EV. JOSEPH H. BLAND was a native of North Carolina. He was in attendance upon the General Meeting or Conference held at New Providence, in Orange [143] (now Alamance) county, in 1830, in which he took an active part. In 1833, he was at the General Meeting at Kedar (Mt. Auburn), in Warren county, North Carolina; and the following year, 1834, at New Providence. Here he served on a committee with Revs. John T. Petty and John Walker, and also on the committee to confer with the traveling preachers to supply the churches.

      At the General Meeting at O'Kelly's chapel, in Chatham county, in 1836, he was present; likewise at New Providence, in 1837.

      In 1840, the Conference at Union meeting house, in Orange (Alamance) county, North Carolina, was opened by Elders Lewis Craven and Joseph H. Bland by "reading a portion of the Holy Scriptures and prayer." At the Conference at Apple's church, in Guilford county, in 1841, he opened Conference with prayer. He was appointed on a committee on Elder's office, and also on the presbytery to ordain Revs. Job S. Swift, George G. Walker, and Lovick Lambeth, which was conducted on Sunday, October 3rd, at 11 o'clock A. M.

      In 1846, at the Conference at Union chapel, in Orange (Alamance) county, he was on the committee on the state of the church. In 1848, he attended the Conference at New Providence and called the meeting to order, and also served on the committee to examine candidates for ordination.

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