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C. EXCERPTS OF REPORTS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES, 1876-1946
1. February 1876 Reports (Annual Conference at Churchville)
Presiding Elder Reports. Conference Minutes do not provide extracts from the reports of the
presiding elders (P.E.s) for each district until 1879.
Fields of Labor. Statistical Reports are summarized in Table 1 (from the foldout page behind
front cover of Minutes):
Table 1. Statistical Reports for Circuits and Stations, 1875-76
Field of Labor Preacher Number of Organized Number of Prior Year Current Year
Appointments Churches Classes Members Members
POTOMAC DISTRICT J. W. Howe, P.E. 194
77
Alleghany Circuit G. W. Rexroad 13 8 8 212
246
Back Creek Circuit P. H. Thomas 4 44 78 279
156
Bath Circuit C. B. Hammack 10 8 8 222 346
201
Boonsboro Station J. W. Kiracofe 4 4 5 270 398
138
Frederick Circuit J. L. Grim 5 5 5 154 221
195
Hagerstown Circuit J. B. Funk 5 5 5 309 277
168
Hagerstown Station G. W. Statton 3 2 6 188 164
221
Keedysville Station H. A. Bovey 4 4 4 366
74
Keyser City Mission I. M. Underwood 6 5 5 129 126
Martinsburg Station A. M. Evers 4 3 5 184 —
333
Mechanicstown Circuit C. I. B. Brane 6 5 5 166
22
Myersville Circuit J. W. Funk 7 5 5 323 316
256
New Creek Circuit J. M. Rodruck 8 7 7 195 396
Potomac Mission G. W. Kiracofe 6 1 6 184 67
155
Tuscarora Circuit J. D. Fried 7 4 7 192 271
163
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT J. Ruebush, P.E. 4 34 — 407
Augusta Freedman’s Mission J. A. Evans
99
Bloomery Circuit J. M. Hott 9 44 75 200
332
Cacapon Mission C. Miller 13 66 —
43
Churchville Circuit J. E. Whitesel 7 6 7 292
Clarke County Mission J. Negley 5 3— —
Dayton Circuit J. W. Nihiser 6 6 6 247
Edinburg Circuit William Beall 9 8 8 232
Lacey Spring Circuit W. J. Miller 6 6 6 281
Madison Mission Henry Jones 5 44 63
Mill Creek Circuit A. D. Freed; J. J. Keller —
Page Valley Circuit G. J. Roudabush 7 7 7 261
Rockbridge Circuit C. H. Crowell 5 4 4 159
Rockingham Circuit W. O. Grim; W. D. Barger 16 10 10 362
Rockingham Freedman’s Mission S. T. Wells 4 44 —
South Branch Circuit J. R. Ridenour 5 55 —
Winchester Circuit J. K. Nelson 11 8 8 314
Winchester Mission Station M. F. Keiter 1 11 17
J. J. Glossbrenner, Bishop of West Mississippi District
D. D. Keedy, Agent, Lebanon Valley College.
Boundaries. Report of the Committee on Boundaries (p. 7)1:
1. The Presiding Elder Districts to remain unchanged.
2. We recommend that Frederick City appointment be detached from Frederick Circuit,
and constituted a mission station, with the understanding, that the circuit and station
be supplied together for the present.
1 Here and elsewhere, shading is used to identify appointments that become abandoned before 1946—the Editor.
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C. EXCERPTS OF REPORTS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES, 1876-1946
1. February 1876 Reports (Annual Conference at Churchville)
Presiding Elder Reports. Conference Minutes do not provide extracts from the reports of the
presiding elders (P.E.s) for each district until 1879.
Fields of Labor. Statistical Reports are summarized in Table 1 (from the foldout page behind
front cover of Minutes):
Table 1. Statistical Reports for Circuits and Stations, 1875-76
Field of Labor Preacher Number of Organized Number of Prior Year Current Year
Appointments Churches Classes Members Members
POTOMAC DISTRICT J. W. Howe, P.E. 194
77
Alleghany Circuit G. W. Rexroad 13 8 8 212
246
Back Creek Circuit P. H. Thomas 4 44 78 279
156
Bath Circuit C. B. Hammack 10 8 8 222 346
201
Boonsboro Station J. W. Kiracofe 4 4 5 270 398
138
Frederick Circuit J. L. Grim 5 5 5 154 221
195
Hagerstown Circuit J. B. Funk 5 5 5 309 277
168
Hagerstown Station G. W. Statton 3 2 6 188 164
221
Keedysville Station H. A. Bovey 4 4 4 366
74
Keyser City Mission I. M. Underwood 6 5 5 129 126
Martinsburg Station A. M. Evers 4 3 5 184 —
333
Mechanicstown Circuit C. I. B. Brane 6 5 5 166
22
Myersville Circuit J. W. Funk 7 5 5 323 316
256
New Creek Circuit J. M. Rodruck 8 7 7 195 396
Potomac Mission G. W. Kiracofe 6 1 6 184 67
155
Tuscarora Circuit J. D. Fried 7 4 7 192 271
163
SHENANDOAH DISTRICT J. Ruebush, P.E. 4 34 — 407
Augusta Freedman’s Mission J. A. Evans
99
Bloomery Circuit J. M. Hott 9 44 75 200
332
Cacapon Mission C. Miller 13 66 —
43
Churchville Circuit J. E. Whitesel 7 6 7 292
Clarke County Mission J. Negley 5 3— —
Dayton Circuit J. W. Nihiser 6 6 6 247
Edinburg Circuit William Beall 9 8 8 232
Lacey Spring Circuit W. J. Miller 6 6 6 281
Madison Mission Henry Jones 5 44 63
Mill Creek Circuit A. D. Freed; J. J. Keller —
Page Valley Circuit G. J. Roudabush 7 7 7 261
Rockbridge Circuit C. H. Crowell 5 4 4 159
Rockingham Circuit W. O. Grim; W. D. Barger 16 10 10 362
Rockingham Freedman’s Mission S. T. Wells 4 44 —
South Branch Circuit J. R. Ridenour 5 55 —
Winchester Circuit J. K. Nelson 11 8 8 314
Winchester Mission Station M. F. Keiter 1 11 17
J. J. Glossbrenner, Bishop of West Mississippi District
D. D. Keedy, Agent, Lebanon Valley College.
Boundaries. Report of the Committee on Boundaries (p. 7)1:
1. The Presiding Elder Districts to remain unchanged.
2. We recommend that Frederick City appointment be detached from Frederick Circuit,
and constituted a mission station, with the understanding, that the circuit and station
be supplied together for the present.
1 Here and elsewhere, shading is used to identify appointments that become abandoned before 1946—the Editor.
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