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A charge against Bro. Dorcas referred to Haney, Deneal and Jacob Rhinehart, who report he should give up his license,
or they be given power to silence him if he refuse to give complete satisfaction.
Voted that John Krack of Pennsylvania Conference be transferred to the Virginia Conference.
The preachers are requested to make an effort to raise money to help meet the expenses of the new meeting house in
Mechanicstown, Md., after they have met their own demands on a similar subject.
W. Knott to receive $8 of the benevolent fund, J. M. Hershey, $4.08.
Appointments: Staunton circuit: Jacob C. Houck, P. Whitesel. Woodstock circuit: S. Allenbaugh, J. Tobey. Winchester:
J. Haney, J. Menser. South Branch: J. Bachtel. Page mission: G. E. Deneal, M. L. Fries. Maryland District: H. Burtner,
P.E.; Hagerstown circuit, G. B. Rimel, J. Baer, Frederick circuit, John Krack, W. R. Coursey.
1836
Conference at Geeting meeting house, Md., March 19. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; W. R. Coursey, secretary.
Licensed to preach: Moses Michael.
Mission opened in Jackson county on Ohio River.
J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E. reported his salary $110.
Appointments: Staunton District: J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E.; Staunton circuit. P. Whitesel, D. S. Spessard; Woodstock
circuit, S. Allenbaugh: South Branch circuit, J. Bachtel; Winchester circuit, J. C. Houck; Rockland mission, G. A. Shuey;
Jackson mission, M. Michael. Maryland District: J. Rhinehart, P.E.; Hagerstown circuit, G. B. Rimel, M. L. Fries; Frederick
circuit: W. Knott, J. Tobey.
1837
Conference at Bethel schoolhouse, near the present village of Chewsville, Md., March 20. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; G.
A. Shuey, secretary.
Members: J. J. Glossbrenner, John Clopper, Moses Michael, William Knott, Jacob C. Houck, David S. Spessard, Charles
W. Zahn, Jacob Rhinehart, John Hafford, Adam I. Bovey, George B. Rimel, Jacob Bachtel, Jonathan Tobey, George A.
Geeting, William R. Coursey, Jacob Baer, Samuel Allenbaugh, George Patterson, Frederick A. Roper—19.
Licensed to preach: F. A. Roper, C. W. Zahn.
Ordained: J. Bachtel, J. Baer.
Died: P. Whitesel, M. L. Fries.
J. Bachtel located on account of ill health on the Frederick and Hagerstown circuits and to be supported by them.
Appointments: Staunton District: J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E.; Winchester circuit, C. W. Zahn; Woodstock circuit, J. C.
Houck; Staunton circuit, W. R. Coursey, G. A. Shuey (6 months); South Branch circuit, S. Allenbaugh; Pendleton mission,
F. A. Roper; Jackson mission, M. Michael. Frederick circuit, G. B. Rimel; Hagerstown circuit, W. Knott.
1838
Conference at Shiloh church near Christian Shuey’s, Augusta Co., Va., March 21. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; W. R.
Coursey, secretary.
Present: Jacob Rhinehart, David S. Spessard, George Hoffman, Charles W. Zahn, Francis Eckard, Jacob Markwood,
George B. Rimel, J. J. Glossbrenner, Adam I. Bovey, W. V. McCabe, William Edwards, William Knott, Jacob C. Houck, Jacob
Bachtel, George A. Shuey, John Richards—16.
Absent: George A. Geeting, Henry Burtner, Frederick Hisey, Frederick A. Roper, John Hafford, Jacob Baer, Harmon
Houk, John Clopper, Samuel Allenbaugh, Moses Michael—10.
Licensed to preach: W. Edwards, J. Richards, J. Bachtel.
Ordained: A. I. Bovey, D. S. Spessard, W. V. McCabe. F. Eckard.
Expelled: F. A. Roper.
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Hagerstown, W. Knott, J. Markwood; Frederick, G. B. Rimel; Winchester, D. S. Spessard; Staunton,
W. V. McCabe, W. Edwards; Woodstock, J. C. Houck; South Branch. C. W. Zahn; Shiloh mission, J. J. Glossbrenner.
1839
Conference at Jerusalem church, Frederick Co., Md., February 25. Jacob Erb, bishop; J. J. Glossbrenner, secretary.
Present: Jacob Rhinehart, Samuel Allenbaugh, Adam I. Bovey, William Knott, David S. Spessard, John Clopper, Jacob
C. Houck, William Edwards, George A. Geeting, Jacob Markwood, John Richards, Jacob Baer, George B. Rimel, William R.
Coursey, Charles W. Zahn, George A. Shuey, John Hafford—17.
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A charge against Bro. Dorcas referred to Haney, Deneal and Jacob Rhinehart, who report he should give up his license,
or they be given power to silence him if he refuse to give complete satisfaction.
Voted that John Krack of Pennsylvania Conference be transferred to the Virginia Conference.
The preachers are requested to make an effort to raise money to help meet the expenses of the new meeting house in
Mechanicstown, Md., after they have met their own demands on a similar subject.
W. Knott to receive $8 of the benevolent fund, J. M. Hershey, $4.08.
Appointments: Staunton circuit: Jacob C. Houck, P. Whitesel. Woodstock circuit: S. Allenbaugh, J. Tobey. Winchester:
J. Haney, J. Menser. South Branch: J. Bachtel. Page mission: G. E. Deneal, M. L. Fries. Maryland District: H. Burtner,
P.E.; Hagerstown circuit, G. B. Rimel, J. Baer, Frederick circuit, John Krack, W. R. Coursey.
1836
Conference at Geeting meeting house, Md., March 19. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; W. R. Coursey, secretary.
Licensed to preach: Moses Michael.
Mission opened in Jackson county on Ohio River.
J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E. reported his salary $110.
Appointments: Staunton District: J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E.; Staunton circuit. P. Whitesel, D. S. Spessard; Woodstock
circuit, S. Allenbaugh: South Branch circuit, J. Bachtel; Winchester circuit, J. C. Houck; Rockland mission, G. A. Shuey;
Jackson mission, M. Michael. Maryland District: J. Rhinehart, P.E.; Hagerstown circuit, G. B. Rimel, M. L. Fries; Frederick
circuit: W. Knott, J. Tobey.
1837
Conference at Bethel schoolhouse, near the present village of Chewsville, Md., March 20. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; G.
A. Shuey, secretary.
Members: J. J. Glossbrenner, John Clopper, Moses Michael, William Knott, Jacob C. Houck, David S. Spessard, Charles
W. Zahn, Jacob Rhinehart, John Hafford, Adam I. Bovey, George B. Rimel, Jacob Bachtel, Jonathan Tobey, George A.
Geeting, William R. Coursey, Jacob Baer, Samuel Allenbaugh, George Patterson, Frederick A. Roper—19.
Licensed to preach: F. A. Roper, C. W. Zahn.
Ordained: J. Bachtel, J. Baer.
Died: P. Whitesel, M. L. Fries.
J. Bachtel located on account of ill health on the Frederick and Hagerstown circuits and to be supported by them.
Appointments: Staunton District: J. J. Glossbrenner, P.E.; Winchester circuit, C. W. Zahn; Woodstock circuit, J. C.
Houck; Staunton circuit, W. R. Coursey, G. A. Shuey (6 months); South Branch circuit, S. Allenbaugh; Pendleton mission,
F. A. Roper; Jackson mission, M. Michael. Frederick circuit, G. B. Rimel; Hagerstown circuit, W. Knott.
1838
Conference at Shiloh church near Christian Shuey’s, Augusta Co., Va., March 21. Samuel Hiestand, bishop; W. R.
Coursey, secretary.
Present: Jacob Rhinehart, David S. Spessard, George Hoffman, Charles W. Zahn, Francis Eckard, Jacob Markwood,
George B. Rimel, J. J. Glossbrenner, Adam I. Bovey, W. V. McCabe, William Edwards, William Knott, Jacob C. Houck, Jacob
Bachtel, George A. Shuey, John Richards—16.
Absent: George A. Geeting, Henry Burtner, Frederick Hisey, Frederick A. Roper, John Hafford, Jacob Baer, Harmon
Houk, John Clopper, Samuel Allenbaugh, Moses Michael—10.
Licensed to preach: W. Edwards, J. Richards, J. Bachtel.
Ordained: A. I. Bovey, D. S. Spessard, W. V. McCabe. F. Eckard.
Expelled: F. A. Roper.
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Hagerstown, W. Knott, J. Markwood; Frederick, G. B. Rimel; Winchester, D. S. Spessard; Staunton,
W. V. McCabe, W. Edwards; Woodstock, J. C. Houck; South Branch. C. W. Zahn; Shiloh mission, J. J. Glossbrenner.
1839
Conference at Jerusalem church, Frederick Co., Md., February 25. Jacob Erb, bishop; J. J. Glossbrenner, secretary.
Present: Jacob Rhinehart, Samuel Allenbaugh, Adam I. Bovey, William Knott, David S. Spessard, John Clopper, Jacob
C. Houck, William Edwards, George A. Geeting, Jacob Markwood, John Richards, Jacob Baer, George B. Rimel, William R.
Coursey, Charles W. Zahn, George A. Shuey, John Hafford—17.
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