Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-07
MARYLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 0F TIE
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MARYLAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE UF TIE
NJ. P. CHURCH
,.osT1suArIoy OF Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS
After vote had been taken on the four
wears restriction rule of the itinerancy ques-
Tion Yesterday evening, which was reI ecteG,
~ reported in the GAZETTE, conference pre-
c.eded with the routine business.
Mr.. w. H. Silk extended an invitation to
circumference TO hold its next session il the.
Broadway Church, Baltimore laid over I'M
der the rule.
Rev. H. C. Gushing offered resolutions,
which were adopted, extending Christian
sympathy to Atlanta mission in its time Of
trouble while suffering from financial de-
preston.
The conference then resolved itself into
a meeting Of the Superannuated Fund Socl-
ETY.. Rev. F. Il. Tagg, first vice.president,
presided.
Rev. f. J. Drinkhouse, president of the
beard of mana gers of the society, submitted
his report showing balance for distribution
is, lbs So.
Officers were elected az follows: First vice
president, Rev. +. Z. Tagg; second vice,
k-v a. w. Ma,her; secretary, Rev. J. ID.
Lucas; corresponding secretary, Rev. \. w.
Alalher. The president of the conference Ii
prrsiiept eX ctfco. The old board OF man.
ayers we've re. elected.
At last nights session Rev ]. NJ. Brown
conducted religious services.
II was resolved TO add to the list ofstand-
ing committees a committee on Sabbath OBJ
servances.
Mr. G. w. Button reported in favor Of
separation of Congress street station George
town and Mount Pleasant mission, which
was adopted.
The report of the committee on education
relative to the Westminster Theological
Seminary, including authority TO the board
Of governors TO re. elect Rev. L. II. Lewis
president Of the seminary, was taken up and
discussed at length, but before coming TO
vote conference adjourned until this morn
ing.
1t was decided that the time for the meet.
ing of the next annual session should be the
Erst Wednesday in April. 1886.
From the report Of the committee on sta
listics submitted yesterday morning the fol-
lowing is taken: Total number of members,
1919; increase, COL; probationers, 1,046;
increase, 224; received, 1,571; increase, 81;
deceased, 1873; parsonages, 81 gain, .;
churches, $50; gain, / value of church
property, 1874 39S; gain, SIT, 1868; church
debt, S2S 107 ~, being 50 1863 81 less than last
year humber of Sunday schools, 1911; loss,
5; officers, S95; gain, Is; teachers, 1871;
in library, 29, $50; loss, 1885, conversions in
schools, 1853; gain, S2l.
TO-DAY.
Religious services were conducted By
Rev. Walter Graham when conference met
this morning, after which the discussion III
regard TO the salary of the president OF the.
sumed The question is on an amendment
to the report of the Committee on Educa-
ton, by Rev. D. j.. Greenfield, providing
that the conference assure the president OF
the seminary the SUN of 81 200 as bis salary.
The discussion was suspended TO Intro
duce the Rev. DIR. Diuwiddie, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church of this city.
Immediately after it was again resumed.
After some debate both the amendment ard
the original item were adopted.
The report of the committee was then
adopted AS a whole.
Rev. d. l.. Greenfield offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That the third Sunday 10 May
be set apart aud called Sctuiuary day, and
that it snail be devoted to the raising Of the
remainder of the debt on the seminary At
Westminster.
Rev. J. D. KinZer suggested the second
Sunday in October, which WAS accepted,
and the motion was then adopted.
The secretary called the roll IN order that
the president might know those who are In
active relation.
Rev. DR.. F. Ewell was transferred from
superannuate to an active relation.
The question haviog arisen rs to the pro.
priety of the use of the term active" in re.
gard to such as are not under the appointing
power of the President, Rev. W. :. Ham
mond made a motion providing that al
such shall be classified as assigned for
duty"
The question arose over Rev. r. S. Norris
who has been loaned to the Maryland Tract
Society for several years, and therefore does
not sustain an active relation to the con-
ference
The motion was carried.
The resignation of w. T. Valiant, son Of
L. D. Valiant, Of the conference, was re-
ceved and accepted.
IT Ward, B. F. Benson, J. D. Kinzer,
and T. H, Lewis were appointed as 6 com
lnittee for the examination of applicants for
aid from the Board of Ministerial Education.
Hugh L. Elderdice was received as a
member of the conference aud recommended
for orders provided he would appear for
examination each year rs though not or
daiued
F. T. Tagg moved that ]. 81. Maynard be
received as a member of this conference.
Referred to Faculty of Instruction.
The report of the Committee on Instruc-
ton was then taken up and considered item
by item. This consumed the remainder OF
the morning session.
On Resembling Rev. DR.. Maynard and
Hugh l.. Elderdice were presented to the
PresidentIfor reception into the conference.
1t was moved that Hugh L. Elderdice be
ordained an elder at the night session OF
the conference.
vots Of thanks was extended to the
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore american, and
Alexandria GAZETTE for publishing the
proceedings of the conference.
The Committee on Foreign Missions