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CHAPTER XXVI
A DIGEST OF THE CONFERENCE MINUTES
The Virginia Conference, by a decision arrived at in 1900, is the mother conference of the
United Brethren Church. This abstract of the minutes therefore begins with the session of 1789.
Only the more important facts in the proceedings are here given. This is particularly the case since
the minutes began to appear in printed form. The reports of the last twenty years make pamphlets
of forty to seventy pages. To the published minutes the reader is referred for the conference
membership and the names of the lay delegates. The orthography of proper names is not uniform
in the various reports. Since the compiler could not always tell which form should be given the
preference, he has sometimes followed the variations found in the minutes.
1789
Conference at the home of William Otterbein, Baltimore, Md.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, George A. Guething, Christian Newcomer, Henry Weidner, Adam Lehman,
John Ernst—7.
Absent: Benedict Swope, Henry Baker, Frederick Schaeffer. Martin Kreider, Simon Herre, Christopher Grosh, Abraham
Draksel—7.
1791
Conference at the house of John Spangler, Paradise Twp, York County, Pa.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, George A. Guething. Christian Newcomer, Adam Lehman, John Ernst, J. G.
Pfrimmer, John Neidig, Benedict Saunders—9.
Absent: Henry Weidner, Martin Kreider, Christopher Grosh, Christian Crum, D. Strickler, Felix Light, John Mautz, Henry
Baker, F. Schaeffer, Abraham Draksel, G. Fortenbach, J. Hershey, Simon Herre, Benedict Swope—14.
1800
Conference at the house of Peter Kemp, near Frederick, Md., September 25.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, G. A. Guething, John G. Pfrimmer, Christian Newcomer, Christian Crum, Henry
Crum, John Hershey, J. Geisinger, Henry Boehm, Jacob Baulus, D. Aurand, Adam Lehman, Abraham Draksel—14.
Absent: John Neidig, Frederick Schaeffer, Abraham Meyer, David Snyder, A. Hershey, John Ernst, Simon Herre, John
Senseny, I. Niswander, Martin Kreider, Christopher Grosh, G. Fortenbaugh, Adam Reigel, Christian Hershey, M. Thomas,
Daniel Stickler, Abraham Heistand—17.
Ten great meetings held during the conference year following.
Otterbein and Boehm elected bishops.
1801
Conference again at Kemp's September 23.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, Christian Newcomer, Daniel Strickler, George A. Guething, Peter Senseny,
John Neidig, David Long, Abraham Meyer, Frederick Schaeffer, John Hershey, Thomas Winter, L. Duckwald, David Snyder,
Christian Crum, Matthias Kessler, Peter Kemp, Abraham Hershey, Jacob Geisinger, Michael Thomas—20.
Itinerants: C. Newcomer, A. Hershey, F. Schaeffer, P. Kemp, D. Snyder, D. Strickler, D. Long, M. Thomas, A. Meyer, J.
Neidig.
Resolved that each preacher who could not attend the annual conference should give due notice of that fact.
Otterbein preached on the third and last day from Jude 20-25, on the responsibilities of the ministerial office.
1802
Conference at the house of John Cronise, near Kemp's, October 6.
Bishops: W. Otterbein, M. Boehm.
New members: William Ambrose of Sleepy Creek, Va.
Ludwig Duckwald and John Neidig authorized to "administer all the ordinances of the house of God, according to the
Scriptures."
By a vote of nine to three decided not to keep a register of the members of the church.
"Resolved, that in case one of our superintendents, W. Otterbein or M. Boehm, should die, another minister shall be
elected to fill the place. This is the will of those two brethren, and the unanimous wish of all the preachers present."
Otterbein preached the conference sermon the second day.
Adjournment third day.
During May, June, August, September, October, 19 great meetings.
Chapter XXVI 111 A Digest of Conference Minutes: 1800-1921
A DIGEST OF THE CONFERENCE MINUTES
The Virginia Conference, by a decision arrived at in 1900, is the mother conference of the
United Brethren Church. This abstract of the minutes therefore begins with the session of 1789.
Only the more important facts in the proceedings are here given. This is particularly the case since
the minutes began to appear in printed form. The reports of the last twenty years make pamphlets
of forty to seventy pages. To the published minutes the reader is referred for the conference
membership and the names of the lay delegates. The orthography of proper names is not uniform
in the various reports. Since the compiler could not always tell which form should be given the
preference, he has sometimes followed the variations found in the minutes.
1789
Conference at the home of William Otterbein, Baltimore, Md.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, George A. Guething, Christian Newcomer, Henry Weidner, Adam Lehman,
John Ernst—7.
Absent: Benedict Swope, Henry Baker, Frederick Schaeffer. Martin Kreider, Simon Herre, Christopher Grosh, Abraham
Draksel—7.
1791
Conference at the house of John Spangler, Paradise Twp, York County, Pa.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, George A. Guething. Christian Newcomer, Adam Lehman, John Ernst, J. G.
Pfrimmer, John Neidig, Benedict Saunders—9.
Absent: Henry Weidner, Martin Kreider, Christopher Grosh, Christian Crum, D. Strickler, Felix Light, John Mautz, Henry
Baker, F. Schaeffer, Abraham Draksel, G. Fortenbach, J. Hershey, Simon Herre, Benedict Swope—14.
1800
Conference at the house of Peter Kemp, near Frederick, Md., September 25.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, G. A. Guething, John G. Pfrimmer, Christian Newcomer, Christian Crum, Henry
Crum, John Hershey, J. Geisinger, Henry Boehm, Jacob Baulus, D. Aurand, Adam Lehman, Abraham Draksel—14.
Absent: John Neidig, Frederick Schaeffer, Abraham Meyer, David Snyder, A. Hershey, John Ernst, Simon Herre, John
Senseny, I. Niswander, Martin Kreider, Christopher Grosh, G. Fortenbaugh, Adam Reigel, Christian Hershey, M. Thomas,
Daniel Stickler, Abraham Heistand—17.
Ten great meetings held during the conference year following.
Otterbein and Boehm elected bishops.
1801
Conference again at Kemp's September 23.
Present: William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, Christian Newcomer, Daniel Strickler, George A. Guething, Peter Senseny,
John Neidig, David Long, Abraham Meyer, Frederick Schaeffer, John Hershey, Thomas Winter, L. Duckwald, David Snyder,
Christian Crum, Matthias Kessler, Peter Kemp, Abraham Hershey, Jacob Geisinger, Michael Thomas—20.
Itinerants: C. Newcomer, A. Hershey, F. Schaeffer, P. Kemp, D. Snyder, D. Strickler, D. Long, M. Thomas, A. Meyer, J.
Neidig.
Resolved that each preacher who could not attend the annual conference should give due notice of that fact.
Otterbein preached on the third and last day from Jude 20-25, on the responsibilities of the ministerial office.
1802
Conference at the house of John Cronise, near Kemp's, October 6.
Bishops: W. Otterbein, M. Boehm.
New members: William Ambrose of Sleepy Creek, Va.
Ludwig Duckwald and John Neidig authorized to "administer all the ordinances of the house of God, according to the
Scriptures."
By a vote of nine to three decided not to keep a register of the members of the church.
"Resolved, that in case one of our superintendents, W. Otterbein or M. Boehm, should die, another minister shall be
elected to fill the place. This is the will of those two brethren, and the unanimous wish of all the preachers present."
Otterbein preached the conference sermon the second day.
Adjournment third day.
During May, June, August, September, October, 19 great meetings.
Chapter XXVI 111 A Digest of Conference Minutes: 1800-1921
