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1814
Conference at Hagerstown, Md., May 24.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Abraham Meyer, John Baer, David Snyder, George Geeting, Thomas Winter, Frederick
Schaeffer, Christian Crum, Jacob Dehof, Henry G. Spayth, Joseph Hoffman, Christopher Grosh, Valentine Baulus, Herman
Ow, John Neidig, John Snyder, Jacob Baulus, Isaac Niswander, Christian Smith, Christian Berger, Michael Thomas—21.
Licensed to preach: John Rathfang, Joseph Fry, George Kolb, John Geisinger, Henry Kumler, Jacob Wenger.
Authorized to administer the ordinances: Herman Ow, John Snyder, Henry G. Spayth.
Christian Newcomer elected bishop for three years.
Christian Hershey elected presiding elder for two years "over the district in his part of the country."
A letter from Otterbein's congregation expressing the wish to connect itself with the United Brethren and thus to be
supplied with preachers in future.
The first Thursday in August designated as a day of fasting and prayer.
Itinerants: John Snyder, Hagerstown circuit; Henry G. Spayth, Rockingham circuit.
1815
Conference at Henry Kumler's, Franklin Co., Pa., May 9.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Present: Christian Newcomer, David Snyder, Isaac Niswander, Valentine Baulus, Henry Kumler, Jacob Baulus, Christian
Berger, Jonas Witmer, John Neidig, John Baer, Jacob Dehof, Henry G. Spayth, Michael Baer, Henry J. Fry, Joseph Hoffman,
Abraham Meyer, John Crider, John Snyder, George Geeting, Henry Hiestand, Jacob Wenger, Jacob Winter—22.
Licensed to preach: Peter Swartz, Valentine Hiskey, Jonas Witmer.
Licensed to exhort: Daniel Pfeifer, Jacob Flickinger, George Brown, Samuel Huber, Samuel Brandt.
A camp meeting,—the first by the United Brethren,—ordered at Rocky Springs, Franklin Co., Pa., August 11.
1816
Conference at the house of David Long, Cumberland Co., Pa., May 7,
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Licensed to preach: Jacob Flickinger, Samuel Huber, William Brown.
Ordained: Henry Kumler, George Geeting, George Hoffman, Peter Swartz.
Presiding elders (for two years): A. Meyer, J. Hoffman, J. Baulus.
Camp meeting ordered at Middlekoff's, four miles from Hagerstown, Md., August 8.
Present: Christian Newcomer, John Neidig, David Snyder, George Geeting, Abraham Hershey, Peter Swartz, Abraham
Meyer, Christian Smith, Henry Kumler, Jacob Dehof, Herman Ow, Jacob Baulus, John Snyder, Joseph Hoffman, Michael Baer,
David Long, George Hoffman—17.
1817
Conference at Guething's meeting house, Md., May 15.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus and John Hildt, secretaries.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Christian Hershey, John Snyder, John Crider, Michael Thomas, Jacob Winter, John Baer,
Christian Berger, William Brown, Abraham Meyer, Jacob Baulus, Valentine Baulus, Jacob Dehof, George Geeting, Conrad
Roth, Henry Kumler, John Hildt, David Fleck, John Neidig, Joseph Hoffman, Henry G. Spayth, Samuel Huber, Isaac
Niswander, Jacob Wenger, Jacob Flickinger, George Brown—26.
Licensed to preach: J. Hildt, Jacob Brazer, William Brown, D. Flick.
Ordained: J. Crider, V. Baulus.
Camp meeting fixed for August 14 at Middlekoff's, Md.
Presiding elders: J. Snyder, H. Kumler.
Presiding elders directed to keep an account of the moneys collected by the traveling preachers, and what was paid out to
them in settlement, report to conference, and see that the settlement is recorded in the minutes.
1818
Conference at the house of Christian Hershey, Lancaster, Co.. Pa., May 5.
C. Newcomer, bishop.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Joseph Hoffman, (Valentine Baulus, Samuel Huber, Jacob Lehman, Joseph Jordan, John
Snyder. David Fleck, J. Zentmeyer, A. Zeller, Abraham Meyer, William Brown, Michael Baer, Christian Hershey, John
Geisinger, George Brown, George Kolb, Daniel Pfeifer, Christopher Grosh, Henry Kumler, Jacob Wenger, Henry G. Spayth,
Daniel Gingerich, Abraham Hershey, Conrad Roth, Christian Smith—26.
Licensed to exhort: Abraham Horner, John Russell, Conrad Weist.
Licensed to preach: Daniel Pfeifer.
Camp meeting fixed for Middlekoff's for August.
Letter from Baltimore stirred up interest in raising funds for frontier preachers.
Chapter XXVI 114 A Digest of Conference Minutes: 1800-1921
Conference at Hagerstown, Md., May 24.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Abraham Meyer, John Baer, David Snyder, George Geeting, Thomas Winter, Frederick
Schaeffer, Christian Crum, Jacob Dehof, Henry G. Spayth, Joseph Hoffman, Christopher Grosh, Valentine Baulus, Herman
Ow, John Neidig, John Snyder, Jacob Baulus, Isaac Niswander, Christian Smith, Christian Berger, Michael Thomas—21.
Licensed to preach: John Rathfang, Joseph Fry, George Kolb, John Geisinger, Henry Kumler, Jacob Wenger.
Authorized to administer the ordinances: Herman Ow, John Snyder, Henry G. Spayth.
Christian Newcomer elected bishop for three years.
Christian Hershey elected presiding elder for two years "over the district in his part of the country."
A letter from Otterbein's congregation expressing the wish to connect itself with the United Brethren and thus to be
supplied with preachers in future.
The first Thursday in August designated as a day of fasting and prayer.
Itinerants: John Snyder, Hagerstown circuit; Henry G. Spayth, Rockingham circuit.
1815
Conference at Henry Kumler's, Franklin Co., Pa., May 9.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Present: Christian Newcomer, David Snyder, Isaac Niswander, Valentine Baulus, Henry Kumler, Jacob Baulus, Christian
Berger, Jonas Witmer, John Neidig, John Baer, Jacob Dehof, Henry G. Spayth, Michael Baer, Henry J. Fry, Joseph Hoffman,
Abraham Meyer, John Crider, John Snyder, George Geeting, Henry Hiestand, Jacob Wenger, Jacob Winter—22.
Licensed to preach: Peter Swartz, Valentine Hiskey, Jonas Witmer.
Licensed to exhort: Daniel Pfeifer, Jacob Flickinger, George Brown, Samuel Huber, Samuel Brandt.
A camp meeting,—the first by the United Brethren,—ordered at Rocky Springs, Franklin Co., Pa., August 11.
1816
Conference at the house of David Long, Cumberland Co., Pa., May 7,
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus, secretary.
Licensed to preach: Jacob Flickinger, Samuel Huber, William Brown.
Ordained: Henry Kumler, George Geeting, George Hoffman, Peter Swartz.
Presiding elders (for two years): A. Meyer, J. Hoffman, J. Baulus.
Camp meeting ordered at Middlekoff's, four miles from Hagerstown, Md., August 8.
Present: Christian Newcomer, John Neidig, David Snyder, George Geeting, Abraham Hershey, Peter Swartz, Abraham
Meyer, Christian Smith, Henry Kumler, Jacob Dehof, Herman Ow, Jacob Baulus, John Snyder, Joseph Hoffman, Michael Baer,
David Long, George Hoffman—17.
1817
Conference at Guething's meeting house, Md., May 15.
C. Newcomer, bishop; J. Baulus and John Hildt, secretaries.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Christian Hershey, John Snyder, John Crider, Michael Thomas, Jacob Winter, John Baer,
Christian Berger, William Brown, Abraham Meyer, Jacob Baulus, Valentine Baulus, Jacob Dehof, George Geeting, Conrad
Roth, Henry Kumler, John Hildt, David Fleck, John Neidig, Joseph Hoffman, Henry G. Spayth, Samuel Huber, Isaac
Niswander, Jacob Wenger, Jacob Flickinger, George Brown—26.
Licensed to preach: J. Hildt, Jacob Brazer, William Brown, D. Flick.
Ordained: J. Crider, V. Baulus.
Camp meeting fixed for August 14 at Middlekoff's, Md.
Presiding elders: J. Snyder, H. Kumler.
Presiding elders directed to keep an account of the moneys collected by the traveling preachers, and what was paid out to
them in settlement, report to conference, and see that the settlement is recorded in the minutes.
1818
Conference at the house of Christian Hershey, Lancaster, Co.. Pa., May 5.
C. Newcomer, bishop.
Present: Christian Newcomer, Joseph Hoffman, (Valentine Baulus, Samuel Huber, Jacob Lehman, Joseph Jordan, John
Snyder. David Fleck, J. Zentmeyer, A. Zeller, Abraham Meyer, William Brown, Michael Baer, Christian Hershey, John
Geisinger, George Brown, George Kolb, Daniel Pfeifer, Christopher Grosh, Henry Kumler, Jacob Wenger, Henry G. Spayth,
Daniel Gingerich, Abraham Hershey, Conrad Roth, Christian Smith—26.
Licensed to exhort: Abraham Horner, John Russell, Conrad Weist.
Licensed to preach: Daniel Pfeifer.
Camp meeting fixed for Middlekoff's for August.
Letter from Baltimore stirred up interest in raising funds for frontier preachers.
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