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011' THE
ANNUAL CONFERENCES
OF THB
FOR THE YEAR
1856 - 57.
~aSRbillt, Itnn.: PUBLISHED BY E. STEVENSON & F. A. OWEN, AGENTS, FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. 1857. B IS HOPS
OF THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.
JOSHUA SOULE, D.D., NASHVILLE, TENN. JAMES OSGOOD ANDREW, D. D., SUMMERFIELD, ALA. ROBERT PAINE, D. D., ABERDEEN, ¥ISS. GEORGE FOSTER PIERCE, D. D., CULVERTON, GA. JOHN EARLY, D. D., LYNCHBURG, VA. JiUBBARD HINDE KAVANAUGH, D. D., VERSAILLES, Ky. MINUTES, " .. . ,
1.-KENTUCKY CONFERENCE.
HELD AT WINCHESTER, Ky., September 17-23, 1856.
BISHOP EARLY, Presiden! j DANIEL STEVENSON, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from mitted on trial? the Connection this year? ANSWER. John S. Cone, James Randall, None. Jesse B. Locke, Hiram P. Walker, George Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from W. Smith, Jeremiah Strother. 6. the Connection this year? R. T. P. Allen, W. B. Kavanaugh, el None. ders, readmitted. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? less in life and conversation? Wm. B. Chamberlain, Seneca X. Hall, Their names were called over, one by Oliver W. Landreth, John M. Johnson, one, and their characters examined and Peter E. Kavanaugh, J os. B. Smith, David passed. Walk, Milton Mann, James Gragg, Elias Charges against James E. Nix, referred Botner. 10. to the Presiding Elder of the Shelbyville Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full District for investigation. connection? Hamilton P. Johnson, referred as above. James L. Gragg, Thos. J. Godby, Wm. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? H. Wintflr. 3. William Burke, Richard J. Dungan. 2. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? WILLIAM BURKE was a native of Virginia, David B. Cooper, Lemuel D. Parker, and and among the first-fruits of Methodism in those admitted and ordained, as above. 5. the section of the State where he was brought Ques. 5. Who have been elected and up. He was awakened and converted in the ordained elders this year? month of March, and in June of the same William T. Benton. 1. year he commenced his I¥inisterial career. Ques. 6. Who have lo~ated this year? According to his own statement, he was then Franklin W. Phillips, Allen F. Scruggs. about twenty years of age. He was sent to Kentucky as a pioneer, in 2. 1790, where he was exposed to the tomahawk Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? and scalping-knife of the bloodthirsty savage;" John Sandusky, Anselm Miner, Samuel but his love of souls induced him to face the Veach, John F. Vanpelt, George W. Ma dangers and endure the privations of a fro1l ley. 5. tiel' missionary. lIe wended his way through Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated 01' the canebrakes and pathless forests of the Worn-out preachers? wilderness-country, in search of the cabin of the emigrant, where he preached Jesus and Benjamin T. Crouch, John Tevis, Isaac the resurl·ection. At two different periods he Collard, Jonathan Stamper, Thomas Hall, commanded a company to guard Bishop As William Atherton, 1'hornas R. Malone, Or bury- to his first Conferences in this State. son Long, John James. 9. No man has contributed to the building up (655) 656 Kentucky Conference, 1856. of Methodism in this country more than the the 1st of December he was attacked by the beloved alld heroic Burke. lIe devoted the disease that terminated in his death on the strength of his manhood to this work, and 9th day of February, 1856. He died as he sacrificed one of the best canst-itu tions that had lived, a devoted servant of God. His end any man ever had. He stood up the bold and was peace. His disease was such. that he unflinching defender of Methodism, when could converse but little j but during his ill opposition, like a flood, came in from every ness, he often shouted the prai8es of God. quarter. He was a man of no ordinary ta Richard J. Dungan was a faithful minis lents. He was truly an intellectual giant. ter of Jesus Christ. His talents were not He devoted all his powers to the service of brilliant, but of the useful cast. lIe pos the Church. His ministry was greatly blessed sessed great pathos, and there was an earnest in the conversion and building up of thousands ness in his manner that won upon the affec in Christ Jesus. His deeds of daring, his un tions and hearts of his hearers His memory conq uerable zeal and perseverance, will not is embalmed in the hearts of many that. he be soon forgotten. The hoary-headed fathers was instrumental in leading to the cross. and mothers of these days speak of Burke with veneration. He came the messenger of Ques. 13. What numbers are in our God to, them, when they were surrounded with Church in the bounds of the Conference? wolves and Indians: he preached for them in their cabins, and prayed for them and their children. Many that are now grown gray, Lexington District. were converted in their ycmth under the White White Col'd Col'd Loc1 preaching of this man of God. lrIem's. Prob's. M-em's. Prob's. Pr'l. But he is now gone to his reward. He Lexington ...... 220 1 529 77 11 lived to a good old age, and saw the tens that Frankfort ...... 115 157 40 7 Versailles & Georgetown. 175 7 3;4 10 11 he had gathered into the Chv.rch multiplied Nicholasville ...... 130 35 2;0 16 2 into thousands. He died in the eighty-eighth Je~sl!-mine l;!nd Woodford. 296 5 78 2 year of his age. He was prepared for death. Winchester and Mt. Zion. 189 15 170 30 4 Vienna ...... , ...... 162 6 10 1 When his hour came, he was full of hope a'hd Pllris & North Middleton. 105 23 227 76 4 joy in the Holy Ghost j and departed in the Mount Sterlillg ...... •..... 164 4 70 20 1 Oxford ...... 130 1 101 9 full triumphs of a victorious faith, on the 6th Leesburg .••..•••...... •.. 435 59 119 33 6 day of November, 1856. ---- ~- --- 2121 156 2105 310 49 As to RICHARD J. DUNGAN'S early history, we have but little information, only that he Ha?"1'odsburg District. was an orphan boy, cast upon the charity of Harrodsburg ...... 227 3 110 2 the world when quite a child. He was appren Danville ...... 127 6 140 35 1 Perryville ...... 404 12:3 2 ticed to the tanning business; and, during Lancaster ...... 314 62 65 4 3 his apprenticeship, j.oined the Methodist E. Richmond ...... •...•.....•. 117 26 237 10 5 Church, and was happily converted to God. Madison ...... 270 16 114 4 4 Crab Orchard ..•...... 215' 13 18 2 II He lived during this youthful period a consist Somt'rset ...... 557 60 20 .20 ent and pious life. When he came to man's Salvisa ...... 331 6 111 4 3b ...... estate, he felt that it was his duty to, preach Willisburg ...... •.••..•••..... ------the gospel. After making known to his bre~ 2697 182 938 --67 41 thren his convictio,ns of duty, he was licensed to preach, and recommended to the Kentucky Shelbyville District. Conference for admission into the travelling connection, in the autumn of 1823, and was Shelbyville ....•...... 173 132 4 Shelby Circuit.••..•...••..... 226 29 139 7 3 received and appointed to the John's Creek Simpsonville _...... 175 6 36 6 2 Circ}lit. Taylorsville ..•...... 181 9 47 2 Bloomfield ...... 249 35 101 46 2 At the close of this year, he was transferred La G.ralljl;e and·Westport. 117 23 41 2 to Missouri, where he travelled two years j at Floydsburg ...... •. 276 12 81 1 2 New-Castle ...••••.•..•...•.•... 173 6 2 the end of which he returned to Kentucky. Bt'dford ...... •..... 500 61 28 4 7 He continued to travel in the Kentucky Con Lockport ...... 240 36 7 36 2 Lawrenceburg ...... 207 2:l 2 ference until 1835, when, from feeble health ------and family circumstances, he was induced to 2516 217 638 100 30 loeate. He did not, however, long remain in a'local relation-perhaps not more than one Oovington District. or two years-but. reentered the Kentucky Conference, and continued until 1845, when Covington, Scott Stl·eet..• 204 8 1 " Soule Chapel.. 79 16 he again located, and remained local until last Newport ...... 194 12 2 1 autumn. Having lost his wife, and his child Alexandria ...... 346 60 10 8 ren being in a co,ndition to provide fQr them Falmouth ...... •..•...... 400 40 5*, :I Millersburg ..•...... •..... 117 6 114 2 selves, he again entered into the itinerancy. Cynthiana ...•...... • 178 23 98 135 But his work this time was a short one. On Oa.rlisle ...... 420 81 32 3 Kentuc7cy Conference, 1856. 657
Oovington District, (continued. ) Collected, $863 77 White White Col'd Col'd Loa'l Mem's. Proh·s. Mem's~ Pro]l's. Pr's. Applied as follows: ------Carrolton ...... 150 3 31 4 1 To defi~ien t preachers, widows, Warsaw ...... ~ ..... 106 10 1 Owenton & Eagle Creek and orphans, $863 77 Miss ...... 407 2{) 4 Ques. 16. What has been contributed Crittenden ...... 3·12 24 52 1 7 Burlington ...... , .... 430 20 16 8 for the support of l\1issions, what for the ------3377 279 448 --140 -39 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school books, and what to aid the American Bible Maysville District. Society and its auxiliaries? Maysville ...... 116 8 10 For Missions, $3063 65 Wash'ton and German t'n 291 5 46 'l'racts, 1028 75 Shannon and Sardis ...... 176 6 9 2 Minerva...... 161 74 17 1 2 Sunday-school books, 435 19 Sardis ...... 248 52 3 Qrangeburg ...... 164 4 12 1 American Bible Society and LeWIS ...... 278 10 13 2 2 its auxiliaries, 128 85 Flemming~burg ...... 347 29 79 3 5 Poplar Plains ...... 577 33 27 4 Sharpsburg and Bethel ... 155 22 60 22 3 Qnes. 17. Where are the preachers sta Owingsville ...... 223 6 14 2 1 tioned this year? -----.---- 2730 249 287 33 -20 LEXINGTON DISTRICT. West Liberty District. John G. Bruce, P. E. Pikeville ...... 250 140 15 2 7 Prestonsburg...... 214 432 6 8 3 Lexington, John H. Linn. Jackson }1ission ...... 120 2 3 Frankfort, John a. Harrison. West Liberty Mission .... 158 4 Irvine ...... 359 92 20 4 6 Versailles ftnd Georgetown, Hartwell J. Perry. Letcher and Perry ...... 200 15 6 Nicholftsville, Wm. J. Snively. Highland Mission ...... 186 2 32 1 8 Jefferson and Woodford, to be supplied. ~------148; 681 75 15 -37 Winchester and Mount Zion, Hem'Y O. North- cott. Vienna, to be supplied. Barboursville District. Pftris and North Middleton, John R. Eads. Barboursville and Man- Mount Sterling, Joseph Rand. chester ...... 223 51. 49 5 7 London Mission ...... 172 76 3 19 4 Oxford, Wm. W. Ohamberlain. William_burg Mission ... 188 47 4 Lee&burg, Wrn. G. Johns, Samuel Veach, Mount Pleasant and Yel- low Creek Mission ...... 386 40 14 6 Sup'y. Moupt Vernon ...... 53 7 2 1 ------1022 221 68 24 22 HARRODSBURG DISTRICT. Jesse Bird, P. E. Recapitulation. Harrodsburg, Edward P. Buckner. Lexington District...... 2121 156 2105 310 49 Harrodsburg " 2597 182 938 57 41 Danville, Lewis G. Hicks. Shelbyville 2516 217 638 100 30 Perryville, David Walk, J. Sandusky, Sup'y. COVington " 3377 279 448 140 39 " 20 Lancaster, Thos. J. Godby. Maysville " 2730 249 287 33 Richmond, David W Axline. We~t Liberty " 1487 681 75 15 37 Barboursville 102:.l 221 68 24 22 Madison, Milton Mann, Oliver W. Landreth. " ------Tota.l this year...... 15,85Q 1985 4559' 679 2:)8 Crab Orchard, 'John L. Gragg. Last year...... 16,54'8 1331 5267 720 254 Somerset, to be supplied. SalviRa, John M. Johnson. Ine.rease ...... -698 654. 1-708\-:--:- Decl·ease ...... Maxville, Lemuel D. Parker, Anselm Miner, Sup'y. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary' for the superannuated preachers, and the SHELBYVILLE DISTRICT. widows and orphans of preachers, and to W. M'D. Abbett, P. E. makE;! up the deficiencies of those who have Shelbyville, Joltn W Cunningham. not obtained their regalar allowance on the Shelby Oireuit, John 0. 0. Thompson, J. F. circuits? Vanpelt, Sup'y. $7096 60. Simpsonville, Wm. 0. Dandy. Taylorsville, Geo. w: Merritt. Ques. 15. Whl;tt has been collected on Bloomfield, Wm. ltf. Grubbs. the foregoing accounts, and how bas it been La Grange and Westport, GeQ. W. Brush. applied? Floydsburg, Setaiah S. Deering. 658 Louisville Conference, 1~56.
Shelbyville· Disirid, (continued.) Sardis Cirouit, Franklin T. Johns. Newcastle and Bedford, Jeremiah Strother. Orangeburg, Seneca X. Hall. Lockport, Peter E. Kavanaugh. Lewis, Wm. E. Littleton. Lawrenceburg, Robert T. P. Allen. Flemmingsbllrg. Jas. C. Miner. Anderson, Wm. T. Benton. Popla.r Plains, Wm. M. Vize. Sharpsburg, Jedediah Poster. Owingsville, Leroy C. Danley. COVINGTON DISTRICT. Thos. N. Ralston, P. E. WEST LIBERTY DIS'l'RICT. COSvin~ton, John S. Bayless, Orson Long, Elkanah Johnson, P. E. upy. Pikeville, George W. Smith. Newport, Daniel Stevenson, G. W. Maley, Prestonsburg, Hiram P. Walker. Sup'y. Jackson Mission, James A. Gragg. Alexandria, William.~ B. Kavanaugh. West Liberty, James Randall. Falmouth, Caleb T. Hill. Irvine, Wm. H. Winter. Millersburg, Thos. P. C. Shellman. Letcher and Perry Mission, to be supplied. Cynthiana, Joseph B. Smith. Highland Mission, Jesse B. Lock. Carlisle, Ephraim M. Cole. Carrolton, Drummond Welburn. BARBOURSVILLE DISTRICT. Warsaw, David B. Cooper. Owenton and Eagle Mission, Thomas Ran Wm. B. Landrum, P. E. kin. Barboursville and Manchester, John S. Crittenden, Wm. E. Wilmott. Cone. Burlington, Joel W. Ridgel: London Mission, Elias Botner. Lorenzo D. Huston, Editor of Home Circle Yellow Creek Mission, to be supplied. and Sunday-school Visitor. M?u~t Pleasant ~li.ssion, to be supplied. Williamsburg MIssIOn, to he supplIed. Mount Vernon Mission, to be supplied. MAYSVILLE DISTRICT. John M. Bonnell, transferred to Alabama Robert Hiner, P. E. Conference. Maysville, Sam7tel L. Robinson. Washington and Germantown, John C. Hardy. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Shannon and Sardis. Thos. F. Vanmeter. next Conference be held? Minerva, Wm. C. Atmore. At Lexington, Ky., September 16,1857. N. B. Those whose names are printed in italics are elders.
2.-L 0 UISVILLE C ONFEREN CEo
HELD AT ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., October 1-6, 1856.
BISHOP EARLY, President j JAMES H. OWEN, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad berry P. Crenshaw, Charles F. Quellmaltz. mitted on trial? 8. ANSWER. James S. M'Daniel, James E. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Bradley, Frederick 'V. Traeger, George C. nection? Crumbaugh, Gabriel Hardison, John J. William W. Cook, James W. Taylor, Barnett, James R. Abernatby, Enoch M. Benjamin F. Wil~on, Charles Y. Bo~gess, Crow, Thomas J. Mercer. 9. Thos. G. Bosley, Bryant T. Cundiff, David D. Moore. 7. Ques. 2. 1Vho remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Thomas B. Lewis, Wm. Childers, Corne Robt. C. Alexander, Dubartis F. Demp lius D. Donaldson, Jeremiah J. Talbot, sey, David Morton, James C. Petrie, and Gideon Gooch, Wm. W. Lambuth, Little- those admitted and ordained,as above. 11. Louisville Conference, 1856. 659
Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- Hardinsburg District. dained elders this year? White White Col'd Col'd I Loc'l Artemas Brown, James E. Carnes. 2. Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's.' Pr's. ------Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Hardinsburg Circuit ...... 580 20 90 10 5 Henry C. Stevens. 1. . Big Spring " 511 52 46 3 Braudenburg ...... 176 42 42 14 4 Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera Elizabethtown and Hod- gin ville ...... ~. 440 36· 70 11 2 ries? Millerstown ...... 400 108 13 2 3 Richard R. D. Neal, E. M. Walker, A. Litchfield ...... 482 38· 21 3 3 Hawesville ...... 419 65 27 7 L. Alderson, Samuel F~ Johnson, David Hartford ...... 428 37 56 4 Morton. 5. Rough Creek Mission .... . 96 Mumfordsville ...... 224 15 2 Ques. 8. Who are' the superannuated or worn-out preachers? 3756 398 380 40 33 Richard Tydings, A. C. De Witt, Geo. W. Taylor, Joel Peake, James King, Jas. J. Ferree, Abram Long, John B. Perry, Eli Henderson District. B. Crain, William T. Downard, George R. Henderson Station ...... 130 11 40 1 Browder, Robert Y. Thomas, Jack W. Ka Hend.erson Circuit ...... 539 96 30 6 Morganfield ...... 282 24 7 3 sey. 13. Madisonville ...... 381 161 172 29 5 Rumsey ...... " ... . 258 15 15 10 4 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Calhoun ...... 125 24 6 1 2 Owensboro' Station ...... 73 3 1 the Connection this year? yelvington ...... 239 18 44 8 1 None. Providel\Ce Mission ...... 91 19 Marion ...... 352 26 1 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Connection this year? 2470 368 343 48 24 None. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Smithland District. less in life and conversation? Their names were called over, one by Smithland Station ...... 109 3 50 16 1 Smithland Circuit ...... 161 40 16 'I 3 one, and their characters examined and Salem ...... 220. 20 3 20 3 Eddyvil1e ...... 197 80 15 2 3 passed. Empire Iron Works ...... 122 32 6 8 ...... Princeton ...... 114 7 36 2 Ques. 11. Who have die~ this year? Cadiz, ...... 375 3 30 None. Lafayette ...... 210 11 40 3 2 Hopkinsville Circuit." .. . 246 38 41 6 2 Ques. 13. What numbers are III our North Christian Mission. 184 71 5 1 1 Church in the bounds of the Conference? 1938 305 241 47 17 Louisville District. White White Col'd I Col'd Loc'l ______~ ~ ~ Prob's. I'r's. RusseZville District.
:Brook Street...... 233 16 200 3 Russelville Station...... 190 20 125 20 4 Louis. German City Miss. 10 22 Logan Circuit...... 51 52 325 35 - 9 Louisville Bethel Mi~s .. . 40 Elkton Circuit ...... 231 44 300 24 4 Third Street...... lOR 1 3 Hopkinsville and Gar- Walnut Street...... 337 30 2 rettsburg ...... "...... 121 8 148 22 2 Eighth.Street ...... 186 Z1 416 125 6 Todd Circuit...... 400 .35 4 Shelby Street...... 2~ 4 3 Rochester Mission ... ".... 292 69 19 1 5 Asbury ...... 50 10 1 Franldin Circuit...... 452 68 3 East Louisville Mission .. 78 62 2 Bowling Green Circuit... 302 28 25 12 3 West Louisville Mission, 96 3 qreenville .circuit...... 417 44 80 13 Shippingsport :...... 36 46 1 Twelfth ~treet ...... 199 17 130 1 2915 265 1125 114 47 1613 237 747 125 22
Bardstown District. Glasgow District. Bardstown Station ...... 89 8 116 7 1 ScottavllleCircuit...... 914 175 32 15 9 Lebanon Circnit ...... 600 32 207 2 Mammoth Cave ...... 262 30 25 S Campbellsville ...... 476 57 17 6 4 Glasgow Circuit ...... 388 41 52 5 6 New Haven ...... 76 20 Greensburg Circuit ... " ... 385 44 69 5 3 Mount Was~ngton and Tompkinsville, ...... 598 30 72 6 Shepherdsville ...... 75 14 18 2 2 Cumberland Mission ...... 99 1 Jeffersontown ...... 180 19 8J. 3 All1any ...... 813 60 53 3 8 Middletown ...... 87 10 V.·,o,ylle ...... , ..... , ...... 367 36 21 6 Louisville Circuit...... 113 12 40 18 1 Liberty: ..: ...... 300 20 30 :; Greenwood ...... 25 2 Columbia ...... " ...... 573 16 82 :.; :West Point ...... 31lb 85 50 4 4 Bowling Green Station ... 100 2 135 1 2016 189 548 37 17 4799 454 571 29 1)4 660 Louisville Oonfe1'ence, 1856.
Recapitulation. Louisville, {TWelfth Street, Alex. M' Gown. White Whi te Col'd Col'd Loc'l " Green Street, colored, to be sup- Mem's, Prob's. Mem's. Prob'B. Pr'B. plied. Louisville------1 District ...... _ 1613 ,.---237 --747 ---125 22 Portland and Shippingsport, Thomas G. Bos Bardstown" 2016 189 5<18 37 17 ley. Hardillsburg " 3766 398 380 40 33 Henderson" 2470 868 .343 48 24, Middletown, Francis A. Morris. Smithland" 1938 305 241 47 17 Mt. Washington and Jeffersontown, Gideon Russel ville " 2915 265 1125 114 47 Gooch. Glasgow" '4799 454 571 29 54 Louisville Circuit, James R. Abernathy, R. Total this year ...... 19,1,i07 2216 3955 440 214 D. Neale, Sup'y. Tot.J.llast year ...... 19,416 1682 3756 272 198 Edward Stevenson, Book Agent. Increase this year .. , 91 534 199 168 16 Edmund W. Sehon, Missionary Secretary. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the BARDSTOWN DISTRICT. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Albert H. Redford, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who. have Bardstown and Bardstown Mission, M. N. not obtained their regular allowance on the Lasley. circuits? Lebanon and Springfield, Jeremiah J. Tal- bot. $6494 37. Bradfordsville, Isaac W. Emerson. Ques. 15. What has been collected on New Haven, Benjamin F. Wilson. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Elizabethtown and Hodginville, Schuyler L. applied? Murrell. Big Spring, Dubartis F. Dempsey. Conference collections, $470 00 West Point, Charles Y. Boggess. For necessitous cases, 195 25 Branden burg, Samuel D. Akin. Millerstown, Robert C. Alexander. $665 25 Campbellsville, James H. Bristow. Thomas J. Moore, Traet Agent. Applied to -superannuated preachers, etc. Ques. 16. What has been contributed HARDINSBURG DISTRICT. for the support of Missions, what for the publication of Tra(1ts and Sunday-school NathALniel H. Lee, P: E. books, and what to aid the American Bible Hardinsburg Circuit, Joseph D. Barnett, Jas. E. Bradley. Society and its auxiliaries? Hawesville, Joseph F. Redford. For Missions, $4008 85 Owensboro', Artemas Brown. Tracts, 831 05 Calhoun, George C. Crumbaugh. Sunday-school books, 1183 46 Hartford, Wm. Neikirk. Bible Society, 674 78 Morganfield, Hartwell T. Burge. Rllmsey, James S. M'Daniel. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Henderson, William Randolph. tioned this year? Henderson Circuit, James Morris. Madisonville, William W. Cook. Green River Mission, Gabriel Hardison. LOUISVILLE DISTRICT. Litchfield Mission, Enoch M. Crow. James H. Owen, P. E. Robert G. Gardiner, Principal of Hardins Louisville, '{ BrOOk. Street, George W. Smiley. burg Male and Female High SchoQls. " Bethel, Wm. Holman. " Jackson Street, colored, to be s~p- SMITHLAND DISTRICT. plied. " Walnut Street, Sam'l L. Adams. Z. M. Taylor, P. E. " Third Street, to be supplied. Smithland Station, Wm. Alexander. " Eighth Street, James B. Demp- Dycusburg, Thomas D. Lewis. sey. Marion, John J. Barnett. " Centre Street, colored, to be sup- Princeton, (to be supplied.) plied. Eddyville, Alli.Yon Akin. " Shelby Street, Thoma.'t Bottomly. Empire Iron Works, William Childers. " German Mission, F. W. Traeger. Cadiz, John Randolph. " Hancock and Asburv, James A. Lafayette, James C. Petrie. Henderson, (one "to be sup Hopkinsville Circuit, Babt. W. Trimble, Saml. plied.) F. Johnson, Sup'y. Missouri Conference, 1856. 661
HOPKINSVILLE DISTRICT. Liberty Mission, Absalom Davis. James S. Wools, P. E. Wayne, Bryant A. Cundiff. Hopkinsville and Garrettsburg, Joseph Albany, Cornelius D. Donaldson. Maxwell Tompkinsville, James W. Taylor. Christian Mission, Win. w: Mann. Scottsville, Jacob P. Goodson. Russelville, Silas Lee, David Morton, Sup'y. New Row, Thomas J. Mercer. Elkton, Wm. H. Morrison. Columbia, Littleberry P. Crenshaw. Login, Learner B. Davidson. Greensburg, Aaron Moore. Todd, Robert N' Cown. Munfordsville, W. W. Lambuth, A. L. Alder nowling Green, David D. Moore. son, Sup'y. Bowling Green Circuit, Joseph S. Scobee. Drummond Welburn, transferred to the Greenville, Timothy C. Frogge. Kentucky Conference. Franklin, Abraha1n Quick. Robert G. Loving, transferred to the Mis Rochester Mission, Henry C. N' QlIoum. souri Conference. James E. Carnes, Principal of Russelville Female Institute. Charles F. Quellmaltz, transferred to the Memphis Conference. GLASGOW DISTRICT. Robert Fisl., P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Glasgow, George H. Hays. next Conference be held? Mammoth Cave Mission, Wm. E. Edmunds. At Smithland, Ky., September 30, 1857.
a.-MISSOURI CONFERENCE.
HELD AT LOUISIANA, 1\10., Sept. 24-0et. 1, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, President; WILLIAM M. RUSH, Secretary.
QUESTION l. What preachers are ad George W. Rich, Henry H. Hedgepeth, mitted on trial? Lilburn Rush. 3. ANSWER. Anderson Crith field, William Ques. 6. Who have located this year? A. Tarwater, David R. Shackleford, Henry George H. Newton, Richard Minshall, H. Craig, Joseph 1\1. Breeding, Jesse Fau John W. Ellis. 3. bion, Samuel K. Fowler. 7. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera Readmitted, in elders' orders, Thomas ries? De Moss. 1. Martin L. Eads, Benjamin S. Ashby. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? 2. John \V. Cook, Levi T. 1\1' N eily, Deni Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or zen Mason, Carr W. Pritchett, Robert A. worn-out preachers? Austin, Joab Spencer, Levin 1\1. Lewis. 7. J ephtha M. Kelly, Tison Dines, J ere Ques. 2. Who are admitted into full miah F. Riggs, William Holmes, John P. connection? Keene. 5. *Benjamin F. Johnson, *John W. Mad Question 9. Who have been expelled dox, *Samuel C. Littlepage, *Jephtha Til from the Connection this year? lery, *John W. Penn, *Louis Baldwin, None. Thomas Hurst, elder. 7. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from. the Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Connection this year? John C. C. Davis, William Penn, Wm. Maximilian Sutro. 1. M. Newland, Wesley G. Miller, Hiram A. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers "blame Davis, Ambrose P. Linn, and those ad less in life and conversation? mitted and ordained, as above. 12. Their names were called over, one by Ques. 5. 'Vho have been elected and Of one, and their characters examined and dained elders this year? passed.
* Ordained deacon this year. 662 Missouri (Jonference, 1856.
Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Bible Society, in the faithful service of which William Patton. 1. he spent the remainder of his days. Brother Patton was a member of the Gen eral Conferences of 1828, 1836, and 1844; WILLIAM P AlTON died "in the faithl1 and also, of the Convention at Louisville in 1845, in great peace at Weston, Missouri, on the and of the General Conferences of 1846, 1850, 14th of March, 1856. He was born in and 1854. Montgomery county, Virginia, on the 5th As a preacher, William Patton was every "Of January, 1796, and received an early re where well received, faithful and useful. De ligious training from pious parents. At a voted and diligent, be ever kept his calling ~amp-meeting held in Giles county, Virginia, and work in view, and assiduously applied III the autumn of 1820, he was happily and himself to do all the work of a Methodist soundly converted to God. One year after preacher. Few men were ever more devoted, ward, at the session of the Tennessee Confer diligent, regular, or constant to the work of ence, held in Bedford county, November, 1821, the ministry. lie had a good mind, which, by he was received on trial in the travelling con persevering industry, became well cultivated, nection, and was appointed to New River Cir and for many years his judgment and coun cuit, lying in Virginia. In Oct., 1822, the Con sels were highly appreciated and much re ference was held at Ebenezer Meeting-house, lied on hy those who knew him best. Greene county, 'fennessee, at which he was As a Christian, he was a man of strODO' appointed to Tazewell Circuit. In November, faith and much prayer. His secret devotion~ 1823, at the Conference held in Huntsville, were earnest and frequent, his watchfulness Alabama, he was ordained deacon, and ap great; hence he lived near to God; and though pointed to Clinch Circuit. At the General often called to suffer and suffer greatly, he Conference which met in May, 1824, the Hol was calm, patient, and uncomplaining. His ston Annual Conference was organized, and sermons were prepared with great care, and held its first session at Knoxville, in N ovem delivered with that earnestness and impress bel', 1824, at which Brother Patton, being a iveness that made a deep impression, and member, was appointed to Abingdon Circuit, caused. them to be long remembered. Cheer on which he remained by reappointment for ful without levity, serious without melan two years. Subsequently he travelled the choly, his example among his younger breth Blountville Circuit one year, the Jonesbo ren and before the Church and world was rough Circuit two years, the Greene Circuit most wholesome. To his one work for more one year, and at the session of the Confer than thirty·four years he devoted his time ence for 1830, held at the Ebenezer Meeting and consecrated all his powers. He lived a house, Greene county, Tennessee, he was ap faithful life, and died a tranquil, happy dea.th. pointed to the Abingdon Station, where he remained one year, and was removed to the Ques. 13. 'What numbers are in our Ashville District, which he travelled two Church in the bounds of the Conference? years, and was ~hen removed to the Knox ville District, where he remained three years. St. Oharles District. At the Conference held in the autumn of 1836, While White Col'd Col'd Loc'1 he was appointed to the Abingdon District, Mem·s. Prob·.. Mem·.. Prob· •. Pr·•. where he travelled one year, and in 1837 was ------transferred to the Missouri Conference, and St. Charles Circuit ...... 140 32 55 'I 2 ~·arrent<)n " 228 81 20 6 1 for two years tra'Velled on the St. Charles Cir Flint lim 210 70 18 10 2 Danville " 324 73 64 3 2 cuit. At the Conference held at Fayette in 1839, Fulton " 267 100 63 20 2 he was appointed to the St. Charles District, Mexico Mission" ...... 173 18 3 S where he remainea two years, and was then Middletown l\liasion ...... 362 18 29 2 4 Auburn Circuit...... 276 24 66 4 placed in charge of the Fourth Street Church, Louisiana Station ...... 200 40 35 10 2 in St. Louis. At the Conference for 1842, he Clark1lViUe and Paynes- ville Station ...... 12Z 3 40 2 was appointed to the Fayette Circuit, and re ------appointed in 1843. At the Conferences for 2301 459 393 59 22 1844 lind 1845, he was appointed in charge of the Columbia Distriet, where he also acted as agent for Howard High Sohool. In 1846, Fayette District. he was transferred to the Indian Mission Con Payette Circuit ...... 394 28 110 15 5 ference, and spent one y-ear in charge of the Columbia and Nashville Circuit...... 220 25 82 1 1 Shawnee Manual Labor School. In 1847, he Columbia Circuit ...... 431 10 50 4 was transferred back to the Missouri Confer Glasgow Station ...... 100 16 70 15 1 440 13 30 12 6 ence, and spent three y~ar~ successively in Huntsville Circuit ...... Paris " 246 11 24 4 charge ()f the Weston DIstrICt. In 1850, he Florida 284 63 14 17 4 Bloomington"" ...._ ... 270 38 11 1 2 was removed to the St. Charles District, where 205 30 3 1 he labored during two years more. He then, Kirksville Mission ...... ------in 1852, accepted an agency for the American 2590 223 -394 65 23 Missouri Oonference, 1856. 663 Brunswick District. $8531 54. White White Co!'d cord Loc'l Mem's. Prob' •• Ques. 15. What has been collected on ----Mem's. --Prob's. Pr's. Brunswick Station ...... 110 15 -1 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Keytesville Circuit ...... 326 5 1 applied? Yellow Creek Mission .... 100 38 6 1 1 Linneus Mission ...... 311 114 4 6 2 Collected, $56.2 05 Hartford " 230 18 5 ...... 6 Milan Circuit ...... 384 6 3 Applied as follows: Trenton Mission ...... 405 3 4 Chilicothe Circuit...... 222 8 31 3 To superannuate~ preachers, $91 56 Spring Hill " 354 IB 2 1 supernumerarIes, Csrrolton " 500 37 64 12 3 98 60 widows, HH 10 3002 233 141 19 25 orphans, 47 52 deficient preachers, 163 33 Weston District. Weston Station ...... 59 1 20 1 Weston Circuit ...... 240 7 4 1 $562 05 Platte City " 80 10 39 1 Liberty and Richfield Ques. 16. What has been contributed Circuit ...... 133 32 Pla.ttsburg Circuit ...... 570 00 50 5 for the support of Missions, what for the St. Joseph Station ...... 116 11 48 18 4 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school St. Joseph Circnit...... 182 30 1 Parkville " 105 3 8 books, and what to aid the American Bible RichmQPd " 312 40 2 Millvill"G " 552 20 29 4 Society and its auxiliaries? 2349 112 270 19 18 For Missions, $3286 66 Sunday-schools, 888 10 Savannah District. Savannah Circnit...... 231 23 12 1 2 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Oregon " 180 15 10 1 Linden Mission ...... 135 35 2 tioned this year? Maysville " 165 15 Marysville " 213 11 1 3 Athens " 344 100 I 4 5 ST. CHARLES DISTRICT. Gallatin " 251 13 2 --1519 --212 ---24 ------5 15 Andrew Monroe, P. E. St. Charles, John W. Cook. . Hannibal District. Flint Hill, Wm. A. Mayhew, Wm. M. New- Hannibal Station ...... 126 1 70 1 land. Hydesburg Circuit ...... 200 30 48 10 Warrenton, A7,thur E. Sears. Palmyra Station ...... 106 5 60 5 1 Shelbyville Circuit ...... 405 150 15 5 2 Danville, William Penn. Edina " 219 75 18 1 Fulton, George Fentem. Lancaster Mission ...... 200 37 3 Alexandria " 249 40 5 4 Mexico, Horace Brown. Monticello Circuit ...... 510 100 19 3 Middletown, Levi T. M'Neily. Canton Station...... 132 10 3 14 Auburn, Robert G. Lovin,q. Lagrange" ...... 62 7 1 Louisiana, Cornelius J. Vandeventer. 21 15 Louisiana Mission, to be supplied. Paynesville and Clarksville, Ambrose P. Recapitulation. Linn. St. Charles District ...... ' 2301 459 393 59 22 Fayette " 2590 223 394 65 23 BrlUlswick 3002 233 141 19 25 FAYETTE DISTRICT. Weston " 2349 112 270 19 18 Savannah " 1519 212 24 5 15 Patrick No Pinekard, P. E., and Agent for Hannibal " 2199 455 252 21 15 " -- --- Central College. Total this year...... --13,960 1694 --1474 188 118 Total last year ...... 15,306 1002 108 Fayette, James M. Green. ------Columbia, Samuel w: Cope. Increase' this year ... --1694 188 10 Rocheport, Benjamin F. Johnson. Decrease this year... 1346 128 Mount Zion, Jesse Faubion. [The probationers were not distinguished from members llllit yeal·.) Glasgow, N. G. Berryman. Huntsville, James Penn. Paris, Wm. M. Wood. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Florida, Samuel K. Fowler. for the superannuated preachers, and the Bloomington, William Warren. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Kirksville Mission, Isaac Naylm·. make up the deficiencies of those who have Wm. G. Caples, Agent for Central College. not obtained their regular allowance on the Carr W. Pritchett, Principal of Howard circuits? High School, Male Department. 664 St. Louis Conference, 1856.
BRUNSWICK DISTRICT. SAV ANN AlI DISTRICT. Wm. M. Rush, P. E. Benjamin R. Baxte:r, P. E. Brunswick, Robert Hatton, Benjamin S. Ashby, Savannah. Joseph Devlin, Henry II. Craig. Sup'y. Oregon, Hem'y H. Hedgepeth. Keytesville, Daniel H. Root. Rockport, Joab Spencer. Yellow Creek Mission, Hiram A. Davis. Marysville, Samuel C. Littlepage. Linneu,~, Thomas IIurst. Athens Mission, Wm. F. Bell. Hartford Mission, John W. Maddox. Bethany, Robert A. Austin. Milan, Wm. Shaw. Maysville Mission, Jephtha Tillery. Trenton l\iission, Thomas D. Clanton. Gallatin Mission, Middleton R. Junes. Chilicothe, WeHley G. Miller. Princeton Mission, James B. Potter. HANNIBAL DISTRICT. Spring Hill, Wm. Ketron. Edwin Robinson, P. E. Carrolton, Daniel Penny, David R. Shackle Hannibal, Thomas De Moss. ford. Hydesburg, Louis Baldwin, Martin L. Eads, Sup'y. WESTON DISTRICT. Palmyra, Berry H. Spencer. Shelbyville, George W. Rich, Anderson Crith- Wm. Perkins, P. E. field. Weston, Wm. H. Saxton. Edina, Lorenzo Newnam. Platte City, Willis E. Dockery. Lancaster Mission, Denizen Mason. Parkville, John W. Penn. Alexandria Mission, Alexander Spencer. Liberty and Richfield, Lilburn Rush. Monticello, Richard P. Holt. Richmond, Walter Toole. Canton, George Smith, and Agent for Canton Millville, Wm. !If. Sutton. Seminary. Plattsburg, Robert H. Jordan, William A. La Grange, Joseph S. Todd. 'I'arwater. St. Joseph, Enoch K. Miller. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our St. Joseph Circuit, John C. C. Davis. next Conference be held? Plattsburg High School, Levin M. Lewis. At Glasgow, Mo.
4.-ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.
HELD AT CHARLESTON, Mo., October 8-14, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, P1'esiaent; WILLIAM M. PROTTSMAN, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad H. Cumming, Michael G. M'Millin, Howell mitted on trial? E. Smith, James M'Gehee, John C. Wil ANSWER. William H. Porter, Mannen liams, Travis O. Smith, JacoQ Ditzler, Durin. Joseph W. Lewis, David W. Reese, Thomas Smith. 21. Daniel A. M'Knight, Martin L. Maddy, Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full John S. Spearl'f, Dudley C. O'Howell, Jede connection? diah B. Landreth, La Fayette 1\1. Harris. *William M. Leftwich, John Thomas, 10. *David J. Marquess, *William H. Mobley, Readmitted, Aleri A. Morrison, Fletcher John L. M'Farland, *John C. Shackleford, Wells. *David Proffit. 7. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? James V. Heddenburg, John C. -Thomp James Copeland, Thomas James, Alfred SOD, Henry W. Webster, William A. Rice, Nichaolds, Samuel S. Headlee, and those Josiah M'Cary, Alvin Rucker, Pinckney L. admitted and ordained, as above. 9. Turner, John W. Bond, Milton Atki~on, Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or Jonathan M. Wheeler, Edwin H. W·hite, dained elders this year? Eduiund Garrison, William Griffin, Jesse George M. Winton, Jackson P. Nolan, • Ordained deacon this year. St. L01tis Oonference, 1856. 665
John Whittaker, David L. Myers, Turner Boonville District. H. Smith. 5. White White Col'd Loo'\ Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Pr's. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? ------Boollville ...... , ...... 150 20 1 ElishaB. Headley, Jno. R. Bennett, Jas. Bell Air Circuit ...... 187 4 Mitchell, William C. M'.Millin. 4. Versailles " ••••••••• oe •••••••• u 265 59 45 2 Georgetown " ...... 243 45 S Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Saline " ...... 196 17 J ames Copeland. 1. Arrow Rock " ...... 203 5 26 1 Warsaw " ...... 327 60 28 2 Ques. 8. 'Vho are the superannuated or Osceolllo ...... 268 55 6 " ------worn-out preachers? 1839 114 240 15 John M'Ewan, David S. Holman, Chris tian Eaker, James T. Davenport, George Lexington District.
W. Love, James Parker, Alfred NichaoldsJ Lexington ...... 171 12 127 1 James M. Proctor. 8. Wellington Circuit...... 206 6 2 2 Indepelldellce ...... 151 52 2 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from West Port Circuit ...... 254 7 33 3 Harrisonville Circuit ...... 304 8 4 the Connection this year? Little Osage Mission ...... 95 14 None. Columbus Circuit ...... 422 23 68 Warrensburg Mission ...... 230 11 7 6 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Dover Circuit ...... 3111 50 2 Connection this year? Deep Water Circuit ...... --216 --18 4 - None. 2368 91 --351 20 Ql1es. 11. Are all the preachers blame less in life and conversation? Springfield District. Their names were called over, one by one, Springfield ...... , ...... 65 67 Springfield Circuit ...... 387 30 2 8 and their characters examined and passed. Mount Vernon ...... 614 17 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Cave Spring ...... 3(,0 55 30 6 Neosho ...... 228 7 None. Ozark ...... 430 6 3 Forsyth Mission ...... 150 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Boli var Circuit ...... 644 105 78 9 Fremont ...... 160 75 Church in the bounds of the Conference? ------St. Louis District. 3038 265 207 26 White White Col'd Loc'! Mem·s. Prob's. Mem's. Pr·s. Greenville District. First Church ...... 320 15 10 1 Greenville Circuit ...... "'1 220 30 5 2 Centenary ...... 193 7 1 2 Bloomfield " ...... 363 120 2 Sixteenth Street...... 59 Grand Prairie" ...... 172 122 2 Wesley Chapel and Carondelet•• 66 11 Poplar Bluffs " ...... 100 Asbury " ...... 76 Doniphan ...... 113 65 3 Mound " ...... 170 9 2 Centreville Mission" ...... 250 4 Christie Chapel Mission ...... 27 8 Thomasville Circuit ...... 260 1 6 Manchester Circuit ...... 110 12 1 Houston ...... 250 6 Hillsboro' " ...... 280 43 5 1 Eminence Miss. "and Oak Ridge. 100 ...... Richwoods " ...... 242 20 10 4 Hartville Circuit ...... 350[...... •••••. 5 St. Louis " ...... 91 90 16 1 Salem Mission ...... 370 30 ...... North St. Louis and Bremen Mission ...... 24 26 6 ---1------2548 357 10 26 1648 241 --47 12 Recapitulation. Oape Girardeau District. BRin t Louis District ...... 1648 241 47 12 Cape Girardeau...... • ...... •... 140 31 12 Cape Girardeau " ...... 3169 237 498 16 ...... 2083 87 70 22 4 Jefferson City " ~~t~8~~~~~~~.~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: m ~~ M BoonvJlle ••••••••••••••• u 1889 114 240 15 Fredericktown...... 452 44 4 Lexington " ...... 2368 91 351 20 New Madrid...... 290 76 6 3 Springfield " ...... 3038 265 207 26 New Madrid Colored Mission..... 319 Greenville " ...... 2548 357 10 26 Charleston and Wolf Island...... 670 40 4 " Benton ...... •••.... 287 40 14 1 Total this year...... 16,693 l39211423 137 Dallas ...... 534 Patton...... 100 White White Co!'d Indian Loc'! Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Mem·s. Pr·•. ------3169 237 498 16 Toto.l this year ...... 16,693 1392 1423 137 Kansas Mission Conf.- Jefferson Oity District. set off last year ...... 464 30 2 176 12 Jefferson City ...... 59 32 Jefferson Circuit ...... 339 1 Toto.l in both Conferences Linn " ...... 200 30 3 2 thiF year ...... 17,157 1412 1425 176 149 Union " ...... 140 2 24 Total in both Conferences Steelville ••...••...••••••••••.• 380 4 last year...... 17,649 ... .•• 1344 2.t8 Ii3 };rie " ...... ,...... 323 8 Buffalo Mission ...... 130 10 1 Increase...... •.••...... • 1412 81 Hermitage Circuit ...... 183 46 2 Decrease...... 492 72 24 CaliforniflO " ...... 329 11 4 [The probationers were not distinguished from members 2083 87 'TO 22 last year.] 666 St. Louis Conference, 1856.
Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Potosi, Joseph Dines. for the superannuated preachers, and the Fredericktown, Thomas James. New Madrid, Manson R. Anthony Je8se H widows and orphans of preachers, and to Cumming. ,. make up the deficiencies of those who have { New Madrid Colored Mission, John Thomas. not obtained their regular allowance on the Wolf Island, James V. Heddenberg. circuits? Charleston, Josiah M' Gary. $7197 07. Benton, David L. Myers. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Jerome G. Berryman, Superintendent of Ar the foregoing accounts, and how has it been cadia High School. applied? Colleeted, $762 33 BOONVILLE DISTRICT. Applied as follows: Daniel A. Leeper, P. E. To superannuated preachers, wi- Boonville, Aleri A. Morrison. dows, and orphans, -$712 33 Arrow Rock, Warren Wlwrton. Saline, Nathanael M. Talbot. To deficient preachers, 50 00 Georgetown, Josiah Godby. Versailles, John B. H. Wooldridge. $762 33 Jefferson Circuit, Martin E. Paul. Jefferson City, John H. Headley. Ques. 16. What has been contributed California, John D. Read. for the support of Missions, what for the Bell Air, George M. Winton. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school books, and what to aid the American Bible LEXINGTON DISTRICT. Society and its auxiliaries? Wm. M. Prottsman, P. E. For Missions, $4518 62 Lexington, to be supplied. Tracts, 91 17 Wellington, Wm. J. Brown. Sunday-schools, 1542 31 Independence. John T. Peery. Bible Society, 201 20 Westport and Kansas, Alfred H. Powell. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Independence Circuit, Henry W. Webster, tioned this year? Michael G. M'Millin. Harrisonville, Wm. H. Mobly, John W. Bond. Columbus, Samuel S. Golburn. ST. LOUIS DISTRICT. Warrensburg, Wm. H. Porter. Robert A. Young, P. E. Dover, Joseph W. Lewis. St. Louis: First Church, (J/wrles B. Parsons. W ARSAW DISTRICT. Centenary, Enoch M. Marvin. Robert A. Foster, P. E. Mound, W m. M. Leftwich. Asbury, Joseph Boyle. Warsaw, Joseph Bond. Wesley Chapel, Alvin Rucker. Deep Water, Warren M. Pitts. Sixteenth Street, John C. Shackleford. West Point Mission, Fletcher Wells. Christie Chapel and Grand Avenue, Edwin Nevada, David S. Proffit. H. White. Lamar Mission, to be supplied. Bremen Mission, Wm. R. Babcock. Fremont, Samuel S. Headlee. Oak Hill and County Farm, John Whittaker. Osceola, Wm. S. Woodward. St. Louis Circuit, Thomas M. Finney. Buft\lo, John Monroe, Mannen Durin. Manchester, Jacob Ditzler, (one to be sup- plied.) SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. David R. M' Anally, Editor of St. Louis Thomas T. Ashby, P. E. Christian Advocate. Jackson P. Nolan, Agent of American Bible Springfield, John W. Hawkins. Society, and attached to Quarterly Conference Springfield Circuit, James M. M'Gehee. of Centenary Church. Bolivar, Nathanael B. Peterson. Mount Vernon, Thomas Smith. Carthage, Andrew M. Rader. CAPE GIRARDEAU DISTRICT. Neosho, Joseph O. Woods. Cassville Mission, Milton Atkisson. Wesley Browning, P. E. Ozark, James O. Tomson. Cape Girardeau, Henry S. Watts. Forsyth Mission, John C. Thompson. ;"t. Genevieve, James Gumming. Hartsville, Arthur Hawki1l8, Dudley . :illsboro', John L. M'Farland. O'Howell . Kansas Mission Oonference, 1856. 667 STEELVILLE DISTRICT. Grand Prairie, Pinckney L. Turner. James R. Burke, P. E. Dallas, Turner H. Smith, David W. Reese. Poplar Bluff Mission, Jonathan M. Wheeler. Steelville, Howell E. Smith. Cen~reville Mission, to be supplied. Richwoods, William A. Rice, (one to be sup DODlphan, W m. Griffin. plied.). Thoma.sville, Travis O. Smith, James Cope- Union, John N. W. Springer, Martin L. land, Sup'y. Maddy. West. Plains. ~ission, Jedidiah B. Landreth. Linn, David Marquis. Oa.krIdge MlsslOn, John C. Williams. Vienna, Daniel A. M'Knight. Eminenc~ Mission, Edmund Garrison. Lebanon, Marcus Arrington. Roubadoux Mission, Thomas Glanville. John F. Truslow, Agent for Central College, Houston, Lafayette M. Harris, John S. and attached to Independence Quarterly Con Spears. ference. Salem, Green Woods. Francis M. Williams, transferred to Kansas Missi?n C.onference, and appointed to Kicka poo CIrCUIt. GREENVILLE DISTRICT. John L. Burchard, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Greenville, Henry N. Watts. next Conference be held? Bloomfield, Wm. Alexander. At Boonville, Mo.
5 .-K .A. N S .A. S :M ISS ION CON FER ENe E .
HELD AT KICKA.POO, KA.NSAS, September 12, 13, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, President; NATHAN SCARRITT, Secretary.
QtESTION 1. What preachers are ad None. mitted on trial? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from ANSWER. Elam S. Arrington, John P. the Connection this year? Barnaby. 2. None. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? William Barnett, John Hale, Joseph H. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Pritchett. 3. less in life and conversation? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con- Their names were called over, one by nection? one, and their characters examined and Cyrus R. Rice. 1. passed. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Cyrus R. Rice. 1. None. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Ques. 13. What numbers are in our ordained elders this year? Church in the bounds of the Conference? None. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? None. Lecompton District. White Whille Col'd Indian Loo'l Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries r Mem's. Preb's. )lem's. Hem's. Pr's. None. Tecumseh------Miasion ...... , --33· --10 - 1 ---- Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Potta.wattomie .. 60 4 Fort Scott " 100 3 worn-out preachers? Neosho " 12 2 Nathan T. Shaler. 1. Council GroYe " 4 S Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Santa. F6 " the Connection this year? 209 16 1 ...... 7 668 Tennessee Oonference, 1856.
Kickapoo District. For Missions, $316 90 White White Col'd Indian Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Memos. Pr's. Sunday-schools, 145 20 ------Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Shawnee M. L. SchooL .. 9 1 " Mission .: ...... 3 1 82 1 tioned this year? Wyandotte " 10 31 Delaware " 9 63 1 Leavenworth" 20 1 LECOMPTON DISTRICT. Doniphan " 70 Kiclcapoo " 70 1 Wm. Bradford, P. E., and Agent for Fort Big Blne " 27 5 Scott Seminary. ~1t. Pleasant" 12 10 Atchison " 25 Tecumseh, Jesse G. Rice, (one to be supplied.) Pottawattomie, Elam S. Arrington, (one to be 255 15 1 176 5 supplied.) Sugar Creek, John Hale. Recapitulation. Fort Scott, Cyrus R. Rice, (one to be sup- 209 15 plied. ) LecomptonKickapoo District"...... "'1 255 1 15 1 1 I'"176 "'1 57 Neosho, John P. Barnaby. Total this year ...... 464 30"" --2 1:761:2 Council Grove, Joseph II. Pritchett. [See Recapitulatipn in the Minutes of St. Louis Conference.] Ashland, Learner B. Stateler. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary KICKAPOO DISTRICT. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to Nathan Scm'ritt, P. E. make up the deficiencies of those who have Shawnee Manual Labor School, Thomas John- son. not obtained their regular allowance on the Shawnee Miflsion, Charles Bowls. circuits? Wyandotte Mission, to be supplied. No report, as this is a Mission Confer Delaware Mission, Wm. Barnett. ence, and the claims of the preachers are Leavenworth City, Adoni,jah Williams. met by the Missionary Society. Doniphan, to be supplied. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Kickapoo, Francis M. Williams. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Big Blue, to be supplied. applied? Mount Pleasant, to be supplied. Grasshopper, to be supplied. No report. Nathanael M. Talbot and Joseph O. Woods, Ques. 16. What has been contributed transferred to St. Louis Confererrce. for the support of Missions, what for the publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Ques. 18. Where and when shall. our books, and what to aid the American: Bible next Conference be held? Society and its auxiliaries? At J.. eavenworth City.
6.-TENNESSEE CONFERENCE.
HELD AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA., October 8-16, 1856. BISHOPS SOULE AND ANDREW, Presidents; WILLIAM C. JOHNSON, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Readmitted, Cincinnatus V. Meador, mitted on trial? Willis G. Davis, Pleasant B. Robinson. 3. ANSWER. George L. Staley, William H. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Anthony, Thomas F. Brown, Henry E. Caleb B. Davis, John W. Judd, Alfred Poarch, Robert G. Linn, Isaac B. Walton, D. Parks, George M. Everhart, Henry C. Robert S. Hunter, Jos. B. Allison, Lewis Wheeler, Joh!! A. Coxe, Joseph H. Stone, H. Grubbs, John H. Reynolds, William T. George W. Brown, Edwin W. Coleman, Dye, Sterling H. Brown, Jesse Luter, Sam Mortimer B. Pearson, Moses L. Whitten, uel E. Randolph, Joseph S. Malone, Thad J no. R. Abernathy, Andrew J. Wooldridge, deus S.'Duffel, Carna Freeman. 17. Benj. F. Humphries, Sterling M. Cherry, Tennessee Conference, 1856. 669
John A. Edmondson, Matthew H. Fielding, Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame George S. Allen, John K. Woodson. 19. less in life and conversation? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Their names were called over, one by connection? one, and their characters examined and Robert M. Haggard and Wm. M. Shaw, passed. in elders' orders, Marcus G. Williams, Je Ques. 12. Who have died this year? rome B. Anderson, Joseph J. Pitts, John Asaph H. Alsup. 1. W. Timberlake, Edmund P. Anderson, John T. 'V. Davis, James M. Wright, Ro ASAPH II. ALSUP was born in Wilson coun bert A. Wilson, William Large, William ty, Tenn., December 17, 1826. He professed C. Haislip. 12. our holy religioh, and united with the Method ist Episcopal Church, Soutb, under the minis Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? try of the Rev. Joseph Willis, at Oak Grove James H. Campbell, Philip L. Hender Church, in his native county, in August, 1848. son, James L. Coleman, Joseph M. P. He was admitted on trial in the Tennessee Hickerson, John J. Comer, William H. Annual Conference; and appointed to Dover Riggan, William P. 'Warren, Joseph G. Circuit in 1850. In 1851, he was appointed Gwinn, and those admitted and ordained, to Mount Pleasant Circuit. In 1852, he was admitted into full connection, -and ordained as above. 18. deacon, and was appointed to Clarksville Cir Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or cuit. In 1853, he was appointed to Maysville dained elders this year? Station. In 1854, he was ordained elder, and James D. Barbee, John R. Harwell, appointed to Montgomery Circuit. During Samuel D. Ogburn, George W. Russel, this year, he married Miss Martha Manson. Thomas B. White. 5. who, within a few short months, was stricken Ques. 6. Who have located this year? down by death. In 1855, although much en feebled in health and afflicted in spirit, he Anderson G. Copeland, David R. Hooker, again took work, and was appointed to Frank Milton P. Brown, John -P. Bingham, Na. lin Station. During the spring of 1856, his thanael W. Overall, Elbert J. Garret. 6. disease, being of a pulmonary character, grew Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera worse so rapidly, that he was compelled to de ries? sist from his labors, and to retire to his native Fountain E. Pitts, Elisha Carr, Joseph home. There he died, in great peace, on the 31st of August following. S, Malone, John Kelley, Russel Eskew, Brother Alsup was a high-toned Christian Absalom H. Reams, Samuel W. Moreland, and an excellent preacher. Those who knew Isaac C. 'Voodward, William Jared, Thos. him best loved him most. He lived a pious H, Woodward, John B. Stevenson, Henry and useful life, and died a. triumphant death. P. Turner, Abram Overall, Elbert J. Allen, He is not lost, but gone before. Thomas B. Marks, Allen Tribble, James R. M'Clure, Justinian Williams, Gilbert D. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Taylor, Jas. W. Allen, Aaron J. Gilmore, Church in the bounds of the Conference? Robert G. Irvine, William H. Wilkes, John Nashville District. B. Hamilton, Charles B. Faris, Spenc~r C. White White cord Cord Loc'I Mem'.. Prob'., Mem·.. Prob'., 'Pr's. Dickson, James T. Bartee, Joseph B. West, ------Na.shville: Jordan Moore, Ambrose F. Driskill, John McKendree Sta.tion ..... 468 7 1 J, Pitman, Lloyd Richardson, William H. Andrew " 178 12 Spruce Street " 101 9 Johnson, John M'Curdy, Joseph G. Gwinn. Elysian Grove " 74 45 1 35. German Mission ...... 10 14 1 City Mission ...... 41 59 1 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Colored Mission ...... 765 25 7 Hobson Chapel ...... 56 1 40 23 3 worn-out preachers? White's Creek ...... 265 18 11 John Page, Robert C. Jones, Stanford Lassiter, John D. Winu, David W, Thomp 1193 165 816 48 20 son, Sion Record, William J. Cooley, Fiuch Lebanon District. P. Scruggs. 8. LebA-non Station...... 140 106 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Lebanon Circuit ...... 368 10 136 {; Shady Grove...... 330 6 35 1 the Connection this year? Union ...... 314 4 60 2 None. Mill Creek ...... 750 25 160 3 Sumner...... 554 45 109 4 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Fountain Head ...... 695 84 64 2 the Connection this year? SycaDlore Mission...... 271 2 ------,- None. 3422 --174 670 ...... 111 2 670 Tennessee Oonference, 1856.
Carthage District. Pulaski District, (contilnued.) White White CoI'd CoVd Loa'l White Wb.ite Col'd CoI'd Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. fr's. ------Mem·.. Prob·.. Mem'" Prob·.. Pr·•. Gallatin ...... 120 34 1 118 3 129 8 4 Go08e Creek ...... 869 93 60 6 9 465 81 119 13 Cartbage ...... 251 8 7 1 1 416 115 110 16 Ii Smith's Fork ...... 835 54 98 8 8 270 133 5 Cu miJeriand ...... 649 81 56 5 70 69 Wartrace ...... 451 86 . 11 3 4 Sbort Mountain ...... 503 16 '7 1 6 3842 609 94S 118 60 Woodbury ...... 350 29 55 4 4028 367 328 19 38 Franklin District. Jfrankli.n St11tion ...... 117 100 2 M'Minnville District. Harpetb ...... 587 37 80 2: Nashville Circuit ...... 831 10 57 4. M'~innville Station ...... 73 7 60 Spring Hill Station ...... 83 17 8 4 Sparta " ...... 122 7 36 1 Spring Hill Circuit ...... 650 192 100 79 7 SpRrta Circuit...... 310 24 25 6 Duck River...... 242 19 16 3 Livingston ...... 325 25 2 Wesley ...... 455 22 166 20 4 White Plains Mission ... .. 153 6 6 ColumlJia Station...... 201 32 122 1 Hickory Creek ...... M6 70 59 6 WinchestE'r Station ...... 50 1 60 1 2666 329 649 103 23 Winchester Circuit...... 441 43 3 6 Tullahoma ...... 334 123 5 6 7 Bedford ...... 432 68 93 5 11 Mt. Pleasant Dis·trict. Mt. Pleasant...... 447 10 130 15 6 2786 344 346 36 46 Swan Mission ...... 271 li1 15 10 5 Pleasant Grove ...... 300 15 4. CentraviIr!! ...... 190 90 50 1 Murfreesboro' District. Waverly ...... 410 54 43 11 Dover ...... li46 81 51 8 2 Murfreesboro' Station .... 183 13 164 14 li Hopewell ...... 148 23 10 2 Stone's River: ...... 283 81 6 Linden Mission ...... 161 ,- 2 Stone's River Col'd Miss. 440 1 Wayne ...... 204 35 25 4 Middleton ...... 704 '''74 68 9 Lynnville ...... 266 3li 25 4 Shelbyville Station ...... 135 20 68 1 Rich Valley ...... 296 83 83 12 3 2943 379 371 33 40 FayetteVille Station ...... 53 3 40 9 1 FRyetteville Circuit ...... 226 89 11 24 1 Rock Creek ...... 498 76 7 6 2 Clarksville District. Cornersville Station ...... 80 Marshall Colored Mis8 .. . 19 11 Clarksville Station ...... , 185 2 102 2 Clarksville Circuit ...... 166 258 4 2458 439 900 76 29 Montgomery ...... __ 376 tl1 133 3 Dickson ...... 850 205 50 35 4 Asbury ...... 470 103 64 I) Huntsville District. Red River ...... 475 60 2l) 6 Cumberland Iron Works Huntsville Station ...... 212 1 Station ...... 66 6 79 2 l!,nntsville cor. Charge. 120 20 3 Springtield Station ...... 90 12 II 1Ienna ...... 313 61 130 4 Maysville Stati
Ques. 15. What has been collected on Sumner Circuit and African Mission, Burkitt the foregoing accounts, and how has it been P. Fe1"rel, Lewis H: Grubbs. applied 1 Gallatin Station, Robert O. Hatton. Collected, $1410 86 Goose Creek, Joel Whitten, John A. Edmond son. Applied as follows: Woodbury, John W. Judd. 1'0 preachers, widows, and Mill. Creek, Mark W. Gray, (one to be sup orphans, 1405 00 phed.) To Sister M'Cracken, additional, 5 86 CARTHAGE DISTRICT. $1410 86 Ferdinand S. Petway, P. E. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Carthage, Daniel P. Searcy. for the support of Mis8ions, what for the 'Wartrace, Jos. B. Allison, Samuel w: More publication of Tracts and Sunday-school land, Sup'y. books, and what to aid the American Bible Smith's Fork, John O. Putman, George L. Society and its auxiliaries? Staley, Absalom H: Reams, Sup'y. Cumberland, John w: Tarrant, Carna Free- For Missions, $9207 38 man. Tracts, 3256 94 Livingston, Wm. P. Nichols. Sunday-school books, 1338 00 Mount Pisgah, W m. II. Riggan. Sparta, Robert S. Hunter. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta White Plains Mission, Samuel E. Randolph, tioned this year? Wm. Jared, Sup'y. Short Mountain, Jame8.A. Walkup. N ASHVILLE DISTRICT. Wm. D. F. Sawrie, P. E. M'MINNVILLE DISTRICT. Nashville: Wm. Doss, P. E. M'Kendree, .Adam S. Riggs. Sparta Station, Wm. C. Haislip. Andrew, Oaleb B. Davis. Hickory Creek, George D. Gwinn, Benjamin Spruce Street, Wm. R. Warren. F. Humphries, Isaac O. Woodward, Sup'y. _Elysian Grove, W m .. Large. M'Minnville Station, Jerome B. Anderson. Colored Charge, Thomas N. Lankford. Bedford, John J. Comer, Jolm B. Stevenson, German Missiun, Philip Barth. Sup'y. Nashville Circuit, Wm. P. Hickman. Tullahoma, Jes8e J. Ellis, Allen Tribble, Harpeth, John G. Ray. Sup'y. Franklin Station; Wellborn Mooney. Winchester Station, Francis A. Kimball. Winchester, W m. H. Anthony, John J. Pit man, Sup'y. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Salem, Daniel H. Jones, John R. Aberna Alexander L. P. Green, P. E. thy. Camden Mission, James H. Campbell. Hobson Cha.rge, Samuel D. Baldwin, Fountain Fayetteville Station, Marcus G. Williams. E. Pitts, Sup'y. Edgefield Charge and City Mission, Wm. O. MURFREESBORO' DISTRICT. Johnson, John A. Ellis, Elisha Carr, Sup'y. White's Creek, John K. Woodson, Joseph S. Samuel S. Moody, P. E. Malone, Sup'y. Murfreesboro' Station, Wm. G. Dorris, Abram Fountain Head, Wm. Randle. Overall, Sup'y~ Drake's Creek Mission, Mortimer B. Pearson. Stone's River, Joseph E. White, Elbert J. Allen, Sycamore ,Mission, Abram B. Ooke. Sup'y. John B. M' Fen'in, Editor of Nashville Chris Middleton, Alfred D. Parks, Joseph S. Malone, tian Advocate, and member of the Qua,rterly Charles B. Faris, Sup'y. Conference of Hobson Charge. Shelbyville Station, Berry M. Stevens, Thomas B. Ma1"ks, Sup'y. Shelbyville University, Alexander L. Hamil- LEBANON DISTRICT. ton. Lewis (J. Bryn,n, P. E. Rich Valley, Sterling M. Cherry. Lebanon Station, Simon P. Whitten, John Rock Creek, Robert M. Haggard, Lloyd Rich Kelley, Sup'y. , ardson, Sup'y. Lebanon Circuit, Joseph Willis. Cornersville Station, Zechariah Parker, James Union, David C. Kelley, William H. Johnson, R. M' Clure, Sup'y. Sup'y. Fayetteville Circuit, Edwin W. Coleman. Shady Grove, Nim1'Od A. Keys, Russel Eskew, Stone's River African Mission, William M. Sup'y. Shaw. 672 Te1inessee Oonference, 1856.
HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. Mount Pleasant, Harrison A. Graves. Thomas W. Randle, P. E. Duck River, Joseph M. P. Hickerson win H. Huntsville Station, Alexander R. Erwin. Wilkes, Sup'y. ' " H~ntsville Colored Charge, Pleasant B. Rob- Lawrenceburg, Coleman A. HartQell. 1<1lSon. Lynnville, John S. Williams, Spencer C. Dick Huntsville Female College, George M. Ever .son, Sup'y. hart. Lewisburg Station, Samuel D. Ogb.vrn. Madison, Thomas Wainwright, Robert G. Spring Hill Station, James D. Barbee Robert Linn, Amb1'ose F. Driskill, Sup'y. G. Irvine, Sup'y. ' Maysville Station, Philip L. Henderson Jas. Spring Hill Circuit, Nathan R. Gabard, Henry 1~ Bartee, Sup'y. ' E. Poarch. Vienna, Milus E. Johnst(Wl" Thomas H. Wood- Wesley, Carrol C. Mayhew, John M' Ourdy, ward, Sup'y. Sup'y. Claytwille Mission, Cincinnatus V. Meador. Tennessee Conference Female College, Jared Marshall, Francis M. Hickman. O. Church. Larkinsville, Benjamin A. Simms. Bellefonte, Edmund P. Anderson. CENTREVILLE DISTRICT. Limestone, William G. Hensley, Sterling H. Abram F. Lawrence, P. E. Brown, Henry P. Turner, Sup'y. Athens Station, Richard P. Ransom, James Centreville, George W. Brown. W. Allen, Sup'y. Swan, Jesse Luter. Tennessee Conference Female Institute, to be Wayne, John T. W. Davis. supplied. Linden Mission, Thaddeus S. Duffel. Limestone African Mission, Arthur W. Smith. Piney Mission, John H. Reynolds. Madison African Mission, Woo. P. Warren. Wayerley, John A. Coxe, Thomas F. Brown. Yellow Creek, Andrew J. Wooldridge. TUSCUMBIA DISTRICT. Dover, Robert T. M' Bride. Thomas Maddin, P. E. Tuscumbia Station, John R. Harwell. CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Chickasaw, Martin Clark, Justinian "Williams, John w: Hanne1', P. E. Sup'y. Frankfort Mission, Andrew J. B. Foster. Clarksville Station, Alpheus Mizell, Joseph B. Russelville, Moses L. Whitten. West, Sup'y. Clarksville Circuit, Thomas 1. Neely, Joseph Franklin Circuit, George w: "Winn, (one to be G. Gwinn, Sup'y. supplied.) Montgomery, Isaac B. Walton. Morgan, George w: Russel. Cumberland Iron Works Station, Joseph J. Decatur Station, Robert A. Wilson. Pitts. Somerville, J~hn N. Allen. Trinity, John S. Marks. Dickson, Joseph G. Myers, Wm. T. Dye, JOT- dan Moore, Sup'y. FLORENCE DISTRICT. Asbury, Robertson L. Fagan. Red River, John A. Jones. Wm. H. Browning, P. E. Springfield St~ion, Jeremiah w: Cullom. Florence Station, John Matthews. Cypress, Elias M. Baker, Willis G. Davis, Garret w: Martin, Agent for the American Sup'y. Bible Society. Reserve, James H. Richey. Golman Green, Agent for the Tennessee Waterloo, Henry 0.. Wheeler. Conference Tract Society. Savannah, David H. Merriman, Matthew H. Moses M. Henkle, Agent for Endowment Fielding. Fund of the Chair of Biblical Literature and Pulaski Station, Wm. Burr, Gilbert D. Taylor, Ecclesiastical History in Florence Wesleyan Sup'y. University. Shoal, James L. Coleman. John W. Timberlake, James M. Wright, Prospect, Wm. R. J. Husbands, Aaron J. Gil- and Joseph H. Stone, transferred to Florida 1nOTe, Sup'y. Conference. Richland, John Sherril, George S. Allen. Benjamin F. White, Thomas B. White, and :Florence Wesleyan University, Richard H. Elam A. Stevenson, transferred to Louisiana Rivers. . Conference. COLUMBIA DISTRICT. Qu~s. 18. Wh~e and when shall our John F. Hughes, P. E. next Conference be held? Columbia Station, Isaac Milner, John B. Bam ilion, Sup'y. At Murfreesboro', Tenn. Holston Oonference, 1856. 6i3
7.-HOLSTON CONFERENCE.
HELD AT KNOXVILLE, TENN., October 22-28, 1856. BISHOP JAMES O. ANDREW, President; 'WILLIAM C. GRAVES, Secretary.
QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or mitted on trial? worn-out preachers? ANSWER. B. W. S. Bishop, Josiah Tor Thomas Stringfield, James Cumming, bitt, Jacob T. Freeman, John B. Foster, J esse Cunnin~ham, Robertson Ganaway, Andrew J. Grier, Henry Rule, Roan Clear, Canaro D. Smith, Robert H. Guthrie, Tim Lawrence M. Renfro, Leonidas C. Delash othy Sullins; J oho M. Varnell. 8. mitt, George Emmit, Abel R. Wilson, J no. Question 9. Who have been expelled R. Stradley, Anson W. Cummings, Moses from the Connection this year? H. Spencer, William E. Munsey. 15. None. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Alexander E. Woodward, George W. Connection this year? Smith, George W. Miles, William Wyatt, None. Jesse A. Hyden, Rufus K. Scruggs, Chas. T. M'Donald, William H. Duggan, Wil Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame liam H. Howell, Gaston H. Massey, Alex less in life and conversation? ander F. English, George W. Penly, An Their names were called over, one by drew Copeland, Ebenezer Stockbridge, one, and their characters examined and George Stewart, Henry P. 'Vaugh, George passed. Creamer, John W. Bird, James A. Davis, Qlles. 12. Who have died this year? John Spears. 20. Thomas Wilkerson, George Ekin, Ulrich Ques. 2. Who are admitted into full Keener, John M. Kelly. 4. connection? *Johnson P. Gibson, *Franklin Richard THOMAS WILKERSON was born some eighty son, *Thomas J. Pope, *Elijah Conner, four years ago, about forty miles above Lynch burg, Virginia. He became deeply concerned *Philip S. Sutton, *John T. Stansbury. 6. about the salvation of his soul, and was hap Ques. 4. Who are the deaqons ? pily converted to God, about the twentieth Grinsfield Taylor, Thomas M. Dula, Pa year of his age. Soon after thrs, he began to ex trick H. Reed, Mitchell P. Swain, William hort and preach with great power and success. K. Foster, John "V. Williamson, H. West, His Christian brethren believed he ought to be received into the travelling connection, and William W. Smlth, and those admitted a.nd he consented to be recommended accordingly. ordained, as above. 14. He was duly received, and commenced a Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or course of labor which was signalized by un dained elders this year? common success. He had so much confidence James W. Dickey, Jlimes W. Belt, Ben in the importance of his work, and in the in tegrity and management of Bishop Asbury, jamin F. White, Charles Mitchell. 4. that he submitted, without misgiving or com Ques. 6. Who have located this year? plaint, to his entire control as long as he was James H. Green, John D. F. Jennings, able to do effective work. He travelled and Franklin Richardson, George W. Renfroe, preached in South-western Virginia, East Ten James M. ~harp. 5. nessee, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky; thence to Maryland, on the Baltimore Circuit, Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera and in Baltimore City. In all these places he ries? was more or less useful: in some of them William Hicks, L. W. Crouch, S. B. Har greatly so. Especially:was he so in the great well. 3. Cumberland revival, AO called, being one of * Ordained dea.con this yea.r. 674 Holston Conference, 1856.
the chief instruments in its holy triumphs. six months afterwards he was happily con His zeal led him beyond his strength, and his verted to God wht'n alone on his father's health failed. He rested for a time, and re farm: Soon after this period he was appointed sumed his toils; but soon he was painfully a class-leader, and authorized to exhort. At convinced. that he could itinerate no longer; the age of .twenty-two years, he was licensed to and, as was then the usage, he located, marry preach. For some five or six years he preached ing and settling himself on Holston, near in his native country, and then came to Ame three miles above Strawberry Plains, Tennes rica. In the year lRll, he was admitted into see. Here he labored hard with his own hands, the Western Conference on trial, at a 8es fearing, as he was heard to say, that he and sion held at Cincinnati, Ohio. From that his family would come to want, although his time to the (lay of his death, a period of forty temporal circumstances were far from being five years, Brother Ekin was in the travelling gloomy. His wife dying within a few years, connection, and, exc('pt some five or six of the he married a pious, intelligent lady at Straw last years of his life, was effective. As a berry Plains, where he lived many years, la minister, Brother Ekin possessed re8pectable boring as health would allow, preaching until, talents, and employed them to their utmost in by request of his travelling brethren, he re bringing souls to Christ, building up the entered the travelling connection in Holston Church, and promoting the glory of God. It Conference. He was appointed Presiding El may be said in truth, "In labors he was der of the Knoxville District, but could under abundant," and God's blessing was with him. go its toils and labors but one year. He was As a Christian, Brother Ekin was regarded then stationed in Abingdon, Virginia, which by all who knew him, and especially by those station he filled one year, with great satisfac who knew him best, as being one of our best tion to the people, and not without some indi and most pious men. lIe was satisfied with cations of success. At the close of that year, his conversion and consecration to God, happy he felt satiRfied that he could be as useful to in communion with Heaven, firm in his attach the Church, controlling his own movements, ments to the Church of his choice, unwaver as he could be under the stationing authority ing in his efforts to do good, alld ever " ~trong of the Church. Being quite feeble in health, in faith, giving glory to God." Brother Ekin he returned to his homestead at the Plains, was emphatically a working man; and his the Conference granting him a superannuated views of ministerial duties and obligations relation, which he retained to the day of his were such, and his zeal for souls and his death. Some eight years after this, his second Divine Mast-er so strong and ardent, as led wife died. He married the third time, and him not only to preach faithfully and con settled near Abingdon, Virginia, where he stantly, but also to use all the means and closed his protracted labors. About too 1st institutions within his compass for the accom of December, 1855, he was so feeble that he plishment of the ends proposed by the Chris was mostly confined to his bed, being able to tian ministry. Nor did he labor in vain. God sit up at times only. He talked frequently blessed his labors most signally and abund about his d'eparture, and seemed fearful of antly. It is stated that upwards of ten only one thing-that he might be too anxious thousand persons were received hy him on to dl!3part. He was fearful of grieving the probation; about eight thow-and souls made Spirit, by being too anxious about that thing. a profession of religion under his pastoral He said, "The g,rave is a quiet resting-place, ministry; and it is thought that some fifteen death is a pleasant sleep;" for he was weary thousand persons were baptized by him. He of life's long labors. The last connected dis died very suddenly, of apoplexy, at the house course he made was the following: "If I had of Dr. Hieskell, Abingdon, Virginia, on the my time to go over, I would preach differently 2d of August, 18.')6, in the ,5th year of his from what I have. I would preach more about age. Thus paRsed away the venerable Geurge eternity: I would strive to keep eternity al Ekin, ~fter having served the Church and his ways before the minds of my people. What God for three-score years; and though he is time but a vapor? Eternity is all!" To died without saying a single word to any of the last, he would make broken remarks as to his brethren, and where there was no earthly his peace and confidence in Jesus. Dying friend to witness his sudden exit, his Chris without pain, he breathed his last on the holy tian and ministerial course was such for more Sabbath, half-past ten o'clock, P. M., Feb. 3, than a half century before his death, as war 1856. rants the assurance that all was well with him at that trying hour, and that lie who GEORGE EKIN was l.>orn May 22d, 1782, near alone witnessed the death of Moses on the Newtown Stuart, in Tyrone county, Ireland. sacred mount, stood by our venerable brot.her, ·When about fifteen years of age, he was awak and conducted him, as he did the leader of ened to a sense of his condition a~ a sinner Israel, to a home in heaven. Yes, we rest in a Methodist class-meeting; and, though satisfied that our brother is reaping his re previously prejudiced against the Methodists, ward with the sanctified in the kingdom of God he united himself with that people. About on high. Holston Conference, 1856. 675
ULRICH KEENER was born in East Tennes delicate health; so much so, that he was for see, August 11th, 180l. He embraced reli a time on our superannuated list. At the last gion, and joined the Methodist Episcopal session of our Conference, he was appointed Church, in the twentieth year of his age. to the Rogersville District, a large and labo Feeling that the Lord had a work for him to rious charge. It is thought that the di~ease do, he served the Church one year as a class of which he died was brought on by his heavy leader, and at the end thereof was licensed to rides and his pulpit labors. He did not talk preach the gospel. He preached as a local much during his sickness; but what he did preacher one year, and at the close was ad say gave sufficient evidence that he was ready mitted into the Holston Conference on trial. to depart and be with Christ. It was remarked lle was ordained a deacon by Bishop Roberts to him at one time during his sickness, " Bro in 1827, and an elder by Bishop Soule in ther Kelly, I suppose, religiously, all is well 1829. He remained in the Conference some with you." "Yes," said he, " I have tried to five years, and then located in 1830. For serve God for many years. I have served some fifteen 01' sixteen years after his loca him' from principle, and now I feel that all is tion, he preached and labored as a local well." He was asked if he enjoyed a penua preacher, and then applied to and was read nent gospel peace within. His answer was, mitted into the Holston Conference in 1845 "0 yes! peace! joy! joy!-if I could only or 1846. About six or seven years ago, Bro express it !-glory! glory!" Again it was ther Keener was appointed to the Echota asked, "If you had your life to live over, Indian MiS%ion, in North Carolina, where he would you be a Methodist travelling preal.:h preached to and taught a remnant of Chero er?" His response was, "I had rather be kees, greatly to their improvement and eleva that than any thing else. I had rather be a tion. The Indians loved him, and greatly poor, humble Methodist tru.yelling preacher lamented his death. Brother Keener's preach than President of these United States." Near ing abilities were considerably above ordi the closing scene, he requested Brother W. C. narv; and his sermons were always doctrinal, Daily to tell his brethren that he died "at experimental, and practical. As a man, Bro his post." In almost the act of crossing the ther Keener was affable and kind, though stream of death, he took an affectionate adieu quite modest and unassuming. As a Chris of his family, white and colored, speaking an tian, he was steadfast and unmovable, always appropriate word to each, and IAaving his enforcing by example as well as precept the dying biessing upon them all. Brother Kelly importance of consistency and uprightness in was an able and very popular preacher. a follower of Christ. The disease of which greatly beloved by his brethren, and quite he died was pulmonary consumption-that successful in his efforts to bring souls to slow and insidious disease which almost im Christ. On the 2d of September, 1856, this perceptibly wastes its subject away into the man of God died at his home in Tazewell, grave. But though often deceived with pros Tenn., and passed from the field of action and pects of recovering his health, growing out warfare to his reward with God in heaven. of the nature of his disease, death did not find our brother unprepared, as his last words Ques. 13. 'What numbers are in our abundantly testified. He often told his family Church in the bounds of the Conference? to indulcre no fears with regard to his safety, as he w~s confident of a home in heaven. He Wytheville District. also stated that though his joys were not so White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Mew's. Prob's. 141!m's. PI'ob's. Pr's. ecstatic as many seemed to possess, yet all was ------well. His dying request was that hit; family Wytheville Station ...... 129 13 66 24 1 would not grieve after him, and that his WytheVille Circuit ...... 968 94 91 3 9 Pari/Iburg " 4;4 40 40 2 brethren might know how he died, be faithful, Newbern " 279 95 1 and meet him in heaven. On the 21st of Mechanicsburg" 484 93 39 10 3 August 1856, Brother Keener calmly passed Princeton " 562 43 23 3 Hillsville " 343 107 14 13 away f;om earth to a home in the skies. Grayson " 6;9 67 47 3 13 :Marion 481 46 42 5 4 Jefferson " 575 30 17 l(} JOHN MEAD KELI,Y was born October 31, ------1802, in Georgia, it is thought. He professed 4974 533 464 45 59 the religion of Christ' August 13, 1817. and joined the Church. as is believed, on the same Abingdon District. day. He was appointed a class"leader 1\1ay Abingdon Station ...... 94 5 194 6 1 2-1 1824 was authorized to exhort May 26, Abingdon Circuit ...... 830 118 82 5 Ii Saltville " 386 52 47 6 3 182G, and was licensed to preach S~pten~ber Lebanon " b52 115 41 7 4 27, 1827. At what time he was admItted mto Estill villo 621 109 80 Ii Gass River " 404 73 8 Ii the travelling connection, we cannot say; RussellllIission" ...... 64 60 ...... 2 but it is believed that he was in the itinerancy Blountsville Circuit ...... 102-1 50 338 4 10 twenty-five years or more. For some few Jeffersom'ille " ...... 481 101 137 5a 3 Sandy River ~lission •...•. 2;2 22 3 years previous to the session of our last An ------nual Conference, Brother Kelly was in rather 4728 705 927 81 ~ 676 Holston Conference, 1856.
Rogersville District. Jonesboro' District. White White Col'd
Recapitulation. Knoxville District. Wytheville District...... 4974 6)33 464 45 69 Abingdon " 4728 705 927 81 41 Knoxville Station ...... 128 3 2 Rogersville " 4093 586 409 140 53 East Knoxville Station Knoxville " 4827 343 618 59 37 and Colored Mission .. . 44 200 80 1 Cumberland " 3877 637 293 3 46 Knox Circuit ...... 827 129 106 17 6 Athens " 5257 643 402 46 62 Dandridge Circuit ...... 686 38 71 3 Ashville " 4450 620 558 42 36 Sevierville " 471 30 1 Jonesboro' " 4575 884 273 15 45 Little River " 713 36 8 Maryville 685 83 96 10 3 Total this year ...... 36,281 4851 3944 431 379 Clinton " 810 63 67 11 Total last year...... 36,394 4078 3629 377 371 Jacksboro' " 463 8 62 2 2 Increase...... 887 773 315 54 8 4827 343 618 69 37 Indians this year...... 219 3 Indians last year...... 182 4 Oumberland District. Increase ...... 37 Deer. 1
Kingston Circuit ...... 368 27 81 6 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Washington" 327 123 42 7 Hamilton Circuit and for the superannuated preachers, and the Walden Mission ...... 251 114 23 3 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Pikeville Circuit ...... 620 27 49 6 Jasper " .403 64 55 3 make up the deficiencies of those who have Spencer Mission ...... 280 13 4 6 Cumberland Circuit ...... 253 72 15 4 not obtained their regular allowance on the Jamestown Mission ...... 651 113 8 4 circuits? Montgomery " 289 28 10 2 5 Huntsville " 135 66 1 2 $9260 74. 3317 637 293 3 46 Ques. 15. What has been collectea on the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? Athens District. Collections from various charges, $544 90 Athens Station ...... 74 10 50 7 1 Collections on Sunday in the Athens Circuit ...... 699 61 90 6 10 churches in Knoxville, 110 63 Cleveland Station ...... 120 74 62 11 3 Cleveland Circuit ...... 669 72 4 1 7 Appne~ as follows: Charleston " 915 137 33 2 13 Chattanooga Station ...... 136 63 2 To J. Cummings, $56 38 Harrison Circuit ...... 39? 30 13 5 R. Ganaway, 27 91 Philadelphia" 635 48 34 4 7 Loudon Station ...... 55 16 1 W. B. Winton, 95 ~8 Decatur " 693 63 29 4 5 Mrs. S. Patton, 35 04 Ocoee Mission ...... 297 66 2 5 Madisonville Circuit ...... 771 102 6 12 3 E. K. Hutsell, 44 71 6251 643 402 46 62 A. Patton, 27 91 J. Falls, 27 91 O. F. Cunnipgham, 47 50 Ashville District. W. B. Murphy, 27 91 J. Y. Crawford, 27 91 Ashville Station ...... 130 32 100 18 2 Reem's Creek Circuit ... .. 359 67 69 17 '1 W. Boring, 52 16 Hendersonville " 692 46 61 4 G. Atkin, 27 91 (Jatawba " 522 31 144 2 Burnsville " 565 96 18 5 4 U. Keener, 91 31 Sulphur Spring " 740 115 42 2 C. D. Smith, 65 20 Waynesville " 684 83 28 8 Webster " 481 16 6 1 2 477 44 101 1 2 Ques. 16. What has been contributed Franklin " for the support of Missions, what for the 4450 620 658 42 33 Echota Miss. (India.ns)... 157 62 3 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Holston Conference, 1856. 677 books, and what to aid the American Bible CUMBERLAND DISTRICT. Society and its auxiliaries? David Flemming, P. E. For Missions, $4125 37 Washington, J. W. Williamson. Bible Cause, 997 10 Hamilton, Juhn Alley. Sunday-schools and Tracts, 754 34 Pikeville, George W. penly. Jasper, John Spears. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Spencer Mission, John T. Stansbury. tioned this year? Cumberland Mission, Roan Clear. Jamestown Mission, Lawrence M. Renfro. Montgomery Mission, II. Rule. WYTHEVILLE DISTRICT. Huntsville Mission, to be supplied. Joseph Haskew, P. E. Wytheville Station, J. M. M'Teer. ATHENS DISTRICT. Wytheville Circuit, A.. G. Wody, J. Torbitt. Thomas K. Munsey, P. E. Parisburg, George Stewart. Athens Station, S. Philips. Newbern, Wm. M. Kerr. Athens Circuit, Oarrol Long. Mechanicsburg, B. F. White. Decatur, W. E. Munsey. Princeton, J. P. Gibson. Madisonville, R. A. Giddens, A. J. Grier. Hillsville, D. P. Hunt. Philadelphia, W m. H. H. Duggan. Grayson, O. Mitchell. Lowden, to. be supplied. Marion, J. O. Hyden. Kingston, J. w: Dickey. Jefferson, W. K. Foster. Marysville, J. H. Bruner. Flat-top Mission, to be supplied. Thomas K. Oatlett, Agent for the St. John's CHATTANOOGA DISTRICT. Orphan Asylum. E. F. Sevier, P. E. Ebenezer Stockbridge, Teacher in St. John's Chattanooga Station, Wm. H. Kelly. Orphan Asylum. Harrison Circuit, AGel R. Wilson. Cleveland Station, R. N. Price. ABINGDON DISTRICT. Cleveland Circuit, J. A. Hyden. Charleston Circuit, B. W. -So Bishop, L. w: F. M. Fanning, P. E. Orouch, Sup'y. Abingdon Station, W. H. Bates. Benton, W. Ballinger, C. T. M'Donald. Abingdon Circuit, J. w: Prismond. Ocoee Mission, J. S. Edwards. Saltville, H. P. Waugh. Lebanon, w: F. Parker. ROGERSVILLE DISTRICT. Estillville, Willis Ingle. Rufus M. Hiclcey, P. E. GaBs River Circuit and Russel Mission, L. Rogersville Circuit, Wm. O. Graves, J. T. C. Delashmitt, (one to be supplied.) Freeman. Blountsville, G. W. Miles, M. H. Spencer. Kingsport, J. T. Smith. Jeffersonville, John Boring. Jonesville, W m. Wyatt. Sandy River Mission, G. W. Smith. Tazeville Circuit, II. West. Emory and Henry College, Eph7'aim E. Wiley, Tazewell Station, C. Godby. President; James A. Davis. Sneedville Circuit, W. W. Smith. BlountsvHle Masonic Female Institute, Wm. Rutledge, P. S. Sutten. W. Neal, President. Morristown, L. O. Waters. George w: Alexander, Agent for Emory and Henry College. ASHVILLE DISTRICT. R. w: Patty~ P. E. KNOXVILLE DISTRICT. Ashville Station, E. E. Gillenwaters. R. Stevens, P. E. Reems Creek. E. Conner. M. Hendersonville, James R. Long. Knoxville Station, E. O. Wexler. Catawba, Wm. H. Howell. East Knoxville and Oolored Charge, w: Burnsville, Gaston M. Massey. Witcher. Sulphur Spring, J. D. Baldwin. Knox Circuit, J. G. Swisher, R. K. Scruggs. Waynesville, Alexander F. English. Dandridge, J. N. S. Huffaker. Franklin, Andrew Ga8s. Sevierville, M. P. Swain. Webster and Echota Mission, J. W. Bird, J. Little River, R. M. Whaley. B. Foster. Clinton, A. M. Goodykoontz. A. W. Oummings, President of Rolston Fe Jacksbol'o', Patrick H. Reed. male College. J. B. Little, Agent for Strawberry Plains O. Oampbell, Agent for the Holston Female College. College. 678 ~lJfemphis Conference, 1856.
JONESBORO' DISTRICT. Newport, to be supplied. W. O. Dailey, P. E. Elizabethtown, A. G. Copeland. J. Atkins, Agent for American Dible So Jonesboro' Station, T. J. Pope. ciety. Jonesboro' Circuit, Ty.... Robinson. Wm. H. Rogers, Agent for Tract Society. Fallbranch, J. R. Stra S.-MEMPHIS CONFERENCE. HELD AT JACKSON, TENN., October 15-21, 1856. BISHOP EARLY, P1'csident j GILFORD JONES, Secretary. QUESTION 1. 'What preachers are ad Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or mitted on trial? dained elders this year? ANSWER. John H. Cooper, Jos. Evans, Henry Bell, Robert H. Burns, William J-ames W. Kirk, F. A. Wilkerson, Tilman T. Harris, John 'V. Johnson, James B. Page, Reddin P. White, John W. Medlin, M'Cutcheon, John W. Piner, Richard A. William C. Green, Hillen A. Bourland, Umstead, Simpson Weaver. 8. R. S. Swift, Henry J. Harris, M. D. T. Fly, Ques. 6. 'Who have located this year? George B. Barton, Whitnel P. Kimble. 14. AUf2:ustus B. Longstreet, William M. Readmitted, Riddick P. Harris, J. N. M'Ferrin, James N. Hawkins, John R. Temple, C. C. Glover, Thomas P. Davidson, Fielder. 4. A. B. Fly. 5. Ques. 7. Who are the s1.J.pernumera· Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? ries? Amos Kendall, Andrew C. Smith, Thos. Reuben Ellis, Robert M. Tarrant, Robert G. Lane, Horace Jewell, Daniel M'Bride, Gregory, James ,V. Bates, William N. Mor Alexander S. Hamilt.on, Henry B. Coving gan, William M'Mahan, John C. Reed, J. ton, Joseph B. Harris, George K. Brooks, T. Baskerville, D. J. Allen, A. Lea, ehas. 'William Harrison,Eldridge L. Fisher, J 0- Tidwell, James Perry, John P. Webb, siah Greer, John G. Davie. 13. William W. M' AnaIly. 14. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or connection? worn-out preachers? Wm. T. Melergin, Nathanael P. Ramsey, Joseph Travis, John Hunter, Isaac N. Robert W. Ayers, Jasper A. Mason, An Manly, D. C. Wells, Jeremiah Moss, Jas. drew J. Lee, Arohibald L. Hunsaker, Jas. .1\:1. Major, William D. Scott, William H. 1\-1. Spence, John T. Merriwether, John S. Gillespie. 8. Harris, Stephen 'V. Carson, Simeon R. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Walker, Clayton 'J. Mouldin, Jesse Smo the Connection this year? thermon, Charles F. Quellmaltz. 14. None. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Benjamin H. Bishop, Elias J. Carter, Connection this year? John A. Fife, Thomas J. Gooch, Abner P. None. Sage, William ~. M' An ally, John H. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame M'Cullock, FranCls M. Morris, John II. less in life and conversation? Witt, John P. Webb, Emsley B. Plummer, Their names were calJed over, one by one, and those admitted Iltnd ordained, as above. and their characters examined and passed. 25. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? .lJfemphis Conference, 1856. 679 A. C. Chisholm, William 'V. Peeples, where he did a good work, made many kind Lucian B. King, and C. W. Rozell, who friends, and will be affectionately remem bered was on trial. 4. for many long years to come. In 1848, he was appointed to the Lexington Circuit; in 1849, to Brownsville Circuit; in 1850. to Somerville ALEXANDER C. CHISHOLM was born in Maury Station; in 1851, to Dresden Station; in 1852, county, Tennessee, February 8, 1811; em to Somerville Station; in 1853, to Bt'owns braced religion October 10, lR27; and, in ville Station; in 1854, to Trenton Station j in 1836, he was received on trial in the Tennes 1855, to the Aberdeen Circuit; and in 1856 see Annual Conference, and appointed to the he was returned to the same work. It is not Bellefonte Mission. In 1837, he was appointed enough to say that he was a good man: he to the Limestone Circuit j in 1838, to White was an excellent preacher, and one of the best Creek Circuit; in 1839, to Purdy Circuit j in of pastors. His words were arrows of fire, 1840, to Lagrange Station; in 1841, to Wades winged by the Holy Ghost to the hearts of boro' Cit'cuit j in 1842, to Huntingdon Circuit; perishing sinners; and so skilfully did he in 18-13, to Tallahatchie Circuit; in 1844, to wield the sword of the Spirit, so uniformly Pontotoc Circuit; in 1845, to Itawamba Cir did the power of God attend his efforts, that cuit; in 1846, to Grenada Circuit; in 1847, to he was enabled, every year of his ministry, to Pontotoc Circuit; in 1848, he was supernu report a gracious revival. As a minister and merary; in 1849 and 1850, he was appointed as a man, he was deservedly popular. To to the Houston Circuit; in 1851 and 1852, to know him was to love him; and, though he Pontotoc Circuit; in 1853, to Aberdeen Cir left the savor of a good name, and fruits of cuit j in 1854, to Pontotoc Circuit; and in honest toil, in every appointment he ever 1855 he again became supernumerary, in filled, it is believed that he was never more which relation he continued to the day of his beloved and more extensively useful than on death, October 2, 1856. Few better men than the Aberdeen Circuit. No man ever stood our departed brother ever lived, He was a higher in the affections of that people; and man of God, a loyal Methodist preacher, a de if the prayers of the Church, the tears of de voted husband, an affectionate father, an in voted friends, kind treatment, and professional dulgent master, and a kind neighbor. He skill could have prevailed, "our brother had was beloved by all who knew him: his praise not died." But the decree had gone forth: was in all the churches, and his record is on the watchman was stricken down from the hiO'h. He was an able and useful minister: walls; and, after languishing for about fifteen su~cess attended his labors, and triumph days, as calmly as the sun sinks to rest he fell crowned his dying-hour. Though his afIiic asleep in the bosom of Jesus. Nor was he tions were protracted and severe, he bore them afraid to die; for he met death as a conquered all with great patience; and when the fatal foe; and, though he literally slept himself moment came, he was not only ready and away from earth, and no word of triumph es anxious to go, but especially ~equested that caped his dying lips, his previo~s conv.e~sa his brethren of the MemphIs 'Conference tions were such as to assure hIS surVlvmg should be told that the gospel he had so long friends that he was ready and willing to depart. preached to others, sustained and c?mforted While the Methodist Church has lost a devoted him in death. A few days before hIS death, and useful minister, an affectionate and deeply the Lord's Supper was administered' to him; bereaved wife the kindest of husbands, his and, as he partook of the emblems of the aged parents a dutiful son, and the world an broken body and shed blood of our blessed ornament and benefactor, heaven has- gained S:wiour, h~s soul was fired with _heaven~y rap another bright angelic spirit: another pre ture; and in this delightful stat.e of. mmd he cious jewel glistens in the crown of Jesus, continued until he breathed Ius hfe away. and another harp pours forth its living melody lIe is gone; and, though we lament his loss, around the everlasting throne. we will endeavor to imitate his example, and meet him upon the eternal shore. LUCIAN B. KING, son of -Elias and Rebecca King, was born in Rutherford county, Ten WILLIAM W. PEEPLES departed this life, near nessee, October 21, 1826. He professed reli Aberdeen, Mississippi, August 8, 1856. The gion and joined the Methodist Episcopal time and place of his birth are unknown to us, Church at a camp-meeting held by A. L. P. nor can we tell when he embraced religion, Green, at Olive Branch Camp-ground, in Ru united with the ChurlJh, or received authority therford county, Tennessee, in the autumn of to preach. It is ~nown, however,_ that he gave 18-11. He was licensed to preach on the his heart to God lD the days of hiS youth, and Brownsville- Circuit, and admitted on trial in that, in 1846, he was employed to travel the the Memphis Conference in the autumn of- 'I.'ren ton Circuit, as the colleague of the .la 1853. He labored on the Denmark Cirouit mented and sainted M'~'arland. The ensumg with F. B,Ynum in 1854, and on the Paris Cir autumn he joined the Memphis Annual Con cuit, with Henry Bell, in 1855. lIe was ad ference, and was sent to the Jackson Circuit, mi ~ted into full connection in November I 1855, 680 Memphis Conference, 1856. and ordained deacon by Bishop Kavanaugh, rogret he seemed to have was to part with his at Memphis. He was, at that Oonference, affectionate wife and dear little children. appointed in charge of the Oamden Oircuit, After commending his wife and children to where he labored, as he ha.d done on his other God, he ardently wished and sincerely prayed circuitA, with great acceptability. Buta mys that. his little son Wilbur might become a terious Providence removed him suddenly from preacher of the gospel, and asked his friends his field of labor. He was taken with hernia to train him in the fear of God. Some two while preaching on the 5th of July; and days before he died, his sister (Mrs. Bates) though skilful physicians were called to his and brother (001. Y. P. Rozell) came to see aid, he died on Thursday folluwing. One who him: he expressed himself as glad to see was with him says that among his last words them. lie said he "never before had such were, " Tell my brethren that I died at my exalted views of heaven and Divine things: post. AU is well: all is well I" if God spared his life, he would feel better prepared to do his duty as a preacher than C. W. ROZELL breathed his last on the 28th ever before." lIe often exclaimed, "What a of August, at his father-in-Iaw's, 001. John blessed calling is that of a minister of the B. Fants, near Holly Springs, Mississippi. gospel I" Then with Ohristian-like submis He was born in Henderson county, Tennes sion he said, "I am confident if I live, it will see, on the 11th of October, 1820. He was be for the best; if I die, it will be for the early dedicated to the Lord in holy baptism, best: whether I live or die, it will be for the for which he blessed and thanked his mother best." The morning before he died, as the upon his dying-bed. In 1838, while a student decisive hour drew near, he exclaimed, "I am of Lagrange Oollege, he was most powerfully a dead man I Dead, did I say? I shall never converted to God, while, as an humble penitent, die, but shall live in immortal bliss." When he was receiving instruction from Bishop the shades of death closed in upon him, the Paine. He has often been heard to say that last words he was heard to utter were, "'Most he would as soon doubt his own existence as gape: happy, happy, happy I" Thus died a his conversion at that time. After his first faithful itinerant, at his post of duty, covered marriage he moved to Tallahatchie county, with honor, with the shout of triumph upon Mississippi. In 1840 he was called upon to his lips. give up his wife and tlwo interesting children. Feeling that he was called to the work of the Ques. 13. What numbers are in our ministry, he made application to the Ohurch, Church in the bounds of' the Conference? and in 1846 he was licensed to preach by Brother T. L. Boswell. He removed in 1847 to Ooahoma county, Mississippi, where he la Memphis District. bored very efficiently as a local preacher. In White White Col'd Co1'd Loc' the autumn of 1850, he was unit_ed in marriage Mem's, Prob's. Mem·s. Prob's. Pr'l. ------to Ann E. Fant. In the autumn of 1854, he Wesley Chapel ...... 250 1 was admitted on trial into the Memphis ODn· Wesley Colored Mission .. 11<1 ference, and was appointed to the Bahalia Asbury Chapel and CoI'd Mission ...... 285 40 190 5 Circuit, now a part of the 1I01ly Springs Oir Forest Chapel and Edge- cuit, where he labored with great accepta wood ...... 34 65 10 1 Hernando Station ...... 111 18 1 bilityand usefulness. In this field of labor Hernando Circuit...... 342 71 7 he won to himself many warm friends. At Hernando Colored Miss .. 442 our last Oonference he was appointed by Friar'S Point Circuit...... 102 7 19 2 Concordia Circuit ...... 40 19 40 20 Bishop Kavanaugh to the Friar's Point Cir Commerce Mission ...... 15 cuit, where he has labored during the present Conference year. A few weeks ago he left 1164 155 885 30 17 home with his family to visit his parents and friends. On his way up the river he fell sick, and came to his father's, near Memphis, (who Somerville District. is since dead,) where he remained for some Somerville Station ...... 105 19 80 6 1 two weeks, during which perioq., his Ohris Somerville Circuit ...... 552 36 100 7 Somerville Col'd :lUes ..... 91 ...... tian friends who visited him found him in Randolph Circuit ...... 421 12 5 9 a happy frame of mind, ready, waiting his Raudolph Colored Miss .. 96 196 Master's will. Being somewhat improved, Wesley Circuit ...... 638 66 6 Wesley Colored Mission .. 399 21 and hoping a change would be advantageous, Brownsville Station ...... 63 2 42 he was taken to his father-in-Iaw's, in .Mar Brownsville Circuit ...... 740 66 Brownsville Cel'd J.l.liss ... 320 " shall county, Mississippi. But soon after his Denma.rk Circuit ...... 605 20 220 3 removal, he began to grow worse; and it was Lagrange Statiou .... -..... 98 8 46 1 Lagra.nge Circuit...... :;32 47 10 ascertained that he must die. He requested 275 44 that his mother should be sent for, as be Lagra.nge Colored Miss ... ------wanted her present to see him die. . The only 3870 266 1173 71 -46 Memphis Oonference, 1856. 681 Jackson Dist'l'ict. Holly Springs District. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'J White White Col'd Col'd Loc'J Mem'.. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr·s. Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. ----..,.------Jackson Station...... 176 2 Holly Springs Station .... Ii7 8 10 Jackson Colored Mission. 120 Holly Springs Co I'd Miss. 150 Jackson Circuit...... 437 60 82 18 6 Bolly Springs Circuit .... 686 45 9 Trenton Station...... 118 6 54 3 Holly Spriugs Circuit Trenton Circuit...... 1011 135 120 4 19 Colored Mission ...... 129 160 Dyersburg Station...... 100 12 25 6 Marshall Circuit ...... 399 35 7 Dyersburg Circuit...... 652 60 45 8 ~lR.rshali Colored Miss .. .. 261 49 Cageville Circuit...... 647 '16 17 20 8 Salem Circuit...... 388 45 1 Salem Colored Mission .. . 43 10 3Ul 269 463 48 46 Hickory Flat Circuit ...... 232 45 40 12 3 Belmont Circuit...... 273 49 240 23 5 Chulahoma Circuit ...... 540 102 38 5 4 Paducah District. Chulahoma Colored Miss. 168 125 Paducah Station ...... 146 6 1 Paducah Mission ...... 17 119 1 2695 329 1069 384 39 Lovelaceville Circuit ...... 300 60 15 10 2 Clinton Circuit ...... 647 52 26 15 12 Hickman Station ...... 66 16 11 Recapitulation. Hickman Circuit ...... 749 59 69 5 Madrid Bend Circuit ...... 76 15 2 Memphis District ...... 1164 155 885 :10 17 Obion Circuit...... 235 100 6 4 4 Somerville " 3870 266 li73 71 46 Maury." ...... 825 82 31 18 Jackson " 3141 269 463 48 46 Girard Furnace and Mt. Paducah " 3952 672 310 37 61 Carmel ...... 33 23 8 2 1 Paris " 3926 528 346 63 63 Benton Circuit ...... 606 160 19 6 9 Ripley " 3903 732 295 38 62 Birmingham Circuit ...... 253 100 6 6 Aberdeen " 2731 329 1361 129 46 Grenada '" 2331 542 524 64 24 3952 672 310 37 61 Holly Springs" 2695 329 1069 384 39 Total this year ...... 27,713 3822 7026 864 404 Paris District. Total last year ...... 28,771 3316 7278 371 385 Paris,Station ...... 88 4 75 1 835 128 Increase ...... ~... 506 493 19 Paris Circuit ...... 151 47 8 Decrease...... 1058 252 DresdEln Station ...... 63 17 22 3 Dresden Circuit ...... 700 50 30 10 Camden " 636 6 Morgan's Creek Mission. 275 59 5 5 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Lexington Circuit ...... 620 147 25 7 16 for the superannuated 'preachers, and the Deoatursville ...... 709 123 38 6 17 widows and orphans of preachers, and to 3926 528 346 63 63 make up the deficiencies of those who have Ripley District. not obtained their regular allowance on the circuits? Ripley Circuit ...... 270 48 48 12 5 Porter's Creek Circnit .. .. 336 281 6 15 6 $7145 15. Little Hatchle Misliion .. . 224 56 18 8 Mt. Pinson Circuit ...... 506 52 47 6 7 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Montezuma " 400 55 37 5 3 Adamsville " 500 50 7 5 the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Jacinto " 474 49 94 10 applied? Eastport and Mt. Olivet .. . 18 2 Eastport Circuit...... 380 66 15 7 Collected from stations, CIr Rienzi " 795 75 23 9 cuits, and Preachers' Re- 3903 732 295 38 62 lief Fund, $1249 83 Aberdeen District. Applied to deficient preachers, Aberdeen Station and superannuated, etc., 1244 73 Oolored Mission ...... 180 15 175 15 6 Necessitous case and station- Aberdeen Circuit...... 85 23 10 Prairie Colored Mission .. 619 70 ery, 5 10 HOUllton .Circuit ...... 567 37 174 13 10 Okolona Circuit and Col'd Mission ...... 266 114 3 $1249 83 Richmo'nd Circuit ...... 406 24 92 6 6 Fulton " 374 44 5 Ques. 16. What has been contributed C&l.Toll ville " 31>1 86 30 I) 502 100 147 25 11 for the support of Missions, what for the Pontotoc " publication of Tracts and Sunday-school 2731 329 1361 129 46 books, and what to aid the American Bible Grenada District. Society and its au~iliaries ? Grenada Statiou ...... 116 21 48 1 For Missions, $7700 00 Grenada Circuit ...... 185 10 160 5 Calhoun Circuit ...... 670 126 45 18 8 Tracts, 1817 50 Coffeeville & CoI'd Miss .. 430 126 68 29 5 Sunday-school books, 637 30 Charlestou Circuit ...... 100 41 Panola Circuit...... ; ...... 255 105 72 1 Bible Society, 1274 00 Oxf'd & Andrew Chapel. 68 30 1 617 113 101 16 4 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Qxford Circuit ...... ------2331 542 624 64 24 tioned this year? 682 Memphis Conference, 1856. MEMPHIS DISTRICT. HOLLY SPRINGS DISTRICT. W. O. Robb, P. E. M. J. Blackwell, P. E. Memphis: Holly Springs, Amos .Kendall, D. J. Allen, Wesley Chapel, James N. Temple. Sup'y. { Colored Mission, to be supplied. Colored Mission, to be supplied. Ashury Chapel, Philip Tu.qgle. Holly Springs Circuit, Joseph E. Douglas, Asbury Colored Mission, Thomas P. Da Wm. M'Mahan, Sup'y. vidson. Colored Miswion, Samuel B. Oarson. { Davidson Chapel Mission, Chas. F. Quell Marshall Circu\t, Thomas Joyner, George maltz. K. Brooks. Hernando, E. J. Williams. Colored Mission, Wm. R. Dickey. Hernando Circuit, B. T. Orouch, Joseph Salem Circuit and Colored Mission, Josiah GreeK, W. P. Kimble. { Evans, W. W. M' Anally, Sup'y. Colored Mission. to be supplied. Hickory Flat Circuit, Joseph B. Harris. Forest Chapel and Edgewood, Lorenzo D. Mul- Ripley Circuit, Francis M. Morris. lins. Rienza Circuit, James Gaines, Henry B. Cov Friar's Point Circuit, Thomas J. Smothers, ington. Reddin O. White. Jacinto Circuit, Robert G. Raney, J. P. Webb, { Commerce Mission, James W. Kirk. Sup'y. Concordia Circuit, Abner P. Sage. Eastport, John H. Ga?·rett. Randolph Circuit, R. S. Harris. Eastport Cil-cuit, John W. Piner. Randolph Colored Mission, John A. Oampbell. Middleton Circuit, Alexander S. HamHton. Chulahoma Circuit, Robert L. Andrews, P. J. Eckles, President of Bahalia Female John H. Cooper. Institute. { Colored Mission, Elias J. Oarter. Francis A. Owen, Book Agent. SOMERVILLE DISTRICT. Samuel Watson, Editor of Memphis and G. W. D. Harris, P. E. Arkansas Christian Advocate. Somerville, Ashley R. Wilson, Robt. V. l'aylor, GRENADA DISTRICT. Sup'y. Somerville Circuit, Finley Bynum, F. A. Wm. H. Leigh, P. E. Wilkerson. { Grenada, J. T. W. Auld. Colored Mission, James Perry. Grenada Circuit and Colored Mission, Robert Wesley Circuit, Thomas L. Boswell, J. G. Acton, J. T. Baskerville, Sup'y. H. Burns, Smith W Moore. { Calhoun Circuit, James M. Hampton. Colored Mission, J. L. Oulpepper. Coffeeville Circuit and Colored Mission, Robt. Brownsville, A. H. Thomas. Martin, Tilman Page. Brownsville Circuh, Olement O. Glover, John S. Harris, R. Gregory, Sup'y. Charlestoll Circuit and Colored Mission, A. B. { Fly. Colored Mission, F. L. Steel. Panola Circuit and Colored Mission, Wade H. Denmark Circuit, Bryant Medlin, E, L. Fisher. Frost, J. O. Reed, Sup'y. Lagrange, James W. Knott. Oxford, Lewis H. Davis. Lagrange Circuit, E. T. Hart, JaRper A. Mason, Wm. N. Mor.qan, Sup'y. Oxford Circuit and Colored Mission, Samuel { S. Scott, M. D. T. Fly. Colored Mission, John W. Walkup. :Belle monte, Oharles B. Harris, Reddick P. Harris, J. W. Bates, Sup'y. JACKSON DISTRICT. E. O. Slater, P. E. ABERDEEN DISTRICT. Jackson, J. T. O. Oollin.,. Joseph H. Brooks, P. E. { Colored Mission. to be supplied. Jackson Cil'Cuit. Elias Jackson. Aberdeen and Colored Mission, John Moss, Cageville Circuit, N P. Ramsey, J. G. Davie. Add/:son Lea, Sup'y. Mount Pinson Circuit, Joseph Johnson, George Aberdeen Circuit. Wm. T. Hams. B. Barton. Prairie Colored Mission, John Yonng. Decatnrsville Circuit, Henry Bell. Houston Circuit, Miles H. Ford, Horace Lexington Circuit, Peter J. Kelsey. Jewell. Morgan's Creek MisRion, Romulus S. Swift. Okolona Circuit and Colored Mission, Thomas Adamsville Circuit, Thomas G. Lane. J. LoWf·Y· Rock Spring Circuit. Stephen W. Carson. Richmond Circuit, Kinchen Adams. Montezuma Circuit, John A. Fife. Fulton Circuit, Jesse S Smothermon. Carrollwlle Circuit, Clayton J. Mouldin. Amo.v W. Jones, Presilient of Memphis Con Pontotoc, Andrew J. Lee. ference Female Institu!e. Pon totoc Circuit, Wm. S. Jones, Andrew C. Lorenzo Lea, Professor in West Tennessee Smith. College. ~jfissiS$ippi Oonference, 1856. 683 PARIS DISTRICT. Clinton Oircuit, James B. M' (Jutc7U<»1, Hillen Nathan Sullivan, P. E. A. Bourland. Paris, W. D. F. Hafford Hickman, 'l'homas J. Gooch. Paris Circuit, N. A. D. Bryant, John W. Med- Madrid Bend Circuit, Simeon R. Walker. lin. Obion Circuit, Elias rPidwell, Snp'y. Camden Circuit, Robert W. Ayers. Hickman Circuit, Simpson Weq.ver. Maury Circuit, .ilL D. Robinson, William C. Huntingdon, Richard A. Umstead. Green. Trenton, John T. Merriwethe~. Trenton Circuit, Da'vid C. M' Cutcheon, John Bento~ Circuit, Wm. F. Melergin. H. M'Culloch, M. H. Neal, Sup'y. Birmingham Oircuit, Emsley B. Plummer. Dyersburg, E. E. Hamilton, R. M. Tarrant, Thomas A. Ware, transferred to the Vir Sup'y. ginia Conference. Dyersburg Circuit, John Randle, B. H. Bishop. w: J. M' Farland, transferred to the 1Va Dresden, James M. Spence. chita Conference. Dresden Circuit, Reuben Alphin, W m. Harri John W. Johnson, Daniel M'Bride, trans son. ferred to the Louisiana. Conference. {}wiiford Jones, President of Andrew Col George F. Tfwmpson, transferred to the lege. Mississippi Conference. Wm. Shapard, transferred to the Alabama PADUCAH DISTRICT. Conference. Hudson D. Howell, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Paducah, Ju:mes M. Scott. . { Paducah Mission, Archibald L. Hunsaker. next Conference be held? Paducah Circuit, John H. Witt. At Holly Springs, Mississippi. 9.-M:ISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE. HELD AT KOSCIUSKO, MISS., Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, President; WILLIAM H. WATKINS, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad *Jas. English, Wm. B. Johnson, (deacon,) mitted on trial? David W. Dillehay, (deacon,) Josiah M. ANSWER. Richard T. Hennington, Wal Pugh, (elder.) 10.' lace W. Graves, Thomas C. Raynor, Vernon Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? H. Johnston, William H. Scales, William John W. Adams, Johu J. Clarke, Geo. H. Mullens, Richard Abbey, John W. H. Clinton, Fraucis M. Featherston, Eph Jones, Albert Becton. 9. raim A. Flowers, Christopher R. Godfrey, Readmitted, Benjamin Jones, William George J. Mortimer, Thomas C. Parish, Price. 2. George D.Wade, James W. Lambeth, and Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? those admitted and ordained, as above. 19. Alexander J. Smith, William G.Mill Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or saps, Ebenezer 1'1. Smalley, Thomas M. dained elders this year? Ward, John Boyes, David M. Wadsworth, John A. B. Jones, Archibald Nicholson, John D. Willis, Kenneth A. Jones, Robert James Shelton, Benjamin J. Woodward, W. Lambeth, Samuel T. Swinney. 10. Henry M. Youngblood, James O. Wood Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full ward. 6. connection? Question 6. Who have located this *William S. Townsend, *Whitfield Har y-ear? rington, *Henry D. Berry, *Elisha F. Mul Edwin Mortimer, James J. Early, Thos. lins, *John J. Wheat, *James S. Harris, Price, Benjamin F. A. Lilly. 4. * Orda.ined deacon this year. 684 Mississipp-i Conference, 1856. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera Greenville District. ries? White ·White Col'd Col'd Loc'! Mem'.. Proh·.. 1Iell1'.. Prob· •. Pr'•• Barnabas Pipkin, John W. Adams, John Greenville ...... 25 3 200 10 M. Jones. 3. Bolivar ...... 22 4 244 125 Upper Deer Creek ...... 300 100 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Sullll.ower ...... Rolling }t'ork and Hill's worn-out preachers? Plantations ...... 11 5 151 141 Talula ...... 17 660 William Winans, I.Jewis Garrett, Thomas Lake Washington ...... 3:l 56 58 1 Owen, Thos. Clinton, Peter James, Hardy Mullins, Green M. Rogers, Preston Cooper, 107 12 1601 434 1 Jas. M'Lennan, Jas. O. Woodward. 10. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Yazoo District. t4e Connection this year? Yazoo City...... 90 6 74 12 " None. Yazoo 9ircuit...... 314 90 20 1 Big Black Colored Miss ... 318 109 Yalley Colored lIii~sion .. . Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Holmes...... 208 64 61 65 1 the Connection this year? Bee Lake Colored Miss ... 85 Richland and Lexington. 97 29 45 38 2 Calvin M'Guffy. l. Black Hawk...... 320 63 175 <1 Middleton...... 384 75 203 7 Ii Catrollton ...... 364 30 1 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Carroll Colored Mission .. less in life and conversation? Sidon Mission...... 16 180 Greenwood lInssion...... Their names were called over, one by North Warren...... 183 25 100 80 2 one, and their characters examined and North Warren Col'd Miss. 55 passed. 1976 352 1091 466 26 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? None. Sharon District. In Sharon and Thornton Ques. 13. What numbers are our Chapel ...... 152 3 100 42 1 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Canton ...... 130 10 59 20 2 Canton Colored lIlission .. Mhlway " .. 5 94 4 Vernon and Livingston Colored Mission ...... 82 13 60 70 2 Natchez District. Robson's Plantations ... .. 93 White White Cord Co1'd Loc'l Carthage ...... 298 73 28 10 9 Nem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. Attala ...... 427 63 10 ------Bankston ...... 446 94. 23 4 5 Natchez ...... , ... 238 24 443 34 2. Greensboro' Mission ...... 348 101 20 21 6 Woodville ...... 147 131 1 Starkville ...... 239 84, 22 16 1 Washington & Col'd Miss. 40 11 320 75 Octibbeha ...... Kingston and Col'-d Miss. 15 172 Camd~n ...... 228 68 80 [) Buffalo Circuit ...... 193 68 12 12 2 McWillie's Colored Miss. Duffalo Colored Mission .. 109 Wilkerson Circuit ...... 130 105 5 361 3 2355 499 579 187 41 Laurel Hill & Col'd Miss. Homochitto Mission ...... 93 109 Pinkney ville & Ban·ows. Percy's Creek and Col'd Paulding District. lIlission ...... 71 20 327, 90 1 Clinton ...... 90 175 15 1 Paulding and Col'd Miss. 314 100 83 50 4 East Feliciana ...... 290 21 32 Westville ...... 177 65 80 26 2 East Feliciano. Col'd Miss. 436 473 Raleigh ...... 208 56 14 4 Jackson, La ...... 159 63 80 10 Strong River : ...... 263 59 36 3 Rankin and Col'd ~1iss .. . 382 287 107 189 10 1373 312 2335 1239 10 Hillsboro' ...... 225 100 30 5 6 Decatur Mission ...... 195 60 13' 6 Philadelphia ...... 274 100 3 51 8 Louisville ...... , ...... 528 148 165 Vicksburg District. 2566 976 431 371 43 Vicksburg ...... 230 1 Yicksburg Col'd Miss ... .. 250 Warren and Col'd Miss .. . 136 26 1M 20 1 Clinton ...... · .. · .. · 275 28 182 30. 2 (Jovington District. Raymond and Spring Ridge ...... · ...... 165 93 180 92 4 Covington ...... 314 141 278 32 3 Jackson, Mississippi ...... 186 40 180 55 Gainesville ...... Crystal Springs ..... : ...... 293 45 61 5 Columbia ...... 95 10 66 6 2 Port Gibson and Grand Sea·Shore .: ...... 150 4 Gulf...... · .. 82 30 50 5 Leaf River Mission ...... 143 33 11 5 8 Rocky Springs ...... 43 35 Dlack Creek " 11 'iO 1 6 2 300 Livingston 166 2S 5j 12 [) Rocky Springs Col. Miss. 160 29 19 28 1 Steele & Wesley Chap!)l .. 20 5 75 25 East Baton ROllge ...... 1430 302 1428 227 13 1131 308 432 89 20 Mississippi Oonference, 1856. 685 Fayette District. Pinkneyvine and Barrows, Thos. W. Brown. White White Col'd Cord Loa1 Percy's Creek, Ephraim A. Flowers. ______Me_m_'" _Pr_ob_·•• _M_em_·s. _Pr_ob_·s. Pr· •• Clinton, John Lusk. Coles Crl'ek ...... 256 25 2 East Feliciana, George D. Wade. Coles Creek Col'd IIliss ... 647 53 East Feliciana Colored Mission, John B. Scotland ...... 231 64 141 5 4 { Bayou Pierre ...... 341 122 230 127 5 Higginbotham. Georgetown ...... 281 146 57 5 Jackson, Wm. H. Scales. Pearl River ...... 348 164 125 84 10 Amite ...... 336 87 340 5 Bayou Sara and Colored Mission, Peter E. St. Helena ...... 300 35 300 25 6 Green. 2093 643 1783 351 31 Centenary College: John C. Miller, Presi dent; W m. H. Scales, Professor; Alma1'in G. Recapitulation. Miller, Principal of Preparatory Depa.rtment. Natchez District ...... 1373 312 2335 1239 10 VickRburg " 1430 302 1428 227 13 FAYETTE DISTRICT. Greenville " 107 12 1601 434 1 Yazoo " 1976 352 1091 466 26 John G. Jones, P. E. Sharon " 2355 499 579 187 41 Paulding " 2566 975 431 371 43 Fayette Circuit, George F. Thompson, Wallace Covington " 1131 308 432 89 20 W. Gra.ves. Fayette 2093 643 1783 351 37 " ------South J efi'erson Colored Mission, Charles T. Total this year ...... 13,031 3403 9680 3364 -191 French. Total last year ...... --13,686 --2716 --10,986 --2825 191 North Jefferson Colored Mission, James H. Increase ...... 681 539 - Mm'rill. Decrease ...... 655 1306 Scotland, John B. Bowen. Bayou Pierre, Lorenzo Ercanbrack, Richard Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary 'f. Hennington. for the superannuated preachers, and the { Bayou Pierre Colored Mission, William H. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Mullins. make up the deficiencies of those who have Georgetown, Archibald P. Nicholson. not obtained their regular allowance on the Pearl River, Henry M. Youngblood, Kenneth A. Jones. circuits? Amite, Christopher R. Godfrey. $7577 00. St. Helena, Allen Castle, Barnabas Pipkin, Ques. 15. What has been collected on Sup'y. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been applied? VICKSBURG DISTRICT. Collected, $1083 85 Benjamin M. Drake, P. E. Appropriated to deficient preachers, the Vicksburg, Charles K. Marshall. superannuated, widows, and orphans. Vicksburg Colored Mission, Hervey Copeland. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Warren and Colored Mission, George H. Clin- for the support of Missions, what for the ton, (one to be supplied.) publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Clinton, John R. Lambuth, (one to be suP'" plied.) books, and what to aid the American Bible { Austin Mission, to be supplied. Society and its aux.iliaries ? Raymond and Spring Ridge, Wm. M. Curtis. For Missions, $11,550 00 Jackson, James Walton. Sunday-schools, 905 00 Crystal Springs, Daniel A. 1. Park6'¥'. Tracts, 3099 90 Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, a.nd Colored 186 80 Mission, Lysander Wiley, Benjamin Jones. Bibles, Rocky Springs, Horace M.lJ3oo/i£l,V..ernon H. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Johnson. tioned this year? NATCHEZ DISTRICT. GREENVILLE MISSION; DISTRICT. Lewell Campbell, P. E. Wm. B. Hines •. £ .E. Natchez, Wm. H. Watkins. Greenville, Wm. G. Millsaps. Woodville, John 1. Wheat. , Greenville Colored Mission, Ebenezer- M. Laurel Hill Mission, Joseph D. Newsom. Smalley. Washington and Colored Mission, William B. Bolivar, Wm. WadswOll'th. Johnston. Miller's Bend, Daniel M. Wadsworth. Kingston, John G. Hollins. Middle Deer Creek, James H. Shelton. Buffalo, Samuel Dawson. Lower Deer Creek, to be supplied. { Homochitto Mission, Dabney F. Lewis. Talula, Robert W. LMUbuU1. Wilkinson, John A. B. Jones. Sunflower Mission, Elisha. F. Mullins. 3 686 Virginia Oonference, 1856. YAZOO DISTRICT. PAULDING DISTRICT. Levi Pearce, P. E. Ransom J. Jones, P. E. Yazoo City, Wm. P. Barton. Paulding, W m. Price. Yazoo Mission, Albert Becton. Westville, Alexander J. Smith. Yawo Circuit, David M. Wiggins. Tallahola Mission, Franklin W. Sharborough. { Big Black Mission, Fr. ancis M. Featherston. Raleigh, James M. Turner. Valley Mission, to be supplied. Polkville Mission, Robert A. Sibley. Holmes, Henry J. Harris. Brandon, James A. Godfrey. Richland and Lexington, Thomas M. Ward. Hillsboro', James A. Light. Ebenezer, Thomas C. Raynor. Decatur, George J. Mortimer. Black Hawk, David W. Dillehay. Philadelphia, Juhn J. Clarke. Middleton, James G. Carlisle. Louisville, Daniel N'Donald. Carrolton, Joseph Nicholson. { Carrol Mission, to be supplied. Sidon Mission, James English. COVINGTON DISTRICT. Honey Island Mission, Humphrey Williamson. Greenwood Mission, Wiley P. Dickinson. James Y. GrijJing, P. E. North Warren, John L E. Byrd. Covington, John T. Dew. { North Warren Mission, John W. ~ones. Franklinton, Henry D. Berry. Gainesville, John Boyes. SHARON DISTRICT. Columbia, Samuel T. Swinney. Sea Shore, Erastus R. Strickland. Henderson A. Montgomery, P. E. Leaf River Mission, John H. Massey. Sharon and Thornton Chapel, Geo. C. Light. Black Creek Mission, John D. Willis. Canton, James L. Forsythe. Livingston, W m. S. TowIlsepd. Madison Mission, Andrew Day. East Baton Rouge, George T. Viclcers. Vernon, Livingston, and Colored Mission, Richard 4.bbey, Agent for Tract Society in Jacob Matthews. Mississippi Conference, and attached to Quar Robinson's Plantations, James S. Harris. terly Conference at Vicksburg. Carthage, John G. Deskins. Samuel W. Speer, transferred to Memphis Attala, Whitfield Harrington. Conference, and appointed to Marshall Insti Bankston, to be supplied. tute. Greensboro' Mission, Benjamin Avent. Burwell B. Whittington, transferred to Starkville and Pierce's Chapel, Henry T. Wachita Conference, and appointed to Plumb Lewis. Bayou Circuit. Oktibbeha Miss~on, Thom.as C. Parish, John M. Joneff, Sup y. James R. Thomas, transferred to Alabama ICamden, Washington Ford, J no. W. Adams, Conference. SuP'y· Rickard T. Jones, left without appointment, { M'Wlllie's Colored Mission, to be supplied. by vote of the Conference. Madison College: Thomaff (J. Tlwrnton, President; Josiah M. Pugh, Professor. QUflS. 18. Where and when shall our next Conference be held? Benjamin J. Woodward, Agent for Sharon Female College. At Brandon, Mississippi. lO.-VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT RICHMOND, VA., Nov. 26-Dec. 5, 1856. BISHOP EARLY, President; JAMES D. COULLING, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad James J. Lamkin, Robert B. Beadles, mitted on trial? Thomas H. Boggs, James B. Fitzpatrick, ANSWER. Ferdinand L. Way, James H. Benjamin F. Story, Cyrus Doggett, (elder,) Crown, Willia.m G. Dulin, James O. Moss. Albert G. Harly. 7. 4. Ques. 8. Who are admitted into fnll con Ques.. 2.. Wh.o remain on trial ? nection? Virginia Conference, 1856. 687 Joseph E. Potts, William G. Lumpkin, eighteenth year he embraced religion, and Hezekiah B. Mitchell, Joseph H. Amiss, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Feel James C. Hummer, Andrew J. Beckwith, lllg that a dispensation of the gospel was com Samuel V. Hoyle, William P. Twyman, mitted to him, he connected himself with the Virginia Conference in 1839, and during that Joseph H. Riddick, C. B. Riddick, John and the following year labored on Hanover W. Wonnycott. 11. Circuit. In 1841 and 1842, he travelled New Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Kent Circuit; in 1843 and 1844, Louisa; in 1845, Albemarle; in 1846, Caroline; in 1847, Paul Whitehead, Charles H. Hall, John Smithfield; in 1848 and 1849; Matthews; in P. Woodward, W. E. Judkins, Thomas L. 1850, Cumberland; 1851 and 1852, he was Williams, John B. Laurens, John K. Lit stationed at the Bute Street African Church, tleton, Charles C. Pearson, John F. Poul in the city of Norfolk; in 1853, at Wesley ton, David Wallace, John H. Ray, Alex. Chapel, in the city of Richmond; and in 1854, he was placed in charge of the colored G. Brown, James F. Finnell, William H. people of Trinity Congregation, Richmond. Christian. 14. During this year he undertook to build a Ques. 5. Who have been elected and church for the accommodation of his charge, ordained elders this year? and in this enterprise laQ.ored most industri ously, traversing the city from one extremity Joseph A. Proctor, Peter A. Peterson, to the other, to raise money. In this he was Edward M. Peterson, John P. Brock, Alex eminently successful; and put under contract ander M. Hall, James S. Kennedy, Lloyd the Third Street African Church, which has Moore, Robert S. Nash, John G. Rowe. been completed, and now stands as a monu 9. ment of the zeal and industry of our departed brother. But the labor was too great for his Ques. 6. Who have located this year? enfeebled constitution, and was the occasion George T. Williams, John W. W onny (as his physicians think) of confirming and cotto 2. hastening the disease which terminated his valuable life. In the summer of 1855, he Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera visited the Virginia Springs, with the hope ries? of improving his health, but without success. J. Carson, S. T. Moorman, Robert Scott, He was resigned and patient in his protracted J. C. Garlick, H. Billups, L. Skidmore, M. and severe affiictions, and though anxious to <}.epart and be with Christ, always expres~ed M. Dance, John Kerr, G. W. Charlton, B. his willingness to suffer his Master's will. Devany, E. Chambers, T. H. Jones, Archi No dread of death disturbed his mind: of bald Clarke, N. Thomas, Charles A. Da death (he said to his anxious companion) he vis, Penfield Doll. 16. had no more fear than of being removed from one bed to another. In conversation with the Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Rev. Philip Courtney an hour or two before worn-out preachers? his death, he quoted various passages of Wm. H. Starr, James E. Joyner, Hart Scripture as affording him great support and well H. Gary, George W. Harper, R. A. comfort under his sufferings; and, among Gregory, John W. Williams. 6. others, those encouragin~ words of St. Paul, " Our light affiiction, whlCh is but for a mo Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from ment, worketh for us a far more exceeding the COlmection this year? and eternal weight of glory." Bro. Mitchell None. was remarkable for the meekness of his dis position, the gentleness of his manners, his Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from ardent love for God and for souls, and his the CQllnection this year? diligent labors to promote the glory of God None. in the salvation of men. Those acquainted with him will bear a willing testimony to the Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame zeal and diligence with which he prosecuted less in ,life and conversation? his great work. The seals of his ministry Their names were called over, one by are numerous in the various fields of labor one, andl their characters examine« and which he cultivated for the space of fifteen passed. years, and many no doubt will rejoice in heaven that they ever heard the go~pel from Ques. 12.. Who have died this year? his lips, and saw the fruits of it in his exem Francis S, Mitche11. 1. plary life. Ques. 13. What nunibers are in our FRANCIS S. MITCHELl. was born in Glouces ter county, Virginia, April1s~, 1802. In his Church in the bounds of the Conference? 688 Virginia Oonfe1'ence, 1856. Richmond District. White White Co!'d Col'd Loc" Mem· •. Prob·.. Mem· •. Prob· •. Fr'•• White White Col'd Col'd ILoc'l ------Mem·s. Frob·s. Mem·s. ~ Fr·s. Bedf.ord ...... 660 65 49 30 2 Staunton ...... 495 51 36 2 Richm.ond: Campbell ...... 576 100 58 20 3 Trinity: ...... 272 24 ...... 2 Appomattox ...... 276 26 32 1 ...... Centenary ...... 312 54 4 Buckingham ...... 373 51 4 8 4 Uni.on ...... 279 18 3 3 Cumberlltlld ...... 250 20 11 1 1 Clay Street ...... 1li2 16 Oreg'On I\nd Sydney ... . 81 9 1 Wesley Chapel and R.ocketts lWissi.on .... . 33 2 African Missi.on ...... 280 120 Charles City ...... 210 27 Randolph Macon District. James City & New Keut. 280 70 3 1 R. M. & Boydton Station. 66 8 6 8 'Williamsburg ...... 104 8 R. M. Circuit ...... 257 10 45 King William ...... 1 250 50 6 3 1 Mecklenburg ...... 688 112 12 2 2 Ha.n.over ...... 552 22 3 Brunswick ...... MO 60 20 14 6 Car.oline ...... 351 7 3 Lunenburg ...... 344 98 7 1 GreenBville ...... 230 39 30 1 2876 307 292 123 18 Nottoway ...... 288 52 35 5 1 Prince Edward ...... 340 45 45 3 Farmville ...... 99 47 Charl.otte ...... 350 90 50 8 2 Frede1'icksburg District. Northampton ...... 624 48 67 20 5 Fredericksburg...... 80 60 1 3836 562 364 49 30 Sp.ottsylvania ...... 152 2 1 King and Queel.l ...... 425 89 6 Middlesex...... 221 42 1 Lancast~r,...... 408 46 82 1 Petersburg. District. Westmoreland...... 335 73 17 4 King George...... 197 13 3 1 Petersburg-: Fauquier...... 230 96 8 1 3 Washingt.on Street ..... 605 12 1 Stafford...... 208 47 2 2 3 High Street ...... 227 31 1 Staff.ord Missi.on...... 35 10 WeBley Chapel ...... 70 11 Culpepper...... 267 16 7 1 Union Street ...... 404 42 Rappahannock...... 174 9 1 Chesterfield ...... 380 41 If> f> Factories Mission ...... 255 12 2 2732 494 128 3 22 Manchester ...... 178 Powhatan ...... 200 10 4 1 Amelia ...... 300 60 21 1 I) Dinwiddie ...... 500 13 2 Washington District. Sussex ...... 460 17 8 1 4 Sussex Colored J\fission ... 80 Washington ...... 88 2 1 Surry ...... 211 22 1 Al~andrilt ...... 292 103 2 Prince George ...... 167 4 Rock Creek and H.oward. 105 19 10 1 Fairfax ...... 106 12 2 1 1 3543 207 478 124 22 Fairfax Missi.on ...... 44 30 19 Pot.omac ...... 269 9 13 1 Leesburg ...... 130 2 2 1 Loudon ...... 159 35 7 4 Murfreesboro' Dist1'ict. Warrenton ...... 252 14 2 2 14 Murfreesboro' ...... 466 28 37 14 2 Springfield ...... 8.4 6 f>04 32 78 6 4 South Branch ...... 103 10 1 S.outhampton ...... 48 18 Gates ...... 1000 30 300 6 7 Clarke ...... Edenton ...... 58 2 240 10 288 8 113 11 65 19 10 Hertford ...... 1 1680 259 Elizabeth City ...... 128 2 1 Elizabeth City Mission .. . 180 Suff.olk ...... 380 40 290 35 1 . Smithfield ...... 835 41 193 20 3 Charlottesville District. Pasqu.otank ...... 512 26 212 4 Charlottcsville ...... 106 6 13 3 Camden and Newland .. .. 200 60 180 10 1 Albemarle ...... 529 49 63 1 Indian Ridge ...... 475 106 3 Nelson ...... 314 35' 3f> 3 Currituck ...... 165 32 20 Nels.on Missi.on ...... 53 70 3 Roanoke & Chowan Miss. 63 6 Scottsville ...... 340 33 22 2 Flnvanna ...... 270 66 S8 7 3 4511 397 1906 118 27 Goochland ...... " 231 9 3 1 Orange ...... 132 31 10 2 3 Louisa ...... 484 54 23 4 6 1\Torfolk l)istric~ Madis.on ...... 320. 13 5 1 Elk Run ...... 130 10 4 1 1 2 Norf.olk: Blue Ridge Mission ...... 317 36 Cumberland Street ..... 428 32 3 Harrisonburg and W.o.od- 1 Granby Street ...... 130 2 stock ...... 95 6 Bute Street Mission .. .. 720 10 -. -.---~-- Portsmouth ...... 668 14 3 3321' 407 216 20 24 Portsm'th African Miss .. 554 17 Gosp.ort ...... 182 8 30 1 Princess Aillle ...... 900 33 346 6 Lynchburg Dist1'ict. Eastville ...... 381 45 336 5 Hampton ...... 169 18 16 2 Lynchburg, Tllird Street. 297 9 138 10 york ...... 304 8 22 2 " Fourth" 280 2 120 6 1 Gloucester ...... 693 96 1 7 Amherst ...... · .. 490 88 6 2 Matthews ...... 550 1'13 4 4 Buffalo ...... · .. · .. · 213 43 3 Bl»"lin...... 24 16 78- 8 3 Lexin·gton Stati.on ...... ------4369 384 2024 31 33 Lexington Circuit ...... 119 47 1 1 Virginia Conference, 1856. 689 Recapitulation. Clay Street, George H. Ray. White White Col'd Co\'d Loc'\ { African Mission,. Mem's. Prob's, Mem's. Prob's. Pr's. G. W. Nolley. ------Union, John D. Blackwell, T. H. Jones, Richmond District ...... 2876 307 292 123 18 Sup'y. Fre Charlottesviile District, (continued.) High Street, James D. Coulling, J. Kerr, Goochland, John P. Brock. Sup'y. Hanover, Thomas A. Pierce. { Factories Mission, G. N. Winfree. Louisa, William M. Ward, G. W. S. Harper, Chesterfield, B. F. Woodward, James O. Sup'y. Moss. Orange, James F. Brannin. Manchester, Oscar Littleton. Madison, D. J. C. Slaughter. Powhatan, Thomas J. Bayton. Blue Ridge Mission, A. J. Coffman. Amelia, Peter A. Peterson. Elk Run, T. Y. Cash. Dinwiddie, Isaac M. Arnold. Harrisonburg and Woodstock, Alexander G. Sussex, Joseph Lear. Brown. Sussex Colored Missio~, William A. Robin { son. LYNCHBURG DISTRICT. Prince George, Hezekiah B. Mitchell, A. Leonidas Rosser, P. E •• Stewart, Sup'y. Lynchburg: Surry, Jesse K. Powers. Third Street, Charles H. Hall. Smithfield, John M. Saunders. Fourth Street, George W. Carter. Davis P. Wills, Tract Agent, Amherst, John B. Dey. Buffalo, James B. Fitzpatrick. Lexington, Paul Whitehead. NORFOLK AND MURFREESBORO' { Lexington Circuit, to be supplied. DISTRICT. Fincastle, Wm. C. Blunt. Bedford, James R. Waggoner. James A. Riddick, P. E. Staunton, Wm. F. Bain. Norfolk: Campbell, Robt. F. Nixon, Nathanael Thomas, Cumberland Street, Frank Stanley, 1I. Sup'y. Billups, Sup'y. Appomattox, John D. Southall, Robert Gre { Bnte Street Col. Mission, Wm. R. Ba1'nes. gory, Sup'y. Granby Street, George W. Langhor~. Buckingham, Jos. Spriggs, A. Clarke, Sup'y. Portsmouth: Cumberland, Thomas L. Royle. Dinwiddie Street, Isham R. Finley. { African Mission, to be supplied. RANDOLPH MACON DISTRICT. Wesley Chapel, J. H. Amiss. Wm. H. Wheelwright, P. E. { Gosport, !ohn S. Briggs. Randolph Macon College, Thomas A. Wa1'e. Princess Anne, James D. Lumsden. Randolph Macon Circuit, Joseph H. Riddick. Suffolk, E. M. Peterson. Mecklenburg, Milton L. Bishop. Norfolk Circuit, Lloyd Moore. Greeneville, Joseph J. Edwards. Murfreesboro', Lemuel S. Reed. Northampton, Wm. Grant. Gates, John W. White. Southampton, John W. Howard. Hartford, .W1n. G. Williams. Brunswick, Wm. G. Cross. { Edenton, Cornelius B. Riddick. Lunenburg, James L. Spencer. Pasquotank, Wm. J. Norfleet. Nottoway, James S. Kennedy. Elizabeth City, Wm. L. Dalby. { Nottoway Colored Mission, to be supplied. Elizabeth City Colored Mission, to be sup- Farmville, Joseph S. R. Clarke. plied. Prince Edward, Alfred Wiles, W m. G. Dulin, Camden, T. L. Williams. M. M. Dance, Sup'y. Indian Ridge, B. F. Story. Charlotte, Henry D. Wood, Lewis Skidmore, Currituck Mission, G, w: Trimyer. Sup'y. Joseph H. Davis, President of Wesleyan Fe W. A. Smith, President of Randolph Macon male College. College. Blasingame H. Johnson, Agent for Wes- H. B. Cowles, Agent for Randolph Macon 1eyan Female College. College, Francis J. Boggs and Charles H. Boggs, PETERSBURG DISTRICT. transferred to the Western Virginia Confer Robert Michaels, P. E. ence. Petersbur~ : WaShllll?:ton Street, John E. Edwards, G. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our W. Charlton, Sup'y. next Conference be held? { Wesley Chapel, John F. Poulton. Union, G. W. Deems, At Elizabeth City, N. C. Western Virginia Oonference, 1856. 691 11.-W E ~ T ERN V I R GIN I A CONFERENCE. HELD AT GUYANDOTTE, VA., SeptemlYer 4-9, 1856. BISHOP EARLY, President; EZRA C. THORNTON, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Olarksbu1'g District. mitted on trial? White Col'd Loc" Mem's. Mem's. Pr'.a. ANSWER. William S. May, William H. Clarksburg and Monongahela ...... 80 Fonerden. 2. Milford and Weston ...... 90 Buchanan ...... 106 Jehu Hank, elder, readmitted. Lewis Circuit ...... 188 1 Nicholas ...... 109 Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Glennville ...... 165 2 James N. Lilley, Hiram Moore, Robert Braxton ...... 200 3 N. Crook, Charles F. Crook. 4. 938 13 4, Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full connection? Parkersburg District. Elias Kendall, Richard E. Graves, Gran Parkersburg ...... 161 9 Little Kanawha ...... 437 1 1 ville S. M'Cutchen, William Downtain. 4. Williamsport ...... 178 1 1 Ravenswood ...... 357 2 3 Ques.4. Who are the deacons? Ripley ...... 197 3 2 Point Pleasant...... 210 20 2 Samuel T. Mallory, John Burford; Jos. Spring Creek...... 242 1 A. West, and those admitted and ordained, Mason Mission ...... 119 1 as above. 7. 1901 36 11 Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Of- dained elders this year? Greenbrier District. Charleston and Maulden ...... 93 34 John T. Johnson. l. Charleston Circuit ...... 320 1 Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Mouth of Sandy ...... 132 2 Summersville ...... , ...... ~76 3 1 Samuel Clark, John Burford. 2. Fayette ...... 112 2 2 Green brier ...... 287 11 3 Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera: Raleigh ...... 170 2 Logan ...... 315 11 2 ries? Kanawha Circuit...... 194 6 1 Warwick Briscoe, George L. Warner. 2. Falls of Guyandotte ...... 200 2 3 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or 2199 69 l'/' worn-out preachers? Samuel P. Cummings, Hugh Rankin. Guyandotte District. Guyandotte and Marshall Circuit ...... 83 5 2 2. Ba.rboursville ...... 213 8 1 Wa.yne ...... 461 15 3 Question 9. Who have been expelled I,ouisa...... 92 13 from the Connection this year? Big Sandy...... 372 5 Ca.tlettsburg and Ashland ...... 63 16 3 William H. Harrison. 1. Greenupsburg ...... 388 76 1 North Liberty ...... 278 8 1 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn frolll the Little Sandy...... 547 6 5 Connection this year? Paintsville ...... 536 8 7 Tug Fork ...... 121 3 1 None. Peach Orchard ...... 106 2 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame 3260 165 30 less in life and conversation? Their names were called over, one by Recapitulation. one, and their characters examined and Clarksburg District ...... 938 13 4, Pa.rkersburg " .~ •••••• , ••••••••••• '" II •• 1901 36 11 passed. Greenbrier " ...... 2199 69 11 Ques. 12. WhQ have died this year? Guyandotte " ...... 3260 166 30 Total this yea.r...... 8298 283 62 None. Total last yea.r ...... 7947 294 66 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our I ncrea.se...... 31i1 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Decrea.se...... 11 4. 692 North Oarolina Oonference, 1856. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Ravenwood, Walter Shearer. for the superannuated preachers, and the Ripley, Abram w: Thompson. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Spring Creek, John A. Goff. make up the deficiencies of those who have Point Pleasant, John F. Medley, Hazael S. Williams. not obtained their regular allowance on the Mason Mission, to be supplied. circuits? Charleston Circuit, James N. Lilley, Warren $5858 33. Briscoe, Sup'y. Ques. 15. What has been collected ou the foregoing accounts, and how has it been GREENBRIER DISTRICT. applied? George B. Poage, P. E. Collected, $70 48 Charleston and Maulden, Wm. B. ]If' Far- Paid to deficient preachers, $67 48 land. Paid for book, 3 00 Summerville, W m. Downtain. Fayette, George L. Warner, Sup'y. $70 48 Greenbrier, Jehu Hank. Raleigh Circuit, Oharles F. Orooks. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Wyoming Mission, to be supplied. for the support of Missions, what for the Logan, Richard E. Graves. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Kanawha, Shadrach Hargiss. books, and what to aid the American Bible Falls of Guyandotte, W m. S. May. Society and its auxiliaries? Monroe, to be supplied. For Missions, $960 23 Newcastle and Newport, Jacob Brilhart. Tracm, 346 67 Covington, to be supplied. Sunday-school books, 275 00 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta GUYANDOTTE DISTRICT. tioned this year? Ohristian M. Sullivan, P. E. Guyandotte and Marshall Academy, S. T. CLARKSBURG DISTRICT. Mallory. Wm. Bickers, P. E. Barboursville, W m. H. Fonerden. Wayne, Burwell Spurlock. Clarksburg and Monongahela, S. K. Vaught, Louisa, James w: Amiss. B. F. Sedwick. Big Sandy, John T. Johnson. Milford and Weston, Paul H. llojfman. Catlettsburg and Ashland, Wm. M' Oormas. Buchanan, Samuel Mullen. Greenupsburg, Staunton Field. Lewis, Joseph A. West. Greenup Circuit, Ransom Lancaster. Glennville, Stephen A. Rathburn. North Liberty, Jeremiah Farmer. Braxton, Granville S. M'Cutchen. Grayson, R. A. Olaughton. Nicholas, Elias Kendall. Paintsville and Peach Orchard, Joseph H. Mouth of Sandy, Samuel Black. Wright, Robert Crooks. PARKERSBURG DISTRICT. Tug Fork, Hiram Moore. Ezra O. Thornton, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Parkersburg, Samuel Kelley. next Conferenoe be held? Little Kanawha, Lew£,Q G. Wood. Williamsport, Wayne Kenneday. At Charleston, Va., September 2, 1857. 12.-NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. HELD AT GREENSBORO', N. C., November 12-20, 1856. BISHOP EARLY, President j IRA T. WYCHE, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Barrett, Samuel Robertson, Alexander D. mitted on trial? Betts, John S. J%ng, James R. Bailey. 10. ANSWER. Adolphus W. Mangum, Geo. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? E. Wyohe, William C. Gannon, Georg~ W. Marquis L. Wood, J os. Wheeler, Thos. Hepenstall, James F. Smoot, Robert G. L. Triplett, James W. Wheeler, Moses J. North Carolina Conference, 1856. 693 Hunt, James B. Bobbitt, Medicus H. his duty to pll.each the gospel of Christ, he Wright, Oscar J. Brent,. Marcus C. 'fhomas, joined the Virginia Conference in the year John L. Newby, Jesse A. Cunningham, 1828. He labored effectually upon various J os. C. Thomas, Washington D. Meacham. charges of the Virginia and North Carolina 13. Conferences, ranging from the mountaius to the seahoard. As a Christian, Brother Good Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full man was humble, devoted, and full of the connection? Holy Ghost. The spirit of his piety being Simeon D. Peeler, John S. Davis, Isaac be~utiful in consistency, powerful in winning F. Keerans, John W. Pearson, Benjamin souls to Christ, and steady 'in its shining F. Long, N. A. H. Goddin, John N. An light, stands out as a high example of prac drews, Theo. W. Moore, Caswell VV. King. tical Christianity. As a minister of Christ, he occupied a useful and influential position 9. among his brethren. Simple in manner, clear Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? in exposition, ardent in appeals, powerful and William B. Richardson, James E. Mann, effective in the application of Divine truth, Isaac W. Avent, Isham H. Hill, William he accomplished much good as a minister of son Harris, Bedford B. Shelton, D. C. the gospel. Brother Goodman closed his Johnson, and those admitted and ordained, ministerial labors and earthly career on the as above. 16. colored mission in Halifax county, Virginia. While he was acceptable and useful in other Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or fields of ministerial labor, in this he was dained elders this year? more emin,ently successful. He closed his Clarendon M. Pepper, Shockley D. labors and sufferings at his residence in IIali Adams, William F. Clegg, Charles M. An fax, Virginia, on the 17th of January, 1856. derson. 4. His disease was of such a character as to de Ques. 6. Who have located this year? stroy his consciousness; and, therefore, we have no dying testimony from Brother Good John W. Tinnin, James H. Brent, Alex man that Jesus was precious. But we are ander Gattis, Adam H. Johnson, Jeremiah satisfied, from his deep and uniform piety Johnson. 5. while living, that he is now resting in heaven. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Joshua Bethel, William W. Albea, John WILLIAM J. PARKS, the subject of this me W. Floyd, George W. Farrabee. 4. moir, was born in Surry county, North Caro Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or lina, in the year 1818. We have no informa tion as to his conversion and early piety. He worn-out preachers? joined the North Caroliaa Conference in the James Patterson, William Anderson, T. year 1846. He labored as an effective man a Garrard, J. H. Watson, J. R. M'Intosh, few years. As a Christian, Brother Parks William Holmes, B. T. Blake, T. Jones, was pious and devoted: as a minister of James Purvis, L. 'V. Martin, Thomas C. Christ, he was plain and practical. He closed Moses. 11. his labors and sufferings in Beaufort, North Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Carolina, on the 21st of July, 1856. Bein~ asked by Brother Wyche if he felt that Jesus the Connection this year? was ·precious to him, he replied promptly, " 0 None. yes!. 0 yes! I feel that I am almost home 1" Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the He lingered a short time, and then passed Connection this year? away to his eternal home. None. Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame WILLIAM W. NESBITT was a good man and a good preacher. He was naturally amiable less in life and conversation? in his disposition, and was pure and ardent Their names were called over, one by one, in his piety. He was kind, affectionate, and and their characters examined and passed. respectful in his intercourse both with. the Ques. 12. Who have died this year? laity and clergy; and, consequently, was Joseph Goodman, William J. Parks, greatly beloved and esteemed by all who William W. N esbitt, James M. Westbrooks, knew him. And though he has been trans ferred from the Church militant to the Church Malcom L. Douglas. 5. triumphant, his memory will be fondly cher ished by thousands who admired the simplicity JOSEPH GOODMAN, the subject of this me of his manners, the benevolence of his heart, moir, was born in Fluvanna county, Virginia, and the purity of his life. Brother Nesbitt in the year 1801. The facts connected with was born the 4th of October, 1812, in Catawba his conversion and early piety are unknown county, North Carolina. When about twenty to us. Being Divinely impressed that it was years of age, he was brought to the know- 694 North Carolin(t Conference, 1856. ledge of salvation, through the ministry of ment that he received at the hands of the the Rev. Henry Speck. Believing that he Bishop was to the Danville Station. Before was called to preach the gospel of Christ, he the middle of the year, he became deeply joined the North Carolina Conference, during afHicted, and deemed it best to leave his its session in Moxville, in 1840, and travelled charge and repair to his brother's, in Guilford as an efficient itinerant minister for fourteen county, where he remained till his death. He years in succession, in various fields of labor, bore his affliction with becoming patience and ranging from the mountains to the seaboard. resignation; but, indulging no apprehension In 1855, he was sent to the Mattamuskeet that his end was nigh, he said but little on Circuit, where' his health failed. At the en the subject of death. A sudden change, suing session of the Conference, he received however, took place in the character of his a supernumerary relation, and he returned disease. He was soon reduced to a state of home to his friends to improve, if possible, stupor or insensibility, and, consequently, left his health. Toward the close of the summer, the world without giving any expressions in he visited the springs in Patrick county, Vir reference to his readiness to meet his Judge, ginia. The waters had an injurious effect, on the 28th of January, 1856. Those, how and he grew worse from the time he reached ever, whO" were favored with his acquaint that place. Finding this to be the case, he ance, who witnessed his fervent though unob left the springs, and visited the family of Cap trusive piety and devotion to God, entertain tain Thomas Perine, where he lingered, and no doubts of his peace and happiness in the at times suffered extremely, till his death. A world of spirits. :Brother Westbrooks, though short time before he died, feeling conscious smitten down by the hand of death in the that his end was nigh, he said to his friends morning of life, and in the midst of his use present, "Tell the preachers farewell. Tell fulness, has left behind him the savor of a them that I have lived an honest Methodist pious and holy life. He was a young man of preacher." He then turned his thoughts to great promise to the Church. He was a good God and heaven. After he spent a few mo preacher, a diligent pastor, and a consistent ments in prayer, he burst forth in rapturous Christian. praise and thanksgiving. From this time till , his death, he gave praise to God in triumphant MALCOM L. DOUGLAS, the subject of this me strains; saying, "Blessed Jesus! 0 blessed moir, was born of humble parentage in Rich Jesus! 0 heaven, heaven! glory, glory! Can mond county, North Carolina, By his industry this be death? Am I dying, 0"1 is it a dream? and energy, he raised himself to a position I am almost afraid that I am dreaming. of honor and trust in his native county, At Glory! glory! an eternal weight of glory! the' time he received the Divine impression too much for poor mortals to bear! I am that it was his duty to preach the gospel, he saved in heaven! glory, glory, glory I" He was the Clerk of the Superior Court of the continued as long as strength lasted to give county of Richmond, which profitable office utterance to expressions of this kind. And he cheerfully resigned for the privilege of when he could no longer speak, he would calling sinners to repentance, as an itinerant point with hands and fingers to the home preacher. Brother Douglas joined the North above, directing the attention of all waiting Carolina Conference during its session held friends to that bright world of joy into which in Raleigh, in the year 1853. He labored he was entering. He closed his earthly ex acceptably and efficiently during the three istence on the 2d of November, 1856. It will years of his itinerant life. As a minister, he be gratifying to his numerous friends to know was plain and sound, zealous and laborious. that, though he died from home, he died As a Christian, he was humble and piou8, among those who loved and esteemed him, punctual and faithful. He labored the pre and where he received every attention that sent year on the Columbia Circuit, where he kindness and affection could bestow. Buffered from an attack of chills and fevers, from which he had not recovered when he JAMES M. WESTBROOKS, the subject of this came to Conference. He continued quite memoir, was born March 10, 1827. In his feeble until Friday, November 14, .when .he twentieth year he made a public profession was attacked with a severe congestIve chIll, of religion, during a protracted meeting held which d~prived him of consciousnP.ss up to at Muin's Chapel, under the supervision the time of his death, w:\rich occurred on Sat of the Rev. Joseph Goodman. Believing that urday night, the 15th instant. We have the he was called of God to the work of the min living testimony that our beloved brother istry, he received an appointment from the Douglas is now in heaven. On Sunday even Presiding Elder to Wilks Circuit, in the year ing, the 16th, the Conference and Odd-Fellows 1852. At the ensuing session of the Confer met at the house of Col. Sloan, where our ence, held in Salisbury, he was received on brother died, and followed in solemn proces trial, and sent to Stokes Circuit. The next sion the corpse to the Methodist Church, two years he travelled on the Taylorsville where the Rev. Dr. Deems delivered a very and Franklinville Circuits. The last appoint- eloquent and appropriate sermon, after which North Oarolina Oonjerenl."e, 1856. 695 the procession, joined by a large number of Washington District. the citizens, proceeded to the Methodist bury White White Col'd Col:d Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr's. ing-ground, where the funeml services were ------concluded by the Rev. Robert 1. Carson. Washington ...... 146 36 --343 57 1 Then the body of our beloved Douglas was Tar River ...... 501 46 34 17 2 N&Rh ...... 333252552 laid in the grave to await a glorious resurrec Plymouth ...... 141 26 40 1 tion. Williamston...... 645 184 4 Tarboro' ...... 19 13 10 2 Columbia ...... 287 50 38 2 Ques. 13. What numbers are m our Bath Mission ...... 109 35 127 14 Mattamuskeet ...... 345 2 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Neuse ...... 317 50 287 51 1 Tar River Mission ...... Raleigh District. 2843 281 1088 146 15 White White Cord cord Loc'l ------I Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob's. ~ Raleigh City...... 213 8 1 Newbern District. " City Mission..... 99 12 Newbern ...... 270 2 • •• .t.~ 1 " African Charge.. 301 30 " Andrew Chapel 937 45 " Circuit...... 494 03 71 3 4 " Circuit ...... 216 23 133 . 61 lIenderson & Clarksville 448 50 53 2 Snow Hil!...... 547 54 330 6 5 Granville ...... 741 75 101 31 1 Wilson ...... 139 43 6 5 Person...... 526 61 92 12 1 Goldsboro' ...... 517 65 85 8 5 Hillsboro' Station...... 55 5 20 1 2 Smi th field ...... 167 48 24 3 Hillsboro' Circuit...... 1073 20 399 16 9 Duplin ...... 274 51 234 46 Chapel Hill ...... 110 22 112 2 Onslow ...... 252 35 160 18 Warren...... 174 49 20 ...... , ...... Trent ...... 3 Salisbuty District. 3438 358 4i83 254 25 Salisbury ...... 170 10 120 10 Jl,OWJlll ...... 110 17 7 14 Atlantic District. East Rowan ...... 113 15 19 3 Portsmonth & Ocrakoke. 142 25 10 3 Mocksville ...... 454 26 80 Cape ~atteraa Mission .. . 194 49 10 10 IredeU ...... 609 58 139 8 1 Cape Lookout Mission .. .. 83 5 Alexander ., ...... 410 27 48 3 Straits ...... 166 34 South Iredell ...... 183 48 72 15 Wilkes ...... 453 19 55 5 3 685 54 69 10 Jonesville ...... 509 70 30 7 Surry ...... 366 35 8 Forsythe ...... 643 IiI 9 3 8 Winston ...... 126 4 27 Recapitulation. Davidson ...... 552 43 82 4 1 Blue Ridge Mission ...... 186 48 5 4 3 Raleigh District...... 4427 547 1153 109 28 1362 147 52 F.sb,er's River Mission ... 26 24 2 1 Gl'een'sboro' " 6687 492 Salisbury " 4910, 555 695 76 38 1-4-9-10...... -5-56- --69-6- --7-6- -38- Danville" 3066 459 392 44 15 Washi·ngton" 2843 281 1088 146 15 Newbern " 3017 363 2392 284 15 Wilmington" 3438 358 4183 264 25 Danville District. Atlantic" 585 54 69 10 Danville ...... 65 15 2 lZ Y Il.ncey viii eo<...... 380 93 40 Total this year ...... 28,913 3109 11,334 1060 1118 Total last ~ear ...... 28,564 3380 11,026 1400 202 ~~~~~~~.::::::::::::::::::::: ~Z~ : ~~ 1~ 1 Halifax Colored Mission. Increase...... 409 308 Staunton...... 223 16 24 1 4 Decrease...... 271 340 4 Pittsylvania...... 3·13 58 24 1 ~. Franklin ...... 496 36 ~~ 1 AHeghany Mission...... 189 35 Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Patrick ...,...... 248 46 13 ~ t for the superannuated preachers, and the Stokes ...... :...... 220 71 38 1 Henry...... __25_7 _3_8___ 49___ 3__ _ widows and orphans of preachers, and to S066 459 392 44 15 make up the deficiencies of those who have 696 North Carolina Conference, 1856. not obtained their regular allowance on the FranklinsvilIe, Marquis L. Wood. circuits? Alamance, Samuel J. Spotts. $5330. Wentworth, Benjamin M. Williams. Ques. 15. What has been collected on William Closs, Agent for Greensboro' Fe the foregoing accounts, and how has it been male College. applied? Collected from circuits and SALISBURY DISTRICT. stations, $2700 18 Wm. Barringer, P. E. From Centenary Fund, 108 00 Salisbury, Robert G. Barrett. From Relief Fund, 126 00 Rowan, Marcus C. Thomas. { East Rowan, Isaac W. Keerans. $2934 18 Mocksville, Thomas B. Reelcs. Applied to superannuated preachers, and Iredell, William Carter, William W. Albea, to meet deficiencies. Sup'y. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Alexander, Bedford B. Shelton. South Iredell, Wm. C. Gannon. for the support of Missions, what for the Wilkes, Charles M., Anderson. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Jonesville, Zebedee Rush. books, and what to aid the American Bible Surry, Simeon D. Peeler. Society and its auxiliaries? Forsythe, Solomon H. Helsabeck. For Mission~, $10,501 33 { Winston, James E. Mann. Tracts, 388 66 Davidson, Shockly D. Adams, George W. Sunday-school books, 1047 73 Farabee, Sup'y. Blue Ridge Mission, to be supplied. American Bible Society, 504 67 { Fisher River Mission, to be supplied. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? DANVILLE DISTRICT. RALEIGH DISTRICT. Junius P. Mo01'e, P. E. Robert O. Burton, P. E. Danville, James L. Fisher. Raleigh, Joseph H. Wheeler. Yanceyville, James P. Simpson. Raleigh City Mission and Raleigh Colored Leasburg, John W. Lewis. { Mission, James Reed, Rufus T. Heflin. Halifax, Alfred Norman. . Raleigh Circuit, Gaston Farrar. Halifax Colored Mission, James H. Jefferson. Henderson and Clarksville, John Tillett. Staunton, Caswell W. King. Granville, Peter H. Joyner, Moses J. Hunt. Pittsylvania, Wm. M. Jordan. Person, Philmer lWo Archer. Franklin, John D. Halstead. Hillsboro', John W. Pearson. Alleghany Mission, Washington D. Meacham. Hillsboro' Circuit, Henry Gray, A. W. Man- Patrick, Isaac W. Avcnt. gum. . Stokes, John S. Davis. Warren, Theophilus W. Moore. Germanton, James B. Bobbitt. Roanoke, JOhn N. Andrews, Oscar J. Brent. Henry, Charles H. Phillips. Roanoke Colored Mission, Pierce W. Yarrell. James Jamieson, President of Danville Fe Chapel Hill, Hilary T. Hudson. male College. Enoe Mission, to be supplied. S. S. Bryant, Agent of American Coloniza T. S. Campbell, President of Warrenton tion Society. Female College. Robert C. Maynard, Tract Agent. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. GREENSBORO' DISTRICT. Robert L .Carson, P. E. N. H. D. Wilson, P. E. W ashin~ton, Thomas P. Ricaud. Greensboro', Numa F. Reed, Joshua Bethel, Tar River, Leman ShelZ, James F. Smoot, Sup'y. J. W. Floyd, Sup'y. Guilford, John M. Gunn. Nash, James J. Hines. Uwharrie, Nathan A. Hooker. Plymouth, Thomas W. Guthrie. Normal College, Thomas B. James. Williamston, Henry H. Gibbons, George E. Montgomery, Joseph C. Thomas. Wyche. Rockingham, Peter Doub, Thomas L. Triplett. Tarboro', Lingur.n S. Burkltead. Deep River, Williamson Harris. Columbia, James B. Bailey. Haw River, Robert P. Bibb, Samuel Ro Mattamuskeet, W. B. Richardson. bertson. Bath Mission, to be supplied. { Haw River Mission, to be supplied. Neuse, Isham H. Hill. South Oarolina Oonference, 1856. 697 NEWBERN DISTRICT. Topsail, Wm. F. Clegg. New Hanover and Onslow Mission, Wash Ira T. Wyche, P. E. { Newbern: ington S. Chaffin. Centenary, Abram Weaver. Sampso9, Joseph B. Martin, Alexander D. Andrew Chapel, Wm. ]if. Walsh. Betts. Newbern Circuit, Joseph Wheeler. Bladen, Daniel Culbreth. Snow Hill, David W. Doub. Fayetteville, Wm. H. Bobbitt. Wilson, Benjamin F. Long. Fa.yetteville Circuit, Marble N. Taylor. Goldsboro', John S. Long. Robeson, Paul J. Carraway. Everettsville. Charles P. Jones. Whitesville, Norman A. II, Goddin. Smithfield, Clarendon M. Pepper. Smithville, .Jesse A. Cunningham. Duplin, D. C. Johnson. Cape Fear Mission, to be supplied. Onslow, George W. Hepenstall. Wm. J. Langdon, Seaman's Bethel. Trent, Samuel B. Dozier. Wm. E. Pell, Principal of Fayetteville Fe Beaufort: male High School. Ann Street, Linville L. Hendren. Purvis Chapel Mission, to be supplied. Kinston, James W. Wheeler. ATLANTIC DISTRICT. Samuel M. Frost, President of Goldsboro' John Jones, P. E. Female College. Portsmouth and Ocrakoke, John L Newby. Cape Hatteras Mission, Arthur F. Harris. Cape Lookout, John Jones. WILMINGTON DISTRICT. Straits, Medicus H. Wright. D. B. Nicholson, P. E. Wilmington: Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Front Street, Charles F. Deems. next Conference be held? Fifth Street, Joel W. Tucker. At Goldsboro', N. C. I3.-S0UTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. HELD AT YORKVILLE, S. C., November 19-27, 1856. BISHOP ANDREW, President; PAUL A. l\I. WILLIAMS, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad S. Nelson, Alexander B. Stephens, Eugene mitted on trial? W. Thompson, James H. Ward, Caspar E. ANSWER. James M. Cline, W m. James Wiggins, Landy Wood. 11. Edward Frippe, Edward Geo. Gage, Joel Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? H. Gleason, Evan A. Lemmond, Francis R. W. Burgess, J. S. Connor, J. T. Marion Morgan, Jonathan L. M'Gregor, DuBose, L. M. Hamer, B. G. Jones, D. Fletcher Smith. 8. A. Ogburn, M. A. Connelly, J. W. Crider, Osgood A. Chreitzberg, W esley L~ Pe W. A. Hemingway, S. B. Jones, I!'. M. gues, Edward J. Pennington, readmitted. Kennedy, J. S. Nelson, A. B. Stephens, 3. E. W. Thompson, C. E. Wiggins. 15. Ques. 2. \Vho '["emain on trial? Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or George K. Andrews, William· S. Black, dained elders this year? Andrew Jackson Evans, Samuel J. Hill, G. W. M. Creighton, J. S. Ervin, W. John W. Mnrray, Randolph R. Pegues, H. Lawton, A. H. Lester, J. T. Munds, John W. Puett. 7. E. A. Price, E. J. Pennington, G. \V. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Stokes, J. H. Ward, L. Wood. 10. connection? Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Minton A. Connelly, John W. Crider, Peyton G. Bowman. 1. William A. Hemingway, Samuel Barks Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera dale Jones, Francis Milton Kennedy, Jesse ries? 698 South Oarolina Oonference, 1856. Joseph Cross, W. C. Kirkland, F. A. Charle.~ton District. !lood, Jas. T. Munds, Whitefoord Smith. White' White Col'd Col'd I Loo'l Ir Mem's. Prob'8. Mt!m's. Prob's. Pr's. 5. ------Charleston, Cuml,erland. 177 10 1157 253 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or " Trinity ...... 293 . 10 180fi 450 1 " Bethel ...... 16-1, 35 115~ 262 2 worn-out preachers? " St.• James ...... 154 3 237 47 2 Cooper River Circuit ...... 451 94 70G 88 8 Henry Bass, James L. Belin, David Der Cypress " 678 54 67:3 60 8 rick, Alexius M. Forster, Willis S. Haltom, St. George's " 482 8-1, 314 142 2 Walteruoro' " .72 25 798 25 2 William J. Jackson, William C. Patterson, Black Swamp " •..... 271 41 298 56 6 Reddick Pierce, Frederick Rush, Hartwell Cooper RiYer Mission ..... 573 198 St. Andrew's " 17 40u Spain, Joel W. Townsend. II. St. G.eo:ge's and St.PauPs Mission ...... 26 17 105 105 Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Pon Pon Mission ...... 533 42 Ash~p~o and Combahee the Connection this year? M,ssIOn ...... 681 223 Prince William's Miss ... . 5 1 235 4! None. Savannah River " 3 439 29 Okatee " 22 179 14 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Edisto a.nd Jehosse " .... 502 170 the Connection this year? Beaufort .. "T6 152 89 Allendale Circuit ...... 166 17 155 35 None. 36\!7 391 11,095 2332 31 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame less in life and conversation? Georgetown District. Georgetown ...... 185 52 87'5 209 1 Their names were called over, one by Black RiYer Circuit ...... 468 94 79-1, 141 one, and their characters examined and Conwayboro' " 825 60 300 15 7 Marion " 1141 270 '101 90 19 passed. Marion Stat~on ...... 137 32 156 57 2 Bennettsville Circuit .... . 994 144 521 41 10 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Cheraw Station ...... 93 5 143 42 Darlington Circuit ...... 815 133 208 490 9 Edward D. Boyden. 1. Santee ~Iission ...... 500 75 Sampit " ...... 163. 16 Black River and Pee Dee EDWARD D. BOYDEN was born in thl;l city Mission ...... 81 14 1220 240 1 Black Mingo Mission ...... 10 2 200 103 of Charleston, South Carolina, January 14, Waccamaw " 32 480 248 1827 ; professed religion, and united with the Society Hill " 8 140 17 Liberty Chapel" 26 1 141 56 Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1852; Lynchburg Circuit ...... 191 35 102 10 3 was licensed to preach, May, 1853, and em ployed by the Presiding Elder of Cokesbury 5006 842 6644 185Q 52 District as a supply on Laurens Circuit; was admitted on trial in the South Carolina Con Columbia District. ference, N ovell),ber 23, 1854, and sent to the Columbia,Washingt'n St. 234 20 672! 105 1 " Marion " 108 8 90 12 1 Black Swamp Circuit. In 1855, he was sent Sumter Station ...... 176 10 469 30 3 to the Marion Circuit, and in 1856 to the Columbia Circuit...... 349 6.'3 92 27 1 Conwayboro' Circuit. He entered early and Barnwell " 433 195 433 78 3 Orangeburg " 684 88 872 152 7 with spirit upon his work, strong and buoyant. Lexington " 540 47 520 20 5 He was affectionately received by his people, Santee " 362 41 647 59 4 Sumter " 692 22 1239 16 5 and bade fair to accomplish a successful year's Fairfield " 284 8 150 40 1 work; but ere he had finished his first round Chesterville " 3-1,6 29 150 of appointments, he was violently attacked Winnsboro' " 175 33 581 65 2 Congaree Mission ...... 11 1 336 20 with hernia, which in two weeks terminated Richland Fork M1ssion .. . 19 15 190 87 his earthly career. Brother Boyden was a Upper Santee " 122 736 1 man of no ordinary promise. With a clear 4535 .li80 7077 711 34 perception, correct judgment, poetic imagina tion, inflexible will, and a zeal that knew no Ookesbury District. compromise, he stood in the front rank of the Cokesbury Circuit...... 980 40 1403 90 11 yOung ministers of this Confe.rence; but a Edgefield" 823 70 888 6 mysterious and wise Providence has called Graniteville and Aiken Mission...... 134 41 75 22 1 him home. During his last illness he mani Newberry Station...... 46 2 334 31 fested great composure, and an unshaken " Circuit...... 900 50 1225 25 2 Union 808 31 325 11 2 confidence in God; and when almost gone, Tiger and Enoree Miss... 241 52 his voice tremulous in death, he declared, Laurens Circuit ...... 703 27 444 20 Ii "All is well," and soon after fell asleep in Greenville Station...... 77 3 20b 46 Circuit...... 830 70 225 26 7 Jesus. Anderson" 850 95 866 19 12 Mt. Tryon" 430 25 67 5 Pickens" 392 40 30 10 Ii Ques. 13. What numbers are III our JOcDle Mission...... 142 14 1 1 Church in the bounds of the Conference? 7;1.16 608 5829 358 51 South Oarolina Conference, 1856. 699 Oharlotte District. H. Bass, 300 00 ~Ite White CoJ'd Col'd 1,00'1 H. Spain, 300 00 Mem's. Prob'., Mem's. Prob·s. Pr· •. ---- A. M. Forster, 100 00 Charlotte Station ...... 141 22 170 --22 - 1 " Circuit ...... 862 328 438 206 D. Derrick, 300 00 Concord " 579 121 343 41 Mrs, M'Pherson, 75 00 Albemarle " 651 110 61 8 6 Wade8boro' Station ...... 112 33 162 15 1 Mrs. S. W. Capers and children, 200 00 " Circuit ...... 835 126 385 208 6 Mrs. Easterling, 100 00 Chesterfield " 458 52 318 50 5 Camden Station ...... 106 13 206 27 2 J. L. Belin, 50 00 Watpree Mission ...... 30 3 807 205 .Lancaster Circuit ...... 429 58 310 83 1 J. W. Townsend, 50 00 Catawba Mission ...... 7 134. 55 W. S. Haltom, 125 00 Pleasant Grove Circuit ... 585 116 178 22 4 ------W. C. Patterson, 200 00 4796 982 3512 9-12 26 W. J. Jackson, 50 00 W~dow Gamewell, 125 00 Shelby District. " Dunwoody, 100 00 Spartanburg Station ...... 208 18 88 3 1 " Asbury, 100 00 " Circuit ...... 570 104 191 57 3 " Morgan, 100 00 Yorkville Station ...... 72 9 97 10 1 " Circuit ...... 265 23 385 53 2 " Hill, 100 00 Lincolnton " 789 191 537 44 ...... " Bunch, 100 00 Shelby " 416 64 57 9 7 Rutherford " 890 40 400 76 " Kennedy, 75 00 Catawba " 976 219 148 55 8 " Turpin, 75 00 Lenoir " 689 75 170 26 4 Morganton ~2 15 352 34, 3 " M'Daniel and child, 150 00 M'Dowell " 277 64 161 46 3 'South Mountain" Circuit. 203 48 3 4, " Smith and child, 250 00 ------" Tanant, 50 00 5956 870 2589 417 32 Incidental expenses, 4 74 Recapitula;tion. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Charlestcn District ...... 3697 391 11,095 2332 31 for the support of Missions, what for the Georgetown " 5006 842 664,4. 1850 52 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Columbia " 4535 580 7077 711 3-1 Cokesbury " 7115 508 5829 358 51 boob, and what to aid the American Bible Charlotte 4795 982 3512 942 26 Society and its auxiliaries? Shelby " 5956 870 2589 417 32 " For Missions, $27,413 17 Total this year ...... 31.104 4173 36,746 6610 226 Total last year...... 30,593 4345 37,933 5765 239 Tracts, 2308 86 Sabbath-schools, 1582 39 Increa8e ...... 511 855 Decrease ...... 172 1187 13 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the CIIARJ.JESTON DISTRICT. widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the deficiencies of those who have H. A. C. Walker, P. E. Charleston: not obtained their regular allowance on the Cum berland, Wm. P. Mouzon. circuits? Trinity, John T. Wightman, J. Cross, Sup'y. $7664 16. Bethel, Wm. H. Fleming. Quos. 15. What has been collected-on Spring Street, Wm. E. Boone. St. James, W m. A. lIewingway. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Cooper River Circuit, E. J. Pennin,qton, applied? Cooper River Mission, George W. Moore. Collected, $4205 44 Black River Mission, to be supplied. Applied as follows: St. Andrew's Mission, to be supplied. Cypress Circuit, William H. Lawton, William E. D. Boyden, .$60 00 B. Currie. John Watts, 150 00 St. George's and St. Paul's Mission, Abram J. W. Murray, 100 00 Nettles. C. W. Thompson, 58 20 Pon Pon Mission, Wm. O. Kirkland, Sup'y, Daniel May, 75 00 one to be supplied. 100 00 St. George's Circuit, James T. Kilgo. H ..K Ogburn, Walterboro' Circuit, Wm. W. Jones, R. R. J. M. Bradley, 50 00 Pegues. Children of J. Dannelly, 50 00 Ashepoo and Combahee Mission, P. A. M. R. Pierce, 150 00 Williams, one to be Bupplied. 700 South Carolina Conference, 1856. Charleston District, (continued.) COKESBURY DISTRICT. Prince William's Mission, Wm. Hutto. R. J. Boyd, P. E. Black Swamp Circuit, S. Leard, R. W. Bur Cokesbury Circuit, A. M. Chreitzberg. gess. Abbeville Circuit, C. Murchison. Allendale Circuit, S. B. Jones. Edgefield Circuit, John A. Porter, S. J. HilI. Savannah River Mission, John D. W. Oroole, Graniteville Mission, Wm. W. Mood. D. A. Ogburn. Aiken Station, to be supplied. Oakatee Mission, to be supplied. Newberry Station, Alexander w: Walker. Beaufort Mission, John R. Coburn. Newberry Circuit, Thomas Raysor, J. M. Edisto and Jehossee Mission, Chas. Wilson. Cline. Union Circuit, S. H. Browne, E. G. Gage. GEORGETOWN DISTRICT. Tiger and Enoree Mission, John Finger. Laurens Circuit, M. Puckett, A. P. Martin. Oharles Betts, P. E. Greenville Station, F. M. Kennedy. Georgetown, Lewis M. Hamer. Greenville Circuit, Martin Eaddy, W. ..4. Santee Mission, J. T. Du Bose, C. E. Wiggins. Olal'k. . Sampit Mission, Thomas Mitchell. Anderson Circuit, R. P. Franks, one to be Black River and Pedee Mission, J. W. Miller, supplied. A. H. Harmon. Pickensville Circuit, A. B. H' Gilvray. Black River Circuit, W. L. Pegues, O. A. J ocassee Mission, Lewis Scarborough. C hreitzberg. Pickens Circuit, Fletcher Smith. Black Mingo Mission, G. w: Stokes. Walhalla Mission, Johp, H. Zimmerman. Lynchburg Circuit, John II. Robinson. Cokesbury School, J. w: Wightman. Darlington Circuit, A. M' Corquodale, John W. Murray. Bennettsville Circuit, II. M. Mood, W. J. E CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. Frippe. Society Hill Mission, Israel P. Hughes. H. O. Parsons, P. E. Marion Station, Dennis J. Si1nmons. Charlotte Station, James Stacy. Marion Circuit, L. M. Little, J. W. Crider. Charlotte Circuit, G. W. M. Creighton, J. H. Liberty Chapel Mission, John A. Mood. Gleason. Conwayboro' Circuit, D. W. Seale, A. J. Concord Circuit, John Watts. Evans. Albemarle Circuit, Daniel May. Waccamaw Mission, J. A. Minnick, J. L. Wadesboro' Station, L. A. Johnson. M'Gregor. Wades boro' Circuit, M. A. M' Kibben, J ease Upper Waccamaw Mission, George K. An S. Nelson. drews. Chesterfield Circuit, Simpson Jones. Sumter Station, A. G. Stacy, J. T. Munds, Camden Station, W. A. Game7tJell. Sup'y. Wateree Mission, J. L. Shuford, W. S. Black. Sumter Circuit, Bond English. Lancaster Circuit, A. B. Stephena. Catawba Mission, .4.. J. Cauthen. COLUMBIA DISTRICT. Cheraw Station, Juhn R. Pickett. Monroe Circuit, G. W. Ivy, one to be sup Wm. Crook, P. E. plied. Columhia: '1~ R. Walsl~, President of Carolina Female Washington Street, O. H. Pritchard. Coliege. Marion Street, O. A. Darby, F. A. Mood, Sup'y. Congaree Mission, N. Talley. SHELny DISTRICT. Columbia Circuit, D. D. Byars. Richland Fork Mission, Alexander L. Smith. J. W. Kelly, P. E. Barnwell Circuit, E. A. Price. Spartanburg Station, H. II. Durant. Blackville Circuit, E. J. Hey n ardie. Spartanburg Circuit, O. S. Walker. Orangeburg Circuit, M. L. Banks, F. M. Mor- Upper Broad River Mission, Joseph Parker. gan. Yorkville Station, A. H. Lester. Lexington Circuit, J. M. Bradley,E. A. Lem- Yorkville Circuit, John W. 'North. , mond. . Lincolnton Circuit, Landy Wood, M. A. Con- Santee Circuit, A. P. Avant. nellv. . Upper Santee Mission, Wm. Oarson, one to Shelby Circuit, E. W. Thompson. be supplied. . Rutherford Circuit, Paul F, Kistler. Fairfield Circuit, O. M'Leod. Catawba Circuit, John w: Puett. Chesterville Circuit, S. Townsend. South Mountain Mission, to be supplied. Winnsboro' Circuit, J. S. Oonnor. Lenoir Circuit, Abner Ervin. Win. Martin, Agent for Columbia Female Morganton Circuit, James S. Ervin, one to College. be supplied. Georgla Oonference, 1856. 701 Shelby District, (continued.) A. M. Shipp, Professor in North Carolina Columbus Circuit, B. G. Jones. University. Benjamin Jenkins, Missionary to China. J. J. Fleming, suspended for one year. Wm. M. Wightman, President of Wofford James H. Ward, transferred to St. Louis College. Conference. Whitefoord Smith, Professor in Wofford College. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our oharles Taylor, Professor ip. Spartanburg next Conference be held? Female College. At Charlotte, N. C., November, 1857. 14.-GEORGIA CONFERENCE. HELD AT AMERICUS, GA., December 3-12, 1856. BISHOP ANDREW, President j J. BLAKELY SMITH, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad William Brewer, Marshall F. Malsby, Jos. mitted on trial? Chambers, James 'V. Traywick, and those ANSWER. Robert W. Lovett, Edward F. admitted and ordained, as above. 29. Gates, Jacob C. Neese, Cicero A. Mitchell, Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Goodman Hughes, William A. Parks, J as. ordained elders this year? D. Junkin, 'Wiley T. Hamiltop., 'V. T. Lemuel Q. Allen, John B. M'Genee, lWMichael, Alexander M. Thigpen, George William D. Shea, Miles W. Arnold. W m.. H. Patillo, John W. Reynolds, Smith Da P. Clonts, Robt. F. Jones, Wm. F. Conley, venport, Robert W. Dixon, Francis X. John 'V. Brady, Harvey lVl'Han, Richard Foster, WillialD Park, Samuel A. Clarke, W. Waters, William M. Watt$, Robert B .. Absalom C. Davis, W. H. Moss, J. L. Lester. 12. Terry. 20. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Readmitted, James Harris. 1. Wesley F. Smith, F. W. Flanders, Wm,. Ques. 2. ,\Vho remain on trial? H. Thomas. 3. David W. Calhoun, Habersham J. Adams, Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera W. A. Edwards, William B. Bailey, Absa ries? lom H. Ogletree, W. C. Rowland, David Alexander Means, Jacob R. Owen~ 2. E. Starr, John W. M'Gehee, W. F. Cook, Ques. 8. Who. are the superannu.ated or Peter M~ Ryburn, E. N. Boland, Joseph B. worn-out preachers? Key, T. H. Stewart" John W. TuItner, William Arnold', Eli Bennett~ Francis Benjamin F. Breedlove, James V. M. Mor Bird, Samuel J: Bellah, .T esse 'Y". Carroll, ris. 16. John S. Ford, Alexander Gordon, Windsor Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con Graham, Whitman C. Hill, James Hunter, nection? J . .T. M. Mapp, James Quillian, J. B. C. James M. Armstrong, Alvin J. Dean, Quillian, John Simmons, Allen Turner, Milford Hamby, John W. Burke, George James R Turner, Joseph T. Smith, Miller G. N. M'Donald, William J. Scott, Wesley H. White, F. W. Baggerly, Alexandtm P. PledO'er, Thomas T. Christian, William Averett, Young F. Tignor, John P. Dic...k 8. Turn~r, JOhIl P. Howell, William W. ioson, William B. M'Ban. 23. Tidwell, James T. Ainsworth, James O. A.. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled fr<>Ill: Clarke, William S. Baker. 14. the Connection this year? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? None. William G. Allen, vVeyman H. Potter, Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn fr6m James H. Reese, Robert N. Cotter, T}"l'e the Connection this year? B. Harbin, Noah H. Palmer, Albeut W. None. Rowland, William M. D. Bond, Jackson Ql1es. 11. Are all the preachers blamQ. Rush, Thomas Boring,4 David T. Holmes, less in life and conversation? 702 Georgia Oonference, 1856. Their names were called over, one by ~nd died in holy tdnmph, testifying his faith one, and their characters examined and 10 God and hope of heaven. passed. John H. Caldwell was suspended for ANDREW NEESE died" this year. He finished six months. his course just four days before this Conference met, -after an illness of four days. lIe died Silas H. Cooper was suspended for twelve in the forty-second year of his age. He was months. born in Franklin county, Georgia, in the year Noah Smith was suspended until an in 1815. In 1838, he professed religion and vestigation can be had of certain charges joined the Church. In 1839, he was licensed against him. to preach, and was received into the travelling c.mnection, under the auspices of the Georgia Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Annual Conference in 1840. From that field Wiley Warwick, Andrew Neese, William he never withdrew. 'I'he remaining sixteen H. Morton. 3. years of his life were spent in filling the va rious important works assigned him by the WILEyWARWICKwas born in Sussex county, Conference. He was acceptable and useful Virginia, March 17, 1771. He embraced re wherever he labored. Brother Neese was ligion in his twenty-sixth yearj joined the emphatically a good man. His moral deport Methodist Episcopal Church, and soon after ment was uniformly correct: no complaint was licensed to exhort. He was licensed to was ever brought against him. He was, in preach in the year 1799, and labored efficiently tbe strong language of Scripture, "blameless in the local ranks until 1804, when he was and 1larmless," .~ a child of Gf.l.d," ., without admitted into the travelling connection in the rebuke in the midst of a crooked and pervel:Se South Carolina Conference, during its session generation." His piety was of a high order. in Augusta, Georgia. He travelled Little He was, however, never fully appreciated Pedee, Anson, Bladen, Santee, Great Pedee, either in his piety or preaching ability, on Rocky River, Wateree," Santee, Black River, account of his modest, unassuming, and re and Enoree Circuits, and loca.ted in the year tiring disposition. As a preacher, he was 1817. In the year 1821 he was employed by plain, poi.nted, earnest, scriptural, and often Bishop George on the Union Circuit, South preached with considerable power. During Carolina Conference, and at the ensuing Con the last two years of his ministry, he labored ference was readmitted, and travelled the on the Cassville Circuit. He closed his labors Carnesville, Lawrenceville, Elberton, Clarkes on that work the present year a little in ad ville, and Habersham Circuits. During the vance of the usual time, in order to visit his last four years of his itinerant ministry, he relations in North Carolina. As preacher in travelled under such physical disabilities and charge, he had every thing appertaining to pain as would perhaps have driven almost any his work, to the ll;tst item, ready for Confer other man from the work. But his indefatiga ence. This was "characteristic of the man. ble devotion to the Church would not permit He was remarkably systematic in aU his him to retire from its active service, until tFansactions and arrangements. He made other afflictions constrained that step. He his contemplated visit, and was hastening was superannuated at his own request in h0me to attend the present meeting of the 1830, and retained that relation until his Conference, but was arrested in his course by death. lIe died the 7th of May, 1856, aged a~troke of paralytic apoplexy, at the breakfast eighty-six years, having been in the ministry house near Augusta, on the Georgia Railroad, fifty-seven years, fifty-three of which he was on the morning of Nov. 26. From that place connected with the itinerancy. During the he was conveyed to his home in Atlanta, in a thirty years of his itinerant labors, he tra .state of insensibility, where he lingered until velled 66,849 miles, preached 5938 sermons, the evening of the 29th, when he calmly and received of the Church $6392, being breathed his last. After his 6ttack, he had little more" than $210 pel annum. Father but" one interval of consciousness, during Warwick possessed a mind of something more which he seemed to be -aware of his danger, than ordinary capacity, but poorly cultivated, though he did ~ot speak of it. He evinced as he enjoyed little advantages of early edu no fear of death, uttered some words of com cation. But this defect he afterwards sought fort and sympa&hy to his wife, quoted several to supply by diligent application. His piety appropriate passages of Scripture, and, espe was deep and fervent. As a preacher, he was cially, repeated with empha.'iis nearly the earnest, faithful, and useful: an excellent whole of the twenty-first chapter of Revela disciplinarian, and a safe counsellor. During tion, which gives such a vivid and glowing his last illness, borne down by the decrepitude description of the glories and blessedness of of age and torturing disease, he suffered much, the heavenly world. This shows that his often writhing under paroxysms of the' most faith did" not fail him it). his lallt hours, tha.t excruciating pain, yet he sustained all un his prospects of heaven were bright, and that murmuringly, with true Christian fortitude, his end was peace. Georgia Oonference, 1856. 703 WILLIAM H. MORTON departed this life at Dahlonega District, (continued.) Cave Spring, Floyd county, Georgia, on the WhitAl White cord cord l.oc'1 15th of September, 1856, aged twenty years. Mem's. Prob's. Mem'.. Prob's. Pr's. He was converted about three years ago, and Clarkesville ...... 717 90 62 14 10 Canton ...... 343 88 48 1 was soon impressed that it was his duty to Ellijay Mission ...... 735 122 14 10 9 preach the gospel. After much reflection and Blairsville Mission ...... 564 193 738 earnest prayer, he consented to give up all .Ducktown " 443 122 6 Murphy " 452 30 6 13 5 for Christ. Accordingly, he applied for li Clayton " 58 15 1 cense to preach, which was readily granted. He then applied to the Georgia Annual Con 5979 1055 420 77 68 ference for admission, and was l'ecei ved· on trial December, 1855, and appointed as junior Atlanta District. preacher on Cave Spring Circuit. His char Atlanta: acter as a Christian was exemplary. His Wesley Chapel and Col. Mission...... 380 25 150 69 7 race as a minister was short but bright. He Trinity and Evans died in triumph, and no doubt is with the Ghapel ...... 186 24 4 Atlanta Circuit...... 465 50 93 10 4 good in heaven. Decatur ...... 451 23 152 21 3 Lawrenceville...... 915 119 145 19 7 lHonroe ...... 625 55 82 17 5 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Newton...... 67:2 70 200 10 9 Covington and Oxford... 247 30 165 15 8 Church in the bounds of the Conference? M'Donough ...... 745 25 113 7 9 Powdllr Springs ...... 668 117 27 16 1 Marietta ...... 190 17 80 16 6 Augusta District. Roswell...... 645 151 61 12 White Wbite cora cord Loc'. 6089706 1268 206l81 Mem'a. Prob's~ Jrtem's. Prob~·s .. Pr's. Augusta: Rome District. St.• Tames's ...... 178 45 Rome ...... 200 4 136 4 2 St. John's ...... 292 42 Etowah Cot. Mission ...... 60 Trinity Col. Mission .. . 679 48 5 Cave Spring ...... 733 127 260 19 14 City Mis6ion ...... 13 12 ..... ~ Cassville ...... 710 54 309 11 Savannah: Calhoun ...... 665 75 139 4 13 Trinity ...... 423 19 16 16 3 Dalton ...... 732 91 84 10 23 Wesley Chape!...... 163 13 2 Spring Place ...... 514 92 53 3 9 Andrew ChapeL ...... 1180 42 Lafayette ...... 862 181 98 10 14 City Mission ...... 33 5 Dade lHission ...... 371 63 4 7 5 Springfield ...... 225 35 52 "'11 1 Summerville ...... 425 74 79 16 7 Sylvania ...... 324 118 5 Sul;>ligna ...... 485 71 49 18 5 Scriven Colored Mission. 420 50 Waynesboro' ...... 428 65 125 10 3 5691 828 1211 151 103 Burke Colored Mission ... 450 65 Louisville ...... 367 65 23 14 6 Jefferson Col. Mission .. .. 218 60 .La Grange· District. Richmond ...... 236 66 15 21 Warrenton ...... 513 71 242 36 11 LaGrange ...... · ...... 150 30 137 12 2 Sparta ...... 158 6 149 15 1 Troup ...... 682 35 370 45 4 Hancock ...... 218 7 18 2 " Colored Mission .... . " Col. l\fisaion ...... 350 69 Greenville ...... ·849. 88 553 83 8 Columbia ...... 226 10 Zebulun ...... 680 43 310 99 5 Jackson ...... 350 11 111 20 3 " Col. Mission '0' 160 Griffin ...... 252 18 105 38 5 379Z 649 3197 463 39 Fayetteville ...... 589 79 141 11 11 Newnan ...... 670 91 233 22 13 Palmetto ...... : .. 405 30 85 15 7 " Col. Mission .. . Athens District. Carrollton ...... 370 75 21 3 4 Villa Rica Mission ...... 512 178 20 20 7 Athens ...... 324 17 3 Franklin ...... 322 99 104 42 5 " Colo red Mission .. 130 9 Watkinsville ...... 1185 35 190 47 11 6731 771 2190 410 a Factory Mission ...... 89 41 ...... 1 Madison ...... 109 17 82 8 4 Morgan ...... 150 41 35 7 2 Macon District. Kingston Col. Mission .. , 382 40 Macon ...... 60564 4 Greensboro' ...... 522 6 366 3 " Colored Mission .. . 317 72 1 Greene Col. Mission ...... 250 25 Clinton ...... 120 36 120 40 1 Lexington ...... 273 95 170 60 Monticello ...... 367 23 585 65 7 Washington ...... , 112 8 121 6 1 Eatonton & Col. Mission. 408 29 436 23 7 Wilkes ...... ~ ...... 225 22 190 6 1 Milledgeville & Bethel .. . 120 80 87 23 1 Lincolnton ...... 292 34 ).09 6 Dethel Colored Mission .. . 284 24 Elbert.>n ...... 658 138 158 80 4 Jeffersonville ...... 185 57 190 46 1 Broa.d River Mission ...... 8 235 13 , ..... PerI:y ...... 331 146 342 28 8 ------Ocmulgee·Col. Mission .. . 217 47 3847 453 2418 301 36 Fort Valley ...... 684 120 275 32 8 " Col. Mission .. 113 116 Knoxville " 211 76 5 Dahlonega District. Culloden ...... 489 107 12 " Col. Mission .. .. 523 23 Forsyth ...... 352 68 235 36 6 Dahlonega ...... , 10891 145 1 10 Ga.inesville ...... 485 134 5964/ 298 1 7 CarneSville...... 1093 116 170 ...... 5 3461 730 3947 649 48 704 Georgia Conference, 1856. Columbus District. Ques. 15. What has been collected on White White Col'd Co!'d Loc'! the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Mem·s. Prob's.. Mem· •• Prob's. Pr's. ------applied? Columbus ...... 576 -- - " Colored Miss .... 689 100 3 Collected, $7259 48 " City " " Factory " .... 182 76 Applied as follows: Cusetta ...... 365 114, 169 31 3 Buena Vista ...... 581 132 3U 65 13 Paid Sister Darley, as per order Butler ...... 392 85 106 71 6 of Conference, 108 00 Talbotton ...... 184 43 111 69 1 Talbot Circuit ...... 472 104 28 5 Expenses of lay dele~ates, mem " Colored Mission ... 289 56 bers of Board of Finance, 25 00 Thomaston ...... 138 39 14 29 ~ Upson ...... 462 81 242 28 4 Stationery, 5 00 Hamilton ...... 402 41 400 24 10 Harris Colored Mission .. Superannuated preachers, WI Whitesville ...... 309 16 128 dows, and orphans, 7119 00 ------4063 731 2610 479 50 $7257 00 Americus District. Balance on hand, (ordered to be Lumpkin ...... 138 9 99 4 2 paid to J. Strickland,) $2 48 Stewart ...... 523 83 205 20 8 Chattahooche Mission .... 167 47 The stewards settled with the claimants Cuthbert and Emmaus ... 184 13 80 10 1 at 77* cents in the dollar, leaving $2108 Fort Gaines ...... 465 70 115 45 8 Randolph Mission ...... 15 73 16 unpaid. Starkville .... n ...... 387 68 59 32 7 Americus ...... 149 4 74 11 4 Ques. 16. What has been contributed " Circuit ...... 389 58 98 14 6 for the support of Missions, what for the Sumpter Col. Mission ... 66 23 Tabernacle " ••••• .1 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Oglet4orpe ...... 28 86 58 6 1 Vienna ...... 360 42 29 22 5 books, and what to aid the American Bible Hawkinsville ...... 117 67 41 49 1 Society and its auxiliaries? ------2155 500 1164 299 -43 ]'01,' Missions, $21,615 44 Sunday-school Cause, 2525 56 Sandersville District. Tract Cause, 4087 17 8!tndersville ...... 312 32 139 13 3 Bible Society, 544l 83 Irwinton ...... 200 43 67 3 Duhlin ...... 258 21 41 11 JMlrsonville ...... 460 96 71 18 3 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Reidsville ...... 260 40 90 10 4 tioned this year? Hinesville ...... 265 21 320 26 3 1t!' Intosh Mission ...... 25 Darien ...... 36 10 115 10 Bryan and Bulloch ...... 85 6 43 4 AUGUSTA DISTRICT. Emmanuel Mission...... 136 20 2 2 ------James: B. Payne, P. E. 2037 301 888 92 18 Augusta: St. John's, A. T. Mann. Recapitulation. St. James's, W. M. Crumley. Augusta District ...... 3791 549 3191 453 39 'l'rinity Colored Mission and Factory Mis Athens " 3847 453 2418 301 36 sion, L. Q. Allen. Dahlonega " 5979 1055 420 'i7 68 Savannah: Atlanta " 6089 706 1268 206 81 Rome 5697 828 1211 151 103 Trinity, Joseph S. Key. LaGrange 5731 777 2190 410 74 Macon " 3461 730 3947 649 48 Wesley Chapel, T. H. Jordan. Columbus " 4063 731 2610 479 50 Andrew Chapel, L. B. Payne. Americus " 2755 500 1164 299 43 " 301 City Mission, D. T. Holmes. Sandersville " 2037 888 92 18 Chatham Mission, to be supplied. Total this year ...... 43,456 6636 19,313 3117 560 Springfield, P. C. Harris. Total last year ...... 44,252 5549 18,616 33n 566 Sylvania, D. W. Calhoun. Increase...... 1087 697 Scriven Colored Mission, D. E. Sta,rr. Decrease...... 796 224 6 Waynesboro', W. J. Cotter, J. G. Worley. Burke Colored Mission, R. J. Harwell. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary ILouisville, J. M. Dickey, A. J. Dean. for the superannuated preachers, and the { Jefferson Colored Mission, to be supplied. widows. and orphans of preachers, and to Richmond, Dennis 0' Driscoll. make up the deficiencies of those who have Warrenton, Josiah Lewis. Sparta, W. R. Foote. not obtained their regular allowance on the Hancock, F. F. Reynolds. circuits? { Hancock Colored Mission, James Jones. $9227. Colum bia, J. H. Grogan. Georgia Conference, 1856. 705 ATHENS DISTRICT. Cave Spring, T. B. Harben, one to be sup- John w: Talley, P. E. plied. Cedar Town, J. W. Traywick. Athens, H. H. Parks. Cassville, L. J. Davies. Athens Colored Mission, John Q. Harrill. Calhoun, R. F. Jones. vv atkinsviUe, w: H. C. Cone, J. C. Neese. Dalton Station, M. A. Clontz. { Factory Mission, H. Cranford. Dalton Circuit, H. P. Pitchford. Madison, D. Kelsey. Spring Place, H. H. M' Han. Morgan, A. W. Rowland. { LaFayette, W. M. D. Bond, J. B. Key. Kingston Colored Mission, J. P. Howell. Dade Mission, John Strickland. Greensboro', G. Bright, C. A. Mitchell. Summerville, W. F. Conley. Lexington, R. Lane, W. H. Moss. Subligna, w: T. Norman. Washington, J. O. A. Clarke. Lookout Mountain Mission, to be supplied. Wilkes, John S. Dunn. Lincolnton, w: P. Arnold. Elberton, J. w: Knight, J. W: l\l'Gehee. LAGRANGE DISTRICT~ Broad River Mission, N. H. Palmer. S. Anthony, P. E. Joseph H. Echols, President of Madison Female College. LaGrange, Jesse Boring. James L. Pierce, Professor in Madison Fe Troup, w: A. Florence. male College. Greenville, J. R. Little}ohn, George Patillo. Zebulun, S. C. Qttillian. DAHLONEGA DISTRICT. Jackson, J. Rush. Griffin Station, C. R. Jewett. D. D. Cox, P. E. Fayetteville, W. M. . Watts. Dahlonega, J. W. Turner, W. B. Baily. Newnan, James Harris. Gainsville, W. W. Brewer. Palmetto ~nd Colored Mission, M. H. Heb- Carnesville.. A. J. DeavouTs, W. A. Parks. bard, one to be supplied. Clarksville, T. T. Christian, W. A. Edwards. Carrollton, R. Stripling. Canton, W. G. Allen. Villa Rica, Thomas Boring. Ellijay Mission, J. H. Mashburn, S. A. Clark. Frankl in, w: P. Clontz. Blairsville Mission, Goodman Hughes. West Point, L. G. R. Wiggins. Morganton Mission, Joseph Chambers. Haralson Mission, to be supplied. Murphy Mission, J. W. Brady, James V. M. w: G. Conner, Agent for LaGrange ::Female Morris. College. Clayton Mission, R. H. Waters. O. w: Thomas, Chaplain U. S. Navy. ATLANTA DISTRICT. MACON DISTRICT. w: R. Branham, P. E. John w: Glenn, P. E. Atlanta: Macon and Vineville, James E. Evans, one to Wesley Chapel and Col. Charge, O. w: Key. be s.upplied. Trinity and Evans Chapel Mission, H. J. City Mission and Colored Charge, W. F. Adams. Cook. Atlanta Circuit, O. Trussell. Clinton and Bethel Colored Mission, M. W. Decatur, J. M. Armstrong.. . Arnold, F. L, Brantly. Lawrenceville, J. W. Burke, W; T. Hamil- Monticello, J. B. M' Gehee. ton. Eatonton and Colored Mission, E. P. Burch, Monroe, R. W. Lovett. A. M. Thigpen. Newton, J. w: Yarbrough. _ Milledgeville, Thomas H. Stewart. Covington and Oxford, E. W. Speer, A. Means, Jeffersonville, P. M. Ryburn. Sup'y. . Perry and Ocmulgee Mission, C. A. Fulwood, M'DoDough, A. Gray. J. M. Bright. Powder Spring, A.. Dorman, J. R. Owen, Fort Valley a.nd Colored Mission, D. Bla?ock, .Sup'y. J. Dunwody. . Marietta, W. J. Scott. Culloden and Knoxville Mission, F. X. Forster, Roswell, 1. N. Crat'en. W. M'Michael. w: J. Sasnett, Professor in Emory College. Forsyth and Colored Mission, J. M. Jfarshall, w: J. Parks, Agent for Emory College. M01'gan Bellah. G. J. Pearce, Agent fur American Bible J. Blakely Smith, Tract Agent. Society. O. L. Smith, President of Wesleyan Fe mal~ College. ROME DISTRICT. J. P. Duncan, Agent for Wesleyan Female J. O. Simmons, P. E. College. Rome, w: H. Evans. E. H. Myers, Editor of Southern Christian Etowah Mission, to be supplied. Advocate. 706 Alabama Conference, 1856. COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Americus, J. W. Hinton. L. Rush, P. E. Americus Circuit and Sumter Mission, L L. Potter, W. Park. Columbus: Oglethorpe, W. D. Shea. Columbus, A. M. Wynn, George. G. N. M'Do- Vienna· and Dooly Mission, J. E. Sentell, A. H. nald. Ogletree. Columbus Colored Charge, E. N. Boland. Hawkinsville, J. H. Reese. Factory Mission, Raleigh Gr.eene. City Mission, W. A. Simmons. Cusseta, T. H. Whitby, Wm. S. Turner. SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT. Buena Vista, J. B. War.dlaw, J. W. Reynolds. W. Knox, P. E. Butler, Smith Davenport. foint River Mission, Wyatt Bl·ooks. Sandersville, D. J. Myrick. Talbotton, R. B. Leste?'. Irwinton, W. S. Baker. Talbot Circuit, R. A. Oonner, W. W. Tidwell. Dublin, W. C. Row1and. Thomaston, Thomas F. Pierce. Jacksonville. R. N. Cotter. URson and Colored Mission, E. W. Reynolds, Reidsville, W. P. Pledger. M. H. Hamby. Hinesville, T. S. L. Harwell. ~milton. W. H. Potter, R. Dixon. Darien, J. M. Austen. M'Intosh Mission, E. White. fV nitesville, M. F. Malsby. Lovick Pierce, Conference Missionary. Bryan and Bulloch, B. F. Breedlove. Emmanuel Mission, to be supplied. AMERIC.US DISTRICT. W. D. Matt7~ews, O. L. Hays, transferred to the Alabama Conference. Gem'ge O. Clarke, P. E. F. Gates, A. M. Davis, transferred to the Lumpkin,W: G. Parks. Florida Conference. Stewart, J. T. Turner, J. D. Junkin. J. L. Terry,· transferred to the Texas Con Chattahoochee Mission, t.o be supplied. ference. Cuthbert and Emmaus, J. B. Jackson. Fort Gaines, D. Crenshaw. QUflS, 18. Where and when shall our Terrell, D. Williamson. Starkville and Colored Mission, J. T. Ains next Conference be held? worth. At Washington, Ga. 1 5 . - A LA BAM.A CON FER E N C- E . HELD AT TUSKEGEE, ALA., December 10-17, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, President; THOMAS W. DORMAN, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? mitted on trial? Nathanael H. Self, James. A. Neely, ANSWER. John H. Gibbs, Jo-hn C. Pitts, Evans Nicholson, Benjamin G. Fleming, Billups D. Gayle, Samuel Briggs, Ulysses Ezekiel T. Nabors, William A.Montgomery, L. Thompson, John B. Stone, Abram James Hightower, Francis H. Wardlaw, Adams, Samuel Adams, James W. Came Joseph Abernathy, James M. Gann, Daniel ron, Rufus Nicholson, Joseph Linn, James G. W. Ellis, Robert SQlilieJ Daniel T. M/ilI· F. R. Brandon, ·John W. Mabry: Robert lard, Neil Gillis, James W.Glenn, Warren G. Sampler, Matthew W. Regan, Isaac I. D. Nicholson, John S. MooreJ JohoT. M. Tatum, .John T. Dickinson, Anson West, Gregory, George J. Mason, John W. Solo Theophilus Manghum, Robert Rylander, mon, Julius N. Glover, Edward P. M'Lel Moses E. Butt, Robert R. Roberts, James land, Edward Patton, J ohnLatham. 24. L. Sampey, William K. Towles, John B. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Powers, Warrenton S. Wingfield. 26. connection? Readmitted, Malcolm M. Graham, Mor Robert S. Woodward, William C. Hearn, gan C. Turrentine, James H. Ewing. 3. Gabriel Hawkins, Thomas C. Weir, Francis Alabama Oonference, 1856. 707 T. J. Brandon, Joseph W. Hightower, Conference; transferred to the Mississippi, Wm. M. Motley, John W. Rush, Joshua and appointed to the Lawrence Circuit. After· W. Jordan, William A. M'Carty, Thomas filling various appointments with success, his health failed, and he located at the close of S. Abernathy, Jr., William A. Sampey. 12. 1837. In 1847, he was readmitted into the Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Alabama Conference, and continued as one Abijah Watson, Jas. M. Patton, Francis of its efficient members until he fell asleep in Walker, LaFayette Patterson, Daniel M. Jesus, in Wilcox county, in January last. Hudson, Alexander M. Samford, William Brother Burpo was an unpretending, modest P. Harrison, Qeo. A. Shaeffer, David C. B. Christian gentleman, faithful in all the rela~ Connerly, Charles D. Nicholson, James M: tions of life, and" full of faith and the Holy Ghost." In his death we havc lost one of our Campbell, Whitman O. Turner, William H. fathers; yet we have good hope that by it Carter, Sheldon J. Kelly, Josiah Bancroft, heaven has gained a child. James R. Pickett, Francis M. Crain, Lewis F. Dowdell', and those admitted and or ROBERT W. SPE~CE was born May 11, 1824; dained, as above. 30. in Abbeville District, South Carolina. From . Ques. 5. Who have been ele·cted and or his youth; he was morally and religiously in dained elders this year? clined. He embraced religion in early life, James A. Peebles, Francis M. Grace, and united himself with the Presbyterian Church. This church having dissolved in his Geor~e W. Brown, Silas H. Cox, Walter neighborhood, he immediately joined the Me~ C. Harris, Mark S. Andrews, Joseph B. thodist Episcopal Church, under the pastoral Cott.rell, John M. Dupree, Benjamin S. care of the Rev. T. Moody. He was licensed Williams, Bednet B. Ross. 10. to preach; and joined the Alabama Conference Ques. 6. Who have located this year? in 1849. lIe travelled as a successful minis.. William B. Adams, Nathanael \V. Skip tel' of Christ for a little more than six years, worth, Robert Scales, William A. Shegog, when his health entirely failed, and compelled him to leave his charge, and seek retirement Matthias Maass, George W. Tucker, Harris in the. home of his widowed mother, in Kem. Stearns. 7. per county, Mississippi, where he patiently Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? endured suffering as a good soldier for about James M. Patton, Bennet R. Ross. 2. four months, when death kindly released him Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or on the 27th of September, 1856. Though worn-out preachers? others labored longer in the ministry than he, yet none were. more faithful. He had been Elias W. Story, Thomas Lynch, William called to go, a.nd he went, always realizing B. Barnett, Nicholas P. Scales, Hilliard J. the promise, "Lo, I am with you alway, even Hunter, Jesse Ellis, William Rhodes, An unto the end of the world," And whether he drew J. Crawford, Wiley W. Thomas, W m. labored in the prairie or on the mountain, on N. Peavy, John D. ·Worrell, Charles D. the circuit or in the station, preaching to Nicholson, Thomas S. Abernathy, Sr. 13. master or servant, God helping him, he be Question 9. Who have been expelled lieved that he could do good, and he always succeeded. Brother Spence was an improving from the Connection this year? young man, and promised much usefulness None. to the Church. Beloved by all who knew Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the him, he died regretted by saints and sinners. Connection thjs year? His death was more than peaceful- tri None. umphant. He shouted in his last moments, Ques. 11. Are aU the preachers blame "I have fought a good fight!" and then. sweetly slept in Jesus. less in life and conversation? Their names were called over, one by JAMES M. WELLS· was born in Putnam one, and their characters examined and county, Georgia, Jauaary 12, 1819. He em passed. braced religion at the Wesley Chapel Camp Ques. 12. Who have die-d this year? ~round, De Kalb county, Geor~ia, in Julv, Thomas Burpo, Robert W. Spence, Jas. 1835; was licensed to preach lU December, M. W ells, James S. Belton. 4. 1842; was admitted on trial by the Alabama. Conference the same month and year; and, THOMAS BURPO was a native of North Cal'o after having served the Church in the itine lina. He was born September 7, 1804. While rant ministry for thirteen years, went homo quite young, he removed to Middle ~ennessee, to heaven from Northport, Alabama-the and was made partaker of convertmg grace, field of his former labors-on the 24th of September 20, 1820. In the autumn of 1823, January, 1856. It is but a just tribute to he was admitted on trial in the Tennessee this estimable bJ;other, to say that in all that 708 .Alabama Oonference, 1856. constitutes a holy man and a faithfl}l preacher was yet on him. Although far from us in his of the gospel, he stood preeminent. Others last illness, he had the ministrations of friend may have shone with greater hrillian'ce; may ship, from the sweet-spirited Bishop Janes have attracted a wider attention, and been and his pious wife, together with other hre the subjects of greater applause; yet none thren in New York. 'l'hese felt themselves sought more singly to know duty, nor more "privileged," in that, in the providence of faithfully to do it, than he; and but few, if God, they were allowed to be near him. Such any, have had a surer record on high. He was his patience, and trust, and joy, that Sis was an hum ble, earnest worker in his Master's ter Janes remarked that" it seemed as if the vineyard, always at his post, with no word Lord had sent an angel for them to wait upon." of complaint at its hardness, nor disposition Blessed be God, if not an angel then, he has to shun its responsibilities; but in the spirit since become one; and, as such, may be God's of meekness, and in the exercise of a trust appointed minister to us who claim to be heirs in God which, on some occasions, wore a mar of salvation. His last earthly accents were, vellous sublimity, and, withal, without so "Praise the Lord !"-fitting prelude to the much as the semblance of ostentation, stand song he now sings. ing firmly at that post, willing to live and work, yet ready to die and rest, just as the Ques. 13. What numbers are in our great Captain of his salvation might deter Church in the bound~ of the Conference? mine. His last illness was short, yet attended with severe suffering. Just before his death, Mobile District. he was asked if his prospects for heaven were l White White Cord cord Loc'l bright. He replied promptly and emphati Mem·s. ~ --ldem's. --Prob's. -Pr'a •. cally; "Yes 1" and then calmly fell asleep in Mobile: Jesus. While it wou~d have been gratifying Franklin Street ...... 251 5 1 German Mission ...... 14 to us to have had the victor's shout wafted to State Street Col. Miss .. 5404 89 us from the scene of his final conflict, we have St. Francis Street ...... 205 25 3 Little Zion Col. Miss ... 227 91 what is worth more-the recollection of thir Wesley Cba,pel ...... 92 8 teen years of personal piety and ministerial West Ward.: ...... 53 4 14 fidelity. Toulminville & Turners- ville ...... 100 16 11 5 Pascagoula ...... 280 30 30 15 3 JAMES S. BELTON was born September 7th, New Wakefield ...... 127 63 100 6 2 Black Creek Mission ...... 209 49 13 7 2 1833, in Newberry District, South Carolina. En terprise ...... 161 60 75 25 4 His father subsequently removed to Lowndes Miltonville ...... 207 --62 --89 --68 - 4 county, Mississippi. He was converted Au --1699. 322 1078 326 24 gust 23, 1850, and, in November following, united himself with the Methodist Episcopal Demopolis District. Church, South. In August, 1851, he received Demopolis ...... 70 125 5 authority from the Church to preach the gos Arcola Colored Mission .. 298 60 pel; and, having graduated at Lagrange Col Spring Hill ...... 18\1 15 200 20 1 Linden ...... 181 54 206 28 2 lege in 1852, in th~ latter part of that year Dayton ...... 70 24 190 30 he joined the Tennessee Conference, and waS " Colored Mission ... 324 50 transferred to the Alabama Conference. Hav Uniontown and Cotton- wood Colored Mission. 109 6 143 4 ing preached one year in this· Conference, he Uniontown Circuit ...... 174 2 161 1 was appointed missionary to China, ordained Prairie Bluff Col. Miss ... 66 1I1'KinleyandBethlehem. 60 15 95 25 deacon and elder in February, 1854, and Lower Peach Tree ...... 290 67 173 4 sailed for that distant land in May following. Butler ...... 229 188 15 26 1 After laboring in that field nearly two years, Choctaw ...... 261 78 7 Gaston ...... 378 40 127 5 he was compelled hy ill-health to return, and " Colol'ed Mission ... 32 40 died in New York, March 17, 1856. In the ------death of this most estimable young minister, 2006 411 2233 288 21 the Church has suffered an immense loss. Gainesville District. All that was lovely in character, diligent in Prairie Hill & Col. Miss .. 103 19 the acquisition of knowledge, and beautiful Macon ...... 108 39 72 30 2 in piety, he possessed in an extraordinary de Circuit ...... · 207 17 60 15 5 Plum" Creek Col. Miss .... 211 Z1 ...... gree. His conversion was thorough and his WarAaw & Bogue Chitto. 85 5 107 43 consecration entire. He felt called not only Wahank ...... 95 34 171 6{j 2 to the work of the ministry, but also to that Sumterville ...... 102 7 120 7 1 Col. Mission. 29 of a missionary in distant lands; and nobly Gainesville" ...... 35 12 40 13 did he meet the summons. We remember, Livingston ...... 88 8 55 15 1 DeKalb ...... 426 60 132 32 6 as though it were but yesterday, his adieu at Lauderdale ...... 323 59 52 20 8 Tuskaloosa. Our prayers went with him, and Marion ...... 75 7 20 20 Belmont ...... 129 8 1 we had hoped for much good through his in 175 25 strumentality. Yet he has perished like the " Col. Mission .... ------beauty of Israel, and while the dew of youth 1716 275 1244 312 25 Alabama Conference, 1856. 709 White White CoI'd CoI'd Loc'l Tuskaloosa District. Mem';a. Prob's. Mem's. Probt-s. Pr's. White White I Col'd Col'd Loc'} ------~ ------Mero's. Prob's. Mem's. --.frob's. Pr's. Wetumpka ...... 93 3 195 19 1 ------Autauga ...... 448 III 145 38 5 ·ruskaloosa ...... 121 4 400 94 Prattville ...... 60 Ii 100 28 1 " Circuit ...... 130 19 101 37 Maplesville Mission ...... 117 70 7 16 5 Scottsville ...... 212 116 38 6 3 Cahaba ...... 73 180 Northport ...... 163 23 22 17 4 New Lexington ...... 4;2 103 28 32 4 1865 442 . 1094 141 33 Brush Cree.k ...... 364 144 151 14 4 New P'rospect ...... 188 8 171 German Cre·ek Col. Miss. 115 10 Montgomery Distric.t. Newberne & Oak Grove .. 40 2 226 13 1 Montgomery...... 264 64 3 Greensboro' ...... 142 1 254 20 4 " Col. Charge 720 80 " Col. Mission. 147 Catoma Col. Mission...... 22 145 25 Prairie Creek Col. Miss .. . 694 Montgomery Circuit...... 94 22 19.J, 59 Marion ...... 140 13 220 56 1 " Col. MisS... 45 Hamburg ...... 98 15 25 Tuskegee ...... 188 10 85 15 1 Jones's Valley ...... 441 120 106 8 " Circuit...... 777 108 333 U Cahaba River Mission ... . 62 127 1 3 1 Andrew Col. Mission...... 13 140 64 Salem...... 137 7 125 3 2573 695 2699 302 30 Crawford ...... 739 '20 7 Uchee Colored Mission... 530 249 Auburn...... 182 3 203 10 [) Lafayette...... 392 200 92 70 8 Oolumbus District. Oak Bowery;...... 300 5 1QO 30 7 Columbus ...... 278 10 147 10 1 Tlillassee ...... 517 106 40 30 8 Plymouth Col. Mission ... 149 39 Dadeville...... 4.J,9 132 30 SO 8 Columbus Circuit...... 592 85 269 44 8 Buttahatchie ...... 695 95 2 11 4074 671 2782 662 64 Athens ...... 430 100 10 3 6 Mount Zion ...... 497 174 10 Lowndesboro' Di8trict. Pickens ville & Carrolton 79 11 58 20 1 Greene ...... 277 58 161 6 2 Pickens ...... 424 115 287 179 8 Lo;rfI~~~~~~~· .. ~.. ~·~:.~·~:1 45 5 193 5 Eutaw ...... 99 16 120 5 Lowndesboro' Col. Miss .. 149 Forkland ...... 71 9 382 16 Big Swamp Col. Mission. 3 152 45 Willow Pond Col. Miss .. . Argus ...... 301 37 139 2 5 Sipsey Mission ...... 108 51 25 12 Greenville ...... 386 72 26 2 5 Troy ...... 593 77 81 12 10 3550 724 1608 336 47 Geneva ...... 697 248 36 15 10 Elba ...... 149 47 6 1 Walton ...... 118 53 12 2 Pleasant Hill ...... 163 10 333 20 1 Blountsville Mission District. Union ...... 357 71 87 72 4 Blountsville ...... 406 306 16 1 11 Jasper ...... 270 80 3 1 7 2812 620 1214 173 38 Murphree's Valley ...... 600 200 15 6 15 Hancock Mission ...... 188 100 1 5 Eufaula District. 387 83 6 9 2 Pikeville " 113 Warrior " 256 67 3 5 1 Eufaula ...... 105 11 Ashville Circuit ...... 448 68 72 12 6 Glennville ...... 374 94: 7 8 Harpersville ...... 511 93 59 22 7 " Col. Mission .. . 302 87 Lebanon ...... 567 55 24 8 ViIlula." " .. . 138 68 Town Creek Mission ...... 232 43 Enon & Chunnenuggee.. . 181 20 7 242 74 6 8 Enon & Cbunnenuggee Short" " Colored Mission ...... 369 65 4107 1119 205 56 70 Barbour Circuit ...... S02 200 159 32 14 Perote Colored Mission .. . 140 61 Barbour" " .. . 7 30 91 90 Clayton ...... ,155 100 6 Talladega District. Abbeville ...... 418 152 70 6 200 360 46 56 6 Otho Colored ~1ission ... .. III Talladega...... Woodville ...... 465 159 30 12 5 Coosa Mission ...... 118 18 Jackson ...... 207 30 40 I) Talladega and Alexan- Holmes Mission ...... 114 27 5 2 dria Mission ...... 240 110 102 6 Chipola Col. Mission ...... 84 39 Wewoka ville ...... 363 120 Greenwood ...... 226 54 5 Marble Valley Mission .. . 134 29 5 1 1 62 28 . 78 27 1 4Ii 50 Marianna ...... Socapatoy ...... 466 59 Apalachicola ...... 103 13 98 4, 1 Tallapoosa ...... 646 126 65 7 12 Randolph ...... 659 132 37 6 14 3319 918 1850 6i3 60 Hillabee ...... 508 200 27 33 4 Jacksonville ...... 357 85 100 5 White Plains ...... 491 120 56 6' 4 Oamden District. 77 12 Centre ...... 650 Camden ...... 50 20 20 6 1 Cedar Bluff...... 447 29 12 2 6 60 9 3 Cedar Creek...... 220 8 348 30 7 Gadsden ...... 300 175 J<]scambia ...... 210 1 15 1 882 224 73 Milton ...... 60 1 5399 1138 Pensacola...... 18 3 28 8 Navy yard...... 40 45 20 4 Monroeville...... 836 230 Summerfield District. Gainestown Col. Mission. 8 1 67 36 Selma ...... 113 8 125 12 2 Suggsvill e ...... '" ... '" ..... 96 25 69 23 1 Summerfield ...... 195 21 10 Grove Hill...... 142 25 28 5 1 Ocmulgee Col. Mission ... 202 Mount Pleasant...... 77 3 142 1 PerryviHe ...... 165 55 54 7 2 Fish River Mission...... 56 5 6 12 ...... Cahaba ltiver Col. Miss ... Black's Bend ...... 120 36 50 10 2 Centreville ...... 565 124 50 6 6 ------~ Montevallo ...... 36 27 36 15 1 1433 172 1023 134 1b 710 Alabama' Oonference, 1856. Recapitulation. St. St~phen~, ~Vm. A. Sampey. White White CoJ'd Col'd Loc'l MauvIlla MISSIon, Rohert Smilie. Mem's. Prob's. Mem·s. Pr·s. ------Prob'•. - Milton ville, John H. Gibbs. Mobile District ...... 1699 322 1078 326 24 Enterprise, Junius E. Newman, Abram Adams. Demopolis " 2006 411 22.33 . 288 21 Gainesville " 1,76 275 1244 312 25 'I.'uskaloosa " 2573 695 2699 302 30 DEMOPOLIS DISTRICT. Columbus " 3550 7:/4 HiOS 336 47 Blountsville " 4107 1119 205 56 70 James A. Heard, P. E. Tal\adegfl, " 5399 1138 882 224 73 Summerfield " 1865 442 1094 141 33 (Demopolis, Thomas P. Orymes. lIiontgomery " 4074 677 2782 ()(j2 64 Lowndesboro' " 2812 620 1214 173 38 ~ Arcola Colored Mission, l'homas Y. Arm~ Eufaula " 3319 918 1850 G"O,.., 60 l strong. Camden " 1433 172 1023 134 15 Spring Hill, James H. Ewing. Total this year ...... 34,613 7513 17,912 3627 500 Linden, George F. Ellis. Total last year ...... 33,108 5977 17,322 3i89 507 Dayton, Mark S. Andrews. { Increase ...... 1505 1536 590 138 · Dayton Colored Mission, John O. Huckabee. Decrease ...... 7 Uniontown and Cottonwood Colored Mission Wm. P. Harrison. ' Orrville, Lawrence M. Wilson, Moses E. Butt. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Butler, Jam.es ~. Campbell. for the superannuated preachers, and the Bladon Springs, George A. Shaeffer, Bennet widows and orphans of preachers, and to B. Ross, Sup'y. make up the deficiencies of those who have Gaston, Leroy Massingale. . not obtained their regul~r allowance on the M'Kinley Colored Mission, Robert Y. Rew. circuits ? MACON DISTRICT. $10,416 70 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Thomas Y. Ramsey, P. E. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Macon, Wm. E. M. Linfield. Warsaw and Bogue Chitto Colored Mission, applied? W m. C. Hearn. Collected, $5248 40 Scooha, Daniel M. Hudson. Applied to superannuated preachers, wi f Sumterville, Whitman C. Turner. dows, and orphans, and to deficient preach~ l Gainesville, to be supplied. Livingston, Joseph B. Oottrell. ers. DeKalb, James R. Thomas. Ques. 16. What has been contributed I~auderdale, And1'ew J. Coleman, William K. for the support of Missions, what for the Towles. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Belmont, James W. Shores, one to be sup books, and what to aid the American Bible plied. Forkland and Watson's Chapel, William Ira Society and its auxiliaries? Powers, James M. Patton, Sup'y. For Missions, $31,400 00 Willow Pond Colored Mission, to be sup Tracts, 2700 00 plied. Sunday-schools, 1120 25 Eut~w, Robert M. Saunders. Bibles, 1162 9.5 Ques. 17. Whe,re are the preachers sta TUSKALOOSA DISTRICT. tioned this year ? Joseph J. Hutchinson, P. E. Tuskaloosa, Sarnuel Armstrong. MOBILE DISTRICT. Tuskaloosa qircuit, James L. Sampey. {· Scottsville Mission, John T. M. Gregory. joshua T. Heard, P. E. Northport, Samuel Briggs. Mobile: New Lexington, Evans Nicholson. I!'ranklin Street, Thomas J. Koger. . Brush Creek, Joseph T. Curry. State stree. t Colored Mission, Alexander New Prospect, James A. Peebles. { M'Bride. Newbern and Oak Grove, Wm. M. Motley. German Mission, to be supplied. Greensboro', Edward Wadsworth. St. Francis Street, Edwin Baldwin. German Creek Colored Mission, to be sup Little Zion Colored Mission, to be supplied. plied. Wesley Chapel, Thomas C. Weir. · Greensboro' Colored Mission, to be supplied. West Ward, George R. Talley. Prairie Creek Colored Mission, John w: Toulminville and Turnerville, to be sup M'Cann. plied. . arion, Phil.ip P. Neely. Pascagoula, Wm. A. Montgomery. IJones Valley, Edward M'Means. Black Creek Mission, Benjamin G. Fleming. { Cahaba River Mission, to be supplied. Alabama Conference, 1856. 711 Tuskaloosa District, (continued.) SUMMERFIELD DISTRICT. Ohristophe.r C. Callaway, Agent for Southern John w: Starr, P. E. University, .and attached to Greensboro' Quar Selma, Wm. Shapa1·d. terly Conference. Summerfield, John W. Rush. John M. Bonnell, PrincipaL of Tuskaloosn. Ocmulgee Colored Mission, Greenberry Gar- Methodist Female High School. rett. Perryville, Matthew W. Regan. COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Centreville, Elisha Phillips. George Shaeffer, P. E. Montevallo, Benjamin S. Williams. Wetumpka, John D. Fisher. Columbus, Christopher D. Oliver. Autauga, Wm. B. Neal, Edward P.IWLel- Columbus Colored Mission, to be fmpplied. { land. Plymouth Colored Mission, to be supplied. Prattville, J osian Bancroft. Columbus Circuit, Wm. Murrah. Chestnut Creek, John Foust Fayetteville, Francis Walker. Cahaba, Walter H. M'Daniel. Moscow, James M. Gann. Hamburg, Ezekiel T. Nabors. Caledonia, W m. Vaughn. .Archelaus H. Mitchell, President of Cente Athens, George w: Brown. nary Institute, Female Department. Mount Zion, Samuel 1\1. Adams. David C. B. Connerly, Principal of Oente Pickensville and Carrolton, Gabriel Hawkins. nary Institute, Male Department. Greene, James D. Cameron. Pickens, Julius N. Glover, Joseph B. Stone. MONTGOMERY DISTRICT. Macon Circuit, John w: Ellis. Oliver R. Blue, P. E. Prairie Hill and Colored Mission, Silas H. Oox. Montgomery, Thomas w: Dorman. Plum Creek Colored Mission, Elisha Callaway. Montgomery Colored Mission, James w: { Brown. Catoma Colored Mission, John T. Roper. BLOUNTSVILLE MISSION DISTRICT. Montgomery Circuit, James .A. Olement, Isaac Oharles Strider, P. E. J. Tatum. Blountsville, James R. Pickett. Tuskegee, James L. Ootten. Jasper, Joseph Linn. Tuskegee Circuit, Cornelius N. M'Leod, James W. Glenn. Murphree's Valley, Nathanael H. Self. { Hancock Mission, Rufus Kicholson. Andrew Colored Mission, John N. Dupree. Pikeville Mission, Ulysses L. Thompson. Crawford, John O. Stricklin, Anson West. Warrior Mission, Abijah Watson. U c1Lee Mission, 0 harles L. Hayes. Ashville, Warren D. Nicholson.. .. Auburn, Jacob M. Jennings. Harpersville, Learner B. N'Donald. LaFayette, John O. McDaniel. Little River Mission, to be supplied. Oak Bowery, John W. Laney, Lewis F. Dow Lebanon, Uriah Williams. dell. Town Creek Mission, to be supplied. Tallassee, Robert R. Dickinson. Short Creek Mission, Robert R. Roberts. Dadeville, Francis JI. Wardlaw. Edward J. Ham'ttl, Agent for Male College TALLADEGA DISTRICT. at Auburn. Willis D. Matthews, P. E. LOWNDESBORO' DISTRICT. Talladega, John S. Moore. Anthony S. Dickinson, P. E. { Coosa Mission, George J. Mason. Lowndesbor.o' and Hayneville and Bethel, Talladega and Alexandria Colored Mission, Daniel Duncan. Edward Patton. Lowndesboro' Colored Mission, James High Weewokaville, John B. Powers. . tower. Marble Valley Mission, Joseph T. Abernathy. Big Swamp Colored Mission, John W. Brox- Socapatoy, Daniel G. W. Ellis. son. Tallapoosa, to be supplied. Argus, John A. Spence. Randolph, James M. Towles. Greenville, Asa Skinner. Arbacoochee Mission, to be supplied. Troy, Billups D, Gayle. Hillabee, to be supplied. Geneva, Jopn W. Solomon. Jacksonville, Malcolm M. Graham. Elba, Zaccheus Dowling. White Plains, Robert S. Woodward. Walton Mission, Jefferson Bond. Centre, Robert J. Sampler, one to be sup Pleasant Hill, Thomas S. Abernathy, Jr. plied. Pleasant Hill Colored Mission, Peleg R. Cedar Bluff, James A. Neely. M'Grary. Gadsden, Morgan O. Tlt1'rentine. Union, Sheldon J. Kelly. I!Tancis M. Grace, Principal of Talladega Milton, Wm. M. Shockley. Female Institute. Escambia, Joseph W. Hightower. 712 Florida Conference, 1856. EUFAULA DISTRICT. CAMDEN DISTRICT. Frederick G. Ferguson, P. E. Dugald Garmichael, P. E. Eufaula, Wm. A. M'Carty. Camden, Warrenton S. Wingfield. Glennville, Wm. K. Norton, Robert Ry- Cedar Creek, Ebenezer Hearn, Theophilus lander. Mangham. Glennville Colored Mis8ion, to be supplied. Suggsville, Alexander M. Samford. Villula Colored Mission, John Williamson. { Gainestown Mission, to be supplied. Enon and Barbour, Stephen F. Pilley, Jas. Grove Hill, Wm. H. Carter. F. R. Brandon. Lower Peach Tree, James B. Rabb. Barbour Colored Mission, to be supplied. Mount Pleasant, Henry' Urquhart. Chunnenuggee Mission, John W. Mabry. Fish River Mission, John Latham. Perote ColOl'ed Mission, to be supplied. Pensacola, Theophilus Moody. Clayton, Lafayette Patterson. Navy Yard, Francis T. J. Brandon. AbbeyiIle, John F. Dickinson. Black's Bend, Daniel T. Mellard. { Otho Oolored Mission, to be supplied. Monroeville, Wm. P. Miller, Neil Gillis. Wood ville, Lewis P. Golson. Thomas O. Summers, Editor of Books. Jackson, Joshua W. Jordan. Jefferson Hamilton, Secretary of Tract So- Greenwood, Thomas L. Densler. ciety. Marianna, Walter G. Harris. Josiah Barker, Agent for Tract Society. Choctawhatchee, to be supplied. Eugene V. Levert, Agent for Sunda.y-schools. St. Andrew's Bay Mission, Francis M. Crain. John C. Pitts, transferred to the Louisiana Apalachicola, to be supplied. Conference. Wm. H. Ellison, President of Chunnenug gee Female College. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Allen S. Andrews, Principal of Glennville next Conference be held? High School. At Selma. 16.-FLORIDA OONFERENCE. HELD AT ALLIGATOR, FLA., December 24-30, 1856. BISHOP ANDREW, President; PEYTON P. SMITH, Secreta?,!!. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Stockton, Martin V. Wells, John L. Wil mitted on trial? liams, Francis M. Wilson, William Davies. ANSWER. Benjamin J. Johnson, Jesse 9. J. Giles, Leroy B. Giles, Joseph E. Darden, Transferred from Tennessee Conference, William G. M. Quarterman, Jasper K. James M. Wright, James VV. Timberlake. Glover. 6. Readmitted, Thomas W. Cooper. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Transferred from Georgia Conference, James W . Jackson, Archibald Johnson, J. M. Davis, E. :F. Gates. 2. Robert J. M'Cook, William Peeler, Aaron Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? W. Harris, and those admitted and ordained, Joseph A. W. Johnson, Valarious C. as above. 16. Cannon, Grandison Royster, Thomas R. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- Barnett, Saml. F. Cobb, Willis P. O'Kane, dained elders this year? Thomas A. Carruth, Theophilus J. John Frederick R. C. Ellis. son, Charles P. Murdock, Robert S. Lan Ques. 6. Who have located this year? ier, James 1\L Mills, Isaac A. Towers, William T. Harrison, John P. Richard- John W. M'Crary, Joseph F. Andrews, son. 2. James W. Poynts. 15. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Joshua Carraway, Joseph J. Sealy. 2. connection? Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or David L. Kennedy, Franklin A. Branch, worn-out preachers? James O. Branch,. Amos Davis, Jam,es T. Edwin L. T. Blake, l\Iahlon Bedell, John Florida Oonference, 1856. 713 L. Jerry, Anderson Peeler, John Penny, Bainbridge District. Thomas Taylor, Jesse M. Valentine. 7. White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Mem's. Prob·s. Mem·s. Prob·s. Pr's. Albany...... 101 12 66 42 the Connection this year? Bainbridge ...... 62 21 31 27 1 Edward G. Asay. l. loIewton...... 29 2 54 9 Calhoun Mission...... 66 7 3 1 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Milford '...... 89 !? 50 100 2 Connection this year? Blakely...... 172 60 373 139 2 Decatur ... ,...... 205 67 68 17 2 None. B~ker Mission ...... 65 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame 724 249 714 337 8 less in life and conversation? Their names were called over, one by one, and their characters examined and passed. Thomasville District. Thomasville ...... 85 6 85 2 2 Ques. 12. Who have died this year:? Duucausville...... 48 15 55 50 1 John W. Rhodes. 1. Grooversville ...... 98 1 68 2 Troupville ...... 119 66 52 42 4 Grand Bay...... 62 18 50 7 JOHN W. RHODES was born March 1,1816, Isabella Mission...... 28 19 1 6 1 in Haywood county, North Oarolina. He re Alapaha " 83 25 1 3 Flint River...... 48 47 20 3 moved: to Kentucky some time in 1836 or Oclocknee llIission...... 41 16 2 1 1837; waS united in marriage to Miss Larn da M. Davis, January 9, 1839; was con 612 213 334 112 12 verted to God in the autumn of the same year, at Ash Spring Oamp-meeting; and was re Madison District. ceived into the Ohurch by the Rev. N. H. Madison .... .••••...... 326 89 150 38 3 Lee; was licensed to preach, September 12, MonticellQ ...... 336 44 174 14 4 1845, and admitted on trial in the Louisville South l\ladison...... 69 8 1 2 Madi~on Mission...... 11 66 12 Oonference in 1846. He labored on the Oadiz Aucilla " 152 37 Oircuit two years, was ordained deacon by ~n~fue" ro 6 9 8 2 Bishop Oapers in 1848, and sent to the Green Hamilton ...... 135 3 102 30 2 Columbia ...... 222 29 108 33 3 ville Oircuit; in 1849, to the Hartford Circu~t; Suwannee Mission...... 87 20 2 3 in 1850 was ordained elder by Bishop An drew, and sent to the Big Spring Circuit, 1256 199 764 172 19 where he remained two years; in 1852, was stationed at Elizabethtown; in 1853, was St. Mary's District. transferred to the Florida Conference; la St. Mary's...... 49 73 25 bored on the Madison Circuit in 1854; on the CentJ:evillage ...... 167 55 69 17 6 Satilla Mission...... 290 7 Monticello Oircuit in 1855, and a part of 1856. Brunswick...... 220 63 55 51 3 He visited Tennessee during this year, to re Altamaha Mission...... 52 61 cuperate, if possible, his wasting health. In Holmesville...... 318 123 20 20 3 Waresboro'...... Hi5 19 2 13 4 this, however, his hopes were disappointed. Irwin ...... 215 20 73 2 On the 6th of September, 1856, our brother Clinch ...... •...... 57 10 8 1 ceased to live on earth, and we doubt not has 1181 290 648 195 18 gone to live with God. John Wesley Rhodes was a faithful, zealous laborer in the Master's vineyard. He was not brilliant; but, what is Jacksonville District. far more important, was eminently successful Jacksonville...... 124 2 in his work. His last hours were peaceful Black Creek...... 103 19 Pilatka...... 21 ~i I ~ 10 1 and triumphant. Fernandina Mission...... 16 9 24 9 Nassau ....••...... •....•...... 16 3' 5 Orange Mission...... 40 10 9 46 4 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Newnansville ...... 201 17 113 9 5 Church in the bounds of the Conference? Mica,nopy' M~ssion ...... 176 St. John's...... 58 13 30 1 1 Tullaha$see District. White White Col'd Col'd LOC'l Mem·s. Prob·s. Mem·s. Pr.ob·s. Pr·s. ------Tampa District. Tallahassee ...... 132 3 182 8 2 Quincy ...... 137 5 205 18 Key West...... 211 20 [ 65[ 2 Leon ...... 469 35 508 18 8 Tampa, ...... •...... • ...... 55. •••••• I 5400 9 1 Chair's Miss.iOll ...... 16 4 180 20 1 Manatee ...... 60 255 38 Leon " •••••• , ••••• u Hillsboro' Mission ...... 117 56 5 2 Wakulla ...... 200 23 30 4 Hernando" 83 5 25 Gadsden ...... •.•....••.••..... 262 10 50 2 Ma,rion...... 233 26 173 97 1 South .GadsdeJi ...••...••.... 256 18 60 Cedar Keys...... 17 69 17 1 Gadsden Mission ..•••••.•... 25 Ocala ....•.•••...... 71 4 49 1'1 Apalachicola ...... 120 1 Sumter Mission...... 150 20 2 ------,- 1()92 98 1495 102 18 997 180 422 134 9 714 Florida Conference, 1856. Recapitulation. TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT. White White CoJ'd Co!'d ,Loe'! James R. Plummer, P. E. ______Mem' •• Prob·s. ~ prob's.lpr· •• Tallahassee, James M. Wright. Tallahassee District...... 1592 98. 14,95 102 18 Bainbridge" 724 2,1,9 714 337 8 Quincy, Josephus Anderson, Joseph J. &aly, Thomasville" 612 213 334 112 12 Sup'y. Madison " 1256 199 76,1, 172 19 Apalachicola, George W. Fagg. St. ~lary'8" 1181 290 648 195 18 Jacksonville" 579 106 508 9,1, 13 Leon Circuit, George W. Pratt. Tampa " 997 ]80 422 134 9 Leon Colored Mission, James H. M. Gardm,er. Chair's Mission, Owen B. Standley. Total this year ...... 6941 1335 4885 1146 97 Total last year...... 6li9 1588 4133 780 90 Gadsden Circuit, Erastus B. Duncan. --"-- South Gadsden, Aaron W. Harris. Increase ...... -'-762 752 ---366 7 Decrease ...... 253 Newport, James O. B!·anch. Wakulla, Valarious C. Cannon. Simon P. Richardson, Agent for American Bible Society. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary James Peeler, Tract Agent. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to BAINBRIDGE DISTRICT. make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance on the Wrn. M. Kennedy, P. E. circuits! Albany, Franklin A. Branch. Bainbridge, Wrn. L. Abl1pky. $2601. N ewton, Isaac A. Towers. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Morgan, T komas C. Coleman. Milford, James M. N. Lowe. . the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Blakely, Robert H. Howren. applied? Decatur, Thomas A. Carruth. Conference Collections, $1052 83 Received from Preachers' THOMASVILLE DISTRICT. Fund, 106 69 Peyton P. Smith, P. E. Thomasville, Alexander Graham. $1159 52 Grooversville, M'ilton O. Smith. Troupville, Capel Raif01·d. Applied as follows: Flint River, Frederick R. O. Ellis. Mahlon Bedelf, $153 48 Grand Bay Mission, JamesW., Jackson, T. C. Coleman, 48 51 Isabella Mission, to be supplied. Alapaha Mission, Amos Davis. T. J. Johnson, 18 30 Oclocknee Mission, Theophilus. J. Johnson. J. F. Andrews, 52 64 Moultrie Mission, Charles P. Murdock. J. L. Williams, 17 32 Reuben H. Luckey, Principal, of' Fletcher Sister Choice, 67 32 Institute. " Stewart, 89 76 " Braddy, 116 23 MADISON DISTRICT. " Slade, 67 32 John W. Hills, P. E. " Woody, 121 39 Madison Circuit, David L. Kennedy. " Rhodes and others, 407 25 Monticello, Samuel WQodberry. South Madison Mission, Thomas R. Barnett. Madison Colored Mission, to be supplied. $1159 52 Aucilla Colored Mission, Wm. W. Griffin. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Santafee, to be supplied: Hamilton, Wm. K. Turner, Joshua Garraway, for the support of Missions, what for the Sup'y. M" W'll' P O'K publication of Tracts and Sunday-school S uwannee 18slOn, 1 IS. ane. books, and what to aid the American Bible Col u m bia, Samuel A. H' Cook. Society and its auxiliaries? Alligator, John M. Hendry. For Missions, $5844 60 Bible Society, 3060 00 ST. MARY'S DISTRICT. Tract Causer 734 50 Thomas N. Gardner, P. E. Sabbath-schools, 334,33 St. Mary's, James W. Poynts. Centrevillage and Satilla, Grandison Royster, Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Francis M. W1l8on. tioned this year? Brunswick Sta.tion, Thomas Gardner. Texas Oonference, 1856. 715 St. Mary's District, (continued.) Ntlwnansville, Jasper K. Glover, Joseph E. Brunswick Circuit, James M. Davis. Darden. .A.ltamaha Mission, Willis Hall. St. John's, Archibald Johnson . Alabaha, John L. Williams. East Florida Seminary, John O. Ley. Holmesville, Robert J. M'Cook one to be supplied. ' ·Waresboro', Wm. Peeler. 'fAMPA DISTRICT. Irwin Mission, Jesse J. Giles. Thomas W. Oooper, P. E. Ockmulgee, Edward F. Gates. Key West, Wm. J. Duvall. Clinch Mission, Robert F. Lanier. Tampa, Dennis B. Lyne. St. Mary's River Missiun, Seaborn G. Ohilds. Manatee, to be supplied. Hilhlhoro' Mission, James T. Stockton. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT. Hernando, James M' Mills. Marion, John J. Richards. Richard M' K. Tydings, P. E. Cedar Keys. Benjamin J. Johnson. Jacksonville, John W. Timberlake. Sumter Mission, Joseph F. Andrews. Black Creek, Wm. Edwards, Wm. G. M. John W. M'Crary, transferred to Mississippi Quarterman. Conference. Pilatka, Martin V. Wells. Fernandina, W m. Davies. Duvall Mission, James A. W. Johnson. Ques. 18. Where twd when shall our Orange Mission, Leroy B. Giles. next Conference be held? Volusia, Samuel F. Cobb. At Jacksonville, East Florida. 17.-TEXA.S CONFERENCE. HELD AT GONZALES, TEXAS, December 3-9, 1856. BISHOP PAINE, President; H. S. THRALL, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad White, Gustavus Elly, *Anthony Warns, mitted on trial? Lewis J. Wright, *Augustns C. Fairman. ANSWER. Robert P. Thompson, Walter 8. S. South, Orcenith A. Fisher, Thomas P. Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Fergutlon, John Budd, Horatio V. Phil Thomas F. Windsor, Fountain P. Ray, pott, William F. Compton, Jackson L. Rufus Y. King', Henry D. Hubert, Byron Crabb, William Rees, J as. M. Stringfield, S. Carden, and those admitted and ordained, Buckner Harris. Ulrich Steiner, Joseph B. as above. 11. Perrie, Thomas II. Ball. 14. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and Readmitted in elders' orders, Leonard S. ordained elders this year? Friend, Alexander F. Cox, Franklin C. Benjamin D. Dashiel, Calvin H. Brooks, Wilkes, Pleasant Tackett, Valentine H. William G .. Foote, Caleb L. Spencer. 4. Iley, Asbury Davidson. 6. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Ques. 2. ·Who remain on trial? George S. Gatewood, William G. Nelms, John Carpenter, Henry Bauer, Rob(!ft Thomas J. Gilmore. 3. W. Pierce, Robert J. Gill, Benjamin A. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera Keamp, Hiram M. Burrows, Wesley Smith, ries? Hiram l\L Glass, Joshua B. Whittenberg, Francis A. M'Shan, Thos.Wooldridge. 2. Benjamin F. Perry, Hiram G. Carden. 11. Ques. 8. Who are the snperannnated or Ques.3. Who are admitted into full con worn-out preachers? nection? Jesse Hord, John Haynie, Daniel Carl, *Frederick Vordenbimer, *Thomas P. George Tittle, Bryant L. Peel, Alfred B. Buckingham, * August Engel, *John R. F. Kerr. 6. * Ordained deacon this year. 716 Texas Conference, 1856. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Waco Disi1'ict. the Connection this year? White White I CoJ'd Oo\'d Loc'J Mem· •. Prob' •. Mem·s. Prot/so Pr·s. None. --~ ---- Waco ...... 135 16 - 3 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from Gatesville ...... 157 H 3 8 5 the Connection this year? Fort Belknap ~lission .... Belton ...... 270 89 1 5 5 None. Georgetown ...... 197 49 3 9 5 Hamilton Mission ...... 126 25 2 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame San Saba ...... 77 27 1 3 2 ------less in life and conversation? 962 264 24 25 -22 Their names were called over, one by one, and their characters examined and Austin District. passed. Austin Station ...... 108 39 81 32 2 Qnes. 12. vVho have died this year? " Ci.}'cuit ...... 184 100 3 25 3 Bastrop " ...... 85 24 21 9 3 None. San Marcos ...... 208 100 33 17 3 Lockhart...... H2 36 48 7 4 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Seguin ...... 148 89 31 14 4- Cibolo ...... 46 90 13 16 1 Church in the bounds of the Conference? San Antonio ...... 49 20 14 12 1 Medina ...... 90 45 1 4 Blanco ...... 40 9 () 3 3 Galveston District. ------900 562 251 135 -!l8 Wlrita' Whit. C"J'd' CoJ'd: Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Itrob's. Pr's. ------Galveston Station ...... ll7 23 1 Victoria District. " African Miss .. 70 16 Victoria anll Goliad ...... 120 11 78 10 3 " German Miss. 72 13 1 Port J.avaca & India,nola. 28 9 7 13 2 Houston Station ...... 71 20 120 Texana Circuit ...... 151 27 40 25 4 " German Miss ... 40 Hallettsville " ...... 164 29 12 33 3 Lyncllburg Circuit ...... 58 17 3 19 2 Helena " 84 66 4 18 2 Union Chapel " ...... 114 275 1 Coletto 121 79 10 3 1 Richmond " 42 2 53 Gonzales Station" ...... 13.1, 37 22 10 5 Columbia and Brazoria... 56 27 100 "'20 Circuit ...... 125 45 6 8 1 Oyster CrE'ek ...... 34 22 4 1 N euces Missi':lll ...... 30 18 4 San Bernard ...... 33 3 56 5 Corpus ChristL ...... 19 2 5 2 1 Matagorda ...... 10 2 12 32 Guadaloupe Col. Miss ..... 28 100 ------Brownsville ...... 607 149 711 96 6 -- I - 9i6 323 1212" I 226 22 Rutersville District. German Mission District. Rut8l'sville Station ...... 165 31 44 3 LaGrange " 53 15 10 20 2 Cypress ...... ••. 5 11 Navidad Circuit...... 145 88 32 25 5 Bellville ...... Brenham " 221 85 94 8 Indwtry ...... 59 23 2 J~gypt 38 12 36 14 Bastrop ...... 29 10 Caldwell " 197 35 20 15 8 San Antonio and New Cameron· " 181 65 14 84 3 Braunfels...... 68 12 1 Port Sullivan Col. Miss ... 80 Fredericksburg...... 53 1 Bastrop Station ...... 117 115 54 78 Llano ...... 60 2 Columbus ...... 113 10 5 Victoria...... 45 1230 456 295 330 29 319 59 3 Huntsville D£strict. Recapitulation. Huntsville Station ...... 145. 62 3 Galveston District ... 607 149 I 711 96 6 Cold Spring Circuit ...... 66 37 40 53 2 Rutersville " 12~0 456 295 330 29 Montgomery " 144 28 6 12 4 Huntsville " &78 203 5·20 20+ 11 Madisonville " 160 39 5 Springfield " 1826 702 204 77 4! Washington ...... 58 17 80 20 'Waco " 962 264 24 25 22 " Col.. Mission. 75 56 Austin " 900 562 251 135 28 Plantersville Circuit ...... 128 15 6 15 2 Victoria " 9i6 323 212 226 22 Anderson " 81 39 90 18 German Mission " 311l 59 3 Chapel Hill Station ...... 96· 28 60 30 1 ------Brazos African Mission .. 101 Total this year ...... 7698 2718 2211 1093 J?11 ------Total last year ...... 6:148 2621 1791 839 146 878 --203 520 204 17 ------Increase ...... 1350 97 --426 254 25 Springfield District. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Springfield ...... 191 51 61 8 4 and the ·Wheelock ...... 175 54 15 6 for the superannuated preachers, Centreville Mission ...... 156 74 2 20 4 widows and orphans of preachers, and to Fairfipld Circuit ...... 194 100 34 25 2 WRxahatchie Circuit ...... 3:l5 84 57 7 make up the deficiencies of those who ha.ve Ced",r lI1ountain ...... 2ia 242 15 5 15 not obtained their regular allowance on the Clear Fork ...... 32,l 85 15 16 1 Hillsborough ...... 188 12 5 3 5 circuits? 1826 702 204 -n144" $4895 04. Texas Oonference, 1856. 717 Ques. 15. What has been collected on Brazos African Mif'lsion, John H. Davidson. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Andrew Female College, Thomas H. Ball, Jos. applied? B. Perry. Collected, $516 95 Soule University, James M. Follansbee, R. w: Kennon, Agent. Applied to superannuated and deficient preachers, SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. widows, and orphans, $516 95 Mordecai Yell, P. E. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Springfield Circuit, Wm. F. Hubert. for the support of Missions, what for the Marlin Mission, Robert N. Drake. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Centreville, Hiram M. Glass. books, and what to aid the American Bible Fairfield, Ge01'ge w: Burrows. Society and its auxiliaries? Waxahatchie, Hem'y W. South. Corsicana, Walter S. South. For Missions, $6459 80 Boonville, Joseph D. Moore. Tracts, Sunday-school books, 516 75 WACO DISTRICT. American Bible Society, 3855 90 Appropriated to Missions, $5990 Josiah W. Whipple, P. E. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Waco, Franklin C. Wilkes, and Agent for Waco Female Institute. tioned this year? Belton, John Oarpenter. Georgetown Mission, Robert G. Rawley. GALVESTON DISTRICT. Hamilton Mission, James Rice. Homer S. Thrall, P. E. Cameron, Valentine H. liey. Galveston Station, Wm. H. Seat. Port Sullivan African Mission, Joseph P. Galveston Colored Mission, to be supplied. Sneed. Houston Station, James E. Ferguson. Caldwell, SOlomon S. Yarborough. Lynchburg, to be supplied. Union Chapel, Joshua B. Whitten burg. VICTORIA DISTRICT. Richmond, Oaleb L. Spencer. Oscar M. Addison, P. E. Columbia, Benjamin D. Dashiell. Brazoria, Hiram G. Carden. Victoria, Joshua H. Shapard. Oyster Creek, Byron S. Carden. Goliad, Alexander F. Oox, and Agent for San Felipe, James M'Leod. Paine Female Institute. Port Lavaca, James W. Oooley. Texana, Hendel'son S. Lafferty, William F. RUTERSVILLE DISTRICT. Compton. Daniel Horse, P. E. Clinton, Thomas F. Windsor. Rutersville, Leonard S. Friend. Corpus Christi, Orcenith A. Fisher. LaGrange Station, Thomas B. Buckingham. Refugio, W m. Rees. Navidad Mission, Allen H. Box. Uvalde Mission and Live Oaks, one to be Columbus, John Budd. supplied, James M. Stringfield. Brenham, Oharles w: Thomas, Thos. WOol dridge, Sup'y. SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT. Egypt Circuit and Colored Mission, Wm. G. Asbury Davidson, P. E. Foote, Thomas B. Ferguson. Matagorda, Robert P. Thompson. San Antonio Station, Horatio V. Philpott. San Bernard, Robert J. Gill. Medina, Augustus C. Fairman. Hallettsville, David W. Fly. Cibolo, Wm. P. Reed. Seguin, Job M. Baker. HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT. Gonzales Station, Ivey H Oox, Gonzales Circuit, Buckner Harris. Wm. O. Lewis, P. E., and Agent for Andrew Helena Mission, Preston w: Hobbs. Female College. .{ Kerrville Circuit. Robert W. Pierce. Huntsville Station, Andrew Davis. Blanco, one to be supplied. Cold Spring, Edward F. Thwing. Montgomery, Oalvin H. Brooks. AUSTIN DISTRICT. Madisonville, Lewis J. Wright, Francis A. H'Shan, Sup'y. John w: Phillips, P. E, Anderson, Benjamin F. Perry. Austin Station, James w: Shipman. Plantersville, James H Addison. Austin Circuit, Hiram M. Burrows. Washington, James M. Wesson. Austin City Mission, to be supplied. Chapel Hill and Caney Chapel, Lewis B. Bastrop Station, Gideon w: Cottingham, and Whipple. Agent for Bastrop Academy. 5 718 East Texas Oonference, 1856. Austin District, (continued.) Houston, Anthony Warns, August Engel. Cedar Creek, John O. Kolbe. Industry, John C. Kopp. San Marcos, Wm. A. Smith. Bastrop, Edwa1'd Schneider. Lockhart, Henry D. Hubert. VictorIa, Gustavus Elly. San Saba, Wesley Smith. New Braunfels, Frederick Vordenbimer. Fredericksburg and Comfort, Henry Bauer. FORT WORTH DISTRICT. Llano, 0 harles A. Grote. James G. Juhnson, P. E. San Antonio, Ulrich Steiner. Clear Creek, Pleasant Tackett. Robert Alexander, Agent of the American Fort Worth Mission, Fountain P. Ray. Bible Society, and member of Belton Quar Meridian, John R. White. terly Conference. Gatesville, Benjamin A. Keamp. Hillsborough, Jackson L. Crabb. Rufus Y. King, Tract Agent, and member Fort Belknap, to be supplied. of Caldwell Quarterly Conference. Brazos Station Indian Mission, to be sup John S. N' Gee, transferred to Louisville plied. Conference. TEXAS GERMAN DISTRICT. John W. De Vilbiss, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Galveston, Henry P. Young, Peter Koelling, next Conference be held? Editor of Evangelische Apologete. At Waco, Texas, December 3, 1857. lB.-EAST TEXAS CONFERENCE. HELD AT PARIS, TEXAS, November 5-10, 1856. BISHOP PAINE, President; JAMES T. P. IRVINE, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad M'Millan, John W. Chalk, and those ad mitted on trial? mitted and ordain'ed, as above. 13. ANSWER. Jonathan C. Smith, Matthew Ques. 5. Who have been elected. and Of- H. Neely, William J. Joice: 3. dained elders this year? Readmitted in elders' orders, Andrew William M. M'Carty. Cumming. 1. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? George W. Lentz, West D. Lovelady. 2. Isaac W. O'lrerall, Thomas W. Rogers, Isaac B. Walker, Isaac Alexander, William Ques. 7. Who are the supernumera- H. Crawford, John F. Lard, Randle Odum, ries? Charles L. Hamill, John Stubblefield, Mar John N. Hamill, William E. George, tin Matthews. 10. Samuel D. Sansom, Michael F. Cole. 4. Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or connection? worn-out preachers? *West D. Lovelady, *Laban B. Hick Alex. Henkle, Samuel C. Box, Francis man, Joseph W. H. Hamill, *Lewis C. Wilson, Felix G. Fawcett, George West, Crouse, *Wm. A. Stovall, * Abner Brown, Enoch P. Chisholm. 6. *Solomon T. Bridges, Milton H. Porter, Ques. 9. "Tho have been expelled from Wil],iam E. Bates. 9. the Connection this year? Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? None. Marshall C. Simpson, Archibald C. Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from M'Dougald, Alexander W. Goodgion, Cal the Connection this year? vin J. Cocke, James A. Scruggs, John None. * Ordained deacon this year. Ea,st Texas Conference, 1856. 719 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame~ Marshall District. less in life and conversation? White White Co!'d Col'd Loo'l Mem's, Prob'•. Mem' •. Prob's, Pr·•• Their names were called over, one by ------Marshall Station ...... 140 - 1 one, and their characters examined and Harrison Circuit and Af- passed. rican Colored Mission., 371 44 273 82 ( Jefferson Station ...... 43 28 50 10 2 Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Linden Circuit...... 243 90 77 2! 6 Coffeeville " 222 74 16 14 2 Henry Fullingin. 1. Gilmer Station.:::::::::.::'. 77 48 10 36 Upshur Circuit ...... 215 28 17 2 Dangerfield Circui.t ...... 113 91 23 18 4 ------1424 403 466 184 -21 HENRY FULLINGIN was born in North Caro lina, Nov. 18, 1788. When he was seven years of age, his father removed to Georgia, Olarksville District. and settled in the Cherokee Nation, where he Clarkesville Circuit ...... 114 112 17 3 7 Boston " 114 46 4 2 1 received a limited education. In 1812, he Red River African :M:i~~:: 59 18 served his country in the Creek War. He Paris Circuit ...... 427 48 87 13 5 was lllarried in 1816; and on September 17, Bonham " ...... 365 42 17 2 6 Green ville" ...... ~ ...... 149 29 5 9 1817, professed religion, and joined the Me Sulphur " ...... •..... 227 58 4 4 6 Mt. Pleasant Circuit ...... 482 161 17 39 8 thodist Episcopal Church. lIe acted as class ------leader several years; then as an exhorter. 1878 496 210 81 42 Having moved into Benton county, Alabama, he was there licensed to preach, and, when eligible, was elected to deacons' orders, and Dallas District. ordained by Bishop Paine. He emigrated to Dallas Circuit ...... 560 96 29 17 Grayson ...... 181 33 4 Texas in 1850; settled in Lamar county; was Kaufman and" Millwood admitted on trial in the East Texas Conference l\1ission ...... 266 112 12 13 2 in 1852; and was appointed to Boston Circuit. Alton Mission ...... 174 41 6 3 Athens " ...... 185 59 25 3 2 At the close of this year, he was ordained Garden VaJ:ley Mission ... 257 57 3 elder by Bishop Paine, and was reappointed Gainesville " 102 32 3 1 Quitman 142 35 16 3 to Boston Circuit. He was admitted into full ------connection at the close of this year, and la 1867 465 91 16 -35 bored the following year on the Sulphur Fork Mission. God greatly blessed his efforts on Palestine District. this MiRsion. The following year he was put Pa,lestine and Larissa upon the superannuated list, in consequence Station ...... 115 18 of debility, brought on by toil and exposure. Crockett Circnit...... 200 134 34 7 7 This relation he sustained until his death. Cherokee " ...... 276 44 '1 11 4 Jacksonville " ...... 454 176 66 13 His last illness was attended with great suffer 'l'yler " 476 200 160 100 16 ings, all which he bore with Christian patience Knoxville Mission ...... 48 19 1 21 Anderson Circuit ...... 257 63 23 4 and resignation. He expressed strong confi Rusk Station ...... 82 7 16 2 dence in God his Saviour, and committed aU ------to his care. His death was more than peace 1908 661 306 139 46 ful-it was triumphant. Hence, although we sorrow, yet we " sorrow not as those who Woodville District. have no hope." We have lost a loved fellow Woodville Mission._•••••. 55 42 18 6 1 laborer; but he has gained the companionship Marion " 71 51 1 2 Sumter 62 77 9 1 of the pure and the blest, and is WIth God for Livingston Circuit ...... 116 27 25 26 4 ever. Liberty " 63 14 104 1 Madison " 14 10 26 25 1 Newton " 173 70 IS 20 9 Jasper 153 40 24 20 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our " ------2 Church in the bounds of the Conference? 707 331 225 99 19 Recapitulation. San Augustine District. San AugustineDistrict ... 1652 237 215 36 13 Marshall " 1424 403 486 184 21 White White Col'd Col'd LQo'l Clarksville " 1878 496 :no 81 42 Mero'a. Prob'a. Mem's. Prob's. PI-'s. DaUas " 1861 466 91 16 36 ------Palestine " 1908 661 306 139 46 San Augustine Circuit ... 162 11 42 1 Woodville " 707 331 225 99 19 Shelbyville Mission ...... 191 26 2 1 ----.- Panola. Circuit ...•.... 290 20 22 2 Total this year ...... -9!36 2593, 1513 --555 -176 Henderson " 318 75 102 36 3 Total last' year ...... 9882 2775 1537 413 164 Salem " 189 40 20 4 ------Nacogdocbes " 3i-J, 30 19 2 Increase ...... 142 -22 Elysian Fields" 128 35 8 Decrell8e ...... 446 182 24 ------[The dt'cren.se exhibited abo/e is believed to be Owing to 1662 237 216 36 13 the defective reports made by the preachers.] 720 East Texas Oonference, 1856. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Paris, Archibald C. M'Dougald, Calvin J. for the superannuated preachers, and the Cocke. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Bonham, Martin O. Robertson. Greenville, to be supplied. make up the deficiencies of those who have Sulphur, John F. Lard. not obtained their regular allowance on the Mount Pleasant, Joseph W. H. Hamill. circuits? Linden, Solomon T. Bridges, Michael F. Oole, $6587 37. Sup'y. Ques. 15. What has been collected on the foregoing accounts, and how has it been DALLAS DISTRICT. applied? John B. Fullis, P. E. Collected, $605 00 Dallas, Levi R. Dennis. Applied to superannuated preachers, wi. Sherman Mission, W m. E. Bates. dows, and orphans. Kaufman, James A. Scruggs. Alton, W m. A. Stovall. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Canton, John M'Millan. for the support of Missions, what for the Rock Wall, John W. Chalk. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Border Mission, Isaac B. Walker. books, and what to aid the American Bible Society and its auxiliaries? PALESTINE DISTRICT. E'or Missions, $3137 35 Napoleon W. Burkes, P. E. Tracts, 709 60 Palestine and Larissa, Robe1·t S. Finley. Appropriated to Missions, $3000 Crockett, Wm. P. Sansom. Ques. 17. 'Vhere are the preachers sta Cherokee, Acton Young. tioned this year? Jacksonville, Marshall C. Simpson, Wm. E. George, Sup'y. Tyler, Samuel Lynch. SAN AUGUSTINE DISTRICT. Tyler African Mission, to be supplied. Wm. K. Wilson, P. E. Anderson, Robert Crawford. San Augustine, John O. Woolam. Anderson Colored Mission, Alfred L. Kava Shelbyville Mission, Wm. H. Crawford. naugh. Panola, Nathan S. Johnson. Rusk, Thomas W. Rogers. Henderson, Neill Brown. Athens, Wm. H' Oarty, Samuel D. SantJom, Salem, Wm. Oraig. Sup'y. Nacogdoches, Samuel A. Williams, Martin Matthews. WOODVILLE DISTRICT. Elysian Fields, David M. Stovall. J~fferson Shook, P. E. Woodville, Lewis C. Crouse. MARSHALL DISTRICT. Marion Mission, Isaac W. Overall. James T. P. Irvine, P. E. Sumter Mission, Randle Odum. Livingston Mission, James G. Harden. Marshall, John W. Fields. Liberty, Laban B. Hickman. Harrison and African Colored Mission, Fran- Madison, Abner Brown. cis M. Stovall, Wm. J. Joice. Newton, John Stubblefield. Jefferson, Charles L. Hamill. Jasper, James L. Angel. Coffeeville, Henderson D. Palm(fr. O. O. Gillespie, Editor of Texas Christian Gilmer, Isaac Alexander. Advocate, and member of Liberty Quarterly Upshur, Alexander W. Goodgion. Conference. Dangerfield, Benjamin M. Scrivener, John K. Hugh B. Hamilton, Tract Agent, and mem Hamill, Sup'y. ber of Tyler Quarterly Conference. Quitman, Jonathan C. Smith. Milton H. Porter, Principal of Starville Female High School. CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. Preston W. Hobbs, transferred to Texas James R. Bellamy, P. E. Conference. Boston, Samuel Robins. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Clarksville, Harvey W. Oumming, Matthew H. Neely. next Conference be held? Bowie Colored Mission, Andrew Oumming. At Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas. Arkansas Oonference, 1856. 721 19.-ARKANSAS C ONFEREN CEo HELD AT BATESVILLE, ARK., Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, President; JOHN S. M'CARVER, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Their names were called over, one by one, mitted on trial? and their characters examined and passed. ANSWER. William R. Foster, Marion D. Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Steel, James 1\1. Rogers, John M. Deason, None. James L. Denton, John P. Maxwell, Wiley G. Pershall, James C. Beckham, John A. Ques. 13. What numbers are in our Roach. 9. Church in the bounds of the Conference? Readmitted, Burwell Lee, John H. Mann. 2. Helena District. White White Co!'d cord Loc'. Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Mem's. Prob' •. Melli's. Prob' •. Pr'., ------William H. Walton, Jas. M. Burkhart, Helena Station ...... 54 6 50 10 1 " Circuit ...... 290 36 47 5 2 Benjamin F. Hall, Frederick S. Wood. 4. Mt. Vernon Circuit...... 200 40 2 Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full Lawrenceville " 218 56 38 30 1 OldTown 35 33 5 71 1 connection? Walnut Bend " 75 91 48 36 1 Oceola " 345 45 19 3 *Isaac L. Hicks, "'Jno. B. Brown, *Henry Marion " 200 33 32 H. Hankins, *Horatio O. Perry. 4. ------1417 340 239 152 -11 Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? James D. Adney, Jesse Griffin, David N. Bowles, James Mackey, William H. Jacksonport District. _Gilliam, Richard H. Dodson, and those ad Jacksonport Station ...... 14 ; " Circuit ...... 147 7 mitted and ordained, as above. 10. POCQ.hontas " 267 29 2 3 5 Powhatan " 292 3 4 Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or Augusta " 250 ...... 25 3 dained elders this year? Gainsville " 281 19 4 Greensboro' 150 19 1 George A. Dannelly, William H. Wood, Bolivar " 30 49 31 5 " --170 ----- Robert G. Brittain, John S. M'Carver, 1571 --114 76 34 22 David H. Carit.hers, Hugh A. Barnett, Franklin W. Thacker. 7. Batesville District. Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Batesville Station ...... 30 ...... 15 8 Ambrose M. Barrington, Henry J. " Circuit ...... 330 60 7 I) Greenbrier " ...... 370 34 30 20 I) Newell, Richard F. Colburn. 3. SelLrcy 251 44- 3 Clinton Mission" ...... 321 4 48 1 Quas. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Salem " 71 16 3 3 None. Lebanon " 182 45 2 1 Richwoods " 235 36 8 1 2 Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Strawbeny Circuit ...... 397 --30 --23 -- 5 worn-out preachers? --2187 269 136 29 -25 Stevens Farrish, Elijah F. M'Nabb. 2. Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from Olarksville District. the Connection this year? Clarksville Circuit ...... 257 16 44 4, 1 Robert H. Neely. 1. Dover " 346 33 2 9 Waldron " 102 9 3 Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from the Fort Smith Station ...... 43 159 10 6 Van Buren " 67 ...... 50 1 Connection this year? Ozark Circuit ...... 294 12 4 None. Dardanelle Circuit ...... 340 23 13 3 Lewisburg " ...... 234 34 3 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Grand Prairie Mission ... 148 --110 3 less in life and conversation? --1831 396 --119 --10 -27 * Ordained deacon this year. 122 A1'kansas Conference, 1856. Fayetteville Dist?·ict. JACKSONPORT DISTRICT. White White Col'd Cord Loc'J John 1. lloberts, P. E. ------..,---Mem's. --Prob's. --Mem·s. ---Prob's. Pr's. Fayetteville Circuit ...... 380 17 61 6 Jacksonport, John llhyne. Boonsboro' " 344 23 25 5 Jacksonport Circuit, l'!wmas B. Hilburn. Ben ton ville " 3il7 84 17 7 Powhatan, James M. Rogers. Huntsville Mission ...... 200 29 7 5 Carrolton Circuit ...... 379 76 6 1 10 Pocahontas, Benoni Harris. Yellville " 371 60 3 5 Gainesville Mission, David N. Bowles. J Rsper Mission ...... 120 10 1 3 Greensboro' Mission, Isaac L. Hicks. White River Missi<>n ...... 120 4 Bolivar, Horatio O. Perry. 2251 299 120 1 45 Augusta, James D. Andrews. Augusta African Miss., Jonathan D. Stockton. llecajOitulation. Helena District ...... 1417 340 239 152 11 BATESVILLE DISTRICT. Jacksonport " 15n 114 76 34 22 Batesville " ...... 2187 269 136 29 25 John Oowle, P. E. Clarksville ...... 1831 396 119 10 27 Batesville, Absalom H. Kennedy . Fayetteville " ...... 2251 299 120 1 45 " Batesville Circuit, Geor.qe A. Dannelly. Total this year ...... 9257 1418 690 226 130 Grand Glaize, Jno. A. Roach, Jno. M. Deason. Total last year...... 10,213 ...... 982 ...... 125 Searcy, John H. Mann. Increase ...... I-- 1418 --226 -6 Clinton Misf'lion, James M. Burkhart. Decrease...... 956 292 Richwoods Mission, Hugh A, Barnett. [The ,Probationers were not distinguished from the mem Salem Mission, Wm. R. Foster. bers in last year's Minut.es.] Lebanon Mission, Cornelius M' Guire. Strawberry, John B. Brown. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Soulesbury Institute, to be supplied. for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to CLARKSVILLE DISTRICT. make up the deficiencies of those who have Lewis P. Lively, P. E. not obtained their regular allowance on the Clarksville, James L. Denton. circuits? Dover, David H. Carithers. $2507 95. Louisburg, Edward T. Jones. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Waldron, to be fmpplied. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Fort Smith, Richard W. Hammett. Van Buren, Burwell Lee. applied? Ozark, Wiley G. Pershall. Collected, $126 65 Dardanelle, James D. Adne,Y. Applied as follows: Grand Prairie Mission, Jesse GriJfin. To Sister Owen, $76 65 Frederick S. Wood, President of Crawford Stevens Farrish, 40 00 Institu.te. Incidental expenses, 5 00 Ques. 16. What has been contributed FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. for the support of Missions, what for the Thomas Stanford, P. E. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Fayetteville, John S. M' Carver. books, and what to aid th~ American Bible Boonsboro', Walter T. Thornberry. Bentonville, Marion D. Steel. Society and its auxiliaries? White River Mission, Jordan Banks. For Missions, $3125 05 Huntsville and Carrolton, Green Boyd. Sabbath-schools, 229 00 Yell ville. Wm. H. Wood. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Newton Mission, James C. Beckham. tioned this year? Maysville Mission, JoJ;m P. Maxwell. John M. Steel, Agent for the American Bible HELENA DISTRICT. Society. Jacob W. Shook, Agen,t for the Tract So StCjOhen Oarlisle, P. E. ciety. Helena, Wm. H, Gilliam. John S. Matthis, transferred to East Texas Helena Circuit, James Mackey. Conference. Helena African Mission, W m. H. Walton. Jesse S. M' Oallister, transferred to Wachiu Mt. Vernon, llobert G. Brittain. Conference. Mt. Vernon African Mission, to be supplied. James E. ()Jbb, transferred to St. LouiJ Lawrenceville, John H. llice. Conference, and appointed to Lexington. Walnut Bend, Richard H. Dodson. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Marion, Benjamin F. lIall. Oceola, Franklin W. Thacker. next Conference be held? Laconia Mission, Henry H. Hankins. At Jacksonport, Ark. Wachita Oonference, 1856. 723 20.-WACHITA CONFERENCE. HELD AT PRINCETON, ARK., No'Vember 12-17, 1856. BISHOP PIERCE, Prresident; JESSE S. M'CALLISTER, Secretw"y. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Their names were called Qver, Qne by mitted Qn trial? Qne, and their characters examined and ANSWER. JQhn W. Mann, Franklin F. passed. BQnd, Benjamin Kellogg, AndersQn Put Ques. 12. Who. have died this year? man, Archelaus Turrentine, J as. M. GQQd None. win, ThQs. B. Attel'bury, Malco.lm Turner, RQbert L. J Qnes, Elijah SmQQt. 10. Ques. 13. What numbers are in Qur Ques. 2. Who. remain Qn trial? Church in the bo.unds o.f the CQnference? Edwin Ware, Marshall H. Wells, Little berry SQutherland, Joshua J. Kennedy. 4. Little Rock District. White White Col'd (lol'd Loc'l Ques. 3. Who. are admitted into. full Mem's. Prob's. MemOs. I'rob's. Pr's" cQnnectiQn ? ------Little Rock Station...... 109 12 219 4 1 *LittletQn H. JQhnsQn,*David W. Eppes, BayQu Metre Circuit.. ..•. 158 42 37 2 *EnQch L. Gaddie, *Elijah CrQwso.n, Wm. Benton " ....•• 392 39 45 4 Rockport "...... H8 18 2 E. Baxter, a deacQn, William Winbourn, Saline Mission...... 168 27 13 1 an elder. 6. Penyville" ...... •. 126 96 1 10 4 Brownsville Circuit ...... ~ ~l...:..:.:.::.....:=..-":" Ques. 4. Who. are the deaco.ns? 1402 300 315 14 17 William J. SCo.tt, James E. Caldwell, Richard F. Withers, Harleston R. Withers, Washington District. J o.hn Jj\ Carr, and tho.se admitted and Qr Washington Station...... M 34 30 24 dained, as abo.ve. 10. Hempstead Circuit...... 290 85 40 1 2 Blue Bayou" 480 98 31 1 7 Ques. 5. Who. have been elected and Qr Arkadelphia. " ...... 245 68 31 12 dained .elders this year? l'4ontgomery " ...... 277 31 5 5 Dallas Mission-...... 130 50 4, 1 4 BurtQn Williams, Tho.mas Hunt, Jo.hn Parreclifta Circuit...... 150 90 50 40 3 M. Bradley, Duncan G. L. M'Kenzie, Richmond Mission ...... •.. 20 18 Alexander L. P. Green. 5. 1646 474 191 67 33 Ques. 6. Who. have Io.cated this year? Silas Spurrier, Benjamin R. Truly, Wm. Oamden District. C. Yo.ung. 3. Camden ~ation ...... 84 31 64 41 Wachita Circuit ...... 260 82 4 Ques. 7. Who. are the supernumera " African Miss ..•• 140 73 ries? Eldorado Circuit ...... 220 65 100 1 Lapeal " 279 56 174 50 4 Jo.hn C. L. Aiken, Marcus C. Manly, Lewisville )Iission ...... 75 45 70 1 Magnolia Circuit...... 480 42 30 10 9 Jo.seph Turrentine. 3. Red RiVer Mission ...... 57 36 56 76 1 Ques. 8. Who. are the superannuated Qr 1455 357 554 320 20 wo.rn·o.ut preachers? Jo.hn Harris, JacQb Whitesides. 2. Ques.9. Who. have been expelled fro.m Pine Bluff District. the Co.nnectio.n this year? Pine Bluff Station ...... ••. 70 60 35 Jefferson Circuit ...... 39 36 28 13 Ro.llin H. Carter. 1. Richland Missiou ...... 4 6 62 50 Ques. 10. Who. have withdrawn fro.m Plumb BayouCircuit ...... 94 19 11 8 6 Swan Lake " 4 7 51 10 the Co.nnectio.n this year? Lehi " 333 252 33 5 9 Princeton 600 105 161 77 9 NQne. Hampton " 118 54 23 30 4 Warren 380 65 128 37 4 Ques. U. Are all the preachers blame " ------less in life and co.nversatiQn? 1642 603 --532 230 -31 * Ordained deacon this yea.r. 724 Wachita Oonference, 1856. :Monticello District. WASHINGTON DISTRICT. White White Cord Col'd Loo'l Wm. Moores, P. E. Mem's. Prob's. ldem's. Prob's. Pr's. ------Washington, Duncan L. G. H' Kenzie. Monticello Circuit .•....••. 229 91 24 42 8 Hempstead; Samuel Morris, Joseph Turrentine, Lacy " 150 28 22· 6 8 Hamburg " 93 65 55 1 Sup'y. Napoleon 17 134 52 2 Blue Bayou, Wm. J. M' Farlane, A. Avery, Auburn 16 4 39 38 Columbia " 132 127 3 Sup'y. Bayou Mayson "....•...• ;.... 82 25 5 ArkadelR,hia, Joseph M. Stevenson. Arkansas ...... 126 26 5 3 ------Caddo, lhomas B. Atterbury. 845 373 329 86 25 Mt. Ida, Joshua Kennedy. Dallas, Elijah Smoot. Parreclifta, Hezekiah Balch. Recapitulation. w: Little Rock District ...... 1402 300 315 14 17 CAMDEN DISTRICT. Washington " 1' •••••••• 1646 474 191 67 33 Camden .' ...... 1455. 357 554 320 20 Jerome B. Annis, P. E. Pine Bluff " ...... 1642 603 532 230 31 Monticello " ...... 845 373 329 86 25 Camden, Alexander -B. Winfield . " Wachita and African Mission, Bazaleel O. Total this year ...... 6990 2107 1921 717 126 Total last year...... 6511 1683 UU 685 126 Weh', 'W m. B. Baxter. Eldorado, John M. Bradley, Benj. Kellogg. Increase ••.•...... ••••••. 479 424 680 32 •.•..• Lapeal, Jesse W. Owen, John. C. L. Aikin, Sup'y. Magnolia, James P. Hulse, Malcolm Turner. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Louisville, Marshall H. Wells. for th~ superannuated preachers, and the Red River Mission, Robert M. Kirby. widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the deficiencies of those who have PINE BLUFF DISTRICT. not obtained their regular allowance on the Augustus R. Willfield, P. E. circuits? Pine Bluff, Alexander L. P. Green. $2075 65. Jefferson, John F. Carr. Ques. 15. What has been collected on Jefferson African Mission, to be supplied. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been Richland Mission, Archelaus Turrentine. Plumb Bayou, Wm. T. Anderson. applied? Swan Lake Mission, Littleberry Southerland, Collected, $473 08 Robert L. Jones. Applied to superannuated preachers, wi Lehi, Richard F. Withers. dows, and orphans, and to deficient preach Princeton, James M. Goodwin. ers. Hampton, Wm. Winbourn. Warren, Elijah Crowson. . Ques. 16. What has been contributed Benjamin Watson, Principal of Tulip Fe for the support of Missions, what for the male Seminary. publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Jesse S. H' Callister, Professor in Tulip Fe books, and what to aid the American Bible male Seminary. Society and its auxiliaries? MONTICELLO DISTRICT. For Missions, $4360 00 Bibles, 2321 00 John H. Blakely, P. E. Tracts, 911 00 Monticello, Peter Hasskew. Lacy, Anderson ~utman. Sunday-schools, 190 25 Hamburg, John Pryor. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta Napoleon Mission, Edwin W. Ware, :Marcus tioned this year.? G. Manly, Sup'y. Auburn, David W. Eppes. LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT. Lake Village, Burton Williams, John W. Mann. Russell M. :Morgan, P. E. De Witt, John J. (Jr()uch. Little Rock, Harleston R. Withers. Andrew Hunter, Agent for the American Little Rock African Mission, to be snpplied. Bible Society. Bayou Metre, Enoch L. Gaddie. (J harles P. Turrentine, Agent for the Tract Benton, W m. J. Scott. Society. Millcreek, Lewis S. :Marshall. Wm. P. Radcliffe, Agent for Camden Fe- Rockport, Fountain Brown. male College. ' Saline Mission, Littleton H. Johnson. Perryville, Thomas Hunt. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Brownsville, James E. Caldwell, Franklin F. next Conference be held? Bond. At Little Rock, Ark. Pacific Oonference, 1856. 725 21.-PAC I FIe CONFERENCE. HELD AT SACRAMENTO, Novembe1' 5-11, 1856. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President j OSCAR P. FITZGERALD, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Church, and, two years after, received on trial mitted on trial? as a travelling preacher in the Alabama Con ANSWER. Horatio N. Compton, Jacob ference, where he labored acceptably and with Gruelle, Thos. Brown, James Kelsay. 4. much usefulness until January, 1855, when \ he was transferred to the Pacific. The com Readmitted, E. B. Lockley, Levi C. mittee regret that the facts in their possession Adams. 2. are insufficient to furnish such a notice as they Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? could desire. From the published Minutes, as M. Maupin, E. G. Cannon, J. G. Shel far as they have had access to them, they learn ton, J. G. Johnson. 4. that he was admitted into full connection in Ques. 3. Who are admitted into full con the Alabama Conference in January, 1846, and was subsequently stationed upon the fol nection? lowing works, viz., Greenville Circuit, Haynes R. A. Latimer, J. C. Stewart, John T. ville, and Lowndesboro', Big Swamp Colored Cox, R. C. Martin. 4. Mission, two irears; Jacksonville, Autauga, Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? Cedar Creek, Tuskegee, and Chambers. In O. p. ,Fitzgerald, Thos. C. Barton, J as. January, 1855, he was transferred by Bishop W. Stahl, and those admitted and ordained, Andrew to the Pacific Conference, and sta tioned upon the Mariposa and Quartzburg as above. 7. Circuit, where he was instrumental in the Ques. 5. W'ho have been elected and hand of God in the salvation of souls. At ordained elders this year? the recent session of our Conference, he was Franklin G. Gray. 1. appointed to the Los A¥gelos Circuit, to Ques. 6. Who have located this year? which, in due time, he repaired. On Tuesday P. O. Cl[!'yton. 1. evening, March 26, he was attacked with a. Ques. 7. 'Who are the supernumeraries? chill; gradually grew worse, until Saturday evening, the 30th, when he calmly fell asleep, None. assuring those around him t4at he feared not Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or death-that he should sleep in Christ. Of the worn-out preachers? early experience of our beloved brothel', it W. A. Simmons. 1. may not be improper to mention one circum Ques. 9. Who have been expelled from stance: he was converted at a eamp-meeting, the Connection this year? at night. The next day, while in the tent of a brother, praying for a clearer evidence None. of his acceptance with God, and for the fulness Ques. 10. Who have withdrawn from of his salvation, he was most powerfully the Connection this year? blessed, and was extraordinarily impressed None. with the goodness of God in the remedial Ques. 11. Are all the prea.chers blame plan; and felt that God had called him to less in life and conversation? publish this salvation to a ruined world. But, Their names were called over, one by being young and inexperienced---4>nly four teen years of age-he pleaded IDS youth and one, and their characters examined and inability, and did not enter upon the active passed. duties of the ministry until his twenty-second Ques. 12. Who have died this year? year. Brother Ellis was a sweet-spirited, John W. Ellis. 1. Christian gentleman. As a preacher, he was clear, scriptural, and strong; aNew Testa JOHN WESLEY ELLIS was born in Cartaret ment preacher, impressing his audience with county, North Carolina, August 18, 1819: the necessity of a present salvation. When emigrated with his parents at an early age to some of his friends in Alabama attempted to Alabama, where, in his fourteenth year, he dissuade him from his contemplated transfer was happily converted to God. At the age to the Pacific, and told him that he would die of twenty, he was Ii.censed by Bis~op A:ndrew here, he calmly replied, " I can shout my way as a local preacher 10 the MethodlstEplscopal to heaven as easily from the Pacific as froDl 726 Pacific Conference, 1856. the Atlantic." Thus lived and died our bro bool{s, and what to aid the American Bible ther, leaving a wife and two children to Society and its auxiliaries? mourn the loss of an affectionate husband and For Missions, $770 00 kind father. " Sunday-school books, 753 50 Ques. 13. What numbers are in our " American Bible Society, collected at Church in the bounds of the Conference? general meetings with other Churches, and, consequently, not reported. San Francisco District. Ques. 17. Where are the prear.hers sta tioned this year? White White ce\'d Local ______M_em_·s. _Pr_ob_·S. _Me_m_·s. _P_r·s_. San Francisco ...... 20 SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT. Con tra Costa ...... 38 12 1 2 M. P. Sail J oail and Santa Clara...... 47 2 A. Bailey, E. Gilderoy ...... 103 17 San Francisco Station, to be supplied. Los Angelos ...... 42 8 1 Petaluma ...... 26 4 Contra Costa, to be supplied. Bodega ...... 113 2 3 San Jose, Oscar P. Fitzgerald. Sonoma ...... ------57 45 2 Santa Clara Circuit, to be supplied. 446 884 7 Gilderoy and San Juan, J. L. Sanders, Jacob Gruelle. Sacramento District. Los Angelos, J. M. Fulton. Petaluma, E. B. Lockley. Sacramento Station...... 41 1 1 " Circuit...... 14 15 Bodega, J. T. Cox, one to be supplied,. Nevada ...... 24 2 Sonoma and Napa, S. W. Davies, B. R. J()hn- Grass Varley...... 18 6 1 son. Iowa City...... 23 13 1 Georgetown ...... 27 8 Suisun, M. Evans. Amador...... 1 1> 1 San Ramon Circuit, L. O. Adams. yolo...... ------14 45 1 162 95 1 4 SACRAMENTO DISTRICT. B. H. Russell, P. E. Stockton District. Sacramento StatiOn, W. R. Gober. Stockton Station ...... 35 84 1 4, Sacramento Circuit, J. C. Stewart. Circuit ...... 38 92 2 Placerville and Georgetown, J. Kelsay, one Volcano" ...... 19 1 Murphy's ...... 16 15 to be supplied. Sonora and Columbia ...... 22 3 1 Grass Valley and Nevada, J. F. Blythe, H. C. Merced Circuit ...... 6 3 1 Settle. Montezuma " ••• a •••••••••••• ••• 19 2 1 Mariposa ...... 15 2 Iowa City, M. Maupin. " ...... 20 3 Visalia " ------Drytown, to be supplied . 190 204 4 7 Colusi, R. C. Martin. 'Bear River, J. G. Shelton. Recapitulation. Yolo, J. C. Pendergrass. San Francisco District ...... 446 88 4 7 Sacramento " ...... 162 95 1 4 STOCKTON DISTRICT. Stockton " ...... 190 204 4 7 R. w: Bigham, P. E. Total this year ...... 798 387 9 18 Stockton and French Camp, O. Fisher. Total last year ...... 784 232 ...... 16 Stockton Circuit, E. G. Cannon, F. G. Gray. Increase...... 14 155 9 2 Stanislaus, to be supplied. Volcano, James W. Stahl. Ques. 14. What amounts are necessary Mokelumne Hill, T. C. Barton. for the superannuated preachers, and the Sonora, Horatio N. Compton. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Merced Circuit, J. G. Johnson. Montezuma Circuit, R. A. Latimer. make up the deficiencies of those who have Mariposa Circuit, J. O. Simmons. not obtained their regular allowance on the Visalia, J. S. L. Wood, Thomas Brown. circuits? T. W. Moore, transferred to North Carolina. $220. Conference. Ques. 15. What has been collected on B. T. Grouch, transferred to Memphis Con ference. the foregoing accounts, and how has it been A.. Graham, transferred to Florida Confer- applied? ence. Nothing. Ques. 16. What has been contributed Quee. 18. Where and when shall our for the support of Missions, what for the next Conference be held? publication of Tracts and Sunday-school At San Jose, Cal., Nov. 4, 1857. Indian Mission Oonference, 1856. 727 22.-INDIA.N MISSION CONFERENCE. HELD AT CHICKASAW ACADEMY, October 23-25, 1856. WILSON L. M' ALISTER, President j JOHN HARRELL, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad Oherokee District. mitted on trial? India.n India.n White Col'd Loc'l -Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Mem's. Pr's. ANSWER. Boaz A. Standford, (in dea ------.'------Delaware and Seneca ..... 228 li3 10 7 2 cons' orders,) John B. Forester, Harvey Grand Saline ...... 222 5 24 9 Bacon. 3. Tahlequah & Riley's Ch'l. 66 1 10 60 Flint ...... 326 5 4 Readmitted, Samuel Chekota. 1. Salasaw ...... 132 66 4 4 Webber's Falls ...... 168 8 13 3 Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? Tucewalita, Elijah Butler, Jas. M'Henry, 1142 126 42 98 18 Francis M. Paine, elder, Wyatt Coffelt, Isaac S. Newman. 6. Oreek District. Creek Agency...... 154 12 9 15 4 Ques. 3. Who are a.dmitted into full Big Bend...... 65 12 2 4 connection? Little River...... 168 1 15 4 North Fork...... 320 1 24 1 William Wilson, elder, Wm. Jones. 2. AsbuI'y M. L. School...... 3 12 12 3 Ques. 4. Who are the deacons? 710 36 25 67 19 Jackson Burgess, Isaac Sanders, Benja min T. Crouch, Simon P. Willis. 4. Fort Ooffee District. Ques. 5. Who have been elected and or- Fort Coffee & New Hope. 20 21 10 11 1 Moshlliatubbee...... •..... dained elders this year? Sanbois...... 66 25 2 2 None. 86 46 10 13 3 Ques. 6. Who have located this year? Jackson Burgess, John Boston. 2. Ohoctaw District. Ques. 7. Who are the supernumeraries? Choctaw Academy ...... W m. A. Cobb. 1. Perryville ...... 95 Colbert Institute...... Ques. 8. Who are the superannuated or Chickasaw Circuit...... 70 40 1 '" Academy ...... 26 11 worn-out preachers? lU.QOmpeld .. 9 4 24 Doaksville ...... 339 26 6 32 4 Erastus B. Duncan. 1. Kiamichee ...... 380 9 13 7 Question 9. Who have been expelled 919 26 30 109 12 from the Connection this year? None. Recapitulation. Ques.10. Who have withdrawn from the Cherokee District...... 1142 126 42 98 18 Connection this year? Creek " ...... 710 36 25 57 19 Fort Coffee" 86 46 10 13 3 None. Choctaw "...... 919 26 30 109 12 Ques. 11. Are all the preachers blame Total this. year ...... 2867 234 107 277 52 less in life and conversation? Total last year...... 3166 91 316 43 Their names were called over, one by Increase ...... 234 16 9 one, and their characters examined and Decrease...... 309 39 [The probationers were not distinguished frQm members passed. in last/y~r'sMinntes.] Ques. 12. Who have died this year? Daniel Aspberry. * 1. Ques. 14. What amQunts are necessary Ques. 13. What numbers are in our for the superannuated preaohers, and the Church in the bounds of the Conference? widows and orphans of preachers, and to • No memoir has been furnished.-[ED. 728 Louisiana Oonference, 1857. make up the deficiencies of those who have CREEK DlSTRICT. not obtained their regular allowance on the David B. Cumming, P. E. circuits? Creek Agency, James M'Henry, one to be No report, as this is a Mission Confer supplied. ence. Big Bend, Dicle Hider, Wm. N'Intosh. North Fork, Calvin M. Slover, one to be sup Ques. 15. What has been collected on plied, the foregoing accounts, and how ha~s it been Little River, Samuel Chekota, one to be sup applied? plied. No report, as this is a Mission Confer Asbury Manual Labor School, Thomas B. ence. Ruble, Superintendent. Ques. 16. What has been contributed FORT COFFEE DISTRIC"I.'. for the support of Missions, what for the Thos. W. Mitchell, P. E., and Superintendent publication of Tracts and Sunday-school of Fort Coffee and New Hope Academies. books, and what to aid the American Bible Moshulatubbee, DZ:ckson W. Lewis, one to be Society and its auxiliaries? supplied. For Missions, $853 34 Sanbois, to be supplied. Unexpended of last year, 149 20 CHOCTAW DISTRICT. $1002 54 Wilson L. H' Alister, P. E. Doaksville, Wm. Wilson, Simon P. Willis, Amount appropriated to Missions, about John Page. $1900. Mountain Fork, Isaac S. Newman. Ques. 17. Where are the preachers. sta PelTyville, John B. Forester. tiD ned this year? Kiamichee, Boaz A. Standford, Isaac Chuck mubbee. Chickasaw, Harvey Bacon, Benj. T. Crouch. CHEROKEE DISTRICT. Chickasaw Academy, John C. Robinson, Super intendent; Francis M. Paine, Wm. Jones, John, Harrell, P. E. Teachers. Riley'S Chapel and Grand Saline, Young :Bloomfield Academy, John H. Carr, Superin Ewing. tendent. Spring Creek, Walker Cary, Tucewalita. Choctaw Academy, to be supplied. Bates's Prairie, Elijah Butler, one to be, sup Colbert Institute, Ezekiel Couch, Superin plied. tendent. Flint Circuit, to be supplied. Salasaw, Pleasant Bassham, W m. A. Cobb, Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Sup'y. . next Conference be held? Webber's Falls, Wyatt Coffelt, Isaac Sanders. At Riley's Chapel, Tahlequah, Cherokee Canadian School, James Esscx. Nation, Oct. 29, 1857. 23.-· L 0 UISIAN A CON FERE NCE.* HELD AT WATERPROOF, LA., February 4-11, 1857. BISHOP KAVANAUGH, President; P. M. GOODWIN, Secretary. QUESTION 1. What preachers are ad- Ques. 2. Who remain on trial? mitted ob. trial? . Jesse Fulton, Jr., Jas. T. Fontaine, Thos. ANSWER. E. D. Pitts, Wm. R. Davis, H. M'Clendon, Dabney P. Cullen, W. G. Thomas J. Upton, William D. Stayton, M'Gaughey, J. F. Scurlock, Robert A. John H. Boult. 5. New, Robert Parvin, F. T. Rowson, Chas. Readmitted, James L. Chapma.n, elder. W. Hodge, J ephtha Landrum. 11. * This Conference has heretofore followea the Mississippi Conference; but its session was post poned" this year till after the sessions of all the other Conferences; and its statistics were not received until. the Minutes were just going to press.-[ED. Louisiana Oonference, 1857. 729 Ques. 3. Who are admitte Ouachita District. Ques. 16'. What has been contributed White White Col'd Col'd Loc'l Mem's. Prob's. Mem's. Prob·s. Pr·s. for the support of Missions, what for the ------Minden Circuit ...... --184 30 118 17 3 publication of Tracts and Sunday-school Homer " 553 133 163 11 books, and what to aid the American Bible Monroe and Trenton, ..... 26 12 17 Ouachita Circuit...... 326 61 6 Societ.y and its auxiliaries? Monroe Colored Mission. 63 For Missions, Bastrop ...... 168 47 $9166 47 Colored Mission .. 47 128 Sunday-schools, 1998 50 Jackson" Circuit ...... 496 93 90 11 Farmerville ...... 300 30 150 3 Tracts, 1486 55 Sparta Circu i t ...... 337 128 74 14 Bible Society, 277 00 Dugdemona...... 144 84 3 -- -- 2534 ----618 705 247 -26 Ques. 17. Where are the preachers sta tioned this year? Lake Providence District. Lake Providence ...... 80 19 19 24 1 NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT. Carroll Colored Mission .. 82 Mon ticello ...... 140 50 1 J. O. Keener, P. E. Swan Lake ...... 106 60 38 2 Carondelet Street, Linus Parker. Boeuf Ri ver ...... 38 23 23 2 Boouf Prairie ...... 182 176 21 22 [) Felicity Street, J. B. Walker. Trinity Circuit ...... 121 63 66 1 Moreau Street, J. W. Johnson. Waterproof & St. Joseph. 169 19 2 Tensas Colored Mission... 6 4 310 208 Wesley, Soule, and Winans Chapels, H. N. Richmond ...... 43 81 M'Tyeire, and Editor of the New Orleans ------Christian Advocate. 885 414 640 254 14- First and Fourth German Missions, J. M. Recapitulation. Hofer. New Orleans District ..... 1024 229 2019 298 14 { Second German Mission, J. ...4.. Pauley. Opelousas " 11118 275 1008 140 8 Third German Mission, G. Busmann. Shreveport '..... 857 428 604 176 18 Ouachita " ..... 21i3f 618 705 247 26 New Orleans Circuit, B. F. Alexander. Lake Providence"" ..... 885 414 640 254 14 Baton Rouge, Samuel B. Suratt. ------Total this year ...... 6618 1964 4876 1115 -80 Plaquemine, Thomas B. White. Total last year ...... 6136 1222 4479 702 100 Grosse T@te, Samuel Haws. ------Thibodeaux, Jephtha Landrum. Increase ...... --482 742 397 413 - Decrease ...... 20 Lafourche and Bayou Black Circuit and Mis sion, Thomas L. Beard, Jesse Fulton. Indians last year ...... 17 Indians this year ...... Atchafalaya, D. M. K. Oollins. R.I. Harp, Agent for the Tra.ct Society. Decrease...... 17 Ques. 14. What amouuts are necessary OPELOUSAS DISTRICT~ for the superannuated preachers, and the J. A. Ivy, P. E. widows and orphans of preachers, and to Franklin and Pattersonville, S. J. Davies. make up the deficijmcies of those who have { Bayou Teche Col. Mission, J. T. Fontaine. not obtained their regular allowance on the New Iberia Circuit, J. H. Waters. elousas, S. J. Hawkins. circuits.? St. Landry Colored Mission, to be supplied. $1770. Chieot Circuit, H. Avery, Robert Parvin. Ques. 15. What has been collected on nAlexand:da, O. J. Halberg. . the foregoing accouuts, and how has it been North Rapides Circuit and Colored MissioD, applied? W. D. Stayton, U. Whatley, Sup'y. Collected, $1774 37 Harrisonburg Circuit, C. W. Hodge. Applied as follows: Columbia Circuit, W. A. Manly. Thomas Samford, $340 00 SHREVEPORT DISTRICT. 300 00 William Stevenson, R. Randq,ll, P. E. David Kinnear, 300 00 Shreveport, James L. Ohapman. Widow of Brother Page, 150 00 Caddo Circuit, T. M. Penick, F. T. Rawson. Widow and orphan of Brother Mansfield, E. D. Pitts. Foster, 175 00 Pleasant Hill, C. W. Coursey. Widow and orphans of Brother Natchitoches Circuit, D. S. M'Bride. Turnley, 305 00 arts. Circuit, Wm . ...4.. Smyth. Orphans .of Brother Guice, 120 00 Red River Circuit, James L. Wright. Red River Colored Mission, to be supplied. " "Tostric, 40 00 orth Bossier, E. A. Stevenson. " "Benton, 40 00 rMansfield Female Colle~e: H. O. Thweatt, President; E. D. Pitts, Vice President, and $1770 00 Professor of Mathematics; R. A. New, Agent. Louisiana Conference, 1857. 731 OUACHITA DISTRICT. Swan Lake and Pecan Grove, W. G. M'Gaughey. R. R. R. Alexaiuler, P. E. { Carroll Colored Mission, W. R. Davis. Minden Circuit, A. E. Goodwyn. Monticello and Floyd, David Kinnear. Homer Circuit, D. S. Watkins. Bayou Macon Circuit, J. F. Scurlock. Farmerville Circuit, B. O. Stegal. Booufl' River Circuit, John II. Boult. Monroe and Trenton, and Colored Mission, Booufl' Prairie Circuit, Uriah Riley. Reynolds Trippett. Waterproof and Tensas Chapel, B. F. White. Ouachita Circuit, D., P. Cullen. Tensas Colored Mission, E. W. Griswold, Bastrop Circuit, John Pipes. { '1'. J. Upton. Jackson Circuit, R. M. Orowson. Trinity Circuit, .John C. Pitts. Dugdemona Circuit, T. M' Clendon. St. Joseph and Wesley Chapel, Thomas J. Lacy, P. H. Dieffenweirth, Sup'y. Joel Sanders, Agent for Homer College. Mound Bayou and Bayou Vidal, J. A. Miller. Richmond Circuit, P. M. Goodwyn. LAKE PROVIDENCE DISTRICT. { Madison Colored Mission, to be supplied. Lewis A. Reed, P. E. Ques. 18. Where and when shall our Lake Providence and Bunch's Bend, N. A. next Conference be held? Oravens. At Mansfield, La. GENERAL RECAPITULATION; CONFERENCES. Trav. Sup'd Local White White Colored Col'd Indian Indian Toll. Mr·s. In· De· Pr's. Pr·s. Pr's. Mel!lpers. Prob'•• Members. Proh·s. Mem.~8* PUI1b· •• and 1011)' •• crease. or'se. ------•••• w. 1. Kentucky ...... 75 9 238 15,850 1985 4559 679 I •• "" ~3,395 ...... 807 2. Louisville ...... 81 13 214 19,507 2216 3955 440 ...... , 26,426 1009 .... " :I. Missouri...... 74 5 118 13,960 1694 1474 ISS ...... J7,513 418 ...... 4. ' 19,750 St. Louis ...... 97 8 137 16,693 1392 1423 ...... 923 ...... 5. Kansas Missio!l ...... 14 1 12 464 30 2 ...... 176 ...... 699 } 6. Tennessee ...... 179 8 366 30,619 3906 6674 639 ...... 4~;391 371 7. Holston ...... 105 8 379 36,281 4851 3944 431 Hi7 ..·~2 4ft,2I8 2073 ...... 8. Memphis ...... 142 8 404 27,'113 3822 7026 864 ...... 39,979 ...... 287 9. Mississippi ...... 111 10 191 13,031 3403 9680 3364 .. '...... 29,790 631 10. Virginia ...... 148 6 205 30,975 352'l' 5921 562 ...... 41,344 954 ...... 11. Western Virginia ... 47 2 62 '8298 ...... 283 ...... 8692 338 ...... 12. North Carolina ...... 115 11 198 28,973 3109 11,334 1060 ...... •••• i' • 44,800 107 13. South Carolina...... 133 11 226 31,104 4173 36,746 6610 ...... 79,003 ...... 2 14. Georgia ...... 178 23 560 43,456 6636 19,313 3117 ...... , ...... 73,283 764 ...... I 15. Alabama ...... 183 13 500 34,613 7513 17,912 3627 ...... 64,361 3777 ...... 16. Florida ...... 78 7 97 6941 1335 4885 1146 ...... 14,489 1643 17. Texas ...... 100 6 171 7698 2718 2217 1093 ...... ••••• * 14,003 2165 ...... 18. East Texas ...... , ...... 65 6 176 9436 2593 1513 555 ...... 14,344 482 19. Arkansas ...... 52 2 130 9257 1418 690 226 ...... 11,774 405 ...... 20 •.Wachita...... 60 2 126 6990 2107 1921' 717 ...... ,. 11,923 1626 ...... 21. Pacific ...... 33. 1 18 798 387 9 ...... , ~ .. 1246 177 22. Indian M.ission ...... 34 1 52 107 ...... 277 ...... 28.57 234 3562 ...... 86 23. Louisiana ...... 67 2 80 6618 1964 4876 1115 ...... 14,722 2003 ...... ------~- -- T.otal in 1856-1 ...... 2171 163 4660 399,382 60;779 146,634 26,433 3190 296 643,708 18,382 2666 Total in 1855-6 ...... 2078 151 4628 397,727 49,645 147,472 22,678 3613, 627,992 '------Increase ...... ::~ . 93 --12 32 1655 11,034 3755 --296 15,716 Net increase. Decrease ...... 838 423 r [The transferred preachers are reckoned with those of the Conferences to which they now belong. The six bishops are not counted. Their addltion would make the number ~f travelling preachers 2177. There are also sev:eraI members in China who are not counted, not being officially reperted. A vast amount of labor has been bestowed, upon the Minutes to secure correctness.]