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The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
. Smith was, by ballot, elected President; Paul Whitehead was appointed Secretary, and P. A. Peterson Assistant Secretary. After appropriate and impressive religious exercises, the Conference proceeded to business. The presiding Elder of the Norfolk District and the preachers stationed in Norfolk and Portsmouth were appointed a Committee on Public Worship. The Presiding Elders of the Conference were appointed a Committee on Missions. J. S. R. Clarke, W. C. Blount, and E. M. Peterson, Committee on Memoirs. Jno. C. Granbury, Frank Stanley, and Thos. S. Campbell, Committee on Sunday Schools. An exhibit of the Book Agent of the M. E. Church South, was laid before the Conference, read, and , on motion, referred to the Committee on Publishing Interests. It was resolved to meet daily at 9 o'clock and adjourn at 1 o'clock P. M. On motion, it was resolved to proceed to the examination of ministerial character, and a large number of the clerical gentlemen
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Proceedings of the Methodist Annual Conference. (search)
Proceedings of the Methodist Annual Conference. [reported for the Richmond Dispatch.] Norfolk, Nov. 27, 1861. Rev. Joseph A. Davis, by permission, withdrew the resolution instructing the editor to travel as he might have opportunity. Rev. E. M. Peterson submitted a motion requesting the General Conference to change the law of the Church so as to allow the Virginia Conference to elect the editor of the paper, if in the judgment of the General Conference the law does not now authorize such action. Leave of absence was granted Rev.--Hammer, and permission granted him to leave a vote for delegates to the General Conference. The resolution also was debated by the author, Messrs Rosser and Smith, Carter, Langhorne, and Whitehead, and adopted by a decided vote. Rev. D. P. Wills offered a resolution expressing the opinion that it would be better in every instance where the subscription is not paid in advance to discontinue the Advocate. A brief discussion en
The Daily Dispatch: November 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Army of Tennessee, Missionary Ridge, Nov. 22. (search)
icksburg District.--Culpeper------ Jas F. Brannin, sup'y. Warrenton — Jacob H. Proctor. Stafford — J. H. Crown. Spotsylvania — J. P. Brock. To be supplied — Fauquier, Rappahannock, Loudon and Leesburg, Clarke, Alexandria, and Fairfax. Petersburg District.--H. B. Cowies, Presiding Elder. Washington Street — W. H. Wheelwright, T. H. Early. Union Street — J. H. Payne. Market Street --Joseph A Proctor. High Street — A. G. Brown. Blandford Mission — James A Crowder. City Mission — E. M. Peterson. Chesterfield — A M. Halt, W. G. Hammond, N Thomas, and J K Powers, sup'y. Coalfield G N Guy. Dinwiddie — T L Williams, Jos E Martin, and R L Scott, Sussex.--I R Finley, B R Duval, James A Riddick, sup'y. Greensville — Wm. L Daiby, R. O. Burton. Northampton — E F Witson, J C Garlick, sup'y. Bertle — Joseph J Edwards, Geo W Robertson, Robert I Carson. Murfreesboro'--J H Riddick. Southampton — The A Pierce, Jos Arnold, sup'y. Southampton Colored Mission — John