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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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The Baltimore Methodist Conference in Winchester concluded with preacher appointments across districts like Potomac, Winchester, and others. A revival led to over 50 conversions. Thanks extended to hosts.
Merged-components note: The tables list Methodist conference appointments detailed in the accompanying news report; merging tables into the domestic_news component for coherence as a single report on the Baltimore Conference.
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| Baltimore District—J. Fry, P. E.; J. Emory, sup. |
| Baltimore city, A. Hemphill, Y. T. Peyton, Normal Wilson |
| Fell's Point, J. Guest, James Smith |
| Baltimore circuit, J. Soule, W. H. Chapman |
| Severn, E. Hinkle, George Wells |
| Annapolis, A. Griffith |
| Calvert circuit, E. Suire, Joseph Rowan |
| Prince George, Isaac Collins, W.O. Lumsdon |
| Foundry, W. Hamilton |
| Georgetown, J. M'Cann |
| Montgomery, C. Fry, W. L. Gibson |
| Washington, | C. Cooke |
| Wheeling, | William Barnes |
| Short Creek, | T Beaks, D M Parrott |
| Monongaela, | J West, J Talbert |
| Ohio, | J Moore, J Connelly |
| Randolph, | William Hank |
| Greenfield, | A Poole, T M Hudson, J Holt |
| Harrison, | P G Buckingham, I H Tackitt |
| Lewis | S Chany, W S Morgan |
FROM THE WINCHESTER REPUBLICAN, APRIL 17
The Baltimore Conference, held in this town, closed its session on Tuesday last, when the following appointments of the preachers for the ensuing year were made known:—
Potomac District—Daniel Mun, P. E.
Alexandria, William Kyland
Ebenezer, Henry Shriver
Fairfax, R. Burch, J. G. Watt, sup.
Loudoun, S. G. Rozzell, W. M'Dowell
Stafford, J. Sewell, T. Jamison
Fredericksburg, C. B. Tipplett
Westmoreland, Charles B. Young, Jos. White
Lancaster, W. Prettyman, V. C. Poole
Winchester District—Gerard Morgan, P. E.
Winchester, James Reed, T. J. Dorsey
Rockingham, W. Monroe, P. D. Lipscomb
Staunton, J. Riley
Botetourt, R. Barnes, F. S. Evans
Pendleton, J. Watts, Samuel Bryson
South Branch, J. Lacy, Samuel Ellis
S. H. Boyd, C. M. Smith
Allegany, Mr. wp.
Berkeley, S. J. B. Bronwell, D. Stevens, J. Watson, sup.
Jefferson, C. Reynolds, J. Howell
Pittsburgh District—Joshua Monroe, P. E.
Carlisle District—John Davis, P. E.
All the churches were tendered to the conference, and accepted. On Friday night, a revival commenced, and continued to increase, until many souls were brought under its regenerating influence. Before adjourning, the conference adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the thanks of this conference be respectfully presented to the citizens of Winchester in general, and its several congregations and pastors in particular, for the friendship and christian hospitality manifested to them during the time of their present session.
Resolved, also, That the thanks of this conference be respectfully presented to the honourable masonic lodges who have kindly afforded us the use of their hall.
JAMES REED, Pr. Eld.
On Thursday night last, thirty-one members residing in town were added to the Methodist Church, which, added to those in the country, and some who will join other denominations, will make upwards of fifty persons who have received the benefit of conversion from the conference.
| Pittsburg, Uniontown | A Shinn, J Sanson, sup. |
| Redstone, Connelsville, Somerset, Indiana, Penn's Valley, Chartiers, | T Fleming, J B West, J Paynter, J Strickler, W Butler, H Baker, R Armstrong, H Furlong, W Brandeberry, |
| Northumberland District—Henry Smith, F.E. | |
| Bedford, | J Tanneyhill, J Chesney |
| Aughwick, | R Minshall, John A Gere |
| Huningdon, | J Rhodes, D B Dorsey |
| Bald Eagle, | D Steel, John Bowen |
| Lycoming, | J Thomas, T M'Gee |
| Northumberland | R Cadden, F M'Cartney, R Bond |
| Shenzhen, | J R Shenberd |
| Carlisle, | R S Vinton |
| Carlisle circuit, | M Pearce, Samuel Kennerly |
| York, | C A Davis |
| Harford, | R Tidings, B Barry |
| Great-Falls, | L Larkin, E Matthews |
| Frederick, | Beverly Waugh, Saml Clarke |
| Chambersburgh, | J Bear |
| Hagerstown circ't, J M Hanson, J L Gibbons |
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Domestic News Details
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Winchester
Event Date
April 17
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conference closed; preacher appointments made; revival resulted in over fifty conversions; resolutions of thanks adopted.
Event Details
The Baltimore Conference held in Winchester closed on Tuesday last. Appointments of preachers for the ensuing year were announced for various districts including Potomac, Winchester, Pittsburgh, Carlisle, and Northumberland. A revival commenced on Friday night, leading to many souls converted. Thirty-one members added to the Methodist Church in town, plus others in the country. Resolutions thanked citizens, congregations, pastors, and masonic lodges for hospitality.