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JOSHUA SOULE, D. D., NASHVILLE, TENN. JAMES OSGOOD ANDREW, D.D., SUMMERFIELD, ALA. HOBERT PAINE, D. D., ABERDEEN, MISS. GEORGE FOSTER PIEROE, D. D., CULVERTON, GA. JOHN EARLY, D. D., LYNCHBURG, VA. HUBBARD HINDE KAVANAUGH, D.D., VERSAILLES, Ky. MIN UTE S.
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I.-KENTUCKY C.ONFERENCE.
HELD AT LEXINGTON, Ky., September 23-29, 1857. BISHOP PIERCE, President; DANIEL STEVENSON, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or mitted on trial? worn-out preachers? ANSWER. Stephen N oland, James L. Joel W .. Ridgel, Wm. M. Vize, Samuel "Webb, J oshun Taylor, John P. Grinstead, Veach, Benjamin T. Crouch, John Tevis, George L. Gould, Howard Henderson, Isaac Collard, Jonathan Stamper, Thomas Charles 'V. Miller, Peter Conway. 8. Hall, William Atherton, Thomas R. Ma Readmitted: Milton Piles, Clark Polly, lone, John James. 11. Solomon Pope, James H. Brooking, el Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from ders. 4. the Connection this year? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? None. John S. Coxe, James Randall, Jesse B. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Locke, Hiram P. Walker, Jeremiah Stro Connection this year? ther, James Gragg. 6. None. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 11. Ar.e all the preachers blame connection? less in life and conversation? *William W. Chamberlain, *Seneca X. Their names were called over, one by Hall, *Oliver vy. Landreth, *John M. one, and their characters examined and Johnson, *Peter E. Kavanaugh, *Milton passed. Mann, David Walk, deacon, Elias Botner, Ques. 12. Who have died this year? elder. 8. None. Ques .. 4. Who are the deacons? Ques. 13. 'What numbers are in our John L. Gragg, Thomas J. Godby, Wm. Church in the bounds of the Conference? H. Winter, David Walk, and those admit Lexington District. ted and ordained as above. 10. White White Cord Cord Loc1 Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- Mem·s. Prob·.. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. dained elders this year? Lexington ...... 187 515 70 19 Frankfort, ...... , .. , ...... 1()8 2 150 50 '1 David B. Oooper, Lemuel D. Parker. 2. Versailles & Georgetown. 164 6 432 36 10 Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Nicholasville ...... , ...... 128 8 101 2 4 Jessamine & Woodford ... 300 30 75 5 2 John C. C. Thompson, Wm. M. Grubbs, Winchester and Mt,Zion. 166 13 162 28 3 John R. Eads, Hamilton P. Johnson. 4. Vienna ..... , ...... 173 8 1 Paris &: North Middleton. 82 5 241 30 2. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Mount Sterling...... 210 25 g5 12 3 Oxford, ...... 140 3 110 Orson Long, Geo. W. Maley, Willia'7l Leesburg ...... 437 20 56 1\ E. Wilmot, John Sandusky, Anselm Mi 2095 112 1936 235 57 ner 5. * Ordained deacons this year. (735) 736 Kentuc7cy Oonference, 1857.
Harrodsburg District. Recapitulation. White I White Col'd Co!'d Loe'! White White Co!'d Co\'d Loo'l Mem·B.~~~~ ------Mem's. --Prob's. --}few's. ---Prob's. Pr's. Harrodsburg ...... 116 6 60 20 6 Lexington District ...... 2095 112 1935 235 67 Danville ...... 184 17 193 11 Harrodsburg " 2639 114 846 60 43 Perryville ...... 388 8 8 4 Shelbyville " 2544 202 770 62 27 Lancaster ...... 36S 5 64 3 Covington " 3506 192 506 75 32 Richmond ...... 122 10 238 10 5 Maysville " 2766 155 390 23 23 ~1:t(!ison ...... 273 16 122 1 West Liberty " 1883 321 39 18 28 Crab Orchard ...... 185 5 10 2 Barboursville " 952 125 40 6 25 Somerset ...... 557 46 46 3 18 ------Salvisa ...... 281 6 110 6 2 Total this year...... 16,385 1221 4526 479 235 Maxyille ...... 165 2 Last year ...... 15,850 1985 4559 679 238 ------2639 114 846 60 43 Increase ...... 535 - Decrease ...... 764 33 200 3 Shelbyville District. Ques. 14. W'hat amounts are necessary Shelbyville ...... 170 40 130 20 6 Sh~lby Circuit ...... 231 26 114 4 for the superannuated preachers, and the Simpsonville ...... 150 2 75 2 Taylorsville ...... 162 9 46 2 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Bloomfield ...... 252 13 95 32 1 make up the deficiencies of those who have Lagrange and Westport 103 15 22 Floyusburg ...... 266 6 81 2 2 not obtained their regular allowance on the Newcastle and Bedford .. 683 35 180 2 9 circuits? Lockport ...... 177 36 ...... 1 2 Lawrenceburg ...... 207 27 2 $3304 . Anderson ...... 143 20 1 1 ------Ques. 15. What has been collected on 2544 202 770 62 27 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Oovington District. applied? Collected, $839 00 Covington ...... 10 18 9 1 Newport ...... ~~~ 22 2 1 Applied to superannuated preachers, wi Alexaudria...... 400 35 10 6 Falmouth ...... 448 12 66 1 2 dows, and orphans. Mill~rsburg ...... 193 1i5 30 2 Ques. 16. What has been contributed Cynthiana...... 161 5 188 15 1 Carlisle ...... 463 50 15 2 for the support of Missions, what for the Carrolton ...... 133 2 29 11 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Warsaw ...... 98 3 2 1 Owenton &; Eagle Creek books, and what to aid the American Bible Miss ...... 343 17 13 8 3 Critteuden ...... 334 36 48 1 9 Society and its auxiliaries? Burlington...... 369 4 For Missions, $3734 35 ~ ------3506 192 506 75 32 " Tracts, 505 10 " Bible Society, 200 50 Maysville District. " Sunday-schools, 635 33 lIIaysville ...... 117 3 11 Wash'ton &; German~n .. 214 6 65 1 Ques. 17. Where are the preacherl3 sta Shannon and Sardis ...... 170 10 2 tioned this year? Minerva ...... : .. 225 12 18 1 Sardis Circuit ...... 279 17 1 1 Orangeburg ...... 155 23 30 6 1 LEXINGTON DISTRICT. Lewis ...... 268 19 17 3 3 Flemmingsburg ...... 377 15 115 4 5 Poplar Plains ...... 561 31 13 3 6 John G. B1'Uce, P. E. Sharpsburg ...... 168 4 79 6 3 Owingsville ...... 232 25 31 1 Lexington, John H. Linn. ------Frankfort, John C. Harrison. 2766 155 390 23 23 Versailles and Georgetown, Stephen :Noland. West Libe1'ty District. Nicholasville, Wm. J. Snively. Jessamine and Woodford, Daniel W. Axline. Pikeville ...... 174 75 7 Prestonsburg ...... 569 86 14 1 6 Winchester and Mount Zion, Henry C. North- Jackson Mission ...... 135 2 3 cott. West Liberty Mission .... 143 10 1 2 Vienna, John S. Coxe. Irvine...... 4a3 80 20 10 3 Letcher and Perry Miss. 220 40 7 Paris and North Middleton, Thomas F. Van- Highland Mission ...... 209 30 2 7 meter. ------1883 321 39 18 28 Mount Sterling, Joseph Rand. Oxford, Seneca X. Hall. Barboursville District. Leesburg, William G. Johns. Barboursville and Man- cbester ...... 198 5 2 7 London Mission ...... 257 50 19 3 4 HARRODSBURG DISTRICT. Yellow Creek Mission ... 57 5 3 1 Mount Pleasant Mission 190 15 15 6 George W. Merritt, P. E. Williamsburg Mission ... 190 47 ...... 6 60 3 1 3 1 Mount Vernon Mission •. ------Harrodsburg, Edmund P. Buclcner. 952 125 --40 6 25 Danville, Lewis G. Hicks. Kentucky Oonference, 1857. 737
Harrodsburg District, (continued.) MAYSVILLE DISTRICT. Perryville, to be supplied, Anselm Miner, Robert Hiner, P. E. . Sup'y. Maysville, William e. Dandy. Lancaster, Milton Mann. Washington and Germantown, HaTtwell J. Richmond, Lemuel D. Parker. Perry. Madison, 'l'homas J. Godby. Shannon and Sardis, John C. Hardy. Crab Orchard, Joshua Taylor, Wm. E. Wil Minerva, Franklin T. Johns. mot, Sup'y. Sardis Circuit, John M. Johnson. Somerset, John P. Grinstead. Orangeburg, Geo. W. Smith. Salvisa, Charles W. Miller, John Sandusky, Lewis, Milton Piles. Sup'y. Flemmingsburg, Clark Polly. Maxville, Oliver "r. Landreth. Poplar Plains, W'l1~. C. Atmore. Anderson, Wm. T. Benton. Sharpsburg, Jedediah Foster. Owingsville, Leroy C. Danley. SHELBYVILLE .DISTRICT. WEST LIBERTY DISTRICT. W. M'D. Abbett, P. E. Elias Botner, P. E. Shelbyville, John W. Cunningham. Pikeville, to be supplied. Shelby Circuit, John F. Vanpelt. Prestonsburg, Hiram P. Walker. Simpsonville, George W. Brush. Jackson Mission, Wm.]i). Littleton. Taylorsville, George L. Gould. Ousely, James A. Gragg. Bloomfield, James C. Miner. West Liberty, JameR Randall. La Grange, Seraiah S. Deering. Irvine, William II. Winter. Westport, Jeremiah Strother. Letcher and Perry Mission, to be supplied. New Castle, to be supplied. Highland Mission, Jesse B. Locke. Bedford, to be supplied. Lockport, Peter E. Kavanaugh. BARBOURSVILLE DISTRICT. Lawrenceburg, to be supplied. Wm, B. Landrum, P. E. Carrolton, Daniel Stevenson. Barboursville and Manchester, Solomon Poye. London Mission, John L. Gragg. COVINGTON DISTRICT. Yellow Creek Missi<)ll, to be supplied. Mount Pleasant Mission, to be supplied. Thomas P. C. Shellman, P. E. Williamsburg Mission, to be supplied. Mount Vernon Mission, James L. Webb. Lutonia and Ludlow Mission, Wm. W. Cham Point Isabel Mission, to be supplied. berlain. Covington, John S. Bayless, Orson Long, Lorenzo D. Httston, Editor of Home Circle and Sunday-school Visitor. Sup'y. Newport, Thomas N. Ralston, G. W. Maley, Drummond Welburn, Agent for Tract Society Sup'y. and member of the Qual'. Conf. of Carrolton. Alexandria, David Walk. Robert T. P. Allen, transferred to Texas Falmouth, Willia~s B. Kavanaugh. Conference. Millersburg, Samuel L. Robertson. Jesse Bird and David B. Cooper, transferred Cynthiana, Elkanah Johnson. to Missouri Conference. Carlisle, Caleb T. Hill. Howard Henderson, transferred to Alabama Warsaw, Ja'mes H. Broo~ing. Conference. Owenton and Eagle Mission, Peter Conway. Crittenden, Ephraim M. Cole. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Burlington, Thomas Rankin. next Conference be held? Flat Rock Mission, to be supplied. At Millersburg. N. B. Those whose names are printed in italics are elders. 738 Louisville Conference, 1857.
2.-LOU I S V ILL E CON FER E N C E.
HELD AT SMITHLAND, Ky., October 7-12, 1857. BISHOP PIERCE, President; FRANCIS A. MORRIS, Secretary.
QUESTION l. What preachers are ad Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the mitted on trial? Connection this year? ANSWER. Geo. W. Dungan, Wm. Wood Geo. W. Smiley, Samuel L. Adams. 2. son, Isham B. Hardy, Will. Molloy, Elijah Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame A. Davis, Robert S. Taylor. 6. less in life and conversation? Readmitted, Richard Dearing, Geo. W. Their names were called over, one by one, Crumbaugh, John D. Onins, elders. 3. and their characters examined and passed. Ques. 2. "Who remain on trial? Ques. 12. Who have died this year? James S. McDaniel, James E. Bradley, James King. 1. Frederick W. Traeger, Geo. C. Crumbaugh, Gabriel Hardison, James R. Abernathy, JAMES KING was born in Prince William Enoch M. CrQw, Thomas J. Mercer. 8. cQunty, Va., Sept. 4, 1806. While a child, Ques. 3. Who. are admitted into full hi!:! parents removed to' Russ county, Ohio. In connectiQn ? the nineteenth year of' his age, he went to Chilicothe to learn the tanning business. *Thomas B. Lewis, *Wm. Childers, Here he prO.fessed religion~ and jO.ined t.he *Jeremiah J. TalbQt, *Gideon GOQch, *VVm. Methodist Church. In his twenty-secO.nd W. Lambuth, *Littleberry P. Crenshaw, year, he went to Nashville, Tenn., and re Cornelius D. DQnaldsQn. 7. mained a short time. Thence he removed to Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Mercer cO.unty, Ky., and settled near Dan Wm. W. CQQk, James W. TaylQr, Ben ville, and cO.nnected himself with the church in that place. A short time after this he was jamin F.WilsQn, Charles Y. BQggess, ThQ licensed to exhort; and in 1831 he was li mas G. Bosley, Bryant A. Cundiff, David censed to preach, and recommended to the D. Moore, and those ordained this year. travelling cO.nnection. In the autumn of this 13. year he was received on trial in the Kentucky Ques. 5. Who. have been elected and or Annual Cunference. He was O.rdained deacon dained elders this year? by Bishop Emory, and elder by Bishop Soule. RQbert C. Alexander, Dubartis F. Denlp For eight years successively he travelled the Summerset, the Lebanon, the Port William, sey, David .MortQn, James C. Petrie. 4. the "Winchester, the Columbia, the Greens Ques. 6. Who. have located this year? burg, and the Glasgow Circuits. For ereven Samuel F. Johnson, Joseph S. Scobee, years successively he travelled the Bowling Wm. B. Edmonds. 3. Green, the Harrodsburg, and the Hardinsburg Ques. 7. Who are "the supernumeraries? Districts. At the clase uf this period, he was lti~hard R. D. Neal. 1. appointed to the Glasgow Circuit, where he Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or labored for two years. His health failing, he was placed un the superannuated list, and was worn-out preachers? continued in this relation to the time of his Ephraim W. Walker, Alberry L. Ander death. He died Oct. 22, 1856, in the fifty-first sDn, Richard Tydings, Geo. W. Taylor, year of his age. Brother King was" a guod James I. Ferree, Abram Long, John B. man, and full of faith and the Holy Ghost;" Perry, Eli B. Crain, Hiram T. Downard, and died, as might have been expected, in grcn,t Geo. R. Browder, Jack W. Kasey, Silas peace and triumph. He said to a brother, who. had called to see him a short time before his J~ee, Joel Peak. 13. death, "My heart is fixed, trusting in God." Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from A few minutes before his departure, trying to the Connection this year? speak, and failing to say what he wished, he None. turned to a friend, and said, "Let me go!" and
* Ordained deacons this year. Louisvllle Conference, 1857. 739
breathing a few times, he "was absent from Ha;rdinsburg District (continued.) the body, and present with the Lord." In the White White cord cord Loc'J sixth year of his ministry, he was married to Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's, Pr's. Miss Mary A. Ament, of Green county, Ky. ------Henderson ...... 84 1 1 1'his excellent lady is left with six children to Hendersou Circuit...... 409 6 27 6 depend upon the fulfilment of the promise of Yal vington " ... 00.0 •• 254 7 44 1 Madisonville ...... 621 96 44 55 8 God, "I will be a Father of the fatherless, Green River Mission ...... 28 19 and the Judge of the widow." Brother King Litchfield " 426 30 25 6 enjoyed but few literary advantages in his early life; but, by diligent study, he overcame 3824 313 273 77 47 to a respectable degree the want of early men tal culture. He was a devoted student of the Smithland District.. Bible, and from this inexhaustible treasure he Smithland...... " ...... 96 5 38 2 1 Dycusburg Circuit ...... 139 51 2 11 9 was able, in his ministrations, " to bring forth lIIarion " 352 26 things new and old." He was specially versed Princeton ...... ; 211 3 38 3 in the distinctive peculiarities of Methodist Eddyville ...... 198 40 15 3 4 Empire Iron Works ...... 220 32 25 2 theology, and was an able defender of them. Cadiz ...... 304 7 13 1 Brother King's mental endowments were of a Lafayette ...... 181 65 25 2 Hopkinsville Circuit...... 246 38 41 6 very high order. He was emphatically" an ------eloquent man," while he was mighty in the 1947 241 223 24 -20 Scriptures. He was endowed" with power from on high" to preach the gospel. A mul Hopkinsville District. titude will recognize him in eternity as the Hopkinsville and Gar- instrument by whom they were brought to rettsburg ...... 104 14 208 1 God, and guided to heaven. "He was a good Christian Mission ...... 200 11 6 ~ I 3 Russelville ...... 152 6 95 1 man, and faithful above many;" "and though Elkton Circuit._ ...... 256 19 300 10 4 dead he yet speaketh." Logan 481 60 310 40 8 Todd " 400 39 38 2 Bowling Green" ...... 92 5 60 4 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Bowling Green Circuit... 334 20 2 Greenville ...... 454 61 68 10 9 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Frauklin ...... 418 46 53 4 Rochester Mission ...... --323 ---42 --20 -- 6 Louisville District. 3214 292 1167 71 -39 White White Col'd Cel'd Loc'} Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·.. Prob·s. Pr·•• Glasgow Distnct. Brook Street ...... 210 89 2 Glasgow Circuit ...... 408 29 60 7 6 Bethel Mis8ion ...... 35 35 Mammoth Cave Mission. 262 41 52 6 ". aln ut Street ...... 340 6 4 Liberty " 330 12 31 Eighth Street ...... 185 6 616 55 7 'Wayne Oircuit...... 422 94 51 2 9 Shelby Street ...... 229 11 3 Albany ...... 839 37 53 2 7 German City Mission ..... 40 25 'L'ompkinsvilIe" ...... 533 10 37 5 8 Hancock and Asbury..... 150 21 5 Scottsville Circui t ...... 591 53 55 6 TWl'lfth Street...... 184 23 100 15 New Road ...... 560 ~ Portland & Shippingsp't 100 20 1 Columbia Circuit ...... 606 86 94 90 6 Middletown ...... 89 14 Greensburg ...... 346 5 41 lI~t. Washington & Jeff.;. 313 54 120 13 Mumfordsville ...... 267 9 9 12 1 Louisville Circuit...... 125 24 1 ------5164 376 483 124 46 2000' 239 825 83 --23 Recapitulation. Bardstown District. Louisville District ...... 2000 239 825 83 23 2888 359 610 Bardstown a.nd Mise ...... 94 2 100 10 1 Bardstown " 76 27 62 4 160 20 Hardinsburg " 3824 313 273 77 47 Lebanon and Springfield Smithland 1947 241 223 24 20 Bradfordsville ...... 278 20 65 1 " 188 19 26 34 Hopkinsville 3214 292 1167 71 39 New Hayen ...... Glasgow " 5164 376 483 124 46 Elizabethtown and Hod- " gin ville ...... 414 78 2 ------42 2 Total this year ...... 19,037 1820 3581 455 201 Big Spring...... 461 ·28 Total last year...... 19,507 2216 3955 West Point ...... 397 99 54 7 9 2 3 ---- Brandenburg...... 163 30 73 Increase...... ~I~ Millerstown ...... 360 100 4 Hi 471 57 12 3 fi Decrease ...... 470 396 374 13 Campbellsville...... ------27 2888 359 610 76 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Hardinsburg District. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to TIardinsburg Circuit ...... 450 20 23 3 Hawesville " 410 20 41 8 6 make up the deficiencies of those who have Owensboro' ...... 75 10 5 1 not obtained their regular allowance on the Calhoun Circuit...... ]37 24 6 1 2 Hartford " 425 42 3i 8 4 circuits? . Morga.nfield ...... 252 6 4, Rumsey ...... " ...... 253 38 15 5 5 $6849 86. 740 Louisville Oonference, 1857.
Ques. 15. What has been collected on HARDINSBURG DISTRICT. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Nathanael H. Lee, P. E. applied? Collected, $633 65 Hardinsburg Oircuit, Wm. H. Morrison. Hawesville, Robt. W. Trimble. Applied to tne superannuated preachers, Owensboro', Artemas Brown. widows, and orphans. Yelvington, Enoch M. Orow. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Whitesville Mil3sion, to be supplied. for the support of Missions, what for the Oalhoun, Thomas D. Lewis. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Hartford, Schuyler L. Murrell. Morganfield, Joseph F. Redford. books, and what to aid the American Bible Rumsey, James R. Abernathy. Society and its auxiliaries? Henderson, Matthew N. Lasley. 1!'or Missions, $4474 76 Henderson Oircuit, James W. Taylor. " Sunday-schools, 1012 45 Madisonville, Wm. W. Oook, one to be sup- " Tracts, 1213 25 plied. " Bible Society, 297 80 Green River Mission, Isham B. Hardy. Litchfield Mission, Henry O. M' Quown. Ques. 17. Where 'are the preachers sta Hardinsburg Male and Female Institute, Robt. tioned this year? G. Gardiner, Principal.
LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. SMITHLAND DISTRICT. Zachariah M. Taylor, P. E. James H. Owen, P. E. Louisville: Smithland, James O. Petrie. Brook Street, Thomas Bottomly. Dycusburg, James E. Bradley. Bethel, to be supplied. Buck Oreek Mission, to be supplied. { Jackson Street, colored, to be supplied. Marion, Hartwell T. Burge. Walnut Street, Richard Dearing. Princeton, William Childers. Eighth Street, James R. Dempsey. Eddyville, Robert-B. M' Oown. { Oentre Street, colored, to be supplied. Em pire Iron Works, Allison Akin. Shelby s.treet. James H. Bristow. Oadlz, Wm. Randolph. { German Mission, Frederick W. Traeger. Lafayette, Wm. W. Lambuth. Hancock, Gabriel Hardison. Hopkinsville Oircuit, Abraham Quick. Asbury, to be supplied: Twelfth Street, Jame.s A. Hende1'son. HOPKINSVILLE DISTRICT. { Green Street, colored, to be supplied. Portland and Shippingsport, Joseph W. Max James S. Wools, P. E. well. Middletown, Joh" D. Onins. Hopkinsville and Garrettsburg, Francis A. Mt. Washington and J efi'ersontown, Gideon Morris. Gooch. Christian Mission, Wm. w: Mann. Louisville Oircuit, Benjamin F. Wilson, Rick Russellville, John S. Mc Gee. a1'd D. Neal, Sup'y, Russellville Circuit, Robert Y. Thomas. Bardstown and Bardstown Mission, David Elkton, Littleberry P. Crenshaw. Modon. Logan, Learner B. Davidson. Louisville City Missionary,William.Holman. Todd, James Morris. Bowling Green, George H. JIl),yes. EdWa7·d Stevenson, Agent of the Publishing Bowling Green Circuit, Timothy C. Frogge. House. Greenville, William Neikirk. Edmund W. Sehon, Missionary Secretary. Franklin, Thomas J. Moore. Rochester Mission, Alanson C. De Witt. Russelville Female Institute, James E. Oames, ELIZABETHTOWN DISTRICT. Principal. Albert H. Redford, P. E. Lebanon, Dubartis F. Dempsey. GLASGOW DISTRICT. New Haven, Oharles Y. Boggess. Robert Fisk, P. E. Elizabethtown and Hodginville, Isaac W. Em- erson. Glasgow, Alexander M'Oown. Big Spring, Aaron Moore. Mammoth Cave Mission, David D. Moore. WestPoint, Jeremiah J. Talbott. Liberty Mission, Absalom Davis. Brandenburg, Joseph D, Barnett. Wayne, Bryant A. Oundiff. Millerstown, George W. Dungan. Albany, James S. McDaniel. Cnmpbells¥ille, Cornelius D. Donaldson. Tompkinsville, Thos. G. Bosley. Missouri Oonference, 1857. 741
Glasgow District, (continued.) George W. Crumbauglt, transferred to Ken tucky Conf., and appointed to Bedford Qircuit. Scottsville, Robert C. Alexander. William Molloy, transferred to Arkansas New Row, W m. Woodson. Conference. Columbia, Jacob P. Goodson. Robt. S. Taylor, transferred to Louisiana Greensburg, John Randolph. Conference. Mumfordsville, George C. Crumbaugh. Thos. J. Mercer, transferred to Louisiana William Alexander, Agent for Tract Soci Conference. ety in Louisville Conference. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Samuel D. Akin, transferred to Louisiana next Conference be held? Conference. At Hopkinsville.
B.-MISSOURI ,CONFERENCE.
HELD AT' GLASGOW, Mo., Sept. 16-2B, 1857. BISHOP ANDREW, President; B. H. SPENCER, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad- G. Smith, H. Brown, M. L. Eads. 3. mitted on trial? ' Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or ANSWER. Samuel J. Catlin, William D. worn-out preachers? Fortune, Asahel P. Sears, Preston Phillips, T. Dines, J. F. Riggs, W. Holmes, B. Alexander Albright, William M. DeMott, S. Ashby. 4. George J..I. Sexton, James E. Bryan, Louis Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from R. Downing, John D. Vincil. 10. the Connection this year? Readmitted, Jesse Sutton, John F. None. Young, Demarcus C. Blackwell. B. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? the Connection this year? William A. Tarwater, David R. Shackle None. ford, Henry H. Craig, J ess~ Faubion, Sam'! Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame K. Fowler, Levin M. LeWIS. 6. less in life and conversation? Ques. B. Who are admitted into full con Their names were called over, one by nection? one, and their characters examined and *John W. Cook, Levi T. McNeily, elder, passed. *Denizen Mason, *Carr W. Pritchett, Ques. 12. Who have died this year? *Robt. A. Austin, *Joab Spencer, *James Lorenzo Newnam. 1. B. Potter. 7. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? . On the 5th day of last January, Brother Benjamin F. Johnson, Samuel C. Little LORENZO NEWNAM, of Edina Circuit, fell at page, J ephthah Tillery, ~ouis Baldwin, and his post, and passed from the affiictions and those admitted and orda).ned as above. 10. labors of this world to his rest in heaven. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and His death was a triumphant one. His last words were, "All is well! all is well!" At ordained elders this year? the time of his death he was filling his fifth William Penn, Wesley G. Miller, Am appointment in the Missouri Annual Confer brose P. Linn, Levi T. McNeily, William ence. From the time he entered the itinerant M. Newland. 5.' field, he was a man of one work. An earnest Ques. 6. Who have located this year? desire to save souls impelled him onward, and John W. Maddox, John W. Penn, H. as he went, he cried, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." A. Davis, J. C. C. Davis, J. S. Todd, J. In all the charges where he labored he was P. Keene. 6. much beloved of the people. Brother N ew Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? nam left a wife and two small childr~n.
* Ordained deacons this year. 742 Missouri Conference, 1857.
Ques. 13. What numbers are III our Hannibal District,. (continued.) Church in the bounds of the Conference? White White Col'd ()ol'd I Loc'l Mem' •• Prob·s. Mem' •. Prob' •. Pr'l. St. Oharles District. Lancaster Mission ...... 281 62 1 3 White White Col'd Co!'d Loc') Alexandria " 293 20 6 3 Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Pl'ob's. Pr's. Monticello Circuit ...... 459' 26 13 1 5 Canton Station...... 123 6 10 1 St. Charles Circuit...... 144 11 53 5 3 Lagrange " 68 15 18 3 Wtlrrenton " 292 46 30 1 1 Flint Hill " 279 7· 45 2 2332 324 221 22 18 Da.nville " 334 88 71 4 2 Fulton " 336 70 99 6 4 Mexico " 164 12 6 4 2 :Middletown " 316 91 41 4 4 RecapitUlation. Auburn " 267' 47 64 29 4 St. Charles District...... 2506 423 471 62 25 Louisiana Station ...... 185 40 25 8 1 Fayette 2837 265 Louisiana Mission ...... 388 70 25 40 1 Brunswick " 2959 360 118 36 31 Pay Ilesville & Clarksville '1.49 11 37 1 1 Weston " 21<10 200 310 22 22 Savannah " 1676 174 85 5 21 2506 423 471 62 25 Hannibal " 2332 324 221 22 18 Fayette District. Total this year...... U,440 1746 1543 217 H2 Total last year...... 13,960 1694 1474 188 118 Fayette Circuit...... 350 42 79 9 4 Columbia " ...... 218 32 51, 1 Increase...... 480 52 69 29 24 Rocheport" 368 57 55 22 6 Glasgow Station ...... 117 22 80 26 1 Huntsville Circuit ...... 491 15 29 1 5 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Paris " 250 12 26 3 for the superannuated preachers, and the Florida " 333 12 44 5 Bloomington" 259 35 13 1 1 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Kirksville Mission ...... 239 24 2 make up the defieiencies of those who have Mount Ziqn Circuit...... 2i2 14 11 8 not obtained their regular allowance on the 2837 265 388 70 25 circuits? Brunswick District. $8837 91. Brunswick Stl1.tion ...... 101 3 8 20 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Keytesville Circuit...... 242 11 3 Yellow Creek Mission .. . 183 14 7 1 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Hartford " 165 19 5 4 applied? Liuneus Cir~lUit ...... 364 20 3 !l 3 Tren ton Mission ...... 194 2ii 1 4 Collected, $1384 23 Milan Circuit...... 413 149 8 1 6 Chilicothe " ...... 319 46 25 1 3 Applied as follows: Princeton Miflsion ...... 150 24 2 2 Error in last year's account, 139 40 Springhill Circuit ...... 845 1 9 1 Carrolton " 483 48 50 12 4 Superannuated, 353 50 Supernumeraries, 75 00 2959 360 118 36 31 Widows and orphans, 601 10 Weston District. To deficient preachers, 215 23 Weston Station ...... 94 15 30 2 Platte City Circuit...... 210 25 50 8 $1384 23 Liberty & Rich!ield Cir .. . 114 8 33 1 2 Plattsburg Circuit ...... 424 20 27 6 St. Joseph Station ...... 148 5 80 3 Ques. 16. What has been contributed St. Joseph Circuit ...... 245 9 1 for the support of Missions, what for the Parkville .. 164 2 Richmond " 263 27 54 12 1 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Millville " 468 100 27 1 5 books, and what to aid the American Bible 2130 200 310 22 22 Socie.ty and its' auxiliaries? For Missions, $ Savannah District. " Tracts, 157 23 Sa.vannah Circuit ...... ·. 264 18 14 1 4 Oregon" lOS 10 16 2 1 " Sunday-schoo s, 1295 55 Roclrport" 158 16 3 Marysville " 190 20 2 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Atheus Mission ...... 2(39 23 5 2 4 . Bethany Circuit...... 186 29 4 tioned this year? lI'Iaysville Mission...... 170 35 ...... Gallatin " ...... 271 23 3 S.T. CHARLES. DISTRICT. 1676 174 35 5 21 A. Monroe, P. E; Ha'anibal District. Hannibal Station ...... 130 26 57 1 St. Charles, R. N. T. Hollida.y. Hydesburg Circuit ...... 1M 58 44 16 1 Flinthill, Wm. M. Newland, Geo. L. Sexton. Pa.lmyra Station...... 111 2 58 Warrenton, Arthur E. Sears, G. Smith, Sup'y. 1 4, Shelbyville Circuit...... 390 59 4 Danville, L. T. McNeily, L. R. Downing. Edina " 283 50 10 1 St. Louis Conference, 1857. 743
St. Okarles District, (continued.) St. Joseph Station, E. K Miller. Fultou, A. P. Linn. St. Joseph Mission, W. D. Fortune. Middletown, A. P. Sear's, H. Brown, Sup'y. Plattsburg High School, Levin M. Lewis. Auburn, R. G. Loring. Louisiana, J. W. Cook. SAVANNAH DISTRICT. St. Aubert, Jesse Faubion. B. R. Baxter, P. E. Paynesville and Clarksville, W m. M. Demot. Savannah, Wm. F. Bell. St. Charles College, W. H. Anderson, Presi- dent. Oregon Mission, Henry H. Hedgepeth. Mound City Mission, Henry H. Craig. FAYETTE DISTRICT. Rockport, Joab Spencer. Marysville, Robert A. Austin, P. M. Pinckard, P. E., and Agent for Central Athens, Samuel C. Littlepage. College. Bethany Mission, John D. Vincil. Fayette, Samuel W. Cope. Gallatin, Wm. Ketron. New Franklin, George Fentem. Maysville Mission, J. Tillery. Columbia, Wm. Penn. Rocheport, B. F. Johnson. BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT. Mount Zion, John F. Young. W. Toole, P. E. Mexico, Wm. A. Mayhew. Bloomington Mission, W m. Warren. Paris, Wm. M. Wood. Kirksville, P. Phillips. Huntsville, James Penn, M. L. Eads, Sup'y. Memphis Mission, T. D. Clanton. Glasgow, N. G. Berryman. Lancaster Mission, Isaac Naylor. Florida, Thomas Demos. Hartford Mission, David R. Shackleford. Central College, Carr W. Pritchett, Professor. Princeton Mission, James B. Potter. Central Cullege, Wm. G. (Japles, Agent. 1.'rentonMission, Alexander Spencer. Milan, Wm. Shaw. BRUNSWICK DISTRICT. Wm. M. Rush, P. E. HANNIBAL DISTRIcT. Brum~wick, to be supplied. E. Robinson, P. E. Keytesville, D. H. Root. Hannibal, C. J. Vandeventer. Yellow Creek Mission, Samuel J. Catlin. Hydesburg, Willis E. Dockery. Linneus, S. K Eowler. Palmyra, B. H. Spencer. Chilicothe, Wesley G. M17ler. Shelbyville, to be supplie\l. Utica Mission, R. C. Hatton. Edina, George W. Rich. Carrolton, Daniel Penny. Monticello, Lewis Baldwin. Springhill, L. Rush. Alexandria, Denizen Maso.n. Canton and La Grange, R. P. Holt. WESTON DISTRICT. Frankfort Mission, Jesse Sutton. Wm. Perkins, P. E. M. R. Jones, transferred to Kansas, and ap pointed to Leavenworth City. Weston, Wm. H. Saxton. Platte City Mission, Thomas Hurst. Alexander Albright, transferred to the Parkville, Wm. A. Tarwater. Texas Conference. Liberty and Richfield, D. C. Blackwell,. Millville, Wm. M; Sutton. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Richmund, Robt. H. J01·dan. next Conference be held? Plattsburg, Joseph Devlin, James E. Bryan. At Chilicothe, Mo.
4.-ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.
HELD AT BOONVILLE, September 24-0ctober 1, 1857. BISHOP ANDREW, President; W. M. PROTTSMAN, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Knowls, Wiley P. Quinn, Lucilius F. Asp mi tted on trial? ley, Charles H. Gregory, G. W. Horn, Wm. ANSWER. Wm. F. Compton, John A. D. Stewart, David J. Harris, Urban C. Murphy, Hobert A. B!akey, Turner W. Spencer, Benj. F. Benefield. 14. Da vis, Stephen A. RItchey, George C. Readmitted, B. T. Kavanaugh, J. R. 744 St. Louis Conference, 1857.
Bennett, Francis M. English, E. W. Chance TURNER H. S:\fITH was born in Buncombe aulm, elders, and Luther Riley. 5. county, North Carolina, May 15, 1818, and emigrated to Missouri in 1833. He professed Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? religion and joined the M. E. Church in 1839, Mannen Durin, Jos. W. Lewis, D. A. was licensed to exhort by the Rev. J. O. Woods lU'Knight, Martin L. Maddy, J. B. Land in 1845, and was licensed to preach in 1846. reth, H. W. Webster, P. L. Turner, J. In 1850, he was employed by the presiding 'V. Wheeler, 1'. O. Smith. 9. elder to travel the Thomasville Mission. He was admitted on trial in this Conference in Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full 1851, and was appointed to Houston Mission. connection? In 1852, he was appointed to Crooked Creek *John C. Thompson, *John W. Bond, Circuit. He was received into the Confer *Milton Atkinson, *E. H. White, *Jesse ence, and ordained deacon, Oct. 1, 1854; and H. Cumming, *H. E. Smith, *John C. ordained elder, Oct. 12, 1856. Brother Smith was advised by his friends at the last session 'Yilliams, *Thomas Smith, *D. W. Reese, of our Conference to cease from travelling, as Josiah M'Cary, elder, Alvin Rucker, elder, his health was failing. This he refused .to Jas. M'Gehee, Jacob Deitzler *Edmund do, saying, "I will die at 'my post." He reached Garrison. 14. his circuit in good time, but was able to preach Ques. 4. Who are the dea.cons ? but once. His work was done. His health gradually declined until April 20, 1857, when David J. Marquis, W m. H. Mobley, he passed from earth to heaven. One of the John C. Shackleford, W. 1\1. Leftwich, J as. members of the Committee on Memoirs was Copeland, Alfred Nichoalds and tho~e or with Brother Smith some six hours before his dained this year. 16. death, read and prayed with him. He was entirely resigned to his lot. He expressed Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or his gratitude to his friends for their kindness, dained elders this year? and to God for his goodness. He said that Thomas James, Samuel S. Headlee, J a that God whom he had served in life sustained cob Deitzler. 3. him in death. Brother Smith was a useful Ques. 6. Who have located this year? preacher, and doubtless when he returns he will bring many sheaves with him. Fletcher Wells, D. S. Holman, James Barker, James H. Ward, David Proffitt, James Mitchell. 6. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Church in the bounds of the Conference? Wm. J. Brown. 1. St. Louis District. Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or White White Cord Col'd I Loo'l worn-out preachers? Mew'.. Prob·s. Mew'.. Prob's.: Pr· •. ------W m. R. Babcock, M. R. Anthony, John First Church ...... 340 6 10 3, D. Read, S. S. Colburn, R. A. Foster, John Centenary ...... 150 8 2 Mound ...... 192 2 3 Monroe, J. T. Davenport, Christian Eaker, Asbury ...... 98 7 Wesley ...... 77 23 G. W. Love. 9. Sixteen th Street ...... 40 3 Christie ...... 42 10 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Bremen ...... the Connection this year? St. Louis Circuit...... 148 86 28 1 Manchester ...... 141 23 2 1 None. Carondelet...... 12 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from 12401168 ~ -==-110 the Connection this year? None. Oape Girardeau District. Cape Girardeau.. ", ...... 225 100 15 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame St. Genevieve ...... 9 less in life and conversation? Hillsboro' ...... 183 42 9 2 Potosi..:...... 497 20 52 4 Their names were called over, one by Fredericktown...... 382 38 40 5 New Madrid ...... 391 57 3 one, and their characters examined and " Colored Mis. 319 WoUIsland ...... 191 49 4 2 3 passed. Charleston ...... 200 30 34 11 1 Benton ...... 287 40 14 1 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? ------Turner H. Smith. 1. 2366 385 487 13 10
* Ordained dea.cons this yea.r. St. Lmtis Oonference, 1857. 745
Boonville D1:strict. Recapitulatirm. White White I' Col'd Col'd Loc'! White White I C.I'd Col'd ILoc'! ______!I Mem'•• ~ ~ ~ ~ ______1 Mem·s. Prob·s. ~ Prob's. ~ Soom·ilIo...... 119 8 40 40 1 Saint Louis District...... 1240. 168 40 10 !rrow Rock ...... 235 25 Cape Girardeau" 2356 385 487 13 19 Saline...... 195 35 2 Boonville " 1983 149 205 46 16 Georgetown...... 2:27 27 24 6 4 Lexington" 1873 . 148 330 49 30 fersailles...... 285 40 41 2 Warsaw " 1742 191 83 14 22 lefferson Circuit...... 331 54 3 Springfi~ld" 3490 529 211 27 49 Jem,rson City StlLtion ... 47 8 25 Steelville " 1861 273 55 23 26 Jaliiuruia...... 357 11 4 Green ville" 1981 526 13 6 30 Sell Air...... 187 12 4 ------Total this year...... 16,526 2369 1424 178 202 1983 149 205 46 16 Total last year...... 16,693 1392 1J23 137 Increase...... 977 1 178 65 Lexington D£strict. Decrease ...... 167 Lexington ...... 160 30 133 40 1 Wellington ...... 249 23 3 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Independence ...... 145 4 46 5 2 West Point and Kansas. 110 15 25 2 for the superannuated preachers, and the IuuependencEl Circuit.... 126 10 2 1 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Harrisonville ...... 320 59 ...... 6 Columbus ...... 288 12 40 1 4 make up the deficiencies of those who have VI' a.. rrensburg: ...... 245 16 7 8 not obtained their regular allowance on the Dover...... --230 --2 --54 --3 - 3 circuits? 1873 148 330 49 30 $9686 98. Wa1'saw District. Ques. 15. What has been collected on the foregoing accounts, and how has it been '\·arsaw...... 342 10 27 2 Deep Water ...... 225 15 4 2 applied? We"t Point Mission ...... 117 10 3 6 Nevada ...... 95 14 Collected, La.nlar Mission ...... 140 25 2 J<'I'Olllont...... 160 75 Applied as follows: Osceola ...... 264 42 47 14 5 To superannuated preachers, wi- £n11",,10 ...... 399 2 5 ------dows, and orphans, $1051 00 1742 191 83 14 22 To deficient preachers, 173 00 Springfield District. Ques. 15. What has been contributed Springfield ...... 75 20 69 19 1 for the support of Missions, what for the Springfield Circuit...... 412 101 2 6 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Bolivar ...... 720 37 79 9 Mount Vernon ...... 519 48 ]2 7 books, and what to aid the American Bible Carthage ...... 358 57 34 5 Society and its auxiliaries? Neosho ...... 312 130 5 8 5 CaRS ville Mission ...... 228 26 4 6 For Missions, $3031 33 Ozark ...... 1!,'30 6 3 Forsyth Mission ...... 100 2 " Tracts, 600 00 IIartoville ...... 336 110 5 " Sunday-scbools, 1083 45 --, ------3490 529 211 27 49 " Bible Society, 53 75 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Steelville District. tioned this year? Steelville ...... 348 50 2 5 Richwoods ...... 258 24 10 4 4 Union ...... 145 92 28 17 1 ST. LOUIS DISTRICT. Linn ...... 109 20 3 2 Vienna...... 77 ·37 1 John R. Bennett, P. E. Lebanon ... , ...... 178 10 'T 7 Roubadoux ...... 126 10 7 St. Louis: Houston ...... 250 6 First Church, E. M. Marvin. 30 Salem ...... , ..... --370 -- --- Centenary, o. B. Parsons. 1861 273 --55 23 26 Mound, Prancis English. Asbury, Joseph Boyle . Greenville District. . We.sley Chapel, A. H. Powell. Sixteenth Street, Jesse Cumming. Greenville...... 175 6S 8 3 2 Bloomfield ...... 276 D4 7 Christie Chapel, E. H. White. Grand Prairie ...... 172 122 2 St. Louis Circuit, T. M. Finney, Jacob Dietz- 409 16 1 5 D~JlaB ...... ler. Poplar Bluff Mission .... . 185 64 1 4 Centreville " 184 21 1 3 Manchester, Wesley Browning. Doniphan ...... 179 40 1 3 Carondel~t, David R. M' Anally. ThoIDA.Sville ...... 117 39 3 West Plains l\1ist!ion ...... 64 12 1 Miner's Chapel, John Whitaker. Oak Ridge 1201 40 1 Central College, T. M. Finney, Agent. Eminence " ]00 50 2 1 St. Louis Christian Advocate, David R. M' An 19811626" "l3 --6- 30 ally, Editor. 746 St. Louis Oonference, 1857.
CAPE GIRARDEAU DISTRICT. Mount Vernon, S. S. Headlee. H. S. Watts, P. E. Carthage, N B. Peterson. Granby and Neosho, J. M. Proctor. Cape Girardeau Circuit, John Tlwmas. Pineville, T. W. Davis. Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Alvin Rucker. Cassville Mission, R. A. Blakey. Benton, James Copeland. G. M. Winton, Agent for Tracts and Sun Charleston, to be supplied. day-schools, and member of Bolivar Quarterly Wolf Island, W. S. WO-9dard. Conference. New Madrid, G1'een Woods, G. W. Horn. { New Madrid Colorerl Mission, John H' Ewan. STEELVILLE DISTRICT. Grand Prairie, P. L. Turner. Bloomfield, W. Oompton. Joseph Bond, P. E. Mingo, B. F. Benefield. Steelville, D. M'Knight. Dallas, to be supplied. Edinburgh, to be supplied. St. Genevieve, J. L. M'Farland. Richwoods, D. J. Marquis. Union, J. N. W. Springer. BOONVILLE DISTRICT. Indian Prairie, G. C. Knowles. Linn, Edmund Garrison. D. A. Leepe.r, P. E. Vienna, S. A. Ritchey. Boonville, A. A. Morrison. Salem, J. D. Landreth. Arruw Rock, lYI1:rren Wharton. Third Creek German Mission, A. Albright. Saline, N. M. Talbot. Georgetown. Milton Atkisson. POTOSI DISTRICT. Versailles, J. B. H. Wooldridge. Jeffertlon Circuit, Martin E. Paul. H. N. Watts, P. E. Jefferson City, W. M. Leftwich. Greenville, W. P. Quinn. California, J. C. Thompson. Doniphan, L. Riley. Belle Air, Josiah Godby. Mill Creek. to be supplied. W. 1'f. Protts7nan, Agent for Central College, Thomasville, J. W. Harris. and member of Jefferson City Qual'. Conf. Eminence, to be supplied. Centreville, Martin L. Maddy. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. Fredericktown, J. H. Headlee. Potosi, Josiah M' Cary. R. A. Young, P. E. Hills boro', W. Alexander. Lexington, B. T. Kavanaugh. Arcadia High School, J. O. Berryman, Prin Wellington, 1. F. Truslow. cipal. Independence, W. B . .J.lf' Farland. LEBANON DISTRICT. Westport, J. C. Shackleford. Kansas City, J. T. Peery. J. L. Burchard, P. E. Tnrlependence Circuit, J. A. Murphy. Hartville, J. C. Williams. Harrisonville, W. ilL Pitts. Forsyth, to be supplied. ColumbUf:!, W. H. Mobley. Ozark, Thomas James. Warrensburg, E: J-V: Cltanceaulm. Marshfield, A. Nichoalds. Dover, J. W. Lewis, 11': J. Brown, Sup'y. Houston, J. M. Wheeler. Rockbridge, to be supplied. WARSAW DISTRICT. Buffalo, D. L. Myers. A. M. Rader, P. E. Hermitage. Thomas Glanville. Lebanon, H. E. Smith. Warsaw, Marcus A1·rington. Waynesville, T. O. Smith. Clinton, H. W. Webster. J. P. Nolan, and Jos. Dines, transferred to Deep Water. L. F. Aspley. Missouri Conference. Butler, J. W. Bond. Urban C. Spencer, transferred to Texas Nevada, Mannen Durin. Conference. Lamar Mission, C. H. Gregory. Arthur Hawkins, and .D. C. O'Ilowell, trans Montevala, W. D. Stewart. ferred to Kansas Conference Fremont, T. Smith. J. E. Cobb, transferred to Wachita Con Osceola, D. W. Reese. ference. J. R. Burk, J. Oumming, and J. O. Tomson, SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. left without appointments on account of af T. T. .Ashby, P. E. fliction. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Springfield, J.. W; Hawkins. , . Springfield ClrcUl~, James M Ghee. next Conference be held? Bolivar, J. O. Woods. Mound Church, St. Louis. Kansas Mission Oonference, 1857. 747
5.-KAN SAS MISSION CONFERENCE.
HELD AT LEAVENWORTH CITY, Sept. 4-7, 1857. NATHAN SCARRITT, President; Fl1ANCIS M. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad- Lecompton District. mitted on trial? White White Col'd Indian Loc' ______Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. ~ ~ ANSWER. None. I Tecumseh Mission...... 26 4 1 Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Potawatamie " 33 11 1 Fort Scott" 64 10 4 Elam S. Arrington, John P. Barnaby, Neosho" 35 Council Grove" 15 John· Hale. 3. Sugar Creek .. 33 26 1 Ashland " Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Santa Fe " connection? ------206 51 1 ;..... 6 Joseph H. Pritchett, M. G. M'Milin, William Barnett. 3. Kickapoo District. Shawnee Mission ...... 7 3 92 1 Thomas Wallace, elder, readmitted. 1. Indian M. L. SchooL .... 3 1 Wyandotte Mission ...... 18 2 28 Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Delaware " 6 58 1 Leavonw. city " 23 2 9 1 Cyrus R. Rice. 1. Doniphan " 75 12 2 Kickapoo 56 Joseph H. Pritchett, M. G. M'Milin, Big Blue " 22 elected, but not ordained, no bishop being Mount Pleasant" 37 10 Grasshopper 10 present. 2. ------Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or 257 26 12 178 6 dained elders this year? Recapitulation. I,ecompton District...... 206 51 1 6 David T. Holmes, elected but not or- Kickapoo "...... 257 26 12 178 6 dained. 1. Total this year...... 463 77 13 178 12 Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Total laat year ...... ------464 30 2 176 12 David T. Holmes. 1. IIIcrease~...... 47 11 2 Decrease ...... 1 Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary None. for the superannuated preachers, and the Ques. 8. Who are the superann].l:ated or widows and orphans of preachers, and to worn-out preachers? make up the deficiencies of those who have None. not obtained their regular allowance on the Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from circuits? the Connection this year? No report, as this is a Mission Confer None. ence. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Ques. 15. What has been collected on Connection this year? the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? None. No report. Q~18s. 11. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 16. What has been contributed less in life and conversation? for the support of Missions, what for the Their names were called over, one by publication of Tracts and Sunday-school one, and their characters examined and books, and what to aid the American Bible passed. Society and its auxiliaries? Ques. 12. Who have died this year? For Missiops, $371 88 None. . " Tracts, Ques. 13. What numbers are in our " Sunday-schools, 231 19 Church in the bounds of the Conference? " Bible Society, 748 Tennessee Oonference, 1857.
Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta LEAVENWORTH DISTRICT. tioned this year? N. Scarritt, P. E. Wyandotte, Wm. Barnett. LECOMPTON DISTRICT. Delaware, N. T. Shaler. Leavenworth City, to be supplied. Wm. Bradford, P. E. Kickapoo, Adonijah Williams. Tecumseh, Cyrus R. Rice. Mount Pleasant, Francis M. Williams. Shawnee Reserve, Charles Bowls. Doniphan, Thomas Wallace. Indian Manual Labor School, Thos. Johnson. Grasshopper, Learner B. Stateler, M. G. Mc Paola, Jesse G. Rice, one to be supplied. Miliu. Sugar Creek, John Hale. Big Blue, Joseph M. Breeding. Fort Scott, to be supplied. Nimeha, to be supplied. Neosho, Elam S. Arrington. Council Grove, Joseph H. Pritchett. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Spring River, John P. Barnaby. next Conference be held? Santa Fe, to be supplied.
6.-TENNESSEE CONFERENCE.
HELD AT MURFREESBORO, TENN., October 7-14, 1857. BISHOP EARLY, President; WILLIAM C. JOHNSON, Secretar!/.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? mitted on trial? Marcus G. Willia:m.s, Jerome B. Ander ANSWER. Henry D. McKennon, Edw. son, Joseph J. Pitts, John T. W. Davis, G. Robinson, Hartwell H. Thacker, John Robert A. Wilson, W m. Large, W m. C. M. Gross, Wm. D. Sheffield, John M. Haislip, and those ordained this year. 19. Hamer, Robert P. Riddle, Coleman H. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or· Cross, Burnet W. Bond, Henry J. Hulsey, dained elders this year? J. M. Sharp. 11. Philip L. Henderson, James Iol. Coleman, Ques. 2. WhOiremain on trial? John J. Comer, Wm. H. Riggan, Wm. P. George L. Staley, Wm. H. Anthony, Warren, John G. Gwinn, Richard P. Thomas F. Brown, Henry E. Poarch, Robt. Ransom, James H. Campbell, elect, John G. Linn, Robt. S. Hunter, Joseph B. Alli W. Judd, George M. Everhart, Alfred D. son, Lewis H. Grubbs, John H. Reynolds, Parks. 11. William T. Dye, Sterling H. Brown, Jesse Ques. 6. Who have located this year? J.Juter, Samuel E. Randolph, Joseph S. Joseph S. Malone, Edward P. Anderson, Malone, Thaddeus S. Duffel, Carna Free James H. Campbell, Sam!. W. Moreland, man, John K. WoolH;on, Andrew J. Wool Wrn. P. Hickman, Lloyd Richardson, Cin dridge. 18. cinnatus V. Meador. 7. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? connection? F. E. Pitts, John Kelley, A. H. Reams, Caleb B. Davis, John W. Judd, Alfred William Jared, Isaac C. Woodward, John D. Parks, George M. Everna.rt, *Henry C. B. Stevenson, Samuel S. Moody, Abram Wheeler, *JohnA. Coxe,*.J.oseph H. Stone, Overall, E. J. Allen, C. B. Faris, Justinian *Geo. W. Brown, *Edwin W. Coleman, Williams, W. G. Davis, G. D. Taylor, A. *Mortimer B. Pearson, *Moses L. Whitten, J. Gilmore, J. B. Hamilton, Wm. H. *Jno. R. Abernathy, *Sterling M. Cherry, Wilkes, Spencer C. Dickson, R. G. Irvine, *Jno. A. Edmonson, *Matthew H. Fielding, Jordan Moore, Golman Green, Jas. T. Bar *Geo. S. Allen, Nimrod A. Keyes. 17. tee, T. H. Woodward, Henry P. Turner, J.
* Ordained deacons this year. Tennessee Conference, 1857. 749
W. Allen, Allen Tribble, John J. Pitman, Carthage Dist1·ict. Joseph G. Gwinn, Elisha Carr, R. T. White White Cord cord Loc'l McBride, James L. Coleman, Edwin W. ------Mem's. --Prob's. --Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr's. Coleman, Jas. R. McClure, Thos. B. Marks, Carthage...... 203 3 5 5 2 Wartrace .•...... 396 56 12 1 3 A. J. B. Foster, William H. Johnson. Smith's Fork...... 827 44 90 3 8 35. Cumberland ...... 773 66 58 5 Livingston ...... 220 38 7 2 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Mount Pisgah ...... 139 21 9 1 1 Sparta Circuit...... 288 99 12 4 wor.n-out preachers? White Plains Mission .... 160 40 12 1 4 John Page, Robert C. Jones, S. Lassit.er, Short Mountain ...... 518 90 13 7 ------John D. Winn, David W. Thompson, B. 3524 457 218 11 -36 A. Simms, Sion Record, WID.. J. Cooley, Finch P. Scruggs. 9. McMinnville District. Sparta Station ...... 112 1 40 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from lJickory Creek ...... 546 70 59 6 McMillnvilleStation ...... 95 6 60 the Connection this year? Bedford...... 482 20 143 7 None. Tullahoma ...... 398 107 16 7 Winchester Station ...... 80 2 50 1 Ques.l0. Who have withdrawn from the Winchester Gircuit...... 539 80 30 8 14 Salem ...... 419 54 36 2 4 Connection this year? Camden lIiission ...... 100 10 Fayetteville S·tation ...... 57 8 41 17 None. ------Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame 2828 358 415 87 39 less in life and conversation? Murfreesboro' District. Their names were called over, one by one, Murfreesboro' Station ... 174 16 142 17 2 Stone's River ...... 275 44 4 and their characters examined and passed. Middleton ...... 680 25 64 9 Shelbyville Station ...... 157 28 65 2 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Rich Valley...... 385 55 92 10 3 None. Rock Creek ...•...... 600 53 27 16 3 Cornersville Station ...... 85 18 25 Ques. 13. What numbers are 1n our ]'ayetteville Circuit ...... 260 70 21 15 1 Stone's River Afr. Miss.. 475 14 Church in the bounds of the Conference? ------2516 309 907 72 -24 Nashville District. Huntsville District. White White Cord cord Loc'l Huntsville Station .•....•. 270 18 )Ienl's. Probts. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Huntsville Col'd Charge. 157 2 Madison ...... 363 31 8 3 Nashville: Maysville Station ...... 76 8 ·McKendree Station.... 378 8 Vienna ...... 342 70 121 4 Andrew " 13R 6 Claysville Mission ...... 81 31 17 Spruce Street " 75 1 Marshall ...... 309 99 36 6 Elysian Grove " 90 21 2 Larkillsville ...... 445 25 6 Colored Charge ...... 714 Bellefonte ...... •.. 248 47 64 German Missi.on ...... 14 13 1 Limestone...... 540 85 6 Nashville Circuit...... 304 47 3 Athens Station ...... 125 1 71 13 2 Harpeth ...... 588 23 80 2 Limestone African Miss. 184 18 Franklin Station...... 127 9 83 6 3 Madison African Miss .... 213 61 ----- 1714 72 924 6 20 2799 390 896 94 27 Edgefield District. Tuscumbia District. Tuscumbia Station ...... 69 8 167 10 1 Hobson Charge...... 58 35 7 3 Chickasaw ...... 177 33 75 10 1 Edgefield Charge and }'rankfort Mission ...... 150 50 .City Mission ...... 107 53 1 Russelville ...... 282 20 60 3 5 White's Creek ...... 265 18 11 Franklin Circuit.... , ...... 375 24 150 18 7 Fountain Head...... • 637 82 41 22 5 Morgan ...... 483 67 26 8 Drake's Creek MiSSion ... 116 24 4 3 2 Deca,tur Station...... 70 4 56. 13 Sycamore Mission ...... ••. 270 8 2 Somerville ...... 342 37 1~ .- ---- .-. Trinity Station ...... 36 5 13 21 1453 185 104 ----32 13 ---- - 1984 211 --584 --62 34 Lebanon District. Florence District. Lebanon Station...... 1191 4 88 9 1 142 Lebanon Circuit...... 354 19 171 12 5 Cypress...... Florence Station ...... 1 132318 4631 46 "'~"g'l 46 Union...... 284 16 69 2 Reserve...... •...... 133 64 '17 4 Sbady Grove...... 200 32 15 12 41 Waterloo ...... 240 56 ...... 15 3 Sumner Cir. & Afr. ~Iiss. 557 63 141 Savannah ...... 454 99 103 8 10 Gallatin Station...... 136 30 1 Pulaslti Station ...... 135 1 75 13 1 Goose Creek...... 878 100 66 ...... 7 Shoal...... 466 23 84 8 woodbury .. ··················1 341 80 1 65 1 ...... 1 3 Prospect...... 3761 29 281...... 4 Richla.nd ...... 834 70 190 11 11 Mill Creek ...... 3::: 3:: 6:~ ... ~ 2: ------3088 391 745 102 51 2 750 Tennessee Conference, 1857.
Ool1tmbia District. Applied to superannuated and White Wblte Col'd Col'd Loo'l deficient preachers, $1599 04 ~Iem's. Prob's. Mem's. Proll's. Pr's. ------Ques. 16. What has been contributed Columbia Station...... 200 35 122 6 1 Mount Pleasant...... 339 84 84 7 for the support of Missions, what for the Duck HiveI' ...... 180 48 20 10 1 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Lawrenceburg ...... 275 25 12 4 Lynnyille." ...... 315 30 3a 6 6 books, and what to aid the American Biblo Lewisburg Station ...... 107 3 3 3 Spring Hill " ...... 96 4 12 Society and its auxiliaries? Spring Hill Circuit ...... 570 91 103 38 6 Wesley ...... 510 101 150 31 4 For Missions, $8423 :2-1 ------" Tracts, 439 40 2592 421 541 91 32 " Sunday-schools, 1319 49 Oentreville District. " Bible Society, 2521 32 Centreville...... 268 43 62 1 Swan ...... 246 87 14 6 Ques. 17. 'Where are the preachers sta. Wayne ...... 193 27 16 4 tioned this year? Linden Mission ...... 104 41 8 2 Piney " 130, 35 4 4 Waverley ...... 347 119 35 10 Yellow Creek...... 32ii 55 44 2 NASHVILLE DISTRICT. Dover ...... 300 12 12 3 Adam S. Riggs, P. E. 1913 369 195 32 Nashville: Olarksville District. M'Kendree, Wm. G. Dor1·is. { Clarksville Station...... 186 50 100 311 Colored Missions, Thomas N. Lanlcford. Clarksville Circuit...... 187 33 75...... 5 Andrew, Simon P. Whitten. }Ir)lJ tgomery ...... 292 50...... 4 Cumberland Iron Works Spruce Street, Jesse J. Ellis. Sta.tion ...... on... 71 11 67 10 2 Elysian Grove, BeTTY M. Stevens. Dickson...... 944 241 135 5 German Mission, Philip Barth. Asbury...... 387 81 39 Ii 7- Red River ...... :...... 515 47 491...... 6 Nashville Circuit, Henry Wheeler. Sprmgfield StatIOn...... 94 8 15...... Harr.eth, George W. Winn. ------2676 471 530 18 30 Frankl-in Station, "WIn. D. F. Sawrie. Hobson Chapel, "WIn. Rurr, F. E. Pitts, Sup'y. Recapitulation. Edgefield and City Mission, John A. Ellis, NaRlnille District...... 1714' 7.2 924 6 20 Wm. R. Warren, E. Carr, Sup'y. Edgefield " 1453 185 104 32 13 White's Creek, Jeremiah W. Cullom. Lebanon " 3594 329 665 33 26 Tennessee Female College, J. M. Sharp, Pre Carthage " 3524 457 218 11 36 Mc:.\1innville " 2828 358 415 87 39 sident. MUl'freesboro' " 2516 309 907 72 2'" Huutsville 2790 390 896 94 27 John B. M' Ferrin, Editor of the NashviHe Tuscumbia. " 1984 211 58'! 62 34 Christian Advocate. Florence 3088 391 745 102 51 Wm. O. Johnson, Agent for American Bible Columbia 2592 4:tl 541 91 32 Cen treville " 1913 369 195 32 Society. Clarksvi.lle " 2676 471 530 18 30 Sarnuel D. Baldwin, Agent for American ------Colonization Society. Total this year...... 30,G81 3963 B7U 608 36'" Last year ...... 30,619 3906 6674 639 366 ------Increa.se ...... 62 --57 50 Decrease ...... 31 2 LEBANON DISTRICT. Lewis 0. Bryan, P. E. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary for the. superannuated preachers, and the Lebanon, J. E. White. widows and orpbans of preachers, and to Lebanon Circuit, John W. Judd, John Kellel/, Sup'y. make up the deficiencies of th{)se who have Union, "WIn. P. Nichols, TVm. H. Johnson, not obtained their regular allowance on the Sup'y. circuits? Shady Grove, Russel Eskew. $8932 30. Sumner Circuit, Martin Clarle; Ques. 15. What has been collected on { Sumner African ~issif)n, Wm. Randle. -the foregoing acconnts, and how has it been Gallatin, Robert C. Hatton. Goose Creek, John G. Ray, John M. Hamer. applied? Fountain Head, Daniel P. Searcy. Collected, $1336 43 Drake's Creek Mission, M. B. Pea-rson, Henry From Preachers' Relief Fund, 232 08 J. Hulsey. " Perpetual Patron Society, 7 20 Mill Creek, Burkitt F. Ferril, Henry D. Mc Interest on Moore's Bequest, 23 33 Kinnon. Thomas W. Wainwright, Conference Tract $1599 04 Agent. Tennessee Conference, 1857. 751
CARTHAGE DISTRICT. MadiSOn Circuit, Ambrose F. Driskill, John Ferdinand S. Petway, P. E. Abernathy. Henry P. Turner. Sup'y. jMadison African Miss., Moses 1. Whitten. Carthage, Joseph B. Allison, George Staley. aysville Station, Robert S. Hunter. Smith's Fork, Jno. J. Com.er, Edward G. Rob Vienna, Milus E. Johnston, Jas. T. Bartee, inson. Sup'y. Cum berland, W m. D. Sheffield, one to be sup Claysville, Lewis H. Grul!bs. plied. Marshall, Geo. W. Rtlssell. Livingston, Thaddeus S. Duffel, one to be sup- Larkinsville, Robt. A. Wilson. plied Limestone Cireuit, Wm. G. Hensley, J. M. Sparta Circuit, John W. Tarrant. Grof;s, Jas. L. Coleman, Sup'y. Cookeville, Carna Freeman, W. Jared, Sup'y. { Limestone African Miss., Robt. P. Riddle. Short Mountain, J. A. Walkup, A. H. Rearns, Athens Station, Robt. P. Ransom, John w: Sup'y. Allen, Sup'y. Woodbury. Thomas J. Neely. Huntsville Female College, Geo. M. Everhart, Sparta Station, W m. Large. President. M'MINNVILLE DISTRICT. TUSCUlVIBIA DISTRlCT. William Doss, P. E. Tlws. Maddin, P. E. M'Minnville Station, James D. Barbee. Tuscumbia Station, Saml. D. Ogbum. Hickory Creek Circuit, Geo. D. Gwinn, Hart Chickasaw, David C. Kelley. well II. Thacker, J. C. Woodward, Suply. Frankfort Mission, Matthew H. Fielding, Jus Manchester, Tames H. Richey, John J. Pit tinian Williams, Sup'y. man, Sup'y. Russelville, Joseph J. Pitts, Andrew J. B. Tullahoma, John A. Edmonson, A. Tribble, Foster, Sup'y. Sup'y. Franklin, Jesse G. Rice, George S. Allen. Bedford, William H. Anthony, John B. Ste Morgan, .John S. Marks. venson, Sup'y. Decatur Station, Francis M. Hickman. Winchester, Zachariah W. Parker. Somerville, John M' C717·dy. Salem, Daniel H. Jones, Robt. T. McBride, Trinity Station, Pltilip L. Henderson. Sup'y. Camden Mission, Henry E. Poarch. Fayetteville Station, Garrett W. Martin. FLORENCE DISTRICT. Bellefonte, John R. Harwell. Wm. H. B1"07l)ning, P. E. MURFREESBORO' DISTRICT. Florence Station, to be supplied. Cypress, David H. Merryman. Alex. L. P. Green, P. E. Reserve, Wm. P. Warren, Willis G. Davis, Murfreesboro' Station, Jas. R. Plummer, E. Sup'y. J. Allen, Sup'y. Waterloo, Wm. H. Riggan. Stone's River, Harrison A. Graves, Abram Savannah, Wm. R. J. Husbands, Coleman H. Overall, Sup'y. Cross. Stone's River African Mission, Nimrod A. Pulaski ~tation, John C. Putman, Aaron G. Keyes. Gilmore, Sup'y. Middleton, Mark W. Gray, Andrew J. Wool Shoal, Marcus G. Williams. dridge, Charles B. Faris, Sup'y. Prospect, Joel W. Whitten. Shelbyville Station, Wellborn Mooney, Saml. Richland, John Sllerril, Thos. F. Brown, Gil S. Moody, Sup'y. bert D. Taylor, Sup'y. Rich Valley, Wm. M. Shaw, Thos. B. Marks, North Limestone, Sterling H. Brown. Sup'y. Florence Wesleyan University, Richard H. Rock Creek, Joseph G. Myers, Jus. R. Mc- Rivers, President; Moses M. Henkle, Agent Clu7'e, Sup'y. for Endowment of the chair of Biblical Lit Connersville Station, Joseph H .• Stone, Gol erature ami Ecclesiastical History. man Green, Sup'y. Fayetteville Cir~uit, !l0bt. M. Haggard .. Shelbyville UnIVersIty, Alex. L. Hamtlton. COLUMBIA DIS'rRICl'. President. John F. Hughes, P. E. HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. Columbia Station, Isaac Miller, Jno. B. Hamil- ton, Sup'y. Tlws. W. Randle, P. E. Spring Hill Station, Francis A. Kimball. Huntsville Station. Alex. R. Erwin. Wesley, Carrol C. Mayhew) Jos. S. Malone. West Huntsville Station, Pleasant B. Robin- Lewisburg 1tnd M'Kendree Station, Sterling 80n. M. Cherry. 752 Holston Conference, 1857.
Oolumbia Distn'ct, (continued.) CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Duck River, Joseph ./.'11. P. Hickerson, Wm. H. John W. Hanner, P. E. Will,es, Sup'y. Clarksville Station, Alpheus Mizell. Lynnville, John S. Williams, Spencer G. Diclc ClarkRville Circuit, John T. W. Davis, Edw. son, Sup'y. W. Coleman, Sup'y. Lawrenceburg and Henryville Station, Oaleb Montgomery, Robt. L. Fagan. B. Davis. Cumberland Iron Works Station, Jerome B. West Point Mission, Samuel E. Randolph. Anderson. Mount Pleasant, Nathan R. Gabard. Dickson, Joseph Ellis, W m. T. Dye, Jordan Santa Fe, Robert G. Linn, Robert G. Irvine, Moore, Sup'y. Sup'y. Asbury,Joseph B. West. Tennessee Conference Female College, Jared Red River, John A. Jones. O. Church, President. Springfield Station, Will. C. Haislip. Sycamore Mission, Abram B. Galee. CENTREVILLE DISTRICT. Red River Mission, to be supplied. John Matthews, transferred to Alabama Con Abraham F. Lawrence, P. E. ference. Centreville, George W. Brown. Arthur W. Smith, transferred to Louisiana Swan, Benj. F. Smith. Conference. Wayne, Goleman A. Hm'well. Alfred D. Parks, transferred to Texas Con Linden Mission, Jesse Luter. ference. Piney Mission, John H. Reynolds. Waverley, E. M. Baker, Burnet W. Bond. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Yellow Creek John A. Allen. next Conference be held? Dover, John A. Coxe. At M'Minnville, Oct. 6, 1858.
7.-HOLSTON CONFERENGE.
HELD AT MARION, VIRGINIA, Oct. 22-28, 1857.
BISHOP EARLY, President; WILLIAM C. GRAVES, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad F. English, G.eorge W. Penly, Andrew C. mitted on trial? Copeland, Geo. Stewart, Henry P. Waugh, ANSWER. Thomas F. Glenn, George W. George Creamer, John W. Bird, James A. Callahan, John W. Mann, William Kins Davis, John Spears, Gaston M. Massey. land, William H. Cooper, William P. 16. Queen, John Mal,air, Moses Seaton, John Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? F. Woodfin. 9. . John P. Gibson, Thomas J. Pope, Green Readmitted': Andrew C. Hunter, Wm. field Taylor, Elijah Conner, Philip S. Sut D. 'Gains, George W. Renfro, elders, and ton, John Alley, Joseph R. Burchfield, Joseph R. Burchfield, deacon. 4. and those admitted and ordained this year Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? -the number not stated. . Benj. W. S. Bishop, Josiah Torbitt, Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Jacob T. Freeman, John B. Foiter, Andrew ordained elders this year? J. Grier, Roan Clear, Lorenzo M. Renfro, George Stewart, Thos. M. Dula, Patrick L. C. Delashmitt, Abel R. Wilson, John R. H. Reed, Mitchell P. Swain, William Bal Stradley, Anson W. Cummings, MORes H. linger, Rufus K. Coin, John W. William Spencer, William E. Munsey, George W. son, William K. Foster, Hezekiah West, Smith. 14. Wm. W. Smith. 10. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Ques. 6. Who have located this year? nection? John D. Baldwin, John B. Little, Wm. Alexander E. Woodward, George W. Ballinger, John T. Stansbury, Richard N. Miles, Jesse A. Hyden, Rufus K. Scruggs, Price, George M. Massey. 6. Wm. H. Duggan, Wm. H. Howell, Alex. Ques. 7. Who are the sup~rnumera,ries? Holston Conference, 1857. 753
Samuel B. Harwell. 1. JOHN M. VARNELL was converted to God in Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or 1847, at Spring Creek Camp Ground, in Mc· worn-out preachers? Minn county, Tenn.; and was licensed to James Cumming, R. Ganaway, Thomas preach and received on trial in the Holston Stringfield, Canaro D. Smith, Raphael W. Conference in 1849. He was ordained a dea· con by Bishop Andrew in 1851, and an elder Patty, L. C. Waters, Robert H. Guthrie, by Bishop Paine in 1853. Brother Varnell Timothy Sullins, Wylie B. Winter, W. H. died in the triumphs of faith, rejoicing until Rogers. 10. the last moment in the love of God. He was Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from a faithful laborer, and though he was taken the Connection this year? away in his youth, we believe that he accom None. plished much good in his several fields of labor. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Connection this year? None. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame. Church iu the bounds of the Conference? less in life and conversation? Their names were called over, one by Wytheville District. one, and their characterg examined and White White Col'd I Col'd Loc') passed. ------1 Mem· •• Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·s. Ques. 12. vVho have died this year? Wytheville' Station ...... 130 10 67 14 Wytheville Circuit ...... 1016 146 75 2 8 Jesse CUllnyngham, J no. M. Varnell. 2. Parisburg ...... 472 128 52 12 2 ~wbern ...... 265 26 20 27 Mechanicsburg...... h21 185 39 12 4 JESSE CUNNYNGHAM, of the Holston Confer- Princeton ...... 307 25 13 3 ence, died in the triumphs of faith, at his Hillsville ...... 350 50 14 14 residence, Midway, Tenn., Friday evening, Grayson...... 700 207 52 3 13 Marion ...... 410 29 38 2 2 July 10, 1857. His disease was a cancerous Jefferson ...... 571 113 19 23 9 affection of the face; with which he suffered Flat Top Mission ...... 141 31 2 1 -,------intensely, but maintained amidst it all the 4883 950 391 95 56 most perfect resignation. He was born on French Broad, East Tennessee; Oct. 25, 1789. When nine years old, he united himself to Abingdon District. the M. E. Church. Aug. 16, 1807, he was Abingdon Station ...... 92 3 139 36 1 powerfully converted, and constrained to re Abingdon CirQuit ...... 866 41 85 6 Saltville...... 434 146 57 15 3 joice in tne love of God. Soon after this, he Lebanon ...... 504 72 42 5 3 was licensed to exhort; and June 14, 1810, Estill ville ...... 620 55 72 10 7 he was licensed to preach as a local preacher, Guest's River ...... 520 143 12 2 4 Russell Mission ...... 340 4 He began his itinerant labors, Sept. 16, 1811. Blountville ...... 954 109 113 20 10 Such was his fidelity and success, that he was Jefferson ville ...... 600 200 100 26 2 Sandy River Mission ...... 230 34 1 1 chosen Presiding Elder at the close of his ------fourth year. As a preacher, he was ever at 5160 --803 621 114 -41 his post, travelling nine. years without miss ing a single appointment. He travelled until Krwxville District. his health failed, and he was compelled to Knoxville Station ...... 173 38 3 locate. He was readmitted at Cleveland, Oct., East Knoxville Station.: 51 19 172 33 1 1849. He was united in marriage to Miss Knox Circuit...... 818 92 110 7 5 Dandridge ...... 750 144 66 6 4 Mary Etter, Dec. 16, 1819, and truly may it Seviervillo ...... 418 147 5 20 1 be said she was an angel of mercy to him Little River ...... 735 56 7 while he lived. They had a large family of Clinton ...... 6~'11> 22 .60 11 Jacksboro'...... 457 123 10 5 2 children, which he lived to see grown up ------around him, alike an honor to their parents 4077 585 479 71 -34 and themselves. The eldest son, the Rev. Wm. G. E. Cunnyngham, is one of onr mis· sionaries to China. He retained his mental Cumberland District. powers to the last. For about fifty years' he Washington Circuit ...... 317 111 42 7 Hamilton ...... 248 75 14 3 was a burning and a shining light. He pro Pikeville...... 313 10 52 4 fessed sanctification, Feb. 17, 1812, more than Jasper ...... 353 27 53 2 forty-five years before his death. His piety, Spencer Mission ...... 259 7 4 5 Cumberland" 225 120 10 6 like the light of the sun, was warm and cheer Jamestown " 611 151 8 5 ful equally removed from moroseness on the MontgoIDl'ry" 297 19 16 Ii on~ hand and levity on the other. But God Huntsville " 268 60 2 has taken him from us. 2891 580 199 39 754 Holston Conference, 1857.
Athens DistTict. Ques. 14. 'What amounts are necessary White Wl\ite eoI'd' Ool'd Loc'l Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem· •. Prob's. Pr'a. for the superannuated preachers, and the ------widows and orphans of preachers, and to Athens Station ...... 98 28 65 1 Athens Circuit...... 560 68 77 7 make up the deficiencies of those who have Decatur...... 653 125 30 11 not obtained their regular allowance on the Madisonville ...... 693 61 24 7 Phihtdelphia...... 608 216 32 29 8 circuits? Loudon ...... 31 6 2 Maryville ...... 656 130 88 17 3 $10,541 43. Kingston ...... 361 47 100 7 ------. - Ques. 15. What has been collected on 3660 675 422 48 44 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Rogersville District. applied? Rogersvill0 Circuit...... 424 153 136 91 6 Collected, $590 00 Kingsport ...... 681 112 67 4 7 Jonesville ...... 711 2 ROGERSVILLE DISTRICT. ATHENS DISTRICT. Wm. C. Graves, P. E. Rufus M. Stevens, P. E. Rogersville, E. E. Gillenwaters. Athens, J. N. S. Huffake1·. Rogersville Circuit, Wm. Milburn. Athens Circuit, Carrol Long. Killg8POl't, Hezekiah West. Decatur, Geo)'ge W. Renfro. Jonesville, Johnson P. Gibson. Madisonville, Thos. J. Pope, Benj. W. S. Tazewell and Sharps, Philip S. Sutton. Bishop. Tazewell Circuit, W1n. W. Smith. Sewee, W. F. Parker. Sneedsville Circuit, Daniel D. Carter. Lowden, Wm. H. Kelly. Rutleuge, John Spears. Kingston, Jas. W. Belt. Morristown, John Alley. Marysville, George w: Alexander. Lewisville, Larkin W. Crot~ch. Hiwassee College, John H. Bruner, Grinsfield KNOXVILLE DISTRICT. Taylor. Thos. K. Munsey, P. E. American Bible Society, James Atkin, Agent. Knoxville, Rufus M. Hickey. East Knoxville and Colored Mission, Wm. E. ASHVILLE DISTRICT. Munsey. Wm. Hicks, P. E. Knox Circuit, Wm. H. H. Duggan, Moses Seaton. Ashville, W1n. H. Bates. Dandridge, John W. Williamson. Reems Creek, Coleman Campbell, John F. Strawberry Plains, Orocket Godby. Woodfin. Sevierville, Mitchell P. Swain. Hendersonville, James R. Long. Little River, Jas. T. Smith, Rufus K. Coin. Catawba, Wm. H. Howell. Clinton, Patrick H. Reed. Burnsville, George W. Penly. Jacksboro', Jesse G. Swisher. Sulphur Springs, Alexander F. English, John W. Mann. Waynesville, John Reynolds. CUMBERLAND DISTRICT. Webster Circuit, Wm. Witcher. David Flemming, P. E. Echota Mission, John w: Bird. Franklin, Andrew Gass. Washington, George W. Callahan. Holston Conference Female College, Anson Hamilton, Lawrence M. Renfro. W. Cummings, President. Pikeville, Joseph R. Burchtield. Jasper, Andrew C. Copeland. JONESBORO'DISTRICT. Cumberland, Andrew J. Grier. Wm. C. Daily, P. E. Spencer Mission, John B. Foster. Jamestown Mission, George Creamer. Jonesboro' Station, Jas. TV. Dickey. Mon tgomery Mission, Alexander E. W ood Jonesboro' Circuit, John M. Orismond. ward. Fall Branch, Will£s Ingle. Huntsville Mission, Tlws M. Dula. Gl'eenville, W1n. Robinson. Rheatown, to be suppiied. St. Clair, John Malair. CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT. 'raylorsville, Saml. D. Gains. Elbert F. Sevier, P. E. Watauga Mission, Wm. H. Cooper. Elizabethton, John R. Stradley. Chattanooga, David Sullins. Newport, to be supplied. Harrison and Lookout Mission, John C. Hy- Rufus M. Whaley, transferred to St. Louis den. Conference, to be employed by any Presiding Cleveland, Tlws. K. Catlett. Elder who needs him. Clevehmd Circuit, Jesse A. Hyden. Charleston, Riley A. Giddens. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Benton, Abel R. Wilson. Hiwassee Mis:-;ion, David R. Hunt. next Conference be held? Duck Town Mission, And1'ew C. Hunter. At Chattanooga, Oct. 20, 1858. 756 Memphis Conference, 1857. S.-MEMPHIS CONFERENCE. HELD AT HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS., October 21-28, 1857. BISHOP PAINE, President j GUILFORD JONES, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Benj. M. Bishop, John A. Fife, Thos. mitted on trial? J. Gooch, Abner P. Sage, John H. Witt, ANSWER. Wm. E. Owen. John F. Mark John H. M'Cullock, Francis M. Morris. 7. ham, Geo. B. Allen, ColuU:lbus O. Steele, Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Jas. M. Flatt, John W. Futrell, Murdock Thos. T. Smothers, John P. Webb, John M. Dunn, Benj. W. Stubbs, Robert A. W. Piner, Reuben Alphin, Jas. L. Culpep Niblett, Jas. lV1. Barton, Fran's M. Rhodes, per, Edwin T. Hart. 6. Jas. D. Slaughter, Geo. C. W. Atkins, Jos. Ques. 7. Who are the supernum'eraries? R. Sykes, Jas. P. Dancer. 15. Wm. M'Mahon, Reuben Ellis, Robt. M. Readmitted, in elders' orders, Arthur Tarrant, Robert Gregory, John T. Basker Davis, Benj. A. Hayes, Turner P. Holman. ville, David J. Allen, Elias Tidwell, Robt. S. V. Taylor, Jas W. Bates, Wm. W. M' An Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? ally, 'tV m. H. Gillespie, Joseph Johnson, John H. Cooper, Jos. H. Evans, Jas. Lorenzo Lea, Manliff D. Robinson, John W. Kirk, Francis A. Wilkerson, Tilman W. Walkup, Saml. W. Spear. 16. Page, Reddin O. White, John W. Medlin, Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or W m. C. Green, Hillen A. Bourland, Ro worn-ont preachers? mulus S. Swift, M. D. T. Fly, Whitnel P. Joseph Travis, John Hunter, Isaac N. Kimbal, Josiah Greer. 13. Manly, David C. Wells, Jeremiah Moss, Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Jas. M. Major, Wm. D. Scott. 7. connection? Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Amos Kendall, * And. C. Smith, *Thos. the Connection this year? G. Lane, *Horace Jewell, Alexander S. None. Hamilton, *Henry B. Covington, Joseph Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from B. Harris, *George K. Brooks, *Wm. S. the Connection this year? Harrison, *Eldridge L. Fisher, John G. Merideth H. Neal. 1. Davie. 11. Ques. 1 L Are all the preachers blame Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? less in life and conversation? Wm. T. Melergin, Nathanael P. Ramsey, Their names were called over, one by Jasper A. Mason, Andrew J. Lee, Robt. one, and their charactets examined and passed. W. Ayres, Archibald L. Hunsaker, James M. Spence, John T. Merriwether, John S. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Harris, Stephen W. Carson, Simeon R. John A. Campbell. 1. Walker, Clayton J. Mauldin, Jesse S. JOHN A. CAMPBELL departed this life in Smothermon, W m. W. M' A nally, Amos Tipton county, Tenn., in January, 1857. We Kendl111, And. C. Smith, Thos. G. Lane, have but few facts in the life and death of our Horace Jewell, Alex. S. Hamilton, Henry b;rother in our possession. We know, how B. Covington, Jos. B. Harris, George K. ever, that he was a plain, humble, good, and Brooks, William S. Harrison, Eldridge L. useful minister of Christ, and that he fell in his work and while at his work; and, also, Fisher, John G. Davie. 25. that he fell a victor" through grace." The Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or faithful preacher who toils for souls amid the dained elders this year? conflicts of earth gathers trophies of imper- * Ordained deacons this year. Memphis Conference, 1857. 757 ishable worth; and though he may be poorly Aberdeen District. compensated here, and in the judgment of the White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l world, and even of the Church, may be re Mem·s. Prob's. Mem's, Prol}'s. Pr's. gard.ed a,s of an humble order of talents, yet ------1 Aberdeen Statiou and fidelIty and zeal may render him highly use Colored Mission ...... 190 7 170 45 6 ful. Our brother Campbell was admitted into Aberdeen Circuit ...... 82 50 Prairie Colored Mission. 688 76 the travelling .conllec~ion of the Memphis Houston Circuit ...... 592 108 107 15 7 C~nfer~nce at Its sesslOn at Holly Springs, Okolona Circuit aud Co- MIss., m 1849, and was appointed to the Boli lored Mission ...... 264 9 129 4, Richmond Circuit ...... 365 81 63' 10 va: l\fi~sion, and travelled the followi~g cir Fulton " 384 15 15 4 CUltS: m 1850, Coahoma; 1861, Paris' 1852 Carrollville " ...... 324 28 13 6 Poutotoc Station ...... 56 22 Madrid B~nd ; 1853, .Lovelaceville; 1854, Rip: Pontotoc Circuit...... 434 73 110 10 ley; and 1';1- 1855, Rienza. ~Ie was a super numerary m 1856, but receIved an appoint- 2691 371 1317 136 47 ment for .th~ year 1857 to the Randolph Colored MlssIOn. In the humble field of his Holly Springs District. mission among the colored people he fell; a Holly Springs Station ~eld, how eyer, ~ar more honorable and glorious and Colored Mission .. . 171 4 139 3 5 Holly Springs Circuit.. .. 609 83 76 4 8 m the estImatIOn of Heaven than the crim Holly Springs Col'd Mis. 129 160 soned plains of Austerlitz and Waterloo. Marshall Circuit...... 457 46 11 There is a sublime moral heroism in his fall Marsball Cord Mission .. . 189 40 Salem Cir. and Col'd lllis. "400 97 106 1 which earth's proudest battle-fields can scarce Hickory Flat Circuit...... 250 30 49 3 ly claim for those who fall there. He con Ripley" 305 55 80 15 6 Rienza " 589 21 24 7 8 quered when he fell, for he had" the faith Jacinto " 404 50 20 14 which overcomes the world." lIe fell, to rise Eastport Station ...... Eastport Circuit ...... 4{)9 60 20 9 with transcendent glory, and to shine for ever 438 100 9 6 6 in that galaxy of bright stars which will Middleion " adorn the heavenly firmament. May God 4032 546 841 235 71 bless his widow and their little ones! Somerville District. III Ques. 13. What numbers are our Somerville Station...... 115 11 63 16 2 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Somerville Circuit...... 624 48 7 Somen·me CoI'd MiSSion 145 22 Wesley Circuit...... 583 67 7 Memphis District. Wesley Colored Mission. 399 60 Brownsville Station...... 88 35 White White Cord Co\'d Loc'I Mem's. Prob's. Mew's. Prob's. Pr's. Brownsville Circuit...... 720 52 9 Brownsville CoI'd Miss ... 290 3 Denmark Circuit...... _... 275 85 40 60 2 Wes~e~ Chapel and Col'd MlsiHon ...... 216 13 162 30 1 Lagrange Station...... 98 8 45 Asbury Cha.Pel...... 374 106 6 Lagrange Circuit...... 550 60 8 AS'oury Colored Mission. 190 Lagrange CoI'd Mission. 273 27 28 12 Davidsou Chapel & Miss. 2953 321 1290 188 35 Price Colored Mission .. .. 65 10 Hernando Station ...... 106 11 80 1 Ht!m,uldo Circuit ...... 441 83 6 Hernaudo CoI'd Mission. 117 Jackson District. Forest Chapel and Edge- wood ...... 38 7 75 1 Jackson Station ...... 143 10 140 14 2 Jackson Colored Mission 120 Friar's Point and CoI'd 101 Mission ...... 102 7 19 2 Jackson Circuit ...... 409 61 26 6 58 13 71 12 Cageville Circuit...... 700 115 37 10 9 Concordia...... ~. 477 60 53 Randolpll Circuit...... 414 19 8 Mount Pinson Circuit .. . 2 6 96 10 145 16 Decaturville " 679 141 51 7 14 Rftndolph Mission ...... 436 42 36 9 Chulahoma Circuit ...... 440 96 3 Lexington " 168 125 Morgan Creek Mission .. . 295 50 5 2 4 Chulallonla Col'd Miss .. . Adamsville Circuit...... 550 50 7 2313 367 1092 192 27 Rock Springs " 344 7 9 Montezuma " 397 36 30 6 Grenada District. 4430 572 573 61 72 Grenada Station...... 107 20 43 6 Gr('nadft Cir. & CoI'd Mis .. 168 57 160 6 Paris District. C,tlhoun Circuit ...... 543 140 41 22 12 Coffeeville Circuit and Pftris Station ...... 98 14 75 6 1 Colored Mission ...... 420 117 96 6 Paris Circuit...... 983 130 151 47 8 Charleston Circuit and Camden Circuit ...... 616 47 6 Colnrt'd Mission ...... 100 41 25 Huntingdon Circuit ...... 338 46 11 11 8 Panola Circuit and Col'd Trenton Station ...... 138 17 69 17 3 :lIission ...... 394 47 73 3 Trenton Circuit ...... 1098 50 109 20 23 Oxford Station ...... 64 3 35 2 Dyersburg St...ttion ...... 97 18 30 9 OxfiJrd Circuit and CoI'd Dyersburg Circuit ...... 663 59 14 9 Mission ...... 567 190 73 17 7 Dresden Station ...... 63 17 22 3 Belmont Circuit...... 279 18 283 48 2 Dresden Circuit ...... 996 90 24 8 2642 633 820 92 38 5090 488 495 113 66 758 111emphis Conference, 1857. Paducah D ilitr ict. MEMPHIS DISTRICT. Wbite White Co\'d cord I Loc1 Wm. C. Robb, P. E. Mem's. Prob's, Mem's. Prob's. i Pr's. ------'- MemphiR! Paducah Statioll ...... 1:30 2ll ...... 2 P(\{lllCah Mission ...... Wesley, Jos. T. C. Collins, Samuel W. 25 7 110 8 Spear, Supy. Paducah Circuit...... 35~ 68 16 5 { Cliuton " 783 115 18 Colored Mission, to be supplied. llickman Statio;;:::::::::: 61 3 14 8 Asbury, Wm. H. Le£gh. 1I1ltcIrid Bend Circuit...... 98 17 12 5 4 Ohion Circuit ...... , 235 100 6 4 4 Davidson Chapel, E. J. Williams. Hicklllan Circuit...... 719 75 65 7 1I1aury Hernando Station, Lorenzo D. Mullins. " 74R 36 16 Herna.ndo Circuit, Philip TU!Jgle. lIen ton " 573 50 8 9 Bil'lllillgham Circuit ...... 378 82 6 9 Colored Mission, to be supplied. ------Edgewood Station, Jas. W Knott. 4107 579 229 33 74 Forest Chapel Station, Jas. N. Temple. Randolph Circuit, Jas. Perry. Recapitulation. Colored Mission, to be supplied. Memphis District ...... 2313 367 1092 192 27 Friar's Point Circuit, Simpson Weaver, Wm. Gl'elluda " 2642 633 829 92 38 C. Green. Aberdeen ·2691 371 1317 ·136 47 Commerce Mission, to be supplied. Holly Sl'l'ings" 4032 546 S·n 235 71 Somerville " 2953 321 1290 188 35 Island Circuit, Abner P. Sage. Jackson " 4430 572 573 61 72 Concordia. Circuit, to be supplied. Paris " 5090 488 495 113 66 Paducah ,. 4107 579 229 33 74 Memphis, Arkansas, and 'Yachita Christian 4dvocate, Saml. Watson, Editor. Total this year...... 28,258 3877 6666 1050 430 Total last year ...... 27,713 3822 7026 864 .404 F1'anci~ A. Owen, Book Agent at Nashville. Increase...... 545 55 186 26 Decrease ...... 360 SOMERVILLE DISTRICT. Geo. W D. Harris, P. E. Ques. 14. 'What amounts are necessary Somerville Station, W. D. F. Hafford, Robt. for the superannuated preachers, and the }To Taylor, Sup'y. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Somerville Circuit, James G. Acton, B. M. make up the deficiencies of those who have Medlin, J. W. Walkup, Sup'y. { Colored Mission, N. A. D. B1"!Jant. not obtained their regular allowance on the Wesley Circuit, A. R. Wilson, J. S. Harris. circuits? { Colored Mission, to be supplied. $5776 55. Raleigh Circuit, R. S. Harris. Brownsville Station, Albert H. Thomas. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Brownsville Circuit, Arthur Davis, Robert A. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Niblett, Robert Gregory, Sup'y. applied? Denmark Circuit; John Randle, Geo. B. Allen. Amount collected, interest on HOLLY SPRINGS DISTRICT. the Preachers' Aid Fund in- Jos. H. B1'ooks, P. E. eluded, $1444 40 Holly Spr.ings Station, J. T. Merriwether. Applied to the deficient, superannuated, { Colored Mission, to be supplied. and supernumerary preachers, and to the Salem Circuit and CoI'd Miss., M. H. Ford, widows and orphans of preachers. J. H. Cooper. Hickory Flat Mission, to be supplied. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Holly Springs Circuit, Saml. B. Carson, Benj. for the support of !\fissions, what for the W. Stubbs. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Marshall Circuit, Thos. Joyner, G. R. Brooks. books, and what to aid the American Bible Byhalia Circuit and Colored Mission, T. P. Society and its auxiliaries? Holeman, Jos. B. Ha.rris. Chulahoma Circuit, Robt. L. Andrews, one For Missions, to be supplied. $12,296 93 { " Tracts, 1044 31 Colored Mission, Elias J. Carter. " Sunday-schools, 1694 12 Bellemonte Circuit, T. J. Gooch. { Colored Mission, J. M. Barton. " Bible Society, 1227 10 Byhalia Female Institute, Pleasant J. Eckles, Appropriated to !\fissions, 1500 00 President. Franklin Female College, David J. Allen, Ques, 17. Where are the preachers sta President. tioned this year? Marshall Female Institute, Joseph E. Douglas, President. Memphis eonfe1'ence, 1857. 759 GREN ADA DISTRICT. Oagevil1e, C. J. Mouldin, M. M. Dunn. John T. Auld, P. E. La Grange, '['hos. L. Boswell, one to be sup- w: plied. Grenada Station, Ephraim E. Hamilton. Mount Pleasant, R. G. Rainey, Jas. W. Kirk. Grenada Circui t, J as. M. Spence. Lexington, P. J. Kelsey. Coffeeville Circuit, Jas. M. Hampton, John F. Decaturville, Henry Bell, Jas. Johnson, Sup'y. Markham. Morgan's Creek Mission. F. L. Steel. O,tlhouu Oircuit, Tkos. J. Lowry. Memphis Oonference Female Institute, Amos { Sarepta Mission, to be supplied. w: Jones, President. Oxford and Andrew Ohapel, Lewis H. Davis. Oxford Oircuit, Ohas. B. Harris, Tilman Page. PARIS DISTRICT. Panola Oircuit, to be supplied; J. w: Bates, Sup'y. Nathan Sullivan, P. E. Oharleston Oircuit, Robert Hartin. Paris Station, J. H. H' Culloch. Bascom Female Seminary, Smith w: Hoore. Paris Oircuit, R. A. Winstead, J04n G. Davie. Dresden Station, Benj. H. Bishop. ABERDEEN DISTRICT. Dresden Oircuit, John H. Witt, J. W. Med Hichael J. Blackwell, P. E. lin, M. D. Robinson, Sup'y. Dyersburg, D. C. H' Cutchen, Henry B. Oov Aberdeen Station, Benj. T. Crouch. ington, R. H. Tarrant, Sup'y. { Colored Mission, to be supplied. Trenton Station, Andrew J. Lee. Aberdeen Oircuit, Wm. T. Harris. Trenton Oircuit, R: H. Bt£rns, Francis A. Prairie Oolored Mission, John Young. Wilkerson. Houston, W. S. Jones, Jesse S. Smothermon. Huntingdon, E. L. Fisher. Okolona, Kinchen Adams, Simeon R. Walker. Oamden, R. w: Ayers. Richmond, John A. Fife. Andrew Oollege, Guilford Jones, President. Fulton, Andrew C. Smith. Oarrolville, Horace Jewel. Pontotoc, J as. M. Scott, one to be supplied. P ADUOAII DISTRICT. Monroe Oollege, Addison Lea, Principal. Finley Bynum, P. E. Paducah Station, Amos Kendall. RIPLEY DISTRICT. Paducah Oircuit, W m. T. Melergin. Hudson D. Howell, P. E. Olinton, Jas. B. H' Outchen, J. W. Futrell. Hickman 5tation, Nathanael P. Ramsey. Ripley, A. L. Hunsaker. Hickman Oircuit, Thos. G. Lane, G. O. W. Middleton, W m. S. Harrison. Atkins. Rieoza, Jas. Gaines, Jas. D. Slaughter. Madrid Bend, Wade H. Frost. Jacinto, J. P. Dancer. Obion, Jasper A. Mason. Corinth Station, J. H. Garrett. Murray, F. M. Morris. Eastport Station, A. S. Hamilton. Pi"ar Benton, E. B. Plummer. Adamsville Mission, R. S. Swift, Elias Birmingham, Hillen A. Bourland. well, Sup'y. A. B. Fly, M. D. T. Fly, Redden O. White, Montezuma, to be supplied. Whitnel P. Kimball, John C. Read, trans Rock Spring, J as. M. Flatt. fel'l'ed to Louisiana Oonference. Oolumbus O. Steele, Josiah R. Greer, F. M. JAOKSON DISTRICT. Rhodes, transferred to Wachita Conference. E. C. Slater, P.. E. Stephen W. Oarson, transferred to Florida Conference. Jackson Station, John Moss. Oolored Mission, Joseph R. Sykes. Jackson Circuit, Elias Jackson, Lorenzo Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Lea, Sup'y. next Couference be held? 1Oolored Mission, Berlj. A. Hays. At Trenton, Tenn. 760 MissisS1ppi Conference, 1857. 9.-MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE. HELD AT BRANDON, MISS., Nov. 18-25, 1857. BIS'HOP EARLY, Presidentj HENRY J. HARRIS, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad James McLelland, William B. Johnston, mitted on trial? George J. Mortimer. 3. ANSWER. Jarrat W. McNeil, Charles H. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? McNeil, Jacob C. Sellertl, John D. Shaw., William M. Curtis, William H. Massey, Cyrus P. Swinny, W m. Hoover, Henry P. John W. Adams, Thomas M. Ward. 4. Lewis, Green C. Fore, William R. Rainy, Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Jacob P. Briggs, Asbury R, Hines) Thos. worn-out preachers? W. Hines, Parmenas Howard, Geo. Jack George C. Light, Thomas Owen, Thomas SOll, John A. Vance, Thomas L. McGraw. Clinton, Hardy Mullins, Peter James, G. 16. B. Rogers, Preston Cooper, John R. Lam Readmitted: Thomas Price, James J. buth, James M. Turner, S. Dawson, G. T. Early, James H. Laney, Thomas W. Castle, Vickers, Benjamin S. Woodward. 12. Willis H. Germany, James P. Linderman, Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from elders. 6. the Connection this year? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Richard T. Jones. 1. Richard T. Hennington, Wallace W. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Graves, Thomas C. Raynor" Vernon H. the Connection this year? Johnston, W m. H. Scales, Hervey Copeland, None. William A. Mullens, Richard Abbey, J no. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame 'V. Jones, Albert Becton, John G. Rollins. less in life and conversation? 11. Their names were called over, one by Ques. 3. 'Who are admitted into full con one, and their characters examined and nection? passed. *Alexander J. Smith, *Wm. G. Mill Ques. 12. Who have died this year? saps, *Thomas M. Ward, *John Boyes, William Winans Lewis Garrett, Dab *David M. Wadsworth, *John D. Willis, ney F. Lewis. 3. *Kenneth A. Jones, *Robert W. Lambeth, *Samuel T. Swinney, *John W- McCrary, WILLIAM WINANS was born in Pennsylva nia, Nov. 3, 1788. The poverty of a widowed *Benjamin Avent. 11. mother rendered it needful that he should, at Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? an early age, labor for his own support and William S. Townsend, Henry B. Berry, that of the other members of his family. He Elisha F. Mullins, John J. Wheat, F. W. was thus employed in the iron founderies of Sharborough, James S. Harris, James his neighborhood, where association exposed English, Whitfield Harrington, and those him to every form of vice, in which he learned to participate, and his boyhood was clouded admitted and ordained this year. 19. with sin. Methodism, however, was sending Ques. 5. Who have been elected and its pioneers into that region, and his inother's ordained elders this year? house was the lodging-place of the preachers, John W. Adams, John J. Clarke, Geo. and they often performed religious service H. Clinton, Francis M. Featherston, Eph there. He became awakened, and joined the dam A. Flowers, Christopher R. Godfrey, Church as a seeker of religion. When about sixteen, his family removed to the State of Thomas C. Parish, George D. Wade, W m. Ohio. He did not connect himself with the Price. 9. Church for more than a year after their re Ques. 6. Who have located this year? mo\'al. He was, however, brought ngain to * Ordained deacoIls this year. Mi88i88~'ppi Conference, 1857. 761 see his sin, and to deplore it. Here he reen mising integrity, he stood up for her defence tered the Church, and after some months of unmoved, for he was mighty, with more than earnest prayer, he professed to find the for Roman courage; ay, with a martyr's fidelity giveness of sin, and receive the direct witness and self-sacrificing zeal he came forth to s'us of the Spirit to his adoption. After many tain the Church, or perish with her. He was misgivings, produced by his conscious unfit a man of inflexible firmness, of untiring in ness fo.r the work of the ministry, he finally dustry, of earnest piety, ef vigoruus intellect, yielded, and was received on trial into the of mighty faith in God, dignified, social, pure. Western Conference in 1808. He travelled In the early part of May, 1857, his already~ the first year what was known as Limestone broken constitution began to give way under Circuit, and in 18.09 Vincennes Circuit. Vol the violence of acute disease. His sufferings unteers were called f6r at this Conference for were intense, and yet he murmured not, he the" Natchez country," and Sela Paine and repined not. Bereft f-or the most part of the William Winans responded to the call. rapturous emotions of religious experience, Without delay they set out for this their far his faith never failed him. Visions of glory off and destitute country; making the trip in passed before him, and from his dying-couch midwinter and on horseback through the he looked and saw the home where the weary "wilderness." His first appointment was to with their risen Saviour rest, and exclaimed, the Wilkinson Circuit. In 1812, he was ap "Ah I that is the best of all I" He had walked pointed to Amite Circuit. It was deemed ad~ with God for more than fifty years, and God visable that instead of going to that field of took him on the 31st day of August, 1857. labor he should endeavor to eotablish Method The feeble and failing partner of his labori ism in New Orleans. A stranger, without ous, honored, and useful life, survives him; money or patronage, he entered upon his three children, his grand-children, and his work; preaching in his own hired house and great-grand-children rise up and call him teaching a small school, in order to his own blessed; while the Church and the country support and the payment of the rent of the stand weeping beside his grave. room used as a preaching-place. Here he continued about one year, and in 1813 was LEWIS GARRETT was born April 24, 1772, sent to Wilkinson Circuit. In 1815, he lo in Pennsylvania, and died April 28, 1857, cated. He had just married Martha DuBose, near Vernon, Miss., in the. full assurance of a woman of great worth, of earnest piety, faith, aged eighty-five years and four days. and sincere devotion to the cause of God. Soon after the birth of our brother, his Study had added to his education, and he en father, Mr. Lewis Garrett, .removed to Vir gaged in school-teaching. His impaired health ginia; but in 1779 sold out his possessions in had induced him to desist from the itinerancy, that State, and started with his wife and eight and when it was sufficiently restored to allow children in quest of a home in what was then of his return to the Conference he did so. caned the far west. In some recollections Accordingly in 1820 he was readmitted and pu blished by our departed brother of himself placed on the Natchez Circuit. In 1822, he and others during the year 1848, he refers to was Presiding Elder of the Mississippi Dis the vivid impressions of those days, and the trict. In 1825, he was transfel'red to Wash many difficulties this emigrant family had to ington District, where he remained until 1829, encounter in its passage over the mountains when he was made Conferen(le Agent. In to seek a home on the rich lands of Kentucky. 1830-31, he was superannuated on account On the way, his father died at a station on of ill health; in 1832, Presiding Elder of the Clinch river; but his mother continued her New Orleans District; in 1834, on Wilkinson journey under the protection of her brothel', Circuit; in 1837, he was reappointed to New Morris Gwin, and other emigrant families; Orleans District; and in 1838, he was Presid and took up her residence at Scott's Station, ing Elder of Natchez District; in 1842, he between Dick's and the Kentucky rivers, in was again made Presiding Elder of New Or the autumn of 1779. There they erected tem leans District, and continued in that relation porary cabins, and remained during what was until 1845, when he was reappointed to Nat long called the "hard winter," getting their chez District; in 1846, he was Agent £Or Cen corn, at the hazard of life, from the Ohio tenary College of Louisia!1a;. in .1847, Pre which, when procured, they had to pound i~ siding Elder of Natchez DIstr1Ot; III 1848, he order to obtain from it bread; and as all was stationed at Woodville; in 1849, he was could not get even this, many lived chiefly on reappointed to the agency of CenteD:ary ~ol wild meat. and a wild pea growing in the leO"e' in 1850, he was superannuated, III wh10h country. In the spring of 1780, the prowling relat'ion he remained until his death. Forom savages commenced their attaoks on the 1824 he was a member of the General Con whites. 1.'he second son of Mrs. G., named fere~ce; and in almost all instances headed Phinehas, about eleven years old, was cap the delegation. In 1828, 1836, and 1844, tured by the Indians, and in 1783, her eldest periods of our history when the Church son Eli, then about sixteen years old, being needed men of sound wisdom and uncompro- out on a hunting expedition, was also cap- 762 ~Afississippi Conference, 1857. tured. The former was never heard of; the we need only say that he was an active and a latter was not reQovel'ed until eighteen months zealous participant in the extensive revivals after. During the year 1782, Mr. Garrett's in Kentucky and Tennessee which oCQurred mother and sister became the subjects of a about the time and soon after his location. revival then in progress in their vicinity; but 'l'hese sketches of himself and others were in 1786, a revival far more extensive and pow first. published in the" W estern Methodist;" erful commenced through the instrumentality afterwards, when c(lrrected, they appeared in of James Haw and Benjamin Ogden, both of a small volume, printed at Yazoo city. In whom visited the widowed mother of young 1816, Brother Garrett reentered the travelling Garrett, who, although but a boy, was even connection, and was appointed to Stone's then accustomed to mark and observe upon River Circuit; 1817, Dixon; 1818 and 1819, the pious and upright walk of these holy men. Cumberland; 1820, Duck River; 1821, Mis In 1787, Barnabas McHenry was appointed sionary to Jackson's Purchase; 1822, Duck in connection with James Haw to Cumberland River District; 1823, Forked Deer District; Circuit; and through the instrumentality of 1824, Nashville; 1825-1829, in a supernu this good young man, who went about daily merary relation; 1830-1832, Presiding Elder doing good at the hazard of his life, young of Nashville District; in 1834, 1835, at the Garrett was first impressed with the necessity Book Deposttory, Nash ville; 1836, as a RU of religion. At what particular time or place pernumerary; 1837, he located; but in 1848, he was converted we do not find recorded in Brother Garrett appears as a superannu his recollections of those times; but in 1794, ated minister in the Mississippi Conference, at the meeting of the Western Conference at which relation he sustained to that Conference Lewis near the Kentucky river, he, Moses until the time of his death. Our venerable Speer, and 'Williams Kavanaugh, were ad brother was a man of more than ordinary mitted on trial, and Brother Garrett appointed mind. In our opinion he possessed deep and with Brother Kavanaugh to Green Circuit, in u'lldissem bled piety; generally of few words, what is now called East Tennessee. He, with and remarkable for his indnstry and zeal, as four other preachers, met at the Crab Orchard, well as his attachment to what he considered and attended by about sixty men, proceeded the ancient landmarks of Methodism. Having on their way to their appointments, in imll).i~ settled near Vemon, Madison cottnty, Miss., nent danger almost every hour of losing their he was employed as a missionary among the lives by the Indians constantly prowling about colored people, to whom he preached and for murder and plunder. The description among whom he labored zealously as long as given by Mr. G. of their difficulties and dan able to do so. At last, after having been a gers is truly interesting; and displays the preacher for at least sixty-three years, it was courage and deep devotion of the men of that apparent to all his friends who visited him day. In 1795, he was appointed to Russell that he was sinking apace. It is said that the Circuit; in 1796, to Orange; 1797, Haw last time.he attended church he was extremely River; 1798, Caswell; 1799, Portsmouth; happy, and he remarked to a brother who 1800, Gloucester; 1801, Mecklenburg; 1802, called to see and pray with him and his vene Lexington, Ky.; 1803, Danville; 1804, Pre rable wife, in the language of Wesley, "The siding Elder on Cumberland Di.strict, in what best of all is, God is with us." He had but was then called the Western Conference; 1805, three sons: one of them had already departed, the same District. It appears in the General leaving behind an interesting family, that had Minutes that Mr. G.located at the Conference endeared itself to him by very many kind at of Oct. 1805. Of this act he has the following tentions, and who now revere his memory and printed account: "At this Conference (1805) recur to him as a model of piety; another son the writer [L. G.] of these sketches found it was distant; but the third, M. Garrett, Esq., necessary to desist from travelling at large. seeing the low condition as to health of bis 'l'welve years incessant travel and labor upon father, removed him to his own house, where an extensive scale had considerably enfeebled be shortly after died in great peace. When a once robust con·stitution." These, with evidently fast sinking to the grave, he was family considerations, induced him to locate. frequently roused up and asked respecting his In connection with ~he account of his location, feelingfl in prospect of death. He always as he dilates on the happiness be enjoyed in sured his kind and attentive son and other those days of primitive Methodism in his as friends who came to see him, that "all was sociations with many of those pioneers of the well with Lewis Garrett." On one occasion, gospel whilst he travelled extensively through and just before his death, a local minister Kentucky, Tennesse.e, Virginia, and. North called to see him, and addressing him, asked, Carolina' and especIally does he mentIOn the "Brother Garrett, do you know me? Tell ever-ven~rated names of Asbury and M'Ken me, and let me know if all is well, and you dree. But in a located (londition he was not are ready to die." To which he replied, in idle. Ever active, when not pressed by family his own laconic style, "To be sure, Brother considerations he was abundant in the work Goodloe, I know you well; and I know the of the ministry; and as evidence of this fact Lord Jesus Christ too. 'His blood and right- .Mississippi Conference, 1857. 763 eousness I make my only plea.'" These were Fayette District. the last words he spoke. Soon after he be White White Co!'d Co!'d Loc'! came speechless, but by signs gave testimony Mem's. Prob's. MclP's. Prob's, Pr's. to the last that God was with him. We might ------Fayette Circuit...... 255 7 3 expatiate on the many virtues of this venera South Jefferson Colored ble servant of God-his deep and undissem Mission ...... 371 110 North Jeff. CoI'd Miss ... . 100 44 bled piety, his zeal, his usefulness, of which Scotland ...... 2,),6 bl 13b 69 3 there is abundant evidence; but it would ex Bayou Pierre...... 213 137 4 tend this notice to an unreasonable length. Bayou Pierre Co I'd Miss. 125 163 Georgetown ...... 398 130 74 5 He leaves a wife, two sons, and several grand Pearl River ...... 45:3 73 105 70 12 children to mourn his departure. It is not Amite ...... 365 72 302 72 9 saying too much in praise of our departed St. Helena ...... 266 150 6 brother, there have lived but very few such 2196 470 1362 528 4~ men as Lewis Garrett, habitually pious, and "holy in all.manner of conversation and god Vichburg District. liness." How applicable to such a man and Vicksburg & Col'd Miss.. 213 8 89 11 1 such a course the text selected for his funeral Warren and Col'd Miss.. 154 39 156 138 1 Clin ton ...... 326 132 248 117 2 sermon: "I am now ready to be offered, and Austin Mission...... 55 34 the time of my departure is at. hand. I have Raymond and Spring fought a good tight, I have finished my course, Ridge ...... 188 30 267 7 Jackson ...... '145 3 180 16 I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is Crystal Springs...... 312 96 69 133 4 laid up for me a crown of righteousness, Port Gibson, Grand Gulf and Colored Mission... 99 6 100 12 which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall Rocky Springs...... 73 7 210 3-1 give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." 1510 321 1374 495 16 Amen. Greenville District. DABNEY F. LEWIS was a native of Kentucky. Greenville ...... 65 15 300 60 1 Of his early youth we know little. He had G~eenville Col'd Mission 281 136 Bolivar ...... 22 10 275 75 :reached the maturity of life before he became Miller's Bend ...... 7 4 27 20 the subject of converting grace; He felt him Middle Deer Creek ...... 12 440 100 self moved by the Holy Ghost to enter the Lower Deer Creek ...... 14 18 169 12-1 1 Talula...... 16 16 218 480 work of the ministvy, and was received on Sunll.ower Mission ...... 37 48 trial in this Conference in 1844, snd appointed to Atchafalaya Circuit; 1845, returned to the 173 63 1748 996 2 same Circuit; 1846, Washington; 1847, Wil Yazoo District. kinson; 1848, West Baton Rouge; 1849, Chi cot. In 1850, he located; and was readmit Yazoo City...... 84 6 86 4 1 Yazoo Mission ...... 36 118 ...... ted in 1854, and sent to Percy's Creek; 1855, Yazoo Circuit...... 266 61 46 12 6 to the same Circuit; 1856, he travelled Buff' Big Black Mission ...... 426 29 Valley Mission ...... 91 alo Circuit. At the last Conference, (1856,) Holmes Circuit...... 140 43 51 he was appointed to Homochitto Circuit, where Ricb land and Lexington 85 39 61 65 he labored diligently and usefully until the Ebenezer...... 96 40 93 140 1 Black Hawk...... 373 155 82 4 time of his death. He was a good man, and Middleton...... 374 b9 159 6 5 died in full assurance of faith. Carrollton ...... 249 39 76 1 Carroll ~Iission ...... Sidon lI1ission...... 3 106 11 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Honey Island Mission ... 2 136 18 Greenwood !\Iission...... 68 12 112 13 Ohurch in the bounds of the Conference? North Warren...... 186 12 North Warreu Mission ... 58 Natchez Distr1:ct. 1916 J66 1525 507 18 White White Cord cord Loc'! Mem's. Prob's: Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. -N-at-c-he-z-.-...- ••- ..- .• -..-.. -...- ..- ..- .. --24-1 --8- --4S-.J, -3-7- -2- Sharon District. Wuodville...... 136 76 160 20 1 Sharon nnd Thornton Laurel Hill Mission ...... 4 250 60 Chapel...... 152 20 100 4, 1 Washington&CoI'd:\Iis. 45 5 350 75 Canton ...... 120 10 100 60 2 Kingston ...... 16 172 Mallison "fission ...... 35 30 Buffalo ...... 236 35 39 20 5 Vernon and Livingston IIomllchitto...... 145 anll Co!'d 1\1ission ...... 73 56 18 Wilkinson Circuit...... 139 107 9 348 1 Robinson's PlantatioDs.. . 100 12 PinkneyviIlo & Barrows. 10 3 26 65 Carthage ...... 287 118 2 58 10 Percy's Croek...... 80 20 360 112 1 Attala...... 493 103 42 ·12 5 Cliuton...... 55 7 56 12 1 Bankston ...... ~93 143 30 15 5 East Foliciu.na...... 249 42 5 Greensboro' Mission ...... 380 50 19 3 5 East Fl'liciaDa CoI'd ;\lis. 7.48 17 Stal'kville & Pierce Ch .. . 97 15 72 6 1 Jackson ...... 132 105 30 20 1 Octibbeba Mission ...... 210 52 119 34 1 Bayou Sara &; CoI'd Mis .. __2_4 __1______Camden ...... 197 3 42 3 McWi1lie's Col'd Mission 87 9 1365 409 2798 776 17 764 Mississippi Conference, 1857. Paulding District. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta White White 1 Col'd Col'd ILOC'l tioned this year? ------Mem's, Prob's. Mem·s. Prob's. Pr's. Paulding and Col'd Miss. 287 120 85 18 3 NATCHEZ DISTRICT. Westville...... 1 195 52 .55 40 4 Tallahala ~Iission ...... 30 7'0 Lewell Oampbell, P. E. Raleigh...... 180 20 30 4 Polkville Mission,...... 171 71 37 7 4 Brnndon ,...... 670 120 180 130 8 Natchez, James P. Linderman. Hillsboro'...... 369 43 40 24 7 Woodville, John J. Wheat. Decatur...... 242 96 ...... 6 Washington Colored Mission, John G. Hollins. Philadelphia...... 290 90 60 30 8 Louisville...... Kingston, William H. Watlcins. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Buffalo, Charles A. MeN eil. 2884 703 642 336 53 1 1 Homochitto MisRion, to be supplied. Wilkinson, Ephraim A. Flowers. Oovington District. 1Wilkinson Colored Mission, Jacob C. Sellers. Covington ...... 106 6 175 15 Bayou Sara and Barrows Church, Thomas W. Franklinton ...... 155 ]40 34 41 3 Brown. Gainesville ...... 31 12 21 4 1 Columbia ...... 125 6 40 2 Percy's Creek, George D. Wade, John D. Sea-Shore ...... 150 69 5 Shaw. Leaf River Mission ...... 126 25 14 2 4 Black Creek 117 36 1 6 2 Clinton, Henry T. Lewis. Livingston Circuit.::::::::" 250 80 54 24 6 J aekson, John A. B. Jones. East Baton ltouge ...... 130 29 19 28 2 ------East Feliciana, Thomas Price, William H. 1190 334 427 120 -26 Scales. { East Feliciana Colored Mission, John B. Recapitttlation. Higginbotham. Centenary College: John O. Miller, Pre Natchez District...... 1365 409 2798 776 17 Fayette " 2196 470 1362 528 42 sident. Vicksburg " 1510 321 1374 4115 15 Greenville " 173 63 1748 995 FAYETTE DISTRICT. Yazoo " 1916 466 1525 507 1~ Sharon " 2502 614 716 239 33 John G. Jones, P. E. Paulding " 2884 703 642 336 53 Covington " 1190 334 427 120 25 Fayetteville, George F. Thompson, one to Total this year ...... 13,736 3380 10,592 3996 205 be supplied. Total last year...... 13,031 3403 9680 3364 191 { South Jefferson Colored Mission, Oharles T. French. Increase...... 705 912 632 14 Decrease ...... 23 North J efl'erson Colored Mission, Jolm D. Willis •. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Scotland and Colored Misslon, John Bowen. Bayou Pierre, Vernon H.-Johnson. for the superannuated preachers, and the Bayou Pierre Colored Mission, William H. widows and orphans of preachers, and to { Mullins. make up the deficiencies of those who have Georgetown, Richard T. Hennington. not obtained their regular allowance on the Pearl River, James H. Laney. circuits? Brook Haven, Archibald B. Nicholson. $7386 00. Holmesville, Allen Castle, William Hoover. Amite, Willis H. Germany. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Meadville, Henry M. Youngblood. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? VICKSBURG DISTRICT. Collected, $2445 00 Ben}. M. Drake, P. E. Paid to superannuated preach- ViCksburg, Wm. P. Barton. ers, widows and orphans of preach- Vicksburg Colored Mission, to be supplied. ers, and deficient preachers, $2445 00 Jarren and Colored Mission, Peter E. Green, William Ourtis, Sup'y. Ques. 16. What has been contribut.ed Clinton, Lysander Wiley, Jar. W. McNeil. for the support of Missions, what for the { Austin Mission, Hervey Copeland. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Raymond and Spring Ridge, Horace Booth. books, and what to aid the American Bible Jackson, James L. Forsyth. Crystal Spring, Henry J. Harris. Society and its auxiliaries? Port Gibson and Grand Gulf and Colored For Missions, $10,705 65 Mission, Ben}. Jone.s, Daniel A. R. Parker. " Tracts, 23,830 30 Holly Spring and Colored Mission, Lorenzo " Sunday-school books, 683 00 Ercanbrack. " American Bible Society, 3335 00 Tract Agent, Rickard Abbey. MissisS1'ppi Oonference, 1857. 765 GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Double Springs, Thomas W. Oastle. Wm. B. Hines, P. E. Bankston, Asbury Hines. Greensboro', James J. Early. Greenville, Whitfield Harrington, Wm. G. Starkville and Pierce's Chapel, to be supplied. Millsaps. Oktibbeha Circuit, John W. McCrary. Greenville Colored Mission, Green C. Fore. { Oktibbeha Colored Mission, Thomas W. Bolivar, James H. Shelton. Hines. Upper Deer Creek, Wallace W. Graves. Camden, Jacob Matthews, Josiah M. Pugh, Middle Deer Creek, E. F. Mullins. and Professor in Madison College. Lower Deer Creek, William W. Wadsworth. M'Willie's Colored Mission, Parmenas How Talula, Hobert W. Lambuth, Tho. L. McGraw. ard. Sunflower, Samuel T. Swinney. Madison College: Thomas O. Thornton, Pre sident. YAZOO DISTRICT. PAULDING DISTRICT. Levi Pearce, P. E. Ransom J. Jones, P. E. Yazoo City, Oharles K. Marshall. Yazoo Colored Mission, Alhert Becton. Paulding, William Price, George Jackson. Yazoo Circuit, David M. Wiggins, Thomas M. Westville, John J. Clarke. Ward, Sup'y. RaJeigh, James Y. Gr~ffing. Big Black 001' d Mission, Thomas O. Parish. Union, Robert A. Sibley. Valley Mission, to be supplied. Brandon, James A. Godfrey, Kenneth A. Holmes, James G. Oarlisle Jones. Richland and Lexington, George H. Olinton. Hillsboro', F. W. Sharborough. Ebenezer, Francis M. Featherston. Concord, James A. Light. Honey Island· Colored Mission Willia?1t R. Decatur, John A. Vance. Rainy. Philadelphia, Daniel McDonald. Black Hawk, David W. Dillehay. Louisville, John G. Deskins. Middleton, Wiley P. Dickinson. Webster, John M. Jones. Carrolton, Humphrey Williamson. { Carrol Colored Mission, to be supplied. COVINGTON DISTRICT. Sidon Mission, James English. Barnabas Pipkin, P. E. { Greenwood Mission, Burrell B. Whittington. North Warren, Joseph D. Newsom. Covington, John T. Dew. { North Warren Mission, John W. Jones. Franklinton, Daniel Wadsworth. Gainesville, Henry D. Berry. Colum bia, John Boyes. SHARON DISTRICT. Sea Shore, Josepl~ Nicholson. John Lusk, P. E. Leaf River Mission, Alexander J. Smith. Black Creek Mission, Henry P. Lewis. Sharon and Thornton Chapel, James H. Mer- Livingston, Erastus R. Strickland. rill, J. w: Adams, Sup'y. Greensbury, Ohristopher R. Godfrey. Canton Station, James Walton. St. Helena, Cyrus P. Swinney. Madison Colored Mission, Andrew Day. East Baton Rouge, W. S. Townsend. Vernon and Livingston, Henderson H. Mont- Almarin G. Miller, transferred to Louisiana. gomery. Conference. Vernon Colored Mission, Jacob P. Briggs. Robinson's Plantations, James S. Harris. Carthage, Benjamin Avent, John H. Massey, Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Sup'y. next Conference be held? Attala, Washington Ford, Thomas C. Raynor. At Woodville, Miss. 3 766 Virginia CO'njerence, 1857. 10.-VIRGINIA C ONFE RENCE. HELD AT ELIZABETH CITY, VIR., Nov. 18-26, 1857. BISHOP PIERCE, President; JAMES D. COULLING, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Charlton, Benj. Devany, Archibald Olarke, mitted on trial? Penfield Doll, Alex. Stewart, George W. ANSWER. Samuel S. Lambeth, Henry S. Harper, Nat. Thomas, C. B. Riddick, E. Johnson, Jacob H. Proctor, James S. Thos. S. D. Covington, Henry D. Wood, Porter, John H. Payne, James E. IVlcSpar Allen R. Bernard. 18. ren, Henry O. Oheatham, Wm. G. Ham Ques. 8. 'Vho are the superannuated or mond, Thomas H. Early, John J. Lafferty, worn-out preachers? Robert W. Watts, Aaron Boone, James M. Wm. H. Starr, James E. Joyner, Elijah Anderson, Robert N. Sledd, James W. Chambers, Milton Thrift. 4. Blincoe, John S. Russ. 16. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Readmitted: Henry M. Linney, Milton the Connection this year? Thrift, Allen R. Bernard. 3. None. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Ferdinand L. Way, James H. Orown, Connection this year? William G. Dulin, James O. Moss. 4. None. Ques.3. Who are admitted into full con Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame nection? less in life and conversation? *James J. Lamkin, *Robert B. Beadles, Their names were called over, one by one, *Thomas H. Boggs, *James B. Fitzpatrick, and their characters examined and passed. *Benjamin F. Story, Oyrus Doggett. 6. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? John W. Williams, Lewis Skidmore.t 2. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Joseph E. Potts, William G. Lumpkin, Hezekiah B. Mitchell, Joseph H. Amiss, JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS was born in Am herst county, Virginia. He was converted in James O. Hummer, Andrew J. Beckwith, his early youth, and soon afterwards was con Samuel V. Hoyle, William P. Twyman, vinced of a Divine call to the work of the min Joseph H. Riddick, Oornelius B. Riddick, istry. He spent some time at Randolph John K. Littleton, David M. WalIace, J as. Macon College, where he obtained a respect F. Finnell, and those admitted and or able education. He was received into the dained this year, 18. Virginia Conference in 1842, and was admit ted into full connection and ordained deacon Ques. 5. Who have been elected and in 1844. He continued to labor in the various ordained elders this year? fields to which he was appointed, until his Paul Whitehead, Oharles H. Hall, John health failed, and he was obliged to retire P. Woodward, Wm. E. Judkins, Thomas from the employment he so much loved. His L. Williams, John B. Laur.ens, Charles O. health gradually grew worse, until March 4, Pearson, John F. Poulton, George H. Ray, 1857, when he terminated his mortal career, and exchanged the sufferings which are but Alexander H. Brown, William H. Chris for a moment, for the exceeding great and tian. 11. eternal weight of glory. He was a good man: Ques. 6. Who have located this year? he had a strong and well-balanced mind, and Geo. W. Trimyer, Benjamin F. Story. 2. was capable of extensive usefulness, had his Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? physical condition been equal to his moral and mental qualifications. In his last illness Joseph Carson, Samuel T. Moonnan, he exhibited the gentle and submissive spirit Rohert Scott, John C. Garlick, H. Billups, of a Christian. He was kept ih perfect peace Mat. M. Dance, John Kerr, George W. because his mind was stayed in God. He * Ordained deacons this year. t No memoir of him has been furnished. Virginia Conference, 1857. 767 died at his father's house, in Amherst county, White White Cord I Ool'd Loc'\ Mem's. Prob's. Mem's., Prob"'s. IPr's. Virginia, surrounded by those who loved him. ------And thus he passed from his paternal home Blue Ridge Mission ...... 319 18 1 1 Elk Run ...... 124 15 4 on earth to the house of his Father above. Harrisonburg and Wood- "The righteous hath hope in his death;" and ~tock ...... 106 1 so had John Wesley Williams. 4217 370 218 11 23 Ques. 13. What numbers are 10 our Lynchburg District. Church in the bounds of the Conference? Lynchburg: I Third Street ...... 300 40 145 10 Richmond District. Fourth Street...... 154 12 101 40 1 Amherst ...... 537 48 2 White White Cord I Col'd Lao'\ Buffalo ...... 210 57 3 ______~ ~ ~ ~ Pr's; Lexington Station ...... 64 8 2 1 Lexington Circuit ...... 118 12 1 1 Richmond: Fincastle...... 200 2 Trinity ...... 278' ...... 2 Bedford...... 660 65 49 30 2 Wesley Chapel and Staunton ...... 440 18 40 8 1 Rocketts ...... 95 9 Campbell ...... 572 3 77 4 Centenary ...... 364 14 2 Appomatox ...... 281 17 31 Oregon ...... 61 12 1 BUCkingham ...... 355 16 1 Clay Street...... 192 57 2 Cumberlaud...... 260 18 1 African Mission ...... 324 16 Uuion...... 314 11 4 4151 314 446 89 18 Charles City...... 205 James City & New Kent 320 8 4 1 Williamsburg...... 150 Randolph Macon District. Hampton...... 171 1 6 2 R. M. College & Boydton 90 5 2 York ...... 283 55 27 3 2 R. M. Circuit...... 250 6 16 1 Gloucester...... 731 45 4 6 Mecklenburg...... 688 69 20 2 3 Matthews...... 648 33 4 3 . Greensyille ...... 250 11 30 1 King William ...... I 233 12 8 ...... 1 Northampton ...... 631 60 84 5 4 Southampton ...... 488 4 88 4 Eastville...... ~:: 25: ::: ... ~.~ 2: Brunswick ...... 604 121 25 1 6 Lunenburg ...... 383 11 10 Nottoway ...... 298 9 20 20 1 Nottoway Mission ...... Fredericksburg District. Farmville ...... 91 1 48 4 Fredericksburg ...... 140 20 1 Prince Edward...... 346 21 47 3 Sp6ttsylvania ...... 163 60 3 1 Charlotte ...... 315 47 2 King and Queen ...... 000 19 11 4 Middlesex...... 228 46 121 4434 365 388 32 27 Lancaster...... 428 50 56 ,...... 1 Westmoreland ...... 360 180 12 1 2 Petersburg District. King George ...... 197 13 3 1 Stafford...... 210 22 4 2 Petersburg: Fauquier ...... 215 Hi 3 4 Washington Street.... . 636 61 2 Ra.ppa.hannock; ...... 141 3! 6 1 Wesley Chape!...... 76 11 Caroline...... 360 65 1 4 3 Uuion Street Mission. 300 13 Culpepper ...... _ ...... 228 12 4 1 High Street ...... 196 10 1 Factori.es Mission ...... 220 108 2 3170 541 101 10 22 Chesterfield ...... 431 101 16 4 Manchester ...... 176 34 1 Powhatan ...... 207 12 3 Washington District. Amelia ...... 324 4 20 5 Dinwiddie ...... 469 36 13 2 1 Washington ...... 70 2 2 2 Sussex ...... 448 41 4 Alexandria...... 300 85 2 Sussex Colored Mission .. 79 30 Rock Creek ...... 80 13 11 Prince George...... 145 60 3 Howard ...... 25 18 2 Surry...... 190 7 16 7 1 Faitfax ...... 91 16 1 1 Smithfield...... 364 18 200 3 Fairfax Mission ...... 8-1 58 18 Potoma.c...... 267 11 17 1 3882 1i03 651 52 23 Leesburg ...... 111 1 Loudon ...... 208 5 9 Warredton ...... 275 28 2 1 2 N01iolk and Murfreesboro' District. Springfield...... ·85 1 9 Norfolk: Patterson Creek ...... 108 1 Cumherland Street ... .. 451 26 3 Manassa...... 48 1 Bute Street...... 710 59 Prince William...... Gran by Street...... 171 2 1 ------.------Portsmouth: 1749 237 69 3 11 Dinwiddie Street...... 526 14 2' African Mission ...... 492· Oharlottesville District. Wesley Chapel ...... 91 14 Gosport...... 116 22 29 2 Charlottesville...... 113 4 16 2 Princess Anne...... 780 119 296 19 Ii Albermarle ...... 662 68 60 2 2 Suffolk ...... 160 20 48 6 1 N elso.n .... : ...: .... , ...... 400 85 2 4 Norfolk Circuit...... 165 5 77 Nelson Mlsslon ...... 100 28 3 Murfreesboro' ...... (sO 24 70 17 2 Scottsville...... 354 40 24 Ii 3 Gates ...... 780 37 165 13 6 Fluvanna ...... 291 9 60 2 Hertford, ...... 435 36 120 10 2 Goochland...... ·· 215 22 3 1 Edenton ...... 86 T 2'34 8 1 Hanover ...... 639 87 S 2 3 Pasquotlmk ...... 479 12 3 Louisa ...... 498 21 30 Elizabeth City...... 146 '1 2 Orange ...... 163 17 9 "2 EIil'labeth City Mission.. . 2S4 lI:Jadison ...... 333 Ii 3 1 Camdeu...... " ... .. 240 190 14 '''1" 768 Virginia Oonference, 1857. Norfolk and Murfreesboro'District, (con Clay Street, Edward M. Peterson. tmued.) { African Mission, Geo. W. Nolly. White White Col'd Col'd LOC'l Union, John M. Saunders. MeDl's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Charles City, Wm. E. Judkins. ------Indian Ridge ...... 475 106 3 James City and New Kent, Alexander M. Hall, Currituck Mission ...... 187 ...... 19 Humphrey Billups, Sup'y. 5768 451 2784 148 32 Williamsburg, John K. Littleton. Hampton, John P. Woodward. Recapitulation. York, Tlws. H. Jones. Richmond District 4332 259 613 19 29 Gloucester, Jacob Shough, Henry E. Johnson. Fredericksburg " 3170 541 101 10 22 Gloucester Mission, Wm. A. Robinson. Washington " 1749 237 69 3 11 Matthews, Wm. P. Bain. Oharlottesville " 4217 370 218 11 23 Lynchburg " 4151 3U 4-16 89 18 King William, Tkos. A. Pierce, John (J. Gar· Randolph Macon 4434 365 388 32 21 lick, Sup'y. Petersburg " 3882 503 651 52 23 Norfolk & Murfreesboro'" Eastville, Cyrus Doggett, James S. Porter. District ...... 5768 451 2784 148 32 Richmond Christian Advocate, Leroy M. Lee, ------Total this year...... 31,703 3040 5270 364 -185 Editor. Total last year ...... 30,975 3527 5921 662 205 ------FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT. Increase...... 728 - D.ecrease ...... 487 651 198 20 E. P. Wilson, P. E. Fredericksburg, Geo. H. Ray. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Spottsylvania, Robert B. Beadles. for the superannuated preachers, and. the King and Queen, John B. Laurens. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Middlesex, James C. Hummer. make up the deficiencies of those who have Lancaster, Benjamin R. Duval, James M. not obtained their regular allowance on the Anderson. circuits? Westmoreland, John G. Rowe, Jacob H. $8600 00. Proctor, T. S. D. (Jovington, Sup'y. { Westmoreland Col'd Miss., to be supplied. Ques. 15. What has been collected on King George, Tkos. L. Williams. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Stafford, Ferdinand L. Way. applied? Fauquier, llobert S. Nash. Collected, $6510 19 Rappahannock, Thos. H. Early. Applied to the superannuated Caroline, Gilson Mauzey, Charles H. Boggs, preachers, widows and orphans of Robert Scott, Sup'y. preachers, deficient preachers, and Culpepper, Thomas L. Hoyle. expenses of lay stewards, $6510 19 WASHINGTON DISTRICT. Ques. 16. What has been contributed William W. Bennett, P. E. for the support of Missions, what for the publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Washington, John (J. Granberry. books, and what to aid the American Bible Alexandria, Jacob Manning. Rock Creek and Howard, Peter P. August, Society and its auxiliaries? Penfield Doll, Sup'y. For Missions, $17,500 00 Fairfax, Tkos. J. Bayton. " Tracts, Potomac, Samuel V. Hoyle • . " Sunday-schools, Leesburg, Wm. L. Dalby. " Bible Society, Loudon, Thomas A. Ware, Henry C. Cheat ham. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Warrenton, William G. (Jross, Andrew J. tioned this year? Beckwith. Springfield, Joseph E. Potts. Patterson Creek, James R. Fitzpatrick . .RICHMOND DISTRlCT. Clark, Wm. G. Williams. David S. Doggett, P. E. Prince William, one to be supplied, James H. Crown. Richmond: Berlin, Joseph H. Amiss. Trinity, James A. Duncan, Saml. T. Moor Chaplain in rr: S. Navy, Oharlea A. Davis. man, Sup'y. Wesley Chapel and Rocketts, Oharles 0. CHARLOTTESVILLE DISTRICT. Pearson. James D. Ooulling, P. E. Centenary, Nelson Head. Oregon, Joseph J. Edwards. Charlottesville, John P. Poulton. Sydney, James J. Lamkin. Albemarle, Jeremiah H'Mullen, Aaron Boone. Virginia Oonference, 1857. 769 (}harlottesville District, (continued.) Wesley Ohapel, David M. Wallace. Nelson, Thomas Diggs. Union, George N. Winfree. { Nelson Mission, John P. Brock. High Street, Joseph A. Proctor, John Kerr, Scottsville, John L. Clark. Sup'y. Fluvanna, Hartwell H. Gary. Factories Mission, Hem'y P. lVelms. Goochland, Henry.M. Linney. Chesterfield, Benj. F. Woodward, John J. Hanover, Robert T. Nixon. Lafferty. Louisa, James F. Brannin, Geo. 'V. S. Har Manchester, William G. Lumpkin. pel', Sup'y. Powhatan, Paul Whitehead. Orange, Robert W. Watts. Amelia. John Bailey, Jesse K. Powers. Madison, William M. Ward. Dinwiddie, Elassingame H. Johnson, Geo. W. { Blue Ridge Mission, James F. Finnell. Deems. Sussex, Joseph Lear, Isaac M. Arnold. Elk Run, William P. Twyman. { Harrisonburg & Woodstock, Thos. H. Haynes. Sussex Colored Mission, to be supplied. Prince George, Hezekiah B. Mitchell, A. Stew- art, Sup'y. .LYNOHBURG DISTRICT. Surry, ,John H. Payne. Leonidas Rosser, P. E. Smithfield, Oscar Littleton. Lynchburg: Petersburg Female College, Wm. H. Chris Third Street, Charles H. Hall. tian, President. Fourth Street, George w: Carter. Amherst, Thos. C. Hayes, John S. Rees, H. D. Wood, Sup'y. NORFOLK AND MURFREESBORO' Buffalo, Thomas H. Boggs. DISTRICT. Lexington, Jas. R. Waggoner, S. S. Lambeth. James A. Riddick, P. E. Fincastle, Peter A. Peterson, W. G. Dulin. Bedford, Wm. C. Blount, Wm. G. Hammond. Norfolk: Staunton, Henry S. Atmore. Oumberland Street, Frank Stanley. Campbell, Devereaux J. C. Slaughter, one to { Bute Street Mission, Wm. H. Barnes. be supplied. Granby Street, Geo. w: Langhorne. Appomattox, Lloyd Moore. City Missionary, Andrew J. Coffman. Buckingham, Joseph Spriggs, R. A. Gregory, Portsmouth: Archibald Clarke, Sup'y. Dinwiddie Street, Isham R. Finley. Cumberland, John D. Southall. African Mission, to be supplied. Wesley Chapel, Geo. F. Doggett. RANDOLPH MACON DISTRICT. jGosport, Tkos. Y. Cash. Wm. H. Wheelwright, P. E. Princess Anne, James D. Lumsden, James E. McSparren. Randolph Macon College, Alex. G. Brown. Suffolk, Rubt. N. Sledd, Allen R. Bernard, Randolph Macon Oircuit, Joseph H. Riddick. Sup'y. Mecklenburg, Benjamin C. Spiller, one to be Norfolk Circuit, Wm. Reed. supplied. Murfreesboro', Milton L. Bishop, one to be Greensville, John W. White. supplied. Northampton, William Grant. Gates, John W. Howard. Southampton, J. S. Bt'iggs, B. Devany, Sup'y. Hertford, John B. Dey. Brunswick, Alfred Wiles. Edenton, Wm. J. Norfleet. Brunswick Oolored Mission, to be supplied. Pasquotank, Francis J. Boggs. Lunenburg, James L. Spencer. Elizabeth Oity, Wm. w: Berry. jLunenburg Colored Mission, to be supplied. Elizabeth City Mission, to be supplied. Nottoway, John D. Blackwell. Indian Ridge, James O. Moss. Nottoway Oolored Mission, to be supplied. Currituck, to be supplied. Farmville, Joseph S. R. Clarke. Prince Edward, Lemuel S. Reid, James W. Wesleyan Female College, Joseph H. Davis, Blincoe, M . .M. Dance, Sup'y. President; Wm. B. Rowzie, Agent. Charlotte, EsmondH. Gibbs, N. .Thomas, Sup'y. Tract Society, Davis P. Wills, Agent; Corne Randolph Macon College, William A. Smith, lius B. Riddick, Sup'y, Assistant Agent. President; Henry B. Cowles, Agent. James S. Kennedy, transferred to Holston Conference, and appointed President of PETERSBURG DISTRICT. Strawberry Plains College. :Robert Michaels, P. E. Qnes. 18. Where and when shall our Petersburg: next C.nference be held? Washington Street, John E. Edwards, Geo. W. Charlton, Sup'y. At Portsmout,h, Va. 770 Western Virginia Conference, 1857. n.-WESTERN VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT CHARLESTON, VA., September 10-15, 1857. BISHOP PIERCE, President j SHADRACH HARGI8S, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad chiidhood, but did not make a profession of mitted on trial? religion until the twenty - fifth year of his ANSWER. Beauchamp G. Hull, James age. Soon after his conversion, he became deeply concerned as to a call to the ministry, E. Williamson, Josiah G. Hank, Joseph F. and after mature deliberation he determined Bean, James H. Burns. 5. to devote his life to that great work; and ac Readmitted: Thomas Stinchcomb. l. cordingly received license as a local preacher Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? in the M. E. Chnrch. At that time he lived William S. May, James N. Lilley, Wm. in Portsmouth, Ohio. Shortly after he was H. Fonerden. 3. licensed, the Church was divided on the ques Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full tion of slavery, and Brother Thornton believ ing the South in the right, and on the old connection? foundation of Methodism and the Bible, con Hiram Moore, Robert N. Crooks, Charles nected himself with the M. E. Church, South, F. Crooks, elder. 3. according to the plan of separation; and in Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? 1845 was employed by the Presiding Elder Elias Kendall, Richard E. Graves, Gran on the Crittendon Circuit in the Kentucky ville S. McCutchen, William Downtain, Conference, where he gave unmistakable evi· deacons of one year. Hiram Moore, Robt. dence that he had the capacity to become a useful minister of the gospel. In 1846, he N. Crooks, ordained at this Conference. 6. was admitted on trial in the Conference, and Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- appointed to the Louisa Station, where he dained elders this year? labored with success for two years. In 1848 Samuel T. :Mallory. l. he was ordained deacon, and appointed to the Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Greenupsburg Circuit, where he also remained None. two years, laboring with l$reat acceptability Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? and· usefulness. In a diVIsion of the Ken tucky Conference in 1850, Brother Thornton Burwell Spurlock, Jeremiah Farmer, was embraced in the Western Virginia Con W m. McComas. 3. ference; and at its first session, held in Park Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or ersburg, in 1850, he was ordained elde;r, and worn-out preachers? appointed Presiding Elder on the Parkers Hugh Rankin. l. burg District, where he remained two years, Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from and where he proved himself not only an able the Connection this year? preacher but an efficient officer of the Church. In 1852, he was appointed to the Guyandotte None. District, where he remained one year. In Ques. 10. Who.. have withdrawn from the 1853, he was stationed in Catlettsburg and Connection this year? Ashland, where he remained two years; and None. made himself useful, not only as a preacher, Ques. n. Are all the preachers blame but also as a teacher in the education of the less in life and conversation? rising generation, in which he took a deep Their names were called over, one by interest. He was a member of the General Conference in 1854, in which body he showed one, and their characters examined and himself to be a man of business. In 1855, he passed. was stationed in Gu!andotte; and in 1856 (Jues. 12. Who have died this year? was appointed again Presiding Elder on the Ezra C. Thornton. 1. Parkersburg District. Before entering upon his field of labor he deemed it his duty to EZRA. Cr,A.RKE THORNTON was born in the make a visit to ~is aged parents in Wiscon State of New York, April 7, 1817. He was sin but on the way, when attempting to get brought up under religious influence from his in the cars after they had started, he missed Western Virginia Conference, 1857. 771 his step, and fell upon the rails, and was hor Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary ribly mangled by the cars passing over his for the superannuated preachers, and the ribs. He survived a few hours, and then ex widows and orphans of preachers, and to Prired in great peace, Octuber, 1856. Brother make the deficiencies of those who hayc Thornton was a constant student, and a most up estimable companion. In his death our Con not obtained their regular allowance on the ference has lost one of its ablest members. circuits? He has left behind a widow and seven child $6874. ren. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Ques. 13, What numbers are in our the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Church in the bounds of the Conference? applied? Collected, $296 18 Glarksburg District. Paid to deficient preachers, $40 00 White White Cord Cord Loc" Mem's. Pl'ob's. Mem's. Prou's. Pr'se " "the superannuat.ed ------proachers, widows, and orphans, $256 00 Clarksburg and Monon· gahela...... 170 10 5 2 Ques. 16. What has been contributed l\Iillford anll Vr'eston..... 85 10 2 for the support of Missions, what for the Buchanan ...... 90 2 Lewis Circuit...... H9 13 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Nicholas ...... 108 8 Glennville...... 159 books, and what to aid the American Bible Braxton...... 200 33 3 Society and its auxiliaries? ------961 7± 9 5 For Missions, $1374 37 " Tracts, 120 00 Parkersburg District. " Sunday.schools, 82 75 Pa.rkersburg...... 170 11 16 ...... Little Kanawha ...... 392 30 2 3 " Bible Society, 50 60 Williamsport ...... 173 11 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Ravenswood ...... 305 2 4 Ripley ...... B-1 18 3 2 tioned this year? Point Pleasant ...... 202 13 5 15 1 Spring Creck ...... 2:l5 40 1 1 Mason Mission ...... 96 1 CLARKSBURG DISTRIC'r. ------1707 123 29 18 9 Stephen K. Vaught, P. E. GJ-eenbrier District. Clarksburg, William II. Fonerden. Monongahela, H,'Jbert N. Crooks. Charleston and Malden .. 82 l' 34 1 Charleston Circuit...... 287 11 2 1 Rowelsbury, James E. ,\Villiamson. Mouth of Sandy ...... 1-12 16 3 Milford an~l Weston, Samuel H. Mullen. Summerville ...... 368 57 4 1 1 Buchanan, Beauchamp G. Uull. Fayette ...... 184 40 1 3 Green brier ...... 112 81 6 1 Lewis, John A. Goff. Raleigh ...... 81 16 4 2 Braxton, to be supplied. Logan ...... 365 44 13 3 Kanawha Circuit ...... 166 5 5 1 Glennville, Granville S. McCutchen. Falls of Guyandotte ...... 104 51 3 2 ------1891 322 72 4 15 PARKERSBURG DISTRICT. Guyandotte District. George B. Poage, P. E. Guyandotte & Marshall .. 51 22 2 Barboursville ...... ,...... 155 44 1 6 1 Parkersburg, Samuel Kelley. Wayne ...... 336 115 11 3 Little Kanawha, Benjamin F. Sedwick. Louisa ...... ,0 2~ 7 1 Williamstown, Wayne Kennedy. l3ig Sanlly...... 422 75 6 3 Catlettsburg & Ashland. 58 34 15 4 1 Ravenwood, Paul H. Hojfman. Greenupsbnrg ...... 81 1 72 2 Ripley, Warwick Briscoe. Greenu!' Circuit ...... 238 45 7 5 North Li berty...... 2-!9 45 6 1 Spring Creek, to be supplied. Grayson ...... 23i 99 4 8 Point Pleasant, Richard A. Claughton, James Paintsville ...... 689 90 8 4 9 H. Burns. Tug :1<"01'1;: :\Jission ...... 48 170 ~ 1 ------Mason Mission, Abram W. Thompson. 2694 7G2 143 21 37 )Vest Union, to be supplied. Recapitulation. Clarksburg District...... 961 H 9 5 CHARLESTON DISTRICT. Parkersuurg " 1707 123 29 18 9 Greenbrier " 1891 322 72 4 15 Jacob Brillhart, P. E. Guyandotte ...... · 2G9.t 762 143 21 37 ------Charleston and Malden, William Bl:c!cers. Total this -year ...... 72;)3 1281 253 43 66 Total last year ...... 8298 ...... 283 62 Kanawha, James W. Amiss. ------Wyoming, to be supplied. Increase ...... 1281 ,13 4 Decrease ...... 1045 30 Logan, to be supplied. [The Probationers were not uistinguislleu last year.] Ch:1rlcstOll Circuit, Richard E. Gr(l"es. 772 North Carolina Conference, 1857. Oharleston District, (c~ntinued.) North Liberty, Jeremiah Farmer, Sup'y, Jo- Barboursville, Lewis G. Wood, Wm. McOo seph F Bean. mas, Sup'y. Grayson, Walter Shearer. Mouth of Sandy, James N. Lilley. Big Sandy, John T. Johnson. Guyandotte Mission, to be supplied. Louisa, Stephen A. Rathburn. Paintsv:ille. Samuel Black. GREENBRIER DISTRICT. Tug Fork Mission, Hiram Moore. Wayne, Joseph H. Wright, Burwell Spurlock, Ohristian M. Sullivan, P. E. Sup'y. Lewisburg and Union, Thomas Stinchcomb. Monroe, Shadrach Hargiss, Hazael Williams. William B. McFarland, transferred to St. Newcastle and Newport, Jehu Hank. Louis Conference. Covington, Saml. S. Mallory, Josiah G. Hank. Joseph A. West, transferred to East Texas Fayette, Oharles F. Orooks. Conference. Raleigh, Elias Kendall. Francis J. Boggs, transferred to Virginia. Summerville, William Downtain. Conference. Nicholas, {Jeorge L. Warner. Oharles H. Boggs, transferred to Virginia Conference. GUYANDOTTE DISTRICT. QUflS. 18. Where and when shall our Staunton Field, P. E. next Oonference be held? Guyandotte and Catlettsburg, John F. Medley. At Greenupsburg. Greenupsburg, R. Lancaster, Wm. S. May. 12.-NORTH OAROLIN A OONFERENOE. HELD AT GOLDSBORO', N. 0., December 2-11, 1857. BISHOP PIERCE, President; WILUAM E. PELL, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Moore, Bedford B. Shelton, Oaswell W. mitted on trial? King, and those ordained this year. 21. ANSWER. Enoch Moore, Braxton Ora Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or ven, David R. Bruton. 3. dained elders this year? Readmitted: Alexander Gattis, Robert Washington R. Richardson, James E. S. MoraD, Jas. B. Alford, Jeremiah J ohn Mann, Isaac W. Avent, Isham H. Hill, son, W m. M. D. Moore, elders. 5. Williamson Harris, Dougan O. Johnson. 6. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Adolphus W. Mangum, Geo. E. Wyche, Thomas B. James, Samuel J. Shotts, Wm. O. Gannon, George W. Heptenstall, Geo. W. Farrabee. 3. Jas. F. Smoot, Robert G. Barrett, Samuel Robertson, Alexander D. Betts, John S. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Long, James B. Bailey. 10. Joshua Bethel, W m. W. Albea, Peter Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full H. Joyner, Thomas B. Reeks, Thomas C. connection? Moses, Wm. J. Langdon. 6. *Marquis L. Wood, *J. Wheeler, *Thos. Ques. 8. ·Who are the superannuated or L. Triplett, *Jas. W. Wheeler, *Moses J. worn-out ppeachers ? . Hunt, *J. B. Bobbitt, *Medicus H. Hight, James Patterson, W m. Anderson, Thomp Oscar J. Brent, *Marcus O. Thomas, *Jon. son Garrard, John H. Watson, John R. L. Newby, *Jesse A. Ounningham, *Joseph McIntosh, Wm. Holmes, Bennett T. Blake, C. Thomas, *Washington D. Meacham. 13. Lafayette W. Martin, H.obert O. Maynard, Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Samuel Dozier. 10. Simeon D. Peeler, John S. Davis, Isaac Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from F. Keerans, Benj. F. Long, Norman A. H. the Oonnection this year? Goddin, John N. Andrews, Theophilus W. Samuel S. Bryant. 1. * Ordained deacons this year. North Oarolina Oonference, 1857. 773 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Washington District to take charge of Ports the Connection this year? mouth and Cape Hatteras Missions. In 1852, None. he was admitted into the travelling connec Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame tion, and sent to Alleghany Mission. In less in life and conversation? 1853, he was admitted into full connection, and appointed to Trent Circuit. In 1854, he Their names were called over, one by was appointed to the Rocky Point Mission. one, and their cha;racters examined and In 1856, he labored as a colporteur of the passed. American Tract Society with great success; Ques. 12. Who have died this year? and in 1857, he again labored on Cape Hat Thomas J ones, James Purvis, Arthur F. teras Mission with much acceptability. Bro Harris. 3. ther Harris was a man of ordinary ability as a preacher, but of deep piety and devotion to THOMAS JONES was born in Camden county, the cause of Christ. He died at the residence North Carolina, Oct. 25, 1802. He embraced of his father in Thomasville, Davidson county, religion in 1826, became a member of the in great peace, November, 1857. Virginia Conference in 1831, at Newbern, N. C., and was appointed to Gates Circllit, as the Ques. 13. What numbers are in our assistant of Brother Eskridge. In 1832, he Church in the bounds of the Conference? was appointed to the Sussex Circuit, to assist H. G. Leigh. For the want of biographical Raleigh District. information, this sketch is necessarily defect White White Col'd Col'd Loo'l ive. Brother Jones was a good preacher, Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. labored assiduously, and accomplished good. ------He died in Davidson county, N. C., in 1857, Raleigh City...... 205 13 1 Raleigh African Church. 313 14 in a joyful hope of a blessed immortality. Raleigh City Mission ..... 64 10 26 Raleigh Circuit...... 552 26 33 3 Henderson & Clarksville 406 64 23 1 3 JAMES PURVIS was born in Bertie county, Granville ...... 705 126 90 16 6 North Carolina, in the year 1800. He pro Person ...... 475 9 85 1 3 fesse<;l religion in 1824, and was engaged in Hillsboro'...... 55 5 20 1 2 Hillsboro' Circuit...... 616 32 118 16 5 teaching school until 1831, when feeling satis Warren ...... 220 14 5 fied ~a't he could be more useful by joining Roano.ke ...... 672 37 57 1 2 Roanoke Col'd Mission ... 1 3 the itinerancy, he became a member of the Chapel Hill ...... 111 2 30 Virginia Conference, and travelled in that Enoe Mission ...... 16 34 connection until the North Carolina Confer ence was set off, when he became a member 4081 338 817 87 25 of the latter. In this connection he labored for several years with great acceptability and Greensboro' District. success. For a number of years past, how Greensboro'...... 174 34 108 19 3 ever, he has sustained a superannuated rela Guilford ...... 658 116 55 11 8 tion to the Conference, and has resided in the Uwharrie ...... 682 50 34 2 1 Normal College Circuit.. 548 14 34 4 town of Wilkesboro', N. C., where he has Montgomery ...... 1018 94 70 4 4 done the Church good service by defending Rockingham ...... 623 9 391 10 9 the doctrines and usages of the Church, and Deep River ...... 489 50 256 6 Haw River...... 973 47 383 14 9 advancing all her interests, He died in Haw River Mission ...... 13 12 2 11 Wilkesboro' in 1857. His affiictions were Fran kl insville ...... 265 21 18 3 Alamance...... 368 16. 48 1 deep and protracted, but borne with great Wentworth ...... 666 35 89 1 Christian fortitude and resignation. His ------death was peaceful and triumphant. 6477 498 1488 71 49 ARTHUR F. HARRIS was born in Montgom Salisbury District. ery county, North Carolina, April 1, 1818. Salisbury ...... 175 60 160 46 At the age of twelve years he ~mb:aced re Rowan ...... 129 20 22 22 ligion which under the fostermg lllfluence East Rowan ...... 135 46 35 22 Mocl,sviUe ...... 445 137 67 12 3 of his 'devoted' mother, "grew with his growth, Iredell...... 641 53 132 27 1 and strengthened with his strengt~." In Alexander ...... 319 25 46 4 1840 he was licensed to preach; and m 1841, South Iredell ...... 189 62 79 64 Jonesville...... 676 68 30 7 trav~lled the Mocksville Circuit under the Wilkes ...... 421 72 32 23. 4 Presiding Elder, serving the :people usefully. Surry ...... 326 20 23 2 10 Forsythe ...... 732 104 16 12 '( In 1842, he was received on trIal In the North Winston ...... 112 17 35 14 Carolina Conference, and after one year re Davidson ...... 500 68 64 27 1 tired in consequence .of ill-h.ealth. He offici Blue Ridge Mission ...... 240 39 9 5 ated in a local capaCIty untIl 1852, when he Fisher's River Mission .. . 49 25 3 1 was employed by the Presiding Elder of th~ 5089 816 753 261 43 774 North Oarolina Oonference, 1857. Danville District. Recapitulation. White White Col'd Co\'d Loc" White White I Co!'d Col'd. Loa Mew's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. ______Mem· •• Prob· •• ~ ~ ~ Raleigh District ...... 4081 338 82 56 6 817 87 25 Danville ...... Greensboro' " 6477 498 1488 71 49 Yanceyville ...... 409 53 45 7 5089 816 368 31 30 20 1 Salisbury " 753 261 43 Leltsburg ...... Danville " 3125 344 431 59 16 Halifax ...... 300 27 90 4 Washington" 2903 416. 1169 104 18 Staunton ...... 230 20 35 4 2870 211 24 5 Newbern " 2505 172 17 Pittsylvania...... 347 37 Wilmington " 3851 404 4328 276· 26 Ft'anklin ...... 360 24 55 7 Atlantic " 851 71 69 10 Alleghany ...... 180 18 12 2 2 Patrick: ...... 267 30 22 1 2 Total this year...... 29,247 3098 11,560 10110 204 Stokes ...... 177 12 38 4 Last year ...... 28,973 3109 11,334, 1060 198 Germanton ...... 49 5 27 14 Henry ...... 356 31 47 2 Increase ...... 274 226 6 Decrease...... 11 30 3125 3,14 431 59 16 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the Washington District. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Washington ...... 176 19 429 29 2 make up the deficiencies of those who have Tar River ...... 614 103 82 13 3 Nash ...... 344 12 41 2 not obtained their regular allowance on the Plymouth ...... 126 14 36 1 circuits? Williamston ...... 459 104 128 7 4 Tarboro' ...... 29 1 13 3 1 $5410. Columbia...... 416 23 29 2 ?rlattam uskee·t ...... 3U 94 62 9 3 Ques. 15. What has been col1ected on Bath lIiission ...... 135 4. 115 15 the foregoing accounts, and how has it.. been Neuse ...... 290 42 234 28 applied? 2903 416 1169 104 18 Collected, $3009 12 Applied to deficient and superannuated Newbern District. preachers, and widows and orphans of preachers. Newbern, Centenary...... 240 27 3 1 " Andrew Chapel 926 17 Ques. 16. What has been contributed " Circuit...... 181 8 132 33 for the support of Missions, what for the Snowhill ...... 471 21 304 3 6 Wilson...... 162 22 10 1 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Everettsville ...... 4ii7 55 3 Smithfield...... 202 24 22 20 books, and what to aid the American Bible Duplin ...... ,...... 295 30 307 30 Society and its auxiliaries? Onslow...... 261 30 140 29 Trent...... 219 304 2 For Missions, $P601 07 Beaufort, Ann Street..... 271 1 " Tracts, 1202 00 Beaufort, Purvis Chapel. 190 Kinston...... 31 33 42 23 1 " Sabbath-schools, 681 01 70 17 2 Goldsboro' ...... 80 16 H Bible Society, 423 70 2870 211 2505 172 17 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? Wilmington District. RALEIGH DISTRICT. Wilmington: Front Street...... 170 976 32 Robert O. Burion, P. E. Fifth Street ...... 200 170 2 New Hanover and Ons· Raleigh, Linville L. Hendren. low nJission ...... 8 8 1 Raleigh City Mission, Gaston Farrar, R. T. Sltmpson ...... 512 145 220 35 4 Heflin. Bladen ...... 277 15 28 6 4 T·opsail ...... 2,3 26 443 24 3 Raleigh Colored Charge, James Reid. Fayetteville...... 209 24 230 2 Raleigh Circuit, Thomas S. Campbell. Fayetteville Circuit ...... 401 141 237 105 1 Robeson ...... 812 1 966 3 . Henderson and Clarkesville, John llillett. Whitesville ...... 684, 12 686 45 3 Granville, John W. Floyd. Smithville ...... 305 40 120 29 3 Person, Philmer W. Anher. Cape Fear Mission ...... 244 Hillsboro' Circuit, Henry Gray. 3851 404 4328 276 26 Warren, Robert G. Barrett, Peter H. Joyner, Sup'y.. Roanoke, Hilary' T. Hudson, Theophilus W . ..Atlantic District. Moore. Roanoke Colored Mission, Pierce W. Yarrell. Portsmouth & Ocrakoke. 112 17 25 Cape Hatteras...... 49-2 49 10 10 Chapel Hill, Adolphus W. Mangum. Cape Lookout lI1issio)l .. . 83 5 Enoe Mission, to be supplied. 16'1 34 Strait~ ...... Raleigh Female Seminary, David R. Bruton, 851 71 69 ...... 10 President. Nurth Carolt'na Conference, 1857. 775 GREENSBORO' DISTRICT. Nash, Simeon D. Peeler. Plymouth, Thos. W. Guthrie. N. H. D. Wilson, P. E. Williamston, Henry H. Gibbons. Greensboro', Lingurn S. BU1'khead, Joshua Oolumbia, Washington D. Meacham. Bethel, Sup'y. Mattamuskeet, Wm. M. D. Moore. Guilford, John M. Gunn. Bath, Samuel Robertson. Uwharrie, Wm. O. Gannon. Neuse, James B. Bailey. NormalOollege, Charles M. Anderson. Neuse Mission, Norman A. H. Goddin. Montgomery, John S. Davis. Rockingham, Peter Doub, Geo. W. Hepten- stall. NEWBERN DISTRICT. Deep River, Nathan A. Hooker. Haw River, Robert P. Bibb. Ira T. Wyche, P. E. Ihw River Mission, to be supplied. Newbern: Franklinville, Joseph O. 'rhomas. Centenary, Abram n-reaver. Alamance, Alexander Gattis. { Andrew Ohapel, Wm. M. Walsh. Wentworth, Alfred Norman. Newbern Oircuit, George E. Wyche. Normal Oollege, Braxton Oraven, President. Snow Hill, David W. Doub. { Snow Hill Oolored Miss., to be supplied. Wilson, Joel W. Tucker. SALISBURY DISTRICT. Oontentnea Mission, Jeremiah Johnson. Numa F. Reid, P. E. Goldsboro', John S. Long. Everettsville, Charles P. Jones. Salisbury, Robert S. Moran. Smithfield, Wm. E. Pell. Rowan, Marcus O. Thomas. Duplin, Jesse A. Ounningham. East Rowan, Isaac F. Keerans. Onslow, James G. Hines. Mocksville, Solomon H. Helsabeck, T. B. Trent, Isham H. Hill. Reeks, Sup'y. Beaufort: Iredell, Wm. Carter, W. w: Albea, Sup'y. Ann Street, Joseph H. Wheeler. Alexander, Washington B. Richardson. { Purvis Chapel Miss., to be supplied. Little River .:\1ission, to be supplied. Kinston, Benj. ~..,. Long. South Iredell, 'l'homas L. Triplett. Tarboro', Wm. Closs. Wilkes, James F. Smoot. Wayne Female College, Saml. M. Frost, Pre J one~ville, Isaac TV. Avent. sident. Surry, Marquis L. Wood. Forsythe, Zebedee Rush. Winston, James W. Wheeler. WILMINGTON DISTRICT. Davidson, Shockley D. Adams. Blue Ridge MiRRion, Enoch Moore. David B. Nicholson, P. E. { Fisher River Mission, to be eupplied. Wilmington: Front Street, Charles F. Deems. DANVILLE DISTRICT. Seamen's Bethel, John N. Andrews, Wm { J. Langdon, Sup'y. Junius P. Moore; P. E. Fifth Street, James E. Mann. Danville, James L. Fisher. Topsail, Williamson Harris. Yanceyville, John W Lewis. New Hanover and Onslow Mission, James H. Leasburg, James P. Simpson. JqJerson. Halifax, Wm. M. Jordan, Caswell W. King. Sampson, Moses J. Hunt, Alex. D. Betts. Staunton, Dougan C. JohnsDn. Blad en, Daniel Culbreth. Pittsylvania, John D. Halstead. Fayetteville, Wm. H. Bobbitt. Franklin, BenJ. M. Williams. { Evans Chapel, Joseph B. Martin. Alleghany Mission, Bedford B. Shelton. Fay'etteville Circuit, to be supplied. Patrick, Clarendon}lf. Pepper. Buckhorn, Washington S. Chaffin. Stokes, James B. Alford. Robeson, Paul J. Carraway. Henry, Charles H. Ph£llips. Whitesville, Oscar J. Brent. HUbboro', James B. Bobbitt. Smithville, Wm. F. Clegg. Danville Female College, Jas. Jamieson, Pre- Oape Fear Mission, Marble N. Taylor. sident. ATLANTIC DISTRICT. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. Robert 1. Carson, P. E. John Jones, P. E. Washington, Thomas P. Ricaud. Portsmouth and Ocrakoke, to be supplied. Tar River, Lemon Shell. Cape Hatteras, John IJ. Newby. 776 South Oarolina Oonference, 1857. Atlantic District, (continued.) John W. Pearson, transferred to Arkansas Cape Lookout, John Jones. Conference. Straits, Joseph Wheeler. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Greensboro' Female College, Wm. Barringer, next Conference be held? Agent. At Newbern. 13.-S0UTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. HELD AT CHARLOTTE, N. C., November 25-December 2, 1857. BISHOP PAINE, Presidentj PAUL A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Stokes, Alexander W. Walker, A. P. Mar mitted on trial? tin, A. B. M'Gilvray. 6. ANSWER. Henry D. Moore, Richard Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Dagnall, Manning "Brown, Wesley Graham, worn-out preachers? Augustin W. Walker, Wm. Carr Power, Henry Bass, Jas. L. Belin, David Der Abram N. Wells, Augustus R. Bennick, rick, Alexius M. Forster, Willis S. Haltom, Wesley Abernathy, Van Buren A. Sharp, William J. Jackson, William C. Patterson, Fletcher Smith. It. Reddick Pierce, Hartwell Spain, Joel W. T. S. Daniel, readmitted in elder's orders. Townsend, Hugh E. Ogburn. 11. Ques. 2. Whd remain on trial? Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from James M. Cline, Wm. J. E. Frippe, Ed the Connection this year? ward G. Gage, Joel H. Gleason, Evan A. Julius J. Fleming. 1. Lemmond, Francis M. Morgan, Jonathan L. M'Gregor. 7. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Connection this year? Ques. 3. Who are admitted iJ).to full None. connection? George K. Andrews, Wm. S. Black, Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Andrew J. Evans, Samuel J. Hill, John less in life and conversation? W. Murray, R. Randolph Pegues, John Their names were called over, one by 'V. Puett. 7. one, and their characters examined and Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? passed. Minton A. Connelly, Samuel B. Jones, Ques. 12. Who have died this year? John W. Crider, William A. Hemingway, Charles S. Walker. 1. Francis M. Kennedy, Jesse S. Nelson, CHARLES s. WALKER was born in Charles Alexander B. Stevens, Eugene W. Thomp ... ton, South Carolina, Jan. 22,1815. At the son, Caspar E. Wiggins, Landy Wood, R. Young Men's Prayer-meeting, he was brought W. Burgess, and those ordained this year, to know himself a sinner, and to feel the need viz.: George K. Andrews, W m. S. Black, of a personal interest in the Saviour. He was Andrew J. Evans, Samuel J. Hill, John happily converted to God on the 30th Sept., W. Murray, R. Randolph Pegues. 18. 1830. In the ardor of his early love, h~ gave himself fully to his Master's work, and ere he Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or had attained his legal majority, in the fresh dained elders this year? ness of his youth he forsook the home of his Jacob S. Conner, Joshua T. DllBose, father to encounter the toil and privatioa of Lewis M. Hamer, Ba~l G. Jones, Daniel a Methodist preacher's life. He was admitted A. Ogburn, John W. Puett. 6. on trial into this Conference in the beginning of 1834, and sent to Black Swamp Circuit; Ques. 6. Who have located this year? in 1835, he travelled the Walterboro' Circuit; None. in 1836 and 1837, he labored on the Pocata. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? ligo Mission; in 1838, on the Rockingham Chades Betts, J. T. Munds, George W. Circuit; in 1839, on Combahee and Ashepoo South Ca1'olina Conference, 1857. 777 Mission; in 1840, on the Black River Circuit; Georgetown District. in 1841, in Fayetteville; in 1842, in York White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l ville; in 1843, in Brunswick Circuit; in 1844, Mem's. Prob's. Mem's, Prob's. Pr's. 1845, and 1846, on the Black River and Pee Georgetown...... 161 64 887 229 1 Dee Mission; in 1847, on the Wadesboro' Santee Mission ...... 804 84 Circuit; in 1848, on the Black River and Pee Sampit " ...... 140 22 Black Riverand Pee Dee Dee Mission; in 1849 and 1850, on the Dar Mission...... 88 18 1359 100 1 lington Circuit; in 1851 and 1852, on the Black River Circuit...... 532 153 823 92 1 Wadesboro' Circuit; in 1853, on the New Black Mingo Mission..... 8 265 47 Lynchburg Circuit...... 289 18 175 3 berry Circuit; in 1854, on the Abbeville Sta Darlington" 9U 330 722 211 11 tion; in 1855, he was made Supernumerary, Bennettsville " 1093 115 74R 61 6 Socit>ty lIilI Mission...... 6 113 12 and stationed at Spartanburg; in 1856, he Marion Station...... 140 19 153 71 3 was appointed Agent for Wofford College; Mariou Circuit...... 1188 181 669 67 20 and at the last Conference he was appointed Liberty Chapel Mission.. 25 163 66 Conwayboro' Circuit...... 626 80 246 43 8 for the present year to Spart.anburg Circuit. Waccamaw Mission...... 39 7 504 188 He entered upon the duties of his last ap Upper Waccamaw Miss.. 119 42 10 11 Sumter Station...... 200 17 490 56 3 pointment with his accustomed zeal and de Sumter Circuit...... 563 50 1197 86 5 votion. Indeed, the fidelity with which he endeavored to perform his duties was pro 5995 1100. 9468 1446 62 bably the cause of his death. For several years he had complained of an affection of Oolumbia District. the throat, anq his exposure to the severe weather of the last winter in meeting his en Wa.shington Station ...... 237 78 552 251 2 Marion " 103 34, 95 12 1 gagements on the circuit, brought on a vio Congaree Mission ...... 13 2 349 68 lent attack, of which he died, Jan. 18, 1857. Columbia Circuit ...... 372 83 102 30 2 He was a man of stern integrity, sound judg Richland Pork Mission ... 43 23 265 59 1 Barnwell Circuit...... 123 18 100 8 ment, and high moral courage; and to these Black ville " 408 53 365 24 qualities may be added great simplicity and Orangeburg" 658 63 660 190 9 Lexington " 432 135 393 111 5 purity of character. In our Conference, he Santee " 352 33 OliO 19 3 was an efficient member of the Joint Board Upper Santee Mission .. . 33 3 569 56 of Finance; and the confidence reposed in Fairfield Circuit ...... 319 11 379 21 1 Chester " 405 34 371 49 him by his brethren was shown by bis elec Winnsboro' " 173 17 516 108 2 tion as a trustee to two of our institutiolJs of learning. His well-spent life was followed 3671 587 5326 1006 26 by a peaceful death. In his last illn~ss he gave assurances of an unshaken trust in God, Ookesbury District. and he has left to his family and to the Church Cokesbury Circuit ...... 459 38 561 69 5 the richest legacy-the remembrance of his Abbeville •• 415 40 769 100 5 virtuous life and unspotted character. Edgefield " 802 107 961 91 7 Graniteville Mi88ion ...... 95 1 Aiken Station ...... 23 1 100 5 2 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Newberry Station ...... 48 3 290 26 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Newberry Circuit...... 700 25 850 30 4 Union " 708 43 358 78 2 Tiger and Enoree Miss ... 200 124 Oharleston District. Laurens Circuit ...... 715 12 440 30 4 White White cord Col'd Loc'l Green ville Station ...... 81 5 210 59 Mem's. Prob's. Mem'B. Prob's. Pros. Greenville Circuit ...... 626 34 116 13 4 Anderson " 877 68 372 20 13 Charleston: Pickensville " 298 16 17 3 Cumberland ...... 156 18 1179 187 Jocassell Mission ...... 155 20 Trinity ...... 289 10 1642 196 1 Pickens Circuit ...... 245 72 32 4 4 Bethel ...... 170 6 1200 405 1 Walhalla Mission ...... 100 8 1 St. James ... _ ...... 160 10 246 104 2 Cooper River Circuit ... .. 528 48 722 33 13 6347 492 5277 649 54 Cypress " 664 6 672 43 6 St. George's " 525 28 405 39 2 Walterboro' " 676 160 680 113 2 Oharlotte District. Black Swamp " 265 25 347 54 3 Cooper River Mission .... 706 269 18 145 205 Charlotte Station ...... 155 8 164 12 1 St. Andrew's " Charlotte Circuit...... 938 194 457 109 St. ~e~rge's & St. Paul's MIssion ...... 33 24 103 110 Concord •• 543 117 436 56 Pon Pon Mission ...... 484 120 Albemarle " 647 31 94 20 a Wadesboro' Station ...... 127 12 114 15 1 Ash:p~o and Colllballee MissIOn ...... 861 90 Wadesboro' Circuit ...... 905 124 485 160 6 Prince WilIIam's Miss .. . 4 173 35 Chesterfield " 430 69 284 81 4 Savannah River " 1 532 123' Camden Station ...... 102 9 310 34 1 Wateree Mission ...... 31 2 943 162 Okatee " 22 179 14 Edisto & Jehossee" .. , 501 109 Lancaster Circrtit...... 299 42 442 181 193 56 Beaufort " 11 267 98 Catawba Mis8ion ...... 9 Allendale Circuit ...... 166 11 155 35 Chemw Station ...... 108 7 187 68 817 88 273 17 4 Black River Mission ...... ------Monroe Circuit...... 3688 352 11,199 2382 30 5111 703 4382 971 20 778 South Oarolina Oonference, 1857. Shelby Disi1·ict. Bethel, William H. Fleming. White White Co!'d Col'd Loc'l St. James, William A. Hemingway. lleDl's,. Prob's. )'ielU'S. Prob's. Pr's. Coope).' River, William W. Jones, William Spartanburg Station...... 285 3 160 17 4 J. E. Frippe. Spartanburg Circuit...... 570 50 130 14 3 Cooper River Mission, Geo. w: Moore, one ~Upper Broad Riv'r lI1iss. { Yorkville Station...... 77 46 94 67 1 to be supplied. Yorkville Circuit...... 281 69 272 105 1 Cypress, Daniel May. Lincolnton " 957 143 461 103 6 St. Andrew's Mission, to be supplied. Shelby" 5R2 GO 101 20 6 { Rutllerford "...... 743 149 355 78 3 St. George's and St.. Paul's, Abram Nettles. Catawba" 1130 140 200 35 7 St. George's, James T. Kilgo. South lI10uutain )1ission J75 101 6 Lenoir Circuit...... 695 57 li5 35 4 Walterboro', David w: Seale, one to be lI1organton Circuit...... 926 109 550 30 4 supplied. Columbus " ...... ~ ~ ~1 __7 = Pon Pon Mission, Willia1n A. Clarke. . 6712 975 2567 517 39 Ashepoo, Frederick Rush. Combahee, Martin L. Banks, Edward G. RecapitUlation. Gage. Charleston District...... 3688 352 11.199 2382 30 Prince William, William Hutto. Georgetown " 5995 1100 9468 1446 62 Bamberg, Hugh A. C. Walker, Geo. w: Stokes, Columbia " 3671 587 5326 1006 26 Sup'y. Cokes bury " 6347 492 5277 649 54, Allendale, William Crook. Charlotte " 5111 703 4382 971 20 Shelby " f?712 975 2567 517 39 Black Swamp, ~ewis M. Hamer, William C. Power. Total this year...... 31,524 4209 38,219 6971 231 Total ilist year...... 31,104 4173 36,746 6610 226 ISavannah River Mission, John D. w: Crook, 'l Richard Dagnall. Increase...... 420 36 1473 361 5 Bluffton Mission, Samuel Leard. *The report of Upper Broad River lI1ission is incorp Oolumbia District, (continued.) Concord, John Watts. Barnwell, Edmund A. Price. Albemarle, John w: Puett. Blackville, Alexander B. Stephens. 'Vadesboro', Francis M. Kennedy. Orangeburg, Paul A. M. Williams, Daniel A. Wadesboro' Circuit, Marcus A. M' KibbenrR. Ogburn. Randolph Pegues. Lexington, Martin Eady, one to be supplied. Cheraw, Lewis A. Johnson. Santee, Joshua T. Dubose. Chesterfield, Edward J. Pennington. { Upper Santee Mission, Abraham P. Avant. Monroe, Lewis Scaraorough, John W. Aber- Fairfield, Jackey'M. Bradley. nathy. Chesterville, Miles Puckett. Camden, Hilliard C. Parsons. ateree Mission, Jacob L. Shuford, Evan Winnsboro', Manning Brown. { "r Sumter Station, John A. Porter, James T. A. Lemmon. llfunds, Sup'y. Lancaster, John W. Crider. Sumter Circuit, Bond English. { Catawba Mission, Andrew J. Cauthen. Aiken, William E. Boone. Carolina Female College, Tracy R. Walsh, Graniteville Mission, William M. Mood. President. 'l'ract Agent, Samuel Townsend. Columbia Female College, William Martin, SHELBY DISTRICT. Agent. John W. Kelly, P. E. COKESBURY DISTRICT. artanburg, Wm. O. Kirkland. Spartanburg Circuit, Basil G. Jones, Alex. Robt. J. Boyd, P. E. w: Walker, Sup'y. Pacolet, Samuel J. Hill. Cokesbury, John w: North. Broad River Mission, to be supplied. Abbeville, Oolin Murchison, Abram N. rYorkville, Osgood A. Darby. { Wells. Yorkville Circuit, Landy. Wood. Edgefield, John R. Pickett. Shelby, Eugene W. Thompson. Butler, Thos. S. Daniel. Lincolnton, James S. Ervin, one to be sup Ninety-Six, Wm. H. Lawton. plied. Newberry Station, Cornelius McLeod. Lenoir, Fletcher Smith. Newberry Circuit, Thomas Raysor, Wesley Catawba Circuit, Joseph Parker. { W. Graham. South Mountain Mission, to be supplied. Union, Wm. A. M' Swain, Henry D. Moore. Morganton, George w: Ivey. { Tiger and Enoree Miss., John Finger. John's River Mission, to be supplied. Laurens, John A. Mood, Van Buren A. Sharp, M'Dowell,1 Jesse S. Nelson. A. P. Martin, Sup'y. Rutherford, Abner Ervin, Augustus R. Ben Greenville Station, Francis A. Mood, A. B. nick. H' Gilvray, Sup'y. Columbus, Minton A. Connelly. { Greenville Circuit, Jacob S. Oonnor. Wofford College, Wm. M. Wightman, Presi Anderson, Robert P. Franks, W m. S. Black. dent; Whitefoord Smith, Professor. Pickensville, Augustin W. Walker. Spartanburg Female College, Oharles. Taylor, { Jocassee Mission, to be supplied. President; Joseph Cross, Professor; Henry Pickens Circuit, Joel H. Gleason. H. Durant, Agent. . Walhalla Mission, John H. Zimmerman. Davenport Female College, Henry M. Mood, Cokesb\lry School, Saml. B. Jones, James w: President. Wightman. University North Carolina, Albert H. Shipp. Professor. R. W. Burgess, left without appointment by CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. order of the Conference. Sidi H. Browne, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Charlotte Station, Elias J. Meynardie. Charlotte Circuit, Lewis M. Little, ,Jonathan next Conference be held? L. M'Gregor. At Charleston, S. C. 780 Georgia Oonference, 1857. 14.-GEORGIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT WASHINGTON, GA., December 9-18, 1857. BISHOP PAINE, President; J. BLAKELY SMITH, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Chambers, Albert W. Rowland, and Mar mitted on trial? shall F. Malsby. 10. ANSWER. George G. Smith, James R. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Smith, Lewis L. Ledbetter, Geo. W. Yar Silas H. Cooper, Robt. Stripling, ]'rank brough, Whitfield Anthony, Leander A. lin L. Brantley, and Edwin White. 4. Strange, John P. Bailey, Augustus T. Wil Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? liamson, David R. McWilliams, James R. Alexander Means, Joseph H. Echols, Freeman, John T. Norris, Thos. W. Hayes, Edmund W. Reynolds, Charles L. Hayes. Newdaygate B. Ouseley, Edward J. Rentz, 4. Sam!. A. Clarke. 15. William J. Wardlaw, an elder, was re Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or admitted. 1. worn-out preachers? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? W m. Arnold, Eli Bennett, Francis Bird, Saml.J. Bellah, JesseW. Carroll, John S. Robt. W. Lovett, Cicero A. Mitchell, Ford, Alex. Gordon, Windsor Grah/!.m, Jacob C. Neese, Goodman Hughes, (elder,) Whitman C. Hill, James Hunter, J. J. M. Wm. A. Parks, Wm. T. McMichael, Alex. Mapp, James Quillian, J. B. C. Quillian, M. Thigpen, George H. Patillo, John W. John Simmons, Allen Turner, James B. Reynolds, Smith Davenporb, Robert W. Turner, Joseph T. Smith, Miller H. White, Dixon, Wm. H. Moss, James D. Junkin, Francis W. Baggerly, Alexander Averett, Francis X. Forster. 14. Young F. Tignor, Claiborne Trussell, Jacob Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con R. Owen, Ira L. Potter, W. A. Simmons. nection? 25. *Habersham J. Adams, *Wallace B. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Bailey, *Elijah N. Bolan, *Benj. F. Breed the Connection this year? love, *David W. Calhoun, *Wm. F. Cook, None. *John W. M'Gehee, *Jas. V. M. Morris, *Absalom H. Ogletree, *Wm. C. Rowland, Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the *Peter M. Ryburn, *David E. Starr, *Thos. Connection this year? H. Stewart, John W. Turner. 14. None. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Ques. 11. Are all the preachers 'blame Jas. M. Armstrong, Alvin J. Dean, Jno. less in life and conversation? W. Burke, Geo. G. N. MacDonald, Wm. Their names were called over, one by one, J. Scott, Jackson Rush, James W. Tray and their characters examined and passed, wick, Thos. T. Christian, Wm. S. Turner, except Tyre B. Harbin and Noah Smith, John P. Howell, Jas. O. A. Clarke, Wm. who were suspended. S. Baker, Milford Hamby, Wesley P. Pled Ques. 12. Who have died this year? ger, Wm. W. Tidwell, James T. Ainsworth, Raleigh Greene, W. A. Edwards. 2. and those ordained this year. 29. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and RALEIGH GREENE died at his residence in Upson county, Georgia, October 8, 1857, ordained elders this year? . in the sixtieth year of his life and the for WIll. G. Allen, Weyman H. Potter, Jas. tieth year of his ministry. He professed re H. Reese, Robert N. Cotter, Noah H. Pal ligion when about seventeen years of age. mer, W m. M. D. Bond, Thos. Boring, J os. He entered the itinerancy and travelled con- * Ordained deacons this year. Georgia Oonference, 1857. 781 secutively a .few years, and then located, as, because he had preached to the people of his perhaps, too many have done, under what he direct charge. If there were others destitute, deemed a justifiable necessity in view of his to whom he could pl'each by increasing his property i~terests; and remained in the rela labor, he did so indefinitely. He· was a tion of a. local preacher for a series of years. preacher who went into the highways, and In the management of his worldly goods ~ mto the uninviting lanes of poverty and was not prosperons. It seemed as if confu ignorance, calling all to come to Christ; and, sion and unproductiveness were inherent in under all his griefs and troubles, he seemed all his worldly imaginings and efforts; and always to be in rich communion with God. he was soon brought to fear that he had coun lIe died in full assurance that Christ was the selled too much with the world and the flesh Rock of his salvation. in the reasonings which had led him to . locate. But in tlie meantime he had become WILLIAM A.. Ei>w ARDS has gone to his re so entangled in the meshes of this world's ward. Done with the labors and ills of life, complex illusions, as to hold him back for he is now resting with God in heaven. He years from returning again to the more con died in the twenty-fifth year of his age, on genial and delightful work of an undivided the Clarkesville Circuit, about the 20th of ministry. At last, however, he was readmit April, 1857, having been on trial in the ted, and once more found himself at home and Georgia Conference the year previous. Not happy. And although, as after troubles de withstanding the shortness of his ministerial monstrated, he was premature in his return life, such was his humility, his devotedness to his worldly business not being in as good a his work, and his superior preaching ability, condition as his sanguine hopes led him to for one of his age, that he had endeared himself judge-still, for the last four years he has to all who knew him. He was a young man received regular appointments, and filled them of deep piety, !lhowing forth th.e beauty of with zeal and fidelity. Especially may this holiness, both in the pulpit and among his be said of him in regard to his labors on the flock. His great ca.re for the" lambs of the Factory Mission, at Columbus. It was work flock" was remarked by all. He was de which suited him and he suited the work. cidedly the most popular man among the No missionary ever labored more indefati children we ever knew. His death was tri gably, and his success was in good propor umphant. He often expressed himself will tion. But early in the spring of thil3 ye,ar, ing to die, and frequently shouted aloud the 1857, after having felt at different times some praises of God. A short time before his premonit()ry symptoms of a kindred charac death he called the family around him, and ter, he was arrested with a neuralgic affec affectionately bade them farewell, exhorting tion, sudden as lightning's flash, leaving hi~ them to meet him in h~aven. His last words for a while like a fixture in his tracks until were, "Thank God, I die at my post." helped to bed by friendly hands. The origi nal attack took. on three several phases, such Ques. 13. What numbers are in our as partial paralysis, complicated rheumatism, Church in the bounds of the Conference? and neuralgia, alternating with each other. He recovered far enough to be carried home. Augusta Districf. He went home to get well, but never returned . Whi~ Wbite cord Co!'d LOB'! .His health continued bad, but variable, until lIem's. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·•• a few days before his death, when the 0I!ce ------well-fortified· springs. of life yielded readl}y Augusta: St. John's...... 340 65 and rapidly to the invading influences of du; St. James's...... 312 13 ease. Christian charity imputes no crime to Trinity Col'd and Fac- tory Mission ...•...... 576 149 5 the.subject of this obituary on account?f the Savannah: bad condition into which he brought hIS pe Trinity ...... •...... 385 12 4 "Wesley Chape!...... 218 15 3 cuniary interests and responsibilities. His Andrew ChapeL ...... 448 27 4 misfortune was that, like many other good City Mission ...... men, he had more credit than he had prac Oha~am ~1is8ion ...... 73 14 10 Springfield...... 242 44 78 32 2 tical business talent, and therefore the appa Sylvania ...... 337 73 63 59 4 rent errors in his life had their origin in. his Scriven Colored Mission. 393 30 head and not in the sanctuary of his heart. ·Waynesboro' ...... , .... j 406 15 3 Burke Colored Mission .. 445 435 The ~riter of this memoir can testify to the 394 61 57 6 fact of such mournful grief in the bosom of ~~~!~:~~e C~i'd.. ~i~;i~~·.: I 279 79 Richmond ...... 273 105 5 16 2 the deceased, lest the Church might suffer by Warrenton...••...••••.... : .. 536 l!3 259 54 10 his undefligned errors in worldly plans, as to SpPorta •...... ••.....•...... H6 56 159 30 1 feel assured that his grief fed the worm that Hancock ...... 212 30 33 .1 Hancock Col'd ~ission ...... 360 30 gnawed upon the nerve of life. During his Columbia ...••••....•.•..•••.. 215 9 201 20 2 labors on the mission, his efforts de!ll0n~trated that he never felt as though he dId hIS duty 4089 545 8323 994 47 4 782 Georgia Oonference, 1857. Wh!te White CoI'd oord Loe'l Athens D1:strict. . Mem's. Mem's. Pr· •• --Prob's . ----Frob' •. - White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Palmetto and CoI'd Miss. 4il9 51 123 17 8 M~m'8. !'Too .... Mem's. Prob· •. P·r's. ------._- Carrollton ...... 363 4il 26 Athens ...... 218 11 4 Villa. Rica...... 518 75 31 10 7 Athens Co I'd Mission ..... 260 6 Franklin ...... _. 317 32 96 2 , Watkj,nsvilJe ...... 871 ,3 101 4 9 West Point ...... 63 17 58 13 1 Factory Mission ...... 123 20 2 Harralson ...... 215 3 12 3 Madison ...... 111 18 -- 108 35 4 2221 426 - Morgall ...... * ••••• 162 27 1 6908\"764 83 Kingston Col'd Mission .. 44Q Greensboro' ...... 499 75 377 17 .') Lexington ...... 334 21. 148 21 Macon District. 'Vashington ...... 112 15 104 70 1 'Vilkes ...... 223 13 118 23 3 Macon and Vineville...... 566 116 7 Lincolnton ...... 224 5 103 9 ...... Macon City.Mission ...... Elberton ...... 648 52 251 12 2 Macon Colored Charge .... 459 303 1 Broad River Mission ...... 160' 12 Clinton and Bethel CoI'd ------Mission ...... 122 43 428 95 --3525 300 2162 209 --29 Monticello...... 365 86 285 18 7 Eatonton & CoI'd Miss ... 883 86 508 56 6 Milledgeville ...... 200 200 Dahlonega District. Jeffersonville ...... 205 42 212 34 1 Perry...... 847 95 283 41 7 Dahlonega...... 987 268 59 20 10 Ocmulgee Mission ...... 265 GaineSVille ...... 510 163 66 11 6 Fort Valley ...... 639 79 269 115 8 Carnesyille ...... 891 60 94 8 10 Fort Valley CoI'd Mias ... 233 30 Clarkesville ...... 681 130 70 60 10 Culloden and Knoxville Canton ...... 833 72 43 6 6 Mission ...... 484 67 678 lil8 7 Ellijay Mission ...... 717 71 11 7 Forsyth...... 349 3 1 4 Blairsville Mission ...... 495 101 11 6 Forsyth Col'd Mission .... 205 85 Morganton " ...... , 318 90 5 ------Murph~ 460 50 13 2 6 3660 506 3925 886 47 .n" Clayton 18 2 ----._-2 --5970 --1007 367 107 . 68 Oolumbus District. ·Columbus...... 52 'j AtZanta District. Columbus Col'd Chl\.rge .. 27 3 Columbus Factory Miss. 45 '63°1...... I Atlal1ta : Colnmbus City Mission .. :~~~I Wesley Chapel & Col'd Cusscta ...... 345 42 129 24 3 Charge ...... 350 10 185 4 6 Buena Vista...... 540 107 344 24 7 Trinity & Evans Chapel Butler ...... : ...... 412 ~3 17 7 Mission ...... 171 17 4 Flint River Mission ...... 205 Atlanta Circuit.: ...... 487 24 99 12 2 Talbotton ...... 168 28 121 67 2 Decatur...... 417 24 176 16 3 Taloot Circuit ...... 502 35 248 48 Lawrenceville...... 986 108 83 27 7 Thomaston ...... · 109 17 82 4, Monroe ...... 536 39 47 4 4 Upson & CoI'd Mission ... 505 41 200 40 ;3 Newton ...... 528 27 161 30 7 Hamilton ...... 406 43 412 26 7 Covington and Oxford ... 269 19 127 7 8 Whitesvi He ...... 289 64 169 42 7 M'Donough ...... 694 45 94 32 6 ------I-I Powder Springs ...... 581 4 56 1 9 --3974 607 2557 288 161 Marietta...... 157 6 97 12 3 Roswell ...... 670 100 45 15 -- -- 5846 --423 1170 --145 --74 Americus District. 'Lumpkin Station...... 147 11 117 10 Rome District. Stewart Circuit ...... 545 201 7 Chattahoochee Mission .. 332 Rome...... 11 100 40 2 Cuthbert and Emmans.. 160 26 140 1 Etowah Mission ...... 75 Fort Gaines ...... 423 108 122 75 5 Cave Spring ...... ~~'~I729 169 200 62 19 Terrell...... 345 109 67 11 9 Cedartown ...... 50 10 16 1 3 1 Starkville & CoI'd Miss... 76 24 18 62 Cassvillc ...... 180 73 340 26 17 Americus ...... 103 11 61 19 4 Calhoun ...... 608 95 106 10 13 Americus Ct. and Sum- Dalton Station ...... 159 10 25 7 7 tel' Mission ...... 414 60 105 84 8 Dalton Circuit...... 477 73 68 13 15 Oglethorpe...... 121 1 66 4 1 Spring Place ...... 527 40 42 2il 11 Vienna and Dooly Miss .. 334 128 61 72 7 Lafayette ...... 973 125 78 25 14 Hawkinsville ...... 141 52 '76 92 2 Dade Mission ...... 328 243 7 8 5 ------Summeryille ...... 430 64 84 10 6 2859 526 1356 369 44 Subligna...... 4 2 Lookout Mountain Miss. 2~g ;~ I ... ~~ .... ~ Sandersville District . .')002 1022 1196· 230 115 Sandersville ...... 347 37 223 46 4 Irwinton ...... 178 30 46 5 La Grange District. Dublin ...... 261 611 93 98 3 Jacksonville ...... 520 70 85 23 3 LaGrange...... 178 6 148 10 2 Reidsville...... 215 94 85 29 -1 Troup Circuit ...... 404 20 300 4 Hinesville ...... 255 9 324 20 .3 Greenville...... " ...... · 881 138 557 114 8 Darien ...... 60 3 112 22 Zebulun...... · 568 136 253 43 9 M'In-tosh Mission ...... ' 30 60 Jookson, ...... , ...... · 370 39 143 14 2 Emmannel Mission ...... 136 32 2 8 a Griffin Statio.n ...... 264 61 110 34 9 Bryan and Bnlloch...... 1110 2il 30 6 Fayetteville...... , ...... 638 84 163 31 14 --' ----- Newnan ...... , ...... 72il 73 227, 62 12 --2092. 360 10liD 266 20 (}eor[J~ia Conference, 1857. 783 Recapitulation. Sylvania, D. W. Calhoun, one to be sup'd. White White Co1'd Col'd Lao'} Scriven Colored Mission, Wm. B. 1If' Han. Waynesboro', Wm. J. Cotter, George G. ------~~~~~I Augusta District...... 4089 545 3323 994 47 Smith. Athens" 3525 300 2162 209 29 Burke Colored Mission, Richd. J. Harwell. Dahlonega" 6970 1007 367 107 6S t Atlanta" 6846 423 1170 145 74 Louisville, Thos. F. Pierce, James D. Junkin. Rome " 6502 1022 1196 230 116 Richmond, Thos. Boring. I,aGrange" 5908 764 2221 426 83 Warrenton, Josiah Lewis. MlLcon " 3660 506 3925 886 47 Columbus" 3974 507 2557 288 61 srarta, John H. Caldwell. AmericlIs" 2859 526 1356 369 44 Hancock, Freeman F. Reynolds. Sandersville " 2092 360 1050 256 20 Hancock Colored Mission, James Jones. Total this year ...... 43,425 6960 19,327 3910 578 Columbia, John H. Grogan. Total last year. ...••.. •.• 43,456 0636 19,313 3117560 Increase•...•...... •..•. 14 793 18 ATHENS DISTRICT. Decre!LSe ...... 31 676 Alfred T. Mann, P. E. Athens, Harwell H. Parks. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Athens Colored Mission, W m. A. Parks. for the superannuated preachers, and the Watkinsville, Wm. H. C. Cone, Augustus widows and orphans of preachers, and to T. Williamson. make up the deficiencies of those who have 1Factory Mission, Henry Cranford. not obtained their ,regular allowance on the Madison, Wm. R. Foote, Jos. H. Echols, Sup'y. Morgan, Newdaygate ;S. Ouseley. circuits ? { Morgan Col'd Mis~., Melitiah H. Hebbard. $9838. Greensboro', George C. Clarke. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Lexington, Richard Lane, Geo. W. Yarbrough. the foregoing accounts) and how has it been Washington, James O. A. Clarke. Wilkes, John S. Dunn. applied? Lincolnton, Wesley P . .Amold. Collected, .$7041 02 Elberton, Jno. W. Knight, W m. H. Moss. Applied as follows: Broad River CoI'd Miss., And1'ew J. Deavour9. Madison Female College, JM. L. Pie?'ce,_ Pre- To superannuated preachers, wi sident. dows and orphans of preachers, Emory College, Wm. J. Parks, Agent. deficient preachers, and for sta- tionary, $7041 02 DAHLONEGA DISTRICT. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Daniel D. Oox, P. E. for the support of Missions, what for the publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Dahlonega, Thomas T. Christian, John P. books, and what to aid the American Bible Bailey. Clarkesville, NO(Lh H. Palmer, Richard H. Society and its auxiliaries? . Waters. For Missions, $18,594 41 Carnesville, Wm. T. Norman, Jacob C. Neese. " Tracts, 4443 07 Gainesville, Wm. Brewer. tc Sunday-schools, 2222 12 Canton, Wm. G. Allen. " Bible Society, 2858 77 Ellijay, Wm. P. Olonts. Blall'sville, John W. Brady. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Murphy, Wallace B. Bailey. tioned this year? Hiwassee and Clayton Miss., Joseph Cham bers, James V. M. Morris. AUGUSTA DISTRICT. ATLANTA DISTRICT. James B. Payne, P. E. Waite?' R. Branham, P. E. Augusta: {St. Johns, Joseph S. Key. " Trinity Mission, Jas. H. Reese. Atlanta: " St. Ja.mes, Eustace W. Spe('JJ'. Wesley Chapel and Colored Charge, Oaleb Savannah: Trinity, Weyman H. Potter. W.Key. " Andrew Chapel, W. P. Ple<;lger. Trinity and Evans Chapel Mission, Robert " Wes]ey Chapel, L. G. R. Wig- B. Lester . gins. .AUanta Circuit, Smith O. Quillian. fI Capers Co1'd Miss., to be sup'd. Decatur, Marshall F. Malsby. Isle of Hope. J. M. Armstrong. Lawrenceville, John W. Yarbrough. Springfield, .'kikmon.o. H(J/lTi$. Monroe, Robt. W.Lovett. 784 Georgia Oonference, 1857. Atlanta District, (continued.) Monticello, John B. M' Gehee. { Oxford Circuit, John w: Talley, Cicero A. Jasper Colored Mission, to be supplied. Mitchell, A. Means, Sup'y. Eatonton, Milledgeville and Bethel, L. Pierce, Covington, Habersham J. Adams. John '1'. Norris. M'Donough, Albert Gray. Putnam, Wm. D. Shea. Powder Springs, Alfred Dorma'lJt. Perry, Ohas. A. Ful"wood. Marietta, Thos. H. Jordan. Qcmulgee Mission, James Dunwody. Fort Valley, David Blalock. Roswell, Isaac N. Or.aven. Fort Valley Mission, to be supplied. Emory College, Wm. J. Sasnett, Professor. Culloden and Knoxville, Wm. F. Cook. American Bible Society, G. Jeff. Pearce, Ag't. Culloden and Knoxville Colored Miss., to be " supplied. ROME DISTRICT. Forsyth, Michael A. Olonts. { John O. Simmons, P. E. Forsyth Colored Missio~, to be supplied. J a.ckson, David R. M'Williams. Rome, Wm .. .M. Orumley. Southern Christian Advocate, Edw. H. Myers, Cave Spring, Whitfield Anthony, Wm. T. Editor. McMichael. Wesleyan Female College, O. L. Smith, Pre { Etowah Mission, to be supplied. sident; Francis X. Forster, Professor; J. Cedar Town Station, James W. Traywick. Blakely Smith, Agent. Alatoona Mission, John Strickland. Tract Society, John W. Burke, Agent. Gassville, Lewis J. Davies. Calhoun, John H. Mashburn. Spring Place, Henry P. Pitchford, COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Dalton Station, James M. Dickey. James w: Hinton, P. E. Dalton Circuit, Goodman Hughes. Columbus, Girard, and Colored Charge, Alex. 'Lafayette, Albert W. Rowland, Samuel A. M. Wynn, Jas. M. Austin. Clarke. Factory Mission, Wm. W. Tidwell, OlJas. 1.,. Dade, to be supplied. Hayes, Sup'y. Lookout Mountain Mission, to be supplied. Cusseta and Colored Miss., Tkos. H. Whitby, Summerville;Wm. M. D. Bond. Milford Hamby. Cherokee Wesleyan Institute, Robt. F. Jones, Buena Vista and Colored Mission, George Principal. Bright, John M. Bright. Cassville Female College, Danl. Kelsey, Prof. Bqtler, John M. Marshall, Edmund W. Rey nolds, Sup'y. LAGRANGE DISTRICT. { Flint River Colored Mission, Wyatt Brooks. Talbotton, James Harris. Samuel Anthony, P. E. "Talbot Circuit and Colored Mission, Smith LaGrange, Jas. E. Evans. Davenport, Jas. R. Freeman. Troup, Wm. A. Florence. Thomaston, Wiley G. Parks. West Point, John W. M'Gehee. Upaon and Colored Mission, Dennis 0' Dris Greenville, Leonard Rush, Robt. W. Dixon. coll, Morgan Bellah. Zebulun, Jesse R. Littlejohn. 1amilton and Colored Mission, Lewis L. Led Griffin, Ohas. R. Jewett. better, Wm. M. Watts. Fayetteville, Harvey H. McHan. Whitesville, Robt. A. Oonner, Jackson Rush, Newnan, Edmund P. Birch. Sup'y. Palmetto and Colored Mis., John W. Turner, one to be supplied. AMERICUS DISTRICT. Carrolton, James T. Ainsworth. Villa Rica, ldiles w: Arnold. Jas. B. Jackson; P. E. { Harralson Mission, Wm. J. Wardla1o. Americus Station, Wm, J. Scott. Jonesboro' Station, George H. Patillo. Americus Circuit, David Orenshaw. Franklin, John P. Howell. { Sumter Coi'd Miss., Absalom H. Ogletree. Chaplain in U. S. Navy, Ohas. W. Thomas. Terrell, Davidson Williamson. LaGrange Female College, Wm. G. Oonnor, Fort Gaines, John B. Wardlaw. President; Wm. H. Evans, Agent. Cuthbert and Emmaus, JohnH. Harris. Stewart, Jos. T. Turner, John W. Reynolds. MACON DISTRICT. { Chattahoochee CoI'd Miss., Elijah N. Bolan. Lumpkin and Green Hill, Geo. G. N. Mac· John W. Glenn, P. E. Donald. Macon" Vineville, and City Mission, JeSse Starkville and Mission, Alvin J.Dean. Boring, Thos. H. Stewart. Oglethorpe Station, John P. Duncan. { Macon Colored Mission, Wm. S. Turner. Vienna, John E. Sentell. Clinton, Peter M. Ryhurn. Hawkinsville, Thos.W. Hayes. Alabama Conference, 1857. 785 Americus District, (continued.) Hinesville, Tkos. S. L. Harwell. Isabella Mission, Edw. J. Rentz. Darien, Lewis B. Payne. Hawkinsville Colored Mission, to be supplied. M'Intosh Mission, Robert N. Cotter. Bryan and Bulloch, Benj. F. Breedlove. SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT .. Emmanuel Mission, James G. Worley. Walter Knox, P. E. John P. Dickinson, transferred to Alabama Conference. Sandersville, Danl. J. Myrick, Leandel" L. James B. Smith, transferred to Florida Con Strange. ference. Irwinton, W m. S. Baker. Jeffersonville, Alex. M. Thigpen. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Dublin, David E. Starr. Jacksonville, Wm. C. Rowland. ~ext Conference be held? Reidsville, Wm. F. Conley. At Columbus, Ga. 15.-ALABAMA CONFERENCE. HELD AT SELMA, ALA., Dec. 2-10, 1857. BISHOP EARLY, President; THOMAS W. DORMAN, Sec1·etary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad lie, Neil Gillij3, Jas. W. Glenn, John S. mitted on trial? Moore, John T. M. Gregory, Geo. J. Ma Robert K. Hargrove, James F. Handall, son, Julius N. Glover, Edward B. M'Lel Cicero L. Dobbs, Benj. L. Selman, Daniel land, John Latham. 17. S. M'Donald, Ulysses Philips, James M. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Hood, Thos. F. Greene, Wm. N. Wilson, Robt. S. Woodward, William C. Hearn, John P. Jones, Robert D. Carver, Wesley Thomas C. Wier, Francis J. T. Brandon, B. Dennis, W m. H. Wild, Thos. W. Lane, Joseph W. Hightower, Gabriel Hawkins, Ethelbert B. Norton, Wm. P. H. Connerly, William M. Motley, John W. Rush, Joshua Thomas C. M'Caskey. 17. W. Jordan, Wm. A. J\I'Carty, Thos.S. Readmitted: Edwin C. Hardy, Thomas Abernathy, Wm. A. Sampey, Jas. M. Pat M. Lynch, William B. Adams, elders, and ton, Malcolm M. Graham, Lewis F. Dow Robert Scales. 4. dell, Chas. D. Nicholson, Chas. Quellmaltz, Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? LaFayette Patterson. 18. Billups D. Gale, Samuel Briggs,' Ulysses Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or L. Thompson, Joseph B. Stone, Abram dained elders this year? Adams, James D. Cameron, Rufus Nichol Francis Walker, Danl. M. Hudson. Geo. son, James F. R. Brandon, John W. Ma A. Shaeffer, David C. B. ConnerJy, J as. M. bry Robert J. Sampler, Warren D. Nichol Campbell, Whitman C. Turner, W m. H. son; Isaac 1. Tatum, John F. Dickinson, Carter, Sheldon J. Kelly, Francis M. Crain. Anson West, Theophilus Mangham, Moses 9. E. Butt, Robert R. Roberts, James L. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Sampey W m. K. Towles, John B. Powers, Jno. W. Broxson, Jno. R. Thomas, Jno. John W. Solomon, Warrenton S. Wing W. Ellis, Thos. Y. Armstrong, Alex. M. field, James A. Neely. 23. Samford, Abijah Watson. 6. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? connection? Wm. Murrah, Ebenezer Hearn, E. V. Nathanael H. Self, Evans Nicholson, Levert, John C. Strickland, LaFayette Benj. G. Fleming, Ezekiel Nabers, Wm. Patterson. A. Montgomery, Warren H. Wardlaw, J os. Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or r. Abernathy, Jas. M. Gann, Robt. Smi- worn-out preachers? 786 Alaba.ma CO'flljerence, 1857. Zaccheus Dowling, John T. Roper, Jef tion of disea.ses. But a few hours remained ferson Bond, J no. Foust, Francis M. Crain, between him and the grave. He spent them Elias B. Story, Thos. Lynch, W m. B. Bar not in faithless repinings at the dispensation of Providence, but, as one who had the sen nett, Nicholas P. Scales, Jesse Ellis, W m. tence Qf death in himself, that he should not Rhodes, Wiley W. Thomas, Wm. N. Peavy, trust in himself, but in God who raiseth the John D. Worrell, Charles D. Nicholson, dead, he retired from the struggle of life to James W. Holston. 16. the tranquillity of heaven. He died in the Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from bosom of his family, near Columbiana, Ala., the Connection this year? August 23d, 1857. His last words referred None. to the condition of the circuit on which he labored. Knowing that his future destiny Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the was bound u~ with the certainties of eternity Connection this year? and the veritIes of the gospel, his last thought John C. M'Daniel. 1. was directed to a field of labor that yet re Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame mained among the uncertainties of time. A less in life and conversation? full assurance of faith rendered him so cer Their Dames were called over, one by tain of his own salvILtion, that he had time, one, and their characters examined and even when his own life could be counted by breaths, to speak of the" little flock" whose passed. salvation was not yet so certain. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Learner B. M'Donald. 1. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Church in the bounds of the Conference? LEARNER B. M'DON ALD was born in Giles county, Tennessee, January 8, 1815. He ~obile ])istrict. was converted to God in his fourteenth year, White White Co\'d Co\'d Loc'! and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mem's. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob'8. Pr's. In August, 1833, he entered LaGrange Col ------Mobile: lege, where he continued faithful to his cove Franklin Street...... 236 26 1 nant with the Lord amid the allurements of a State Street Co I'd Mis. 610 140 German Mi~sion...... 25 6 student's life, till December, 1837, when he St. Francis Street ...... 160 18 3 felt (Janed to the work of the ministry; and Little Zion Co I'd Miss. 165 35 in July, 1838, was licensed to preach. In the WeSley Chape!...... 94 35 West Ward...... 46 12 autumn of that year he joined the Tennessee ToulI/linville and Tur- Conference, and was transferred to the Ala nersville ...... 100 16 11 5 Pascagoula...... :.... 236 9 71 4 bama Conference. His first appointment was Black Creek Mission...... 175 30 7 1 Washington qrcuit, 1838; Cedar Creek, St. Stephens...... 91 25 89 38 1 Mauvilla...... 71 26 2 5 2 1839; Line Creek, 1840 and 1841; Cahaba, Miltonville ...... 207 62 89 68 4 1842; Greene, 18431 and 1844. In 1845 and Enterprise ...... 159 26 35 18 3 1846, he was appointed to Fayetteville Cir cuit; in 1847, to Carrolton Circuit; in 1848, 1600 291 1061 322 24 and 1849 to Havana Circuit; III 1850, to Carrolton again. In 1851 he was appointed ])emopolis ])istrict. Presiding Elder of the Blountsville District, Demopolis...... 67 54 87 8 a district mountainous, extensive, populous, Arcola Col'd Mission ...... 274 29 Sprh:ig Hill ...... 123 5 210 16 1 and poor; where he did the work of a faith Linden ...... 173 61 160 9 2 ful minister of the New Testament, and was 'McKinley Col'd Miss ...... 67 12 Dayton ....· ...... 90 5 110 20 eminently.useful in superintending the prac Dayton Col'd Mission .. .. 124 103 tical interests of Methodism for four years. Uniontown and Colored In December, 1854, he was removed to Talla Mission ...... 70 15 102 23 Orrville...... 253 54 478 1 dega District, where he remained, abundant Butler ...... 252 119 38 10 in labors, for two years. At. the Confer Bladen Springs ...... 142 71 32 ence in Tuskegee, December, 1856, he re Gaston ...... 358 48 180 38 4 ceived his last appointment, to Harpersville 1528 432 1862 2G8 8 Circuit. His health began to decline early in the spring; but a zeal for souls urged him Macon ])istrict. on to labor, regardless of physicallimitatioDs. Macon ...... 133 17 77 23 2 He preached his last sermon, it is believed, Warsaw and Cord Miss. 78 25 88 15 on the first Sunday of July, 1857. After Scooba...... 96 43 225 36 2 Sumterville...... 72 14 1 that, his preaching was the silent exhorta... Gainesville...... 31 1 56 11 tion of a trustful lif.e. On the eY'eni~g of Livingston ...... 80 50 1 DeKalb ...... 444 110 161 6 the 23d of August, he began to give symp Lauderdale ...... 3J.'() 37 30 15 7 toms of a speedy dissolution from a complica- Belmont ...... 164 30 190 31 2 Alabama Conference" 1857. 787 Macon District, (continued.) SU.1nmerjield District. White White Col'd Col'd Loo'l White White Cord I CoJ'd Lo"'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Mem's. P,rob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. ------Forkland and Watson's .. 60 2 300 30 ------Selma ...... 86 2 96 11 2 Willow Pond Col'd Miss. 9 42 35 1 Summerfield...... " 160 3 120 6 5 Eutaw ...... 102 6 135 20 ...... Ocmulgee Col'd 1I1iss ...... 30 2 54 2-1 1 Perryville...... 228 36 42 14 3 1609 285· 1354 216 22 Centreville ...... 580 80 61 8 5 Montevallo ...... 79 80 37 1 Wetumpka...... 80 6 180 15 1 Tuskaloosa District. Autauga ...... 411 66 29ti 39 8 Prattville ...... Tuskaloosa...... 56 11 95 7 162 46 260 155 Chestnut Creek ...... 126 51 32 20 Tuskaloosa Circuit...... 112 8 145 67 Cahaba ...... Scottsville Mission ...... 63 14 152 35 301 51 63 6 2 Hamburg ...... 58 7 25 3 Northport ...... 143 3 39 15 2 --'------New Lexington ...... 491 68 57 25 4 1957 358 1190 182 26 Brush Creek ...... 427 33 189 38 6 New Prospect ...... 182 12 65 250 Newberne & Oak Grove .. 35 5 245 32 Montgomery Dist1·ict. Greensboro' ...... 132 30 175 25 4 German Creek Col. Miss. 115 10 MQntgomery ...... 275 37 Greensboro' Col. Miss.... 2 130 Montgomery Col'd Mi~s. 607 61 Pmirie Creek Col'd Miss. 499 155 Catoma Col'd Mission .. .. 26 111 Marion ...... 141 30 306 47 1 Montomery Circuit ...... 87 11 254 162 Jones's Valley...... 469 70 71 12 7 Tuskegee...... 177 18 47 74 2 Cahaba River Mission ... .. 62 127 131 Tuskegee Circllit...... 736 139 348 52 20 Andrew Col'd Mission .. .. 6 179 54 2657 483 2360 840 27 Crawford ...... 700 170 7 Uchee Col'd Mission ...... 980 173 Columbus District. Auburn ...... 186 31 170 18 5 Lafayette ...... 517 100 92 70 8 Columbus ...... : ... . 314 16 2 Oak Bowery ...... 511 107 359 58 13 Columbus Col'd Mission. 160 14 Tallassee ...... 500 50 80 20 4, Plymouth Col'd Mission. 149 39 Dadeville ...... 482 103 34 9 12 Columbus Circuit ...... 326 32 90 Ii 5 Fayetteville...... 323 31 44 8 4 4203 766 3261 751 73 Moscow ...... 436 89 21 7 5 Caledonia ...... 337 1'7 45 5 4 Athens ...... 431 78 70 31 8 Lowndesboro' Dist1·ict. Mount Zion ...... 620 38 52 8 11 Pickensville and Carrol- Lowndesboro' ...... 58 10 144 12 ton ...... 85 34 51 58 1 Lowndesboro' Col. Miss. 107 1 Greene ...... 295 48 112 9 3 Big Swamp -Col. Mission. 5 120 20 Pickens Circuit ...... 502 62 376 46 6 Argus ...... 350 34 115 2 8 Macon " 179 34 50 52 I) Greenville...... 611 bl bl 8 7 Prairie Hill & Col'd Miss 110 36 155 24 Troy...... 506 68 22 13 13 Plum Creek Col'd Miss ... 241 56 Geneva ...... 824 58 66 Elba...... 153 30 8 2 3958 515 1616 368 54 Walton Mission ...... 109 19 17 1 Pleasant Hill ...... 100 19- 1 Pleasant Hill C61'd Miss .. 233 Blountsville District. Union...... 303 47 97 66 4, Bloun tsville .. , ...... 388 152 16 11 Milton ...... 65 1 10 6 1 J~sper ...... ; 241 94 3 1 7 Escambia...... 200 47 18 20 1 20 15 :~~~~~ke~Ys~:~~:::::::::' ~~g .~ 1 1 7 3334 375 1008 148 38 l'ikeviUe" 397 34 5 15 1 Warrior" 376 25 8 Eufaula District. Ashville...... 569 94 5 77 44 7 Harpersville...... 413 78 Eufaula...... 121 6 Little River Mission...... 137 48 5 107 10 I...... 14 1 6 Glennville...... 341 79 67 12 7 Lebanon...... 453' 21 Glennville Col'd Mission 329 64 ...... Town Creek Mission...... 204 28 2 1 7 Villula...... 180 44 Short Creek" 272 34 Enoll and Barbour...... 778 158 274 69 12 4405 639 239 62 73 Barbour Colored Mission 20 5 163 52 Chunnenuggee Col. Miss. 330 53 ...... Perote Col'd Mission ...... 160 26 Talladega District. Clayton...... 306 65 115 16 4 Otho Col'd M~ss ...... 180 20 Jacksoll ...... 188 61 85 64 4 ~~~:::Ii~i~;;:::::::::::::::1 3~~ 1~ II t ~ Greenwood ...... 202 35 58 4 Talladega . and Alexan- Mariana...... 828 100 23 1 dria Colored Mission... 250 110 Choctawatchee...... 289 4ll 5 I> Wewokaville...... 294 85 19 30 7 St. Andrew's Bay Miss ... 9 19 151 Marble Valley Mission... 127 31 7 1 Apal~chicola ...... 103' 13 98 4 1 Socapatoy...... 441 40 34 3 Woodville ...... 484 120 26 24 5 Tallapoosa...... 32~~ 2.t! 47 22 1~ Abbeville ...... 407 199 120 8 Randolph...... 247 28 12 4 Arbacoocha...... II 3280 810 2278 606 52 Hillabee ...... 5391~1 66 9~ 14 7 Jac1(sonville...... 50 6 3 White Plains...... 501 ~: ~~ 1~ 1~ Camden District. Centre...... 700 65 5 Camden .. , ...... 401 5 I 2 Codar Bluff ...... 379 '''24 .... 2 5 I 4.J, Cedar Creek...... 220 Gadsden...... 353 39 __1 __ '_ 111 13/ 7 Su~gsville ...... : ...:...... 96 25 3nl69 5066 937 6031 211 73 Galllestown MissIOn...... 8 2 67 ~~ ... ~ 188 Alabama Oonference, 1857. Camden District, (continued.) St Francis Street, Allen S. Andrews. { Whit~ White Co\'d Col'd Loa'\ Little Zion Col'd Miss., Abrn.m Adams. ------Mem's. Prob's. Mew's. Prob's. Pr's. Wesley Chapel, Thomas C. Wier. .Grove Hill ...... , ...... , I 150 75 30 4 1 West Ward, to be supplied . Lower Peach Tree...... 339 141 ...... 141 4 Village Circuit, Whitman O. Turner, Daniel ~lount Pleasant...... 36 36 126 47 1 Fish Rh·er...... 60 52 12 35 S. M'Donald. Pensacola...... 41 21 25 35 Pascagoula, Wm. A Montgomery. Navy yard...... 47 27 13 18 Black's Ben'!...... 120 36 50 10 2 Ocean Springs, to be supplied. Monroeville...... 326 94 258 30 5 St. Stephens, Wm. A. Sampey. Mauvilla, to be supplied. 1483 564 1060 426 23 Enterprise, Junius E. Newman. Recapitulation. Mobile District ... 1600 291 1061 322 24 DEMOPOLIS DISTRICT. Demopolis " 1528 432 1862 268 8 Macon " 1609 285 135-1 216 22 James A. Heard, P. E. Tuslmloosa. " 2657 483 2360 840 27 COlumbuB " 3958 515 1616 368 54 Demopolis, to be supplied. Blountsville " 4405 639 239 62 73 Arcola Colored Mission. John Williamson. Talladega " 5066 937 603 211 73 Summerfield " 1957 358 1190 182 26 Spring Hill, James H. Ewing. lUontgomery " 4203 766 3261 751 73 Linden, George F. Ellis, Robert H. Harris. Lowndesboro' " 3334 375 1008 148 38 Enfala " 3280 810 2278 606 52 Dayton, Jacob M. Jennings. Camden 1483 56-1 1060 426 23 Dayton Colored Mission, John C. Huckabee, " ------{ Total this year...... 35,080 6455 17,892 4400 493 Prairie Bluff Col'd Miss., to be supplied. Totallas.t year ...... 34,613 7513 17,912 3627 500 Uniontown and Col'd Miss., Wm. P. Harrison. ------Orrville, Lawrence M. Wilson. Increase...... 467 773 Decrea.se ...... 58 20 1 Butler, Warrington S. Wingfield. Bladon, Jas. F. R. Brandon. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Gaston, Sheldon J. Kelly. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and .orphans of preachers, and to MACON DISTRICT. make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance on the Tkos. Y. Ramsey, P. E. circuits? Macon, Wm. E. M. Linfield. $10,810 50. Warsaw and Colored Mission, W m. C. Hearn. Scooba, Joseph B. Stone. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Sumterville and Gainesville~ Geo. A. Shaffer, the foregoing accounts, and how has it been James M. Head. applied? Livingston, Josepl~ B. Cottrell. Collected, $5950 12 De Kalb, Wm. Ira Powers. Lauderdale, James L. Sampey. Paid to deficient preachers, $5950 12 Belmont, Jas. W. Shores, one to be supplied. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Forkland and Watson Chapel, Daniel Dnncan. for the support of Missions, what for the Willow Pond Colored Mission, to be supplied. Eutaw, Robert M. Saunders. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Eutaw Colored Mission, James M. Patton. books, and what to aid the American Bible Noxubee, Leroy Massingale. Society and its auxilil:J.ries? ]'or Missions, $27,217 11 " Tracts, 4392 65 COLUMBUS ·DISTRICT. " Sunday-schools, 1357 35 Thos. J. Koger, P. E. 608 00 " Bible Society, Columbus, Edwin Baldwin. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Columbus City Mission, George Shaeffer. { tioned this year? Plymouth Colored Mission, to be sur>plied. Columbus Circuit, Julius N. Glover, William Murrah, Sup'y. MOBILE DISTRICT. Moscow, Ulysses L. Thompson. Caledonia, Wm. Vaughn. Joshua T. Hem'd, P. E. Athens, Jas. D. Cameron. Mobile: Mount Zion, Ethelhert T. Norton. Franklin Street, Mark S. Andrews. Pickensville and Carrolton, Gabriel Hawkins. State Street Colored Mission, Alexander Greene, Edward C. Hardy. { M'Bride. Pickens, And. J. Coleman, Thos. C. M'Caskey. German Mission, Charles Quellmaltz. Macon Circuit, Robt. K. Hargrove. Alabama Oonference, 1857. 789 Columbus District, (continued.) Cedar Bluff, James A. Neely. Plum Creek Colored Mission, Elisha Callar Gadsden, Morgan C. Turrentine. way. Talladega Conference Institute Francis M. Grace, Principal; Joseph T: Abernathy, { Prairie Hill and Colored Mission, Silas H. Cox. Agent. TUSKALOOSA DISTRICT. SUMMERFIELD DISTRICT. Joseph J. Hutchinson, P. E. John w: Starr, P. E. Tuskaloosa, John Matthews. Selma, Edward Wadsworth. Summerfield, Josiah Barker. Scottsville Circuit, John T. M. Gregory. { New Lexington Circuit, George R. Talley. Caha;ba Col'd Mission, Greenberry Garrett. Brush Creek, to be supplied. PerryvIlle, Ezekiel T. Nabors. New Prospect, James .A. Peebles. Centreville, Thos. F. Green. Montevallo, Frands T. J. Brandon. New bern and Oak Grove, Howard A. Hend { erson. Shelby Coal Mine Mission, to be supplied. rGreensboro', Wm. Shapard. Wetumpka, John D. Fisher. GreenSboro' Col'd Miss., to be supplied. Autauga, Wm. B. Neal, Ulysses Phillips. German Creek Col'd Miss., to be supplied. Prattville, Josiah Bancroft. Cahaba, Thos. P. Crymes. P~airie Creek Col'd Miss., Jno. w: M'Cann. arlOn, Thos. w: Dorman, Eugene V. Levert, Hamburg, Robert S. Woodward. i Centenary Institute, D. O. B. Oonnerly, Prin Sup'y. Jones Valley, Francis Walker. cipal. { Cahaba River Mission, to be supplied. Southern University, Christopher C. Callaway, MONTGOMERY DISTRICT. Agent. Oliver R. Blue, P. E. Methodist Female High School, Tuskaloosa Montgomery, .Archelaus H. Mitchell. John M. Bonnell, Principal. ' Montgomery Col'd Miss., Ben). S. Williams. Tract Agent, Philip P. Neely. Catoma Col'd Mission, James W. Brown. BLOUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. lonti?omery Circuit, Lewis F. Dowdell, Isaao I. Tatum. Oharles Strider, P. E. Tuskegee, James L. Cotten. Tuskegee Oircuit, Cornelius N. M'Leod one Blountsville, Robert R. Roberts. to be supplied. ' Jasper, Evan Nicholson. Andrew Colored Mission, John W. Rush. Murphree's Valley, Nathanael H. Self. Crawford Qi.rcuit, Jas. A. Clement. Hancock Mission, Cicero L. Dobbs. Russell Circuit, Robert R. Dickinson John O. Pikeville Mission, James M. Gann. Stricklin, Sup'y. ' Warrior Mission, Rufus Nicholson. Auburn, Ohristopher D. Oliver. Harpersville, John B. Powers. Oak Bowery, John w: Laney, Wm. H. Wild. Columbiana, George w: Brown. Lafayette, to be mpplied. Little River Mission. Benjamin L. Selman. Dadeville, John N. Dupree. Lebanon, James J. Pickett. Dadeville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Black Oak Circuitr....Edward B. M'Clelland. Tallassee, James ,V. Glenn. Ashville, Warren lJ. Nicholson. Book Editor, Thomas O. Summers. Tract Society, Jej/,erson Hamilton, Secretary. TALLADEGA DISTRICT East Alabama Male College, Edward J. Ha- Willis D. Matthews, P. E. mill, Agent. Tuskegee Female College, Samuel Armstrong, Talladega Station, Bennet B. Ross. Agent. Talladega Circuit, Elisha Phillips. Coosa Mission, Wm. N. Wilson. EUFAULA DISTRICT. Wewokaville and Marble Valley Mission, Frederick G. Ferguson, P. E. Edward M'Means, Wm. K. Towles. Socapatoy, one to be supplied, James F. Ran- Eufaula, Wm. M. Motley. dall. Glennville, Wm. K. Norton, Thos. W. Lane. Tallapoosa, Robt. J. Sampler. Glennville Colored Mission, Francis H. Roanoke, Jas. M. Towles. Wardlaw. Arbacoochee Mission, John W. Mabry. Villula Colored Mission, Joshua W. Jordan. Hillabee, to be supplied. Enon, Stephen F. Pilley, Moses E. Butt. Jacksonville, Uriah Williams. Barbour Colored Mission, to be supplied. White Plains, Geor1!!:e J. Mason. Chunnenuggee Colored Mission, William B, Center, Robert Scales. .Adams. Cross Plains, Samuel Briggs. Perote Colored Mission, to be supplied. 790 Florida Oonference, 1857. Eufaula District, (continued.) Benton, Thomas S. Abernathy, Jr. Clayton Circuit, Lewis P. Golson. Union, John F. Dickinson. Abbeville, Thomas L. Densler. Otho Colored Mission, Lafayette Patterson, CAMDEN DISTRICT. Sup'y. Wood ville, John W. Solomon. Dugald Carmichael, P. E. Greenwood, James M. Campbell. Camden, Wm. A. M' Carty, Ebenezer Hearn, Ma.riana, Walter C. Harris. Sup'y. Jackson, Malcolm M. Graham. Cedar Creek, Theophilus Moody. St. Andrew's Bay Mission, Wm. T. H. Con { Black's Bend,. Anson West. nerly. Monroeville, Wm. P. Miller. Newton, Benjamin F. Fleming. Claiborne Colored Mission, Neil Gillis. Union Springs, Wm. H. Ellison. Escambia, John Latham. Milton and Yellow River Mission, James R. LOWNDESBORO' DISTRICT. Rabb, Wm. M~ Shockley, Sup'y. Anthony S. Dickinson, P. E. Pensacola, Daniel M,. Hudson. Lowndesboro' and Hayneville, Thomas M. Navy Yard, John S. Moore. J-ynch. Hollywood and Fish River, Theophilus Mang- { Big Swamp CoI'd Miss., Asa Skinner. ham. Argus, Joseph T. Curry. Mount Pleasant, Robert Y. Rew. Greenville, Joseph W. Hightower. Suggsville, Henry Urquhart. Sepulga, Hilliard J. Hunter. Gainestown Mission, John P. Jones. 'l'roy Circuit, Billups D. Gayle. Grove Hill, Wm. H. G'arter. Troy and Orion, John A. Spenee. Lower Peach Tree, Thos. S. Abernathy, Sr. Geneva, Robert D. Carver. Charles L. Hays, transferred to Georgia Con- Haw Ridge, Robert Smilie. ference. Elba, Wesley B. Dennis. Walton Missioll, to be supplied. Ques. 18. Where and when shan our Pleasant Hill, Walter H. M'Daniel. next Conference be held? { Pleasant Hill Colored Mission, Peleg R. M'Crary. At Macon, Miss., Dec. 1, 1858. 16.-FLORIDA CONFERENCE. HELD AT THOMASVILLE, GA., December 16-21, 1857. BISHOP EARLY, President j PEYTON P. SMITH, Secreta1'l/' QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full mitted on trial? connection? ANSWER. Horatio G. Townsend, Oscar *Joseph A. W. Johnson, *Valarious C. A. Myers, 'William Williams, Henry F. Cannon, Grandison Royster, Thos. R. Bar Smith, Wm. A. Dyall, Isaac Munden, Robt. nett, *Samuel F. Cobb, *Willi~ P. O'Kane, A. Carson, Jeremiah Rast. 8. *Thomas A. Carruth, *Theophilus J. J ohn Wm. H. Thomas, readmitted in elder's son, *Charles P; Murdock, Robt. F. Lanier, orders. 1. James M. Mills, *Isaac A. Towers. 12. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Benjamin J. Johnson, Jesse J. Giles, Franklin A. Branch, James O. Branch, Leroy B. Giles, Jasper K. Glover, Edward Amos Davis, James T. Stockton~ John L. F. Gates. 5. Williams, Francis 1\1. Wilson, W m. Davies, * Ordained deacons this year. Florida Conference, 1857. 791 John '\V. Timberlake, Aaron W. Harris, Thomasville District. and those ordained this year. 17. White White Col'd . Col'd Loc1 Mem's. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob's. Pr·s. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or ------ThomasvilIe..... _ ...... 80 7 86 14 2 dained elders this year? GrooversviJIe ...... 160 40 75 25 1 James W. Jackson, Archibald Johnson, Troupville ...... 158 8 76 10 5 Flint River ...... 93 25 47 2 Robert J. M'Cook, Wm. Peeler, David L. Grand Bay Mission ...... 100 12 50 12 Kennedy. 5. Isabella 33 1 6 Alapaha " 90 29 2 3 1 Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Oclocknee " 42 14 5 10 3 Moultrie " 18 1 Capel Raiford, Milton C. Smith, J as. H. " ------M. Gardner, James Peeler, Willis Hall, 774 --136 3,17 74 15 Samuel S. Cobb, Mart.in V. Wells, Jas. W. Wright. 8. Madison District. Madison ...... 378 108 250 125 4 Ques. 7. ,\Vho are the supernumeraries? Monticello ...... 308 24 236 38 5 South Madison Mission .. 93 1 3 3 Joseph J. Sealy, Joshua Carraway. 2. Madison CDI'd Mission ... 11 4 35 5 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Aucilla eoI'd Mission ..... 14 4 136 25 Santafee Mission ...... 185 54 12 67 3 worn-out preachers? Hamilton ...... 157 105 161 46 2 Suwannee Mission ...... 67 38 11 9 E. L. T.Blake, Mahlon Bedell, John L. Columbia ...... 181 151 61 50 4 Jerry, Anderson Peeler, John Penny, Thos. Alligator ...... 32 3 72 5 ------Gardner, Thos. Taylor, Jesse M. Valentine. 1426 492 977 370 -21 8. St. Mmoy's District. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from St. Mary's ...... 49 78 25 the Connection this year? Centrevillage and Satilla 134 41 263 69 5 Brunswick Station ...... 66 11 12 I 2 None. Brunswick Circuit...... 200 10 60 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Altamaha Mission ...... 94 21 Alabaha...... _...... 15 18 the Connection this year? Waresboro' ...... 188 25 24 11 2 Irwin Mission ...... 75 29 6 1 1 None. Ockmillgee ...... 51 1 24 30 Clinch Mission ...... 68 9 9 Ques. 11 .. Are all the preachers blame Holmesville...... · ...... 343 148 21 10 4 less in life and conversation? St. Mary's River Miss .... ------Their names were called over, one by 1189 --274 595 177 14 one, and their characters examined and passed. Jacksonville District. Jacksonville ...... 121 8 140 15 2 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Black Creek ...... 92. 6 42 6 1 Pilatka ...... 32 8 2 None. Fernandina ...... 33 6 42 15 Ques. 13. What nurobe·rs are in our Duvall Mission ...... 3\1 17 1 10 1 Orange " ...... 13 8 4 3 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Volusia " ...... Newnansville ...... 267 161 180 St. Johns ...... 54 9 54 8 1 ---',iii I"'" Tallahassee District. 651 223 463 249 13 White White Cord Co!'d Loc'! Mem's. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob's. Pr·s. Tampa District. ------Tallahassee ...... 132 3 182 8 2 KeyWest ...... 222 17 44 14 2 Quincy ...... 121 1 252 15 Tampa...... 88 49 65 16 2 Apalachicola ...... 80 15 75 2 Manatee ...... 22 Leon Circuit...... 463 31 556 50 7 Hillsboro' Mission ...... un 25 4 20 3 Leon Colored Mission .... 242 34 Hernando " 92 9 23 15 1 Chair's Mission ...... 20 10 300 102 1 Marion ...... 151 19 134 20 3 Gadsden ...... 275 41 362 205 1 Cedar Keys ...... 38 28 16 9 South Gadsden ...... 2;l3 25 23 10 3 Sumter Mission ...... 129 33 28 19 4 Newport ...... 136 21 1 11 ------84 77 21 25 1 873 180 314 113 15 Wakulla ...... · ------1534 224 2014 460 17 Recapitulation. Tallahassee District ...... 1534 224 2014 460 17 Bainbridge District. Bainbridge " 822 169 908 163 11 'fhomasville " 774 136 347 74 15 Albany ...... 57 12 83 13 .t ••••• Madison " 1426 492 977 370 21 Bainbridge...... 63 2 57 1 St. Mary's .. 1189 274 595 177 14 Newton ...... 85 1 107 29 Jacksonville " 651 223 463 249 13 Morgan Mission ...... 8Q 30 1 5 1 Tampa " 873 180 314 113 15 Milford ...... 105 28 157 48 2 ------Blakely ...... 200 47 480 30 4 ~'oial this year...... 7269 1698 611'18 1606 106 Decatur...... 232 49 23 38 3 ~'otal last year ...... 69-U 1335 4885 1146 97 ------~ 822 169 908 163 -11 Increase ...... 326 363 733 4110 9 792 Florida Oonference, 1857. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary ST. MARY'S DISTRICT. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to Tkos. N Gardner, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who have j St. Mary's, Wm. L. MU1-phy. not obtained their regular allowance on the 1 Satilla Mission, to be supplied. circuits? Centrevillage, James M. N Lowe. $3725. St. Mary's River Mission, to be supplied. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Waresboro', Wm. Edwards. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Holmesville, ~'hos. R. Barnett. Brunswick Station, Dennis B. Lyne. applied? Brunswick Circuit, W1n. H. Thomas. Collected, $2505 70 Jacksonville, James O. Branch. Applied to the superannuated Black Creek, Grandison Royster. preachers, widows and orphans of Fernandina, Edward F. Gn.tes. preachers, and deficient preach- Duvall Mission, Joseph A. W. Johnson. ers, $2505 70 St. John's Circuit, Benj. J. Johnson. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Pilatka, Valarious C. Cannon. for the support of Missions, what for the publication of Tracts and Sunday-school MADISON DIS'rRICT. books, and what to aid the American Bible John W. Mills, P. E. Society and its auxil,iaries? For Missions, $6150 55 Madison, David L. Kennedy. " Tracts, 591 20 South Madison Mission, to be supplied. " Sabbath-schools, 463 18 Wakena, Frederick. R. C. Ellis. " Bible Society, 800 25 Monticello, Samuel Woodberry. Aucilla Colored Mission, R. McK. Tydings. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Clinch Mission, Robert F. Lanier. tioned this year? Hamilton, Francis M. Wilson. Columbus, Archibald Johnson. TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT. LaFayette Mission, Isaac Munden. Columbia, John J. Richards, Jos. Carraway, Simon P. Richardson, P. E. Sup'y. Tallahassee, Franklin A. Branch. Alligator, Horatio G. Townsend. Quincy, Wm. w: Griffin. Santafee Mission, Henry F. Smith. Apalachicola, Peyton P. Smith. Newnansville, W1n. M. Kennecly. Leon Circuit, Geo. w: Pratt. Alachua Colored Mission, James M. Mills. { Leon Colored Mission, John L. Williams. Chair's Mission, Owen B. Standley. . Gadsden Circuit, Erastus B. Duncan, Jos. J. TAMPA DISTRICT. Sealy, Sup'y. Tkos. W. Coopel', P. E. South Gadsden, Theophilus J. Johnson. Newport, Robert J. H' Cook, W m. A. Dyall. Key West, William J. Duvall. Bainbridge, Oscar A. Myers. Tampa, John W. Timberlake.. Decatur, Isaac A. Towers. Manatee, to be supplied. Blakely, Robt. H. Howren. Hillsboro', Jas. T. Stockton. Hernando Mission, Stephen W. Carson. THOMASVILLE DISTRICT. Sumter Mission, Willis P. O'Kane. Marion, Samuel A. M! Coole. Josephus Anderson, P. E. { Flemmingtcm CoI'd Miss., Jasper K. Glover. Thomasville, Alexander Graham. Cedar Keys Mission, Jeremiah Rast.. Groversville, Seaborn G. Childs. Crystal River Mission, Robert A. Carson. Flint River, Amos Davis, Chas. B. Murdock. Orange, Leroy B. Giles. Newton, Wm. Peeler. Volusia, to be supplied. Colquett, John M. Hendry. East Florida Seminary, John C. Ley, Agent. Morgan Mission, Thos. C. Coleman. James R. Plummer, transferred to Tennessee Albany, Geo. w: Fagg. Conference. Alapaba Mission, Aaron W. Harris. Irwin, Jesse J. Giles. Ocmulgee, mn. K. Turner. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Troupville, Thos. A. Carruth. next Conference be held? Grand Bay, Jas. w: Jackson. Am. Bible Society, Reuben H. Luckey, Agent. At Jacksonville. Texas Oonference, 1857. 793 17.-TEXAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT WACO, TEXAS, December 9-16, 1857. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, Presidentj JAMES W. SHIPMAN, SeC1-etary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Rufus Y. King, Henry D. Hubert, Byron mitted on trial? S. Carden, Hiram G. Carden. 6. Wm. R. Fayle, (a deacon,) Jasper K. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Harper, Quinn M. Menefee, Charles J. Calvin H. Brooks, John Carpenter, Au J..4ane, David G. Bowers, Joel T. Davis, gustus C. Fairman. 3. Adley E. Killough, James A. J. Smith, Wm. M'K. Lambdin, (a deacon,) Oliver B. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Adams, Richard W. Thompson, James C. Caleb L. Spencer, Thomas Wooldridge, Wilson, John L. Harper, John T. Gillett, James H. Addison, F. A. M'Shan, Bryant Albert G. May, John Carmer, William G. L. Peel. 5. Veal, John A. Shaper, George D. Parker, Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Marcus L. Tunnell. 20. worn-out preachers? Readmitted: William G. Nelms, J. W. Jesse Hord, John Haynie, George Tittle, B. Allen; J. M. Jones, Drura Wamack, Alfred B. F. Kerr, John H. Davidson, Jos. George S. Gatewood, W. L. Kidd. 6. H. D. Moore. 6. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Robert P. Thompson, Walter S. South, the Connection this year? Orcenith A. Fisher, ThomC;ls B. Ferguson, None. Horatio V. Philpott, William F. Compton, Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Jackson L. Crabb, William Rees, Buckner Connection this year? Harris, Ulrich Steiner, Joseph B. Perrie, Thomas H. Ball, Henry Bauer. 13. H. P. Young. 1. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame nection? less in life and conversation? John Carpenter, (an elder,) Robert W. Their names were called over, one by one, Pierce, Benjamin A. Kemp, Hiram M. and their characters examined and passed. Burrows, (an elder,) Wesley Smith, (an Ques. 12. Who have died this year? elder,) Hiram M. Glass, Joshua B. Whit None. tenberg, Benjamin F. Perry, Hiram G. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Carden, an elder. 9. Church in the bounds of the Conference? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? *Robert W. Pierce, *Benj. A. Kemp, Galveston District. *Hiram M. Glass, *Joshua B. Whittenberg, White White Col'd Cord Loe'] *Benjamin F. Perry, *Robert. P. Thomp Hem' •. --Prob'., --Mem's. --Prob' •. -Pr'•. son *William Reese, Frederlck V orden Galveston Ststion ...... 123 28 Galveston CoJ'd Mission. 70 36 bi~er Thomas 13. Buckingham, August Houston Station ...... 88 15 76 25 1 Lynch burg...... ; ...... ; .... 85 65 12 16 6 EnO'el: John R. White, Gustavus Elly, Union Chapel...... 94 37 185 65 1 Anthony Warns, John C. Kopp. 14. Richmond ...... 27 3 20 12 Columbia ...... 69 11 118 9 Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Oyster creek ...... 38 47 43 17 1 San }'elipe...... 26 10 10 ordained elders this year? ------6 - Thomas F. Windsor, Fountain P. Ray, 550 216 534 186 9 * Ordained deacons this yea.r. 794 Texas Oonference, 1857. Rutersville District. Austin District. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'! White White Col'd Col'lI Loc'J Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob'8. Pr'g. ______M_em_· •• _P_ro_b_·•• _M_em_·s. _P_ro_b·_s. _PI'_'" ------Rutersville ...... 150 1 38 12 5 Austin Station ...... 125 23 1 LaGrange Station ...... 67 10 9 10 1 Austin Oircuit...... 230 53 11 60 3 Navidad ...... 145 91 27 45 3 Austin City Mission ...... 10 3 73 30 Columbus...... 54 37 Bastrop Station ...... 113 50 42 6 Breuham...... 219 79 107 31 9 Bastrop Circuit...... 137 34 11 9 Egypt and Col'd Mission 28 12 36 31 Cedar Creek...... 80 24 10 4 3 Matagorda ...... 26 11 40 12 Lockhart ...... _ ...... 146 116 35 15 7 San Bernard ...... 34 8 42 San Saba...... lob 39 1 5 2 3 San Marcos ...... 206 82 Hallettsville ...... ~ ...... 101 11 15 1 38 14 3 --'------, ------...... 824 255 280 183 -19 1153 424 179 179 25 Fort Worth District. Huntsville District. Clear Fork...... 210 101 ' 5 6 Huntsville Station ...... 109 21 50 20 1 Fort 'Vorth ...... 242 48 7 Oold Spring ...... 100 44 Meridian ...... 70 19 1 1 Montgomery ...... 173 39 8 3 Gatesville ...... 96 78 3 1 6 Madisonville...... 134 60 5 Hillsborough.. , ...... 101 49 4 4 Anderson ...... 86 45 40 26 Fort Belknap...... 39 37 3 Plantersville ...... 164 30 41 7 3 Brazos Station ...... Washington...... 57 16 125 48 1 Indian Mission ...... Chapel Hill and Caney ------Chapel...... 180 60 50 10 1 758 332 13 1 27 Brazos African Mission .. 80 -.-.- ~ ----- Texas German District. 1003 271 438 111 14 Ga~vest(m ...... , ...... 35 Houston ...... 30 15 Springfield District. Industry...... 72 3 Victoria ...... 38 12 Springfield ...... 288 42 75 11 4 New Braunfels ...... 75 18 ·Marlin ...... 116 21 20 Bastrop ...... 51 Ii pentreville...... 216 80 13 45 4 Fredericksb'g & Comfort 48 3 Fairfield ...... 296 40 8 80 3 Llano ...... 66 6 Waxahatchie ...... 218 35 39 2 6 San Antonio ...... 1 7 Corsi,cana ...... 184 35 23 3 ------Boollville ...... 72 2 416 69 .",'" ...... ------1390 255 178 138 20 Recapitulation. Galveston District.... 550 216 534 186 9 Waco District. Rutersville " 824 255 280 183 19 Huntsville " 1903 271 438 111 14 Waco ...... 137 56 12- 4 Sp'ringfield " 1390 255 178 138 20 Belton ...... 3n 13 8 Waco " 1236 236 174 04 33 Georgetown Mission ...... 200 29 20 6 Victoria " 584 165 209 93 12 Hamilton Mission ...... 127 40 1 2 2 San Antonio " 894 277 179 69 19 -Camel'on ...... 219 98 30 49 6 Austin " 1153 424 179 179 25 Port Sullivan Af. Miss ... 64 3 -Fort Worth " 758 33:1 13 1 27 Caldwell...... 242 47 7 Texo,s German " 416 69 ------~, ------1236 236 174 54 -33 To141 this. year...... 8808 2500 2184 1014 178 Total last year...... 7698 2718 2217 1093 171 -- ~ - Increase...... 1110 ---- 7 Victoria District. ·Decrease ...... 218 33· '19 Victoria...... 84 15 30 12 ·Goliad ...... 9! 16 37 7 2 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Port Lavaca...... 37 3 10 8 2 T~xalla ...... 158 38 50 23 6 for the superannuated preachers, and th~ Clinton Mission ...... 124 4Q 2 orphans preachers, and to Oorpus Cluisti Mission widows and of Station ...... 33 2 5 5 make up the deficiencies of those who have Refugio...... 36 6 Guadalou,pe ~f. Mission. 74 33 not obtained their regular allowance on the 18 45 3 5 Uvalde & Live Oaks ~iss. ----- circuits? - 584 --165 209 93 12 .$5753 95 . Qlles. 15. What has been collected on San Antonio District. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Sa.n Antonio Station ...... 43 15 10 2 3 applied? Medina ...... 90 45 1 4 Cibolo...... · .. · 80 45 34 1 Collected, $516 95 Seguin ...... 162 13 47 12 3 Gonzales Station...... 180 17 40 20 3 Applied to deficient and Buper- Gonzales Circult.~ ...... 162 82 42 33 4 Helena ...... · 106 21 4 1 annuated preachers, widows Kerrville Circuit...... 29 35 1 and orphans, $516 95 Blanco...... · 42 4 2 .~ contributed --894 --277 -179 69 19 Ques. 16. What has been Texas Conference, 1857. 795 for the support of Missions, what for the Plantersville Circuit, Joel T. Daves. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Montgomery African Mission, to be supplied. books, and what to aid the American Bible Washington Circuit, Urban O. Spencer. Society and its auxiliaries? Chapel Hill Station, Franklig~ C. Wilks. Brazos African Mission, to be supplied. For Missions, $5732 88 An?rew Female College, Thos. II. Ball, Pre- " Tracts, sident; Jos. B. Perrie, Prof. of Languages. " Sunday-schools, 534 30 Soule University, James M. Follansbee, Prof. " Bible Society, 3121 95 of Languages; W. G. Foote, Prof. of Ma thematics. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. Oscar M. Addison, P. E. GALVESTON DISTRICT. Springfield Circuit, Jackson L. Crabb. William H. Seat, P. E. Marlin Circuit, Henry W. South. Galveston Station, Lewis P. Whipple. Owensville Circuit, Thomas Whitworth. Galveston African Mission, to be supplied. Centreville Circuit, George W. Burrows. Cedar Bayou Circuit, George D. Parker. Navasota Circuit, James A. J. Smith. Lynchburg Circuit, to be supplied. Wax.ahatchi~ Ci~cuit, Solomon S. Yarborough. Houston Station and African Mission, Jas. E. CorSIcana CIrCUIt, Hiram G. Carden. Ferguson, B. L. Peel, Sup'y. Boonville Circuit, James Rice. Trinity African Mission, Drury W·amack. Brazoria Cir~uit, Benj. D. Dashiell. Oyster Creek Circuit and African Mission, Fairfield Circuit, Valentine H. Iley. William R. Fayle. Richmond Station, James M'Leod. WACO DISTRICT. San Felipe and African Mission, David G. Josiah W. Whipple, P. E. Bowers. Galveston German Miss., August Engel, Peter Waco Station, Orcenith A. Fisher. Moelling. Waco Circuit and African Mission, Mordecai Houston German Mission, Anthony Warnes. Yell. Union Chapel, R@gert W. Kennon. Waco Female College, Wm. M' Kendree Lamb- din. Belton Circuit, Robert G. Rawley. LAGRANGE DISTRICT. Cameron Circuit, George S. Gatewood. Daniel Morse, P. E. Port Sullivan African Mission, Jos. P. Sneea. Caldwell Circuit, Wm. G. Nelms, James H. LaGrange Station, Henry D. Hubert. Addison, Sup'y. Fayetteville Circuit, Job M. Baker. Georgetown Mission, Hiram M. Burrows R. Hallettsville Circuit, Quinn M. Menifee. Y. King. Sup'y. ' Navidad Circuit. Charles J. Lane. Hamilton Mission, to be supplied. Columbus Circuit, Allen M. Box. West Yegua Circuit, Ad~y Killough. { Columbus African Mission, Wm. T. Harris, Brenham Circuit, Oharles W. Thomas, Thos. FORT WORTH DISTRICT. Wooldridge, Sup'y. Bellville Circuit, Jolm O. Kolbee. James G. Johnson, P. E. Egypt and Wharton Station, Thomas B. Fort Worth Mission, Walter .S. South. Buckingham. Wetherford Mission, James M. Jones, Wm. G. San Bernard Circuit, William Rees. Veal. Matagorda and 'frespalacios Station, Hora Fort Graham Mission, Benj. A. Kemp. tio V. Philpott. Meridian Mission, W m. L. Kidd. Old Caney African Mission, Richard W. Gatesville Circuit, Thos. B. Ferguson. Thompson. Hillsborough Circuit, Fountain P. Ray. Fort Belknap Mission, Pleasant Tackett. HUNTSVILLE DISTRIC'TI-. William 0. Lewis, P. E. AUSTIN DISTRICT. Huntsville Station, Jame~ M. Wes8on, F. A. Hor,ner S. Thrall, P. E. 11' Shan, Su:p'y. Cold Spring Clrcuit, Andrew Davis. Austin Station, Buckner Harris. Montgomery and Danville St:l.tion, Byron S. Austin Circuit, Wm. A. Smith. Oarden. Bastrop Station, Joshua H. Shapard. Madisonville Circuit. John R. White. Bastrop Circuit, John W. B. Allen. Anderson Station, Hiram ltf. Glass, Oaleb L. Ba~tr0f. Female Academy, John Carmer, Prin Spencer, Sup'y. clpa. 796 East Texas Oonference, 1857. Austin District, (continued.) Texana Circuit, Robe1't N. Drake. Bastrop Military Institute, R. T. P. Allen, Clinton Oircuit and Guadalupe African Mitt Superintendent. sion, Thos. F. Windsor. Bastrop African Mission, A. D. Parks. Corpus Ohristi Station, James W. Cooley. Perryville Oircuit, Albert G. May, Jr. Refugio Mission, J aSlJer K. Harper. Oedar Oreek Circuit, Tlwmas F. Cook. Live Oak Mission, OlIver B. Adams. Lockhart Oircuit, Joshua B. Whittenberg. Brownsville Station, Robert P. Thompson. Pierdenales Oircuit, Robert W. Pierce. Upper Oolerado Mission, Wesley Smith. NEW BRAUNFELS MISSION DIS'l'RIOT. Gideon tv, Cottingham, Agent for Bastrop Military Institute, and Oonference African Jokn W. De Vilbiss, P. E. Missionary. New Braunfels German Mission, Fredel'ick Vordenbimer. SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT. Victoria German Mission, Gustavus Ellv. Asbury Davidson, P. E. Yorktown German Mission, to be supplIed. Industry German Mission, Edw. Schneider. San Antonio Station, B. F. Perry. LaGrange German Mission, Ulrich Steiner. Cibolo Oircuit, John L. Harper. Bastrop1 German Mission, John C. Kopp. Seguin Station, John W. Philips, and Presi Medina Mission, John T. Gillett. dent of Seguin Male and Female Oollege. Uvalda Oircuit, to be supplied. Seguin Oircuit, Wm. P. Reed, and Agent for New Fountain German Mission, John A. Seguin Oollege. { Gonzales Station, James O. Wilson. Shapero Gonzales Oircuit, Leonard S. Friend. Kerrsville Oircuit, William F. Compton. Helena Mission, Preston W. Hobbs. Fredericksburg German Station, Henry Bauer. San Marcus Oircuit. Ivy H. Cox. Llano German Circuit, Charles A. Grote. Gonzales African Mission, to be supplied. Bible Agent, Robert Alexander. David W. Fly, Oonference African Mis Tract Agent, Henderson S. Lafferty. sionary. Agent for Soule University, Isaac G. John. Edward F. Thwing, transferred to South Oaro- VICTORIA DISTRICT. lina Oonference. James W. SMpman, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shali our Victoria Oircuit, Daniel Carl. next Conference be held? Goliad Oircuit, Alexander F. Oox. Port Lavaca and Indianola, Wm. F. Hubert. At Austin, Texas. I8.-EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT RUSK, TEXAS, November 18-27, 1857. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, Presid~nt; C. C. GILLESPIE, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? mitted on trial? Matthew H. Neely, William J. Joice. 2. John Adams, John H. Low, Rufus B. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Womack, Elisha Blanton, George W. Har connection ? well, Edward P. Rogers, Jacob M. Bink *Isaac W. Overall, *Thos. W. Rogers, ley, John T. Kennedy, Everett L. Arm *Isaac Alexander, *William H. Crawford, strong, Joshua Y. Youngblood, Harin W. *Charles L. Hamill, *Martin Matthews. 6. Moore, William N. Bonner, Bennett El Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? kins, (deacon,) Lorenzo V. Brown, Joshua Laban B. Hickman, Joseph W. H. Ha H. Wooten, James L. Terry. 16. mill, Lewis C. Crouse, William A. Stovall, Readmitted: Isaac Taylor, Asbury H. Abner Brown, Milton H. Porter, William Shanks. 2. E. Bates, and those ordained this year. 13. * Ordained deacons this yea.r. East Texas Oonference, 1857. 797 Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or at Paris, in Nov. last, he was appointed to the dained elders this year? Anderson Colored Mission; and on the 31st Marshall C. Simpson, Alexander W. of May, 1857, about four o'clock P. 1\'1., he Goodgion, Calvin J. Cocke, James A. departed this life. Brother Kavanaugh was sick but a short time: his disease was pneu Scruggs, John S. Matthis. 5. monia. Though he was not fully sensible of Ques. 6. 'Vho have located this year? the nearness of death until a few minutes be Thomas W. Rogers, Michael Cole, 'Vm. fore his departure, yet we have no doubt he M'Carty, Enoch P. Chisholm, Joseph W. has gone to rest. 'Vhen friends eom:ersed H. Hamill. 5. with him, he spoke with calmness, manifested Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? no fear, but merely replied that if he should Samuel C. Box. 1. die, it was an event for which he had long been prepared. Brother Kavanaugh was a Ques. 8. WhQ are the superannuated or man of feeble constitution, yet ofmueh spright worn-out preachers? liness and energy, and of a very sanguine Alexander Henkle, Francis Wilson, ]'elix temperament. He was a man of good mind G. Fawcett, George West. 4. and fine secial qualities, kind, polite, and affa Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from ble; but when he thought principle was at the Connection this year? stake, he possessed firmness almost to a fault. Samuel Robinson. 1. He was a tender-hearted parent, an affection ate husband, and was trying to bring up his Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from children in the nurture and admonition of the the Connection this year? Lord. None. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 13. What numbers are in our less in life and conversation? Church in the bounds of the Conference? Their names were called over, one by San Angustine District. one, and their characters examined and White White Co!'d Col'd Loc'! passed. Mem's. Prob's. ldem's. Prob's. Pr's. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? San Augustine...... 177 32 60 1 Alfred Leroy Kavanaugh. 1. Shelbyville...... 214 12 1 1 Panola...... 281 25 26 3 Henderson ...... 293 46 87 2 6 Salem ...... 196 18 7 5 ALFRED LEROY KAVANAUGH, son of John Nacogdoches...... 353 59 5 4 and Susan Kavanaugh, was born in Davidson Elysian Fields...... 123 64 18 11 2 County, Tenn., June 12, 1819. He removed 16371256" 20413 22 with his father and mother to Randolph 1 county, Ark., in 1829. About.the year 1840 J.lIarshall District. or 1841, he professed religion, and joined the ]Ifarahall Station ...... 90 6 30 39 1 M. E. Church. He was licensed to preach Harrigon Cir. & Af. Miss. 252 1 34 175 3 Jefferson ...... 45 10 10 2 as a local preacher in the Smithville Circuit, Coffeeville ...... 220 55 31 28 2 Arkansas Conference, May 12, 1842; and Gilmer ...... 93 23 16 11 Upshur ...... , ...... 201 54 21 4 was immediately employed by the Presiding Dangerfield ...... 175 70 62 2 5 . Elder to travel on the Little Red River Mis Quitman ...... 200 5 13 2 sion. At the ensuing Annual Conference, he ------was received as a probationer in the Arkansas 1276 257 358 80 19 Conference, and at the close of the first year OZarksville District. was discontinued at his oWil request. In Boston ...... 132 9 2 2 1844, he came to Texas, and was engaged for Clarksville ...... 305 84 11 12 5 some time in teaching school and surveying. Paris ...... 4.t4 55 61 7 5 In 1845., he was married to Miss Martha Fra Bonham ...... , 308 27 9 4 6 Greenville ...... 195 55 13 zer, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Frazer, of Tyler 8tilphur ...... ~33 41 2 6 county. In the autumn of 1851, he was re lilt. Pleasant...... 622 161 41 9 ceived as a probationer in the East 1'exas Linden ...... 280 23 87 7 9 ------, ---- Conference; and during the ensuing year tra 2419 455 213 30 55 velled Livingston Circuit, in Polk county. He was, ordained deacon by Bishop Paine, at Dallas District. Rusk, Dec. 5, 1852; in 1853, he travelled Dallas...... 60~ll00 291...... 17 Woodville Circuit, in Tyler. county; 1854, Sherman...... 26;> 107 1~ 3" 5 1855 he travelled Crocket Cirquit, Houston Kaufman...... 258 54 0 4 Alton'...... 90 35 3 county; and at the close of 1855, in Noy., he Canton ...... 290 15 12 7 4 was ordained elder at Marshall, by BIshop Rocl(wnll...... 1C.a 481...... I 2 Pierce. During 1856, he travelled Anderson Border...... 60 40 3 ...... 3 Circuit, Anderson county. At the Cunference 1726 399 --w --ul138" 5 798 East Texas Conference, 1857. Palest£ne District. For Missions, $3787 18 White White Co!'d Col'd Loc1 " Tracts, Mem's. Prob's. Mem's, Prob's. Pr's. " Sunday-schools, 46 50 Palestille & Larissa Sta... 100 5 7 " Bible Society, 523 35 Crockett...... 2Ml 69 46 6 Cherokee ...... ;. 298 4& 14 16 2 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta- Jacksonyillc ...... 499 117 19 13 Tyler ...... 6,1,2 159 44 25 13 tioned this year? Tyler Colored Mission .... 850 Anderson ...... 314 160 28 5 Husk Station ...... 90 13 28 8 SAN AUGUSTINE DISTRICT. Athens ...... 189 34 21 6 2 W. K. Wilson, P. E. 2284 603 557 56 40 San Augustine Circuit, A. w.: Goodgion. Woodville District. Shelbyville, Martin Matthews. Carthage, John Adams, one to be supplied. Woodville...... 75 71 17 2 2 Henderson Station, Wm. Craig. Marion Mission _ ...... 71 61 1 2 Sumter~ ...... 108 68 4 3 2 Henderson Circuit, Francis M. Stovall, E. L. J,ivingston ...... 75 4 17 2 3 Armstrong. J,iberty ...... 55 7 100 20 1, Madison ...... 108 64 60 30 1 Mount Enterprise, Acton Young. Newton ...... 173 104 35 9 7 Douglas, John C. Woolam. Jasper ...... 176 48 43 'Il 2 Melrose, George W, Harwell. 841 417 277 95 .18 Elysian Fields, to be supplied. Mud Creek Mission, W. E. George. Recapitulation. San AugnstjneDlstrict ... 1637 256 204 13 22 MARSHALL DISTRICT. Marshall " 1276 257 358 80 19 Clarksville 2419 455 213 30 55 Jas. T. P. Irvine, P. E. Dallas " 1726 399 59 18 38 Palestine 2284 603 557 55 40 Marshall Station, to be supplied. Woodville " 841 --417 --277 --95 18 Harrison Circuit, J. W. Fields, W. J. Joice. Total this year ...... --10,183 2387 1668 291 192- { Harrison CoI'd MiRs" Solomon T. Bridges. 1'otallast year...... , .. 9,136 2593 1513 555 176 ------Dangerfield, Charles L. Hamill, L. V. Brown. Increase...... 747 155 ---16 Coffeeville, Henderson D. Palmer. Decrease ...... 206 264, Gilmer, Ben}amin M. Scrivener. Quitman, Rufus B. Womack. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Linden, Robe1't Crawford. for the superannuated preachers, and the Mount Pleasant, Isaac Taylor, J. W. II. Ha mill, Sup'y. widows and orphans of preacherR, and to make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance on the CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. circuits ? Jamoo R. Bellamy, P. E. $3606. Clarksville, John N. Hamill. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Boston, J. L. Terry, J. T. Kennedy. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been { Red River Colored Mission, N. S. Johnson. applied? Paris, John S. Matthis. Honey Grove, R. A. Wooton. Collected, $631 00 Bonheim, H. W. Cumming. Fannin County CoI'd Miss., Martin C. Ro Applied as follows, viz. : { Brother Fowler's child, 21 00 bertson. Brother Poe's child, 20 00 Greenville, A. Gumming. Sulphllr, John H. Low. Brother Jameson's child, 18 00 Tarrant, J. G. Hardin. Alexander Henkle, 185 00 Widow Kelsey and child, 100 00 Widow Kavanaugh, 230 00 DALLAS DISTRICT. S. D. Sansom, 50 00 John B. Tullis, P. E. Dallas, Levi R. Dennis, J. Y. Youngblood. $624 00 Sherman Mission, Win. E. Bates. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Kaufman, J. A. Scrug,gs. Alton, Jacob M. Binkley. for the support of Missions, what for the Border Mission, Elisha Blanton. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Canton, CaZV/:n J. Cocke. books, and what to aid the American Bible Rock Wall, M. II. Neely. Society and its auxiliaries? Athens, John W. Chalk. Arlcansas Oonference, 1857. 799 PALESTINE DISTRICT. Jasper, J. W. Overall. N. W. Burks, P. E. Newton, W. A. Stovall. Palestine, Samuel Lynch, H. W. Moore. Madison, J. L. Angell. Crockett, Samuel D. Sansom. Beaumont Mission, Edward P. Rogers. Cherokee, Asbury H. Shanks, Samuela. Box, Liberty, David M. Stovall. Sup'y. Livingston, Lewis C. Crouse. Rusk Station, R. S. Finley. Marion Mission, Abner Brown. Jacksonville, Marshall C. Simpson. Shooks Bluff Mission, Bennett Elkins. Tyler Circuit, Neil Brown. Editor of the Texas Christian Advocate, a. { Tyler Colored Mission, to be supplied. O. Gillespie, and member of the Liberty Sumter Mission, J. A. West. Quarterly Conference. Randolph Mission, Wm. N. Bonner. Soule University, Isaac Alexander, Professor. Tract Agent, H. B. Hamilton. WOODVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Jefferson Shook, P. E. next Conference be held? Woodville, Laban B. Hickman. At Tyler, Texas. 19.-ARKANSAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT JACKSONPORT, ARK., October 21-27, 1857. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; JOHN S. M'CARVER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. 'What preachers are ad Ques. 7. Who are the supernnmeraries? mitted on trial? None. ANSWER. Josiah A. Williams, Peter A. Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or 1\10se8, Jesse Glasgow, William Carter, worn-out preachers? William T. Noe, Samuel E. Thornton, Cor Elijah F. M'Nab. 1. nelius Sykes. 7. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? the Connection this year? 'William R. Foster, James M. Rogers, None. John M. Deason, James L. Denton, John Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the P. Maxwell, (an elder,) James C. Beck Connection this year? ham, John A. Roach. 7. None. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame connection? less in life and conversation? *William H. Walton, James M. Burk Their names were caUed over, one by hart, *Benjamin F. Hall. 3. one, and their characters examined and Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? passed. Isaac L. Hicks, John B. Brown, Henry Ques. 12. Who have died this year? H. Hawkins, Edward T. Jones, William Horatio O. Perry. 1. H. Walton, Benjamin F. Hall. 5. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or HORAT.IO O. PERRY was born in Tennes'see, dained elpers this year? April 29, 1830. In early life he prO'fessed re James D. Adney, David N. Bowles, Jas. ligion in the tO'wn of OxfO'rd, Miss., and while Mackey, William H. Gilliam, Richard H. living there afterwards acted in the capacity of class-leader. Afterwa.rds he lived in Gre Dodson. 5. nada, Miss., where he was licensed to' preach, Ques. 6. Who have located this year? in 1852. During a part of the year, Brother William T. Thornberry, Jacob W. Shook. Perry was employed to travel within the 2. bounds of the Grenada District; and at the * Ordained deacons this year. 800 Arkansas Conference, 1857. close of the year was recommended to the Clarksville District. Memphis Annual Conference, to be received White I White \ Col'd I Co!'d \ LaC'1 on trial in the travelling ministry, and was ------~I~ ~ ~~ received and transferred to the Arkansas .Con Clarksville Circuit...... \ 214 38 30 ...... 2 ference, and appointed to the Mississippi Dover " 402 45 12 8 Waldron " 102 3 Mission, where he labored with much success. Fort Smith Station ...... 120 21 113 1 The following year he was appointed to the Van Duren " 52 1 30 1 :Batesville Station; the year following to the Ozark Circuit ...... 242 19 3 Dardanelle Circuit ...... 311 27 III /; Jacksonport Station; the year following to Lewisburg " 351 65 4 Searcy Circnit. During this year, (Jan. 30, Grand Prairie Mission ... 191 72 1856,) Brother Perry was united in marriage 1985 288 98 to Miss Louisa Bills, of Jacksonport, Ark. At the close of this year, he was received Fayetteville District. into full connection, ordained deacon, and ap Fayetteyi\l.e Circuit...... 342 17 59 11 6 pointed to the :Bolivar Circuit. On his way Buonesboro' " 220 43 12 5 from Conference to Jacksonport, where his Bentonville " 2(;5 35 4 4 4 Carrol ton " 493 48 13 14 wife was living, he was taken ill with typhoid Yellville " 388 140 4 fever; and after three weeks' suffering, passed l\IaysviiIe Missiun ...... 201 8 13 3 White River Mission ...... 180 20 3 from labor to reward. During his lucid mo Newton " 61 42 4 ments, his mind was upon the work of the ------ministry, :Brother Perry was amiable in his 2150 :153 89 27 43 disposition, gentlemanly in his manners, stu Recapitulation. dious in his habits, and devoted in his attach HeJena Distriot...... 1441 372 381 105 10 ment to the Church of his choice. In his Jacksonport " 1164 673 4~ 73 ~5 character he blended in beautiful harmony Batesville " 2306 603 165 16 38 Clarksville " 1995 288 98 21 the qualities which constitute the true gentle Fayetteville " 2150 353 89 27 43 man and the Christian, giving high promise ------Total this year...... 9052 2:l89 779 221 143 of making a useful minister of the gospel of Last year ...... 9:l51 1418 690 2:26 130 Christ; but he has passed away from the ------trials of earth to the reward!;! of heaven. Increase ...... 871 59 13 Decrease ...... 205 5 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Church in the bounds of the Conference? for the superannuated preachers, and the Helena District. .. widows and orphans of preachers, and to White White Col'd Co]'d Loc'] make up the deficiencies of those who have Mem's. Pro!>'.. lIem'·s, Prob'•. Pr·•• not obtained their regular allowance on the ------Helena Station ...... 55 10 85 circuits? Helena Circuit...... 289 99 81 21 2 Lawrenceville Circuit .... 220 18 36 29 $3476 35. Mount Vernoll " 198 53 15 3 Laconia Mission ...... 50 40 70 55 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Walnut Bend Circuit..... 85 79 42 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Marion 200 33 32 2 Oceola " 350 40 20 3 applied? -- Collected, 60 --1447 372 --381 --105 -10 $81 Applied to superannuated preach Jacksonport District. ers, widows, and orphans, as fol- Jacksonport Station ...... 11 5 lows: Jacksonport Circuit...... 93 100 1 10 1 To Sister Owen and children, 50 60 Pocahontas "., 140 60 12 3 Powhatan 263 62 10 8 To Sister H. O. Perry, 33 00 Augusta 111 9 3 Augusta Af. Mission" ...... 23 60 Incidental expenses, 1 00 Gainesville Circuit ...... 200 347 3 7 Greensboro' " 145 65 3 Ques. 16. What has been contributed Bolivar " 201 25 for the support of Missions, what for the 1164 673 73 25 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school books, and what to aid the American Bible Batesville District. Society and its auxiliaries? Batesville Stati()n ...... 32 5 37 14 Batesville Circuit...... 351 229 2.1, 7 For Missions, $3552 03 Grand Glaize ...... 328 87 42 6 495 11 Searcy ...... 268 15 15 3 " Tracts, Salem Mission ...... 211 90 6 8 " Sunday-school books, Clinton " ...... 237 20 4 2 4 " American Bible Society, 2 00 Ii6banon " ...... 200 48 2 Richwoods Mission ...... 282 79 14 1 [The Bible AO'ent, a member of the Confer 397 30 23 7 Strawberry Circuit...... -- -- ence, collected a Overy handsome sum not noticed --2306 603 165 16 -38 here.] Wachitq, Conference, 1857. 801 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Grand Glaize, C. M' Guire. tioned this year? Big Creek Circuit, to be supplied. Lebanon MiS8ion~ Isaac L. Hicks. HELENA DISTRICT. Richwoods Mission, Hugh A. Barnett. Stephen Carlisle, P. E. Salem Mission, Benjamin F. Hall. Strawberry Cireuit, John H. Mann. He1ena, R. W. Hammett. Soulesbury Institute, to be supplied. Helena Circuit a.nd African Miss., George A. Dannelly, Ja::nes C. Beckham. l\IOUllt Vernon, Wm. H. Walton. CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. 'Valnut Bend Circuit, Ridwrd H. Dodson. Lewis P. Lively, P. E. Marion Circuit, William Carter. Oceola, Ja.mes Mackey. Clarksville Circuit, John M. Deason. Waldron Circuit, Jesse Griffin. Laconia and Laconia African Mission, H. H. Hankins, F. W. Thacker. . Fort Smith and Van Buren, Absalom H. Ken- nedy. Ozark, John B. Brown. JACKSONPORT DISTRICT. Roseville, Jalnes D. Adney. Dover, BW'well Lee. John J. Roberts, P. E. Dardanelle, James L. Denton. Jacksonport, Benoni Harris. WaJlace Institute, Peter A. Moses, President, Jacksonport Circuit, William T. Noe. and member of the Van Buren Quarterly Powhatan, Jonathan D. Stockton. Conference. Pocahontas, David N. Bowles. Gainesville, John A. Roach. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. Greensboro', to be supplied. Bolivar, William Molloy. Tlwmas Stanford, P. E. Bolivar African Mission, to be supplied. Fayetteville, John Rhyne. Black River Mission, Jesse Glasgow. Fayetteville Oircuit, Josiah A. Williams. Boonsboro', David H. Carithers. SEARCY DISTRICT. Bentonville, Jordan Banks. Yellville, William H. Wood. John (Jowle, P. E. Newton Mission, to be Bup-plied. Searcy CIrcuit, Edward T, Jones. Maysville Mission, Green Boyd. J... awrenceville Circuit, William n. Foster. White Rhwr Mission, John P. Maxville. Augusta, William n. Gilliam. Huntsville and Carrol ton, Tlws. B. Hilburn, Augusta Circuit and African Mission, Jas. D. Samuel E. Thornton. Andrews. Agent for the Tract Society, R. G. Britton, Lewisburg Circuit, Stevens Farish. and member of the Augusta Quarterly Con Clinton Mission, James M. Burkhart. ference. Cadron Circuit, Cornelius Sykes. Agent for the American Bible Society, John M. Steele, and membel; of the Batesville Quarterly Conference. BATESVILLE DISTRICT. John S. M' (Jarver, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Batesville, John H. Rice. next Conference be held? Batesville Circuit, James M. Rogers. At Dardanelle, Ark. 20.-W ACHITA CONFERENCE. HELD AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK., November 4-12, 1857. B'rsHoP KAVANAUGH, P1'esident; JESSE S. M'ALLISTER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Livingston, Horace E. Bickers, Calvin M. mitted on trial? Gentry, Thomas A. Graham. 7. ANSWER.. George H. Warring, JO]lll Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Dixon, Augustus Chamberlin, George W. John W. Mann, Benjamin Kellogg, 802 Wachita Conference, 1857. Archelaus Turrentme, Thomas B. Atter Conference, where his labors were abundantly bury, Robert L. Jones, Anderson Putnam, blessed of God. In 1854 and 1855, he tra Ih'anklin F. Bond, James M. Goodwin, velled on the Benton Circuit in the Wachita Malcolm Turner, Elijah Smoot. 10. Conference, having great success in his min istry. In 1856 and 1857, he was appointed Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full to the Lapeal Circuit in the Wachita Confer connection? ence. His labors on this circuit were greatly *Edwin 'V. Ware, *Marshall H. Wells, blessed. He exhibited to the last the same *Joshua J. Kennedy, *Littleberry South untiring zeal and persevering faith that had erland. 4. ever characterized his ministry. In the midst of his arduous labors he was arrested by dis Ques . .:1. 'Vho are the deacons? ease, about. the middle of September last, and Littleton H. Johnson, David W. Eppes, on the 8th of October he resigned his blood Enoch L. Gaddie, Elijah Craws on, William washed spirit into the hands of his God, and B. Baxter, Richard F. Withers, and those in glorious triumph passed away to the rest ordained this year. 10. of the faithful. In his dying moments he ex horted those around him, sang audibly of his Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or "home in heaven," and, when speech failed, dained elders this year? gave signs that Jesus was with him while William J. Scott, James E. Caldwell, passing through the vale of death. Our de Harleston R. Withers, John F. Carr. 4. parted brother was remarkable for his faithful attention to all the duties of a travelling min Ques. 6. Who have located this year? ister; and everywhere, publicly and privately, Hezekiah 'N. Balch. 1. he breathed the spirit of holiness. He was Ques. 7. 'Vho are the supernumeraries? always ready to obey the appointing power of Joseph Turrentine, A. Avery, James E. the Church, and, having a large family, ex Cobb, Joseph M. Stevenson, James E. hibited an extraordinary degree of sacrifice Caldwell. 5. that he might preach J eaus and finish his course with joy. Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or worn-out preachers? Ques. 13. What numbers are in our John Harris, Jacob Whitesides, Thomas Church in the bounds of the Conference? Hunt. 3. Little Rock District. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from the Connection this year? None. Little Rock Station ...... 123 13 1 African l\1ission ...... 219 4 Ques. 10. Who. have withdrawn from Bayou Metre ...... 138 65 2 the Connection this year? Benton Circuit...... 250 19 13 6 Mill Creek...... 71 21 18 2 None. Rockport ...... 152 38 15 3 Saline Mission ...... 146 41 5 1 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Perryville ...... 126 96 1 10 4 less in life and conversation? Brownsville ...... 301 66 3 Their names were called over, one by 1307 359 253 32 22 one, and their characters examined and Washin{Jttm District. passed, with the exception of two cases, Washington. Station ...... 59 27 55 26 1 which were referred for further examina Hempstead Circuit...... 182 47 6 1 1 Blue Bayou ...... 465 45 75 8 tion. Arkadelphia...... 245 68 31 ...... 12 Caddo ...... 248 87 556 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Mt. Ida ...... 277 :n 5 5 Jesse W. Owen. 1. Dallas ...... 129 120 4 4 Parreclifta...... 147 44 5 1752 425 225 32 42 JESSE W. OWEN was born in Hopkins county, Ky., March 1.4, 1816. He was converted to Camden District. God in Hickman county, Ky., in the summer Camden Station ...... 91 122 58 39 2 of 1833, was licensed as an exhorter in 1839, "'·achita ...... 271 ()4 62 22 3 licensed to preach in 1842, and continued an Eldorado...... 343 82 157 18 2 Llpeal ...... 279 46 174 50 4 acceptable local preacher for several years. Magnolia ...... 491 101 39 16 He became a travelling preacher in 1852, and Louisville ...... 98 63 18 80 2 for that and the succeeding year was appointed Red Riyer...... 49 100 2 on the J ac)rsonport Circuit in the Arkansas 1622 478 608 209 31 * Ordained.deacons this year. Wachita G011ference, 1857. 803 Pine Bluff District. LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT. White White Cord Co!'d Loc'l llem·s. Prob· •. Mem· •• Prob· •. Pr· •• J. B. Annis, P. E. ------Pine Bluff Station ...... 89 14 12 1 Little Rock, D. L. G. M' Kenzie. JefiOlrson ...... 43 14 Little Rock African Mission, M. (J. Manly~ African Mission ...... 69 28 Richland Mission ...... 36 6 Bayou Metre, Edwin W. Ware. Plumb Bayou ...... 94 42 13 2 4 Benton, L. B. Marshall. Swan Lak<' ...... 8 12 90 16 khL ...... 383 110 10 6 Mill Creek, Horace E. Bickers. Princeton ...... 554 170 109 138 8 Rockport, Fountain Brown. Hampton ...... 201 55 28 25 1 Saline Mission, W. J. Scott. 'yarrell...... 321 51 181 10 4 Perryville, Littleton II. Johnson. 1693 468 538 225 24 Brownsville, W. J. M' Farland, J. E. (JaldweU, Sup'y. Monticello District. Monticello Circuit...... 300 64 59 7 WASHINGTON DISTRICT. Lacy...... 210 14 35 7 Hamburg...... 98 65 55 5 J. C. L. Aikin, P. E. Aubut'll...... 21 7 38 20 Lake Village ...... 83 47 20 40 1 Washington Station, D. W. Epps. Dewitt Circuit...... 113\ 32 2\...... 4 Hempstead, Samuel Morris, Jos. Turrentine, Napoleon...... ------53 45 61 1 1 Sup'y. 873 274 211 120 25 Centre Point, one to he supplied, G. W. Liv ingston, A. Avery, Sup'y. Recapitulation. Murfreesboro', J. "\V. Mann. Arkadelphia, J. M. Bradley, J. M. Stevenson, Little Rock District ...... 1307 359 253 32 22 Sup'y. Washingtou " 1752 425 225 32 42 Camden " 1622 478 608 209 31 Caddo Mission, E. Smoot. Pine Bluff " 16f13 468 538 225 2-1 Moun t Ida Mission, R. L. Jones. Monticello " 873 2i4 211 120 25 Dallas Circuit, Malcolm Turner. Total this year...... 7247 2004 1835 618 144, Parreclifta, G. II. Warring. Total last year ...... ~ ~ ~ ~1126 Incr£>asE.'...... 257 18 CAMDEN DISTRICT. Decreaso...... 103 I 86 99 Wm. Moores, P. E. Ques. 14. Whllt amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the Camden, Wm. P. Ratcliffe. Camden African Mission, John Dixon. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Wachita Circqit, Wm. Winbollm, B. Kellogg. make up the deficiencies of those who have Eldorado Circuit, A. B. Winfield, A. Cham- Dot obtained their regular allowance on the berlin, R. M. Kirby, Sup'y. circuits? Lapeal, B. C. Weir. $4727. Magnolia, Josiah Greer. Falcon, J. P. Hulse. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Louisville, Calvin M. Gentry. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Red River Mission, Thomas A. Graham. applied? Collected, $629 85 PINE BLUFF DISTRICT. Applied to superannuated and de A. R. Winfield, P. E. ficient 'preachers, widows and orphans, $629 85 Pine Bluff Station, H. R. Withers. Jefferson Circuit, to be supplied. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Jefferson African Mission, A. Putman. for the support of :Missions, what for the Hichland African Mission, A. Turr.entine. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Plumb Bayou, F. F. Bond. books and what to aid the American Bible Old River Circuit, to be supplied. . Swan Lake Mission, Ii. B. Southerland. Socie~y and its auxiliaries? Lehi, R. F. Withers, C. O. Steele. For Missions, $4100 75 Princeton, W1n. T. Anderson, J. F. GmT. " Tracts, 165 65 Princeton African Mission, to he supplied. " Sunday-schools, 73 00 Warren, Elijah Crowson, J. J. Kennedy. " Bible Society, 2322 27 Hampton, James M. Goodwin. Agent of American Bible Society, A. Hunter, Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta and member of the Princeton Cil'euit Qual' tioned this year? terly Conference. 804 Pacific Conference; 1857. Pine Bluff District, (continued.) Bellville Mission, Enoch L. Gaddie. Tulip Female Seminary, Benjamin 117atson. Auburn Circuit, R. M. Morgan. President; Jesse S. J.1[' AllilSter, Professor of I.ake Village Circuit, Burton Williams. Languages, and member of Princeton Quar Masl)n Hills Circuit, Francis M. Rhodes. terly Conference. DeWitt, '1'. B. Atterbury. Tract Agent, Peter Hass7.;ew, and member of Lacy Circuit Quarterly Conference. MONTICELLO DISTRICT. Chas. B. Turrentine and Wm. B. Baxter, left J. H. Blakely, P. E. without appointments. :Monticello Circuit, A. L. P. Green. Lacy Circuit, J. J. Crouch. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Hamburg Circuit, John Pryor. next Conference be held? Napoleon Station, M. H. Wells. At Arkadelphia, Ark. 21.-PACIFIC CONFERENCE. HELD AT SAN JOSE, November 4- 1857. R. ",V. BIGHAM, President j O. P. F1TZGERALD, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad None. mitted on trial? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the ANSWER . .Martin F. Jones, Sam!. Brown, Can nection this year? Ira Taylor, I&aiah L. Hopkins, Drury K. None. Bonds. 5. Readmitted: Moses Clampit, Cyprian Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Gridley. 2. less in life and conversation? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Their names were called over, one by one, Jacob Gruelle, Horatio N. Compton, Jas. and their characters examined and passed. Kelsey. 3. Ques. 12. ·Who have died this year? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con- nection? . James .M. Fulton. 1. *Henry C. Settle, J. G. Johnson, (an elder,) S. L. Wood, G. Shelton. 4. JAMES ~LFuLTON was born in Pittsylvania *J. *J. county, Va., Dec. 13, 1818. lIe was con Ques. 4. ",Vho are the deacons? verted at a camp-meeting in Halifax: county T. C. Barton, J. 'V. Stahl, O. P. Fitz in 1847. The same year he was admitted gerald, .T. C. Stewart, R. C. Martin. 5. into the N ol'th Caroliua Conference, and ap Ques. 5. Who have been elected and pointed as junior preacher on the Tar River ordained elders this year? Circuit. He labored zealously and usefully T. C. Barton, J. W. Stahl, O. P. Fitz in the North Carolina Conference until the gerald were elected, but not ordained on year 1851, when he was transferred to the Pacific Conference. Here he successively tra account of the Bishop's absence. velled the Auburn, Cache Creek, Murphy's, Ques. 6. Who have located this year? San Ramon, Sacramento, and Los Angelos Solomon W. Davies. 1. Circuits. Our beloved brother has left us a Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? bright example of piety, self-denial, and high None. toned conscientiousness. He was a man of Ques. 8. "rho are the superannuated or prayer and toil, and furnished in the fruits of his labors an illustration of the sentiment he worn-out preachers? often uttered: "A measure of success will John L. Sanders. 1. always atte"nd ministerial fidelity." He was Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from a fuithful steward of the gifts and grace of the Connection this year? God, always displaying the most untiring in- * Elect,ed deacons but not ordained, on account of the Bishop's absence. Pacific Conference, 1857. 805 dustry in the prosecution of his ministerial Stockton District. labors. He was ardently attached to the pe culiar doctrines and usages of Methodism, ------was indefatigable in his exertions in behalf Stockton ...... 40 16 4 of i~s publishing interest and the Sabbath Stockton Circuit...... 126 1Q4 4 Stanislaus ...... 2 5 school cause, and performed every part of the Volcano ...... 8 4 duty of an itinerant minister with a single lI10kpllUllne HilI and San Andreas ...... 5 6 Sonora...... 12 1 2 ness of purpose and a persevering zeal unsur Montezuma...... 19 69 passed in the history of our Church. Though Vo.aalia ...... 23 11 not a brilliant preacher, he was endowed with Merceu ...... 18 30 Mariposa ...... 18 16 good sense; his habits were studious and me Mokelumne River...... 4 8 thodical; his piety fervent and consistent to a remarkable degree. Souls were converted 275 270 10 through his ministry: he was a holy man-a Recapitulation. man of God; and wherever he has travelled White [White Cord ILoc'! he has left the fragrant memory of holy liv . .. Mem's. Prob's. Mem·s. Pr'~. ing and a good name. Last November he San FranCISCo DIstnct...... I 509 171 ...... ,14 was appointed to the Los Angelos Circuit. Sacramento "...... 270 169 ...... 6 Stockton "...... 275 270 •...... 10 He repaired to his field of labor with his ac ------customed promptness and cheerfulness. His Total this year...... 1054 610 30 health had been feeble for several years, ow Total last year ...... 798 387 9 18 ing in some measure, no doubt, to his too Increase...... 256 223 12 abstemious habits. Soon after his arrival at Decrease ...... 9 Los Angelos, his strength began sensibly to decline. He seems to have had a presenti Ques. 14. 'What amounts are necessary ment that his labors were drawing to a close. for the superannuated preachers, and the lIe arranged his temporal concerns, and was widows and orphans of preachers, and to ready for the summons. The messenger found make up the d~ficiencies of those who have him not unprepared. He was ready to depa:rt not obtained their regular allowance on the and be with Christ. On the 4th of March, circuits? 1857, while upon his knees in prayer, our brother expired without a struggle or a pang, $3807. a fitting close for such a life. His remains Ques. 15. What has been collected on repose beside those of Brother ElJis, who the foregoing accounts, and how has it been ended his itinerant toils last year in the same applied? place. His example is a precious legacy to No answer. his brethren. Ques. 16. What hos been contributed for the support of Missions, what for the Ques. 13. What numbers are in our publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Church in the bounds of the Conference? books, and what to aid the American Bible Society and its auxiliaries? San Francisco District. For Missions, $596 75 White White Loc'! Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·•• " Sabbath-schools, 1130 30 " Bible Society, San Francisco...... 20 1 Contra Costa ...... 30 12 2 [The collections for the Bible Society were San Jose ...... ···· .. ··•·· .. •· 42 21 ,...... made at general meetings with other churches, Santa Clara ...... · .. ·• ....·· .. 40· 39 1 and consequently not reported.] Gilroy and Santa Cruz...... 69 Los Angelos...... 20 5 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers 'sta Petaluma ...... ·· .. ·················· Bodega ...... · .. ·····.. 195 48 3 tioned this year? 50, ~apa and Sonoma ...... ··•· .. ·· .. · 9 4 Suisull ...... 43 37 3 ----- SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. 509 171 14 O. Fisher, P. E. San Francisco Station and Oakland, O. P. Fitz- Sacramento Disi1·ict. gerald. San Jose, O. Simmons. 8acramento ...... ···· .... •.. ··...... 471 6 J. 8acnullcnto Circuit...... · .. ·····...... ~~ ~ 1 Contra Costn:, F. G. Gray. Plnct'rville aud Q~orgetown ...... ·•·· Santa Clara Circuit, Jacob Gruelle. Grass YaBeyand Nevada...... ···· .. ···.. ~~ 2~ 1 Iowa City ...... · .. ···· ...... 13 1 Gilroy and Santa Cruz, T. C. Barton, one to be supplied. g~r:~~~:::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3~ •.. ~~ :::::: Los Angelos, to be supplied. ~ear Ihvcr ...... '''1 1 3 1:010 ...... ·• .... • .. •• .. •.... • ...... ~ __25 _ Petaluma and Bodega, J. T. Oox, 1. L. Hop . 270 169 6 . ~ins, one to be supplied. 806 Indian ~Mission Conference, 185i. San Francisco District, (continued.) STOCKTON DISTRICT. Russian River, L. C. Adams. R. W. Bigham, P. E. Sonoma and Napa, B. R. Johnson. Suisun, J. F. Blythe. Stockton Station, A. M. Bailey. Pacific Methodist, O. P. Fitzgerald, Editor; Stockton Circuit, J. C. Pendergrass, S. Brown. O. Fisher, Corresponding Editor. Mokelumne Valley, R. C. Martin. Volcano and Drytown, J. G. Shelton, one to be supplied. SACRA.MENTO DISTRICT. Indian Diggings, -to be supplied. M. Evans, P. E. San Andreas, to he supplied. Sonora Circuit, H. N. Compton, M. F. Jones. Sacramento Station, w: R. Gober. Merced and Tuolumne Valley, J. G. Johnson, Sacramento Circuit, C. Gridley, Ira Taylor. one to be supplied. Cacheville Circuit, R. A. Latimer, one to be Mariposa, E. B. Lockley. supplied. Ca..they's Valley,J. S. L. Wood. Bear Hiver, J. Kelsey, D. K. Bonds. Visalia, Moses Clampit, one to he supplied. Colusi and Yuba City, B. H. Russell, one to Wm. A. Simmons, transferred to the Geor be supplied. gia Conference. Grass Valley and Nevada, J. W. Stahl. Iowa City, J. C. Stewart. Placerville Circuit, H. C. Settle. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Georgetown, to be supplied. next Conference be held? Tehama, to be supplied. At Stockton, October 13, 1858. 22.-INDIAN MIS SION CONFERENCE. HELD AT RILEY'S CHAPEL, CHEROKEE NATION, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 1857. JOHN HARRELL, President j JOHN H. CARR, Secreta111' QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad None. mitted on trial? Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or AN.SWER. Standing-Man, James Ward. worn-out preachers? 2. None. Ques. 2. "Who remain on trial? Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from John B. Forest.er, Francis M. Paine. 2. the Connection this year? Ques. 3. ·Who are admitted into full None. connection? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from ·Wyatt Coffelt, Harvey Bacon, Isaac S. the Connection this year? Newman, James M'Henry, Elijah Butler. None. 5. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? less in life and conversation? Isaac Sanders, Benj. T. Crouch, Wm. Their names were called over, one by J ones, Simon P. Willis. 4. one, and their characters examined and Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- passed. dained elders this year? Ques. 12. Who have died this year? None. Dickson W. Lewis, Tuccwalita, on trial. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? 2.* None. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Ques. 7. Who are the sUfcrnumeraries ? Church in the bounds of the Conference? * No memoirs furnished. Indian Mission Oonference, 1857. 807 Oherol.ee District. For Missions, $835 27 Indian Indian White Co!'d Loc') Tracts, ______Mem's. Prob's. 'Meru's. Mem's. Pr's. " Sunday-schools, Riley's Chapel & Gl'UllU I------" Bible Society, Saline ...... , 85 8 63 2 " Spring Creek...... 173 73 3 13 7 Batl'sd Prairie...... 221 39 9 9 4 l!'Jiut...... 322 23 8 5 Ques. 17. 'Where are the preachers sta Salasaw...... 349 84 4 15 4 Wevver's l!'alls...... 187 33 7 7 4 tioned this year? ------1337 252 39 --- 107 26 CHEROKEE DISTRICT. Creek District. John Harrell, P. E. CrCBk Agency...... '" 213 26 Ii 2! 4 Big Bend ...... 78 12 1 3 4 Tahlequah and Riley's Chapel, Young Ewing. North Fork ...... 140 7 8 4 Grand Saline, Thos. BeTtholf, Isaac Sanders, Asbury M. L. School...... 5 Ii 11 Li ttle Hi ver...... '" ...... 178 20 13 6 Dick Hider. -- -~ ----- Delaware and Seneca, James Ward, Elijah 614 70 17 48 18 Butler. Flint, Pleasant Bassham. Fort Coffee Distrid. Salasaw, 'Walter A. Duncan, one to be sup Fort Coffee & New Hope. 62 10 10 8 1 plied. Moshulatllbhoe ...... 131 30 2 3 Sanbois ...... 62 1Vebber's Falls, Walker Cary, Standing-Man. -- 10 ----3 1 Canadian School, James Essex. 205 --50 10 13 - 5 (Jhoctaw District. CREEK DISTRICT. Doaksville Circuit ...... '219 38 5 31 4 D. B. Cumming, P. E. l\It. l<'urk Circuit...... , 75 12 2 11 1 P('rrYYille Circuit ...... 110 1 Creek Agency, Calvin M. Slover, James Kiamichee ...... 377 6 12 7 M'Henry. Chickasaw...... 41 5 1 1 Chicl,asaw Academy ...... 33 14 20 1 North Fork, Wyatt Coffelt, one to be supplied. J3100mfield Ac"dnmy ...... 27 10 6 32 Little River, Samuel Chekota, one to be sup Colvert Ill~titllte ...... 13 30 3 1 ------plied. 895 95 36 108 -15 Big Bend, Wm. M'Intosh, one to be supplied. Asbury Manual Labor School, Thomas B. Recapitulation. Ruble, Superintendent. Cilerokee District ...... 1337 252 39 107 26 Creek " 614 70 17 48 18 IfortCoffee " 255 60 10 13 Ii CHOCTAW DISTRICT. Choctaw 895 95 36 108 15 " ------Wilson L. M' Alister, P. E. Total this year ...... 3101 467 102 276 -64 Total last year...... 2857 234 107 277 52 Doaksville and Mountain Fork, Isaac S. New------man, Simon P. Willis. IncrcRse ...... 244 233 12 Decrease ...... 5 1 Kiamichee, Wm. Wilson, Isaac Chuclcmubbee. Perryville, Benjamin T. Crouch. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Chickasaw, Harvey Bacon, John B. Forester. fol' the superannuated preachers, and the Chickasaw Academy, John C. Robinson, Su- willows and orphans of preachers, and to perintendent, WIll. Jones. Bloomfield Academy, John H. Can', Superin Ill1lke up the deficiencies of those who have tendent. not obtained their regular allowance on the Colbert Institute, F. M. Paine, Superintendent. circuits? No report, as this is a Mission Confer- FORT COFFEE DISTRICT. ence. Tkos. W. Mitchell, P. E., and Superintendent Ques. 15. What has been collected on of Fort Coffee and New Hope Academies. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Moshulatubbee, John Page. applied? San bois, to be supplied . .N 0 report, as this is a Mission Confer- E. Couch and W m. A. Cobb, left in the hands ence. of the Bishop. Ques. 16. What has been contributed E. B. Duncan, transferred to Florida Confer for the support of Missions, what for the ence. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Ques. 18. Where and when shall our books and what to aid the American Bible next Conference be held? Society and its auxiliaries? Choctaw Agency, C. N. 808 Louisiana Oonference, 1858. 23.-LOUISIAN A CONFEREXCE. HELD AT MANSFIELD, February 3-9, 1858. BISHOP PIERCE, President; J. W. J OlINSON, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 12. vVhp have died this year? mitted on trial? William Stevenson. 1. ANSWER. John F. Wynn, Henry W. 'WILLIAM STEVENSON was born in South Segrist, Robert T. Parish, Edwin D. Earn Carolina, near a station called Ninety-Six, (at heart. 4. that time a frontier,) October 4, 1768. His Readmitted: Joseph D. Adams, elder, parents belonged to the Preshyterian Church, John P. Richardson. 2. in which he was baptized in infancy. lIe Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? was the subject of religious impressions at a Epaminondas D. Pitts, Thomas J. Up very early age- before reachirlg hi!! eighth ton, Wm. D. Stayton, John H. Boult, John year-which he attributed to the instructions and influence of his pious mother. At the C. Pitts, J ephthah Landrum, Robert, A. age of twenty-four, he emigrated to Tennessee, New. 7. and on the first day ctf June, 1800, when in Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full the thirty-second year of his age, he was con connection? verted; at which time he joined the M. E. *Jesse Fulton, *Jas. T. Fontaine, *Thos. Church. He immediately began to exhort, H. }U'Clendon, *John F. Scurlock, *Fisher then to preach, and in this way labored much T. Rawson, *Dabney P. Cullen, *Robert during the great revival in Tennessee, Ken tucky, .and Missouri, which commenced about Parvin, *Charles W. Hodge, William G. that time. In the year 1811, he joined the M'Gaughey, elder. 9. travelling connection in Missouri; and in Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? 1813, came down to South Arkansas, and soon Seaborn J. Graves, Charles W. Coursey, after into Louisiana, where he continued to and those ordained as above. 10. labor until he wore himself out. The last Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- regular work he did was· in Caddo Parish, dained elders this year? A. D. 1839, at which time he sustained a supernumerary relation to the Conference. Uriah Riley. 1. He was at the eud of that' year placed in a Ques. 6. Who have located this year? superannuated relation, which relation he W m. A. Manley, T. M. Penick, W m. sustained until his death, which took place Finn. 3. March 5, 1857, in the eighty-ninth year of his Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? age, and the forty-fourth of his itineraf.l.cy, Philip H. Dieffenweirth, Charles W. Father Stevenson was a good man, and if Coursey. abundant usefulness can constitute a man 2. great, he was eminently a great man. Me Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or thodism in Louisiana owes much to him: worn-out preachers? there are many seals to his ministry scattered Thomas Samford, David Kinnear. 2. throughout the country. lIe was a good Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from preacher, a man of fine social qualities, and the Connection this year? in the true sense" devoted to God." In the None. fullest sense of the word he gave himself up to God and his work, m~Lking no provision fOl' Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the this life, but seeking his all in heaven. He Connection this year? walked with God, held cOllstant communion J. 1\:1. Hofer, -Gerhard Busmann. 2. with him, rejoiced in the enjoyment of "per Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame fect love." As was to be expected, his end less in life and conversation? was triumphant. He had suffered the infirm ities of age, had become deaf,. suffered much Their nameS were called over, one by bodily pain, but was happy to the last. lie one, and their characters examined and seemed to hear his Master saying, "It is passed. enough: come up higher." * Ordained deacons this year. Louisiana Conference, 1858. 809 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Recapitulation. Church in the bounds of the Conference? White White Col'd Cord Loe'! Mem's. Prob's. Mem'B. Prob's. Pr· •• New Orleans District. ------New Orleans District..... White White Col'cl Col'd Loo'J Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Opelousas " ------1------Lake Providence" Garonilelet Street...... 250 20 3 Ouachita " FeliCity " 239 20 4 Shreveport " l\Ioreau 106 33 1 New Orleans "Cir~cit:.:::: 104 35 3 Total this year ...... Winans, Wesley & Soule Total last year ...... Chapels ...... 1150 35~ 6 Baton Rouge...... 150 3 140 4 Increase ...... 1·hibodeaux...... 20 2 50 l'i). Decrease...... Atchafalaya ...... 15 2 14 Firdt German Mission ... 59 9 2 Indians this year...... Second Gpl'man Mission. 85 18 1 Indians last year ...... Third and Jt'ourth Ger- man Mission ...... 30 5 Decrease ...... Plaquemine ...... 2; 1 55 8 Bayou Grosse Tete...... 22 ;18 50 30 Lafourche and Bayou Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Black...... 41 10 540 56 1 for the superannuated preachers, and the ------1153 176 1985 473 25 widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the deficiencies·of those who have Opelousas District. not obtained their regular allowance on the North Rapides ...... 1 991 81 113 67 Chicot...... 168 5 40 1<1 3 circuits? Alexandria...... 54 113 Opelousas Mission ...... 193 $1320. Harrison burg ...... 247 39 Opelousas Circuit ...... 159 42 2 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Teche "Bssion ...... 130 130 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Frallklin'& Pat'sonville. 13,1, 34 150 2 New Iberia ...... 290 42 8; 14 2 applied? . Calcasieu ...... 7 88 1 19 Collected, $2169 05 Cululllula...... 50 GO 76 Appropriated to the superan- 1208 391 821 320 9 nuated preachers, widows, and Lake Providence District. orphans, $1402 00 Trinity circuit...... , 145 11 75 19 2 Waterproof and Tensas.. 1211 15 90 15 1 The surplus reserved for next Conference. St. Joseph and Wesley Chape!...... 59 3 1 Ques. 16. What has been contributed B~uf Prairie...... 219 38 64 5 for the support of Missions, what for the Bayou Macon...... 104 93 11 19 2 Swan Lake and Pecan publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Grove ...... 41 21 32 13 2 books, and what to aid the American Bible Carroll Colored Mission .. 34 l\Ion tice\lo and Floyd ..... 140 50 1 Society and its auxiliaries? Lake Proviilence and Bunch's Bend ...... 62 12 119 1 For Missions, $7997 77 Boouf RiYer Circuit...... 82 6-1 2,J, 3 Mound Bayou and Bayou " Tracts, 727 90 Vide!...... II> 10 63 4 " Sunday-schools, 1717 94 Richluond...... 36 4 64, 24 1 Ten .• as Colored Mission...... 378 114 " Bible Society, 428 00 Ml~dison Col'd. MiSSion...... 57 ...... Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta 1033 327 1987 232"119 tioned thjs year? Ouachita District. Dl\gdcmona ...... 1191 47 4 3 6 NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT. Jacl;:soll...... 217 13 25 29 11 Ouachita Circuit...... 357 98 6 Monroe and Trenton..... 3r1 7 78 M 1 Joseph B. Walker, P. E. Farmersville...... 395 63 109 5 Homer...... 33:) 34 82 9 New Orleans: lVIind(:1l ...... 2~\J 59 112 ...... 2 Carondelet Street and Wesley Chapel. Linus Bastrop ...... ··· I 128 20 45 140 4 Parker. Wingfield Mission ...... ~ ~ ..::.:.::. ..::.:.::. = Felicity Street and Winans Chapel, John 1804 361 455 226 4± C. Keener. Shreveport Dist1·ict. Moreau Street and Soule Chapel, Robert J. SDarta ...... 350 I US 94 2.J, Harp. U'ed River Mi.88ion ...... · ...... 7 133 47 First and Fourth German Mission, to be Plo}tsant lIill...... 75 40 160 Natchitoches ...... 138 234 19 22 6 supplied. l~ed River Circuit...... 120 18 66 4 { Second German Mission, John A. Pauley. Shreveport...... 52 ...... 75 Mansfield...... 81 20 ...... 1 Third German Mission, to he supplied. Caddo Circuit ...... 1 250 27 75 12 5 City Missionary, Cha1'les J. Halberg. North Bossier...... 100 48 50 14 1 Algiers, H. N. M'Tyeire, and Editor of New J:miij!2i67211917 Orleans Christian Advocate. 810 Louisiana Conference, 1858. New Orleans District, (continued.) OUACHITA DISTRICT. New Orleans Circuit, to be supplied. Robert R. R. Alexander, P. E. Baton Rouge, Henry Avery. Minden, Alexander E. Goodwyn. Plaquemine and Grosse Tete, Samuel Haws, Homer, Jas. L. Wright, Charles W. Coursey, J eRse Fulton. Sup'y. New River Mission, to be supplied. Farmerville, Dabney P. Cullen. Thibodeaux, Matthew D. T. Fly. Monroe and Trenton and Col'd Miss., Thomas LaFourche and Bayou Black Colored Mission, B. White. Nehemiah A. Oravens. Ouachita Circuit, Uriah Riley. Atchafalaya, Jephthah Landrum. Bastrop, Thomas J. Lacy, Edwin D. Earn- Centenary College, A. G. Mille?', Principal of heart. Preparatory Department. Vernon, Charles W. Hodge. Dugdemona, Redding O. M. White. Winfield Mission, Seaborn J. Graves. OPELOUSAS DISTRICT. Saline Mission, Wm. A. Smith. Homer College, Richmond Randall, Agent, Anderson B. Fly, P. E. and member of Quarterly Conference at Homer. Franklin and Pattersonville, John W. John son. LAKE PROVIDENCE DISTRICT. { Bayou Teche Mission, James T. Fontaine. New Iberia, Stephen J. Davies. Lewis A. Reid, P. E. Vermillion, to be supplied. Providence, Thomas L. Beard, William G. Opelousas, Benjamin F. Wldte. M'Gaughey. { St. Landry Mission, to be supplied. { Carro.11 Colored Mission, one to be supplied, Washington, Arthur W. Smith. Henry W. Segrist. Evergreen, Daniel S. Watkins. Carroll Circuit, Fisher T. Rawson, John F. { Evergreen Mission, to be supplied. Wynn. Alexandria, Jas. A. Ivy. Richmond and Madison Colored Miss., Jones North Rapides Circuit, Wm. D. Stayton. H. Waters, John A. Miller. { North Rapides Mission, Uriah Whatley. Ion Circuit, John H. Boult. Harrisonburg, 1'homas J. Mercer. St. Joseph Circuit, Reynolds Trippett, Robt. Columbia, Be?ljamin G. Stegall. A. New, P. H. Dieffenweirth, Sup'y. Calcasieu, Robert T. Parish. { New Carthage Col'd Miss., Elijah W. Gris wold. Wat,erproof" Joseph D. Adams. SHREVEPORT DISTRICT. Tensas CoI'd. Miss., John C. Pitts. Wynnsboro' Circuit, Thos. H. 'M'Clendon. John Pipes, P. E. Thos. J. Upton. ' Shreveport, James L. Ghapman. tSicily Island Col'd Miss" to be supplied. Caddo Circuit; Samuel J. Hawkins, one to be Trinit~ Circuit, John P. RichardfiOn, Robert supplied. S. Taylor. Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Saml. B. Suratt. { Concordia and CoI'd Miss., Elam A. Steven Grand Cane Circuit, Joshua F. Scurlock. son. Natchitoches, Robert Parvin, one to be sup- Agent for Tract Society in Louisiana Confer plied. ence, Joel Sanders. Sparta Circuit, Richard M. Orowson. Wm. R. Davis, transferred to Wachita Con Red River Circuit, John O. Reid. ference. Lake Bistenau, David M. K. Oollins. Samuel D. Akin, Sup'y, transferred to Louis North Bossier, Samuel S. Scott. ville Conference. Mansfield Female College, Henry O. Thweatt, Elam A. Stevenson, transferred to 'Vachita President; E. D. Pitts, Professor; Philo Conference. M. Goodwyn, Agent, and member of Quar terly Conference at Mansfield. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Agent for College at Pleasant Hill, Benjamin next Conference be held? F. Alexander. At New Orleans, La. Memoir of Bishop Bascom. 811 MEMOIR OF BISHOP BASCOM. [THE following memoir of Bishop Bascom the class-leader. To get to his class he had was prepared for the Minutes by Bishop Kav to Cl'OSS Eagle Creek, which is a large stream anaugh, at the request of his colleagues in the of the sort, and, with characteristic persever Episcopacy. ] ance, he has been known to wade it in the winter time when the ice was running, leap HENRY BIDLEMAN BASCOM was the son of ing along between the floating pieces of ice, Alpheus and Hannah Bascom, and "was rather than disappoint his class. born," as says his biographer, "May 27th, It seems, from dates and the points of his 1796, on the east bank of the east branch of residence, that when he was converted to God the Delaware River, in the town of Hancock, he was living in Little Valley, Western New Delaware County, New York." According to York. The time of its occurrence he settles his own account, his father was a descendant by a note made by himself, in his own hand of a. French Huguenot family, and his mother writing, found by his biographer, which we a German of the Bidleman family of Green here subjoin: "August 18th, ISI4.-Four wich, New Jersey. years to-day since my conversion. Bless God Henry was the second child and first son for mercy through Christ our Lord !-HENRY of his parents, and in childhood was a sport BASCOM." This fixes the time to be IS10, ive, sprightly boy, apt to learn, and fond of when he was fourteen years of age. thoughtful solitude. At the age of five years It seems that in this new and sparsely set he was placed at the school of a maiden lady. tled country, and while but a babe in Christ, Here he soon learned to read so as to take a gracious Providence furnished him a friend great delight in juvenile books. Owing to his and counsellor in the person of a youthful early promise, a relative on a visit to the fam minister by the name of Gilmore, who took ily, Henry Bidleman, Esq., being pleased with him into secular employment with himself, Henry, suggested that, as he had a part of his and encouraged him in his piety, and assisted name, if they would add the other part he him in his ministry as an exhorter. Follow would take him home with him and send him ing his discourse delivered to a frontier audi to school. This being agreed to, the promise ence, Mr. Gilmore says, "He arose, and with was accordingly fulfilled. This occurred when a great deal of pathos and native genius Henry was about eight and a half years of poured down a storm upon the people. I age. Mr. Bidleman's residence was at Easton, was astonished to hear him use the language Pa. By this relative he was continued at he did. He rolled it off as with thunder school until he was twelve years old. "After peals." Thus in these first attempts he gave which," he states himself, "I was never at mdications of that power of language which school again." so distinguished him in after years. His bIOgrapher remarks that Mr. Bascom's I think his biographer is mistaken as to the parents removed from his native place, where particular work done by young Bascom for they had resided nineteen years, to Little which he received the horse on which he com Valley, on the Alleghany River, below Olean menced his itinerant career as a preacher. I Point, in Western New York, in lS08. In once met Mr. Bascom at the house of Mr. lS12 they removed farther west, and settled Finch, a neighbor to his father and a brother for a time in Maysville, Ky. Here young in the Church, and during my stay there B~Lscom won a considerable reputation for his Brother Finch remarked to me that he had industry, piety, and devotion to his paren.ts. given Henry the horse on which .he took his From this place, afte! a short stay, th~ fa~lly first circuit for digging out the cellar of the again removed to OhIO, about five or SIX mIles brick house in which he was then living. He from Maysville, in the direction of Ripley, remarked, "We know Henry here, and we all Ohio, where they were permanently settled. love him." In this neighborhood young Bascom became He was licensed to preach on the Brush 812 Memoir of Bishop Bascom. Creek Circuit, including the neighborhood of ference ont of those portions of the State that bis father's residence in the State of Ohio, in had belonged to the Ohio and Tennessee Con February, 1813. The quarterly meeting at ferences; so, in the autumn of 1821, the Ken which Bascom received his license was held tucky Conference met for the first time in the at or near the villaO'e of New Market, High city of Lexington. At this Conference Mr. land County, Ohio.'" The Rev. James Quinn B. was appointed to the Kingston Circuit, the was at the time the presiding elder of the dis third ?nan. His position on the circuit as the trict, and he employed the young preacher to third ?nan, while he was acknowledged to be assist the venerable R. W. Finley on the the first pulpit orator of the West, if not of Brush Creek Circuit. America, confirmed him in the belief that the In the autumn of 1813 he was received as Confel'ence was against him. He determined a preacher on trial in the Ohio Conference, to get out of the way, and sought at the hand and appointed to Deer Creek Circuit, with of the Bishop a transfer to the Ohio Confer Alexander Cummings as his colleague. ence, and, in the autumn of 1822, he was sta As a travelling preacher, he successively tioned on the Brush Creek Circuit, the first travelled in the following circuits: in 1813, be had ever travelled, and that included the Deer Creek, Ohio; in 1814, Guyandotte, residence of his father. Western Virginia; in 1815, Mad River, Ohio. In the autumn of 1823 he was stationed at Because of prejudices against him on account Steubenville, Ohio, and in the same year, on of personal appearance and a florid Btyle of the nomination and advocacy of the Hon. preaching, which were more tolerated by the. Henry Clay, was elected Chaplain to Con Bishop than by the members of the Confer gress. At the termination of this session of ence, in 1816 the Bishop presiding transferred Congress, he is induced to visit first the bim to the Tennessee Conference, and ap neighborhood and then the city of Baltimore. pointed him to the Danville Circuit in Ken- His preaching is described to be of surpass o tucky-a part of Kentucky being at the time ing eloquence and astounding power. In the in the Tennessee Conference. In 1817, he country surrounding Baltimore he attended was refippointed to the Danville Circuit from several camp-meetings, towns, and freighbor the Tennessee Conference, held that year in boods, preaching with unrivalled eloquence Franklin, Tenn. In 1818, he was stationed and sublimity. lIe meets Summerfield at a in the city of Louisville, Ky., Louisville be camp-meeting. Bascom is described as being ing taken from tbe Jefferson Circuit, and for the mightier but not the more persuasive of the first time made a station. In 1819, the the two men. He visited Philadelphia and Conference was held in Nashville, and he was Harrisburg, and fully sustained his reputa returned to Louisville. In 1820, the Tennes tion as a preacher of most astounding power. see Conference was held in Hopkinsville, Ky., Having finished this eastern tour, he obtained and he was appointed to Madison Circuit, a transfer to the Pittsburg Conference, and Kentucky, under William Martin, an aged was stationed in the city of Pittsburg. In and amiable minister; but it was the first bis second year in this Conference he was a£ year of his itinerancy, and he was only in pointed the Conference missionary. In 182., Deacon's orders. Portions of this circuit be was elected President of Madison College, were very rough indeed. Being placed under in Uniontown, Pa. lIe accepted the presi an inferior in office, in talents, and experi dency, and entered upon its duties. His in ence, and on a circuit parts of which were in augural a!idress was highly characteristic of rude and mountainous sections of the country, the conceptions of his mind, and his singu it was interpreted on the part of his friends, larly ornate forms of speech, displaying as and so understood bi himself, to be an in much of power as of beauty. In 1829, he tended oppression. resigned the presidency of Madison College, I.t was during this year that the writer first and accepted an agency for the American made his acquaintance, and on an invitation Coloni~ation Society. I:r;t IB32, he was elected from him visited him on his circuit, and spent Professor of Moral Science and Belles-lettres some two weeks with him riding over some in Augusta College, Kentucky. lIe remained of the rougher portions of his work and some in Augusta College about ten years. of the best. It was during this tour that I In 1833,. Bascom lost his father, whom he learned to know and love the man. had ever venerated with all the devotion of Durin g our travels through the Estill county the fond·est son, and took his stepmother and hills, (for his circuit took in a large portion her children in his charge at Augusta, and of this county,) he remarked to me that he maintained them with the. watchfulness of the lJelieved he was sent to that work, under the deepest sympathies for nine years. . ciraumsta~es, to drive him from the Church. ,During his professorship in Augusta Col 'l'he people on the Madison Circuit appre. lege, in 1839, he was married to Miss Van dated him highly, and attended his minil$try Antwerp, of the city of New York. To them with great pleasure and profit. were born three children, a daughter and two The General Conference of 1820 had pro sons. The younger son died in infancy, the vided for the formation of the Kentucky Con- other children still live. Memoir of Bishop Bascom. 813 Soon after this he was elected President of versity, making a tender of that University Louisiana College, but declined acceptance. to that Conference, and, on its acceptance, He had also the presidency of the Missouri presented his resignation as the President, University tendered to him, which he also de and also the resign,ation of all the faculty of clined. the University, that it might be officered again He was elected President pro tem. of Tran by the nomination of the General Conference. sylvania University, which had, by the trus Whereupon the Conference placed Dr. Bas tees thereof, been offered to the Kentucky com in nomination again to the trustees as Conference, and through them to the General President of the University. Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The same Conference also established a The Kentucky Conference appointed commis Quarterly Review, under the patronage of sioners to act in behalf of the Conference and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, accept the proposition of the trustees. The and elected Dr. Bascom the editor. He was commissioners did so, and nominated Dr. Bas also appointed by the same Geaeral Confer com for the presidency of the college; but he ence the Chairman of the Board of Commis declined. He afterward consented to act as sioners of the Methodist Episcopal Church, president pro tem. until a more permanent South, to settle the controversy between the organization could take place; but the diffi Methodist Churches, North and South. He culties in the Church between the North and was now oppressed with business, all of which the South delayed the arrangement anticipated, was of a heavy and responsible character, and Dr. Bascom was elected permanently the and he sustained himself well in all these President of the University. Under the au departments. spices of his presidency the University rose In the year 1849 Dr. Bascom prepared a to decided prosperity. volume of Sermons for publication. This was About the year 1840 or 1841, the honorary an object generally and greatly desired. The title of D.D. was conferred upon him. And volume was issued early in the year 1850, in his biographer states that "within a short the city of Louisville. It met, as might well period the same honor was conferred by two have been expected, with a very rapid and colleges and two universities." In 1845, he extensive sale. also received the title of LL.D. from the La In the autumn of 1849, Dr. Bascom, with Grange College, Alabama. the usual unanimity of votes that he was Dr. Bascom was elected a delegate to the accustomed to receive in the Kentucky Con General Conference of 1844, as indeed he ference, was elected to the General Confer always had been since the General Confer ence, which was to assemble in the following ence of 1828; but at this time was elected May in St. Louis, Mo. At this Conference from the Kentucky Conference, getting all the he was elected Bishop by a large majority. votes of the Conference except, I think, only He was consecrated, after a powerful dis three. The extensive and valuable service course froni himself on "The Cross of Christ," rendered by him in that trying crisis of the by the venerable Bishop Soule, with the aid Church is a matter of history. He was the of the other Bishops. author of the Protest offered by the Southern Though at the time he did not get a unani delegates against the action of that Confer mous vote of the Conference, everyone after ence in the cases of Harding, of the Baltimore ward seemed heartily to concur in the result Conference, and of Bishop Andrew, and of of the contest. other documents bearing on the same ques In the distribution of Episcopal labor be tions. tween the Bishops among other Conferences, In 1845, the Convention of delegates of the the St. Louis Conference was assigned to several Annual Conferences in the South met Bishop Bascom. The time of the meeting of in the city of Louisville, Ky., and it being this Conference was July 10th, 1851). The ascertained that the people of the South, or low state of the waters made the navi(~ation so rather the Southern members of the Methodist difficult that he did not arrive at the seat of Episcopal Qhurch, were in favor of a Southern the Conference until Saturday, the fourth day organization of the Methodist Church by a of the session; but this brought him there in ratio of six to one, it was determined to take time to preach on the Sabbath, Mid .)rdain the necessary measures to effect the organi the preachers elected to Deacons' and Elders' zation demanded, and Dr. Bascom was called orders. He is represented as havin~ preached 01'1 to write the Report of the comm.ittee on exceedingly well on the Sabbath-day in the that subject. That document was worthy of woods to an audience of about three thou the ability of the distinguished author, and sand persons. of the able body of ministers which adopted it. At this, the only Conference he ever at In 1846, Dr. Bascom, who was a member tended, as Bishop, he perf()rmell hip v"arious of the General Conference of the Methodist duties so generally to the satishction of the Episcopal Church, South, which met at Pe Conference that the following cI l ll1mendatory tersburg, Va., presented to that body the pro resolution was passed by the Con fE'rcllee : position of the trustees of Transylvania Uni- "Resolved, By the St; Louis Annual Confer- 6 814 Memoi'r of Bishop Batreom. ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, again at the door. Being kindly reCeived and that we take great pleasure in bearing testi restored to his bed, Dr. Stevenson consulted mony to the ability, impartiality, and urban with him as to what physician he would have, ity with which Bishop Bascom has presided and he authorized him to call in Drs. Bright over the deliberations of this Conference, and and Pirtle, his personal friends and brethren. to the dignified and affectionate intercourse Late in the evening of that day, feeling much which he has maintained with its members, better, he proposed starting home on the next endearing him to us as one of our chief min day, but his physicians objecting, he said no isters. While we record with peculiar satis more in regard to it. faction that ours is the first Conference over After being confined about a week, he asked which he has presided since his election to the Dr. Stevenson to be seated by him, affirming office of Bishop in the Church of God, we con that he was no better-that the remedies had gratulate the whole Southern Church on this not touched the disease-that the symptoms acquisition to the General Superintendency, were as before. He remarked to Dr. S.: "The and confidently predict that the distinguished truth is, I have been strangely brought to be ability which has characterized his services in lieve that I must die I My temporal matters the several spheres of labor heretofore as are not as I could wish, though I will try to signed him by the Church, will be eminently be resigned to the will of Providence." At displayed in the new and higher one to which the suggestion of Dr. Stevenson, two other she has now called him." eminent physicians, Drs. Bell and Rogers, After the adjournment of the Conference were called in. All of his physicians mani the Bishop visited the Indian Manual Labor fested a very deep interest in his case. His School at Fort Leavenworth, "with which," numerous friends watched with eagerness and his biographer says, "he was greatly pleased." deep solicitude over him. In regard to them, He also visited and preached on his tour at Dr. Stevenson informs us in his notice of his Weston, Booneville, Lexington, and St. Louis. affiictions and death, he exclaimed: "My His last discourse was preached in St. Louis friends, 0 my friends I if they could but cure in the afternoon of the last Sabbath in July, me by kindness, I should soon be well; but 1850. It was an effort of great power, and they cannot do it." Dr. S. informs us of sev of two hours' continuance. His text was eral instances of his expressing his impres Heb. i. 1. sions that he would die. On one of these He is reported as arriving at Louisville on occasions he replied to him, "Do you really the 2d of August, much debilitated from sick think so?" He answered, "Yes, I have ness and from travelling and toil, but a:p thought so all the while when able to think peared pleasantly excited in meeting hIS for myself." And says the Doctor, "He spoke brethren at the Book Room, where he re with much confidence in relation to his future mained nearly all day, declining his dinner happiness, and professed the most satisfactory for the want of an appetite. Having entered assurance of hIS acceptance with God." On his passage for his home at Lexington in the another occasion, he remarked to Dr. S.: "On stage for the next day, on invitation he lodged the near approach to death, as in all my past with his old friend, the Rev. Dr. Stevenson. life, I can discover no rock of hope on which He attempted to take his supper, but for to rest my weary spirit but Jesus Christ as want of appetite had to decline it. He retired revealed in the gospel; and should I ever be to bed, hoping to be better by morning and so happy as to obtain some humble seat in be enabled to reach his home. Dr. Stevenson heaven, it will never cease to be true of me and wife, deeply sympathizing with him, gave that I am but a sinner saved by grace." A him all possible attention, affectionately re solemn pause ensued, after which he said: monstrating against his attempt to go home; "True, true! how true it is tltat all our help but de0p solicitude urged him to make the and hope is of God, through the infinite merits trial. .At three o'clock the next morning he of Jesus Christ." Dr. Stevenson announced entered the stage-coach, but ere he had passed to the Bishop that he was writing to Bishop the city \imits, he was so sick as to be convinced Andrew, and asked him" if he had any com that he Muld not succeed in his attempt to munications that he wished made to the reach ho:ne. His sickness so affected his sto Bishop. He looked at me with much earn mach as to induce vomiting, which much estnessand said, ' Yes: say to Bishop An alarmed t.ome of the passengers, who sup drew that I am utterly prostrate, with but posed it [. case of cholera, and believing it little, if any, hope of recovery; that I am contagious. were very anxious that he should wholly incapable of thinking 01.' acting cor get out of ,-he coach and let it proceed. The rectly on any subject; but tell him from me driver's ath-ntion being called to the ease, he that my whole trust and confidence is in was asked what he would do. He averred almighty goodness, as revealed in the cross that at the risk of his life he would return of Christ.')1 Bishup Bascom to his lodgings whence he had When all hope of his recovery was relin· taken him. 'This was pr,)mptly done: so that quished, it was proposed that Dr. Bright, who in an hour after he had left his friend he was was his oldest phYSIcian, and a local minister, Me'1JWir of Bukop Bascom. 815 should announce to the Bishop that his end sion of friends and acquaintances, in publi MEMOIR OF BISHOP CAPERS. [THE following memoir of Bishop Capers were the circumstances, gifts, and prospects was prepared for the Minutes by Bishop of our beloved brother. But, true to the PiBrce, at the request of his colleagues in the heavenly instincts of a sound conversion, he Episcopacy. ] left all to follow Christ. Settling the great question of duty on its true basis, he was THIS brief Memoir of WILLIAM CAPERS, one running his furrow straight for the kingdom of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal when death arrested him. He never look-ed Church, South, is prepared in conformity to back. His life beautifully exemplified the in a long-established custom of the Church in tegrity of his heart and the entireness of his relation to her deceased ministers. It is well consecration. to embalm in the recollections of his surviv As a member of an Annual Conference, he ing brethren the virtues of a departed servant never sought accommodation, but surrendered of God, especially when he has been great as himself and family to the workings of the well as good. We decline to enter into details itiJ,lerant system, with all its uncertainties, in as to the birth, education, conversion, induc conveniences, and privations. He travelled tion to the ministry, and successive appoint circuits and districts; filled stations; was ments of Bishop Capers, inasmuch as an ex transferred from one Conference to another; tended biography will soon appear. We pre served the missions in South Carolina, which sent only those points which, while they he inaugurated, and the Missionary Society characterized and distinguished him during a when the duties of his office called him to long, eventful, and laborious life, cannot well wander over half the Union; was superin be too often or too strongly urged upon his tendent of Indian Missions, and was finally fellow-laborers in the gospel. a Bishop of the Church, bearing meekly and To appreciate the integrity, humility, and without complaint the burdens of an office self-denial of Bishop Capers, it must be remem which has no parallel even in our self-denying bered that when he commenced his career system. Methodism was not as now a recognized power The great elements of Bishop Capers's reli in the laLd, but feeble and despised, working gious character were great simplicity, unpre out her glorious mission amid the scorn of tending humility, a zeal that knew no ebb, the world and the withering contempt of other and a self-denial that hesitated at no sacrifice Christian sects. To be a Methodist was to of time or earthly interest, all energized and "count all things loss for Christ," and to be sustained by a faith in Providence and Divine numbered 'with the offscouring of the earth." promise always equal to the emergencies of To be a Mdhodist travelling preacher was to his laborious calling and his checkered his renounce every fond ambition, forego fortune tory. He never secularized himself; a man ,and ease, and often the respect and sympathy of one work, he sought to fulfil the ministry of one's o,"'n household. To do this when a which he had received of the Lord Jesus and man's origin was humble, and his family ob to finish his course with joy. In this respect, !;cure, and his earthly prospects bounded by to say nothing of other striking excellences, ignorance a1'l,d poverty, demanded high moral he was a model for his brethren. courage and a most Christian subordination As a preacher, he had few equals in the of will and plan and hope to duty and to long line of Methodist history. Original with God. The bLsk grew heavier and harder still out novelty and peculiar without eccentricity, for the heir of wealth, proud of ancestral he was certainly no imitator, and is not likely titles, himself decked with the honors of the to have a successor. Grave, reverent, devout academy and 'the college, conscious, too, of in manner at the family altar and in the sanc rare powers of thought and speech, which, tuary, he was always scrupulously ob8ervant developed on another theatre, might win of the proprieties of time and place, and per money and fa;rme, place and power. Such formed the various functions of the ministry Memoir of Bishop Capers. 817 with an easy grace at once attractive and im satisfactory, triumphant. The religion which pressive. He lives in the memory of thousands he honored in youth, manhood, and age, made who often hung with delight upon his minis~ his death-chamber illustrious, and his grave a trations, and in the hearts of thousands more treasury of hope and heaven. who repented and believed under his persua Bishop Capers was born Jan. 26, 1790, in sive eloquence, or were cheered and strength the Parish of St. Thomas, South Carolina, ened by his consolatory discourses. some twenty miles from Charleston. He was Having returned home from one of his admitted on trial in the South Carolina Con Episcopal tours, he was suddenly attacked ference, Dec., 1808, before he had been six with disease, and was soon speechless in death. months on trial as a member of the Church. A piety. demonstrated as to its origin and aim He was ordained Bishop in Petersburg, Va., by a life of labor and devotion, before silence May, 1846. He died at bis residence at An· sealed the lip of this Christian soldier and delBon C. H., S. C., Jan. 29, 1855. conqueror, articulated a testimony precious, GENERAL RECAPITULATION. CONFERENCES. Trav. Sup'd Looal White White Colored CDI'd Indian Indian Total M'rs In· De· Prs. Pr's. Pr's. Members. Prob·s. 'Members. Prob's. Jdem's: Prob·s. and Mb's. crease. cr'se. ------I. Kentucky...... 77 11 235 16,385 --1221 4526 --479 ...... 2Z,934 ...... 461 2. Louisville ...... 79 13 201 19,037 1820 3581 455 ...... 25,186 1240 3. Missouri ...... 82 4 142 14,440 1746 1543 217 ...... 18,174 661 ...... 4. St. Louis ...... 101 9 202 16,526 2369 1424 178 ...... 20,809 1059 ...... 5. Kansas Mission ...... 22 ...... 12 463 77 13 ...... 178 ...... 765 66 ..... - 6. Tennessee...... 178 9 364 30,681 3963 6724 608 •••• u ...... 42,527 136 ...... 7. Holston ...... 106 10 388 36,527 6450 3649 573 110 ...... 47,813 1595 ...... 8. Memphis ...... 130 7 430 28,258 3877 6666 1050 ...... 40,418 439 ...... 9. Mississippi ...... 120 12 205 13,736 3380 10,592 3996 ...... 32,041 2251 ...... 10. Virginia...... 164 4 185 31,703 3040 5270 364 ..... , ...... 40,730 614 11. Western Virginia... 48 1 66 7253 1281 253 43 ...... 8945 253 ...... 12. North Carolina ...... 114 10 204 29,247 3098 11,560 1030 ...... 45,263 463 ...... 13. South Carolina ...... 145 11 231 31,524 4209 38,219 6971 ...... 81,310 2307 ...... 14. Georgia ...... 182 25 578 43,425 5960 19;327 3910 ...... 73,407 124 ...... 15. Alabama ...... 187 16 493 35,080 6455 17,892 4400 ...... 64,523 162 ...... 16. Florida...... 71 8 106 7269 1698 5618 1606 ...... 16,376 1887 ...... 17. Texas...... 122 6 178 8808 2500 2184 1014 ...... 14,812 809 ...... , 18. East Texas ...... 69 4 192 10,183 2387 1668 291 ...... 14,794 450 ...... 19, Arkansas...... 56 1 143 9052 2289 779 221 ...... 12,541 766 ...... 20. Wacbita...... 68 3 144 7247 2004 1835 618 ...... 11,919 ...... 4 21. Pacific ...... 34 1 30 1054 610 ...... 1729 483 ...... 22. Indian Mission ...... 35 ...... 64 102 ...... 276 ...... 3101 467 4045 483 ...... 23. Louisiana ...... 77 2 114 6430 1797 4926 1370 ...... 14,716 ...... 6 ------~ ",'" In 2267 167 4907 404,430 62,231 148,525 29,394 3389 467 655,777 14,394 2325 Tote I in 1856-7"",-8_...... 2171 163 4660 399,382 60,779 146,634 26,433 3190 296 643,708 ------" Increase.. ,...... 96 ----4 247 ---5048 --1462 1891 2961 199 171 12,069 Net increase. [The transferred preachers are reckoned with those of the Conferences to which they now belong. The, six bishops are not caz.mt.ed. Their addition would make the number of travelling preachers, including those on the ,superannuated list, 2440. Tb"'f)reachers who located this year (80) are not counted; on the other hand, the preachers who were admit· ted on trt.ai, (22~,) and those who were readmitted, (57,) are counted among ~e trll;velling preachers, though many. of them are also r~~koned with the local preachers. There are several members m Chma who are not counted, not bemg officially li"eporte, .-Thereare errors and defects in the work, which, for Wllnt of the proper data, the editor could not pre vent. To make It as correct as possible, he has bestowed a. vast amount of time a.nd jabor on it, for the four years that it h!f!l been emted t,y him.]