. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. son was handsome and vigorous. His scholar-ship was critical; he delighted in the refinements ofthought, and he was not averse to the use of classicalphrases and scientific illustrations. In addressing agraduating class once, he said: Young gentlemen, thissalient point in your history has hitherto been to youthe point ad quid; from this time forward it will be toyou the point a quo. Wigbtman was one of that remarkable College ofBishops that took the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, torn to pieces by the ravages of
. Holston Methodism [electronic resource]: from its origin to the present time. son was handsome and vigorous. His scholar-ship was critical; he delighted in the refinements ofthought, and he was not averse to the use of classicalphrases and scientific illustrations. In addressing agraduating class once, he said: Young gentlemen, thissalient point in your history has hitherto been to youthe point ad quid; from this time forward it will be toyou the point a quo. Wigbtman was one of that remarkable College ofBishops that took the Methodist Episcopal Church,South, torn to pieces by the ravages of war and inter-nal dissensions and dilapidated, and by wise adminis-tration, indomitable energy and industry, and matchlesspreaching brought it up out of its own ashes, rehabil-itated it, and made it what it was before the war—themost powerful evangelical force in the Southern an editor Wightman wrote much and thoughtfullyand elegantly; as a teacher and college director hewas in demand; and his life of Bishop Capers is an ex-cellent portraiture of a great man, 3i. BISHOP DAVID S. DOGGETT. CHAPTER of 1869. The forty-sixth session of the Conference was heldin Abingdon, Va., beginning September 22, 1869, Bish-op David S. Doggett presiding, R. N. Price Secretary,and Jacob R. Payne and James K. Stringfield Assist-ants. The following lay delegates answered to theirnames: Eli C. Hale, Peter Gallagher, John W. Paul-ette, Rev. W. E. Neil, Dr. M. Y. Heiskell, Dr. J. , W. B. Aston, Vincent A. Moore, J. K. P. Ball,David Cleage, V. C. Allen, Samuel H. Dickey, JohnA. Winton, R. B. Vance, David Proffitt, J. D. Rey-nolds, J. H. Calfee, William G. Wilson. David Sullins preached the Conference sermon thefirst evening of the session. A resolution offered by Dr. Wiley was adopted pro-hibiting the appointment of any man on more thanone committee. On the second day of the session the following laydelegates appeared and took their seats: Rev. JamesWagg, Rev. T. P.
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