 120 Tennessee Conference, 1848. Gallatin cir. Thoms W. Randle. Flint River, George W. Winne. Goose creek, Burkett F'. Ferrill. Marshall, James T. Bartee, B. M. Ste La Fayette, Joseph Myers. vens. Oarthage circuit, Charles G. Foster. Belle.fonte mise Joseph Smith, R. E. Lebanon station, James R. Plummer, Neald. _John Kelly, sup. Bedford, James R. M'Clure. D. R. Lebanon circuit, Joseph Willis, John Hooker, C. M'Gui"e, sup . .fl. Jones, .flbram Overall, sup. HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. Union, George W. Sneed. Samuel S. Moody, P. E. Fountain Head, Jesse J. Ellis, Jesse Huntsville sta. .fldam S. Riggs. Tw-rentine. Madison, Solomon S. Yarbrough, H. Sumner Af. mis. Moses Earhart. P. Turner, sup. Lebanon Af. mis. To be supplied. Limestone, Dawson P help8~ S. P. CUMBERLAND DISTRICT. Whitten James W. .flllen, sup. William Burr, P. E. Athens sta. Lewis C. Bryan, T. P. Smith's Fork, Asbury D. Overall, Holman, sup. Thomas Wainwright. Decatur, William Doss. War Trace, Burwell B. Abernathy, S. Lawrence, James G. Henly, William W. Moreland, sup. W. Beard, GoTman Green, sup. Cumberland, John .fl. Walkup, T. J. Madison Ar. mis. Stanford Lassiter. Neely, Joel Whitten. Limestone Ar. mis. Wm. H Johnson. Livingston, John L. Hill. Lawrence Af. mise Loyd Richardson. Obey's River, Arthur W. Smith. Ten. Conf. Female Institute, R. H. Sparta, Harbard H. Sullivan, W. Jar- Rivers, B. H. Hubbard. rard, sup. FLORENCE DISTRICT. Short Mountain, .flbsalom H. Reams. Finch P. Scruggs, P. E. Hickory creek, John ·B. Stevenson. Franklin cir. W. P. Kendrick,T. P. White Plains mis. John J. Pitman. Orittenden, F. H. Harris, sup. MURFREESBORO' DISTRICT. Russell's Valley, Nathaniel W.Overall. Chickasaw, Justinian ffilliams. Ambrose F. Driskill, P. E. Florence sta~ Alpheus Mizell. Murfreesboro' sta. Smith W. Moore. Tuscumbia, Joseph S. Malone, Stones River, Benjamin R. Gant, E. Cypress, J.Jones, sup. O. E. RaglfJnd, W. J. Allen, G. Daves, sup. Middleton, Thomas Marks, O. B. D. Shoal, If'illiam P. Nichol, William P. Ooalson, C. B. sup. Fal'iss, Hickman. Rock Creek, Sion Record, William Pulaski sta. John W. Philips. Hughes. Bear Creek mis. John G. Ray. Duck River, .fllbert G. Kelly, William Franklin Af. mis. James Gaines. H. Wilkes, ~up. Cypress Af. mis. II. .fl. Gra.ves. Mount Pleasant, John F. Hughes. Chickasaw Af. mise John H. Mann. Richland, W. R. J. Husbands, George IJa Grange College, Edward Wads· W. Lentz. worth. Mt. Pleasant.Af. mise John M'Kelvy. DOVER DISTRIOT. Richland Af. mis. Dan.iel H. Jones. Garrett W. Martin, P. E. WINCHESTER DISTRICT. Dover, Jordan Moore, Matthew p. John Sherrill, P. E. Parham. Winchester cir. .fl. J. B. Foster. Waverly, John M. Tarrant. Lincoln, Spencer C. Dickson"M'Hen- Dickson, .!111ison .flkin. ry Sumner. Savanna~, Joseph E. White, William Salem, Logan D. Harwell, James H. J. Cooly. Birdsong. C.emenille, Drury Womack, Elam A. Fayetteville sta. Aaron J. Gilmore. Stevenson. Indian Mission Conference, 1847. 121 Wayne, David H. Merryman. Asbury Af. mis. Elisha Carr. Swan, Andrew Conly, Robert G. Raw White's Creek Af. mis. Wm. Randle. ley. Clarksville Female Academy, Joseph Montgomery, John S. Williams Wit E. Douglass. ?iam B. Walker, sup. Philip P. Neely, Agent for Tran Buffalo mis. James W. Conly. sy I vania University. Cumberland Iron Works, To be sup ff7illiam G. Gould, Agent for La plied. Grange College. Dickson Af. mise Jolm ltI. Nolen. Ethelbert H. Hatcher, Agent for CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. American Bible Society. .flle:1!fllnder L. P. Green, P. E. Thomas Maddin transferred to 1.. ou Clarksville sta . .I1lexander R. Erwin, isville Conference, and appointed P. George W Dye, sup. E. to the Louisville District. Clarksville cir. Lewis Adams. Robert L • .Bndrews and N. A. D. Asbury, Levi R. Dennis, One to be Bryant transferred to the Memphis supplied. Conference. Red River, T. N. Lankford, J. H. Quest. 18. Wher.e and when shall Warfield, William H . .I1dams, sup. the next conference be held? Whites' Creek, l"larlin Clarke. At Clarl;;sville, Tenn., Nov. 1,1848. Mill Creek, Cornelius Evans, Isaac B. Walton. 8'-INDIAN MISSION CONFERENCE, November 4, 1847. Quest. L What preachers' are ad None. mi~ted on trial? Quest. 8. Who are the Superannu Jessee S. M'Allister, Richard M. ated, or worn-out preachers? Parrett-2. John Boston. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial P Quest. 9. Who hdve been expelled Walker Carey, William Proctor, from the connexion this year? Daniel Asbury, Pascal Fish...... 4. None. Quest. 3. Who are admitted intofull connection 1 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn John H. Carr, Maecinaw Boasch from the connection this year? man, Isaac Chuckmubbee, Walte.r A. None. Duncan; Dixon W. Lewis-5. Quest. 11. .I1re all the preachers Quest. 4. Who are tlte deacons 1 blameless in life and conversation? Walter D. Collins, Jsaae Chuck Their names were called, and their mubbee, Dixon W. Lewis, John Bos characters examined and passed, one ton, and Maccinaw Boaschman, and by one. Walter A. Duncan, who have been or Quest. 12. Who have diedtMs year? dained this year,-6. Quest. 5. Who have been elected and None. ordained Eldera this year? Quest. 13 •. What number8are in ~o Andrew Cumming, John H. Carr, ciety? -2. Kansas River Dis. Ind. Whites. Ind. Whites. P otawattomie 3 Quest. 6. Who have located this Indian Man. Chippewa Wea year? Lab. School 20 19 and Sacks 37 None. Shawnee, 140 Kansas Delaware 50 -- Quest. 7. Who are the 8upernume. Kickapop 30 446 22 ,.ari~? Wyalldott 169 122 Indian. Mission Conference, 1847. Cherok'!.(1 Dis. Ind.Wroteil. Kickapoo, Pascal Fis.h. lInd. Whites. New Hope Wyandott, Edward T. Peery. Roberts School Schools and &, station 1 2 Station 37 7 Potowattomie, (no appointment this Seneca, and U. Moshu'atubbe 143 3 year. Cherokee 487 7 Doaksville 443 5 Chippewa, Wea, and Sacks, Maccinaw Barren Fork 223 5 Chiameetchee Boaschman. Creek Agency 314 1 and Boggy 461 (j North Fork & Brushy 27 5 Kansas, (no appointment this year.) Little River 257 4 Chickasaw 11 10 CHEROKEE DISTRIOT. Tahlequah 192 12M'Kendree Thoma8 Hurlburt, P. E. Webbers F aUs 9 8 School & sta. L. Cherokee 388 Rob'son school Roberts M. L. School and station, for the Quapaws, Samuel G. Pattet'80Tl, 1l:!71 39 1128 36 James Essex. Clwcraw Dis. Fort Coffee & Seneca and Upper Cherokee, David B. Cumming, W m. M'Intosh. RECA PlTULA.·l'JON. Ind. Whites. Col. Saline, John F. Boot, William Proctor. Kansas River District 446 22 3 Tahlequah, John T. Peery. Cherokee " 1871 39 ~1 Barren Fork, Thomas Bertholf. Choctaw " 1128 36 ]49 Lower Cherokee & ~ W. A. Duncan. 3445 97 273 Webbers Falls, S Walker Carey. Local preachers 32 MUSCOGEE DISTRICT. 3477 97 273 Thomas B. Ruble. P. E. C'Tl'and Total 3847 Asbury Manual Labour School and sta Last year 311:12 tion among the .creeks, Thomas B. Ruble. Increase this year 665 Clleek Agency circuit, Wm• .fl. Cobb. Quest. 14. What amounts are neces North Fork and Little River, Walter sary for the superannuated preach D. Collins, Dan. Asbury. ers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the de CHOCTAW DlSTRICT. ficiencies of those who have not ob Nathaniel M. Talhot, P. E. .tained their regular allowance? Fort Coffee Manual Labour School, New Hope Fern. School and station, None. Jesse S. M'Alister. Quest. 15. What has been collected, M'Kendree M. L. Rchool and station, and how applied1 among the Chickasaws, Wesley None collected or applied. Browning. Doaksville circuit, John H. Carr, one Quest. 16. What has been contribu to be supplied. ted/or the support of missions, what Robertson Neighbourhood School, for Sunday school booky, and what Erastus. B. Duncan. to aid the .I1merican Bible Society Moshulatubbee, Jolm.Page. and its auxiliaries? Chiameechee and Boggy, Dixon W. For Missions, six hundred and Lewis, Isaac Chuc]i.mubbee, twenty-four dollars and sixty cents. Brushy, to be supplied. For Sunday School books, twenty-five Chic]\asaw, Ezekiel Couch. dollars; and for Bibles, nothing. .I1ndrew Cumming. is transferred to Quest. 17. 1there art: the preachers East Texas Conference, and Tho stationed this year? mas W. Mitchell, to St. Louis Con KANSAS RIVER DISTRICT. ference. Learner B. Sttatezer P. E. Quest. 18. Where and wI,en shall Indian M. L. School and sta., Thomas our next Conference be held? Johnson, Tyson Dines. At Muddy Spring. Flint Post-office, Shawnee, Learner B. Stateler. eight miles west of Evansville, in Flint Delaware, Nathan T. Shaler. District of the Cherokee Territory. .!1rkansas Conference, November, 1747. 123 9.-ARKANSAS CONFERENCE, Nov. 17, 1847. Quest. 1. What preachers are admit Quest. 11. Are all the preachers ted on trial? blameless in life and conversation? Jesse M. Boyd. Russell M. Morgan, Their names were called, and their Joseph Renfrow, Elijah F. M·Nabb-4. characters examined and passed one by Quest. 2. Who rema'in on trial? one. William L. Guthery, James M. Ro Quest. 12. Who have died this year? gers, Joseph M. Stevenson, Joseph Abram D. Overall. and William G. Tinnap, Robert M. Kirby, James Bell, young men of promise. in thei!: Rice-6. first year on trial, died in peace. Quest. 3. Who are admitted into Quest. 13. l-Fhat numbers are in full connection? Society? John O. Alexander, Jas. W. Lloyd, Little Rock District. Whites. Col. Jacob W. Shook, Jonathan D. Stockton, Whites. Cot Archidelphia, 2:31 18 Hazael A. Sugg, Lewis Lively, . Little Rock, 76 175 Blue Bayou, 265 38 P. Searcy, 94 26 Mountain mis. 244 (10 William O. Williams-7. Little Red Riv- Little River, ] 71 31 Q·uest. 4. Who are the Deacons? er mission, 90 ) 0 Camden cir. 230 96 Batesville, 505 HI:) Red Riyel A£ Ambrose M. Barrington, Stevens Smith-ville, 184 21 mls. 150 Farrish, Theophilus E. Garrett, James Athens mission, 94 6 ---- W. Shipman; and also John G. Alex Louisburg, 130 4 1733 393 ander, James W. Lloyd, Jacob W. Perryville, 60 2 Pine Bluff District. Benton, 216 27 Pine Bluff, 129 193 Shook, :Tonathan D. Stockton, Hazael Elizabeth, 116 25 Napoleon, 90 109 A. Sugg, Lewis P. Lively, ·William O. ----Arkansas, 102 22 Williams, who have been ordained this 1565 394 Columbia, 43 ] 24 Fayette'Dille District. Harrison, 190 46 year-lIe Fayetteville, 4(i5 47 Warren, 63 7 Quest. 5. 117 ho have been elected and Fort Smith & l Princeton, 218 40 ordained Elders this year? Van Buren, 5 68 57 ~Idorado, 349 76 Fort Smith cir. 173. 1 White Oak m. 127 2 Gideon W. Cottingham, Thomas O. Van Buren c. 274 10 --- T. Steele-2. Dardanelle, 126 19 1311 619 Quest. 6. Who have located this Clarkesville, 607 30 Helena District. Yellville mis. 135 00 Helena, 2410 69 year? Carrollton, 462 19 Old 'fown. A7 26 Hezekiah W. Balch, Jacob Custer, Bentonville, 183 20 Mt. Vernon, 177 24 Mason B. Lowry, Nathan Taylor, John Jasper mission, 96 00 Greene mis. 109 00 ---- Marion, 50 10 F. Truslow, John B. Stanford, Samuel 2589 203 Oceola, 93 12 Clark-7. Washington District. Lawrenceville, 72 06 Quest. 7. Irho are the supernumerary Washington, 478 32 ---- Lafayette, 18 00 788 141 preachers? Camden, 96 28 None. RE~APITV LAno!'!. Quest. S. 117 ho are the superannu Whites. Col. ated or worn-out preachers? Uttle Rock District, 1565 394 Fayetteville " 2589 203 John Harris, William P. Ratcliffe, Washington ,. 17:~3 393 Jacob Whiteside. Pine Bluff, " 1311 619 Helena 788 141 Quest. 9. Who have been expelled " from the connection this year? 7986 1750 None. Local Preachers, 148 00 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn 8134 ]750 from the connection this year? Numbers last year, 7510 1712 None. Increase 624 4i::! 124 .I1rkansas Conference, 1847. Quest. 14. What amounts are neces Van Buren and F't Smith, H8.zael A. sary for the superannuated preach Sugg. ers, and to make up the dificiencus Fort Smith circuit, (To be supplied.) of those who have not obtained .their Ozark, Ttavis Owen. regular allowance on the ci1'cuits? Clarkesville, John M. Steele. Three thousand eight hundred and Dardanelle, William L. Guthery. sixty-four dollars and eighty cents. Carrollton, !lussell M. Morgan. Bentonville, (To be supplied.) Quest. 15 What has been collected Missions-Yellville, (To be supplied.) on lhe foregoing accounts, and how Jasper, (To be supplied.) !tas it been applied? WASHINGTON DISTRICT. There has been the sum of one hun dred and ninety-four dollars collected, William Moores, P. E. and it has been applied as follows : Washington, Lewis P ..Liv~ly. Camden, James W. ShIpman. To the superannuated preach. $116 80 Camden circuit, Jacob W. Shook. To the widow of a preacher, 37 15 Archidelphia, Robert W. Kirby. "fo make up def. to preachers, 40 05 Blue Bayou, Levi C4 Adams. $194 00 Montgomery, JosephM. Stevenson. Missions-Little River, Tliomas G. Quest. 16. What has been contri· To Steele. bufedfor the support of lUis.~ion8? Red River African mission, (To be What lvr Sunday school books? (supplied.) and what to aid the .I1merican Bi Agent for the Washington Seminary, ble Society and its auxiliaries? Lewis S. Marshall~ Fol' Missions, Four hundred and PINE BLUFF DISTRICT. sixty~eight dollars, and three bales of cotton and a pledge for 100 dollars at Juba Establ'ook, P. E. the missionary meeting during the con· Pine Bluff, Ambrose M. Barrington. ference. Fur Sunday schaul books, Napoleon, William T. JJnaers,on. the amount contributed has been One Arkansas, Joseph Renfrow. hundred and eleven dollars; and for Columbia, (To be supplied.) BIBLES, not one cent.'!! Harrison, William Finn. Princeton, William O. Williams. Quest. 17. Where are the preachers Eldorado, Calvin M. Slover. stationed tltis Ylar? Warren, William B. Mason. LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT. White- Oak, (To be supplied.) Andrew RunteI', P. E. HELENA DISTRICT. Little Rock, Charles P. Turrentine. Fountain Brown, P. E. Benton John Cowie. H elena, Gideon W. Cottingham. Searcy John G. Alexander. Lawrenceville, Jonathan D. Stockton. Louisburg, James M. Rogers. Mount Vernon, J aseph Tinnan. Batesville, John J. Roberts. Mississippi, James W. Lloyd. Elizabeth, Slehhen Carlisle. Marion, .!11exander .!1very. Smithville, James Rice. Oceola, Theophillls E. Garrett. Missions-Salem, John H Blakely. Missions-Greene, Elijah F. M'Nabb. Little Red River, Stevens Farrish. Old Town, ('fo be supplied.) Perryville, Jesse M. Boyd. Quest. 18. Where and when sflall FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. our next conference be held? John Harrell, P. E. At Pine Bluff, at such time as Bish Fayetteville, Thomas Stanford. op Andrew shall appoint. 111emphis Conference, 1847. 125 lO.-MEMPHIS CONFERENCE, 1847. Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial? Quest. 9. Who have been expelled James Culpepper, James M. Hamp from th, connection this year? ton, John P. Richardson, James C. None. Mahan, Alexander B. Winfield, Fran Quest. 11. JlVere all the preachers cis Howze, Bryant Medlin-7. characters examined? Quest. 2. Who remain on t,ial! This was strictly attended to, by Augustus R. Winfield, Clement C. calling over their names before the Glover, Guilford Jones, William W. Conference. Peeples, William E. Sullivan, Peter J. Quest. 12. Who have died this yea,.? Kelsey, Levi B. Lee, Henry Copeland, Samuel M. Blackshire, Joseph Johnson, None. Egbert H. Osborne, Jesse P. Lowery, Quest. 13. What numbe1's are in so William J. Mahan, Valentine H. Hey, ciety? John F. Blythe, James H. Stephens Memphis Dis. Sommerville Dis, -]6. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Memphis sta. 323 322 Sommerville Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full South Memphis 160 sta. 91 38 connection? Holly :Springs Sommerville ct. sm. 250 161 and mis. 658 239 Robert V -Taylor, William H. Leigh, HoJly~Springs Randolph cir. 363 91 E. H. Rhodes, John Moss, A. B. Fly cir. 838 261 Wesley cir. & -5. Marshall eir. 869 340 mise 680 301 Hernando cir. 470 243 Ripley eir. 346 22 Que~. 4.· lVIzo are the Deacons? Chulahoma cir,378 78 Brownsvillecir. Those marked thus* were ordained this year. Panola eir. 118 229 and mis. 440 332 H. Oxford cir. 464 85 Denmark eir. Robert V. Taylor,* WilHam Delta eir. 131 31 and mise 487 203 Leigh,* E. H. Rhodes,* John Moss,* ----Bear Creek cir. 473 39 A. B. Fly,* James W. Knott, E. M. 4001 1750Henderson cir.659 45 Nichol, Robert Martin, Christenberry Grenada Dis. La Grange eir. Grenada sta. 95 6I anq mis. 700 300 Lee, D. O. Andrews, D. C. Wells, Grenada cir. 175 95 Whiteville cir • .Benjamin A. Hayes, J. Perry-12. Coffeevillect. 7J8 37 and mis. 504 222 Quest. 5. ",no have been elected and " mise 120 --- Pontotoc eir. 646 60 5401 1832 ordained eldel's this year? Houston cir. 587 100 Jackson Dis. William C. Robb, William H. Seat, Aberdeen sta. ]74 121 Jackson sta. 145 76 Aberdeen cir. 263 Jackson cir. 892 69 W' W. Caulder-3. Prarie col. mis. 569 Dyersburg cir. 224 29 Quest. 6. Who have located litis Talahatchie Trenton sta. 84 24 year? CIr. 55 55 Trenton cir. 970 125 ---Lexington cir. 507 55 Thomas Joyner, John Kesterson, 2713 1218 Huntingdon Henry C. Thweatt, J. F. Collins, Ben Salem Dis. mis. 317 10 jamin Barham, James J. Allison, Wil Salem cir. & Paris eir. 891 219 liam J. Brown-7. mis 502 30 Camden cir. 577 9 Emory. cir. 500 125 ---- Quest. 7. Who are the 8upernume Itawamba cir. 433 123 4607 616 Fulton cir. 366 39 Paducah Dis. rary pre.achers? J aeinto eir. 499 35 Paducah sta. 112 20 James G. Acton, Francis A. Owen, l!:astport cir. 452 39 Paducah/mis. 273 11 W. S. Jones, Reuben Ellis, Nathaniel Porter's Creek Benton mise 410 .R. J arratt-5. mis. 366 11 Murray cir. 797 15 Clover Creek Clinton eire 694 56 Quest. 8. Who are the superanuated mis. 23!} 5 Moscow cir. 713 18 01' worn-out preachers? Purdy cir. 762 48 Dresden cir. 817 70 ----Troy cir. 215 7 Francis J. Parker, Joseph Travis, 4119455 ---- Elias Tid well, S. W. Carson-4. 4031 197 126 Memphis Conference, 1847. UEC..lPITflLATIQN. Bishops 350 00 Whites. Col. Memphis District, 4001 ]750 Otherwise appropriated by con- Grenada " 2713 1218 ference 3 33 Salem " 4119 455 Summerville" 54(H 1832 S1767 33 Jackson " 4607 616 Paducah " 4031 197 Quest. 16. What has been contributed Local Preachers 344 for the support of Missions, and what/or the publication Bibles, Total number 25216 6068 of Total last year 23601 6003 Tracts, and Sunday School Books? For Missions, $6468 59. Increase this year 1615 65 Quest. 17. Where are the preachers Quest.. 14. What amounts are neces stationed this yeat'? sal'yfor the 8uperanuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of MEMPHIS DISTRICT. preachers, and to make up the deji S. G. Starks, P. E. ciencie8 of those who have not ob Memphis sta., M. J. Blackwell, D. tained their regular allowance on W.Garrard. the circuits? South Memphis 8ta., L. D . .A/ultiM. Answer, $S455 73. Memphis col. mis., S. Watson. Quest. 15. What has been c-ollected Holly Springs 8ta., S. J. Henderson. Holly Springs sta. and col. mis., S. R. on the foregoin{( account8~ and flow has it been applied? Davidson. Holly Springs cir., Thomas Smith From cir. and stations, 81678 68 L. H. Davis, N. Janett, sup. ' Div. N. C. Advocate. 50 00 Holly Springs cir. col. mis. Wm. R. Public collection at c~nfer- Dickey. ence, 38 65 Marshall cir., 1Vm. L. Bonner, J. G· .I1cton, sup. 1767 33 Marshall col. mis. S. Gillaland. And appropriiil.ted as follows: Hernando cir. Benj. Watson. W. R. Dickey $124 00 Hernando col. mis. J. Williams. H. Copeland 7 00 Chulahoma cir., E. J. Williams, A. A. B. Fly 6 00 R. Winfield. M. Blaekshire 12 00 Bellemont cir., M. H. Neal, A. B. J. H. Stephens 12 00 Winfield. V.H.lley 1200 Oxford cir., .11. Davis. F. J. Parker 50 00 Panola cir., R. L • .I1ndrews. J. P. Stanfield 66 00 Delta cir., James Culpepper. M. F. Mitchell 41 00 W. H. Leigh 17 00 GRANA1JA DISTRICT. E. I... Ragland 20 00 T. L. Boswell, P. E. E. Tidwell 100 00 Granada sta., Wm. H. Seat. W. S. Jones 116 00 Granada cir., J.F. Blythe. J. D. Rhodes 25 00 Coffeeville cir., R. S. Collins. S. B. Carson 150 00 Charlston cir., A. B. Fly, C. C. Glover, Mrs. M'Leod 100 00 Coffeeville col. mis. J. W. Bates, J. " Holland 100 00 M. Hampton. " M'Pherson 30 00 Pontotoc cir., ./1. C. Chrislwlm. " Taylor 150 00 Houston cir., J. F. Walch,J. Johnson. " Dodson 50 00 Aberdeen sta., W. Warren. " Ledbetter 70 00 Aberdeen cir., J. N. Man(lf. " Pearson 50 00 A berdeen col., mis., to be supplied, " Cole 100 00 Prarie col. mis •. to be supplied, North Carolina Con~rence, 1847. 121 SALEM DISTRICT. JACKSON DISTRICT. Wm. MFerrin, P. E. G. W. D. Harris, Po' E. Salem cir., R. M. Tarrent, D. C. Jackson sta.; E. M. Nicol. Wells. Jackson cir., J. A. Vincent, J. A. C. Emory cir., R. Martin, S. M. Black· Manly. shire. Trenton sta., J. W. Nott. Itawamba cir., D. O. Andrews. Trenton cir., W. JV. Caulclel', R. V. Fulton cir., D. SaM. Taylor, V. H. Hey. Jacinto cir., L. B. J... ee. Lexington cir., Wm. J. Mahan, W. Eastport cir., T. J. Lowrey. W. Peeples. Porter's Creek cir., J. D. Rhodes. Paris sta., B. A. Hays. Clover Creek mis., B. Medlin. Camden cir., J. P. Lowry. Purdy cir., C. Lee, R. Ellis, sup. Paris cir., N. Sullivan, J. Perry, 'V. SOMERVILLE DISTRICT. Jones, sup. M. Brock, P. E. Jackson Female Institute, L. Lea pre. Somerville sta., J. H. Brooks. A. W. Jones, prof. Somerville cir., P. Tuggle, F~ A~ J. T. Baskerrifle, AgentJa('.kson F. In· Howze. stitute and Centenary Fund. Somerville col. mis., J. R. Walke,'. PADUCHA DISTRICT. Randolph cir., N. A. D. Bryant. R. Gregory, P. E. Wesley cir., J. W. MFarland, J. P. Paducha sta., W. C. RoM. Richardson. Lorelisville mis., W. E. Sullivan. Wesley col. mis., Wm. Lambden. Benton mis., W. H. Leigh. Ripley cir., E. L. Ragland. Murray cir., E. H. Rhodes, J. G~ Brownsville cir., F. Bynam. Mahan. Brownsville col. mis. H. Copeland. Clinton cir., J. M. Major, J. Moss. Denmark cir., G. Jones. Moscow cir., G. H. Bransford, J. H. Denmark col. mis. J W. Walkup. Btepnens. Mount Pinson cir., J. Randel. Dresden cir., J P Stanfield. Henderson cir., M. F. Mitchell. Troy cir., P . .T. Kelsy. La Grange cir., C. B. Harris, E. H. Wm. M'Mahan, Agent for Mis. Society. Osborn. Ezekiel Couch transferred to the In- La Grange co). mis. G. W. Faribee. dian Mission Conference. Whiteville cir., D. J. Allen. Quest. 1 B. T1Th-ere and when shall Whiteville col. mis., Wm. N. Morgan. our next Conference be held. At Aberdeen, Miss., Nov. 15, 1B4B. ll.-NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE, December lst., 1847. Quest. I. Who are admitted on trial? Joyner, Nathan Anderson was re-ad John W. Wilson, Alexander Gattis, mitted-5 .. W m. O. Reid, James M. Fulton, Bird Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? S. Turner, Richard R. Dunkley-6. Those marked thus" were ordained this year. Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? Allen S. Andrews, Rufus T. Heflin, W m. II. Bobbitt, La Fayette ·W. Thomas Moses, Thomas B. Reekes, Martin, Samuel M. Frost, T. M. Jef Lemmon Shell, Joel W. Tucker, Alsa ferson, Wm. J. Parks, Charles K. H. Tucker. Thomas S. Cassaday,* Parker-·6. John W. Floyd,'" Joseph B. Martin,* Quest. 3. Who are admitted into -10. full· connexion? Quest. 5. IF ho have been ,lected and Thomas S. Cassaday, John W. ordained Elders this year? Floyd, Joseph B. Martin, Peter H. David W. Doub, Evan E. Freeman, 128 North Carolina Cpnjerence, Novemher, 1827. Soloman H. Helsabeck, AbsatomOwen, Washi7!gton Pis. Newbern Dis. N. H: D. Wilson, Peter H. Joyner-6. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Washington 1I8 40o-Newbern 256 800 Quest. 6. Who have located this Roanoke 6613 \l5 Snow Hill 429 287 year? Plymouth 85 29 Smithfield 267 18 Pierce W. Yarrell. Tarboro 276 77 Sampson, 659 411 Columbia 325 84 Duplin 267332 Quest, 7. Who ate the supernumer Mattamuskeet 352 108 Topsail 188 28'1 ary preachers? Bath 43 36 Onslow 359 270 Portsmouth & Trent· 493 382 Adllison Lea, Henry Gray-2. OcracoM I 10 I 0 Beaufolit 210 191 Quest. 8. Who are the superanuated Neuse 256 175 Straits 152 50 or worn-out TJreache1's ? Roanoke mis, 96 Lenoir mill. 39 40 James Patterson, William Holmes, 2235 )030 33193362 Joshua Bethel, Thos. R. Brame, Thales RECAPITULRTION. Raleigh District 4491 ]736 M'Donald, John A. Miller, J. R. M'ln: Salisbury " 6753 ]035 tosh, Rob. C. Maynard, H. H. Tippett, DanviUe " 3510 587 James Purvis, Thomson Garrard, John Washington District 2235 1030 H. Watson. Newbern" 3319 3362 Local preachers 139 Quest. 9. Who have withdrawn this year? Total this year 20308 7750 None. Total last year 20130 6811 Quest. 10. Who have been expelled 178 939 this year? Quest. 14. "Pilat amounts m'e neces None. sary for the superannuated preach Quest. 11. Were all the preachers ers, anci the widows and orphans oj characters examined? preachers, and to make up the defi· This w~s strictly attended to, by ciencies of those who have not ob calling over their names before the tained their regular alrowen_cd on Conference. tile circuit? Quest. 12. Who have died this year:! Answer, $3763 30. Wm. Compton, Rufus Wiley, James Quest. 15. What has been collectM W. Jeter, George W. Nicholsol1.* on the foregoing accounts, and how Quest. 13. What numbeJ;s are in so has it been applied? ciety? Collected for Bishop's, viz: Raleioh Dis. Whites. Col. Raleigh District $49 34 Whites. Col. Surry 350 24 Salisbury " 40 00 Raleigh city 168 192 Jonesville 653 43 Washington" 40 00 City mis. 25 Wilkes 605 80 'far River 761 79Iredell 1015 200 Danville " 40 00 Raleigh cir., 344 47 Salisbury 154 70 Newbern " 33 25 Granville 766 92 -- Hillsboro 659 83 6753 1035 S202- 59 Chapel Hill 51 5 Danville Dis. Orange 305 6{) Danville 75 3 Amount appropriated by ge- Haw River 686 202 Person 399 78 neral conference 200 00 Pittsboro 63 104 Pittsylvania 453 40 Henderson 351 51 Henry 319 60 -259 Tar River mis. 212 21 Rockingham 503 61 S - -~- Caswell 686 3~ 4491 J736 Franklin 385!:!6 Collections from circuits and, - &lisbury Dis. Patrick 65 10 stations. $9,47 41 Greensboro 122 96 Alleghany !tIn 18 Collection at Greensboro 25 00 ~ocklilville 760 174Halifax: 419 36 Davidson 701 105 Dan R. mis. l63 Draft of M'Ferrin & Henkle 50 00 Randolph 852 40 - __._ Treasurer of Relief Society 108 00 Guilford 550 85 31) 10 587 Stokes 961 118 $1333 00 '" See at the end of minutei. NQrth Carolina Conference, November, 1847. 129 By this amount paid bishops $200 00 Salisbury, Allen S. Andrews. By specific appropriations, viz: Greensboro & ~ Peter Doub, and Jos. Mrs. Jeter and children $100 00 GuilCoJd, SB. Martin. Mrs. Spec~ and children 50 00 Randolph, Sol. H. Helsabeck. Peter Doub 50 00 Davidson, John T. St. Clair. Iredell, John Tillett, one to be sup. ~200 00 Wilkes, James D. Lumsden, J. H. Jefferson. By dividends, viz: Jonesville, Wm. H. Bobbitt. Mrs. T. Turner $36 31 Surry, D. H. Davis. Mrs. Jeter and children 95 85 Stokes, 'V. J. Duval, H. Gray, sup. Mrs. Speck. and children 83 00 B. T. Blake and J. Ja.mieson, Profes- John R. M'Intosh 36 31 sors in Greensboro Female College. John H. 'tVatson 72 62 DANVILLE DISTRICT. Wm. Holmes 109 00 Wm. Carter, P. E. John A. Miller 116 19 Danville, Wm W Albea. Peter Doub 92 22 Pittsylvania, J. W. Lewis, A. Gattis. H. H. Tippett 85 00 Franklin, Wm. M. Jordan. Thomas R. Brame 78 42 Alleghany, J. 'V. Floyd. James Purvis 102 00 Patricli, Lemmon Shell. Thomas Chance 26 08 Henry, Thos. P. Ricaud. Rockingham, Jeremiah Johnson. $1333 00 Caswell, R. P. Bibb, W. W. Nesbitt. Quest. 18. What has been contribu Addison I~ea, sup. ted for the svpport of missions, and. Person, Joseph Goodman. what for the publication of Bibles Halifax, R. T. Heflin, R. R. Dunkley. Tracts, and Sunday ,school books? WASHINGTON DISTRICT. For Missions, $2162,00, for Sunday James Reid. P. E. Schools, $325,28. Washington, Samuel M. Frost. Quest. 17. TPhere are the preachers Plymouth, N. H. D. Wilson. 8tationed this year? Roanoke, Ira T. Wyche, J. W. Wile RALEIGH DISTRICT. son. D. B. Nicholsoll, P. E. Tarboro, Nathan Anderson. Raleigh City, Robert O. Burton. Columbia, Thomas Moses. " cir., Peter H. Joyner. Mattamuskeet, A. Owen. " city mis., Daniel Culbreth. Bath, I~. W. Martin. Tar River. A. Norman, J. M. Fulton. Portsmouth and Ocracoke, Bird S. Henderson, Thomas S. Campbell. Turner. Granville, J. L. Nicholson, one to be Hatteras mis., to be supplied. supplied. Roanoke mis., R. J. Carson. Hillsboro, Samuel Pearce. M. T. Devereux Plantation, col. mis., Orange, Evan E. Freeman. Thomas S. Cassaday. Pittsboro cir., W. H. Barnes, W. O. Nf!WBERN DISTRIC'r. Reid. Wm. Closs, P. E. Tar River mis., D. W. Doub. Newbern Centenary Church, S. S. H. G. Leigh, Agent for R. M. Cellege. Bryant. C. F. Deems, Professor of Experi. Newburn Andrew Church, W. J. Parks. mental Science, in Randolph Ma~ Snow Hill, John W. Tinnin. con College. Smithfield, Philmer W. Archer. SALISBURY DISTRICT. Sampson, Wm. M. Walsh. Sidney D. Bumpass, P. E. Duplin, John Rich. Mocksvil1e. A. C. Allen, one to be Topsail, C. P . .Jones. supplied. Onslow, E. L. Perkinil. lS0 North Carolina Conference, November, 1847. Trent, Wash. S. phaffin. Wm. Anderson without an appoint Beaufort, Joel W. Tucker. ment, on account of afltiction in his Straits, Charles K. Parker: family. Cape Look-out mis., to be supplied. Wm. S. Colson, left without appoint, Nathan A. Hooker, Alsa H. Tucker, ment. and B. M. Wiliiams, without ap Quest. 18. Where and when shall pointments, in consequence of afflic our next Conference be held? tion. At Danville, Virginia, 22d Nov. 1848. Quest. 12. Who have died this year? The REV, WIJ.LI.\l1l CO~PTON, late of the North Carolina Conference. was a native of London, but removed, with his parents to this country in early life. Of his training in youth, and his first re\i!Tious impressions we have no knowledge. He is supposed to have written a sketch of his bio graphy, but the writer of this Obituary has been unabJ.e to obtain any thing but a meagre sketch of the appointments he received as a travelling preacher. He was admitted on trial in the Virginia Conference in HlO9, and appointed to Green Mountain circuit; the following year he was stationed at Beaufort, ~orth Carolina In HH 1, he was admitted into full connexion, ordained deacon, and appointed to Amelia circuit, and the following year, to Orange circuit. He was ordained Elder in 1813, anu appointed to 'Gloucester; the five next years he fillled the following appointments in order, Williamsburg. Cumberland and Manchester, Brunswick, Petersburg, and Norfolk. He was ap pointed to Columbia in 11:119 and H!20; the .four following years he was Presiding Elder of Neuse District. In It!28, he was appointed to Granville circuit, North Carolina. and located the following year. His health again permitting him to travel, he was re·admitted in 182d, and appointed to Ro anoke cirpuit; the three following years he laboured on Haw River, Raleigh, and Tar River circuits; superannuated in 1832; in 1836-7 appointed to Roanoke circuit, 1838 to Haw River; superannu· ated in 1840; appointed to Granville in 1842, and to Hillsboro circuit in 1843, and superannuated in J 844. With a heart to work, and yet drawn away from his beloved employment by attacks of disease which rendered him unable to travel, he returned to his labours whenever his health permitted. At the Conference held in Newbern, in H!46. he reported himself ready to take regular work, and was accordingly appointed Presiding Elder of that District. From this account it appears that he was located two years, superannuated seven, and labouring effectively twenty nine yearlt; the. last year of hislJIlinistry was spent on the Newbern District. He had passed through the whole year ill the faithful discharge of his duties, and had returned home to prepare for the approaching session of Con· ference, when the Head of the church suddenly called him to the General Assembly on high. He died of apoplexy, in the town of Oxford, N. C., on the of November, 1847. Brother Compton was a methodical man; he worked hy rule. He ~emed never to be hurried. When death came, almost without a moment's warning, there was nothing to dq, either for thiS life, or the next; the best pos!iiible arrangement had been made of his temporal affairs. His friends and family found not a single thing disregarded. He had set his .house in order. He was eminently a man of one book. He studied little but the BiMe, and with that blessed volume he had a singular familiarity. Since he had commenced keeping account. he had read through the Old and New Testaments thirty-nine times. His style in the pulpit was plain, clear, and forcible. He dealt more with the practical tendencies than with the speculative CllnneXlons of ev6ngelical doe tril]e. He wae:, therefore, a preacher, for edification; and being a man of prayer, a spiritually minded Chrietian, his ministrations were with earnestness. There are many, more brilliant preacllers than Brother Gompton,but few safer. Our beloved brother had a dread of the physical pangs of dying; he was afraid of dying, but not of being dead. For I;'ome time he made it a subject of prayer that God might take him suddenly from his work to his reward. He had the assurance that the prayer was answered, and he ceaeed praying to that end. Not many da)'6 before he died, he remarked to a mamed daughter that he should not survive long, "and when I die," said he, "it will be suddenly." He had the desire ofbis heart. He had been a faithful soldier 'Of the cross. He was ready when the Captain of his salva ti'On called, His spirit, with a bound, Left its encumbering clay; His tent, at sunrise, on the ground A darJ~ened ruin lay. Our Conference has lost a valuable member, an exemplar, or father in Christ. God grant that we may be as faithful and true men as Brother Compton!' His memory will be cherished in the Con ference. The modesty and sweet simplicity of his manners made him such an 'Old man as young men must love. Pain and trouble had not made him irritable. In patience he possessed his soul, and greatly free from ambition for eartllly distinctioD, he has gone to a crown and a throne, leaving the church the favour of a blessed memory. JJiss-issippi Conference, ~ 847. 131 The REV. JAMES W. JETUR was born in Bedford county, Va., on the 15th day of April, 1819. He was raised by pious parents, members of the Baptist church, professed religion in early life, and, although, with prejudices against the Methodist Episcopal Church, the result of Jil:st associations and instructions, yet fairly investigating, and fully maturing the important subject for himself, as every one should, of choice entered her comltlunion and fellowship in July, 183~. Being mo,"t1d upon to enter on the work of the Christian ministry, he regularly applied to the Virginia Conference in 1841, and was received. At his own request, was transferred to the North Carolina Conference, and travelled that year the Glanville circuit-]84~.the HiIlsboro-1843 and '44, the Halifax-1l:!45 and '46, the Pittsylvania-and at the Newbern Conference, held the latter part of 1846, was pla.ced on the superannuated list. During his short itinerant life, he was attacked with scarlet fever, measles, inflammation of the braid, and ascites, (the result, no doubt, of previous disease,) which terminated his,earthly pilgrimage. on the 21st day of August, 1847. His early ad vantages, though limited, were carefully improved,'and when he enterell on the work of the ministry as an itinerant, such had been his proficiency that he was enabled to sustain himself well, though a married man, on each field of labour commi~ted to his care. His natural abilities were far above mediocrity, his manner of intercourse with the people, open, familiar, and affable, and his style of preaching, diffuse and popular. Many waited on his ministry with pleasure, delight, and profit; and iln each circuit he travelled, he was not only succcS8ful in building up the Church. hut also instrumen tal in leading many souls to C,the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world." As a pastor, he was diligent in visiting his people, and performing the duties of his sacred office; in fact, in all the relations he sustained, ae acted weII his part. His piety was deep and uniform, and his fel lowship with the Fatlnlr and Son through the Spirit close and but seldom interrupted. He was the subject of deep and repeated afflictIons, all of which he generally bore with patient, cheerful, and sweet submission, and thus, "in all these things," was "more than conqueror through" the blood of the Lamb. As might be expected from such evidE'llces of a sure and abiding trust in the God of his salvation, when the last struggle came. he was fully prepared, and beillg sensible that the hour of his departure was at hand, gave to his wife all the directions he wished, committed himself and her, his children, and the cause he dearly loved, into the hands of the Great J Am. and without a groan, in peace, quietness, and assurance, forever passed to the rest... which remains to the people of God, Mysterious are the ways of the Almighty. Our beloved brother Jetur was young, in the full tide of a successful and extensively useful career, aUlI of great promise. Death approached, and the fair bud of promise withered, drooped, and died. . Though thus early removed from Ihe communion and fellowship of the church below, to its higher fellowship above he still lives in the example he has left behind, and the recollections and affections of his brethren. ' Their loss is, no doubt, his gain, and waile they felt acutely under this truly ~ftlict ive dispensation of God's providence, they also bow submissively to the will of High Hea\'en, anil' look onward in joyful expectation til the glories of the. resurrection morn, when "they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever_and ever."" MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE, Decembel· 15, 1847. Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial? many, Joab Evans, John Lusk, James John F. Hines, Allen Castle, Na A. Godfrey, Thomas T. Leach, Chas. than Whittenberg, John 1\1. Baker, Mapes, Lewis Sims,* Daniel Morse, HenlY T. Lewis, Anthony T. Sim John C. Miller,* Seaborn Hyde~-13. mons-6. Quest. 5. Who have been elected and Quest. 2. Who remain on trial! ordained Elders this year? David H. Laney, George T. Vickars, Joseph Nicholson, Lorenzo Ercan James H. Laney, David W. Fly, Wil brack-2. liam Hines, Thomas \OV. Castle-6. Quest. 6. Who have located this yem'! Quest. 3. Who are admitted:intofull Charles Mapes, Benjamin F. Imp connection? son-2. Lewis Sims, Danier Morse, John C. Quest. 7. Who are the supemumer Miller, Seabom Hyde, f .. orenzo Ercan ary preachers! brack-5. Barnabas Pipkin-I. Quest. 4. Wllo are the Deacons? Those marked thus,* were ordained ,this year. Quest. 8. Who are the superannuated Charles T. French, Dabney F. or wotn-out preach~,'s ! Lewis, Peter E. Green, Willis H. Ger- John J. E. Bird, Thomas Owens, 132 .I.1fississippi Conference, Decemher, 1847. Peter James, James Watson, Lewis Whites. Col. Garrett-5. Total this year 10610 6183 Ques. 9. W hb have been expelled Total last year 10095 5716 from the connection this year? Increase 515 467 None. Quest. 14. What amounts m'e neces Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn sary for the superannuated preach from the connection this year? ers and the widows and orphans of None. preachers, and to make up the de Quest •. 11. fFere all the preachers' ficiencies of those who have not ob characters examined? tained their regular allowance on This was strictly attended to, by call the circuits? ing over their names before the Con Answer, $1852 65. ference. Quest. 15. What has been collected Quest. 12. Who have died this year? on the forl!going accounts, and how Haden Leavel.* has it been applied? Quest. 13. What numbers are in Answer, 692 77. society? A ppLied thus : Clinton Di.~. Whites. Col. The Bishops $185 00 White. Col. Yazoo cir. 403 460 Feliciana, lel3 48 Holmes 448 366 James Watson 130 72 F eliCiana col. Carrollton 1 94 66 J. J. E. Bird 43 20 mls. 280 Middleton 358 81 C. F. French 11 00 Sandy Creek, 145 60 Lake Washing- B. F. Impson 59 44 Amite, 272 ] ~3 ton 39 53 Franklinton, 166 57 lsaquena col. D. w. Fly 3 00 St. Helena, 235 123 mis. 13 2tiO Widow Payne 80 84 Covington, 95 93 Bachelc»rs Bend ,. Smith 87 72 ---- col. mis. 177 43 00 1096 784 ---- " Haynie Natehez Dis. ]5151533 Brother Sharkley's children 27 52 Natchez, 19~ Sharon Diat. " Hankin's " 17 20 Natchez col. Clinton and Stationery and surplus 4 13 mis. 441 Raymond 173 148 Washington, lOG 20 Jackson 161 161 Woodville, 127 93 Madison 543 60 $692 77 Wilkinson, 253 183 Attala 4tH ;74 16. Wilkinson col. Lewisville 484 124 Quest. What has been cDIltri· mis.· 313 Starkville 316 .217 bufed for the support of mis~ions, Coles Creek, 405 2tll Greensboro' 526 58 8j-r. ? Coles Creek ---- FOT Missions, $2939 36. Sunday col. mis. 396 2675 842 Bayou Sara, 76 146 Pearl River Vist. Schools, $150. ---- Pearl River 409 64 Quest. 17. Pf7tere are the preac~er8 U59 1873 Pearl River col. Vick~burg Disl. mis. 50 stationed this year? Vicksburg 223 White Sand 248 413 CLINTON DISTRICT. Warren 267 210 Rankin 515 117 Crystal Spring 619 IH7 Decatur 211 16 Thomas Clinton, P. E. Bayou Pierre 400 60 Raleigh 193 4~ Covington, Willis H. Germany. Port (;ibson & Paulding 250 50 Feliciana, Benjamin .lones. Grand Gulf 165 200 Leaf River 185 18 Sandy Creek, Samuel Hawes. ----Biloxi 285 83 ](j74 657 St. Helena, B. Pipldn, sup. John H. Yazoo Disl. 2296 494 Hines. Yazoo city 60 50 Amite, John H. Davidson. RECA r l'rULATJON. Franklinton, Peter E. Green. Whites. Col. Feliciana col. mis., John B. Higgin,· 10415 6183 Local preachers 195 botham. Centenary College, Johri C: :\liller. * See end of the Minutes. }Jilsissippi COl1/,erenCe, DecemlJer, 1847. 133 NATCHEZ DISTRICT. Bachelor's Bend col. mis., John Lusk. William iVinans, P. E. Bolivar col. mis., David H. Laney. Natchez, James L. Forsyth. Hill's plantations and Deer Creek col. " col. mis. to be supplied, mis.~ Lewis Sims. Washington, John G. Jones. Hampton's plantations col. mis., Thos. Woodville, W. Hamilton Watkins. T. Leach. Wilkinson, Dqniel Morse, Dabney F. SHARON DISTRICT. Lewis. Asbury Davidson, P. E. Wilkinson col. mis. Samuel Dawson. Madison, Joseph B. Walker, Edwin Coles Creek, B.1JI. Drake, J. C. John- Philips. son. A ttala, O. L. Nash. Coles Creek col. mis. Wm. B. Harper. Carthage, Alex. S. Parker. Bayou Sara, Ant/tOny T. Simmons. Lewisville, Isaac Easterly. Port Gibson, Horace Booth. Starksville • .I1. T. M. Fly. VICKSBURG DISTRICT. Decatur, William Magruder. Green M. Rogers, P. E. Springfield, James Y. Griffing. Vicksburg sta. Levi Pearce. Greensboro', John G. Deskin. Warren, Pleasant B. Baily. IJewisville col. mis., to be supplied. Grand Gulf, Lorenzo Ercanbrack. Madison col. mis., Bennet R. Truly. Crystal Spring, D. R. Strickland, D. PEARL RIVER DISTRICT. .fl. J. Parker. David M. Weggins, P. E . Bayou Pierre, H._ J. Harris. Pearl River, .I1ndrew Day, J. H. Clinton and Raymond, James Mac Laney. lennan. pearl River col. mis., Hardy Mullins. Whitesand Jackson, Calvin .9. Frazee. l Joseph Nicholson. Rankin, Joab Evans, Henry T. Lewis. YAZOO DISTRicT. Raleigh, David W. Fly. John Lane, P. E. Paulding, Charles T. French. Yazoo city, Preston Cooper. Leaf River, to be supplied. " cir.,las. A. GoMrey, Wm. Hines. Biloxi; l Solomon G. Simpkins, Yazoo col. mis., to be supplied. Gainsville, S and Seaborn Hyde. Holmes, James Walton, A. Castle. Joseph MclJrJwell, Agent for Old Cen- Carrolton, H. H. Itlontgomery. tenary College. Middleton, H. Williamson. John M. Baker, .I1lex. Sutherlana, Sunflower, Thomas W. Castle. Nathan Whittenberg and Samuel W. LAKE \V ASHINGTON MISSION Speer. (No designation in His-hops' DISTRICT. report.) L. Campbell, P. E. Quest. 18. Where and when shall Lake Washington col. mis., George. T. Ollr next Co~ference be held? Vickars. At Vicksburg, Mis. Dec., 6th, 1848. Quest. 12. Who have died tltis year? The REV. DR. HADEN LEAVEL was bom in MaYt 1812, in Madison county, State of J(entucky. He was blessed with a liberal education; studied medicine, and graduated at the Medic~l University of Pennsylvania, in 1~33. He retumed to Kentucky arid commenced the practice of medicine. In 1834, he moved to Yazoo county in the State of Mississippi, where he continued the practice of medicine for several years. On the first of April, 1~3n, he was married to Miss Emily Carson. He embraced religion in the fifteenth year of his age; was licensed to preach in 1842, and soon afterwards was employed to travel on the Yazoo circuit by the Rev. Groon M. Rogers, P. E., of the Sharon District at the close of 1842. He was received on probation into the Mississippi Annual Conference. In 1843 he travelled the Holmes circuit; in 1844, the Louisville circuit; in 1845 and 1846 he was stationed in Jackson; in ] 847 in Vicksburg. where he closed his useful life .on the eleventh day Qf Sep tember. Dr. Leavel was one of the best of men; we beliove no man was ever more universally be loved. Such was his suavity of manners, that he rendered him!!elf very agreeable in family and social ircles. He was an affectionate and devoted husband, and a tender father. He loved his brethren, but especially h;s ministerial brethren. He was a sound, good pr, a :hcr, and no man was ever more 134 GefJ'rgia Conference, 1847. in earnest; it might be truly said of him "The zeal of thy house hath eaten bim up." He was as good a pastor, if not the bl'st, we. ever knew-we have known no minister who was more successful in his labours-many seals were made to his ministry on each circuit and station where he laboured, and his name is indelibly inseribed on the hearts of many devoted friends and brethren. He too.\{ a deep interest in the salvation of the colored people of our country. He had been carrying on a pro tracted meeting in Vicksburg for two weeks, during which time his soul was mu<;h drawn out after sinners. On Sunday night, before his death, while brother Marshall was preaching, he was taken with a chill, during the night was very unwell-he returned next morning at 10 o'clock to attend his prayer meeting, but was under the necessity of leaving, returning home and taking his bed. ~'or two days, no fears were entertained in relation to his case-on Wednesday he grew worse, and hi: Physician deciged that he had the yellow fever, and that he w~ in imminent danger. He was aware of hill condition-his confidence in his God was unshaken-gave his dear wife direCtions how to raise his little children-said to brother Mars4all," tell my brethren, with me all is well." On Friday morning he said to me, "brother Lane, J. shall soon be in heaven, aU is right between my God and me." On the morning of the same day, while I was praying by his bedside, his soul was filled to overflowing, after which he said but little. He suffered much during the night, and early the next morning took his departure from this to a world of glory. He has left a most amiaJ.>le wife and three interesting little children to feel their irreparable loss. May the good Lord bless, preserve, and save them all in heaven. l3.-GEORGIA CONFERENCE, December, 1847. Quest. 1. Who are admitted on trial? Smith,* Gideon Y. Thomson,*Thomas Edward L. Stevens, George W. H. Whitby,* Arminius Wright,* Henry Craven, James L. Gibson, J. Blakely Crawford, -Wm. B. Moss, Robert W. Smith, Tho. C; Stanley, James W. Bigham, Wm. J. Cotter, John H. Cald Hinton, Rob. A. Connor, John W. well, John M. Marshall, Henry H. Twitty, Smith C. Quillian, Lewis J. M'Queen, Osborn L. Smith, William Davies-lO. A. Smyth,* James Quillian-26. Quest. 2. ,,pho r£main on trial? Quest. 5. Who have been elected and Joseph B. Adams,John W. B.AIlen, ordained elders tliil'J yearp' James D. Antony, Francis W. Bagger David Blalock, Charles R. Jewitt, ly, Jones E. Cook, James H. Ewing, Melatiah H. Hebbard, Joseph F. Thos. F. Pierce, Joshua ~. Sappington, Smith-4. William A. Simmons, Etlstace Speer, Quest.6. Wl,o have located this year? Davidson Williamson-II. Walter Knox, Jacob R. Danforth, Ed Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full win White, David Crenshaw, Benj· c9nnection? W. Clark, William D. Martin, William N. N. Allen, Saml. J. Bellah, John H. Hickey, Thomas Fowler, Richard M. Bonnell, Wyatt Brooks, Joseph H. J. Weim, James S, Lane-l0. Echols, John T. Flanders, ehas. A. Quest. 7. Who are the supernumer Fulwood, Wm. Moreland, Adolphus ary preachers? J. Orr, Wiley G. Parks, John B. C. William J. Sasnett. Quillian, Freeman F. Reynolds, Ste phen Shell, James B. Smith, Gideon Quest.8. Who are the superannuated Y. Thomason, Thos. H. Whitby, Ar or worn out preachers? minius Wright, Henry Crawford, Wil Whitman C. Hill, John B. Chappel, liam B. Moss, James Quillian, M. H. Ivy F. Steagall, Myles Green, James Hebbard-21. Hunter, James B. 'furner, without claim-Lewis Myers, William Arnold, Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? Josiah F~ Askew, Eli Bennet, Rob. L. Those marked thus (*) were ordained this year. Edwards, J. M. Mapp, Matthew N. N. Allen,'" S. J. Bellah,* Wyatt J. Brooks,* J. H. Echols,* John T. Flan Raiford, Wiley Warwick, with claim ders,* C. A. Fulwood,* Wm. More -14. land,* Adolphus J. Orr,* Wiley G. Quest. 9. Who have been expell~d Parks,* John B. C. Quillian,* F. F. from th, connection this year? Reynolds,'''' Stephen Shell,* Jas. B. Richard R. Rushing. Georgia Conference, 1847. 135 Quest.10. Whohavewithdrawnfrom Whites. Col. Whites. Col. the connection this year? Zebulun and Somerville 464 4d Fayetteville 1200 280 Lafayette 730 2!J None. Macdonough 1035 238 Spring Place 650 48 Quest. 11. Were all the preachers' Decatur 912 ]640othcalooga 674 49 Franklin 328 67 Dahlonega 1511 55 characters examined? Powder Spring Clayton mis. 49 1 This was strictly attended to, by mis. 316 28 Murphy mis. 383 8 calling over their names before the Meriwethermis. 467 Hiwassee mis. 380 2 Conference. ----Blairsville mi~. 413 8035 2129 Ellijay mis. 476 8 Quest. 12. Who have died this year? Marietta Disi. Dade mis. 262 5 William H. Crawford.* Marietta sta. 128 56 Vanwert mis. 201 4 Marietta ct. 1122 35 ---- Quest. 13. What numbers are in so Cassville 756 84 8199 452 ciety? RECAPiTULATION. .!lugttsta Dis. Whites. Co\. Augusta 4895 4497 Whites. Col. Kingston mis. 273 ~aundersvjllEl 2646 1011 Augusta 336 660 - -_ Athens 7569 2412 Savannah 7569 2412 Macon 4132 3233 " Wesley 401 Macon District. Columbus 5539 2348 " Andrew 348·Macon sta. 317 La Grange 8035 2129 Springfield 238 127 Macon, Co- Marietta 8199 432 Jacksonboro 443 497 lored 475 ------Scriven Miss. 497 Vineville 189 Total this year 41489 16062 Waynesboro 972 94 Milledgeville 117 90 Local preachers (not given) Columbia 313 124 Clinton 220 205 Total last year 40022 14862 Lincolnton 272 131 Eatonton 692 593 ----- Washington 383 255 Monticfilllo 338 341 Increase 1467 1200 Warrenton 642 390 Forsyth 568 314 Quest. 14. What amounts w'e neces Sparta 4H4 16(; Culloden 638 323 Louisville 411 131 Perry 485 204 sary, &c., &c. Burke Miss. 640 Fort Valley 551 150 83465. Jefferson Miss. 495 FortValleymis. 325 Hancock Miss. 4390cmulgee mis. 17 213 Quest. 15. What has been collected, cS'c. 4895 4497 4132 3233 Conference Collections, 31674 74 Saundersville Dist. Columbus Dist. Saundersville 561 281 Columbus sta. 531 Donations 371 37 Bullock 123 75 Columbus Co- Relief Society 150 00 Hinesville and lored 352 Darien 243 174 Lumpkin sta. ]20 131 $2196 11 Reidsville 317 87 Lumpkin ct. 428 145 Telfair 252 29 Cuthbert and The foregoing collections were di- Jeffersonville 229 152 Ft. Gaines 706 228 vided as follows: Vienna 483 85lStarkevilJe 282 62 Emmanuelmis. 17 50 Tazewell and Bishop Soule 91 25 Dublin mis. 109 Americus 952 159 Bishop Andrew 9l 25 Irwinton 312 78Muscogee 494 104 Bishop Capers 91 25 ----Talbotton 165 90 Bishop Paine 91 25 2646 1011 TaijJot 577 3j2 .!ltkens District. Hamilton 659 313 J. S. Talley 59 95 Athensstation 310 Thomaston 625 232 J. S. Sappington 30 64 Athens mis. 190 Chattahoochee E. Bennet 147 90 Covington and mis. 200 R. L. Edwards 119 29 Oxford 11 06 450 - -- Monroe 486 73 5539 2348 J. J. M. Mapp t9 64 Watkinsville 1095 380 Lagrange Dist. L. Myers 59 64 Elbertton 856 205 Lagrange 224 126 M. Raiford 59 64 Madison 305 116 Troup 84 L 204 E. "V- Rey.nolds 162 23 Greenesboro 593 318 Greenville 1063 97 Lawrenceville] 032 .127 Uarrolton 648 58 A. Turner 147 90 Carnesville 821-]84.Newnan 1330 360 ·W. Warwick 119 29 Clarkesville 965 96 Griffin ] 40 40 Sister Collingsworth 73 95 ~ See the end of Minutes. .6 Darley 59 64 136 Georgia Conference, 1847. " Howard 73 95 Madison, Melatiah H. Hebbard, " Hamil 73 95 Covington and Oxford, John C. Sim 8 " Hodges 73 95 mons, Luke J. Davies, " Freeman 88 27 Monroe, John W. B. Allen, " Bellah 59 95 Emory College, Aug. B. Longstreet " Richardson 59 95 .I1lex'r. Means, Geo. W. Lane, O~ " Crandall 59 95 L. Smith, " M'Awer 69 18 T/f7illiam J. Parks, Agent for Emorv " Barton 73 95 College. • " Garretson 59 95 GAINSVILLE DISTRICT. Master Chapel 14 31 John W. Glenn, P. E. Stationery 2 25 Gainsville, James D. Antony, Surplus 21 70 Lawrenceville, To be supplied, Clarksville, Davidson Williamson, Ste $2196 II phen Shell, Quest. 16. Wh.ere are the preachers Dahlonega, William A. Smith, one to stationed this year? be supplied, AUGUSTA DISTRICT. Clayton mission, To be supplied, Josiah Lewis, P. E. Murphy mission, James Quillian, Savannah Hiwassee mission, To be supplied, Wesley Chapel 2 .!llfred T. Mann, Blansville mission, To be supplied, Andrew Chapel S Chas. A. Fulwood Ellijay mission, 'fo be supplied, Springfield, Freeman F. Reynolds, ' MARIETTA DISTRICT. Jacksonboro, ~ David Blalock, Russel Reneau, P. E. Scriven mission, 5 James B. Smith, Marietta, Chas. R. Jewitt, Waynesboro, John P. Duncan Marietta circuit, William J. Cotter, one' Louisville, Windsor P. Graha'm, to be supplied, Augusta, James E. Evans, Cassville, Joshua Knowles, Thomas F. Pierce, Rome, Joseph T. Smith, Columbia, Richard Lane, Oothcaloga, Samuel J. Bellah, Columbia mission, John S. Dunn Summerville, James H. Ewing, L~ncolnton.' J.ohn W. Knight, ' La Fayette, Wiley G. Parks, I .. mcoln mISSlOn, To be supplied Springfield, William A. Simmons, Washington, John M. Bonnel ' Dalton, To be supplied, Wilkes,Joseph H. Echols, ' Powder Spring, John B. C. Quillian, Warrenton, Allen Turner, Dade mission, To be supplied, Sparta, Wesley P . .arnold. Van Wert mission, To be supplied, Hancock mission, James Jones Burke missi.on; .!lndrew J. Reynolds, LA GRANGE DISTRICT. Jefferson mlSSlOn, To be supplied. James B. Paine, P. E .. ATHENS DISTRICT. 'La Grange, John W. Talley, Henry P. Pitchford, P. E. Greenville, William .a. Florence, Athens, Samuel .I1ntony, one to be Smith Quillian, supplied, Troup, Thomas H. Whitby, Lexington and ~ .!lndrew Nee.se. Zebulon, M'Carrel Purifoy, Nathaniel Oglethorpe mise 5 Robert W. Bigham N. Allen, Factory mission, Edward L. Stevens: Griffin, John H. Caldwell, Elberton, Jones E. Cook, Robert A. Macdonough, John Simmons, Connor, Jackson, John B. Wardlaw, Carnesville, Henry Crawford, Decatur, John W. Yarbol'ough, James Madison mission, Adolphus J. Orr, W. Hinton, ' Watkinsville, .anderson Ray, .fl. J. Newnan, Noah Smith, one to be sup' Deavors, plied, Greensboro, William H. Evans, Franklin, William Moreland, Georgia Conference, 1847. 137 Carrollton, J. Blakely Smith, Cuthbert and Fort Gaines, Joseph T. Fayetteville, Alfred Dorman, Turner, George W. Craven, Coweta mission, Jesse W. Carrol, Slarkesville, .I1ntony C. Brunen, Merriwether mis., Robert Stripling, Marion, Joseplt T. Talley, Gideon Y. MACON DISTRICT. Thomason, Isaac Boring, P. E. Americlls, Daniel Kelsey, Macon, G. Jefferson Pearce, Chattahoochee mis., Wyatt Brooks, " colored charge, Henry H. JEFFERSONVILLE DISTRICT. M'Queen, Frederick D. Lourie, P. E. Vineville, Walter R. Bran'ham, Jeffersonville, George Bright, A. Milledgeville, Jackson P. Turner, Wright, Eatonton amfl Caleb W. Key, Irwinton, To be supplied, Putnam mis., STo be supplied, Sandersville, Reuben. E. Oslin, James Clinton, William B. Moss, L. Gibson, Monticello, Eustace Speer, Telfair, Joseph D. Adams, Forsyth, Wir!fteld W. Robison, Vienna, To be supplied, Culloden, Sidney J-/. Smith, Reidville. John M. Marshall, Fort Valley, .I1braham Pennington, Hinesville and Darien, Jolzn W. Far- Perry, Francis W. Baggerly, mer, Fort Valley mission. Thomas C. Cole- Dublin mission, John T. Flanders. man, Emanuel mission, .I1lexander Gordon, Ocmulgee mission, James Dunwoody, Lovick Pierce, Agent of the American Wesleyan Female College, ffl11iam Bible Society, H. Ellison, Edward H. Myers, Thomas Samford, Transferred to the COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Lousiana Conference, Jesse Boring, P. E. Thomas C. Stanley, Chaplain in the Columbus, George Po Pierce, U. S. Navy, " colored charge, Miller H. Claibot'ne Trussel, William M. Crum- White, ley, Charles L. Hayes, left without Talbotton, Willis D. Matthews, appointments on account of ill health. Talbot, James B. Jackson, James.l1. Wiggins, left without an ap- Thomaston, Morgan Bellah, pointment on account of family affiic- Hamilton, Edmund W. Reynolds, one tion. to be supplied, Tillman D. Purifoy, left without an Ml1scogee, John P. Dickinson, Joshua appointment by order of the Confer- S. Sappington, ence. Lumpkin, Lemuel G. R, Wiggins, Quest. 18. Whe1'e and when shall Lumpkin circuit, John W. Twitty, one the next conference be held? to be supplied, At Augusta, January 3d, 1849. Quest. 12. Who have died this year? WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, departed this life on the 15th of July of the present year. Brother Crawford was bome in ~!eene county, Geor~ia, .on the 31 st March, 1825. A t the !ender age' of fourteen, he embraced religIOn at a Camp meehng III Morgan; and thenceforward remamed steadfast in the faith of the gospel un~il his death. In 1844, he was licensed to preach; and the year follow· lowing travelled the Carnesville circuit. His next appointment for the succeeding year, was to the Cuthbert and Fort Gaines circuit, :mder the labours of which his health failed; in so much that he was left without an appointment for the year ]846. In 1847, he was made a supernumerary, and appointed to the Greenesboro circuit with brother Wm. J. Parks. Here, in the land of his nativity, after a lingering painful illness, which he bore with Christian patience and resignation he breathed his last. in peace and holy triumph. Thus closed a life of but little more than twenty-two years; eight of whic;h were spent in the service of God, and four in the ministry of his word. Few, so well improve so short a life. As a preacher, brother Crawford had few superiors of his age and opportu· nities. His discourscs were clear, methodical and evangelical; and they were delivered with a be coming zeal aDd earnestness. In all the relations of life, he was what a Christian should be. His life was a lesson to the young how to live-his death a lesson to all how to die. May we all profit by his example. 138 Louislana Conference, January, 1848. 15.-LOVISIANA CONFERENCE, Minden, January, 1848. Quest. 1. 'Flw are admitted on trial? William Hinds, Charles .Bremer, Tho ·William J. Thurber, W m. Fostrick, mas C. Tinder.'*' Ja8. L. Wright, Wm. A. Manley-4. Quest. 13. What numbers are in 80- Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? ciety? Zachariah Thorn pson, Alex. E. Good New Orlr.ans Dis. .lJlexanaria Die. win-2. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Poydras st. 175 Alexandria 48 65 Quest. 3. Pl7w are admitted into Steele Chapel 73 Alexandria col, full connexion? Andrew Chapel 23 miSe 250 'friton Walk 68 Natchitoches 395 91 Henry B. Page, Reynolds Trippell, Lafayette col. Red River 128 34 Thos. J. Lacey, Uriah Whateley, Dan. mis. 60 75 Caddo 247252. S. Watkins-5. Carrolton 20 Minden 251 53 Soule Chapel 10 125Mansfield 98 49 Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? Bethel 524 Calcasim 38 34 Those marked thus* were ordained this year. Moreau st. and Haw Creek 301 70 French mise 50 LewisA. R'eed, Charles J. Halburg, Devergeberg & 1506 898 E. F. Thwing, William R. Gober, R. Gretn!!. 27 10 Monroe Dis. J. Harp, H. B. Page,* R. Trippell,'I< Wesley Chapel 865 Monroe and col. German mis. mise 107 188 T. J. Lacey,* Uriah Whateley,* Dan. 2d Municip'ty 20 Farmersville 123 17 S. Watkins*'-IO. German mise Washita 274 31 Quest. 5. Who have been elected and 3d Municip'ty 14 Darbone 265 63 German Carrol- BoeuffPrarie 153 121 ordained Elders this yem'? ton and Lafa- Cplumbia 20 47 Wm. H. Crenshaw, John Pipes, yette 10 Trinity 139 6 John W. Harmon, Moses Davis, By 1074 1075 1081473 ron Benton-5. Opelousas Dis. Vidalia Dis. Quest. 6. Who have located this Opelousas 38 Vidalia 36 80 year? Franklin 89 ]01 Tensas and Lafourche 30 60 col. mise 87 105 Gad S. Gilbert, Squire W. D. Chase, Houma & Ba- Richmond 60 50 John M. Titcomb, P. H. Deifxein you Black 30 LakeProvid'ce 105 wierth, Charles J. Halburg-5. Plaquemine 25 50 Bayou ana Ma- Baton Rouge 94 4!J son 47 Quest. 7. Who are the supernume Atchafalaya 35 Madison col. rq,ry preachers? Chicot 80 79 mise 105 None. Preston's Plan- Vidalia col. tation 1 224 miSe 27S Quest.8. 1Pho are the superannuated Newtown 105 7 ---- preache1's? Opelousas col. 335 615 mise ]08 Wm. Stephenson, Sam. 'Valker-2. Quest. 9. Who have been expelled 527 678 this year"? RECAPITUI.ATION. Whites. Col. None. Members 4523 3749 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn Local preachers 71 from the connection this year? Total this year 8343 Charles P. Clark. Total last year 8101 Quest. 11. Were all the preachers' Increase 242 characters examined? Quest. 14. ff'hat amounts are neces This was strictly attended to, by sary for tlte superannuated pre'ac" calling over their names before con ers, and the widows and orphans oj ference. preachers, and to make up the de- Quest. 12. Who have died this year? '" 8ee end of the minutes. LOtlisiana Conference, January, 1848. 139 ficiencies of those who have not ob~ German Mission, La Fayette and Car- tained their regular allowance? rollton, To be supplied. $1626,97. Bethel, Reynolds Trippitt. Quest. 15. What ha'S been collected Soule Chapel, To be supplied. OTt the foregoing accounts, and bow Wesley Chapel, To be supplied. has it been app"lied? BATON ROUGE DISTRICT. Collected, $320,85. Wm. H. Crenshaw, P. E. Applied thus: Baton Rouge, To be supplied. The Bishops $175 00 Lafourche, Wm. R. Gober. S. J. Davies 6 40 Plaquemine, Thomas J. Lacy. John N. Hamil 15 28 Preston's Plantation, John Pipes. Z. Thompson 4 76 Point Coupee, Nathan Whittenberg. R. M. Crowson 3 22 Houma and Bayou Black, To be sup. D. S. Watkins 3 45 D. O. Shuttuck, President Centenary U. Whateley 10 82 College. W. Hinds 10 50 OPELOUSAS DISTRICT. J .. J. Weems 6 30 John Powell, P. E. E. F. Thwing II 38 Vermillion, Zachariah Thompson. Moses Davis 2 66 Newtown and Franklin, Stephen J. Wm. H. Truly 18 56 Davies. P. H. Dieffemwierth 3 36 Pattersonville, To be supplied. R. Bruton 3 28 Chicot, Cyprian Gridl~y. . Samuel Walker 13 08 Alexandria and CalcasIeu, Phllo M. W m. Stephenson 40 05 Goodwin. Haw Creek, John J. Weems. 320 10 Alexandria col. mii., Robert R. Gill. On hand 75 MONROE DISTRICT. Richmond Randle, P. E. 320 85 Monroe, John B. Eddins. Quest. 16. I¥hat has been contributed Farmersville, Thomas C. 14!wis. for the support of iJ!issions,. and Darbone, Dan. S. Watkins. what for the publicattOn of Btbles, Washata, Edward F. Thwing. Tracts, and Sunday School Books? Columbia, Uriah Whatley. For missions, $3307,33, exclusive of Boeuf Prarie, Moses Davis. 4 bales Cotton, and one hogshead Boeuf Mission, To be supplied. Sugar unsold. Boenf River, J. M. Baker. Quest. 17. "here are the. preachers Monroe col. mis., James L. "fVrigltt. stationed this year? SHREVEPORT DISTRICT. NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT. W. E. Doty, P. E. Richard Deering, P. E. Shreveport, Robert J. Harp. Poydras Street, To be supplied. Caddo, To be supplied. Steel Chapel, Wm. F. Brown. Caddo col. mis., To be supplied. Moreau Street, David Kinnear. Mansfield, John N. Hamell. La Fayette and Winan's Chapel, Lewis Natchitoches, W. J. Thurber. A. Reed. Red River, Richard M. Crowson. Triton Walle, and Andrew Chapel, Minden, To be supplied. H~nry B. Page. Bosier, A. E. Goodwin. Devergeburg and' Gretna, To he sup VIDALIA DISTRICT. plied. Samuel W. Speer, P. E. Carrollton, To be supplied. Vidalia, Jesse .Ii. Guice. German Mission, 2d Municipality, To Tensas, "fVm. H. Turnley. be supplied. 'fens as col. mis., W. A. Manly. German Mission, 3d Municipality, 'V m. Richmond, W. W. Jenkins. Fostrick. Lake Providence, Henry .livery. 140 Louisiana Oonference, January, 1848. Montecella, Byron Benton. J08epT' Cross, transferred to Kentucky Trinity, A. Sutherland. Conference, and appointed to Tran Madison col. mis., F. P. Nixon. sylvania University. Concordia Mission, To be supplied. Quest. IS. Where and when altall Robert H. Read, Agent Centenary our next Conference be held. ColIeg~. At Baton Rouge, 27th December, 1848. Quest. 12. Who have died this year? The committee in the case of Brother Hinds, fire sorry to report that they have failed to procure such information as would enable them to give with certainty the names of places, dates, &c., neces sary, in order to make their notice of him as satisfactory as they could wish. From all they can gather, he was a native of the state of Indiana, went thence to Mississippi, and at Jackson, in that state, professed Religion about the year 1839. Was soon thereafter e~ercised on the subject of preaching, and being recommended from that charge to the Mississippi Annual Conference, held at New Orleans, in November, 1841, was received on probation, and appointed to Wilkinson Circuit Brother Hinds there met with some severe trials, we are not able to state at this time their nature suffice it to say, the gloom cast over hi~ mind thereby, caused him even to doubt his call to the mini& try, and being an extremely conscientious man, he gave way under these afflictions, and without ad· vising any of his friends, or if any, not more than one or two perhaps, in the early part of the year ~t:!41, say February or March, he left his wark-how long qe was absent before infonnation was re ceived of his whereabouts, is not now remembered. So soon as this was gained, Rev. Wm. Winans, D, D., his· presiding Elder, addressed him by letter; not many weeks after -its reception by Brother Hinds, he returned to his work again, where we think he arrived sometime in August, following. The. doubts which had before troubled his mind, were now removed, hisJaith was strengthened and doubtless aided somewhat by the sympathies, the prayers, and the encouragements of his bre thren, he entered with renewed zeal and courage upon the discharge of his duties, as an itinerant minister. He laboured with acceptability on Wilkinson circuit, to the close of the Conference year. The following year he was appointed to Natchitoches Circuit, La., where some considerable success attended his ministry. Next he was appointed to Minden circuit, Claiboume, La.; then to Caddo cir., and the year after he was appointed to " Triton Walk," New Orleans. To this charge he was reo turned a second year, here he laboured with good success up to August, 1847, at the close of this Iilonth his earthly career terminated. He died 31st of August, after a week's illness of yellow fever, at Donaldsonville, La., having contracted the disease at New Orleans, about the time of his leaving there to joil! his wife at the former place. Though sensible of the nature of his disease, its malignity, and his consequent dangerous situation, Brother Hinds was enabled from the first, by grace to say. "these things do not move me." In case he should die, he expressed a desire to be buried at Laurel Hill, La., where he preac;hed his first ser mon, and. also that Dr. Winans should there preach his funeral --, and he gave as a text for the. occasion,-" He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief." Brother H., suffered much during his last illness, but amidst all his faith remained unshaken-he was patient, calm, and resigned-saying all the while, " the will ofthe Lord, and not mine be done." He was a faithful pastor, a man of deep piety, and Qne much beloved by his brethren. He has left II widowed wife, to whom he had been married only about six months." BROTHER CHARLES BREMER, was born in Pyrmont, in Germany, in the year 1814. He was religiously raised, and professed justifYing faith in Christ, among the Pietists in Germany, at the age of sixteen. He subsequently lost the enjoyment of rt'ligion, however, and lived in a backslidden con dition for a considerable time. About twelve years since he emigrated to the United States, and was restored to the enjoyment of religion in the city of New Orleans, in the yearH:l42. Shortly after this restoration, he was licensed to preach by Rev. William Winans, presiding Elder of the New Or· leans District at that time, and commenced preaching to the Germans in private houses. His labours were much blessed, and he soon succeeded in building a comfortable house of worship, and organized the first German Methodist church in New Orleans. He contiJalled to labour in this charge with great success, until the early part of the year H:l47, at which time he undertook to establish a new mission in the'lower end of the city. In ttlis, as was his habit, he laboured with untiring diJigen&, soliciting donations for the new house wherever he went, and also bestowing a large proportion of his own scanty allowance on the same object. As might have been expected, he soon realized his fond hopes, and in the month of June last, or· ganized a second German Congregation in the city. About this time his health failed, and he W3~ advised to travel for its restoration. He visited Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, &c. At CincinnatI he had a severe attack of fever, but being partially recovered: he returned to New Orleans. Alas! his work was done; for after lingering a few weeks in great weakness of body, he quietly fell asleep, September 14th, J~47. His disease was Pulmonary ConsumJ'tion. South Carolina Conference, 1848. 141 During his illness, he was ever confident in God. and full of the hope of a blessed immortality. He said to a brother Missionary, c'I have much pain, but much joy." and at another time he said, .. I am happy now, and expect soon to be much happier when I get home." He left a wife and two children in a rather destitute condition. BRO. THOMPSON C. TINDAR, was, as we believe, raieed in the state of TennC€see, professed reo ligion in Hardeman County, united himself with the Memphis Conference, and then travelled two years. Having joined the Arkansas Conference, and remained with it two years, he reunited with the Memphis, and was then transferred to the Louisiana Conference, in which he died, happy in the Lord, on ]2th February, H:!47 in the Parish of Union, Ouachita River. All w.e know of Brother Tindar, is favorable as a man, he was amiable, benevolent, and magnani· mous-as a Christian, conscientious, humble, and consistent-as an itinerant minister, zealous, faithful and devoted, as a husband and father, affectionate and attentive. He left a wife and one child. Though we mourn the loss of Brother Tindar, we believe for him to die, was gain. 15.-S0UTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE,1848. Quest. 1. ff7w are admitted on trial? Quest. 6. Who h:we located this John T. Wightman, Benjamin Jen year? kins. Lewis A. Johnson, Martin L. Andrew J. Green, John C. M'Da Bankes, James T. Munds, Samael H. niel, George W. Moore, James W. Dunwoody, John w. J. Harris, Read Wellborn, George R. Talley, Robert mitted, W m. Carson, A. B. MCGilvray J. Limehouse, James F. Smith-7. -9. Quest. 7. If7ho are the supernumerary Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? preachers? ' John A. Mood, Osgood A. Chreitz.: Bond English. berg, Addison P. Martin, Hilliard C. Quest. 8. Who are the superannua Parsons, Abner Ervine, Francis X. ted preachers? Forster, Alexander L. Smith, Aaron Joel W. Townsend, Henry Bass, S. G. Stacy-8. Dunwoody, John Tarrant, Hartwell Quest. 3. Who have been admitted Spain, James Dannelly, David Hil into full connexion? liard, C. Smith, Reddic Pierce, Joseph Irvin O. A. Connor, Hugh F. Por Moore, John Watts, James L. Belin, ter, Paul F. Kistler, Philip R. Hoyle, -12. Sidi H. Brown, Thomas W. Postell, Quest. 9. Who have been expelled Benjamin Jenkins.,-7. from the connection this year? Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? None. Abram P. A\'ant, William T. Ca Quest. 10. Who have u~ithdrawn pers, Charles Taylor~ John M. Car from the connution this year? lisle, Peter W. M'Daniel, Thomas 1\1. None. Farron. 'V m. Barringer, Donald M' Quest. 11. Were all tTie preachers' Donald, Wm. M. Lee, Jacob L. Shu characters examined? ford, who were ordained last year; and This was strictly attended to, by Irvin O. A. Connor. Hugh F. Porter, calling over their names before the Paul F. Kistler, Philip R. Hoyle, Sidi Conference. H. Brown, Thomas W. Postell, Ben Quest. 12. Who have died IMs year? jamin Jenkins, who were ordained this year. James Jenkins.* Quest. 13. What numbers are in so Quest. 5. Who have been elected and ciety? ordained Elders tltis;year? Charleston Dis. Whites. Col. John 'V. Kelly, Robert P. Franks, Whites. Col. Trinity 3031706 Benjamin Jenkins, elected, but not or· Cumberland 204 ]576 Bethel 1891354 dained-3. * See at the end of minutes. 142 South Carolina Conference, 1848. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. preachers, and to make up the defi St. James 121 152 Wiimin"ton Dis. ciencies of those who have not Black Swamp 544 807 Wilmington 252 792 re Walterboro 729 858 Smithville 486 547 ceived their regular allowance on Orangeburg 724] 119 Oonwayboro 743 308 the circuits? Cypress 1309 1a68 Bladen 673 754 The amount necessary to meet these Cooper river 364 714 Georgetown 1591085 Savananah Black river 681 1153 claims, is $4147. river mis. 12 538 Marion 1186 942 Quest. 15. What has been collected, Edisto,Jehos- North Santee and how has it been applied? see & Fen mis. 991 wick Islands 652 Black river & The amount received, $ 1956,62 cts., Beauford & PeeDeemis. 251160 and has been appropriated as follows: P. Williams' 454 Waccamaw being only 55 per cent. of these claims. Pon Pon 870 Neck mis. 8 615 Combahee& Sampit mis. 2.08 To Rev. S. Dunwoody $ 90 00 Ashapoo 880 Cape Fear " H. Spain 122 40 Cooper river 5 854 mis. 20 398 " D. Hilliard 15 00 German ------4233 8953 " J. W. Townsend 140 40 4504 13902 Fayetteville Dis. " John Watts 136' 80 Col.esbury Dis. Fayetteville 239 355 Mrs. Gamewell 45 00 Cokesbury 870 1129 Fayetteville ct. 253 191 Mrs. Bunch and children 55 80 Edgefield 751 661 Rockingham 518 434 Pendleton 828 281 Chestertield 550 250 " Turpin and children 66 60 Grccnvillesta. 74 ]93 Wadesboro 983 468 " Kennedy and children 55 80 Greenville ct. 884 209 Bennettsville 965 391 " M'Pherson and children 66 60 Union 920 898 Cheraw 66 143 63 00 Laurens 628 539 Albemarle 543 112 " Postell and children Newberry 595 863 Montgomery 996 ]36 " Hoyle and child 52 20 Pickens 260 15 Deep river 539 173 " M'Mackin and children 52 20 Paris Moun- Cheraw mis. 2 132 Child of Rev. B. Thomason 7 20 tain 550 58 Society Hill Rev. John Tarrant 90 00 Flat Wood's mis. 14 121 mis. " Jas. Dannelly 126 00 56682906 " C. Smith 135 00 63604846 Uncolnton Dis. " Joseph Moore 45 00 Columbia Dis. Charlotte 1085 716 45 00 Columbia 260 529 Concorde 544 252 Mrs. Asbury Columbia ct. 403 513 Lincolnton 834 437 " Hill 45 00 Barnwell 865 714Yorkville 403 151 " Morgan 45 00 Sumpterville 681 1415 Spartanburg 623 279 " Davies 45 00 Winnsboro 811 1013RutherforJ 724 248 Lancaster 479 465 King's Moun- Bishops of the M. E. Church Camden 82 398 tain 445 67 South 365 00 Darlington 891 675 Catawba 713 95 Quest. 16. What flas been contribu· Santee 368 500Morgantown 717 283 Pleasantgrove414 22!:l Len'oir 60 51 tedfor the support of missions, what Oongaree mis. 266 ---- Jor8unday school books, and what Wateree mis. 46 947 6688 25~5 to aid the American Bible Society St. Matthews and its auxiliaries'? mis. 133 Not answered. 53007790 Quest. 17. frhere are the preachers RECAPITULA.TION. stationed this year! Charleston District 4504 ]3902 CHARLESTON DISTRICT. Coke~bury District 6360 4846 S. W. Capers, P. E. Wilmington " 423:1 8953 Charleston, M. T-Pigfttman, Editor Columbia " 5:~OO 7796 W. Lincolnton " 6U88 2585 of the Southern Christian Advocate. Cumberland, Whiteford Smith. 27,085 38,082 Trinity, To be supplied. Quest. 14. What amounts are neces Bethel, 1f~ P. Mouzon. sary for the superannuated pr8llch St. James, W. T. Capers. ers, and the widows and orphans of German Mission,.D. Derrick. South Carolina Conference, 1848. 143 Blaek Swamp, H. H. Durant, B. Cape Fear mis.M. C. Turrentine. English, sup. Conwayboro, AL Eaddy. Savannah River mis., J. Warnock, Georgetown, PP. G. Connor. ~ H. F. Porter. Black River, D. W. Seale, J. H. Walterboro, .!J. W. Walker, P. W. Chandler. Combahee & M'Daniel. { Black River and Pee Dee Mis .• C. { Ashepoo mis.,J. R. Coburn. S. Walker, J . .!J. Mood. Orangeburg, R. J. Boyd, L. O'Neal. Marion, W. Crook, J. T. Munds. Cypress, P. G. Bowman, O. A. Bladen, .fl. 111'Corquodale, L. A. John.. Chrietzberg. son. Pon Pon Mission, S. P. Taylor. Missions, Waccamaw, J . .fl. Minick, SCooper River L. 1l1. Little. A. P. Martin. {Cooper R. mis., T. E. Ledbetter. Sam pit, ff: H. Fleming. Beaufort and Prince William mis., D. Santee, W. J. Jackson, A. L. Smith. D. Cox, J. L. Shuford. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. Edisto, Jehos$ee and Tenwich Is. mis., James Stacy, P. E. C. -wi18on, R. P. Franks. Fayetteville, H. M. Mood. COKESBURY DISTRICT. Fayetteville cir., S. W. Daves. W. .fl. Gamewell, P. E. ~ Bennettsville, D. J. Sirnrfwns. Edgefield, S. IJ. Laney, S. H. Dun {Society Hill mis., C• .fI;J'Leod. woody. SCheraw, W. Barringer. Cokesbury, C• .fl. Crowell, S. H. ( Cheraw mis., W. L. Pguaes. Browne. Chesterfield, AI. .11. M'I{ibben. Pendleton, W. Carson. Wadesboro, J. H. TJ7/1eeler, John T. Pickens, J. Parker. Wightman. Paris Mountain, L. Scarbrough. Rockingham, James W. Wightman. Greenville, A. G. Stacy. AlbermarIe, J. W. Postell. Greenville eir., W. C. Clarke. Montgomery, J. M. Carlisle, A. P. Union, S. Townsend, H. .9.. Bass. Avant. Laurens, .9.. B. M' Gilvray. D~ep River, S. Jones. Newbury, W. .fl. M'Swain, J. W. J. LINCOLNTON DISTRICT. Harris. .fl. M. Forster, P. E. COLUMBIA D1STRICT. Charlotte, E. IL Pritchard, J. M. N. Talley, P. E. Farrow. Columbia, S. Leard. Concord, lY. C. Patterson. Barnwell, W. C. Kirkland, D. M'Do- Lincolnton, J. M. Bradley, Qne to be nald. supplied. . Columbia cir., Z. W. Barnes. Yorkville, .11. Nettles. Camden, S. M. Green. Spartanburg, J . .9.. Porter, J. O. A. Santee, W. S. Haltom, W. M. Lee. Connor. Sumterville, J.H. Zimmerman. Rutherford, To be supplied, A. Ervin. Darlington, C• .lJ-Jurchison. Shelbyville, P. R. Hoyle. Lancaster, M. Puckett. Catawba, P. F. Kistler. Pleasant Grove, R. E. Ogburn. Morganton, J. W. Kelly. Winnsboro, P . .9.. M. Williams, M. Lenoir, T. S. Daniel. Banki. H. A. C. Wallee?', Agent of American Mis$ions, Wateree D. G. M'Daniel, E. Bible Society. L. King. A. M. Shipp, President of Greensboro Congaree, W. Martin. Female College. St. Matthews, Williamson Smith. C. Taylor 9" B. Jenkins, Mis~ionaries WILMINGTON DISTRICT. to China. C. Betts, P. E .. T. Huggins, Without appointment. Wilmington, .9. M. Chreitzberg. The next Conference to be held at Smithville, mis., J. R. Pickett. Spartanburgh, December 20th, 1848. 144 South Carolina Conference, 1848. Quest. 12. Who have died this year? JA.MES JENKINS, died in Camden, S. C., on the 24th January, 1847, in the 83d year of his na turallife, and in the f)5th year of his ministry. For the last 16 years of his life, his name stood on the superannuated list of the So. Ca. Conference. He was one of the few remaining links which con. nect the preachers of the present generation, with the pioneers of Southern Methodism. Gifted with an iron constitution, which he tasked to its utmost capacity of toil and endurance during the active years of his minist~, the latest twilight of life was spent in never wearying labours, for the sruvation of his fefiows. ihs ministry was emphatically a ministry of rebuke. His main endowment was a large measure of the" spirit of power," and in the fulness of this spirit he braved the scorn and the allurements of the world alike, while he denounced popular vices, or challenged the formalist, or pushed his -searching probe into the heart of the hypocrite, or tore off the outward decorations of the "whited sepulchre." In doing this, he may not at all times have been discriminating in his analysis of charac. ter, he may sometimes have wounded unnecessarily some tender conscience. But who ever doubted that it was the love of Christ who purchased the church with his own blood, which informed and animated all his ministry of rebuke, however terrible 1 Indeed, the theme he loved more than aU others to dwell upon in his closing years, was the theme of perfeat love. This was no matter of mere sentimentality with him. He owed none of his greatness to the influ. ence of letters, for in the forming period of his character, the church which formed him to service, and by its instrumentality brought him to God, was able to give little or no attention to the claims ofli!era. ture. He owed it not to the amenities of polished life, for he maintained to his dying day a patriar. chal simplicity of manners. The restless, passionate, toilsome love, which fired the energies of his youth, and flashed up in the latest gleams of thought and consciousness on h4; dying couch, was a di rect endowment from heaven j a principle engendered in his bosom by the vital faith which united him to Christ, and made him in his measure emulous of the love, which, in infinite fulness, dwells in the bosom of" our faithful and compassionate High-Priest." When the time of departure came, he hailed the approach of death not only with composure, but with the gush of indescribable joy. The conqueror's shout, so familiar to his lips when in health, lin. gered upan those lips now fast losing the power of utterance. Along with this triumphant mood be maintained and manifested to the last, a remarkable degree of that profound selt:abasemenf, so often observed in the dying moments of the most eminent and useful men. His lllnguage was, " I have never done any thing, don't mention these things to me, I am nothing, nothing-but a poor unworthy sinner saved by grace; Christ is all; to him be all the praise." Without a struggle or groan he fen asleep in Jesus. I, His witness is with God, and his record on high." 16.-ALABAMA CONFERENCE, Jan. 26, 1848. Ques t. 1. Who are admitted on Joseph F. Roper, Dennis B. Lyne, trial? Josiah Barker, Junius E. Newman, Otis Saxton, J obn B. Tullis, Thomas Holland N. M'Tyeire, Thomas P. C. H. Foster, Allen M. Box, John Fox Shellman-15. worth, Charles Hurt, Stephen Olin Quest. 4. Who are the deacons1 Capers, John S. M'Clure, Robert Mil Those marked thus (if) were ordained this year. ton Saunders, E. H. Lockley, John Motley, John C. Huckabee-12. S. Bernard Newman, John Bald. win, James L. Cotton, William J. Quest. 2. Who remain on triai? Powers, John W. Ellis, jr., Thomas J. John Williamson, Epaminondas D. Campbell, William J. Ledford, James Pitts, Augustus H. Powell, Nehemiah B. Rabb,* W. R. Rounsavall,* C. D. A. Cravens, Thomas Phelan, James Oliver,'" Thomas M. Lynch,'" Dugald Cole, Euward M'Means, Daniel Dun Carmichael,* John A. M'Cutchen,* can-So James L. Pearce,* John W. M'Cann,· Quest. a. Who are admitted into Thomas J. Koger, * Dennis B. Lyne,'" full connection? Josiah Barker,* Holland N. M'Tyeire* -20. 1ames R. Rabb, Wesley R. Roun savall, Christopher D. Oliver, Thomas Quest. 5. '-PlIO !lave been elected and M. Lynch, John A. M'Cutchen, Du ordained Elders tit is year? gald Carmichael, James L. Pierce, Thomas Y. Ramsey, Ja~. A. Heard' John W. M'Cann, Thomas J. Koger, Clayton C. Gillespie, John G. Rush' .!11abama Conference, January 20th, 1847. 145 Andrew J. Hill, William M. J.ovelady, Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Burwell B. ·Whittington, Oliver R. Lauderdale, 6!.l3 215 Lime Creek, 293 271 De Kalb, 511 140 Tusltegee, 93 54 Blue, J. B. F. Hill, Thomas Killough, Livingston, ] 17 60 Auburn, 1]26 284 Christopher Callaway, John W. Ellis, Belmont, 186 H:!1 Crawford, 730 71 Joseph F. Roper-l3. Prairie Hill, 339 294 Lafayette, 947 344 Plymouth mis. Dadeville, 482 ~5 Quest. 6. Who have located this to col. people, 217 Big Swamp m. year? Horse Hunter, 190 to col. people, ] 1;:; James Shanks, Thomas J. William ----Catoma, t-.~ 2481::l1877 Kaleeba, 25U son, John Bolding, Walton J. Reaves, Columbus District. Chatahoochee, 401 Joseph H. Scales, William J. Ledford Columbus. 203 190 Line Creek, 61 204 -6. Eutaw & Pine Uchee, ::!90 Grove, ]01 187 ---- Quest. 7. JiI'ho are the Supernume Carolton, 802 388 42603445 rary preachers? Gleene, 347 157 Eufala District. John M. Milner. Fayetteville, 639 218Eufala, 102 84 Athens. 3i'!5 107 Glennville, 101 128 Quest. 8. 117110 are the superannu Mount Zion, 402 17 Enon, 636 ~71 ated preachers? Pikeville mis. 425 30 Choctauhatchie,718 83 ----Columbia mis. 388 4:l William Weir, John W. Starr, Jesse 3304 12!.l4 M~riana, 47 281 EI1i~, William B. Barnett, John Bos Talladega Disl. Campleton, 190 217 well, Charles H. E. Newton, N. P. Ashville mis. 462 39 Walton mis. 177 36 Scales-7. Lebanon, ~70 71 Pea River, 4)9 11 Centre mis. 307 14 Troy, 835 300 Quest. 9. Who have. been expelled Talladega, ] 000 232 Glennville mis. ] 68 from the connexion this year? 'Coosa, 524 64 Apalachacola, 36 68 None. Harpersville, 523 148 ---- Randolph, 360 37 3fi49 1640 Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn Muscadine, tieo 9 Summerfield Disl. from the connection this year? ----Summerfield & 4726 614 Selma, 185 174 None. Tuscaloosa Disl.. Centenary cir. 330 115 Quest. 11. Were all the preachers' Tuscaloosa, 213395Autaga. 613 117 Havana, 1'324 254 Prattville, 176 34 characters examined? Erie, 154 lil6 Wetumpka, llO 174 This was strictly attended to, by Greensboro', )30 263 Cedar creek c. 3t;4 108 calling over their names before the Centreville, 658 107 Cedar creek m. Jones'Valley, 6/:!4 134 to col. people, 373 Conference. Blount, 727 35 Monroeville, 463 357 Quest. 12. Who have died this year? Walker mis. 159 Conecuh, 168 10 New Lexing. 5~5 82 Milton & Piney Abel Pearce. 'if: ---- Woods. 74 8 Quest. 13. W·hat numbers are in so 4074 1406 Autaga mis. to ciety? Montgomery f!ist. col. people, 200 Mobile District. Whites. CoL Montgomery, 192 362 Greenville, 273 25 Whites. CoL Demopolis Disl. Haynesville .and ---- M obile- Demopolis, 73 119 Loundesboro', 85 257 2776 1695 Franklin st. Spring Hill, 205] 16 Oak Grove, 241 372 W. Ward, 350 672 Gaston, 655 166 RECAPI'rULATION. st. Francis st. 193 11:14 Dayton, 300 327 Whites. Col. Pascagoula, 16rl 23 Cahawba, :390 240 Total 29324 15279 Chickasauha, 290 88 Woodville, 99 62 Add Local Preachers, 449 Mount Vernon, 88 75 Marion, 5t; 120 Winchester, 446 8R Arcola mis. to 29773 Suggsville, 258 57- col. people, 108 Last year 28420 14440 Mount Pleas't, 152 43 Flat WoocJs, 12;) Lower Peach Prairie Creek, 313 ]353 839 Tree, 322 105 ---- Coloured in<;reasej 1:l39 Mt. Pleasantm. 17801696 to col. people, 277 Gainesville Disl. Whole increase 2192 ----Sumterville, ~;;2 229 22(716)2 Macon, 390 351 Quest. 14. Wbat amounts are neces *See at the end of the minutes. Baryfor the superannuated preachers' 146 .lilabama Coriference, Jan. 20, 1847. and the widows and orphans of Winchester. C. B. Eastman. preache1's, and to make up the defi M t. Pleasant col. mis., Thomas Burpo. ciencies of t/lose who have not ob Winchester " Thos. Y. Armstrong. tained their regular allowance on Post O;:tk' " Th08. 8 . .flbernathy. the circuits? Flat Woods" To be supplied. A.ns. S5487 20. Arcola "John Williamson. Quest. 15. What /tas been collected Pascagoula " John W. M'Cann on the foregoinf( accounts, and how One to be supplied. , ' has it been applied? GAINESVILLE DISTRICT. $1303 50-exclusive of Bishops' William .fl. Smith, P. E. claims. Applied to- Gaston, Andrew J. Crawfard. B. Whittington, 61 00 Sumpterville, C. C. Calaway. C. B. Eastman, 3 66 Livingston, William ltL Lovelady. C. W. Hare, 18 00 Bellemonte, John D. Fisher. J. M'Cutcheon,. 8 20 Lauderdale, J. ltI. Wells, Edward J. M. Milner, 15 08 M'Means. A. D. Dickinson, 11 77 De Kalb, Robert S. Finley. W. J. Ledford, 4 43 Macon, Theodore Moody, John S. J. Boswell, 91 16 M·Clure. J. Hunter, 43 00 Prairie HiII, Elisha Callaway, J. Fox· J. FOllst, 96 32 worth. W. Weir, 113 50 Horse Hunter col. mis. John Baldwin; S. F. Pilley, 142 76 Macon Female Institute, FrederickG. T. Williamson, 120 40 Ferguson. E. W. Story, 137 60 COLUMBUS DISTRICT. W. B. Barnett, 86 00 William Murrah, P. E. Mrs. Mongham, 43 00 Columbus station, H. N. M'Tyeire. Mrs. Harris, 49 88 Carrollton, Wm. Leigh, W~ J. Powers. Mrs. Bailey, 98 04 Greene, S. G. Gilmore, Chas. Hunt. Mrs. Kennen, 4.3 00 Eutaw & Pine Grove, C. C. Gillespie. Mrs. Chdstopher, 49 88 Fayetteville, Charles Stririer, S. O. N. Laney's Orphans, 61 92 Capers. T. S. Abernathy, 00 08 Athens; W. K. Norton. Balance, 4 98 Mount Zion, Dennis B. Lyne. Pikeville mis .. E. B. Lockley. $1303 50 Plymouth col. mis. George Shaeffer. Quest. 16. What has been contribu TUSCALOOSA DISTRICT. ted for the svpport of missions, Quest. 12. FPlw hape died this .year? Abel Pearce, the subject of this notice, was born in the state of Georgia, on the ]8th Nov. 1817. During the year 1836, he professed religion, and in ]8:38 was licensed to preach, and was received into the travelling connection in the Alabama Conference in ] 839. He was appointed to various circuits, on each of which he laboured acceptably and usefully until the autumn of 1847, when he closed his life and labourl1 on the Milton and })ine Woods station. Brother Pearce was regarded as a man of piety-punctual in the discharge of all his ministerial duo ties, much beloved by his people, and devoted 'to the great work of saving souls. In the commence ment of his last sickness, he said to a friend, that although he was very sick l yet he was "very happy." 148 Florida Conference, 1848. So long as his reason remained unimpaired, his theme of conversation was the blessedness of our holy Christianity, its happy adaptation to man's wretchedness, the support it affords under the ills of life, the soothing: influence it bestows in affliction, and the cheering prospect it affords at the near approach of death. Thus closed the life and labours of our beloved Brother Pearce, and though he has p3$Sed from the walks of men, he still lives in the heatls of those who knew him; and a good hope is indulged, through grace, that acquaintance with him shall be renewed in a fairer world, where" the wicked .ccase from troubling," and death dissolves our union no more. 17.-Florida Conference, 1848. Quest. 1. Trho are admitted on trial? ing over their names before the Con· W m. M. Kennedy, Robert S. Tuck ference. er-2. Quest. 12. Who have died this year? None. Ques. 2. Who are continued on trial? Quest. 13. T'Vhat numbers are in Moses C. Smith, Samuel Woodbury, Society? Nelson Conner, Leroy G. Lesly, Thos. Quincy District. Newnansville Disl. T. Taylor-5. Whites. Col. Whites. Col. Quincy 94 169 Newnansville ~Ol 25 Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full Albany 46 44 Columbia 172 25 connection? Blakely l37 210 Marion mis. 120 70 Franklin Stewart, Joseph J. Seely Bainbridge 147 33 Benton mis. !l8 23 Gadsden 426 183 Hillsboro' mis. 57 13 -2' Wakulla 44 22 Orange mis. 9 Quest. 4. Who are the Deacons? Flint River mis. 95 2 Santafee mis. 44 30 Spring Creek Key West 120 60 Those marked thus, * were ordained this year. mis. 240 ---- Joshua Caraway, George C. Clarke, -- 821246 John C. Ley, James M. N. Lowe, Geo. 989 903 St. "Wary's Dist. Tallahassee Dist. 'St. Mary's 36 45 W. Pratt,* Franklin Stewart,* Jos,eph TalIahassee 73 103 Jacksonville ~4 40 J. Seely-7. Leon 258 211 Nassau 135 36 'rhomasville 155 57 Brunswick 204 161 Quest. 5. TVho have been elected and Monticello 229 183 Holmesville 165 2 ordained eldel's this year? Madison 140 ]50 Irwin ~'25 18 Seaborn G. Childs-I. Hamilton 187 83 Waresboro' Troupville ]54 28 mis, 50 Quest. 6. Who are the supernumer Warrior mis. 148 J 0 St. Augustine ary preachers? Leon mis. 320 mis. 140 None. 13441145 839442 Quest. 7. Who are the superannuated RECAPITULATION. or worn-out preachers? Whites. Col. Alexander Martin-I. Quincy District !U:!9 903 Tallahassee District 1344 1145 Quest. 8. Who have located LIds Newnansville District 821 246 year? St. Mary~s District 839 44~ Local Preachers 74 John J. Taylor, Henry T. Jones, David L. White-3. 4067 3736 Total 6!l03 Quest. 9. TV/tO have been expelled Last year 6744 from the connection this year? None. Increase 58 Quest, 14. Jf7tat has been contri· Quest. 10. Who have withdrawnf,:om buted for the support of Missions, the connection? Sabbath schools, ~c? None. Answer, $1350. Quest. 11. Were all the preaclters' Quest. 15. 'ff"hat amounts aJ'e neces characters examined? sary jo)' the superannuated'p,·eacll. This was strictly attended to by call- ers, &te. Florida Conference, 1848. 149 Answer, 82175. TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT. Quest. 16. What has been collected Ira L. Pott'er, P. E. on the foregoing accounts, and how Tallahassee, George W. Fagg. has it been applied? Leon, John W. Mills. Answer, Thomasville, John Penny. By collections from circuits Monticello, to be supplied. and stations $298 10 Madison, Robert H, How1'en. From the- Fund of special Re- Hamilton, to be supplied. lief 186 12 Withlacoochee mission, to be supplied. From Preachers: Aid Society 80 59 Warrior mission, John Slade. Leon mission, to be supplied. $564 81 Agent for Fletcher Institute and Sun Divided as folloW's: day Schools, Peyton P. Smith. Paid to the bishops 8125 00 NEWNANSVILLE DISTRICT. " Elizabeth Woody 128 05 John L. Jerry, P. E. " Mahlon Bedell 90 31 Newnansville, Leroy G. Lesly. " Wesley Adams· 18 04 Columbia, Seaborn G. Childs. " John Slade 64 15 Key West, Edwin L. T. Blake. " Robert H. Howren 78 96 Marion mission, George W. Pratt. " Seaborn G. Childs 56 28 Benton mu.o:sion, Franklin Stewart. " Conference Trunk 2 50 Hillsborough mis., Joshua Carrawav. Stationery 1 52 ST. MARY'S DISTRICT. . James Harris, P. E. $564 81 St. Mary's and Cumberland Island, * This amount, by a vote from Conference, John C. Ley. was given to Sister Woody, as Brother Adams Jacksonville, .I11exandet Graham. made no demand. Nassau, Maltlon Bedell. Quest. 17. Where m'e the preachers Black Creek, William M. Kennedy. stationed this year? Brunswick, Gideon .11. Mallette, Geo. QUINCY DISTRICT. C. Clarke. Reuben H. LUQkey, P. E .. Holmesville, Thomas Taylor. Albany, Joseph J. Seely. Irwin, to be supplied. Blakely, Moses C. Smith. Waresboro mission, Nelson Conner. Bainbridge, Samuel Woodbury. St. Augustine mission, .lJ.ugustus D. Quincy, Simon P. Richardson. Russell. Gadsen, William W. Griffin. ~ One to Satilla mission, John J. Richards. be supplied. Quest. 18. Whete and when shall Wakulla, to be supplied. our next conference be held? Spring Creek Mis., Robert S. Tucker. Flint River Mission, to be supplied. At Albany, Baker county, Georgia, Jan. 31st, 1849. l8.-TEXAS CONFERENCE, January 3,1848. Quest. 1. What preachers are admit Quest. 3. Who are admitted into full ted on trial? . connection 1 . Harvey H. Allen, Isaac G. John, None. Henry Bauer, Charles Goldberg, Thb Quest. 4. Who al'e the deacons? mas M. Williams, Bryant L. Peel-G. Lorenzo D. Bragg, James E. Fer Quest. 2. Who remain on trial? guson, Henry P. Young, William Oscar M. Addison, Robert H. Bel Young-4. vin, Alfred B. F. Kerr, David Rose, Quest. 5. Who have been electedand George Tittle-5. ordained elders this year? 150 Texas Conference, January, 1848. James M. Wesson-I. ers and the widows and orphans of Quest. 6. Who have located this preachers, and to make up the de year1 ficiencies of those who have not ob- Leonard S. Friend, William S. tained their regular allowance on Hamilton, Wiley W. Whitley-a. the circuits? Quest. 7. Who are the supernu One thousand eight hundred and meraries .'1 thirty-two dollars, and seventy cents. None. Quest. 15. What has been collected on the forp;going accounts, and how Quest. S. Who are the Superannu has it been applied? ated, or worn-out preachers? There has been collected sixty dol. John Haynie, Jesse Hord-2. lars and twelve cents, which has been Quest. 9. TfTho have been expelled applied to the most needy of the defi· from the connectiont his year l cient preachers. None. Quest. 16. What has been contribu· Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn tedfor the support oj missions, what from the connection this year.'l Jor the publication oj Sunday school None. books, and what to aid the Ameri· can Bible Society (lfJd its auxilia· Quest. 11. Are all the preachers ries? blameless in life and conversation? For missions, Two hundred and sev· Their names were called, and their enty dollars; for Eunday school books, characters examined one by one. twenty seven dollars; and for Bibles Quest. 12. Who have died this year? eleven dollars, have been reported. None. Quest. 17. Where are the preachers Quest. 13. What numbers are in society? stationed this year? Gal"eston Dis. Whites. Col. GALVESTON DISTRICT. Whites. Co!. Franklin 157 4 Galveston 67 46 Richland ] 62 2 Chauncey Richardson, P. E. German mis. nO 00 Nashville 126 17 Galveston, James iJ'J. Tf'esson. Houston 148 75 --- Galveston Germman Mis. Henry Brazoria 62 91 1122 328 { Richmond 126 71 Rutersville Dis. P. Young. San Jacinto t37 9 Rutersville 216 15 Houston, Robert H. Belvin. .New Washing- Bastrop 116 15 German Mis. Charles Goldberg . ton 21 24 Austin 34 25 { African Mission, Orceneth Fisher. Egypt 12t:l 27 Gonzales 132 29 --San Antonio 13 9 Brazoria, Daniel em·l. 699 343 Victoria 61 10 Richmond, Isaac G. Young. Washington Dis. Goliad 21 5 San Jacinto, To be supplied. Washington 255 254 ---__ New Washington Mission, Oscar M. Montgomery 164 26 593 108 Hunt'lVille 258 25 Addison. RECAPlTULATlON. Harvey H. Allen is our Sunday school Whites. Col. agent. Galveston District mm :34:~ RUTERSVILLE DISTRICT. Washington District 1122 328 RutersvilIe District 593 108 Robert .!1lexander, P. E. Ruttersville, John W. De Vilbiss. 2414 779 Washington, Homer S. Thrall. Local preachers 54 Montgomery, Lorenzo D. Bragg. Total this year 2468 779 Huntsville, Afedicus R. T. Outlaw. Total last year 2U84 500 Leon Mission, Bryant L. Peel. AUSTIN DISTRICT. Increase tIus year 384 279 Josiah W. Whipple, P. E Quest. 14. What amounts a1'e neces. Austin, George Rottenstein. Bary for the 8uperannuated preach_ Bastrop, To be supplied. Texas Confe1'ence, January, 1848. 151 Nashville, James E. Ferguson. Victoria and Indian ~ 1-1 B Franklin, John C~ Kolbe. P OInt- GTer. M-IS. enry auer. Richland, David Rose. William C. Lewis is transferred to Red Oak Mission, George Tittle. East Texas conference, and ap SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT. pointed P. E. of Clarkesville Dis Mordicia Yell, P. E. trict. San Antonia, William Young. Isaac M. "Villiams is also transferred Seguin, Alfred B. F. Kerr. to East Texas conference Gonzales, David Thompson. Quest. 18. Wlw'e and when shall Goliad" Pleasant M. Yell. our next Conference be held? Egypt, Thomas M. Williams. At Lagrange, Fayette county, at such Victoria, J. G. Johnson. time as Bishop Andrew shall appoint. 19-EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE, December 8, 1847 Quest. 1. What preachers are Quest. 11 . .lJ.re all the preachers admitted on trial.'! blameless in life and cor,tversa Felix G. Fawcett-I. lion.'! Quest. 2. Jrho remain on trial.'! Their characters were examined and Richard Ranson-I. passed, one by one. Quest. 12. Who have died this Quest. 3. Who are admitted into year.'! full connection.'! None. Michael F. Cole, Hedry B. Kelsey-2. Quest. 13. What numbers are in Quest. 4. Who are the deacons.'! 8ociety.'l Joab H. Biggs, William G. Booker, San ./1uuustine Disl. Whites. Col. Napoleon W. Burks,Enoch P. Chi ,. White. Col. Crockett 143 4 San Augustine 35~ 156 Fort Houston 142 solm, Andrew Davis, Jas. H. Stakes, Jasper 234 30 -- and Michael F. Cole, who has been Liberty 139 47 1360 83 ordained this year-7. Trinity 167 14 Clal-kesvil/e Disl. Nacogdoches HE) 133 Clarkesville 2tll 35 Quest. 5. Who have been elected Angelina 100 1 Dekalb 113 26 and ordained elders.'! -- Paris 349 56 llt:l7 381 Bonham ( William K. Wilson-I. 1llarsltall Disl_ and Dallas ~ 21:l0 8 Quest. 6. Who have located this Marshall 233 29 Jefferson 261 40 Rusk 220 t:l Fort Sherman 261 8 year.'! Henderson 190 34 Kingsborough 74 Job M. Baker, Foster H. Blades, Robt. Shelbyville 290 7 --- Crawford, Orrin Hatch, Robert W. Cypress 136 1 1619 173 RECAPITULATION. Kennon, Francis Wilson-6. Whites. Col. Quest. 7. Who are the supernu San Augustine District 1187 3i::H Marshall District 1360 83 meraries.'! Clarkesville District 1 G19 173 None. Local preachers 70 Quest. 8. Who are the superan Total this year 4236 637 nuated or worn out preachers.'! " last year 3715 764 None. Increase this year 521 Quest. 9. Who have been expelled Decrease this year 127 from the connection this year.'! Quest. 14. What amounts are neces None. sary for the superannuated preach ers, and tlte widows and orphans of Quest. 10. Who have withdrawn preachers, and to make up the de from the connetion this year.'! ficiencies of those who have not ob None. tained their regular allowance? 15~ East Te.'ftls Conference, December, 1848. One Thousand nine hundred and three MARSHAJ~L DISTRICT. dollars and sixty-one cents. Samuel.fl. Williams, P. E. Quest. 15. JFhat has been collected Marshall, N apolean W. Burks. on the foregoing accounts, and how Harrison county af. mis., Henry B. has it been .applied? { Kel8ey. There has been collected Forty-one Shelbyville, William Craig. dollars and forty-five cents; and this Henderson, John C. Woolam, (and one has been applied as follows: to be supplied.) To the Bishops $5 20 Cherokee, (to be supplied.) To widows and orphans of Jefferson, Daniel Patine. peachers 17 62 Upshur, .fliken N. R·oss. A superannuated preacher 11 13 Smith co. mis., (to be supplied.) Conference expenses 7 50 CLARKESVILLE DISTRICT. Quest. 16. What has been contributed Clarkesville, Andrew Davis. for the support of Missions; what Paris, .flndrew Cumming. jar Sunda.'IJ School Books; and what Bonham, James Graham. to aid the .flme1'ican Bible Society Grayson, (to be supplied.) and its auxiliaries? Dallas, Joab H· Biggs. For Missions there has been contribu Kingsborough, Enoch P. Chisolm. ted Two hundred and forty-seven Greenville, (to be supplied.) dollars and thirty cents; for Sunday Fort Sherman, Felix G. Fawcett. School Books, twelve dollars; and Mt. Pleasant, Michael F. Cole .. for the American Bible Society, not Boston, Richard Ransom. fully reported. William G. Booker has leave of rest on account of extreme ill health. Quest. 17. ff here are the preachers stationed this year? George West has been suspended from the exercise of his ministerial SAN AUGUSTINE DISTRICT. functions till the .next session of Con John W. Felds, P. E. ference: San Augustine, James T. P. Irvin. Daniel Shook awaits the investiga. N acogdoehes, William K. 'f/Pilson. tions of a committee. Crockett, Jefferson Shook. Palestine, Henderson D. Palmer. Quest. 18. Where and when shan Jasper, Preston W. Hobbs. our next Conference be held. Trinity, (to be supplied.) At the town of Henderson, in Rusk J~iberty & ~ James H. Stakes, and one county, at such time as Bishop An Beaumont,5 to be supplied. drews shall appoint. Angelina mission, (to be supplied.) GENERAL RECAPITULATION. Whites. I Col. I Indians. I Total. I Lo. Pl'· I Sup'd I Lo. pro Kentucky, 23,441 5,183 I 28,624 93 9 2~O Missouri. 9,760 1,164 10,924 51 5 87 St. Louis, 12,860 895 13,755 59 1 163 J.. ouisviUe, 16,730 3,742 ~0,472 66 2 199 Holston, 34,344 3,957 38,301 84 8 334 Virginia, 28,292 5,691 33,983 96 5 165 Tennessee 32,899 7,249 40,148 147 4 378 Indian Mission, 97 273 3,445 3,815 a2 I 3~ Arkansas, 7,986 1,750 9,736 43 3 148 Memphis, 24,872 6,068 30,940 101 4 344 North Carolina, 20,169 7,750 27,!:Ji9 75 12 139 Mississippi, 10,415 6,183 16,598 73 5 195 Georgia, 41,489 16,062 57,551 126 14 no rep't Louisiana, 4,523 3,749 8,272 47 2 71 South Carolina, 27,085 38,082 65,167 108 12 no rep't Alabama, 29,324 15,279 44,603 118 7 449 Florida, 3,993 2,736 6,729 32 1 74 Texas, 2.414 799 3,213 29 2 54 East Texas, 4,166 637 4,803 23 70 Total this year, 334,859 127,249 3,445 465,553 1,403 97 3142 Last year, 327,284 124,961 2.972\455.217 1,433 86 2633 Increase, 7,575 2,288 473 10,336 11 309 Decrease, I 30