Minutes Taken at the Annual Conferences 1823

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Sandor Teszler Library ·- Wofford College Spartanburg, South Carolina 1'/inutes for 1S22. 392 Minut~sfor 1823. 393 Courtl::rnJt, Sam'! Bcchcns, Morgan Sher- Durham, Benjamin Burnham, Elipl1alct Rideau, Ezra Heely. Quest. Hi. Where and when shall our next Case. man. Perth, Franklin Metcalf. Conferences be held? :Manlius, Ralpli Lanning. . Kingston, Philander Smith. KE~:'iEHECK D1sT. Philip 1Wungcr, l\Iarcellu:s, ManlyTooker, Nath'I Salisbury. 1. Ohio Conference, at Marietta, Sep GENESEE DisT. Goodwin Stoddard, P. Ehler. Scipio, James linll, Seth j\,fatlison, sup. tember 5, 1822. JnJustrv, Philip Ayer. P. Elder. 2. Kentucky Conference, at Lexing A nhurn, Jfonjamin G. Paddock. Sweden, James S. Lent. JI\ orridgewoek, R. F. Newell. Cayuga, /ra.Fa1rhank, James Hrown. ton, September 25, 1822. l!nitv, 8amncl Plummer. Batavia, John A.rnolJ, Asa Orcott. 3. Missouri Conference, at St. Louis, 1thaca anrl Caroline, Filclt Recd, Dana Caledonia, Jlficalt Seager, JasJJer Ben- Hallowell, Dr11·id H11tchi11sm1. Fo.r. October 24, 1822. Pittstown, Daniel H'cntworth. nett. ,1, Tennessee Conference, at Ebenezer, Homer, Rlias Bowen. Rushford. J(lmes llazr:n, Philetus Parkus. Ucor,rctO\rn,r Otis \\'illiams. Green county, near Greenville, East Ten Bristol, True Page. B1..\CK H1vrn D1sT. Renaldo J1[. Rl'crts, Olean, l Varrcn Bannister. nessee, October 16, 1822. H nion, John Lr:wis, i"\ .ithanicl Devrrra11x. P. Elder. Geneseo, James n FIiimore, P. Elder. P. Elder. 8. Ihltimore Conforence, at Baltimore, Sandv CreeL. Cal eh Kendall, John Er French Creek, Josiah Kies. April Ii, 1823. Orrin;:rton, Ezrn Kellog!!. ca1~brack, (;eorg-e White. Lake, Richard \"\'right, Sylvester Cary. n. Philadelphia Conforcnce, at Phila Periooscot, S:1111ucl Baker. o~wt• Benjamin S. Clardv, .Tosr;)h C:.irl, Loren ; '; ~·•:,;~~II I OsE!DA ]}1sT. C/1(1.,. (;ifrs. P. Elder. .\-11f'a:-:ter, 1.--r,,u· }]. i'')rnith. lomon .\h11c\.>r, J cii111 Je:i.n, Aarn11 \food, zo D. t her.di, Ytdix l':ll'l-:1:r, Luellen \,Ve,5t1111>rel:111d and H 111m·, ½l·1w., .Tui1c.·:, J ,orig Point, JJ 1 n·1d C'1tl71, (;1>n. Pcri?uson. Jn.mrs Howe, C,~or;Ic G:iwh, .Ta.lilt'." C. .J,,nr:,, Ephr:iirn .lunt;S, John Cannon, Ja<,;. Tl1:1.mcs, \\'il1iam :Slat,'r, .f1il1n Parker. ] ). Harri", W1lliarri Cmrn, faaae \V. :,;;ul .Tos('!'lt Jh(1·r. Taylor, ~ d1emiah · B. G ri!lith, Levi \Vestci·11, C:lws. Xnrti1ru;1, El'liraim Hall. \\'c:-:t1ninskr, Jame:< .Tar·b;on. ,vbite, \Yii!ia111 \Y e3tl:tke-1:1. !ivan, \Villtam jJilli11, :\b11cr Bowen, Litchfi,,id. ]>,n, l?rm1cs, .·tll!11s11n n\JJ'orri. Yo1111,r-.str1'd, Dm1i:.:l ,")'/up11rd.wn. Colennn H:tnVt:!l, J anws \V. ,\ll,!n. J as. ~ E".'~'fTCKY rn.\ FER i;::,cE. Cr:t·,\'f,1rd, .J;i!Jn \\'. "\\'ittcn, OtSCJ.;O :llld Co,1pcrst•,·.rn, Orm Duolitlle, Y,nk ~llld .'.\,•\\" .~1·1tlemer1t.s, Kr!ttcth ::irK. Y. William :--;mith. rn:s:-;io11arv. Edwi11 Ih\', Jolin l'. Finlev, J,n1'.l.t!nn C11mrni11£;, h·t:w Ln,·is. \\-i!l1:,m Hammet, Rli Allen. , ,-., 1 J c r·11· ·,,.- \F ( T. I ur·.,rr .. :trnvs .\u1 1_<:;'tll, J If'nry , . Herkin1,•r, L,:t:te Stt.lm', 13,·nj:irnin Ship- Cnnd River, Alui,; 'I'11rry, mission:uy. .. \rtl11H :\I'L'l11re, Ed1,·:trd T. Pcr,.r, Ai-lh Hunt, TT ricl 1fa1.,·1•, Majl,:· :-:it:lnlield, J uhn lev B. l{11z7,,,], nicli:1rd 1-'. Jarrntt,· Nid10- man. BA y Ql'I'.'iTIE 1Ji::n·. lfenn; Ryan, P. Elder. Jones, Gc·oq:<: Stc)VC'11s-U. h~ T. ~<:ale;,;, .Ioll!l \V. Camp, Thoma:i C:i.n~j(lh:uie, Ilt:nry Pe<;k. lby (i11inti1•, Ja;nes G. Peal, lVyatt Ml~:S0! 1RI CU:{FEirn>l"CE lL C:.11111,11, Thorn:is J. :\i):dv, Thomai P.1ris, ]!r,,:;r,1,-i.·ih Fu !d. Cliam 11,T!in. ~mith, Grec!l!wrrv Garrd, ..(mbrosc F. Ctica, (hnrgc Perl.. ~~mitlt'::; Creek, Samuel Belton. S?mt11'l Hull, Ste1,hen BP!!~s, Frcdrr j~k Leach, Cornelius R11

I \ 394 Minutes for. 1823. Minutes for 1823. 395 . .. G. Lee, Daniel M'Leod, Elijah Il. M'Kay Quest. 2. TVho remain on trial? N. Stuart, John L. Gibbins, French S. -7. Evans-7. mons, \Yilliam M'Reynolds, Blachly C. OHIO CONFERE!\CE. \Vood, John W. M'Reynoldt.;, Luke P. SOUTH CAROLI~A COXFERE~CE. '\Yhitefielh Allen, Hezekiah ThatchL'r, Ifammitt, John Carmon, John Kerr, John Elisha. hi11k, Ephraim J(. Avery, John l\flSSISSIPPI CO:NFERB'.\'CE. lV. \Vittin-13. David Chamberlain, James Armstrong, '\tV. Case, William Barstow, Milton Benjamin M. Drake, Henry P. Cook-2. James L. Thompson, James Jhnkson, French, John E. Hi::;lcr, Gc:or:Te Fairbank, BALTDlOH.E co:,TERE:'.\CE. Is:1ac Brookfield, John Clanville, John SOVTH CAROLINA CO\'FERENCE. Joseph \rhite, John . Howell, Jesse James B. H. Norris, :Jolin {/ Dow, Ros Blasdell, Anthonv \V. C:1ssarl, Dennis well Putnam, Phi11cas Ball, .James Tem Arclriliald Purifoy, .Tosh11a ~- Glenn, Chesney, John A. Cera, \rilliam L. Gib \Ville,,, Parham· Handle, EIJmezer T. pleton, \Vilder l\Iark. Daniel L. Fletcher, Jolin II. Hohertso11, Danid G. l\I'Daniel, son. John Strichlcr, Dennis l\1. Parrot, \Vebs.kr-11. Elias ~i11clair, Elijah :-;inl'.!air, John I. Fr;ncis l\I'Cartnev, John Bowen, \Vm. Ora1~ge S~ott, Newell S. Spaulding, David TEi\:\ESSEF, CO:\FFRE:\CE. Triggs, Bond En~·fish, l\lalco!rn l\I'Pher Morgan, Isaac Collins-I 1. Leslie, Charles D. Cahoon, Abraham Rufus Leadbetter, Jonas Beloate. John l\Ierril, Caleb Dusti11, Samuel Kellv Eze sun, John Reynolcb-10. PHILADELPHIA CO\TERE:\'CE. Seay, Jacob Hearn. Thomas A. Young, kiel \V. Stickney, Hershel Fostei:,' \Vm. 7 VIRGI\'L\. COXFEH. E\'CE. \Vesley \V. \\ allac-e, Daniel Lambden, Gcrioan Baker, Fint:h ~(·ru!.!f.:-S: James G. Gardner, John S!taw, Xat!tani,d P. Deve \Villiam Leigh, Samuel Ilarrnl, Thomas Samuel Dn11!!hty, :\Iatthf•\\' Sorin, J,>hn II. ~peer, .:\.1,ralia.m (hnall. ::'\atha.niel reaux, Melville 13. Cox, Utis Williams CrowJer, T. B. Humphreys, G-eorae \,V. Ludnnm, \\"illiam A. \rig·gins, Levin H. J a.nett, John Hai11s, Jolin Kelly, John -35. ~- Harpcr-5. 0 Prettyman-7. Hice, H.obrrt Boyd, Hich:nd :\ l':tly, Na GE:\'ESF.E COS'FERE:\'CE. thaniel L. ?\orral, \Villia.m Patton. Thos. BA LTBIORF, CO.NF.EREK CE. KEW-YORK CO-:\TEHE'\"CE. Joseph Gardner, Georg-c \Yhitc, 1\fark J. Brown. George Horne, D:irid B Cum- Robert TraYis, Jani~ Z. Kichols, Preston, ·William Slater, Charles \Yood, Samuel Clark, Charles A. Uavi:;, Charles 1JJin)!, \Villiam Carpenter, Elias Tidwell Riclwrd Scaman, .Tuhn Kennedy, \'{m. Sylvester Carey, Jonathan l\I. Brooks Young, \Villiam II. Chapm;rn, ~hadrach -22. 1\L \Yillctt. Pan11cle Charnlwrlin, Elbert Eli Allen, Ephraim Hall, Alexander Er~ Chancy, Samuel Bryson, ~amucl Ellis Osborn, ~t~~phe11 L. Stilllllan, \\'csle.v P. ~TISSISSIPPI COXFERE\'CE. win, John P;~rker, Jolin Copeland, Joseph Kon-al \Yibon, Tlws. 1\1. Hudson, Jacob R ~3hcpher. Hor::crs. Brnjamin Orin Foot-27. ' J\T:trk \Ve:.tmoreland, Ahner P . .l\Ia11!ey, Total remaining on trial-I i7. Cyrus Prindle, \\7 il1iam S. l'ease, John Pa.ine, J:c-aac Barker, Jiaseall Wheelock, Pc\·ton L. \V:tde, Josiah Freeman, \..Ym. Silas Frink, 1\1oses Sanderson, .Tustin Nixon, Eli Denniston, Lucius Baldwin, Pa~ks, l\Iorgan Turre11ti11e, John Bigby, Quest. 3. W!w are admitted into full J~ihn Luckey, Friend '\V. Smith, Roswell Spauldin!!, .:\111as:1 Buck, Nathan Howe, Jolin Covi1wton, Edward T. Fitzgerald, connection ? John Foslf•1-. I\. \V. :\spcnwall, Ezekiel Kelley, Julius Fic!. the Baltimore Conference, and appointed the next year, being somewhat recovered to trarel on the Rockingham circuit; and PHIL.\ DELPHIA COXFERE:\"CK .KEVl-EXGLA~D CONFERENCE. from his debilitv, he rejoined the Confer in 1805 on Pendleton circuit. In 1806, James Pnlrrnus, Nathan Swain, Hich'd Asa Kent, Chas. Virgin, Zenas .Adams ence, and conti~ued to fill a variety of im having exercised the office of deacon well, Sneath, Thomas ~mith, ,Yilliam }['Lena -3. portant stations, with great satisfaction, he was ordained elder; and having filled han, Asa S1uith, \Villiam Hunter, Ezekiel until 181'.2, when, through debility, he be GE'.';ESEE CO~FERENCE. the above stations acceptably, he applied Cooper, Josf'ph Osborn, v\·m. Smith-lo. came a snpernumerary, on Frederick cir Tiena,iah \Yilliams, Hruben A. Ailworth, for and obtained a location in consequence XF.\V-YOHK CO.\FERE.\CE. cuit. The next vear be ,ras returned su of ulcers in his throat. In 180i he moved Nathaniel Rt0 eder, Thomas \Vhitehead, perannuated. B~ing no long-er able to Elisha P . .Tac oh, Luman ;\ 11rlrus, Zal Benj:irnin Bidlack, \\7 jl]iam Brown, Joseph to Log-an county, Kentuckv, where he con disd1arge the duties of a trarelling minis tinued till his ·death. In·· this county his mon Lvon, \Villiam Anson, James Cole ,ril!is, John Kimberlin, Peter .Tones, .Tas. ter, he retirnd to his farm, near Xew man, A;m,n Hnnt--6. Wilson, Edmund ()'Fling, Peter Baker, labours were extensive and useful. He M arket, in Frederick county, l\faryland, was a good preacher, filled with faith and NE \r-J,;\ (; LA.\ l> CO:\" FE REXCE. Ralph Lanning, Calvin N. l◄'lint-H. where he continued to linger, with much the spirit of Christ, so that while he ex Phin('as Peck, Francis Dane, Orlando Total superannuatccl-5D. patience and fortitnde, until February, posed the errors of the heterodox, and the Hinds-3. Quest. 10. lFho lw1·c hccn expelled from 18:21, when he foll asleep in Jesus. crimes of the ,vicked, with faithfulness GE:\'ESEE COXF'EREXCE. the connection this year .l He was a man of a meek and quiet spi and authority, he, for the most part, pos rit. His patience also ,vas such as gave John J3. Alverson, Ebrnezer Doolittle, MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE. sessed himself of their confidence and good him tile possession of his soul, in all the will. It was remarked bv his friends- and Seth l\fat1.i~o11, Chandlcv Lambert, Elisha Thomas Nixon. Bebins, l\Iieah Seager, Csrael Ch:rn1berlin, trials and afflictions he had to pass through. acquaintances, that the In.st vear of his life Elijah King, James Uillmore-9. Quest. I 1. lF/1() hm·e withdrawn from the He was a. lover and cultivator of peace he had an increa.sin~ concern for the sal connr:r:tion this year l and union in the church of God; and when vation of men. Neither the husiness of life, Total supcrnumeraries-47. he was call0d upon to execute discipline, YIRGJ~lA CONFERENCE. the interesting ties of a beloved family, Quest. 9. lrho arc t/1e superannuated the minister's painful and trying duty, he nor the numerous difficulties of a life de Ira Parker left us irregularly. or ll'orn-vu t preachers l was generally enabled to perform the task voted to itinerating operations, con Id make (ll![Q CO\TFERE~CF.. BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. :,o as to secure the confidence of all con him contented at home, while souls were John Sale, l\1iehael Ellis-2. Rich:ml Hunt. cerned. He was a good minister of Jesus perishing for lack of knowledge; hence Christ. Love to G-od, and to immortal he applied to the Conforence of Green Ri KEl\TCCKY COXFERE~CE. Quest. 12. lVae all the preachers' clwrac souls, filled and governed his heart; and ver district, on the 9th of June, 1821, for Leroy Cole, Benjamin Lakin, John R. ters ecr:amined before lite Conference J truth, divine trutli, was the constant guide a recommendation to the Kcntuckv Annual Keach-3. This was strictly attended to by calling of his mind in his exhortations and ser Conference for readmission, whi~h being MIS:-30PIU CO::\FEREXCE. over their 113,r11es before their respective mom,. As an amhassador of Jesus Christ, obtained and presented, he was, in Sep Samuel (;laze, Hubert Debp, Calvin Conferences. he kept in view his awful charge. He tember, again received cordially among was plain in person, m3.n11cr, and language; Ruter-3. Quest. 13. lV/w l1a1·e died this year l the tra ve !ling brethren, a nrl appointed to and generally in the pulpit he was so af 'l'E~~ESSEB COl\'FF,REl\CE. [The following memoir should have been Christian circuit. But O ! how mysteri fected, that, like his Master, he wept over ous are the dispensations of di vine Provi James Dixon, Hartwell II. Brown-2. inserted in the l\1inutes last year. those who refused or neglected to know 1. John Pitts.-He was born in Anne dence! On the :31st of Augnst he was MIS::i!SSIPPI CO~FEREl\'CE. the things belonging to their peace. There seized with the bilious fever, which, on Arundell countv, in the state of Marvland, was a peculiar tenderness and pathos in None. Feb. 23, 1 i72, (>f rnputable parents. Heing the 5th of October followinrr.,.,, terminated his spirit and word, which freqnr.11tly pene his earthly pilgrima!!C; but not without SOUTH CAROLIXA CO~FERENCE. members of the Church of England, they trated the whole congregation while he James tellah, David Garrison, James educated their son according to its princi flattering prospects of endless pleasure. was holding forth the Lord Jesus Christ in During- his last illness he sustained his af Norton, Jesse Richar1.1_ulit tli1: in lw:,\'cr1. Aft<·r tlii:-, his disordrr, and tl,c permitted, wh:~n s11ddcnl_v hi;-; ;\fa::;t1•r :-:aid, hst. ill1ws.'-, in ronH'rs:1ti(1J1 with one ol' Lor\ lw ~\'as made a s11l~j1-et of; p:'.rdu1~.i:1g nwdicinc which he had taken, aJ>IH':-m-tl to 1t is enongh. ,:01ne up lii!!lier. lli,; n'- his brethr<'r' lw nbsrrvcd, that lw w:is fully Jnn!. Hn rr·mnw·d 10 h.(•11111e,;:y lll lti(_l, cffl'l't in his mrrnl a 1i;1rti:1l P.r of ttw sam1' _','t'ar !H' \\'as. adlll1tt1·d 11n f11rty-first ye:ir of hi:=- ag-c, he _bid :Hl1m'. to of N' ew-1-1.illnnd, Larwaster count\-, P<'ni1- c1pprellf~11:=;in~ nf sudden di:e;-;0]11tion ; hut trial as a llll'!ldll'r <11' th1_: rtrner:1llf ro11- :--uhitrn:iry things iu hope of life and llll• svlvania, Oetohe·r i, l 7:l3. In iJ{e vc:ir tlw di8r•a,-;c brizirr dc,,p!v radir'.:Lled in hi::: nf>d.ii>n :md :iwointul to E11~;1, !~ow La,,·: rnmtalin·. . . 1;so5 his parents moved to Shippf•nsb.ur;T, si.sti'rn, it i'oon p11t ml'di<";il f--kill to ddianeG. TPJJ<·d111r!I circuit. At the c_,,J1d1.•rt'1iee ot 4_ J ,;lrn Dix.-tlw subject of th1~ .:~10_rt Cumberland conntv, in the sarttr· state, His :tflli(·tion last1'.d ahont l\rn m~elis, dur 191 l h,• ,,·as r1•:1pJ'nint•·d to 1h:s. <:1re111t. ill<'lllnir. was horn August 11, l,b,, rn where with them S~mncl lived until J1e en- inq whid1 tirne lie :-1111,·n·d \\·ith Ulliform terPd the itinerant connection. p:iti,·zwe and rPsi!:[nation. In 181:3 lw \\':IS a1i1ioinll:d tu \\ l11t'.) Oak Holwson ('ountv. '\"orth Carolina.. Ifr be •'.in~uit: in 1~1:1 to HrnshCri'<:kL·~remt; cam1'. a :-,nliji'<:t· of con_vcrtjn~- grace tH1 a His erc hi:,; d,·ath lH' w:ii; depri\'ed l. 11 IRlf't,, l > ••;\J ..,ll l 1>1.Hr·t , Ill Ji.;l7to\\111tr: in the ,·<•;,r 17\)0, all(l about thr year JtHO Oak ;rnrl in ISlR to Lirnt•stt>lW. In all lw rcct~iw,I licc11:-c to preach. as _a !ll ; 111 J 818, _\\ ,t~ ,Hl From his childhood lie w~.s rmn:Hkably tlw a,:-:manr·e of his ctf'rnal rl'demp 1819 lw ,ras appoi:1tr·,l to ;\11:11111 o1stnd, rnittr:il i11to the trasd!ing connrct!m1, awl moral, never h,ffing been !ward to s"·":ir t ion in this, and similar portions of saereJ an oath, or do any aet to offrwl or gric-,·e S<:riptun): "i1I11rk 1/11; pri_F·r:/ man, and whcrl' lw n'II1ai1w,! t \\'(1 yv:i~:-:, :111d hlH111n·1l w:if" awoint('d to }~laden circnit; '.n I ~:fl: faithfully in tlw duti,·s ot Ins ch:1r!!(\ ,IS to Littl<: Pf'e Dee; m 1820, to Black Hn_ 1 r, his par:, and he turnul to J11s w 1t1, •iit tlw JH.·01ilc in the ~treets the ''"ond- appointed to C\•eil l'ircuit; arnl 18()0 he ness ot arul that ye sorrow not el'cn as others was appointed at the Philaclelphia Coriti·r c:od." .,, 11•!11r:lt lto1•1• //{) lt1171c. ,, ence to Somerset circuit 181D: in 18:20 travclle(l CPcil and Dovrr. In 1801 he ..•\.n nlfocti1Jnatc hrother a iih,•si,-. -,., 1 11 . As a (:hristian, ;111d as a Christian mi he travcllt:d Accomack; in 18Jl Queen was ordainc(l eldl'r, and appointed t.o Jhis a • '· tl , . 11 · ' ·'. - " • t:-n cs.. IL to ,m:mg- account:-'· J Yisit<'d r,rs~r'r, \\ · P. Chandl,•r was a man of Ann's, and in 1822 Annamessex, where tol; i11 lR0:! he was statiollcd in Philadel Dr._ Chandler, d:uly dnring hi:-; bst ill11Pss, 110 0 :n conlint;d to form pwty_, "'."re strikin!.!ly exmnplificd. improvable min;!, arnl voss~ssed many amia office he filled with uncommon success for ot!f' side,_ and. altf--r a partial recnYf'l"/ on]y I1_1_th,r~ ~i_11lp1t 111s s1!nl was in his rloqtH•ncc, ble qualitil'S. He was rnuch attachccl to the four years; and in 1808 h() was put in of. that sr:le. tf:t) n,hcr bec:rn1e affocied ii1 chargn of Chesapeake district, ,vh<'r() his hrs ~.n wur was his theme; and the divine cause of hi~ Hecleenwr, and laboured with hl.e ma1111cr w11h the first. His mind, as ll!H:trnn that restPd npon him, and the eYan much zeal for the salrntion of his fellow llPalth foilill)!, he ,vas c'nl<'rPrl on the l\Iin ":ell as his l,ody, fi·lt the t'ifocts of the utcs at the foilyagc to the \Yest Indie;::;, under two

town circuit; and in 1815 to Kent cir the day of his death. Justice to the de Rome, called for mrdical aicl, arnl, thoun·h ville circuit; in 1810, in the Cornwall cuit: in 1816 he was admitted into full ceased compels me to say, that as a friend faithfully attended by his physician, e\·c;y circuit; in 1820, in the Young-street cir connection, and elected deacon ; but the he was cordial and constant in his attach means employed for the rccnvtiry of his cuit; in lR:21 he was appointed to Perth abscnec of a bishop that year prevented ments, as well as plain and honest in his health prornd ineffectual. JIe died in and the New Settlements; in 1822, in his ordination one year, "·hieh ye:1r was cornmnnications. As a preacher, he never about two "·ef'ks after leaving his circuit. the Ray Quintic circuit, where he finished crowned with much success on Talbot seemed disJ>oscd to ff'ar or to flatter any Alonson C:ifford \Yas a sound, practical his course. He arcd much exercised on the subject work whid1 l~e could perform no 'longer; But he is now kindlv relieYed from labour, ot the l\Ietl10d1sts, where lie wa,s awakened of religion, and said, "If I never preach accordingly, in 18.22, he was s11prranm1aterl, "from tronlile anll° torturing paint and and convert<~d to God; and soon after he ag:iin, I am clPar of the blood of this and in the conrse of that year he entered gone into the presence of Him in whose began tn exhort his comrades to repent. 1woplr." His , he became delirious, and for the Five dan before his death a Christian ri,rht hand r1r1; JJ1cfl:wrcs {or c1;ermnrc. was about nine yr:irs, he ,ru.s in the habit ~ . last twenty-four hours especi:1lly he was minister called to sec him, and on inq11iry · !). Alonson Giffonl,-,vlw was a native of preachinQ' to the soldil'rs in the bar deranged. \Vhile he possc·sseJ bis reason found him happy in Goel. His humble of the state of t,ew-York, and born in the racks and fields ; and !iv his labours a h: n ppt',ned sensible of his appro:1ching sense of the divine goodness made him year 1788. In c:trlv life he was farnured considerable sneiety wa; raised up, and d1ssol11tion, but showr.d no munnurinrr or observe the smaller as well as tllf! greater ,vith but fow a(h·ant~igcs for imprornment, continnetl to associate toQether for reli impatience ; but wl,en asked if he ~ms manifrstatinns of mercy. " The goorl and, under God, w:1s d1iefly in

Muskingum .District. Lebanon District. Illinois District. Whites. Col. SOUTH CAROLINA COXFEREXCR. Whites. Col. Roanoke Di:;trict. Whitrs. Col. ·i1hi,16 r.... ver 50 Whites. Col. Suffolk 474 387 Whites. Col. Whites. Col. .Athens District. Whites. Col. Zanesville i40 21 ·wnite Oak 1·130 Mount Car- Charleston ,113 2226 Whites. Col. 388,1 2198 Wl•st Wlwel- Milford 1275 2 mel 3fi0 2 1150 162 Appalachcc HO Roanoke 65!) 1!)2 l'nion 1052 14 Wabash 125 Cr,pr Girardeau Dist. no 1V,•nRe District. \.Ya,;\1irwton ing R56 Broad River il-1 121 2125 40GG :t~ 251- Piqna 8-13 Cash River 1:n U,,Jln11(i 183 4 Haw River 490 180 Swift C;c,,k 80 Barncsvillr, !ll'.!6 7 Gro\'e 713 22 Broarl Ril'tr Distrir:t. 65 l\fad Rirer 1290 25 Okaw 272 S<1line 1 Ii Raleigh city GI 5g })uck Crel'k Rig 2:- AlcoYi 974 1 i7 Rr·ed\' Hirer 55G Ill \\'ashin:rron Paint Creek G~O 8 Illinois C01 1 · St. Franri:, ] 17 E11or~•e 651 18G Tar RivPr G16 128 & A!llf:;narle Marietta cir. .1-12 Sparta 61!) 300 London 6:20 2 Shoal Creek 3!)6 ~- Sprin.!! J{in:r ll3 Ralcid1 cir. .500 110 J\Iarictta i7 Cedar Cr<'ck Newberry 47G 312 Sonni! 212 Sangama 223 \Yliite Hiver 183 Black,River 40D 155 Athens i42 Detroit 130 & Milleda-e- Sa111ly Hher 613 287 l\fattarnus Capr Girar- O New-Rin•r 4-'-l2 354 Letart Falls 560 Indian ~fission G5 \Li!c-ree 556 HO kcct i9 34 40 dP;!ll 231 21 villc 1001 295 Ncw!iern 15() 520 Burlington :350 Lcua11:m 183 1 2417 Santf•u 5-12 5:26 Banks and l\c\\·-:\fadrid 150 Bcaufiirt and 4781 10;:;5 Camdf,n 100 4!)7 Islands 187 36 28 i:i{i8 52 J1'i.~smiri District. CulnmiJia DI 116 Straits 205 36 J!i11111i District. Ruffalo cir. 3:l7 ll ]0g{ 25 Oconee District. 12,rn 623 Scioto .District. Cincinnati G:lO 32 Boonslick lfl2 2!l Ar.h111sns District. \.Vashington 309 70 J.'il:l5 2li5 3002 1582 Columlms 9i0 11 Grrf'nville 4:;0 Larnoi n<> 123 3 Arkansas cir. ]()6 5 Big Oaknrnl- Pa Du· Distri,·t. Pickawav 8i8 Oxford Eu8 C(•dar Creek 214 30 H1,1 ::-prinf!'S lO!J 2 gee 483 83 Lynrl,'sCred,375 b8 BALTI:\WRE CO:'.\'FERF.'.'\CE. ;\I j;;1-nuri l 81 2G Mt. Pr;1irie 310 40 L-ittlc Oak- Deer Crr°'ck 10!11 ·1 WhiteWatcr 1231 L;ttle Pee R11Ttimorr District. "'ashin!.cl nn 216 2:3 Pt·eon Point G5 I rnulgee 187 2 Cliilicothe 225 8 :!\1 iarni 76'1 3 G a~"ona0 87 Son11'.rsPt 300 Canv Fork 4~i :n Littlf• ifr.-er 7:m 3352 .15:35 Gr•orc!:eimrn :J 17 22:l Kcnhnwa lJistrict. Siwl!,y ·118 120 Knox 7,6 i8 Augusta 175 l:l2 :\Li1,n11i11,, :no 2 Stu:ic's HirerBI l 10:?. Washington Cntow!,a District. .Moutgomery 780 35 l\'.at<'l1f'Z cir- \-\'l1itc"':,ncl rt. :ms 18 3801 2[)2 212 207 Cliicka~a\,liav.'i58 57 J[ononrI;ol11la District. Chamhcrsln1rg .Madison 313 Ii l\fontg~rnery 190 c11it .Jfelterrin District. 4'202 3,10 Danville 428 101 Claiborne 404 l 12 Tond1r•ckbce · :!JG 86 Ea:-t \\'heel- f'ircuit 375 129 No~folk District. Ill!! Salt River 51 i 55 5021 39'1 \Vilkinson 3;A lS 1 Alabama 1:1().t 8-1 Lynrhburg 201 41 4-1'3 G Ha~en;town 81 67 Amite 3:10 50 Canaco 421 19 Bedford 526 u8 N" orfolk !!G8 25fl Sh

,... ______, ____ ·-· - .. ·:·-·.?•·.:7t-.~:;~";;T-::\~~?::-~~~~~-, . '--,:· .._.,..: 408 llfinutes for I 8 2 3. Minutes for 1823. 409 Whites. New-Hampshire Dist. Whites. Col. Chesapeake Distrir.t. Col. Ch,mang1J District. Lynn vVood Whites. Col. Newcastle & Whitt>s. Col. Whites. Col. White's. Col. Quest. 15. 'Where are the preacliers sta End 1:30 Portsmouth 107 Young-street 2-10 Newport 86 5 Smyrna 937 5:l l l Chenango 476 tioned this year 1 M arl;lehead 122 Salisbury 103 1 York & New Dover DHI 52·1 ') Lebanon 438 2 Salem 3.J Srttlf'rncnt 170 6263 308 1 Newmarket 210 l Pompey 5:1:~ OHIO CONFERENCE. Caroline i20 180 Scituate 106 3 Grant! Ri\·er ]'{1:w-Jrrscy District. Sakm 370 Courtlandt 1!)1 Talliot 8:M r,.12 Harwich and l m1ss10n 30 Afartin Ruter, hook agent, Cincinnati. Burlin~ton 5:m 2·1 Uochester 256 Maulius 109 1 QuPPn Ann's 705 570 Barnstable 2-10 J~emhroke 241 Trcntou city 222 3 Marcellus 707 3 DrsT. Centreville 1l'O fH Sandwich !:t2 Bri(kewatcr 267 2506 35 Omo lVilli({m Swazey, P. Elder. Asbury 512 lG Sr,ipio 41:2 6 Kent 4li 353 W1•l1l1r1,t 513 Sauth,·ich 15!} Eric, \Villiam H. Colli11s. S11ss<'X 5!Jj 2 CPcil 920 284 Auburn 147 1 Ba.I/ Q11intie District. Hamburg ~l:H 3 Falmouth 110 Canaan 15!} Cayuga Bay Q1rntic 486 :i\Iercer. Sam11cl A dams. Roek Run 143 JO 3:30 63G BPrgcn - !HJ0 28 Nantucket 2-1 Tuftonbo Ithaca aud Smit.lt'sCreck 30-! Grand , River, Edward Taylor, John :Martha's .Newark lOG 571,7 3178 roul!h 124 Caroline 323 1 BPll\'ille 186 Crawford. Vi1wyanl 202 8 Landaff 752 Hallowell 52!.l Esscx&Sta- Dl r)·t't Homer 80 2 Youngstown, \Vi!liam Tipton, Albert G . ten Islancl 852 29 r a,uire .1, ,s ru: · Nr•\,·-Dt>dford 118 12 Lancaster 281 Augusta 506 Ncw-Uruns- Camlirid!!c 870 G:H Fairhan:n 114 Cornwall 172 Richardson. !) 4'.kl2 18 wick n:J 7 Dordwstc,r 778 51 O Danlmry 220 2fl21 3 Black River District, Attawa 128 Deerfield, E::ra Boothe, \Ym. Westlake. Trenton ,J81 2'.J SomPrsc-t (i!)~ 413 PQrtland District. Black Rircr 3 l!.J Hiil,0 au 3M 1 Hudson, Ira Rtldy. 3465 112 Freehold 621 ;-30 AnnamPssrx 7'.~:J 5151 Portland 188 .Malone 1-L'.i Prrth 131 Brunswick, Ch:trles Trescott, James Nev.<:\Iills G7!J 2:t Accorna1·k 711 :n:.i 1Yl'!l'•Lonrlon District. Ke11neheck 113 St. La \n,·nce :3R3 Kingston GO Howe. GloucestPr 87:t H Snow Ilill 613 71•! New-London 212 12 Sr:arlJLlrough ID-! Indian River lo3 Cumberland g 1i 21 Lrwistown S:;9 3:15 Norwich 2!l-1 14 B11xtuu 1:u Le Roy 479 2!)06 3 Deaver, Dennis Goddrtrd, B. 0. Plimp Salc1n 71--1 18 Milford 77D 407 Hehroa 4% 11 Conway 204 1 vVatPrtown ]01) 2 U-enrsee District. ton. Tolland 652 2 Gray 18i S:rnrlr Creek iG7 l Sweden ]()2 Newcastle, Thomas Carr. 8462 276 tJ0:36 3!JH Ellim:ton and Poland 336 Oswego 321 I Batavia 276 \\"ate house lfothcl 150 Victory 4'20 Calrdnnia 371 LANCASTER DzsT. Jacob Young, P. Elder. KEW-YORK CO~FERENCE. 4(i6 Point (i5 Livermore Rushford 373 2 Hockhockin!!, Zarah Coston. New- York District. Rea

Deer Creek, James Quinn, \Villiam Sim AuGl!STA DisT. Jonathan Stamper, Bowling Green, Edward Stevenson, Hen Pccon Point, ,vi!liam Bryant. mons. P. Elder. ry Grerrrr. Conference missionarics- Scioto, Hrilliam J. Thompson, Zach. Con- Kcwport, D:n·id Dyke, James ~lilligan. Cumberla7i'J mis:'ion, ,vil!iam Chambers. l\Iissouri, J,,ssc lValkN. nell. Lickin.~, Joseph Farrow. \Villiam i\I'Her11olds, transferred to the Arkansa~, H'i//i,am Stcrrnsnn. * Salt Creek, Andrew C. ]kl'Claine. Limestone, Abr:l Robinson, Greiin 1\falone. 11Jissot1ri C()nf<'n:nce. Chilicothe, Jolm Collins. Maysville, A.11drtw l'llonror:. Joshua Bt1tC'lter, trnnsforretl to the l\Iis TESNESSEE CO::\'I•'EHf•:.\"CE. Brnsh Creek, lieury B. Bascom, James Fltimin!I, J,1111rs G. Lead,, Alisalom Hunt. sissipµi Confc·n·ucc. NASHVILLE DisT. 'I'iinmas L. Douglass, Little Sand,,, Luke P. Allen. llarrn. 0 :mssonn ('OXFEilE:'.\CE. P. Eldn. Straight Creek, \Villiam Crawford, John John 'i'> Crcck, Le,ris Parker, Stephen NashYi!lt! town, J11·nja111in J>. S,,wr.'11. Jayne. HarhC'r. hoL\!'i",\. D1sT. 8ru,111cl llm11ilto11, P. Elder. Nasll\'ille circllit, H. Ledbetter, N. T: Charleston . .Tames Armstrnnrr, Raccoon, .fames T. Donohoo. , 0 Sc'.aks, T. J. ~ ee!v. KENTL'CKY D1sT. .J.1frrrcus Lintlsl·y, Flat Rock, D<·nnis \\"iliPV. Durlin(rton, Isaac C. Hunter. P. E!dt:r. Lebanon, G. Baker,· F. Sercg-g-s, L. D. "' Dluc Hivc·r. \Yillian1 M'Jfo,rnolJs, George Overall. · LEBANON DIST• .fames B. Finley, Hinkston, Francis Landrum, John H. K. He:,trr. Cany Fork, A. Overall, }'. Owen, vV. P. Elder. Power. Bloornin!lto11 . .Tnhn Cnrrl. Paris. IV,1thrmicl llnrris. _A II [!,"11//d, Sll p. Lebanon, Trumrm Hislwp. Ho1H'Y C:•n•1•l,, J l:wkali:tl1 Vrcdrnhmgh. Paint Creek, John Summerville, James l\fo111i"t Stnling, Josiah l·Vhitakcr, vVilliam Stone's Hiwr, J. Rains, John Seav, John Yince1111l's, John lngnsoll, Job M. Ba- Brooks, sup. · Smith. 8trili/Jlin[!,·. ker, s11p. London Georrre \V. }foalv, Aaron \Vood. Lexington ~ircuit, Benjamin .Jfal,111c, Mar- Durk Hin'r, Elijah Hickm:m, \Villiarn Patoka, El,rnezn T. \Vehster. Carp1rntcr. Mad Ri~er, J;mcs Collora, John P. Tay- tin Flint. Mount Stt'rling, Stephen Be~gs. LC'xinQ·toa st;i1ion, G1°nrgr C. Li;lrt. Co!urnliia. to\\'n, Thomas 1\Lulclc11. lor. Corydon, .l a.rrH'S Thnmpson. L. Franklin and Lebanon to\\"ns. no!J't Paine. Pir1ua, D. D. Daridson, R. lV. Finley. Frankfort. lVi/li11111 1fn!1wu1. India11:1puli:c-, .T:11,1<'S ~·-ernt. Murfrrcsl,orouglt and Shcll1)·ville, Willie Union, A. vV. Elliott, John C. Brook. Darn-ill(', Jolin Ray, JI. ,1f'Damcl, ·William Eel River, \Vjlliam Crnvens. Milford, John Strange, James T. \V_ells_. Guinn. B. Peele IL1rnors D1s-r, S,1,1111!1 H. Thompson, \Vhitc Oak, lrilliwn Pa,i:;·c, Bcnyarnzn Cmnlwrl:1nd, l\filton .Tanwson, rriel Haw. IIv~TSVILLg D1sT. P/i!liam J,f'Jlahl'n, P. Elder. P. Elder. Lawrcnrc. SALT Rn-ER D1sT. H'i/!iam _-it/runs, Mount C:mnr·l, ~:rnrnl'l Hu]!. Detroit, Alft'cd Br1111sm1, Samuel Baker. P. Elder. Madison, I,, S. 2\far::;]1:dl, Ja:,. \V. AllPn. vVabash and l\Iu1111t \"(Tl10ll, Josiah Patter- Limestone, Ellison Taylor, Jo:;cph \V. \Yyamlut mission, Chadts Elli1:t-Jan~es Franklin, John Kenne_v. son, \Yilliam Smith. B. Camp. Pinley, superintendent uf the n11s 8alt Hiver, G1,l/gc Taylor, Ed\vin Ray. Kaskaskia, .:\.ntiHn1v \\'. Cas:::;:ul. " sion. Shelh,·, 8/mon Peter, Bcnj:rn1in C. Crouch. Hi1·hla11d, Coleman llarwc!l, sen., J. H. Illinois, Jc,;sc 1flfi/;,, Cornelius Ruddle. 1fnlland. l\!r.\m DIST. Alr,rrmder Cummins, J cffcrson, George Locke, Is:w•~ Cullord. Cash HivcT, Juh11 Hla;:-1lcl. P. Elder. Louisville, Ric/l([rd Cnncine. Jbl!iircl, \\"illic T,0rlhettPr, _\lii10r Bc1wen. ShoaJ Cn.•t•k, Parham ltudlc, \Villiam Pond Spring-, Jaroh Jfrarn, Uidnrd F. Cincinn:iti, Leroy 81connstcdt, Jolin F. Breckenrid~:·1·, John .Tames, Geo. Stevens. Townsl·wl. lYri!rht. Hartford, R D. K ealr, \Vm. Allison, sup. .l :1rratt. S:rn~'.lrna, Th01ms Hie<'. .Taeli:son, T. A. Y mrnu-, C:r0P11hcrrr Garrett. 1\Iiarni,'A!lrn lYi!c1;, Smnucl l.Yr:st. Gn•(,11vil!f?, Edward .Jsldcy, Obadiah Har- Mississippi, h,1 ae ~- Pigf!olt. Hamilirn1 awl Hw,~\'illc, Henn; Baker. ber. Hunts\·illP, Thoma1· 8trin!!.·fir1r/: Mr::;sounI D1~:T. ])(//:id Slwrp, P. Elder. Oxford, James J()nt~, Levi \ 1/hite. Paint Hock, Isa:ic ,v. SidliYan, A. F. Gimr..N" RIVER DIST. Cliarlrs Jlulliday, Buffalo, \Villi:tm !(Cllierts. GrcenYillc, Hichanl Bralldrifl~ J1.foses Daiskill. P. Elder. Boonslick. \\'illiaill \V. !frrlman. Cnuw, sup. Pul:iiiki and l'ppcr F.lkton, Jo!--]nia Butcher. Ifrnclerson, Thomas Attcrlmry, James Fishing- l{inT, John \rood. Cherokee misr,;ion, Andrew J. Crawford. \Vhite \\"atcr, Russdl Bigelow, George Ro!--s. La,rnoine, Fredcriek Le:1cl1. .r'RENcn-Bno,rn Drs-r. Jo-'1i1 Daer, Gatch. LiYi112·ston, Geo. Brown, G. \\-. Hobbins. Cedar Cn·,·k, J hrid Ch:rn1hcrlain. Lawrenceburg, \\-i1liam II. Raper. P. EldC'r. (..,'I 11'1S, t, J:lll,• 1''ti_ or I I a·.'i -1. , .IH,? •ro,·1·is, Maj· or _ Missrnll'i, Tlw:n:1s H:rndle. Madison, J. Stewart, :Nehemiah Il. Grif Tcnnessre ·r:i llc,:, Sa11wcl Ifarwcll, Jo Stanfield. Gasc·ourull~, .Jamt•s Baukcson. fith. siah H. Smith: Dorer. Chelsea 0. Cole, James Browder. St. Louis cire11it, \fi!!i:nn Snblctt. Sqn:t1c'.hcy Yall<'_v, Thomas J. Brown, Connersi·iilc, James :iforray, James C. HopkinsYille & Rm,st·llville,Jo/rn Johnson. St. Louis swtio11, \V1lliam Beauchamp. Taylor. ,Yilliam CumminQ". Dixon, Allen .El!iol, Esan Siwm<111s. CAPE GmARDEAI' n1.'-T, Thomas Wright, KE~TrCKY CO::'\FERF.~CE. IIi,vasse~\ .T. H. \Vynns, J. Y. Craw Heel HiYcr, George Jl'Xdl!J, ::;imon L. P. Elder. forcl, T. Smith. Anrrnsta Collco-c, John P. Pi11/r>y1. Booker. "' n Belleview circ-uit, Jolin Glanville, vVilliam Little River, Ja.m0s Cumming-, Barton KENHAWA D1sT. John Broll'n, P. Elder. Cu:uBF.RLAND D1sT. Peter Car/wright, Rvan. l3rown, Jr:ssc Cunningltm11, snp. Guyandottc, JJ11ncc/l Spurlocl,, Da,·iJ P. Elder. Sali1;0, v\""ilfrm1 i'.fodfcml. Knox, R ""· l\forris, .l. G. H. Speer. Gray. Green River, John Denham, Ifonry ,v. 8t. Franc:is, Lnn'n'.l.o Edwards. Powe 11 's Yalley, C:eorge Horne, "vVilliam Ri(J' I('-'nh:rn·a, Franr·is \Vil:-on. Hunt. ~prin!r River, Tsa:w Brookfield. Johnson. l\l~Jl'oc, .Amos Slllitl1, Lab:111 Hug-lwy. , Somcr~ct, .Ji,lm l"Vatso11, Caleh Crane. \Vhitc Rin~r, to lw supplied. Nolaclrncky, G. Ekin, J. Hice, D. B. Green Brier, .Tanws A\'is, Jonathan (:r. \Vavnc, E. Simrnorn;. J. Porter, sup. Cape Girarck:rn, T!10n1:1S Davis. Cummincr,CC' H<,r:rin,r H iY<'f, Tho111:.is .J oinn. Nt~w-l\Ll(!rid, \Vashin'.!tOll Orr. Tw~kcT. Hor.sToN D1F:T. Jolin Tet,is, P. Elcler. Little K('nhawa, Pe:cr Akers, Han·cy Gom:e ·('.n·l'k, ,S'a111111•l S. P. (l. Gillesp?'.e. ARKANS,\S JhsT. Jolm 8,·ripps, P. Elder. Lee circuit, G. \Y. Morris, Josi:: h Rhoton. Sawyer. fountain Ifrad, \\"illiam Pckr, Zadock .:\rkansns cireuit, John Harris. I\foldle· Island, \Yilli:un Young. B. 'Pharkston. Hot Springs and l\Iount Prairie, Samuel :Kicholas, l~aac Darren, Dlatchly C. \VooJ, John Jones. * l\farking the rlrkrs' narnrs in Italics was m lkynolJs. Basi:;ett, · Gilbert Clark. the Missouri Conference omitted,

-- .. ,.. - ...... - c--~ii!ll!a ' - ---, ·--•--,·---·.... -...... """""'-=,~, ">·.-::. - 412 Minutes for 1823. Minutes for 1823. 413 Clinch, .T ohn Paulsell. Tuscaloosa, Samuel Patton, w·illiam l\f. Orangeburg, Jolin Murrow, Benjamin Tazewell, \Villiam Patton. Columbia, Elfjah Sparks, John Cannon. Curtiss. Gaines. Culpepper, George \V. S. Harper, Wil New-Rirer, J. J. A. Green, Bowman, Franklin, Peyton Greaves, John R. Lam Congaree, John Reynolds. liam Hammitt. M'Clnrc. beth. Cooper River, Simon B. Ahbott. Ashe, John Br:Hlfield. Amherst, John Hales, Felix Parker. Marion, lFilry Leri better, John G. Lee. RRoAo RivER DIST. Henry Bass, ,Villiam Eastwood has no station this Abingdon, ,Yilliam P. Kendrick. Jones' Yalley, Francis R. Cheatham, P. Elder. year. Holston, A.hraham Still, David Adams. Daniel l\I'f,cod. Columbia, 2Yiclwlas Talley. 1 MEHERRIN DIST. Jo/111 Earlry, P. Elder. Carter's Yal!Py, lVilliam S. :Manson, Isaac . Asliley Hc1l'lt, sup., Conference mis Camden, Rc11ben T11d-rr. Lewis. s10n:iry. Petersburg, Hl':::cl.-iah G. Lr:i~·h. S~ntee, Thomas }labrcy, Henry Sea-rest. Lynchburg-, Thomas Crowde{•: J'oRKED DEr.n D1sT. Lewis Garrett, SOUTH CAROLL~A CO~FERENCE. ,vateree, Travis Owen, David N. Burk- Bedford, T!wmas H. Brame. P. Elder. halter. ATHENS DIST. Samuel K. llvr~!{CS, Buckingham, 1lr:11n1 .!llr:y. Hickman, John Kisterson, Benjamin S. Sandv River, Charles Betts, Green "\V. 1\1ecklcnbnrg-, John Thompson, Clardv. P. Elder. :'.\fann Dut Milledgeville, lYilliam Capers, stationed Huckabee. ton. \Yayne,·R Ncrly, R. Boyd, jlf. 8mith,snp. Xewbcrrv. Hobert Adams. Greenvillr, Tlwrnpson Garrard. FlorencP, l'\athauicl H. Jarratt. pr.ea?her, and su1,crintenv,T . .Tuhn Dai·is, P. Elder. Milford, :'1lwrml lYhite, John 'I'rt!lPy. J,arnai_ca, E!Uah llebarrl, Horace Bartlett. berrr. C,1,r]i,.,]e, .T 1Jl111 Baer. Snow HIil and Poplar~own, Asa Smit!t, J, lushrng, Luman Andrus, sup. Frerlei:iek,,i11;r::r, Charles B. Til'!,r:ff.. Carlisle eir,~uit, Jlamwduke Pierce, John sup. C:umel, Reuben Harris, sup. Wm;tmon:! 111d, Kurval \\'ilbo:,, \\'illiaro ~- Stuart. \VEST JERSEY DIST. Jacob 1lfoore, lVilliam Plu.ebus has no station this L. Gil1s1111. York . .lacr,/; ],rtrkm. P. Elder. year: La1wasfl•r, William Prr:ttyrrwn, ,lo'!<:ph Harf,,rd, Asa 8!,i11n, John L. Gibbons. Cumberland, Ed,oard Page, Eliphalet KEW-HAVEN D1sT. Samuel 1Werwin, \Yl1itc. Crc~t Falis, Rd1card 11fatt!tcws, Thomas Heed. P. Elder. Bridgetown, Charles Pittman. \Y1:scm:sTrn DrnT. Gerard J[fJrgrm, J. DorsrJ/. Burlington, Henry Hatjidd, Stephen L. P. Eltfor. Frr:derick, ·JJel'er!y lVaugh, William C. Sale111, Edward Stout, Richard lY. Stillman. \Vinche~tcr, James Rr.r:d, Frcrwh S. Pool. Petherhrirlgc. \Vethersficld, Eli Barnett, .T ohn Luckey. Evans. Chambersburg, Rohert S. Vinton. Gloucestn, Watters Burro1cs,Jas. 1lfoore. Hartford, Le1ris Pease. Rockinglia;n. Jarru,s .'•,'r11:dl, JoJ,r, \Vatson. Jfaaerntown circuit, James 11'[. llanson, Ne\~-Mills, Thomas Neal, Darid Daily. l\licldletown, Jnsia!i Bowen. Staunton, Tul,irts IUr:ij. Samnel Clarh. Burlington, Syfrester G. Hill, Joseph I~urharn, Smitli Dayton, Aaron Pearce. Carey. Bottetonrt, .fr111u:s lYalts. P!IILADELPHL\ CO~FEHE:NCE. ~ew-Havcn, Srmwr:l Luckey. Trenton and Bloomshnry, Joseph Lybrand. Pendleto11, .r 11lrn if ill er, .Jcilm A. (;r:rn. ~CHCYLEILL :D,sT. James Bateman, St.ratford 1 Laban Clark, John Nixon. Freehold, John 1Yalkcr, lVm. Lwnmins. South Bra1?,•h, .falllcs Hll,:ij, .fohri JI,,wdl. P. E!Jer. Bridgeport, '\Villiam S. Pease. Alleghany. nuhut /Joyrl, \\'m. '1'1Jr,wr:Jl. vVoodbury and Chew's Lauding, Ricliard Redding, Sam'l Coc/1ran, Jolm Reynolds. Philadelphia- Sneath, sup. Berklr~y, J,,,·r1h 1,. ]JrwruN:!t, Jamu; San- Dutchess, A.rmlcl 8clwlefield, Roswell St. Georg-e's, lYillirun Thacl1er, Tho- Tuckahoe, 1.Vathan Swain. som. rrws Burch, Daniel Parish. Kelly. Jefferson, (',tfeu Rc1Jnolrls, PJ,ilip D. Lip nion, llc11n1 l-V/iite. EAST JERSEY DIST. Mannino- Force, Poughkeepsie, Robert Seney. r .r secum. St. .f oh11's, Witiiam vVilliams. P. Elder. b Amenia, Cyms Silliman. Goshen, IJu,11iel Brayton, Elbert Osborn. l\foso~GAJlELA D1sT. fJr:r1r7.q BrfJU:rt, Kr.nsinr;ton, Solomon 8/wrp. n Trenton circuit, Bartholomew lVecd, Jas. P. Elder. ., Bristol, Jar:oh Gruhcr, Daniel Fidler. 1\-I'Laurin. \Vinstead, Dal'id A:liller, Julius Field. Dauphin, Jolm lV110/son, Matthew Sorin. ~sbnry, J?ntid Earline, Sam'l Doughty. Ridgefield and Ridgeway, James Cole- VVashington. llr:nry Furlong. man, sup. Wheeli11!!, Witliru11 Brirru:.r. Larwaster, llcnry Boehm., \'Vesley vV. Sussex, heorgc Brmgl1art, Thos. Davis. Danbury and '\V cs ton, Aaron Hunt, sup. East \Yliet•ling, De1rnis B. Dore,::y, John \Val lace. Hamburg, Daz·id Best, \Vm. A. \VigITins. R. \Yc,;t. Chester, Thomas Jfi!lcr, lVilliam Allen. Bergen, Benjamin Collins, elder -elect, Hm~rnBECK DrnT. Jl1Jnry Stead, P. Elder. I Ohio, '1'!,u111os Jamisrm, J1Jhn Cormr:lly. \Vilrnington, Jolm Potts. James Aiken.~. Rhinebeck, James Youn[!s. Greenfield, .1 s/111 Por1l, lJavirsT. Almtr Clwst, P. Elder. Lvons circ11it, JJrnjoruin Sabin vViHiam Plattshllr!.;, / /,ri Cmrnnn, Hir:nn AlPrkcr. :'.\f:1r1h:1·s YirH'yard, Frn11cis Danr', :::up., \Villiam l\J'Coy. 1\.('Ill,- J . H ...:\lrrrso11, . sup. ' Chazy, ,S,·1;1,1111tr La/11l1111, \·Villiam Todd. Frederick 1•j1ham. Pembroke, ( .\mc,-ord, and Gilmonton, J. - ')! . C l 1 Ontario, Palmer Ro/Jcrts, 1)(,11ison Smith. Gran;l hole, :-;;iJ!lloll :---td,bins. ::\ :wt11ekr:t, J. Br,nney. l 1111c:is r::rnc a. Sanborn, JI. B1dlfinch, J. Templeton, St. Albans, James (J1,i11lrt11, Lucius Dald- Falt11outh, .1 w-w1,h Allen. P. Ball. Scncea, C. V. ;\dgate, ?\. B. JJodson, J. :,.;;;ind,\·irh, Aaron J>. ~:ugr:rn't. Briclge,\-atcr, C'alf'h Dnstin. (; il111wre, ::-11p. wm. Catharine, Gideon Lrn111in!;, Friel Spencer. Stowe, Sam11rl CoveL Elisha Dewey. lhrnstahle. leu:is 1Jr1/cs,Gcl)rgr, "\-Veeks. 8and wieh, C harl<'S Jhlier. Ea:-;th:1111, _-....,·,:!/um Paine. Tuftonboro11~Jr, Eickiel \ V. Stickney. Crookl'd Lake, James 'Ac!scy, Hobert Burlington, Xooh Lecings. Parker. Charlotte, Jamrs Corel, Cyrus Prindle. "\Y clll1t·d, Lr•1•nard Bennett, Samuel G (;anaan, Josqih Kellnlll, :\'atlra.11 H1;wc. Cana11dai.~ua ;ind Gcnc,·a, George Har- Middleburv, Jolin J. 1vlatthias. Atkins. Landaff and Orford, JJ. Young, D. Culver, 111011, .fo.~q>lt Gardner. Brandon, ]fruTcy De WoU~ Philo Ferris. SaugPrs, \rarren Emerson. Benjamin Brown. - Car~i:-t<'o and Bath, Thomas TVriglit, R. l\L K EW-LoNDON D1:--T. Jo.,cp/1 ..4. Jferrill, Lancast<'r, .J a1ucs Il. IL Norris, N. S. ""hitehall, George Smith, Elijah Crane. I<.rcrt.s, :\lark Johnston. P. Elder. ~pauldinrr. fratt:::liurg-, lFl!limn Snow. Hrnscrn Hrvrn DrsT. Drznid Ostrander, Ashhurnh:rni. Bar::.1/la Pierce, \Villiam PoJJ!in aud S:drm, 0rlanrlo lliluls, sup., P. El(!cr. J. Rauda!!, A. JJ11d. Barstow, Benjamin Paine. 0:-.r.IDA DrsT. Clwrlcs Giles, P. Elder. . ,., . Albany, Tohias Spicer. ··,. 1,' :'\l'edha111, Er11sius Otis, c; Porge FairLank. PoRTLAND DrsT. E'lisl1a Streeter, '\restmon·land, Zena.,· Jones, baac Stone. Coeymans, Bradley ~illick, John C. Br\l11kfi.l·ld, Isaac Stoddard. P. Elder. \Yeston, .l11srpl1 Baker, George \Vhite. Green. "\\'illir:1ham, Pl,inras Peck, ~-up. Portland, J11siali A. Scarritt. Herkimer, Clwrles .Northrop, Ephraim Sh:iron, Daniel I. H'r?gltt, Bezaleel ;!$:f;/, Tolland. Josr p/1 [,·rson, .folm \'\'. Case. Kennebunk a11d Scarborutwh, Jo!mBri,rrr~ Hall. I., • ,,., l-fO\VC. ;--;priu~fa,)d, J/lltrt iv. llrmly. Hersh,dl Fo~IC'r. ti · ob''· Litrlifiel,l. Manly Tooker, Eli Allen. D,,l:l\varc, John Bangs. Pomfr<'t, E/l(ls JimNc, Ephraim K. Avery. Buxton, l\Iclrille B. Cox. Otst'!.!o, Orrin lJoolittle, John Roper. J effcrson, Jesse Pomeroy, Quartos Stew J {chron, F',/ir11e:::.r-r JJ/a!.-c, Dan. Dorchester. Conway, Uorh:un Greely. Paris, Elias Howen. )tf~,(; art, Charles Pomeroy. l\(lrwich, lrnac Jomison. Gray, Pliil1j1 A1,1cr. l:ti('a, Gcn1ge Peel.. Kingston, John D. l\foriarty, John Ken- T/101,ws Tuc!.-u. :'.\ <'\\·-Lond(ln, 1-V. Poland, James Jru;11i.;, Gilman Moody, CHEN,\N"Go DrsT. Gcmge Garv, P. Ji~lder. nedy. Bethel, John Sh,tw. w·:m\ir·k, Eli:-;Jia Frink, Ella Dunham, Chenango, H('/1r_11 A·ck; John ·s. Mitchell. Durham, Thomas S. Barrett. ( 'al,·h U. !fog-er.-:. Li,·crmore, B1·111runi11 Bum/l{{m, Ji1b Pratt ~n1livan, Frle11d Draper, John Finnegan. Lebanon, Isaac Grant, Ebenezer Doolittle, Prm-iill'1we, };1/och Jludge. Silas Frink. · ' snp. :'.\'e\\'-\\"indsur, Glll1crt Lyon, Friend \V. Bri~tol, Ti111otliy Jfcrritt. Readfield, Henry Trtrr'. Crtld1 Fogg. Pompey, lY1,1. Cameron, Timotlzy Good Smith. Su1111:r~f't, ]1r'J1jrm1in lla:::.rlton. Durham, Abraham HohYay, \Vm. Gardner. wm. .Newburg villa!_!c, ffilliam Jcu;r:tt. Rlwde blanc! iwrl Little Compton, Daniel KENNEBECK D1sT. Efra-::cr rVells, Courtlandt, Jas. Brown, Morgan Sherman ...... f;, ~ ,,.t.: ' N ewbnr(J' circuit, Jesse ]font, Nicholas ,.. t 'l' ""· . t" t, H"rM, J\lilton French. ·white. P. Elder. l\farcellus a11d Manlius, Smmwl Bibins 1\Iansfil'ld, lkm::rn Perry, A.aron Lummus. Industry, Daniel lVe11twvrtlt. Nathaniel Salisbury. ' Chester and Goshen, Zalmon Lyon, sup. l\Iiltiml, 1frzl:kiah Thatchl·r, J uhn E. Norridgewock, Julm Lewis. Scipio and Auburn, G. vV. Densmore, J. i:~??> ~. John Summrrfiel

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St. Lawrcnce,Isaac Smith,Roswell Parker. Bloomfield, Cyrus Story Indian RiYcr, William Jones. Rochester, }'.ficah Seager, sup Le Roy, Enoch Barnes, Cliandly Lambert, Sweden, John Cassert. sup. · Elba, Jasper Bennett, Elias C. Warren. Watertown, Bm1jamin G. Paddock. Caledonia, Jonrtthan Huestis. Black RiYcr, Truman Dixon, Squire Chase, Batavia, Asa Orcutt, John Beggarly. Elijah King, sup. Orangeville, John Arnold. Sandy Creek, Hc~el,iah Field, John Er Rushford, James S. Lent, Jonathan E. canhrack. Davis. Oswego, J arnes P. Aihvorth, Orrin Foot. Friendship, James Ila-::cn, James B. Victory, Seth Young, Jonathan l\I. Brooks. Roach. ■ ■ ■ ■ SuSQt'EHANNAH DisT. Pitch Recd, II ERIE D1sT. Glczen Fillmnre, Elder. I .. P. Elder. P. Wyoming. Gr.nr~e Lrme, Gaylord Judd. Ridgeway, Isaac Pu:!Jer, "William :Fowler. Canaan} Hiram U. }Varren, Elisha Bibins, Lewiston, Ira Brunson. sup. Lake, Parker Buel, Richard 1'Yright. Bridgmvatcr, Caleb Kcnda1l, Sophronius North-East, to be supplied. Stocking-. :French Creek, Syh·ester Carey. Broomr, llnrau Agard, Johu Sayre. Chetanqne, Asa Abel. Bainbridge, John Griffing. Boston, Andrew Ped, John Copeland. Owe1,ro, Jolin D. Gllhcrt. Aurora, Josiah Kies. Spencer, A.srt Cummings, Philo Barbary. Buff.-1!0, Zecharia/1 Paddock. Tioa-a, Phill'tn~ Parkns, 1\fark Preston. Clarence, El ijali Boardman. Wy;lusing-, Joslwa Rogc,·s, ,Villiam Lull. Quest. 1H. TVhere and when shall our Ithaca and Caroline, Loring Grant, ,Villiam next Conferences be held? W. Rundell. I. Ohio Conference, at Urbana, Sept. UPPER CANADA DIST. TYilliam Case, P. Elder. 4, 1823. 2. Kentucky Conference, at Maysville, Niagara, E::.ra A.dams, "\Villiam Hyerson. Sept. 24, 1823. Lyons Creek, John Parker. 3. 1\Iissonri Conference, at St. Louis, Ancaster and York, Isaac B. Smith, David Oct. 23, 1Fi83. Culp. 4. Tennessee Conference, at Hunts Young-str0ct, John Ryerson, \Ym. Slater. □ ville, Nov. 26, 1823. TI! IT □ CJ :=:J Long Point, Daniel 8/npards,m. = 5. 1\lississippi Conference, at Natchez, estminster, Gron;-e Fu:~11s1m. ,v Dec. 1883. London, Robert Courson. '25, 6. South Carolina Conference, Charles Thames, J:1-mes Jackson, vVilliam Griffis. Grand River mission, Alvin Torry. ton, 8011th Carolina, February 19, 182-1. l\fission to the N cw Settlements, Thomas 7. Yirginia Conference, Petersburg, March 18, 18:2-1. Demarest. 8. Baltimore Conference, \Vincliester, Bu· QuINTIE D1sT. Hr.nry R1;an, P. Elder. Va., April 6, 18~4. Smith's Crrck, Sam'L Belton, J 08. Atwood. 9. Philadelphia Conference, Philadel Belle~·ille, Jaeob Pool. phia, April ID, 182-t Hallowell. Philan

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