Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-03-20
BALTIMORE M. E. CONFERENCE,
SOUTH.

TO MEET AT STANTON NEXT YEAR.
The Baltimore M. E. Conference, South,
closed its session at Salem on Wednesday
last, and yesterday large number Of Its
members were in Staunton on their way
home. The conference selected Stanton
as its place of meeting next year.
APPOINTMENTS FOR ROCKINGHAM
DISTRICT.
The following are the appointments
made for Rockingham District
J. g. Dice, Presiding Elder. Staunton,
J. S. Gardner; Harrisonburg, l.. q. Mil
ler: Bridgewater. W. l.. Lynch and j. +.
Prettyman; Monterey, G. a. Joyce; Par
nassus and Mt. Sidney, II. A. Gaver;
Grab Bottom, J. FL. Temple; Augusta, G..
T. D. Collins; Stanton Circuit, Henry
A. Brown; Bells Valley, G. J.. Potter;
Waynesboro Mission, A. M. Cackley;
Port Republic Mission, IL. D. Bishop;
New Hope Circuit, r. H. Wilson; Book
ingham Circuit, r. M. Wheeler; East
Rockingham Circuit, II. M. Stricken;
Mines, l.. L. Lloyd; Furnace Mission,
G. e. LInthicum; Luray Circuit. }. ii.
Davidson; New Market Mission, F. A.
Mercer.
WHERE THE FORMER MINISTERS OF
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT WE'RE
SENT TO.
r. Smithson of Stanton, was sent to
Alexandria,; B. W. Waters, from Bridge
water to Easton. Maryland; S. R. Snapp,
from Port Republic to Gainsboro Circuit;
L. R. Jones from Mines to Singapore
Circuit, Maryland; A. Weller, from Luray
to Wesley Grove, Maryland; r. M. Will
liams, from New Market transferred to
conference outside of State.
o. W. Hammond, of this city, was Or
dained an elder. by Bishop Cranberry, Sun
day night.
THE NEW PASTOR OF sTAUNTON.
Rev. ]. s. Gardner is a gentleman of a
little over fifty years, of Gue personal ap-
pearance, and regarded az one of the ablest
men in the conference. He is a native o
Maryland and has, for the past four years,
been Presiding Elder of Washington Dis
trict. His family is in Alexandria, but
will be here by Sunday, March 29;h, when
the new pastor Will fill his pulpit for the
first time.
THE CONFERENCE AND THE TEN
FERANCE QUESTION.
In the conference, Rev. Rumsey Smith
son, Chairman of the Committee on Tenn +
peralce, reported series of resolutions,
one of which declared that sit was the
duty Of every enlightened Christian citi-
zen not only to endeavor to reform the
drunkard, but also to give his influence
and his ballot to suppress that curse of
curses"
DR.. Cox said he was opposed to COM
mingling the temperance question with
partisan strife, and if the report means
any party bearing he was opposed to it.
Rev. Mr.. Smithson said it had no party
bearing or design to pledge this body in
that way. The idea was to give the ballot
the same direction as their influence
DR.. Cox said it may be misunderstood,
and he moved to strike out that portion
of the report relating to the ballot.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson moved to lay DR..
Cox's motion on the table, which was lost
by a vote of yeas SO. nays 81.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson was opposed to any
intermeddling with politics. This may be
only an entering wedge for something
greater in the future.
Rev. Mr.. Smithson.-"W you 20 to
the ballot-boX do you leave your religion
at home? They are only asking Christian
people to use their influence and effort in
this cause. Ballot means only effort, and
no more" Many voices-"Then use the
word effort.'']
Rev. B. W. Bond said there was a poll
tical party known as the temperance par
ty. He moved to substitute the word
effort for ballot.
Rev. B. F. Ball said that the discussion
about politics and political combinations
was stain upon their escutcheon, and
hoped the Objectionable word ballot would
be stricken out. He did not want them
to become entangled as others have done
Rev. Mr. Smithson .-'There is nothing
polite j or partisan In the resolution
Amid some exciting sparring of words,
Rev. 1. w. Canter moved that the previous
question be put, which prevailed. and a
vote on the amendmen to insert effort
for ''ballot' resulted in So in favor and go
against The report as amended was then