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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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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)
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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
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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*
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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
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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
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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
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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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