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“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. B. 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.
Ordained: J. Funkhouser, J. G. Stewart, J. S. Grim.
Died: R. Nihiser, J. Gibbons.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, W. R. Coursey.
Appointments: Frederick, G. B. Rimel, J. W. Fulkerson; Hagerstown, J. E. Bowersox, J. W. Miles; Winchester, J. B.
Formelut (?)— by P.E.; Woodstock, J. Bachtel; Staunton, J. Ruebush; Rockbridge, D. S. Spessard; Franklin, W. Knott; North
Franklin, to be supplied; South Branch, W. Edwards; Lewis mission, B. Stickley.
1848
Conference at Churchville, Va., January 27. John Russell, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, James E. Bowersox, Jacob Baer, George Hoffman, George B. Rimel, John Haney, Samuel
Zehrung, Andrew J. Coffman, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, John W. Fulkerson, Jacob Markwood, George A. Shuey,
John Pope, Jacob C. Spitler, Jacob Bachtel, James W. Miles, Benjamin Stickley, Jacob Rhinehart, William Edwards, Jacob B.
Houck, William Knott—22.
Absent: Jonathan Tobey, John G. Steward, David S. Spessard, Moses Michael, Adam I. Bovey, William Lutz, Frederick
Hisey, Joseph S. Grim, Joseph Funkhouser, Emanuel Witter, David Engle, John Markwood—12.
Licensed to preach: George W. Statton, George O. Little.
Presiding elders: J. Rhinehart, J. Markwood.
Appointments: Frederick, W. R. Coursey, G. W. Statton; Hagerstown, J. W. Fulkerson, J. W. Miles; Winchester, G. O.
Little; Woodstock, J. Bachtel; Staunton, W. Knott; Rockbridge, G. B. Rimel; Franklin, B. Stickley; South Branch, J. Ruebush;
Lewis Mission, J. Haney; Jackson Mission, to be supplied.
1849
Conference at Spessard’s School House (Bethel’s near Hagerstown), Md., January 25. John Russel, J. J. Glossbrenner,
bishops; J. Markwood, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, Jacob Bachtel, Joseph S. Grim, Henry Burtner, Jacob Baer, George A. Shuey, David S.
Spessard, Adam I. Bovey, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Rhinehart, George B. Rimel, John Haney, James W. Miles, Benjamin
Stickley, George W. Statton, Jacob Markwood, Emanuel Witter, John Ruebush, John W. Fulkerson, Andrew J. Coffman, Jacob
C. Spitler, Joseph Funkhouser—22.
Absent: William Knott, Frederick Hisey, John Clopper, Moses Michael, William Edwards, George Hoffman, James E.
Bowersox, John G. Steward, John Pope, Samuel Zehrung, William Lutz, David Engle, George O. Little, John Markwood—14.
Licensed to preach: Theodore F. Brashear.
Visiting ministers: Felombe, Rathfon, Crider, of Pennsylvania.
“Resolved, that each circuit preacher in charge, strictly discharge his whole duty as explained in the constitution of the
Home Missionary Society, on pain of paying out of his own funds at the next Conference the sum that may be thought proper
by said Conference.”
Presiding elders: J. Markwood (Md.), G. B. Rimel (Va.).
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“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. B. 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.
Ordained: J. Funkhouser, J. G. Stewart, J. S. Grim.
Died: R. Nihiser, J. Gibbons.
Presiding elders: J. Markwood, W. R. Coursey.
Appointments: Frederick, G. B. Rimel, J. W. Fulkerson; Hagerstown, J. E. Bowersox, J. W. Miles; Winchester, J. B.
Formelut (?)— by P.E.; Woodstock, J. Bachtel; Staunton, J. Ruebush; Rockbridge, D. S. Spessard; Franklin, W. Knott; North
Franklin, to be supplied; South Branch, W. Edwards; Lewis mission, B. Stickley.
1848
Conference at Churchville, Va., January 27. John Russell, bishop; Jacob Markwood, secretary.
Present: Henry Burtner, James E. Bowersox, Jacob Baer, George Hoffman, George B. Rimel, John Haney, Samuel
Zehrung, Andrew J. Coffman, William R. Coursey, John Ruebush, John W. Fulkerson, Jacob Markwood, George A. Shuey,
John Pope, Jacob C. Spitler, Jacob Bachtel, James W. Miles, Benjamin Stickley, Jacob Rhinehart, William Edwards, Jacob B.
Houck, William Knott—22.
Absent: Jonathan Tobey, John G. Steward, David S. Spessard, Moses Michael, Adam I. Bovey, William Lutz, Frederick
Hisey, Joseph S. Grim, Joseph Funkhouser, Emanuel Witter, David Engle, John Markwood—12.
Licensed to preach: George W. Statton, George O. Little.
Presiding elders: J. Rhinehart, J. Markwood.
Appointments: Frederick, W. R. Coursey, G. W. Statton; Hagerstown, J. W. Fulkerson, J. W. Miles; Winchester, G. O.
Little; Woodstock, J. Bachtel; Staunton, W. Knott; Rockbridge, G. B. Rimel; Franklin, B. Stickley; South Branch, J. Ruebush;
Lewis Mission, J. Haney; Jackson Mission, to be supplied.
1849
Conference at Spessard’s School House (Bethel’s near Hagerstown), Md., January 25. John Russel, J. J. Glossbrenner,
bishops; J. Markwood, secretary.
Present: William R. Coursey, Jacob Bachtel, Joseph S. Grim, Henry Burtner, Jacob Baer, George A. Shuey, David S.
Spessard, Adam I. Bovey, Jonathan Tobey, Jacob Rhinehart, George B. Rimel, John Haney, James W. Miles, Benjamin
Stickley, George W. Statton, Jacob Markwood, Emanuel Witter, John Ruebush, John W. Fulkerson, Andrew J. Coffman, Jacob
C. Spitler, Joseph Funkhouser—22.
Absent: William Knott, Frederick Hisey, John Clopper, Moses Michael, William Edwards, George Hoffman, James E.
Bowersox, John G. Steward, John Pope, Samuel Zehrung, William Lutz, David Engle, George O. Little, John Markwood—14.
Licensed to preach: Theodore F. Brashear.
Visiting ministers: Felombe, Rathfon, Crider, of Pennsylvania.
“Resolved, that each circuit preacher in charge, strictly discharge his whole duty as explained in the constitution of the
Home Missionary Society, on pain of paying out of his own funds at the next Conference the sum that may be thought proper
by said Conference.”
Presiding elders: J. Markwood (Md.), G. B. Rimel (Va.).
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