Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-03-14
Baltimore Annual Conference.
III. z. Church, South.
FIRST DAY.


SALEM, Roanoke County, March Sth.
The Baltimore Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, convened
in the Lutheran church Of Salem, at 9 o'clock
on Wednesday morning. The organization
numbers one hundred and sixty-nine clerical
and near twenty-five thousand lay members,
and includes large extent Of territory in Vir.
ginia, Maryland, and West Virginia
Bishop Pierce, President took the chair,
and opened the Conference with appropriate
religious services. The roll was called by the
secretary of the last session, Rev. John S.
Martin, d. D.
On motion. J. S. Martin was reelected sec
rotary, j. E. Armstrong and W. H D. Har-
per assistants, and w. G. Coe, statistical sec
| rotary.
| Several special and standing committees were
| appointed, after which the Conference proceed
ed to the examination Of character The Bal
timore district being called, it was represented
by the presiding elder, John S. Martin, as be-
ing IN fiourishing condition. Several hand
some churches have been erected during the
past year, and others are in course of compile
ton. The names of the ministers of the dis
trict being called, their characters were exam
ined and passed.
Rev. S. A. Repass, Of the Lutheran church,
Rev. j. A. Harris, of the Presbyterian church,
and Prof. Davis, of Roanoke College, were in
troduced to the Conference.
/ SECOND DAY.
A communication from Rev. w. S. Baird
presiding elder Of the Winchester district. was
presented and read, his absence being owing to
the illness of his wife. His district was report
ed as being in prosperous condition,
A letter from Rev. w. A. Harris, president
Of the Wesleyan Female Institute, at Stanton,
was referred to the Committee on Literary In
situations.
DR.. Bledsoe, editor of the Southern Revie,o
published at Baltimore, Maryland, was intro
duced.
Rev. DR.. BEDFORD addressed the Conference
in the interests of the publishing house al
Nashville, Tennessee; also conveying to the
Conference the fraternal greetings Of Rev. DR.
Summers, editor of the Christian AdUocate. =
He also recommended to the favorable consid-
Grafton of the Conference the Sunday School
Iasitor, which has circulation Of so, 900 cop
ies.
| Rev. DR.. McFerrin was introduced and adj
dressed the Conference
A communication concerning missionary in
terests was read by the secretary
The following candidates were admitted on
| trial: G. E. Beauchamp, FL w. Kinyer, Bev-
| erly Wasigh Bond, VIM. Il. Miller, James B.
Frollin, JAS. B. Williams, Jas. r. Smith, and
Asbury McNeer.
A communication from the agent of the
Maryland Bible Society was referred to COM
mittee.
The second question was asked, ''Who re-
main on trial ?''-James D. Nally, Jefferson
w. Duhey. L. Fl. Davis, j. s. Hutchinson,
and B. S. Highley.
The third question was asked, who are ad-
mitted into full connection and elected to dea-
cons orders ?'-Francis FL. Shipley, Frazier
Fur, Ell. D. Bishop, W. d. Ross, S. W. Had
away, George 7. Tyler, Richard S. Shreve,
w. Il. d. Harper, who were collectively called
before the Bishop and questioned as required
by the Discipline.
| Robert Ross was continued on trial
Several distinguished ministers from the Hol-
ston Conference, prominent among whom are
Revs Fl. G. Neal and T. E. Smith, are in at.
tendance Rev. DR.. Munsey, who was detain-
ed on account of the illness Of his children, ar
rived last night.