Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-09
Methodist Conferences.

Methodist Conferences.
In the Conference of the M. h. Church,
South, 10 Washington, yesterday, a committee
was appointed to suggest means to secure the
full payment of the salaries OF ministers, 1t be-
ing shown that there was an average loss OF
l24 per centum on the salaries due members OF
the Conference.
The Christian greetings of the Maryland an
nual conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church were received and two f~rateroal mes
sengers to that conference, Revs. S. K. Cox
and w. K. Boyle were appointed.
j. II was resolved that the conference recognize
the ordinations OF Rev. John Wade, late OF
the Baptist Church, and of Rev. K. A. Mclll-
hapey, late of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
as valid for the work of an elder.
The Bible cause was then brought to the at
tenli5u Of the conference by Rev. Mr.. Rowe,
agent of the Virginia State Bible Society. He
urged the support OF the conference TO the cause
and described the work of the society, which
employs eleven missionaries, and has distrlbu
ted 60, 900 copies of the Bible.
The order of the day, a proposal to strike
out of the Discipline the words, drunkenness
or drinking spilituous liquors." and insert
"makiug, buying, selling, or using as a bever-
age iDtuxicatiug liquors" aud on making the
change the vote stood yeas, clerical Is, lay Is;
nays, clerical Al, lay 4. The result was order.
| ed to be certified to the General Conference.
R. G. Simmons, of Maryland, and Andrew
NJ. Cackley, of West Virginia, were admitted
to the conference Oh trial.
The question of selecting the next place OF
meeting was taken up aud Winchester was
chosen.
Rev. DR.. Duncan, president, and Rev. A. q.
Brown. secretary of Randolph Macon College,
then made reports as to the condition of Ran
doIph Macon College, and the subject was re-
ferred to the committee on education.
Rev. 9. Shipley, treasurer of the board of
missions, read the annual missionary reports,
which showed that there had been assessed for
missionary purposes 81 ,6O2. and that there
had been collected but $5,S97 So. Winchester
district assessed 81, l6l, paid in 1929 %
Rockingham district assessed 1888, paid IN
S445 90 !; Lexington district assessed 1918,
paid 10 1926 IS. The financial depression Of
the country Was given as a reason Tor the fall,
ing off the collections. AS many members of
the conference wanted to discuss the report, 1t
was by general consent laid over until this
morning.
To the Conference of the NJ. E. Church, in
session 10 Winchester, the Church Extension
Committee made a report, which was consider
ed highly gratifying. lnasmuch as only Is out
OF l26 charges failed to take up the collection.
ln ten years there had been contributed y this
Conference S2O,0 900.
The Committee on Sunday Schools were
glad to say that the interests of this depart
ment we're 10 a prosperous condition. 1t was
recommended that the pastor have supervision
over the Sunday School, the npltorm lesson or
Berean leaves be adopted, and catechism we'll
studied, beside other items OF special interest
in this direction. The report Oh education
recommended The constant patronage OF ou,
Own colleges and seninaries, and deprecated
| the sending of our children to the educational
institutions ofthe Roman Catholic Church."
Rev. A. j. Kynett addressed the Confer
epce Oh the subject Of the Church Extension
Society,"
The distribution of the Preachers Aid So
ciety fund of So, 300 was reported and approx
ed by Conference.
A subscription of 1852, to be increased to
81, 900, for which Gen. }. S. Berry made him
self responsible, was raised for the benefit OF
the Rev. D. w. Arnold.
The report GU Sabbath observance was very
radical, and urged 10 the ~strictest sense obedI-
ence to the command, Remember the Sab
bath day 10 keep it holy" The committee on
home missions distributed in appropriations
$4,000.
A report of the Woman's Foreigu Missionary
Society was presented, urging further action IN
this interest by some special systematic plan,
| and it was approved. ln regard to the tempe
rance Cause the action Of the General Confer
ence, as to total abstinence, was approved, and
recommending local option and prohibition
measures to suppress the liquor traffic.
The tract cause interest was also reported,
for which purpose $3.50. 90 was appropriated.
The board of stewards reported $7,l29 dis.
tributed at 100 per cent to claims presented,
which had been previously reduced.
The committee on statistics made the follow
ing report 10 total Probationers4 III, increase
452; full members 2S,426, increase 43l; local
preachers 1913, increase IA; deaths 422, decrease
| 5; baptisms, children 1867, increase 6, adults
| 36l. increase Is; churches 367, increase 8;
probable value 50, us, 800, increase $500; par.
sonages y, probable value S29S 900; collec-
tons for conference claimants S7,l29, mission
airy S29, 23O. Is, womsn's foreign missionary
81, 49S. IS, church extension So, 227. %, tract
cause $3.50. go, Sunday School Union S53225,
| freedman's aid 1920. 72, education $596.49
Episcopal fuud Sill; number of Sunday
| schools BAL, number Of officers and teachers
5,023, number OF scholars of all ages 81 ,225,
average attendance 20. 4S3, volumes IN library
rs, l6S, and number of conversions 2,lO5.
The next session Of the Conference will be
held in the Metropolitan NJ. 4. Church. Wash
ington, D. G.
After the appointments were read out the
Conference adjourned. Rev. A. NJ. Courtenay
goes to Winchester.