Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-15
MethOdiSts In Council.
9TH SESSION OF THE BALTIMORE AN
NUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NJ. E.
CHURCH SOUTH.

began in Harrisonburg on last Wednes
day morning, and in the delayed arri.
val OF Bishop McTyeire, Rev. A. w.
Wilson was elected President pro tenn.
The roll was called by Rev. J. s. Mar
tin and l6O ministers answered to their
names. There was also present large
number of lay delegates.
A communication from Rev. w. A.
Harris. President of Wesleyan Female
Institute, Stanton, Va. representing
the school to be in prosperous condi-
ton, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
A communication from Rev. DR.. II.
0. Summers, of Nashville, Tenn, CON
veylng fraternal greeting and regretting
MS inability to be present, was read.
A communication from Rev. DR.. A.
w. Wilson, Missionary Secretary, was
read, representing the missionary work
of the Church steadily progressing.
Revs. DR.. Sledd, Lafferty, and Reed.
of the Virginia Conference, were intro
duced, and addressed the conference
Revs. Samuel Kepler, A. A. Eskridge.
Thos. Hildebrand, J. w. Tongue, F. NJ.
Mills, Henry Hoffman, J. w. Evan,
E. l.. Kregloe, P. 8. E. Sixeas, George
Stevenson, George w. Lightner, aud
VIM. Hedges were granted Superan-
nuated relation.
j. Newman Hank, J. w. Boteler, A.
r. Martin, George r. Jefferson, E. F.
Heterick, Jas. Beatty, s. s. Roszell, ].
N. Spangler, were continued in the Su-
-pernumerary relation.
sECoNDHDAY.
Bishop McTyerie having arrived on
the previous evening opened the Con-
ference, and number of additional
ministers and lay delegates answered to
their names.
A communication from the Publish
ing House at Nashville, Tenn, was
read. showing the following: Sales of
books manufactured by the House,
$53, 1888 49,; sale of books and merchan-
disc purchased from other houses,
$18 66O.21; ADVOCATE subscriptions,
s23, 1856 49,; subscription to Sunday
school periodicals., SAG, 261.43; with 9TH
er items. making the total amount of
business $154,3l3 81. The House has
paid every expense in any way contract
ed in the prosecution Of its business
during the year, and under its present
efficient management the House is in q
healthy and hopeful condition.
B. w. Waters, of the Baltimore dis
trict, James Edgar Wilson, Frank T.
Griffith and John Miller, of the East
Baltimore district, John Wesley Mitch.
ell, of the Roanoke district, V. Hill
debrand, of the Moorefield district, and
Wm. G.. Hodgkin, of the Washington
district. were recommended by the
committee as having passed the requi
site examination, and were admitted on
probation into the travelling connection.
After the character and qualification of
these young men had, as is the custom
in Annual Conference, been carefully
inquired into, Bishop McTyeire asked,
"Are they all single men ?" and when
answered in the affirmative. he said,
II hope you will try and keep them SO
for reasonable term" (Laughter); And
continued the Bishop. "while our
preachers marry, and marry we'll, if
any OF these young men have taken any
preliminary steps tn that direction. I
advise them to postpone further proceed
ings for while" IRenewed laughter
Rev. DR.. J. 0. A. Clark of Savannah
Ga, and Rev. DR.. Cox addressed the
Conference in the interest of the IVES
ley Memorial Volumes
The reports of the Elders of the Roa
AOAC3 44fOOACtCAO du4 44CWlSUQIE LIS
tricts we're then heard and showed ia
vorable progress ofths cause of Method
ism.
The Elders of the Baltimore and East
Baltimore Districts were examined and
passed.
THIRD DAY.
Rev. J. J. Ransom, missionary to
Brazil, and Rev. J. S. Moser, of the Lu-
theran Church, were introduced to the
Confer ence
The Elders of Washington District
were examined and passed.
a communication from Mrs. Samuel
Rogers, Of Baltimore, PRESIDENT of the
"Woman's Missionary Society" was
read and referred.
| A memorial FROM the Roanoke Dis
trlct Conference III reference to the CON
templated division of the Conference
territory was read and referred to a
committee.
Among the applicants for the minis
try who passed their examinations was
o. w. Hammond who passed his ex.
animation on the second years course
of study, and was advanced to the class
of the next year.
FOURTH DAY.
| The Conference entered upon the ex-
animation of character of elders Of
Moorefield district. The presiding elder
R. Smithson, stated that there were
complaints: against the character Of
Rev. S. F. Butt. The Bishop appoint
ed F. Fl. Richey, J. Fl. March and s
Townsend a-committee of Investigation
to consider the case and report whether
trial be necessary. Rev. J. NJ. Gran
din, having left his work during the
year, was, on motion, excused and his
character passed. The elders Of thii
| district passed except the case Of s. F
Butt.
A. w. Wilson, D. D., missionary
secretary M. E. Church South, a mem
Der of this conference, passed in charac
| ter.
T. j. Magruder, secretary of the joint
| board of finance, read report, which
was adopted. The following is sum
| mary Receipts-Rishops' fund, 81, ll3.
SO; superannuated fund, S., 412.2 Is ;ledu
cafional fund, $1,as0; Bible cause
$272 81; total, $8.08S Il, an increase
over last years collections.
The class yesterday elected to dea.
cons orders and admitted INTO full con.
nection viz J. w. Grub, d. F. Entler
w. P. G. Coe, O. w. Hammond, J. l..
Porterfield, and they were addressed by
the Bishop preparatory to their ordina-
ton.
Local preachers elected to deaconsi
ordera; L w. Wakefield and r. S.
Hite; to elders orders, w Richardson;
orders recognized. w. E. Oiinger, from
M. E. Church.
The committee of investigation in the
case of S. F. Butt reported no cause fol
trial. His character passed.
The report on the publishing interests
was adopted.
DR.. J. B. McFerrip addressed the
conference. The Nashville house is on
cash basis. The profits were over
$780, 900; paid from this years. earnings
SAC, 900 on the debt.
SABBATH DAY.
Bishop McTyeire preached in the
morning, in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, from Romans, 18th
chapter, I'd verse. after which six young
men were ordained as deacons and set
apart to the ministry by the laying on
of hands. DIR. McFerrin preached at
night, and after the sermon the ordina.
tiOn of elders took place.
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