Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-03-20
Conference Proceedings.
Wednesdau, Morch 14.

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| Wednesday, March IA.
The Baltimore Annual Confer
ence NJ. e. Church South, met in
the Methodist church (Rev. j. l..
Smpley, pastor, at 8 o'clock a.
m., Rev. Bishop j. G. Keener, D.
d., of New Orleans. in the chair.
The opening religious services
were conducted by the Bishop.
who read the 4th chapter of
Ephesians and announced the
259th hymn, beginning Draw
near, o Son of God, draw near. %
which was sung by the Confer
ence, after which prayer was
offered by Bishop Keener.
The Bishop then addressed the
Conference, expressing his graf
ltication at again meeting the
Baltimore Conference, and speak
ing ln strong terms of the ag-
gressiycness of Christianity. He
said never had there been as ma
ny persons waiting on the minis
try OF the Word, and that as far
as the III. e. Church South is con-
cerned, it is making and has
made a gratifying advance. -.
The roll was then called by
John S. Martin, d. D. =,
Rev. John S. Martin was, on
motion, reelected secretary, and
chose as his assistants Rev. j. r.
Armstrong and Rev. Geo. T.
Tyler, B. w. Bond and a. r.
Martin.
The following were announced
as the lay delegates: Baltimore
District-Steven Beard, J. q.
Mitchell, G. f. Diggs, ". w.
Welsh.
East Baltimore District-T. j.
Magruder, j. G. Stevens, w. T.
King, j. e. Hunt.
Washington District. B.
Wilson, j. Hanmill, II. n. Rec
tor, w. II. May.
Winchester District@-W. S.
Kline, &. S. Knott, w. Noland,
r. Mccoy.
Rockingham District 8.
Walton, j. w. Newton. G. Eakle,
I. K. Harnsberger, j. P. Houck.
Roanoke District-Z. Boon, j.
E. II. Figgett, S. Rumsey, j. r.
Rayburn.
Anderson, J. J. Hobbs, j. G.
James, w. Z. johnson.
Mooreseld Dis:rict.-A. B.
Pu2il, P. Hammill, j. d. Ber-
nard, J. p. Llye, r. Washing
ton.
TENPERAScE-Clerical-W.H H.
Wilson, W. a. Mcdonald. John
4. Kern. &. a. Mercer, r. Smith
son, r. Ross, A. Q. Flaherty, l..
Butt. Lay-Stephen Beard, j.
G. Stevens, John Hamii1, W. L.
Noland, J. w. Newton, S. Ram
sey, j. G. James, r. NJ. Wash
ington.
EDUcAT1oN.-Clerical-H. P.
5anli!l. !. w. Dufey. N. Head,
W. A. Wade, A. p. Boude. VIM.
o. Ross, a. o. Armstrong, w.
E. Wolf. Lay-C. T. Diggs. w.
j. Kirby. j. B. Wilson, w. S.
Kline, n. S. Walton, j. II. II.
Figgett, j. j. Hobbs, J. D. Ber-
nard.
| SUNDAY ScHooL.-Clerical-
C. NJ. Brown, j. E. Wilson, S.
W. Haddaway, a. A. P. Neal.
David Bush. L. C. Miller, II. NJ.
Stricken. L. r. hardwood. Lay
John G. Mitchell, T. j. Afag1.u-
der, w. H. May, Richard Mccoy.
81. L. Walton, z. Boon, a. FL.
Anderson, j. p. Lyle.
PUBLISHING INTEREsTs.-C -Cieri-
call. a: Register, j. w. Shoaff,
2. B. Smith, J. w. Wolfe. r. S.
Cunningham, Collins Denny, Y.
w. Wheeler. l.. G. Martin. Lay
w. w. Welsh, w. J. King, II.
N. Rector, J. S. Knott, j. P.
Houc:l, j. 81. II. Figgett, W. B.
johnson, P. Hcnaill.
CONFERENCE RELAT1oSs.-W.
81. D. Harper, T. G. Nevitt, S.
Rodgers, O. c. Bea1l, j. E. Arm
strong, G. L. Dameron. E. G.
Vandiver, L. G. Ferguson, l. w.
Canter.
BIBLE CAUsE.-A. P. Boude.
d. Thomas, J. T. Williams, a.
NJ. Cacllley, II. a. Gaver.
PUBLIC WoRsHIP.-P. E.. p.
| II. Whisner. 2. c., J. L. Shipley.
On motion of Rev. John S.
Martin. the several committees
were allowed to elect their own
chairman.
Nine a. m. and one p. m. was
made the hour for meeting and
adjourn;ng.
| The third column from the pull
pit was made the bar of the Con
| ference.
". E. Miller was, on motion,
appointed Conferencepos
Rev. J. P. Hyde was, on mo-
ton, appointed to attend to rail
road tickets for the Conference.
Rev. j. B. McFerrin, Book
Agent, of Nashville, Tenn, was
introduced to the Conference.
who submitted his annual report.
an abstract OF which will be
published in the DAILY to-mor.