Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-03-18
Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E. Church
South,

This conference, composed Of nearly two
hundred ministers and twenty or thirty
laymen, was convened at Salem, Roanoke
county, Va, on Wednesday, the 18th in
slant. The bounds of this conference en-
brace the Valley of Virginia, some coun-
ties in West Virginia and others in the sec
ton bordering on the Potomac, North Of
Fredericksburg, and in nearly all of Mary
land. The Methodist conferences do not
follow State lines, but are marked off usu-
ally by mountains or large rivers.
Bishop Parker, of New Orleans, was ex-
pected to preside, but he died suddenly at
his home in that city on the 9Th instant.
The Rev. Samuel Rodgers, D. D., was
elected to the Chair till Bishop should
arrive. Bishop Cranberry, of st. Louis,
arrived Wednesday night and took the d.
rection of business Thursday morning.
He is native of Virginia and known as a
faithful Confederate chaplain. who was shot
and left on the battlefield at Malvern Hill
where he was captured. He is preacher
of strong powers and great cultivation.
Rev. DR.. John S. Martin was elected
secretary for the 32nd time. He appointed
as his assistants Revs. James E. Arm
strong, George T. Tyler, Asbury R. Mar
tin and Beverly W. Bond.
Rev. ]. B. McFerrin, general book agent
of the M. E. Church South, who took such
an active part in the Centennial Conference
at Baltimore, was among those present.
Committees were appointed, and the
committee on conference relations of last
year, Rev. S. Rodgers, chairman, was con-
tinued, except Rev. J. w. Shoaf was put
in place of 7. G. hewitt; Rev. I. W. Can
ter was put on the joint board of finance
in the place of Rev. J. Fl. Waugh; Rev. J.
R. Andrew was put on the Sunday school
board in the place of j. A. Anderson; 81.
H. Garringues in the place of G. F. Diggs,
and T. w. Allen in the place Of E. s. Con-
rad. J. W. Newton was put on the board
of education, vice J. o. Hobbs.
Committees were announced as follows:
Temperance-Clerical r. Smithson, s.
G.. Ferguson, J. G. Jones; lay, ]. W. New
ton, j. W. Santemyer.
District Conference Recerds-Rev. T. W.
Brown, chairman.
Public Worship-Presiding Elder Zim-
norman, Rev. l.. r. Greene and John
Chalmers.
Bible Cause--Rev. H. B. Hamlin, Rev.
j. L. Shipley, E. T. Fishburne.
P,,hIicbipn Tptoroct- Clorioo1 III
Boyd, J. E. Wilson, J. A. Kern, W. O..
Ross, J. H. Temple, V. W. Wheeler, A..
0. Armstrong, Charles E. Simmons; lay,
John G. Mitchell, James Cox, J. W. Wood,
VIM. W. Echols, G. G.. Sydenstricker, P.
Hamill.
On motion of Rev. T. F. Carson, COM
mittee was appointed to draft suitable reso-
lutions in respect to the death of Bishops
Parker, PIERCE and Kavanaugh, as fol-
lows: Revs. B. W. Bond, j. W. Duffy,
Samuel Rodgers, J. S. Martin, R. Smith
son, DR.. N. Head, Collins Denny and S.
G. Ferguson.
Rev. A. M. Cooper, local preacher of
Lewisburg Station, surrendered his parch-
ment and withdrew from the church.
Charles L. Potter, of Bells Valley cir
cult, Rockingham district, was admitted as
member of the conference. Rev. James
E. Armstrong said the conference should
move slow in admitting married men.
j. @. Knott, G. l.. Potter, A. G. White,
and B. F. Flowers, local preachers, were
elected to deacons' orders. o. W. Ham
mond, Of Staunton, Va, was elected to
elders orders.