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Resolved that Augustus Eddy be the vice president of the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Indiana Conference.
Resolved that we recommend to all our Sunday schools to take the Sunday School Advocate, published by the book agents at New York.
Resolved that we recommend to all our Sunday schools to take a quarterly collection averaging a penny per quarter for each member of the school in aid of the funds of the said union, and forward the amount to the vice president for this conference.
The committee to disburse the funds of the Preach-
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ers' Aid Society, report they have distributed as fol- lows :
H. Vredenburgh $100.00
C. Bonner
100.00
William H. Smith 75.00
John Kearns 25.00
E. Whitten 25.00
H. S. Talbott 65.00
Thomas Ray
10.00
Which report was read and adopted.
Resolved by this conference that the managers of the Preachers' Aid Society be respectfully requested not to employ any agent for the ensuing year. S. C. Cooper, A. Eddy. Which was not adopted.
Prayer by the Bishop was then offered, the ap- pointments read, and on motion, Warren Griffith was granted a location at his own request, and conference was closed with the benediction.
THOMAS A. MORRIS.
M. SIMPSON, Secretary.
APPOINTMENTS FOR 1842. Madison District.
C. W. Ruter, Presiding Elder.
Madison-
Wesley Chapel-Augustus Eddy. Third Street-William M. Daily.
Paris-William Maginnis.
Vernon-Lewis Hurlburt. Canaan-Hayden Hays, John S. Winchester.
Vevay-James Crawford, H. J. Durbin.
Rising Sun-John W. Sullivan, Silas Rawson.
Lawrenceburg-Amos Bussey, Thomas M. Eddy. Wilmington-James Jones, Milton Mahen.
Lawrenceburg German Mission-George A. Breu- nig.
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Charlestown District.
E. G. Wood, Presiding Elder.
New Albany-
Wesley Chapel-G. C. Beeks. Centenary Church-R. S. Robinson. Corydon-Thomas Ray, A. Wilkerson. Greenville-Emmonds Rutledge. Salem-Charles Romer, C. Mapes. Leesville-Thomas E. Spillman. Brownstown-Seth Smith.
Lexington-John Kiger, J. Corwine. Charlestown-C. B. Jones, J. Whiteman. Jeffersonville-William V. Daniel.
Evansville District.
H. S. Talbott, Presiding Elder.
Evansville-John Kearns. Mt. Vernon-A. Robinson, J. H. Clippenger. Cynthiana-A. B. Nesbit, E. Lilleston. Princeton-Elijah Whitten.
Petersburg-Eli C. Jones. Booneville-William Bratton.
Rockport-D. S. Elder, P. I. Beswick.
Rome-Edward Oldham. Paoli-Peter R. Guthrie. Evansville German Mission-Peter Schmucker.
Bedford District.
John Miller, Presiding Elder. Vincennes Station-Samuel Reed. Bruceville-John A. Decker. Washington-John Talbott. Orleans-George W. Walker. Bedford-Williamson Terril. Springville-James R. Williams. Bloomington-Isaac Owen.
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Richland Mission-Wesley Dorsey.
Carlisle-John Daniel.
New Lebanon-Stephen Ravenscroft.
Brown Mission-Daniel McIntyre.
Greencastle District.
G. M. Beswick, Presiding Elder.
Greencastle-Ebenezer Patrick, J. M. Stallard.
Putnamville-John B. Birt.
Russellville-C. Swank, Thos. S. Crawford.
Rockville-George W. Ames.
Terre Haute-Joseph Marsee.
Prairieton-Ezra L. Kemp, John R. Tansey.
Rossville-Isaac Crawford.
Spencer-Philip May, E. Genung.
Martinsville-John B. DeMott, Jas. Scott, sup. Mooresville-Asa Beck, H. C. Benson.
Indiana Asbury University - M. Simpson, Presi- dent; Wm. C. Larrabee and Cyrus Nutt, Professors ; S. C. Cooper, Agent; E. R. Ames, Missionary Secre- tary.
Crawfordsville District.
J. C. Smith, Presiding Elder.
Crawfordsville-Samuel Brenton.
Ladoga-Richard Hargrave.
Conville-J. White, E. W. Caldwell.
Covington-J. J. Cooper, D. DeMott.
Newtown-J. S. Barwick, Jno. W. Parrot.
Augusta-D. F. Stright.
Newport-Thomas Bartlett.
Alamo Mission-J. B. Mershon.
Perrysville-Amasa Johnson.
Lafayette District.
C. M. Holliday, Presiding Elder. Lafayette Station-Hawley B. Beers.
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Dayton-Allen D. Beasley, J. N. Newland. Delphi-Draper Chipman, J. Cozad. Logansport-Wm. Wilson. Frankfort-Jacob Colclazer.
Lebanon-John Edwards.
Rensselaer Mission-Geo. W. Stafford.
Monticello-B. T. Griffith.
Williamsport-H. N. Barnes.
Independence-Wm. M. Fraley, Samuel B. F. Crane. Pittsburg Mission-R. Rowley.
South Bend District.
Wm. H. Goode, Presiding Elder.
South Bend-Zachariah Games, W. L. Huffman.
Mishawaka-E. Holstock.
Goshen-Enoch Wood, J. M. Stagg.
Lagrange-W. J. Forbes, J. C. Medsker.
Laporte-Aaron Wood, one to be supplied.
Valparaiso-Wade Posey. Yellow River Mission-Eventus Doud.
Warsaw-Orange V. Lemon, P. E. Royce. Steuben-E. S. Blue, John P. Jones.
Fort Wayne District.
B. Westlake, Presiding Elder. Fort Wayne-Geo. M. Boyd. Decatur-J. Sparks.
Auburn-Allen Skillman.
Rochester-Ancil Beach, Nelson Greene.
Winnemeck Mission-Lealdes Forbes.
Peru-Wm. F. Wheeler, Wm. G. Stonex. Eel River-Charles W. Miller. Upper Wabash Mission-Robert H. Calvert.
Huntington Mission - Nathan S. Warden, John Richey, sup.
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Winchester District.
Robert Burns, Presiding Elder.
Winchester-Barton H. Bradbury, Arthur Badly.
Portland-J. W. Bradshaw. Munceytown-John H. Hull.
Granville-Hezekiah Smith.
Marion-J. S. Donaldson, Wm. Anderson.
Andersontown-Brinton Webster.
Pipe Creek Mission-Samuel C. Swayze. Bluffton-H. H. Badly.
Newcastle-Chas. B. Davidson.
Cambridge and Dublin-John L. Smith.
Connersville District.
A. Wiley, Presiding Elder.
Connersville-James Hill, J. Bruner.
Centreville-Joseph Tarkington, Thos. A. Goodwin.
Richmond-Francis A. Conwell.
Liberty-Wm. W. Hibben, L. M. Reeves.
Brookville-Miltiades Miller, Oliver H. P. Ash. Fairfield-Wm. Morrow.
Greensburg-Fernandes C. Holliday.
Milroy-John H. Bruce, Samuel P. Crawford.
Milford-Landy Havens.
Versailles-Francis H. Carey, F. F. Sheldon.
Indianapolis District.
James Havens, Presiding Elder. Indianapolis-
Western Charge-Lucien W. Berry. Eastern Charge-John S. Bayless.
Noblesville-John L. Kelly. Westfield-John V. R. Miller. Franklin-Miles Huffaker.
Shelbyville-Jacob Myers, James Webb.
Rushville-Wm. C. Smith, A. Paris.
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Knightstown-George Havens, G. H. Mclaughlin. Greenfield-George W. Bowers.
Pendleton-J. Miller, I. J. Crouch.
Columbus-John W. Melander, J. D. Templin.
William Shreck, transferred to Missouri Confer- ence.
Isaac McElroy, J. F. Truslow, David Crawford and J. F. Randolph, transferred to Arkansas Conference. J. Kisling, transferred to Ohio Conference.
Journal of the Twelfth Annual Session of the In- diana Conference, began and held in the Old School Presbyterian Church in Crawfordsville, October 18, 1843.
Wednesday morning, 9 o'clock. Conference met pursuant to appointment and was opened by Bishop Andrew by singing and prayer.
The list was then called by M. Simpson, the secre- tary of the last conference, and the following mem- bers were found to be present, viz .: C. W. Ruter, A. Eddy, Wm. M. Daily, Wm. M. Ginnes, Lewis Hurlbutt, Hayden Hays, James Crawford, John W. Sullivan, Silas Rawson, Samuel T. Gillet, Amos Bussey, James Jones, E. G. Wood, G. L. Beeks, Thomas Ray, Emmons Rutledge, Charles Bonner, Seth Smith, John Kiger, C. B. Jones, H. S. Talbott, John Kearns, Anthony Rob- inson, Elijah Whitten, Eli C. Jones, Edward Oldham, Wm. W. Hibben, J. A. Brouse, Wm. Morrow, John H. Bruce, Landy Havens, Francis H. Cary, Peter R. Guthrie, John Miller, Samuel Reed, John Talbott, George W. Walker, John R. Williams, Wesley Dorsey, John Daniel, Stephen Ravenscroft, Daniel McIntyre, G. M. Beswick, Ebenezer Patrick, J. M. Stallard, John B. Birt, Joseph Marsee, Ezra L. Kemp, Isaac Craw- ford, Philip May, Elam Jenung, John B. De Motte, Asa Beck, M. Simpson, C. Nutt, W. C. Larabee, S. C. Cooper, E. R. Ames, James Havens, L. W. Berry, J.
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C. Harbin, J. S. Bayless, John L. Kelly, J. C. Smith, Samuel Brenton, J. White, Daniel DeMott, Thomas Bartlett, Amasa Johnson, C. M. Holliday, Allen D. Beasley, Draper Chipman, Jacob Colclazer, John Ed- wards, W. L. Huffman, E. Holstock, Aaron Wood, Burris Westlake, Arred Beach, Charles W. Miller, Robert H. Colvert, Robert Burns, J. S. Donaldson, John L. Smith, Allen Wiley, James Hill, Joseph Tark- ington, Thomas A. Goodwin, Francis A. Conwell, J. V. R. Miller, Jacob Myers, Wm. C. Smith, George Havens, J. Miller.
The conference then proceeded to elect a secretary by ballot, and upon counting the votes, M. Simpson having received a majority of all the votes, was de- clared duly elected.
On motion of Brother Wiley the hour of assembling was fixed at eight o'clock in the morning and the time of adjournment at 12.
On motion of Brother Ames, Brothers J. C. Smith, Samuel Brenton and Richard Hargraves were ap- pointed a committee to select preachers during con- ference and superintend the services of public worship.
The conference then proceeded to the election of three stewards by ballot, and the votes being received, on motion of Brother Eddy, the election was decided by a plurality of votes, whereupon Brothers S. C. Cooper, W. V. Daniel and C. Nutt were declared duly elected.
The conference proceeded in the same manner to elect three stewards to disburse the funds received from the Preachers' Aid Society, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of said society, whereupon Brothers E. R. Ames, A. Eddy and L. W. Berry were declared duly elected.
On motion of Brother Ames a committee was ap- pointed on a communication from book agent at New
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York and S. P. Gillet, E. Patrick and J. A. Brouse, were appointed said committee.
On motion of Brother Ruter, the by-laws of the first session of this conference were read and adopted by consent, together with the rule in reference to closed doors.
On motion of Brother Edwards, the house fixed their bar the whole lower floor except the rear seat.
The bishop laid before the conference a communi- cation from the New York Conference, in reference to certain amendments of our general rules, which having been read by the secretary, on motion of Brother Ames was laid upon the table.
On motion, conference appointed Brothers Samuel Brenton, James Jones and George W. Ames a com- mittee to receive the report from the preachers on the subject of church property.
On motion of Brother Ames, Professor Larabee was requested to deliver an address on education on next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The bishop also laid before the conference an ex- hibit of the state of the New York book concern, which was read by the secretary and filed among the confer- ence papers.
The bishop addressed the conference a few minutes in a very interesting and impressive manner, in ref- erence to the duty of the conference to preserve purity of doctrine and administration of discipline.
The second question of the minutes was taken up, viz .: Who remain on trial? And the characters of H. J. Durbin, Elijah Lilliston, Philip J. Beswick, Jacob Cozad, Nelson Green, John P. Jones, Arthur Badley, John R. Tarsey, Isaac J. Crouch, John S. Win- chester, John H. Clippinger, Wm. Anderson, Samuel P. Crawford, Thomas M. Eddy, Wm. G. Stonex, John W. Parrot, Oliver H. P. Ash, F. F. Sheldon, Elisha W.
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Cadwell and G. H. Mclaughlin, were examined and passed, and they were continued on trial.
On motion of Brother Wiley, it was resolved that when conference adjourns it adjourns to meet at 2 o'clock, to take up the resolutions on the subject of the division of the conference.
James Webb was discontinued on account of ill health, and Thomas C. Crawford was not continued on trial.
Some notices were given and conference was closed with the benediction by the bishop.
Wednesday afternoon, 2 o'clock. Conference met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with sing- ing and prayer by Brother Wiley.
The subject of the division of conference having been made the order of the day for this afternoon, the secretary read the resolutions of last conference on this subject, whereupon Brother Beswick presented the following resolution: "Resolved that in the opin- ion of this conference, it is inexpedient to divide at this time," which resolution was lost.
On motion of Brother A. Wood the second reso- lution of last year's report was called up, viz .: "Re- solved that the National Road be the line, and that all the towns from the state line east to Indianapolis on this road be included in the Northern Conference, and that Indianapolis and all the towns west to the state line be included in the southern division of the con- ference." Brother J. C. Smith moved on referring the towns east of Indianapolis to the south and In- dianapolis and those west to the north, which was lost by a vote of 54 to 56.
A motion was made by Brother Wood that all the towns on the road be given to the south, which was lost. An amendment was made by Brother Bayless that the two charges in Indianapolis be so divided that the eastern charge be in the northern and the west-
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ern in the southern conference. Which was carried. On motion the town of Terre Haute was placed in the Northern Conference. Brother Beeks then moved a reconsideration of the vote dividing Indianapolis, which was lost; when after considerable discussion the resolution passed in the following form: Re- solved that the National Road be the line, and that the eastern charge in Indianapolis, with all the towns east, be placed in the Northern Conference, and that the western charge in Indianapolis, with all the towns west, be placed in the Southern Conference except Terre Haute, which is placed in the Northern Confer- ence.
The eighth resolution respecting division was then adopted as follows, viz .: Resolved that the managers of the Preachers' Aid Society be divided into classes of four and five, and that the vacancies in the former be supplied by the north, and in the latter by the South Indiana Conference, according to the provisions of the charter.
On motion of Brother Wiley the stewards are re- quested to divide the claimants among the superannu- ated preachers, widows and orphans equally between the two conferences.
On motion of Brother Cooper the name of the southern division is to be called the Indiana Confer- ence, and the name of the northern division the North Indiana conference.
On motion of Brother Wiley the Southern Confer- ence shall fill all vacancies in the trustees of the In- diana Asbury University until the number of thirteen shall be filled, and then each conference shall fill its own vacancies.
After some notices were given, conference was closed by the bishop with the benediction.
Thursday morning, October 19, 1843. The con-
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ference met pursuant to adjournment and was opened with singing and prayer by Brother H. S. Talbott.
The roll was called and the journals read and ap- proved, and on motion of Brother Wiley the calling of the list was hereafter dispensed with. Brother Cooper, from the committee on the bishop's portrait, made a report, stating the entire expense of painting, fram- ing and curtaining said portrait to be $66.58, and that the amount paid was $51.40, leaving a balance of $15.18 unpaid, and asking that a collection be taken up forthwith to defray said amount, which report was accepted and filed among the conference papers. A collection was taken up, and on motion of Brother Ames the surplus, if any, shall be appropriated to the missionary cause. Upon counting the funds, the col- lection amounted to $18.72. Surplus $3.54.
Brother Cooper, from a committee appointed to correspond with the widow of Brother Barnes as to appropriating the dividend made to her child, to the payment of Brother Barnes' book debt, reported that she declined allowing said appropriation; which re- port was accepted and filed away.
The third question was now taken up, viz .: "Who are admitted into full connection ?" and the candidates having been called forward were addressed by the bishop at some length in reference to ministerial char- acter and duty, and were examined according to the form prescribed in the discipline, and their characters were severally examined and passed, and they were admitted into full connection and elected to deacons' orders as follows, viz .: Charles Mapes, Alfred Nes- bet, James Corwin, Jacob Bruner, Samuel C. Swayze, Milton Mahen, Horatio N. Barnes, Orange V. Lemon, Elijah S. Blue, John C. Medsker, Jacob Whiteman, Daniel S. Elder and Isaac M. Stagg.
The characters of James H. Newland, Jesse Sparks, Henry H. Badley and Wm. Bratton were examined and
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passed, and they were admitted into full connection, Brother Terrall being already an elder, and Brother Bradshaw having been two years a deacon, was elected to elder's orders.
James D. Templin and Hezekiah Smith were dis- continued at their own request and Absalom Paris was dropped, having been excommunicated from the church.
Pleasant E. Boyse, a probationer for the first year, was discontinued. The following resolution was pre- sented: "Resolved that the preachers in charge of districts, circuits and stations be, and they are hereby required to conduct all church trials with closed doors, and that no person who is not a member of the church shall be present, unless introduced as a witness, and then only as long as will be necessary to give in his testimony. (S. C. Cooper, C. Nutt). And the resolu- tion was passed after all was stricken out after the words "closed doors."
After some notices were given, conference ad- journed and was closed with the benediction by the bishop.
Friday morning, October 20, 1843. Conference met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened by reading, singing and prayer by Brother Elliott of the Ohio Con- ference, and the journals were read and approved.
Brother Wright, one of the western Book agents, presented the annual exhibit of the western book con- cern, with the amount of sales during the last fifteen months, and the amount of indebtedness in the bounds of each conference.
The fifth question of the minutes was taken up, viz .: "Who have been elected and ordained elders this year?" And the characters of John L. Smith, Peter R. Guthrie, Edward Oldham, James R. Williams, John V. R. Miller, Rosseter Rowley, Stephen Ravens- croft, John L. Donaldson, Enoch Holdstock, Wm. Wil-
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son, Landy Havens, George W. Ames, Draper Chip- man, Lealdes Forbes, Wesley Dorsey, Samuel Reed, Wm. F. Wheeler, Walter L. Huffman, George Havens and Eventus Doud were severally examined and passed and were elected to elders' orders, and Brother Wilson was placed in a superannuated relation.
The first question of the minutes was then taken up, viz .: "Who are admitted on trial?" And the fol- lowing persons being properly recommended, were re- ceived as follows, viz .: From the Madison District, Samuel Hicks ; Charlestown District, Thomas H. Sinix, George B. Jocelyn, Samuel H. Porter, Francis A. Hester, James Mitchell; Evansville District, James Ingle, John W. Julian; Bedford District, Thomas J. Ryan, Orvell Boyden; Greencastle District, George W. Warner, Benjamin Winans; Crawfordsville District, Hugh Wells, John B. Johnson, Michael Johnson; Lafayette District, Franklin Taylor; South Bend Dis- trict, Lonson W. Monson, Samuel Lamb; Ft. Wayne District, Addison Merrill, Elihu Anthony; Winchester District, George Guild, John Leach; Connersville Dis- trict, John C. Robbins, James C. Reed, Abraham Cary, Erastus Lathrop, Zelottes S. Clifford, John Wallace; Indianapolis District, S. A. Ballingall; Madison Dis- trict, Luther Taylor.
Washington Malick, Thomas S. Gunn and Warren Griffeth were readmitted into the traveling connection.
Joseph Ockerman, a candidate for readmission, and James M. Dougherty, a candidate for admission from the Winchester District, were not received.
The vote by which Thomas C. Crawford was dis- continued was reconsidered, and he was continued on trial.
The place of Brother Wm. H. Goode in the Mis- sion Committee was filled by the appointment of Brother L. W. Berry.
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After some notices were gvien, conference was closed with the benediction by the bishop.
Saturday morning, October 21, 1843. Conference met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with reading, singing and prayer by Brother Eddy, and the journals were read and approved.
The secretary was directed to enter the names of the Mission Committee as follows, viz .: C. W. Ruter, S. C. Cooper, A. Wood, R. S. Robinson and L. W. Berry.
The recommendations of local preachers for deacon's orders were taken up and the following brethren were elected to deacon's orders, viz .: From the Charlestown District, John F. Willey, Solomon Jacob and James Rodgers. Evansville District- Horace L. Williams. Bedford District-Martin Hail, Nathan Hinkle and James F. Harvey. Crawfordsville District-Thomas Birch. Lafayette District-Lewis Chaney and John Robinson. South Bend District- Thomas Brown. Connersville District-Thomas Ken- nedy. Greencastle District-W. G. Gregory, John E. Burton, Wm. C. Cummins, Thomas H. Rucker, J. Nichols and J. Marshall, and John Gillespy recom- mended from the same dstrict was not elected.
On motion of Brother Ruter, Brother Malick had leave of absence until Monday.
The consideration of local preachers recommended for elder's orders was now taken up and the following brethren were elected elders, viz .: From Madison District, Hosier J. Durbin; Charlestown District, Shiveral Garner, Thomas Ryan, Jacob Schwartz, George Schwartz and Samuel Bottorff. They have cer- tified to their belief in the doctrines and attachment to the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
On motion Brother Beeks obtained leave of absence until Monday.
The parchment of John Robbins was presented by Brother Wood and a statement made that he had been
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expelled from the church during the past year, also a certificate by the quarterly meeting conference that he had been restored. The question was submitted to the chair whether an expelled member could be re- stored to ministerial standing without his first joining the church as a private member and the chair decided that he could not. The parchment was accordingly filed among the conference papers.
The fourth question of the minutes was taken up, viz .: "Who are the deacons?" And the characters of Charles W. Miller, Daniel McIntyre, John M. Mellan- der, Robert H. Colvert, Brenton Webster, Allen Skill- man, Charles B. Davidson, John B. Derrott, Asbury Wilkinson, Thomas A. Goodwin, Wm. C. Smith, Eli C. Jones and Hayden Hays were examined and passed.
The examination of the characters of elders com- menced, and the presiding elders gave a statement of the work on their several districts, together with a sketch of their personal experience, and the characters of C. W. Ruter, Enoch G. Wood, H. S. Talbott, John Miller, G. M. Beswick, J. C. Smith, C. M. Holliday, Wm. H. Goode, Aaron Wood, Burris Westlake, Robert Burns, Allen Wiley and James Havens were examined and passed, and Brother Burns was placed in a super- annuated relation.
On the bishop announcing the sums ready for the conference, the conference voted to draw on the Book Concern for the sum of five hundred dollars and on the chartered fund for forty dollars, and Brother Berry announced that the managers of the Preacher's Aid Society had forwarded to the conference five hun- dred dollars in old scrip.
After some notices were given conference was closed with the benediction by the bishop.
Monday morning, October 23, 1843. Conference met pursuant to adjournment and was opened with
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reading, singing and prayer by Brother Ruter, and the journals were read and approved.
The examination of the characters of the elders was resumed, and the characters of Augustus Eddy, Wm. M. Daily, Wm. McGinnis, Lewis Hurlbutt, James Crawford, John W. Sullivan, Silas Rawson, Samuel T. Gillet, Amos Bussey, James Jones, G. C. Beeks, R. S. Robinson, Thomas Ray, Emmons Rutledge, Charles Bonner, Seth Smith, John Kiger, S. B. Jones, Wm. V. Daniel, John Kearns, Anthony Robinson, Elijah Whit- ten, John Talbott, Isaac Owen, John Daniel, Ebenezer Patrick, J. M. Stallard, John B. Birt, Cornelius Swank, Joseph Marsee, Ezra L. Kemp, Isaac Crawford, Philip May, Elam Jenung, James Scott, Asa Beck, M. Simp- son, W. C. Larabee, C. Nutt, S. C. Cooper, E. R. Ames, Samuel Brenton, Richard Hargrave, J. White, Daniel DeMott, J. S. Barwick, D. F. Straight, Thomas Bart- lett, J. B. Merchen, Amasa Johnson, H. B. Beers, A. D. Beasley, Jacob Colclazer, John Edwards, George W. Stafford, B. L. Griffeth, Wm. M. Frailey, Zachaniah Games, Enoch Wood, W. J. Forbes, Wade Posey, Geo. M. Boyde, Ancil Beach, John H. Hall, James Hill, Joseph Tarkington, Francis A. Colwell, Wm. W. Hib- ben, L. M. Reeves, Miltiades Miller, Wm. Morrow, John H. Bruce, F. H. Carey, L. W. Berry, J. S. Bayless, John L. Kelly, Miles Huffaker, Jacob Myers, Jacob Miller and Peter Schmucker were examined and passed.
The characters of John Decker, F. C. Holliday and George W. Bowers, were examined and passed and they were placed in a superannuated relation.
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