Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-09-26

The Winchester District Conference, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will convene in this place, on next Tues
day night, beginning its session with the
opening sermon by the Rev. W. o. Ross,
who was, at one time, the pastor of this
charge.
There will be preaching by members OF
the conference at IL and o'clock every
day during the meeting.
The business sessions of the conference
will be held in the morning and afternoon
of each day. The public is cordially in
vited to attend these sessions.
On Friday morning, special centennial
services will be held, celebrating the close
Of the lst century of the history of Organic
American Episcopal Methodism. This
great correctional movement began its
wonderful history, with the meeting of the
celebrated Christmas Conference, held in
Baltimore, beginning on the oath Of Deem
Der, 1884, at which meeting the Methodist
Episcopal Church was organized, and at
which DR.. Thomas Coke and Francis
Asbury we're elected Bishops.
At that time, there were in this country
81 preachers, about 60 houses of worship,
and less than $1,000 members. Now. at
the close of the first one hundred years of
work, the church has 1887 travelling
preachers, and over 100000 members in
the United States and Canada.
The order of exercises for Centenary
day has not, as yet, been fully determined
upon.
Saturday morning will be devoted to
the consideration of the interests, and
work of Sunday schools, within the
bounds of the District.
The conference will be presided over by
Rev. P. H. Whisner, D. D.
The pulpit of the church here, and Of
the one at Edinburg, will be supplied by
members of the conference, on Sunday,
Oct. 5th.
The following is partial list of Minis
tiers and Delegates, and also the homes
to which they have been assigned.
Rev. ]. A. Anderson and J. H. Ford
with DR.. II. F. Locke.
Rev. J. P. Andrew with Rev. j. r.
Van Horn.
Rev. J. E. Armstrong with DR.. j. 7.
Hickman.
Rev. o. c. Beall, J. E. Lent, A. J.
Ridgeway and w. B. Conrad with B. P.
Newman.
Rev. ]. L. shipley and Rev. B. F.
Ball with Rev. f. II. Richey.
Rev. w. X. Boyle and Rev. J. J. En-
gle with Capt. E. D. Newman.
Rev. w. w. Bennett and p. Mccoy
with Col. E. E. Stickley.
Rev. J. S. Martin, Rev. S. V. Hide
brand and B. F. Lisensing with Mrs. E.
Walton.
Rev. G. O. Homan and Geo. A. Pine
with V. Russell.
Rev. H. w. Kinzer and E. D. Poulton
with VIM. Donaldson.
Rev. J. H. March, Rev. j. P. Hyde
and c. w. Hensell with NJ. L. Walton.
Rev. G. w. Rubbish and j. w. Martin
with S. Shank.
Rev. F. A. Mercer and J. A. Brown
with E. G. Haas.
Rev. J. w. Mitchell and F. A. Yates
with J. Shockey.
Rev. w. o. Ross and W. O. Rust with
II. B. Burner.
Rev. A. Robey and J. II. Boyd with
G.. Noakes.
Rev. j. r. Maxwell and w. A. Glass
ford with j. w. Fravel.
Rev. j. p. Stump and H. S. Miley
with Geo. w. Miley.
Rev. P. II. Whisner and wife, Philip
Shaver. c. G.. Massie and j. r. Grabili
with j. II. Grabill.
Rev. w. E. Woolf and Lloyd Lichlider
with D. Lichliter.
Rev. w. NJ. Lane and G.. A. Brown
with DR.. G. NJ. Borum.
Rev. Holland Engle and L. NJ. Shea
yer with Jas. II. Rodeffer.
Rev. G. II. Tyler and j. W. Barr with
I. B. Richey.
w. S. Kline and G. F. Lichlider with
Mrs. Z. Keller.