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Salary assessed to District (omitting Garrett’s Circuit), $657; salary received on District,
$636.10; deficit, $21.90. Value of Presents received, $15; total amount received, $649.10. Respectfully
submitted, J. D. Donovan, P.E.
Boundaries. The Committee on Boundaries reported:
1. That the Presiding Elders Districts remain as they were.
2. That Spring Hill be detached from Churchville Circuit and attached to Augusta Circuit.
3. Detach Straight Creek from Franklin Circuit and attach to Pendleton Circuit.
4. [Left blank.]
5. That Mt. Olive, Lahmansville, Frye’s School House, with Greenland Gap, constitute
Moorefield Circuit.
6. That the remaining appointments of Moorefield Circuit be attached to Franklin Circuit.
7. Detach Dry Run from Toms Brook Circuit and attach to Shenandoah City Mission.
8. Consolidate Hartmansville Circuit with New Creek Circuit.
9. Detach Mt. Carmel from Bloomery Circuit and attach to Berkeley Circuit.
10. That Capon Springs Mission be called Capon Springs Circuit.
11. Detach Griffin’s School House, Conrad Union, Sandy Ridge, Baker’s Run, Sperry’s Run,
Bean’s Church, Grassy Lick, and McCauley’s Church from Lost River Circuit, to constitute Rio Circuit.
12. That Bethlehem and Swanton, of Garrett Circuit, be attached to New Creek Circuit.
13. Detach Salem from Martinsburg Station and attach to Berkeley Circuit. George P. Hott,
Chairman; C. H. Crowell, Secretary.
Summary from Funkhouser.
E. B. Kephart, bishop; G. P. Hott, W. F. Gruver, W. R. Berry, secretaries.
Visiting ministers: G. H. Snapp, L. Walter Lutz, W. R. Funk, H. B. Dohmer, S. W. Paul, A. B. Statton, B. Byrd, C. W.
Brewbaker, H. H. Fout, N. W. Burtner, J. E. Fout, H. U. Roop, Dr. T. C. Carter.
Licentiates: L. O. Bricker, A. P. Walton, T. J. Feaster, A. R. Hendrickson.
Ordained: A. J. Secrist, C. D. Bennett, H. E. Richardson, S. A. Crabill.
Ordination of G. K. Little, evangelist, was by request of Pennsylvania Conference arranged to occur in August at
Assembly Park.
Recommended that every charge in the Conference raise a permanent fund of one dollar per member, on an average, for
Shenandoah Institute.
In treasury, $3,274.55.
Educational Aid Fund, $433.69.
Preachers’ Aid Fund, $1,945.18.
Appointments, 180; organized churches, 154; members received, 1,430; at end of year, 10,978; Sunday schools, 134;
scholars, 8,343; Telescopes, 587; meeting houses, 116, value, $113,404; parsonages. 17, value, $14,067; collected for
missions, $1,143.41; for all purposes, $27,568.83; preachers’ salaries, $14,277.20.
1898 Reports 92
Salary assessed to District (omitting Garrett’s Circuit), $657; salary received on District,
$636.10; deficit, $21.90. Value of Presents received, $15; total amount received, $649.10. Respectfully
submitted, J. D. Donovan, P.E.
Boundaries. The Committee on Boundaries reported:
1. That the Presiding Elders Districts remain as they were.
2. That Spring Hill be detached from Churchville Circuit and attached to Augusta Circuit.
3. Detach Straight Creek from Franklin Circuit and attach to Pendleton Circuit.
4. [Left blank.]
5. That Mt. Olive, Lahmansville, Frye’s School House, with Greenland Gap, constitute
Moorefield Circuit.
6. That the remaining appointments of Moorefield Circuit be attached to Franklin Circuit.
7. Detach Dry Run from Toms Brook Circuit and attach to Shenandoah City Mission.
8. Consolidate Hartmansville Circuit with New Creek Circuit.
9. Detach Mt. Carmel from Bloomery Circuit and attach to Berkeley Circuit.
10. That Capon Springs Mission be called Capon Springs Circuit.
11. Detach Griffin’s School House, Conrad Union, Sandy Ridge, Baker’s Run, Sperry’s Run,
Bean’s Church, Grassy Lick, and McCauley’s Church from Lost River Circuit, to constitute Rio Circuit.
12. That Bethlehem and Swanton, of Garrett Circuit, be attached to New Creek Circuit.
13. Detach Salem from Martinsburg Station and attach to Berkeley Circuit. George P. Hott,
Chairman; C. H. Crowell, Secretary.
Summary from Funkhouser.
E. B. Kephart, bishop; G. P. Hott, W. F. Gruver, W. R. Berry, secretaries.
Visiting ministers: G. H. Snapp, L. Walter Lutz, W. R. Funk, H. B. Dohmer, S. W. Paul, A. B. Statton, B. Byrd, C. W.
Brewbaker, H. H. Fout, N. W. Burtner, J. E. Fout, H. U. Roop, Dr. T. C. Carter.
Licentiates: L. O. Bricker, A. P. Walton, T. J. Feaster, A. R. Hendrickson.
Ordained: A. J. Secrist, C. D. Bennett, H. E. Richardson, S. A. Crabill.
Ordination of G. K. Little, evangelist, was by request of Pennsylvania Conference arranged to occur in August at
Assembly Park.
Recommended that every charge in the Conference raise a permanent fund of one dollar per member, on an average, for
Shenandoah Institute.
In treasury, $3,274.55.
Educational Aid Fund, $433.69.
Preachers’ Aid Fund, $1,945.18.
Appointments, 180; organized churches, 154; members received, 1,430; at end of year, 10,978; Sunday schools, 134;
scholars, 8,343; Telescopes, 587; meeting houses, 116, value, $113,404; parsonages. 17, value, $14,067; collected for
missions, $1,143.41; for all purposes, $27,568.83; preachers’ salaries, $14,277.20.
1898 Reports 92
