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Volume 7 History of Virginia Conferences of United Brethren December 26, 2024
Appointments, 223; organized churches, 179; members received, 1,109; at end of year, 7,269; Telescopes, 388; meeting
houses, 96; parsonage, 9; Sunday schools, 139; teachers and officers, 1,204; scholars, 6,441; collected for missions,
$1,151.89; for all other purposes, $16,790.17; salaries of pastors, $9,521.99.
Presiding elders: J. Ruebush (Potomac Dist.), J. H. Howe (S. V. Dist.).
Appointed: Churchville, J. E. Whitesel; Rockingham, J. E. Hott; Shady Grove, J. D. Donovan; South Fork mission, E. P.
Funk; Highland, J. E. Widmeyer; Winchester, W. J. Miller; Winchester station, J. K. Nelson; South Branch, I. M. Underwood;
Rockbridge. C. H. Crowell; Edinburg, W. O. Grim; Lacey Springs, M. F. Keiter; Mill Creek, to be supplied; Bloomery mission,
J. M. Hott; Page Valley, G. J. Roudabush; Dayton, A. P. Funkhouser; Madison, H. Jones; Augusta Freedman’s mission, J. A.
Evans; Rockingham Freedman’s mission, S. T. Wells; Frederick circuit and station, J. L. Grim; Mechanicstown, J. D. Fried;
Hagerstown, J. R. Ridenour; Hagerstown station, C. M. Hott; Boonsboro, H. A. Bovey; Keedysville station, J. W. Kiracofe;
Potomac mission, P. W. Weller; Martinsburg station, A. M. Evers; Opequon, J. B. Funk; Charles Mission, J. Negley; Bath,
C. B. Hammack; New Creek, G. W. Kiracofe; Garrett, G. W. Rexrode; Westernport station, C. W. Stinespring; Myersville, J. W.
Funk; Berkeley, W. Beall; Alleghany, J. M. Rodruck; bishop West Mississippi Dist., J. J. Glossbrenner; general book agent and
evangelist, G. H. Snapp; General Missionary Treasurer, J. W. Hott.
3. February 1878 Reports (Annual Conference at Winchester)
Boundaries. Report of the Committee on Boundaries (p. 5): We your Committee on
Boundaries beg leave to report as follows:
1. That Highland, Mill Creek, South Branch, South Fork Mission, and Bloomery Mission be
detached from Shenandoah District, and that New Creek, Alleghany, Garrett, and Westernport Mission
Station be detached from Potomac District, to constitute a new District to be called South Branch
District.
2. That Clarke Mission be detached from Potomac District and attached to Shenandoah
District.
3. That with the above changes, the Potomac and Shenandoah Districts remain as they were.
4. That the name of Rockingham Circuit be changed to Augusta Circuit
5. That we recommend that Frederick City Mission Station be supplied separately.
6. That Union Chapel and Clear Spring be detached from New Creek and attached to
Alleghany Circuit.
7. That we detach from Winchester Circuit, Pleasant Valley, Fairview, and Mt. Olive, and
attach them to Winchester Mission Station.
8. That the remainder of the Circuit be called Mt. Zion Circuit.
9. That Bethlehem be detached from Churchville Circuit and attached to Rockbridge.
10. That Bloomery Mission be a Circuit.
11. That Bridgeport be detached from Mt. Zion Circuit and be attached to Clarke Mission.
12. That we detach Bennett’s Church and Seneca from Mill Creek and attach [them] to
Highland.
13. That the remaining fields of labor remain as they are. J. W. Howe, J. Ruebush, J. L. Grim,
J. E. Whitesell, and Z. Umstot, Committee.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Winchester, Va., February 20. J. J. Glossbrenner, bishop; W. O. Grim, secretary.
Present: Jacob J. Glossbrenner, A. M. Evers, J. W. Hott, J. M. Rodruck, Joshua Harp, J. E. Whitesel, C. M. Hott, I. M.
Underwood, Henry Jones, J. D. Fried, George W. Rexrode, J. N. Fries, George W. Howe, J. D. Donovan, I. T. Hott, C. W.
Hutzler, J. H. Parlett, J. W. Kiracofe, John Ruebush, D. D. Keedy, William O. Grim, E. P. Funk, Abram P. Funkhouser, G. H.
Snapp, William Beall, J. R. Ridenour, W. J. Miller, J. A. Negley, C. W. Stinespring, Snowden Scott, J. M. Hott, S. K. Wine, C.
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Appointments, 223; organized churches, 179; members received, 1,109; at end of year, 7,269; Telescopes, 388; meeting
houses, 96; parsonage, 9; Sunday schools, 139; teachers and officers, 1,204; scholars, 6,441; collected for missions,
$1,151.89; for all other purposes, $16,790.17; salaries of pastors, $9,521.99.
Presiding elders: J. Ruebush (Potomac Dist.), J. H. Howe (S. V. Dist.).
Appointed: Churchville, J. E. Whitesel; Rockingham, J. E. Hott; Shady Grove, J. D. Donovan; South Fork mission, E. P.
Funk; Highland, J. E. Widmeyer; Winchester, W. J. Miller; Winchester station, J. K. Nelson; South Branch, I. M. Underwood;
Rockbridge. C. H. Crowell; Edinburg, W. O. Grim; Lacey Springs, M. F. Keiter; Mill Creek, to be supplied; Bloomery mission,
J. M. Hott; Page Valley, G. J. Roudabush; Dayton, A. P. Funkhouser; Madison, H. Jones; Augusta Freedman’s mission, J. A.
Evans; Rockingham Freedman’s mission, S. T. Wells; Frederick circuit and station, J. L. Grim; Mechanicstown, J. D. Fried;
Hagerstown, J. R. Ridenour; Hagerstown station, C. M. Hott; Boonsboro, H. A. Bovey; Keedysville station, J. W. Kiracofe;
Potomac mission, P. W. Weller; Martinsburg station, A. M. Evers; Opequon, J. B. Funk; Charles Mission, J. Negley; Bath,
C. B. Hammack; New Creek, G. W. Kiracofe; Garrett, G. W. Rexrode; Westernport station, C. W. Stinespring; Myersville, J. W.
Funk; Berkeley, W. Beall; Alleghany, J. M. Rodruck; bishop West Mississippi Dist., J. J. Glossbrenner; general book agent and
evangelist, G. H. Snapp; General Missionary Treasurer, J. W. Hott.
3. February 1878 Reports (Annual Conference at Winchester)
Boundaries. Report of the Committee on Boundaries (p. 5): We your Committee on
Boundaries beg leave to report as follows:
1. That Highland, Mill Creek, South Branch, South Fork Mission, and Bloomery Mission be
detached from Shenandoah District, and that New Creek, Alleghany, Garrett, and Westernport Mission
Station be detached from Potomac District, to constitute a new District to be called South Branch
District.
2. That Clarke Mission be detached from Potomac District and attached to Shenandoah
District.
3. That with the above changes, the Potomac and Shenandoah Districts remain as they were.
4. That the name of Rockingham Circuit be changed to Augusta Circuit
5. That we recommend that Frederick City Mission Station be supplied separately.
6. That Union Chapel and Clear Spring be detached from New Creek and attached to
Alleghany Circuit.
7. That we detach from Winchester Circuit, Pleasant Valley, Fairview, and Mt. Olive, and
attach them to Winchester Mission Station.
8. That the remainder of the Circuit be called Mt. Zion Circuit.
9. That Bethlehem be detached from Churchville Circuit and attached to Rockbridge.
10. That Bloomery Mission be a Circuit.
11. That Bridgeport be detached from Mt. Zion Circuit and be attached to Clarke Mission.
12. That we detach Bennett’s Church and Seneca from Mill Creek and attach [them] to
Highland.
13. That the remaining fields of labor remain as they are. J. W. Howe, J. Ruebush, J. L. Grim,
J. E. Whitesell, and Z. Umstot, Committee.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Winchester, Va., February 20. J. J. Glossbrenner, bishop; W. O. Grim, secretary.
Present: Jacob J. Glossbrenner, A. M. Evers, J. W. Hott, J. M. Rodruck, Joshua Harp, J. E. Whitesel, C. M. Hott, I. M.
Underwood, Henry Jones, J. D. Fried, George W. Rexrode, J. N. Fries, George W. Howe, J. D. Donovan, I. T. Hott, C. W.
Hutzler, J. H. Parlett, J. W. Kiracofe, John Ruebush, D. D. Keedy, William O. Grim, E. P. Funk, Abram P. Funkhouser, G. H.
Snapp, William Beall, J. R. Ridenour, W. J. Miller, J. A. Negley, C. W. Stinespring, Snowden Scott, J. M. Hott, S. K. Wine, C.
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