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Tuscarawas Dist. Charles Waddle, P. Elder.
Fairfield, Sadosa Bacon, Peter Stephens.
Knox, Thomas Carr, Lemuel Lane.
Cyahoga, Ezra Boothe, Dennis Goddard. Grand River, Ira Eddy.
Huron, William Westlake.
Mansfield, Shadrach Ruark. Tuscarawas, John Graham.
Muskingum Dist. Jacob Young, P. Elder.
Burlington, Samuel Baker. Zanesville, Thomas A. Morris, Charles Elliott. Marietta, Samuel Hamilton, Edward Taylor. Athens, Curtis Goddard.
Letart Falls, Henry Baker.
Little Kanawha, John Brown.
Duck Creek, Philip Green. Barnesville, William Cunningham, Joseph Carper.
Scioto Dist. John Collins, P. Elder.
Hockhocking, Jacob Hooper. Columbus, John Tevis, L. Swormstedt.
Pickaway, Michael Ellis, John Solomon. Deer Creek, William Swayze, R. W. Finley. Scioto, Job M. Baker, Thomas Lowry. Salt Creek, Greenbury R. Jones. Brush Creek, John Stamper, A. M'Clain.
Lebanon Dist. Moses Crume, P. Elder.
Paint Creek, William P. Finley. Mad River, John Strange. Union, Truman Bishop, Stephen Harber. Milford, Samuel Brown.
Strait Creek, William Dixon.
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Greenville, William Hunt. Piqua, Arthur W. Elliott, Samuel Brockunier. White Water, Allen Wiley, Zachariah Connell.
Miami Dist. John Sale, P. Elder.
White Oak, Burroughs Westlake, I. T. Wells.
Cincinnati, James Quinn. Miami, Samuel West, Henry Matthews. Lawrenceburg, Benjamin Lawrence. Madison, John P. Kent. Oxford, Russell Bigelow.
Kentucky Dist. Alexander Cummins, P. Elder.
Guyandotte, Burwell Spurlock.
Big Sandy and Little Sandy, Hezekiah Holland. Fleming, Wm. Holman, John R. Taylor. Limestone, Walter Griffith.
Licking, Josiah Whitaker. Newport, Samuel Demint. Hinkstone, Absalom Hunt. Mount Sterling, Samuel Chenowith, Jos. Farrow.
Lexington, John Ray, Richard Corwine.
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JOURNALS OF THE EIGHTH OHIO ANNUAL CON- FERENCE HELD AT CINCINNATI COMMENCING AUGUST 7TH A. D. 1819
MEMBERS PRESENT
Jacob Young
John P. Kent
James B. Finley
Russel Bigelow
John Collins
Lemuel Lane
John Sale
John C. Brook
Moses Crume
John Somerville
Alex. Cummins
Thos. Carr
Charles Waddle
Wm. Westlake
Wm. Knox
Samuel Baker
John Solomon
John Brown
Samuel West
John Ray
Wm. Dixon
Truman Bishop
Walter Griffith
Francis Landrum
Jacob Hooper
Benjamine Lawrence
Michael Ellis
Samuel Brown
Wm. Cunningham
Cornelius Springer Thos. A. Morris
James Quinn
Samuel Hamilton
John Tevis
Curtis Godard
Samuel Chinowith
Burroughs Westlake
Absalom Hunt
Samuel Dement
Wm. Holman .
Jonathan Stamper
David Young*
Daniel D, Davison
Abbot Godard
Sadocia Bacon
Leroy Cole*
Wm. P. Finley
Benj. Lakin*
John Strange Henry McDaniel
"Those marked thus are absent.
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Robert W. Finley
Henry Baker
Wm. Swazey
Joseph Carper
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Saturday Morning Bishop McKendree and Bishop George both present, and after opening Conference by reading the Scriptures, singing and prayer, Bishop McKendree being much debilitated, desired Bishop George to attend to the business of Conference.
Cornelius Springer was appointed Secretary of the Conference.
The Conference appointed the times of sitting & ad- journment; the former at 8 oclock A. M. and the latter at 1 o'clock P. M.
John Sale, James Quinn, and Truman Bishop were appointed a committee, to regulate the Congregation, and to appoint persons to preach during the Setting of this Conference.
Wm. Dixon, Walter Griffith, and Russel Bigelow were appointed Stewards of the Conference.
The characters of Samuel Adams, James Smith, Sam- uel Brockunier, Edward Taylor, Dennis Godard, Charles Elliott, Thomas McClary, Henry Mathews, Zechariah Connell, Greenberry R. Jones, Leroy Swarmstedt, Arthur W. Elliott, Andrew McClain, Joseph Farrow, Burwell Spurlock, Hezekiah Holland, and Josiah Whiteker; pro- bationers were examined, and they are continued on trial; but Stephen Harbour was droped.
The case of James T. Wells laid over.
Robert C. Hatton was recommended to the conference but was rejected ; though a P. Elder is at liberty to em- ploy him, if he be needed; and his character stands the test of a proper examination.
Henry Knapp & John Kinny were also recommended, but for want of proper qualifications were not admitted at present, but an Elder is at liberty to employ them also.
John Monary, Isaac Hunter, James Gilruth, Abner Goff, Thomas R. Ruckle, Josiah Foster, Peter Warner, and James Murray, were admitted on trial, but Charles
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Presscott, John Leach, Abraham Lippett, Samuel Car- penter and James Kinney were rejected.
MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 9TH BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT.
Allen Wiley was admited into full connection. The characters of Ira Eddy, Peter Stephens, Calvin Ruter, Philip Green, John Stewart, John P. Taylor, and Richard Corvine, were examined, approved and they each admited into full connexion, and elected to the office of Deacon. But Thomas Lowry was droped.
The case of Job M. Baker, was lad over.
The case of James T. Wells which was lad over from Saturday, was reconsidered, and he continued on trial.
By motion of brother Waddle, the case of John Kinny was reconsidered, and he admited on trial.
Able Robertson was readmited into conference.
Henry S. Furnandis, and Andrew Cannier were ad- mitted on trial, but Anthony Banning was rejected. James Havens though recommended was not admited, but a P. Elder may employ him.
TUESDAY MORNING BISHOP GEORGE PRESIDENT
Alexander Cummins was dismissed from the book com- mittee, and Abbott Goddard was appointed in his place.
Cornelius Springer was dismissed from the Manu- script Committee, and C. Ruter was appointed in his stead.
The case of Job M. Baker, which was laid over from yesterday, was reconsidered, and he admited into full connection, and elected to the Offfice of Deacon.
Benjamin T. Crouch, Wm H. Raper, Moses Hincle, Thomas Hitt, Robert Delap, Isaac Collard, Horace Brown, David Dike, John P. Durbin, John R. Keach,
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Francis Wilson, and Nathaniel Harris, were admited on trial; but Henderson Crabb was rejected.
Daniel Anderson a Local Deacon, was elected to the office of Elder.
Cornelius Springer, Samuel Hamilton, William Cunning- ham, Boroughs Westlake, John Tevis, and Benjamin Lawrence, were each Elected to Elders Orders.
The cases of Samuel Chinoweth, and John P. Kent were laid over.
J. Young, John Collins, James B. Finley, Alexander Cummins, and Michael Ellis, were appointed committee to attend to the case of J. P. Kent.
A charge was prefered against William Hunt for im- moral conduct, he found guilty, and Expelled from the M. E. Church.
Lemuel Lane, though eligible to Elders orders, was not elected.
The characters of Ezra Boothe, Thomas A. Morris, Wil- liam Westlake, Thomas Carr, Samuel Baker, John C. Brook, William Holman, Samuel Dement and Joseph Carper, Deacons, were examined and approved.
Wednesday Morning: Bishop McKendree, Bishop Rob- erts and Bishop George, all present-Bishop George in the Chair.
John Everheart, formerly a Deacon in the Baltimore Conference, was admited as a member of this conference.
By motion of Brother Collins the case of Robert C. Hatton, was reconsidered, and he readmited into the Conference.
The case of Samuel Chinowith, which was laid over from yesterday was reconsidered, and his parchment, of which he was deprived last Conference, was restored.
The case of J. P. Kent which was also laid over from yesterday, was reconsidered-the committee re- ported in his favour, and he was elected to the office of an Elder.
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Thomas McClelland, Timothy Peters, Elias Morse, Al- fred Brunson, Wm. Barns, Abraham Rheam, Joseph Guthrie, Edward Kerns, Mardecai McClain, Jesse Sper- gen, Samuel Westerfield, James Benefield, Ambrose Jones, John Furrow, Johnathan Minshall, Alison G. Keys, Meshech Hyatt, John Dolton, Joseph, Carter, and John Craig; Local Preachers were each elected to the Office of Deacon: but Robert Montgomery, Samuel Lockwood, Thomas Manwaring, Edward Patterson, Mar- tin Gillispie, John Mullin, and Matthew, Wilson tho recommended were not elected.
The characters of James B. Finley, Jacob Hooper, James McMahon, Jacob Young, John Graham, Michael Ellis, John Somerville, John Collins, James Quinn, Tru- man Bishop, John Solomon, Wm. Swazey, Charles Wad- dle, Robert W. Finley ; Elders, were examined and ap- proved.
The character of Wm. Knox, was also examined and approved, his relation is changed from effective, to super- numerary.
THURSDAY MORNING, BISHOP GEORGE PRESID'D.
The conference determined that a Missionary be sent to the northern Indians, and that James Montgomery a Local Preacher be employed. Moved by James Quinn and seconded by J. Collins, that, that Mission, be under the direction of the Presiding Elder of the Leabanon Dist : and the Preachers of Mad River Circuit .-
John Strange, Moses Crume, and John Sale were ap- pointed a committee to wait on Brother Montgomery, to ascertain if he want (any) any assistance to enable him to carry into effect his Mission .; and also to open a sub- scription to raise supplies for that purpose.
The characters of Samuel West, John Strange, Walter Griffith, Alex. Cummins, Absalom Hunt Jonathan Stam-
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per, Daniel D. Davidson, Curtis Goddard, Samuel Brown, Francis Landrum, Shadrack Ruark, Henry Baker, Wm. P. Finley, Russel Bigelow, John Brown, John Ray, and Sadocia Bacon; Elders were examined and approved.
Moses Crume and John Sale were superanuated. Henry McDaniel's relation was changed from that of a superanuated, to a supernumerary.
The characters of Benjamin Lakin, Abbott Godard, and Leroy Cole, Superanuated Elders, were examined, approved, and continued in their relations.
Samuel Wilford, John Morris, John P. Finley, and Gabriel Woodfill, Local Deacons, were each elected to the office of Elders, but Wm. Gurley, John Waggoner, and Robert Groves, tho recommended, were not elected.
Adbeel Coleman a Local Elder was admited on trial.
FRIDAY MORNING B. GEORGE PRESIDENT.
The committee appointed yesterday to wait on Brother Montgomery, reported that he is ready and willing to enter on his mission, if he can be furnished with one hundred dollars immediately, which shall be deducted from his anual allowance, which is two hundred Dol- lars, and his travelling expences; but is understood that his accounts are to be subject to the investiga- tion of the committee appointed to take charge of the mission.
The committee for the indian mission is authorised to employ John Stewart, a man of colour to cooperate with Brother Montgomery on his mission, and they can fur- nish him with what assistance they think proper. James Montgomery a Local Deacon was elected to the office of Elder.
Wm. P. Quinn was admited on trial.
Truman Bishop, John P. Taylor, and James Quinn,
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were appointed a Committee, to take into consideration, the address, and constitution of the Missionary, and Bible Society of the M. E. Church in America.
James B. Finley, Jacob Young, Alex Cummins, James Quinn, John Collins, John Sale, Jonathan Stamper, Wm. Dixon, and Walter Griffith were elected Delegates to the General Conference.
The Trustees of the M. E. C. in Cincinnati petioned the Conference to Allow them the previlege of applying a certain sum of money, now in the hands of the Stewarts of the Society, which sum was raised by the sale of a part of the lot on which the Stone Meetinghouse stands; to sink their debt which was contracted, for building the parsonage, and Brick Meeting house; which petition was granted.
The delegates to the General Conference, are allowed to make collection to defray their Travelling expences.
The report of the Stewarts was confirmed as follows.
Public Collection at the Stone meetinghouse $86.00
Brick Ditto
32.6834
Surplus brought to conference 183.163/4
Book Concern 300.00
Chartered Fund
170.00
Aggregate Amt.
771.851/2
Appropriations
716.55
Do to the Bishops
50.00
To Bishop McKendree 6.121/2
To Bishop George
2.00
774.671/2
Deficiencies $2,119.1934 To meet this we have. . . 771.851/2 Exclusive of the Bishops Allowance.
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Preachers Names
Allow- ance of the Preach- ers
Deficien- cies of the Preach- ers
Monies brot to Confer- ence
Appro- priations
Remarks
James B. Finley.
200
Cornelius Springer
100
James McMahon.
200
.
. .
.
.
James Smith.
100
Wm. Knox.
191 50
08 50
06
1212
Wm. McClary.
95 75
04 25
John C. Brook.
100 00
Calvin Ruter
100 00
John Steward.
72 21
27
79
Daniel D. Davidson.
100
. .
.
Samuel Adams.
100
69 .
Sadocia Bacon ...
183
Peter G. Stephens.
100 .
io
Lemuel Lane
100 25
99
75
Ezra Booth.
100
. .
.
Dennis Goddard
100
Ira Eddy
94 32
5
68
Wm. Westlake
100 ..
Shadrack Ruark
171 ..
29
. .
John Graham.
100
Jacob Young.
187 55
12 45
Sameul Baker.
75
.
25
Thos. A. Morris
182 23
17 77
16
65
Charles Elliot.
93 13
6 87
Samuel Hamilton.
82 00
18|00
14
Edward Taylor
81|00
19 00
Curtis Godard.
100
:
·
Henry Baker
79 80
20 20
John Brown.
116 05
83 95
4 43
95
Philip Green.
77 . .
23 .
10
121/2
..
Joseph Carper
100 . .
John Collins.
200
Jaiob Hooper.
55|90
44 10
John Tevis.
100
Leroy Swarmsteadt.
100
Michael Ellis.
2001
John Solomon .
100
55
Wm. Swazey ..
200
12 9614
Robert W. Finley
200
Job. M. Baker
116
13
121/2
-nothing
Thos. Lowry
22
-appropriated
-Rode only 3 -months
Greenberry R. Jones.
50 180 6212
150
11 3712
10
. .
Andrew McClain ..
180
6212
11 3712
5770 94
697
6
166
1634
57
05
Moses Crume.
170 61
29 39
Wm. P. Finley
151 5614
48 4334
John Strange.
208
Saml. Brown.
100
T. Bishop .
100
Stephen Harber.
017
.
Francis Landrum
200
Wm. Dixon.
200!
. .
$
c
$
C
$
C
$
C
. .
2 25
John Somerville.
Charles Wadle
131
Thomas Carr
90
. .
. .
Worked 2 months.
. .
Appropriated
Wm. Cunningham
100 . .
. .
40
Jonathan Stamper.
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Preachers Names
Allow- ance of the Preach- ers
Deficien- cies of the Preach- ers
Monies brot to Confer- ence
Appro- priations
Remarks
Wm. Hunt.
$
c
$
c
$
c
$
C
Arthur W. Elliot.
200
. .
.
Samuel Brockunier
100
Allen Wilie.
143 7812
56|211/2
Zech Connel .
48 22
51|78
Appropriated
John Sale .
186 50
13 50
Burris Westlake.
192 95
7 05
J. T. Wells.
96 4712
3 5212
James Quinn
200
Saml West.
200
..
Henry Mathews
100 ..
Benj. Laurence.
200
John P. Kent.
92 00
08 00
10|00
A. Cummins
Burwell Spurlock.
Hez: Holland.
Wm. Holman.
174 6212
25 3712
John P. Taylor
85 50
14 50
5.00
J. Whitiker
100
Saml. Dement
114 53
85
47
11
47
Absa. Hunt.
200
28
Joseph Farrow.
86
14
John Ray .
200
Richd. Carwine
100
.
2
.
Leroy Cole.
000 00
A. Goddard.
200100
126 00
D. Young.
200 00
126 00
H. McDaniel
200 00
126 00
B. Laking.
200|00
126 00
Mary Lotspeach.
100|00
63|00
Bp. McKendree
20 00
Bp. George
..
20 00
Bp. Roberts.
·
·
3 25
Brot over
1422 1314
17 00
659 50
697 06
166
163/4
57|05
2119/1934
183 1634
756155
.
.
.
.
.
.
W. Griffith .
200 00
R. Bigelow
216 00
..
226 8134
145 11
54 89
020|00
80 00
43|00
Saml. Chinowith
172
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SATURDAY MORNING BISHOP ROBERTS PRES.
The committee appointed to examine the Constitu- tion and address of the Missionary and Bible Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church made their report which was confirmed by the Conference, and Truman Bishop was elected vice president of said society for the benefit of our Conference.
30 00
paid to J. Quinn
.
14 78
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Ordered by the conference that our auxiliary society be stationary at the town of Chillecothe
On motion of J. Young seconded by Jno. Sale, resolved that Bishop McKendree be allowed to select any member of this conf. whom he may Choose to travil with him the ensuing year.
It was moved by Jno. Sale and seconded by J Quinn that it be recommended by this Conf. to the General Conf. to restrict the number of Delegates to not more than one for every seven, nor less than one for every twelve, and that the Superintendents be requested to take measures to lay this resolution before each Annual Conf. which was determined in the negative-
Resolved that no Camp-meetings be appointed on the Circuits, only by the direction of the Quarterly meeting Conference & that they shall draft rules for the regula- tion of the same, and that the Presiding (Elder) of each Dist. have it inserted in the journals thereof.
Resolved that the last friday in April and the first fri- day in Augst. be set apart as days of fasting and prayr. and that our Gen. Superintendants be requested to make known this resolution to each conference. C. Springer Secty. ENOCH GEORGE.
What numbers are in Society ? (1818-19)
Ohio District.
Tuscarawas District.
Whites
Col.
Steubenville
137
Fairfield
949
7
West Wheeling
. 901
Knox
1,160
2
Cross Creek
692
15
Chyahawga
309
Beaver
457
1
Grand River
344
Mahoning
617
Huron
290
Erie
579
Tuscarawas
563
Chetauque
727
Mansfield
815
4,110 16
4,430
9
Whites Col.
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Muskingum District
Miami District.
Whites Col.
Whites Col.
Burlington 206
1 White Oak 1,000
Zanesville
582
7 Cincinnati
579
29
Marietta
516
Miami
885
Lawrenceburg 567
4
Letart Falls
344
Little Kanawha ..
358
Duck Creek
578
Barnesville
880
9
4,467 39
3,980
18
Kentucky District. Guyandotte 462 Big and Little
22
Scioto District.
Hockhocking 156
Sandy 391
Columbus
912
12
Fleming
716
53
Pickaway
974
8
Limestone
633
87
Deer Creek
1,588
51
Licking
522
Scioto
1,113
20
Newport
343
10
Salt Creek
524
4
Hinkstone
862
121
Brush Creek 925
1
Mount Sterling ...
514
78
Lexington
803
206
6,192
96
5,246 577
Lebanon District.
Paint Creek 910
Total membership.
Whites Colored
Total
Union
953
6
34,826
770
35,056
Milford 770
3
Strait Creek 465
Greenville
154
Piqua
678
White Water
801
6
5,861 15
Where are the preachers stationed this year? (1819) Ohio Dist. William Swayze, P. Elder.
West Wheeling, Jacob Young, Thomas R. Ruckle. Cross Creek, John C. Brook, James Smith. Steubenville, Cornelius Springer.
Beaver, William Cunningham, James C. Hunter.
Athens
516
1 Madison
732
Oxford
704
6
Mad River
1,130
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Mahonan, James M'Mahon. Erie, Philip Green. Lake, Robert C. Hatton. Chetauque, John Summerville.
Muskingum Dist. Jonathan Stamper, P. Elder.
Barnesville, Joseph Carper, Samuel Adams.
Zanesville, Thomas A. Morris, Samuel Brockunier. Duck Creek, Charles Elliot, James Gilbueth. Little Kanawha, Abel Robinson.
Marietta, Jacob Hooper, James T. Wells. Athens, Curtus Goddard.
Letart Falls, John P. Kent. Burlington, Peter Warner.
Lancaster Dist. Charles Waddle, P. Elder.
Fairfield, Abner Gough, Henry Matthews.
Grenville, Shadrach Ruark, Edward Taylor. Knox, Thomas Carr, John Solomon. Mansfield, Josiah Foster, Thomas M'Clary. Tuscarawas, John Graham, Wm. Knox, sup. Cuyahoga, Ezra Booth, James Manory.
Grand River, Ira Eddy.
Huron, Dennis Goddard.
Scioto Dist. John Collins, P. Elder.
Columbus, John Tevis, Peter Stevens.
Pickaway, Daniel Davidson, Michael Ellis. Salt Creek, William Westlake. Hockhocking, Andrew Kanier. Deer Creek, John Brown. Chillicothe, Adbel Coleman. Scioto, Greenbury R. Jones, Moses Hinkle. Brush Creek, Leroy Swormstedt.
Lebanon Dist. James B. Finley, P. Elder.
Paint Creek, Andrew M'Clain. Mad River, Russel Bigelow, Robert W. Finley. Piqua, John P. Taylor, Thomas Hitt. Union, John Strange, William M. P. Quinn. Millford, Burroughs Westlake, Horace Brown.
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White Oak, Francis Landrum. Strait Creek, William P. Finley. Loudoun, Sadosa Bacon.
Miami Dist. Walter Griffith, P. Elder.
Cincinnati, James Quinn, Truman Bishop.
Miami, William Dixon, Robert Delap.
Oxford, Allen Wiley, Benjamin T. Crouch.
Greenville, John P. Durbin.
White Water, Arthur Elliot, Samuel Brown.
Lawrenceburg, Benjamin Lawrence, Henry Fernandees.
Madison, Henry Baker, William H. Raper.
Hamilton and Rossville, Samuel West.
Kentucky Dist. Alexander Cummins, P. Elder.
Newport, Samuel Baker.
Licking, Josiah Whitaker.
Lexington, Nathaniel Harris.
Mount Sterling, Samuel Chenowith, Hezekiah Holland. Hinkston, Wm. Hollman, John R. Keach.
Limestone, Absalom Hunt, Isaac Collard.
Fleming, Sam'l Demint, Zach. Connell.
Little Sandy, Joseph Farrow.
Guyandotte, Burwell Spurlock.
Georgetown, Henry M'Daniel, to change with N. Harris. Lexington circuit, John Ray, David Dyke.
John's Creek, John Kinney.
Big Kanawha, Francis Wilson.
Martin Ruter, book agent at Cincinnati.
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JOURNALS OF THE NINTH OHIO ANNUAL CON- FERENCE, HELD AT CHILLECOTHE COMMENCED AUGUST THE 8TH 1820
MEMBERS PRESENT
Jacob Young
David Young*
James B. Finley
Martin Rutter
John Collins
John P. Taylor
John Sale
Shad Ruark
Moses Crume
Jonathan Stamper
A. Cummins
Dan'l D. Davison
Charles Waddle
Sadoca Bacon
Wm Knox
William P. Finley*
Robert W. Finley
John Strange
John Solomon
John P. Kent
Wm Swazey
Russell Biglow
Saml West
John C. Brook
William Dixon
John Somerville*
Walter Griffith
Thomas Carr*
Jacob Hooper
William Westlake Saml Baker
Michael Ellis
William Cunningham
Henry Baker
James Quinn
John Brown
Curtis Goddard
Joseph Carper
Boroughs Westlake
John Ray*
Saml Dement*
Truman Bishop
John Graham
Francis Landrum
Thomas A. Morris
Benjn Lawrence
John Tevis
Saml Brown
Saml Chenoweth
Cornelius Springer
Absolom Hunt*
Abbott Goddard
William Hollman*
Leroy Cole*
Those marked thus * were absent
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Benjn Lakin* Henry McDaniel* Ezra Booth Able Robinson
Philip Green
James McMehan Allen Wiley
Bishop Roberts President
C. Springer was appointed Secty.
The Conference appointed the times of its sittings and adjournments; the former at 8 OClock A. M. and the latter at 1 P. M.
The rules which regulated the western Anual Confer- ence in its sittings, as recorded on pages 78 & 79 of these journals, were adopted by this Conference for its own regulation.
The Characters of Isaac C. Hunter, Abner Goff, James Gilruth, Thomas R. Ruckle, Josiah Foster, Peter Warner, James Murray, John Kinney, Andrew Canier, Benjn Crouch, Moses Hinkle, Thomas Hitt William H. Raper, Robert Delap, Isaac Collard Horace Brown, David Dike, John R. Ketch John P. Durbin, Francis Wilson, & Nathaniel Harris, probationers were examined approved, and they continued on trial,
The cases of Henry S. Fernandes, and A. Coleman were laid over
John Mcnary and W.M. P. Quinn probationers were discontinued.
The conference directed that a committee of five be appointed by the President to examine the Graduates, and it was accordingly appointed
John P. Taylor, Russell Biglow, and Thomas A Mor- ris were appointed stewards, to the conference -
WEDNESDAY MORNING AUGT 9 BISHOP ROBERTS IN THE CHAIR.
The characters of Samuel Adams, Edward Taylor, Charles Elliott, Thomas McCleary, LeRoy Swormstedt,
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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE
Andrew McClain, James T. Wells, Saml Brockunier, James Smith, and Dennis Goddard, probationers were examined, approved, and they each elected to the office of Deacon
Henry Mathews a probationer was discontinued at his own request
Greenberry R. Jones and Arthur W. Elliott were admitted into connection and each elected to the office of Elder.
Burwell Spurlock was admited into connection.
The case of W. M. P. Quinn was reconsidered and he continued on trial
Thursday Morning Bishop Roberts Presidt.
The characters of Ira Eddy, Philip Green and John P. Taylor were examined and approved.
The characters of Ezra Booth, William Westlake, Thomas Carr, Samuel Baker, John C. Brook, Joseph Car- per and Samuel Chenowith were examined approved and each elected to the office of Elder
Thomas A. Morris was elected to the office of Elder and his relation changed to that of Supernumerary.
The case of Henry S. Fernandis was also taken up and by his own request he was discontinued from a state of trial.
Jacob Young, James B. Finley, and A. Cummins were appointed a committee to attend to the case of Peter Stephens.
Jacob Delay tho' recommend was not received on trial yet a P. Elder may employ him
Archibald McElroy John Waterman and William Page were readmited into the Connection
Alfred Brunson was admited on trial.
The Conference made a draft on the Charter fund and Book Concern for their dividend of the profits arising from each; the former 100 $ and the latter 300 dollars
The case of William Stephens was laid over -
188 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO
FRIDAY MORNING AUGT 11 BISHOP ROBERTS IN THE CHAIR
The case of William Stephens which was laid over was taken and tho' recommended was not readmitted into connection yet a P. Elder may employ him-
William Crawford, Henry Knap, Charles Thorn, James Collard, Zerah Casten, James Jones, Daniel Limrick, Charles Truscott, Nathan Walker, William J. Kent, and William Simmons, were admitted on trial
Abraham Lippitt was readmited into connection
Orin Gilmore, John Ulm, James Havens, & Saml Elvin tho' recommended were not admited on trial,
SATURDAY MORNING BISHOP ROBERTS IN THE CHAIR
Eli Arnold, William Crawford, Abraham Daniel, James Comstock, Robert Burns, John Inskip, William Wil- liams, Thomas Odle, Christian Fall, Morgan McMahan, Lawtin Richmond and James Frances, Local preachers were each elected to the office of Deacons; but George Gardner, John Sefton, and Benjm Fuller tho' recom- mended were not elected,
Daniel Plummer and Nathan Smith Local Deacons were each elected the office of Elder,
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