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The Daily Dispatch: November 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Proceedings of the Methodist Annual Conference. (search)
dered me, but the bridge is safe," are worthy to be written in gold as an illustration of the virtue of fidelity to a trust. But for the fear of consuming too much space. I should give you several most delight ful incidents of this meeting, which, take it all in all, was perfectly charming. The sum total of the collection was about $1,200. While this meeting was in progress in Norfolk, a somewhat similar scene was enacting in Dinwiddie street Methodist Church, Portsmouth. Rev. James A. Duncan preached a suitable sermon there, and a collection was taken afterwards, amounting to fifty-eight dollars; so that the amount contributed in the two churches at the two meetings reached about $1,500--a pretty good night's work. Conference Room, Norfolk, November 26, 1861. Conference met at 9 o'clock--Bishop Andrew in the chair. Religious exercises conducted by Dr. Cross, of Tennessee. Rev. Nelson Head, from the Committee on Sunday Schools, made a report, substantia