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Benjamin Stickley, Emanuel Witter, J. J. Glossbrenner, Jacob Markwood, James E. Bowersox, John Pope, William Knott,
George Hoffman, Charles W. Zahn, John W. Fulkerson—24.
Absent: David S. Spessard, John Haney, William Lutz, Jonathan Tobey, Frederick Hisey, Andrew J. Coffman, John
Clopper, Samuel Zehrung, David Engle—9.
Admitted: John Gibbons, J. W. Miles, John G. Steward. David Ferrell, Joseph Funkhouser.
Restored to good standing: F. Eckard.
Died: G. Patterson.
A Rook Concern for the Church at the present time was decidedly opposed.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, J. B. Houck.
Appointments: Frederick, D. S. Spessard; Hagerstown, J. Bachtel, J. Richards; Winchester, J. Ruebush; Woodstock, W.
R. Coursey; Staunton, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. Gibbons; Rockbridge, J. E. Bowersox; Pendleton mission, B. Stickley; South
Branch, J. W. Fulkerson, J. W. Miles.
1845
Conference at Jerusalem church, Middletown Valley, Md., February 3.
Jacob Erb, Henry Kumler, bishops; James E. Bowersox, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, Charles W. Zahn, D. Funkhouser, John Gibbons, John Haney, Jacob Markwood, William R.
Coursey, J. W. Miles, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Bachtel, John Richards,. Joseph S. Grim, Samuel Zehrung, Jacob B. Houck,
Adam I. Bovey, Emanuel Witter, Jacob C. Spitler, John Clopper, William Knott, David S. Spessard, John W. Fulkerson. Joseph
Funkhouser, Jacob J. Glossbrenner, John Ruebush, Benjamin Stickley, John G. Steward—26.
Absent: Franklin Eckard, Frederick Hisey, George Hoffman, Andrew J. Coffman, William Edwards, John Pope, Jacob
Baer, George A. Shuey, George B. Rimel, William Lutz—10.
Licensed to preach: Richard Nihiser.
Ordained: J. C. Spitler, E. Witter.
License demanded of F. Eckard because of disobedience and neglect of duty.
Next General Conference to be petitioned that the boundaries of this conference be not diminished.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, W. R. Coursey.
Appointments: Frederick, J. Ruebush, J. Gibbons; Hagerstown, J. Bachtel, R. Nihiser; Winchester, D. S. Spessard;
Woodstock, J. Richards; Staunton, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. W. Miles; Rockbridge, J. E. Bowersox; Franklin, B. Stickley; South
Branch, J. W. Fulkerson.
1846
Conference at Otterbein chapel, Mill Creek, Shenandoah Co., Va., February 6.
J. J. Glossbrenner, bishop; J. E. Bowersox, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, Jacob Markwood, John W. Fulkerson, William Edwards, Jacob C. Spitler, David S. Spessard,
Samuel Zehrung, Jacob B. Houck, Andrew J. Coffman, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, James W. Miles, William Lutz,
James E. Bowersox, Jacob Baer, Jacob Rhinehart, Benjamin Stickley, D. Funkhouser, George A. Shuey, George B. Rimel,
John Pope, Joseph Funkhouser, Jacob Bachtel, John Gibbons, George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey—26.
Absent: Adam I. Bovey, Jonathan Tobey, John Markwood, Richard Nihiser, John Clopper, David Engle, Emanuel Witter,
John G. Steward, John Haney, Charles W. Zahn, Joseph S. Grim, William Knott—13.
Received on transfer: Jacob Rhinehart (from Pennsylvania Conference), John Markwood (Scioto Conference).
Ordained: J. W. Fulkerson, A. J. Coffman, W. Lutz, J. E. Bowersox, J. Gibbons, J. W. Miles.
Names of C. W. Zahn, J. Richards dropped from roll, they having irregularly withdrawn under charges.
H. Burtner re-elected treasurer of the benevolent fund.
"Resolved, that this annual conference express by vote, its wish that the bishop itinerate through his district as much as
possible, and we will do all we can to support him according to Discipline allowance."
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Markwood.
Appointments: Frederick, G. R. Rimel; Hagerstown, J. E. Bowersox; Winchester, W. Edwards; Woodstock, J. Bachtel;
Staunton, J. Ruebush, R. Nihiser; Rockbridge, J. W. Miles; South Branch, J. Gibbons; Franklin, W. Knott; Lewis mission, B.
Stickley; Winchester mission, J. W. Fulkerson.
1847
Conference at Mount Hebron (Geeting meeting house), Md., February 18.
William Hanby, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, James E. Bowersox, George B. Rimel, Benjamin Stickley, Jacob Rhinehart, John Haney, John W.
Fulkerson, Jacob Markwood, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, John Clopper, Adam I, Bovey, William Knott, John G.
Steward, Joseph Funkhouser, William Edwards, Jacob Bachtel, Jacob Baer, Joseph S. Grim, Jonathan Tobey, James W.
Miles, David S. Spessard, Emanuel Witter—23.
Absent: George A. Shuey, Jacob B. Houck, Andrew J. Coffman, Frederick Hisey, George Hoffman, D. Funkhouser, John
Markwood, John Pope, Jacob C. Spitler, William Lutz, Samuel Zehrung, David Engle—12.
David Edwards, editor of the Telescope, present.
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George Hoffman, Charles W. Zahn, John W. Fulkerson—24.
Absent: David S. Spessard, John Haney, William Lutz, Jonathan Tobey, Frederick Hisey, Andrew J. Coffman, John
Clopper, Samuel Zehrung, David Engle—9.
Admitted: John Gibbons, J. W. Miles, John G. Steward. David Ferrell, Joseph Funkhouser.
Restored to good standing: F. Eckard.
Died: G. Patterson.
A Rook Concern for the Church at the present time was decidedly opposed.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, J. B. Houck.
Appointments: Frederick, D. S. Spessard; Hagerstown, J. Bachtel, J. Richards; Winchester, J. Ruebush; Woodstock, W.
R. Coursey; Staunton, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. Gibbons; Rockbridge, J. E. Bowersox; Pendleton mission, B. Stickley; South
Branch, J. W. Fulkerson, J. W. Miles.
1845
Conference at Jerusalem church, Middletown Valley, Md., February 3.
Jacob Erb, Henry Kumler, bishops; James E. Bowersox, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, Charles W. Zahn, D. Funkhouser, John Gibbons, John Haney, Jacob Markwood, William R.
Coursey, J. W. Miles, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Bachtel, John Richards,. Joseph S. Grim, Samuel Zehrung, Jacob B. Houck,
Adam I. Bovey, Emanuel Witter, Jacob C. Spitler, John Clopper, William Knott, David S. Spessard, John W. Fulkerson. Joseph
Funkhouser, Jacob J. Glossbrenner, John Ruebush, Benjamin Stickley, John G. Steward—26.
Absent: Franklin Eckard, Frederick Hisey, George Hoffman, Andrew J. Coffman, William Edwards, John Pope, Jacob
Baer, George A. Shuey, George B. Rimel, William Lutz—10.
Licensed to preach: Richard Nihiser.
Ordained: J. C. Spitler, E. Witter.
License demanded of F. Eckard because of disobedience and neglect of duty.
Next General Conference to be petitioned that the boundaries of this conference be not diminished.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, W. R. Coursey.
Appointments: Frederick, J. Ruebush, J. Gibbons; Hagerstown, J. Bachtel, R. Nihiser; Winchester, D. S. Spessard;
Woodstock, J. Richards; Staunton, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. W. Miles; Rockbridge, J. E. Bowersox; Franklin, B. Stickley; South
Branch, J. W. Fulkerson.
1846
Conference at Otterbein chapel, Mill Creek, Shenandoah Co., Va., February 6.
J. J. Glossbrenner, bishop; J. E. Bowersox, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, Jacob Markwood, John W. Fulkerson, William Edwards, Jacob C. Spitler, David S. Spessard,
Samuel Zehrung, Jacob B. Houck, Andrew J. Coffman, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, James W. Miles, William Lutz,
James E. Bowersox, Jacob Baer, Jacob Rhinehart, Benjamin Stickley, D. Funkhouser, George A. Shuey, George B. Rimel,
John Pope, Joseph Funkhouser, Jacob Bachtel, John Gibbons, George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey—26.
Absent: Adam I. Bovey, Jonathan Tobey, John Markwood, Richard Nihiser, John Clopper, David Engle, Emanuel Witter,
John G. Steward, John Haney, Charles W. Zahn, Joseph S. Grim, William Knott—13.
Received on transfer: Jacob Rhinehart (from Pennsylvania Conference), John Markwood (Scioto Conference).
Ordained: J. W. Fulkerson, A. J. Coffman, W. Lutz, J. E. Bowersox, J. Gibbons, J. W. Miles.
Names of C. W. Zahn, J. Richards dropped from roll, they having irregularly withdrawn under charges.
H. Burtner re-elected treasurer of the benevolent fund.
"Resolved, that this annual conference express by vote, its wish that the bishop itinerate through his district as much as
possible, and we will do all we can to support him according to Discipline allowance."
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Markwood.
Appointments: Frederick, G. R. Rimel; Hagerstown, J. E. Bowersox; Winchester, W. Edwards; Woodstock, J. Bachtel;
Staunton, J. Ruebush, R. Nihiser; Rockbridge, J. W. Miles; South Branch, J. Gibbons; Franklin, W. Knott; Lewis mission, B.
Stickley; Winchester mission, J. W. Fulkerson.
1847
Conference at Mount Hebron (Geeting meeting house), Md., February 18.
William Hanby, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, James E. Bowersox, George B. Rimel, Benjamin Stickley, Jacob Rhinehart, John Haney, John W.
Fulkerson, Jacob Markwood, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, John Clopper, Adam I, Bovey, William Knott, John G.
Steward, Joseph Funkhouser, William Edwards, Jacob Bachtel, Jacob Baer, Joseph S. Grim, Jonathan Tobey, James W.
Miles, David S. Spessard, Emanuel Witter—23.
Absent: George A. Shuey, Jacob B. Houck, Andrew J. Coffman, Frederick Hisey, George Hoffman, D. Funkhouser, John
Markwood, John Pope, Jacob C. Spitler, William Lutz, Samuel Zehrung, David Engle—12.
David Edwards, editor of the Telescope, present.
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