The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-03-22
Baltimore Annual Conference of the
M E. Church South.

Baltimore Annual Conference of the
M E. Church South.
The annual session OF The Baltimore Confer
ence OF the M. E. Church South commenced
az Charleston, Jefferson county, W. ", last
"Wednesday morning, Bishop John c. Keener,
OF New Orleans, presiding. The Bishop is q
Baitimorean, being son Of the late Christian
keener, of that city The conference emhra.
ces n considerable portion OF the State of Vir-
ginia and portions of Maryland, including Bal
timore city. There are 1872 clerical members
besides32 lay delegates, four from each prese-
ing elders district. There was good attend
ance OF preachers present at the opening of
the session, bat not many visitors, the weather
beng Threatening in the morning.
Rev. John s. Martin, secretary of the con
ference, called the roll, and 10 ministers an
swered.
hey John Martin was reelected secretary
Tor the thirtieth time. The hour for meeting
and acJourning was fixed at 8 a IN and D M :.
AT the session of the conference Thursday
the report upon the Valley Female College
PROT. I Hyde, principal, at Winchester, was
read, stating that the number Of pupils had in
creased so per cent over that OF last year. The
report OF the Wesleyan Female Institute, at
Staunton, Va, Prof. w A Harris, president
was also read, showing that the increase of
pupils had been 80 great that an addition had
to be built costing $3,004,50. The organize
ton ofthe school was never more complete,
and the net income last year was 81, 1885,
During the session Thursday, Rev. DR.,
Martin, Secretary of the Church Extens ION
Society, addressed the Conference on the SUB
1ect OF church extension. In the course of his
remarks, be said that the Catholics, the Con-
| gregationalists and Presbyterans were slow
| set, but circumstances have changed his mind
| 1.-THE M. Z. Church South would do her part
! Of the work, she must become aroused. live
don't do our part in this matter, he said, the
question is, What is God going to Go with us !?
| Tor God had said, Go We into all the world and
preach my gospel, and is not circumscribed by
States and Territories. This Church must
have enterprise and learn to prize in between
| Kew. DIR. X. A. Young, of Nashville, Tenn,
missionary secretary of the NJ E Church South,
| was introduced on Friday. The society had
sent GU; during the year tour missionaries to
| China and one to Mexico, and he had been
TO Baltimore to arrange for sending three mis-
| sionaries 10 Brazil, South America. Tht lar
| gest amount received tor the board or missions
IN any year since the war was 100000. From
the LIST of June last year up to the present time
the amount received is $4,000, or $4,000
more than any year since the war. The
| various districts were reported as in an en-
cOuraging condition.
| The characters of the following elders in this
district were passed
John s Martin, presiding elder Smith
| son. Z Armstrong, r Cunningham, G T
y Collins, G A Joyce, G L Torreyson, K NJ
| Williams, Bush H w Kinzer, r Fl Wilson,
J Hopkins. L Fl Graybil,S r Snapp, A P
Boude, Boon, A Weller, j K Van Horn, c
y Linthicum, G o Holman, Geo w Ruebush
W A Harris and ] Engle, Wesleyan Insti-
tute, MIR. Martin, presiding elder, reported
that during the past year there had been 618
additions and so removals present numoer
OF members, 5095; four churches erected dur
ing the year and two parsonages during past
four years IA churches were built The Sun
day-school interest is increasing The dis
trIct Is In pleasant spiritual and prosperous
condition.
Rev. j. s. Hopkins, in reporting upon Rock
ingham circuit, complained of the number of
distllleries on the circuit, and that one had
just been built at the most pleasant named
charge on the circuit, Paradise. Laughter |
They had lost one church. he said, owing to
| the careless manner IN which it had been
erected, which was not in accordance with
the disciplide, sc He said that if the Bishop
removed him from the circuit there would be
somebody glad, whether the people or the
pastor he would not say. Laughter.
The Bishop said that they had the old
serpent among them in the shape of still,
Key Geo. I. Tyler, from the committee on
statistics, reported as follows Local preachers,
IT, members, 81 ,91S; white increase, 971 ;
.colored. 50, decrease, 9 ; baptisms, children,
,245, adults 1913; church edifces, $685. in
crease, II probable value, $763O73; mount
raised for building and improving, $37, 675 !;
amount Of Indebtedness, $22 ,S66; parsonages,
80; increase l :; probable value, $127 400 /;
amount raised TOR building and improving
$8,912 present Indebtedness, So ,446 Sunday
schools, 4S7 increase, s. officers and teach
ere, 4,597; scholars of all ages %. 427; increase.
4l3; scholars in infant classes, 1888; increase,
sos; volumes in libraries, 47941 decrease,
1852; conversions. 1,122; increase, IA; ex-
penses. 81 900; increase 81 260.
The total amount assessed for ministerial
support was SSo,S06; amount paid, $S2815.
Funds TO be raised during the year Church
extension, $4,000 bishops fund, 81 200 super
animated fund, $1,000; educational fund,
$4,000
The next Conference will meet in Baltimore.
The following are the appointments for
Rock ingham District:
J G Dice, Presiding Elder-S,aunton, Rum
sey Smithson; Harrisonburg, E Armstrong
Augusta, RA Cunningham West Augusta, H
A Brown; Monterey, c A Joyce-one to be
gon Parnassus, Fl A Gaber, G r Jefferson,
supernumary Bell Valley, g G Collins !:
Brdgewater, L LYNCH, B w Waters ;
Waynesboro, Fl w Kinncr; Mt Sidney, r
H Wilson; Rockingham Mission, J s Hop
kins New Market. r M Williams; East
Rockingham, M Strckler, Port Republic
Mission, s X Snapp; Mines, L R Jones; Fur.
mace No 2, A B Blue; Luray Mission, A
Weller MI Jackson Mission, G q Lnthi
xMT. T.
ris, president, J ] Eagle, agent.
Rev. DR. Jno Martin goes to Winchester
district as Presiding Elder.