Circuit-rider days along the Ohio; being the journals of the Ohio Conference from its organization in 1812 to 1826, Part 12

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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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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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


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.


172


Robert W. Finley


Henry Baker


Wm. Swazey


Joseph Carper


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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


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


174 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


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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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


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-


177


JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


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


. .


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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JOURNAL OF THE OHIO CONFERENCE


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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186 CIRCUIT-RIDER DAYS ALONG THE OHIO


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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