. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. tion of lay representation by the General Con-ference of 1866. For this reason I give the list of thosereported on the first call: From the Wytheville Dis-trict, Aras B. Cox; from the Jonesboro District, Wil-liam P. Reeves; from the Rogersville District, DavidC. Croushorn; from the Athens District, W. W. Lil-lard, W. S. Brown; from the Asheville District, A. Reagan; from the Franklin District, W. J. Wil-son, H. H. Davidson; none from the Knoxville andthe Chattanooga Districts. These men were quite serv-iceab
. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. tion of lay representation by the General Con-ference of 1866. For this reason I give the list of thosereported on the first call: From the Wytheville Dis-trict, Aras B. Cox; from the Jonesboro District, Wil-liam P. Reeves; from the Rogersville District, DavidC. Croushorn; from the Athens District, W. W. Lil-lard, W. S. Brown; from the Asheville District, A. Reagan; from the Franklin District, W. J. Wil-son, H. H. Davidson; none from the Knoxville andthe Chattanooga Districts. These men were quite serv-iceable on the committees. Dr. A. H. Redford, Book Agent, and Dr. Thomas , Book Editor, were introduced to the Con-ference. Dr. Summers was by resolution requestedto preach during the session his excellent sermon onMethodism. Benjamin Arbogast was received as atransfer from the Georgia Conference, and the ap-pointments show that this transfer was made becausehe had been elected President of Martha WashingtonCollege in 1866 in place of William A. Harris., re-signed. (442). BISHOP WILLIAM M. WIGHTMAN. 444 HOLSTON METHODISM. At the last session R. N. Price and G. Taylor wereappointed a committee to have the Conference incorpo-rated by the Legislature of North Carolina. thetime such was the political complexion of the Legisla-ture of Tennessee that it was not thought prudent toask for a charter from that body. R. N. Price report-ed a charter obtained from the North Carolina Legis-lature, making the Conference a body politic and cor-porate. It was accepted and ordered to record. Thischarter had been asked for in view of expected dis-putes and lawsuits over Church property within thebounds of the Conference. I do not know that thisact of incorporation was ever of any practical lawsuits have usually been conducted in the nameof the entire Church, as Methodist property is by ourrules and regulations the property of the whole Church,and not of Conferences, either Quart
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