Circuit-rider days along the Ohio; being the journals of the Ohio Conference from its organization in 1812 to 1826, Part 10

Author: Methodist Episcopal Church. Conferences. Ohio; Sweet, William Warren, 1881- ed
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Methodist Book Concern
Number of Pages: 320


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Cornelius Springer, Samuel Hamilton, Andrew Monroe and Benjamin Lawrence were admitted on trial


The Conference determined that the Election of Repre- sentatives to next General Conference should take place,


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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


previous to locations, and that the men should be ap- pointed by Choice.


James Quin, W. Burk, Charles Holliday, Marcus Lind- sey, Jacob Young, Samuel Parker, Isaac Quin, D. Young, John Sale, & Benjamin Lakin were accordingly elected .-


MONDAY MORNING SESSION, BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT


Samuel Hellums, Oliver Carver, James McMahon, Joseph Oglesby Abel Robinson, & Jonathan Stamper ob- taind locations.


William Burk continued superannuated, and Henry McDaniel, and Isaac Quin were placed among the super- annuated


Michael Ellis and Isaac Pavey have supernumerary Stations.


EVENING SESSION BISHOP MCKENDREE, PRESIDENT.


The Numbers in Society were called for & obtained.


William Cunningham was admitted on trial notwith- standing his recommendation had been mislaid or lost ; But another re-commendation is to be obtained.


William Holman, and William Williams were not ad- mitted, but a presiding Elder is at liberty to employ W. Williams.


William Swayze a late member of the New York Con- ference having been dismiss'd at his own request; came and offer'd to travel in our Conference: But not being officially removed, and being without a location, the Con- ference thought it improper to employ him.


Absalom Hunt, James Simmon, John Tivis, John Kent, Othniel Talbott, James G. Leach, Mathew Mahon, and Samuel Chenoweth, were admitted on trial; but James Havens, Amos Sparks, Oliver Woodsworth, Joel Havens and Jacob Daley were rejected.


134 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


TUESDAY MORNING SESSION, BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT


Next Conference is appointed to be held at Louisville Kentucky.


EVENING SESSION, BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT


The examination of all the Characters was concluded. George C. Light, & Eli Truitt were elected to the office of Elders.


WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION, BISHOP MCKENDREE, PREST.


John Bennett a local Preacher from Madison Circuit on an appeal from the Quarterly meeting Conference of his Circuit, came before this Conference, and the decision of the Quartermeeting Conference, was confirm'd by this Conference.


The Book Committee made their Report.


The Stewards of the Conference reported and their report was confirm'd as follows :


The total amount of the deficiencies of the preachers in the Ohio Conference we find to be $1416.281/2


The monies put into our hands to meet those deficien- cies are as follows


The Collections from the Circuits amounting to. $471.7934


Dividend from the Charter Fund


145.00


Dividend from the Book Concern 200.00


From the Mite Subscription 100.00


Collection in Lebanon 114.00


$1,030.7934


By the dividend of $69.00 to the


1,030.7934


single & 138 to the married men we have a


994.19


balance in our hands of


$36.60%


which the Conference ordered to be distributed to the


following necessitous Cases Viz. Samuel Parker $12.33}


John Solomon. 12.33}


Jon Waterman.


12.33}


All Balanced (0)


135


A correct View of monies rec'd together with the deficiencies & Appropriations.


Ohio District


Received Deficient


Appropria- tions


Children's Appropria- tions


$


c


$


C


$


C


$


c


Jacob Young.


$155|33


4|621/2


00/00


4 00


John Graham


80|00


0/00


00|00


John Solomon


80 00


James McMahan


91 60


:


·


. .


Lemuel Lane


64 45


15 55


4 55


6/00


Wm. Knox. .


85 65


74 35


52|35


8 00


Michael Ellis


85|00


75 00


53|00


2|00


John McMahan


86|65


73|35


51 35


2 00


James B. Finley.


160 00


.


. .


12 00


Abel Robinson


108 9712


51 0212


29 0212


8|00


John Elliott.


125|00


35|00


13|00


6 00


Burress Westlake


80|00


Samuel Brown


77 70


David Young


80/00


H. B. Bascomb


12 10


67/90


56/90


.


Jacob Hooper.


32 00


47/25


36|75


Curtis Goddard .


60|00


20 00


9/00


J. Bowman


45|00


35 . .


24|00


. .


M. Lindsey


80/00


3|50


C. Waddle.


160 00


J. Kinkead.


80|00


.


.


.


·


S. West.


80 00


.


.


. .


. .


J. Cord.


80/00


.


.


40/00


I. Quin. .


146|00


14 00


69|00


8/00


Mary Young


80|00


69 00


S. Bacon.


70100


10 00


D. Fraley


80|00


H. Baker


70|00


10 00


I. Pavey .


97|00


63|00


41 00


8/00


W. P. Finley


160|00


..


.


.


.


40/00


A. Cummins


80 00


69|00


2|00


T. Nelson


99/99


E. Truitt


90|00


70 00


48 00


J. Sale. .


160 00


.


.


.


. .


..


J. Oglesby .


16000


.


.


. .


J. Waterman


80/00


.


.


. .


.


·


..


J. Strange


160 00


.


. .


·


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


J. Pownal.


76|50


. .


2|00


James Quin


160 00


Amelia Lotspeich


..


. .


..


.


.


. .


W. Griffith.


160 00


M. Trader


160|00


·


·


. .


10/00


Wm. Burke


160 00


2 00


James Watts.


93 46


66 57


44 57


2 00


Archibald McElroy


160 00


80|00


15|75


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


136 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Ohio District


Received Deficient


Appropria- tions


Children's Appropria- tions


$


C


$


C


$


c


$


C


W. Hunt.


70 25


9 75


J. Somerville


71 25


M. Crume.


150 16


9 84


4 00


J. Miller.


75|00


5|00


A. Goddard


160 00


2/00


R. W. Finley


16000


2|00


D. Sharp


80 00


.


.


.


S. Parker


77|50


.


·


.


.


B. Rhoten


72 38


7 62


B. Lakin


160 00


W. Dixon.


78 00


2|00


.


.


R. Bigelow .


78 00


2 00


F. Landrum


60 00


20 00


9/00


H. McDaniel


49 5812


110 411/2


88 411/2


O. Carver.


8|50


71 50


36 50


. .


G. Anderson


96|24


65 36


41|76


. .


. .


P. Morris.


64 72


15|28


4|28


. .


. .


J. Stamper.


120 00


40|00


18/00


..


C. Holliday


160 00


S. Hellums


42 50


37|50


26 50


. .


.


.


. .


Jno. Dew .


80/00


Wm. Adams


143|00


17 00


4 00


J. D. Porter .


80 00


.


.


S. Ruark.


64 271/2


15


781/2


4 72


Bishop Asbury


30/00


Bishop McKendree.


30/00


. .


.


EVENING SESSION BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT.


Next Conference is to meet Tuesday 3rd Sept. 1816. The Conference made themselves responsible for the freight- age of a quantity of Books sent on by a Bible Society.


The Conference permitted the delegates to General Conference to make Collection to bear their Expences, reserving the right to examine their use and appropria- tions of the money.


D. YOUNG, Secy.


W. MCKENDREE.


What numbers are in Society ?


18 50


R. C. Hatton


39 48


40|52


29|52


W. McMahan


80 00


5|00


.


.


. .


L. R. Cole


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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


Ohio Conference.


Ohio District.


Miami District.


Whites Col.


Whites Col.


Shenango


336


Cincinnati 310


Erie


568


Little Miami


655


Lawrenceburg . 300


5


Beaver


213


Oxford


577


Cross Creek 959


12


Union


689


West Wheeling . 485


Tuscarawas


442


2


White Oak


1,130


1


4,699 24


Kentucky District.


Muskingum District.


Licking


339


19


Guyandott


240


12


Lexington


598


146


Letart Falls


337


Hinkstone


908


113


Fairfield


924


Little Sandy .. 320


Zanesville


383


11


Fleming


709


19


Knox


434


Limestone


500


73


Barnesville


625


6


3,374


370


3,263


29


Salt River District.


Danville


508


73


Deer Creek


690


Cumberland


220


Pickaway


633


2


Madison


395


32


Delaware 627


Salt River


510


30


Paint Creek


622


Jefferson 444


35


Bush Creek


804


Silver Creek


563


3


Scioto


545


Shelby


438


36


Salt Creek


402


Blue River


195


4,323 2


3,273 209


Total membership.


Whites Col.


24,095


644


Trumbull and Grand River . 1,100


10


White Water 490


Mad River


1,012


4


Marietta


596


5,163 10


Little Kanawha .. 320


Big Sandy and


Scioto District.


138 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Where are the preachers stationed this year? (1815). Ohio Conference.


Ohio Dist. David Young, P. Elder.


Shenango, John Somerville.


Erie, Robert C. Hatton.


Mahonan, John Waterman, Shadrach Ruark.


Beaver, Henry Baker.


West Wheeling, Archibald M'Ilroy.


Chetauqua, Lemuel Lane.


Steubenville, James P. Finley, Joseph Pownal.


Grand River, Samuel Brown.


Tuscarawas, Curtis Goddard.


Muskingum Dist. Jacob Young, P. Elder.


Guyandott, John Dew.


Letart Falls, Cornelius Springer.


Little Kanawha, Samuel Hamilton.


Fairfield, Charles Waddle, Michael Ellis.


Zanesville, Wm. Knox.


Knox, John Solomon, John McMahon.


Marietta, Marcus Lindsey.


Barnesville, Burroughs Westalke.


Scioto Dist. James Quinn, P. Elder.


Deer Creek, Walter Griffith, Isaac Pavey.


Pickaway, Moses Trader, William Cunningham.


Paint Creek, Robert W. Finley. Scioto, Samuel West, Elijah Truitt.


Columbus, Jacob Hooper.


Brush Creek, William P. Finley.


Miami Dist. John Sale, P. Elder.


Cincinnati, William Dixon.


Miami, Allex. Cummins, Russell Bigelow.


Lawrenceburg, David Sharp. White Water, Daniel Fraley.


Oxford, Benjamin Lawrence. Union, Abbot Goddard.


Mad River, Moses Crume, Henry B. Bascom. White Oak, John Strange, Samuel Chenowith.


139


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


Kentucky Dist. Sam'l Parker, P. Elder.


Licking, Leroy Cole, Othniel Talbott. Lexington, Thomas D. Porter, John Tivis. Hinkstone, Benjamin Lakin, Thomas Nelson. Big Sandy and Little Sandy, John Cord, John Kent. Fleming, Wm. M'Mahan. Limestone, Francis Landrum.


Salt River Dist. Charles Holliday, P. Elder.


Danville, Benjamn Rhoten.


Cumberland, Andrew Monroe. Madison, Abaslom Hunt. Jefferson, William Adams, Sadosa Bacon. Silver Creek, Joseph Kinkaid.


Shelby, William Hunt, Jabez Bowman.


Blue River, James Simmons. Salt River, James G. Leach.


V


JOURNAL OF THE FIFTH OHIO ANNUAL CONFER- ENCE HELD AT LOUISVILLE KEN- TUCKY; BEGUN SEPT. 3RD. 1816.


MEMBERS NAMES


David Young


Russell Bigelow


James Quinn


Isaac Pavy*


Samuel Parker


William McMahon


Jacob Young


John Dew


5 Benjamin Lakin


Robert C. Hatten


John Sale


Michael Ellis*


30 Shadrach Ruark Archibald McIlroy


Charles Holliday


Samuel Brown


Robert W. Finley


Curtis Goddard


10 William Burke*


William Knox


Isaac Quinn* Marcus Lindsey


35 John Solomon Charles Waddle*


Moses Crume


Samuel West*


James B. Finley


David Sharp


John Strange


15 Walter Griffith William Dixon Alex. Cummins Leroy Cole* Abbott Goddard


40 Thos. D. Porter Thomas Nelson Francis Landrum


John Cord Benj. Rhoten


20 John Summerville John McMahon*


45 John Grayham Jacob Hooper


Moses Trader*


Joseph Pownel


William Adams


Sadosa Bacon


25 Henry B. Bascom


Henry Baker


N. B. Those marked * are absent.


140


Henry McDaniel*


141


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


50 Daniel Fraley* William P. Finley John Watterman


Wm. Hunt


Jabez Bowman


MORNING SESSION BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT


D. Young was appointed Secretary.


The Conference fixed the times for setting & adjourn- ment the former at 8 A. M. and half past 2 P. M. The latter at 12 Oclock & half past 5 P. M .-


Marcus Lindsey, John Dew & Archibald McIlroy were appointed Stewards to the Conference.


James B. Finley, Walter Griffith & Abbott Goddard were appointed to a book committee.


Henry Baker, Joseph Pownel, John Watterman, W. P. Finley, Curtis Goddard, William Adams, Sadosa Bacon, & Jabez Bowman were admitted into full conection, & elected to the office of Deacons. But Lemuel Lane & Boroughs Westlake were continued on trial. And Wil- liam Hunt tho' admitted into full connection, was not elected to office.


EVENING SESSION, BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT.


Russel Bigelow, Henry B. Bascom & Elijah Truitt were admitted into full conection & elected to the office of Deacons. The graduates for the Eldership, John Gray- ham, John Dew Charles Waddle & Robert C. Hatton were elected to that office. But Francis Landrum was not elected.


The conference recinded their act of last year, which de- prived John Grayham from having a regular station. An account of the Quarterage & Collections rec'd. and made by the Preachers was called for rendered.


An examination of the Characters & conduct of those remaining on trial, the Conference ordered that Othneel Talbott & Mathew Mahan should be laid aside.


142 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


MORNING SESSION WEDNESDAY SEPT. 4TH BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT.


Ezra Booth, Thos. A. Morris, William Westlake, Thomas Carr, Samuel Glaze, Samuel Baker, Daniel Divison, Wm. Williams, William Holdman, Samuel Demint, John Lin- ville, & Simon Peter were admitted on trial. But the case of John Brooke was laid over-David Tickner was rejected but a Presiding Elder is at liberty to employ him .- Stephen Spurlock tho admitted, yet the Illegality of this recommendation caused the conference to require that one be procured and presented to our next annual conference.


William Swayze was constituted a member of this con- ference.


A Draft was made on the book concern for $200. The conference last year for want of information made a draft for $50 less than their dividend, which (by a grant from the agents) was ordered to be equally divided be- twixt the Misourie & Mississippi Conferences. By Vir- tue of their respective recommendations, Thomas Cun- uingham, Jacob Fry, Josiah Whitaker, John Bevins, and Richard Tarven Local Preachers were elected to the Office of Deacons .- But Robert McCormick was not elected.


EVENING SESSION BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT.


The Conference proceeded to elect to the Office of Dea- cons the following Local Preachers, Viz. George Mitchell, Hiram Stratton, Jesse Robertson, Peter Yost, Thomas Upjohn, John Pirtle, Isaac Holt, Andrew Beeman, Ed- ward McCown, John Seaton, But Hugh Barns, Stephen Grimes & Jesse Rowland were not elected.


John Brooke (whose case was laid over this morning) was taken up & he was admitted on trial.


143


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


The next annual Conference was appointed to be held in Zanesville, Ohio.


THURSDAY SEPT. 5TH MORNING SESSION BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT


The recommendations in favour of Local Deacons to the Eldership was called for and the following persons elected, Benj. Whitson, Elected after he had been called before the conference & answered In the affirmative to the following Interogations. Do you believe in the Moral depravity of mankind by nature ?


Do you believe that children would run into sin without bad Example ?- Do you believe that moral evil is coevil with their existence ?


David Smithers and J. W. Pigman were elected- The Conference resolved that the committee of Finance pay the superintendants any monies coming to them from the Missourie conference.


Resolved by the Ohio Annual conference that it is in- exipedient and imprudent for a travelling Preacher to dishonor himself by associating with the Free Masons in their Lodges


Resolved that this conference communicate by letter thro' the Presiding Elders their disapprobation to the Official men or Members of our Church associating them- selves with the Free Masons either in their Lodges or Festivals .-


EVENING SESSION BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT.


The conference reconsidered the case of Lemuel Lane admitted and elected him to office.


James Quinn is considered as supernumerary. A Draft was made on the Charter Fund for $130. Michael Ellis stands supernumerary


144 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Charles Holliday, John Sale, Benjamin Rhoten, Frances Landrum, Daniel Fraley & Joseph Kinkade obtained lo- cations.


William Burk enjoys a superanuated relation-


Friday Morning Sept. 6th Bishop George President


Leroy Cole and Mosses Trader were considered as super- anuated men.


Abbott Goddard and Isaac Pavy were placed among the supernumeraries.


John Calamen a Local Preacher was elected to the office of a Deacon.


Evening Session Bishop George President


The examination of all the Elders characters was con- cluded.


Thomas Nelson was superannuated.


The conference reconsidered John Sales case and placed him among the supernumeraries ..


Saturday Morning Session Bishop George President The report of the Stewards respecting sundry members in their appropriations after amendment was confirmed.


The conference reconsidered their vote of last Wednes- day respecting $50 as per Journal,-And put the mony into the hands of the Stewards.


Thomas Sewel was constituted a member of this confer- ence.


A presiding Elder is at liberty to employ Othniel Tal- bott.


EVENING SESSION BISHOP ROBERTS PRESIDENT


David Morgan & James Garner Local Deacons were elected to the Office of Elders.


The Stewards report was confirmed as follows


145


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


Names of Preachers


Stations


Amount of Quarter- age


Amount of Defects


Surplus and Collec- tions


Appro- priations


David Young.


Muskingun


. .


74 9034


5 0912


00 00


00/00


Robt. E. Hatton.


Erie


80 00 35 31


00100 44|69


00 00


00 00


John Watterman


Mahonon


35|31


44|69


00|00


37 69


Saml. Brown. .


Grand River ..


36 44


43 56


00 00


27|56


James B. Finley


Steubenville


160 00


00100


00 00


00 00


Jos. Pownel


80 00


00100


15|00


00 00


Henry Baker


Beaver. .


74 3314


5 6634


00 00


00 00


Lemuel Lane.


Chatauqua.


80/00


00/00


14|00


00 00


John Summerville


Shenango ..


80|00


00 00


00 00


00 00


Archd. McElroy


W. Wheeling. Tusharaws.


70 54


9|46


00 00


2 44


J. Young. .


Muskm. Dt. .


160 00


00 00


00 00


00/00


Marcus Lindsey


Marietta.


80 00


00 00


32 3112


00 00


Saml. Hamilton.


L. Kanawha.


00 00


00|00


00:00


00 00


C. Springer.


Letart Falls.


51|18


28/00


00 00


21|00


Charles Waddle


160 00


00 00


00 00


00|00


Michael Ellis


160 00


00|00


00|00


00100


Wm. Knox ..


Zanesville.


160 00


00 00


7 75


00 00


John Solomon


52 30


27 70


00|00


56 37%


Burress Westlake.


Barresville ..


80 00


00 00


6|00


0000


John Dew.


Guiandott.


80 00


00 00


18|25


00100


John Graham.


Barnsville.


80 00


00100


00,00


00 00


J. Quinn .


Scioto Dt.


160|00


00 00


00 00


00100


W. Griffith


160 00


00 00


37 00


00|00


Isaac Pavy


13|00


147 00


00 00


93|00


Moses Trader


20 00


140 00


00 00


46|00


Wm. Cunningham


Robt. W. Finly


Paint Creek ..


160 00


00 00


00100


00 00


Saml. West


76|18


3


82


00|00


00 00


Elijah Truitt


152 36


7


64


00 00


Jacob Hooper ..


Columbus.


80 00


5 1884


Wm. P. Finley


Brush Creek.


160 00


J. Sale ..


Miami Dt.


160 00


Wm. Dixon


Cincinnati.


80|00


Alex. Cummins


Miami


Russell Bigelow


David Sharpe.


Laurenceburg.


80 00


Daniel Fraley


White Water .. Union


160 00


Benj. Laurence


Oxford.


156 52


3/48


Moses Crume


Mad River


80 00


160 00


Saml. Chennoweth


80 00


Saml. Parker.


Kentucky Dt.


80|00


Leroy Cole.


.


.


.


Othniel Talbott


61|36


Thos D. Porter


80 00


·


.


18/00


Lexington


John Teves


80 00


$


0


$


C


$


C


$


c


110 44


49 56


00 00


33|56


Curtis Goddard


Fairfield


Knox.


John McMahan


69 621/2


90 3712


100 00


160 00


. .


.


.


84 20


160 00


H. B. Bascum John Strange


White Oak


1000


.


.


Licking


80 00


Abbott Goddard


Pickaway


58 00


22 00


00|00


00100


Scioto


8 00


80 00


18 64


6 6434


00 00


37 69


Shadrack Rhuark


15 70


Deer Creek


146 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Names of Preachers


Stations


Amount of Quarter- age


Amount of Defects


Surplus and Collec- tions


Appro- priations


Benj. Lakin


Hinkstone


Thomas Nelson John Cord


Sandy


36 75


42 25


36 25


Wm. McMahan.


Fleming.


80 00


00 00


175 8716 44 00


00 00


F. Landrum


Limestone.


80 00


C. Holliday .


Salt River Dt.


157 6314


2 36


Benj. Rhoten


Danville.


69 6436


10 351%


35 8715


3 3535


A. Monroe.


Cumberland . .


80 00


52 00


Absalom Hunt.


Madison.


80100


20|00


Wm. Adams


Jefferson


80|00


31|00


Jos. Kinkade


Silver Creek .


80|00


38|50


Wm. Hunt


Shelby


59 0617


20 93%


32 75


13 9334


James Simmons.


Blue River


55 00


25.00


38 25


18 00


J. G. Leach.


Salt River ..


156 843%


3 15%


4 56


146 00


Wm. Burke


Superanuated.


I. Quinn. .


Do


H. McDaniel.


Do


Amelia Lotspeach


Widow


1,111 073%


Bishop McKendree.


45 00


Do George.


45 00


Do. Roberts


90|00


Jas. Norton.


Amount of the draught on Book Concern . . 200.00


Our Dividend of Charter Fund.


130.00


Balance of our book dividend for 1816. 50.00


By Bishop McKendree


75.00


For our proportion of the Board of two of


10.00


Wm. Burke Do. 00.00 160.00


1322.96


Whole amount of Deficiencies. 1528.1912


210.00


For balance of Isaac Quinn's.


1112.96


Expenses to General Conference . 10.00


$


C


$


c


$


103 33%


56 66%


42


C 66%


96 97


66 0212 42 25


49 0216


36|75


36 25


John Kent


..


Sadosa Bacon


118 061


41 93%


00 00


27 93%


Jabez Bowman.


146 00


146 00


73|00


10100


Bishop Georges Children


$


C


160 00


Whole Amount of Special Appropriations 210.00


147


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


Preachers Names


An account of Children No. over 7 years


No. under 7 years


Amount of Claims


Appropria- tions


James Quinn


2


2


$80.00


$10


Jacob Young.


2


32.00


4


John Sale .


2


4


112.00


14


Alexr. Cummins


1


1


40.00


5


Mosses Crume


2


48.00


6


W. B. Finley .


1


88.00


11


Robert W. Finley


1


24.00


3


Archd. McElroy


2


80.00


10


Wm. Knox


3


1


104.00


11


Wm. Adams. .


0


48.00


6


Abbott Goddard.


32.00


4


Amelia Lotspeach.


1


3


72.00


9


John Strange.


1


16.00


2


Isaac Quinn.


0


1


16.00


2


Thos. Nelson.


0


1


16.00


2


Bishop George


3


0


72.00


9


Mosses Trader


4


0


96.00


12


26


26


130


Public Collection & money in hand, Monday Morning $220.621/2 170.


Private Appropriations


50.6212


James Quinn


$12


Wm. Mahan


13


Bro. Trader


15


40


Whole amount of Appropriations to


Children


130


Balance in hand


170


$50.6212


The Conference determined that the P. Elder next on the Miami District together with the assistant Preacher on Pequa Circuit ; be a committee to make arrangements with the proper agents of the General Government for the purpose of providing a teacher for the unfortunate Indians.


D. YOUNG Secy. W. MCKENDREE.


What numbers are in society ? (1816)


80.00


10


Charles Holliday


148 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Ohio District.


Whites Col.


Shenango


337


Licking


326


24


Lexington


546


111


Hinkstone


831


130


Big and Little


Sandy


346


11


West Wheeling .. 468


Chataugua


322


Steubenville


1,000


11


4,012


11


Total membership.


Whites


Col.


21,641


537


Guyandott


294


20


Letart Falls


312


Little Kanawha .. 320


Fairfield


884


Zanesville


409


7


Knox


490


Marietta


800


7


Barnesville


765


4,274


34


Scioto District.


Pickaway


633


Deer Creek


835


41


Paint Creek


735 1


Scioto


581


Columbus


600


Brush Creek


793


Salt Creek


377


4,554 42


Miami District.


Cincinnati 310


8


Miami


809


6


Laurensburg


289


4


White Water


490


Oxford


720


4


Union


802


6


Mad River


1,193


White Oak


1,061


1


5,674 29


Kentucky District.


Whites


Col.


Erie


664


Mahonan and


Grand River ... 486


Beaver


264


Fleming


612


46


Limestone


466


99


3,127


421


Muskingum District.


(The loss in membership due to the transfer of the Salt River District to the Tennessee Conference.)


149


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


Where are the preachers stationed this year. (1816) Ohio Dist. James B. Finley, P. Elder.


Shenango, Robert C. Hatton.


Erie, Curtis Goddard, John Kent.


Grand River, and Mahonan, Henry Baker.


Beaver, Ezra Booth.


Chetaugue, Daniel Davison.


Steubenville, William Dixon, Buroughs Westlake.


Tuscarawas, Archibald M'Ilroy.


West Wheeling, William Knox.


Muskingum Dist. Jacob Young, P. Elder.


Letart Falls, John Somerville.


Little Kanawha, John Solomon.


Fairfield, James Quinn, John M'Mahan.


Zanesville, John Waterman, Thos. Carr.


Knox, Shadrach Ruark.


Marietta, Cornelius Springer, Thomas A. Morris. Barnesville, Jno. Graham, Sam'l Hamilton. Mansfield, Lemuel Lane.


Scioto Dist. David Young, P. Elder.


Pickaway, Michael Ellis, sup., Samuel Brown. Paint Creek, Jacob Hooper, Wm. Westlake. Scioto, Thomas Sewell, Robert W. Finley. Columbus, Wm. Swayze, Simon Peter. Bush Creek, Elijah Turitt.


Salt Creek, John Tevis.


Deer Creek, Charles Waddle, Samuel Glaze.


Miami Dist. Moses Crume, P. Elder.


Cincinnati, Alexander Cummins. Miami, Abbot Goddard, sup., William P. Finley. Laurensburg, Russell Biglow. White Water, Benjamin Lawrence. Oxford, William Hunt. Union, John Sale, John Brooke. Mad River, Walter Griffith, William Williams. Whiteoak, John Strange, Isaac Pavey, sup. Piqua, David Sharp.


150 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


Kentucky Dist. Sam'l Parker, P. Elder.


Licking, James Simmons.


Lexington, Absalom Hunt, Sam'l Chenowith. Hinkstone, Benjamin Lakin, Sam'l Baker.


Big and Little Sandy, John Linville, Samuel Demint. Fleming, Wm. Cunningham.


Limestone, Samuel West, Wm. Holdman. Guyandott, Stephen Spurlock.


VI


JOURNAL OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD AT ZANESVILLE OHIO BEGUN SEPTEM- BER THIRD 1817.


MEMBERS NAMES


James B. Finley


William Burk*


Robert C. Hatton


Leroy Cole*


William Dixon


Henry McDaniels


Archable McIlroy


Moses Trader


William Knox


Samuel Brown


Jacob Young


Jacob Hooper


John Summerville


David Sharp


James Quinn


John Solomon


John McMahan


John Waterman


John Graham


Shadrick Ruark


David Young


Henry Baker


Michael Ellis


Lemuel Lane


Thomas Sewall


William P. Finley*


Robert W. Finley William Swayze


Curtis Goddard


Moses Crume


Elijah Truitt


Alexander Cummins


Cornelius Springer


Abbott Goddard*


Samuel Hamilton


John Sale


William Cunningham


Walter Griffith


Samuel Chenowith


John Strange*


Benjamin Lawrence


Isaac Pavey


Boroughs Westlake John Tevis


Samuel Parker


Samuel West*


John P. Kent


Benjamin Lakin


Absolum Hunt


Charles Waddle


William Hunt


N. B. Those mark'd * are absent.


151


Russel Bigelow


152 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


WEDNESDAY MORNING BISHOP MCKENDREE PRESIDENT


David Young was appointed Secretary.


The Conference fixed the times of its sitting and ad- journments the former at 8 o'clock A. M. and 2 oclock P. M. the latter at 12 o'clock and 4 P. M.


William Dixon Alexander Cummins and John Sale were appointed Stewards of this conference. Irea Eddy, Martin Rutter, Philip Green, John Stewart, Job Baker, Richard Corwine, and Thomas Lowry were admitted on trial, But James Hooper and Bennet Dowler were re- jected though a P. Elder is left at liberty to employ Dowler.


EVENING SEPT. 3RD BISHOP ROBERTS PRESIDENT


The Session was taken up in taking an account of the numbers and monies .-


THURSDAY MORNING SEPT. 4TH BISHOP ROBERTS PRESIDENT


Cornelius Springer, Benjamin Lawrence, Boroughs Westlake, Samuel Hamilton, John Tevis, John P. Kent, & Samuel Chenowith, were admitted into full connexion and E to office. Absolom Hunt admitted on trial a Deacon who had travelled two years was admitted and elected to the office of an Elder.


William Hunt who was admitted last year, was elected to the office of a Deacon, But James Simmons (tho eligi- ble) remains on trial.




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