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Ordered that Belmont be taken from Augusta circuit and added to Staunton; that Mt. Zion be taken from Winchester circuit
and added to Tom's Brook; that Lost River circuit be called Hardy circuit; that Mt. Bethel and Shendun be taken from East
Rockingham and added to Elkton.
Leading reports were those on the Bible, Sunday Schools, and
temperance.
Licentiates: (1st year) L. E. Brill, W. D. Mitchell, A. L. Maiden; (3d year) B. N. Sypolt, W. M. Maiden, C. J. Racey.
Ministers present, 35; absent, 18; local, 12; superannuate, 5; delegates, 20.
1910
Conference at Cumberland, Md., March 23-26.
W. M. Weekley, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; G. S. Hanleiter, reporter.
Visiting ministers: C. I. B. Brane, C. C. Whitney, J. E. Fout, Miss McGinnis, G. S. Hanleiter, J. Ford, E. W. Webster, E. U.
Hoenshel, B. F. Dobson, Dr. Kendall, S. J. Ludwig, W. J. Houk, G. S. Gabel, A. B. Statton, F. M. Glenn.
Died: T. T. Tabb.
Free will offering of $500 raised for Conference home mission work.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
Withdrawn: W. D. Mitchell.
Granted leave of absence: B. C. Hammond, J. W. Stearn, G. B. Fadeley.
Ordained: W. M. Maiden.
Platform adopted for missionary work.
Leading reports: Temperance, missions, education, church literature, the home, Christian stewardship, Bible study.
Ordered that Mt. Hebron, Thoroughfare, and Swift Run be taken from East Rockingham( which is dissolved) and added to
Elkton; that the appointments east of the Blue Ridge—Bluffdale, Otterbein, Shady Grove, Prize Hill—constitute Charlottesville
circuit.
Ministers present, 34; absent, 16; local, 11; superannuate, 5.
1911
Conference at Staunton, March 22-25.
T. C. Carter, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; G. S. Hanleiter, reporter.
Advisory seats given to J. G. Huber, C. W. Stinespring, G. S. Hanleiter, J. E. Croft, K. Moyer, C. Whitney, S. S. Hough.
W. M. Merrit, a pioneer member of the conference was introduced.
Itinerants: B. F. Dotson, E. W. Webster, T. C. Harper, John Ford.
An offering of $720 for Conference church extension.
Leading reports: missions, education, temperance, the Christian home, Christian stewardship.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
The "Conference News" discontinued.
Resolutions by the layman's meeting adopted.
Died: J. W. Walters.
Ordered that Bayard be made a station; that Frankford be added to Cumberland; that Mt. Zion and Sunrise be taken from
Tom's Brook and added to Winchester; that a church be established at Petersburg, W. Va., in connection with South Branch
circuit; that the salary of presiding elder be $1,500, including parsonage; that $3,000 be assessed for administration (15 per
cent for bishop's salary, 70 for presiding elder, 10 for General Conference expenses, 5 for contingent fund).
Licentiates: (1st year) L. E. Brill, J. Ford, L. C. Messick, A. B. Mann; (2d year) W. M. Vansickle, A. L. Maiden, B. F. Dotson;
(3d year) B. N. Sypolt; (4th year) C. J. Racey.
Ministers present, 40; absent, 16; local, 14; superannuate, 4.
1912
Conference at Martinsburg, W. Va., October 2-8. T. C. Carter, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; A. P. Funkhouser, W. D.
Mitchell, reporters.
Visiting ministers: C. W. Stinespring, S. S. Hough. Died: S. E. Boyd.
Transferred: B. N. Sypolt, E. W. Webster, T. C. Harper.
The name of Lan Sang Nam dropped from roll, he having become a member of the Chinese Conference.
Itinerants: L. C. Messick, A. B. Mann, G. A. McGuire, F. B. Chubb.
Resolutions by the laymen of the Conference entered on minutes.
Leading reports: Foreign missions, education, the home, church publishing interests, Lebanon Valley College, the Y. P. S.
C. E.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
Ordered that Bethel be taken from Charlottesville and added to Augusta; that Mt. Vernon be taken from Charlottesville and
added to Pleasant Valley; that the appointments east of the Blue Ridge be constituted a charge; that Circleville be taken from
Pendleton, and with Riverton, High Rock, Mt. Pleasant and Seneca (taken from Franklin) be known as Riverton circuit; that
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and added to Tom's Brook; that Lost River circuit be called Hardy circuit; that Mt. Bethel and Shendun be taken from East
Rockingham and added to Elkton.
Leading reports were those on the Bible, Sunday Schools, and
temperance.
Licentiates: (1st year) L. E. Brill, W. D. Mitchell, A. L. Maiden; (3d year) B. N. Sypolt, W. M. Maiden, C. J. Racey.
Ministers present, 35; absent, 18; local, 12; superannuate, 5; delegates, 20.
1910
Conference at Cumberland, Md., March 23-26.
W. M. Weekley, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; G. S. Hanleiter, reporter.
Visiting ministers: C. I. B. Brane, C. C. Whitney, J. E. Fout, Miss McGinnis, G. S. Hanleiter, J. Ford, E. W. Webster, E. U.
Hoenshel, B. F. Dobson, Dr. Kendall, S. J. Ludwig, W. J. Houk, G. S. Gabel, A. B. Statton, F. M. Glenn.
Died: T. T. Tabb.
Free will offering of $500 raised for Conference home mission work.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
Withdrawn: W. D. Mitchell.
Granted leave of absence: B. C. Hammond, J. W. Stearn, G. B. Fadeley.
Ordained: W. M. Maiden.
Platform adopted for missionary work.
Leading reports: Temperance, missions, education, church literature, the home, Christian stewardship, Bible study.
Ordered that Mt. Hebron, Thoroughfare, and Swift Run be taken from East Rockingham( which is dissolved) and added to
Elkton; that the appointments east of the Blue Ridge—Bluffdale, Otterbein, Shady Grove, Prize Hill—constitute Charlottesville
circuit.
Ministers present, 34; absent, 16; local, 11; superannuate, 5.
1911
Conference at Staunton, March 22-25.
T. C. Carter, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; G. S. Hanleiter, reporter.
Advisory seats given to J. G. Huber, C. W. Stinespring, G. S. Hanleiter, J. E. Croft, K. Moyer, C. Whitney, S. S. Hough.
W. M. Merrit, a pioneer member of the conference was introduced.
Itinerants: B. F. Dotson, E. W. Webster, T. C. Harper, John Ford.
An offering of $720 for Conference church extension.
Leading reports: missions, education, temperance, the Christian home, Christian stewardship.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
The "Conference News" discontinued.
Resolutions by the layman's meeting adopted.
Died: J. W. Walters.
Ordered that Bayard be made a station; that Frankford be added to Cumberland; that Mt. Zion and Sunrise be taken from
Tom's Brook and added to Winchester; that a church be established at Petersburg, W. Va., in connection with South Branch
circuit; that the salary of presiding elder be $1,500, including parsonage; that $3,000 be assessed for administration (15 per
cent for bishop's salary, 70 for presiding elder, 10 for General Conference expenses, 5 for contingent fund).
Licentiates: (1st year) L. E. Brill, J. Ford, L. C. Messick, A. B. Mann; (2d year) W. M. Vansickle, A. L. Maiden, B. F. Dotson;
(3d year) B. N. Sypolt; (4th year) C. J. Racey.
Ministers present, 40; absent, 16; local, 14; superannuate, 4.
1912
Conference at Martinsburg, W. Va., October 2-8. T. C. Carter, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary; A. P. Funkhouser, W. D.
Mitchell, reporters.
Visiting ministers: C. W. Stinespring, S. S. Hough. Died: S. E. Boyd.
Transferred: B. N. Sypolt, E. W. Webster, T. C. Harper.
The name of Lan Sang Nam dropped from roll, he having become a member of the Chinese Conference.
Itinerants: L. C. Messick, A. B. Mann, G. A. McGuire, F. B. Chubb.
Resolutions by the laymen of the Conference entered on minutes.
Leading reports: Foreign missions, education, the home, church publishing interests, Lebanon Valley College, the Y. P. S.
C. E.
Presiding elder: A. S. Hammack.
Ordered that Bethel be taken from Charlottesville and added to Augusta; that Mt. Vernon be taken from Charlottesville and
added to Pleasant Valley; that the appointments east of the Blue Ridge be constituted a charge; that Circleville be taken from
Pendleton, and with Riverton, High Rock, Mt. Pleasant and Seneca (taken from Franklin) be known as Riverton circuit; that
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