Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-12

ANIMATED relation or lot.
sUPERNUMERARIE5 PASSED.
The Goth question az to the following
rupernumerarY ministers was asked, and
they being found to have passed blame
less life, were referred to the committee
to be continued-E II Heterick. w I
Quinn, L H Crenshaw, Engle, j W
Boteler, Jas Beatty, A p Boude, z s L
Sixeas, N Hank, j n Spangler, A h
Martin and Geo. R. Jefferson.
STATE OF THE DISTRICTS.
The Districts were called and as the
character of each Presiding Elder was
passed, he gave an account of his distri ct
for the past year.
Washington District. Presiding Elder
S. Rogers said two ministers bad died
There had been S94 additions to the
churce and 366 removals, leaving a nei
gain of $50. Baptized 1876 children, an in
crease of rs, and 321 adults, an increase
of 157; there were 1926 Sunday school
scholars, a decrease of $50; 290 protest. obs
Of religion among the Sabbath school
scholars, an increase Of 1874. The men,
bership of the churches had increased
$50. Two churches had Deen dedicated
during the year, was nearly completed,
was projected, and l was burned last
week.
Baltimore District Presiding Elder T.
E. Carson said 25 per cent. of the mem
bership attended class meetings; $50 con-
versions, of which AS mad been added to
the church-net increase $50; 2 churches
built.
East Baltimore District. Ell
der R. R. s. Hough; new churches built
and parsonages.
Winchester District. Presiding Elder
p. H. Whlsner; $40 conversions, but the
net increase to the church was not in pro.
portion to the conversions.
Rockingham District. Elder
j. G. Dice; 507 conversions, making 1900
conversions in the last three years. of
which a large per cent. had been gathered
into the Methodist church. At the Har-
lCflfdl UuOlO WOlO on tOAVOA-
sions of whom IA became Methodists; 4
churches built-tWo of them fine build.
ings, at Parnassus and Mt. Jackson. In
the last three years churches had been
dedicated in tbs district, of which were
wholly new. Methodism never stood as
high in the Valley as it does now.
Roanoke DiStrict.-G. IL. Zimmerman
Presiding Elder, said G. l.. Torreyson
had died and F. Strother had been broken
down by bis labors. Conversions $50, but
all were not added to the Methodist
church.
LeUisburg District.-D. Bush, Presiding
Elder, $40 conversions and nearly all
joined the Methodist church.
Moorfeld District.-W. G.. Hammond,
Presiding Elder; 800 conversions, large
portion Of whom joined the Methodist
church; 2 churches built and more ready
for dedication; 2 parsonages built and 1
we'll under way.
Thursday.
The session opened Yesterday morning
with religious services conducted by DR..
Nelson Head.
An invitation from Principal T. s.
Doyle, to witness an exhibition by the
pupils of the D., D. & B. Institution, was
accepted.
DR.. MeFerrin, Book Agent of the Gen
eral Conference, called attention to a
number of specimens of church period.
Gals he had brought with him, and which
were in the lecture room. He said he
almost dreaded to take the time Of Con-
ference about books, for conferences were
different affairs from what they were in
the old times. Then we had to assemble
and have our characters passed, sing and
pray, and talk to the mourners, and then
GO home. Now, there are Church Exten.
sion Boards, Publishing Boards. Sunday
School Boards, and SO many Committees
that really Conference is crowded with
business and has not time to hear long
speeches. He said the last year had been
the best the Publishing House had ever
had. Its bonds now had a market value
of so cents in the dollar and it was buying
them in whenever offered. He was willing
to compare the prices, work. and list of
books published by the Southern Publish
ing House, with any publishing concern
in this country.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
The annual repor of the Wesleyan Fee
male Institute was. read. The number of
boarding pupils during the year has been
1l5, from Is StateS-an increase of "a per
cent on the year before. The health of
the Institute has been very good. One
popil. Miss Julia Joyce. who came in
fet BILE health, died after her return home
to Highland. A religious awakening in
tn school had resulted in number of
conversions. The income of the Institute
for the year was $21 1896. Its outlay was
for current expenses, $10,246; salaries,
SIS, 646; servants, $l,7O0. Wa him, 1853
total, S17 953-ne income, $3.73S. The
conduct and onditien OF the school dur
ing The past year has been excellent in
every respect.
CLASS OF THR Sd YEAR.
The following of the class OF the 3rd
year were called on the Goth question OF
being blameless in life and administration,
and advanced to the class of the 4th year
Jno n Mccormick, D Martin, Chas W
Mark, Chas B Sutton, D M James, James
l. Henderson, John Tackett.
REPORT OF THE ELDERS.
Baltimore District was called and re-
ports were made by M Brown, W FL D
Harper, Smith, B Highley, j Edgar
Wilson, Thomas W Brown, L D Jones. b
W Bond, ] H Boyd. H P Hamlll, } W
Wolfe, A Weller, W A Mcdonald, f II
Shlpley, W K Boyle. j E Baggs, and their
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