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(c) That Bloomery circuit and North River mission be united under the name of Bloomery circuit.
(d) Detach Ours and Sever’s from North Fork mission and attach to Oak Grove and Frosty Hollow, to be
called Petersburg circuit. (e) Detach Mt. Horeb and Reed’s Creek from Franklin circuit and attach to
North Fork mission. (f) Detach Hampshire Mines, Westernport and Dan’s Mountain from Elk Garden
mission, to be called Westernport station.
3. Potomac District: No changes.
4. Shenandoah District: That Winchester mission be called Winchester circuit. Detach Mt.
Hebron, Toms Brook and Pine Grove from Edinburg circuit, to be called Toms Brook mission.
Respectfully submitted, J. W. Funk, Sec.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Frederick, Md., March 5. John Dickson, bishop; A. P. Funkhouser, G. P. Hott, secretaries.
Present: W. R. Berry, W. H. Clary, C. P. Dyche, J. D. Fried, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. W. Hicks, G. P. Hott, J. W. Howe, J. W.
Kiracofe, W. L. Martin, J. K. Nelson, J. M. Rodruck, W. H. Sampsell, C. I. B. Brane, C. H. Crowell, A. M. Horn, J. W. Funk, J.
H. Rau, J. E. Hott, H. Jones, M. L. Mayselles, J. H. Parlett, G. J. Roudabush, S. H. Snell, L. O. Burtner, A. Day, J. N. Fries, A.
P. Funkhouser, W. Hesse, C. M. Hott, J. W. Hott, D. D. Keedy, P. J. Lawrence, W. J. Miller, J. R. Ridenour, M. A. Salt, C. W.
Stinespring, I. M. Underwood, W. O. Fries, W. S. Rau, J. D. Donovan. J. E. B. Rice, S. K. Wine, H. H. Fout, S. D. Skelton, A.
Hoover, J. Zerman, J. A. Negley, R. Byrd, E. Ludwick—53.
Absent: J. M. Bolton, G. W. Howe, C. Miller, P. H. Thomas, J. S. Grim, R. F. Cronise, G. Hoffman, J. W. Nihiser, W. H.
Burtner, G. Harman, J. A. Evans, W. Lutz, S. Scott, M. F. Keiter, G. W. Rexrode—15.
Visiting ministers: W. J. Shuey, J. X. Quigley, Z. C. Mower, J. L. Grim, C. A. Burtner, S. R. Gipple, D. Speck, C. T. Stearn,
D. D. DeLong.
Licentiates: R. Byrd, S. D. Skelton, H. H. Fout, J. E. B. Rice, N. F. A. Cupp, W. S. Rau.
Died: Jacob F. Hott, aged 62; J. G. Ketterman, aged 50.
Open transfers to C. W. Stinespring, J. D. Fried, E. Ludwick, M. A. Salt.
Ordained: W. O. Fries, C. P. Dyche, W. H. Sampsell, P. J. Lawrence, W. H. Clary.
Collected on Albin fund, $1,628.55.
Preachers’ Aid Fund, $2,073.44.
Appointments, 220; organized churches, 191; members received, 983; at end of year, 9,221; Telescopes, 787; meeting
houses. 188, value, $129,690; parsonages, 12, value, $12,224; Sunday schools, 165; teachers and officers, 1,561; scholars,
9,073; collected for missions, $1,194.56; for all purposes, $32,516.78; preachers’ salaries, $11,270.15.
Presiding elders: C. M. Hott, (Potomac Dist.), C. I. B. Brane, (Shen. Dist.), J. W. Howe.
Appointed: Boonsboro, C. H. Crowell; Keedysville station, J. K. Nelson; Hagerstown, W. H. Berry; Hagerstown station, W.
O. Fries; Myersville, I. M. Underwood; Mechanicstown, W. L. Martin; Frederick, S. H. Snell; Frederick station, A. M. Evers;
Potomac, H. H. Fout; Martinsburg station, J. R. Ridenour; Clarke mission, J. E. B. Rice; Churchville, S. K. Wine; Augusta, C.
P. Dyche; Rockbridge, R. Byrd; Dayton, H. Jones; Dayton station, J. W. Howe; Lacey Springs station, J. W. Funk; Elkton, J. M.
Hott; Madison, J. W. Maiden (by P.E.); South River mission, J. M. Bolton; Edinburg, J. E. Hott; Toms Brook mission, P. J.
Lawrence; Winchester, A. M. Horn; Front Royal mission, I. T. Parlett; Singers Glen, N. F. A. Cupp; Freedmen’s mission, T. K.
Clifford; Winchester station, G. P. Hott; Bloomery, W. Hesse; Morgan, M. L. Mayselles; Berkeley mission, J. A. Negley;
Petersburg, to be supplied; North Fork mission, G. Harman; Westernport mission, W. H. Clary; Lost River mission, N. A.
Kiracofe; Franklin, W. S. Rau; South Branch, J. M. Rodruck; New Creek, W. H. Sampsell; Alleghany, A. Day: Elk Garden, A.
S. Castle; Garrett mission, E. A. Pugh; Berkeley Springs, J. D. Donovan; bishop Ohio District, J. J. Glossbrenner; editor
Telescope, J. W. Hott; agent Shenandoah Institute, J. N. Fries; missionary in Africa, J. A. Evans.
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(c) That Bloomery circuit and North River mission be united under the name of Bloomery circuit.
(d) Detach Ours and Sever’s from North Fork mission and attach to Oak Grove and Frosty Hollow, to be
called Petersburg circuit. (e) Detach Mt. Horeb and Reed’s Creek from Franklin circuit and attach to
North Fork mission. (f) Detach Hampshire Mines, Westernport and Dan’s Mountain from Elk Garden
mission, to be called Westernport station.
3. Potomac District: No changes.
4. Shenandoah District: That Winchester mission be called Winchester circuit. Detach Mt.
Hebron, Toms Brook and Pine Grove from Edinburg circuit, to be called Toms Brook mission.
Respectfully submitted, J. W. Funk, Sec.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Frederick, Md., March 5. John Dickson, bishop; A. P. Funkhouser, G. P. Hott, secretaries.
Present: W. R. Berry, W. H. Clary, C. P. Dyche, J. D. Fried, J. J. Glossbrenner, J. W. Hicks, G. P. Hott, J. W. Howe, J. W.
Kiracofe, W. L. Martin, J. K. Nelson, J. M. Rodruck, W. H. Sampsell, C. I. B. Brane, C. H. Crowell, A. M. Horn, J. W. Funk, J.
H. Rau, J. E. Hott, H. Jones, M. L. Mayselles, J. H. Parlett, G. J. Roudabush, S. H. Snell, L. O. Burtner, A. Day, J. N. Fries, A.
P. Funkhouser, W. Hesse, C. M. Hott, J. W. Hott, D. D. Keedy, P. J. Lawrence, W. J. Miller, J. R. Ridenour, M. A. Salt, C. W.
Stinespring, I. M. Underwood, W. O. Fries, W. S. Rau, J. D. Donovan. J. E. B. Rice, S. K. Wine, H. H. Fout, S. D. Skelton, A.
Hoover, J. Zerman, J. A. Negley, R. Byrd, E. Ludwick—53.
Absent: J. M. Bolton, G. W. Howe, C. Miller, P. H. Thomas, J. S. Grim, R. F. Cronise, G. Hoffman, J. W. Nihiser, W. H.
Burtner, G. Harman, J. A. Evans, W. Lutz, S. Scott, M. F. Keiter, G. W. Rexrode—15.
Visiting ministers: W. J. Shuey, J. X. Quigley, Z. C. Mower, J. L. Grim, C. A. Burtner, S. R. Gipple, D. Speck, C. T. Stearn,
D. D. DeLong.
Licentiates: R. Byrd, S. D. Skelton, H. H. Fout, J. E. B. Rice, N. F. A. Cupp, W. S. Rau.
Died: Jacob F. Hott, aged 62; J. G. Ketterman, aged 50.
Open transfers to C. W. Stinespring, J. D. Fried, E. Ludwick, M. A. Salt.
Ordained: W. O. Fries, C. P. Dyche, W. H. Sampsell, P. J. Lawrence, W. H. Clary.
Collected on Albin fund, $1,628.55.
Preachers’ Aid Fund, $2,073.44.
Appointments, 220; organized churches, 191; members received, 983; at end of year, 9,221; Telescopes, 787; meeting
houses. 188, value, $129,690; parsonages, 12, value, $12,224; Sunday schools, 165; teachers and officers, 1,561; scholars,
9,073; collected for missions, $1,194.56; for all purposes, $32,516.78; preachers’ salaries, $11,270.15.
Presiding elders: C. M. Hott, (Potomac Dist.), C. I. B. Brane, (Shen. Dist.), J. W. Howe.
Appointed: Boonsboro, C. H. Crowell; Keedysville station, J. K. Nelson; Hagerstown, W. H. Berry; Hagerstown station, W.
O. Fries; Myersville, I. M. Underwood; Mechanicstown, W. L. Martin; Frederick, S. H. Snell; Frederick station, A. M. Evers;
Potomac, H. H. Fout; Martinsburg station, J. R. Ridenour; Clarke mission, J. E. B. Rice; Churchville, S. K. Wine; Augusta, C.
P. Dyche; Rockbridge, R. Byrd; Dayton, H. Jones; Dayton station, J. W. Howe; Lacey Springs station, J. W. Funk; Elkton, J. M.
Hott; Madison, J. W. Maiden (by P.E.); South River mission, J. M. Bolton; Edinburg, J. E. Hott; Toms Brook mission, P. J.
Lawrence; Winchester, A. M. Horn; Front Royal mission, I. T. Parlett; Singers Glen, N. F. A. Cupp; Freedmen’s mission, T. K.
Clifford; Winchester station, G. P. Hott; Bloomery, W. Hesse; Morgan, M. L. Mayselles; Berkeley mission, J. A. Negley;
Petersburg, to be supplied; North Fork mission, G. Harman; Westernport mission, W. H. Clary; Lost River mission, N. A.
Kiracofe; Franklin, W. S. Rau; South Branch, J. M. Rodruck; New Creek, W. H. Sampsell; Alleghany, A. Day: Elk Garden, A.
S. Castle; Garrett mission, E. A. Pugh; Berkeley Springs, J. D. Donovan; bishop Ohio District, J. J. Glossbrenner; editor
Telescope, J. W. Hott; agent Shenandoah Institute, J. N. Fries; missionary in Africa, J. A. Evans.
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