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Absent: George Patterson, Francis Eckard, Harmon Houk, George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey, Moses Michael, William V.
McCabe, Jacob Bachtel—9.
Licensed to preach: Samuel Zehrung, Henry Jones, John Ruebush, Jr., R. G. H. Levering.
Home missionary society organized.
Presiding elder: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Frederick, George Gilbert, G. A. Shuey; Hagerstown, C. W. Zahn, J. Markwood; Winchester, D. S.
Spessard; Woodstock, W. Edwards; Staunton, J. B. Houck; South Branch, J. Richards; Shiloh mission, J. J. Glossbrenner;
Pendleton mission, S. Allenbaugh; Jackson mission, H. Jones.
1840
Conference at Hickle’s schoolhouse, Shenandoah Co., Va., February 3. Jacob Erb, bishop; J. J. Glossbrenner, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, Jacob Bachtel, George B. Rimel, Frederick Hisey, Jacob B. Houck, Charles W. Zahn, Jacob
Rhinehart, Samuel Zehrung, John Richards, Henry Burtner, Samuel Allenbaugh, George Gilbert, George A. Shuey, John
Ruebush, David Spessard—16.
Absent: Harmon Houk, Jacob Baer, R. G. H. Levering, Franklin Eckard, Moses Michael, John Clopper, George A.
Greeting, Henry Jones, Adam I. Bovey—9.
Licensed to preach: Benjamin Stickley, John Pope.
Ordained: C. W. Zahn.
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Frederick, J. J. Glossbrenner, G. A. Shuey; Hagerstown, G. Gilbert, J. Ruebush; Winchester, C. W. Zahn;
Rockbridge, D. S. Spessard; Staunton, Jacob B. Houck; Woodstock, J. Markwood; Pendleton mission, S. Allenbaugh; Jackson
mission, H. Jones.
J. Rhinehart transferred to Pennsylvania Conference.
1841
Conference at Rocky Springs, Frederick Co., Md., February 22. No Minutes are known to the compiler.
1842
Conference at Spring Hill, Augusta Co., Va., April 4. Jacob Erb, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, George B. Rimel, George A. Shuey, Samuel Zehrung, William Knott, Jacob Bachtel, Jacob
B. Houck, Charles W. Zahn, John Pope, David S. Spessard, George Patterson, John Ruebush, George Hoffman—13.
Absent: John Richards, Benjamin Stickley, Moses Michael, Jonathan Tobey, George Gilbert, John Hafford, Frederick
Hisey, William Edwards, Adam I. Bovey. Samuel Allenbaugh, John Clopper, Franklin Eckard, John Haney, Jacob Baer—14.
Licensed to preach: Emanuel Witter, Jacob C. Spitler.
Withdrew irregularly: S. Allenbaugh.
Silenced: F. Eckard.
Ordained: J. Ruebush, S. Zehrung.
Died: G. A. Geeting, aged 61.
Presiding elders: J. J. Glossbrenner (Md.), J. B. Houck (Va.).
Appointments: Frederick, J. Bachtel, J. Markwood; Hagerstown, D. S. Spessard; Winchester, J. Richards; Staunton,
W. R. Coursey, C. W. Zahn; Woodstock, G. B. Rimel; South Branch, J. Ruebush; Pendleton mission, J. Pope.
1843
Conference at Rohrersville, Md., February 14. Jacob Erb, bishop; D. S. Spessard, secretary.
Present: J. J. Glossbrenner, John Clopper, Benjamin Stickley, Joseph S. Grim, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Bachtel, John
Ruebush, John Pope, John Richards, Adam I. Bovey, George B. Rimel, Jacob Baer, Jacob Markwood, Henry Burtner, John
Haney—15.
Absent: William R. Coursey, William Knott, George Patterson, George A. Shuey, Charles W. Zahn, Samuel Zehrung,
George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey, William Edwards, Jacob C. Spitler, Moses Michael, D. Funkhouser—12.
Advisory members: John Russel, G. Miller, Jacob Rhinehart.
Licensed to preach: James E. Bowersox, John W. Fulkerson, Andrew J. Coffman, William Lutz.
Received from Pennsylvania Conference: J. Russell, David Engle.
Ordained: J. Pope, R. Stickley.
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Absent: George Patterson, Francis Eckard, Harmon Houk, George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey, Moses Michael, William V.
McCabe, Jacob Bachtel—9.
Licensed to preach: Samuel Zehrung, Henry Jones, John Ruebush, Jr., R. G. H. Levering.
Home missionary society organized.
Presiding elder: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Frederick, George Gilbert, G. A. Shuey; Hagerstown, C. W. Zahn, J. Markwood; Winchester, D. S.
Spessard; Woodstock, W. Edwards; Staunton, J. B. Houck; South Branch, J. Richards; Shiloh mission, J. J. Glossbrenner;
Pendleton mission, S. Allenbaugh; Jackson mission, H. Jones.
1840
Conference at Hickle’s schoolhouse, Shenandoah Co., Va., February 3. Jacob Erb, bishop; J. J. Glossbrenner, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, Jacob Bachtel, George B. Rimel, Frederick Hisey, Jacob B. Houck, Charles W. Zahn, Jacob
Rhinehart, Samuel Zehrung, John Richards, Henry Burtner, Samuel Allenbaugh, George Gilbert, George A. Shuey, John
Ruebush, David Spessard—16.
Absent: Harmon Houk, Jacob Baer, R. G. H. Levering, Franklin Eckard, Moses Michael, John Clopper, George A.
Greeting, Henry Jones, Adam I. Bovey—9.
Licensed to preach: Benjamin Stickley, John Pope.
Ordained: C. W. Zahn.
Presiding elders: W. R. Coursey, J. Bachtel.
Appointments: Frederick, J. J. Glossbrenner, G. A. Shuey; Hagerstown, G. Gilbert, J. Ruebush; Winchester, C. W. Zahn;
Rockbridge, D. S. Spessard; Staunton, Jacob B. Houck; Woodstock, J. Markwood; Pendleton mission, S. Allenbaugh; Jackson
mission, H. Jones.
J. Rhinehart transferred to Pennsylvania Conference.
1841
Conference at Rocky Springs, Frederick Co., Md., February 22. No Minutes are known to the compiler.
1842
Conference at Spring Hill, Augusta Co., Va., April 4. Jacob Erb, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, George B. Rimel, George A. Shuey, Samuel Zehrung, William Knott, Jacob Bachtel, Jacob
B. Houck, Charles W. Zahn, John Pope, David S. Spessard, George Patterson, John Ruebush, George Hoffman—13.
Absent: John Richards, Benjamin Stickley, Moses Michael, Jonathan Tobey, George Gilbert, John Hafford, Frederick
Hisey, William Edwards, Adam I. Bovey. Samuel Allenbaugh, John Clopper, Franklin Eckard, John Haney, Jacob Baer—14.
Licensed to preach: Emanuel Witter, Jacob C. Spitler.
Withdrew irregularly: S. Allenbaugh.
Silenced: F. Eckard.
Ordained: J. Ruebush, S. Zehrung.
Died: G. A. Geeting, aged 61.
Presiding elders: J. J. Glossbrenner (Md.), J. B. Houck (Va.).
Appointments: Frederick, J. Bachtel, J. Markwood; Hagerstown, D. S. Spessard; Winchester, J. Richards; Staunton,
W. R. Coursey, C. W. Zahn; Woodstock, G. B. Rimel; South Branch, J. Ruebush; Pendleton mission, J. Pope.
1843
Conference at Rohrersville, Md., February 14. Jacob Erb, bishop; D. S. Spessard, secretary.
Present: J. J. Glossbrenner, John Clopper, Benjamin Stickley, Joseph S. Grim, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Bachtel, John
Ruebush, John Pope, John Richards, Adam I. Bovey, George B. Rimel, Jacob Baer, Jacob Markwood, Henry Burtner, John
Haney—15.
Absent: William R. Coursey, William Knott, George Patterson, George A. Shuey, Charles W. Zahn, Samuel Zehrung,
George Hoffman, Frederick Hisey, William Edwards, Jacob C. Spitler, Moses Michael, D. Funkhouser—12.
Advisory members: John Russel, G. Miller, Jacob Rhinehart.
Licensed to preach: James E. Bowersox, John W. Fulkerson, Andrew J. Coffman, William Lutz.
Received from Pennsylvania Conference: J. Russell, David Engle.
Ordained: J. Pope, R. Stickley.
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