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THE COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
DETROIT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Archives, Adrian College Library
Adrian, Michigan 49221
Telephone: 5171265-5161
First Log Church
on the River Rouge
President
Rev. Bruce Brown
13199 Colvin
Riverview, Mi. 48192

Clinton, oldest UMC
edifice in Conference
1837

LOREHZO DAVIS

Archivist
Rev . Ronald Brunger
Adrian College Library
Adrian, Mi . 49221

1834 Ohio Annua l Con fere nce at Circleville, Ohio, beginning A11g . 20 .
Loren zo Dp,v is H~~ adr'l i tt ed on trial; hi ~ i s the 6th name in a list
o~ 43 r eceive ~ on t r ial .
Appoint~d as junior pr a ch 0r to the Plymout h Mission.
Marcu- Swi f t senior pr e ache r .

Vice-President
Rev. William C.:>oper
5005 Chicago Rd.
Warren, Mi. 48092

1 835 Ohi o Aimual Conference meet in:- at S:>T'in-~ field, Ohio, be,c:inni n.<>: Aug; :
Lor en 7. o Davis a ppo inte d junior prea che r on the Far~ ington Circui t,l9 '
with ~ill ' Rm Spra~e Se n ior pre ach e r.
The Plymouth V:iss i on r eport ed 411 me mb ~ rs.

Secretary
James Dodd
Adrian College Library
Adrian, Mi. 49221

1836--Fir:-d. session o f the Michigan Confe r-ence at l·~ansfield, Ohio.
Loren~o Davis wa : app ointe ~ to t he Bean Creek ~ission, west and
sout hHest of Adrian(Huc'l.s on would b e the main successor), or
(pe rha.ps Morenci). Lorenzo had receive d ~80 of hi ~ ~100 sal a r y
cl a im in 1835-36.
1 83 7.

Mi c!·igan Annual Confere n ce met in Detro j t on c:e ~ t. 6
Da vis wa.R appointed Junior Pr e ;:~.ch e r on the Coldwater Circuit .
Rean Creek Mi s si"n re ported 210 member s : !la vis received his
s ala r y of SlOO in full.

1838 .

The D trait Annua l Gonfere n ~ e met in Tiffin, Ohio, Sept . 5
Davis "'"'·s appointe :" junior pre c her on t he Saline Circu it.
He was s t. ill on trial. Hr- h 2rl r e cei, •e d ~ 10 5 on hi s ~1 25
sal a r y cl a im.

1 839 . The ~ichigan Annual Conference me t in Ann ~Rbor, be~innin~ Se nt .
navi s l-n s f in co.ll y e-. dfl"l i tte ~ in to f ull m e mbe ~ shiT); he 1·'"~ "" oP a
CoMmittee o~ th re e to ob t a in ~ he pr e-cher~ for the s~ e ci a l
c onference £.ervice::; . P e Pa~ a.pp .... int <> d ::; cnio v• preac.he r for
the Jackson 8 ircui t, -v~i t h Thorn.?.s Jak1·:a:v b ir-- asso c i ..,te .
SalinE r enort od 4113 Nh i t t" r."lem"Qer c; a n '1 .1 colore d , e n (~ S loc a l
pre a ch er "
1 R40 . The l'U crip-an Ann ".::! l Confe " once met in '"<.>.rRhE-.11, on Auf". 19.
D:=~.vi s c ontinued a s a T)elcon an0 '"'as a ·· pointe n. t o De x ter .
Jacks ·n Circ·;:i t re port e"l 330 r.-tembe ·s

1 844 Confe r e nce at
Co l daAt ~r; Loren?O D~v i 8
... s o r•e ,.., f 8 me n who
1 841. The V.ichi g an Ann ual ConfeT'ence met at Hhi t.e Pir:eon , Se r t. 1 5 .
locat ed t r.E:t ye Rr.
D~v i s r,•P.
onP o f si x me n e l e ct e~ elder. He w:-?s re a...,pointe ·1
t o Derler . "Dexte r re -- orte c1 180 me mbe rs
Th e l P,t;? l'' ichi t;an Conference fl1P. t ~t. Adri an, ft n FY . 1 7th .
n~ •.r if' a-::-·p .; inted : enio · pr2 ~ cJF:- o: t he f!z.nc: ·ester Ci~cui t.
De .-te r re ~1 orteCl ?00 !""'€'r'l-"'e "s ; ? Sunrlro :: Sc~.0 ~ ] ; \·.'itl1 71J ec~l"\ ln.n:
a~d 1 60 volum·s in t~ 0 li~r .., r iPs
1 04 3 . ':!"': ~ C') '1 ference met ?..t a -. ., Ar"!oor , on ~urr . l n .
Lorenzo Davi ·' ";-s r -rr in ..... t> •' t o .3t on:r Creel·, ·:~~ 1-) ost · r
Ten0rtP 0 39n ,-.-.,. ,.. ... ! 7 C(u.n -3. ., -r ~ er n "] ::- · i +,J·. 260 s8B P~b blc~.

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