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SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE. 185i). BISHOPS
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JOSHUA SOULE, D. D., NASHVILLE, TENN. JAMES OSGOOD ANDREW, D. D., SUMMERFIELD, ALA. ROBERT PAINE, D. D., ABERDEEN, MISS. GEORGE FOSTER PIERCE, D. D., CULVERTON, GA. JOHN EARLY, D. D., LYNCHBURG, VA. HUBBARD HINDE KAVANAUGH, D. D., VERSAILLES, Ky. MIN UTE S.
l.-K E N T U C K Y CON FER E N C E.
HELD AT MILLERSBURG, Ky., September 1-9, 1858.
BISHOP KAVANAUGlI, Presidentj DANIEL STEVE~SON, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 8. What local preachers are trial? elected and ordained deacons? ANSWER. Brinkly M. Messick, 1\1. J. James W. Gunn, French Strother, W. Ambrose, Jacob 'Valk, Samuel J. Dai James J. Johnston, 'Villiam H. 'Waters, ley, William P. Furniss. 5. John Neal, Thomas Lop;an, (colored.) 6. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Stephen Noland, Joshua Taylor, John elected and ordained elders? P. Grinstead, George L. Gould, Charles J ohIJ L. (}ragg, Thomas J. Godby, Wil W. Miller, Peter Conway. 6. liam H. Winter, David Walk, 'William F. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full T. Spruill. 5. connection? Ques. 10. What local preachers are John S. Coxe, James Randall, Jesse B. elected and ordained elders? Locke, Hiram P. Walker, Jeremiah Stro Benjamin McDaniel, William H. Par ther, (an elder,) George W. Smith. 6. ker. 2. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? John C. C. Thompson, 'Villiam F. T. Jonathan Stamper, Caleb T. Hill, Will. Spruill, John L. Scott, John R. Eads, E. Wilmott. 3. George S. Savage. 5. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary ? Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Orson Long, John Sandusky. 2. from other Conferences? Ques. 13. 'Vho are superannuated? G. W. Crumbaugh, Ransom Lancas Joel W. Ridgell, Samuel Veach; John ter. 2. Tevis, Isaac Collord, Thomas lIall, Wil Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one liam. Atherton, Thomas R. Malone, John year? James. 8. 'Villiam W. Chamberlain, Seneca X. Ques. 14. What preachers have died Hall, John M. Johnson, Peter E. Kava during the past year? naugh, Milton Mann. 5. Benjamin T. Crouch, Sr., William M. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Vize.* 2. elected and ordained deacons? BENJAYIN T. CROUCH, SR., "Was born in John S. Coxe, James Randall, Hiram P. Newcastle county, Delaware, July 1, 1796. Walker, Oliver W. Landreth, George W. Smith. 5. • No memoir of Wm. M. Vize bas been furnished. '~11 4 Kentucky Oonference, 1958.
His father, John Crouch, emigrated to Cecil glowin~ with an intense desire for the salva county, Maryland, and from thence to \Vash tion of his fellow-men, he moved forward, ington, Pa. Here his father died, before he fully sustained by the inspiring sentiment, was ten years old, leaving a widow with eight "The Lord will provide." In 1819 he was children to bring up under the disadvantages appointed junior preacher on the Oxford Cir of cheerless poverty. His father died in tri cuit, with the same excellent colleague, A. umph, a happy l\lethodist class-leader. His Wiley. Thi.; year he prosecuted his studies mother, afeer surviving his father thirty-six assiduously and successfully. 1820-In May years, and having li,-ed to see all her children of this year the Kentucky Conference was grown and in the Church of her own choice, laid off as a separate work, and he was ap and having been fifty~six years a devoted and pointed to the little Kanawha Circuit, within highly respected member of the Methodist the bounds of the new Conference. 1821- Episcopal Church, died in perfect peace, lIe attended Conference for the first time, March 7, 1842. Brother Crouch was the sub was ordained deacon, and was appointed to a ject of religious feelin~s and frequent awak kind of missionary field, lying partly in Ken enings and convictions from early childhood, tucky, partly in Tennessee. 1822-He was but did not join the Church till May, 1816, sent to the Shelbyville Circuit. 1823-Re near the close of his twentieth year. He was turned to the Shelbyville Circuit, having been prompted to this decision under the pungent ordained elder; and durin~ this year he was conviction that God would not much longer married to Miss Hannah V. Talbott, daughter bear with him jf he persisted in rejecting his of Nathaniel 'l'alhott, in the vicinity of Shel grace. At a camp-meeting in Ohio, in the byville. 1824-lIe was superannuated, and month of August, after he had joined the resided in New Castle. 1825-He was ren Church, God, for Christ's sake, pardoned his dered effective, and appointed to Lexington sins. He was impressed from early child Circuit. 1826-Appointed to Frankfort and hood that he would have to preach the gospel; New Castle. By the close of this year his and, coincident with his conversion, there was health, in comequence of exposure and ex a confirm!Ltion of that early and cherished cessive labor, had again failed, and he was impression. IIis father's house had long been induced once more to take a superannuated a home for Methodist preachers; and their relation, in which he continued for three suc pious conversation and earnest prayers, se cessive years. During this period, in 1828, conding the example and precepts of his pa he was elected to the General Conference, rents, made him think well of religion, and which met in Pittsburg, Pa. 1830-lIe was inspired a great veneration and love for the reappointed to Frankfort. 1831-He was ap ministerial character. From the period of pointed to the Ohio, subsequently Louisville his conversion, he was never able for a single District, and at this Conference elected to the hour to dispossess himself of a deep and abid General Conference, which met in Philadel ing consciousness that God had called him to phia in 1832. lIe was continued on the Lou the tremendous work of the Christian minis isville District for four consecutive years. try. N early three years, however, were per 1835-Appointed to Shelbyville and Brick mitted to pass after his conversion in unavail Chapel. 1836-Was sent to the charge of ing efforts to excuse himself in living the life the Fourth Street and Eighth Street Churches of a private Christian. And although he was Louisville. During this year he attended a~ careful to shun sin, and to perform the duties a delegate the General Conference, which met of religion faithfully, acting in the capacities in Cincinnati. 1837-Was appointed to the of a class-Ie tder and exhorter, yet his heart Louisville District, and was continued for four was constantly oppressed with the conviction successive years. 1841-Appointed to Lex that his duty was in the itinerant field. It ington District, where he was continued for was not, however, until arrested by disease, four successive years. During the period of and at the very verge of the grave, as all his eldership on this district, he attended the thought who saw him, that he resolved to give General Conference in New York. 1846- himself wholly to this work. Just from a Appointed to the Shelbyville District. At bed of sickness-no property j no education; this Conference he was elected to the first no horse, no money to buy one with-the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal prospect was not the most cheering that might Church, South, which met in Petersburg, Va., be imagined. lIe was licensed to exhort in in 1846, having been a member of the Con 1818, by William Hunt. On the 10th of vention which convened in 1845, in Louisville April, 1819, he was licensed to preach, and Ky. lIe was continued on the Shelbyvill~ commenced his itinerant career under the di District four years. 1849-lIe was Presiding rection of the Presiding Elder, as helper to Elder of Harrodsburg District. 1850-Ap_ A. Wiley, on the Whitewater Circuit, Ohio pointed to New Castle Circuit, and was a Conference; and as he had no horse, he member of the General Conference, which started on foot with his saddle-bags on his met in St. Louis. 1851-Reappointed to New arms, containing part of a Bible, a hymn Castle Circuit. 1852-Stationed at Carrollton. book, and a few articles of clothing; but 1853-Reappointed to Carrollton. 1854-Ap- Kentucky Conference, 1858. 5
pointed to Lagrange, and attended the Gene Lex'ington District. ral Conference at Columbus, Ga., to which he White White Col'd Cord Lac'l Mew'R. Prob'.. Mem·s. Prob's. Pr's. had been elected at the preceding Annual ------Conference. 1855--Returned to Lagrange. Lexington ...... 219 6 570 130 10 At this Conference we find ill his diary this }'rankfort ...... 110 2 ]80 40 7 Versailles & Georgetown 165 16 2-1,7 42 7 item: "'l'his is the thirty-fifth session of the Nicholasville ...... 133 6 114 21 3 Kentucky Conference I have attended; have Jessamine & Woodford ... 246 60 80 1 2 never been absent, or got to Conference too Winchester & Mt. Zion ... 18-1, 1 185 12 3 Vienna ...... 1M 4-1, 9 1 2 late, or left too early. Never was absent from Paris & N. Middletown .. . 95 2 185 20 3 Conference business but once, and then only Mount Sterling ...... 22-1, 4.j, 100 30 4 Oxford ...... 152 14 110 3 for fifteen minutes, to have a tooth extracted." Leesburg ...... 418 23 100 7 At the ensuing Conference he obtained a su perannuated relation, and for the past two 2110 218 1880 297 51 years had been engaged in superintending a. school at Goshen, Oldham county, Ky. Only Harrodsburg Distdct. a few weeks since, he sold this property, Harrodsburg ...... 110 30 135 15 1 with the intention of entering again'upon the Danville ...... 193 26 198 23 1 regular itinerant work, as announced by him Perryville ...... 398 90 17 28 3 Lancaster ...... 379 131 71 9 3 self in the Christian Advocate, very recently. Richmond ...... 130 240 6 But his work was done. For several days he Madison ...... ' 258 13 122 1 1 Crab Orchard ...... 180 17 18 1 1 had been complaining of a pain in his head, Somerset ...... 605 44 26 12 19 but it had not interfered with his business. Salvisa ...... 291 9 78 11 5 He died on Monday, April 26, at 8 o'clock lIIaxville ...... 151 47 P. M. On the Sabbath preceding he had Anderson ...... 169 20 2 12 3 preached two sermODS at Goshen; was in the 2864 380 954 112 43 schoolroom all of Monday; ate his supper as usual, and was unusually cheerful. After Shelbyville District. family worship he went to his room, having Shelbyville...... 170 24 136 16 4 urged his wife to spend the night with a sick Shelby Circuit...... 246 116 Sim pson vi1\e ...... 144 12 80 1 neighbor. Soon after she left, his little daugh Taylorsville ...... 219 3 48 5 1 ter, who was in the room with him, says he Bloomfield ...... 236 25 86 4 3 arose and attempted to kneel, and in doing so Lagrange ...... 213 39 40 'Vestport ...... 175 66 44 20 1 fell. Assistance was called, and as his son Newcllstle ...... , 239 103 162 41 5 and wife were endeavoring to raise him, he Bedford ...... 480 65 20 6 6 Lockport ...... 170 35 5 5 2 remarked, "I believe my head will cause me Lawrencebnrg"'...... to go distracted." These were his last words. Carrollton ...... 120 15 31 7 In tell minutes after they laid him on his bed he was a corpse. lIe leaves a wife and eight 2412 381 774 104 23 children. He was buried at Lagrange-the Covington Distdct. funeral services conducted by the Rev. Wil liam Holman. His history is identified with Covington ...... 323 11 35 4 1 Latonia and Ludlow ...... 23 3 the history of Methodism, Christianity, mo Newport ...... 215 23 2 1 1 rals, and education in Kentucky for thirty Alexandria...... 411 13 11 1 4 Falmout.h ...... 360 3 120 4 seven years. His character as a man and a Millersburg ...... 180 9 120 15 2 minister is before the Church and the world, Cynthiana ...... 152 188 4 J " known and read." In his early dedication Carlisle ...... 482 154 15 1 1 Warsaw ...... 129 16 7 2 to God, and in his unreserved consecration of Owenton & Eagle Creek .. 320 16 25 3 a long life to the service of God and his Crit.tenden ...... 450 30 10 8 Burlington ...... 350 8 8 2 Church, we have the earnest of a blissful Flat Rock Mission ...... 45 5 6 immortality. 3440 291 547 26 29 Ques, 15. Are all the preachers blame less in their life and official administration? Maysville Dist1·ict. Maysville ...... 138 Their names were called over, one by Wash'ton & Germant'Ii .. . 222 77 70 1 1 one, and their characters examined and Shannon and Sardis ...... 174 32 10 2 2 Minerva ...... 258 70 21 8 2 passed. Sardis Circuit...... 267 67 1 2 1 Orangeburg ...... 160 26 30 7 ...... James E. Nix, suspended. Lewis ...... 270 15 1 Thomas N. Ralston, withdrawn from the Flemingsburg ...... 396 19 120 M 5 Poplar Plains ...... 579 11 11 4 5 Connection. Sharpsburg ...... 179 22 91 2 2 Owingsville (no report)..
Ques. 16. What is the number of preach 2643 3~4 369 60 19· era and members in the several circuits, stations, and missions of the Conference? .. Included in the report of Anderson Circuit. 6 Kentucky Conference, 1858.
West Liberty District. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Mew's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. ------Will£am G. Dandy, P. E. Pikeville ...... •.... 186 5 5 5 Prestonsburg ...... 3S0 57 20 6 Lexington, Edmund P. Buckner. Jnckson :'.lission ...... 08 22 2 2 Frankfort, Joseph Rand. O:vsley J\liss. (no report) Versailles and Georgetown, Stephen Noland. " est Liberty ...... ••...•.. 152 10 2 Irvine ...... 365 20 20 2 3 Nicholasville, John G. Harrison. Letcher and Perry Miss. Jessamine and Woodford, D. W. Axline, P. E. (no report) ...... Highland Mission .•....••. 224 2.1 2 5 Kavanaugh . Winchester and Mount Zion, L. G. Hicks. 1375 138 49 4 21 Vienna, J. L. Gra.qg. Paris and North Middletown, Tlwmas F. Van- Barboursville District. meter. Barboursville and Man· Mount Sterling, Glarke Polley. chester ...... 190 11 4 5 Inmdon Mission...... 257 55 3 2 Oxford, Brinkly M. Messick. Yellow Creek 1I1ission.... 100 3 3 2 Leesburg, John P. Grinstead. Mount Pleasant :'.lission 180 3 5 4 Williamsburg Mission... 254 38 1 6 Franklin Mission, Wm. 1'. Benton. Mount Vernon :\li8sion.. 64 4 1 Point Isabel ~1ission (no report)....•.••.•...... •.•.. HARRODSBURG DISTRICT. 1045 110 19 1 20 J. G. Bruce, P. E. Recapitulation. Harrodsburg, Seraiah S. Deering. Danville, G. W. Merritt. Lexington District ...... 2110 218 1880 297 51 Harrodsburg " 2864 380 954 112 43 Perryville and White Chapel, H. G. North- Shelbyville " 2412 387 774 104 23 cott. Covington " 3.140 291 547 26 29 Lancaster and Stanford, Charles W. l\'Iiller. Maysville " 26.13 32.1 369 60 19 West Liberty " 1375 138 49 4 21 Richmond and Providence, Jedediah Foster. Barboursville " 1045 110 19 1 20 Madison, '1'homas J. Godby. Total this year...... 15,889 18.18 4592 604 206 Crab Orchard, John S. Coxe. Total last year...... 16,385 1221 4526 479 235 Somerset, M. J. W. Ambrose. Increase...... 627 66 125 Salvisa, Wm. G. Johns. Decrease ...... •..• 496 29 Maxville, Anselm Minor. Lawrenceburg, Samuel J. Dailey. Ques. 17. W"hat amounts are necessary Lancaster Circuit, Milton Mann. for the superannuated preachers, and the Perryville Circuit, Milton Pyles, J. Sandusky, widows and orphans of preachers, and to Sup'y. make up the deficiencies of those who have SHELBYVILLE DISTRICT. not obtained their regular allowance in their respective districts, circuits, and sta Wm. H'D. Abbett, P. E. tions? Shelbyville, John H. Linn. $10,282 62. Shelby Circuit, Lemuel D. Parker. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Simpsonville, J. G. G. Thompson. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Taylorsville, George L. Gould. Bloomfield, James G. Minor. applied? Lagrange, John F. Vanpelt. Collected, $1009 10. Westport, Jeremiah Strother. Applied to superannuated preachers, New Castle, to be supplied. widows, and orphans, $784 10 Bedford, Geo. W. Crumbaugh. Applied for the support of the Lockport, to be supplied. Bishops, 225 00 Carrolton, J. w: Gunningham. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract COVINGTON DISTRICT. Societies? T. P. C. Shelman, P. E. For Missions, $2931 24 Covington, Robert Hiner. " Tracts, 1568 11 { Latonia Mission, G. W. HaZey. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Newport, William F. T. Spruill, Orson Long, next session of the Conference be held? Sup'y. Alexandria, David Walk. Georgetown, Kentucky. Falmouth, W. B. Kavanaugh. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Millersburg, Daniel Stevenson. tioned this year? { Flat Rock Mission, to be supplied. Louisville Conference, 1858. 7
Cynthiana and Ruddle's Mills, William H. WEST LIBERTY DISTRICT. Winter. Elias Botner, P. E. Carlisle, James H. Brooking. Warsaw, W. W. Chamberlain. Pikeville, James Randall. Owenton and Eagle Creek Mission, Thomas Prestonsburg. Joshua Taylor. Rankin. Jackson Mission, Wm. L. Furniss. Crittenden, Leroy O. Danley. Boonville and Proctor Mission, to be supplied. Burlington, Ephrai1n M. Oole. West Liherty, Jacob Walk. Agent of Conference Educational Fund, Irvine, Jesse B. Locke. Drummond WelbUlf'n. Letcher and Perry Mission, to be supplied. Millersburg Collegiate Institute, George S. Highland Mission, Peter Conway. Savage, Principal. BARBOURSVILLE DISTRICT. MA.YSVILLE DISTRICT. William B. Landrum, P. E. Barboursville and Manchester, William E. S. L. Robertson, P. E. Littleton. Maysville, John S. Bayless. London Mission, to be supplied. 1Vashington and Germantown, Elkanah John- Mount Vernon Mission, to be supplied. son. Williamsburg Mission, to be supplied. Shannon nnd Sardis, John O. Hardy. Watt's Creek Mission, to be supplied. Minerva, John L. Scott. Yellow Creek l\1i-ssion, to be supplied. Mount Olivet, John M. Johnson. Mount Pleasant Mission, Solomon Pope. Orangeburg, Hiram P. Walker. Home Circle and Sunday-school Visitor, Lo- Lewis, FrankUn T. Johns. renzo D. Huston, Editor. Flemingsburg, H. J. Perry. George w: Brush, transferred to Louisville Tilton, Wm. O. Atmore. Conference. Poplar Plains, William J. Snively and G. W. Oliver W. Landreth, transferred to Georgia. Smith. Conference. Sharpsb"urg, to be supplied. John R. Eada, transferred to Texas Confer Owingsville, Seneca X. Hall. ence.
[N. D.-Those whose names are printed in italics are eldcr~.]
2.-LOUISVILLE. CONFERENCE.
HELD AT HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., October 6-13, 1858. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; A. C. DEWITT, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Quos. 4. Who are readmitted? trial? Henry N. Hobbs, Silas Spurrier, Joseph John R. Strange, David A. Beardsley, S. Scobee, W m. B. Edmunds. 4. James A. Lewis, Francis B. Rogers, Geo. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Reyer, August Arnold, George W. Burge, from other Conferences? John F. DeWitt, Wm. S. Asbury, Elijah None. A. Davis. 10. Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? year? George W. Dungan, William W ood Thomas D. Lewis, William Childers, son. 2. Jeremiah J. Talbott, Gideon Gooch, Wm. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con W. Lambuth, Littleberry P. Crenshaw. 6. nection? Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are James S. McDaniel, James E. Bradley, elected and ordained deacons? Frederick W. Traeger, George C. Crum James S. McDaniel, James E. Bradley, baugh, Gabriel A. Hardison, James R. Frederick W. Traeger, George C. Crum Abernathy, Enoch M. Crow. 7. baugh, Gabriel A. Hardison, James R. 8 Louisville Conference, 1858.
Abernathy, Enoch :M. Crow, George beloved in his own neighborhood. There was Reyer. 8. a large company of weeping friends in attend ance on his funeral. In his last days his Ques. 8. What local preachers are whole theme was religion, and particularly elected and ordained deacons? the itinerant ministry of the gospel. When Elijah Thurman, James J. Ruddle, death came he was ready. It may be truly William H. Sandifer, on certificate. 3. said, "He fell at his post." God grant that Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are his widow, his children and friends, and we, his companions in labors and trials, may imi elected and ordained elders? tate his worthy exam pie and meet him in William 'N. Cook, Benjamin F. Wilson, heaven. Charles Y. Boggess, Thomas G. Bosley, Bryant A. Cundiff, David D. Moore. 6. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 10. What local preachers are less in their life and official administration? elected and ordained elders? Their names were called over, one by William L. Cornett, James S. Porter, one, and their characters examined and John C. Cosby. 3. passed. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Robert W. Trimble withdrew from the Joseph W. Maxwell, J ames Morris, Connection. James I. Ferrie, Hiram T. Downard. 4. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? ers and members in the several circuits, Richard D. Neal, Geo. R. Browder. 2. stations, and missions of the Conference? Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Henry.C. McQuown, 'William W. Mann, Louisville District. George H. Hayes, Ephraim M. Walker, White White CDI'd CDI'd Loc1 Abraham Long, John B. Perry, Eli B. ------1--lIem's. --Prob's. --Mem's. --PrO~"8. --Pro •• Crain, Jack W. Casey, Silas Lee, Richard Brook Street...... 250 60 62 4 Walnut Street...... 264 2 2 Tydings, Alanson O. De Witt. 11. Eighth Street...... 186 33 646 85 8 Shelby Street ...... 265 40 2 Ques. 14. What preachers have died German City Mission ...... 40 8 1 during the past year? Hancock ...... 132 8 1 Asbury ...... 33 2 Absalom Davis. 1. Twelfth Street ...... 263 19 87 15 2 Portland & Shippingsp't 100 20 1 Middletown ...... 90 10 ABSALOM DAVIS was born in Wayne county, Mount Washington and Kentucky. He was brought up by pious pa Jeffersontown ...... 446 42 137 15 3 Louisville Circuit...... 144 '13 38 1 rents, and after he had come to years of ma Bardstown lIIission ...... 108 9 94 28 2 turity embraced religion and joined the City Miss. and Bethel .... 104 9 1 Methodist Episcopal Church, and soon aft.er 2425 323 964 143 30 was licensed as a local preacher, which rela tion he sustained to the Church until 1852, at Elizabethtown District. which time he was received by the Louisville Conference, on trial, and was appointed to the Lebanon ...... 337 4 201 6 2 NewIIaven ...... 220 27 86 12 2 Wayne Circuit. In 1853 he was returned to Elizabethtown and Hod· Wayne; in 1854 he was appointed to Tompkins gensville...... 423 16 81 4 Big Spring ...... 503 33 2 ville Circuit; in 1855 he was returned to Tomp West Point ...... 438 174 54 7 6 kinsville; in 1856 he was appointed to Liberty Brandenburg ...... 163 66 4 Mission; in 1857 he was reappointed to Millerstown ...... 362 88 2 6 Campbellsville ...... 546 50 15 Liberty, which was his last appointment. ------3 He had finished his year's labor on the mis 2982 359 528 25 -29 sion, and in a few days was going to Con ference, when he was attacked with some Ha1'dinsburg District. kind of fever, and, after ten days' suffering, Hardinsburg Circuit .... . 477 61 66 6 4 died September 30, 1858. Brother Davis had Hawesville...... 430 41 8 Owensboro' Station ...... 88 19 11 3 been nseful in every relation he sustained to Yelvington Circuit...... 231 '1 30 4 1 the Church. He was a man of deep piety; Calhoun ...... 150 27 6 4 5 Hartford ...... 490 10 46 2 above mediocrity in point of preaching ability. Morganfield ...... 277 24 18 1 4 In his deportment he was a model Methodist Rumsey ...... 269 58 16 6 preacher. He was always cheerful, but never llenderson Station...... 85 Henderson Circuit ...... 409 29 38 '1 light; serious, but not sad. He was never Madisonville ...... 645 118 100 19 10 heard to speak disparagingly of his brethren, Green River Mission ...... 47 or anyone else. Hence he was respected by Litchfield ...... 436 18 22 I) all who knew him, and highly esteemed and 40341371--s94 ~ 46 Louis~\ille Confetence, 1858. 9
From Hardinsburg District, 74 30 Smithland District. From Smithland District, 77 50 White White CoI'd Col'd 1,00'1 Mem's. Prob·s. Mew's. Prob's. Pr'._ From Hopkinsville District, 151 45 Smithland Station ...... 101 40 From Glasgow District 41 75 Dycusburg Circuit ...... 339 40 7 8 !Iarion ...... 352 26 Princeton ...... 256 9 22 4 $560 40 Eddyville ...... 209 22 17 2 Surplus from General Conference Empire Iron Works ...... 88 16 ]4 6 Cadiz ...... 310 15 30 1 Delegates, 28 00 Lafayette ...... !l21 13 38 ...... Hopkinsville Circuit ...... 197 4 1 Surplus from Bishops' Fund 1-12 80 2073 145 168 6 16 Total, $731 20 Hopkinsville District. Appropriated as follows: Hopkinsville Station .... . 107 199 Paid draft of J. B. M'Ferrin, Agent, for Christian Mission ...... 310 40 10 3 Russellville Station ...... 14; 23 100 2 Support of the Bishops, $225 00 Russt'll ville Circuit...... 50-\, 165 80 6 10 To A. L. Alderson, 62 10 Elkton " 26:.! 62 200 4 Logan " 446 3t 316 26 6 To Richard Tydings, 93 15 Bo1¥liugGrE'en" ...... 92 18 150 20 Bowling Green Station .. . 312 50 20 1 To G. W. Taylor, 23 30 Greenville Circuit ...... 571 22 80 9 To J. B. Perry, 74 00 Franklin ...... 3M 21 43 2 Rochester Mission ...... 233 15 3 To Joel Peak, 46 50 3338 4U 1213 52 To George H. Hayes, 50 15 40 To Brother Rice's child, '8 00 Glasgow District. To Sister King and children, 15 00 Glasgow Circuit...... 418 57 6 To Sister MeN elly, 22 50 Mammoth Cave ...... 237 34 32 7 4 To Sister Lewis and child, 33 50 Liberty ...... 383 30 4 Wayne ...... 491 47 42 2 9 To Sister Denham, 24 00 Albany...... 850 8t 68 10 Tompkinsville ...... 480 33 29 6 To Sister Knowles, 24 00 Scottville...... 476 42 49 1 5 New Row ...... 560 28 1 2 Columbia...... 617 145 106 6 $731 20 Greensburg ...... 358 8 43 1 Ques. 19. What has been contributed Munfordsville ...... 279 7 21 1 for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and 5149 428 478 10 54 Tract Societies? Recapitulation. For Missions, $2112 88 For Sunday-schools, 758 70 Louisville District ...... 2425 323 964 143 30 Elizabeth town " 2982 359 528 25 29 For Tracts, 904 63 Hardinsburg " 4034 371 394 42 46 Smithland " 2073 145 168 6 16 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Hopkinsville " 3338 441 1213 189 40 next session of the Conference be held? Glasgow 5149 428 478 10 5t " ------At Bardstown, Kentucky. Total this year...... 20,001 2067 3745 415 215 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Total last year ...... 19,037 --1820 --3581 --455 -201 Increase ...... - 964 2!7 164 14 tioned this year? Decrease ...... 40 LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary James H. Owen, P. E. for the superannuated preachers, and the Louisville: widows and orphans of preachers, and to Brook Street, Thomas Bottomly. make up the deficiencies of those who have { Jackson Street, colored, to be supplied. not obtained their regular allowance in Walnut Street, John D. Onins. Eighth Street, Artemas Brown. their respective districts, circuits, and sta { tions? Centre Street, colored, to be supplied. Shelby Street, O. B. Parsons. $12,802. Twelfth Street, Richard Deering. Ques. 18. What has been collected on { Green Street, colored, to be supplied. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been German Mission, George Reyer. Seaman's Bethel, w: Holman. applied? Louisville City Mission, Aaron Moore. Conference collections: Middletown, Geo. w: Brush. From Louisville District, $179 85 East Main Street and Asbury, James H. Bris From Elizabethtown District, 35 55 tow. 10 Louisville Conference, 1858.
Louisville Circuit, Gabriel A. Hardison, R. HOPKINSVILLE DISTRICT. D. Neal, Sup'y. Mt. Washington and J efi'ersontown, M. N. James S. Wools, P. E. Lasley. Hopkinsville and Garrettsburg, Francis A. Secretary of the Missionary Society, Edmund Morris. W. Schon. Hopkinsville Circuit, Learne1' B. Davidson. Falling Rock Circuit, Wm. S. Asbury. ELIZABETHTOWN DISTRICT. Russellville, Benjamin F. Wilson. R. F isle, P. E. Russellville Circuit, R. Y. Thomas. Elkton Circuit, Littleberry P. Crenshaw. Elizabethtown and Hodgensville, Isaac W. Lo~an Circuit, John S. MeGee, George R. Emerson. Browde?', Sup'y. Bi~ Spring, J. D. Barnett. Greenville, William Neikirk. West Point, George W. Dungan. Rochester Mission, Joel Peak. Brandenburg, Charles Y. Boggess. Franklin, John Randolpl~. Flint Island Mission, Geo. W. Burge. Russellville Female Institute, Edward Ste Hardinshurg, A. L. Alderson. venson, Principal. Hawesville, Enoch M. Crow. Litchfield Mission, James W. Taylor. GLASGOW DISTRICT. Millerstown, Henry N. Hobbs. Hudsonville Circuit, John F. De Witt. Z. M. Tavlor, P. E. Hartford Circuit, S. L. Murrell. Louisville Conference Male High School, Sam Glasgow Circuit, Thomas J. Moore. uel D. Akin, Principal. Mammoth Cave, Robert C. Alexander. Hardinsburg Female High School, Robert Bowling Green, James C. Petrie. . G. Gardiner, Principal. Bowling Green Circuit, Timothy C. Frogge. Caneyville Mission, to be supplied. New How Circuit, W. W. Lambuth. Scottsville, Bryant A. Oundiff. OWENSBORO DISTRICT. Tompkinsville, to be supplied. Albany, Elijah A. Davis. J. S. Scobee, P. E. Columbia, Jacob P. Goodson, G. C" Crum Owensboro, David MOI,ton. baugh. Yelvington, Robert B. M' Cown. Whitesville Mission, to be supplied. BARDSTOWN DISTRICT. Calhoun Circuit, 'l'homas D. Lewis. Wm. H. Morrison, P. E. Rumsey, W. W. Cook. Madisonville, Duba?,tis F. Dempsey. Bardstown, G. Gooch. Henderson Station, J. J. Talbott. New Haven, Alexander M' Cown. Henderson Circuit, D. D. Moore. Petersburg Circuit, David A. Beardsley. Green River Circuit, to be supplied. Jamestown Circuit, Silas Spurrier. Morganfield, Joseph F. Redford. Wayne Circuit, G. W. Taylor. Union Mission, Francis B. "Rogers. Lebanon and Springfield, James A. Hender- Louisville Conference Book and Tract Deposi son. tory, A. H. Redford, Agent. Bradfordsville, James S. McDaniel. American Bible Society, N. H. Lee, Agent. Campbellsville, Cornelius D. Donaldson. Greensburg, Thomas U. Bosley. SMITHLAND DISTRICT. l\Iunfordsville, James E. Bradley. Allison Akin, P. E. Frederick W. Traeger, transferred to Lou Smithland, James R. Dempsey. isiana Conference. Smithland Circuit, John R. Strange. August Arnold, transferred to Louisiana Salem, James A. Lewis. Conference. Eddyville, H. T. Burge. JV illiam Randolph, transferred to Ken Princeton, William Childers. tucky Conference, and appointed Agent for Cadiz, Abram Quick. the Kentucky Conference Book and Tract Empire Iron Works, J. R. Abernathy. Depository. Lafayette, William Alexander. Prl)vidence Mission, W m. 1Y oodson. James E. Carnes, transferred to East Texas Marion, Wm. B. Ed-munds. Conference. MiSSOU1'i Conference, 1858. 11
3.-:MISSOURI CONFERENCE.
HELD AT CHILICOTlIE, September 8-14, 1858. BISHOP EARLY, P1'eS1'dent; WILLIAM 1\1. RUSH, Sec1·etary.
QUESTION 1. ·Who are admitted on Ques. 11. Who have located this year? tl'ial? George W. Rich, 'Villiam H. Saxton, ANSWER. George 'V. Penn, Norman P. Jackson P. Noland, John ·W. Cook, Jeph Halsey, John F. Shore, Robert M. Leaton, thah Tillery, Levin M Lewis. 6. John Stone, Benjamin W. S. Alexander, Ques. 12. ·Who are supernumerary? Robert R. Taylor, Robert R. Baldwin, None. John B. Short, Wm. 'V. Murry, Daniel K. Stevenson. 11. Quos. 13. Who are superannuated? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Benjamin S. Ashby, Jeremiah F. Higgs, Samuel J. Catlin, Asahel P. Sears, Pres 'Vm. Holmes, Martin A. Eads, John F. ton Phillips, William M. DeMott, Geo. L. Young. 5. Sexton, James E. Bryan, Louis R. Down Ques. 14. What preachers have died ing, John D. Vincil, Robert N. T. Holli during the past year? day. 9. None. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 15. Are all th.e preachers blame conneation? less in their life and official administration? W m. A. Tarwater, David R. Shackle Their names were called over, one by ford; Henry H. Craig, Jesse Faubion, Sam one, and their characters examined and uel K. Fowler, Levin M. Lewis. 6. passed. Ques. Who are readmitted? None. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer ers and members in the several circuits, from other Conferences? stations, and missions of the Conference? M. R. Jones, Jesse Bird, Joseph Dines, Jackson P. Noland, David W. Cooper. 5. St. (JharZes Dist1·ict.
Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one White White Cord cord Loc') Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. year? ------Denizen Mason, Robert A. Austin, J oab St. Charles Circuit ...... 155 76 53 9 2 Flint lIill " 252 60 27 9 4 Spencer, James B. Potter, Levi T. Mc 'Varrenton " 321 70 46 4 2 Neily. 5. Dauville " 365 175 73 5 1 Fulton " 204 35 86 5 3 Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are lIliddleton 355 30 25 2 3 Auburn " 286 8 80 30 5 elected and ordained deacons? Louisiana Station" ...... 218 60 27 13 2 St. Aubert Circuit ...... 179 17 13 William A. Tarwater, David R. Shackle Paynesvillo and Clarks- ford, Henry H. Craig, Jesse Faubion, ville Station ...... --161 --35 --29 --8 Levin M. Lewis. 5. 2496 556 459 85 -22 Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and ordained deacons? Fayette District. Edward Hudson, Jacob Keith. 2. Fayette Circuit ...... 197 22 63 3 3 Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are New Franklin" ...... 146 5 23 2 Columbia " 206 18 30 4, 1 elected and ordained elders? Rocheport " 300 20 50 20 3 Benjamin F. Johnson, Samuel C. Little Moun t Zion " ...... 169 15 19 2 lIIexico Station ...... 105 2 1 page, Louis Baldwin. 3. Paris Circuit ...... 250 12 26 3 Huntsvil·le" ...... 537 19 21 20 5 Ques. 10. What local preachers are Glasgow Station ...... 121 3 90 32 1 elected and ordained elders? Florida Circuit ...... 329 4, 3 Isaac A. Lauck. 1. 2360 120 322 82 21 12 Missouri Conference, 1858.
Brunswiclc District. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the White While Co!'d Col'd 1,00') Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prou's. Pr's. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Brunswick Station ...... 158 50 20 10 1 make up the deficiencies of those who have K<'ytesYille ...... 2M 31 6 3 not obtained their regular allowance in Yellow ('reek "Mission .. .. 215 22 7 2 Linnl'u" Circuit...... 384 33 7 4 their respective districts, circuits, and sta Chilicoth~ Station ...... 170 11 tions? Utica :lIission ...... , •.. 371 40 12 4 Carrolton Circuit ...... 387 7 71 8 3 $11,965 25. Spring Hill ...... 302 111 8 8 1 Ques. 18. What has been collected on 2201 294 142 26 18 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? Weston District. Collected, $986 93. Weston Station...... 59 23 2 Applied to superannuated preachers, Platte City Mission ...... 210 25 50 8 2 Parkville Circuit...... 153 18 3 1 widows, and orphans, $986 93 Liberty & Richfield Cir... 130 7 40 2 Millville "466 35 24 5 Qucs. 19. What has been contributed Richmond " 262 25 65 10 1 for the Missionary, Sunday. school, .and Plattsburg " 441 52 32 2 6 St. Joseph Station...... 14 5 24 55 17 5 Tract Societies? St. Joseph Mission...... 235 9 2 For Missions, $2847 03 2101 168 316 42 24 For Sunday-schools, 784 85 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Savannah District. next session of t.he Conference be held? Savannah Circuit...... 275 40 14 1 4 At St. Joseph. Oregon Mission ...... 141 8 12 1 1 Rockport " 127 41 2 3 3 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta :lI1arysville " 208 65 14 3 Athens " 258 30 2 2 3 tioned this year? Bethany " 200 59 5 Maysville " 175 40 Gallatin Cimuit ...... 186 :; ...... 8 3 ST. CHARLES DISTRICT. Mound City Mission ...... 48 4 2 A. Monroe, P. E. 1618 292 32 29 22 St. Charles Circuit, Wm. Penn. Bloomington District. Flinthill Circuit, Robert G. Loring, G. W. Penn. Bloominl!:ton Mission .... . 329 62 13 8 5 Kirksyille Circuit ...... 212 32 1 2 Warrenton Circuit, W m. M. DeMott. l'rIemphis Mission ...... 160 12 1 1 Truxton Circuit, George Smith. LancAoster " 217 20 1 Danville Circuit, Levi T. McNeily, George L. Hartford " 151 '12 2 2 4 Princeton " 146 41 2 2 Sexton. Trenton " 278 29 3 2 Fulton Circuit, Ambrose P. Linn. Milan Circuit ...... MO 175 5 7 7 St. Aubert Circuit, Jesse Faubion. 2033 443 27 17 24 Middletown Circuit, Asahel P. Sears. Auburn Circuit, Richard P. Holt. Hannibal District. Louisiana Station, B. H. Spencer. Paynesville and Clarksville Station, Louis R. lIannibal Station ...... 145 20 45 5 2 Hydesburg Circuit ...... 257 37 83 27 1 Downing. Palmyra Station ...... 128 19 56 2 Marthaville German Mission, to be supplied. Shelbyville Circuit...... 481 7 4 St. Charles College, William H. Anderson Edina " 335 56 9 1 4 Mon ticello " 525 52 18 4 President. ~ Alexandria " 284 103 17 14 2 Canton & Lagrange Sta.. 224 100 30 9 1 FAYETTE DISTRICT. I'rankfort Mission...... 107 14 5 8 3 24861 401 270 66 21 William G. Oaples, P. E. Fayette Circuit, Samuel W. Oope, Wm. W Recapitulation. McMurry, Tyson Dines, Sup'y. . Columbia Circuit, BerIJ'amin F. Johnson. St. Charles District...... 2496 556 459 85 22 Rocheport Circuit, Horace Brown. Fayette " 2360 120 322 82 21 Mount Zion Mission, Preston Phillips. Brunswick " 2201 294 142 26 18 Weston " 2101 168 316 42 24 Mexico Mission, Robert O. Hation. Savannah " 1618 292 32 29 22 Florida Circuit, Thomas Demos. Bloomington " 2033 443 27 17 24 2486 401 270 66 21 Paris Circuit, Ge01'ge Fentem. lIannibal " Huntsville Circuit, Daniel H. Root. Total this year...... 15,295 2274 1568 3+7 152 Glasgow, to be supplied. Total last ye&r...... 14,440 1746 1543 217 142 Central College, Oarr w: Pritchett, Professor. Increase...... 855 628 25 130 10 Central College, Patr',ck M. Pinckard. Agent. St. Louis Conference, 1858. 13
BRUNSWICK DISTRICT. Gallatin Mission, baac Naylor. Maysville Mission, Robert N. T. IIolliday. Wm. M. Rush, P. E. West Point Mission, to be supplied. Brunswick, David B. Oooper. Keytesville Circuit, "WIn. Warren. BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT. Linneus Circuit, Samuel K. Fowler. Chilicothe Circuit, Robert A. Austin. Walter Toole, P. E. Springhill Circuit, John D. Vincil. Bloomington Circuit, James Penn. Utica Circuit, Norman P. Halsey. Macon City Mission, Wm. M. Wood. Trenton Mission, William Shaw. Kirksville Circuit, M. R. Jones. Princeton Mission, Richard Minshall. Milan Mission, Alexander Spencer. Carrolton Circuit, Arthur E. Sears. Greencastle Mission, John F. Shores. Unionville Mission, James B. Potter. ST. JOSEPH DISTRICT. Lancaster Mission, Wm. F. Bell. Memphis Mission, Thomas D. Olanton. Wm. Perkins, P. E. Edina Circuit, Wm. M. Sutton. St. Joseph, Newton G. Berryman. Yellow Creek Mission, John C. C. Davis. St. Joseph Circuit, Wm. A. Tarwater. Weston Circuit, John Stone. HANNIBAL DISTRICT. Platte City Circuit, Thomas Hurst. Parkville Circuit, David R. Shackleford. Edwin Robinson, P. E. Liberty Circuit, to be supplied. Hannibal, Oornelius J. Vandeventer. Richmond Circuit, Robert H. Jordan. Palmyra, Wm. M. Newland. Millville Circuit, Daniel Penny. Canton and LaGrange, Wm. A. Mayhew, John Plattsburg Circuit, Joseph Devlin, David K. R. Taylor. Stevenson. Alexandria Circuit, Denizen Mason, James B. Plattsburg High School, Jesse Bird, Principal. Short. Monticello Circuit, Louis Baldwin. SA V ANN All DISTRICT. Shelbyville, Joseph Dines. Enoch K. Miller, P. E. Shelbyville Circuit, to be supplied. Fabin's Mission, John VV-. Peon. Savannah Circuit, Wesley G. Miller, Robert Hydesburg Circuit, Willis E. Dockery, Robt. R. Baldwin. M. Leaton. Oregon Circuit, Benjamin R. Baxter. Frankfort Mission, Jesse Sutton. Mound City Mission, Benjamin W. S. Alex- ander. Samuel O. Littlepage, transferred to Texas Rockport, Samuel J. Catlin. Conference. Marysville Circuit, Demareus O. Blackwell. Henry H. Hedgepeth, Joab Spencer, Henry Albany Circuit, Lelburn Rush. H. Craig, and James E. Bryan, transferred to Bethany Mission, William Ketron. Kansas Conference.
4.-ST. LOUIS C ONFE REN CEo
HELD AT ST. LOUIS·, October 6-13, 1858.
BISHOP PIERCE, President j WM. M. PROTTSMAN, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? trial? Wm. D. Compton, John A. Murphy, ANSWER. Leonidas H. Boyle, George Robert A. Blakey, Turner W. Davis, Ste W. Sheidee, James n. Dulaney, Theophi phen A. Ritchey, George C. Knowles, Ius G. Atchison, James C. B. Renfro, Wiley B. Quinn, Lucilius F. Aspley, Chas. David Proctor, John H. Jones, Abraham H. Gregory, Wm. D. Stewart, Pinckley L. C. Morrow, Jacob Cox. 9. Turner, Alexander Albright. 12. 14 St. LOllis Conference, 1858.
Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Ques. 14. What preachers have died nection? during the past year? . Mannen Durin, Joseph W. Lewis, Dan Thomas James. 1. Iel A. McKnight, J edidiah B. Landreth, Henry W. 'Vebster, Travis O. Smith, ad TH03fAs JA~fES, the youngest son of Thomas mitted a deacon, Alvin Rucker, and Ja and Nancy James, was born in Madison county, Tenn., October 19, 1832. His parents cob Deitzler, elders. 8. emigrated to Greeu county, Mo., and settled Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? near Ebene~er, in the autumn of 1835. Two J ()un R. Savage. 1. years thereafter his father died, leaving him to the care of his mother, a pious Methodist. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer His oldest brother was soon after licensed to from other Conferences? preach, and joined the Annual Conference. Adonijah Williams, John R. Eads, Thomas and an elder brother were left to till Thomas W. Mitchell, John W. Pearson, the soil and support the family. During this period he was called to the ministry. He Rufus W. Whaley. 5. joined the Church at thirteen years of age, Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one not long after which he was converted. Bro year? ther James possessed a good mind, which he fait.hfully cultivated. He attend~d the winter John C. Thompson, John 'V. Bond, sessions of South-west Missouri High School Milton Atkisson, Edwin H. White, Jesse for several years, laboring on the farm during H. Cumming, Howell E. Smith, John C. the summer, for the support of his widowed Williams, Thomas J. Smith, David W. mother, faithfully prosecuting his studies dur Reese, James 1\1'Gehee, Edmund Garrison, ing his absence from school, as well as while John L. McFarland, Alfred Nichoalds. 13. in attendance. He made rapid progress in his studies, always being the best in his class. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are At the age of nineteen he wa.s a good English elected and ordained deacons? scholar, and read and translated with some readiness and ease the Latin and Greek lan Mannen Durin, Joseph 'V. Lewis, Dan guages. lIe was licensed to exhort by the iel A. McKnight, J edidiah B. Landreth, Rev. Jesse Mitchell, when about eighteen Henry W. Webster, Alex. Albright. 6. years old, soon after which he was licensed to Ques. 8. 'Vhat local preachers are preach. He was admitted on trial in this Conference, at Lexington, 1852, and appointed elected and ordained deacons? to Carthage Circuit. On his twentieth birth Samuel J. Harkey, John Campbell, day he left the home of his youth to share the Thomas Berry, Lawson Thompson. 4. cares and reap the joys of a faithful itinerant preacher.. During his first year there were Ques. 9. 'Vhat travelling preachers are ahout two hundred and forty conversions on elected and ordained elders? his circuit. He was sent to Mt. Vernon Cir David J. Marquis, William H. Mobley, cuit the second year, during which he was mar John C. Shackleford, William 'V. Left ried to Miss Elizabeth F. Patterson, of Green wich. 4. County, 1\10. He was ordained deacon by Bishop Kavanaugh, October 1, lR54. His Ques. 10. What local preachers are third appointment was Osceola Circuit. He elected and ordained elders? was taken sick at his last camp-meeting on this John W. Johnson, Horace 1\1. Long. 2. circuit; was very ill during the Conference held at Springfield, in conseguence of which he Quos. 11. Who have located this year? was left without an appomtment for the ensu Andrew M. Rader, J as. Copeland. 2. ing year. At the next Conference he was ap pointed to Fredericktl)wn Circuit. He was Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? ordainEld elder by Bishop Andrew, September J olm Whittaker, William J. Brown, 1857, and appointed to Ozark Circuit. At hi~ Travis O. Smith, Thomas Glanville, Jacob second quarterly-meeting he preached his hst Deitzler, John D. Read. 6. sermon, was immediately taken ill, and soon after ceased to work and to live. In his afflic Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? tions he was calm and resigned; in his death John W. Hawkins, Wm. R. Babcock, gloriously triumphant. ' l\Iansbn R. Anthony, Samuel S. Colburn, Robert A. Foster, John Monroe, James T. Ques. 15. Are all tbe preachers blame Davenport, Christian Eaker, Geo. 'V. IJove, less in their life and official administration? James A. Cumming. 10. Their names were called over, one by St. Louis Cvnference, 1858. 15
one, and their characters examined and Springfield District.
passed. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Ques. 16. What is the number of preach ------Mem·~. Prob'S4 Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr's. ers and members m the several circuits, Springfield Station ...... 79 7 1 Springfield Circuit...... 500 40 6 6 stations, and missions of the Conference? Bolivar " 742 164 40 41 'I Mount Vernon" 405 15 6 Carthage " ...... 405 21 39 6 St. Lou£s Dl:strict. Granby & Neosho Miss .. . 155 15 Pineville Circuit ...... 400 29 7 White White Col'd Col'd Loo'l 247 5 5 Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr's. Cassville " First Church Station•.... 363 35 8 2 2933 291 97 41 31 Centenary " 300 9 2 Mound " 85 1 Asbury " 182 Steelville District. Wesley Chapel " 90 6 Sixteenth Street Mission 64 9 Steelville Circuit...... 128 29 1 I 3 Christie Chapel " 27 1-1 EdinbUl'g " 190 88 2 4 St. Louis Circuit...... 224, 10 28 1 Richwoods " 23,1, 35 6 3 Manchester " 205 35 3 1 Union " ...... 126 57 43 Carondelet " 19 3 1 Indian Prairie Mission ... 53 29 4 Miners' Chapel Circuit ... 10 3 Linn Mission ...... 100 41 3 6 1 Vienna" ...... 131 173 1 4 1569 124 36 5 6 Salem " ...... 300 77 3 9 1262 529 62 8 24 Cape Gira1'deau District.
Cape Gi~~deau & Jack- Potosi District. son Mission ...... 280 20 9 Benton Circuit ...... 317 40 14 Greenville Circuit...... 260 liD 6 2 3 Charleston " 214 79 1 Doniphan " 300 92 1 7 Wolf Island " 109 53 7 2 Mill Creek Mission ...... 150 New Madrid " 125 20 1'homasville Circuit ...... 140 40 3 New Madrid Col'd Miss .. . 275 30 Eminen<;e " ...... 178 2 2 Grand Prairie Circuit... . 319 25 2 Centreville Mission ...... 184 26 1 3 Bloomfield " 320 80 4 Fredericktown Circuit ... 387 25 40 5 Dallas " 473 129 2 1 4 Potosi Circuit ...... 555 10; 42 3 St, Genevieve " 324 70 15 4 Hillsboro' " ...... 296 27 4 1 2381 431 403 31 15 2,1,50 327 136 2 Z1
Boonville District. Lebanon District. Boonville Station...... 133 19 130 20 Hartville Circuit...... 476 26 Ii Arrow Rock Circuit...... 225 60 Forsyth Mission ...... 120 8 2 Saline " 198 17 35 2 Ozark Circuit ...... 460 6 3 G their respective di~tricts, circuits, and sta JEFFERSON CITY DISTRICT. tions? Wm. M. Prottsman, P. E., and Agent for Jef $10,269 72. ferson City High School. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Jefferson City, Wm. F. Leftw£ch. tIle foregoing accounts, and how has it been Jefferson Circuit, David 1. Marquis, John D. applied? Read, Sup'y. Collected, $885 16. Versailles, Milton Atkisson. Applied to widows, orphans, superannu Warsaw, John B. H. Wooldridge. Clinton, Samuel S. Headlee. ates, and deficient preachers. Deep Water, Howell E. Smith. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for Butler, Henry W. Wel>ster. the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Nevada, Lucilius F. Aspley. Societies? Osceola, 'l'homas J. Smith. For Missions, $4518 80 German Mission, Alexander Alhright. For Sunday-schools, 1103 00 For Tracts, 20 00 BOONVILLE DISTRIC'l'. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Daniel A. Leeper, P. E. next session of the Conference be held? Boonville, Joseph "\V. Lewis. At Independence. Arrow Rock, Nathanael M. Talbot. Saline, Warren Wharton. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Georgetown, Josiah McGary. tioned this year? California, James O. Tomson. Belle Air, Josiah Godby. Warrensburg, Robert A. Blakey. ST. LOUIS DISTRICT. Dover, John R. Savage, John G. Shackleford, John R. Bennett, P. E. William G. Brown, Sup'y. St. Louis: First Church, Enoch M. Marvin, Wm. F. LEXINGTON DISTRICT. Compton. Robert A. Young, P. E. Centenary, to be supplied, John Whittaker, Sup'y. Lexington, Ben}amin T. Kavanaugh. Mound, Francis M. English. Wellington, John F. Truslow. Asbury, Thomas F. Finney, J. Deitzler, Independence, Wm. B. M' Farland. Sup'y. Westport, Adonijah Waliams. Wesley Chapel, John R. Eads. Kansas City, John T. Peery. Sixteenth Street, Edmund W. Ohanceaulm. Independence Circuit, John A. Murphy. Christie Chapel and City Mission, Henry Harrisonville, Rufus.M. Whaley. S. Waits. Columhus, Warren M. Pitts. St. Louis Circuit, Joseph Boyle, Jesse H. Cum Chappell Hill High School, Wm. H. Mobley, ming. Superintendent and Agent. Manchester, Wesley Browning, John H. Jones. Carondelet, David R. M' Anally, and Editor SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. of St. Louis Christian Advocate. Thomas T. Ashby, P. E. St. Charles College, George W. Sheidee, Pro fessor, and member 9f the Quarterly Con Springfield, Alfred H. Powell. ference at Centenary. Springfield Circuit, Nathanael B. Peterson, Harwell E. Smith. Bolivar, Marcus Arrington, Leonidas H. CAPE GIRARDEAU DISTRICT. Boyle. John H. Headlee, P. E. Mt. Vernon, James M'Gehee. Galena Mission, James C. B. Renfro. Jackson, Joseph O. Woods. Carthage, Wm. S. Woodard. Benton, Charles H. Gregory. Granhy and Neosho, to be supplied. Charleston, Thomas W. Mitchell. Pineville, John C. Thompson. Wolf Island, Daniel A. McKnight. Cassville Mission, to be supplied. New Madrid, John Thomas. Fremont, Geo. M. Winton. { New Madrid Colored Mission, John M' Ewan. Lamar Mission, John W. Bond. Gayoso, to be supplied. Grand Prairie, to be supplied. STEELVILLE DISTRICT. Chalk Bluff Mission, to be supplied. Bloomfield, David L. Myers. Joseph Bond, P. E. Dallas, Pinckney L. Turner. Steelville, George C. Knowles. St. Genevieve, Edwin H. White. Bloom Garden, Mannen Durin. Kansas Mission Conference, 1858. Richwoods, Wiley P. Quinn. LEBANON DISTRICT. Union, Wm. Alexander. Enon Mission, David Proctor. John L. Burchard, P. E. Linn, Edmund Garrison. Hartville, Jedidiah Landreth. Vienmt Mission, Stephen A. Ritchey. n. Forsyth Mission, James H. Dulaney. Salem, Alfred Nichoalds, Travis O. Smith, Ozark. James R. Blu·lce. Sup'y. Marshfield, Martin E. Paul. POTOSI DISTRICT. Houston, Turner W. Davis. Henry N Watts, P. E. RockbridO'e Mission, to be supplied. Potosi, Alvin Rucker. Buffalo, fohn C. Williams, Tho-mas Glanville, Hillsboro, James M. Proctor. Sup'y. Fredericktown, John L. M' Farland. Hermitage Mission, Wm. D. Stewart. Arcadia, John N TV. Springer. Lebanon, David W. Reese. Greenville, Green Woods. Waynesville Mission, Luther Riley. Doniphan, Theophilus G. Atchisson. Central College. A. A. lrlorrison, President. Mill Creek Mission, Jacob H. Cox. Howard Female High School, J. C. Berryman, Thomasville, Abraham C. Morrow. Principal. Eminence Mission, to be supplied. (Jharles B. Pm'sons, transferred to Louis Centreville Mission, to be supplied. ville Conference. 5.-KANSAS MISSION CONFERENCE. HELD AT SHAWNEE, September 23-27, 18&8. BISHOP EARLY, President; CYRUS R. RICE, Secreta?'!!. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 8. What local preachers are trial? elected and ordained deacons? ANSWER. Rutherford Tenison, John William H. McDaniel, Eli Black Foersman. 2. hoof. 2. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are James E. Bryan. 1. elected and ordained elders? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Cyrus R. Rice, John P. Barnaby. 2. connection? Ques. 10. What local preachers are John Hale, John P. Barnaby, Dudley elected and ordained elders? C. O'Howell, Elam S. Arrington. 4. Rutherford Tenison. 1. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Abraham Milice. 1. Michael J. McMilin. 1. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? from other Conferences? None. Wm. R. Jones, Arthur Hawkins, Henry Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? H. Hedgepeth, J oab Spencer, Henry H. Learner B. Stateler. 1. Craig, James E. Bryan. 6. Quos. 14. What preachers have died Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one during the past year? year? .None. Joseph H. Pritchett, Joab Spencer. 2. Ques. 15. Are all the preadlers blame Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are less in their life and official administration? elected and ordained deacons? Their names were called over, one by Dudley C. O'Howell, Elam S. Arring one, and their characters examined and ton. 2. passed. 2 \~1' 18 Kansas lJ:fission Conferenee, 1858. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Ques. 19. What has been contributed for ers and members in the several circuits, the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract stations, and missions of tho Conference? Societies? For Missions collected and used, $286 80 Lecompton District. " " paid in, 310 60 "'hite White Col'd Indian T"oc'l For Sabbath-schools, 72 50 Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Mem's. Pr's. ------Tecumseh Mission""", .. 82 4 1 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Paola " 46 6 1 next session of the Conference be held? Fort Scott 40 10 8 Sugar Creek " 42 1 At Tecumseh. Neosho " 81 6 Council Grove Mission". 24 6 Spring River " 29 9 5 1 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Shawnee Reserve" 10 8 66 1 tioned this year? I. 111, Labor School. •• "." 4 258 41 4 71 7 LECOMPTON DISTRICT. Leavenworth Dist1'ict. Wm. Bmdford, P. E. Tecumseh, Cyrus R. R£ce. Leavenworth City Miss .. 20 14 Kickapoo Missiou."" .... 5(j Shawnee Reserve, Nathan Scarr£tt. Mt. Pleasant" 45 7 1 Shawnee Mission, Joab Spencer. Doniphan 78 80 2 { Grasshopper " 12 Shawnee Manual Labor School, Thomas Big Blue 20 Johnson. Wyandotte " 19 12 " 1 Paola, Lewis G. Wood. Delaware " 7 2 55 Paris Mission, Rutherford Tenison. 252 39 67 4 Fort Scott, John Hale. Neosho, .Arthur Hawkins, one to be supplied. Recapitulation. Council Grove, Henry II. Craig. Spring River, James E. Bryan. Lecompton District...... 258 41 4\ 71 7 Leavenworth " •...... 252 39 14 67 4 Yerdegris, Jolm P. Barnaby. Santa Fe, to be supplied. Total this year...... 510 -----so ~ 138 11 Total last year....•..••.. ~ ~ ~\~ ..::.. Increase...... 47 3 5 LEAVENWORTII DISTRICT. Decrease...... 40 1 Thomas Wallace, P. E. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Wyandotte, Wm. Barnett. for the superannuated preachers, and the Delaware, Nathan T. Shaler'. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Leavenworth City, Joseph II. Pritchett. make up the deficiencies of those who have Kickapoo, Charles Bowles. not obtained their regular allowance in Mount Pleasant, Francis M. Williams. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Doniphan, Henry H. Hedgepeth. Nimeha, Dudley C. O'Howell. tions? Grasshopper, Elam S. Arrington, John Foers No report, as this is a Mission Confer man. ence. Big Blue, .Abmham Milice. Ques. 18. What hM been collected on Middleton R. Jones, transferred to Missouri the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Conference~ applied? .Adon1J·ah Williams, transferred to St. Louis No report. Conference. Tennessee Conference, 1858. 19 6.-TENNE SSEE CONFRRENCE. HELD AT McMINNVILLE, TENN., October 20-27, 1858. BISHOP ANDREW, President j WILLIAM C. JOHNSON, SeC1·etary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are trial? elected and ordained deacons? ANSWER. William M. Green, Huesca George L. Staley, Thomas F. Brown, Rob~ Smith, Thomas J. Read, James P. McKee, ert G. Linn, Robert S. Hunter, Joseph B. John W. Prichard, E. Wesley Browning, Allison, Lewis H. Grubbs, John H. Rey~ ·William D. Cherry, John G. Martin, Chas. noIds, William T. Dye, Sterling H. Brown, H. Dunham, Fletcher Tarrant, James R. J esse Luter, Samuel E. Randolph, Joseph Randle, Daniel Boyd, James A. Orman, S. Malone, 1'haddeus S. Duffel, Carna Samuel P. Wright. 14. Freeman, Andrew J. Wooldridge, Henry E. Poarch. 16. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 8. ·What local preachers are Henry D. McKennon, Edward G. Robin~ elected and ordained deacons? son, Hartwell H. Thacker, John M. Gross, Anderson P. M'Ferrin, Samuel M. Byrn, John M. Hamer, Robert P. Riddle, Cole~ David D. Smith, Andrew J. Curl, William man H. Cross, Burnet W. Bond, IIenry J. M'Ferrin, Dempsey M. Southard, Milton Hulsey, Benj. F. Smith, J. M. Sharp. 11. Presley, Alexander W. Byars. 8. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are connection? elected and ordained elders? George L. Staley, Wm. H. Anthony, Marcus G. 'Villiams, William C. Haislip, deacon, Thomas F. Brown, Robt. G. Linn, William Large, Robert A. Wilson, Joseph Robert S. Hunter, Joseph B. Allison, J. Pitts, Jerome B. Anderson. 6. Lewis H. Grubbs, John H. Reynolds, Wil~ liam T. Dye, Sterling H. Brown, Jesse Ques. 10. What local preachers are J../uter, Samuel 10. Randolph, Joseph S. elected and ordained elders? Malone, Thaddeus S. Duffel, Carna Free~ James H. Campbell, Martin Philips, man, Andrew J. Wooldridge, Henry E. Nelson G. Alexander, Charles Ferrel, Wil~ Poarch. 17. liam Tillery, John L. Brown. 6. Ques.4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? James II. Campbell, Logan D. Harwell, Isaac C. Woodward, Thaddeus S. Duf~ Hartwell H. Brown, elders. 3. feI. 2. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Quos. 12. Who are supernumerary? from other Conferences? Fountain E. Pitts, Elisha Carr, Thomas None. N. Lankford, William R. Warren, Joseph G. Gwynn, John Kelley, William·H. John~ Qlles. 6. Who are the deacons of one son, William Jared, Absalom H. Reams year? John J. Pittman, John B. Stevenson, Joh~ Henry C. Wheeler, John A. Coxe, J o~ W. Judd, Russel Eskew, ]\fartin Clark, seph H. Stone, George 'V. Brown, Morti~ Daniel P. Searcy, Thomas J. Neely, Elbert mer B. Pearson, Moses h Whitten, John J. Allen, Abram Overall, Thomas B. Marks, R. Abernathy, Sterling M. Cherry, John James R. McClure, Golman Green, James A. Edmonson, Matthew II. Fielding, Geo. T. Bartee, Justinian Williams, Andrew J. S. Allen, Edwin W. Coleman, J ohn ~r. W. B. Foster, 'Yillis G. Davis, Gilbert D. Tay~ Davis. 13. lor, John S. Marks, }loses M. Henkle, 20 Tennessee Conference, 1858. Isaac Milner, John S. Williams, David W. xi. 24, before his remains were deposited in rrhompson, John B. Hamilton, William H. the resting-place which he had selected for Wilkes, Robert G. Irvine, John N. Allen, himself. John A. Ooxe, Jordan Moore, George S. JAMES WILBURN ALLEN was born in Virgi Allen, Edwin 'Y. Oolema;n, John T. 'V. nia, January 10, 1804. lIe was converted in Davis. 40. 1822, and was admitted the same year on pro bation in the itinerancy by the Tennessee An Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? nual Conference. In 182:i he travl'lIed Madi John Page, Robert C. Jones, Stanford son Circuit; in 1824, Cypress Circuit; in Lassiter, John D. Winn, Benjamin A. 1825, Bedford Uircuit; in 1826, Limestone Simms, Wm. J. Oooley, Finch P. Scruggs, Circuit; in 1827 he waR stationed in N ash Sion Record, Spencer O. Dickson, Wm. P. ville City; in 1828, in Huntsville, Ala. In Nichols. 10. all these places he sustained himself well, and was popular and useful. He was, in his early Ques. 14. What preachers have died ministry, regarded as one of the most gifted during the past year? and promising young men in the Connedion. Aaron Gilmore, James Wilburn He married Miss Lanier, a daughter of the Rev. J. Wm. Lanier, a most excellent woman, No Allen. 2. vember 14,1827. His health failing, he located soon after his marriage, but, as a matter of AARON J. GILMORE was born September 9, respect, was readmitted, in 1845, though un 1819, and died July 9, 1858. He, with his able to do regular work, and was continued on twin-brother, (Riley,) professed religion at a the supernumerary list till the time of his death. protracted meeting held at Eden, Richland Within the last few years of his life he was Circuit, by the Rev. Gerard Van Buren, in called to mourn the loss of his amiable wife 1838 or 1839. Having exercised his gifts as and several grown children. Brother Allen a local preacher, he was admitted on trial in was an industrious and able writer, and during the Tennessee Conference, at Gallatin, in the his latter years, when unable to do regular autumn of 1843. In 1843-44 he was on work, wrote much in the periodicals of the Madison Circuit; 1844-45, Bellefonte Circuit; Church, and much that remains unpublished. 1845-46, Winchester Station; 1846-47, Salem As a testimonial of his learning and ability, Circuit; 1847-48, Fayetteville Station; 1848- Transylvania University, with Bishop Bascom 49, Florence Station; 1849-50, Pulaski Sta at its head, conferred on him the honorary tion; 1850-51, Richland Circuit. His health degree of Master of Arts, some ten years since. having failed, he was on the supernumerary A few months before his death he contracted list for three years, when, having somewhat a second marriage with an amiable lady. who recruited, he again received full work, and, in was soon called to nurse him in his last illness. 1854-55 he was on Prospect Circuit; but at To her he gave the most consoling assurances the close of that year he was returned to the of the strength of his confidence in God, and supernumerary list, where he remained during of the brightness of his prospects for the life. Brother Gilmore was uniformly pious world of life and joy. 'rhus peacefully passed exemplifying the doctrines he preached from away from earth a strong man in Israel and the pulpit in his daily life. He was an excel a pillar of the Church, October 1, 1858. lent preacher, and had hut few, very few su periors as a useful minister. His variety Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame seemed inexhaustible, and his preaching was less in their life and official administration? generally plain, searching, experimental, and practical. A man of fee hie frame, he never Their names were called over, one by spared himself when in health; and, indeed, one, and their characters examined and according to all human sagacity, his disease passed. pulmonary consumption-was superinduced by excess of pulpit and altar labors. His end Ques. 16. What is the number of preach was glorious. As disease advanced and weak ers and members in the several circuits, ened the physical man, his spirItual nature ac stations, and missions of the Oonferance ? quired increased strength. When he became conscious that death was at hand, and from that Nas7wille District. time to his latest moment, hewas always happy White White Col'd Co!'d LocI and constantly praising God. In humble and ------1 Mem·s. Prob·.. Mem'.. Prob'.. Pr's hopeful confidence, committing his wife and Nashville: two children to Him who has promised to be McKendrp(> , ...... 412 115 3 a husband to the widow and a father to the Colored Missions ...... , 750 Andrew...... 136 12 orphan, he died without a struggle or a groan, Spruce Street...... til 1 1 seeming sweetly and gently to fall asleep. Elysian Grove ...... 129 12 2 Ilis funeral sermon was preached from Acts German Mission ...... 20 14 Tennessee Conference, 1858. 21 Nashville Dj'strict, (continu.ed.) Huntsville District, (continued.) White White Cord Col'd Loc'l White White [ Cord [cord Lac'! Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob'a. Pr's. l-lcm's. Prob's. ,~em's. Prob's. Pr's. ------NaRhville Circuit ...... [ 294 116 40 12 4 Larkinsville ...... 445 25 6 Harpeth...... 531 78 35 ...... 2 Limestone ...... 400 75 4 Frn.nklin Station...... 161 ...... 89 2 Limestone African Miss. 360 36 Hobson Chapel...... 58 38 63 ...... 3 Athens Station ...... 126 15 71 4 1 }~dgefield and City Miss. 142[117 18 2 White's Creek...... 211 6 20 7 2384 573 1261 80 23 2145 509 1015 19 19 Tuscumbia District. Lebanon District. Tuscumbia Station ...... 75 2 171 22 1 Chickasaw ...... 168 96 82 30 1 Frankfort ;,nssion ...... 205 39 1 Lebanon Station ...... 153 16 97 11 2 Russel "ilIe ...... 2,1,7 17 81 21 3 Lebanon Circuit ...... 355 60 93 31 3 Franklin Circuit ...... 308 77 200 8 7 Union ...... 204 28 38 2 Morgan ...... 510 85 34 66 9 Shady Grovo ...... 160 46 30 20 Decatur Station ...... 68 33 45 12 4 Sumner ...... 538 52 Somerville...... 323 41 ...... •..... [13 Sumner African Miss ... . 170 15 Trinity Station...... 26 2 Ii ...... Gallatin Station ...... 150 25 ------Goose Creek ...... •...... •.. 863 163 70 38 8 1930 392 618 159 35 Fountain Head ...... 481 1U 13 6 Drake's Creek Mission ... 221 15 1 Mill Creek ...... 513 174 52 3 Florence District. 3638 693 563 115 29 Florence Station ...... 125 107 3 3 Cypress ...... 365 160 56 9 9 Reserve ...... 15~ 23 96 20 4 Oarthage District. Waterloo ...... 274 57 1 13 5 Savannah ...... 434 178 99 2 9 Carthage ...... 562 76 18 1 4 Pulaski Station ...... 120 1 98 1 Smith's Fork...... 825 130 54 15 9 Shoal ...... _ ...... 353 150 89 9 CumberlaQd ...... 753 90 49 5 Prospect ...... 360 94 34 10 5 Livingston ...... 371 105 8 8 2 Richland ...... 926 55 193 17 9 Spartlt ...... 360 62 23 4 North Limestone ...... 130 60 1 1 CoolwviJle ...... 182 39 15 1 5 Short Mountain ...... 596 45 15 5 3241 768 773 75 55 'Voodbury ...... Sparta Station ...... m[ 5~ [ ~g [ ;~ ... ~.. Columbia Dist1·ict. 4112 602 242 93 38 Columbia Station ...... 185 Ii 50 5 Spring Hill " ]00 6 9 1 McMinnville DI:strict. Lynnville ...... 315 30 35 6 Lewisburg and McKen- 93 12 60 12 dree Station ...... 102 19 3 6 3 :r.rcMinnville Station .... . Duck River ...... 192 8 20 Hickory Cr('ek ...... 662 2"21 80 24 8 11 1 112 31 Wesley ...... 860 180 120 5 Manchester...... 590 15 Lawrenceburg & Henry- Tuilahoma...... 372 87 8 7 7 436 160 150 2,1, 9 ville Station ...... 107 80 15 1 B!'dford ...... West Point Mission ...... 18,1, 25 4 3 Winchpster Station...... 78 2 64 1 1 372 415 101 37 6 4 Mount Pleasant ...... 71 7 Sal('m ...... Santa Fe...... 268 20 60 5 Camdeu Mission ...... 75 10 1 1 60 54 22 Fayetteville Station ..... , 30 2685 444 316 28 26 Bellefonte ...... 157 114 22 2 6 2938 849 507 98 51 Cent1'eville Dist1'ict. Centreville ...... 260 59 65 6 Murjreesbo1'O' District. Swan ...... 233 24, 7 6 Wayne ...... 200 17 25 3 Murfreesboro' Station .. .. 270 162 1 Linden Mission ...... 151 38 3 Stone's River ...... 414 4 Piney " 192 59 2 Stone's River Af. Miss .. .. 350 150 Waverley ...... 361 99 34 12 12 Middleton ...... 634 105 108 10 Yellow Creek ...... 385 56 33 4 Shelbyville Station ...... 1:.12 40 63 2 1 Dover ...... 249 37 9 3 Rich Valley...... 400 108 98 38 3 Rock Creek ...... 831 228 125 2 2031 389 173 18 33 Cornersville Station ...... 82 18 57 Fayettllville Circuit...... 317 89 32 50 2 Clarksville District. I 3070 588 995 2,1,0 23 Clarksville Station ...... 226 1 48 2 Clarksvill e Circuit...... 187 33 75 I) Huntsville District. Montgomery ...... 380 180 50 1 I) Cumberland Iron Works 49 22 65 1 Huntsville Station ...... 294 18 Dickson ...... 831 90 28 9 West Huntsville Station 445 25 Asbury ...... 420 45 74 I) Madison ...... 2,1,9 93 1 Red River...... 417 20 40 8 Madi~on African Miss ... . 185 10 Springfield Station ...... 97 - 12 2 MaYdville Station ...... 82 15 Sycamore Mission ...... 270 30 13- 2 Vienna ...... 330 180 120 Ii Ii ~ed River " Claysville ...... 138 109 30 Marshall ...... 320 68 25 6 2937 421 405 1 89 22 Tennessee Confe1'ence, 1858. Recapitulation. Colored Mission, W-illiam Randle. Andrew, Thomas Wainwright. White White Co!'d CoI'd T~oc'l Mem· •. Prob·s. Mem's. Pl'ob·s. Pr's. Elysian Grove, Be1'ry jf. Stevens. ------German Mission, Phib'p Barth. Nashville District ...... 2145 509 1015 19 19 Lebanon " 31338 693 5113 lHi 29 Hobson 9hapel, William Bnl'r, Fonntain E. Carthago " 4112 602 242 9:1 38 Pitts, Sup'y. Mc:\1illnviJIo " 29:38 849 507 98 51 Edgefield and Trinity, Robert S. Hunter. Murfreesboro' " 3070 588 995 210 23 Huntsville " 238+ 573 1261 80 23 City Mission, J. R. Harwell, one to be 8Up~ Tuscumbia " 1930 392 618 159 35 plied, Elis7~a Ca1'r, Sup'y. Florence " 32·n 768 773 75 55 Columbia " 2G85 4H 316 28 26 Nashville Oircuit, James M. Campbell. Centre"ille 2031 389 173 18 33 Harpeth, Geo1',qe rV. Winn, one to be supplied, Clal'ksvillu " 2937 421 405 1 39 " ------Thomas N. Lank/m'd, Sup'y. Total this year...... 31,111 6228 6868 926 371 Franklin Station, David C. Kelley. Total last year ...... 30,681 3963 6724 608 364 White's Creek, Jeremiah W. Cullom, Thomas Increase ...... 430 2265 144 318 7 J. Neely, Sup'y. General Book Agent, John B. M' Ferrin, and member of the Hobson Chapel Quarterly Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Conference. . for the superannuated preachers, and the Agent of the Book and Tract Society, W1'l widows and orphans of preachers, and to liam C. Johnson, and member of the McKen make up the deficiencies of those who have dree Church Quarterly Conference. not obtained their regular allowance in their respective districts, circuits, and sta~ LEBANON DISTRICT. tions? $8199. Lew1:s C. Bryan, P. E. Ques. 18. 'Vhat has been collected on Lebanon Station, Samuel D. Baldwin, John the f@regoing accounts, and how has it been Kelley, Sup'y. Lebanon Circuit, Bm'kitt F. Ferra, Joseph applied? G. Gwynn, Sup'y. Collected, $1623 25 Union, John M. Hamer, Russel Eskew, Sup'y. From Preachers' Relief Fund, 232 55 Shady Grove, Robert G. Linn, Will-iam H. :From Perpetual Patron Soci~ty, 7 20 Johnson, Sup'y. Annual donation from W. R. El- Sumner Circuit and African Mission, Robert liston, Esq., 50 00 C. Hatton, Wm. M. Green. Donation from the Rev. E. Carr, 5 00 Gallatin Station, Jesse J. ElHs. Goose Creek, John G. Ray, John W. Judd, Sup'y. $1918 00 Fountain II~ad Circuit and Drake's Creek Applied to superannuated and supernume~ Mission, Geo. L. Staley, one to be supplied. rary preachers, widows, and or~ Mill Creek, Can'ol C. Mayhew, E. Wesley phans, $1268 00 Browning, Ma1·tin Clade, Sup'y. To Bishops' claims, 650 00 Lafayette, Henry J. Hulsey. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday~school, and CARTIlAGE DISTRICT. Tract Societies? For Missions, $8211 65 Ferdinand S. Petway, P. E. For Sunday-schools, 1443 71 Carthage Circuit, James H. Richey. For Tracts, 1200 00 'Val'trace. James A. 1Valkup. Smith's Fork, John J. Comer, John W. Prich Ques. 20. Where and when shall the ard. next session of the Conference be held? Cumberland, John A. Jones, one to be sup At Columbia, Tenn. plied. Livingston, Edward G. Robinson, James P. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers st~ McKee. tioned this year? Sparta Station, Sterling H. Brown. Sparta Circuit, Joseph II. Stone. NASHVILLE DISTRICT. Cookeville, to be supplied, William Jared, Sup'v. .Adam S. Riggs, P. E. Short Mountain, Carna Freeman, .Absalom B. Nashville: Reams, Sup'y. McKendree, Wm. D. F. Sawrie, Wm. R. Woodbury, Joseph B. Allison, ElbertJ. .Allen, Warren, Sup'y. Sup'y. 'l'ennessee C01~ference, 1858. 23 Elk River and North Limestone, JIenry P. McMINNVILLE DISTRICT. Turner, John M. Gross. John C. Putman, P. E. Elkton Station, Hartwell H. Brown. Huntsville Female College, Geo. M. Eve1'hm't, McMinnville Station, Simon P. Whitten. President, and member of the Huntsville Hickory Creek, Jesse G. Rice, James A. Station Quarterly Oonference. Orman. Agent of the Book and Tract Society, Alex. Manchester, Robert T. McBr/de, one to be R. Erwin, and member of the Huntsville supplied, John J. Pittman, Sup'y. Station Quarterly Conference. Bedford, Allen Tribble, John B. Stevenson, Sup'y. TUSOUMBIA DISTRICT. Tullahoma, Coleman A. Harwell, Moses M. Henkle, Sup'y. Thomas Maddin, P. E. Winchester Station, Garrett w: Martin. Tuscumbia Station, Francis A. Kimbell, Jus Mt. Carmel, John G. Martin. tinian Williams, Sup'y. Salem Circuit and Camden Mission, Wm. H. Chickasaw, Andrew J. Wooldridge, Isaac Anthony, Hartwell H. Thacker. Milner, Sup'y. Fayetteville Station, John A. Edmonson, Geo. Frankfort Mission, Henry E. Poarch. S. Allen, Sup'y. Russelville, Samuel P. Wright. Fayetteville Circuit, Robt. M. Haggard. Franklin Circuit, William R. J. Husbands. Morgan, Henry D. McKennon, John S. Marks, Sup'y. MURFREESBORO' DISTRIC'f. Decatur Station, Sterling M. Ohorry. Alex. L. P. Green, P. E. Somerville, Samuel E. Randolph. Trinity Station, Philip L. Hendersun. Murfreesboro' Station, James R. Plummer. Stone's River, Harrison A. Gmves, one to be FLORENCE DISTRIOT. supplied, Abram Overall, Sup'y. Stone's River African Mission, William M. William Doss, P. E. Shaw. Florence Station, James D. Barbee. Middleton, Mark w: Gray, Thomas J. Read, Cypress, William P. Warren, And1'ew J. B. Thomas B. Marks, Sup'y. Foster, Sup'y. Shelbyville Station, Robert P. Ransom. Reserve, one to be supplied, Willis G. Davis, Rich Valley, Nimrod A. Keyes, Daniel P. Sup'y. . Searcy, Sup'y. Waterloo, to be supplied. Rock Creek, Joseph G. Myers, Huesca Smith, Savannah, David H. Merriman, one to be sup- James R. McClure, Sup'y. plied. Cornersville Station, William T. Dye, Golman Pulaski Station, Joseph E. White. Green, Sup'y. Shoal, Coleman H. Cross. Middleton African Mission, Charles B. Faris. Rogersville and Driskill's Chapel, Marcus G. Shelbyville University, Samuel S. Moody. Williams. President, and Zachariah Parker, Agent, Prospect Circuit and Sugar Creek Mission, and members of the Shelbyville Station Joel w: Whitten, Daniel H. Jones. Quarterly Conference. Richland, Logan D. Harwell, Charles H. Dun ham, Gilbert D. Taylor, Sup'y. Florence Wesleyan UniveTsity, Richard H. HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. Rivers, President, and William H. Brown Thomas w: Randle, P. E. ing, Agent, and members of the Florence Station Quarterly Oonference. Huntsville Station, Wellborn Mooney. Huutsyille African Mission, Pleasant B. OOLUMBIA DISTRICT. Robinson. Madison, Ambrose F. Driskill, William D. John F. Hughes, P. E. Cherry. Columbia Station, William G. DOl'ris, John Madison African Mission; Thomas H. Wood B. Hamilton, Sup'y. ward. Spring Hill Station, William Larrre. Maysville Station, Lewis H. Grubbs. Wesley, Joseplt M. P. Hickerson, Burnet W. Vienna, John R. Abernathy, James T. Bartee, Bond. Sur'y· Ohapel Hill African Mission, John McCurdy. Fort Deposit, Joseph J. Pitts. Duck River, Robt. A. Wilson, William H. Marshall, George D. Gwinn. Wilkes, Sup'y. Limestone, John Sherril, Thomas F. Brown. Linnville, James L. Coleman, John S. William.f, Limestone African Mission. Robert P. Riddle. Sup'y. Athens Station, William G. Hensley. Lawrenceburg and Henryville Station, Caleb Larkinsville, Milus E. Johnston. B. Davis, John T. W. Davis, Sup'y. 24 Holston Conference, 1858. West Point Mission. William H. Riggan, CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Daniel Boyd. Mt. Plea~a,nt, Nathan R. Gabard, David W. John W. Hanner, P. E. 'Phompson, Sup'y. Clarksville Station, Joseph B. West. Santa Fe, George W. Brown, Robt. G. Irvine, Clarksville Circuit, Samuel D. Ogburn, Edwin Sup'y. W. Coleman, Sup'y. Tennessee Conference Female College, Jared Montgomery, Robertson L. Fagan. O. ChU1'ch, President, and member of the Cumberland Iron Works, Henry C. Wheeler. Columbia Station Quarterly Conference. Dickson, Francis l!f. Hickman, Joseph S. Ma- lone, Jordan Moore, Sup'y. CENTREVILLE DISTRICT. Asbury, Abram B. Coke. Red River, Jerome B. Anderson. Abram F. Lawrence, P. E. Springfield Station, John A. Ellis. Centreville Circuit, John W: 'Parrant. Sycamore Mission, Joseph Willis. Swan Circuit and Beaver Dam Mission, Mat- Clarksville Female Academy, Alexander L. thew II. Fielding, Fletcher Tarrant. JIammon, President, and Alpheus Mizell, Linden, Jesse Luter. Agent, and members of the Clarksville Sta Wayne, B~njamin F. Smith. tion Quarterly Conference. Tennessee River Mis~ion, to be supplied. Mortimer B. Pearson, transferred to Ar Piney, George W. Russel, John N. Allen, kansas Conference. Sup'y. Waverly, Elias l!f. Balcer, James R. Randle. William C. Haislip, transferred to Wachita Yellow Creek, Moses L. Whitten. Conference. Dover, John H. Reynolds, John A. Coxe, J. M. S harp, transferred to Memphis Con Sup'y. ference. 7.-H OL STON C ONFEREN CEo HELD AT. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., October 6-13, 1858. BISHOP ANDREW, Presidentj JAMES N. S. HUFFAKER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted· on C. Delashmitt, John R. Stradley, William trial? E. Munsey, Moses H. Spencer, Anson W. ANSWER. John D. Wagg, A. W. As Cummings. 9. ton, James K. Stringfield, Robt. N. Strong, Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? W. H. Moody, A. D. Stewart, W. C. Bow C. Fulton, R. N. Price, J. D. Baldwh~, man, Charles T. McDonald, John H. Keith, Gaston M. Massey. 4. John W. Dodson, Erastus Rowley, John W. Bowman, John M. Proffit. 13. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? from other Conferences? Thomas F. Glenn, George 'V. Callahan, W. B. Bailey. 1. John Vif. Mann, William H. Cooper, Wil Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one liam Kinsland, William P. Queen, Moses year? Seaton, John F. Woodfin, John B. Foster, A. E. 'W oodward, J. A. Hyden, R. K. Abel R. Wilson, S. D. Gains. 11. Scruggs, W. H. Howell, A. F. English, G. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con 'V. Penley, H. P. Waugh, J. A. Davis, nection? George Creamer, J. Spears, W. H. H. Dug Benjamin W. S. Bishop, Josiah Torbitt, gan, J'. W. Bird, George W. Miles, A. C. Andrew J. Grier, Lawrence M. Renfro, L. Copeland, Gaston M. Massey. 15. Holston Conference, 1858. 25 Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are the Tennessee Annual Conference, having ob elected and ordained deacons? tained a license to preach some time previ B. W. S. Bishop, Josiah Torbitt, A. J. ously. His first appointment was to Elk River Circuit. In 1817, he travelled the Ten Grier, L. M. Renfro, L. C. Delashmitt, Mo nessee Valley Circuit. The years 181B, 1819, ses H. Spencer, William E. Munsey. 7. 1820, 1R21, and 1822, he labored on the Ca Ques. 8. What local preachers are hawba, Limestone, and Flint Circuits, and the elected and ordained deaconR ? N ashville and Huntsville Stations. In a short time after this, the Holston Conference was James D. Lawson, Rowan Clear, John set off from the Tennessee and Baltimore Con C. Massengale, George Cureton, Uriah ferences. Brother Stringfield chose to take Payne, James B. Robertson, Addison Pain, his position in this new Conference, and was Richard D. Gaddy, William R. King, 'V. appointed to the Knoxville District, where he W. Atkins, James L. Gardner. II. remained two years. His field of labor was immensely large, embracing nearly all East Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Tennessee. In 1825-26, while he was on the elected and ordained elders? French Broad District., what is known among Johnson P. Gibson, Grinsfield Taylor, us as the celebrated Galla-gher cOlltroversy Philip S. Sutton, John Ally, Joseph R. was at its zenith; and such were the carica Burchfield, Thomas J. Pope. 6. tures of our doctrines and Church polity, that he felt himself called npon to enter the field Ques. 10. What local preachers are of controversy and defend the Church of his elected and ordained elders? choice-a work for which he was peculiarly James M. Keener, George A. Gowin, qualified, both by his studious habits and the Alfred Lawson. 3. polemic character of his mind. This defence he conducted with great ability, from the pul Ques. 11. Who have located this year? pit and by the press, though it was done at T. M. Dula, Creed Fulton1 W. B. Bai an expense to him of thousands of dollars. ley, D. P. Hunt, IV1. P. Swann, R. K. The attacks upon Methodism were fierce, and, Coin. 6. in some insta-nces, even slanderous, but a signal defeat was the re~ult of every assault; Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? and while the belligerent opposers of our W. F. Parker, G. W. Renfro. 2. Church were compelled soon to retreat, and in a few years remove to other parts, our early Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? defender maintained his ground, and lived to John Ally, D. B. Carter, R. A. Giddens, see the fruits of his labors in the growth and A. Gass, S. B. Harwell, R. Gannaway, prosperity of Methodism far beyond his then James Cumming, C. D. Smith, R. W. Patty, most sanguine expectations. In 1827, he was R. H. Guthrie, T. Sullins, 'V. P. Winton, a Conference agent. In 1828, his health be W. H. Rogers. 13. ing feehle, he was left without an appoint ment, at his own request. From 1829 to 1832, Ques. 14. What preachers have died he was agent for the Holston Conference Semi during the past year? nary. In 1833, he was on the Knox Circuit; Thomas Stringfield, Alfred M. Goody 1834, Washington District; 1835, Abingdon koontz, Charles Mitchell. 3. Station. In 1836, he was elected the editor of the South-western Christian Advocate, which office he filled until 1841, when he re THOMAS STRINGFIELD was the son of John turned to the regular work, and was appointed and Sarah Stringfield, who, many years ago, to the Lafayette District. In 18-12, April 5, came from North Carolina to Tennessee, and, death robbed him of the wife of his bosom after a few years, removed to Kentucky, and mother of his children; but, notwith where, in 1796, their son Thomas was born. standing this sad bereavement, he, though As he was taught the lessons of piety from almost crushed, prosecuted his work as an his childhood, it is not surprising that he em itinerant, and provided, as best he could, for braced religion when only eight years of age. his family. In 1843, he was appointed to the When he was but twelve years old, the family Knoxville District; and, in Decemher of this removed to Alabama, where his father died year, was again married, to Mrs. H. Cock in 1822, and his mother in 1828. In the War ville, of Alabama, in whom he found one ad of 1812, the su~ject of this sketch became a mirably suited to the work of aiding him in soldier, under General Jackson; and, while training his motherless children. Brother on guard, was shot by an Indian, which made Stringfield, as may be seen from the forego a scar on his forehead for life. During the ing, was a man of various talent, and was time he was out as a soldier, he maintained called to fill many responsihle stations in the an unblemished Christian character. Novem Church; but none that we have named placed ber the 10th, 1816, Brother Stringfield joined him in a more trying position than he found 26 Holston Conference, 1858. himself when, in 1844, side by side with the ordained an elder by Bishop Morris. The entire Southern delegation, he contended for year 1844, he was on the Burnsville Circuit; the rights of Southern Methodism, in the 1845, Kingsport Circuit; 1846, Clinton ~ir. memorable General Conference which author cuit, wh~re, during this year, he was marrled ized our present ecclesiastical organization. to Mary A. Kirkpatrick. The year 1847, 11e In the autumn of that same year, he was ap was on the Pikeville Circuit; 1848, Tazewell pointed Bible agent for the American Bible Circuit; 1849, Hendersonville; 1850, Gray Society, which -office he held until 1849, when son; 1851, Madisonville; 1852 and 1853, he he was appointed to Greenville District. In was on the Cleveland Circuit; 1854, Athens 1851, he was on Knox Circuit; 1852, he was Circuit; 1855 and 1856, the Maryville Cir· agent for Strawberry Plains College; 1853, cuit; 1857, Clinton. In October of this year, on the superannuated list; 1854, Dandridge he was appointed to the Abingdon Circuit. Circuit; 1855, Loudon Station. In 1856, he He attended his first appointment on this cir· was again placed on the superannuated list, cuit, and, though quite sick, he made an at· which relation he sustained to the Conference tempt to preach. He soon found that he was to the day of his death. Brother Stringfield, too unwell to preach, and, with some assist as is known in all the Churches North and ance, he got out of the pulpit, and laid him· South, was no ordinary man, but one pos self down to die. Here, in the absence of sessed of a high order of talent and useful his whole family, among strangers, he suffered ness. The example left us, however, in the for two weeks, without a murmur, till, on Sun uniformity of his piety, from his youth up to day morning, the 15th of November, 1857, at hoary age, and even to death, is the legacy half-past five o'clock, the wheels of life stood which we most highly appreciate. After an stilt; and the good man's soul was at rest. illness of but a few days, during which he Brother Goodykoontz was regarded, by preach gave evidence that all was well, he died, "full ers and people, as a deeply pious man-his of faith and good works," on the 12th of prudence, daily walk, and faithful labors, June, 1858. proving that he had been with Jesus. His talents as a preacher were good, his tlisposi· ALFRED M. GOODYKOONTZ was born Novem tion amiable; but his uniform piety endeared ber 3, 1813, in Montgomery (now Floyd) him the most to his brethren. And now that county, Va., and was brought up in the Lu he rests from the toils of an itinerant life, and theran Church. So far as morality waR con his brethren no longer receive instruction from cerned, his life was blameless from his child his lips, this consolation is left us, he was hood up. He manifested at no time of life strong in the faith that triumphs, and uttered, any special concern for the things of this among his last words, when told that h~ mu"t world; but was always fond of books-espe die, "Well, I am ready I" cially religious books. In 1832, when in his nineteenth year, he embraced religion-that CHARLES MITCHELL was born in Smyth religion that renews the heart and brings county, Va., February 28, 1814. He pro. with it the evidence of acceptance with God fessed religion, and joined the Methodist Epis. and about the same time joined the Methodist copal Church, in his youth. In 1847, he was Episcopal Church. In a short time after his licensed t.o preach; and during the years conversion, he was appointed a class-leader, 1849, 1850, and 1851, was employed by the and also the superintendent of a Sabbath· presiding elders of the Wytheville District to school; both of which offices he filled very travel. He joined the Holston Conference, acceptably. In 1838, he was licensed to on trial, in the autumn of 1851, at Athens, preach, when Samuel Bryson, of the Balti· Tenn., at which Conference he was ordained more Conference, was in charge of the district a deacon by Bishop Andrew. He was or· where he was brought up; and, feeling that dained an eldlr, Octoner 26, 1856, at Knox he ought to be a travelling preacher, he asked ville, by Bishop Early. The health of Brother for and obtained a recommendation to the Mitchell had been declining for more than Baltimore Conference, as a proper person to two years before his death, though he con. be admitted on trial in the travelling connec· tinued to travel and preach till a few tion. He was admitted by that Conference; weeks before his departure, often going and but, at his own request, he was transferred to preaching when, in justice to himself, he the Holston Conference. He was employed ought to have remained at home. A short by one of the presiding elders of our Confer· time before his death, his wife remarked to ence, and a part of the year 1839 travelled him that she feared his work was well-nigh the Jefferson Circuit, in Ash county, N. C. done. He said, " I hope not: I would rather In 1840, he travelled the Parisburg Circuit; preach to sinners than to do any thing else." 1841, the Jasper Circuit; 1842, the Murphy He suffered a great deal, but bore it all with Mission. At the Conference of this year he Christian patience and resignation; and was was ordained· a deacon by Bishop Waugh, at often heard to say, "Bless the Lord, 0 my Knoxville. In 1843, he travelled the Benton soul! yes, bless his holy name I" Almost to Circuit; and, at the close of this year, was the last, he seemed to think he would recover, Holston Conference, 1858. 27 and expressed a desire to do so, for the sake Knoxville District, (continued.) of his wife and children, though death had no terrors for him. lIe stated, " I have trusted White Whit. CDI'd Coi'd T.oe'l the Lord for many years, and now, in this Mem'.. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr·s. hard trial, I find him a friend that sticketh Sevierville Circuit...... 55R 37 25 3 3 Little River " 696 87 63 5 9 closer than a brother." Often during his Clinton " 731 41 51 8 afRiction he was heard to say, "Sweet Jesus, Jacksboro' " 456 198 33 20 6 precious Saviour I" "My soul shall trust in 4385 886 535 1.1,9 40 Him for ever; yes, for ever and ever." He died June 16, 1858. Oumbedand District. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Washington Circuit ...... 808 65 33 6 6 Hamilton " 261 142 7 6 8 less in their life and official administration? Pikeville " 339 69 67 6 Their names were called over, one by Jasper " 328 95 66 4 2 Cumberland " 299 80 8 4 7 one, and their characters examined and Speucer Mission ...... 228 63 4 7 6 Jamestown Mission ...... 413 1 4 5 passed. Montgomery " 222 110 4 4 Huntsville " 268 60 2 Ques. 16. 'Vhat is the number of preach 2666 685 193 27 46 ers and members III the several circuits, stations, and missions of the Conference? Chattanooga District. Wytheville District. Chattanooga Station...... 160 100 2 Harrison Circuit & Look- White White Col'd Col'd Loo'l ontMission...... 192 68 12 1 Mem's. Prob's. Hem's. Prob'!. Pr's. Cleaveland Station ...... 153 18 61 4 2 ------Cleaveland Circuit...... 617 96 1 8 WythevUle Circuit ...... 1086 42 178 3 9 Charleston " 545 42 17 8 Parisburg " 547 123 65 25 2 Benton" 355 10 ~ Newbern " 28.1, 27 177 41 1 Hiwassee Mission...... 184 2 Mechanicsburg Circuit.. . 722 162 29 15 12 Duck Town " 400 9 Princeton Circuit...... 571 164 35 3 Flat Top Mission ...... 172 27 1 2606 224 201 5 37 Hillsville Circuit ...... 345 12 11 9 Grayson " 685' 188 22 11 :Marion " 469 49 38 24 2 J efferecn " 657 86 39 11 Athens District. 115 22 75 23 3 5538 880 594 108 61 Athens Station ...... Athens Circuit...... 597 193 64 24 6 Decatur " ...... 653 125 30 11 Madisonville Circuit ...... 718 17 21 5 Abingdon District. Sowee " 517 27 6 Loudon " 222 19 13 13 2 Abingdon Cir.cuit...... 990 H2 207 51 9 Kingston " 413 94 68 5 7 Saltville " 420 96 55 31 3 Maryville " 409 57 60 11 3 Lebanon " 589 127 53 12 8 Louisville " 252 60 35 1 Estil h·m e " 595 117 63 11 3 Gnest River " 460 210 6 4 3896 587 393 76 44 Russell Mission ...... 222 18 4 2 ...... Blountsville Circuit...... 1023 149 72 10 Jeffersonville " 764 175 109 26 3· Ashville District. Sandy Mission ...... 254 99 2 Ashville Station ...... 148 2 95 3 5317 1133 569 133 37 Reem's Creek Circuit.... . 359 49 52 3 7 Hendersonville " 625 110 52 10 2 Catawba " 535 92 152 20 3 RogersVt'lle Dist.ct. Burnsville " 529 205 30 6 Sulphur Springs " 794 200 36 4 2 Rogersville Station ...... 65 16 55 2 Waynesville " 894 87 34 8 Rogersville Circuit ...... 354 1.J,3 111 30 3 WeiJster " 422 74 12 3 Kingsport " 688 112 72 7 6 Franklin " 505 60 75 4 Jonesville " 572 60 27 6 Tazewell & Sharp's Sta.. . 1li5 4 30 1 4806 879 538 37 38 Tazewell Circuit...... 311 55 17 9 Echota Miss. (Indians)... 200 4 Powell's Valley Circuit, .. 488 26 16 6 5 Sneedville " 622 213 31 3 10 Rutledge " 506 136 61 6 Jonesboro' District. Morristown " 518 44 85 18 4 Jonesboro' Station ...... 'i8 8 40 4289 799 455 59 52 Jonesboro' Circuit ...... 431 28 16 3 Fall Branch " 594 98 34 13 6 Green ville " 691 62 92 9 6 Knoxville Distrid. Rheatown 947 134 23 6 St. Clair " 504 134 31 9 3 Knoxville Station ...... 200 58 3 'l'aylorsville " 234 45 7 I) East Knoxville and 001'(1 ElizaiJethton " 393 82 25 3 8 Missioll ...... 130 14 180 44 2 Watauga Mission ...... 238 40 5 1 Knox Circuit...... 803 228 102 32 6 Newport Circuit...... 589 76 59 4 I) Dandridge Circuit ...... 32{ 39 52 42 2 Strawberry Plains Cir.. .. 487 184 29 3 1 4699 702 332 38 43 28 Holston Conference, 1858. Recapitulation. ABINGDON DISTRICT. Wbite Wbite Col'd Col'd Loc'1 Mem's. Mem's. F. M. Fanning, P. E. ----Prob' •• ----Prob's. Pr's. Wytheville District...... 5538 880 59-1 108 -In Abingdon Station, E. C, Wexle,'. Abingdon " 5317 1133 5G9 133 37 Abingdon Circuit, A. G. Worley. Rogersville " 4289 799 455 59 52 Knoxville " 4385 886 535 149 40 Saltville, M. H. Spencer. Cumberland 2666 685 193 27 46 Lebanon, J. Haskew. Chattanooga " 2606 22-1, 201 5 31 Athens " 3896 687 393 76 44 Estilville, J. M. C1·ismond. Ashville " 4806 879 538 37 42 Guest River Mission, William P. Queen. Jonesboro' " 4699 702 332 38 43 " ------Russel Mission, J. D. Wagg. Total this year...... --38,202 6775 3810 632 402 Blountville, J. Boring, B. F, White. Total last year...... 36,527 6450 3649 5'i3 388 Jeffersonville, George W. Miles. Increase...... 1675 325 161 69 14 Sandy Mission, James S. Edwards. Emory and Henry College, E. E. Wiley, Pre . Indians this year...... 200 Indians last year ...... 110 sident, J. A. Davis, Professor. Missionary to China, w: G. E. Cunnyngham. Increase...... 90 ROGERSVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary C. Graves, P. E. for the superannuated preachers, and the w: widows and orphans of preachers, and to Rogersville Station, E. E. Gillenwate1·s. make up the deficiencies of those who have Rogersville Circuit, P. S. Sutton. Hawkins and Jefferson Colored Mission, L. 0. not obtained their regular allowance in Waters. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Kingsport, S. D. Gains. tions? Jonesville, to be supplied. $11,789. Tazewell Station, G. Taylor. Tazewell Circuit, L. M. Renfro. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Clinch Mission, to be supplied. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Sneedville, to be supplied. applied? Powell's Valley, H. P. Waugh. Collected, $480. Rutledge, J. T. Smith. Appropriated to superannuates, widows, Morristown, to be supplied. and orphans. KNOXVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, S1.lnday-school, and T. K. Munsey, P. E. Tract Societies? For Missions, $2769 48 Knoxville Station, D. Sullins. East Knoxville and Colored Charge, G. W. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Callahan. Knox Circuit, G. w: Alexander, A. W. next session of the Conference be held? Aston. In Abingdon, Va. Dandridge, T. J. Pope. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Strawberry Plains, C. Godby. Sevierville, Moses Seaton. tioned this year? Little River, J. P. Gibson, Clin ton, P. H. Reed. WYTHEVILLE DISTRICT. Jacksboro', J. W: Belt. J. N. H'Teer, P. E. CUMBERLAND DISTRICT. Wytheville Circuit, w: M. Kerr, J. K. String- D. Flemming, P. E. field. Parisburg, w: w: Neal. Washington, A. B. Stewart. Newbern, George Stewart. Hamilton, A. C. Copeland. Mechanicsburg, G. W. Penley. Pikeville, J. w: Williamson. Princeton, Josiah Torbitt. Jasper, C. T. McDonald. { Flat Top Mission, to be supplied. Cumberland, J. 1\1. Dodson. Grayson, w: K. Foster. Spencer Mission, W. II. Moody. Hillsville, B. W. S. Bishop. Jamestown Mission, John H. Keith. Marion, J. w: Dickey. Montgomery Mission, A. J. Grier. Jefferson, w: w: Smith. Huntsville Mission, J. B. Foster. Memphis Conjetence, 1858. 29 CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT. Waynesville, J. W. Bird. Sulphur Springs, J. R. Long, W. F. Pm'leer, E. F. Sevier, P. E. Sup'y. Chattanooga; Station, William E. Munsey. Warm Springs, T. F. Glenn. Dade, W. H. Cooper. Franklin, John Spears. Lookout Mission, R. K. Scruggs. Cleveland Station, W. H. Bates. Benton, J. G. Swlsher, G. M. Proffit. ASHVILLE DISTRICT. Bradley, W. H. H. Duggan, R. N. Strong. W. Hicks, P. E. Duck Town Mission, A. C. Hunter. Hiwassee Mission, to be supplied. Ashville Station, w: H. Kelley. Ashville Circuit, L. C. Delashmitt, J. F. Woodfin. ATHENS DISTRICT. Hendersonville Circuit, J. Reynolds. R. M. Stevens, P. E. Catawba, W. W#cher. Athens Station, R. M. Hickey. Burnsville, G. M. Massey. Athens Circuit, J. O. Hyden. Gloucester Mission, A. F. English. Athens Female College, Erastus Rowley. Holston Conference Female Colle~e, A. W. Decatur, J. A. Hyden, G. W. Renfro, Sup'y. Cummings, President, R. N. Price, Pro Madisonville, C. Long. fessor. Sewee, J. R. Burchfield. JONESBORO' DISTRICT. Lowden, J. N. S. Huffaker. Kingston, L. W. Crouch. W. C. Daily, P. E. Maryville, A. E. Woodward. Jonesboro' Station, T. K. Catlett. Lewisville, J. W. Mann. Jonesboro' Circuit, J. D. Baldwin. Hiwassee College, J. H. Bruner, President. Fall Branch, W. Ingle. American Bible Society, J. Atkins, Agent. Greenville, J. R. Stradley. Rheatown, w: Robeson. FRANKLIN DISTRICT. St. Clair, H. West. Taylorsville, W. Kinsland. C. Campbell, P. E. Watauga Mission, George Creamer. Murphy, A. R. Wilson. Elizabethton, to be supplied. Cheoa Mission, J. W. Bowman. Newport, W. Milburn. Webster Circuit, W. H. Howell. Elijah Conner, transferred to St. Louis Con { Echota Mission, W. C. Bowman. ference. S.-MEMPHIS CONFERENCE. HELD AT TRENTON, TENN., November 10-17, 1858. BISHOP PAINE, President j GUILFORD JONES, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Allen, James M. Flatt, John Futrell, M. trial? N. Dunn, B. W. Stubbs, Robt. A. Neblitt, ANSWER. Thomas L. Duke, R. G. Por James M. Barton, J. D. Slaughter, J. R. ter, C. N. D. Campbell, Benjamin B. Ri Sykes, James P. Dancer. 12. senhooven, Stephen P. Brown, Daniel C. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Johnson, Thomas H. Davenport, B. F. nection? Peeples, James W. Mathis, T. C. Ellis, John H. Cooper, Joseph H. Evans, Jas. Wm. B. Ramsey. 11. W. Kirk, Francis A. Wilkerson, John W. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Medlin, William C. Green, Hillen A. Bour Wm. B. Allen, J. F. Markham, Geo. B. land, Romulus S. Swift, a deacon. S. 30 Memphis Conference, 1858. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? ville, Wm. McMahon, D. C. Wells, Wm. 'Vm. M. McFerrin, J. J. Brooks, M. V. N. Morgan. 17. Wells, J. 'V. Piner, J. A. Vincent, ..w. L. Sharp. 6. - Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? I. N. Manly, John Hunter, Jeremiah Ques. 5. 'Who arc received by transfer Moss, James 1\1. Major, 'Vm. D. Scott. 5. fi'om other Conferences? J. 1\'1. Sharp, from Tennessee Conference; Ques. 14. What preachers have died H. T. Lewis, from Mississippi Conference. 2. during the past year? Joseph Travis, "tV m. C. Robb. 2. Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? JOSEPH TRAVIS, A. M., was born in Hart Andrew C. Smith, Horace Jewell, Alex. ford county, Maryland, September 13, 178~; S. Hamilton, H. n. Covington, Joseph B. joined the Methodist Episcopal Church 10 Harris, W m. S. Harrison, Eldridge L. Harrisonburg, Va., April 1, 1801; was con Fisher, John G. Davie. 8. verted in January, 1803, and joined the tra velling connection in 1806. lIe died at his Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are residence, in Carrol county, Miss., September elected and ordained deacons? 16, 1858. He left a bequest, to be employed John H. Cooper, Joseph H. Evans, J as. in the propagation of that gospel which for 'V. Kirk, Francis A. Wilkerson, John W. more than half a century had cheered his Medlin, Wm. C. Green, Hillen A. Bourland, heart and brightened his hopes. Brother *Wm. B. Owen. 8. Travis was a gentleman of the olden school, and a Christian of primitive experience and Ques. 8. What local preachers are character. Possessed of fine natural abilities, elected and ordained deacons? a classical education, elevating and expansive Mexico B. Sherman, James M. Barton, views of the plan of salvation, he was emi Richard Gilmore, ·Wm. E. Gattis, Oliver nently prepared for usefulness in the Church P. Parker, James :F. Cooper, Thomas D. of God. Hence we find him filling with abil ity and usefulness some of the most important Barton, Wm. E. Roberts, John L. G. Me stations in the South Carolina, Georgia, Lou theney, John Sheridan, John C. Poyner, isiana, and Memphis Conferences. We deem Thos. H. Owen, Wm. C. Diggs. 13. it unnecessary to speak in detail of the ap Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are pointments, the labors, the success, and the elected and ordained elders? sufferings of our lamented brother, since he has given to the Church and the world his Nathanael P. Ramsey, Jasper A. Mason, autobiography. His end was peace. Andrew J. Lee, Robert 'V. Ayres, Archi bald L. Hunsaker, James M. Spence, John WILLIAM C. ROBB was the son of James T. Merriwether, John S. Harris, Clayton and Elizabeth S. Robb: born in Gallatin, J. Mouldin, Jesse S. Smothermon, Benja Tenn., May 3, 1816. There he received his min H. Bishop. 11. early education, and there studied law until Ques. 10. What local preachers are admitted to the bar. Thence he removed to Grenada, Miss. At Grenada he had an only elected and ordained elders? sister, who, heing a Christian, labored zeal Little B. Deaton, Wm. Barnes, Banks ously to bring her brother to Christ. He 1\1. Burrow, James Woodard, Thomas embraced religion in the autumn of ~842, and G. Cardwell, R. B. Jones, Enoch D. joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Baker. 7. Feeling that a dispensation of the gospel was committed to him, he began the study of the Ques. 11. Who have located this year? ology, and in 1843 was licensed to preach, and K. Adams, Geo. K. Brooks, R. W. Ayres, admitted on trial in the Memphis Conference. W. W. 1\1' Anally, Hillen A. Bourland, F. He filled consecutively the following appoint L. Steele. 6. ments: in 1843, junior preacher on Jackson Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Circuit; in 1844, Trenton Circuit; in 1845 R V. Taylor, J. W. Walkup, Robert Paris Station; in 1846, Chulahoma Circuit: in 1847, Paducah Station; in 1848, ASbury' Gregory, Samuel Carson, D. J. Allen, Jas. at Memphis; in 1849, Jackson Station· i~ W. Bates, James Gaines, E. Tidwell, R. 1850, Aberdeen Station; in 1851, H~lly .1mIis, J.Jorenzo Lea, M. D. Robinson, R. M. Springs Station; in 1852, Wesley, at Mem Tarrant, Wm. H. Gillespie, J. T. Basker- phis; in 1853, Jackson Station; in 1854 he was appointed to the Memphis District, in '" Ordained as a local preacher; a local preacher four charge of which he continued till his death, years-only one year a travelling preacher. a little over three years. From the important Memphis Conference, 1858. 31 appointments which he filled, may be seen Somerville District. the high estimate placed upon his gifts. lIe White Wbit~ Co!'d Col'd Loc'] had fine natural abilities, was a classical scho Mem·s. Prou· •. Mem·s. Prob· •• Pr's. lar, a popular and useful preacher. He also ------had fine social qualities; polite in mauneI', Somerville Station ...... 113 22 2 Somerville Circuit ...... 381 4~ 4 kind in feeling, firm in purpose, and noble in Somerville coru ~1iss .... 130 heart. It appears that Divine Providence Wesley Circuit...... 510 116 6 Wesley Col'd Mission ..... 337 43 was preparing him for a happy and peaceful Raleigh Circuit...... 150 45 1 end, in blessing his last pulpit labors with Browllsville Station ...... 86 12 46 1 Browllsville Circuit...... 714 68 320 9 astonishing success. It was a subject of re Denmark 489 9 153 34 2 mark with many that his last sermons were " ------the best he ever preached. On returning 2M3 2iO 1031 77 25 home from his quarterly meetings, in the city of Memphis, he was taken with typhoid pneumonia; and though the best medical skill Holly Springs District. was called to his aid, it was soon seen that the Holly Sprinj!;s Station ... 156 6 135 34 2 fatal hour was near. When his failing strength Salem Circuit ...... 413 35 4.1 1 Hiclwry Flat Mission ... 232 45 40 12 3 began to admonish him of his approaching Holly Springs Circuit.. .. 251 9 89 3 dissolution, he prayed fervently to God for Marshall Circuit ...... 475 54 6 dying grace, and was soon heard to say, "I Marshall Col'd ~Iission ... 229 48 Byhalia Circuit...... 380 76 60 15 6 am all alone, and will shortly pass through Chulahoma Circuit ...... 52:3 25 13 6 the valley of the shadow of death." A short Chulahoma Col'd Miss .... 284 30 Bel mon t Circu i t...... 224 48 1 time before his spirit left, he said to his wife, Belmont Col'd Mission .. 252 66 with perfect composure, "I am dying." She ------asked, "Do you feel, dear husband, that you 2654 298 1143 205 26 are going to heaven?" He exclaimed, in Christian triumph, "Yes! yes! yes! and if Grenada District. the Lord will permit, I will be your guardian Grenada Station...... 104 26 50 21 angel to conduct you across the river of death." Grenada Circuit ...... 197 17 220 8 5 Thus passed away one of our most useful Coffeeville Circuit ...... 392 121 5 10 9 and gifted ministers. His funeral services Calhoun " 506 99 60 11 Sarepta Mission ...... 59 5 took place at Wesley Chapel, Memphis, at Oxford & Andrew Chapel 106 71 3 tended by a large number of ministers and Oxford Circuit...... 439 116 79 3 Panola. " ...... 306 '" S7 :::::: 3 people. His remains were deposited in the Charleston Circuit...... 122 9 ...... 31 I 2 Elmwood Cemetery. 2231 420 522 70 36 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Aberdeen Dist7·ict. less in their life and official administration? Aberdeen Station ...... 170 50 230 20 5 Their names were called over, one by Aberdeen Circuit ...... 89 49 one, and their characters examined and Prairie Col'd Mission ..... 688 76 Houston Circuit ...... 500 52 151 7 passed. Okolona " 224 27 133 4 Richmond 455 115 61 6 Fulton " 367 10 25 10 4 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Carrollvi1lo " 306 57 20 20 4 ers and members in the several circuits, Pontotoc Station ...... 55 4 22 3 Pontotoc Circuit...... 389 65 no 8 stations, and missions of the Conference? ------2555 429 1440 --129 -38 Memphis District. Ripley District. White Wbite cord Col'd Lac'] Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·s. Ripley Circuit ...... 272 77 40 54 4 Middleton Circuit ...... 471 120 10 13 6 Memphis: Rienza 703 54 81 6 Wesley ...... 240 27 2 Corinth Station" ...... 92 58 20 10 5 Wesley CoI'd Mission .. 291 40 Jacinto Circuit ...... 549 75 27 20 7 Asbury ...... 335 80 180 6 East Port" 446 67 16 1 9 Davidson ChapeL ...... 35 14 Adamsville Mission ...... 404 60 10 5 Hernando Station ...... 118 20 1 Montezuma Circuit...... 329 97 8 3 Hernando Circuit...... 401 132 162 6 Rock Springs " 320 25 22 9 Edgewood ...... 26 27 1 ------Forest Chapel...... 22 3 29 3586 633 234 98 -54 Ra.ndolph Circuit ...... 396 51 253 10 Ra.ndolph White & Col'd Mission ...... 118 18 Friar's Point ...... III 13 45 1 Jackson District. Commerce Mission ...... 10 8 Concordia ...... 58 13 71 12 Jackson Station ...... 134 1 140 8 Helia ...... 29 19 2 1 Jackson Circuit ...... 388 80 6 Jackson CoI'd Mission ... 1GO 51 1889 372 1088 60 28 Cageville Circuit...... 692 165 40 23 '1 Lagrango " 587 51 271 10 82 Memphis Conje1"enCe, 1858. Jackson District, (continued.) the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? White White Col'd Co!'d Loc'l Mew's. Prob'e. Mem's, Prob'e. Pr's. Collected, $2728 45 ------Paid deficient preachers, widows, and or Mount l'illRon Circuit.... 400 26 30 6 Lexi" gtoll " 4.J,8 75 48 19 7 phans, $2728 45 Decaturville " .... 786 186 60 11 12 Morgan's Creek Miss .•... 3R5 38 6 6 Ques. 19. What has been contributed for 3820 622 755 112 54 the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? For Missions, $11,326 89 Paris District. For Snnday-schools, 744 98 Paris Station...... 106 70 2\1 For Tracts, 61 25 Paris !ircnit...... 857 95 113 42 7 Dresden Station...... 39 11 ••••...... • Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Dresdpn Circuit...... 652 159 30 •.•.•. 9 Dyersbnrg Circuit...... 730 85 48 3 11 next session of the Conference be held? Tren ton Station...... 114 7 6.J, 5 3 At Aberdeen, Miss. Trenton Circuit ...... •. 903 119 159 20 26 Huntingtlon Circuit...... 436\ 60 I 20 I 5 9 Camden Circuit. ...•.••.... ~ ~ ....::..:..::- ....::..:..::- ~ Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? 4479 566 504 77 68 MEMPHIS DISTRICT. Paducah District. L. D. Mullins, P. E. Paducah Station...... 200 10 225 25 1 Paducah Circuit ...•...... 549 80 16 [) Memphis: Clinton " 700 40 3 18 WeRley, A. H. Thomas. Hickman Station ...... 80 30 12 Hickman Circuit...... 760 80 50 6 McKendree and Colored Mission, D. J. Allen, M8drid Bend" 113 34 18 3 Sup'y. Ouian " 335 35 13 4 :Murray " 650 70 30 14 Asbury, J. T. Merriwether. Benton " 600 60 8 8 Davidson Chapel and Asbury Colored Mis Birmingham Circuit ...... 435 35 10 4 sion, W m. B. Owen. 4412 474 385 30 63 Edgewood and Forest Chapel, J. W. Knott. Hernando Station, Wm. T. Harris. Hernando Circuit, Thomas Joyner, R. S. Recapitulation. Harris. Hernando Colored Mission, to be supplied. Memphis District...... 1889 372 1088 60 28 Randolph Circuit, Wm. H. Leigh. Somerville " 2443 270 1031 77 25 Holly Springs " 2654 298 1143 205 26 Randol~h Colored Mission, to be supplied. Grenada " 2231 420 522 70 36 MemphIS, Arkansas, and Wachita Christian Aberdeen " 2555 429 1440 129 38 Advocate, Samuel Watson, Editor. Ripley " 3586 633 234 98 54 Jackson " 3820 622 755 112 54 Book and Tract Depository, J. T. O. Oollins, Paris " H79 566 504 77 68 and P. Tuggle, Agents. Paducah " 4412 4i4 385 30 .63 Total th is year...... 28,069 40R4 71 02 858 392 Total last year...... 28,258 3877 6666 1050 430 SOMERVILLE DISTRICT. J n crease...... •..... 207 436 T. L. Boswell, P. E. Decrease...... ••. 189 192 38 Somerville Station, W. D. F. Hafford, J. Po Baskerville, Sup'y. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Somerville Circuit, B. Medlin, B. F. Peeples, J. Walkup, Sup'y. for the superannuated preachers, and the Somerville Circuit Colored Mission, N. 'A. D. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Bryant. make up the deficiencies of those who have Wesley Circuit, A. Davis, F. M. Morris, R. V. not obtained their regular allowance in Taylor. Sup'y. their respective districts, circuits, and sta We1'ley Colored Mission, to be supplied. tions? Raleigh Circuit, C. C. Glover. Brownsville Station, A. R. Wilson. Deficit of preachers, widows, and Brownsville Circuit, J. M. Scott, M. V. Wells orphans, $5260 89 R. Gregory, Sup'y. ' For Bishops, 500 00 Denmark Circuit, John A. Vincent, James B. Slaughter. $5760 89 LaGrange Station, H. T. Lewis. LaGrn,nge Female College, S. W. Speer, Pre Ques. 18. What has been collected on sident. Memphis Conference, 1858. 33 HOLLY SPRINGS DISTRICT. CORINTH DISTRICT. 1. H. Brooks, P. E. H. D. Howell, P. E. Hol1y Springs Station, E. Jackson, D. C. Wells, Corinth Station, Charles D. N. Campbell. Sup'y. Rienzi Circuit, A. S. Hamilton. Holly Springs Colored Mission, to be sup Rienzi Colored Mission, Reuben Ellis, Sup'y phed. Eastport Circuit, A. L. Hunsaker. Holly Springs Circuit and Colored Mission, Jacinto Circuit, J. 'V. Medlin, James Gaines, Isaac Ebbert, J. T. Smothermon. Sup'y. Byhalia Circuit and Colored Mission, T. P. Adamsville Circuit, J. M. Flatt, E. Tidwell, Holman, B. W. Stubbs. Sup'y. Chulahoma Circuit, M. H. Ford, J. B. Harris. Montezuma Circuit, Joseph Johnson. Chulahoma Colored Mission, E. J. Carter. Rock Sprin,(!; Oircuit. R. S. Swift. Bellemont Circuit and Colored Mission, T. 1. Middleton Circuit, .Tames P. Dancer. Gooch, E. B. Plummer. Ripley Oircuit, J. W. Pinel". Marshall Circuit, w: M. McFerrin, James G. Acton. JACKSON DISTRICT. Marshall Colored Mission, Wrn. R. Dic7cey. Salem Circuit, C. B. Harris, Sarn'l. B. Carson, E. C. Slatel', P. E. Sup'y. Jackson Station and Colored Mission, John Hickory Flat Circuit, w: L. Sharp. Moss. Byhalia Female Institute, P. 1. Eckles, Presi Jackson Oircuit, A. J. See, Lm'enzo Lea, dent. Sup'y. Marshall Female Institute, 1. E. Douglass, Jackson Colored Mission, J. R. Sykes. President. Cageville Circuit, C. J. Maulden, T. II. Daven port. GRENADA DISTRICT. La Grange Circuit, B. A. Hays, John S. Har- ri:~, William N. Morgan, Sup'y. J. T. w: Auld, P. E. La Grange Colored Mission, Henry Bell. Mt. Pinson Circuit, R. G. Rainey. Grenada Station, S. w: Mom·e. Lexington Oircuit, James W. Kirk. Grenada Circuit, M. M. Dunn. Decaturville Circuit, P. J. Kelsey. Coffeeville Circuit, 1. M. Hampton, B. B. Ri- Morgan's Creek Mission, to be supplied. senhoover. Memphis Conference Female Instltute, A. w: Coffeeville Colored Mission, to be suppli.ed. Jones, President. Calhoun Circuit, T. J. Lowry. Sarepta Circuit, J. M. Barton. P .ARIS DISTRICT. Oxford and Andrew Chapel, E. 1. Williams. Oxford Circuit, w: S. Jones, A. K. Miller. ]v.... Sullivan, P. E. Oxford Colored Mission, to be supplied. Paris Station, L. II Davis. Panola Circuit, J. N. Temple, W m. B. Ramsey, Paris Circuit, J. H. Witt, T. C. Ellis, Wm. H.. J. W. Bates, Sup'y. Gillespie, Sup'y. Charleston Circuit, R. Mm·tin, J. F. Mark Dresden Station, J. G. Davie. ham. Dresden Circuit, R. A. Umsted, J. W. Mathis. Richland Circuit, to be supplied. Dyersburg Station, J. J. Brooks. Bascom Female Seminary, S. w: Moore, Pre Dyersburg Oircuit, R. H. Burnes, 1. H. Gar- sident. rett, R. 1\1. Tarrant, Sup'y. Trenton Station, E. E. Hamilton. ABERDEEN DISTRICT. Trenton Colored Mission, to be supplied. Trenton (Jircuit, John Rundle, one to be suu- M. J. Blaclcwell, P. E. plied. ~ Huntingdon Circuit, E. L. Fi~her. Aberdeen Station, B. T. Grouch. Camden Circuit, F. A. Wilkerson. Aberdeen Colored Mission, to be supplied. Andrew Colle,(!;e, (fi.tiljord Jones, President, J. Aberdeen Circuit, J. II. Evans. N. Sharp, Professor, George W. D. HarriJ, Prairie Colored Mission, John Young, H. B. Agent. Covington. Houston Circuit, J. A. Fife. J. II. Cooper. P ADUCAn DISTRICT. Okolona Circuit, Addison Lea, R. G. Porter. Richmond Circuit, Wm. S. Harrison. F. Bynum, P. E. Fulton Circuit, B. H. Bishop. Paducah Station, Amos $endall. Carrolville CircuIt, A. C. Smith. South Paducah, J. M. Spence. Pontotoc Station, Horace Jewe1. Paducah Circuit, J. B. M' Cutchen. Pontotoc Circuit, James Pe1'ry, T. L. Duke. Clinton Circuit, T. G. Lane, S. P. Brown: tl 34 Mississippi Conference, 1858. Hickman Station, N P. Ramsey. Tunica Circuit, J. If. M' Gulloch. Hickman C1rcuit, S. ·Weave?·, D. C. Johnson. Friar's Point Circuit, Geo. B. Allen, William, Madrid Bend Circuit, John W. Futrell. McMahon, SUl?'y. Obion Mission, Wade H. Prost. Concordia CirCUIt, A. P. Sa.qe. Murray Circuit, D. G. M' Gutden. Bolivar Mission, T. P. Davidson. Benton Circuit, J. A. Mason. Sunflower Mission, to be supplied. Bransbury Circuit, R. A. Neblett, M. D. Ro· binson, Sup'y. R. L. Andrews, transferred to Tennessee Conference, and stationed on Reserve Circuit. MISSISSIPPI BOTTOM DISTRICT. W. T. Melugin, transferred to East Texas Conference. F. A. Owen, P. E. Simeon R. 'Valker, transferred to Wachita Indian Creek Mission. W. C. Green. Conference. 9 .-l\I ISS ISS I P PIC 0 N FER E N C E. HEI,D AT WOODVILLE, MISS., Decernbe1' 8-15, 1858. BISHOP PAINE, P1'esident; HENRY J. HARRIS, Sec1·etary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Thomas M. Ward, John Boyss, Daniel l\'I trial? Wadsworth, John D. Willis, Kenneth A. ANSWER, Nathanael S. Cornell, Wm. Jones, Samuel T. Swaney, Benjamin Avent, B. Lewis, Andrew J. Wheat, \V m. Glass, John W. McCrary, Robert W. Lam Wm. H. Lyon, John J. Millsaps, Chas. G. buth .• 11. Andrews, Ransom J. Jones, Jr., James C. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Taylor, Newton B. Young, Robert B. elected and ordained deacons? Downer. 11. Richard T. Hennington, Wallace W. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Graves, John W. Jones. 3. Jared W. McNeal, Charles H. McNeal, Ques. 8. What local preachers are Jacob C. Sellers, John D. Shaw, Henry P. elected and ordained deacons? Lewis, Green C. Fore, Wm. R. Rainey, Edward Foster, Robert Middleton, John Asbury R. Hines, Thomas W. Hines, Par J. ).\1illsaps, Jacob Shilling, Samuel B. menas Howard, George Jackson, John A. Webb. 5. Vance. 12. Quos. 9. What travelling preachers are Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full elected and ordained elders? connection? Elisha F. Mullins, John J. Wheat Richard T. Hennington, Wallace W. Franklin W. Sharborough, James S. Har~ Graves, John W. Jones, Richard Abbey, ris: ~ ames English, Whitefield Harringtot't, WIlham S. Townsend, Henry D. Berry W m. H. Scales, Harvey Copeland, Vernon William H. Scales, David W. Dillehay; H. Johnston. 7. Vernon H. Johnston. 11. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 10. What local preachers are Wm. B. Johnson. 1. elected and ordained elders? Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Hiram Enlow, William C. Chamber from other Conferences? lain, Middleton Ford, William B. John. None. son. 4. Ques. 6. Who al'tl the deacons of one Ques. 11. Who have located this year? year? 'Villis H. Germany, James Walton, Ben. Alexander J. Smith, Wm. G. Millsaps, jamin Avent. 3. Mississippi Conference, 1858. 35 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? profession he is said to have been very suc George T. Vickers, 'fhomas M. 'Ward, cessful and useful. About the year 1839 he John 'V. Adams. 3. professed religion. He had been serious fol' se,eral months, hat! been struggling hard at Ques. 13. 'Vho are superannuated? the altar, in the grove, and in every place. Thomas Owen, John J. E. Bird, John At a camp-meeting in Noxubee county, Miss., B. Higginbotham, James 1\1. Turner, Thoa. which he attended, the sacrament of the Lord's Clinton, Peter James, Hardy Mullins. 7. Supper was administered. The Spirit of all grace so impressed him as to his duty that Ques. 14. What preachers have died he feared thnt if he did not then go to the during the past year? table of the Lord he would drive the Spirit Green M. Rogers, * Samuel Dawson, Ben from him. He went with a trembling heart, jamin J. 'Woodward, Preston Cooper. 4. fearing to do wrong, but willing humbly to try and do his duty. In the act he receIt"ed SAMUEL DAWSON was born in Rockingham Jesus as his Saviour, and was blessed-con County, Va., November 10,1798. He bccal'!le verted-saved. lIe has been heard to say that if he had not yielded to the Spirit then a pious man and a member of the .~ethodlst in that means of grace, he believed he 'Y'"ould Episcopal 9hurch abou~ 1814, and .1om~d. the have been lost. In 1841, he was marrIed to MississippI Conference III 1841. IIl~ mImst~ an intellio-ent amiable lady, who had but rial and pastoral labors, from that tIme un~11 his death, during the present year, were dIs recently prof~ssed religion an~ joined .the tributed as follows: Atchafalaya Circuit, in Church. A few months after hIS converSIOn, 1842; Amite Circuit, in 1843; Atchafalaya, in he felt that the Spirit was moving him to 1844· Wilkinson Colored Mission, in 1845,1846, preach. The call was distinct and clear. 1847' 1848, 1849, and 1850; Jackson Mission, But how could he preach the gospel I He in 1851; Sandy Creek Circuit in 1852 and was diffident, retiring, unassuming, and un 1853· East Baton Rouge, as supernumerary, pretending, and felt thQ.t he could not g.o. in 1854 and 1855; Buffalo Circuit, in 1856 and For nearly twelve years he was a wanderer ll1 1857. At the close of 1857 he was superan resisting this cnll, hoping to find an excuse, nuated. During the last months of his life he a reason a justification for neglecting to go. suffered greatly from a disease of the face. He hop~d that as a class-leader and private lIe died in the faith. member of the Church, God would excuse him. In 1852, he w,ns licensed to prench; and at the session of the Conference held at BENJAMIN J. WOODWARD, M. D., was a na Jackson, Miss., December, 1852, he was ad tive of Sumner county, Tennessee. His pa mitted on trial, and appointed to the Carthage rents were pious and consistent members of Circuit, where he was popular and useful, the Methodist Episcopal Church-his father a havino- many seals to his miDistry. In 18.54, class-leader. He was trained from his ten he w~s on Attala Circuit, where he was in derest years to attend class-meetings. His strumental in doing much good. At the father died when he was about eight years of session held November, 1854, at Jackson, age. His mother married again, but to one Tenn., he was received into full connection, who treated Benjamin with CJ;uelty, and finally and ordained deacon by Bishop Early. In drove him from home, when less than ten years 1855 he was on Grand Gulf Circuit. During of aO'e and forbade him to return. From that e' h' ~ that year he was afflicted with disease of the time he had to depend upon IS own ellorts kidney, which became chronic. At the Con for his support and education. But he has ference in Vicksburg, Noyember, 1855, he was been heard to say that the severest trial con granted a supernumerary relation, and ap nected with all was, he was not allowed to pointed to Holmes Circuit, which he travelled visit his pious mother. lIe never saw her a portion of the year, and. did ac~eptable ser but once after the cruel act--when she was vice. At the Conference 111 KOSCIUsko, Nov., on her death-bed. Then he slipped to her 1856, he was ordained elder by Bishop Pierce, room to see and obtain her last blessing. Her and appointed agent of Sharon Female Col parting words, "Benny, be a good boy and lege. lIe entered upon his work, hoping to meet me in heaven," came to him often when do much; but, after two weeks' serVICe, his temptation would have led him astray, and disease of kidney assumed such a type as to saved him from sin. With his own young forbid his further labors. His active service hands he procured money with which to was done! At the Conference in Brandon, beo-in his education. His means exhausted, November, 1857, he was placed on the super heetauo-bt a while. He thus alternated until annuated list. And on the second Sabbath he co~pleted his education: read medicine, of Decemher, 1857, he attended Church at attended a full course of lectures, and gradu eleven o'clock, and coucluded service by sing ated to the practice of medicine. In that ing the hymn beginning, "Jesus, the name high over all," exhortation, and prayer. lIe • No memoir or Green M. Rogers has been furnished. alluded that day to the sweet peace of mind 36 JJIississippi Conference, 1858. and joy he had-of his bright prospect for thousands who have sat under his ministry. heaven. Ho was happy, and expected to get All who associated with him were struck with to heaven. He announced to preach that his simplicity and purity. lIe was deeply night. Arising from dinner, he started to impressed himself as to the importance and see a patient. In about thirty minutes, he necessity of purity. lIe inculcated it every returned, unable to speak, get off his horse, where, by precept and example. lIe was a or walk. Some friends came to his relief. firm believer in the special providence of God, After nine hours' suffering, he ceased to be and perhaps DO man ever had more marked among us, but passed, as we trust, to a instances of it than he. As a minister he brighter world, aged. forty-six years. lIe has was bold in denouncing sin, aDd courageous left a widow, and many, many friends, to in defending truth. He was of a catholic spirit, mourn his absence. Brother 'Voodward was and bigotry and exclusiveness found nQ quar a practical, laborious, and useful preacher ters with him. His sufferings were protracted a good pastor. and great; yet he did not murmur. He was submissive, and resigned to the will of the PRESTON COOPER was a native of Warren Lord. County, Tennessee; born December 29th, 1806. lIe professed religion in the State of Alabama, in the year 1827, and joined the Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Methodist Episcopal Church, under the min less in their life and official administra istry of the Rev. John G. Jones. Soon after his tion? conversion he became deeply impressed with the Their names were called over, one by conviction that it was his duty to preach, and one, and their characters examined and being confirmed in this conviction in a most ex traordinarymanner, gave himself at once to the passed. work. He was admitted on trial in the Mis James P. Lindeman's name was stricken sisHippi Conference, held at Tuscaloosa, Ala., from the roll by resolution of the Confer December, 1828, and appointed to Chickasa ence. hay Circuit, Ala.; 1830, Columbus Circuit, in Mississippi; 1831, Marion Circuit, in Alaba rna; 1832, Saline Circuit, in Louisiana; 1833, Ques. 16. 'Vhat is the number of preach Madison Circuit, in Mississippi; 1834, Lake ers and members in the several circuits, Providence District, in I,ouisiana; 1835, Lou stations, and missions of the Conference! isiana District, in Louisiana; 1836, Washing tQn Station. During that year he was mar ried to Mrs. Middleton, of Franklin County, Natchez Distn:ct. Miss.; 1837, Madisonville and Canton; 1838 White White Co!'d Col'd I Loc1 and 1839, was IGcal; was readmitted, and in Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·•• 1840 travelled Crystal . Springs Uircuit; ------Natchez Station ...... SOO 148 374 220 2 1841, Vicksburg StatiQn; 1842, Vicksburg Woodville...... 119 42 454 20 1 Station. While there, yellow fever raged as Washington & Col'd Mis. 45 5 350 75 Kingston Circuit...... 21 212 13 an epidemic. Hundreds were cut off in a few Bn/f"lo" 222 165 100 2 weeks. He was at his post and passed through Wilkinson " ...... 174 83 200 62 1 it all unharmed. 1843 and 1844, Jackson Wilkinson Col'd Miss..... 290 123 Lanrel Hill" " 290 123 Station; 1845, Clinton and Raymond; 1846 Bayou Sara & Barrows... 12 20 30 10 and 1847, Warren Circuit; 1848 and 1849, Pl'rcy's Creek...... {l8 7 414 60 1 Clinton,I.a...... 120 61 100 58 3 Yazoo City Station; 1850, Vernon Circuit; J ,tC kson. La...... 132 76 89 72 1 1851, Raymond Station; 1~52 and 1853, Yazoo East Feliciana...... 264 36 5 City Station; 1854 and 1855, Lexington and East Felicianl.l Cord Mis. 510 Richland. At the Conference in November, 1507 643'1 3!23 826 16 1855, he was appointed to the Yazoo Circuit. But his work wall done. Ilis health, which was feeble, became worse, and he was never Fayette District. able again to preach to the people. In 1857 and 1858 he sustained a superannuated rela Fayette Circnit ...... , 254 101 21 39 3 South Jefferson Colored tion to the Conference. He died in July, 1858. Mission ...... 450 41 He was a man of more than ordinary mind; Nortb Jeff. CoI'd Miss .... 200 69 a close, persevering student, during all the Scotland and Cord Miss. 290 83 171 80 4 Bayou Pierre Circuit ..... 358 221 6 time of his active ministry. Ilis sermons Bayou Pierre Col'd lilies. 125 163 gave evidence of close study and fine arrange Georgeto\\'n Circuit...... 358 103 50 21 6 ment, and were frequently delivered with Pearl River " 268 41 75 3 Brook Hayen " 128 90 40 19 3 great power and effect. He seldom, if eve:, 1101 meeville " 170 35 148 2 failed to interest, impress, and benefit hIS Amite " 300 300 2 Meadville 175 93 138 35 hearers. I1is labors were abundant, and he " ------9 will long be remembered affectionately by the 2301 770 lil8 467 -37 Mississippi Conference, 1858. 37 Vicksburg District. Paulding District, (continued.) White White Co!'d Col'd i,oo'l Mem·s. IP,·cb·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr· •• ------Vicksburg Station...... 225 33 3 Brandon ...... 564 64 230 41 11 Vicksburg Col'd Miss ..... 155 55 HillslJoro' ...... 270 25 2 Warren and Col'd Miss... Hi 68 1 Concord ...... 185 61 50 23 Clinton Circuit...... 277 63 400 2 Decatur ...... 370 105 17 32 6 Austin Col'd Mission ...... 55 34 Philadelphia...... 278 103 75 40 9 Raymond and Spring Louisville ...... 187 53 40 34 2 Ridgt>...... 169 19 150 12 5 Webster ...... 265 71 39 30 8 Jackson Station...... 123 21 148 60 1 Crystal Springs ...... 341 80 23 86 11 3097 757 709 297 M Port Gibson, G rand Gulf, and Colored Mission... 82 20 85 28 Rocky Springs and Co I'd Oovington District. Mission...... 68 9 261 51 .Covington Circuit ...... 98 4 112 7 1432 303 1277 326 23 Franlilinton " 277 61 71 31 4 Gainesville ...... 46 30 20 40 Columbia ...... 80 18 50 Sea·Shore ...... 67 86 12 21 1 Greenville District. J,eaf R.iYer Mission ...... 133 31 15 3 Black Creek " 106 55 551 Greenville Circuit ...... 55 9 113 48 Livingston Cil'£uit ...... 275 35 64 3 6 Greenville Col'd ~Iiss ... .. 281 136 St. Helena ...... 110 15 100 1 Bolivar ...... 22 4 250 50 East D;tton Rouge ...... 161 81 118 3 Upper Deer Creek ...... G7 GreenslJurg ...... 110 28 15 4 Middle Deer Creek ...... 7 94 33 Lower Deer Croek ...... 15 7 89 18 1463 444 458 243 20 Talu'a...... 18 19 425 2iO Sunflower...... " •. 40 6 250 100 2 Recapitulation. -rn "451 1569 655 2 Natchez District...... 1507 643 3423 826 16 Fayette 2301 770 1718 467 . 37 Yazoo District. Vicksburg " 1432 303 1277 326 23 Greenville " 157 45 1569 655 2 Yazoo City ...... 90 3 125 15 1 Yazoo " 1928 460 1695 400 23 Yazoo Col'd Mission ...... 81 58 Sharon " 2391 459 1164 368 32 Yazoo Circuit ...... 288 76 3~ 12 5 Paulding " 3097 757 709 207 54 Eil; Black Co!'d Mission .. 4U 108 COVington " 1463 444 458 243 20 Valley Mission ...... 91 " JI,olmes Circuit...... 218 27 100 Total this year...... H,276 3881 12,013 3642 207 mchlalld and Lexington 135 10 129 Total last year ...... 13,736 3380 10,592 3996 205 Ebenezer ...... 121 56 235 36 2 Honey Island Mission .. .. 2 149 23 Incl'('ase ...... 540 501 1421 2 Black JIawk ...... 325 145 82 18 3 Decrease ...... 3540 Middleton ...... 355 72 10 Carroll ton ...... 225 25 125 1 C'm'oil Coal Mission ...... Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Sidon lIIission ...... " ... .. 88 14 Oreenwood Mission...... 58 12 112 13 for the superannuated preachers, and the North Warren ...... 111 34 20 25 1 widows and orphans of preachers, and to North Warren Col'd lIIis. 1 47 make up the deficiencies of those who ha,e 1928 460 1695 460 23 not obtained their regular allowance III their respective districts, circuits, and sta Sha1'on District. tions? Sharon and Thornton $7766. Chapel...... 160 161 3 Canton ...... 89 45 70 20 1 Ques. 18. What has been collected on Madison Col'd Jl.Iission ... 35 30 Vernon and Livingston .. 73 2 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Vernon Col'd Mis.ion .... 75 2 applied? RolJinson's Plantations ... 152. Carthag~ ...... : ...... 315 50 601 10 Collected, $3205 90 Attala...... 390 70 35 6 Double Springs ...... 314 100 17 3 Of which $400 was paid on J. R. l\1'Fer Bankston ...... 136 63 17 1 Greensboro' ...... 320 12 3 rin's draft, for the Bishops, and the balance Starkville and Pierce distributed as follows: Chape!...... 85 14 118 40 Octibbeha Circuit...... 300 73 103 To John B. Higginbotham, $82 70 Octibbe})a Co I'd lIIission .. 56 185 McWillie's Col'd Miss ... . 78 4 To Henry M. Youngblood, 121 35 Call1deD...... 209 32 187 87 3 To Benjamin A vent, 9~ 00 2391 459 1164 368 32 To Af'bury R. Hines, 73 50 To Hobert A. Sibley, 80 00 Paulding District. To Daniel McDonald, 120 10 Paulding Circuit ...... 1 50 3 To John G. Deskins, 100 84 Westville ...... 36511441201 97 10°155 45 4 ~'o John M. Jones, 8,1 00 Raleigh ...... 172 11 31 2 4 Union ...... 240 48 47 5 To Erastus R. Strickland, 126 00 38 Mississippi Conference, 1858. To Geo. T. Vickers, $63 00 FAYETTE DISTRICT. ']'0 James O. 'Woodward, 157 50 To John J. E. Bird, 126 00 John G. Jones, P. E. To Hardy Mullins, 126 00 Fayette Circuit, William G. Millsaps, Chas. To Sister Haney, 63 00 A. McNeal. r.co Sister Chapman, 63 00 J South Jefferson Colored Mission, Robert A. To Sister Johnson, 63 00 Sibley. , To Sister Payne and children, 96 50 North Jefferson Colored Mission, John D. To Sister ,,7 atson and children, 113 40 l Willis. Washington and Colored Mission, Benjamin To It D. Smith's children, 33 50 M. Drake. To S. VV-. Hawkins's children, 33 50 Scotland and Colored Mission, William B. To H. Leavel's children, 33 50 Johnson. To James A. Shockley's child, 16 80 Brookhaven, Richard T. Hennington. To Sister Doughtry, 63 00 Georgetown, James H. Laney, James C. Tay- To Sister Rogers and children) 195 30 lor. To Sister Hyer and children, 96 50 Bayou Pierre Circuit, William Wadsworth, William B. Lewis. To Thos. C. Parish, 63 00 JBayou Pierre Colored Mission, to be sup To Sister Morris, 63 00 plied. To James Maclennan, 96 50 Cayugal Circuit, Henry J. Ha1'ris. To Sister Nash and children, 96 50 Rocky Springs and Colored Mission, Daniel To Sister Fly and children, 96 50 A. J. Parker. To Sister Garrett, 45 00 Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and Colored Mission, Horace M. Booth. To Sister Cooper, 30 00 Port Gibson Collegiate Academy, Be1tiamin To Sister Lane, 20 00 Jones, Principal. To Sister Winans, 20 00 To Sister Lewis, 10 00 To Sister Woodward, 10 00 VICKSBURG DISTRICT. To Thos. Clinton, 25 00 Levi Pearce, P. E. Ques. 19. What has been contributed Vicksburg and Colored Charge, William P. Barton. for the Missionary, Sunday -school, and { Tract Societies? Bovina Colored Mission, Hervey Oopeland. For Missions, $14,236 81 'Varren and Colored Mission, Peter E. Green, Nathanael P. Cornell. Collected for Conference Book North Warren, Joseph D. Newsom. and Tract Society, 3311 00 Clinton and Colored Charge, Lysande1' Wiley, Ques. 20. Where and when shall the George Jackson. Jackson, James L. Forsyth. next session of the Conference be held? Raymond and Spring Ridge, John R. Lam At Jackson, Miss. butk, John T. Dew. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Brandon, William Price. { Rankin Colored Mission, John G. Deskin. tioned this year? Union, Franklin W. Shal'borough. Mississippi Conference Book and Tract So NATCHEZ DISTRICT. ciety, ]fenderson H. Montgomery, James H. lrlel'rill, Agents. Lewell Oampbell, P. E. Church Evangelist, Charles K. Marshall, Natchez and Colored Charge, John 1. Wheat, Agent. Robert B. Downer. Kingston, William H. Watkins. GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Meadville, Henry M. Youngblood. William B. Hines, P. E. Amite, Emstus R. Strickland. Holmesville, John B. Bowen. Greenville, Whitifield Harrington. Pearl River, A1'chibald B. Nicholson. { Greenville Colored Mission, Green C. Fore. Buffalo, John 1. Clark. Bolivar and Colored Mission, William Glass, f. Ilomochitto Mission, to be supplied. Parmenas Howard. 'Vilkinson, David W: Dillehay. Upper Deer Creek, Elisha F. Mullins. { Wilkinson Colored Mission, Jacob C. Sellers. Middle Deer Creek, James 1': Griffin.q. Woodville, James A. Godfrey, Lower Deer CTeek, William H. Lyon. Percl's Creek, Thomas Price, one to be sup Sunflower, John D. Shaw. plied. Talula, to he supplied. JJIississippi Conference, 1858. 39 Duncan's and Hampton's Plantations, James Camden, Washington Ford. H. Shelton, Samuel P. Swaney. Mc Willie's Colored Mission, John H. Mas- Point Worthington and American Bend, Chaa. sey. G. Andrews. Carthage, James A. Light. Lobutcha Mission, Alexander J. Smith. YAZOO DISTRICT. Philadelphia, Kenneth A. Jones. Decatur, Daniel McDonald. David M. Wiggins, P. E. Hillsboro', Thomas C. Parish. Madison College, Thomas O. Thornton, Presi yazoo City, Robert W. Lambuth. dent, Josiah M. Pugh, Professor. Yazoo Colored Mission, Jacob P. Briggs. Mt. Olivet, Francis )1. Featherston. Valley Colored Mission, John W. Jones. BILOXI DISTRICT. tBig Black Colored :Mission, AllJert Becton. Ransom J. Jones, P. E. Yazoo Circuit and Colored Mission, Hum phrey Williamson. Sea Shore, Jured W. McNeal. Ebenezer, George F. Thompson. Gainsville, James En.qlish. ltichland and Lexington, George O. Light. Columbia, Henry P. Lewis. Holmes, James G. Carlisle. Westville, Burwell B. Whittington. Black Hawk, Thomas O. Rayner. Raleigh, John A. Vance. lioney Island Colored Mission, William R. Paulding, Andrew J. Wheat. { Garlandsvillc Colored Mission, Ransom J. Rainey. { Carrolton, John W. McCrary. Jones, Jr. Greenwood and Tallahatchie Colored Mission, Leaf River Mission, John Boyes. o harles T. French. Black Creek Mission, Newton B. Young. Sidon Mission, James Maclennan. CLINTON DISTRICT. STARKVILLE DISTRICT. Barnabas Pipkin, P. E. George D. Wade, P. E. Clinton, La., George H. Clinton. East Feliciana Circuit, Ephraim A. Flow Starkville and Pierce Chapel,JohnJ. Millsaps. ers, Geo. T. Vickers, Sup'y. Oktibbeha, James J. Early. { East Feliciana Colored Mission, Ohristo Oktibbeha Colored Mission, Thomas W. pher R. Godfrey. { Hines. J acksoD, La., John A. B. Jo-r.es. Greensboro', to be supplied. Thompson's Creek Colored Mission, to be sup Middleton, Wiley P. Dickerson. plied. Bankston, Asbury R. Hines. Bayou Sara and Barrow's Chapel, Thomas w: A ttula, Lorenzo Ercanbrack. Brown. Double Springs, Thomas W. Oastle. East Baton Rouge, Joseph Niclwlson. Louisville, John M. Jones. Livingston, JYilliam S. Townsend. Webster, James O. Woodward. Covington and West Pearl, Wallace W. Graves. Franklinton, Henry D. Berry. Greensburg, Allen Oastle. SHARON DISTRICT. St. Helena, DanielM. Wadsworth. Jacob Matthews, P. E. Centenary Colle~e, John O. Miller, President, William H. ~cales~ Professor, Vernon H. Sharon Circuit, Josiah M.Pugh, Thos. M. Ward, Johnston, Agent. Sup'y. Henry T. Lewis, transferred to Memphis Canton and Pearl River, William M. Ourtis. Conference, and stationed at La Grange. Vernon and Livingston, John Lusk. Madison Colored Mission, Andrew Day. Cyrus P. Swinney, transferred to Wachita { Robinson's Plantations, James S. Harris. Conference. 40 Louisiana Conference, 1858. 10.-LOUISIANA CONFERENCE. HELD AT NEW ORLEANS, December 16-22, 1858. BISHOP PAINE, President j LINUS PARKER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Quos. 10. What local preachers are trial? el~cted and ordained elders? ANSWER. Wm. McBeath, Henry B. Jesse H. Chaney, Geo. F. Crosby. 2. Frazee, O. C. McCrary, Oliver T. West Ques. 11. Who have located this year? moreland. 4. Thos. L. Beard, Matthew D. T. Fly. 2. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 12. 'Who are supernumerary? John F. Wynn, Robt. T. Parish. 2. Joel Saunders, W m. A. Smyth, S. J. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con- Graves, B. C. Stegall, P. H. Dieffen nection? weirth. 5. Epaminondas D. Pitts, Thos. J. Upton, Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? 'Vm. D. Stayton, John H. Boult, John C. Thomas Samford, David Kinnear, D. :M:. Pitts, J ephthah Landrum, Itobt. A. New, K. Collins. 3. Whitmel P. Kimball, Matthew D. T. Fly. 9. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during the past year? Ques.4. Who are readmitted? Jones Holland Waters. 1. Moses Davis. 1. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer JONES H. WATERS was born in 1823. Hav from other Conferences? lng the advantages of an early religious edu Clayton C. Gillespie, from East Texas cation, he remembered his Creator in the days Conference; Frederick G. Traeger, from of his youth; and unto him was fulfilled the Louisville Conference; August Arnold, promise, "Those that seek me early shall find me." Through the counsel and prayers from Louisville Conference. of his pious mother and other servants of Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one God, particularly the Methodist preachers year? who travelled in the Western District of Ten Jesse Fulton, J. T. Fontaine, T. H. nessee, where his mother resided, he was en abled to make steady progress in Christian :M:'Clendon, J. F. Scurlock, Fisher T. Itaw experience. Subsequently feeling that he son, Dabney P. Cullen, Robert Parvin, was moved by the Holy Ghost, he entered Charles W. Hodge. 8. upon the work of the ministry.. He was Ques. 7. 'What travelling preachers are identified with the Memphis Annual Confer ence during four or five years, and was con elected and ordained deacons? stantly engaged in the regular pastoral work. Thos. J. Upton, W. D. Stayton, John Brother 'Waters was transferred to the Louisi H. Boult, Jephthah Landrum, Whitmel ana Annual Conference in the autumn of 1855 P. Kimball, Matthew D. T. Fly. 6. by Bishop Kavanaugh. At the ensuing Con ference, he was appointed preacher in charge Ques. 8. What local preachers are of New Iberia Circuit. He was returned to elected and ordained deacons? the same work the fl)llowine; year. His re Charles G. Young, John M. Randolph, appointment was hailed with JOy by the people (elected, hut not ordained,) Edwin W. of New Iberia Circuit, among whom he had Yancy, John B. Street. 4. already formed strong personal attachments. On the 23d day I)f February, 1857, he was Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are united in marrIage with Miss Mary Chevis. elected and ordained elders? Twelve months passed swiftly by. He had John C. Pitts, Robt. A. New. 2. applied himself with no less ardor than for- Louisiana Oonference, 1858. 41 merly to his Master's work. He had enjoyed Shreveport District. the pleasure of meeting his brethren again in the Annual Conference. He had also, accom White White Col·d CoI'd T.. oe'l Mem's. Prob·s. Mom's. Prob· •. Pr·s. panied by his wife, again visited his mother, ------for whom his love knew no abatement or Grand Cane ...... 56 56 10 113 Sparta ...... 237 11 150 2 bound. He had recently been appointed to Natchitoches ...... 150 100 50 7 Richmond and Madison Circuit and Colored Shreveport ...... 37 IS 54 6 Mission-a very arduous work, white already Red River ...... 103 16 42 2 North Bossier ...... 127 59 60 3 2 to the harvest. In the midst of active pre Lake Bisteneau...... 89 29 29 2 parations to go to this fie~d of labor, he was Mansfield and Pleasant Hill ...... 20R 75 170 30 3 taken suddenly ill, and died in less than two Caddo ...... 234 24 125 25 6 days, at the residence of his brother-in-law, in ------Vermilion parish, La., on the 22d of Febru 1241 aas 690 1i7 24 ary, 1858. He left a disconsolate widow, to whom he had been married just one short year to the hour when he was laid in the Ouachita District. tomb. Brother Waters was a man of deep Bastrop ...... 135 22 50 100 1 and fervent piety. His religious experience Farmerville ...... 384 79 142 8 Munroo and Trenton ..... 34 15 86 30 1 was uniform, and he was always abounding yernon ..... _ ...... 192 45 ...... I 4 in the work of the Lord. Dllgdamonia ...... 175 53 "Ti 8 Homer...... 377 64 62 38 7 Oun.chita ...... 420 105 45 6 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Minden ...... 219 92 108 8 ------less in their life and official administration? 1936 465 507 --168 -38 Their names were called over, one by one, and their characters examined and Lake Providence District. passed. Carroll ...... 153 108 37 21 3 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Richmond ...... 37 1 160 Tensas CoI'd Mission ...... 375 30 ers and members in the several circuits, Ion ...... 107 :)2 24 3 Winnsborough ...... 186 105 44 6 stations, and missions of the Conference? Trinity ...... 107 40 50 43 New Carthage Mission ... 31 St. Joseph ...... 74 4 250 43 1 New Orleans District. Waterproof ...... 119 3 60 30 1 Carroll Mission ...... White I White Co!'d Col'd [,oc'l 11 38 Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. pr'g. Providence ...... 183 3 ------Carondelet Street and 966 296 1018 229 13 Wesley Chapel ...... 250 30 300 80 4 Felicity Street & Winans Chapel ...... _ ...... 239 47 236 70 3 Moreau Street and Soule Recapitulation. Chapel ...... 119 25 130 28 4 New Orleails Circuit ...... 70 3 1 New Orleans District .... 1125 231 1286 270 21 First German Mission.... 60 18 2 Opelousas " 1364 356 590 126 16 Second " " 80 18 1 Slire.eport " 1241 388 690 177 24 Third " " 6 ...... Ouachita " 1936 465 507 168 38 Fourth " " 19 4 1 Lake Providence" 966 296 1018 229 13 Plaquemine and GroBse ------Tete...... 47 32 145 21 Total this year...... 6632 --1736 4091 970 112- Thibodeaux ...... 27 99 21 ...... Total last year...... 6430 1797 4926 1370 114, Baton Rouge ...... 150 26 128 16 4 -- -- Atchafalaya .... , ...... 18 11 20 20 Increase...... 202 -- --- Lafourche & Bayou Black Decrease ...... 61 835 400 2 Circuit and Mission .... 32 10 228 64 1 Jefferson City and Laurel Street ...... S 7 ------Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary 1125 231 1286 270 21 for tIle superannuated preachers, and the widow$ and orphans of preachers, and to Opelousas District. make up the deficiencies of those who have Franklin and Patterson- not obtained tllcir regular allowance in vil·le ...... 129 26 63 2 Bayou Teche Coi'd Miss .. 152 their respective districts, circuits, and sta Nl'W Iberia...... 70 75 tions? Vermilion ...... 205 39 66 1 Opelousas ...... 207 81 1 For Bishops, $250 00 'Vasbington ...... 52 12 Evergreen ...... 64 22 2 For superannuates; 640 00 Harrisonburg ...... 269 85 20 5 4 For widows and orphans, 1130 00 Calcasieu ...... 75 67 33 12 1 Alexandria...... 49 96 124 20 1 North Rapides ...... 146 27 37 8 4 $2020 00 Columbia ...... --98 --32 20 -- 1364 356 --690 126 -16 Ques. 18. What has been collected on 42 Louisiana Conference, 1858. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Baton Rouge, Henry Avery. applied? Nashville Christian Advocate, Holland ,N. Amount collected, M'Tyeire, Editor, and member of Felicity $2144 54 Street Quarterly Conference. A pplied to superannuates: Centenary College, A. G. Miller, and member Thomas Samford, $340 00 of Baton Rouge Quarterly Conference. David Kinnear, 300 00 OPELOUSAS DISTRICT. 'Widows and orphans: Anderson B. Fly, P. E. W'idow of Henry Page, 150 00 Opelousas, Benjamin F. White, William Widow of W m. Stevenson, 150 00 McBeath. Widow of Jones H. Waters, 150 00 Opelousas Mission, to be supplied. 'Widow and orpl1ans of Thos. H. { St. Landry Mission, to be supplied. Foster, 175 00 Washington Mission, to be supplied. 'Widow and orphans of W. H. Evergreen, Daniel S. Watkins. Turnly, Evergreen Mission, to be supplied. 305 00 Bayou Bceuf Mission, Elijah W. Griswold. Orphans of brother Guice, 80 00 Calcasieu, W. D. Stayton. Orphans of Byron Henton, 40 00 { Grand Cane Mission, Joel Saunders, Sup'y. Orphans of brother Tinder, 40 00 New Iberia, Thomas B. White. Orphans of brother Breamer, 40 00 Franklin, Stephen J. Davies. Bishops' claim on Conference, 250 00 Teche Mission, J. T. Fontaine. Expense of Committee, 9 71 Pattersonville, John A. Miller. Grand Lake French Mission, to be supplied. Thibodeaux, Robert A. New. Total, $2029 71 LaFourche and Bayou Black, Nehemiah A. Surplus in hands of Committee, 114 83 C1"aVens. [The Bishops' claim on the Conference is raised with the Plaquemine and Grosse T~te, Jesse Fulton, other lly a per cent. on the total receipts of the preachers: Fisher T. Rawson. nence it cannot be reported separately in the amount col Atchafalaya, John F. Wynn. lected.] Ques. 19. 'Vhat has been contributed SHREVEPORT DISTRICT. for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and John Pipes, P. E. Tract Societies? Shreveport, Robert R. R. Alexander. For Missions, $7713 10 Caddo, S. J. Hawkins, James L. Ohapman. For Sunday-schools, 1585 47 Grand Cane, Joshua F. Scurlock. Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Sam1tel B. For Tracts, 1006 07 Suratt. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the { Pleasant lIill Mission, C. W. Coursey. next session of the Conference be held? Natchitoches, O. P. Westmoreland. At Franklin. La. Anna Coco, C. C. McCrary. Red River, John O. Reid. Ques. 21. 'Where are the preachers sta Lake Bisteneau, Rol)ert Parvin. tioned this year? Coushattie Mission, William A. Smyth, Sup'y. Mansfield Female College, Henry O. Thweatt, President, and member of Mansfield Quar NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT. terly Conference. Pierce and Paine College, B. F. Alexander, Linus Parker, P. E. Agent, and member of Mansfield Quarterly New Orleans: Conference. Carondelet Street, Joseph B. Walker. HOMER DISTRICT. Felicity Street, John C. Keener. Moreau Street, Robert J. Harp. Richmond Randle, P. E. First German. Mission. Frederick TV: Homer, Thomas J. Lacey. Traeger. Minden, Philo M. Goodwyn. Second German Mission, John A. Pauley. Farmersville, Dabney P. Cullen. { Third and Fourth German Missions, Au Ouachita, to be supplied. gust Arnold. Vernon, Charles W. Hodge. AlgIers and GI'et,na, John P. Richardson. Dugdamonia, Seaborn J. Graves, Sup'y. Jefferson City, Jephthah Landrum. Winfield Mission, to be supplied. Carrolton, and Edit{)r of New Orleans Chris- Saline Mission, to be supplied. tian Advocate, Clayton O. Gillespie. Sparta. Richard M. Crowson. Laurel Street, to be supplied. North Bossier, S. S. Scott. Virginia Conference, 1858. 43 MONROE DISTRICT. LAKE PROVIDENCE DISTRICT. James A. Ivy, P. E. L. A. Reed, P. E. Monroe, A. w: Smith. Providence Station, J. w: Johnson. Bastrop, James L. Wright. Pecan Grove and Swan Lake, W. P. Kimball. Bastrop Colored Mission, to be supplied. Carroll Mission, to be supplied. Bonideau, Samuel Haws. Richmond and Madison Miss., A. E. Goodwyn. Ion, Moses Davis. St. Joseph and Wesley Chapel, R. Trippett. Carroll, William G. Me Gaughey. Jordan's Chap. and St. Joseph Miss.,J. O. Pitts. Deerfield, Thomas J. Upton. Waterproof, J. D. Adams. Columbia, John H. Boult, B. O. Stegall, Tensas and Elizabeth Chapel, IIenry B. Frazee. Sup'y. Trinity, Oharles J. Hallberg. Harrisonburg, to be supplied. Winnsboro', Thomas H. M'Clendon, P. H. Alexandria, U. Riley. Dieffenweirth, Sup'y. North Rapides, R. T. Parish. E. D. Pitts, transferred to Alabama Conference, North RapiJes Mission, U. Whatley. and appointed to Auburn Female College. 11.-VIRGINIA CONFERENOF. HELD AT PORTS:VIOUTH, V A., November 24-December 3, 1858. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, Presidentj JAMES D. COULLING, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who nre admitted on Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one trial? year? ANSWER. Richard C. Smiley, Benja James J. Lamkin, Robert B. Beadles, min T. Ames, James P. Garland, Robert Tllomas H. Boggs, James B. Fitzpat Moore, Major S. Colonna. 5. rick. 4. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Samuel S. Lambeth, Henry E. Johnson, Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are James S. Porter, James E. McSparren, elected and ordained deacons? John H. Payne, Henry C. Cheatham, Wil Lawrence F. Way, Jas. H. Crown, Wm. liam G. Hammond, Thomas H. Early, G. Dulin, J as. O. Moss. 4. John J. Lafferty, Robert W . Watts, Aaron Ques. 8. What local preachers are Boone, James M. Anderson, Robert N. elected and ordained deacons? Sledd, J as. W. Blincoe, John S. Rees. 15. Schuyler L. Thrift, Nelson Cllamberlaine, Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Jordan Parker, John H. Forbes, John C. nection? Wills, Samuel O. Allen, (elected, but not Lawrence F. Way, James H. Crown, ordained,) Thos. H. Bagwell, (ordained on Wm. G. Dulin, James O. Moss. 4. former election.) 7. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Layton J. Hansberger, John W. W on elected and ordained elders? nycott. 2. Joseph E. Potts, Wm. G. Lumpkin, H. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer P. Mitchell, Joseph H. Amiss, James ·C. from other Conferences? Hummer, A. J. Beckwith, Samuel V. James L. Fisher, W m. M. Johnson, Hoyle, Joseph H. Riddick, John K. Lit Dongan C. Johnson, Clarendon N. Pepper, tleton, David M. Wallace, James F. Fin Oharles A. Philips, Caswell W. King, Wm. nell, Bedford P. Shelton, Caswell W. H. Barnes. 7. King. 13. 44 Virginia Conference, 1858. Ques. 10. 'Vhat local preachers are activity of a strong and healthy man, not un elected and ordained elders? frequently preaching twice on a Sabbath, and having to travel several miles to reach the a.p J.Juther Nottingham, James D. Rowlett, pointments. In his enfeebled state of health, Laban "W. Pitts, (ordained on former elec such exhausting labors could not be long en tion.) 3. dured, and the year was not more than half Qucs. 11. 'Who have located this year? advanced before it was found necessary to Cornelius Riddick, Thomas S. D. abandon for a time his work, in order to seek, B. in some measure at least, to repair his wasting Covington, Charles H. B. Boggs, Wm. G. energies. Early in the month of September. Williams, Thos. L. Hoyle. 5. he placed himself under the care of Dr. John Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Buckler, of Baltimore, to whose kindness and 'Vm. G. Dulin, Robert Scott, Joseph attentions his family feel under the strongest obligations. It will be gratifying to his bre Carson, Samuel T. Moorman, Humphrey thren in Virginia to know that during his Billups, John P. 'Woodward, John C. Gar sojourn of two weeks in Baltimore, Brother lick, George W. S. Harper, M. M. Dance, Hayes was among very kind friends, who did Henry D. 'Vi ood, Benjamin Devany, Alex. all in their power to soothe his dying hours. Stewart, John Kerr. 13. Several gentlemen and their families deserve to be mentioned as having been particularly Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? kind and attentive. Job Smith, Daniel War Minton Thrift, John H. Watson, George wick, and D. W. Moore, and also several of W. Charlton, B. M. ·Williams. 4. the ministers of the Baltimore Conference, Ques. 14. What preachers have died were almost unceasing in their efforts to during the past year? render as comfortable as nos sible the last moments of this faithful ser~ant of God. The Thomas C. Hayes. 1. Rev. Henry Slicer was his spiritual father. Under his ministry he was first led to conse THOMAS CHILTON HAYES was born September crate himself to God, and by him also he was 20, 1815, and died September 26, 1858. At first licensed to preach. 'What a comfort to the age of sixteen his Christian life was com have this man of God to be with him now as menced, and when only twenty years old he he is about to close his ministry and enter consecrated himself to the work of the minis upon his reward I The Rev. T. B. Sargent try. For twenty-three years he was most was his former presiding elder, and is one of earnestly employed in this great work, as an those sweet-spirited, holy men whose presence itinerant minister in the Methodist Episcopal in a sick-room is always so comforting. And Church. Twelve years were spent in the besides these the Rev. George Hildt, James Baltimore Conference, where his ministry was Brads, and R. S. Dashiell, were almost con commenced, and where, with great acceptable stantly with him, to stimulate his faith and ness and usefulness, he filled the following encourage his hopes by their exhortations and appointments, viz.: In the year 1836, Clear prayers. As a manifestation of the kind feel Spring Circuit; 1837, Bedford; 1838, Carlisle; ings entertained by these brethren of the Bal 1830, Stafford; 1840-41, Fredericksburg Sta timore Conference, it is proper to insert here tion; 1842, Alexandria Station; 1843, West a series of resolutions adopted by the Preach River Circuit; 1844-45, King George; 1846- ers' Meeting of Baltimore. This meeting is 47, Loudon. In the year 1848, he transferred composed of thirty ministers of the Baltimore his membership to the Virginia Conference, and East Baltimore Conferences, and these and was appointed to Gloucester Circuit, to resolutions were adopted with great cordiality which appointment he was returned at the and unanimity. Conference in 1848. In 1849-50, he was appointed to Nottoway Circuit; 1851-52, to " Extract from the Minutes of the Preach Portsmouth Station; and the four following er's meeting of Baltimore, in regard to the years he filled the office of presiding elder on death of the Rev. Thomas C. Hayes: the Richmond District. At the Conference " , Since" precious in the sight of the Lord of 1857, his health having been very precari is the ~eath. of his saint~" and" the memory ous for several years past, he was appointed of the Just IS blessed," It becomes the living to the Amherst Oircuit, with the hope that the to honor their" memory" when removed from hea1.thy location, together with the fact, as was our sight, and follow them when they" inherit supposed by his friend!:!, that his labors would the promises:" Therefore Resolved by the not be so great as for several years past they Preachers' Meeting of Baltimore, ' had been, might, by the blessing of God, con " '1. That in the departure of Rev. Thomas tribute to his recovery. Feeble and emaciated Chilton Hayes, in this city, on the 26th inst., by means of a disease that for nine years had we recognize the hand of God in removinO' been preying upon him, he yet entered upon another fellow-laborer from toil and suffering his new field of labor with all the zeal and to reward and rest. Virginia Conference, 1858. 45 " '2. That while we sorrow for another buried workman who has passed away to his Richmond Dist1·ict. eternal rest, we behold in his ministerial Whit", White CoI'd CoI'd Loc'J career of twelve years in the Baltimore and Mern's. Prob's. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr's. ---- ten years in the Virginia Conference, a bright Richmond: example of the believer, in word, in conversa 'l·rinity...... 285 55 2 tion, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity; Wesley ClJapel and Rocketts ...... 116 5 and desire to emulate it, that we .may both Centenary ...... 3,1,0 21 3 save ourselves and them that hear us. Oregon ...... 68 1 " '3. That we affectionately tender to the Sydney...... 46 Clay Street...... " ..... 200 10 1 bereaved widow and children of our departed African Mission ...... 338 21 brother this expression of our Christian sym Union ...... 297 70 2 Charles City ...... 196 8 pathy; and devoutly commend them to the James City & New Kent .. 300 10 8 1 Judge of the widows and the Father of the Williamsburg ...... 126 1 1 fatherless-to God in his holy habitation, who Hampton ...... 180 1 6 2 york ...... 441 49 5 3 has said, " Leave thy fatherless children, I will Gloucester...... 580 91 5 preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust Matthews ...... 52:! 4,1, 12 3 King William ...... 23u 14 4 2 1 in me." 'VM. A. SNIVELY, Sec'y.'" Eastville ...... 29,1, 236 3 ------The goodness of God was especially mani 4321 379 610 23 28 fested in behalf of his affiicted servant in that, during the whole period of his last sickness, he was constantly attended, by day and by Fredericksburg District. night, whether he was sleeping or awake-to sympathize with him in all hIS joys and in Fredericksburg...... 166 30 2 Spottsylvania ...... 216 31 2 3 1 all his sorrows; to watch with deepest anxiety King and Queen ...... 462 15 6 4 every symptom of the advancing disease, and Middlesex ...... 254 30 2 4 1 to employ all her energies in endeavoring to Lancaster ...... 432 18 1\6 1 WestmOl'eland ...... 472 32 18 1 2 relieve his sufferings and to soothe his dying King George ...... 186 32 3 1 hours-by that devoted, faithful wife, who Stafford ...... 216 91 2 3 2 Fauquier ...... 225 3 4 now feels that the memory of her dear, de Rappahannock ...... 151 3 5 parted husband is her greatest earthly trea Caroline ...... 425 12 5 3 Culpepper ...... 215 80 4 2 1 sure. But the kindness and sympathy of ------friends could not save him from d~ath. At 3420 3U 106 14 -21 half-past two o'clock on the holy Sabbath afternoon, September 26, 1858, his tranquil, happy spirit passed away from the SOrrOWS Washington District. of earth to the joys of heaven. He expressed himself as having no ecstasy, no great joy, Washington ...... 105 5 2 Alexandria...... 362 29 15 15 2 but strong confidence in God. To a friend he Rock Creek & Howard ... 103 said, only a short time before he died, "For Fairfax ...... 91 54 1 1 Christ's sake, to whose merits I cling, God Potomac...... 151 23 6 1 Leesburg ...... 140 1 1 will, must accept me." After the power of Loudon ...... 213 9 utterance had failed, in answer to questions Warrenton ...... 252 51 5 15 1 Springfield ...... 93 40 5 propounded, he gave signs expressive of his Patterson Creek ...... 102 39 1 trust in God. 'I'he Church in Virginia has Clarke ...... 150 10 1 Prince William ...... 102 106 12 12 lost in the death of Brother I-Iayes one of its Berlin ...... 76 6 2 most fa.ithful ministers-one who was always ------at his post, warning sinners and encouraging 1940 364 61 43 - 9 saints. An interesting family of three chil dren, with their sorrowing mother, mourn the loss of one of the best of husbands and Oharlottesville District. fathers. Charlottesville ...... 117 8 15 Albemarle...... 609 60 58 8 2 Nelson ...... 313 13 17 2 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Nelson Mission ...... 111 10 less in their life and official administration? Scottsville ...... 326 57 7 4 Fluvanna ...... 2iO 2 57 1 Their names were called over, one by Goochland...... 230 60 3 1 Hanover ...... 585 17 5 4 one, and their characters examined and Louisa ...... 472 35 40 2 6 Orange ...... 180 9 1 passed. Madison ...... 307 47 8 1 Blue Ridge Mission ...... 212 18 1 4 1 Elk Run ...... 90 43 4 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Harrisonburg and Wood· ers and members in the several circuits, stock ...... 112 13 ------Rtations, and missions of the Conference? 393,1 383 219 9 -23 46 Virginia Conference, 1858. Lynchburg District. Danville District. White White Col'd Col'd r.oc'l White White Col'd Cord r.oc1 Mem'., Prob's. Mem's. Prob·.. Pr'•• Mem'.. Prob·s. }lem·.. Prob'.. p,.••• ------Lynchburg: Danville ...... ]36 27 6 Third Street ...... 250 27 .130 2 Halifax ...... 277 83 93 9 Fourth Street...... 142 1 150 4 Staunton ...... 303 25 20 2 3 Amherst ...... 496 81 5 3 3 Pi tt8)' I vania...... 363 36 20 6 Buffalo ...... 174 49 3 Franklin ...... 3~7 22 41 1 1 Lexington ...... 206 131 8 33 1 Alleghany lI1ission ...... 172 12 11 3 1 :l<'incastJe ...... 198 28 2 2 Patrick ...... ]97 ]0 21 2 1 Bedfurd ...... 670 75 75 30 .2 Henry ...... 3~i 30 45 1 Staunton ...... 460 60 45 6 1 South of Dan ...... 236 6 66 Campbell ...... 528 39 62 3 3 A ppomltttox ...... 302 8 48 1 2338 251 313 17 12 Buckingham ...... 334 67 16 1 Cumberland ...... 246 25 6 1 Recapitulation. 4006 591 645 81 20 Richmond District 4321 379 610 23 28 Fredericksburg " 3420 3i4 106 14 21 Washington " 19-10 364 61 43 9 Randolph Macon District. Charlottesville " 3934 383 219 9 23 Lynchburg " 4006 591 645 81 20 Randolph Macon College 87 17 6 4 Randolph Macon" 4379 463 474 27 28 Randolph Macon Circuit 232 78 43 10 1 Petersburg " 3996 480 779 130 20 Mecklenburg...... 648 64 11 1 3 Norfolk & Murfreesboro' Greensville...... 246 3 27 1 District...... 6851 616 3315 245 :rr Northampton ...... 620 35 71 4 Dan ville District ...... 2338 251 313 1'1' 12 Southampton...... 490 32 71 12 3 Brunswick ...... 642 97 26 5 Total this year...... 34,185 3901 6422 589 198 Lunenburg ...... 354 31 17 Total last year...... 31,703 30-10 5270 364 185 Nottoway...... 328 68 26 2 Farmville...... 92 6 87 2 Increase...... 2'*82 861 1152 225 13 Prince Edward ...... 346 48 60 2 3 Charlotte ...... 294 4 39 2 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary 4379 463 474 27 28 for the superannuated pl'eachers, and the widows and orphans of pr-eachers, and to Petersburg District. make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance III Petersburg: Washington Street.... . 589 21 1 their respective districts, circuits, and sta lIIarket Street ...... 102 1 Wesley Chapel...... 76 1 tions? Uniou (Colored) ...... 414 33 $9376 07, including the amount for the High Street ...... 225 14 1 Factories Mission ...... 291 11 2 support of the Bishops. Chesterfield ...... 497 97 15 4 Manchester ...... 172 41 1 Ques. 18. What has been collected on Powhatan ...... 179 7 3 2 Amelia ...... 300 60 50 5 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Dinwiddie...... 429 120 15 86 3 SUSSp.x ...... 436 45 100 5 4 applied? Prince George ...... 202 26 3 Collected, $7316 84 Surrey ...... 184 32 28 6 2 Smithfield ...... 314 4 150 2 Appropriated to the support of 3996 480 779 130 26 the Bishops, $650 00 Blank-book and stationery, 2 50 Superannuated preachers, widows Norfolk and Murfreesboro' District. and orphans of preachers, and Norfolk: deficient preachers, 6664 34 Cum berland Street.... . 474 112 3 Bute Street Mission ... . 743 28 Granby Street ...... 183 3 $7316 84 Po1'tRmouth: Dinwiddie Street...... 567 14 2 Ques. 19. What has been contributed for African Mission ...... 492 Wesley Chapel...... 127 the Missionary, St1nday-school, and Tract 'Gosport ...... 132 10 25 1 1 Princess Anne ...... 822 120 400 6 Societies? Suffolk ...... 181 14 144 17 For Missions, $21,441 27 Norfolk Circuit...... 128 18 140 29 M urf1'e8sboro' ...... 500 00 70 2 For Sunday-schools and Tracts, no report. GatEl,S ...... 742 70 149 15 6 Hertford ...... 668 81 320 48 3 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Edenton ...... 79 1 261 6 1 Pasquotank ...... 453 69 258 2 next session of the Conference be held? Elizabeth City...... 190 2 284 2 At Lynchburg, Va. Indian Ridge ...... 418 62 10 101 3 Currituck ...... 187 19 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta 5851 616 3316 245 31 tioned this year? Virginia Conference, 1858. 47 RICHMOND DISTRICT. Winchester, George H. Ray. Springfield, Penfield Doll. David S. Doggett, P. E. Patterson Creek, John P. Brock. Richmond: Clarke, William G. Lumpkin. Prince William, William G. Hammond. Centenary, William H. Wheelwright. Berlin, to be supplied. { African Mission, George TV: Nolley. Clay Street, Edward M. Peterson. Chaplain in U. S. Navy, Charles A. Davis. Sidney and Oregon, John M. Saunders. Trinity, James A. Duncan, Samuel T. Moor- CHARLOTTESVILLE DISTRIC'r. man, Sup'y. City Mission, Wesley Chapel, and Rocketts, James D. Coulling, P. E. Francis J. Bog.gs. Charlottesville, William E. Jltdkins. Union, William W. Bennett. Albemarle, Robert N. Sledd, John J. Laf- Charles City, Benjamin T. Ames. ferty. James City and New Kent, Joseph E. Fotts. Nelson, Andrew J. Beckwith, H. D. Wood, Sup'y. Williamsburg, Thomas H. Haynes. Nelson Mission, to be supplied. Hampton, Peter F. August. Scottsville, John L. C lw·ke. York, William A. Robinson. Fluvanna, William W Berry. Gloucester, Cyrus Doggett, Richard C. Smiley. Goochland Mission, Henry M. Linney. Gloucester Colored Mission, Joseph S. R. Hanover, R. T. Nixon. Clarke. Louisa, James F. Brannin, Geo. ·W. S. Harper, Matthews, John B. Laurens, Humphrey Bil Sup'y. lups, Sufy. Orange, Robert S. Watts; King Wilham, James C. Hummer, John C. Madison, William.M. Ward. Gal'lick, Sup'y. Blue Ridge, JarJUJs F. Finnell. Manchester, David M. Wallace, John P. Wood Harrisonburg and Woodstock, Thos. II. Early. ward, Sup'y. Elk Run, William P. Twyman. Richmond Christian Advocate, Leonidas Ros ser, Editor. DANVILLE DISTRICT. Virginia Conference Book and Tract Society, Benjamin R. Duval, Hartwell H. Gary, P. W. Archer, P. E. Agents. Danville, N. Head. Pittsylvania, J. Spriggs: FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT. South Staunton, J. J. Lamkin. Edward P. Wilson, P. E. Franklin, N Thomas. Alleghany Mission, B. B. Shelton. Fredericksburg, Charles C. Pearson. Patrick, Lawrence F. Way. Spottsylvania, Aaron Boon. Patrick Mission, E. 0 hambers. Kirig and Queen, Blassingame H. Johnson. Henry, J. S. Briggs. Middlesex, John K. Littleton .. Halifax, J. Shough. Lancaster, Layton J. Hansberger. South of Dan, A. M. Hall. Westmo1eland, Lloyd Moore, James M. An- Charlotte, E. A. Gibbs. derson. Randolph Macon and Clarksville, J. L. Spen King George, Gilson Mauzey. cer, J. W. Blincoe. Stafford, James H. Crown. Randolph Macon College and Boydton, W1n. Fauquier, Robert B. Beadles. A. Smith, Pastor and President of the Col Rappahannock, James B. Fitzpatrick. lege. Essex and Caroline Mission, to be supplied. Randolph Macon College Mission, to be sup Caroline, John G. Rowe, Robert Scott, Sup'y. plied. Culpepper, Hezekiah B. Mitchell, J. Carson, Danville Female College, James Jamieson) Sup'y. President. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. LYNCHBURG DISTRIQT. William G. Oross, P. E. George W. Langhorne, P. E. Washington, John O. Granbery. Lynchburg: Alexandria, David P. Wills. Third Street, A. G. Brown. Rock Creek and Ho\vard, George F. Doggett. Fourth Street, J. Manning. Fairfax, Thomas J. Baitton. Amherst, P. A. Peterson, R. A. Gregory. Potomac, Samuel V. Hoyle. Buffalo, R. Moore. Leesburg, Joseph A. Proctor. Lexington, J. R. Waggoner, S. S. Lambeth. Loudon, Thomas A. Wal'e, Henry C. Cheat Fincastle, M. L. Bishop. ham. Bedford, William O. Blount. Warrenton, Robert S. Nash, J obn H. Payne. Staunton, J. D. Halstead. 48 Virginia Conference, 1858. Campbell, D. J. O. Slaughter. Surrey, George N. Winfree. Appomattox, James P. Garland. Smithfield, O. Littleton. Buckingham, A. Clarke. Suffulk, John F. Poulton. Cumberland, J. D. SouthaZ. Suffolk Colored Mission, A. R. Be;rnard. Murfreesboro', John Bayley. Bertie, John W. Wonnycott. NOT TOW AY DISTRICT. Roanoke Mission, William Grant. William H. Christian, P. E. Wesleyan Female College, Joseph H. Dal'is, President, William B. Rowzie, Agent. Nottoway, J. D. Blackwell. Randolph Macon College, Henry B. Cowles, Nottoway Colored Mission, to be supplied. Agent. Lunenburg, William L. Dalby, William G. Dulin, Sup'y. NORFOLK DISTRICT. Lunenburg Colored Mission, to be supplied. Brunswick, Alji'ed Wiles. Leroy M. Lee, P. E. Brun~wick Colored Mission, tp be snpplied. Northampton, Y. L. Williams. Norfolk: Southampton, B. F. Woodward, B. Devany, CUmberland Street, John B. Dey. Sup'y. Bute Street Mission, A. 1. Coffman. Greensville, T1IOmas A. Peirce. { Granby Street, L R. Finley. Farmville, John S. Rees. City Mission, William Reed. Prince Edwa.rd, L. S. Reed, James S. Porter, Portsmouth: M. M. Dance, Sup'y. Dinwiddie Street, O. H. Hall. Prince Edward Colored Mission, to be sup { African Mission, to be supplied. plied. Wesley Chapel, Joseph H. Riddick. Mecklenburg, B. C. Spiller, one to be sup- Gosport, T. Y. Casli,. plied. Princess Anne, J. McMullan, Major S. Co- Amelia, William F. Bain. lonna. Amelia Colored Mission, Jesse K. Powers. Norfolk Circuit, John W. White. Powhatan, H. S. Atmore. Gates, John W. Howard. Hertford, Joseph J. Edwards, olle to be sup- PETERSBURG DISTRICT. plied. Edenton, Joseph H. Amiss. To be supplied. Edenton Colored Mission, William L Norfleet. Petersburg: Pasquotank, James D. Lumsden. Elizabeth City, Frank Stanley. Washington Street, Robert Michaela. Elizabeth Colored Mission, to be supplied. Union Street Mission, Thomas H. Jones. Indian Ridge, James O. Moss. Market Street, John E. Edwards. Currituck, J amos E. McSparren. City Mission, William H. Starr. Eastville, Thomas Diggs. Hight Street, Paul Whitehead, John Kerr, Sup'y. George W. Oarter, transferred to Memphis Factories Mission, H. P. Nelms. Conference, and appointed Professor of Ethics Chesterfield, Joseph Lear. in the University of Mississippi. Providence, H. E. Johnson. Dinwiddie, Thomas H. Boggs, George W. James L. Fiske?', William M. Jordan, Don Deems. gan C. Johnson, Clarendon N. Pepper, Chas. Sussex, James A. Riddick, L M. Arnold. A. Phillips, Caswell W. King, and William Prince George, James E. Joyner, A. Steward, II. Barnes, transferred to the North Carolina Sup'y. Conference. Western Virginia Conference, 1858. 49 12.-WESTERN VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT GREENUPSBURG, Ky., September 15-22, 1858. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; SHADRACH HARGISS, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 11. Who have located this year? trial? None. ANSWER. Samuel M. Brannan, Isaiah Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Wells, Francis M. Slavens, Hobert Fox, Burwell Spurlock, W m. McComas. 2. Lemuel G. Cheuvrout, Thomas S. Wade, Jacob M. Laook, Edward Verdigans, Row Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? land Bias, Burwell S. Chambers, Marshall Hugh Rankin, Samuel P. Cummings, A. Davidson, Nathanael G. Roberson, Eli Stephen A. Rathburn. 3. jah A. Davis, ea deacon.) 13. Ques. 14. What preachers have died· Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? during the past year? Beauchamp G. Hull, James E. William None. son, Josiah D. Hank, Joseph F. Bean, Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame James H. Burns. 5. less in their life and official administration? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Their names were called over, one by connection? one, and their characters examined and ·William S. May. 1. passed. Ques.4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 16. What is the number of preach- Richard Stevens. 1. ers and members in the several circuits, Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer stations, and missions of the Conference? from other Conferences? None. Olarksburg District. Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one White White Col'd Ool'd Lac' year? ------Idem's. Prob's. Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr's. Hiram Moore, Robert N. Crooks. 2. Clarksburg Station ...... 100 10 3 ...... l\Ionongahela Cir('uit ... 105 4 2 Rowelsburg " 110 Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Milford & Weston .. ... 113 elected and ordained deacons? Buchanan 60 33 8 Lewis " 200 20 None. Glennville " 165 25 5 Braxton " 225 3 " ------Ques. 8. What local preachers are 1078 92 16 5 elected and ordained deacons? None. Parkersburg District. Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are elected and ordained elders? Parkersburg Station .•...• 194 17 16 1 Elias Kendall, Richard E. Graves, Little Kanawha Circuit 480 12 3 Williamstown " 150 8 Granville S. McCutchen, William Down Ravenswood " 270 103 4 3 Ripley " 146 200 4 3 tain. 4. -Spring Creek 265 150 1 1 Point Pleasant " 230 13 20 1 Ques. 10. What local preachers are l\Iason Mission ...... •" 84 2 3 elected and ordained elders? West Union Mission ...... ----45 --3 -- None. 1819 538 63 ...... -12 4 50 Western Virginia Conference, 1858. Charleston District. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract WhIte White cord cord Loc'} Mem's. Pl"ob'., Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Societies? ------For Missions, $1206 49 Charleston and Malden - Station ...... 76 12 9 6 For Sunday-schools, 102 00 Kanawha Circuit ...... 101 55 2 10 1 Wyoming Mission ...... 147 33 7 2 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Logan Circuit...... 200 34 2 1 Charleston Circui t ...... 2;4 254 3 3 3 next session of the Conference be held? Barboursville Circuit..... 167 33 1 Mouth of Sandy " 141 21 2 2 At Parkersburg, Va. 65 4 1 FallsofGuyandotte !'triss. --217 ------Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta 1326 507 25 23 11 tioned this year? Greenbrier District. CLARKSBURG DISTRICT. Lewisburg & Frankfort.. 60 22 S. H. Mullin, P. E. Monroe Circuit...... 167 22 7 1 Newcastle" 113 10 Clarksburg, S. K. Vaught. Covington" ...... 144 52 3 2 Rowelsburg, Robert N. Crocks. Fayette 256 52 4 2 1 Raleigh " 44 60 2 2 1 Milford and Weston, Josiah D. Hank. Nicholas " 146 f> Buchanan, Beauchamp G. lIull. " 389 149 5 8 1 Snmmerville Circuit ...... ------Jacksonville, Thomas S. Wade. --1319 3tl2 31 12 - 6 Braxton Circuit, Samuel M. Brannan. Greenville, G. S. McCutchen. We,gt Union and Boothville, Marshall A. Da Guyandotte District. vidson. Greenupsburg Circuit.... 303 93 46 18 5 PARKERSBURG DISTRICT. North Liberty " 217 82 7 1 Grayson " 268 53 10 6 9 Big Sandy 390 207 3 6 2 George B. Poage, P. E. J,ouisa Station ...... " 46 5 6 Paintsville Circuit ...... 693 104 9 13 Parkersburg, C. M. Sullivan, Wayne Ken- Tug Fork Mission ...... 218 45 1 5 2 Wayne Circuit...... 250 150 8 5 nedy. Greenupsburg...... 269 :3 4 Little Kanawha Circuit, Richa1'd Stet'ens. ------Elizabeth Circuit, Robert Fox. 2554 742 90 35 41 Williamstown, to be supplied, S. A. Rathburn, Sup'y. Recapitulation. Ravenwood, Jeremiah Farmer. Ripley, Warwick Briscoe. Clarksburg District...... 1078 92 16 5 Calhoun Mission, to be supplied. l'a.rkersburg " 1819 538 63 12 Charleston 1326 507 25 23 11 Point Pleasant, Paul H. Hoffman, J. H. Greenbrier " 1319 362 31 12 6 Burns. Guyandotte " 2554 742 90 35 41 " ------Mason Mission, J. A. Goff. Total th'is year...... 8096 22U 225 --70 75 New Martinsville, to be supplied. To tal last year...... ------7253 1281 253 43 66 Jncrease ...... 843 960 --27 - 9 CHARLESTON DISTRICT. Decrease ...... 28 Jacob Brillhart, P. E. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Charleston and Malden, William Bickers. for the superannuated preachers, and the Kanawha Circuit, James W. Amiss. widows and orpllans of preachers, and to Wyoming Mission, Burwell S. Chambers. make up the deficiencies of those who have Logan Circuit, Rowland Bias. Charleston Circuit, .Richard E. Graves. not obtained their regular allowance in Marshall Circuit, J. F. Bean. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Pocatalico Mission, Isaiah Wells. tions? Winfield Circuit, Lemuel G, Chenvrout. $8965 72. Raleigh, Elias Kendall. Ques. 18. What has been collected on the foregoing accounts, and how has it been GREENBRIER DISTRICT. applied '1 Shadrach Hm'giss, P. E. Collected, $123 30 Lewisburg and Frankfort, Samuel Kelley. Appropriated to deficient preachers Greenbrier, Hazael S. Williams. and Widow Thornton. :Monroe, Jehu Hank. North Carolina Gonference, 1858. 51 Newcastle and Newport Circuit, George L. Grayson, Jacob M. Lauck. Warner. Big Sandy, Walter Shearer. Covington, Sa1nuel T. Mallory. Louisa and Peach Orchard, James E. William- Fayette Circuit, JVilliam Downtain. son. Summerville, Charles F. Crooks. Paintville Circuit, Samuel Black. Nicholas, William S. May. Warfield, J. H. Wright. 1Vayne Circuit, II. Moore, Burwell Spurlock, Sup'y. GUYANDOTTE DISTRICT. Book and Tract Depository, John F. Medley Staunton Field, P. E. Agent, and member of the Greenupsburg and Catlettsburg Quarterly Conference. Guyandotte and Barboursville, Thomas SUndt Marshall College, R . .A. Claughton, Agent. comb, N. G. Roberson, William McComas, Sup'y. Lewis G. Wood and .Abraham w: Thompson, transferred to Kansas Mission Conference. Greenupsburgand Catlettsburg, B. F. Sedwiclc, Francis M. Slavens. Ransom Lancaster, transferred to Kentucky Greenup Circuit, John T. Johnson. Conference, and appointed to the Sharpsburg North Liberty, Edward Vertigan. Circuit. lS.-NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. HELD AT NEWBERN, N. C., December 8-18, 1858. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; WILLIAM E. PELL, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Charles H. Phillips, Clarendon M. Pepper, trial? Caswell W. King, Dongan C. Johnson, ANSWER. John C. Brent, John H. James L. Fisher, from the Virginia Con Loy, John R. Brooks, William A. Hester, ference. 7. Robert A. Willis, Benjamin F. Guthrie, Ques. 6. Who arc the deacons of one Perley H. Scovill, John W. Jenkins, Wil year? liam H. Wheeler. 9. Marquis L. Wood, Joseph Wheeler, Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Moses J. Hunt, Thomas L. Triplett, Jas. Enoch Moore, (since dead,) Braxton W. Wheeler, James B. Bobbitt, Marcus Craven, David R. Bruton. 3. C. Thomas, John L. Newby, Jesse A. Cun Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full ninggim, Joseph C. Thomas, Washington connection? D. Meacham. 11. Adolphus W. Mangum, Geo. E. Wyche, Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are William C. Gannon, George W. IIeptinstall, elected and ordained deacons? James F. Smoot, Robert G. Barrett, Sam Adolphus W. Mangum, Geo. E. Wyche, uel Robertson, Alexander D. Betts, John William C. Gannon, George W. Heptinstall, S. Long, James B. Bailey. 10. James F. Smoot, Samuel Robertson, Alex Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? ander D. Betts, John S. Long. 8. James H. Brent, John W. Tinnin. 2. Ques. 8. What local preachers are Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer elected and ordained deacons? from other Conferences? Roscoe Hooker, James 1\'1. Watson, J as. William H. Barnes, William 1\1. Jordan, W. O'Bryan, Zion F. Meekins, William 52 North Carolina Conference, 1858. Williams, elected, but not ordained, being Greensboro' District. absent. 5. White I Wbite cord Col'd Loc'l Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Mem·.'1 Frob·s. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr· •• --'-- -- elected and ordained elders? Greensboro' ...... 185 36 III 13 -2 Simeon D. Peeler, John S. Davis, Isaac Guilford ...... 776 80 50 6 6 Uwharrie ...... 680 198 3~ 15 1 F. Keerans, Benjamin F. Long, Norman Normal College Circuit.. 5£4 49 30 8 6 l\IontgoOlt'ry ...... 843 31 Ii4 Ii 3 A. H. Goddin, John N. Andrews, Theo Rockillgham ...... 636 65 390 10 8 philus W. Moore, llobert G. Barrett. 8. Deep Rivel' ...... 578 68 165 28 3 Haw Rh·er ...... 736 70 275 57 10 Ques. 10. What local preachers are Haw River Mission ...... 22 8 10 :Fran lilin ville ...... 328 52 16 1 4 elected and ordained elders? Alamance ...... 308 16 48 1 Wentworth ...... 550 93 64 14 2 James D. Ballard. 1. ------Ques. 11. Who have located this year? 6256 756 1245 157 46 None. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Salisbury District. Peter H. Joyner, Robert O. Maynard, Salisbury...... 107 15 127 32 1 Joshua Bethel, William 'V. Albea, Alex Rowan...... 134 12 48 ander Gattis. 5. East Rowan ...... 149 17 56 8 JlIocksville...... 499 129 78 27 3 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? rredt'lI...... 626 62 133 28 1 Alexander ...... 363 102 46 5 2 William Holmes, Bennett T. Blake, Wil South Iredell...... 224 48 120 2 3 liam Anderson, John R. McIntosh, Lafay Jonesville...... 627 129 29 4 7 Wilkes ...... 448 106 91 17 4 ette 'V. Martin, Samuel B. Dozier, Thomp Surry...... 363 78 26 4 11 Forsyth...... 845 105 20 4 6 son Garrard. 7. Winston ...... 96 28 28 12 Ques. 14. What preachers have died Davidson ...... 523 100 H 27 2 Blue Ridge Mission ...... t 267 14 9 ...... Ii during the past year? Fisber's River" ...... 35 1 ...... 1 James Patterson. * 1. ------5306 946 885 170 46 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame less in their life and official administra tion? Danville District. yanceyyilIe ...... 442 35 45 4 Their names were called over, one by Leasburg ...... 324 120 42 4 2 one, and their characters examined and Patrick ...... 73 9 Stokes...... 267 31 30 2 passed. Henry ...... 22 5 Hillsboro' St.\tion ...... William Oarter, against whom charges 60 27 --48 --9 - 1 were preferred, stated that he was not --1188 --227 165 19 3 ready for trial, and his case was referred to the Presiding Elder of the Raleigh Dis Washington District. trict, for investigation, and he was left without appointment. Washington ...... 255 15 672 7 2 Tar River ...... 646 74 96 7 3 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Nash ...... 129 61 8 3 1 Plymouth ...... 135 10 37 3 1 ers and members in the several circuits, WilliamRton ...... 515 63 130 14 6 stations, and missions of the Oonference ? Colnmbia ...... 253 9 33 2 Mattamuslteet ...... 411 60 75 12 4 Neuse Circuit...... 315 72 115 63 Raleigh Dist1'ict. Bath...... 142 29 100 89 Neuse Mission ...... 5 7 White White Co!'d Col'd J.oc 1 ------Mem's. --Prob's. ltfem's. Prob's. Pr's. 2806 400 1266 188 19 Raleigh City...... 200 ----- 2 Raleigh CoI'd Mission .... 315 13 Raleigh City '62 12 Newbern District. Raleigh Circuit...... " 482 9 89 3 Hend~rBon ...... 387 26 18 2 Newbern: Granville ...... 783 92 84 10 8 Centenary ...... 264 3 3 1 Persou ...... 247 33 4 Andrew Cbapel ...... 900 10 Hillsboro' Circuit...... 698 29 134 4 Circuit...... 171 7 119 31 Warren ...... 225 70 Ii 2 1 Snowhill ...... 456 39 7 4 Roanoke ...... 769 17 98 3 2 Snowhill CoI'd Mission ... 300 25 Roanoke Col'd Mission ... 4 Wilson ...... 200 4 5 6 Chapel Hill ...... 94 64 27 13 1 Tarboro' ...... 30 1 16 Enoe Colored Mission .... 45 6 Everittsville ...... 425 41 58 2 4 Smithfield ...... 169 17 3S 8 3947 309 852 47 27 Duplin ...... 310 30 309 8;- O~slow ...... 291 20 169 1 2 Trent ...... 262 2 272 30 1 • No memoir of James Patterson has been furnished. Contentnea Miijsion ...... 241 28 32 2 North Carolina Conference, 1858. 53 Newbern District, (continued.) of the Bishops; specific appropriations were made to the most needy claimants; White White Col'd I Co!'d Loc'! ------,\lem'., Prob's, Mem'.. ---Prob's. Pr'., and the balance divided among the super Ileaufort: ---- annuated preachers, widows, and orphans, Ann Street...... 282 6 1 Purvis Chape!...... 258 8 ...... and the deficient travelling preachers, at Kiuston ...... 87 29 52 17 4 the rate of $52 55 per cent. Goldsboro' ...... 87 23 29 15 2 ------Ques. 19. What has been contributed 32,5 250 2567 239 21 for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Wilmington District. For Missions, $8128 15 Wilmington: For Tracts, no report. Front Street ...... 244 11 926 46 Fifth Street ...... 287 338 2 For Sunday-schools, and spent New Hanover Mission .... 8 8 1 S'lmpson ...... 615 99 237 59 6 for books, etc., 463 59 Illaden ...... 286 58 202 25 4 For Sunday-school Society, at the Topsail ...... 285 26 355 1 Fa)'etteville ...... 246 7 33-1, 48 2 anniv-ersary meetingatNewbern, }'ayetteville Circuit...... 253 69 288 137 in the hands of the Rev. Dr. Robeson ...... 692 305 707 218 3 'Vhites ville ...... , ... 395 22 754 2 Taylor, Sunday -school Secre Smithville ...... 329 67 148 44 2 Cape Fear Mission ...... 264 tary, Iluckhorn ...... 558 14 162 15 ------Ques. 20. Where and when shall the 4198 678 4723 592 23 next session of t.he Conference be held? At Beaufort, Carteret county, N. C. Atlantic District. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Portsmouth & Ocrakoke. 116 21 H Cape Hatteras...... 448 10 4 6 tioned this year? Cape Lookout Mission.... 106 6 1 Straits ...... 159 33 39 17 RA.LEIGH DISTRICT. 829 64 63 17 7 David B. Nicholson, P. E. Raleigh City, Linville L. Hendl·en. Recapitulation. Raleigh City Mission, Gaston Farmr. Raleigh District ...... 3947 309 852 47 27 Raleigh Colored Mission, James Reid. Greensboro' " 6256 756 lU5 157 46 Raleigh Circuit, Thomas S. Campbell. Salisbury " 5306 9-1,6 885 170 46 Tar River, William M. Jordan, Robert C. Danville " 1188 227 165 19 3 Washington " 2806 400 1266 188 19 Maynard, Sup'y. Newbern " 3275 250 2567 239 21 Henderson, Benjamin F. Long. Wilmington " 4198 678 4,23 592 23 Atlantic 829 64 63 17 7 Person, Theophilus fV. Moore. " Granville, Junius P. Mom·e. Total this year...... 27,805 3630 1],7"66 1429 192 Total last year ...... 29,2!7 3098 11,560 1030 204 Hillsboro' Circuit, James B. Alford. Hillsboro'. Station, Dongan C. Johnson. Increase ...... 532 206 399 { Chapel HIll, A.dolphus W. Mangum. Decrease ...... 1442 12 Louisburg, Thomas P. Ricaud. [There was a considerable increase in the Conference, bllt Nashville, Caswell W. King, John W. Jen the numbers in DanviIlll, IIalifax, Person, Henderson and Clarksville, Pittsylvania, Staunton, Henry, Patrick, and kins. Alleghany Mission, were reported to the Virginia Confer Enoe Colored Mission, to be supplied. ence, to which those cbarges were transferred, agreea.bly to the provisions of the last General Conference.] North Carolina Christian A.dvocate, Rufus T. Heflin, Editor. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Raleigh Female Seminary, David R. Bruton, for the superannuated preachers, and the President. widows and orphans of preachers, and to William Carter, left without an appoint make up the deficiencies of those who have ment. not obtained their regular allowance in GREENSBORO' DISTRICT. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Nathan H. D. Wilson, P. E. tions? Greensboro', Lingurn S. Burkhead, Joshua $4154. Bethel, Sup'y. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Guilford, Moses J. Hunt. Davidson, Thomas B. Reeks. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Forsyth, Zebedee Rush. applied? { Winston, James F. Smoot. Collected, $2696 20 Stokes, Clarendon M. Pepper. Of this, $300 was applied to the claims Wentworth, Alfred Norman. 54 North Carolina Conference, 1858. Alamance, Oharles H. Phillips. Smithfield, Lemon Shell. Yanceyville, John W. Lewis. Goldsboro', James L. Fisher. Leasburg, James P. Simpson. Everittsville, Norman A. H. Goddin. Franklinsville, Joseph O. 'l'homas. Kinston, John S. Davis. Normal Oollege and High Point, James B. Jones, John M. Gunn. Bobbitt. Tren t, John Jones. { Asheboro', Benjamin F. Guthrie. Beaufort: Greensboro' Female Oollegc, William Ban'ing Ann Street, Joseph H. Wheeler. ton, Agent. Purvis Chapel and Lookout Mission, Isham Normal Oollege, Braxton Oraven, President, H. Hill. Joseph B. Martin, Agent. Straits, John R. Brooks. Wayne Female College, Samuel M. Frost, SALISBURY DISTRICT. President, James J. Hines, Agent. Normal College, John N. Andrews, Agent. Numa F. Reid, P. E. Book Depository, Oharles P. Jones, Agent. Salisbury, Hilary T. Hudson. Rowan, Joseph ·Wheeler. WILMINGTON DISTRICT. East Rowan, Simeon D. Peeler. Mocksville, Marcus O. Thomas. Oharles F. Deems, P. E. Iredell, William O. Gannon, William W.Albea, Wilmington: Sup'y. Front Street, John S. Long. South Iredell, Enoch Moore, (since dead.) Fifth Street, Thomas W. Guthrie. Alexander, Isaac w: Avent. Topsail, Williamson Harris. { Little River Mission, to be supplied. Onslow, John O. Brent. Jonesville, Gharle8 M. Anderson. Duplin, Jesse A. Cunninggim. Wilkes, Robert A. Willis. Sampson, Paul J. Garroway. Surrey, Marquis L. Wood. Bladen, Washington B. Richardson. Blue Ridge Mission, to be supplied. South River Mission, Daniel Oulbreth. { Sauratown Mission, to be supplied. Elizabethtown, Robert P. Bibb. Olin High School, Solomon H. Helsabeck, Whitesville, George W. Heptinstall. Agent. Smithville, Alexander D. Betts. Cape Fear Colored Mission, Marble N. Taylor. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. North East, Thomas L. Triplett. American Bible Society, Willt:am H. Bobbitt, Ira T. Wyche, P. E. Agent. Washington, William E. Pell. To travel for benefit of seamen, William. J. Roanoke, John W. Floyd. Langdon. 'Yarren, Robert G. Barrett. Plymouth, James E. Nann. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. 'Yilliamston, Isaac F. Keerans. Peter Doub, P. E. Greenville, William A. Hester. Oolumbia, William F. Clegg. Fayetteville, Abram Weaver. Mattamuskeet, Henry H. Gibbons. { Evans Chapel, Oscar J. Brent. Bath, Washington D. Meacham. Fayetteville Circuit, George E. Wyche. Neuse, William M. D. Moore. Cape Fear, John W. Tinnin. Tarboro', Robert S. Moran. Haw River, John Tillett, Alexander Gattis, Neuse Mission, Nathan A. Hooker. Sup'y. Portsmouth and Ocracoke Mission, William { Haw River Mission. to be supplied. II. Wheeler. Pittsboro', James W. Wheeler. Cape Hatteras, John L. Newby. Deep River, Washington S. Ohalfin. Roanoke Oolored Mission, Pierce W. Yan·ell. Montgomery, Thomas 0. Moses. 1'ar River Oolored Mission, Wm. H. Barnes. { Zion, Perley H. Scovell. Rockingham, Shockley D . .Adams. NEWBERN DISTRICT. Uwharrie, Henry Gray. Robeson, D'avid W. Doub. William Closs, P. E. Robert O. Burton, Robert L Oarson, Peter Newbern: H. Joyner, James H. JqJerson, and Samuel Centenary, James H. Brent. Robertson, transferred to Virginia Conference Andrew Ohapel Colored Mission, William and stationed as follows: R. O. Burton Pre~ M. Walsh. siding Eldel' of Petersburg District; R. 1. Newbern Circuit, John H. Loy. Oarson, Murfreesboro' Circuit; J. H.Jejferson, Snow Hill, James B. Bailey. Rando~p~ Macon Mission; S. Robertson, N el Wilson, Joel w: Tacker. Bon MlsslOn; P. H. Joyner, Randolph Macon Contentnea Mission, Jeremiah Johnson. Circuit. South Ca1'olina Conference, 1858. 55 14.-S0UTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. HELD AT CHARLESTON, S. C., December 1-9, 1858. BISHOP ANDREW, President j F. ASBURY MOOD, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Smith, E. A. Austin, C. Senn, H. J. N eel, trial? T. E. Wannamaker, 'V. 'V. Owen. 8. ANSWER. JamesC. Stoll, Oliver Eaddy, Ques. 9. 'Vhat travelling preachers are Chambers E. Land, Robert B. Allston, elected and ordained elders? George H. W ells, John B. Massebeau, Minton A. Connelly, S. Barksdale Jones, Thomas G. Herbert, Frederick Auld, Wm. John 'V. Crider, William A. Hemingway, Bowman, Alexander W. Moore. 10. F. Milton Kennedy, Jesse S. Nelson, A. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? B. Stephens, E. W. Thompson, Casper E. Henry D. Moore, Manning Brown, 'Ves Wiggins. 9. ley W. Graham, Augustin 'V. 'Yalker, Ques. 10. What local preachers are William C. Power, Abram N. Wells, Au elected and ordained elders? gustus R. Bennick, John W. Abernathy, Llewellyn Bunch, Samuel J. Bethea, Van Buren A. Sharp. 9. John Golden, William Lively, Lewis Can Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con non, 'Yilliam Fogle, Chas. L. Gaillard. 7. nection? Ques. 11. Who have located this year? James M. Cline, William J. E. Fripp, George K. Andrews, John H. Robinson, Edward G. Gage, Jonathan L. McGregor, C. E. 'Wiggins. 3. Francis M. Morgan, Evan A. Lem Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? mond. 6. A. P. Martin, Whitefoord Smith, J. T. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Munds, Alexander W. Walker, George W. Peyton G. Bowman, Robert L. Aber Stokes. 5. nathy. 2. Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer J. L. Belin, Henry Bass, David Derrick, from other Conferences? W. J. Jackson, H. E. Ogburn, Reddick Edward F. Thwing, from the Texas Pierce, W. C. Patterson, Hartwell Spain, 'Conference; William G. Connor, from the J. W. Townsend. 9. Georgia Conference. 2. Ques. 14. What preachers have died Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one during the past year? year? John A. Minick, Frederick Rush, Wm. William S. Black, Andrew J. Evans, E. Boone. 3. Samuel J. Hill, John W. Murray, R. Ran dolph Pegues. 5. JOHN A. MINICK was born in Newberry, Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are S. C., June 4, 1811; converted to God, Au gust, 1829; licensed to preach, Decem bel', elected and ordained deacons? 1835; admitted on trial in the South Carolina James M. Cline, William J. E. Fripp, ConfeFence, January, 1837, and appointed to Edward G. Gage, Jonathan L. McGregor, the Greenville Circuit; in December, 1837, Francis M. Morgan, Evan A. Lem Union; in 1838, Waccamaw Circuit; in 1839, mond. 6. Pee Dee. In the year 1840 he was appointed to the Waccamaw Neck Mission, in which Ques. 8. What local preachers are field of labor he was continued until 1854- elected and ordained deacons? that year sent to Columbia Circuit. In 1855 Barnett L. Gainee, I. Stalvey, H. H. and 1856 he served the Liberty Chapel Mis- 56 South Carolina Conference, 1858. sion, and in 1857 was relippointed to the Wac he was appointed in charge of the Ashepoo camaw Neck Mission, where, on the morning Mission. In all these appointments brother of the 20th of February, he suddenly died. Rush did faithful service for the Church. The day before he complained somewhat of Early this year brother Rush entered upon indisposition, but nothing serious was appre his work; was well received by the patrons hended. Towards morning he awoke his wife, of the mis~ion, and was making such ar struggling for breath. Assistance was sought, rangements as would in future be of essential but ere it reached him he had ceased to advantage to the mission, when the hand of breathe. Our brother was no ordinary mis disease was laid upon him. On the 2d of sionary. His ministry for nearly sixteen August he was taken with bilious fever, and years in the same field of labor attests his on the Saturday following with a congestive worth, and the confidence reposed in him by chill, from which he never recovered. Dur his brethren. Deeply impressed with the ing the first part of his illness, seeing his importance of his station, there was no daughter weeping, he said to her, "Do not shrinking from its responsibilities; and the weep for me: my peace was made with God vigor and freshness of his ministry, where before you were born: I am ready." At an there was so little of human applause to stim other time he said, "If I had not made the ulate, proves that his heart was in the work. necessary preparation before, I could not do As a catechist he excelled. "Apt to teach," it now: that has all been attended to, and I he labored to simplify the truth, and fix it in have no fear." On Sunday, August 8, about the heart as well as the memory of the cate 12 M., he died. Brother Rush was a good, chumens. Nor was he wanting in pastoral plain, sensible preacher; and sometimes his duty-ready always to admonish or encou ministry told with fine effect upon his hearers, rage: in many a negro cabin has he prayed and many, no doubt, in the day of eternity, with the sick and dying, and spoken cheering will rise up and call him blessed. words of the better land and blessed Saviour. None were too high to be uninfluenced by his 'WILLIAM E. BOONE was born January 11, godly life; none too low to be overlooked in 1830, in Fayetteville, N. C., where his parents his discharge of duty: he won the confidence still reside. He was blessed with religiou.8 of the master, and the abiding affection of training, and was converted in 1846, under the slave. But his work on earth is done. the ministry of the Rev. W. G. Connor, who So suddenly was he removed, there ,vere no was then stationed in Fayetteville. After last words of parting, indicative of his state of having passed through the regular course of mind; but could he have spoken, his con~ist literary studies at the Cokesbury Conference ent life assures us that he would have been School, with high credit, in every respect, he another witness to the truth that" the gos entered the South Carolina Conference in De pel is the power of God unto salvation to every cember, 1850, and spent his first year of itin one that believeth." erant labor on 'Vadesboro' Circuit; in 1852 he was on Newberry Circuit; in 1853 on FREDERICK RUSH was bOrn in Orangeburg Yorkville Station; in 1854, Marion Street Sta District, S. C., June 4, 1802, and was con tion, Columbia; and 1855, 1856, and 1857, verted to God in 1813, in the eleventh year he was stationed at St. James and Spring of his ao-e. In 1825 he was licensed to Street, Charleston. In 1858 he was sent to preach. In 1829 he was admitted on trial in Aiken, where he closed his life and labors the South Carolina Conference, and appointed together, October 29, of the sam.e year. Bro to the Hollow Creek Circuit; in 1830 he tra ther Boone's conversion was clear; the chano-e velled the Congaree Circuit; in 1831 he was effected in his character complete; a~d admitted into full connection, ordained dea though he was subjected to many temptations con, and reappointed to the Congaree Cir and trials, he never lost his first love. He cuit; in 1832 he was on Cypress Circuit, and was one of the most holy and conscientious in 1833 he was ordained elder and appointed men among us; devoted himself with untir to Cooper River Circuit; in 1834 he was on ing zeal to the work of God; and is held in Wateree Mission; in 1835, on the Black River grateful and affectionate remembrance by the Circuit; in 1836, Santee Circuit; 1837, New people among wh<:Jm he labored. Httyin~ berry; 1838 and 1839, Black River Circuit. thus lived the life of a perfect and upright At the close of this year he located. In 1852 man, his end was peace. So much had our he was readmitted, and for the years 1852 brother endeared himself to the community and 1853 had charge of the Black ;Mingo at Aiken by his purity and Christian zeal Mission. In 1854 he served the Cheraw Mis that although his disease was of such a natur~ sion; in 1855 he was on the Edgefield Cir that he left but little dying testimony, his cuit, and in 1856 on the Lexington Circuit. death produced a profound and general sen For the year 1857 he sustained the relation of sation! and resulted, in all probability, in the a superannuated preacher, but labored for salvation of some soule for whom he had faith the greater part of the year at a mission fully labored. His last declaration of pious chapel in Columbia. At the last Conference confidence was, "The Lord is good." South CArolina Conference, 1858. 57 QueI'!. 15. Are all the preachers blame Columbia District, (continued.) less in their life and official administration? White White Co\'d Co!'d Lac1 Their names were called over, one by Mem· •• Prob's. Mem·s. Prob·•• Pr·•• one, and their characters examined and Barnwell Circuit...... 132 5 165 4 B1ackyil\(' 503 60 390 57 2 passed. Orallg~burg " 705 74 736 94 9 Lexington " 488 65 469 55 5 Santee " 373 71 596 49 5 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Upper Santee Mission ... . 56 6 618 60 ~'!lirfield Circuit ...... 290 4 400 53 1 ers and members In the several circuits, Chester " 377 34 299 24 ·Winnsboro' " 180 20 522 167 3 stations, and missions of the Conference? Sumter ...... 181 21 557 121 4 Sumter Circuit ...... 535 69 1166 89 5 Aiken ...... 24 8 1U 23 3 Graniteville lI1ission ...... 84 7 1 Charleston Dist1·ict. 4791 574 7576 1031 39 White White Cord Cord T,oc'\ Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr'~. Charlpston : Cokesbury District. Cumberland ...... 152 Ii 1203 263 Trinity ...••...... ••.... 281 22 15\l2 312 l' Bethel...... Cokesbury Circuit ...... 407 70 466 96 2 196 8 1317 407 3 Abb('ville " *Spring Stre~t ...... • 118 3 227 40 2 465 150 800 144 4 Cooper River Circuit..•... Edgefield " 227 51 120 40 1 605 34 610 42 11 Butler Cooper mver r.1ission •... 814 251 3"2 27 267 3 Cypress I'ircuit...... 64,8 160 745 107 6 Ninety-SiX " 308 31 589 65 3 St. Andrew's Mission ... .. 18 153 105 Newberry ...... 49 6 330 28 St. ~e?rge's & St. Paul's Newberry Circuit...... 750 30 950 50 4 MissIOn ...... 4678798 Union " 705 38 373 42 1 St. George's Circuit ...... 516 30 426 44 2 Tiger River and Enoree Walterboro' " 655 129 512 162 2 Mission ...... 277 71 Pon POll Mission ...... 529 107 Laurens Circuit...... 677 211 3~9 65 6 Ashepoo " 244 Greenville ...... 1Z:l 9 289 2L Combahee " 562 19 Green\'iIle Circuit ...... 603 26 168 1-1 2 Prince William's l\1iss .. .. 2 258 7 Anderson " 869 115 354 60 12 Bamberg Circuit ...... 177 11 253 42 2 Pickensville " 395 47 33 1 2 Allandale " 160 10 230 14 J ocassee Mission ...... 165 5 Black Swamp Circuit ..... 179 35 455 1t3 1 Pickp.ns Circuit ...... 294 25 633 Savannah lUvel' Mission 524 80 Walhalla Mission ...... 127 8 15 Bluffton Mission ...... 31 10 1~3 Beaufort 225 36 6-185 849 5-!l6 700 43 Edisto & Jehossee Miss .. 521 182 3684 476 11,660 24-!l 30 Charlotte District. ... The report of St. James Chapel is incorporated with Charlotte ...... 163 14 147 33 that of Spring Street. Charlotte Circuit ...... 961 173 497 122 Concord " 601 230 296 104 Wadesboro' ...... 123 33 108 19 Wadesboro' Circuit ...... 917 156 476 169 4 Georgetown District. Cheraw ...... 125 4 220 25 Chesterfield Circuit...... 462 83 328 38 4 Ge'lrgetown ...... 182 54 905 212 1 Monroe " 880 170 304 65 5 Santee Mission ...... 7 15 862 22 Camden ...... 105 14 276 36 Sampit " 171 13 Wateree Mission ...... 36 19 1015 195 Black River and Pee Dee Lancaster Circuit...... 340 160 60.0 100 MiSolion ...... 86 21 1371 224 1 Catawba Mission ...... 9 19 248 78 Black River Circuit ...... 494 175 930 111 2 Albema.rle Circuit ...... 675 128 100 50 3 Black Mingo Mission ... .. 9 289 2 Lynchburg Circuit ...... 340 52 118 11 5400 1203 4615 103! 16 Darlington " 1006 275 578 56 10 BennettsviJIe " 911 216 654 252 7 Soci~ty Hill Mission ...... 7 13:! 27 Marion Circnit...... 1232 141 726 H 18 Shelby District. Marion Station...... 145 27 160 85 3 Liberty CtIl~pel Mission .. 5 Spartanburg ...... 135 7 8 26 235 96 238[ Conwayboro' Circuit ...... 755 72 217 1 10 Spartanburg Circuit ...... 463 83 13 2 Waccamaw Mission ...... 40 556 226 Broad River Mission ...... 20 ..~~.~ [ Upper Waccamaw Miss .. 147 16 53 4 Pacolet Circuit ...... 81 93 21 Yorkville ...... 97 19 159 47 5387 1069 7957 1416 52 Yorkville Circuit ...... 348 92 360 98 1 Shelby " 608 93 117 22 3 Lincolnton " 909 92 403 45 4 *Lenoir Circuit ...... 517 28 107 l! Columbia District. Catawba " 1049 111 151 44 3 South Mountain Mission 236 76 5 11 *Morganton Circuit...... 040 26 856 3 *WB8bington Street ...... 287 83 645 121 1 McDowell " 160 40 70 30 Marion Strtl~t : ...... 114 6 84 21 1 Congaree MIssIon ...... Rutherford " 817 91 398 31 3 14 2 3U 21 Columbus " 278 8 59 15 Columbia Circuit...... (04 77 167 49 Richland F01'k Mission .. . 4" 12 273 23 6361 816 2496 398 27 " The report of Medium Street Chapel is incorporated • The report of John's River Mission is incorporated with with that of Washington Street. tha.t of Morganton and Lenoir Circuits. 58 South Carolina Conference, 1858. Recapitulation. Bam berg Circuit, George w: M. Creigldon, George W. Stokes, Sup'y. White White Col'd. Col'd ILoc'l ______~ ~ ~ Prob's. ~ Allandale Circuit, William Crook. Black Swamp Uircuit, Lewis M. Hamer, Cbarleston District...... I 3684 476 11,660 2441 I 30 Georgetown " ...... 5387 1069 7957 1416 52 Wesley W. Graham. Columbia." 4791 574 7576 1031 39 Prince William's Mission, Abram P. Avant. Col{esbury 6*85 849 5U6 700 43 Savannah River Mission, John D. W. Crook, Cbarlotte" 5400 1203 4615 1034 16 r Shelby " 6361 816 2496 398 27 J Frederick Auld. Bluffton Mission, Samuel Leard. Total this year...... 32,108 4987 39,720 7020 207 Total last year...... 31,524 4209 38,219 6971 231 Beaufort Mission, John R. Coburn. Edisto and J ehossee Mission, Oharles Wil Increase...... 584 778 1501 49 son. Decrease...... 24 Missionaryl to China, Benjamin Jenkins. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the ORANGEBURG DISTRICT. widows and orphans of preachers, and to P. A. M. Williams, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who have Od.1geburg Circuit, Jolm Watts, Daniel A. not obtained their regular allowance in Ogburn. their respective districts, circuits, and sta St. Matthew's Missi"On, Samuel .Townsend. tions? Cypresst Circuit, Daniel May. Whole amount, including Bishop's . Cooper River Circuit, William W. Jones, claim, $8711 00 William B. Currie. { Cooper River Mission, Gem'ge W. Moore. Ques. 18. What has been collected on St. James's Goose Creek, one to be supplied. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been St. George's Circuit, William Hutto. applied? Blackville Circuit, Alexander B. Stephens, one Collected, $4732 75 to be supplied. Distributed among thirty-three claim Barnwell Circuit, Martin Eaddy. Aiken Station, Alexius M. Forster. ants, in accordance with the Book of Dis { Graniteville Mission, John.A. Mood. cipline. LexingtDn Circuit, Lewis Scarborough. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for Santee Circuit, Wesley L. Pegues. the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract { Upper Santee Mission, David D. Byars. Societies? For Missions, $28,133 03 MARION DISTRICT. For Sunday-schools, 1573 71 For Book and Tract Society, 5 00 A. M. Chrietzberg, P. E. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Marion Station, Bond English. next session of the Conference he held? Marion Circuit, William A. Hemingway, Jas. C. Stoll. At Greenville, S. C. Georgetown, Dennis J. Simmons. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Santee Mission, J. Wesley Miller, Jonathan tioned this year? L. McGregor. Black RiYer and Pee Dee Mission, Abner CHARLESTON DISTRICT. Ervin, Andrew J. Evans. Sam pit MissiDn, Thomas Mitchell. William P. Mouzon, P. E. Conwayboro' Circuit, Francis M. Morgan, Charleston: Oliver Eaddy. Cumberland Street, James Stacy. Waccamaw Mission, Charles Betts, Cham- { City Mission, John W. Kelly. bers E. Land. Trinity, William H. Fleming. Darlington Station, Olaudius H. Pritchard. Bethel, William G. Connor. Lynchburg Circuit, William W. Mood. Spring Street, F. Milton Kennedy. Bennettsville Circuit, Paul P. Kistler, Edward Walterboro' Circuit, David W. Seale, Abram F. Thwing. N. Wells. Brownsville Circuit, John "\V. Murray. St. Andrew's Mission, to be supplied. Williamsburg Circuit, .A. H. Harmon, Osgood St. George's and St. Paul's Mission, Abram A. Chrietzberg. Nettles. nCh'S Creek Circuit, George 11. Wells. IPon Pon Mission, Peyton G. Bowman. Darlington Circuit, William Carson. Ashepoo Mission, WilUam A. Clark. Liberty Chapel Mi13sion, Allan McOorquo Combahee Mission, Martin L. Banks, one dale. l to be supplied. rSociety Hill Mission, Israel P. Hughes. South Carolina Conference, 1858. 59 COLUMBIA DISTRICT. Lancaster Circuit, John W. Crider. Catawba Mission, Andrew J. Cauthen, one { W. A. Gamewell, P. E. to be supplied. Chesterfield, Edward J. Pennington. Columbia: Cheraw Station, Archibald H. Lester. Washington Street, John T. Wightman. Carolina Female College, Tracy R. Wals1l, { Congaree Mission, N iclwlas Talley. President. Marion Street, William C. Power. Columbia Circuit, Thomas RaysOl'. SHELBY DISTRICT. { Richland Fork Mission, Alexander L. Smith. Fairfield Circuit, Simpson Jones. H. C. Parsons, P. E. Chester Circuit, Miles Pickett. Winnsboro' Circuit, James S. Ervin. Yorkville Station, Lewis A. Johnson. ' Camden, Robert J. Boyd. Yorkville Circuit, James M. Cline. Wateree Mission, Jacob L. Shuford, Evan Rock Hill Circuit, Landy Wood. { A. Lemmond. Shelby Circuit, William S. Black. Sumter Station, JohnA. Porter,Jas. T. Munds, Rutherford Circuit, Jesse S. Nelson, one to be Sup'y. supplied. Sumter Circuit, Manning Brown, Robert B. Dallas Circuit, Joshua T. DuBose. Allston. Lincolnton Circuit, Eugene W. Thompson. Columbia Female College, William Martin, Catawba Circuit, Joseph Parker, to be sup Agent. plied. Lower South Mountain Mission, to be sup plied. COKESBURY DISTRICT. Upper South Mountain Mission, to be sup {llieq. William A. McSloain, P. E. Lenolr! Circuit, Augustin W. Walker. Cokesbury Circuit, John Wesley N01,th. Morganton Circuit, George W. Ivey. Abbeville Circuit, Robert P. Franks, William McDowell Circuit, to be supplied. J. E. Fripp. { John's River Mission, to be supplied. Edgefield Circuit, John R. Pickett. Davenport Female College, Henry M. Mood, Butler Circuit, Thomas G. Herbert. President. Newberry Station, Marcus A. McKibben. Rutherford Academy, Robert L. Abemathy, Newberry Circuit, James T. Kilgo, William Principal. Bowman. Ninety-Six Circuit, William H. Lawton. SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. Laurens Circuit, Comelius McLeod, Henry D. H. A. C. Walker, P. E. Moore. Anderson Circuit, T. Sumter Daniel. Spartanburg Station, William C. Kirkland, Pendleton Circuit, Jacob S. Connor. Joseph Cross, Alexander W. Walker, Sup'y" Williamstown Circuit, to be supplied. Sp:1rtanbur~ Circuit, Basil G. Jones, Ed Pickens Circuit, Archibald B. McGilvray. ward G. Gage. { Walhalla Mission, John H. Zimmerman. Broad River Mission, to be supplied. Cokesbury School, S. Barksdale Jones, Rector, Union Circuit, Colin MurcMson, Alexander J. Wesley Wi!Jhtman, Classical Teacher. W. Moore. TYl!:er River and Enoree Mission, John Finger. WADESBORO' DISTRICT. Pacolet Circuit, Samuel J. Hm. S idi H. Browne, P. E. Greenville Station, F. Asbury Mood. Greenville Circuit, Jackey M. Bradley. Wadesboro' Station, R. Randolph Pegues. { Columl)us Mission, Augustus R. Bennick. Wadesboro' Circuit, Lewis M. Little, John B. Pickensville Circuit, Van Buren A. Sharp. Massebeau. Jocassee Mission, one to be supplied, R. Albemarle Circuit, John w: Puett. { Maulden. Concord Circuit, ,Aaron G. Stacy. Wofford College, William M. Wightman, Pre Rocky River Mission, Willis S. Haltom. sident, Whitefoord Smith, Professor. Charlotte Station, Elias J. Meynardie. Spartanburg Female College, Joseph Cross, Charlotte Circuit, Edmond A. Price, John W. President. Abernathy. North Carolina University, Albert M. Shipp, Pineville Circuit, O.~good A. Darby. Professor. Monroe Circuit, Minton A. Connelly, Robert Sunday-school Society, Charles Taylor, Cor W. Burgess. responding Secretary. 60 Georgia Conference, 1858. 15.-GEORGIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT COLUMBUS, GA., December 15-23, 1858. BISHOP PIERCE, P1'esidentj J. BLAKELY SMITH, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Benjamin F. Breedlove, David W. Cal trial? houn, William F. Cook, John W. Mc ANSWER. Thomas J. Staley, Thomas Gehee, James V. M. Morris, W. C. Row B. Lanier, John J. Morgan, James L. land, Peter M. Ryburn, David E. Starr, Neese, Levi P. Neese, Briton Sanders, Thomas H. Stewart, Oliver 'V. Lan Theodore A. Pharr, Young J. Allen, Thos. dreth. 12. N. Tyson, James L. Lupo, Thomas T. Ar Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are nold, Olin S. Means, Charles A. Moore, elected and ordained deacons? Moses A. Leek, ..w. C. D. Perry, Lucius Cicero A. Mitchell, Jacob C. Neese, C. Fambro, Cadesman Pope, James Y. Wm. A. Parks, 'Vm. T. McMichael, Geo. 13ryce, John J. Boring, John Patillo, John H. Patillo, John W. Reynolds, Robert W Murphy, Columbus W. Howard, Ed. A. H. Dixon, W. H. Moss. 8. McGehee, Ham. G. Horton, Lake R. Mc Namar, John F. Berry, John W. Sim Ques. 8. What local preachers are mons. 27. elected and ordained deacon!'! ? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? 'Vm. H. Pegg, Josiah Harkey, Francis W. McCurdy, Samuel Durham, Henry J. George G. Smith, Lewis L. Ledbetter, George Yarbrough, Whitefield Anthony, Evans, 'V. W. Simpson, John Murphy, ·W. Wm. T. Read, James P. Henderson, John Leander A. Strange, John P. Bailey, David J. Sessions, Thomas J. Rutledge, (of Ala L. McWilliams, James D. Freeman, John bama,) Wm.R Thomason, 'Vm. G. Boothe, T. Norris, Thomas W. Hayes, Newdaygate Wm. J. Gartrell, Charles G. Johnson, Ouseley, Edward J. Rentz, Samuel A. B. John D. Clarke, James W. Harris, 'Vm. Clarke. 13. 13. Merritt, Hansford Andrews, Wm. M. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Crimes, Meshach A. Maddox, Wm. W. nection? Oslin, (of Alabama,) Wm. 'V. J.Jeek. 23. Robert W. Lovett, (a deacon,) Cicero A. Mitchell, Jacob C. Neese, Goodman Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Hughes, (an elder,) William A. Parks, 'V. elected and ordained elders? T. McMichael, George H. Patillo, Alex J as. 1\1. Armstrong, Alvin J. Dean, John ander M. Thigpen, (a deacon,) John W. W. Burke, George G. N. MacDonald, Reynolds, Robert W. Dixon, W. H. Moss, Wm. J. Scott, James W. Trawick, Thos. Francis X. Forster, (an elder.) 12. T. Christian, 'Vm. S. Turner, John P. Howell, James O. A. Clarke, William S. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Baker, Milford G. Hamby, 'Vesley P. Arminius Wright, John H. Robin Pledger, James T. Ainsworth, John W. son. 2. Turner. 15. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 10. What local preachers are from other Conferences? elected and ordained elders? Alexander Graham, Oliver W. Lan James G. Tison, (of Alabama,) David dreth. 2. T. Holmes, (Kansas,) John Haisten, Cosby Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one W. Smith, David Young, George W. Bar year? ker, (of Alabama,) Basil H. Overby, Sam Habersham J. Adams, Elijah N. Bolan, uel Beckett. 8. Georgia Conference, 1858. 61 Ques. 11. Who have located this year? hope of a prosperous year; but he had gone Absalom H. Ogletree. l. but little more than one round when he was attacked with influenza, which assumed a Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? typhoid character, from vfhich he suffered in Alexander Means, "\V m. J. Sasnett, tensely for forty-five days. He bore his affiic Jackson Rush, Joseph H. Echols. 4. tion with Christian fortitude, and died in great peace. He said to a brother a f>hort Ques. 13. "\Vho are superannuated? time before his death, "Tell my brethren of VV m. Arnold, Eli Bennett, Francis Bird, the Conference, I die with a bright prospect Samuel J. Bellah, Jesse VV. Carroll, John of a glorious inheritance." Brother Quillian S. Ford, Alexander Gordon, vYindsor Gra was a man of deep piety, sound judgment, ham, Whit. C. Hill, James Hunter, J. J. and highly respectable preaching ability. He was studious in his habits, and had made con M. Mapp, James Quillian, J. B. C. Quil siderable advancement for one of his age. lian, John Simmons, Allen Turner, James He was a lover of Methodism; and labored B. 'furner, Joseph T. Smith, Miller H. industriously to promote its interests in every White, Francis W. Baggerly, Young F. possible way. Tignor, Claiborne Trussell, Jacob R. Owen, Ira L. Potter, "\Vm. A. Simmons, Noah Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Smith, Charles L. Hayes. 26. less in their life and official administration? Their names were called over, one by Ques. 14. What preachers have died one, and their characters examined and during the past year? passed. Alexander Averett, Smith C. Quillian. 2. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach ALEXANDER AVERETT was born in South ers and members in the several circuits, Carolina, January 1, 1788. In 1810, he joined stations, and missions of the Conference? the Methodist Episcopal Church as a seeker of religion, and soon after was happily con verted to God. He was licensed to preach in Augusta District. 1818, and continued laboring as a local White Whit. Col'd Cord Loc'l preacher until 1848, when he was admitted ------Mem'., --Prob'.. --Mem·.. ---PlOb'.. Pr·•• on tl ial in the Georgia Conference. As will Augusta: St .•Tohn's ...... 378 41 1 be seen, Brother Averett was thirty years a Trinity Mission ...... 611 108 fI local preacher, and ten years itinerant, mak St. James's ...... 285 12 ing in all a term of forty years in the minis Savannah: Trinity ...... 376 18 4 try. He was a man of sound mind, deep and Andrew Chapel...... 435 60 thorough piety, and in all his deportment fur Wesley " 144 4 2 Capers Col'd Mission ...... nished a beautiful exemplification both of the Isle of Hope...... 34 4 9 1 purity and power of the Christian religion. Springfield...... , ...... 356 34 81 24 3 His last illness was protracted and severe, but, Sylvania ...... 321 217 196 88 Ii Bethel and CoI'd Miss .... 90 35 293 23 2 as should have been expected, his end was one 'Waynesboro' ...... 391 128 50 22 2 of gre Dahlonega D£strict. Macon District, (continued. ) White White. Col'd Cord Lee1 White White Co!'d Col'd I.oe'\ Mem's. Pr's. Mew's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob·•. P,.'•• --Mem's. --Prob's. ----Prob's. ------Dahlonega...... 1012 260 90 15 10 Ocmulgec Mission ...... , 166 17 Clarksville ...... 760 80 60 12 11 lfort VallE'Y ...... 618 146 278 119 7 Carnesville ...... 917 160 129 2<1 7 Fort Valley Col'd MiRS .... 240 30 Gainesville ...... 538 115 70 26 6 Cnlloden and Knoxville. 529 100 8 Canton ...... 795 328 47 64 6 Cu lIoden Col'd lI1ission ... 800 128 Ellijay ...... 721 182 5 2 11 Forsyth ...... 331 58 6 Blairsville ...... 878 100 12 8 Forsyth CoI'd Mission .... 280 70 *Murphy ...... Jackson ...... 319 84 150 42 1 Hiwassee Ii; Clayton Mis. 123 37 4 1 ------3936 697 3930 898 47 --5744 1262 413 147 60 * Transferred to Holston Conference. Columbus District. ColumbuB, Girard, and Atlanta District. CoI'd Charge ...... 695 179 590 57 4 Atlanta: Columbus "'actory Miss .. 120 30 2 Wesley Chapel & CoI'd Cusseta and CoI'd l\Iiss ... 288 49 189 3 3 Charge...... 414 87 199 56 6 Buena Vista & CoI'd Mis. 506 85 320 17 8 Trinity & Evans Chapel Butler...... 398 260 114 46 7 Mission ...... 199 187 4 Flint River CoI'd Miss .... 177 98 Atlanta Circuit ...... 474 68 2 Talbotton ...... 164 59 121 59 1 Decatur ...... 393 161 175 49 5 Talbot Circuit ...... 495 67 246 116 8 Lawrenceville ...... 991 112 134 26 7 Thomaston ...... 107 30 99 14 3 Monroe ...... 49-l 90 8-l 26 4 Upson and CoI'd Miss .... 468 58 238 60 4 Oxford Circuit ...... 787 10<1 195 51 11 Hamilton & CoI'd Miss ... 416 50 418 16 4 Covington ...... 161 35 121 43 3 Whitesville ...... 283 72 138 21 7 McDonough ...... 681 59 96 5 7 ------Powder Springs ...... 606 125 53 22 12 3940 929 2650 497 --51 Marietta ...... 194 60 173 38 4 867 138 47 3 12 Roswell ...... ------Americus District. 6261 1226 1277 319 77 Americus ...... 189 58 82 25 4 Americus Circuit ...... 360 157 90 70 7 Rome District. Sumter Col'd Mission ..... Terrell ...... 404 74 78 33 11 Rome ...... 247 9 110 40 2 Fort Gaines ...... 400 67 158 93 4 Cave Spring...... 963 209 287 97 19 Cuthbert and Emmaus ... 220 15 85 30 2 Etowah Mission ...... Stewart ...... 633 131 243 43 9 Cedar Town ...... 65 8 18 5 1 Chattahoochee Col'd Mis. 300 117 Allatooua Mission ...... 153 68 15 22 Lumpkin & Green Hill... 186 35 130 31 Cassville ...... 671 34 340 19 13 Stat kville and Mission ... 100 25 45 30 Calhoun ...... 631 125 40 47 10 Oglethorpe ...... 130 5 50 11 1 Spring Pla.ce ...... 445 112 58 12 10 Vienna ...... 365 156 72 105 7 Dalton Station ...... 155 34 35 30 4 Hawkinsville ...... 138 39 14 5 1 Dalton Circuit...... 540 150 99 16 15 Isabella Mission ...... 114 6 12 2 Lafayette ...... 898 196 87 40 19 Hawkinsville Col'd Miss. 150 Da.de ...... 476 110 9 5 ------Lookout Mountain Miss. 32 48 3139 758 --1509 595 --46 Summerville...... 592 15& 181 48 10 ------5868 --1258 --1279 376 108 Sandersville Dist1"ict. Sandersville...... 369 82 302 28 3 LaGrange District. Irwinton ...... 195 10 50 4 1 Jeffersonville ...... 211 42 LaGrange ...... 240 40 129 65 227 27 2 4 Dublin ...... 267 54 144- 32 3 Troup ...... 428 5-l 200 57 3 Jacksonville ...... 418 West Point ...... 80 3-l 54 19 1 59 78 54 3 80-1 196 518 Reidsville...... 384 127 86 50 5 Green ville ...... 105 7 Hinesville ...... 267 16 324 4 4 Zebuilln ...... 606 180 290 147 10 Darien ...... Griffin ...... 267 159 129 68 39 4 128 17 7 McIntosh ...... 81 37 37 64 Fayetteville ...... 452 128 66 36 12 Bryan and Bulloch ...... Newnan ...... 645 125 340 79 14 100 10 35 15 Palmetto and Col'd Miss. 383 102 7 5 8 Emmanuel Mission ...... 146 18 12 6 Carrollton ...... 369 89 32 12 6 ------Villa Rica ...... 353 103 45 12 8 ~77 459 1423 301 21 Harralson Mission ...... 241 40 4 4 3 Jonesboro'...... 99 4 63 5 1 Recapitulation. Franklin ...... 353 78 10!, 13 5 Augusta District ...... 3569 997 --5320 1332 I 1975 --627 --89 41511 924 46 Athens " 3677 505 2149 235 34 Dahlonega " 574<1 1262 413 H7 60 Macon Dist1"ict. Atlanta " 6261 1226 1277 319 77 Rome " 586811258 1279 3,6 108 Macon, Vineville, and LaGrange " 5320 1332 1975 62.7 89 City Mission ...... 632 84 Ii Macon 3936 697 3930 898 47 Macon Co]'d Mission ...... 460 269 2 Columbus " 3940 929 2650 497 61 Clinton ...... 150 27 280 32 ...... Americu8 " 3139 758 1509 595 46 Monticello ...... 359 53 316 36 6 Sandersville .. 2-177 459 1423 301 21 Jasper Col'd Mission ...... 168 42 ---- Eatonton ...... 81 10 154 16 2 Total this year...... 44,513 9350 --20,174 --4992 -679 Milledgeville and Bethel 200 3 200 12 1 Total last year...... 43,425 5960 19,327 3910 578 Putnam ...... 321 29 188 44 2 -- -- Perry ...... 396 103 250 41 7 Increase ...... --1088 3390 --847 1082 --1 Georgia Conference, 1858. 63 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary ATHENS DISTRICT. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to James O. A. Clarke, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who have Athens, Eustace w: Speer. not obtained their regular allowance in Athens Colored Mission, William A. Parks. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Watkiru!ville, Jolm C. Simmons, W. C. D. tions? Perry. $10,310. Factory Mission, Melitiah H. Hebbard. Mad·ison,t Wesley P. Arnold. Ques. What has been collected on Morgan, Marshal F. Malsby. 18. Morgan Colored Mission, Henry Cranfm·d. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Greensboro', George C. Clarke. applied? Lexington, John S. Dunn, John T. Norris, Collected, $9123 47 Jos~ph H. Echols, Sup'y. Washmgton, Thomas F. Pierce. Applied for the support of Bishops, Wilkes, Thomas T. Christian. and to superannuated preachers, widows, Lincoln, David W. Calhoun. and orphans, deficient preachers, and for Elberton, Tyre B. Harbin, Lake R. Mc stationery. Namar. { Broad River Mission, Andrew J. Devours. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for Madison Female College, James L. Pierce, President, William R. Foote, Professor. the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Emory College, William J. Parks, Agent. Societies? For :Missions, $23,145 03 DAHLONEGA DISTRICT. For Sunday-schools, 3007 15 For Tracts, 3546 18 Lewis J. Davies, P. E. Dahlonega, William H. C. Cone. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the { Dawsonville Mission, to be supplied. next session of the Conference be held? Cla.rkesville, Alexander M. Thigpen. Blairsville, Milford G. Hamby. At Rome. Morganton Mission, Joseph Chambers. Ellijay, Harvey H. McHan. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Canton, William Brewer, Theodore A. Pharr. tioned this year? Gainesville, Cicero A. Mitchell. Currahee Mission, Jolm H. Mashb1lm. Carnesville, William, T. Norman, Levi P. AUGUSTA DISTRICT. Neese. Clayton Mission, James V. M. Morris. Josiah Lewis, P. E. ROME DISTRICT. Augusta: St. Johns, Joseph S. Key. John w: Yarborough, P. E. Trinity Mission, Robert A. Conner. { Rome, William M. Cr'ltmle,1l. Asbury Mission, James M. Dickey. Cave Spring, William M. D. Bond, James D. St. James's, Thomas H. Jordan. Freeman. Savannah: Cedartown, Peter M. Ryburn. Trinity, Weyman H. Potter. { Euhaslee Mission, John Strickland. Andrew Chapel, Benjamin F. Breedlove. Cassville, John w: Glenn. Wesley Chapel, Habersham J. Adams. Calhoun, Whit~field Anthony. Isle of Hope and Thunderbolt, William S. Spring Place, Henry P. Pitchford. Balcer. Dalton, John W. McGehee. Springfield, William F. Conley. Dalton Circuit, John Murphy, Charles A. Sylvania, William B. McHan. Moore. Bethel, Robert F. Jones. Fafayette, Goodman Hughes, John P. Bailey. Wa)nesboro', Oharles A. Fullwood, George Summerville, Daniel J. Myrick. W. Yarborough. { Cassville Female College, Daniel Kelsey, Pre Burke Colored Mission, James Jones. sident. Louisville, William H. Moss, Thomas J. Sta- ley. . ATLANTA DISTRICT. Columbia, Albe~·t Gray. Richmond, John H. Grogan. Walter R. Branham, P. E. Warrenton, William P. Olonts. Atlanta: Glascock Mission, James G. Worley. Wesley Chapel, James B. Payne. 64 Georgia Conference, 1858. Colored Charge, Isaac N Craven. Milledgeville and Bethel, Walter Knox. Trinity and Evans Chapel, Robert B. Les- Sparta, John H. Caldwell. ter. Hancock Circuit, John B. Mc Gehee. Fulton, James L. Lupo. Hancock Colored Mission, Richard J. Har Decatur, N ewdaygate B. Ousley. { well. Covington, Daniel D. Cox, Alexander Means, Eatonton, Caleb W. Key. Sup'y. . Putnam and Colored Mission, Freeman F. Oxford, John w: Talley, William J. Sasnett, Reynolds, Olin S. Means. Sup'y. Monticello and Colored Mission, Robert W. Lawrenceville, Mil~ w: Arnold, Leander L. Lovett, Thomas N. Tyson. Strange. Clinton, Albert w: Rowland. Monroe, William A. Florence. Perry, William G. Allen. Marietta, William F. Cook. Ocmul!!:ce Mission, Edward A. H. Mc Roswell, James T. Ainsworth. 1 Gehee. Powder Sprin!!:~ Moses A. Leek. Fort Valley, Michael A. Clonts. { Paulding Mission, Thomas T. Arnold. Fort Valley Colored Mission, James w: Pray American Bible Society, G. Jeff. Pearce, wick. Agent. Forsyth and Colored Mission, David Blalock, LAGRANGE DISTRICT. James L. Neese. Wesleyan Female College, Osborn L. Smith, William H. Evans, P. E. President, Prancis X. Porster, Professor, J. Blakely Sm£th, Al2:ent. LaGrange, Alexander Graham. Southern Christian Advocate, Edward R. Troup, Lewis L. Ledbetter. { Myers, Editor. Troup Colored Mission, to be supplied. Book and Tract Society, John W. Burke, West Point, Robert W. Dixon. Agent. Greenville, John M. Marshall. Coweta, John w: Knight. SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT. Coweta Colored Miilsion, to be supplied. Newnan, Edmund P. Bi1'clt. Lewis B. Payne, P. E. Franklin, Edward J. Rentz. Carrolton, Columbus W. Howard, John J. Sandersville, William J. Cotter. Boring. Irwinton, David Ai. Starr. Palmetto, Edmund w: Reynolds. Jeffersonville, Theophilus S. L. Harwell. Palmetto Colored Mission, to be supplied. Hawkinsville, Alvin J. Dean. Hawkinsville Colored Mission, James Dun Villa Rica and Harralson Mission, John w: { Brady, Samuel A. Clark wody. LaGrange Female College, William D. Shea, Dublin, Jacob C. Neese. Agent. Jacksonville, William T. McMichael. Reidsville, Lemuel Q. Allen. GRIFFIN DISTRICT. HinE'sville, John w: Turner. Darien, Wesley P. Pledge1·. Charles R. Jewett, P. E. McIntosh Missi.on, Robert N Cotter. { Griffin, Arminius Wright. Altamaha Miss:on, John E. Sentell. Zebulun, Noah H. Palmer. Bryan and Bulloch, James H. Reese. Fayetteville, Alfred Dorman. Emmanuel Mission, Thomas Boring. Jonesboro', John W. Reynolds. Thomaston, Waey G. Parks. AMERICUS DISTRICT. Upson, James Harris. Upson Colored Mission, William C. Rowland. James B. Jackson, P. E. Culloden, Thomas H. Stewart. Culloden and Knoxville Colored Mission, Americus, William J. Scott. { Americus Circuit, John P. Duncan. Morgan Bellah. Terrell, David Orenshaw. Jackson, John P. Howell. Barnesville, Jesse R. LittleJohn. Fort Gaines, John H. Harris, Thomas 1V. McDonough, Riclwrd H. Waters. Hayes. Cuthbert and Emmaus, Lemuel G. R. Wig- Chaplain in U. S. Navy, Charles w: Thomas. gins. Stewart, Philemon C. Harris, John J. Mor MACON DISTRICT. gan. { James E. Evan.~, P. E. Chattahoochee Mission, Elijah N. Boland. Lumpkin and Green Hill, George G. N Mac Macon and Vineville, Harwell H. Parks, Donnell. George G. Smith. Starkville, Lucius C. Fambro. { Macon City Mission, James M. Armst1·ong. Vienna, David R. McWilliams. Macon Colored Mission, George H. Patillo. Isabella Mission, Thomas B. Lanier. Alabama Conference, 1858. 65 Oglethorpe and Traveller's Rest, William S. Talbot and Colored Mission, Da1)iclson Wil- Turner. liamson, Britton f;anders. Goorgetown, Jolm B. Wardlaw. Hamilton, James M. Austin. Emory College, Samud Anthony, Agent for Harris, William M. Watts. South-western Georgia and Florida. Harris Colored Mission, W. W. Tidwell. Whitesville, George Brigld, Jackson Rush, COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Sup'y. Missionary to China, Young 1. Allen. James TV. Hinton, P. E. Columbus: Richard Lane and John Patillo, transferred First Church, Alfred T. Mann. to East Texas Conference. { Pierce Chapel and Colored Charge, Den- Jesse Boring and Hamilton G. Horton, nis 0' Driscoll. ' transferred to Rio Grande Mission Confer Second Church, Lovick Pierce. ence. Girard, Oliver W. Landreth. { Factory Mission, William J. Wardlaw. Castleman Pope and .J ames Y. Brice, trans Cusseta and Colored Mission, John H. Robin ferred to "\Vachita Conference. son, John F. Berry. John "\V. Simmons, transferred to Pacific Schley, John M. Bright. Conference. Buena Vista and Colored Mission, Joseph T. Turner. Tlw11WS H. Whitby, transferred to Alabama Butler, Leonard Rush. Conference. { Flint River Mission, Wyatt Brooks. William G. Connor, transferred to South Talbotton, Alexander M. Wynn. Carolina Conference. 16.-ALABAMA CONFERENCE. HELD AT MACON, MISS., November 24-December 3, 1858. BISHOP PAINE, President; THOMAS W. DORMAN, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Thomas F. Greene, John P. Jones, Wesley trial? B. Dennis, Ethelbert B. Norton, Daniel S. ANSWER. Thomas J. McCoy, Joseph McDonald, William H. Wild, James A. A. CJ.mpbell, Samuel M. Adams, Thomas l~eely, W. L. Thompson, Rufus Nicholson, A. Hopkins, John C. Brogan, John F. 'V. W. S. 'Yingfield. 20. Toland, W"illiam H. Riley, Jesse D. (1~rter, Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Noah F. Mitchell, Peter J. 'Valker, Henry connection? C. Stone, Largus R. Bell, Ch:-..des S. D. John J. Lathram, Billups D. Gayle, J 0- Lassater, Napoleon B. Cooper, Irvin C. seph B. Stone, Isaac 1. Tatum, Anson West, Zachary, William G. Johnson, William P. Moses E. Butt, James J.1. Sampey, John B. Patillo, Daniel T. Mellard, John J. Cas Powers, John W. Solomon, 'Varren D. sady, Angus Dowling, Thomas J. Rut Nicholson, Samuel Briggs, Abram Adams, ledge. 21. James D. Cameron, James F. R. Brandon, Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Robert J. Sampler, John J!'. Dickinson, Robert K. Hargrove, Cicero L. Dobbs, Theoph. F. Mangham, Robert R. Roberts, James M. Hood, William N. Wilson, Robt. William K. Towles. 19. D. Carver, Thomas W. Lane, W. P. H. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Connerly, Howard A. M. Henderson, Jeph John B. Baldwin, John W. Harmon, thah F. Randal, Benjamin L. Selman, David R. Thomas, William C Robinson. 4. 5 66 Alabama Conference, 1858. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 11. Who have located this year? from other Conferences? \Villiam M. Shockley, Sheldon J. K~lly, John P. Dickinson, Dennis B. Leyne. 2. Edwin C. Hardy, Robert Smilie, Theophi Ius F. Mangham. 5. Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one year? Ques. 12. "Who are supernumerary? Junius N. Glover, James 1\1. Gann, Geo. Joseph T. Curry, Whitman C. Turner, J. Mason, Evan Nicholson, Ezekiel 'f. Lafayette Patterson, John W. Rush. 4. Nabors, :b'. H. \Vardlaw, Robert Smilie, Ques. 13. 'Who are superannuated? James \V. Glenn, Robert N. Scales, E. B. Zaccheus Dowling, Elias \V. Story, Wm. McClelland, John T.M. Gregory, Nathanael Rhodes, Thomas Lynch, \Villiam B. Bar H. Self, Benjamin G. Fleming, William A. nett, Jefferson Bond, John T. Roper, Montgomery, Joseph T. Abernathy, Neil Nicholas P. Scales, Jesse Ellis, Leroy Mas Gillis, John S. Moore. 17. singale, Edward McMeans, Andrew J. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Crawford, John D. Worrell, William N. elected and ordained deacons? Peavy, Charles D. Nicholson, Francis M. John J. Lathram, Billups D. Gayle, Jo Crain, Ezekiel T. Nabors. 17. seph B. Stone, Isaac 1. Tatum, Anson Ques. 14. What preachers have died West, Moses E. Butt, Samuel Briggs, during the past year? Abram Adams, James D. Cameron, James None. F. R. Brandon, Robert J. Sampler, John Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame. F. Dickinson, Theophilus F. Mangham, less in their life and official administration? Robert R. Roberts, \Vm. K. Towles. 15. Their names were called over, one by Ques. 8. 'What local preachers are one, and their characters examined and elected and ordained deacons? passed. Pleasant Brasher, William L. McCrary, Ques. 16. What is the number of preach William M. Williams, William J. Gibson. ers and members in the several circuits, Charles fIailey, William D. Lewis, Adam stations, and missions of the Conference? R. Howell, Elzey \Villiams, Elijah Elrod, Jesse \Veaver, Benjamin F. Larabee, Reu Mobile District. ben S. Price, James A. Murphree, W m. White White Co!'d Col'd Loc'l Mem'l!I. Prob's. Alem's. Prob's. Pr's. Hullett, Williu1n Byrd, John Francis, J. ------·W. Addington, David V. Crider, Allen Mohile: "Weems, Archibald Cart.er John M. Gibbs, Franklin Stret't ...... 2!i 23 i L State Street Cord Miss. 697 29,1, Robert G. Ragan, Henry C. Sanford, Jo German Mission ...... 19 6 St. Francis Strt'et...... 221 20 3 seph T. Montgomery, Benjamin Stevens, Little Zion Col'd Miss. 175 83 William \V. Oslin, Thomas J. Rutledge, Wesley Chapel ...... 99 20 West Ward ...... 9,1, 8 4 11 1 John R. Slaughter, William R. Talley, Toulminville and Tur.. John E. Dubose, Jas. \V. Hightower. 31. nersville ...... 100 ]6 11 5 Village Circuit ...... 153 66 130 20 3 Pascagoula ...... 236 60 61 4 Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Ocean Springs...... 207 23 20 3 St. Stephens ...... 82 52 102 44 2 elected and ordained elders? Mauvilla ...... 75 21 2 1 James M. Patton, Robert S. Wood ward, Enterprise...... 176 50 66 27 4 Gabriel Hawkins, F. T. J. Brandon, Wm. Miltonville ...... 233 82 111 6 M. Motley, Joshua W. Jordan, Thomas S. 19-12 436 124:5 606 30 Abernathy, Jr., 1\1. 1\1. Graham, \Vm. C. Hearn, Thomas C. Weir, J. W. Hightower, Demopolis District. 'William A. McCarty, William A. Sampey, Demopolis ...... 77 8 95 5 1 Charles F. Quellmaltz, James L. Sam Arcola Co I'd Mission ...... 7 271 27 Spring Hill ...... 127 3 150 10 1 pey. 15. Linden ...... 223 89 112 85 :! Dayton ...... 63 1 115 4 Da~.. ton Col'd Mission ..... 340 7 Ques. 10. What local preachers are Prairie Bluff Col'd Miss. elected and ordained elders? Uniontown and Colored Mis~ion ...... 84 16 128 31 James VV. Jones, Toliver Spann, Archi Orrville ...... 253 61 554 1 bald L. \V. Stroud, Joel H. Cosper, Wiley Butler...... 260 150 40 15 Bladen ...... 240 139 69 35 7 White, John Potter, John P. Ralls, Wm. Gaston ...... 363 15 188 74 is Bush, Joshua S. Sappington. 9. ------1697 472 2052 293 -17 Alabama. Conference, 1858. 67 Macon District. Talladega District, (continued.) White Wbite Co!'d Col'd Loo'l Mem's. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. 151 30 Macon ...... 100 44 2 Wewokaville and Marble Warsaw and Cord Miss .. . 80 87 31 34 406 115 85 14 7 101 42 Valley Mission ...... ScoolJa ...... 245 51 2 Socapatoy ..•...... 601 200 100 9 Sumterl"ille and Gaines· 345 82 25 10 8 106 22 Tallapoosa...... ville ...... •...... 158 22 2 Uoanoke ...... 464 175 35 15 14 Livingston ...... •...... 116 13 56 4 1 285 1G3 6 2 DeKalb ...... 300 104 Arbacoochie Mission...... 60 35 4 HillabE'e ...... •...... •.... 596 66 6 14 6 Lauderdale ...... •....•..... 377 76 83 36 8 315 31 127 15 6 Belmont....••.•...... Jacksonville ...... 168 29 192 33 1 White Plains•...... 487 9! 35 24 7 Forkland and Watson's Centre ...... 333 63 4Q 7 8 Church ...... •...... 54 15 300 25 Cross Plains...... •... 160 10 '1 Willow Pond CoI'd Miss .. 9 76 1 Cedar Bluff ...... 368 126 18 11 5 Eutaw ...... 95 6 135 20 Gadsden .•.••••••••..•....•••.. 443 109 36 15 10 Eutaw Col'd Mission ...... 3 10 Noxubee ...... 166 100 4,1, 34 3 5317 1435 '140 273 95 11231 524 1483 ~ 24 Summerfield District. Oolumbus District. Selma ...... 83 5 149 '1 2 Columbus ...•...••••....•.... 340 16 3 52 62 49 9 70 Summerfield ...... 301 Columbus Col'd Mission. 203 Cahaba Col'd Mission .... . 8 16 11 Plymouth <,,ol'd Mission. 150 50 Perryville ...... 270 40 26 3 Columbus Circuit...... 645 111 146 32 7 55 5 5 Centreville •••••.••••...... 640 185 60 l\loscow ...... 672 U6 38 6 55 5 40 9 1 57 17 5 Montevallo...... Caledonia ...... 287 105 Shelby Coal Mine Miss .•. 17 Athens~ ••.••••..•••••.•..••.• 433 97 60 60 7 163 10 22 11 Wetumpka...••....••...•••.. 78 7 Mount Zion ...... ••...... · 518 186 9 Autauga...... •...... ••.. 526 48 210 30 8 Pickensville and Carrol· Prattville ...... ••...... 56 8 100 ton ...... •.•...... •.. 81 11 66 48 1 184 9 124 3 Cababa...... •...•...•...... • 79 4 Greeno ...... ••.....•....•.... 285 10 10 Hamburg .•.•...••.••...•.••.. 50 8 30 40 Pickens Circuit ...... 514 62 536 19 6 32 4 Macon " 135 83 88 2163 362 1040 220 28 Plum Creek Col'd Miss ... 302 58 Prairie Hill & CoI'd Miss. 105 91 93 107 l\lcGower's Col'd Miss .... 11 55 4015 918 1840 629 52 Montgomery Dtst1-ict. Montgomery...... 40 2 Tuskaloosa District. Montgomery Col'd Miss .. 512 120 Catoma Col'd Mission ... . .:.~.~10 I 90 Tuskaloosa ...... 146 14 s.t9 60 Montgomery Circuit ...... 78 23 288 112 Scottsville Circuit ...... 747 87 119 25 2 Tuskegee ...... •.. 154 27 88 29 4 New Lexington .•...••.•..• 701 48 125 15 6 Tuskegee Circuit...... •... 751 159 212 8 21 Brush Creek ...... 450 125 200 25 5 Andrew Col'd Mission .... 6 179 54 New Prospect ...... 178 22 165 53 Crawford Circuit••....•.... 323 204 295 52 2 Newbern & Oak Grove .. . 40 6 250 25 Russell ...... •.•...... •.. 404 104 137 38 6 Greensboro' ...... 152 32 267 40 6 Auburn ...... 200 25 180 41 4 German Creek Col'd Mis. 177 62 Oak Bowery...... •... 540 163 280 56 11 Greensboro' CoI'd Miss... 180 36 Lafayette ...... 447 100 70 10 6 Prairie Creek Col' 1 Miss. 400 72 Dadeville ...... 457 113 17 5 11 Marion ...... 116 11 300 35 1 Dadeville Col'd Mission •. 218 50 Tallassee.....•...... 102 81 4 30 Jones'~ Valley...... • 469 179 69 33 7 Cahaba Ri ver Mission.... 130 65 1 Calebee Col'd Mission •... 274 78 3129 589 2601 481 28 3753 1039 2754 773 67 Blountsville District. Eufaula District. Blountsville....••••..•••.•••• 376 120 18 11 Jasper ...... 258 80 4 12 8 Eufaula ...... ••...... 15a 7 134 MurphrE'es Valley ..•...... 700 50 21 17 Glennville ...... 341 79 67 12 7 Hancock Mission ...... 279 86 7 Glennville Col'd Miss .... . 450 95 Pikeville " 279 54 5 3 VilIula Cold Mission ...•.. 195 101 Warrior " 252 65 7 3 Enon ...... ••... 892 135 278 40 16 Harpersville ...... ••...... 353 166 78 41 3 Barbour Col'd Mission ... 189 46 Columbiana ...... 100 34 34 18 3 Chunnenuggee Col. Mis. 339 112 Little River Mission ...•.. 140 80 6 Perote Col'd Mission ...•.. 87 38 Lebanon ...... 343 113 10 9 6 Clayton ...... 349 100 131 3 Black Oak .•...... 393 138 3 10 Abbeville ...... 322 133 91 9 Ashville ...... 500 160 92 6 5 Otho Col'd Mission ...... 13 62 -----.------·Woodville...••...•...... 469 87 ...... 56 4 3973 1146 272 86 82 Greenwood...... •.•..... 242 43 40 22 3 Marianna ...••..•.•.••..••.••. 96 4 124 14 Jackson ...... •...•..••.... 204 114 92 100 5 Talladega District. St. Andrew's Bay Miss .•.. 2,1, 25 12 7 1 Newton ...... 237 47 10 1\ 59 6 ..... Union Springs...... 28 15 50 1 Talladega ...... : .....• .... 1 10 1 Talladega Cireul t ..•...•••• 1331278 150 16~ 114 8 Coosa Mi!l8ion ...... 103 41 1 26 1...... 3357 789 2302 705 54 68 Alabama Oonference, 1858. Lowndesboro' District. Divided among the claimants as follows: John \Villiamson, $60 00 Wllite White Cord Col'd Loc'J Mem's. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. J. L. Sampey, 30 00 ------Leroy Massingale, 120 75 Lowndesboro' & Hayne· - ville ...... 69 7 150 43 Ulysses L. Thompson, 106 50 Big Swamp Col'd Miss... 181 100 Arglls •...... ••••••••..•.•••. 350 34 115 2 8 William Vaughn, 102 50 Greenville ...... 867 60 27 36 5 J. T. 1\1. Gregory, 25 00 Sepulga...... 304 169 47 40 3 'l'roy ...... 34.6 110 45 10 9 E. V. Levert, 266 00 Troy and Odon ...... 69 33 8 EYan Nicholson, 84 40 GE'nova ...... 279 133 4 Haw Ridge ...... 338 200 N. H. Self, 87 50 Elba...... 199 52 8 9 3 Walton lIiission ...... 109 19 17 1 James M. Gann, 217 60 Pleasant Hill...... 150 10 1 John B. Powers, 98 00 Pleasant Hill Col'd Miss. 272 Benton ...... 12 J. J. Pickett, 109 68 Union ...... 313 123 168 62 5 E. B. McClelland, 2 50 ------3395 907 1063 310 39 Edward McMeans, 46 10 William K. Towles, 71 20 R. J. Sampler, 113 00 Camden Dist1'iet. Uriah Williams, 136 00 Camden ...... 55 7 50 24 George J. Mason, 164 75 Cedar Creek ...... 184 104 98 122 3 mack's Bend ...... 109 78 90 84 1 Robert N. Scales, 152 00 Monroeville ...... 413 177 34 8 5 Samuel Briggs, 76 25 Claiborne Cul'd Mission .. 247 70 Escambia...... 114 23 22 12 1 1\1. C. Turrentine, 125 00 Milton and Yellow River Joseph '1.'. Abernathy, 296 50 Mission ...... 110 27 12 2 Pensacola ...... 44 14 49 9 1 J. C. Stricklin, 346 50 Navy Yard ...... 40 25 Hollywood & Fish River 30 2 50 40 B. F. Fleming, 20 00 Mount Pleasant...... 100 28 167 67 1 John J. Lathram, 130 00 Suggs ville ...... 112 30 113 123 1 Grove Hill...... 200 58 50 181 2 H. J. Hunter, 35 00 Lower Peach Tree...... 4,13 62 273 113 3 P. R. McCrary, 121 00 ~------1954 605 1280 690 20 E. Hearn, 154 50 William M. Shockley, 238 00 Recapitulation. Z. Dowling, 150 00 John Foust, 128 00 )lobile District..... 1942 436 1245 606 30 William Rhodes, 150 00 DemopoliS " 1697 472 2052 293 17 Macon " 1723 524 1483 348 24 William B. Barnett, 150 00 Columbus " 4015 918 1840 629 52 Tuskaloosa " 3129 589 2601 481 28 J efl'erson Bond, 150 00 Blountsville " 3973 1146 272 86 92 John T. Roper, 405 00 Talladega " 6317 H35 740 273 95 Summerfield " 2163 362 1040 220 28 Nicholson P. Scales, 150 00 Montgomery " 3753 1039 2754 773 67 Jesse Ellis, 300 00 Eufaula " 3357 789 2302 705 54 Lowndesboro' " 339.5 907 1063 310 39 John D. \Vorrell, 250 00 Camden " 1954 605 1280 690 20 C. D. Nicholson, 150 00 Totltl this year...... 36,418 9222 18,672 5414 536 Total last year...... 35,080 6455 17,892 4400 493 Francis 1\1. Crain, 150 00 Mrs. Pollock, 150 00 Increase...... 1338 2767 780 1014 43 Mrs. Hill, 190 00 Mrs. Pearson, 230 00 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Mrs. Bailey, 190 00 for the superannuated preachers, and the Mrs. Kennon, 150 00 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Mrs. Hughes, 190 00 make up the deficiencies of those who have Mrs. Powell, 190 00 not obtained their regular allowance in Mrs. Oslin, 280 00 their respective districts, circuits, and sta Mrs. Weir, 150 00 tions? Mrs. Belton, 200 00 $12,083 84. Mrs. McDonald, 200 00 Heirs of Giles P. Sparks, 85 00 Ques. 18. What has been collected on Heir of W. R. Rounsaval, 40 00 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Heir of James \Vells, 25 00 applied? Draft on Bishops' apportionment, 700 00 Collected, $8908 15 Publishing Minutes, 163 05 Alabama Conference, 1858. 69 Ques. 19. What has been contributed Lauderdale, Junius E. Newman. for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and { Lauderdale Springs, to be supplied. Tract Societies? Livingston, Thomas C. Wier. Sumterville, Billups D. Gayle. For Missions, $33,729 69 Gninesville and Warsaw, BenJamin S. Wil For Sunday-schools, 1998 25 { liams. Belmont, Silas H. Cox. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Falkland and Watson's Chapel, Daniel nex.t session of the Conference be held? Duncan. At Eufaula, Ala. { Trinity and Boligee Colored Mission, Elisha Phillips. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Eutaw and Clinton, Walter C. Harris. tioned this year? { Eutaw Colored Mission, James M. Patton. Cooksville and Colored Mission, Charles Stri- MOBILE DISTRICT. der, Thomas A. Hopkins. Joshua T. Heard, P. E. Meshulaville, James M. Hood. Mobile: Scooba, Joseph B. Stone. Franklin Street, Mark S. Andrews. State Street Colored Charge, Bennett B. COLUMBUS DISTRICT. { Ross. German Mission. to be supplied. Thomas J. Koger, P. E. St. Francis Street, Allen S. Andrews. Columbus, Edwin Baldwin. Little Zion Colored Mission, Alexander { Columbus Mission, George Shaeffer. M'Bryde. { Plymouth Colored Mission, to be supplied. Wesley Chapel, Ahram Adams. Columhus Circuit, Julius N. Glover, Irvin West Ward, John B. Baldwin. C. Zachary. Village Circuit, Warrington S. Wingfield. { Yorkville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Pascagoula, William A. Sampey. Caledonia, James M. Gann. Ocean Springs, Jephthah F. Randall. Athens, William Vaughan. St Stephens, J. F. R. Brandon. Pickensville and Carrolton, Thomas S. Aber- .Mauvilla Mission, Samuel Bdggs. nathy, Jr. Clarke, James D. Cameron, one to be sup Pickens, Andrew J, Coleman, Jesse D. Carter. plied. Greene, Samuel M. AdamR. Enterpriee, Thomas J. McCoy, 'V. C. Turner, Macon Circuit, William C. Hearn. Sup'y. Plum Creek Colored Mission, Elisha Gal {. laway. DEMOPOLIS DISTRICT. Prairie Hill, James A. Peebles. Josiah Barker, P. E. Prairie Hill Colored Mission, John W. F. { Toland. Demopolis, John w: Harmon. { Arcola Colored Mission, John Williamson. TUSKALOOSA DISTRICT. Dayton, George F. Ellis. Dayton Colored Mission, Joseph J. Hutchinson, P. E. { ThomaS'S. Aber nathy, Sen. Tuskaloosa, Joseph B. Cottrell. Uniontown, Josiah Bancroft. Scottsville, George J. Mason. Uniontown Colored Mission, John w: Mc New Lexington, one to be supplied, Ed. B. Cann. McClelland. Orrville, Willimn P. Han'ison, R. R. Ro Brush Creek, one to be supplied, William G. berts. Johnson. South Canebrake Colored Mission, John C. New Prospect, RolJert K. Hargrove. Huckabee. N ewhern and Oak Grove, Howard A. M. Hen- Rembert Hills, James W. Shores. derson. Prairie Bluff Colored Mission, to be sup { Greensboro', William S hapm·d. . plied. Greensboro' Colored Mission, to be supplied. Bladon, Wiley W. Thomas. rGerman Creek Colored Mission, to be sup { Barryton Mission, to be supplied. plied. Gltston, Gabriel Hawkins. Prairie Creek Colored Mission, Henry Ur Butler, Thomas J. Rutledge. quhart. Spring Hill, Lawrence M. Wilson, one to be sup Marion,t Thomas W. Donnan. plied. Jones Valley, Francis Walker, Henry C. MACON DISTRICT. Stone. Cahaba River Mission, John Foust. Thomas Yo Ramsey, P. E. Ham burg, Eugene V. Levert. Macon, James A. Heard. Tuskaloosa Female College, Jolm N. Bonnell, De Kalb, William A. Montgomery. Francis M. Gmce. 70 Alabama Conference, 1858. Southern University, Christopher C. Callao; Autaugaville, Thomas F. Green. way, Agent, and member of Greensboro' Prattville, John D. Fisher. Quarterly Conference. Cahaba, James L. Gotten. Columbiana, George W. 'Brown. BLOUNTSVILLE MISSION DISTRI~T. Autauga Circuit, George R. Talley. Centenary Institute, D. C. B. Gonnerly, John William L Powers, P. E. S. Moore. Ashville, Rufus Nicholson. Murphree's Valley, James J. Pickett. MONTGOMERY DISTRICT. Warrior Mission, Peter J. )Valker. Blountsville, Nathanael H. Self. Oliver R. Blue, P. E. Winston Mission, to be supplied. Jasper, John C. Brogan. Montgomery, Archelaus H. Mitchell. Pikeville Mission, Daniel S. McDonald. Montgomery Colored Mission, Cornelius N. Mount Zion, William H. Riley. M'Leod. Moscow, Ulysses L. Thompson. { Catoma Colored Mission, James W. B1·own. 1\ ontgomery Circuit, Lewis F. Dowdell, W. GADSDEN DISTRICT. H. Wild. Tuskegee, John Matthews, John W. Rush, Ebenezer Heam, P. E. Sup'y. Tuskegee Circuit, Frederick G. Ferguson, Gadsden, Cicero L. Dobbs. E. B. Norton. Lebanon, Evan Nicholson. { Calebee Colored Mission, to be supplied. Black Oak, to be supplied. Crawford, James A. Glement. Coosa Mission, to be supplied. Uchee Colored Mission, Moses E. Butt. Cedar Bluff, Uriah Williams. Russell, Robert R. Dickinson. Centre, James A. Neely. Auburn, William E. M. Linfield. Cross Plains Mission, to be supplied. Oak Bowery, to be supplied. Jacksonville, Neil Gillis. Tallassee, James W. Glenn. Jacksonville Circuit, Robert N. Scales. East Alabama Male College, Edward J. Ha Harpersville, John B. Powers. mill, Agent, and member of Auburn Quar terly Conference. TALLADEGA DISTRICT. Tuskegee Female College, Samuel Armstron.g, Agent, and member of Tuskegee Quarterly Willis D. Matthews, P. E. Conference. • Talladega, Thomas P. Crymes. American Bible Society, G. D. Oliver, Agent, Talladega Circuit, John N. Dupree. and member of Auburn Quarterly Confer Fayetteville and Marble Valley Mission, Mor- ence. gan G. Turrentine, B. M. Selman, J. T. Editor of Books, and of Quarterly Revie\v, Gurry, Sup'y. Thomas O. Summers. Socapatoy, Joseph T. Abernathy, Largus R. Bell. EUFAULA DISTRICT. Tallapoosa, to be supplied. Hillabee, William K. Towles. John W. Laney, P. E. Arbacoochee Mission, Charles S. D. Lassater. Roanoke, William N. Wilson. Eufaula, William No Motley. Otho Colored Mission, Lafayette Patterson, White Plains, James M. Towles. { Lafayette, John P Dickinson. Sup'y. Fayetteville, John C. Stricklin. Glennville, William A. McCarty. Dadeville Colored Mission, to be supplied. Glennville Colored Mission, Francis H. { Wardlaw. Villula, Stephen F. Pilley. SUMMERFIELD DISTRICT. Villula Colored Mission, Joshua w: Jordan. John W. Starr, P. E. Enon, William B. Neal, one to be supplied. Barbour Colored Mission, to be supplied. Selma, Edward Wadsworth. Chunnenuggee, Thomas L. Densler, John Summerfield, WilUam Murrah, and Agent J. Cassady. for Centenary Institute. Chunnenuggee Colored Mission, to be sup rCahabn. Colored Mission, Greenberry Garrett. plied. Perryville, Walter H. McDaniel. ~el'ote ~olored ~ii~sion, to be supplied. Centreville, Napoleon B. Cooper, N. F. UDion Sprmgs, Wilham H. Ellison. Mitchell. Clayton and Lewisville, Lewis P. Golson. MonteYallo, F. T. 1. Brandon. Clayton Circuit, Isaac 1. 'l'atum. Shelby Coal Mine Mission, to be supplied. Abbeville. Ro':~rt J. Sampler, J. A. Camp Wetumpka, Robert No Sanders. bell. Florida Conference, 1858. 71 MARIANNA DIS'fRICT. Haw Ridge, John J. Lathram. Argus, John 'V. Solomon. William P. M'iller, P. E. Union, John F. Dickinson, A. Dowling. Marianna, Robe1·t S. Woodward. Greenwood, Daniel T. Mellard. CAMDEN DISTRICT. Woodville and Columbia, James M. Camp Dugald Carmichael, P. E. bell. Sylvan Grove, 'Vesley B. Dennis. Camden, Thomas W. Lane. Newton Mission, W. P. II. Connerly. Cedar Creek, Theophilus Moody. Campbellton, William B. Adams. Black's Bend, Anson 'Vest. { St. Andrew's Bay Mission, to be supplied. Monroeville, James H. Ewing. Claiborne Colored Mission, Benjamin G. Geneva, Robert D. Carver. { { Walton Mission, to be supplied. Fleming. Milton, David R. Thomas. Hollywood and Fish River, John P. Jones. Yellow River Mission, Charles F. Quellmaltz. Mount Pleasant, James W. Holston. Escambia Mission, to be supplied. Suggs ville, Daniel M. Hudson. Penl3acola, Waliam K. Norton. Grove Hill, Malcom M. Graham. Navy Yard, Dennis B. Leyne. Lower Peach Tree, Robe7·t Y. Rew. Choctaw Corner, William H. Carter. LOWNDESBORO'DISTRICT. Agents for Conference Depository and Endow ment of Publishing House at Nashville, J. Jacob M. Jennings, P. E. Hamilton, member of Montgomery Quar terly Conference, and Philip P. Neely, Lowndesboro' and Hayneville, Thomas M. mem bel' of Marion Quarterly Confer Lynch. ence. Big Swamp Colored Mission, Asa Skinner. Pleasant Hill, John A. Spence. George A. Shaeffer, transferred to Arkansas Pleasant Hill Colored Mission, James L. Conference. Sampey. James B. Rabb and W. P. Patillo, trans Ash Creek, Peleg R. McCrary. ferred to East Texas Conference. Sepulga, Hilliard J. Hunter. Greenville, Joseph W. Hightower. The Agents appointed for the several Con Elba, William O. Robinson. ference interests are also Agents for the Troy Circuit, John T. M. Gregory. Church Evangelist; A. II. Mitchell, Trea Troy and Orion, Anthony S. Dickinson. surer for the same. 17.-FLORIDA CONFERENCE. HELD AT JACKSONVILLE, E. F., December 15-21, 1858. BISHOP ANDREW, President j JOHN C. LEY, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on 1\1 undan, Robert A. Carson, Oscar A. trial? Myers, Jeremiah Rast. 8. ANSWER. Enoch H. Giles, John Hen derson, James Stewart, Jason A. Hem Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full mingway, Patrick H. McCook, FranCis connection? B. Davies, Shelton R. Weaver, John P. Benjamin J. Johnson, Jesse J. Giles, Holmes, Wm. C. Jordan, Robert L. Wig Leroy B. Giles, Edward F. Gates, Jasper gins. 10. R. Glover. 5. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Horatio G. Townsend, Wm. Williams, David T. Holmes, David Roberts, Wm. Henry F. Smith, Wm. A. Dyall, Isaac E. Collier. 3. 72 Florida Conference, 1858. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 16. What is the number of preach from other Conferences? ers and members in the several circuits, None. stations, and missions of the Conference? Ques. B. Who are the deacons of one year? Tallahassee District. Joseph A. W. Johnson, Grandison White I White CoJ'd Col'd Loe1 Royster, Thomas R. Barnett, Willis P. Mew's. ~ Mem's. Prob·s. ~ Ocain, Thomas A. Carruth, T. J. John Tallahassee ...... 134 12 202 8 3 Quincy ...... 109 3 255 18 son, Charles P. Murdock, Robt. F. Lanier, Apalachicola...... 103 4 85 3 James 1\1. Mills, Isaac A. Towers, Valarious Leon Circuit ...... 628 20 750 25 8 Leon lI1ission ...... 556 50 C. Cannon. 11. Chairs ...... 41 3 225 4 1 South Gadsden ...... 198 25 68 Newport ...... 223 111 65 44 3 Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Bainbridge ...... 77 8 57 4 2 elected and ordained deacons? Decatur...... 108 8 Blakely ...... 233 379 4 Benjamin J. Johnson, Jesse J. Giles, Gadsden ...... 259 23 265 214 4 -- --'--- Leroy B. Giles, Edward F. Gates. 4. 2113 --217 ---2907 367 28 Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and ordained deacons? Thomasville District. Benjamin Jackson, Josiah Ashurst. 2. Thomasville...... 106 141 4- Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Oroovers\·ille ...... 160 40 75 25 1 Flint River...... 125 45 30 7 7 elected and ordained elders? Newton ...... 79 11 40 13 Colquitt ...... 103 40 172 17 3 Amos Davis, James T. Stockton, John Morgan ...... 100 14 5 5 1 Ii. Williams, Francis 1\1. 'Wilson, John W. Albany ...... 67 9 46 17 Alapaha ...... 91 19 5 1 1 Timberlake, Jasper R. Glover. B. Irwin ...... 86 31 6 1 1 Ocmulgee ...... 124 18 45 29 1 Troupvillc ...... 193 33 63 9 7 Ques. 10. What local preachers are Grand Bay ...... 84 23 57 22 elected and ordained elders? ------1318 283 685 146 -26 ].ieroy G. Lesley, William E. Collier John Henderson. S. St. Mary's District. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Anderson Peeler, J. J. Sealy, J. M. St. Mary's ...... 32 79 2 St. lila ...... Hendry, James 1\1. Milts, Theophilus J. Centrevillage...... 139 21 63 7 4 St. lIIary's RiVl'r ...... 20 8 Johnson, James 'V. Jackson. B. Waresboro' ...... 212 26 28 5 3 Holmesville ...... 270 27 10 1 2 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Bruuswick Station...... 52 16 11 9 3 JacksonVille ...... 103 20 80 21 2 Valarious C. Cannon, James O. Branch, Black Creek...... 72 19 41 19 2 Fernandina...... 39 6 81 4 1 Joshua Caraway, Thomas N. Gardner. 4. Duval...... 47 12 9 7 1 St. John's ...... 93 7 39 ...... 1 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? PilatI.a ...... 32 8 ...... 1 2 Brunswick Circuit...... 265 27 50 66 1 E. L. T. Blake, M. Bedell, John L. ------Jerry, John Penny, Jesse 1\1. Valentine. 1376 207 481 141 22 5. Madison District. Ques. 14. What preachers have died during the past year? Madison ...... 314 40 351 74 3 Thomas Gardner.* 1. South lIIadison ...... 99 28 2 1 1 Wakena ...... 236 39 201 6 3 Monticello ...... 68 23 100 20 3 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Aucilla ...... 31 20 246 65 Hamilton ...... 157 105 161 46 2 less in their life and official administration? Columbus ...... 174 41 2 3 2 Lafayette ...... 33 66 29 Their names were called over, one by Columbia ...... 372 140 137 100 Alligator...... 42 9 71 46 1 one, ard. their characters examined and Santa Fe...... 140 76 70 7 ...... " passed. Newnansville ...... 435 105 358 166 6 A lachull. Mission ...... 184 17 Clinch ...... 76 9 9 5 ------* No memoir of Thomas Gardner has been furnished. 2177 701 1892 585 --2i Florida Conference, 1858. 73 Tampa District. Leon Circuit, R. H. Howren, V. C. Cannon, Sup'y. White White Co('d Cord Loc'( Chair's, E. F. Gates. Mem's. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob· •• Pr·s. ------Gadsden, G. W. Pratt. KeyWeBt...... 205 70 4 1 South Gadsden, R. J. M' Oook. Tampa...... 76 43 70 4 2 Manatee...... 17 1 Waken a, H. G. TownRend. Hillsboro'...... 161 80 27 4 3 Bainbridge, R. M. Tydings. Hernando...... 60 25 9 1 1 Decatur, 1. A. Towers. Sumter ...... 122 71 69 4 Marion ...... 132 15 128 5 Blakely, S. R. Weaver. Flemington Mission ...... 100 10 Trinity, F. R. O. Ellis. Cedar Keys ...... 43 9 1 Crystal River ...... 34 15 6 17 Orange ...... 20 28 5 6 THO:\IASVILLE DISTRICT. Volusia ...... 37 40 3 4 E. 901 286 524 liO 21 S. Woodbury, P. Thomasville, D. Holmes. Flint River, S. G. 0 hilds, W. A. Dyall. Recapitulation. Grooversville, O. B. Standley. Tallahassee District...... 2113 217 2907 367 28 Baker and Calhoun, w: J. Duval, A. w: Thomasville" 1318 283 685 146 26 Harris. St. Mary's" 1376 207 481 141 22 Albany, (hijfin. Madison " 2177 701 1892 585 21 w: w: Tampa " 907 286 524 50 21 Alapaha Mission, W. P. O'Kane. Irwin Mission, C. P. Murdock. Total this year...... 7891 1694 6489 1289 124 Total last year...... 7269 1698 5618 1606 106 Ocmulgee Mission, J. J. Giles. T,roupville, A. Davis. Increase ...... 622 871 18 Lowndes Mission, to be supplied. Decrease ...... 4 317 Grand Bav, R. F. Lanier. American"Bible Society, R. H. Luckey, Agent. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the ST. MARY'S DISTRICT. widows and orphans of preachers, and to w: M. Kennedy, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance in St. Mary's, James StElwart. St. IlIa, Isaac Munden. their respective districts, circuits, and sta Centrevillage, D. Roberts. tions? St. Mary's River Mission, Jeremiah Rast. $2609 59. Waresboro', w: H. Thomas. Holmesville, T. R. Barnett. Ques. 18. 'What has been collected on Pierce Mission, J obn Henderson. the foregoing a.ccount~ awl how has it been Brunswick, w: E. Oollier, P. Holmes, T. N. applied? Gardner, Sup'y. Collected, $970 Go Jacksonville, J. R. Glover. Black Creek, II. F. Smith. Applied pro rata among the ckimant& Fernandina, O. A. Myers. Ques. 19. What has been contributea Nassau, E. H. Giles. Duva.! G. Royster. for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and St. John's, J. A. W. Johneo!.. Tract Societies? Pilatka, F. h. Da.vies. For l\Iissions, $6044 18 For Sunday. schools, 291 00 MADISON DISTRIC1'. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the J. W. Mills, P. E. next session of t.he Conference be held? Madison, W. K. Turner. Micanopy, E. F. Faylor Mission, F. M. Wilson. Wakena, w: Peeler. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Monticello, to be supplied. tioned this year? Aucilla Mission, A. Johnson. Clinch, P. II. M'Cook. Hamilton, T. A Carruth. TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT. Columbus, B. J. Johnson. Lafayette, W. Williams. S. P. Richardson, P. E. Columbia, S. A. M' Ooole, J. Oarraway, Sup'y. Tallabassee Station, F. A. Branch. Ellisville, J. L. Williams. Quincy, J. Anderson. Alligator, w: L. Murphy. Apalachicola, G. w: F'agg. Santa Fe, J. M. N. Low. 74 Texas Conjerenee, 1858. Newnansville, one to be supplied, Robert L. Cedar Key, W. Davies. Wiggins. Crystal River, James T. Stockton. Alachua Mission, J. J. Richards. Orange, R. A. Carson. East Florida Seminary, J. O. Ley, Teacher, Volusia, J. A. Hemmingway. L. G. Lesley, Agent. Manatee, one to be supplied, J. O. Branch, Sur'y· TAMPA DISTRICT. Flemlllgton Mission, W. Edwards. T. W. Oooper, P. E. E. B. Duncan, transferred to Tennessee Key West, P. P. Smith. Conference. Tampa, J. W. Timberlake. D. B. Leyne, transferred to Alabama Con Marion, D. L. Kennedy. ference. Hillsboro', W. C. Jordan. Hernando, L. B. Giles. A. Graham, transferred to Georgia Confer Sumter, S. W. Carson. ence. 18.-TEXAS OONFERENOE. HELD AT AUSTIN, TEXAS, November 24-30, 1858. BISHOP PIERCE, Presidentj JAMES W. SHlP}IAN, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Orcenith A. Fisher, Thomas B. Ferguson, trial? Horatio V. Philpot, William F. Oompton, ANSWER. Francis E. Wilkinson, Isaao Jackson L. Orabb, Buckner Harris, Ulrich J. Wright, John M. Whipple, John Pru Steiner, Wm. Rees, (a deacon.) 10. enzing, Solomon Fehr, Marcus L. Tunnell, Egbert H. Osborne, W. R. D. Stockton, H. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? G. Horton, Eli Y. Seale, August Tampke. John Oarpenter, Thomas G. Gilmore, 11. Robert H. Belvin, David Coulson. 4. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer William R. Fayle, David G. Bowers, from other Oonferences ? Joel T. Daves, James O. Wilson, John Samuel O. Littlepage, W m. E. George, Oarmer, Albert G. May, William G. Veal, Jesse Boring, John J. Pittman, H. G. William T. Harris, Thomas 'Whitworth, Horton, George W. Harwell. 6. Urbane O. Spencer, Quinn M. Menifee, Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one Oharles J. Lane, Adley E. Killough, Wm. year? McKendree Lambdin, Richard W. Thomp Benjamin A. Kemp, Hiram M. Burrows, son, George D. Parker, Thomas K. Ball, Hiram M. Glass, Joshua Butcher Whit Pleasant Tackett, George W. Harwell, Oli tenberg, Benjamin F. Perry, John R. ver B. Adams, Jasper K. Harper, John L. White, Thomas B. Buckingham, Robert Harper, John J. Gillett, John A. Shapero W. Pierce. 8. 24. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con elected and ordained deacons? nection? Walter S. South, Orcenith A. Fisher, Robt. Paine Thompson, Walter S. South, Thomas B. Ferguson, William F. Oomp- Texas Conference, 1858. 75 ton, Jackson L. Crabb, Buckner Harris, Indianola Station. In all his appointments Ulrich Steiner. 7. he deported himself as a man of God; had the confidence and esteem of his brethren; Ques. 8. What local preachers are and under his labors many were added to the elected and ordained deaconR? Lord. In his last appointment he stood firmly Malcolm Guinn, Simeon 'V right, Frede to his post, amid the fearful threatenings of rick Butler, Eli Y. Seale, Edward Har disease and death. While out of t()wn, visit rington, Columbus Gillett. 6. ing pa.rt of his pastoral charge, he "Was at tacked with yellow fever, and died at the Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are house of Colonel Benjamin F. Hill, where elected and ordained elders? every possible attention, personal and medical, Frederick Vordenbimen, August Engel, was rendered him. He died as he lived, a Gustavus Elly, John O. Kopp, Anthony man full of faith and the Holy Ghost. Warnes. 5. Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 10. What local preachers are less in their life and official administration? elected and ordained elders? James \V. Baldridge, Thomas H. Lan Their names were called over, one by caster, John F. Oook. 3. one, and their characters examined and passed. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Andrew Davis, Robert G. Rawley, Geo. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach S. Gatewood, Anthony Warnes, Leonard ers and members in the several circuits, S. Friend, Alexander F. Cox. 6. stations, and missions of the Oonference ? Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Galveston District. B. L. Peel, Daniel Morse, Thomas White White cord Col'd Lac'l Wooldridge, Francis A. McShan, Oaleb L. Mem·.. Prob·s. Mem·.. Prob·s. Pr·•• Spencer, S. S. Yarborough, Fountain Pitts ------Galveston ...... 150 20 1 ltay. 7. Galveston Col'd Mission. 70 36 Lynchburg...... 85 65 12 16 6 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Cedar Bayau ...... 75 50 20 2 Houston and Af. Mission 89 29 110 20 1 Jesse Hord, John Haynie, Geo. Tittle, Brazoria...... 7; 55 104, 25 1 Alfred B. F. Kerr, John H. Davidson, Oyster Creek & Af. Miss. 38 47 43 17 1 Richmond ...... 21 28 17 Joseph H. D. Moore, Henderson J. Laf San Felipe & Af. Miss .... 1~ 3 41 Galveston German Mis8. 35 ferty. 7. Houston German Miss .... 37 25 Union Chapel ...... 119 1 49 Ques. 14. What preachers have died ------during the past year? 760 316 477 131 12 William F. Hubert. 1. La Grange District. La.Grange ...... 54 2 6 5 1 WILLIAM F. HUBERT was born in Madison Fayetteville...... 148 16 44 10 S county, Miss., September 26, 1826. In 1839 Hallettsville ...... 95 56 12 15 1 his father, the Rev. Robert L. Hubert, re Navidad ...... 129 64 III 42 Columbus ...... 152 109 25 40 4 moved to Texas. William embraced religion Columbus African Miss .. 5 90 at about the age of eighteen, and joined the Brenham ...... 156 45 52 52 4 Bellville...... 137 41 41 20 S Methodist Episcopal Church. In December, Egypt and Wharton ...... 33 45 44 43 1849, he was received into the travelling con San Bernard ...... 40 11 17 S 1 nection, at the session of the Texas Confer Matagorda and Trespa.· lacios ...... 30 20 20 12 ence held at Segu.in, 1'exas. He was first Old Caney Afi'ican Miss .. a,l?pointed junior preacher on the Richmond ------CIrcuit, with James G. Johnson. But early 974 414 273 332 17 in the year 1850, brother H. was removed to the San Jacinto Mission, to supply a defi Huntsville District. ciency there, and placed in charge of said Hnntsville...... 137 20 74 6 2 mission. In 1851, he labored on Mill Creek Cold Spring ...... 139 53 2 Circuit; in 1852 he was returned to the Rich Montgomery & Danville. 161 15 10 Ii 5 Madi80n ville...... 189 139 30 25 9 m')nd Circuit; in 1853 he labored on the Anderson ...... 152 35 40 96 1 Waxahatchie Circuit; in 1854, on Springfield Plantersnlle ...... 160 47 94 7 Ii Montgomery Af. l.\ Springfield District. Vwtoria District, (continued.) White White Col'd Co!'d Lao'\ White White Col'd Co!'d Loc'\ Mem's. Prob· •. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr·•. Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·•• ------Springfield...... 264 6-1 58 26 9 Corpus Christi ~1i~sion ... 33 5 10 Marlin ...... 116 21 20 Refugio Mission ...... 38 5 1 OwenBville ...... 101 14 2 2 Live Oak " 18 4 Centreville ...... 100 24 20 1 Brownsville Mission ...... 10 Navasoto ...... 200 27 1 Waxahatchie ...... 2:H 7 39 8 5 616 125 185 59 10 Corsic.ana ...... 150 85 30 30 3 Boonville ...... 91 26 26 5 Trinity African Uission. Fairfield ...... 230 50 45 25 2 New Braunfels Mission District. ------1473 277 279 96 -23 New Braunfels German lI1ission ...... 86 27 Victoria German Mission 42 5 Yorktown " " 9 6 Waco District. Industry " " 56 24 "'i" LaGrange " " Waco ...... 158 42 3 Bastrop " " 53 5 2 Waco Circuit and African Medina Circuit ...... 95 116 5 21 4 Mission ...... 15 27 2 Uvalde ...... 43 75 6 8 2 Belton ...... 286 68 6 6 2 New Fountain German Cameron ...... 2:26 73 90 4 Mission ...... 20 2 Port Sullivan Af. Miss ... 67 12 Kerrville .... : ...... 49 37 1 1 Caldwell ...... 107 64 20 2 5 Fredericksburg ...... 37 Georgetown Mission ...... 200 170 2 15 7 Llano ...... 78 5 1 Hamilton " 15-1 61 3 1 3 West Yegua " 65 17 6 1 568 302 10 30 11 --1211 --495 --221 --38 -25 Recapitulation. Fort Worth District. Galveston District ...... 760 316 477 131 I 12 LaGrange " 974 414 2i3 332 17 Fort Worth Mission...... 9! 13 1 Huntsville 1191 389 511 144 26 Weatherford " 290 85 6 6 Springfield 1473 277 279 96 23 Fort Graham " 153 104 1 6 Waco " 1211 495 221 38 25 Meridian" 70 19 1 1 Fort'Worth " 1034 439 10 5 26 Gatesville ...... 120 138 2 6 6 Austin 1178 463 328 103 25 Hillsborough...... 261 62 ...... ,...... 3 San Antonio " ·1038 7'27 253 178 18 Fort Belknap Mission..... 46 18 ...... 3 Victoria " 616 125 185 59 10 ------New Braunfels" Mission 1034 439 10 5 26 District ...... 568 302 10 30 11 Total this year...... 10,0-13 3947 2547 1116 193 Austin District. Total last year ...... 8808 2500 2184 1014 178 Austin ...... 128 28 103 32 Increase ...... 1235 1447 363 102 15 Austin Circuit...... 153 59 98 2 Bastrop ...... 88 8 12 3 Bastrop Circuit...... 161 36 61 21 Bastrop African Mission. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Perryville...... 103 70 6 6 5 for the superannuated preachers, and the Cedar Creek ...... 153 119 7 13 4 Lockhart ...... 183 41 35 18 6 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Perdenales...... 158 62 4 13 3 Upper Colorado Mission. 51 40 2 2 make up the deficiencies of those who have ------not obtained their regular allowance in 1178 463 328 103 25 their respective districts, circuits, and sta tions? San Antonio District. Superannuated preachers, widows San Antonio ...... 39 19 14 16 2 and orphans of deceased preach- Cibolo ...... 100 86 10 36 1 Seguin ...... 55 39 30 9 ers, $1465 00 Seguin Circuit ...... 74 129 10 15 2 Deficiencies of preachers in the Gonzales ...... , ... 87 93 88 3 Gonzales Circuit...... 312 219 11 3 regular work, 5000 00 Helena Mission ...... 94 101 3 1 San Marcos ...... 277 41 100 6 Episcopal claims on Texas Con- G(lnZaltlB African Miss ... 89 ---- ference, 225 00 1038 727 --253 --1i8 -18 ---- $6690 00 Victoria District. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Victoria...... 70 15 64 10 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been IJoliad ...... 102 81 87 2 1 applied? . Port Lavaca & Indianola 33 2 14 11 2 Texana ...... 207 31 45 7 4 Collected, $844 13 Clinton and Guadalupe 4fi'iclln lUiaaion ...... 105 32 15 24 2 A pplied as follows: Texas Conference, 1858. 71 To Mrs. E. 1\'1. Y oun'"~, $89 13 San Felipe and African Mission, George D. To G. L. Patton's son, 50 00 Parker. To Jesse Hord, 60 00 San Bernard and African Mission, to be sup To Gustavus Elly, 75 00 plied. Egypt and Wharton, William T. Harris. To George Tittle, 100 00 { To J obn Haynie, Old Caney African Mission, to be supplied. 20 00 Matagorda and Trespalacios Mission, Egbert To Thomas F. Windsor, 50 00 II. Osborne. To A. B. F. Kerr, 60 00 To II. S. Lafferty, 50 00 HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. To Wesley Smith, 35 00 To William G. Veale, 30 00 Robert w: Kennon, P. E. Eor the Bishops, 225 00 Huntsville, James 11f. Wesson, Francis...4. Mc Shan, Sup'y. Ques. 19. What has been contributed for Cold Spring, Hiram G. Garden. ~he Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Montgomery and Danville, Thomas B. Buck Societies? ingham. For Missions, $7760 80 Madisonville, to be sup~lied. For Sunday-schools, expended, 587 15 Anderson, Hiram M. mass, G. L. Spencer, Sup'y. For Tracts, no report. Plantersville, Job M. Baker. Ques. 20. 'Vhere and when shall the Montgomery African Mission, to be supplied. next session of the Conference be held? Washington, Urban O. Spencer. Chappell Hill, Benjamin F. Perry. At LaGrange, Texas. Hempstead, one to be supplied, Daniel Morse, Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Sup'y. Brazos African Mission, William O. Lewis. tioned this year? Andrew Female College, Thomas H. Ball, President. GALVESTON DISTRICT. Soule University, James M. Follansbee, Wm. Franklin O. Wilkes, P. E. G. Foote, Professors. Galveston, Lewis B. Whipple. SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. Galveston African Mission, to be supplied. Cedar Bayou, to be supplied. Oscar M. Addison, P. E .• Lynchburg, William Rees. Houston and African Mission, William R. Springfield, Henry w: South. Fayle, B. L. Peel, Sup'y. Martin, Jackson L. Crabb. Brazoria and African Mission, Benjamin D. Owensville, James Rice. Dashiell. Centreville, George w: Burrows. Columbia and African Mission, Horatio V. Navasota, Francis E. Wilkinson. Philpott. Waxahatchie, Thomas Whitworth, S. S. Yar- Sandy Point, Byron S. Oarden. borough, Sup'y. V elasco M~ssion, Valentine H. ney. Corsicana, Drury Wamack. Richmond, James M'Leod. Tellico, William F. Compton. Union Chapel, James E. Ferguson. Boonville, Joel T. Davis. Book Agent of the Texas Conference, James Fairfield, James H. .Addison. w: Shipman. Trinity African Mission, William E. George. Evangelische Apologete, Peter Moelling, Edi tor. WACO DISTRICT. LAGRANGE DISTRICT. Josiah w: Whipple, P. E. Oharles W. Thomas, P. E. Waco, Samuel O. Littlepage. LaGrange and African Mission, Homer S. { Waco African Mission, Mordecai Yell. Thrall. Bosque Mission, William M. Lambden. Rutersville Circuit, Charles J. Lane. Belton, Rufus Y. K£ng. Navidad, Quin M. Menifee. Cameron, William G. Nelms. N avidad African Mission, to be supplied. San Gabriel Mission, Thomas G. Gilmo1·e. Columbus, Wesley Smith. Port Sullivan African Mission, Joseph P. Eagle Lake African Mission, to be supplied. Sneed. Brenham,I Henry D. Hubert, Tlws. Wooldridge, Caldwell, John M. Whipple. Sup'y. { Caldwell African Mission, t.o be supplied. Union Hill, Adley A. Killough. Post Oak Island, to be supplied. 'Bellville, David G. Bowers. Georgetown, Hiram M. Burrows. 78 Texas Conference, 1858. Florence Mission, John Oarpenter. Blanco, Benjamin A. Kemp. Hamilton, Isaac II. Wright. San Saba Mission, Marcus L. Tunnell. American Bible Society, Robert .Alexander, Agent. VICTORIA DISTRICT FORT WORTH DISTRICT. Asbm'Y Davidson, P. E. James G. Johnson, P. E. Victoria, Orcenith A. Fisher. Lavacca Mission, Gideon W. Oottingham. Fort Worth, Albert G. May. Indianola Mission, Robert N. Drake. Weatherford Mission, James M. Jones. 'rexana, Allen M. Box. Buchanan Mission, William G. Veal. { Jackson African Mission, to be supplied. Meridian Mission, William L. Kidd. Hallettsville, Daniel Carl. Gatesville Mission, John R. White. Gonzales, James C. "Wilson. Hillsborough, Walter S. South, Fountain P. Gonzales Circuit, Thomas F. Windsor. Ray, Sup'y. { Gonzales African Mission, to be supplied. Fort Belknap Mission, Plea!\ant Tackett. Seguin, John W. Phillips, and President of Keechi MiSSIOn, to be supplied. Seguin Male and Female College. Seguin Circuit, William P. Reed, and Agent AUSTIN DISTRICT. of Seguin Male and Female College. { Isaac G. John, P. E. Seguin African Mission, to be supplied. Austin, William H. Seat. GALVESTON GERMAN DISTRICT. Austin Circuit, Joshua H. Shapard. Webberville African Mission, David Ooul Chades A. Grote, P. E. { son. Bastrop and African Mission, Robert T. P. Galveston German Mission, Solomon Fehr. Allen. Houston German Mission, Ulrich Steiner. Bastrop Circuit, John W. B. Allen. Industry German Mission, Edward Schneider. Bastrop Military Institute. Robert T. P. Allen, Victoria German Mission, John Pruenzing. Superintendent, John Carmer, Joshua B. Bastrop German Mission, John 0. Kopp. W hi tten berg, Professors~ Austin German Mission, to be supplied. Cedar Creek Mission, Thomas F. Oook. Richard W. Thompson, Alfred D. Parks, san Marcos, Buckner Harris. transferred to East Texas Conference. San Marcos African Mission, to be sup { plied. John C. Kolbee, transferred to Pacific Con Lockhart, William A. Smith. ference. ApPOINTMENTS OF THE RIO GRANDE MISSION CONFERENCE, MADE AT THE SESSION OF THE TEXAS CONFERENCE, AT AUSTIN, NOVEMBER 30, 1858. SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT. GOLIAD DISTRICT. Ivy H. Oox, P. E. Robert H. Belvin, P. E. San Antonio, Jesse Boring. Medina Mission, George W. Harwell. Goliad, James W. Oooley. Uvalde Mission, H. G. Horton. Corpus Christi Mission, John L. Harper. Cibolo, Eli Y. Seal. Refugio Mission, John S. Gillett. Kerrsville, Oliver B. Adams. Clinton Mission, Preston W. Hobbes. Mason Mission, to be sUj)plied. Helena Mis!!ion, William R. D. Stockton Pleasanton, Thomas B. Ferguson. :;andies Mission, John I. Pittman. Eagle Pass Mission, Jasper K. Harper. Oakville Mission, Robert W. Pierce. East Texas Conference, 1858. 79 BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT. NEW BRAUNFELS GERMAN DISTRICT. David W. Fly, P. E. John W. De Vilbiss, P. E. New Braunfels, August Engel. Br?wnsville Mission, Robert P. Thompson. Fredericksburg Mission, Frederick Varden- Pomt Isabel and Brazos Santiago Mission, bimen . .DaC'id w. Fly. Llano Circuit, to be supplied. R10 Gra.nde City and Roma Mission to be sup- San Antonio Mission, August Tampke. plied. ' New Fountain Mission, John A. Shapero Laredo Mission, to be supplied. Yorktown Mission, Gustavus Elly. First Conference to be held at Goliad, Texas. 19.-EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT TYLER, TEXAS, November 10-16, 1858. BISHOP PIERCE, President j JOHN W. FIELD, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Martin Matthews, Joseph W. H. Ha,. .rial ? mill. 4. ANSWER. William J. Popham, Sims Ques. 7. What iravelling preachers are K. Stovall, William H. McPhail, Jesse H. elected and ordained deacons? Walker, James M. Hall, Alfred B. Manion, Matthew H. Neely, "Villiam J. Joice. 2. William O. Collins, Charles D. Chandler, William B. Hill, elder. 9. Ques. 8. What local preachers are elected and ordained deacons? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Francis J. Patillo, John H. Ore, W m. John Adams, Rufus B. Womack, Ed H. McPhail, James M. Hall, James Odom, ward P. Rogers, J acoh M. Binkley, Everett Stephen 0. George, John Beverly. 7. L. Armstrong, Harwin W. Moore, Richard A. Wooten, James L. Terry, John H. Low, Ques. 9. 'What travelling preachers are John T. Kennedy, Geo. "V. Harwell. 11. elected and ordained elders? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con- Laban B. Hickman, Lewis C. Crouse, nection? Milton H. Porter, "Villiam E. Batrs, John ~Iatthew H. Neely, William J. Joice. 2. W. Chalk, Solomon T. Bridges. 6. Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 10. What local preachers are Archibald C. McDougal, John W. P. electea and ordained elders? McKenzie, Jesse lH. Boyd, Thomas lV. James M. Monroe, Absalom L. Davis, Rogers, 'William W. Colder, Alexander R. Benjamin J. Grace, Robert Roundtree, Dixon, James Graham. 7. John E. Stovall, Peyton D. Wade, William B. Long. 7. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 11. Who have located this year? from other Confercnces ? W m. A. Stovall, Isaac Alexander. 2. Ezekiel Couch, James B. Rabb, Richard Lane, John Patillo, W ilJiam T. Melugin, Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? William Patillo, R. W. Thompson, Alfred James G. Hardin, Samuel C. Box, Alex D. Parks. 8. ander Henkle. 3. Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? year? William Craig, Martin C. Robertson, Isaac W. Overall, Charles L. Hamill, Samuel D. Sansom, Asbury H. Shanks) 80 East T'exas Conference, 1858. Francis Wilson, Felix G. Fawcett, George Marshall Di8trict. West. 7. White White Col'd Cord LoQ' Ques. 14. What preachers have died ------:Mem's. Prob's. --Mem's. ---Prob's. Pr'". during the past year? Marshall Station ...... 92 20 Harrison Circuit ...... 248 li6 2 William P. Sansom, Bennett Elkins, (a Harrison Col'd Mission .. . 2-12 42 Dangerfield Circuit ...... 272 82 60 4 probationer.) 2. Coffeeville ...... 166 86 25 35 4 Gilmer...... 300 75 75 20 6 WILLIAM P. SANSOM was born in March, Quitman ...... 169 50 9 2 1812, in Tennessee, and married in 1835. He JAnden ...... 237 17 113 3 emigrated to Texas in 18a7, was licensed Mount Pleasant ...... 312 14 15 13 1) to preach in 1842, and in 1846 joined the 1796 399 639 110 26 East Texas Conference, of which he remained a useful and a zealous member up to the day Oladc8ville District. of his death. He suffered much in his last illness, but with Christian fortitude, and while Clarksville Circuit ...... 305 178 10 9 Boston ...... 117 86 3 1 4 dying, he exhorted all present to meet him in Red River CoI'd Miss .... . 22 14 heaven. When asked by the preacher in Paris Circuit...... 325 60 6 Honey Grove ...... 214 13 7 charge, "What shall I tell the preachers at Bonham ...... 2-10 40 17 6 Conference ?" he answered, "Tell them I Fannin CoI'd Mission .... . died at my post; I have fought the good fight Greenville Circuit ...... 245 46 7 9 12 Sulphur ...... 233 41 2 6 and kept the faith." Tarrant ...... 114 60 4 2 BENNETT ELKINS was born in March, 1800, 1793 463 122 34 45 In South Carolina, was married to Miss Fran ces Owen in 1820, and after her death to Miss Dalla8 District. Ann Forman, in 1833. He died at the age of Dallas Circuit ...... 694 101 40 3 19 fifty-eight. He was converted in his four Sherman Mission ...... 270 88 6 Kaufman Circuit...... 219 66 29 12 5 teenth year, and had been a professor of reli Alton ...... 114 36 4 6 4 gion nearly forty-five years, without doubting Border l\fission ...... 175 45 3 its reality. He was admitted into the Confer Canton Circuit...... 195 23 5 3 Rockwall...... 213 83 11 4 ence at its last session, and was appointed to Athens ...... 255 71 22 23 3 Shook's Bluff Mission, on which he labored with acceptability up to the time of his late 2135 512 111 43 47 illness. As to the time at which he was li Palestine District. censed to preach, we have no data; but we learn that he had been long in the ministry, Palestine Circuit...... 384 357 26 47 6 Crockett " 252 69 46 5 perhaps twenty-five years. Brother Elkins Cherokee ...... 300 50 15 2 8 died as he lived, a zealous and faithful Chris Rusk Station ...... 73 27 Jacksonville Circuit ...... 553 146 20 6 9 tian. On being asked if be felt prepared for Tyler Circuit ...... 432 79 death, he answered, "I have made the neces Tyler Col'd l\Iission ...... 190 281 sary preparations for that, long ago." Sumpter Mission ...... 97 115 28 1 Randolph ...... 173 68 10 2 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame 2264 911 307 364 31 less iIi their life and official administration? Woodville Di8trict. Their names were called over, one by Woodville Circuit...... 88 43 9 9 3 one, and their characters examined and Jasper " 212 37 67 37 4 passed. Newton ...... 173 1111 7 Madison ...... 58 45 57 12 3 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Beaumont...... 18 65 8 23 Liberty ...... 42 32 100 26 1 ers and members in the several circuits, Livingston ...... 100 44 23 7 2 stations, and missions of the Conference? Marion ...... 100 60 Shook's Bluff Mission .. .. 20 San Augu8tine District. 811 407 264 114 20 White White Col'd Col'd 1.00'1 Mem·,. Prob·.. Mem·.. Prob·s. Pr·•• ------Recapitulation. SaIl Augustine Circuit ... 155 --59 35 1 Shelbyville Mission ...... 230 60 3 San Augnstine District ... 1797 878 316 74 23 Carthage Circuit...... 280 266 21 12 6 Marshall " 1796 399 639 110 26 llenderson Station ...... 56 25 65 Clarksville " 1793 463 122 3-1, 45 Henderson Circuit...... 286 135 41 13 5 Dallas " 2135 512 111 43 47 Mount Enterprise ...... 13-1 38 7 3 3 Palestine " 2264 911 307 36-1, 31 Douglas ...... 210 50 47 19 1 Woodville " 811 407 26-1 114 20 Melrose ...... 227 117 64 3 151 70 87 27 ...... Total this year...... 10,596 3570 1659 -m 192 Elysian Fields...... Total last year...... 10,183 2387 1668 291 192 Hud Creek Mission ...... 68 58 9 1 ------. 1797 878 316 H 23 Increase...... 413 1183 4-l8 Decrease...... 9 East Texas Conference, 1858. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Linden, Charles L. Hamill. for the superannuated preachers, and the Elysiau Fields, John C. Woolam. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Jefferson, John Adams. make up the deficiencies of those who have Macedonia, to be supplied. not obtained their regular allowance in their CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. respective districts, circuits, and stations? $5097 85. Hugh B. Hamilton, P. E. Clarksville and McKenzie Institute, William Ques. 18. What has been collected on T. Melugin. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Boston and Colored Mission, Thomas W. applied? Rogers. Collected, $610 Savannah and Colored Mission, James L. A ppropriated as follows: l'erry. Starksville and Colored Mission, James M. To the Bishops, $175 Hall. To Alexander Henkle, 125 Paris, James Graham. To Sister Sansom, 55 Paris Circuit, John S. Matthis. To S. A. 'Williams, 50 Honey Grove, Calvin J. Cocke. To Martha Kavanaugh and children, 150 Bonham, Alexander R. Dixon. To Sarlth Kelsey, 55 Paris Female Institute, to be supplied. McKenzie Institute, John W. P. McKenzie, Principal. $610 DALLAS DISTRICT. Ques. 19. What has been contributed James R. Bellamy, P. E. for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Societies? Dallas, Archibald C. McDougal. McKinney, Ben:jamin w: Serivener. For Missions, $3115 00 Sherman, Ezekiel Couch. For Sunday-schools, 194 50 Gainesville Mission, Andrew Cumming. F or Tracts, 706 69 Decatur Mission, William E. Bates. Denton, William Patillo. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Rockwall, Jacob M. Binkley. next session of the Conference be held? Kaufman, Matthew H. Neely. At Palestine. GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Levi R. Dennis, P. E. tioned this year? Greenville, Jesse M. Boyd. Sulphur, Harvey W. Cumming. SAN AUGUSTINE DISTRICT. Tarrant Mission, John II. Low. Mount Pleasant, Joseph W. II. Hamill. William K. Wilson, P. E. Quitman, to be supplied. San Augustine, William J. Joyce, Alexander Canton, Richard W. Thompson. Hinkle, Sup'y. Garden Valley, Lewis O. Crouse. Milam, Martin Matthews. Shelbyville Mission, Henderson D. Palmer. PALESTINE DIS'fRICT. Carthage, William W. Colder. John B. Tullis, P. E. Mount Enterprise, Isaac W. Overall. Palestine, Marshall O. Simpson; Douglass Mission, Isaac Taylor. Kickapoo, Acton Young. Melrose, Laban B. Hickman. { Anderson Colored Mission, to be supplie/l. Jasper, Solomon T. Bridges. Tyler, John w: Field. Newton, Rufus B. Womack. Smith, :J/ilton H. Porter, Sims K. Stovall. Buena Vista Mission, Alexander W. Goodgion. { Smith Colored Mission, to be supplied. Jacksonville• .Alfred D. Parks, Charles L. MARSHALL DISTRICT. Chandler. Athens, John· W. Ohalk. James T. P. Irvine, P. E. Henderson, Francia M. Stovall. Marshall, Richard Lane. Henderson Circuit, Neil Brown. Harrison and Colored Mission, William B. Fowler Institute, Napoleon W; Burke, Prin Hill, Alfred B. Manion. cipal. Dangerfield, John Patillo. Starrville Female High School, John T. Ken Coffeeville, James B. RaM. nedy. Agent for Starrville Female High Gilmert James ...4.. Scruggs. School, to be supplied. 6 82 Arkansas Conferenee, 1858. RUSK DISTRICT. Village Creek Mission, William J. Popham. Madison, William II. McPhail. ISamuel A. Williams, P. E. Texas Christian Advocate, James E. Carnes, Rusk. Robert S. Finley. Editor. Chdrokee, Robert Crawford, S. Box, Sup'y. John N. Hamill, transferred to Indian Mis Crockett, Samuel Lynch. sion Conference, and appointed Superintend Sumter Mission, Jarvis L. Angell. ent of Colbert Institute. Randolph Mission, Nathan S. Johnson. Marion, Abner Brown. George \V. Harwell, transferred to Rio Shook's Bluff Mission, Edward P. Rogers. Grande Mission Conference. WOODVILLE DISTRICT. Joseph A. West, transferred to Western Vir ginia Conference. Jefferson Shook, P. E. Jesse II. Walker, transferred to Indian Mis Woodville, Everett L. Armstrong. sion Conference, and appointed to Kiamichee. Livingston, David M. Stovall. William E. George, transferred to Texas Liberty, Harwin M. Moore, J. Q. Hard1'n, Conference. E astSUPB'Y' ay M"ISSlon, W'II'1 lam C. C0 11'ms. C. 0. Gillespie, transferred to Louieianlo Beaumont Mission, Richard A. Wooten. Conference. 20.-ARKANSAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT DARDANELLE, ARK., October 20- 1858. BISHOP ~ARLY, President i LEWIS P. LIVELY, Secretaru. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one trial? year? ANSWER. George Emmert, Leonidas John F. Pearson, Isaac L. Hicks. 2. Dobson, Biby B. Canady, Benjamin F. Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are Benefield, David P. Armstrong. 5. elected and ordained deacons? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? 'William R. Foster, James L. Denton, Josiah A. Williams, Peter A. Moses, James C. Beckham. 3. Jesse Glasgow, Wm. F. Noe. 4. Ques. 8. What local preachers are Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full elected and ordained deacons? connection? John R Maddox, Obed Patty, Joseph William R. Foster, James l\f. Rogers, H. Blalock, Marion D. Steel, Zachariah James L. Denton, John P. Maxwell, James Keyton, Athan Cannon, Peter A. Moses. C. Beckham, John A. Roach, Benjamin 7. l!'. Hall, John B. Brown. 8. Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? elected and ordained elders? Walter T. Thornberry. 1. Henry II. Hawkins, Edward T. Jones, James M. Burkhart. 3. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer from other Oonferences? Ques. 10. What local preachers are George A. Shaeffer, John F. Pearson. 2. elected and ordained elders? Arkansas Oonference, 1858. 8:' Jackson T. Bowden, Robert Marshall, Batesville District, (continued.) James 1\:1. f)liphant. 3. White White Col'd Col'd Loo') M.em's. Prob Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Ques. 11. Who have located this year? ------Big Creek ...... 113 49 2 David N. Bowles, John H. Mann, Jona- I,eoanon Mission ...... 162 113 3 than D. Stockton, John r. l\Iaxwell. 4. Richwoods " 324 70 11 3 Salem " 301 6 7 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Strawberry ...... 365 39 4 William H. Gilliam. 1. 1930 474 137 9 35 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Elijah F. McNab, Green Boyd. 2. Clarksville VtlJirict. Ques. 14. What peachers have died Clarksville Circuit ...... 291 58 15 3 2 Waldron Circuit...... S06 68 8 3 6 during the past year? Fort Smith Station ...... 116 1 Van Buren Station...... 41 2 36 1 John 1\:1. Deason, who was continued on Ozark Circuit ...... 336 125 3 trial last year. 1. Roseville Mission ...... 140 12 4 Dover ...... 4H 112 12 10 Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame Dardanelle...... 141 38 19 3 less in their life and official administration? 1812 416 90 6 29 Their names were called over, one by one, and their characters examined and Fayetteville District. passed, except William H. Walton, who Fayetteville Statiou ...... 60 was expelled. Fayetteville Circuit...... 3-l2 159 10 2 8 Boonsboro' ...... 293 71 15 6 Bentonville...... 267 33 6 Ques. 16. What is the number of preach White Rh'er Mission ..... 14<1 15 2 4 HllntS"Yille Circuit...... 52-l 61 12 14 ers and members in the several circuits, Yell\'iIIe...... 427 242 5 4 5 stations, and missions of the Conference? Newton lIlission...... 100 21 3 Mays ville " 230 40 12 3 3 2387 64,2 56 9 48 Helena Distl·ict. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Mem'15. Prob·s. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Recap itu latwn. Helena Station ...... 63 39 70 8 2 Helena District...... 1151 402 444 239 11 Helena Circuit ...... 399 194, 101 n 4 Jacksonport " 1-l90 271 61 42 22 Mount Vernon ...... 198 33 '.5 Searcy " 8S6 317 77 4, 140 Walnut Bend ...... 75 20 36 2 Batesville " 1930 474 137 9 35 Marion ...... 200 60 Clarksville " 1812 416 90 6 29 Oceola ...... _ ...... 196 65 72 3 Fayetteville 2387 642 56 9 48 Laconia ...... 20 1 150 160 " Total t.his year...... 9656 2522 865 3091159 1151 402 44.1, 239 11 Total last year...... 9052 2289 779 221 14,3 Increase...... ------60-1 233 86 88 16 Jacksonport District. .Tacksonport Station...... 20 27 12 28 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Jacksonport Circuit...... 116 61 10 14 1 Powhatan ...... 284 30 4 for the superannuated preachers, and the Pocahontas...... 198 4 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Gainesville ...... 463 99 6 6 Bolivar...... 20ll 20 33 6 make up the deficiencies of those who have Greensboro'...... 107 44 3 not obtained their regular allowance in Black River Mission...... 33 their respective districts, circuits, and sta Il490 27161 ""42 22 tions? $4390 17. Searcy District. Ques. 18. What has been collected on Searcy Circuit...... 157 86 12 4, 2 LawrencElville ...... 112 41 45 1 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Augusta Statiou...... 7 2 3 applied? Augusta Circuit...... 128 71 1 Lewisburg...... 207 78 9 5 $93 80. Clinton Mission...... 275 40 11 2 Applied to necessitous cases. 886 317 77 4 a Ques. 19. What has been contributed for the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Batesville District. Societies? Batesville station...... , 27/ For Missions, $2442 20 Batesville Circuit...... 322671 111 Grand Glaze...... 286 65 For Sunday-schools, 52 00 84 Wachita Conference, 1858. Ques. 20. Where and when shall the BATESVILLE DISTRICT. next session of the Conference be held? At Searcy, Ark. John S. Me Carver, P. E. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Batesville Station, John H. Rice. tioned this year? Batesville Circuit, Richard H. Dodson, Wm. H. Gilliam, Sup'y. HELENA DISTRICT. Grand Glaze Circuit, James M. Rogers. Big Creek Mission, to be supplied. John J. Roberts, P. E. Lebanon Mission, James C. Beckham. Helena Station, Benoni Harris. Richwoods Mission, to be supplied. Helena Circuit and African Mission, George Salem Mission, Hugh A. Barnett. A. Dannelly. . Strawberry Circuit, Cornelius N. McGui1·e. Mount Vernon Circuit, Franlclin W. Tlwcker. Soulesbury Institute, to be supplied. Walnut Bend Circuit, Leonidas Dobson. American Bible Society, John M. Steel, Agent. Marion Circuit, to be supplied. Oceola Circuit and AfrIcan Mission, John CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Rhyne, one to be supplied. Laconia and African Mission, to be supplied. Lewis P. Lively, P. E. Clarksville Circuit, George Emmert. JACKSONPORT DISTRICT. Waldron Circuit, Benjamin F. Benefield. John (Jowle, P. E. Fort Smith Station, Absalom H. Kenneday. Van Buren Station, James L. Denton. Jacksonport Station, James Mackey. Ozark Circuit, Jesse Griffin. Jacksonport Circuit, William H. Wood. Roseville Mission, James M. Burkhart. Powhatan Circuit, William R. Foster. Dover Circuit, Burwell Lee. Pocahontas Circuit, John A. Roach. Dardanelle Circuit, Richard w: Hammett. Gainesville Circuit, Jesse Glasgow. Blufton Mission, James D. Adney. Greensboro Circuit, David P. Armstrong. Wallace Institute, Peter A. Moses, Principal Bolivar Circuit and African Mission, Edward T. Jones. FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. Black River Mission, to be supplied. Thomas Stanford, P. E. SEARCY DISTRICT. Fayetteville Station, George A. Shaeffer. Stephen Carlisle, P. E. Fayetteville Circuit, Josiah A. Williams. Boonsboro' Circuit, David H. Caritlurs. Searcy Circuit, William T. N oe. Bentonville Circuit, Jordan Banks. LawreneevilIe, Henry H. pawlcins. YeJlville Circuit, Benjamin F. Hall, one to be Augusta Circuit, Robert G. Britton. supplied. Richland Circuit, James D. Andrews. Carrollton Circuit, John F. Pearson: Lewisburg Circuit, Stephens Farrish. Newton Mission, John B. Brown. Clinton Mission, Isaac L. Hicks. White River Mission, Thomas B. Hillburn. Cadron Mission, Biby B. Canady. Maysville Circuit, Walter T. Thornberry. lVachita Conference, 1858. 8a 21.-W ACHITA CONFERENCE. HELD AT ARKADELPHIA, ARK., November 3- , 1858. BISHOP EARLY, President; JESSE S. McALISTER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Cunningham, Olin West, Wade Griffin. trial? 11. ANSWER. Julius A. Stanley, Robert C. Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Atchley. 2. elected and ordained elders? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Littleton H. Johnson, David W. Epps, Enoch L. Gaddie, Simeon R. Walker. 4. Gideon W. Warring, Wm. A. Chamb~r lain, George W. Livingston, Columbus O. Ques. 10. What local preachers are Steele, Calvin l\L Gentry, Thomas A. Gra elected and ordained elders? ham, John Dickson, Francis M. Rhodes, Charles H. Smith, Buckner Abernathy, Archelaus Turrentine, Josiah R. Greer, an Thomas Q. C. House, Benjamin 1. Harde elder. 10. man, Joseph S. Kemp. 5. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 11. Who have located this year? connection? Littleberry Southerland, Charles P. Tur John W. Mann, Benjamin Kellogg, rentine, E. A. Stevenson, John J. Crouch, Thomas B. Atterberry, Franklin F. Bond, Peter Haskew, Joseph Turrentine, Richard James M. Goodwin, Malcom Turner, Robt. F. Withers. 7. L. Jones, Elijah Smoot, a deacon. 8. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Alexander Avery, John C. L. Aiken, None. James 1\1. Stevenson, Russel M. Morgan. 4. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? from other Conferences? John Harris, Jacob Whitesides, Thomas William C. Haislip, Simeon R. Walker, Hunt. 3. Elam A. Stevenson, James E. Cobb, Wm. R. Davis, Cyrus P. Swinney. 6. Ques. 14. What preachers have died durin~ the past year? Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one Ed.~:n W. Ware. 1. year? Marshall H. Wells, Joshua J. Ken EDWIN W. WARE was born 1829; professed nedy. 2. religion 1842; was received into the Travel ling Connection at the Conference held at El Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are dorado, November, 1855; was received in elected and ordained deacons? full connection and ordained deacon at the Conference held at Little Rock, November, John W. Mann, Benjamin Kellogg, 1857, and appointed to the Bayou Metre Cir Thomas B. Atterberry, Robert IJ. Jones, cuit, to which work he went in due time, and Franklin F. Bond, James M. Goodwin, labored faithfully, until his second Quarterly Malcom Turner. 7. Meeting, on the way to which he was stricken with the disease which finally terminated his Ques. 8. What local preachers are toils and travels, and he was welcomed into elected and ordained deacons? the joy of his Lord. Howell L. Taylor, 1V m. E. McAdoo, Benjamin Bland, Jesse Skinner, Constan Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame tine C. Gillespie, John D. Coleman, Wm. less in their life and official administration? T. Sinclair, Abraham Lockett, Jefferson Their names were called over, one by 86 Wachita Conference, 1858. one, and their characters examined and RecapituZation. passed; except William B. Baxter, who White White Col'd Col'd L",,' was expelled. Mem's. Prob·•. Mem' •• Prub·•. }'r'8. ------Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Little Rock District ...... 130S 251 343 41 29 Washingtoll " 1543 988 349 147 39 ers and members in the several circuits, Camden " ...... 1613 582 386 212 31 stations, and missions of the Oonference ? Pine Blnff " ou ••• 1637 412 512 125 34 Monticello " 954 244 207 78 26 Total tllis year...... 7055 2477 1797 603 159 Little Roclc District. Total last year...... 7247 2004 1835 618 144 White White Co!'d Col'd Loc1 r n crease ...... 473 15 Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Frob's. Pr's. Dycrease...... 192 38 15 Little Rock Station ...... 112 21 204 11 1 Bayou Metre...... 126 25 26 8 4 Benton ...... 296 27 21 1 Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary 1I1ill Creek ...... 93 36 14 22 Rockport ...... 129 48 11 4 for the superannuated preachers, and the Saline Mission ...... 190 18 1 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Perryville Mission ...... 96 36 12 4 Brownsville ...... 266 40 55 8 make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance in 1308 251 343 41 29 their respective districts, circuits, and sta tions? Washington District. $6591. Washington Station ...... 69 14 83 6 2 Hempstead ...... 203 143 140 40 2 Ques. 18. What has been collected on Centre Point ...... 398 47 59 5 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been "rurfrcesbol'o' ...... 217 71 2 5 ~rkadeJ phia ...... 190 300 35 101 7 applied? :addo Mission ...... 144 86 10 4- !llount Ida Mission ...... 48 98 3 Oollected, $731 00 Dallas ...... 140 115 4 6 Paraclifta...... 134 114 16 5 A ppropriated as follows: To John Harris, 1543 988 349 147 39 $82 00 To Jacob Whitesides, 40 00 Oamden District. To James E. Cobb, 81 00 To Thomas Hunt, 36 00 Camden Station...... 147 581 ...... Camden African Mission ...... 78 25 To Alexander Avery, 70 OC Wachita ...... 295 109 89 68 2 To J. 1\1. Stevenson, 88 00 Eldorado ...... 250 83 44 50 2 Lapea!...... 162 421 82 8 5 To Marcus C. Manley, 32 00 1I1agnolia ...... 229 91 29 6 9 To 1\'1 rs. Owen and children. Falcon ...... 398 130 24 4 4 78 00 Louisville ...... 75 50 8 46 2 To Mrs. Mayson's children, 20 00 !ted River Mission...... "'1 57 19 1 32 5 2 ------To Bishops' claim, 200 00 1613 582 386 212 31 For Books for Conference, 4 00 Pine Bluff District. $731 00 Pine Bluff Station ...... 120 15 25 1 Jefferson Circuit and Af. Ques. 19. What has been (:ontributed for Mission ...... 50 20 80 1 the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Richland...... 3 34 4 ...... Plumb Bayou ...... 55 9 18 4 Societies? Old River ...... For Missions, $5000 00 Swan Lake...... 112 ...... Lehi ...... 385 114 24 10 For Sunday-school and Tract Societies, no Princeton ...... 581 207 179 86 9 Hampton ...... 199 18 51 15 4 report. Warren ...... 244 29 39 20 5 ------Ques. 20. Where and when shall the 1637 412 512 125 34 next session of the Conference be held? At Monticello, Ark. Monticello District. \'Ionticello Circuit ...... 347 69 49 10 10 Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta ..acy ...... 210 20 25 8 tioned this year? ::Iamburg ...... 187 10 90 8 1 N"apoleon ...... 9 11 2 10 Bellville ...... 55 24 15 Z1 2 LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT. Auburn ...... Lake Village...... 20 60 16 21 Maycon's Hills...... Jerome B. Annis, P. E. DeWitt ..... ,...... 126 50 10 2 5 Little Rock Station and African Mission, --954 --244 --207 --78 -26 Duncan L. G. McKenzie. Indian Mission Conference, 1858. 87 Bayou Metre, Robert L. Jones. Red River, John W. Mann, James M. SteveTlt< Benton, Elijah Crowson. son, Sup'y. Saline Mission, William J. Scott. Sulphur Springs Mission, to be supplied. Mill Creek, to be supplied. Rockport, LUtleton H. Johnson. PINE BLUFF DISTRICT. Perryville, Thomas B. Atterberry. Brownsville, Fountain Brown. Augustus R. Winfield, P. E. Des Arc Station, John F. Carr. Pine Bluff Station, James M. Goodwin. J efferson, Franklin F. Bond. Jefferson African Mission, to be supplied. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. Richland, Archelaus Turrentine. John M. Bradley, P. E. Plum Bayou, WilUam J. McFarland. Old River, RusselM. Morgan, Sup'y. Washington Station, William O. Haislip. Swan Lake Mission, Calvin M. Gentry. Hempstead, William T. Anderson. Lehi, A. L. P. Green, Robert C. Atchley. Columbus African Mission, James E. Cobb. Tulip Circuit and African Mission, A. B. Centre Point, James E. Caldwell, Alexander Winfield, Julius A. Stanley. Avery, Sup'y. Princeton Circuit and African Mission, HarZ Murfreesboro' Mission, Hezekiah w: Balch. ston R. Withers, Columbus O. Steele. Arkadelphia, Marcus C. Manley. Warren, Lewis S. Marshall. Clark, Jos/:ah R. Greer. Hampton Circuit and African Mission, Simeon Caddo, Elijah Smoot. R. Walker. Mt. Ida Mission, Joshua Kennedy. Moro Mission, Robert M. Kirby. Dallas Mission, Enoch L. Gaddie. Tulip Female Institute, Benjamin Watson, Paraclifta, Malcom Turner. President and Agent, Jesse S. McAlister, Richmond Mission, Gideon W. Warring. Professor of Languages. American Bible Society, Andrew Hunter, Agent. CAMDEN DISTRICT. MONTICELLO DISTRICT. William Moores, P. E. John H. Blakely, P. E. Camden Station and African Mission, Wm. Monticello, Samuel Morris. P. Ratclfffe, David w: Epps. Lacy, John Dickson. Wachita, William Winbourn, George W. Liv~ Hamburg, B. C. Weir, one to be supplied. ingston. Napoleon Station, to be supplied. Eldorado, Thomas A. Graham, John C. L. Red Fork, to be supplied. Aiken, Sup'y., William Chamberlane. Auburn, Marshall H. Wells. Lapeal, John Pryor. Lake Village, Francis M. Rhodes. Magnolia, Benjamin J. Kellogg. Columbia, Burton Williams. Falcon, Cyrus P. Swinney. Maycon's Hills. William R. Davis. Lewisville, to be supplied. Dewitt, James P. Hulse. 22.-INDIAN MISSION CONFERENCE. HELD AT SCURRYVILLE, CHOCTAW NATION, October 7- ,1858. BISHOP EARLY President; WILSON L. McALISTER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full trial? connection? ANSWER. Charles Delana, Elisha G. Francis M. Paine, John B. Forester. 2. Smith. 2. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Sta.nding~Man. 1. Jackson Burgess. 1. 88 Indian Mission Conference, 1858. Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer Creek District. from other Conferences? Indian Indian White Co!'d Lac'! None. ------Mem·s. --Prob'.. Mem·.. ---Yem·.. Pr·•• Creek Agency ...... 247 44 --5 26 3 Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one North Fork ...... 135 25 4 8 4 year? I,ittle River ...... 169 13 13 6 Big Bend ...... 81 8 2 4 4 Harvey Bacon, Isaac S. Newman, James Asbury M. L. School ...... 3 9 1 McHenry, William Jones, Simon P. Wil- 52 16 lis. 5. . 635 90 20 Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are elected and ordained deacons? (J7wctaw District. James McHenry, John B. Forester. 2. DoaksviIJe and Moun- tain Fork ...... 258 36 2 32 6 Ques. 8. 'What local preachers are Kiamichee ...... 284 25 2 8 'I' Perryville ...... 110 1 elected and ordained deacons? Chickasaw ...... 56 1 4 1 Elisha G. Smit.h, Henry Burgess, Stand Chickasaw Academy...... 32 11 24 1 Bloomfield Academy...... 30 3 5 30 ing-Man, John Falling-down, Augustus Colbert Institute ...... 16 5 3 2 ------Cresar, Joshua Soule, J oh11 Hughs, Elijah 786 69 24 100 15 Butler, Allen Ratley, Willis F. Foisom (all Indians.) 10. Fort Coffee D-istrict. Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are I\Ioshulatnbbee ...... 131 30 2 3 elected and ordained elders? Fort Coffee and New Isaac Sanders, Isaac S. N ewman, Wyatt Hope ...... Coffelt. 2. Sanbois...... 88 12 3 1 219 42 Ques. 10. What local preachers are elected and ordained elders? None. Recapitulation. Cherokee District...... 1319 3,6 44 94 20 Ques. 11. Who have located this year? Creek" 635 90 20 52 16 Isaac Chuckmubbee, William A. Cobb, Choctaw" 786 69 24 100 15 Benjamin T. Crouch. 3. Fort Coffee " 219 42 5 4 Total this yeltr...... 2959 577 88 251 55 Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? Total last yelp·...... 8101 467 102 276 6-1 None. Increase...... 110 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Decrease ...... 142 14 25 9 None. Ques. 14. What preachers have died Ques. 17. 'What amounts are necessary during the past year? for the superannuated preachers, and the None. widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the deficiencies of those who have Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame not obtained their regular allowance in less in their life and official administration? their respective districts, circuits, and sta Their names were called over, one by tions? one, and their characters examined and No report, as this is a Mission Confer passed. ence. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach ers and members in the several circuits, Ques. 18. What has been collected on stations, and missions of the Conference? the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? Cherokee District. N p report, as this is a Mission Confer Indian Indian 'White Col'd Loc'l ence. Mem·s. Prob's. Mem'.. Mem's. Pr's. ------Tahlequah and Riley's Ques. 19. What has been contributed for Chapel ...... 45 6 8 54 Delaware and Seneca..... 335 41 9 6 3 the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract Flint ...... 218 29 11 4 Societies? Salasaw...... 368 52 4 15 1 Webher's Falls...... 113 72 6 8 3 For Missions, $821 60 Grand Saline ...... 240 176 6 11 9 For Sunday-school and Tract Societies, no 1319 376 4-1 94 20 report. Pacific Oonference, 1858. 89 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Asbury Manual Labor School, Thomas B. next session of the Conference be held? Ruble, Superintendent. At Creek Agency, C. N. Seneca. and Wyandotte Mission, to be sup plied. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta Coody'S School, James Essex. tioned this year? CHOCTAW DISTRICT. CHEROKEE DISTRICT. W. L. Mc.4.lister, P. E. John Harrell, P. E. Doaksville and Mountain Fork, Isaac S. New- man, one to be supplied. Tahlequah and Riley's Chapel, to be sup Kiamichee, one to be supplied, SimonP. Willis. plied. Brushy Circuit, to be supplied. Grand Saline, Thos. Bertholf, Isaac Sanders. Chickasaw, Harvey Bacon, John B. Forester. Beaty's Prairie, Pleasant Bassham, Elisha G. Chickasaw Academy, John G. Robinson, Su- Smith. perintendent, William Jones. Flint, Young Ewing, Dick Hider. Bloomfield Academy, John H. Garr, Superin Salasaw, Walter A. Duncan. tendent. Webber's Falls, Charles Delana, Walker Gary. Colbert Institute, to be supplied. CREEK DISTRICT. FORT COFFEE DISTRICT. David B. Gumming, P. E. Francis M. Paine, P. E. Fort Coffee and New Hope Academies, F. M. Creek Agency, Galvin M. Slover, James Mc Paine, Superintendent. Henry. Moshulatubbee and San bois, William Wilson, North Fork, Wyatt Goffelt. John Page. Little River, Samuel Chekote, Jackson Bur gess. Thomas w: Mitchell, transferred to St. Lvuis Big Bend, Standing-Man, Wm. McIntosh. Conference. 23.-PACIFIC CONFERENCE. HELD AT STOCKTON, CAL., October 13-20, 1858. W. R. GOBER, President j J. F. BLYTHE, Secretar!J. QUESTION 1. Who are admitted on Ques. 5. Who are received by transfer trial? from other Conferences? ANSWER. Martin Gier, Joseph Emery, None. B. C. Howard, C. C. Snell, Peter Strick Ques. 6. Who are the deacons of one land, J. M. Ward, David 1\'I. Rice, W. M. year? Culp, Thomas Brown, T. O. Ellis. 10. J. S. L. Wood, H. C. Settle, J. G. Shel Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? ton. 3. Isaiah L. Hopkins, Drury R. Bonds, Samuel Brown, Martin F. Jones, Jacob Ques. 7. What travelling preachers are GrueIle, I. Taylor. 6. elected and ordained deacons? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con- H. N. Compton, James Kelsay. 2. nection? [Elected, but not ordained, there being no James Kelsay, H. N. Compton. 2. bishop present.] Ques. 4. Who are readmitted? Ques. 8. What local preachers are C. H. E. Newton, S. W. Davies, M. W. elected and ordained deacons? Glover. 3. None. 90 Pacific Conference, 1858. Ques. 9. What travelling preachers are Stockton District, (continued.) elected and ordained elders? White White Col'd Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Pr's. J. C. Stewart, R. C. Martin. 2. [Elected, ------but not ordained.] San Andreas ...... 15 38 Sonora Circuit...... 100 79 1 2 Ques. 10. What local preachers are Merced ...... 22 17 1 1 IHnriposa...... 32 4 1 elected and ordained elders? Cathey's Valley...... 21 28 1 None. Visalia...... 19 30 Ques. 11. Who have located' this year? 493 321 4 11 None. Recapitulation. Ques. 12. Who are supernumerary? San Francisco District...... 638 631 6 13 None. Sacramento ...... 326 258 14 Ques. 13. Who are superannuated? Stockton "...... 493 321 4 11 None. Total this year ...... 1457 1210 9 38 Total last year ...... 1054 610 ...... 30 Ques. 14. What preachers have died Increase...... 403 600 9 8 during the past year? John L. Sanders.* 1. Ques. 17. What amounts are necessary Ques. 15. Are all the preachers blame for the superannuated preachers, and the less in their life and official administra widows and orphans of preachers, and to tion? make up the deficiencies of those who have Their names were called over, one by not obtained their regular allowance in one, and their characters examined and their respective districts, circuits, and sta passed. tions? $500. Ques. 16. What is the number of preach Ques. 18. What has been collected on ers and members in the several circuits, the foregoing accounts, and how has it been stations, and missions of the Conference? applied? San Francisco District. Collected, $211 40. Applied to Sister Sanders. White White Col'd Loc'l Mem·s. Prob·.. Mem·s. Pr'S. ------Ques. 19. What has been contributed fo~ San Francisco...... 22 2 the Missionary, Sunday-school, and Tract San Jose ...... 67 58 Santa Cl:l.ra ...... 95 164 1 Societies? Gilroy ...... 69 75 1 Snn Ramon ...... ~5 7 1 1 For Missions, $503 75 Los Angeles ...... 40 10 For Sunda.y-schools, 399 30 Healdsburg ...... 20 53 Russian River ...... 26 8 For Tracts, -- -- Bodego ...... 163 113 3 3 Sonoma and Napa ...... 45 53 4 Ques. 20. Where and when shall the Suisun...... 76 90 1 1 next session of the Conference be held? 638 631 5 13 At San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 12, 1859. Sacramento District. Ques. 21. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? Sacramento Station...... 41 2 1 Sacramento Circuit...... 20 31 1 Bear River...... 30 49 2 yolo...... 75 32 2 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. Colusi...... 60 65 2 Tehama...... 17 36 1 O. Fisher, P. E. Grass Valley...... 20 13 1 Georgetown ...... 14 16 San Francisco Station, O. P. Fitzgerald, and Iowa City...... 40 11 2 Editor of the Pacific Methodist. Placerville "...... 9 13 2 Red-Wood City Circuit, Joseph Emery. 326 258 ...... 14 San Jose and Santa Clara, J. O. Simmons, a C. Settle. Stockton District. Santa Clara Circuit, J. Gruelle. Gilroy Circuit, H. N. Compton. Stockton Station ...... , 36, Stockton Circuit...... 150 40 ...... 3 Oakland Circuit, to be supplied. lIIoquolumne Valley...... 44 409' ...... ' 32 San Ramon Circuit, W. M. Culp. Volcano and Dry Town ...... 54 36 ...... Napa Circuit, J. T. Oox. Petaluma Station, B. R. Jo7tnson. • No memoir of J. L. Sanders has been furnished. Bodego Circuit, M. W. Glot'er . Pacific Conference, 1858. 91 Healdsburg Circuit, L. C. Adams. Chico Cimuit, F. G. Gray. Russian River Circuit, Thomas Brown. Tehama Circuit, G. Gridley. Humboldt Circuit, :Martin Gier. Red Bluff Circuit, to be supplied. Independence, Oregon, to be supplied. Yolo Circuit, B. C. Howard. Clear Lake Circuit, to be supplied. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT. W. R. Gober, P. E. STOOKTON DISTRICT. Sacramento Station, M. Evans. J. F. Blythe, P. E. Sacramento River Circuit, D. M. Rice. Stockton Station, R. W. Bigham. Cosumnes and Dry Creek Circuit, R. A. Lati- Stockton Oircuit, to be supplied. 1ner, J. M. Ward. Calaveras Circuit, J. 0. Pendergrast. El Dorado Circuit, J. W. Stahl. :Moquolumne Valley Circuit, Samuel Brown Georgetown Circuit, J. L. Hopkins. Dry Town and Volcano Circuit, :M. F. Jones, Iowa City Circuit, R. C. Martin. P. Strickland. Bear River Circuit, to be supplied. San Andreas Oircuit, 1. Taylor. Barker and Putah Circuit, J. G. Shelton. Sonora Circuit, J. G. Johnson. Suisun Circuit, A. M. Bailey. LaGrange and :Mercede Circuit, S. JY: Da Carson Valley Circuit, to be supplied. vies. Tract Society, J. C. Steward, Agent, and Cathey'S Valley Circuit, J. S. L. Wood. member of Sacramento Station Quarterly Mariposa Station, T. 0. Barton. Conference. MARYSVILLE DISTRICT. LOS ANGELES DISTRICT. M. GZampit, P. E. T. O. Ellis, P. E. Marysville Station, to be supplied. Los Angeles and EI Monte Circuit, T. O. Ellis, Penn Valley Circuit, D. R. Bonds. "DC to be supplied. Dutch Flat Circuit, C. H. E. Newton. Sar. Bernardino Circuit, J. A. Burns. Yuba City Circuit, B. H. Russell. Keyesvillc Oircuit, C. C. Snell. volusi Circuit, James Kelsay. Vi~alia Circuit, E. B. Lockl.ey. GENERAL RECAPITULATION. Trav. Sup'd Local White White Colored Col'd Indian Indian Total M'rs In· De· CONl!'ERENCES. Pr's. Pr·s. Pr·•• Members. Prob's. Members. Prob's. Mem· •. Prob's. and Mb·s. crease. cr'se. ------I. Kentucky ...... 81 8 206 15,889 1848 4592 604 "...... 23,228 294 ...... 2. Louisville ...... 86 11 215 20,001 2067 3745 415 ...... 26,540 135.1 ...... 3. Missouri ...... 84 6 152 15,295 2274 1568 347 ...... 19,725 1551 ...... 4. St. Louis ...... 103 10 209 19,696 2378 1529 140 ...... 24,065 3256 5. Kansas Mission ..... 24 1 11 510 80 18 ...... 138 ...... 782 17 ...... 6. Tennessee ...... 190 10 371 31,111 6228 6868 926 ...... 45,704 3177 ...... 7. Holston ...... 110 '13 402 38,202 6775 3810 632 200 ...... 50,144 2331 S. Memphis ...... 152 5 392 28,069 4084 7102 858 ...... 40,662 244 ...... 9. MisRissippi ...... 124 7 207 14,276 3881 12,013 3642 ...... , 34,150 2109 ...... 10. Louisiana ...... 74 3 112 6632 1736 4091 970 ...... 13,618 ...... 1098 11. Virginia...... 174 4 198 34,185 3901 6422 589 ...... 45,473 4743 ...... 12. Western Virginia.. 57 3 75 8096 2241 225 70 ...... 10,767 1822 ...... 13. North Carolina ..... 117 7 192 27,805 3630 11,766 1429 ...... 44,946 ...... 1 317 14. South Carolina ..... 150 9 207 32,108 4987 39,720 7020 ...... ~ .. 84,201 2891 .. .~ .. 15. Georgia ...... 197 26 579 44,513 9a50 20,174 4992 ...... 79,831 6424 16. Alabama ...... 202 17 536 36,418 9222 18,672 5414 ...... 70,481 5958 ...... 17. Florida ...... 77 5 124 7891 1694 6489 1289 ...... 17,569 1193 ...... 18. Texas ...... 130 7 193 10,043 3947 2547 1116 ...... 17.983 3171 ...... I 19. East Texas ...... 80 7 192 10,596 3570 1659 739 ...... 16,843 2049 ...... 20. Arkansas ...... 53 2 159 9656 2522 865 309 ...... 13,566 1025 ...... 21. Wachita ...... 66 3 159 7055 2*77 1797 603 ...... 12,1110 241 ...... 22. Indian Mission ..... 34 ...... 55 88 ...... 251 ...... 2959 577 3964 ...... 81 23. Pacific ...... 49 ...... 38 1457 1210 9 ...... 2763 1034 ...... , ------if Total in 1858...... 2414 163 498-1 419,592 80,102 155,932 32,104 3297 577 699,165 44,884 1-196 T.,"Ii. 1857. .•...... ~ -=::.. om "',"" "'231 us,'" "'" "., ~ ~ :II Increase...... U7 77 15,162 17,871 7407 2710 110 43,388 Net increase. Decrease...... 4 92 [The transferred preachers are reckoned with those of the Conferences to which they now belong. The six Bishops nre not counted. Their addition would make the number of travelling preachers, including thoso on tlIe superannuated Jist, 2583. The preachers who 10cated'(77) are not counted; on the other hand, the preachers who were admitted on trial, (22-1,) and those who were readmitted, (58,) are counted among the travelling preachers, though many of them are also reckoned with the local preachers. The members in several charges in the Kentucky Conference, as well as those iu China, are not counted, not being officially reported-these would make the total number of ministers and members about 700,000, and the increase about 4-1,000. The apparent decrease in tbe North Carolina Col (erence is accounted for on page 53. We have taken great pains to approximate correctness.] MEMOIRS OF GREEN M. ROGERS AND JAMES PATTERSON. [THE following memoirs were received after and almost heIrless family, as long as abln the Minutes were stereotyped.] physically to do so, he went on. By disease, he lost every servant he had, except a very GREEN M. ROGERS was born in Chatham small child; and twice, when he returned county, North Carolina, September, 1802. It home from his District, the last appointment is presumed that he removed with his parents he ever had, he was greeted with the afflictive to Tennessee, where, in 1826, he professed intelligence of the death of two fine little religion, at home, in the woods, and soon boys, one of them about ten years old, the in after was baptized at Dye's Camp-ground, in dustrious and careful, indeed manly, support Carroll county. In 1828, at the Tennessee of an afflicted mother, when his father was Conference, he was received on trial, and ap obliged to be absent. Under all these afflic pointed junior preacher, with J. McFerrin, to tions, followed by the loss of health, brother Franklin Circuit, in Huntsville District; 1829, Rogers murmured not. When he could do Limestone; 1830, he was received into full so, he was at the house of God and at tho connection, ordained deacon, and appointed camp-meeting. Often he was deeply affected, to the Conesauga Mission, with Young Wolfe, and when, in the latter part of life, he could E. Graves being interpreter, under Francis A. not talk, or indeed, from an impaired memory, Owen, the superintendent of the Cherokee recollect other things, speak to him of Jesus, Missions; in 1831, to the Cherokee Agency, heaven, and glory, he would begin imme Dixon C. McLeod being superintendent; 1832, diately to weep and praise God. Death came ordained elder, and appointed to Hatchy Cir at a moment when sister Rogers and one of cnit, in Forked Deer DIstrict; but in 1833 he his daughters were ill. On Sunday before loc~ted. During that year, after his location, this sad event, he was carried to the Church he was married to Miss Maria Fisher. He rather better than usual. 1.'he minister who reentered the Conference in 1836, and was preached took as his text, "'fhere remaineth transferred to the Mississippi Conference, and therefore a rest to the people of God." After appointed to Raymond; 1837, presiding elder service, when about to be carried to the of Monticello District; 1838, Brandon Dis vehicle in which he was to return home, as trict; 1839,1840, 1841, and 1842, Sharon Dis he was raised from his seat, he made"an effort trict; 1843, Agent for Centenary College; to speak, and exclaimed, "Rest 1 rest I" 1844, Holmes Circuit. Beingone of the dele These, it is believed, were the last words he gates to the General Conference in 1844, at distinctly uttered. On the Wednesday night New York, he united with the Southern dele following, after being put to bed, he fell gates in resisting the action of the majority asleep, and during the night became not only on the question which then agitated the worse, but wholly unconscious, and died the Church, and in 1845 was one of the delegates next day, Dec. 11, 1858. Brother Rogers was to the Convention for the organization of the known almost all over Mississippi, and was Methodist Episcopal Church, South. For that greatly beloved by his many friends. He ba~ year he was stationed again on Holmes Cir left the wife of his youth, long a child of afflic cuit; 1846, 1847, Vicksburg District; 1848, tion, and a large and almost helpless family, 1849, Yazoo District; 1850, Cole's Creek Cir to mourn his loss. The Masonic Lodge to cuit; 1851, Middleton; 1852, 1853, and 1854, which he belonged not only united in his Paulding District. While on this District, he burial, but generously proffered to meet all had a paralytic stroke, from the effects of the expenses attendant upon it, including a me which he never entirely recovered, although tallic case. After a funeral-sermon preached he frequently travell\!d about; yet he could at the church, his remains were followed to not articulate so as to preaeh, or even hold the grave by a very large and deeply affected family-prayer. At the Conference of 1855 company. he was superannuated, and so continued to the time of his death. He was reduced from JA"MES PATTERSON was a native of South a comparatively easy condition to one of great Carolina. He was born in 1773. In his dependence j but though surrounded by a large fourteenth year he professed to find the pearl (93) 94 Memoir of James Patterson. of great price, and immediately connected discharge of their duties as administrators of himself with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Discipline. Brother Putterson was very sound His walk was exemplary, and he enjoyed the and clear in his views of the doctrines of confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Methodism: these he defended, when occa In 1795, ho was admitted on trial in the South sion required, with great success. He was a Carolina Conference, and appointed to the very good preacher. His views were always Little Pee Dee Circuit. Iu 1796, he was in clear and comprehensive, entering deeply into Washington; 1797, Anson and Little Pee the sentiment and feeling of the inspired Dee; 179H, Burke; 1799, Greenville, in the writers: hence, he always was prepared to Virginia Conference; 1800, Pamlico; 1801 bring out of this Divine treasury "things and 1802, Franklin Circuit; 1803, Salisbury; new and old." lIis preaching was deeply ex 1804, he was located, and remained so until perimental, as well as practical. lIe had him 1816, when he was readmitted; 1816, he was self experienced the deep things of God, and )n Bedford Circuit, Virginia Conference; 1817, was prepared to present these to his hearers presiding elder on the Norfolk District; 1818, with great powcr. Pure, holy, and diligently 1819, 1820, and 1821, prE:siding elder on the obedient himself, he could always urge these Yadkin District; 1822, Franklin Circuit; matters upon the consideration of tho~e who 1823, located; 1824, again readmitted, and heard him with convincing energy. ·Wherever placed on the superannuated list, in which he labored, whether as an itinerant or local relation he continued until death. He was minister, his ministrations were always salu several times a delegate to the General Con tary. Many seals were given him as the re ference, and was recognized in this relation ward of his toils. He was unassuming in as a man of sound judgment and great pru his deportment, always acting as though he dence. He never was a debater, either at "esteemed others better than himself;" yet General or Annual Conferences, but was al he never declined any distinction that was ways regarded as one of the most efficient awarded him. He was truly and deeply mem bers. In the struggle occasioned by the pious. He enjoyed, in a very great degree, O'Kellyan schism, he had much to do to re free and full communion with God, and gave store peace and order in the Methodist Epis strong evidences of this in all his intercourse copal Church, where the influence of that with the Church and society generally. As a schism was principally feIt. lIe was ever a husband, he was affectionate, provident, and firm supporter of the peculiarities of Method pure. As a father, he was tender, kind, and ism. His views of her economy were com attentive to the interests of his children, striv prehensive and sound, and always readily ing to " bring them up in the nurture and ad communicated to the membership and minis monition of the Lord." As a master, he was try when occasion required. Our acquaint indulgent and faithful, being governed, as far ance with Brother Patterson commenced in as possible, by the instructions of the apostle. 1818, when he presided over the Yadkin Dis He was in the ministry sixty-five years, dur trict. Since then, until ,his death, our asso ing which time he labored much, and with ciation has been of the most intimate charac great success. He continued to preach until ter. He was one of the best presiding elders within a few days of his death. He died in we have ever known. He was truly a father peace, July 1, 1858, being eighty-five years to the preachers in his charge, and especially of aj:!;e. Dr. William Carter, of the North so to the junior class. His intercourse with Carolina Conference, preached his funcral them was free and instructive, and he evinced sermon to an attentive, sorrowing congrega a disposition to do all he could to aid them in tion. their studies, and give them counsel in the