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ANNUAL CONFERENCES

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~lu~billtt ~tnn.: SOUTHERN !\IETHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE. 1870. BISHOPS

OF THE lIETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.

JQSHUA SOULE, D. D., NASHVILLE, T ENN. JAMES OSGOOD ANDRE 'V, D. D., SUMMERFIELD, ALA. ROBERT P ArNE, D. D., ABERDEEN, MISS. GEORGE FOSTER PIERC1E, D. D., CULVERTON, GA. JOHN EARLY, D. D., LYNCHBURG, VA. HUBBARD HINDE KAVANAUGH, D. D., VERSAILLES, Ky. MINUTES.

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I.-KENTUCKY CONFERENCE.

HELD AT MAYSVILLE, Ky., September 7-12, 1864.

J. C. HARRISON, Prewidentj DANIEL STEVENSON, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? William Atherton. 1. ANSWER. Daniel M. Bonner. 1. No memoir. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in J. J. Johnson, J. A. Humphrey. 2. their life and official administra tion ? Quas. 3. Who are admitted into full connec­ Their names were called over, one by one, and tion? their characters examined and passed, except L. J. T. S. Smith, J. W. Zimmerman, G. T. Gould, D. Huston, whose case was again referred to the J. E. Letton. 4. Presiding Elder of Covington District for inves­ tigation j the cases of J. W. Ridgell and C. W. Ques.4. Who are readmitted? Miller were referred to the PreSIding .Elder of None. Harrodsburg District for investigation. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from Ques.16. What is the number of preachers other Conferences? and members in the several circuits, stations, George W. Dungan. 1. and missions of the Conference? Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Whitelrobationers, 874 Josiah Fitch, T. J. Dodd, H. W. Abbett. 3. Colore probationers, 261 Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected White members, 14,029 a.nd ordained deacons? Quee.17. What amounts are necessary for the None. superannuated preachers, and the widows and Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ ordained deacons? ciencies of those who have not obtamed their Peyton F. Adams,* J as. Witt,* Aaron Green * regular allowance in their respective districts, (colored), Wyatt Triplett* (colored). 4. circuits, and stations? Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected $37,435 25. and ordained elders? Quae. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ J.W. Fitch,* W. L. Furniss,* L. B. Piersall.* 3. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected Collected, $32,727 26 and ordained elders ? Quee. 19. What has been contributed for the William ShermaD,* D. D. Duty.* 2. Missionary, Sunday-school, a.nd Tract Societies? Quee. 11. Who have located this year? For Missions, $943 85 D. W. Axline, J. F. Vanpelt, Elias Botner, Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ W. J. Snively, T. G. Bosley. 5. sion of the Conference be held? Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? At Covington, Ky. E. P. Buckner. 1. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? this year? George W. Maley, S. Veach, T. R. Ma.lone, Isaac Collard, Thomas Hall, W. B. Landrum, LEXINGTON DISTRICT. L. C. Danley, J. Sandusky, J. C. Hardy. 9. John G. Bruce, P. E. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Lexington: the past year? First Charge, W. F. T. Spruill. Second Charge, to be supplied. • Elected, but not ordained. Frankfort, G. W. Merritt. (479) 480 Kentucky Oonference, 1864.

Georgetown, to be supplied. Kenton, Daniel M. Bowman. Nicholasville, Duke Slavens. Newport, W. C. Dandy. Versailles, Stephen Noland, Sup. Alexandria, P. H. Hoffman. Jessamine and Woodford, J. A. Humphrey. Brookville, L. P. Piersall. Winchester and Mount Zion, W. F. Taylor. Falmouth, A. Miner. { Vienna, W. B. Landrum. Odd ville, George W. Smith. Mount Sterling, to be supplied. Millersburg, Samuel Kelly. Oxford, H. J. Perry. Cynthiana, S. X. Hall. Leesburg, R. Lancaster. Carlisle, Milton Mann. Paris and North Middletown, G. S. Savage. { Flat Rock, to be supplied. Kentucky Institute for the Education and Train- Wa'rsaw, J. H. Brookmg. ing of Feeble-minded Children, Wm. McD. Crittenden, Orson Long. Abbett, Superintendent. Burlington, T. F. Vanmeter. Owenton and Eagle Creek Mission, to be sup­ L. D. Parker, Chaplain Eighteenth Regiment plied. Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Millersburg Male High School, T. J. Dodd, Prin­ cipal. HARRODSBURG DISTRICT. Educational Fund, S. L. Robertson, Agent. J. R. Bads, P. E. Harrodsburg, Joseph Rand. MAYSVILLE DISTRICT. Lawrenceburg, to be supplied. E Johnson, P. E. Perryville, William Bickers. Maxville, George W. Dungan. Maysville, B. Messick. Danville, Stanford, and Lancaster, H. P. Walker. Washington and Germantown, T. P. C. Shel· Bryantsville, W. W. Chamberlain. roan. Madison, to be supplied. Shannon and Sardis, J. C. C. Thompson. { Richmond and Providence, J amesE. Letton. Mount Olivet, F. J. Johns. Crab Orchard, Joshua S. Taylor. Flemingsburg, E. M. Cole. Somerset, J. T. S. Smith. Tilton, George L. Gould. Pulaski, to be supplied. Poplar Plains and Hillsboro, W. D. Power. Irvine, John L. Gragg. Owingsville, W. H. Parker. Sharpsburg and Bethel, B. F. Sedwick. SHELBYVILLE DISTRICT. Lewis, W. L. Furniss. Jedidiah Foster, P. E. { Richland, J. W. Zimmerman. Orangeburg, Josiah W. Fitch. Shelbyville, H. C. Northcott. Shelby Circuit, W. G. Johns. Taylorsville, G. W. Crumbaugh. MISSION DISTRICT. Bloomfield, W. H. Winter. P. E., to be supplied. La Grange, W. C. Atmore. Westport, J. Strother. London, to be supplied. Bedford, T. J. Godbey, Barboursville and Manchester, to be supplied. Carrollton, Peter E. K'avanaugh. Booneville and Proctor, to be supplied. Newcastle, W. T. Benton. Williamsburg, to be supplied. Lockport, Thomas Rankin. Yellow Creek, to be supplied. Simpsonville, J. S. Coxe. Mount Vernon, to be supplied. Carroll Male and Female Academy, J. J. John­ Morehead, to be supplied. ston, Principal; H. W. Abbett, Teacher of Morgan, to be supplied. Languages. Prestonburg and Piketon, to be supplied. Jackson, to be supplied. John S. Bayles, Chaplain Sixteenth Regiment Mount Pleasant, to be supplied. Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Whitesburg, to be supplied. COVINGTON DISTRICT. J. D. Onins, transferred to Western Virginia W. B. Kavanaugh, P. E. Conference, and stationed at Parkersburg. L. G. Hicks, transferred to Louisville Con­ Covington, J. C. Harrison, E. P. Buckner, Sup. ference. Louisville Oorife1oence, 1864. 481

2.-LOUISVI.LLE CONFERENCE.

HELD AT HENDERSON, Ky., October 19-, 1864.

BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; N. H. LEE, Seeretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? was married a second time to Miss Annie Hock­ ANSWER. John W. Price, Thomas D. Payne, ersmith, Feb. 15, 1855; and died at Madisonville, Wm. T. Davenport, Francis M. Rose. 4. Ky., Oct. 15, 1863. He joined the M. E. Church Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? when about twenty years of age. Of the cir­ Daniel H. Limebaugh, Andrew D. Gray, Dan­ cumstances of his conversion and call t.o the iel S. Campbell. 3. ministry, nothing is known by the committee. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- He was admitted into the traveling connection tion? in the Louisville Conference in 1846, and con­ tinued a regular effective preacher until the fall Wm. R. Johnson, Montgomery M. Hunter. 2. of 1859, fillmg a number of important appoint­ Ques.4. Who are readmitted? ments with great acceptability and usefulness. None. At the Conference which was held this year, he Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from was compelled-by a painful disease from which other Conferen~es ? he had been suffering intensely for several years, None. and which would have caused anyone not thor­ Ques.6. Who are the deacons of one year? oughly devoted to the work to have retired Timothy C. Peters, Dennis Spurrier, Wm. T. from the effective ranks long before-to accept Reid. 3. a superannuated relation, in which he continued Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected tillliis death. He bore his afflictions with great and ordained deacons? patience and resignation, and during his last Daniel H. Limebaugh, W. R. Johnson, Mont­ hours expressed himself as fully ready for death. gomery When asked by a brother who was with him to M. Hunter. 3. the last, "Do you have any doubt as to your Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and acceptance with God?" he replied readily and ordained deacons? emphatically, "No, sir; the Lord will not for­ Gideon McDaniel, James S. Parish, Benjamin sake me." Again he was asked, "Do you enter­ F. Biggs, Wm. T. Davenport, 4; Israel Simms, tain an., doubt about going to heaven after (colored.) I,: death?' To which he replied, "No, no. Though Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected I walk through the valley of the shadow of and ordained elders? death, I will fear no evil." When asked if he James A. Lewis, Samuel C. Allen, E. W. Bot­ had any message to send to his brethren of the tomley, Thomas G. Harrison, Philip G. Hardi­ Conference, he said, "Tell them that up to the son, Thos. J. Randolph, Samuel P. Hines, James 15th day of October I had unshaken confidence J. Ruddle. 8. in God." About eleven o'clock P.M. of this dar QueB. 10. What local preachers are elected he fell asleep. His preaching was clear, Selll'll­ and ordained elders? ble, and full of unction. His prayers were pe­ Elijah Thurman. 1. culiarly appropriate and powerful. He had a genial disposition, and was distinguished for his Quee. 11. Who have located this year? good sense and kindness of heart. James H. Bristow, Silas Spurrier. 2. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? JOHN RANDOLPH was born in Trigg county, Allison Akin, John R. Strange. 2. Ky., May 9, 1829. He was converted in 1847 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? or 1848, and was licensed to preach NoV'. 23, Richard Tydings, George W. Taylor, A. Long, 1850. He was admitted on trial in the Louis­ Silas Lee, Eli B. Crain, John B. Perry, A. C. ville Conference in 1851. His first appointment De Witt, Alex. McCown, Wm. Childers. 9. was a mission in Butler county. Feeling deeply Ques. 14. What preachers have died during the importance of knowledge, he became a dill­ the past year? gent student, and made considerable progress, Aaron Moore, John Randolph, Jas. H. Owen, not only in theology, but also in the Greek and Edward Stevenson, Lewis G. Hicks. 5. Latin languages. In the year 1856, he married Miss Eliza Bell, whose sorrowful yet beautiful AARON MOORE was born in Ohio, April 2, 1813; epistle affords much insight into his inner life. wag married to Miss Elizabeth Shotwell in 1837 j He filled twelve important fields of labor in as 31 482 LfAiisv.iUe Oonjerenc~ 1864.

many years, and in all gave proof of a single our most important Districts, with a prndence, aim to save the souls of men. The staple of his fidelity, and zeal that c.ommanded the confidence preaching, as of all he did in the Lord's vine­ and love of preachers and people. His religion yard, was strong, practical sense, sanctified and was more of faith and principle than of impulse, rendered efficient by deep piety toward God. yet he was a happy Christian. As a friend, he Hi!! last field of labor was the Morganfield Cir­ was warm-hearted, confiding, and true. As a cuit, where, in the midst of his labors and use­ son, he was obedient. As a husband and father, fulness, he was, April 3, 18~3, attacke~ wit~ tender, gentle, and indulgent. As a preacher, measles but continued preachmg a.nd domg hiS he WQS earnest and zealous, practical and often regular 'pastoral work up to the first Sabbath in argumentative. He was an excellent and an June, when his physician forbade him atte~pt. untiring pastor, and herein, we believe, lay his ing it again -he having missed only one appomt­ great success. Parents and children, saints and ment. So fully was his heart in the work that sinners, rich and poor, found in him a friend, he would have his horse brought to the door, and loved him as such. His last fieJd of labor get up out of bed, fill his appointments, come was Shelby Street Station, Louisville, where he home, and not sit up any more during the. day. had a gracious revival of religion, in which both His wife writes, .. When I would tell hIm he the Church and Sabbath -school experienced was not able to do the work, to give it up until large accessions, and his own soul was evidently he was better, he would reply, 'I want to work matured for an early entrance into eternal life. till I die-I want to die telling sinners to come His last sickness was short, but extremely severe, to Christ.'" Says another, "He did not often and was borne with much submission and happy speak of death, because of the pain it gave his confidence in God, he saying, "I am perfectly wife; but when he did, it was always with com­ resigned to the will of the Lord; I made choice posure and resignation-often becoming very in early life of the good part, and my trust is happy, and exulting in the prospect of an abun­ still unshaken in my Saviour." When his hands dant entrance into the kingdom of our Lord." were cold and his eyes dim in the gathering Thus died our dear Brother Randolph, in the gloom of death, he called for the Bible, but prime of life, and in the midst of his labors, being unable to read, he quoted, "For by one saying, .. I desire no eulogy-all that I wish Spirit are we all baptized into one body," etc., said IS that I died in the faith." He left a wife and added, "All is joy and peace within." Thus and one son. She says, "I never knew him to about midnight,March 14.1864, pa.ssed the soul neglect his devotions, come wh:;,t would-it was of James Hawkins Owen to the regions of the his delight to talk to the Lord. About five blessed, in the thirty-fifth year of his age and minutes before he left me, I asked him to speak sixteenth of his ministry. He left. a wife and to me once more. With his face radiant with four children, whose loss all will appreciate who glory, he replied, 'All is well, all is peace! I am ever ]mew the sweet-spirited husband and father so happy! I love my wife! Take care of Ed­ they mourn. die; make him a good boy!' A hundred days have passed since then, and yet his words are EDWARD STEVENSON died at his residence in ·all fresh in my memory; and m my unutterable Russellville, Ky., July 6, 1864, aged nearly grief I can only sa~, ' How long, 0 Lord, must sixty-seven years. His parents, Thomas and I endure!' Pray for me in my deep affiiction, Sarah Stevenson, were numbered among the for I trust I have the sympathy of all Methodist early Methodists of America, having joined the preachers." Metb.odist Church, in Maryland, in 1768, when there were not two hundred Methodists on this JAMES HAWKINS OWEN was born in Franklin continent. They emigrated to Kentucky in county, Ky., Jan. 20,1829. He was educated 1786, and, after rema.ining a short time at Ken. partly in the Masonic College, La Grange, Ky., ~on'8 Station,erected a home a few miles distant, and partly in Transylvania University at Lex­ m Mason county, Ky. In that house, in the ington. His home - training was by a piO-us same year, the first society of Methodists esta.b­ father and mother, whose blessed influence, to­ lished in the wilderness of Kentucky was orga.n­ gether with Sabbath-school instruction, early ized; and for more than forty years their house brought their lovely boy to the Saviour. HIS was a regular preaching-place. There Edward was a thorough conversion. Head, heart, will, Stevenson Was born and reared. He was con­ and abilities, were thenceforth consecrated to verted and joined the Chure'b of his parents in the Lord Jesus Christ to the end of life. As his youth, and early entered the miDistry. He might be expected from ~uch entire self-conse­ preached his first sermon in his father's house cration to God, his whole life was a beautiful on which occasion seven persons were converted: exemplification of the pure, unselfish religion he Br.other .Stevenson enter~ the Kentucky Con­ professed and taught. He was but thirteen ference m 1820, and remalOed in it till its di. years old when converted, and at twenty he vision in 1846, after which period he was con­ joined the Louisville Conference as a traveling pected with the Louisville Conference. He was preacher. He filled many of the most important ~tationed in most of the large towns and cities appointments in the Conference, and always. it In th~ State-as. Mo.unt Sterling, Ha.rrodsburg, is believed, with honor to himself and usefulness DanVille, Hop~msvIlle, Russellville, Bowling­ to the people. He was Secretary of the Confer­ green, ShelbYVille, Fra.nkfort Maysville Lex­ ence for years, and filled the arduous and re­ i~gton, and Louisville,-and "';as four yea~·s Pre­ sponsible duties of Presiding Elder in some of Siding Elder of the Hopkinsville District. He Louisville Conference, 1864. 483 was a member of the General Conference in Ellen Douglass, and transferred to the Kentucky 1844, an~. was a~ong the protestants agai!lst Conference in 1847, and stationed at Nichclas­ the AbolItIOn polIcy Inau~urated there, whlCh ville and Versailles. The next year he was sent Revered the Church in twam. He was a mem­ to Shannon Circuit. At the next Conference he ber of the Convention which met in Louisville located, and spent the ensuing four years in the in 1845, which organized the Methodi6t Episco­ practice of medicine at Bethel, Bath county, Ky. pal Church, South. He was a mem ber of the While sustaining a local relation, he very often first General Conference, which met the ensuing exercised his gifts and graceli in pulpit-labors y€-ur at Petersburg, Va., and was a member of with popularity and usefulness. In 1854, he every General Conference held after that time. reentered the Kentucky Conference, and spent In 1846, he was elected, by the General the next two. years on Minerva Circuit. The Conference, Missionary Secretary Rnd Assist­ two years following he was stationed at Danville, ant Book Agent of the Church, with his resi­ and the next two at Winchester. In 1860, he dence and office at Louisville, Ky. In 1850, was appointed Presiding Elder of the Shelby­ he was reelected Assistant Book Agent, and in ville District, and in 1861 was reappointed. A 1854 was elected Chief Agent of the Publishing year ago he was transferred to the Louisville House, located at Nashville, Tenn., and Buccess­ Conference, and appointed to the Jeffersontown fully conducted the affairs of that establishment, Circuit. He settled at Simpsonville, Ky., where in connection with his associate, for four years. he devoted the greater portion of his time to the In 1858, he accepted the Presidency of the Rus­ practice of medicine. Here he died Oct. 14, sellville Female Collegia.te Institute, which posi­ 1864. Dr. Hicks was a man of pleasing appea.r­ tion he filled for nearly six years, ending with ance and manners, an earnest student, of exten­ his death. The important stations he filled, as sive reading, and highly respectable literary an itinerant minister, with credit to himself and attainments, though for the most jart a self­ profit to the Church. The honors conferred made man. He was a theologian an a preacher upon him by the Annual Conference of which of more than ordinary abilities. His preaching he was a member, and the important trusts com­ was doctrinal, practical, and experimental­ mitted to his charge by the General Conference, plain, instructive, earnest, and effective. He composed of delegates from every Conference in was a good man-a man of practical and ex­ the Church, show the high estimation in which perimental piety-a true Christian gentleman­ he was held by his brethren, and speak more humble, modest, and unobtrusive, popular in loudly in his praise than any words of eulogy the pulpit, and beloved in the social circle. In which we might pronounce. The honorary de­ his death, the Conference and the Church ha.ve gree of D.D. was conferred upon him by the lost an able and useful minister. For year;!Ast Masonic College at La Grange, Ky. The sick­ his health had been feeble at times, a.nd his a ic­ ness ending in his death was long and severe. tion of such a character as to affect his Brita, It was erysipelas, caused, apparently, by a slight inducing hours of gloom and desponden~y. caus­ wound on his finger made by a piece of glass. ing him to cry out with the Psalmist, .. Wby art During a considerable portion of his illness he thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou was delirious j but there were moments of con­ disquieted within me?" But from these gloomy sciousness, during which he gave evidence that seasons he would emerge into the light and joy his confidence was in Christ, whom he had of one who felt himself an accepted child of God. preached so long a~ the Saviour. of the~ ~hat . His death was calm and peaceful. To Uf;e his trust in and honor hIm. Several tImes he Jomed own language, he died "trusting in the blood with friends in singing with spirit and feeling of our Lord J esut! Christ." A widow a.nd several the sacred hymns he had sung in other dals. children survive him. He expressed his gratitude to God for his. loving kindness to him, while, for more than forty-five Ques. 15. Are all the llreachers blameless in years, he ha~ preached, hi~ gospel.. On one oc­ their life and official admmistration? casion he saId, "My faIth IS mVlllclble j I know Their names were called over, one by one, and in whom I have believed; my record is on high j their characters examined and ps.&sed. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and Ques.16. What is the number of preachers though after my skin, worms destroy this body, and members in the several circuits, statioDJI, yet in my flesh shall I see God." J 11st before and missions of the Conference? his death he exclaimed, "I am almost there!" In refer~nce to departed friends who were named, he said, "TIley are all so happy up Louisville Di.~trict. there!" and soon his spirit went up to swell the White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l number of the happy ones" there.' Mem·.. Proh·.. 1Iem·.. l'rob's. P,-•• ------Louisville:------LEWIS G. HICKS was born in Tennessee, Nov. Brook Street...... 240 10 2 124 I) 19 1820 j embraced religion and joined the Jackson Street ...... I.,... ,., Walnut Street...... 341 9 1 I) M~thodist Church in his youth j was reoeived on Eighth Street...... 272 11 ,..... 1 trial in the Tennessee Conference in 1838, and Centre Street, col'd, was immediately transferred to the Alabama (no report)...... Shelby Street...... 201 31 2 Confer6nce in whose bounds he labored for sev­ Twelfth Street...... 250 60 2 eral yeus. ' He was married in Ala.bama to Miss CIty Mission ...... 160 14 6 484 Louism11e Conference, 1864. Louiwille Distriet, (continued.) Glasgow District, (continued.) White White Col'd Col'd I.oc1 )ft:m'a. Prob's. .Mew's. Prob's. Pr·s.

Portland...... 96 1 Cumberland Mission ... 829 ------2"' Middletown Circuit...... 82 3 1 Burkeville Circuit...... 105 4 6 1 Jeffersontown Circuit.. . 169 6 1 Tompkinsville ...... 375 ...... 19 6 Louisville Circuit...... 165 Campbellsville ...... 340 ...... 10 3 Salt River MisRion (no ------report) ...... 3007 102 154 16 34------1915 128 131 26 26 Bardstown District. Dardstown Station...... 140 10 75 8 1 Hardinsburg District. New Haven ...... 170 24 25 ...... Bradfordsville...... 338 180 1 Hardinsburg Circuit.... 278 72 2 Taylor...... 164 6 1 Bigs£ring ...... 460 80 75 6 Greensbnrg ...... 401 60 8 2 Bran enburg...... 121 1 20 6 2 Elizabethtown ...... 567 95" I) Hudsonville ...... 447 44 2 Millerstown...... 428 14 14 I) Litchfield ...... lao 17 16 3 Munfordville ...... 272 25 8 2 Hawesville ...... 600 70 32 16 6 197 12 36 3 240 16 3 Shepherdsville ...... yelvinGton ...... West Point" ...... 157 1 ~ 6 Owens oro Station ...... 112 12 1 Buffalo Mission ...... 208 27 I) 2 Owensboro Circuit...... 102 38 2 1 ------Calhoun ...... 264 38 9 2 3032 119 --611 19 25 Hartford ...... 611 80 87 6 Whitesville Mission .... 100 5 2 ------Recapitulation. --3445 396 317 24 -35 Louisville District...... 1915 128 131 27 25 Hardinsburg 3445 396 317 24 35 Henderson District. Henderson " 2636 387 283 32 33 Hopkinsville " 2483 303 758 30 27 HenderRon Station ...... 103 10 120 3 Bowling-green" 3176 432 357 23 40 Henderson Circuit ...... 413 111 35 1 6 Gla~ow " 3007 102 1M 16 34 Dixon...... 119 36 1 3 2 Bar stown 3032 119 617 19 25 Mor~anfield ...... 316 30 27 4 " Char eston (no report). Total this year ...... 19.692 1867 2517 In 219 Rum!ley ...... 352 2 '1 Total last year...... 16,925 1136 2815 261 164 Smithland Station ...... 93 7 29 16 Smithland Circuit...... 178 42 8 1 6 Increase ...... 3,767 731 55 Salem...... 200 9 1 1 Decrease...... 298 90 Marion ...... 3~ 25 20 1 Eddyville ...... 200 35 ...... 2 Princeton ... .-...... 340, 83 40 12 3 ------Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for, the 2686 387 283 32 -33 superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Hopkinwille District. ciencies of those who have not obtamed their regular allowance in their respective districts, Hopkinsville & ElktQa. 130 25 183 3 circuits, and stations? HOfikinsville Circuit.... 200 60 77 1 Fal ing Rock ...... 176 14 6 2 $3485. La Fayette ...... 168 44 30 Quee. 18. Wha.t has been collected on the fore­ Cadiz ...... 273 92 71 4 E~ire Iron-works .. :.. 163 4 1 going accounts, and how has it been 8.p'plied? Ha ensville...... :. 237 12 4 Collected, $2780 00 Russellville Station ..... 153 2 85 4 Applied as follows: Gordonsville Circuit.... 138 13 4 Clifty...... 332 25 6 2 4 To the Bishops, 535 00 Logan Circuit...... 613 2'2 300 25 1 To John B. Perry, 300 00 ------To Sister Knowles, 110 00 2483 303 '1'58 30 2'T To Sister Lewis, 110 00 Preacher's Aid Society, 25 00 Bowling-green District. To RicMrd Tydings, 195 00 Bowling-green Station.. 101 20 78 19 ...... To A. C. DeWitt, 195 00 Woodburn Circuit...... 122 28 6 1 To Sister Moore, 150 00 Scottsville ...... 827 100 8 8 To Sister Wilson, 150 00 Mammoth Cave ...... 255 16 60 4 Brownsville...... 270 'T7 6 To Sister King, 141 50 Franklin ...... 466 38 79 9 Preaeher's Aid Society, 30 00 Rochester ...... 316 3 12 6 To Sister Davis, 97 50 RussellvUle Circuit...... 622 40 25 4 Greenville ...... 309 111 100 4 4 To Silas Lee, 195 00 ------To Sister Rando1ph, 162 50 3176 -432 357 23 -40 Preacher's Aid Society, 40 00 To Sister Walker, 117 50 Glasgow District. Preacher's Aid Society, 25 00 Glasgow Cireuit ...... 300 8 40 1 5 To Sister Owen, 145 00 G1a~gow Station...... 67 5 26 11 1 Preacher's Aid Society, 30 00 Columbia Circuit...... 590 38 3 To Brother Kasey's child, 26 00 Jamestown ...... 233 1 Wayne ...... 296 15 45 4 T Albany ...... 382 32 9 6 $2780 00 Louisville Conference, 1864. 485

Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the HOPKINSVILLE DISTRICT. Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? W. H. Mon-ison, P. E. No report. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ Hopkinsville and Elkton, Samuel W. Speer. sion of the Conference be held? Fairview Circuit, Thomas J. Moore. At Russellville, Ky. Falling Rock Mission, E. A. Davis. La Fayette Circuit, J. C. Petree. Que!!. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Cadiz, J. F. Redford. this year? Empire Iron-works, W. T. Reid, A. Akin, Sup. Hadensville, George R. Browder. LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. Logan, H. C. Settle, one to be supplied. Thomas. Bottomley, P. E. Russellville Station, A. A. Morrison. Louisville: Gordonsville Circuit, R. Y. Thomas. Brook Street, W. H. Anderson. Clifty Mission, James J. Ruddle. Jackson Street, (colored,) to be supplied. Southern KQIltucky Female Collegiat(l Institute, Walnut Street, George W. Brush. David Morton, Principal. Chestnut Street, J. H. Linn. Richard Abbey, Financial Secret.ary Publish­ Centre Street, (colored,) to be supplied. ing House, at Nashville, connected with the Shelby Street, Gideon Gooch. Quarterly Conference at Russellville Station, Ky. Twelfth Street, C. B. Parsons. Portland Station, F. B. Rodgers. BOWLING-GREEN DISTRICT. City Mission, L. B. Davison. Middletown Circuit, Richard Deering. T. C. Frogge, P. E. Jeffersontown, J. P. Goodson. Bowling-green Station, E. W. Bottomley. U. S. Hospital, William Holman, Chaplain. Woodburn Circuit, John W. Price. Book and Tract Societies, A. H. Redford, Agent. Scottsville, Timothy C. Peters. Missionary Secretary, E. W. Sehon. Mammoth Cave, William Aleander. Brownsville Mission, F. M. Rose. HARDINSBURG DISTRICT. Franklin Circuit, Joel Peak. J. D. Barnett, P. E. Rochester Mission, W. W. Mann. Russellville Circuit, James A. Lewis. Hardinsburg Circuit, J. W. Taylor. Greenville, B. A. Cundiff, J. R. Strange, Sup. Big Spring, J. R. Dempsey. Hudsonvile, J. M. Lawson. GLASGOW DISTRICT. Litchfield Mission, to be supplied. Hawesville Circuit, Samuel C. Allen. Schuyler L. Murrell, P. E. Yel vington, H. C. McQuown. Glasgow Station, N. H. Lee. OwensDoro Station, J. W. Cunningham. Glasgow Circuit, W. B. Edmunds. Owensboro Circuit, Daniel S. Campbell. Columbia, D. H. Limebaugh. Calhoun, Silas Newton. Jamestown, C. D. Donaldson. Hartford, George H. Hayes. Wayne, Thomas G. Harrison. Fordsville MisslOn, to be supplied. Albany Mission, to be supplied•. Robert G. Gardner, Chaplain Twenty-seventh Burksville Circuit, to be supplied. Regiment, U. S. Army. Cumberland MislIion, to be supplied. Tompkililsville, W. T. Davenport. HENDERSON DISTRICT. Campbellsville, 1. W. Emerson. A. L. Alderson, P. E. Greensburg, Dennis Spurrier. Henderson Station, Henry M. Ford. BARDSTOWN DISTRICT. Henderson Colored Mission, to be supplied. Henderson Circuit, E. M. Crow. James S. Wools, P. E. Dixon, John L. Brown. Bardstown Station, James A. Henderson. Morganfield, J. S. McDaniel. Hew Haven Circuit, James L. Edrington. Madisonville, W. W. Cook. Bradfordsville, William Neikirk. Rumsey, Robert B. McCown. Taylor, Samuel P. Hines. Smithland Station, D. A. Beardsley. Ehzabethtown, L. P. Crenshaw, W. R. Johnson. Smithland Circuit, Thomas D. Payne. Millerstown. Montgomery M. Hunter. Salem, to be supplied. Shepherdsville, Andrew D. Gray. Marion, P. T. Hardison. West Point, Charles Y. Boggess. Eddyville, George C. Crumbaugh. Louisville Circuit, Robert Flsk. Princeton, Thomas D. Lewis. Munfordville, Henry N. Hobbs. Charleston Mission, to be supplied. Buffalo Mission, to be supplied. 486 Misaouri ()onferenee, 1864.

3.-MISSOURI CONFERENCE.

HELD AT MEXICO, Mo., September 14- -, 1864.

ANDREW MONROE, President; JOHN D. VINCIL, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Their names were called over, one by one, and ANSWER. J. S. Allen, D. R. Smith, 'l'homas their characters examined and passed. Penn, J.,A. Mumpower, B. F. Zumwalt. 5. Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? and members in the several circuits, stations, S. J. Huffaker, James O. Swinney. 2. and missions of the Conference? No report. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- tion? Ques. 17. What amo-qnts are necessary for the John W. Adkisson, Samuel Alexander. 2. superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? ciencies of those who have not obtained their None. regular allowance in their respective districts, Ques. 5. Who a.re received by transfer from circuits, and stations? other Conferences? $7,706 79. None. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? going accounts, and how has it been app'lied? James S. Smith,* M. M:McIlhany,* John R. Collected, $316 35 Taylor,* W. W. McMurry,* E. H. Hudson.* 5. Applied as follows: For the Bishops, 163 00 Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected Sister Newm-an, 53 35 and ordained deacons? Sister Launius, 20 00 John W. Adkisson, Samuel Alexander. 2. Sister Bond, 20 00 Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Brothet J. F. Y ouug, 25 00 ordained deacons? R. N. T. Halliday, 35 00 None. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected $316 35 and ordained elders? Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the J. R. Taylor,t W. W. McMurry,t E. H. Hud­ Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? son.t 3. No report. Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next and ordained elders? session of the Conference be held? Samuel Briggs. 1. At Hannibal, Mo. Quee. 11. Who have located this year? Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed J esse Bird, Louis Baldwin, H. B. Watson. 3. this year? Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? ST. CHARLES DISTRICT. T. Dines, George Fentem, Jesse Faubion, C. W. Pritchett, W. M. Sutton, J. R. Downing, N. B. H. Spencer, P. E. P. Halsey, L. J. Catlin, Walter Toole, Thomas St. Charles Circuit, J. H. Pritchett, P. M. Pinck- Hurst, Samuel Alexander, James L. Smith, P. ard, Tyson Dines, Sup. M. Pinckard, George Penn, William Penn, Wil­ Flint Hill Circuit, R. P. Holt, S. J. Catlin, Sup. liam F. Bell, Alex. Spencer, W. Warren. 18. Warrenton, S. R. Fowler. Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? High :H:ill, S. W. Cope. John F. Young, D. C. Blackwell, Martin L. Danville, George Smith, Joseph S. Allen. Eads, William M. Wood. 4. Ash~e;v, Jesse Sutton, A. Spencer, Sup. LOUlslana, C. J. Vandeventer, L. R. Downing, Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Sup. the past year? Auburn, Robert G. Loving. None. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in FAYETTE DISTRICT. their life and official administration? Horace Brown, P. E. • Eleoted last year. Fayette Circuit, E. Robinson, C. W. Pritchett, t Elected, but not ordained. Sup. St. Louis, Kansas Mission, and Tennessee Conferences, 1864. 487

New Franklin, George L. Sexton. Trenton, to be supplied. Rocheport, Thomas J. Starr. Milan, to be supplied. Columbia, R.. H. Jordan, Thompson Penn. Greencastle, to be supplied. Sturgeon, R.. A. Claughton, James S. Smith, Sup. St. John's, to be supplied. MexlCo, A. P. Lynn. Maysville, John A. Mumpower. Fulton, F. A. Savage, Jesse Faubion, Sup. Albany, D. R. Smith. New Bloomfield, C. Babcock, George Fentem, George Penn, Sup. HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. BRUNSWICK DISTRICT. William .A. Mayhew, P. E. .A. Monroe, P. E. Hnnl:s'vtUe Circuit, D. B. Cooper . Brunswick Station. H. A. Bourla.nd. Thomasville, C. W. Collett, W. Warren, Sup. Glasgow, William G. Caples. Middle Grove, Jacob 1Y.1cEwin. Keytesville Circuit, Robert A. Austin. Paris, John R. Taylor. Bucklin, B. Zumwalt, S. Alexander, Sup. Shelbyville, L. Rush, W. W. McMurry. Linneus, W. E. Dockery, William G. Belt, Sup. Edina, D. R. Shackleford. Chillicothe, to be supplied. Memphis, to be supplied. Utica, .B. J. Johnson. Bloomington, D. H. Root, W. Toole, Sup. Carrollton, William Perkins, N. P. Halsey, Sup. HANNIBAL DISTRICT. ST. JOSEPH DISTRICT. N. G. Berryman, P. E. M. R. Jones, P. E. St. Joseph Station, to be supplied. Hannibal Station, John D.. Vinci!. St. Joseph Circuit, H. G. McEwin. Palmyra, M. McIlhany. Platte City, H. H. Hedgpeth. Canton Circuit, William A. Tarwater. New Market, to be sup'plied, T. Hurst, Sup. Monticello; James Penn. Liberty, John W. Adklsson. Emerson, D. Mason. Richmond, J ohJ!. C. C. Davis. Hydesburg, William M. Newla.nd. Millville, R. N. T. Halliday, W. Penn, Sup. Sharpsburg, John W. Penn. Pla,ttsburg, Daniel Penny. FlOrIda, E. H. Hudson. Savan'nali, to be supplied. Hannibal German Mission, C. H. Schmidt. Oregon, to bjl supplied. William M. Rush and J. P. Nolan left without Maryville, to be supplied. an appointment. . E. R. Miller, laboring in Nevada. Territory. GALLATIN DISTRICT. W. G. Miller, laboring ill Tennessee, by the W. Ketron, P. E. approval of the .Bishop, Gallatin Circuit, John F. Shorea. Richard Minshall's residence unknown, and Spring Hill, Joseph Devlin. his name dropped from the roll.

4.-ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.

[NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

5.~KANSAS MISSION CONFERENCE.

[NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

6.-TENNES.SEE CONFERENCE.

[NO SESSION HELD IN 1864, ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR.] 488 Holston Oonference, 1864.

7.-HOLSTON CONFERENCE.

HELD AT --- -., Oelober 19- -, 1864.

---, President; ---., Se<:retary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in None. their life and official administration? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Their names were called over, one by one, and George W. Martin; Samuel W. Hyden, Joseph their characters examined and passed, except A. Wiggins, Joshua S. Brooks, G. Spake. 5. James Cumming, Jesse A. Hyden, and Thomas H. Russell, who were expelled. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec­ tion? Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers John L. M. French, Henry C. Neal, Tobias F. and members in· the several circuits, stations, Smith. 3. and missions of the Conference? Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? William Hicks. 1. QueB. 5. Who are received by transfer from White White (1ol'd cord Loc'l other Conferences? Mem·s. Prob·.. Mem'&. Frob·s. Pr·•• None. ------Wytheville Station ...... ----150 20 70 16 Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Wytheville Circuit...... 1030 133 128 7 Benjamin F. Nuckolls, Levi K. Haynes, Jacob Newbern ...... 478 60 219 69 2 Pearjsbur~ ...... _ ..... 760 47 77 9 2 R. Payne, Jacob Smith, Walter H. Stevens, F. Hillsville tation ...... 60 80 16 25 2 A. Farley, John N. Summers. 7. Hillsville Circuit " ...... 270 60 18 4 4 Grayson ...... 1000 800 18 12 11 Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected Jefferson ...... 7Z1 131 20· 12 and ordained deacons? Marion ...... 663 126 112 17 3 John L. M. French, Henry C. Neal. 2. Mechanicsburg ...... 682 192 13 14 10 Princeton ...... 458 144 21 4 4 Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Flat Top Mission ...... 198 60 1 ordained deacons? Adam Q. Harman, Isaac S. Harman, Abner 6366 1363 711. 169 58 J. Dean, James Torbet, John H. Snodgrass. 5. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected Abingdon District. and ordained elders? . Abingdon station...... 84 28 116 21 None. Abin~don Circuit...... 707 181 63 37 6 Saltvlle ...... 406 150 26 24 Ques. 10. What local preachers· are elected Jeffersonville...... 764 164 39 ~ 2 and ordained elders? Lebanon ...... 706 166 79 61 6 John W. Bowman. 1. Bristol Station...... 100 19 Ii 16 Bristol Circuit...... 600 124 40 4 Ques.11. Who have located this year? Blountville...... 816 210 66 28 9 Gaston M. Massey. 1. -- -- 4181 --1041 --422 232 -26 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? John W. Be1t;William P. Queen, Alexander F. English, J. N. S. Huffaker, Moses H. Spencer, Rogcr8'lJille District. John N. Summers, S. D. Gaines. 7. RogersviJle Circuit...... 193 ~ 50 1 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Morristown ...... 364 '1 10 2 Mossy Creek ...... 202 43 62 Thomas K. Catlett, David Fleming, Samuel Rutledfre...... 424 34 43 B. Harwell, Joseph Haskew, Daniel B. Carter Thorn ill Mission ...... 244 '11 6 8 Tazewell Circuit...... 490 Wiley B. Winton, Timothy Sullins, R. W. Patty: 136 61 ..... ~ 1 Powell's Valley ...... 446 26 13 6 T. K. Munsey, W. Robeson, E. C. Wexler. 11. Jonesville ...... 613 60 25 7 Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Sneedville ...... 397 '12 4 6 KinlfIsJ?ort ...... 800 130 70 3 the 'past year? Est ville...... 643 75 65. 4 Ii Rufus M. Stevens. 1. Rye Cove ...... 45& 197 6 2 "8 No memoir. ------6272 --867 394 9 -48 Holston. Oonference, 1864. 489 Knoxville DUtrict. Recapitulation.

Wblte Wbile Cord cord Loc'l White White Cord Col'd Loo'l Mem'.. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr'a. Mem'lI'. Prob's. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr'a. ------Knoxville St.ation ...... 194 2 15 15 --2 Wytheville District ...... ----6366 1355 --711 ----169 58 Knoxville Circuit ...... 515 131 1 Abingdon " ...... 4181 1041 422 232 26 Clinton ...... 459 35 24 2 6 Rogersville " 5272 867 394 9 48 Jacksboro ...... 650 110 55 3 Knoxville " 4639 651 363 35 39 Maynardsville ...... 415 20 '15 1 Cumberland " 3973 437 373 43 32 Dandrid/fe ...... \l86 189 90 9 Chattanooga " 6800 783 619 35 61 Seviervil e ...... 630 150 13 11 4 Jonesboro " 4704 611 348 36 44 Little River ...... 441 1 19 4 Asheville " 4669 632 758 102 39 Montgomery Mission_. 389 13 12 4 ------Total this year .••.•.••. 39,604 6277 3988 661 337 -4639 --651 363 --35 39 Totallnst year ...... 40,657 6038 3895 512 340 Increase ...... ----239 --93 --149 - Cumberland DUtrict. Decrease ...... \l53 3 Washington Circuit ..... 610 26 30 10 '1 Hamilton ...... 401 71 15 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the Pikeville ...... 347 81 '16 26 superannuated preachers, and the widows and Jasper...... 408 12 83 orphans of preachers, and to make the defi- Ki~~ton ...... 440 '10 6 up Lou on ...... 886 18 3 6 2 ciencies of those who have not obtamed their Altamont Missiou...... 468 12 83 2 regular allowance in their respective districts, !:?peneer ...... 119 39 2 Cumberland ...... 3M 64 6 1 circuits, and stations? Jamestown ...... 350 50 8 2 3 No report. Huntsville ...... ,. 64· ..... ; 3 Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore- --3973 -1--431 313 43 -32 goin~ accounts, and how has it been ap'plied? Co lected, $2,908 75 Chdtanooga District. AIJ!:lied as follows: aid to claimants, 1,22575 Chattanooga Station ..... 116 26 100 10 Paid to Bishop, 1,6~ Cleveland ...... 167 141 2 00 Cleveland Circuit...... 638 41 7 Ques. 19. What has been contributed for tho Harrison ...... 249 18 9 Trenton ...... 667 133 1 10 Missionary. Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Duc.ktown ...... 200 60 9 $7,554 40. Benton ...... _ ....•.• ~ ...... 480 142 18 ...... 2 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses- Charleston ...... 600 66 211 2 Murphy ...... 291 68 6 '1 sion of the Conference be held? Hiwassee Mission...... 280 3 At Marion, Va. Fort Embree ...... 304 13 7 3 Decatur Circuit." ...... 652 146 25 3 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Athens Station ...... 128 2 105 22 this year? Athens Circuit ...... 610 67 75 2 6 Madisonville ...... 159 '13 54 1 6 ------WYTHEVILLE DISTRICT. 5800 163 b"19 35 -51 James S. Kennedy, P. E. JOne8boro Disi:riet. Wytheville Station, G. W. Callahan. Jonesboro Circuit ...... 455 39 28 Wytheville Circuit, J. C. Hyden, J. L. M. French. Jonesboro Station ...... 103 1 68 Pearisburg. P. S. Sutton, W. M. Neal. 11 11 Elizabethton Circuit. .... 392 176 9 Newbern, John Borin~ W. M. Kerr. Taylorsville ...... ~ 49 4 4 Wat;auga ...... 251 22 4 4 Hillsv-ille Station, A. . Stewart. Fall Branch ...... 606 14 16 7 Hillsville CIrCuit, T. F. Smith, B. W. S. Bishop. Rheatown ...... 960 19 65 6 Grayson, J. M. Crismond, D. Sullins. St. Clair ...... 669 126 25 2 4 Greenvilfe ...... 641 63 65 9 3 { Jefferson, W. H. Stevens. Newport ...... 496 46 72 14 1 Watauga, J. T. Freeman. --- --41o.! --611 --348 36 44 Mechanicsbur~ G. W. Martin. Princeton, G. . Penley. Asheville DUtrict. Marion, R. N. Price, M. H. Spencer, Sup. Asheville Station ...... 116 31 1 J. K. Stringfield, Chaplain in the Army. Asheville Circuit ...... 625 100 60 6 9 Asheville Cof'd Miss .... 407 68 ABINGDON DISTRICT. HendersODville Station 65 12 35 22 Hendersonville. Circuit 183 81 28 1 2 J. M. McTeer, P. E. Sulphur Springs ...... ;. 706 92 24 3 Burnsville ...... 280 40 5 4 Abingdon Station, W. E. Munsey. Watne8ville ...... 615 100 20 8 We ster ...... ~ ...... 429 8 8 2 Abingdon Circuit, G. Stewa.rt, B. F. Nuckolls, Franklin ~ ...... _ 461 27 45 4 6 Sup. Catawba ...... _...... 621 120 1 Transylvania ...... i64 19 3 Saltville, S. R. Wheeler, W. H. Kelly, Sup. Echota Mission_ ...... _. 154 3 Jeffersonville, W. H. Bates, Jacob Smith. Cheoa ... ;...... Lebanon. C. K. Miller. Warm Springs ...... 90 22 3 3 ---- Blountville, G. W. Miles, S. D. Gaines, Sup. 4669 532 --'liS --102 -39 Bristol Station, J. D. Wagg. 490 Mississippi ConjerenfJe, 1863.

Bristol Circuit, A. J. Frazier. Asheville Colored Charge, J. Reynolds. Elizabethton. J. T. Smith. Asheville Circuit, J. D. "Baldwin. Emory and Henry College, E. E. Wiley, Presi­ Hendersonville Station, S. S. Groat. dent; J. A. Davis, Professor. Hendersonville Circuit, A. W. Cumming. Martha Washington College, W. A. Harris, Transylvania, J. F. Woodfin. President. Catawba, L. C. Delashmit. Burnsville, J. R. Ballew. ROGERSVILLE DISTRICT. Sulphur Springs, F. Richardson. Webster, J. R. Long. R. M. Hickey, P. E. Echota. Mi~sion, William Hicks. Rogersville Circuit, W. H. Howell. Cheoa, H. M. Bennett. Rutledge, S. K. Haynes. Waynesville Circuit, William H. Cooper, George Jonesville, A. E. Woodward. Spake. Kingsport, F. D. Crumley. Franklin, E. W. Moore. Rye Cove, H. C. Neal. Warm Spring Mission, W. B. Lyda. Estillville, F. A. Farley. Fort Embree Circuit, J. S. Brooks. Jonesboro, J. R. Payne. Murphy,' J. W. Bird. Fall Branch, W. P. Doane. Cleveland, F. M. Fanning. Greenville, J. Mahoney. Rheatown, J. G. Swisher. J. W. Dickey, Superintendent of Army Mis­ sions. ASHEVILLE DISTRICT. Thomas F. Glenn, J. A. Wiggins, Chaplains in C. S. Army. G. Taylor, P. E. H. P. Waugh, transferred to Montgomery Asheville Station, W. C. Bowman. Conference.

S.-MEMPHIS CONFEItENCE.

[NO MINUT~ FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

9.-MISSISSIPPI CON·FERENCE.

HELD AT KOSCIUSKO, Mrss., November 4-9, 1863.*

BISnop ANDREW, President; H. J. HARRIS, Sem-efxJIry.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Thomas M. Ward, Hinniard Townsend, George ANSWER. None. W. Boyles. 10. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are rea.dmitted ? Walter W. Hurst, Humphrey C. Buck, Wil­ Willis H. Germany,R. T. Hennington. 2. liam E. Ballard, RobertD. Norsworthy, William Quee. 5. Who are received by transfer from W. Drake, James K. Hamblen, Samuel K. Russ, other Conferences? William T. Ashford, Columbus W. Campbell, T . .. None. W. Flowers. 10. Quee. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Ques. 3. Who are a.dmitted into full connec­ Henry P. Lewis, Parmenas Howard, Walla.ce tion? W. Graves, 1. Carr, Ira B. Robertson, Thomas Pinckney A. Johnson, William L. C. Hunni­ W. Hilles, Edwin H. Mounger, M. Cox. 8. cutt, David Merchant., Corydon Chamberlain, Patrick Lane,t John D. Hays,t Louis Kendall, Ques.7. What traveling preachers are elected and ordained deacons? tIn dea.con's orders. Pinckney A. Johnson, William L. C. Hunni-

*These Mi~utes were not received in time Cor insertion in the Minutes oC last year. Mississippi Omfermce, 1863. 491 cutt, David Merch'a.n~ Corydon Chamberlain, preach in Kemper county, Mis!., and removed George W. Boyles, Hinniard Townsend. 6. to Attala county, Miss., about 1844. He labored Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and as a local preacher until 1848, when he was em­ ordained deacons? p!0y,ed to travel the Choctaw Ci~cuit, whi~h ~e Samuel D. Terry, Joel Weogworth, WiIliamA. aId In 1848-9, when he was receIved on trIal m Marts, Eaton D. Hyde. R. C. Armstrong, N. A. the Mississippi Conference. In 1851, he became Ducket. 6. a member of the Conference, and so remained until his death, which occurred Dec, 11, 1862. Ques.9. What traveling preachers are elected He was by nature endowed with an uncom­ and ordained elders? monly strong constitution; he had a mild and Harvey F. Johnson, Charles A. McNeil, John teachable disposition; his affections were strong A. Va.n.ce, Auguste Gottschall, Philip S. Petty. and ardf)nt;. energy was one of the prominent W. F. Camp, Julius Y. Curtis, N. Coffee. 8. traits of his. character; he had !It clear, strong, Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected manly ,,"oice, inspiring the righteous with hope and ordained elders? and consolation, and the wicked with fear and Hezekiah Hl\.rri8orl~ John L. Ames, Horatio trembling. Few men have commenced their Flint. Murdock McDonald, W. W. Funchess. 5. itineranflaboIs among us under more disadvan­ Ques. 11. Who have located this year? tageous c~rcumstances. . He was poor, had a Nathan Ooffee. 1. large famIly, and very httle education i yet few Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? men have been more successful in their minis­ John W. Adams. 1. terial labors. His labors most abounded in the counties of Choctaw, Winston, and Attala. You Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? can scarcely visit a class-meeting or love-feast George T. Vickers, Peter James, J. G. Deskin, where you will not find those who have been John H. Massey, Barnabas Pipkin, T. Clinton. converted and brought into the Church through John B. Higginbotham, John R. Lambuth, T. his instrumentality. He was ardently attached Owens, James M .. Turner, Levi Pearce, J. 1. E. to the Ohurch, and labored for her interest with Byrd, Hardy Mullins. 13. an unceasing zeal. His piety was deep, genuine, Ques. 14. What prea.chers have died during and constant. He was loved and esteemed, and the past year? his ~inis~erial labl'rs were highly appreciated James C. Taylor, Wiley P. Dickerson, Lewis by hIS neIghbors. 'rhose of us who knew him A. Sims,* Daniel M. Wadsworth.* 4. best loved him most. As a citizen, he was noble and honorable i as !It husband, he was loving JAMES C. TAYLOR was born of pious parents, and kind; as a father, he was firm, indulgent in Amite county, Miss., in 1839. He was received a.nd good.. During the year that he labored o~ on trial in the Mil'sissippi Conference in 1858, at the Greensboro Mission his strong constitution which time he was appointed to Georgetown gave way, and we think that he never fully re­ Circuit; next year to Louisville Circuit, and the covered. He was tak.en sick Nov. 12, 1862. year following to Lower Deer Creek Mission. His sickness lasted twenty-eight days. He seems In 1861, he was appointed to Columbia Circuit. to have had no presentiment of his death until In the spring of 1862 he joined Company F of a short time before it occurred; but, when the the Thirty - eighth Mississippi Regiment as a. messenger came, the old soldier had his armor private soldier in the Confederate Army. His on. At three o'clock P.M., he had his wife called health soon became greatly impa.ired by.ex­ up, and exultingly said. " I ~m eafe." His last posure in camp. which prevented Iiim from being words-spoken to his wife-were: "Raise the much with hIS command during the first live children for God, and follow me as I have fol­ months. Since then he was seldom absent from lowed the Lord." his companions in arms. Before and after Brother Tayl-or joined the army he led an exem­ QUe!!. 15. Are 3.11 the preaehers blameless in plary life, forcibly illustr.ating the principles of their life and officJ.al administration? the religion he professed. J nst before the siege Their names were called over, one by one, and of Vicksburg, he was promised the chaplaincy their characters examined and passed. of the Seventh Mississippi Battalion; but in the Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers meantime the crisis had come-the fate of Vicks­ and members in the several circuits. stations, burg must first be decided. Nobly did our and missions of the Conference? brotner bear his part in this severe contest. He was found unceasingly at his post in the en­ Natchez District. trenchments. On the twenty-fifth day of the White White Co1'd Co1'd Loc'l siege, (June 12,) he was wounded in the head }lem·.. Prob'.. )lem'.. IProb· •• 1'r· •• by a rifle- ba11, which :r,enetrated the brain. ------Natchez Station...... --300 --13 --426 --38 1 Seven days' rartial insensIbility ended his suffer­ Kingston ...... ••..••.. 14 3 121; 40 ings, He fel like a Christian soldier-at his post. Bnffalo ...... N...... 196 52 21 29 3 Woodville...... 100 10 2 Woodville Col'd Miss.. 94 29 WILEY P. DICKERSON was probably born in Wilkinson Circuit •..•.... 74 113 Georgia. He was brought up, professed r~igion, Wilkinson Col'd Miss... 74 113 Percy Creek cI: Tunica.. 65 24 28 5 and married in Alabama, He was licensed to Laurel Hill...... 40 •••••.! -No memoirs. 966 867 600 112 6 492 Mississippi Oonference, 1863. FayeUe DUtrict. ShaJron Di8trict.

While White Col'd Cord Loe'l Wblte White cord Cord L",,') Mem' •• Prob' •• lIem'l. Prob· •. -Pr's. --Hem'•• --Prob·•• )lE-m',. Prob'8. --Pr'•• Favette...... 360 --10 ---- Sharon ...... !fiO 6 --200 - 50 ...... S • .Jefferson Col. Miss... 530 34 Canton ...... 116 156 72 42 1 N. Jefferson Col. Miss .. 159 74 Vernon and Col. Miss .. 32 127 1 Adams Co. Col. Miss .... 40 Camden ...... 216 48 135 38 3 Washington Circuit ..... 00 4 400 100 Livingston & Col. Miss. 09 15 22 3 2 Cole's Creek Col. Miss .• Carthage ...... 280 80 44 52 3 Meadville ...... 110 93 157 1 Philadelphia ...... 440 93 11 Scotland & Col'd Miss.. 329 44 ...... 1 Decatur ...... 600 34 60 35 3 Bayou Pierre Circuit... 376 20 167 Ii La\{e...... Cayuga ...... 242 62 204 15 Hillsboro ...... 340 60 7 Rocl{c1 Springs...... 75 0 1 McWiIlie's Mission ...... 60 60 Port ibson '" Col. Miss 69 1 ...... 1 ------~ ---.- 2132 619 673 280 31 --1611 239 1607 223 9 Paulding District. Vicksburg District. Paulding ...... ; .... 56 107 1 HandsbOroll ...... Vicksburg ...... 291 4 Gainesville...... Warren Clrcuit._ ...... 180 185 77 ...... Coiumi:Jia ...... ft :::~I 7 18 2 North Warren ...... 197 25~I 1 Westville ...... 196 62 72 1 Clinton ...... 200 11 2 Raleigh ...... 400 60 40 20 6 Clinton 001'<1 Mission ... 215 9 Augusta Miflsion ...... Raymond and Spring Garlandsville '" Moore's Ridge ...... 181 104 45 100 3 Plantations ...... ft ...... 115 24 25 83 4 Jackson Mission ...... 150 8 280 80 2 ------Brandon ...... 45 10 15 5 1 990 199 1551212 12 Rankin ...... 395 150 95 124 9 Concord ...... 588 184 88 83 9 -- Brookhaven District. --2227 532 --923 --478 -31 Brookhaven ...... 91 39 4 59 3 Monticello _ ...... 159 79 145 4 Cryst,ai Sp'rings ...... 471 18 11 Greenville DUtrict. Holmesville.. _ ...... , .... 196 ...... 105 2 Pearl River ...... 240 40 39 1 Greenville ...... 34 10 41 8 2 Amite ...... 125 35 125 6 Greenville Col'd Miss ... 60 15 Franklinton Mission ... 165 15 ns 1 2 Bolivar and Col'd Miss. 15 8 150 40 St. Helena ...... 199 28 2 ~£er Deer Creek ...... 2 126 9 St. Helena Col'd Miss".. I die Deer Creek...... 5 120 50 German Mission ...... 2"2 8 Lower Deer Creek ...... 24 2 50 15 -- Tallula ...... 10 2 310 5 --1668 --262 --331 206 --31 Point Worthington and American Bend ...... 21 1 240 158 Sunflower ...... 30 18 75 60 Olinton District. -- - --141 --41 1172 --360 2 Clinton (La.) ...... 110 14 100 East Feliciana and Col. Mission ...... 228 31 107 Port Hudson & Plains.. 53 43 Yazoo District. Jackson (La.) ...... 86 88 3 Thompson's Creek Col. Yazoo City ...... 93 3 1 Mission ...... •_ ...... 230 Yazoo Circuit...... 117 21 ~ ·~ 2 East Baton Rouge ...... 137 36 86 42 I; Mount Oli .. et...... 50 ...... I...... 1 Livingston Mission ...... 113 4- Big Black Col'd Miss .. . .~~~ 1 370 142 ...... Arcola· ...... Ebenezer ...... 172 224 20 1 Covington·...... Honey Island Col. Mis'" Lexington & Richland. 136 7 254 --749 ------Holmes ...... 128 70 . 122 220 623 42 13 Black Hawk...... 300 117 125 100 Carrollton...... 193 94 50 1 Recapilulation. Greenwood...... 30 9 50 ...... 1...... Sidon Colored Mission...... 60 16 ...... Natchez Dist,rict ...... 956 357 600 112 6 ------Fayette " 1611 239 1667 2".13 9 1398 371 1179 408 6 Vicksburg " 2227 682 923 478 31 Greenville " loll 41 1172 360 2 Yazoo " 1398 371 1179 408 4: Starkville 2484 '73 514 12 36 Starkville District. Sharon " 2132 619 673 280 31 PaulQing " 990 199 155 212 12 Starkville and Pierce Brookhaven" 1668 262 331 206 31 Chapel...... 93 20 75 2 Clinton .. 7'9 220 623 Octibbeha...... 170 20 15 1 42 13 Oct.ibbeha Colored Mis- Total this year ...... 14,356 33i3 7627 2332176 sion· ...... _...... Total last year ...... 14,766 3126 99117 3060 18Z Wenona...... 383 64 137 6' Bankston...... 548 76 76 Increase...... ------187 Greensboro...... 400 100 30 6 I>ecrecse...... 410 2340 728 '1 Webster ...... 4!lO. 103 31 12 8 Attala ...... :1 4: ::: ... ~~ 3: Ques. 17. What amount., are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and

"Jforepon, K't8sisaippi Omjerence, 1863. 493 orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ VICKSBURG DISTRICT. ciencies of those who have not obtained their John llusk, P. E. regular allowance in their respective dil'ltricts, circuits, and stations? Vicksburg, to be supplied. No report. Warren, to be supplied. North Warren, to be supplied. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ Clinton Colored Mission, James S. Harris. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Jackson (Miss.) Station, Corydon Chamberlain. No report. Raymond and Spring Ridse, Henry P. Lewis. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Rankin, Richard T. Hennmgton. Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Concord, William Price. No report. Charles K. Marshall,* John W. Jones.* Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next John J. Wheat, Army Missionary. session of the Conference be held? At Crystal Springs, Miss. GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed James MeLenan, P. E. this year? Greenville, to be supplied. Greenville and Upp(:r Deer Creek Mission, W. NATCHEZ DISTRICT. T. Ashford. William B. Hines, P. E. { Deer Creek, to be supplied. Sunflower, Thomas W. Flowers. Natchez Station, George H. Clinton. Kingston, William H. Watkins. Buffalo, Robert D. Norsworthy. YAZOO DISTRICT. Woodville, W. T. J. Sullivan. Humphrey Williamson, P. E. { Woodville Colored Mission, E. F. Mullins. Yazoo City, Joseph Carr. Wilkinson, Thomas W. Brown. { Yazoo Circuit, Thomas C. Parrish. . Wilkinson Colored Mission, P. S. Petty. Mount Olivet, Francis M. Featherston. Percy Creek and Tunica, Henry J. Harris. Ebenezer, John J. Clark. Clinton (La.), Patrick Lane. Honey Island Colored Mission, to be supplied. East Feliciana. J. A. Godfrey, D. S. Oswald. Lexington and Richland, Lorenzo Ercanbrack. Jackson (La.), James L. Forsyth. Holmes, Joseph D. Newsom. Thompson's Creek Colored Mission, to be sup- Black Hawk, William P. Barton. plied. Sidon Colored Mission, Samuel D. Akin. East Baton Rouge, to be supplied. Carrollton, Parmenas Howard. Port Hudson and Plains, to be supplied. Greenwood, John D. Shaw. Centenary College, John C. Miller, President. Whitefield Harrington, Army Missionary. Samuel T. Swinny.* John W. McCrary, left without appointment. Erastus R. Strickland, left without appoint­ ment. STARKVILLE DISTRICT. FAYETTE DISTRICT. James G. Carlisle, P. E. Benjamin Jones, P. E. Starkville and Pierce Chapel, E. H. Mounger. Fayette Circuit, George F. Thompson, Henry Octibbeha and Colored Mission, J as. O. Wood- M. Youngblood. ward. North Jefferson Colored Mission, W. B. Lewis. Wenona, Louis Kendall. South J eff'erson Colored Mission, I. B. Robert­ Bankston, Asbury R. Hines. son. Greensboro, Hinniard Townsend. j Lime Creek, Thomas W. Castles. Ad ams Coun ty Colored Mission, W .Wadsworth. }'leadvil~e, Robert A. Sibley. Webster, William R. Rainey. Scotland, William G. Millsaps. Louisville, Alexander J. Smith. Homochitto Mission, John D. Willis. Attala, George D. Wade. Bayou Pierre, George W. Alexander, John B. Bowen. SHARON DISTRICT. Bayou Pierre Colored Mission, A. J. Wheat. Josiah M. Pugh, P. E. Burtonton Colored Mission, to be supplied. Cayuga, Charles T. French. Canton Station, Nathan S. Cornell. Rocky Springs, Daniel A. J. Parker. Sha.ron, Hender~on H. Montgomery, Thomas M. Port Gibson and Colored Mission, to be sup­ Ward, John W. Adams, Sup. plied. Vernon and The Army, Charles G. Andrews. Livingston and Pearl River, R. W. Lambuth. Pinckney A. Johnson, Chaplain in C. S. Madison ColQred Mission, Harvey Copeland. Army. Camden, W. L. C. Hunnicutt, H. D. Berry. William W. Drake.* Carthage, James K. Hamblen. '" In the C. B. Army. '" In the C. S. Army. 494 Migsissippi Oonference, 1864.

Hillsboro, James N. Walker. BROOKHAVEN DISTRICT. Decatur, Thomas W. Hines. Joseph Nicholson, P. E. Philadelphia, George Jackson. Brookhaven Station, John A. B. Jones. William F. Camp, General Agent of the Sol­ Monticello, David W. Dillehay. diers' Tract Association of the Methodist Epis­ Pearl River, Peter E. Green. copal Church, South. Crystal Springs, W. Finn, George J. Mortimer. George W. Boyles.* Holmesville, Andrew Day, W. H. Germany. Amite, Ephraim A. Flowers. PAULDING DISTRICT. Franklinton Mission, John A. Vance. St. Helena, Thomas Price, W. E. Ballard. Burwell B. Whittington, P. E. Arcola, Jarrott W. McNeil. German Mission, Auguste Gottschall. Handsboro and Biloxi, Wallace W. Graves. Livingston Mission, Christopher R. Godfrey. Columbia, Walter W. Hurst. Covington, Samuel K. Russ. Gainesville Mission, Michael Cox. Trenton, James English. James W. Lambuth, Missionary to China. Mount Olive, Harvey F. Johnson. A. B. Nicholson, Chaplain in C. S. Army. Paulding, Ransom J. Jones, Jr. J. T. Curtis, transferred to GeorEia Conference. { Beaver Dam Mission, Kenneth A. Jones. Samuel W. Speer, transferred to Louisville Garlandsville and Moore's Plantations, John D. Conference. Hays. J as. T. Burke, C. W. Campbell, discontinued. Ocohay, to·be supplied. The following brethren were left without Tallahala, to be supplied. appointments, not because of any complaints Black Creek Mission, David Merchant. against them, but because the state of the coun­ try is such that no appropriate place can be had Newton B. Young.* for them-viz., John G. Jones, W. B. Johnson, Charles A. McNeill, James H. Shelton, Richard • In the C. S. Army. Abbey, Henry T. Lewis.

9.-MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE. HELD AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISS., November 23-27, 1864. BISHOP PAINE, President; H. J. HARRIS, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are a.dmitted on trial? Walter W. Hunt, Michael Cox, Robert D. ANSWER. Green Millsaps, Samuel E. Hale, Norsworthy, James K. Hamblen, Ira. B. Robert­ Chas. F. Evans, Columbus W. C;.\mpbell, George son, Parmenas Howard, Lewis Kendall, Thomas Morrison. 5. M. Ward. 8. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 8. What local prea.chers are elected and Thomas W. Flowers, Samuel K. Russ, Wm. T. ordained deacons? Ashford, Wm. H. Hartley, W. Winans Drake. 5. Jesse Bates, Columbus W. Campbell, James E. Jagers, Jordan D. Johnson, Marmaduke N. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connee­ Wetherby, John D. Cudd,*" Henry T. Beard,* tion? Joseph R. Booth,*" Alexander Murphy. 9. Walter W. Hunt, Michael Cox, Robert D. Norsworthy, James K. Hamblen. 4. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? . _ and ordained elders? Franklin W. Sharbrougb, Roht. B. Donner. 2. Andrew J. Wheat, Henry P. Lewis Edwin H. Mounger, Thomas W. Hines, Joseph Carr, Quee. 5. Who are received by transfer from Newton B. Young, Wm. L. C. Hunnicutt. 7. other Conferences? Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected None. and ordained elders? Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? E. M. Alford, Robt. Middleton, Daniel Loftin, None. Stephen Johnson.t 4. Ques. 7. What traveling preachers :tre elected '" Elected, but not ordained. and ordained deacons? t Former election affirmed, bui not ordained. Mi8sisliippi Omference, 1864. 495

Ques. 11. Who have located this year? her husband in maturing a plan to get Brother None. Curtiss to give an exhortation at one of the Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary ? general prayer-meetings, and, after the audience John W. Adams. 1. was dismissed, she said to him .. Brother Curtiss Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? do n't you feel th~t the Lord h'as something mor~ John D. Willis, Barnabas Pipkin, Thomas for you to do III the Church than you are Clinton, Thomas Owens, Peter Jamee, George T. doing?" Here was a question which his honest Vickers, John G. Deskin, John H. Massey, Levi piety would not permit him to evade. .. I do, Pearce. 9. Sister Scott," said he, and immediately began to unburden his palpitating heart by telling her Ques. 14. What preachers have died during and her husband the history of his struggles on the past year? this subject. The matter was soon looked into William M. Curtiss, John R. Lambuth. 2. by the Church-authorities, and it became a set­ tled conviction that Brother Curtiss was called WILLIAM M. CURTISS was born in Norway, of God to preach the gospel. In the meantime Herkimer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1798. He grew he had become a great admirer of Wesley'S Ser­ np with correct moral habits, and received what mons, and read and studied them carefully in was then considered a liberal education. When order to improve his personal piety, as well as about twenty-two years of age, he came to Mis­ to .qualify him for the work of tlie ministry; and sissippi as a teacher, and engaged in his profes­ thIS ~act no doubt gave cast and character to his sion m the vicinity of Cane Ridge, in J efl'erson pulpIt-performances in all after life, for his ser­ county. He soon became much esteemed on mons bore the Wesleyan stamp to the 4')nd of his account of the purity of his morals, gentlemanly ministry. Early in the fall of 1822 he com­ deportment, and superior intelligence. Cane menced preaching. The writer of this heard his Ridge Church, since so famous in the history of first sermon, and it was quite up to mediocrity, Methodism, had but recently been organized, both in matter and 8tyle. Having a mind and was now in the first stage of its prosperity. already disciplined to close study, with a mem­ Mr. Curtiss was an attentjve listener at the va­ ory unusually retentive, he was a very accepta­ rious appointments for preaching and prayer­ ble preacher from the beginning. In the laUer meeting, and soon, with many other leading part of 1822, he was admitted mto the Missis­ members of the community, became deeply in­ sippi Conference, and appointed junior preacher terested in his personal salvation. On Nov. 16, on Tuskaloosa Circuit. After traveling for two 1821, he united himself with the Church, and years on circuits with more than ordmary ac­ soon professed" a knowledge of salvation in the ceptability and usefulness, he was stationed for remission of his sins." Soon after his conversion, 1825 in the city of Tuskaloosa. In 1826, he sus­ one of the younger brethren, in a private con­ tained a local relation in order to viHit his versation, said to him, "Brother Curtiss, you parents in New York, and arrange some tem­ were so unblamable in your outward deport­ poral matters. By this time his polished man­ ment, it seemed to be very easy for you to obtain ners, deep piety, pastoral qualifications, and tbe pardon of your sins and an evidence of your a.bove all, his nsefulness, designated him as the acceptance through Christ." With emotion he man for our most impc,rtant city charg~s. Re­ replied, "Nay, my brother; I was outwardly entering the Conference in December, 1826, be moral, but I had a desperately depraved, wicked, was stationed the following year in the city of and unbelieving heart to contend against." Natchez. On Oct. 30, 1827, he was married to Soon after his accession to the Church, as was Miss Eleanor D. Wailes, who, by her superior the almost universal custom in those better days, intelligence, piety, and zeal, was well qualified he was called on by the older members to read to be a co-laborer with him in the pastoral a. chapter, give out a hymn, a,nd lead in prayer work. The next three years he was stationed in the I!ociety a.nd neighborhood prayer-meet-: in New Orleans, and then returned to Natchez ings. Already he began to feel "inwardly the two succeeding years. He was a member moved by the Holy Ghost to preach the gOIl­ of the General Conference, held in Philadelphia pel;" but what he considered his utter want of in May, 1832. At this General Conference, a. suitable qualifications for a work of such im­ Book, Sunda.y-school, and 'rract Depository was portance, combined with his excessive modesty, established in New Orleans, and Brother Curtiss lDduc;ed him for a time to keep the matter locked was elected Agent for the succeeding four years. up in his own heart, until .. the word of the At the General Conference of 1836, the Depos­ Lord was like fire in his bones." In the exceE8 itory at New Orleans was discontinued, and at of hill anxiety on this subject, he said, .. 0 that the next meeting of the Mississippi Conference, God would lead some one to converse with me he asked for and obtained a 10catlOn. His family on this point, to whom I might freely unbosom had increased on his bands until he allowed. myself, and obtain relief in some way!" God himself to be~ieve tha.t they ~onld not .be sup­ Boon granted his request. There was in the ported and amtably educated If he contmued m Church a most lovely Christian woman, then in the itinerancy. How much distrust of Provi­ the prime of life, by the name of Abigail Scott, dence was implied in this, we may not decide. the wife of the class-leader. She evidently pos­ From this time until he left New Orleans in sessed an extraordinary gift in the way of find­ 1850, he engaged in several money-making en­ ing out the Lord's chosen vesilels, and leading terprises; out though he was untiring in his them into their a.ppropriate work. She assisted industry, and strictly honest in all his transao- 496 Mississippi (JQnjerence, 1864.

tiona, he was not ultimately 8uccessf~l in any. prayer began, he folded his hands upon his heart, Perhaps his greatest error as a finanCIer was an turned hiS face and eyes heavenward, and attempt to do too much with too little capital, though his utterance was gone, he continued to and in too short a time. He always seemed move his lips and hands as he usually did when anxious to secure a competency for his fat;Jily praying, or responding to prayer, until the in as short a time as possible, t?at he m~ght prayer closed, when he bowed his head, and ltgain return, unembarrassed, to hIs approprIate quietly ceased to breathe, without a ~asp or the work. During his book· agency, and the four­ contortion of a muscle. "I felt,' said one teen years of his local relation in New Orleans, present, "that Jesus and the holy angels were he was not only active in all th~ duties of a local there." His funeral· sermon was preached the ministry, but frequently 8upph~d t~e place of day aft.er hi~ death, by th~ Rev.. J. A.B. JOll:es, an absent or deceased pastor, wIth h~s usu,al ac­ from 2 Tim. IV. 7, 8, and hllvemams were bUrIed ceptability and usefulness: H;e remallle~ In the in Sharon, where sleep a large number of the city during the worst epidemlCs, and faithful~y sainted dead. visited and administered to the bodily and spIr­ itual comfort of the sick and dying. In connec­ JOHN R LAMBUTH, son of the Rev. Mr. Lam­ tion with the regular pastors, he devoted muc~ of buth, was born in Kentucky. He was licensed his time and pecuniary re80urc~s to the ex.tenslO~ to preach in 1821, and admitted on trial in the and building up of the MethodIst Church In van­ Kentucky Conference in Septetpber of the same ous parts of the city, until New Orleans became year. He and the Rev. Benj. M. Drake were an inviting field for ministerial labor. About transferred by Bishop George the sam~ year to this time he was invited by the Trustees of Fay­ the Mississippi Conference, and appomted to­ ette Female Academy, at Fayette, Miss., to take gether to the Cahawba Circuit in Alabama, 1822. charge of it as Principal i he accepte~ the ,invi­ In 1823, Brother Lambuth tra.veled Franklin tation, and transferred hIs membershIp thIther. Circuit in Alabama; in 1824, Tombigbee Circuit, His old friends and ministerial brethren in Mis­ Ala.; 1825, Attakapas Circuit, La.; 1826 and sissippi gave him and his amiable ·and accom­ 1827, Mobile Mission. To Brother Lambuth'a plished family a most cordial welcome, and for labor and zeal is due the planting of Methodism several years tbe Academy prospered as it never in the city of Mobile. Ire built the first Meth­ had before; but it was the property of the odi~t Church there, which was afterward called county and a difficulty occurred in the Board "The Bee-hive." Many swarms went out of Tru'stees as to what denomination should thence, and the little vine became very fruitful. have the controlling influence in it, and it began He sowed in tears, and before the Master called, to decline, as all his other plans, outside of the reaped a plentiful harvest in this field. He lo­ regular pastoral work, had heretofore done. He cated at the end of 1827, and settled in Greene now determined to devote himself to that work county, Ala. Though local, he was not idle, but to which God had called him in his youth, and was employed most of the time by his Presiding in which he had spent so many happy and use­ Elders. He removed to Madison county, Miss., ful years. He was readmitted into the Missis­ twenty-two years ago, where he labored as a sippi Conference in December, 1855, and was local preacher effectually, and profited many. statione.d in Jackson, La. The feebleness of age In 1853, he was employed part of the time In being upon him, the succeedin~ five years he Jackson Station, Miss. At the close of that labored on the smaller stations In the northern year, he was readmitted by the Mississippi Con­ portions of the Conference. At the Conference ference, and appointed to Jackson Station for held in Canton late in 1861, he reluctantly con­ 1854; 1855, Raymond and Spring Ridge; 1856, sented to be placed on the super.annuated list, Camden Circuit; 1857, Clinton CircUlt; 1858, feeling anxious to continue in the regular work superannuated and employed part of the year to the close of life. His family was settled in on Vernon and Livingston; 1859, Raymond Canton, and he spent the following lear at and Spring Ridge; 1860, Livingston Circuit and home, doing what he could for the goo of the Mission; 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, superannuated, Church. On Jan. 30, 1863, he went to Hazle­ employed part of the time. He sickened in Oc­ hurst and back on the cars, which gave him a tober, 1864, and after lingering about three violent cold, which brought on catarrhal fever, weeks, he passed triumphantly away, Nov. 6, of which he died Feb. 9. During his illness he 1864. Brother Lambutn beautifully illustrated often spoke to his family and orethren of his in his life the gentleness, meekness, wisdom, and sure prospect of going to heaven. The last days goodness of tne gospel. He lived religiously, of hIS illness he was closely attended by the happily, and died triumphantly, cheerfully re­ pastor of his family, the Rev. J. A. B. Jones, signing all to God. His dying words were, who several times inquired into the state of his " Bless the Lord! " religious feelings, to which he would most em­ phatically reply, "All is welL" On the evening before his death, all his family being present, Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in except one son and son-in-law, in the army, they their life and official administration? united with their P!l'stor in p~ayer to God .that ~heir names were called over, one by one, and he might be permitted to

So much of the Conference territory is over­ Rocky Springs, Daniel Andrew Jackson Parker. run by the Federal army, that only partial re­ Pinckney A. Johnson, Chaplain C. S. Army. ports were made, showing only 7,266 white members, 2,349 white probationers, 2,803 colored members, 1,315 colored probationers. VIOKSBURG DISTRICT., Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the John husk, P. E. superannuated preachers, and the widows and Vicksburg, J olm Lusk. orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Warren, John Lusk. ciencies of those who have not obtained their Clinton and North Warren, to be supplied. regular allow!IJnce in their respective districts, Jackson Station, Corydon Chamber!ln. circuits, and stations? Raymond and Spring Ridge, to be supplied. $10,995. Rankin, Jobn J. Wheat. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ Concord, William Price. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Pearl River Mission, James S. Harris. Collected, $7,600 Charles K. Marshall, John W. Jones, in C. S. $1000 of this amount was paid to Bishop hmy. Paine, the balance, distributed pro rata among James H. Shelton, Missionary Chaplain to C. the several claimants. S. Army. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? GREENVILLE DISTRICT. No report. James McLenan, P. E. Quee. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ sion of the Conference be held? Greenville and American Bend, Joseph Carr. At Lexington, Miss. Greenville and Upper Deer Creek Mission, Wm. T. Ashford; Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Deer Creek, to be supplied. this year? Sunflower Mission, Thomas W. Flowers. Bolivar, to be supplied. NATCHEZ DISTRICT. James A. Godfrey, P. E. YAZOO DISTRICT. Humphrey Williamson, P. E. :t-Iatchez Station, William H. Watkins. Kingston, Thomas W. Brown. Yazoo City, William B. Lewis. Buffalo, Columbus W. Campbell. Yazoo Circuit, Thomas C. Parrish. Macedonia, Robert D. Norsworthy. Mount Olivet Mission, John J. Clark. Woodville, Wm. T. J. Sullivan. Big Black Mission, Francis M. Featherston. Woodville Colored Mission, Elisha F. Mullins. Ebenezer, to be supJllied. Wilkinson, William B. Hines. Lexington and Richland, Lorenzo Ercanbrack. Percy's Creek and Tunica, Phil. S. Petty, Sam'l Holmes, Joseph D. Newsom. T. Swinney. Black Hawk, William P. Barton. Clinton, La., Patrick Lane. Sidon, John D. Shaw. East Feliciana, J as: L. Forsyth, Dan'l S. Oswald. Carrollton, Parmenas Howard. Jackson, La., Henry J. Harris. Greenwood, Louis Kendall.. East Baton Rouge, Christopher R. Godfrey. Port Hudson and Plains, to be supplied. STARKVILLE DISTRICT . .German Mission, Auguste Gottschall. P. E. Centenary College, John C. Miller, President. James G. Carlisle, Starkville and Pierce Chapel, E. H. Mounger. FAYETTE DISTRIC-T. Octibbeha and Colored Mission, Wm. R. Rainey. Wenona, Asbury R. Hines. Benjamin Jones, P. E. Bankston, to be supplied. Port Gibson, to be supylied. Greensboro, Hinniard Townsend. Fayette, Wm. Waqsworth, Ira B. Robertson. Line Creek, Thomas W. Castles. North Jefferson Colored Mission, Charles A. Webster, James O. Woodward. McNeil. Attala, George D. Wade. { South Jefferson CoI'd Mission, to be supplied. Louisville, Andrew J. Smith. Adams Colored Mission, Wm. W. DraKe. Humphrey C. Buck, C. S. Army. Meadville Mission, Robert A. Sibley. Scotland, Henry M. Youngblood, George W. SHARON DISTRICT. Alexander. Josiah M. Pugh, P. E. { Scotland Colored Mission, to be supplied. Homochitto Mission, George F. Tliompson. Canton, Charles F. Evans. Bayou Pierre, John B. Bowen. Sharon, lIenderson H. Montgomery; John W. Bayou. Pierre Col'd Mission, to be supplied. Adams, Sup. Burtonton, William G. Millsaps. Vernon, William E. Ballard. Burtonton Colored Mission, Andrew J. Wheat. Livingston and Pearl River, R. W. Lambuth. Cayuga, Charles T. French. { Madison Mission, Hervey Copeland. 32 498 Loui.siana and Virginia Conferences, 1864.

Camden, Nat'han S. Cornell. Red Creek, Michael Cox. Sulphur Springs, Thomas Ivl. Ward. Columbia, Walter W. Hunt. Carthage, James K. Hamblen. Gainesville Mission, to be supplied. Uni<;m, Thomas W. Hines. Pearl River, Andrew Dl.\.Y. { Chunky Mission, to be supplied. China Grove, to be supplied. Hillsboro, Green Millsa.ps. Franklinton, Henry D. Berry. Philadelphia, George Jackson. Covington, Robert B. Downer. Sharon Female College, Samuel D. Akin. Chefunckta Mission, to be supplied. Livingston, Samuel K. Russ. William F. Camp, Whitefield Harrington, Gen­ eral Agents Soldiers' Tract Association. Newton B. Young, Chaplain C. S. Army. C. Green Andrews, William L. C. H unnicntt, Missionary Chaplains to C. S. Army. BROOKHAVEN DISTRICT. George W. Boyls, Chaplain to C. S. Army. Joseph Nicholson, P. E. Brookhaven Station, John A. B. Jones. PAULDING DISTRICT. Brookhaven Circuit and Colored Mission, Peter Burwell B. Whittington, P. E. E. Green. Westville, John A. Vance. Monticello, Richard T. Hennington. Mount Carmel, Henry P. Lewis. Crystal Springs arrd Hazlehurst, J. W. McNeil. Trenton, Ransom J. Jones, Jr. Georgetown, William Finn, George J. Mortimer. Mount Olive, Harvey F. Johnson. Holmesville, Willis H. Germany. Lake and Colored Mission, Arch. B. Nicholson. Amite, Ephraim A. Flowers. Garlandsville, J ames English. St. Helena, Erastus R. Strickland. Paulding, John D. HaYA. Greensburg, W. H. Hartley. Beaver Dam Mission, Franklin W. Sharbrough. Arcola, David W. Dillehay. Ocoha, to be supplied. George Morrison, Mabry's Brigade. Ellisville Mission, Samuel E. Hale. J. M. Turner, transferred t.o Texas Conference. Black Creek, David Merchant. James W. Lambuth, Missionary to China. George H. Clinton, Thomas Price, John G. HANDSBORO DISTRICT. Jones, William B. Johnson, Henry T. Lewis, Richard Abbey, and John W. McCrary, were Kenneth A. Jones, P. E. left without appointments, owing to the state of Handsboro and Biloxi, Wallace W. Graves. the country.

1 O.-LOUISIA.N A CONFERENCE.

[NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

l1.-VIRGINIA. CONFERENCE.

HELD AT LYNCHBURG, VA., November 17-25,1864.

WILLIAM A. SMITH, Preaident ; PAUL WHITEHEAD, &eretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec­ ANSwER. Benjamin A. Hawkins. 1. tion 1 Quee. 2. Who remain on trial? Joseph E. Martin, Wilbur F. Robins, W. E. Robert Hardie, Jr. (dea.con), Wesley Ham­ Edwards, Robert A. Compton, Joseph B. Mer­ mond, Thomas P. Wise, Francis M. Edwards ritt, Henry C. Bowles, L. B. Madison. 7. (el!ler), Thomas M. Beckham, W. S. Williame, Ques. 4. Who are readinittEAi? Edward N. S. Blogg. 7. None. Virginia Conference, 1864. 499 Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from Richmond Distriet, (continued.) other Conferences? Thomas S. Wade, Stewart S. Ryder, L. B. WbitG White Co\'d Cord Loc'\ Mem' •. Prab· •• Madison. 3. --Mem' •• Pl'ob· •• Pr·•• Richmond: ------Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Rocketts ...... 20 21 Adam C. Bledsoe, Wesley C. Vaden, George Union ...... 438 120 3 N. Guy, John W. Tucker. 4. Manchester ...... 254 1 Peninsula Mission (no Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected report) ...... a.nd ordained deacons? Gloucester ...... 640 200 1 1 Matthews ...... 633 19 10 4 Joseph E. Martin, Wilbur F. Robins, William King William ...... 225 8 Ii 2 E. Edwards, Robert A. Compton, J. B. Merritt, King and Queen...... 300 18 Henry C. Bowles, L. B. Madison. 7. :Middlesex ...... 280 62 Lancaster ...... 350 42 100 1 Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Westmoreland...... 410 17 30 ordained deacons? ...... ~;~o1i~:~~~~.~~~.~~.~:.:~: 407 7 6 3 Rowland Doggett, Herbert T. Bacon. 2. ------Ques.9. What traveling preachers are elected 6188 619 151 -- 25 a.nd ordained elders? James W. Connelly, John S. Lindsay, James Charlottewille District. L. Shipley, James W. Compton, G. M. Robert­ son, George B. Allen, James W. Grant,* James Charlottesville...... 157 4 15 1 M. Anderson, Thos. S. Wade, Stewart S. Ryder, Albemarle ...... 439 21 46 10 1 Nelson ...... ~ ...... 209 10 James C. Martin. II. Batesville ...... 289 39 Scottsville ...... 402 23 29 2 Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected Fluvanna...... 250 175 48 45 3 and ordained elders 7 Goochland ...... 270 72 43 1 Samuel C. Allen. 1. Hanover ...... 475 34 a Louisa...... 475 60 15 3 Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Orange ...... 160 ...... Robert L. Scott, James W. Grant. 2. Madison ...... 223 30 6 9 Greene ...... 261 94 8 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Piedmont Mission ...... 225 24 2 Harrisonburg & Bridge· Samuel T. Moorman, Andrew J. Beckwith, H. water ...... 110 5 1 H. Gary, Zechariah E. Harrison, J. D. Southall, Elk Run ...... 150 2 James L. Spencer, James F. Brannin, D. J .. C. ------Slaughter, Bedford B. Shelton, W. J. Norfleet, 4095 681 204 72 17 Joseph Carson, Allen R. Bernard, Robert B. Beadles, Jesse K. Powers, James A. Riddick, J. Farmville Di.J3trict. C. Garlick, Isaac M. Arnold, Alexander Stewart, John P. Woodward, P. W. Archer. 20. Fannville ...... 116 6 53 17 Prince Edward ...... 489 15 275 25 8 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Charlotte ...... 212 23 60 15 Lunenburg ...... 377 6 William H. Starr, William A. Robinson, H. Randolph-Macon and Billups, Benjamin Devany, John Kerr, M. M. BIdton ...... 60 14 'T 17 2 Dance, George W. S. Harper, Minton Thrift, R. Ran olph-Macon 1.-11' ... 204 66 ~ 1 2 Union and Clarksville.. 95 61 8 4 1 Scott, Benjamin M. Williams, James McAdin, Mecklenburg...... 623 106 11 2 John W. White. 12. Nottoway ...... _ .... 372 8 2 Amelia ...... '~ ..... m 311i 20 22 S 4 Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Powhatan ...... 251 10 7 the past year? Brunswick ...... '150 16 25 None. 3864 33t 488 82 16 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official admiuistration 7 Their names were called over, one by one, and Fredericksburg District. their characters examined and passed. No report, being within the Federal lines, except Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers and members in the several circuits, stations, Spottsylvania...... J 169 J 12 J Ii I ...... I 1 and missions of the Conference? Peter8burg District. Richmond District. Petersburg: W&ShiSlfton Street... 393 1 'WhIte Wblte Cord Cord Loc1 Union treet ...... 428 17 14em·.. Prob·.. Mem·.. Prob·•. Pr·•• Market Street...... 225 4 2 High Street ...... ZIG 1 ------Richmond: ------Blandford MissioB ... 40 4 Centenary ...... 312 '1 4 Cit~Mission ...... 160 Ii ...... 2 African Mis&ioll ...... 607 Ches rfield...... 400 8 II 1 6 Orel':on ...... ~ ...... 89 4 Coalfield ...... 165 21 2 1 Clay Street...... " ...... 233 7 1 Dinwiddie ...... 490 30 75 3 Sidney ...... _ •••• 60 16 ...... 1 Sussex ...... , ...... 639 48 II 3 4 Broad Street ...... 2M 35 1 Greeneville ...... _ •••• 270 7 22 Trinity ...... 2g0 36 ., .... 8 Northampton ...... 624 14 16 3 Bertie ...... S40 90 2 • Elected, but not ordained. Murfreesboro ...... _ 160 10 40 4 500 Virginia Oonference, 1864. Peter8burg District, (continued.) regular allowance in their respective districts, circuits, and stations? White White Col'd I Col'd Loc'l $34,350 58. Me,,!'!!, --Prob·s•. Me'!".. -----Prob·•• Fr'•• Quos. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ Southampton------...... - 444 60 -- 2 going accounts, and how has it been applied? Smithfiela ...... 300 2 Surry ...... 153 8 12 3 2 Collected, (including balance of last Prince George ...... 130 10 year,) $34,350 58 Roanoke Col'd Mission Aprlied as follows: (no report) ...... ------10 salary of Bishop Early, $5,800 --6073 319 ---601 28 30 To claimants, including their disciplinary claim and spe- cial appropriations, 25,813 Lynchburg DistrWt. 31,613 00 Lynchburg: Centenary...... 256 9 1 Colored Mission...... 95 2 Balance, $2,737 58 Court Street:...... 221 1 Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Colored Mission...... 240 23 Amherst...... 484 26 2 Missionary, Sunday-school, a.nd Tract Societies? Buffalo ...... ' .....H ••'...... 288 15 1 1 For Missions, $61,081 42 Lexington.';...... 10 Lexington Circuit...... 206 Quos. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ Fincastle...... 232 2 8 1 sion of the Conference be held? Bedford ...... 624 1 31 1 At Danville, Va. Porter's Mountain Mis. 50 Staunton River...... 610 1 60 4 Ques. 21. Where are the pl'eachers stationed StR.untonRiverColored . this year? Mission (no report) ... Campbell ...... , 591 81 4 1 3 Appomattox ...... 297 31 . 6 1 1 RICHMOND DISTRICT. Buckingham ...... '...... 165 153 5 11 1 Slate River...... 130 21 •••••• James D. Ooulling, P. E. Richmond: Cumberland ..... u ..._.... ~:: 3: .45: ... ~ 11~ Centenary, David S. Dogg~tt. African Mission, George W. Nolley. { Oregon, to be supplied. • Danville lJigtrict. Clay Street, W. 1I. ChrIstian, Samuel T. DamiHe ...... 1 234 84 41 4 2 Moorman, Sup. Halifax ...... 325 63 125 16 { Sidney, to be supplied. South of Dan ...... , .. 280 33 59 13 2 Rinflgold Mission ...... 62 19 Broad Street, James A. Duncan. Sou h Staunton...... 276 7 2' Trinity, J. E. Edwards, A. J. Beckwith, Sup. Pitt~vania ...... 308 31 13 3 Rockett's Mission, to be supplied. Fran lin ...... 363 12 82 1 1 Flint Hill Mission (no Jnion, Joseph A. Proctor. report) ...... Manchester, to be supplied, John B. Day. Henrl ....• ...... •...... 312 3 32 1 2 . Gloucester, W. G. Hammond, John W. Tucker. Dan iver.. ; ...... 113 26 8 1_ Patrick ...... 128 Matthews, Joseph E. Martin. King William, to be supplied. 2400 261 367 35 13 King and Queen, John G. Rowe. Middlesex, Hezekiah P. Mitchell. Norfolk District. Lancaster, William F. Bain, Cyrus Doggett. Westmoreland, John M. Saunders. No report, being within tM Federal lines, except Caroline, B. H. Johnson. Hertford...... I 709 ( 181 ( ...... ( 30 I 4 Soldiers' Tract AS8ocia.tion, W. W. Bennett, Agent. Reoopit'ttlation. Leonidas Rosser, Missionary at the Fortifica­ tions around Richmond. Richmond District..... 5188 619 151 25 John C. Granberry, Superintendent of Mis­ C~rlotteevi11e " 4095 581 204 72 1'1 Farmville " 3864 334 488 82 16 sionaries in Army of Northern Virginia. Fredericksburg." 169 12 5 1 George H. Ray, Agent for the Richmond Petersburg " 5073 319 607 28 30 Christian AdvQcate. Lynchburg " 4399 390 457 42 12 Danville " 2400 261 861 35 IS P. F. AUgl¥lt, William E. Edwards Robert Norfolk " --709 181 30 - 4 Hardie, Jr., Chaplains in C. S. Army. ' To.taUhis year...... 25,891 --2697 --2279 --289 118 Total last. year...... 26,499 2861 2660 423 137 CHARLOTTESVILLE DISTRICT. Increase ...... ------.--398 J. H. Davis, P. E, Decrease ...... 164' 371 131 llJ Charlottesville, John S. Lindsay. Albemarle, Henry C. Cheatham. Ques.17. What amounts are necessary for the NelsoD! ChaI'"les V. Bi!lgle!. J. A. Crowder. superannuated preachers, and the widows and Batesvl.lle, George C. Vanderslice. orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ ScottsVille, Paul Whitehead, Wilbur F. Robins ciencies of tho,e who have not obtamed their H. H. Gary, Sup. ' Virginia Conference, 1864. 501

Fluvanna, William J. Hunter. Boydton and Clarksville. Jacob H. Proetor, W. Goochland, Henry M. Linney. C. Vaden. Hanover, W. G. Lumpkin, R. B. Beadles, Sup. Mecklenburg, Thomas J. Bayton, William W. Louisa, Davis P. Wills. Spain. Orange, William H. Camper. Nottoway, W. G. Cross, James L. Spencer, Sup. Madison, Edgar II. PritcIlett. Amelia, Oscar Littleton, W. J. Norfleet, Sup. Piedmont Mission, James F. Finnell. Powhatan, James W. Blincoe. { Greene, James O. Moss, Z. E. Harrison, Sup. Brunswick, Lemuel S. Reid, Joseph B. Merritt. Harrisonburg and Bridgewater, J. S. R. Clarke. William A. Smith, President of Randolph­ Elk Run and Port Republic, T. M. Beckham. Macon College, and Agent of the Soldiers' Or­ J. J. Lafferty.* phan Association. Adam C. Bledsoe, Chaplain in C. S. Army. George E. Booker, John D. Blackwell, W. H. Wheelwright, Chaplains in C. S. Army. LYNCHBURG DISTRICT. Peter .A.. Peterson, P. E. PETERSBURG DISTRICT. Lynchburg: Henry B. Cowles, P. E. Centenary, Leroy M. Lee, F. M. Edwards. Petersburg: '{ Court Street, R. N. Sledd, G. W. Langhorne. Washington Street, Charles C. Pearson. Court Street Colored Mission, to be supJllied. Union Street Colored Mission, to be supplied. Amherst, James P. Garland, Robert W. Watts, Market Street, James C. Martin. D. J. C. Slaughter, Sup. High Street, James Lester Shipley. Bedford, Alexander G. Brown. , City Mission, Edward M. Peterson. { Porter's Mountain Mission, to be supplied. Chesterfield, John W. H.oward, George B. Allen, North Bedford, William C. Blount. Jesse K. Powers, Sup. Buffalo, John W. F. Jones. Coalfield, George N. Guy, Thomas H. Haynes. Lexington, John L. Clarke, R. A. Compton. Dinwiddie, John H. Payne, John B. Laurens, Fincastle, Larkin H. Crenshaw. N. Thomas. Staunton River, Joseph Lear, W. W. Bepry. Sussex, Joseph J. Edwards, Benjamin R. Duval, { Staunton River Colored Mission, E. A. Gibbs. James A. Riddick, Sup. Campbell, A. Wiles, T. P. Wise, J. Spriggs. Greensville, William L. Dal~y, R. O. Burton. ,Appomattox, Thomas A. Pierce. Northampton, Edward P. Wilson, Thomas S. Buckingham, James R. Waggoner. Campbell, J. R. Finley. Slate River, James W. Compton. Bertie, Thomas L. Williams, George M. Robert­ Cumberland, Samuel S. Lambeth. son, Robert I. Carson. Wesley C. Hammond, Chaplain in C. S. Army. Murfreesboro, Joseph H. Riddick. Southampton, Benjamin F. Woodward, Isaac M. Arnold, J. C. Garlick, Sup. DANVILLE DISTRICT. Smithfield, Major S. Colonna, William E. Allen, William B. Rowzie, P. E. P. W. Archer, Sup. Danville, Charles H. Hall, Thomas H. Early. Surry and Prince George, James W. Connelly, Halifax, David M. Wallace. John P. Woodward, A. Stewart, Sup. South of Dan, Jobn G. Bailey, Alex. M. Hall. Roanoke Colored Mission, William Grant. Ringgold Mission, Thomas H. Boggs. William W. Duncan, Thomas A. Ware, Ben­ South Staunton, Robert A. Gregory. jamin C. Spiller, Chaplains in C. S. Army. Pittsylvania, Leighton J. Hansoerger, Benjamin A. Hawkins, James H. Jefferson. FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT. Franklin, J. E. Potts, B. B. Sh.elton, Sup. { Flint Hill Mission, to be supphed. P. E." to be, supplied. Henry, James J. Lamkin. Rappahannock, Aaron Boon. Dan River, Lewis H. Greybill. Culpepper, James M. Anderson, Joseph Carson, l'atrick, Jacob Shough. James F. Brannin, Sup. James E. Joyner, Chaplain in C. S. Army. Stafford, James H. Crown. F. J. Boggs.* Warrenton, James B. Fitzpatrick. Spottsylvania, James E. McSparren. Ring George, James S. Porter. FARMVILLE DISTRICT. Nelson Head, P. E. NORFOLK DISTRICT. Farmville, William E. Judkins. P. E., to be supplied. Prince Edward, Jacob Manning, H. C. Bowles. Norfolk: Charlotte John F. Poulton, J. D. Southall, Sup. Cumberland Street, Andrew J. Coffman. Lunenb~g, Robert Michaels, W. S. Williams. PortsmouLh: Randolp-b.-Macon Circuit" J. Carson Watson, Dinwiddie Street, Thomas Y. Cash. James Jamieson. { Atlantic, Benjamin 'r. Ames. Union, William Catter. Eastville, Lloyd Moore. '" In the C. S. Army. Suffolk, Allen R. Bernard, Sup. 502 Western Virginia and North Carolina Oonferences, 1864.

Gates, John W. Wonnycott. Thomas H. Haynes, John Bayley, ~amuel V. Indian Ridge, James C. Hummer. Hoyle, John P. Brock, Milton L. Bishop, left Hertford, Jeremiah McMullen. without appointments. Edenton, Joseph H. Amiss. Thomas S. Wade, Stewart S. Ryder, . L .. ~. Elizabeth City, James A. Crowder. Madison, transferred to the Western V nglnia Pasquotank, James D. Lumsden. Conference.

12.-WESTERN VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.

[NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

13.-NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.

[The Minutes do not state where and when the Conference was held, or who presided; only .he following questions and answers are given.-En.]

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? ANSWER. William H. Thompson. l. No answer. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Charles C. Dodson, Jonathan H. Dally, Wm. No answer. C. Wilson, Martin V. Sherrill. 4. Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- 'William Holmes, Bennett T. Blake, John R. tion? McIntosh, Samuel B. Dozier, Joshua Bethel, Calvin J. Plyler, John D. Buie. 2. Henry Gray, Alfred Norman, John B. Floyd, Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Wm. M. Walsh. 9. No answer. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from the past year? other Conferences? No answer. No answer. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? their life and official administration? No answer. No answer. Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers and ordained deacons? and members in the several circuits, stations, Thomas J. Gattis, Edward A. Wilson, Thad­ and missions of the Conference? deus L. Troy, Alex. R. Raven. 4. Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Raleigh ordained deacons? District. No answer. White White Col'd Col'd r..ce'l Mem·s. Prob·.. Meru'.. Prob'a. Pr·•. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected ------1 and ordained elders? Raleigh City ...... 232 62 8 Raleigh Col'd Charge... 304 6 William A. Smith, Edwin A. Yates, John B. Raleifth Circuit ...... 471 8 105 18 8 Williams, Carson Parker, Wesley M. Roby, Wm. Louis urg ...... 115 28 43 7 Tar River ...... 757 4'T 48 17 6 H. Moore. 6. Person ...... 418 2 90 1 Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected Hillsboro ...... 83 18 '(;0 3 1 and ordained elders? Hillsboro Circuit ...... 109 28 11 3 No answer. 2185 183 661 104, 13 North (Jarolirta Conference, 1864. 503 Greensboro District. Wilmington District.

'WhIte Whit., Col'd Col'd Loc'l White White Col'd cord Loo'[ --Mem's. --Prob'•• Mem's. Prob· •. Prls. Mem' •• Prob's. Mem· •• Prob's. Pr·•• Greensboro...... 150 30 --100 --5 - 2 Wilmington: ------Guilford ...... 650 25 175 8 5 Front Street...... 224 5 816 50 Forsythe ...... 816 6-1 12 2 10 Fifth Street...... 93· 38 108 36 1 \Yinston ...... 142 20 57 2-1 Topsail & North Han- Stokes...... 152 17 28 16 over ...... 155 91 86 1 :Madison ...... 231 39 49 47 5 Onslow ...... 269 61 92 22 2 Wentworth ...... 506 38 63 22 Duplin and Magnolia ... 385 11 528 7 3 Yanceyville ...... 440 38 39 9 Sam/eson ...... 621 114 174 89 4 Leasburg ...... 337 n 41 9 1 Bla en ...... 3-19 43 171 31 2 ------South River Mission ... 37 3 165 14 3314 342 664 142 23 Elizabethton ...... 3'1l1 12 804 60 Whitesville ...... 287 74 369 71 1 Smithville...... 310 12 126 1 2 Trinity College District. Cape Fear Mission.~ .... -- 191 --43 - Trinity and High Point 140 6 2 .....• -3057 454 -3629 424 16 Ashboro ...... 431 41 72 8 1 Franklinsville ...... 345 20 12 6 3 Uwharrie ...... 726 58 25 13 1 Davidson ...... gOO 30 20 6 4 Fayetteville Distriet. Thomasville and Lex- in~on ...... 95 ...... 30 Fayetteville...... 60 2 Sout Guilford ...... 275 7 29 Evans Chapel...... ~~I 394 59 Alamance ...... 435 62 154 35 '''ii' Fayetteville Circuit...... 415 18 364 47 ------Cape Fear...... 688 16 258 27 7 2947 223 344 67 12 Haw River ...... 731 92 184 12 7 Pittsboro ...... 80 6 122 6 1 Dee~ River...... 659 46 148 19 I) Salisbury Distriet. Roc ingham ...... 632 273 260 177 0 Montgomery ...... 372 110 40 58 8 Salisbury...... 122 3 106 27 Troy ...... 125 150 Rowan ...... 177 10 59 I) Robeson ...... 644 40 618 85 2 East Rowan...... 153 9 64 13 2 Chapel Hill...... 119 17 62 10 1 Mocksville ...... 68-1 57 230 25 1 Iredell ...... 540 53 79 40 2 --4765 --6,8 --2600 --509 -37 South Iredell ...... 285 192 103 29 1 Alexander ...... 729 123 74 25 2 Jonesville...... 569 41 47 13 4 Wilkes ...... 440 45 75 9 1 Recapitulation. Surry ...... 405 112 26 6 7 Elkin ...... 265 9 24 11 6 Raleigh District...... 2185 183 661 104 13 Sauratown ...... 106 11 5 Greensboro 3aH 342 664 142 23 Statesville ...... 67 73 15 Trinity College"" 2947 223 344 67 12 ------Salisbury " 4654 668 1066 245 31 4654 668 1066 245 31 Washington " 8062 475 873 68 23 Newbern 2860 339 1405 225 21 Wilmington " 8057 454 3629 424 16 Washington Distriet. Fayetteville 4765 678 2600 509 37 " ---- Washington ...... 208 1 Total this year...... 26,844 3362 --11,142 --1784 -176 Avent Chapel...... 463 10 ...... Total last year...... 28,013 3095 11,992 1322 190 Mattamuskeet...... 440 2 100 1 -- Plymouth...... _...... 96 28 36 1 Increase ...... -- 267 ----462 - Roanoke ...... · 620 72 75 10 6 Decrease ...... 1,169 860 14 Warren_ ...... 318 95 6 7 Warrenton ...... ·.. 75 6 12 Henderson ...... 3li7 62 24 11 Granville ...... 686 102 73 12 5 Nashville ...... 213 59 10 13 1 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the Tarboro ...... 125 75 1 Greenville ...... 24 59 I) 7 superannuated preachers, and the widows and -- orphans of l'reachers, and to make u:p the defi- --3062 475 --873 --68 -23 ciencies of those who have not obtamed their regul~r allowance in their respective districts, Nwbern District. circuits, and stations? No report. Newbern: Centenary ...... 225 2 Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore- Colored charfie...... 772 8 ...... Newbern CircllI ...... 197 169 1 going accounts, and how has it been applied? Trent ...... 184 34 174 58 1 No report. Beaufort ...... 296 1 Straits ...... 215 66 ...... Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Jones Mission ...... 115 24 19 2 Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Kingston and Lenoir... 73 5 15 11 1 Snow Hill ...... · 397 95 50 83 5 No report. Wilson ...... ·. 64 24 12 23 ...... Goldsboro ...... 136 21 36 15 1 Ques. 20. W~ere a.nd when shall th~ next ses· Everittsville ...... · 425 22 62 4 sion of the Conference be held? Smithfild ...... 260 63 56 10 1 No answer. Contentnea...... 238 49 40 7 2 Lenoir Mission...... 85 2 ...... Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed -2860 --339 --1405 --225 -21 this year? 504 North Chrol'lna Oonference, 1864.

RALEIGH DISTRICT. Alexander, M. V. Sherrill. Numa F. Reid, P. E. Jonesville, James M. Smoot. Wilkes, W m. H. Thompson. Raleigh, B. Craven. Surry, to be supplied. City Mission, to be supplied. Elkin, to be supplied. Colored Charge, Wm. E. Pell, A. R. Raven. St~tesv~lle, L. F. Way, C. P. Jones. Wake Circuit, James B. Bobbitt. Olm High School, Samnel M. Frost, Principal. Louisburg, Robert S. Mason. Tar River, J. H. Wheeler, Wrri. Harris. W ASHING,},ON DISTRICT. Person, P. J. Carraway, J. P. Moore. L. L. Hendren, P. E. Chapel Hill, Wm. C. Wilson. Hillsboro, to be supplied. Mattamuskeet, Isham H. Hill. Orange, W m. M. Jordan, T. W. Moore. Roanoke, L. Shell, N. A. H. Goddin, Sup. N. C. Christian Advocate, Wm. E. Pell, Editor. Warren, T. B. Kingsbury, T. B. Reeks, Sup. Warrenton, William H. Wheeler. Chaplain to Barringer's Brigade, J. H. Robbins. Henderson, J. P. Ricaud, J. Reid. Chaplain to Hoke's Brigade, J. J. Hines. Granville, Wm. C. Gannon. Chaplain to Tenth Georgia Cavalry, J. D. Buie. Nashville, Moses J. Hunt. Chaplain to Twenty-second Regiment North Tltrboro, William Closs. Cardlina Troops, Wm. H. Moore. Greenville, Benjamin F. Long. Chaplain to Thirtieth Regiment North Caro­ lina Troops, A. D. Betts, NEWBERN DISTRICT. Chaplam to Forty-fourth Regiment North G harks Deems, P. E. Carolina Troops, R. S. Webb. F. Chaplain to Forty-eighth Regiment North Beaufort, John Jones. Carolina Troops, C. J. Plyler. Snow Hill, J. B. Martin. Chaplain to Fifty-seventh Regiment North Lenoir, Nathan.A. Hooker. Carolina Troops, J .. B. Alford. Kingston and troops in vicinity, J. C. Thomas. Chaplain to Sixty-seventh Regiment North WilsOOl, James W. Wheeler. Carolina Troops, E. A. Wilson. Goldsboro, J. B. Williams, G. F. Deems. Chaplain to Troops south of Wilmington, C. Everittsville, John N. Andrews. M. Pepper. Smithfield, Joseph Wheeler. Chaplain to Troops south of North Carolina Johnson Mission, to be supplied. Conference, J. S. Long. Nahaunta Colored Mission, to be supplied. GREENSBORO DISTRICT. WILMINGTON DISTRICT. Pete:r DouD, 'P. E. D. B. NlClwlson, P. E. Greensboro, J. W. Tucker. Wilmington: Guilford, W. B. Richardson. Front Street, L. S.Burkhead. Forsythe, Charles C. Dodson. Fifth Street, Simon D. Peeler. Winston, J. W. Jenkins. Topsail and New Hanover, T. J. Gattis. Stokes, S. H. Hellebeck. Onslow, William A. Smith. Madison, James E. Mann. Duplin, D. C. Johnson. Wentworth, M. C. Thomas. Magnolia, Daniel Culbreth. Yanceyville, R. G. Barrett. Sampson, Wesley M. Roby. Leasburg, James P. Simpson. Bladen, J. B. Ba.iley. Sauratown Mission, to be supplifld. South River Mission, R. P. Bibb. Elizabethton, K A. Yates. TRINITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. W~itesyille, J. H. Dally. SmIthVIlle, Thomas W. Guthrie. William Barringer, P. E. Brunswick, R. N. T. Stevenson. Trinity College and High Point, J. R. Brooks. Cape Fear Mission, to be supplied. Ashboro, Zebedee Rush. Franklinsville, C. H. Phillips, T. L. Troy. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. Uwharrie, Isaac F. Keerans. Wm. H. Bobbitt, P. E. Davidson, W. D. Meecham. Thomasville and Lexington, D. R. Bruton. Fayetteville, H. T. Hudson. South Guilford, N. H. D. Wilson. Evans ChaI>el, to be supplied. Alamance, William H. Barnes. Cumberland, C. W. King. Cape Fear, 1. W. Avent, G. Farra.r. SALISBURY DISTRICT. ~aw River, H. H. Gibbons" J. W. Tinnin. Ira T. Wyche, P. E. PIttsboro, O. J. Brent. . Carthage, Robert A. Willis. Salisbury, A. W. M.angum. Rockingham, S. D. Adams. Rowan, J. A. CunnmgIm, W. W. Albea. Robeson, W. S. Chaffin, ,Po H. Scovell. East Rowan, John W. Lewis. Montgomery, F. H. Wood. Mocksville, Carsou Parker. Troy, George E. Wyche. Iredell, John Pillett. Chatham, Wm. F. Clegg, T. C. Moses. South Iredell, Thomas L. Triplett. Missionary to China, Marcus L. Wood. South Carolina Conference, 1864. 505

14.-S0UTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.

HELD AT NEWBERRY, S. C., November 16-21, 1864.

BISHOP PIERCE, President i F. A. MOOD, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? ANSWER. John Attaway, James C. Crisp, M. W. Crook, D. Derrick, B. English, A. M. For­ C. Davis, Samuel Lander, John C. Randar, Jas. ster, W. C. Patte,rson, H. Spain, J. W. Towns­ H. Sturtevant, Joseph K. Tucker. 7. end. 7. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques.14. What preachers have died during George W. Byrd, Thomas A. Boone, John R. the past year? . Little, Alexander W. Moore, Samuel A. Royer, W. Capers Kirkland, A. Sidney Link, James George F. Round, Andrew J. Stafford, Chnsto~ F. Wilson, W. M. Wilson. 4. pher Thomason, J. EmoryWatson. 9. WILLIAM CAPERS KIRKLAND fell asleep in Ques.3. Who are admitted into full connec­ if esus, March 29, 1864. He was born in Barn­ tion? well District, S. C., Jan. 6, 1814; was converted Richard R. Dagnall,John C. Hartsell, Robert to God in November, 1832; licensed to preach C. Oliver, Jeremiil.h J. Snow, S. A. Webber. 5. in Jannary, 1835; admitted into the Conference Ques. 4. Who are reidmitted? in January, 1837; ordained deacon in January, None. 1839; and ordained elder in February, 1841. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer froIll From the year 1837 to 1850, he received the fol­ other Conferences? lowing appointments :-In 1837, on Winnsboro George Bright, from Georgia Conf!lrence. 1. Circuit; 1838-9, Beaufort Mission; 1840, Cheraw; 1841-2, Camden; 1843, Cumberland Church, Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Charleston; 1844, Bethel Church, Charleston; Thomas H. Edwards, Edgar T. R. Frippe, W. 1845-6, Beaufort Mission; 1847-8, Barnwell W. Graham, George H. Wells. 4. Circuit; 1849-50, Cypress Circuit. From 1850 Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected to 1858, he had charge of the Pon Pon Mission. and ordained deacons? During the years 1858-9 he was pastor of the J. C. Hartsell, Robert C. Oliver, Jeremiah J. churcli in Spartanburg. At the c108e of 1859, Snow, Samuel A. Webber. 4. his health being feeble, he asked from the Con­ ference the relation of supernumerary. At our Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and last meeting, to the delight of his brethren, his ordaiued deacous ? health permitted him to return to the active Jasper Bartell, F. W. Pap~, D. A. Foxworth, duties of the itinerancy. Alas, the term of his T. A. Way, J. W. Raby, J, F. McElhaney, John service was brief! But, like a. true soldier of the Attaway, N. L. Sweat, J. N. Sturtevant, M. L. cross, he fell in the field, at his post, and with Kaylor, D. C. Chappel. 11. his armor on. Appointed to the Greenville Cir­ QueI'!. 9. What traveling preachers are elected cuit, he entered upon his work with the zeal and and ordained elders? ardor which always characterized his ministry. James D. Carpenter, W. A. Hodge~, H. J. Mor­ In the latter part of March, after preaching m gan, N. K. Merton,· J. H. C. McKmney, D. J. one of the cliurches of the circuit, with more McMillan, J. E. Penny, J. L. Sifley, J. L. Stou­ than his ordinary pathos and power, he became demire, R. B. Tarrant, J. J. Workman, J. A. ill. On the following m~rning he reac~ed the Wood. 12. house of Dr. W. H. Austm, where, durmg two Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected weeks, he suffered from rheumatism and pneu­ and ordained· elders? monia, until at length he peacefully expired. L. M. Rast, W. S. Hedwright, F. Smith, C. Our dear brother was attended by Drs. Tliomas H. Speares, H. H. Penny. 5. C. and William H. Austin, and was nursed with all the careful tenderness of the warmest Chris­ Ques. 11. Who han located this year? tian affection. His r~mains repose in the ceme­ Miles Puckett. 1. tery of Spartanburg. Brother Kirkland was Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? an exceedmgly amiaole, sweet-spirited man-a. Willis S. Haltom, E. Murchison, H. C. Par­ Christian resembling in the graces of his charac­ sons, Whitefoord Smith, Alexander W. Walker, ter the innocent to whom the Saviour pointed Augustine W. Walker, W. W. Graham, J. S. the disciples-and a noble Methodist minister. Nelson. 8 •. " In his tongue was the law of kindness," and in 506 South CaroliM Conference, 1864. his heart a fountain of love. His preaching had pit labors may have contributed somewhat to the charm of simplicity, and was directed, with an earlier termination of his course. Such was evident singleness of purpose, to the consciences the clearness of his call to preach, and the hum­ of his hearers. Faithfully, lovingly, often with ble view of his abilities-so fully did he appre­ flowing tears and a voice quivermg with emo­ hend the responsibilities of the ministry and the tion, he pointed the impenitent, the mourner, worth of souls-that his natural earnestness, and the Christian to the cross of Jesus, as the imbued by the Spirit of Christ, would not seem­ only refuge of man. As a pastor, visiting the ingly permit him to preach otherwise. But the sick, comforting the affiicted, advising the ~er­ work of a :good man and a useful preacher is plexed, praying with the tempted, and feeding done. Witli many besides, he has left a deeply the Saviour's lambs, he was remarkably success­ bereaved wife and child to mourn his loss. ful. Our brother died-as only the true Chris­ He spoke eften of his approaching end, of his tian can die-in perfect peace, assured of his readiness, and of his "precious hope" beY41nd. acceptance with God through our Lord Jesus His end was truly peaceful. Christ. His mind, from disease and the medi­ cines administered, was somewhat confused be­ W. M. WILSON was admitted into the South fore his death i but still he was the same gentle, Carolina Conference as a member on trial in patient saint he had been in health. When December, 1860. He was appointed, the first asked if Jesus was with him in the dark valley, and second years of his ministry, to the Wateree he replied, " 0 yes," and so he died. Mission; and the third year he was appointed to the Georgetown Station and Sampit Mission. ALGERNON SIDNEY LINK, a native of Catawba Early after entering upon his work on the City county, N. C., died at his father's house, Nov. 14, COlOrlld Mission, in Charleston, in 1864, his 1864, in the twenty-sixth year of his age. Being health began to fail j rapid consumption was de­ religiously trained, he was from his childhood veloped, and he fell asleep in J e8US, Sept. 1, piously inclined, and in his sixteenth year pro­ 1864. Brother Wilson was a yonng man "Of fessed conversion, and united with the Church. studious habits, prudent conduct, unflagging In the latter part of the year 1859 he was ad­ zeal, and devoted [iety. During his sickness mitted on trial into the South Carolina Confer­ he was patient an submissive, and was never ence, and was sent to the Walterboro Cirouit. heard to murmur or complain. About three ;He was ordained deacon and elder, and appointed hours before his death he awoke out of a sweet successively to Conwayboro Mission, Rock Hill, sleep, exclaiming, "Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and Lexington Circuits, and to the Wadesboro a.nd all that is within me bless his holy name !" Station. Early in the year, after reaching Wades­ His wife asked him if all was well-if Jesus wal:! boro, his health declineq to such a degr.~e as to still precious to his soul. He answered, "The make his release from the work a ~eeessity. He Lord is with me, and I am nearly home." In a continued to Buffer from dyspepsia and pUlmon­ few moments he breathed his last. ary disease, but he was patient througli all his affiictions. On one occasion he remarked that Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in the grave would be a. peaceful resting-place for their life and official admmistration? his body, while his spirit reposed in Aoraham's rr:heir names were c~.lled over, one by one, and bosom. He was'in his right mind to the last, thelr characters exammed and passed. and, whep. near death, smiled, asked his mother Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers to kiss him, and entreated all present to meet and members in the several circuits, stations, him in heaven. and missions of the Conference? JAMES F. WILSON was born in Marlboro Dis­ trict, S. C., Feb. 4, 1838 j joined the Methodist Oharle8ton District. Church in May, 1852; experiencE)d pardon in White White Col'd Cord LoCI' August, 1853; and died in Darlington District, Mem·.. Pnlb·s. Mem'.. Prob·.. Pr'a. Jan. 18, 1864, He was licensed to preach in Charleston ...... 65 23 4 1859, and admitted on trial in the South Caro­ City Colored Mission ... 3842 498 lina Conference in December, 1860. He labored Walterboro Circuit ...... 820 SO 603 25 4 Upper Edisto Mission .. 32 131 '16 in 1861 on Chesterfield Circuit j in 1862, on Da.r­ St, Andrew's Mission ... 5 214 lington Circuit; in 1863, on Chesterfield; and Pon Pon Mission ...... 100 40 was appointed the present year to Darlington Ash~pl?o & Combahee Circuit. His feeble health prevented his doing MIssIon ...... 269 28 Bamberg Cireuit ..':" ..... 205 40 833 187 3 full work the last two years. The more intimate Allendale Circuit...... 156 6 310 76 .. _.. friends of Brother Wilson alone can measure the Black Swamp Circuit... 149 30 490 20 1 BRl'deevilte and Savan- loss the Church sustains in his death. He was nah River MissioD., .. 66 14 101 a. hea.rty Methodist preacher, desiring nothing 1'1 else besides the life, fortunes, and death of an ------1888 143 6283 966 12 itinerant. His hea.rt was strong in friendship, sympathetic in affections, and ever in the circle Orangeburg District. of Christian charity. Observant of duty, spirit­ ual in worship, ever jealous for the Churcli and Orangeburg circuit. .. •.. 1 3361 632 zealous for God a growth in grace and useful­ St, Matthew's Circuit... 81 8 220 Upper Orange Circuit.. 264 241'Z1 200 1 19~ 1 4~ ness marked hi~ short ministry. His great pul- Providence Circuit...... 286 46 ~6 66 1 South Carolina Oonference, 1864. 507 Orangeburg l)istrid, (c.tJntin'Ued~) Wadesboro District._

Wblte White CoI'd Col'd Lo.·l Wbite White Col'd cord Loc'J Mem'.. --Prob"s. Mem·s. ---':Frob's. Pr'•• Mem's. Prob's. --Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr's. ------Summerville Circuit ••. --403 40 --342 89 3 ------Wadesboro Station...... ----132 30 98 43 1 Mount Holly Mission... 47 7 178 27 Wadesboro Circuit ...... 060 40 460 78 4 Cooper River Circuit ... 298 11 348 6 3 Ansonville Circuit ...... 339 99 201 108 3 (looper River Mission .. 374 39 Albemarle Circuit...... 631 132 143 9 2 St. ~a~es's Goose Cr'k Concord Station...... 88 23 135 44 1 MISSion ~ ...... 100 Concord Circuit...... 672 176 248 63 2 St. George's Circuitu ... 600 68 352 10 3 Monroe Circuit ...... 1002 215 316 110 I) Blackville Circuit...... 426 102 485 202 5 Lancaster Circuit...... 430 65 350 25 Edisto Fork Mission .. . 96 76 Catawba River Mission 60 'f 615 44 Barf:1w~1l and Silverton Chesterfield Circuit ..... 504 108 307 65 4 MissIOn ...... 140 50 250 75 2 Cheraw ...... 114 4 260 4 Aiken ...... 25 86 15 2 Coalfields R. R. Miss .. . 165 41 Graniteville Mission ... . 67 19 6 :Bennettsville Circuit ... 1027 108 610 106 7 Lexington Circuit...... 412 '0 95 3 Society Hill Mission... .. 4 344 20 3480 472 4094 637 30 6563 1007 4152 760 29

Marion District. Shelby District. Marion Station ...... 132 9 236 71 2 Marion Circuit...... 885 399 453 38 10 Shelby Circuit...... 993 83 237 10 6 Brownesville Circuit.. .. 457 54 292 65 I) Lincolnton Circuit...... 750 80 400 30 6 Liberty Chapel and Dallas Circuit...... 500 220 90 87 1 Lynch's Creek Cir.... . 240 60 250 40 3 Yorkville S~t~on ...... 85 10 167 89 2 Darlington Station...... 87 12 330 62 1 York Circuit ...... 270 30 263 20 Darlington Circuit...... 829 121 596 95 6 Rock Hill Circuit ...... 274 27 324 33 Lynchburg Circuit ...... 369 14 380 28 4 Pineville Circuit ...... 336 S9 214 45 Williamsburg .t Black Charlotte ...... 167 71 210 79 2 Ming MissIOn ...... 697 85 900 100 2 Charlotte CircIiit ...... 708 263 226 163 1 Georgetown .t Sampit Catawba Circuit ...... 1585 154 240 140 I) Mission...... 152 1012 35 Lenoir Circuit. &; Cald- Black River and Pedee well Mission ...... 605 50 130 ...... Mission...... 68 11 796 155 2 Morganton Circuit...... 59'-1 103 439 128 8 Waccamaw Mission... .. 22 547 209 South Mountain Miss... 140 2 11 I) Conwayboro Station ... .. 75 41 57 21 Conwayboro Circuit ... .. 630 240 360 94 7007 1132 2951 779 26 4643 1046 6209 903 40 Spartanburg District. Columbia District. Spartanburg ...... 1751 23 981 65 3 Spartanburg Circuit..... 669 200 113 66 4 Columbia: McDowell Circnit...... 270 92 55 33 Washine:ton Street.. . 320 30 3 Rutherford Circuit...... 656 38 183 6 1 Marion Btreet ...... 143 6 211 101 1 Columbus Circuit...... 279 21 98 9 Colored PeoJ?le ...... 629 123 Pacolet Circuit...... 132 2 158 15 1 Congaree MiSSIOn ...... 14 367 26 ...... Goshen Hill Circuit ..... 208 10 278 60 1 Columbia Circuit ...... 379 28 148 125 1 Union Circuit...... 671 35 461 64 2 Richland Fork Miss .. .. 74 2 281 4 Greenville ...... 143 11 382 62 2 Fairfield Circuit...... 3,19 60 1123 100 2 Greenville Circuit...... 1000 17 ...... 1 Chester Circuit ...... 238 24 206 6 Pickensville Circuit. .... 1 422 ...... 44 2 4 Sandy River Mission .. . 58 2 154 21 Keowee Mission ...... 177 7 12 2 Rocky Mount Circuit. .. 260 75 900 200 Camden ...... 150 20 423 146 ------4601 456 1882 373 19 Wateree Mission ...... 48 1130 121 Sumter Station...... 195 17 663 105 2 Sumter Circuit ...... 455 67 947 72 6 B.iisslhopville Circuit...... 300 3 600 6 1 Recapitulation. ~tee Circmt...... 214 2 473 67 4 Upper Santee Mission .. 31 478 31 Charleston District..... 1888 143 6283 966 12 Manchester Mission •... 60 8 600 105 1 Orangeburg " 3480 472 4094 637 30 Manning Circuit...... 240 40 800 150 Marion " 4643 1046 6209 993 40 Columbia " 3527 368 9533 1509 21 3527 368 9533 1509 21 Cokesbury 4065 632 6237 1103 30 Wadesboro ,. 5553 1007 4152 760 29 Shelby " 7007 1132 2951 779 26 Cokesbury District. Spartanburg " 4601 456 1882 373 19 Total this year ...... 35,664 5256 40,341 7120 W1 Cokesbury Circuit...... 414 54 487 113 1 Totallast year ...... 34,788 4500 40,446 6186 211 Abbeville Circuit ...... 647 83 1171 103 4 Ninety-six Circuit...... 233 8 439 55 2 Increase...... 876 756 934 Saluda River :Mission Decrease ...... 105 4 (no report)...... Mapleton Clrcuit...... 249 39 296 106 2 Edll:efield Circuit...... 211 38 172 41 1 Butler Circuit...... 346 81 855 65 4 Ques.17. What amounts are necessary for the Newberry Station ...... 78 8 260 85 superannuated preacherB, and the widows and Newberry Circuit...... 647 107 897 888 3 orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Laurens Circuit ...... 8]3 157 664 4 Pickens Circuit...... 422 44 2 4 ciencies of those who have not obtamed their Pendleton Circuit ...... 610 20 200 58 3 regular allowance in their respective districts, Anderson Circuit...... ·. 395 37 253 142 2 circuits, and stations? 4965 632 6237 1108 30 $7,900. 508 South Carolina Oonference, 1864.

Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ Brownsville, S. J onEll!. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Liberty Circuit and Lynch's Creek, J. B. Camp­ Collected, $18,068 92 bell, O. Eaddy. Divided among the several claimants, accord. Kingstree Circuit and MissiQn, J. W. Mwray, ing to the Discipline. one to be l!U2plied. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Darlington, W. A. Gamewell. Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Darlington Circuit, L. M. Hamer, one to be For Missions, $63,813 07 supplied. For Sunday-schools, 1,721 71 Lyncl\.burg, Joseph Parker. Black River Circuit, J. C. Stoll. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses. Georgetown and Sampit MissiQn, T. Mitchell. Slon of the Conference be held 7 Black River and Pedee Mission, John A. Wood. At Charlotte, N. C. Waccamaw Mission, Charles Betts. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Conwayboro, D. J. McMillan. this year? Con~aYboro Circuit, A. Erwin, one to be sup­ phed". CHARLESTON DISTRICT. W. A. Hemingway, Chaplain Fourth Military Tlwma8 Raysor, P. E. District. Charleston, E. J. Meynardie. W. S. Black, Post Ch~plain at Florence. Charleston Colored Mission, F. A. Mood, W. A. A. J. Stafford,* G. H. Wells,* E. T. R. Frippe,* Hodges. J. H. Tart.*' St. Bartholomew Circuit, J. W. D. Crook. W8jlterboro, J. J. Snow. COLUMBIA DISTRICT. Horse-shoe Mission, A. Nettles. 0. H. Pritchard, P. E. st. Andrew's Mission, J. E. Penny. Pon Pon Mission, P. G. Bowman. Columbia: Ashepoo and Combahee Mission, J. W. Coward. Washington Street, W. G. Connor. Bamberg, A. J. Stokes. Marion Street, Frederick Auld. Allendale, J. W. McRoy. Colored People, W. Martin. Prince William, to be supplied. Congaree Mission, N. Talley. Black Swamp, M. L. Banks. Columbia Circuit, J. J. Workman. Hardeeville Circuit, D. W. Seale. Riehland Fork Mission, C. McLeod. Savannah RiV"er lv.1iesion, W. J. E. Frippe. Fairfield, J. W. Kelly, J. T. Kilgo. Army Mission, A. B. Stephens. Chester, Samuel Leard. Sandy River Mission, R. It. Dagnall. F. A. Mood, OhaJ.>lain to Charleston Hospitals. Rocky Mount, A. J. Cauthen. B. Jenkins, MiSSIOnary to. China. Camden, J. T. Wightman. Wateree Mission, J. L. Shuford. ORANGEBURG DISTRICT. Sumter, D. J. Simmons. A. M. Ohrietzberg, P. E. Sumter Circuit, J. W. North. Bishopville, P. F. Kistler, A. W. Walker, Sup. Orangeburg Circuit, George Bright. Santee, H. A. C. Walker, J. W. Wightman. St. Matthew's, A. McCorquodale. Upper Santee Mission, T. W. Munnerlyn. Upper Orange, L. M. Little. Uanchester Mission, J. L. Stoudemire. Lexington, W. Carson, J. K. Tucker. Manning, W. W. Mood. Graniteville Mission, J. R. Pickett. Columbia Female College, II. M. Mood, Presi­ Aiken, to be supplied. dent. Barnwell and Silverton MissiQn, J. R. Coburn W. W. Grah a.m , Sup.' MltIlning Brown, Chaplain Second South Caro­ Edisto. Fork MissiQn, E. A. Price. lina Cavalry. Blackville, W. Hutto, R. B. Tarrant. Providence, J. S. Conner. COKESBURY DISTRICT. St. GeQrge's, C. Wilson. S. H. Browne, P. E. Summerville, J. A. MQod. Mount Holly Mission, G. W. Byrd. Cokesbury Circuit, W. P. Mouzon. St. James's GQose Creek, to be supplied. Abbeville, T. G. Herbert, J. Attaway. CQQper River, J. L. Sifley. Ninety-six, A. L. Smith. CQQper River Mission, to be supplied. S~uda. River Mission, W. H. La.wton. Mapleton Circuit, T. S. Daniel. J. W. Miller, Chaplain to. HQspitals at Sum­ Edgefield, W. A. Clarke. merville. Butler, P., L. Herman. Newberry Statio!!, J. W. Humbert MARION DISTRICT. Newber~y Circuit, J. H. Zimmerm~n, one to be T. R. Walsh, P. E. supplIed. ' Marion Street, R. J. Boyd. Lower Sal~da.River Mission, S. Townsend. MariQn Circuit, M. A. McKibben, one to be Laluens CIrCUIt, W. A. McSwain, ;T. R. Little. supplied. It In the C. B. Army. Georgia ·Oonjerence, 1864. 509

Pickens Circuit, J. H. C. McKinney. Rock Hill, A. R. Bennick. Pendleton Circuit, T. H. Edwards, J. M. Carlisle. Pineville, John Finger. Anderson, S. B. Jones. Charlotte, James Stacy, one to be supplied. Anderson Circuit, C. Thomason. Oharlotte Circuit, B. G. Jones, J. D. Carpenter. Holcombe Legion, A. W. Moore. Lenoir, A. P. Avant. Cokesbury School, J. H. Sturtevant. Caldwell Mission, G. F. Round. Yadkin Mission, J. C. Crisp, one to be supplied. W. C. Power, Chaplain Fourteenth North Morganton, G. W. Ivy. Carolina Regiment. { Burb Mission, to be supplied. South Mountain Mission, J. P. Hughes. WADESBORO DISTRICT. Davenport Female College, A. G. Stacy, Presi- C. Taylor, P. E. dent; G. F. Round. Wadesboro, T. J. Clyde. Lincolnton Female Seminary, S. Lander, Prin­ Wadesboro Cireuit, J. W. Puett, T. A. Boone, H. cipal. C. Parsons, Sup. F. M. Kennedy, Post Chaplain at Charlotte. Ansonville, Lanay Wood. S. J. Hill, Chaplain Forty-second North Caro- Albemarle, J. W. Abernathy, J. C. Hartsell. lina. Regiment. Concord, Lewis Scarboro, S. A. Roper, W. S. E. W. Thompson, Forty-third North Carolina Haltom, SUllo Regiment. Monroe, W. W. Jones, E. A. Lemmond. Lancaster, J. W. Crider. SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. Hanging Rock, C. E. Land. {. Catawba River Mission, G. W. M. Creighton. W. H. Fleming, P. E . Cheraw, R. R. Pegues. Spartanburg Station, W. T. Capers,A.W. Walker, Chesterfield and Coalfield Railroad Miss., W. L. Sup. Pegues, E. J. Pennington. srartanbUrg Circuit, V. A. Sharpe. Bennett.wille, J. A. Porter, M. C. Davis. McDowell, J. E. Watson. { Society Hill Mission, D. A. Ogburn. Hickory-nut Gap Mission, to be supplied. A. N. Wells, Chaplain Twenty-sixth North Rutherford, J. S. Ervin. Carolina Regiment. Columbus, H. J. Morgan. L. A. J ohnson.* Pacolet, S. A. Webber. Goshen Hill, William Bowman. SHELBY DISTRICT. Union Circuit, O. A. Darby, N. K. Melton, C. Murchison, Sup. R. P. Franks, P. E. Greenville, R. B. Alston. Shelby, John Watts. Greenville Circuit, R. C. Oliver, A. H. Lester. Lincolnton, E. 'G. Gage. Pickensville, D. D. Byars. Lincolnton Circuit, D. May. Keowee Mission, F. M. Morgan. Dallas, John C. Randal. Wofford College, A. M. Shipp, W.,Smith, Pro­ Yorkville, J. B. Massebeau. fessors. Yorkville Circuit aud Mission, M. A. Connelly. Catawba, J. M. Cline, J. S. Nelson, Sup. W. Smith, Agent for Orphan Fund. H. D. Moore, tra.nsferred to Florida Confer­ • In the C. S. Army. ence .

15.-GEORGIA CONFERENCE.

HELD AT ATHENS, GA., January 4-10, 1865.

BISHOP PIERCE, President; J. BLAKEL:EY SMITH, Seeretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec­ ANSWER. George T. Embry, Peter A. Heard, tion? Ambrose N. Hollifield. 3. William A. Dodge, William C. Dunlap, Ben· Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? jamin J. Baldwin, Morgan Calloway, John W. W. C. Maloy, John R. Deering, James O. A. Neese, J. Tabor Payne, John R. Parker. 7. Cook, Robert N. Andrews, James T. Lowe, W. B. Merritt, Willis T. Caldwell, Eldridge K. Aiken, Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? James L. Fowler. 9. None. 510 Georgia .Q;njere:nce, 1864.

Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from falsehood, found guilty, and suspended for one other Conferences? year j Marshall F. Malsby, who was charged None. with ~sault and battery, and reprimanded ~Y Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? the BIshop; Joseph T. Smith, wlio was left. m Isaac S. Hopkins, George S. Johnson, L. R. the hands of his Presiding Elder, there bemg Redding, W. W. Stewart, Robert A. Holland, complaints against him j and W. A. J. Fulton­ Benjamm W. Williams, Henry D. Murphy, R. havmg fled the country, under a charge of big­ A. Seale, Thomas J. Embry, Britton Sanders, amy and theft-who was expelled. Sandford Leake Olin S. Means, John A. Rey­ Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers nolds, George L: W. Anthony, John R. Gaines, and members in the several circuits, stations, John M. Lowry, Anderson J. Jarrell. 17. and missions of the Conference? Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected No report. and ordained deacons? Ques.17. What amounts are.necessary for the W. A. Dodge, W. C. Dunlap, B. J. Baldwin, superannuated preachers, and the widows and Morgan Calloway,* John W. Neese, J. Ta.bor orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Payne, John R. Parker. 7. ciencies of those who have not obtamed their Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and regular allowance in their respective districts, ordained deacons? circuif.'!, and stations? Charles J. Oliver,* Alfred J. Stewart, William $14,735. E. Jones, Samuel S. Pennington, J. S. Travis,* James P. Prickett,* William Robeson,* William Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore- H. McAfee, Francis G. Hughes,* Mitcham H. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Galloway, Thomas P. Joy, Felix P. Brown, W. Collected, $28,526 55 Ewing Johnson,* Elijah H. Clarke,* Alvin G. Distributed among the claimants. Dempsey, De Witt O. Brickell,* Isham J. M. Ques.19. What has been contributed for the Goss,t W. J. Gilliland, t Thomas C. Prickett,t Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? W. L. Wooten.t 20. No report. . Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected Quee. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ and ordained elders? sion of the Conference be held? Norman D. Morehouse, Wesley Lane, W. W. At Washington, Ga. Oslin, Robert H. Rogers, Julius T. Curtiss, H. D. Murphy-,_ John A. Reynolds, George L. W. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Anthony, W. A. Rogers;* 9. this year? Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected and ordained elders? AUGUSTA DISTRICT. Isaac M. Kinney, Lewis Shelton, Theodore A. J. O. A. Clarke, P. E. Pharr,* James Griffith,* W. Park.* 5. Augusta: Ques. 11. Who have located this year? St. J ohn's, James E. Evans. None. St. James's, George Kramer. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? . Asbury and Trimty, D. D. Cox. Young F. Tignor, M. H. White, J. R. Owen. Savannah: John R. Littlejohn, John H. Mashburn, John H. Trinity and Wesley Chapel, A. M. Wynn. Harris, Isaac N. Crave.n, J. W. Traywick, Alex. Andrew Chapel, to be supplied. Means, John B. Wardlaw, David Crensha.w. G. Springfield, F.F. Reynolds. L. W. Anthony, Olin S. Means, Thomas H. Sylvania, James Jones. Stewart. 14. Bethel and Colored Mission, N. D. Morehouse. Waynesboro, Lewis L. Ledbetter, W. C. Row- Ques.13. Who are superannuated? land. William J. Parks, F. W. Baggerly, Jesse W. Burke Colored Mission, T. B. Lanier. Carroll, John S. Ford, James Dunwoody, Wind­ Louisville and Colored Mission, D. R. McWil­ sor Graham, Oharles L. Hayes, John W. Knight, liams. J. J. M. Mapp, James Quillian, EdmUJld W. { Louisville and Conooro Mission, A. T. Ma.nn, Reynolds, John Simmons, C. Trussell, A. Turner, H. D. Murphy. D. Blalock, George G. Smith. S. J. Bellah, J. P. Columbia and Colored Mission, 1. S. Hopkins, Howell, John W. Glenn, John M. Bright. 20. D. W. Calhoun. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Warrenton, J. M. Dickey. the past year? . Gibson Mission, J. T. Curu.. John W. Brady, Eli Bennett. 2. Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, W. H. No memoirs. Potter, Superintendent. Ques. 15. Are 0.11 the preachers blameless in Southern Christian Advocate, E. H. Myers their life and official administration? Editor. ' Their names were called over, one "by one, and W. M. Crumley, Cba.pla.in to. Georgia Hospi­ their characters examined and. passed, except tals at Richmond, Va. W. J. Scott, who was charged With slander and L. B. Payne, Missionary to CummiD~'8 Brig~e. * Elected, but !lot; ordained. W,.A. Dodge, Chaplain Twenty· third Georgia t Previously elected. RegIment. Georgia Cbnference, 1864. 511

ATHENS DISTRICT. Atlanta: R. B. Bigham, P. E. Trinity, AtticuB G. Haygood. C?lore~ C,barge, James B. Payne. Athens, H. H. Parks. CIty MI~SlO~, to be supplied. Atbens Colored Cbarge, W. P. Pattillo. Atlanta Cll'CUlt, S. Leake, J. N. Craven, Sup. Watkinsville and Colored Mission, D. J. Myrick, Decatur, J. J. Morgan. J. L. Fowler. Covington and Oxford, J. W. Yarbrough, A. Factory Mission, to be supplied. Means, Sup. Jefferson and Colored Mission, M. F. Malsby, Newton and Colored Mission, D. Kelsey, O. S. A. G. Worley. Means, Sup. Madison, A. Gra,y. Monroe, W. A. Florence. Morgan and Colored Mission, J. L. Pierce one Marietta and "olored Charge, R. A. Holland, to be supplied. ' Joseph Crass, Sup. Greensboro and Cplored Mission, M. W. Arnold Alpharetta, J. R. Gaines. T. F. Pierce, W. R. Foote. ' Powd~r Spr~ngs and Dallas, John W. Neese. Atwood Factory, to be supplied. Pauldmg MIsSIon, A. J. Deavors. Lexington and Oolored Charge, W. H. Evans, Lawrenceville, S. A. Clarke. H. Cra.nford. Washington, H. J. Adams. Wilkes and Color~d Mission, J. M. Austin, one LA GRANGE DISTRICT~ to be supplied. J. B. McGehee, P. E. B~oad River Mission, G. L. W ..Anthony. Lmcolnton and Colored MisslOn, J. A. Rey­ La. Gra.nge, E. W. Speer. nolds. Troup and Colored Mission, T. J. Embry, P. A. Elberton and Colored Mission, J. H. Grogan, W. Heard. T. Norman. West P?int, Bethel, and Long Cane, R. H. Jones. Greenvllle and Colored Mission, J. B. Smith, J. T. B. Harbin, Missionary to Evans's Briga.de. R. Deering. Coweta, Robert F. J oneR. DAHLONEGA DISTRICT. Newnan and Palmetto, John H. Caldwell w: P. Pledger, P. E. Franklin, W. M. D. Bond. • Dahlonega and Lumpkin Mission, L. Q. Allen. Houston Mission, A. Dorman. Cumming, M. G. Hamby, J. H. Mashburn, Sup. Carrollton, to be supplied. Clayton Mission, to be supplied. Campbellton, John Murphy. Morganton, to be supplied. Harralson Mission, to be s~J>lied. Blairsville and MisslOn, to be BuppUed. Whitesville, R. W. Dixon, W. J. Wardlaw. Ellijay, L. P. Neese. Wbitesville Colored Mission, Jackson Rush. Canton, J. P. Bailey. La Grange Female College, G. J. Pearce Presi­ Gainesville, B. J. Williams. d.en~, and Agent of tbe Soldiers' Tract Asso­ Carnesville, Goodman Hughes. matton. Hartwell, E. G. Murrah. , W. A. Simmons, Chaplain to the Twelfth Clarksville, Joseph Chambers. Georgia Regiment. B. Sanders,* J. R. Parker.* ~. W. McGehee, Missionary to Stovall's BrIgade. ROME DISTRICT. Young J. Allen, Missiona.ry to China. B. Arbogast, P. E. GRIFFIN DISTRICT. Rome, to be supplied. Cave Spring_and Cedar Town, W. C. Maloy. w: F. Cook, P. E. Manassas, W. C. Dunlap. l!;uharlee Mission, to be supplied. Griffin, Charles. A. Fulwood, W. A. Rogers. Ca.lhoun, to be supplied. Zebulun and Barnesville, R. A. Seale, C. W. Spring Place, to be supplied. Parker. La Fayette Mission, to be supplied. Pike Colored Mission, J. L. Lupo. Dalton, to be supplied. Fayetteville, R. H. Waters. Whitefield, to be supplied. Thomaston, W. P. Arnold, Miller H. White, Ringgold Mission, to be snpplied. SUI>. Summerville, to be supplied. Jonesboro, B. J. Johnson. Subligna, to be supplied. Monticello, W. W. Oslin. McDonough and Jackson, M. A. Leake. J, T. Lowe.* Culloden, G. C. Clark, James Harris, Sup. Culloden and Knoxville Mission, M. Be1lah. ATLANTA DISTRICT. Forsyth, P. M. R.yburn. w: R. Branham, P. E. Forsyth Circuit, W. J. Cotter. Atlanta: Griffin Female College, W. A. Rogers, President. Wesley Chapel, A. M. Thigpen. A. J. Jarrell, Chaplain Nineteenth Georgia. • In the C. S. Army. Regiment. 1)12 Georgia Conference, 1864.

J. O. A. Cook, Chaplain Second Georgia Bat­ Levert Female College, G. H. Pattillo, Pro­ talion. fessor. D. E. Starr.* L. Rush, Chaplain Third Georgia. Regiment. MACON DISTRICT. J. Lewis, P. E AMERICUS DISTRICT. L. J. .Davies, P. E. Macon: Mulberry Street, E. P. Birch. Americus, C. W. Key. Colored Charge, J. W. Burke. Americus Colored Charge, D. O'Driscoll. East Macon, S. S. Sweet. Sumter, S. Anthony, W. T. Cll-ldwell. First Street, C. R. Jewett. Dawson, Thomas rr. Christian, D. Crenshaw, Milledgeville, G. W. Yarbrough. Sup. Sparta, B. F. Breedlove. Whitney MisSion, J. P. Duncan, T. H. Stewart, Factory Mission, J. V. M. Morris. Sup. Hancock, J. W. Talley. Randolph, W. B. Merritt, John H. Harris, Sup. Putnam, J. J. Singleton. Cuthbert and Emmaus, J. W. Hinton, J. B. Eatonton, G. G. N. MacDonnell. Wardlaw, Sup. Clinton, J. W. Turner. Fort Gaines, J. T. Turner. Perry, W. G. Allen. Stewart, J. O. Simmons, E. H. Aiken. Fort Valley, J. M. Marshall. Lumpkin and Green Hill, J. T. Norris. Everett Mission, James Dunwoody. Webst~, B. J. Baldwin. Wesleyan Female College, J. M. Bonnell, Presi­ Starkville. T. S. L. HarwelL dent. Vienna, J. M. Armstrong. Book Depository, J. W. Burke, Agent. Pataula, J. R. Owen. R. B. Lester, Missionary to Jackson's Brigade. COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Morgan Calloway.* A. Wright, P. E. Columbus: SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT. St. Luke, W. P. Harrison. W. S. Balcer, P. E. Colored Charge, W. W. Robison. Girard, J. R. Littlejohn. Sandersville, J. D. Anthony. St. Paul, J. S. Key. Irwinton, J. M. Lowry. Columbus and Factory Mission, James T. Ains- Jeffersonville, E. A. H. McGehee, J. W. tray- worth. wick, Sup. Talbotton, Walter Knox. Dublin, C. A. Moore. Talbotton Colored Charge, G. H. Pattillo. Jacksonville, J. E. Sentell. Hamilton, A. J. Dean. - Reidsville, P. C. Harris, W. F. Conler, Sup. Ellaville, J. F. Bel'l'Y' Mount Vernon Mission, W. T. McMichael. Buena Vista, J. W. Reynolds, Y. F. Tignor, Statesboro, R. H. Rogers. Sup. Bryan, to be supplied. Butler, C. A. Mitchell. Darien and McIntosh, to be supplied. Lanier, R. F. Williamson, Wyatt Bro~ks. Swainesboro, Wesley Lane. Jamestown, L. R. Redding. Hinesville, W. M. Watts. Upatoy, W. W. Tidwell. Sunday-school Society. L. Pierce, Agent. Centreville, W. W. Stewart. Robert N. Andrew8.* Belleview, D. T. Holmes. George S. :t ohn80n, G. C. Andrews, G. T. Geneva, J. T. Payne. Embry. M. A ...Clontz. transferred to Florida. Muscogee, H. P. Pitchford. Conference. • In the C. S. Army. • In the C. s. Army. Momgomery (Jonference, 1864. 513

16.-MONTGOMERY CONFERENCE.

HELD AT TUSKEGEE, ALA., December 7-13, 1864.

BISHOP ANDREW, Prtmdentj B. B. Ross, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? John R. Slaughter, H. J. Williams, M. G. ANSWER. Robert H. Harris, John P. McFerrin, Slaughter, Thomas Edwards, La Fayette Patter­ Thomas W. Lane, Wilbur F. Norton, Thomas G. son, Wilson Williams, Robert Smilie, Robert H. Slaughter. 5. Haynes, Daniel T. Hamner, A. W. Moore, Oliver Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Fleming, James W. Hightower, W. H. Bigg~, Everett L. Loveless, W. A. Edwards. 2. Robert S. Rabb, W. M. Sturdivant, James W. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- Porch, Jacob W. Addington. 17. tion? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Perry K. Brindley, J. A. Parker, J. K. Tan­ None. sey, Thomas K. Armstrong, Robert A. Timmons, Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? John G. Walker, J. Ellison, D. T. Hamner. 8. J. M. Jennings, Thomas M. Lynch, E. B. Mc­ Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Clelland, O. S. D. Lassiter, F. X. Forster. 5. E. D. Pitts, La Fayette Patterson, Robert N. Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Scales. 3. Z. Dowling, S. i'. Pilley, E. W. Story, W. Rhodes, J. T. Roper, J. W. Laney, J. W. Brown, Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from Jesse Ellis, W. P. Miller, U. Williams, O. D. oth~r Conferences? Nicholson, O. N. McLeod. 12. H. P. Waugh, F. X. Forster, B. F. Perry~ J. P. Jones, John F. Ellison. 5. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during the past year? Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one yea.r? Thomas Lynch, W. D. Matthews, Benjamin Jacob L. SkiFper, W. R. Kirk, O. W. Smith, S. Williams, James M.Oampbell, O. B. Stand­ Jordan A. Wethers, H. L. Young, S. A. Pilley, ley. 5. John H. Lockhart, Julius O. A. Bridges, W. G. Johnson. 9. THOMAS LYNCH joined the Mississippi Oon­ Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected ference in 1829, and was appointed to Port and ordained deacons? Gibson Circuit. We next hear 'Of him being P. K. Brindley, James A. Parker, James K. appointed to Tuskaloosa Station, Alabama Oon­ Tansey, Robert A. Timmons, J. F. Ellison. 5. ference, in 1839. He was Presiding Elder on Talladega District in 1840-1; served tne Eufaula Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and District for the ensuing four years; and the ordained deacons? Orawford and La Fayette Oircuits and Uchee S. S. Sikes, Noah Segrest, P. O. Harper, D. E. Mission the following years, at the close of Corbitt, Thomas K. B. McSpadden, J. O. Holmes, which he was superannuated. For years he M. O. Lunsford, J. D. Olayland, W. W. Walker, has not attended the Annual Oonferences. A E. S. Tyner, T. W. White, John Giovanni, J. H. few of the present members recollect him as a Robinson, John Dowling, James W. Crossley, man 'Of great dignity, slow of speech, deliberate, Wilbur F. Norton, W. S. Rye, W. H. Garrett, full of practical wisdom, a holy man, who en­ Lassanes A. Jones, Tarpley R. Parker, James R. forced the doctrine of entire sanctification, beth Perry, John Yeargin, Joseph Oampbell, J. Gibbs by precept and example. He was a lever of Asheville, James E. Andrews, W. J. Roladar, g'Ood men-a wise spiritual builder, who deter­ Hiram W. Lawley, John~. Archer, Francis M. mined that his work, when tried so as by fire, Treadway, Levi Olifton. 30. should be found of gold, silver, and precious Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected stones, and not of wood, hay, and stubb1e. He and ordained elders? was much less concerned about the visible pros­ Largus R. Bell, J. J. Cassiday, W. R. Talley, perity of the Ohurch, its members, wealth, and John A. Pace, E. S. Smith, George Watson, R. earthly advantages, than its real growth in holy B.Orawford, B. F. Blow, W. H. Morris, Jesse duty, and in power with God. "When the Wood, O. S. D. Lassiter, W. G. Perry, B. L. Sel­ Bridegroom came," he was found fully ready, man, James A. Parker. 14. "his lamp trimmed and burning." He remarked Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected he was glad his hour had come, and fell asleep a.nd ordained elders? in Jesus. 33 514 Montgomery Conference, 1864.

WILLIS D. MATTHEWS entered the Georgia tenement in his attempts to soar into higher Conference in 1831, and served the Church ef­ regions of intellect, truth, and spiritual life. The fectively in many prominent appointments-on zeal of the house of God consumed him: he could Stations, Circuits, and Districts-for twenty-one not be a sluggard in God's vineyard. Whatso­ years; was superannuated tbree years, and then ever his hand found to do, he did with all his served two additional years in the Georgia Con­ might. The smallest interests of Zion were to ference, from which he was transferred to the him of vast importance; nor would his stern in­ Alabama Conference in 1856. Here he served tegrity allow him to compromise in the least the Talladega District four years, and the We­ particular aught that pertained to the glory of tumpka Station in 1861, where his health failed. God. In the great revival at Autaugaville in At the ensuing Conference he was granted a 1854, he seemed clothed with the power of God superannuated relation, and remained in that as with a garment. Many were tIle slain of the relation until his death. He was a sweet spirit: Lord, and never will they forget him, as the the goodness of his heart stamped itself on his words of his mouth pierced as a two - edged very countenance, and gave the witchery of sword, dividing asunder soul and spirit, joints love to his voice and manner. The unction and and marrow, and were a discerner of the thoughts sweetness with which he sang the praises of God and intents of the heart. He was as a hammer were remarkable. He was profoundly versed of God to the public congregation, while his fre­ in the mysteries of grace, and taught the deel' guent angel-like visits to the habitations of the things of God, in demonstration of the SpirIt lowly were as the breathing of the- harps of and of power. The spirit of divine love per­ heaven. The burden of the Lord allowed him meated his public and private life, and made aU to give no rest to the sinner until he sought and who knew liim feel that the power which wrought found the peace that passeth all understanding. in him was not of man, but of God. The beauty To Brother Williams this earth had grand sig­ of his Christianity rendered him a fit medium nificance. Nature in all her voices spoke to his through which the attractiveness of the cross heart the quiet words of wisdom, and taught drew many souls unto God. Multitudes. will him this vast material world was but the high­ bless his memory.. When his last hour came he w.ay to eternal things; and though he might in­ was ready to say with the beloved disciple, nocently and thankfully partake of refreshment "Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly." by the way, yet he must hasten unto" the com­ ing of the day of God, wherein the earth and BENJAM~N S. WILLIAMS joined the Alabama the works that are therein shall be burned up." Conference in 18'50, and was appointed to Cham­ He trod a path of light to the skies, brightemng bers Circuit; in 1851, to Columbus Circuit; and unto the perfect day. With his power as a to Forkland Circuit in 1832. At the close of preacher, and earnest devotion to the work, this year, to prepare. himself more thoroughly much was expected of him in the wider sphere for the work of the ministry, he located and of Presiding Elder. Nor would the hopes of the went to the Centenary Institute. In 1854, he Church have been in vain; but God had need was employed by the Presiding Elder on the of him, and took him to himself.. His last ill­ Autau~ Circuit. He reentered the Conference ness was a triumphant career heavenward, in at the close of the yellr, and served in the order wInch he found it necessary to curb his impa­ following :-The Cahaba and Montevallo Sta­ tience to depart and be with Christ. He has tions; the Montgomery Colored Charge j the gone before us, and his works do follow him. Gainesville and Warsaw, the Union Springs and Let us meet him in the land of light. Clayton, and Louisville Stations j and, lastly, the Marianna District, in 1863-4. In midsum­ JAMES M. CAMPBELL joined the Alabama mer of this year his health entirely failed, and Conference in 1854, and served his several fields he went home to the house of his father-in-law 9f labor in the following order :-Geneva Cir­ to die. ~rQther Williams was a Bin~le-hearted, cuit, Apalachicola and ~en~acola Stations, B~t­ earnest-millded man, fervent in spuit, serving ler and Greenwood CIrcUIts, and Woodville the Lord. He looked like one who saw the Columbia,. and Warrington Stations, from t.h~ great verities 9f God and eternity, and seeing, last of whIch he entered the army as chaplain saw in 1861. Brother Campbell was a warm-hearted " No room for mirth or trifling here, energetic, and efficient itinerant. His early For worldly hope or worldly fear." education was limited, but with high resolve he dete~mined, by the grace of God, there should Rarely has the apostolic injunction, to be sober­ be hght, and darkness fled apace before his minded, been more perfectly obeyed. Not that eager pursuit of wisdom; rar,idly progressed the h.e was wan~ing in cheerfulness-no, he appre­ work of self-culture j steadi y, from all sourcee CIated the kmdness of his God and Saviour not he drew the.materials for laying, deep and broad: only in the great gifts of grace, but also i~ the the foundatlOn of useful knowledge. He became smallest earthly favors j and for the rich social a workm~n who ne.eded not to De ashamed, as advantages God had accorded him, he felt tbat he proclaImed effectl vely the unsearchable riches he had abundant cause for thankfulness. He of Christ. IIe ~vas a man of strong sense, who had a heart that could inhale the in~ense of won .favor w~lthersoever he went,and who praise from the beauty of a flower, and bless l?v~~ MethodIsm devotedly, in all her pecu­ God for its loveliness. He was one whose spirit lIarItIes. Useful.in the quiet sanctuary, he was seemed to beat against the walls of his clay uncommonly efficIent as a chapla.in in the army, M6ntgomery Conference, 1864. 515 a man in whom the stern warrior delighted. Eufattla DUtrict, (continued.) Whether won by his love for the soldiers to share fully their perils, or impelled by the se1£­ 'White Wblte C\Jl'd Col'd Loc'l 1Iem·s. Prob· •. Yem·s. sacrificing patriotism he witnessed, or that he ------Prob·•• Pr·•• th.ought the s.words, temporal and spiritual, Union Springs ...... 80 6 --72 34 -1 might make him more extensively useful, we Union Springs Colored know not; but he changed his relation to the lI1ission ...... 218 24 Clayton and Louisville. 183 35 119 66 1 army, and was soon chosen major of his regi­ Clayton Circuit...... 223 67 54 69 ment, in which sphere he failed not to preserve Chunnenuggee...... 53 2 70 6 Perote ...... 347 the same unswerving fidelity to his Master which 61 --70 14 8 had before distinguished him. His heart was --1738 --393 1914 --612 -22 fixed, trusting in the Lord. A brave heart, a true man, instantly, and without warning, it pleased God to call him hence. He fell at Spott­ Lowndesboro DUtrict. sylvania Court-house, Va., May 14, 1864, by the Lowndesboro & Hayne- hand of a sharp-shooter, and now, we believe, ville ...... 102 6 330 72 rests with his God. Big Swamp Col'd Miss .. 164 17 Haa'neville Col'd, ?

Autaugaville, E. B. Norton. Lawrenceville, W. K. Norton. Kingston, to be supplied (by J. T. Talley). { Lawrenceville Colored Mission, J. J. Cassiday. Socapatoy, to be supplied, T. M. Lynch Sup. Dadeville, J obn N.Dupree. ' W. A. Edwards, Missionary to Army of Florida. Tallassee, Tohn P. Jones. T. J. Rutledge, Chaplain in C. S. Army. Maplesville, W. A. Montgomery. W. F. Norton, Chaplain in Thirty-ninth Ala­ bama Regiment. George R. Talley, Missionary to Jackson's Brigade. LOWNDESBORO DISTRICT. James w: Shores, P. E. GADSDEN DISTRICT. Lowndesboro and Hayneville, B. F. Perry, T. Moody, P. E. J. M. Jennings, Sup. { Montevallo, F. T. J. Brandon. Hayneville Colored Mission, J. J. Lathram. Cahaba Valle),! George J. Mason. Big Swamp Colored Mission, B. F. Blow. Harpersville, E. S. Smith. Ramer, J. L. Sampey. Sandy Ridge Colored Mission, to be supplied Oak Mountain, H. L. Young. { Coosa River, W. K. Towles. (by R. Smilie). Asheville, R. N. Scales, E. B. McLelland, Sup. Greenville and Fort Deposit, James W. Glenn. Jacksonville, W. A. Sampey. Millville, H. J. Hunter. Centre, John W. Talley. South Butler, J. K Tansey'. { Cross Plains Mission, W. J. Davis. Mount Ida, William H. Morris. Gadsden, P. K. Brindley, one to be supplied. Troy and Orion, A. Dowling. Cedar Bluff Mission, James A. Neely. Union, J. P. Dickinson, one to be supplied (by { Lebanon Mission, Rufus Nicholson. C. S. Hurt). Brundige, A. S. Dickinson. C. L. Dobbs, Missionary to Wheeler's Corps. Elba, J. A. Wethers. w,. G. Perry, Chaplain Forty-fourth Alabama RegIment. J. A. Parker, Mis/lionary to Clayton's Division. W. L. Clifton,* E. A. West,* Joel A. Vest.* MARIANNA DISTRICT; .Francis Walker, P. E. TALLADEGA DISTRICT. Marianna, Anson West. D. Duncan, P. E. Greenwood, W. R. Talley. Talladega, Robert B. Crawford. { Calhoun Mission, to be supplied. Talladega Circuit, Thomas G. Slaughter. Campbell, E. L. Loveless. { Talladega Colored Mission, to be supplied. { Jackson Colored Mission, W. B. Adams. White Plams, J. C. A. Bridges. Woodville, H. P. Waugh. Iron-works Mission, to be supplied. Haw Ridge, J. L. Skipper. Arbacoochee, to be supplied. Sylvan Grove, D. T. Hamner. Lineville, Robert A. ~immons. Geneva, W. C. Robinson. Double B!idges Mission, to be supplied (by T. { Blue Mountain Mission, to be supplied. { . Wesabulga Mission, to be supplied. Y. RegIster) . Roanoke, James M. Towles. Big Creek Cir., to be supplied (by J. Dowling). Yellow River Mission, to be supplied (by M. Pinckneyville, L. R. Bell, C. S. D. Lassiter, Sun. { Hatchett Creek, Charles W. Smith. • C. Lunsford). Fayetteville, John G. Walker. Cerro Gordo, to be supplied (by S. Grantham). Joseph T. Curry.* CAMDEN DISTRICT. M. Motley, P. $. EUFAULA DISTRICT. w: H. Ellison, P. E. Camden, S. A. Pilley. w: Black's Bend, L. M. Wilson. Eufaula, William Shapard. Oak Hill, D. S. McDonald. Glennville, W. A. McCarty. Snow Hill, W. R. Kirk. Clayton and Louisville, W. H. Wild. Farmersville, J. E. Treadwell. Chunnenuggee, Thomas W. Lane. Pleasant Hill, Neil Gillis. Union Springs, J. F. Ellison, F. X. Forster, Sup. Pleasant Hill Colored Mission, J. A.. Spence. { Union Springs Colored Mission, to be supplied. { Benton Colored Mission, P. R. McCrary. Enon, J. W. Solomon. Sepulga, to be supplied. Barbour Colored Millsion, to be Ilupplied (by Evergreen, W. W. Graham. { J. L. Oliver). Monroeville, Wesley B. Dennis. Perote, J. F. Dickinson. Mount Pleasant, George Watson. Villula., J. B. Cottrell. { Oswichee Colored Mission, M. C. Turrentine. B. L. Selman, Cbaplain Twenty-third Alabama Clayton, L. Patterson. Regiment. M. E. Butt, transferred to Mobil~ Conference. • In the C. S. Army. W. H. Carter, stationed at St. Paul's, Mobile, 518 Mobile Oonference, 1864.

17.-MOBILE CONFERENCE.

HELD AT TUSKALOOSA, ALA., November 23-28, 1864.

BISHOP ANDREW, President; THOMAS W. DORMAN, See:retary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? G. Garrett, Edward McMeans, A. J. Crawford, ANSWER. W. W. Graham, John M. Johnson, T. S. Abernethy, Sr., John G. Rush, Samuel Wm. P. Wilson, H. C. Stone, F. A. Gamble. 5. Briggs. 6. Ques. 2. Who reID,.~in on trial? Ques. 14. What preachers have died during C. W. Calhoun, J. M. Brown, H. H. Kava­ the past year? naugh, Jr., Charles C. Ellis, W. H. Leith, Wat­ James M. Hood. 1. son Mitchell, Ulysses B. Phillips. 7. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec­ JAMES M. HOOD was licensed to preach and tion? recommended to the Annual Conference of 1859 Alexander Hood, A. M. Jones, Thomas P. by the Quarterly Conference of Pickens Circuit, Roberts, D. A. Hendricks, A. M. Fikes, O. P. Columbus District, under the administration of Thomas, J. W. Sampey, John F. Marshall. 8. George Shaeffer. During his connection with us, he was regarded as one of our best and most Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? useful men-devoted to the interests of the None. Church within the bounds of his work. His Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from career was short, but brilliant with the evidences other Conferences? of a true piety and a successful ministry. He Charles D. N. Campbell, from Memphis Con­ proved his devotion to the cause of God in his ference; C. W. Miller, from Kentucky Confer­ last illness by leaving a bequest to the Confer­ ence. 2. ence of one thousand dollars. The Church and Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? the Conference have sustained a serious loss in A. D. McVoy, T. N. Shelton, S. M. Thames, the death of our beloved Brother Hood. His John E. Foust. 4. unabated zeal, his unwavering faith, his marked Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected humility, his laborious efforts, his constant love and ordained deacons? for God and his people, constitute with us his Alexander Hood, A. M. Jones, Thomas P. dying testimony. No doubt his end was peace. Roberts, D. A. Hendricks, John F. Marshall. 5. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and their life and official administration? ordained deacons? Their names were called over, one by one and John M. Johnson, John P. Gaines, Wm. M. their characters examined and passed. ' I.Jawrence, Wm. P. Wilson, Henry C. SLone, F. A. Gamble, Jesse D. Carter, David Wright,* John Quee. 16. What is the number of preachers and members in the several circuits, stations Allen,* Wm. F. Kennon,* John R. Chl1Ppell,* Edley Turner,* Hezekiah Johnson,* William and missions of the Conference? ' Lloyd.* 14. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected ~Iobile District. and ordained elders? J. F. Randall, J. W. Peavy, J. F. Evans, A. White White Col'd Cord Loc'l lfem·8. Prob's. Jafemls. Prob's. Pr's. J. Briggs, J. T. M. Gregory, Thos. F. Greene. 6. -.-. ------Mobile: -- Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected Franklin Street ...... 252 12 2 and ordained elders? State Street Colored Wm. L. Wilson, John C. Brogan, F. A. Ross, Mission ...... 975 600 St. Francis Street...... 181 14 1 Wm. E. Cameron. 3. Zion Colored Church 320 809 Ques. 11. Who have located this year? St. Paul's ...... 127 41 2 Wiley W. Thomas. 1. Toulminville ...... 7 127 6 1 Citronelle ...... 200 40 100 SO 1 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? st. Stephen's ...... 66 66 50 54 1 E. V. Levert, John D. Fisher, Samuel M. Washington Mission ... 87 64 28 64 1 ClarIte ...... 256 65 ...... 12 Adams. 3. Clarke eoI'd Mission ... 200 60 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Pascagoula ...... 871 74 21 85 3 Ocean Springs...... 1M 30 --26 10 3 • Elected, but not ordained. --1701 --396 1842 --1171 -27 lfJobile Conference, 1864. 519 DemopolV1 DUJtrict. Tuskaloosa District, (continued.)

White Wbite Col'd Col'd Loc1 'White White Col'd Co!'d Loc'! Mew·s. Prob· •. Mem's. Prob·•• Pr· •• Mem's. Prob·•. Mem's. Proh· •• Pr'S!. ------Dayton and Coi'd Miss. 36 16 250 80 1 Greensboro & Colored ------Uniontown ...... 90 1 100 fiO Mission ...... 195 26 328 127 6 Orrville ...... 159 45 130 80 1 Walker Prairie Colored McKinley and Bethle- Mission ...... 169 30 hem ...... 110 5 366 23 ------Rembert Hills...... 336 35 460 250 2 --1667 200 2989 488 9 Bladen ...... 285 166 60 50 1 Gaston ...... 328 57 192 39 3 Butler ...... 321 127 99 101 2 Summerfield District. Spring Hill ...... 125 19 174 47 Demopolis and Colored Summerfield_...... 144 14 99 40 1 l\iission ...... M 9 83 28 Cahaba River Colored ------Mission ...... 14 16 1854 480 1914 --758 -10 Selma and East Selma. 113 20 228 41 Cahaba ...... 45 14 163 32 Perrl.ville ...... 334 9 97 25 4 Macon District. Ran olph...... 314 20 159 30 1 ------lI-facon ...... 129 16 176 20 1 950 77 751 184 - 6 DeKalb ...... 501 88 198 6 2 Marion ...... 85 20 3 Meridian ...... 70 20 50 15 4 Camden District. Li vingston ...... 90 13 74 41 3 Gainesville and Scooba 149 2 410 140 1 Lower Peach-tree...... 253 31 164 128 Belmont...... 125 10 160 15 1 Grove Hill ...... 247 42 45 7 2 Summerville ...... 368 15 Salt-works Mission ..... 110 Enterprise ...... 107 6 92 30 1 Suggsville ...... 136 14 125 20 2 Cooksville and Colored 115 1 Choctaw Corner...... 199 30 163 88 3 1I1ission ...... 105 23 12 ------Buckatunna ...... 177 11 13 1 3 835 117 497 353 - 7 ------1906 204 1205 383 20 Recapitulation. Colum'bm District. Mobile District...... 1701 396 1842 1177 27 Demopolis " 1854 480 1914 758 10 Columbus ...... 383 14 1 Macon " 1906 204 1205 383 20 Columbus Circuit...... 342 64 64 3 Columbus " 2736 522 2537 672 28 Columbus Col'd Miss ... 493 68 Jas~r " 6189 1206 258 121 66 Pickensville ...... 88 6 44 54 2 Tus aloosa 1667 200 2989 488 9 Pickens...... 200 35 150 60 4 Summerfield" ...... 950 77 761 184 6 Bridgeville ...... 189 30 280 75 Camden " 835 117 497 353 7 Greene ...... 233 30 123 8 ------Brooksville ...... 225 25 200 15 4 Total this year...... 16,838 3202 11,993 4036 163 Plum Creek Col'd Miss. 252 37 Jim Creek Col'd Miss_. 220 20 Crawfordsville ...... 176 8 34 1 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the Artesia Colored Miss ... 107 25 superannuated preachers, and the widows and Plymouth Col'd Miss ... 176 103 orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi- Nashville Col'd Miss .... 104 29 Caledonia ...... 450 220 40 25 4 ciencies of those who have not obtained their Athens ...... 450 90 250 63 9 regular allowance in their respective districts, ------circuits, and stations? 2736 522 2537 672 28 $3780. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore- Jasper District. goin~ accounts, and how has it been aptlied? Moscow...... 559 100 30 5 5 Co lected, $1,169 30 Pikeville Mission_ ...... 400 45 1 3 Applied as follows: Jasper...... 294 79 12 21 9 Blountsville...... 303 65 8 3 To Mrs. Belton, $ 900 00 Blount Sprin~s ...... 327 66 1 " Kennon, 800 00 Murphree's alley ...... 780 300 14 9 10 Hill, 800 00 Ely ton ...... 676 200 98 55 8 " Jonesboro ...... 338 128 4 " Foust, 800 00 New Lexington ...... 430 45 6 " GolRon, 1,000 00 Fayette ...... 374 60 65 25 3 Holston, 800 00 Bexar...... 709 118 30 6 14 " McBryde, 900 00 -- II" --6189 --1206 258 --121 -56 Hood, 800 00 Powell's daughter, 200 00 'J.1u.3kaloosa District. Wells's child, 200 00 E. V. Levert, 900 00 Tuskaloo!!a ...... 182 81 392 149 John W. Starr, 900 00 Northport...... 62 4 43 10 1 Scottsville ...... 300 67 350 '11 LeWc Massingale, 640 00 Liberty ...... 378 ~9 419 20 ...... E. cMeans, 1,100 00 Eutaw Colored Mission 2 125 G. Garrett, 900 00 Havana...... • .. ·· 230 15 350 30 Eutaw ...... _ ...... •.. · 106 7 76 10 Samuel Brigr' 1,000 00 Forkland ...... 81 26 231 21 J. F. Randal, 460 00 Marion and Hamburg.. 96 6 223 20 2 S. N. Shelton, 340 00 Oak Grove ...... 13 60 ...... Newbern & Col'd Miss.. 23 233 N. F. Mitchell, 35000 520 Mobile Confereneet 1864. On acc't of Bishop Andrew's salary, 2,500 00 DeKalb, William I. Powers. For printing Minutes, 700 00 Summerville, J. F. Marshall, S. M. Adams, Sup. Gainesville, Charles C. Ellis. Amount paid out, $16,990 00 Scooba, Andrew J. Coleman. Bal. in hands of Treasurer, 179 00 Belmont, Elisha Phillips. Livingston, William P. Wilson. $17,169 30 Cooksville Circuit, Thomas P. Crymes. Cooksville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the { Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Memphis Colored Mission, to be supplied. For Missions, $40,407 26 JASPER DISTRICT. For Sunday-schools, 352 00 For Tract Society, 8,677 65 John B. Powers, P. E. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next Bexar, J. G. Gurley. session of the Conference be held? { Pikeville Mission, to be supplied. At Mobile, Ala. Moscow, Ulysses L. Thompson. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Jasper, F. A. Gamble. this year? Blountsville, W. H. Riley. {. BlountfWille Mission, Abijah Watson. MOBILE DISTRICT. Murphree's Valley, D. A. Hendricks. James L. Cotten, P. E. Elyton, John E. Foust. Elyton Iron-works Colored Mission, T.F.Greene. Mobile: Jonesboro, Thomas P. Roberts. Franklin Street, Jefferson Hamilton. New Lexington, Alexander Hood. { State Street Colored Mission, T. W. Dorman. New Lexington Colored Mission, to be supplied. St. Francis Street, Robert K. Hargrove. Fayette, J. N. Glover. { Zion Colored Mission, Silas H. Cox. { Fayette Colored Mission, Thomas N. Shelton. St. Paul's, to be supplied. Mission to Hospitals and Soldiers, to be COLUMBUS DISTRICT. { supplied. Toulminville, to be supplied. Phil. P. Neely, P. E. Citronelle, to be supplied. Columbus, Allen S. Andrews. St. Stephen's, Ulysses B. Phillips. Columbus Colored Mission, and Principal of Washington Mission, to be supplied. { Classical School, H. Urquhart. Clarke Circuit, Joshua T. Heard. Columbus Hospital Mission, George Shaeffer. { Clarke Colored Mission, James A. Heard. Columbus Circuit, James M. Gann. Pascagoula, B. G. Fleming. Pickensville and Carrollton, William Murrah. Bladen Springs, J. F. Evans. Pickens Circuit, J ephthah F. Randall. Ocean Springs, John W. Sampey. Bridgeville, James A. Peebles. J. J. Grace, Chaplain to the Seventeenth Ala­ Brooksville, Leroy Massingale. bama Regiment. Plum Creek Colored Mission, to be supplied. A. D. McVoy, Chaplain to the Fortieth Ala­ { Jim Creek Colored Mission, to be supplied. bama Regiment. Brooksville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Greene Circuit, R. D. Carver. DAYTON DISTRICT. Crawfordsville, C. D. N. Campbell. Artesia Colored Mission, to be supplied. John w: Rush, P. E. Plymouth Colored Mission, J. W. F. Toland. Dayton, Robert S. Woodward. Nashville Colored Mission, to be supplied. McKinley and Bethlehem, Wm. E. Mabry. Caledonia Circuit, J. B. Baldwin, W.Mitchell. Spring Hill, Charles W. Miller. Caledonia Colored Mission, Wm. Vaughan. Lower Peach-tree, C. W. Calhoun. Athens Circuit, George W. Brown. Grove Hill and Salt-works Mission, J. H. Ewing. Athens Colored MisslOn, to be supplied. Suggsville, Jeremiah M. Boland. J. B. Stone, Chaplain to the Forty-third Mis­ Choctaw Corner, Samuel Thames. sissippi Regiment. Gaston, Gabriel Hawkins, J. M. Johnson. J. W. Perry, Chaplain to the Thirty-fifth Ala­ Butler, A. M. Jones. bama Regiment. Rembert Hills, George F. Ellis. J. T. M. Gregory, Chaplain to the Twenty­ sixth Alabama Regiment. MACON DISTRICT. William H. Leitb, Post Chaplain Lauderdale Junius E. Newman, P. E. Mission. Macon, Walter C. Harris. H. H. Kavanaugh, Jr., Chaplain to the Sixth { Macon Colored Mission, Elisha Callaway. Kentucky Regiment. En terprise, Josiah Bancroft. William B. Owings, in the Army. Meridian, to be supplied. Meridian Circuit, to be snpplied, R. Y. Rew, TUSKALOOSA DISTRICT. { Sup. C. C. Callaway, P. E. Lauderdale Hospital Mission, Wm. Spillman. Tuskaloosa, T. O. Summers. { Marion Circuit, Noah F. Mitchell. Tuskaloosa Female College, Ropert M. Saunders. Florida Oonference, 1864. 521

Northport, J. M. Brown. SUMMERFIELD DISTRICT. Scottsville and Big Sandy, Orlando P. Thomas. A. H. Mitchell, P. E Liberty- Mission, to be supplied. Brush Creek, Billups D. Gayle. Summerfield, R. H. Rivers. Havana, William H. Armstrong. { Summerfield Colored Charge, John S. Moore. Eutaw, Abram Adams. Cahaba Colored Mission, Charles Strider. { Eutaw Colored Mission, James M. Patton. Selma, Edwin Baldwin. Marion and Hamburg, Theophilus F. Manghum, East Selma and Colored Mission, N. B. Cooper. E. V. Levert, Sup. Cahaba:. J. Bark~r, H. A. M. Hudson, Sup. Forkland, J. D. Cameron. PerrYVIlle, HardIe Brown, W. H. McDaniel, Sup. Newbern and Oak Grove, Wm. M. Wightman. Randolph, S. H. Cooper. Walker Prairie Colored Mission, J. W. McCann. Bibb County Iron-works, John W. Starr. Greensboro, Thomas Y. Ramsey. Orrville, Evan Nicholson. Prairie Creek Colored Mission, J. C. Huckabee. { Orrville Colored Mission, D. Carmichael. { German Creek Colored Mission, to be supplied. Uniontown, Thomas S. Abernethy, Jr. Greensboro Colored Mission, to be supplIed. Demopolis, William C. Hearn. Southern University, Wm. M. Wightman, Chan­ D. C. B. Connerly, Chaplain in the Army. cellor; Edward Wadsworth, Professor. Thomas C. Weir, Agent for Soldiers' Tract Joseph J. Hutchinson, left without appoint- Association. ment. John W. Harman, Agent for the Orphans' F. M. Grace, Agent Orphans' Fund Association. Fund Association. A. M. Fikes, Chaplain in the Army. Henry C. Stone, Post Chaplain in Selma. T. O. Summers, Book Editor for the Method­ Lucius McGehee, Chaplain Forty-ninth Ala­ ist Episcopal Chnrch, South. bama Regiment.

lB.-FLORIDA CONFERENCE.

HELD AT MONTICELLO, FLA., December 14-1B, 1B64.

SIltION P. RICHARDSON, President; FRANKLIN A. BRANCH, &cretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected ANSWER. Arminius B. Mann, John M. Potter, and ordained elders? James O. A. Sparks. 3. None. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Quee. 10. What local preachers are elected Alfred Holcombe, David L. Brannin, Wm. A. and ordained elders? McLean, Alfred T. Holleymon, George B. Swann, Craven G. Fife,* Joseph Law,* Joseph M. George R. Frisbee, Oscar A. Myers. 7. Bradford,* Benjamin C. Franklin.* 4. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- Ques. 11. Who have located this year? tion? James G. Acton. 1. Josiah Bullock. 1. Quee. 12. Who are supernumerary? Ques.4. Who are readmitted? John Penny, Joshua. Carraway~ James M. N. Thomas H. Capers, Marshall G. Jenkins. 2. Lowe, George W. Fagg, Willis P. O'Kane. 5. Ques.5. Who are received by transfer from Ques. 13. Who are supera.nnuated? other Conferences? Edwin L. T. Blake, Mahlon Bedell, Reuben Henry D. Moore. 1. H. Luckey, William W. Griffin, Thomas Taylor, Ques. 6. Who are the deacone of one year? Thomas C. Coleman, William E. Collier, David Wm. F. Easterling, Robert F. Evans. 2. Roberts. 8. Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected Ques.14. What preachers have died during Jl,nd ordained deacons? the past year? None. Henry F. Smith, Leroy B. Giles, R. W. Bur­ gess, David L. Kennedy, A.mos Davis, John F. Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Urquhart. 6. ordained deacons? L. P. Crowell,* Alfred T. Holleymon,* Daniel Morrison,* John Ross,*Wm. A. McLean,*J. F. HENRY F. SHITR entered into the heavenly GaUaway,* Elijah B. Gornto.* 7. rest June 12, 1864. He was born Dec. 21, 1818. * Elected, but not ordained. .. Elected, but not ordained. 522 Florida Oonference, 1864.

He embraced religion when but a. youth, and DAVID L. KENNEDY was converted in early united with the M. E. Church. He entered the life, and commenced his labors as a minister ministry in 1856 j was recom~ended to the next in connection with the Tennessee Conference; Annual Conference, and, thou~h encumbered joined the Florida Conference at its session in with a large family, did not confer with ease or J anual'Y, 1855, and was appointed to the Blakely comfort, but heartily and for life entered into Circuit j served in the same work the next year, the itinerant ranks, from which time, up to a and in 1857 was sent to the Madison Circuit, and week before his death, he labored with zeal and returned to it the following year; in 1859, he much success. His first work was Santa Fe served the Marion Circuit, and the next year Mission j his second, Black Creek Circuit; his was placed on the Madison District, where he third, Marion or Ocala Circuit-on each of which labored most faithfully and acceptably until his he labored two years j his fourth, Marion Mis­ health failed in 1861. His disease was con­ sion, upon which he had completed one full sumption, from which he suffered until the year, and ended his labors in the midst of the present year. Hil3 end was triumphant, and be second. He was among our most industrious rests with Jesus. ministers-an excellent preacher, of deep and pervading piety. Those among whom he la­ AMOS DAVIS was born in Bullock county, Ga., bored can best testify to his worth as a preacher. in the year 1829; was converted to God, joined They revere his memory, and feel most keenly the Church, and was licensed to preach in 1854; the loss to themselves and the Church. His was appointed to the Isabella Mission, 1855; great heart was ever moved by human distress, Grand Bay Circuit, 1856 j Alapaha Mission, 1857; and his hand ready to minister comfort. Brother Flint River Circuit, 1858; ~roupville Circuit, Smith died in Ocala, Marion county, Fla., of 1859; Hamilton Circuit, 1860; Taylor Mission, typhoid pneumonia, surrounded by his numer­ 1861; Liberty Circuit, 1862 and 1863. He died ous family, (wife and nine children,) and many March 16, 1864; was a faithful, useful minister weeping friends. He testified to the grace of of the gospel j lived nprightly, and died tri­ God a few moments before the last. "Do you umphantly. feel, my dear brother, now, that you love Jesus, and that Jesus loves you?" To this question he JOHN F. U RQ,UHART, son of Thomas and Keziah responded affirmatively. "Brother Smith, what Urquhart, was b?r~ in Montgomery county, Ala., are your prospects?" "All is well." 'rhese were Sept. 15, 1841; Jomed the Church when about the last words he uttered. He said he was suf­ nine years old. His father removed from Ala­ fering no pain, and fell on sleep in the arms of bama to Florida in 1852. Brother Urquhart Jesus. . joined the Conference in 1860. In 1861, he was junior preacher on the Madison Circuit; in LEROY B. GILES joined the Church and was 1862, was on the Leon Circuit; in 1863, on the Gadsden Colored Mission, but was removed dur­ converted in 1855, when a young man j was licensed to preach, and recommended for ad­ ing the lear to Apalachicola. In 1864, he was statione at Albany, where he died, Aug. 19, mission into the Florida Conference, 1856 j ap­ pointed to the Orange Mission, 1857, and agam 1864. He was a young man of a lively spirit, m 1858. In 1859, he served the Hernando Cir­ refined and elevated by grace, promising great usefulness to the Church. cuit j in 1860, Sun:f\;er Circuit; in 1861, Centre­ village Circuit j served Bellville Circuit in 1862, and was removed to the Marion Circuit in 1863. Quee. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in He was returned to this work in 1864, and early their life and official administration? in the year sickened, and, after a short illness, Their names were called over, one by one, and died suddenly, Though cut off in the prime of their characters examined and passed, except manhood, he had done good service in the Lord's James G. Acton, who was sentenced to receive vineyard. He was dlligent in study and in a reprimand from the President in open Confer· labors-a man of prayer and of faith. His not ence. only blameless but self-sacrificing and devoted Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers life is the best assurance he could have left us and members in the seve-ral circuits, stations, of his eternal welfare. and missions of the Conference? White members, 9 820 R. W. BURGESS, formerly oHhe South Carolina White probationers, 1:634 Conference, joined the Florida Conference at its Colored members, 6,685 session held in Micanopy, 1859, and served the Colored probationers, 1,294 Volusia Mission in 1860; Tampa Station in 1861, Local preachers, 126 and was sent to the La Fayette Mission in 1862, Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the where he joined a company of volunteers as a superannuated preachers, and the widows and private soldier, and, with the Fifth Florida Reg­ o:ph~ns of preachers, and to make up the defi­ iment, served his country during the bloooy ClenCles of those who have not obtamed their campaign of that year in Virginia. At the ses­ regular allowance in their respective districts sion of the Conference in 1863, he was appointed circuits, and stations? ' to the Crystal River Circuit for 1864, and, in $3160. the midst of faithful labors, was called to his Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore. reward. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Florida Conference, 1864. 523

Collected, $8134 00 Blakel y, Shelton R. W ea ver, J. M. N. Lowe Sup. Applied as follows: Colquitt, George B. Swann. ' To superannuated preachers a.nd the Newton a~d ~olquitt ~tation. Henry D. Moore. widows and orphans of pr~achers, 8134 00 Morgan CIrCUIt, FranCIS M. Wilson. To the support of the Bishops, 1153 15 Alba:ny S~ati~n, Wm. L. Murphy. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the CamIlla CIrCUIt, Matthew H. Fielding. Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Decatur, Robert H. Howren. For Missions, $24,369 71 Sunday-schools, 199 00 THOMASVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next Newdegate B. Ousley, P. E. session of the Conference be held? At Madison, Fla. Thomasvi~le St~tio~, Thomas H: Capers. Grooversvllle CrrcUIt, Jesse J. GIles. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Spring Hill, to be supplied (by G. S. Johnston.) this year? Quitman, William K. Turner. Brooks Colored Mission, to be supplied. TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT. Moultrie Circuit, Americus B. Mann. Samuel Woodbury, P. E. Valdosta, Robert W. Flournoy. Tallahassee Sta tion, Andrew J. Wooldridge. Lowndes Colored Mission, to be supplied. Quincy, James B. Jackson. Glasgow Circuit, to be supplied (by G. C. An- Monticello, James O. Branch. drews.) Factory Mission, to be supplied (by F. Shepperd.) Little River, to be supplied. Liberty Circuit, Sterling Gardner. Oclocknee, to be supplIed. Gadsden, Wm. F. Easterling, G. W. Fagg, Sup. Nashville Mission, Aaron W. Harris. Midway Hospital and Gadsden Colored Mission, George W. Pratt. WARESBORO DISTRICT. Leon Colored Mission, James W. Jackson. William H. Thomas, P. E. Leon Circuit, J ose-ehus Allden;on. Wakulla Mission, John L. Williams. Waresboro Circuit, James D. Mauldin. Wakena Circuit, Richard McR. Tydings. Doctortown Mission, to be supplied. Aucilla Colored Mission, Seborn G. ChIlds. Holmesville Circuit, Alfred Holcombe, Andrew R. Byrd, SUI>. LAKE CITY DISTRICT. Brunswick, to be supplied. Centrevillage, James O. A. Sparks. Franklin A. Branch, P. E. Coffee MiSSIOn, to be supplied. Lake City Station, Robert L. Wiggins. Ocmulgee. Frederick R. C. Ellis. Newnansville, Oscar A. Myers. Irwin, William F. Roberts. Columbia Circuit, William Davies. Clinch Circuit, Marshall G. Jenkins. Houston, Jos. J. Sealey, Willis P. O'Kane, Sup. Argile, to be supplied. Suwannee Mission, Archibald Johnson. Blackshear Colored Mission, to be supplied. Starke Circuit, Thomas R. Barnett. Hamilton, Charles P. Murdock,J oshua Carra- TAMPA DISTRICT. way, Sup. Edward F. Gates, P. E. Madison, John M. Hendry. Madison Station, Osborn L. Smith. Hillsboro Circuit, Stephen W. Carson. Bellville Circuit, Wm. A. McLean. Key West Station, Robert I. McCook. Patterson's Hammock Mission, to be supplied Marion Circuit, John M. Bridges. (by M. A. Clontz.) Ocala Colored Mission, to be supplied. Taylor and La Fayette Mission, Alfred T. Hol­ Levy Circuit, Isaac Munden. leymon. Sumter, William Williams. Crystal River, Josiah Billock, John Penny, Sup. Simon P. Richardson, Agent Soldiers' Orphan Orange Mission, to be supplied. Association. Hernando Mission, Wm. C. Jourdan. Micanopy Circuit, John C. Ley. BAINBRIDGE DISTRICT. Gainesville, James G. Worley. William]if. Kennedy, P. E. Erastus B. Duncan, Missionary to the Florida Bainbridge and Fowlstown Station, John W. Army. Mills. Enoch H. Giles, Missionary to Findley's Brig- Trinity, Alexander Graham. ade, Army of Tennessee. . . Asbury Circuit, John M. Potter. Robert Evans, Chaplain in C. S. Army. 524 Bio Grande Conference, 1864.

19.-RIO GRANDE CONFERENCE.

HELD AT HELENA, TEXAS, Oatober 0- -, 1864.

JESSE BORING, President; JOHN W. DE VILBISS, Secretary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Local preachers, 11 None. White members, 945 198 Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Colored members, Ferdinand Mummee. Thomas F. Cooko. 2. Quee. 17. What amounts are necessary for the Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- superannuated preachers, aud the widows and tion? orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Conrad Pluncke, Julius Gleiss. 2. ciencies of those who have not obtamed their regular allowance in their respective districts, Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? circuits, and stations? None. $1494. Ques.5. Who are received by transfer from Ques.18. What has been collected on the fore· other Conferences? going accounts, and how has it been applied? None. Collected, $91 25 Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Applied as follows: None. To the Smithwick Children, '70 00 To J. S. Gillett, 21 25 Ques. '7. What traveling preachers are elected and ordained deacons? $91 25 None. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and Missionary. Sunday-school, and Tract Soci~ties? ordained deacons? For Missions, $333 05 None. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses­ and ordained elders? sion of the Conference be held? Thomas F. Rainey, August Tampke, James T. At San Antonio, Texas. Gillett. 3. . Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Ques. 10. Wha.t local preachers are elected this year? and ordained elders? None. SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? TVilliam J. Joyce, P. E. Roswell Gillett. 1. San Antonio Station, to be supplied. Ques. 12. Who are su~rnumerary? San Antonio Circuit, J ohu W. De Vilbiss. Robert H. Belvin, Robert P. Thompson, A. Cibolo, John S. Gillett, R. H. Belvin Sup. Engle. 3. Sutherland's Springs, Thomas T. Lea'ch. Kerrsville, Oliver B. Adams. Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Medina, to be supplied, R. P. Thompson, Sup. Jesse Hord. 1. Uvalde, to be supplied. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during the past year? GOLIAD DISTRICT. Robert H. Mangham. 1. No memGir. James w: Oooley, P. E. Quee. 15. Are all the preMhers blameless in Goliad and Middletown, Jesse Boring. their life and official administration? Clinton Circuit, James T. Gillett. Their names were called over, one by one, and Sandies, Eli Y. Seale. their characters examined and passed. Helena, A. A. Killough. Beeville, to be supplied. Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers Co~pus Christi a~a Oakville, to be supplied. and members in the several circuits, stations, Shlroh a~d Perdld~ Thomas F. Rainey. and missions of the Conference? BrownSVille, Ivy H. Cox. Texas Oonference, 1864. 525 FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT. New Fountain, Gustavus Elly. Frederick Vordenbimen, P. E. Yorktown and Goliad, Ferdinand Mummee. Guadaloupe Mission, August Tampke. New Braunfels Circuit, J. Gleiss, A. Engle, Sup. Fredericksburg and Cherry Springs, Conrad N. H. Boring,* W. R. D. Stockton,* :a:. G. Pluncke. Horton,* T. F. Cocke.* Beaver Creek, John A. Shapero '" In the C. S. Army.

20.-TEXAS CONFERENCE.

HELD AT WACO, TEXAS, Novemb('Jl" 2-8, 1864.

---, President i ---, Se(ff'etary.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? O. A. Fisher, H. M. Burrows, V. H. 11ey, T. W. ANSWER. L. H. Baldwin, J. P. Mussett. 2. Blake. 14. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? 1. B. Ahrens, G. V. Ridley, D. B. Wright, J. W. A. Smith, D. Carl, George Little, J. H. D. B. Allen, F. J. Cox, P. W. Gravis, R. D. Allen, Moore, A. B. F. Kerr. 5. G. S. SandIe. 8. QueB". 14. What preachers have died during Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full conn~c- the past year? tion? W. A. Shegog. 1. None. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? WILLIAM: A. SllEGOG was born, Nov. 8, 1821, None. in Rutherfora county, N. O. He professed re­ ligion in 1843, and was soon appointed class- Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from 1eader. He was licensed to preach about the other Conferences? year 1850. In 1853, he was admitted into th~ None. Alabama Conference, where he labored accept­ Quae. 6. Who are the deacons of one year 1- ably till 1857, when he located and served the Wm. Harmes, John Carmer, Preston Phillips, Church in that relation till 1859, when he was John W.Ledbetter, George W. Graves, C. M. again received into the same Conference. In ,Carpenter, Ira E. Chalk, J. R. White, John M. 1860, he was transferred to the Texas Confer­ WhIpple, Thomas W. Glass, A. G. May, C. J. ence, and assigned to Plantersville Circuit; in Lane, J. L. Crabb. 13. 1860-2, to Burnett; in 1863, Meridian, and re­ Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected turned to the same work in l:864,.where he ar­ and ordained deacons ? rived in feeble health. About March 16 he None. went to the house of Dr. J. M. Cox, feeble and Quee. 8. What local preachers are elected and sick of typhoid fever, under whose treatment ordained deacons? he for a tilDe improved; but he soon rela:r,sed, and became worse, till his relea~ came, Apl'll28, None. 1864. During his sickness, Brother H. C. Ellis Ques. 9. What traveling preachere are elected called to see hlm, and on beipg asked if he feared and ordained elders? death, he replied that he had nothin~ to fear. A. McKinney,*' E. R. Sonth,*W. G. Veal,* C. Afterward, Brother T. E. Harrison vislted him, BieL* 4. and was requested to pray with him, and during Quee. 10. What local preachers are elected the prayer he responded heartily, praising God. and ordained elders? When in the throes of death, he took Dr. Cox by None. th~ hand, saying, .. Brother Cox, meet me in Ques. 11. Who have located this year? heaven. Praise God for all his goodness to me. W. T. Harris, W. Shaw. 2. All is well. There is not a cloud oetween me and happiness." Then clapping his hands, with the Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? halo of heaven on his countenance, he shouted, M. Yell, Jacob Matthews, D. Morse, S. S. Yar­ " Glory! glory I" and thus died, praising God. brough, John Powell, Thomas Wooldridge, W. Smitli, J. R. Addi!lon, W. G. Foote, T. W. Rogers, Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in • Elected, but not ordained. their life and official administration? 526 Texas Conference, 1864. Their names were called over, one by one, Fort Worth District. and their charactertl examined and passed. WhIte WhIte Co!'d Col'd If"""! Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers Mew·s. Prob's. Mem's. Prob'S. Pr's. and members in the several circuits, stations, ------Fort Worth Circuit...... ---274 ------72 -- and missions of the Conference? Johnson ...... 647 Weatherford...... 532 35 'Vaxahatchie* ...... Galveston District. HilIsboro* ...... Tihuaccana* ...... White White Col'd Col'd Loc'! ------Mem's. --Prob's. --.Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr's. Vi~ig~o~~~~.~~~.~.~~: ~ -==-\-==- ...::.::.- := Galveston Station and 1505 •.•••• 107 ...... Army Mission ...... 186 Houston"'...... , ...... · .. Houston CoI'd Miss.* .. . Harmony Grove ...... 61 10 Lampasas District. Columbia & Col'd Miss. 87 50 San Bernard Col. Miss. 30 50 Lampasas Circuit...... 235 3 Island Chapel Col. Mis. 25 40 Gatesville* ...... Sandy Point...... 127 286 Meridian ...... 132 24 Richmond .. : ...... , ...... 65 89 Palo Pinto ...... 197 San Felipe & Col. Miss. 122 75 'Camp Colorado"'...... Matagoraa"'.. , ...... Comanche...... 363 San Saba and Llana'" ... ------709 ...... 600 13elkI1!lP Mission* ...... 927 ...... 27 Ohappell Hill District. Chappell Hill Station ... 186 230 .Austin District. Wasliitigton Col. Miss.'" Bellville'" ...... Austin Station*." ...... Brenham'" ...... Austin Circuit and Col. Mission ...... 132 38 Wi~~~nt~~.~~~.~.~~~ 152 Bastrop Station ...... 82 31 Hempstead & Col. Mis .... . Bastrop Circuit & Col'd Anderson...... 201 87 MiSSIOn ...... 205 36 Plautersville'" ...... Lexington"' ...... , ...... Spring Creek Mission;, 55 67 LaGrange"' ...... Union Hill '" ...... Rtltersvi1le & Col. Miss. 152 73 Post Oak Island...... 200 9 442 ...... 536 771 ...... 187 Huntsville District. Gonzales District. Huntsville Station...... 138 82 T' 't '" Gonzales Station ...... 97 C~ld I Sp~i;;'g~' ~~;i"w~~ Gonzales Circuit'" ...... verley ...... 152 75 Seguin'" ...... Danville ...... _ ...... 167 27 Lockhart &; Col. Miss.'" Montgomery'" ...... San Marcos ...... 196 61 Madison ...... 437 75 Blanco Mission'" ...... San Jacinto'" ...... ,. Cedar Creek & Colored West Liberty Mission.. 112 54 Mission ...... 79 87 Gonzales Col'd Miss."'...... 1006 ...... 313 372 ~1178 ~I:: .springfield District. Springfield Circuit...... 228 Victoria District. Marlin ...... 204 9 OwenTille ...... 212 74 Victoria Station...... 63 'i8 Sterling Col'd Mission'" Victoria Col'd Miss."' ... Boonvi1le"' ...... Port Lavaca and Army Centreville ...... 196 102 Mission"' ...... Fairfield"'... , ...... Texana ...... 158 139 Boxville ...... 375 95 Corsicana* ...... Hallettsville ...... 220 840 ...... 185 Lavaca Colored Miss.*. Concrete ...... 230 23 Navidad ...... 202 90 Waco District. ~~ff1~t~!~.~.~~I:.~~~.:~ 215 65 Waco Station...... 166 Egypt and Col'd Miss.'" Waco Colored Miss.* ... Waco Circuit...... 52 ------1463 ...... 490 Brazos Colored Miss."'.. Belton ...... 260 30 Georgetown...... 196 13 German District .. Cameron· ...... Port Sullivan...... 87 Galveston Ger. Miss."' ... I ...... 1 ...... Caldwell ...... 121 13 ...... Houston German Mis.* ...... Bellville G~rman Miss. 56 ...... 8s2!-==- 66 -==- =Industry CIrcuit ...... 104 ...... I I I...... No repon; 'l'exas Conjereitce, 1864. 527

German District, (continued.) Washington Colored Mission, J. H. Davidson. Bellville, B. D. Dashiell. White White Col'd Co!'d 1_'1 Mem'.. Prob·.. Mem'.. Prob'., Pr'•• Brenham and Independence, H. V. Philpott. -----....------Washington and Rock Island, T. B. Ferguson. Bastrop & Round Top Stone's Chapel and Colored Mission, to be sup- Mission ...... m ...... 130 ...... Victoria ...... , .... _ 23 ...... plied. Brushy German ·Miss .. . 18 ...... Hempstead and Salem, B. L. Peel. Hempstead Colored Mission, J. A. Light. 336 ...... Anderson, H. W. South. Plantersville, A. McKinney. Recapitulation. Soule University, J. M. Follansbee, President. Chappell Hill Female College, John Carmer, Galveston District ...... 09 600 President. Chappell Hill " '1442 1 ...... 536 Huntsville " 1006 ...... 313 HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. ~ringfield " 840 ...... 185 aco " 882 66 J. G. Johnson, P. E. Lam~sas " 927 27 Fort ort·h " 1505 107 Huntsville, R. T. Heflin, and President of An- Austin 771 187 Gonzales " 372 178 drew Female College. Victoria " 1463 490 Walker County Colored Mission, to be supplied. German " 336 Trinity, T. B. Buckingham. Total this year ...... 9253 ...... 2679 ...... 129 Cold Springs and Waverley, J. T. Daves. Dan ville, C. H. Brooks. Danville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the Montgomery, A. B. Duval. superannuated preachers,and the widows and Madison, to be supplied. orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ Spring Creek. J. B. Ahrens, and Post Chaplain, ciencies of £hose who have not obtained their Hempstead. regular allowance in their respective districts, West LIberty, William Monk. circuits, and stations? $4942. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. going accounts, and how has it been ap'plied? L. B. Whipple, P. E. Collected, $7602 35 Springfield Circuit, John F. Carr. Applied to the superannuated preachers, those Marlin, J. G. Gilmore. who were deficient, and the widows and orphans Owen ville, Ira E. Chalk. of deceased preachers. Sterling Colored Mission, R. Crawford. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Boonville, W. S. South. Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Wheelock. A. L. P. Green. For Missions, $28,830 50 Wheelock Colored Mission, J. P. Sneed. For Sunday-schools, 110 00 Fairfield, D. B. Wright. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next ses- Caldwell, J. R. White. sion of the ConferEli),ce be held? Centreville, J. L. Crabb. At Cha.ppell Hill, Texas. Port Sullivan, T. T. Smothers. Little River, to be supplied. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Port Sullivan Male and Female Institute, J. B. this year? Allen, President. GALVESTON DISTRICT. R. W. Kennon, P. E. WACO DISTRICT. J. W. Phillips, P. E. Houston, to be snpplied. Houston Colored Mission, to be supplied. Waco, J. M. Wesson. Houston German Mission, P. A. Mrelliug. Waco Colored Mission, J. N. Mullins. Harmony Grove, George W. Fleming. Waco Circuit and Colored Mission, A. Mizell. Columbia and Colored Mission, J. H. Shapard. Cameron, M. H. Porter. Island Chapel Oolored Mission, T. F. Windsor. Lexington, W. G. Nelms. Matagorda and Colored Mission, E. R. Smith. Post Oak Island, R. Y. King. flandy Point. Colored Mission, J. P. Stanfield. Georgetown, J. W. Ledbetter. Hodge's Bend, T. W. Glass. BeItoll, J. Carpenter. Richmond and Colored Mission, O. M. Addison. Elm Creek, T. Whitworth. San Felipe and Colored Mission, J. M. Rice. FORT WORTH DISTRICT. CHAPPELL HILL DISTRICT. P. E., to be supplied. R. A.lexander, P. E. Fort Worth, F. J. Cox. Chappell Hill, J. W. Shipman, and Agent Book Grand View, to be flu.pplied. Deposi tory. Acton, to be supplied. 528 East Texas and Ark(Jfll.sas Oonferences, 1864.

Weatherford, to be supplied. La Grange, William Reea. Waxahatchie, J. M. Jones. RutersviIle and Colored Mission. C. W. Thomas. Waxahatchie Colored Mission, to be supplied. Union Hill, F. A. McShan. Hillsboro, J. M. Boyd, J. O. Church. White Rock, A. Davis. VICTORIA DISTRICT. Village Creek and Colored Mission, F. P. Ray. Corsicana, J. T. Bryce. Homer S. Thrall, P. E. Victoria and Concrete, G. S. SandIe. LAMPASAS DISTRICT. Port Lavaca, J. E. Ferguson. J. M. Johnson, P. E. Texana, to be supplied. Egypt and Colored Mission, George V. Ridley. Lampasn.s, George W. Graves. EagIe Lake and Colored Mission, W. G. Foote. Gatesville, W. P. Reed. Columbus, G. W. Cottingham. Meridian, R. B. Womack. Navidad, to be supplied. Palo Pinto, C. M. Carpenter. Hallettsville, C. J. Lane. Camp Colorado, to be supplied. Boxville. A. M. Box. Comanche, to be supplied. San Saba, J. P. Mussett. GERMAN DISTRICT. AUSTIN DISTRICT. O. A. Grote, P. E. L G. John, P. E. Bellville, William Harmes. Industry, Charles Biel. Austin, J. W. Whipple. Bastrop and Round Top, J. Pruenzing. Austin Circuit and Travis County Colored Mis­ VictorIa, to be su:pplied. sion, J. M. Whipple. Brushy, E. SchneIder. Bastrop, J. W. B. Allen. Bastrop Military Institute, R. T. P. Allen, Presi­ H. M. Glass, B. F. Perry, W. A. Parks. P. W. dent j R. D. Allen, Professor of Mathematics. Phillips, Chapla.ins in C. S. Army. Bastrop Circuit and Colored Mission, to be sup­ G. W. Carter, F. C. Wilkes. George Little, in plied. the C. S. Army.

21.-EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE. [NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

22.-ARKANSAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT JACKSONPORT, ARK., October 26-27, 1864. JOHN COWLE, President; J. M. P. HICKERSON', Sem-etary.

QUESTION 1. Who are a.dmitted on trial? QueB'. 5. Who are received by transfer from. None. other CQnfel;ences? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? None. Francis M. Moore. 1. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connec- Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year ? tion? William R. Knowlton, John W. Pa.tton. 2. H. Y. Garrison. 1. Ques.~. What traveling preachers a.re elected Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? and ordamed deacons? Ja.mes C. Beckham. 1. None. ATkarrsas Conference, 1864. 529

QueE!. 8. What local preachers are elected and him for time to pray. The fiendish answer was, ordained deacons? " It is too late to pray now." Rice fell upon Henry T. Blythe.* 1. his knees, and, raising both hands, made a Ma­ Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected son~c appeal to him, a?-d comm~nced praying, at a.nd ordained elders? whIch tIme the captam shot hIDI twice through Joseph W. :Bizzell,* John M. Clayton.* 2. the head with a .. navy," one ball entering a. little behind the right corner of his mouth, and Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected coming out directly on the other side, breaking and ordained elders? the left jaw-bone. The other ball entered his None. right temple, and came out a little above and Ques.11. Who have located this year? bebind his left ear. He was then robbed and John Rhyne. 1. stripped, and left in the woods to rot. Brother Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? ~ice was an unarmed Confederate chaplain, John J. Roberts, Guilford Jones, D. N. Bowles, doing his duty as such, and only accompanied Cornelius N. McGuire, Jacob W. Shook, Stevens this scout with a bope of hearing from his two Farish. 6. motherless babes, then in Batesville, but was Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? called away from the world in this dreadful way. Elijah F. McNab. 1. For many years he had been a faithful minister of the gospel in this Conference, and many will Ques. 14. Wha.t preachers have died during rise up in eternity and call him blessed. He the past year? was an able defender of our doctrines, and a John H. Rice. 1. bold dispenser of truth.

JOHN H. RICE was born in Middle Tennessee, Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in Dec. 26, 1828; professed religion and joined the their life and official administration? M. E. Church in 1839. He was licensed to Their names were called over, one by one, and preach on the Hickory Creek Circuit, Tennessee their characters examined and passed, except Conference, June 10, 1848; and was admitted Henry H. -Hankins, whose name was stricken on trial in the Arkansas Conference, at Bates­ from the r.bHa of this Conference. ville, Ark., Nov. 9, 1849. He was ordained deacon, by Bishop Capers, at Camden, Ark., Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers Nov. 9, 1851; was ordained elder, by Bishop and members in the several circuits, stations, Andrew, at Tulip, Ark., Nov. 20, 1853. He and missions of tbe Conference? traveled the Benton and Wachita Circuit in No report. 1849-50; the Smithville Circuit, in 1850-1; the Ques.17. What amounts are necessary for the Louisburg Circuit, in 1851-2; Benton Circuit, superannuated preachers, and the widows and iTl. 1852-3. He was two years in Helena Sta­ orphans of preachers, and to make up the defi­ tio.J.-from 1853 to 1855; was appointed to the ciencies of thase who have not obtained their Lawrenceville Circuit in the fall of 1855; and regular allowance in their respective districts, was two years in the Batesville Station-from circuits, and stations? 1855 to the fall of 1857. .At the close of this No report. year he located, a step which he always re­ Ques. 18. What has been collected on the fore­ gretted. He was married to Miss Fannie J. going accounts, and how has it been applied? Denton, of Batesville,. .Ark., Oct. 13, 1858. He No report. joined the Confederate States Army in 1863, Ques. 19. Whai has been contributed for the and was appointed chaplain of Colonel Shav.er's Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? regiment of mounted infantry, March 25, 1863. No report. He was readmitted into the Arkansas Confer­ ence, at Batesville, Ark., Oct. 21, 1863, and ap­ Ques. 20. Where and when shaU the next ses­ pointed chaplain of Colonel Shaver's regiment. sion of the Conference be held? Brother Rice was brought to an untimely grave,. At Jonesboro, Ark. March 25, 1864, in the following,way :-He had Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed been cut off from his own command, and had this year? been with Major Rutherford's battalion, in the capacity of chaplain, a detachment of twenty-. HELENA DISTRICT. six of whom had been to reconnoiter the Federal camp at Batesville. On their return, their camp Edward T. Jones, P. E. Was surprised by a detachment of seventy-five Helena Station, to be supplied. men from Companies Band C of the Second Helena Circuit, Jas. C. Beckham, J. J. Roberts, Arkansas U. S. Volunteers-Colonel Phelps, Sup. Brother Rice attempted to escape, but, having Laconia Circuit, to be supplied. his horse sh()t from under him, he immediately Clarendon CIrcuit, Daniel W. Evans. surrendered. !,he captain comm3;nding (wh~se Prairie Circuit, H. Y. Garrison. name we retam) rushed upon hIm, and WIth Richland Circuit, Franklin W. Thacker, M. H. bitter oath!! refased to recognize his surrender, McMurtry, Sup. and told him he had to die. Brother Rice asked Augusta Circuit, Richard H. Dodson. • Elected, but not ordained. B. Harris, Chaplain C. S, Army. 34 530 Wackita Oortj'erence, 1864.

HARRISBURG DISTRICT. Jacksonport Station, Mortimer B. Pearson. John Cowle, P. E. Jacksonport Circuit, Benjamin F. Hall. Powhatan, William R. Foster. Harrisburg Circuit, J oim M. Steel. Pocahontas, Moses C. Morris. Mount Zion, W. T. Noe, G. Jones, Sup. Strawberry, John M. Clayton. Gainesville, H. M. Granade. Salem, John W. Patton. Jonesboro, Hugh A. Barnet, D. N. Bowles, Sup. Flatwoods, to be supplied, C. N. McGuire, Sup. Osceola, to be supplied. Yellville, A. W. C. Drake. Marion, James McKey. Carrollton, to be supplied. Mount Vernon, to be supplied. Huntsville, to be supplied. Walnut Bend, to be supplied. Benton~ille, to be supplied. Cane Hill, to be supplied. SEARCY' DISTRICT. Fayetteville, to be supplied. Fayetteville Station, to be supplied. George .A. Dannelly, P. E. Searcy Station, to be supplied. Josiah A. Williams, Chaplain C. S. Army, and Searcy Circuit, William H. Gillam. a member of Batesville Station Quarterly Con­ Grand Glaize, W. R. Knowlton, J. W. Shook, Sup. ference. Big Creek, Joseph W. Bizzell. Cadron, to be supplied. CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Louisburg, Isaac L. Hicks, So Farish, Sup. Russel Reneau, P. E. Clinton, to be supplied. Burrowville, Jesse Griffin. Clarksville Circuit, to be supplied. W. M. Robbins, Chaplain C. S. Army, and a. Dover, to be supplied. member of Searcy Station Quarterly Confertmce. Dardanelle, to be supplied. Roseville, R. W. Hammet. Fort Smith Station, William Wilson. BATESVILLE DISTRICT. Van Buren Station and Circuit, to be supplied. Joseph M. P. Hickerson, P. E. Waldron Circuit, Francis M. Moore. Batesville Station, William Shepherd. Lewis P. Lively, George A. Shaeffer, Green Batesville Circuit, Burwell Lee. Boyd, transferred to TeJl;~ Conference.

23.-W ACHITA CONFERENCE.

HELD AT ARKADELPHIA, ARK., Odober 5-0, 1864.

WILLIAM P. RATCLIFFE, President; ---, Secret('l:ry.

QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on trial? Rhodes, J. W. Brandon, J. A. Stltnley. WilIialIl ANSWER. Edward R. Barcus, Charles A. Wil. ~. Chamberlain, Calvin M. Gen.t~, Obadiah Iiams, George W. Evans. 3. :Burnett, B. G. Johnson. 9. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 7. What traveling preachers are elected James F. Hall, Richard P. Davies, William J. a.nd ordained deacons 7 Davis, C. C. McQrary, John N, Doyle. 5. Jonathan A. Clower.*' 1- Ques. 3. Who are admitted intQ full connec- Ques. 8. What local preachers ate elilCted and tion? ordained deacons? Jonathan A. Clower. 1. . Peter E. Green,*' John Riggin * Willia.m. C Ques. 4. Who are reii.dmitted? Adams.* 3. ' . ... • None. Ques. 9. What traveling preachers are elected Ques. 5. Who are received by tra.nsfer from and ordained elders? other Conferences? Thomas~. Grahatn,* Thos. W. Ha.ys,*' Robert None. C. Atchley, E. N. Wat.'Ion,* John· P. Holmes,* Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Cadesman Pope,* C. O. Steele,* J. Dickson.*' 8. E. R. Har:risou, James R. Harvey, F. M. • Elected" but not ordaiued. Wachita Oon/e.·enae, 1864. 531

Ques. 10. Wnat local preachers are elected Pine Bluff DW;rict. and ordained elders? Richard M. Gwyn.* 1. No report. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Gideon H. Waring, Thomas S. TYson. 2. Montieello Di8trict. White Wblte C9 13 10 John Harris, Alexander Avery, Robert L. Hamburg· ...... Jones, J. C. L. Aiken, Lewis Ga.rrett, J. B. Bartholomew...... ,.: ... 2U 60 71 1 Annis. 6. Crooked Bayou...... 105 19 25 2 Warren ...... 8M 84 73 2 6 Ques. 14. What preachers have died during Hampton ...... 146 ~ 15 '10 1 the past year? J. S. McAlister, J. M. See, L. H. Johnson. 3 1215 328 303 85 21 No memoirs. Recapitulatibn. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official administration? Little Rock District.... Arkadelphia " 960 '136 180 58 15 Their names were called over, one by one, and Washington " IS11 130 180 42 19 their characters examined and passed, except Camden " 1489 243 331 92 20 John M. Bradley and Thomas B. Atterbury. Pine Bluff. " Monticell9 1215 328 8(13 85 21 Ques. 16. What is the number of preachers " and members in the several circuits. stations, Total this year " .. __ . 4915 831 99-1 ZiT 75 and missions of the Conference? Ques. 17. What amounts are necessa!y for the LiJJ1e Rock District. superannuated preachers, a.nd the widows and No report. orphans of preachers, a.nd to make up the defi­ ciencies of those who have not obta.med their regular allowance in their respective districts, ArkfJdelphia ~trict. circuits, and stations? White White Cord Cora Loa' $5495. Mem·.. Prob·.. Mem·.. PI'<>'b·.. Pr'I. Ques. 18. Wha.t has boon collected on the fore­ Arkadelphia ...... u.. 133 3 going accounts, and how has it boon ap'plied? Clark &: African Misst.. Tulip ...... _...... 300 40 100 30 6 Collected, $5495 00 Pri nceton ...... 3(9 32 68 6 • Appliea as follows: Rockport ...... 178 64 12 23 4 Alexanuer Avery. $804 00 Hot Springst...... Lewis Garrett, 302 00 Caddot.... •.. ·· ...... •.. · .. · Murfreesborot ...... Robert L. Jones, 316 00 William J. Scott, 300 00 960 136 180 68 15 'l'bomas Hunt, 154 00 John Harris, 316 00 Washington Di8trict. W. R. J. Husbands, 200 00 Washington...... flj 50 12 _... C. O. Steele, 704 00 Moscow ...... 159 1 Mrs. McKenzie, 361 00 Hempstead_ ...... 195 10 13 1 .. Marshall, 401 00 Centre Point...... 375 f7 ., .... 1) Paraclifta...... 168 S .. MaAlisteJ', 302 00 Richmond...... 142 28 •••• p. 2 " Owen, 704 00 Red River and African .. WiaoolkD. 455 00 Mission ...... 2ZT 25 117 30 3 Polkt__ ...... • ...... Brother Kennedy's son, 176 00 Dallast.. •• .... ·• .. •.. •...... · --:$549500 --1311 --130 --180 --42 -19 Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies' Camden Di8trict. No report. Camden...... _ ...... 127 85 56 13 1. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the next sese Wachita and African sion of the Conference be held? Missiont ...... •• ...... At Eldorado, Ark. Eldorado ...... 308 20 90 10 6 La8:alt ...... Ques. 21. Where are the preachers stationed Hi sboro African Mis- tbisyea.r? siont...... , ...-.. Magnolia .... , ...... 504 f11 62 26 10 Falcon ...... 408 .. 73 85 36 L.I'rTLE ROCK DISTRICT. Lewisville ...... 142 ]8 20 . .. A. H. Kennedy, p, E . Lo~ Prairie African -" 1li1lsiGD ._"_,,... - ..... 18 8 Little Rock, R. F. Colburn. -1489 --243 --331 --92 -20 Ba.you Metre, to be supplied.

• EJected, but not ordaIMtL tNo report. 532 Indian Mission and Pacific Conferences, 1864.

Benton, to be supplied. CAMDEN DISTRICT. Des Are, Obadiah Burnett. William Moores, P. E. Pine Bluff, Cadesman Pope. J efferson, Fountain Brown. Camden, William P. Ratcliffe. Wachita, Burton Williams. Sulphur Springs, Elijah Crowson. { Lelii, C. M. Gentry. Buena Vista, James F. Hall. Plum Bayou, Calvin M. Slover. Eldorado, Marcus C. Manley, one to be supplied. Lapeal, Charles A. Williams. De Witt, John M. Doyle. Hillsboro African Mission, to be '!!upplied. Magnolia, C. O. Steele, one to be supplied. ARKADELPHIA DISTRICT. Falcon and African Mission, Thos. A. Graham, w: R. J. Husbands, P. E. J. W. Brandon. Louisville, James P. Hulse. Arkadelphia, E. r:. Watson. Wulnut Hills, Julius A. Stanley. Clark and African Mission, Josiah Greer. Long Prairie African Mission, to be supplied. Tulip, Andrew Hunter. African Mission, Samuel Morris, Sup. Princeton, James E. Caldwell. Rockport, Edward R. Barcus. MONTICELLO DISTRICT. Hot Springs, to be supplied. Benjamin Watson, P. E. Caddo, C. C. McCrary. Murfreesboro, ThO'mas Hunt. Monticello and Woodlawn, A. B. Winfield. Mount Pleasant and African Mission, John H. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. Bla.kely, Sup. Lacy and Afncan Mission, Franklin F. Bond. John Pryor, P. E. Hamburg, J. A. Clower, J. H. Warfield, Sup. Washington, JoseEh G. Ward. Bartholomew, to be supplied. Moscow, William J. Scott. Holly Grove, John Dickson, one to be supplied. Hempstead, Richard P. Davies. Warren, E. L: Gaddie. Centre Point, John P. Holmes. Hampton, B. C. Weir. Centre Point African Mission, to be supplied. James E. Cobb, Agent for Trans-Mississippi Paraclifta, one to be supplied, M. Turner, Sup. Army Tract Society. Richmond, J. M. Stevenson. A. R. Winfield, Horace Jewell, E. R. Harrison, Red River, Francis M. Rhodes. W. A. Chamberlain, M. H. Wells, J. R. Harvey, Rondo and African Mission, Roht. C. Atchley. B. G. Johnson, W. J. Davis, George W. Evans, Richmond African Mission, to be supplied. Chaplains in the C. S. Army. Centre Point Male and Female Academy, Thos. H. D. McKennon, Missionary to C. S. Army, W. Hays. and appointed to Clark's Missouri Brigade.

24.-INDIAN MISSION CONFERENCE. [NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]

25.-PACIFIC CONFERENCE. [NO MINUTES FOR 1864 RECEIVED.]