Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-11
METH0DISM.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH
One. IIunared-an Second Annual session
First Days Prcceedings-Committees
Appointed Characters Passed, &c.
spec,al ielcrram 10 the pIsnatch.

iSpCctal telegram 10 tue DiNINNSufl
sTAuNroN, VA, March l0.-The
ope-hundred. and-sccond annual session
Of the Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
opened in the Methodist church here
this morning. The Conference was
called TO order promptly at Q O'Clock
by Bishop Holland n. McTyeire.
The Bishop conducted the opening
religious services and addressed the
Conference at length on the duties oil
the Christian ministry and the neces-
sity Of conservation to rae work.
Rev. j. S. Martin, d. D., secretary
Of the last Conference, then called the
roll.
There were very few absentees from
amerg the 200 clerical and 81 lay mem
beIs.
Rev. DIR. Martin was reelected secre'
tary and Revs. James f. Armstrong
CT. Tyler, b. W. Bond, aud a. H.
Martin were elected assistant secreta-
ries.
Afler the organization considerable
time was spent in selecting the follow
ing committees Examination, Tenn
perance. Publishing Interests, District
Conference Records, Publication oil
Conference Minutes, Bible Cause, Con-
ference Relations, and Memorials 10
General Conference.
4 memorial was received from JET
feIson circuit, Va, protesting against
apv division Of the Conference terri
tory, which was referred to the Com
mi,tee on Memorials.
REPORTS were received from the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society and
from Rev. Rev. ". c. Dunlap, presi-
of Paine's Institute (cOlored), which
were referred to the appropriate COM
mittees.
The seventeenth question of the Cen
eral Minutes was then taken up
"Who are supernumerary and the
names of f. Z. IIetrick, William /.
Quinn, L. II. Crenshaw, Joseph }.
Engle, John W. Boteler, James Beatty,
A. z. Boude, P. Sixeas, j. n. Hank,
Joseph n. Spangler, A. r. Martin, and
George Il. Jefferson were called, their
characters passed, and their cases re-
ferred TO the Committee on Conference
Relations.
The names Of the superannuated min
isters were called and their cases re-
fe1ed to the Committee on Conference
Relations Of the Superannuated.
Three-yiz., James II. March, George
w. Lightner, and \. b. Blue-dled
during the year.
Rev. c. l.. Torreyson, who was in
the active work, also died during the
year.
The Bishop took up the question,
"Are all the preachers blameless IL
their lives and official administration '
and called first the names Of the pre-
siding elders, and advised that if any
body had anything against them "to
speak now or else hold his peace for
the next twelve months Reys.
Thomas T.. Carson, of the Baltimore
district; r. K. S. Ilough, East Baln-
more district; Samuel Rodgers, Wash
ipgton district; p. II. Whisner, Win
chester district; j. c. Dice, Rocking
ham district; G. II. Zimmerman, Roa-
noke district David Bush, Lewisburg
district, and W. G. Hammond, Of the
Moorefeld district, answered to their
names, and their characters were passed.
The reports Of the several presiding
elders showed decided Improvements IN
all departments of Church work. Rev.
j. L. Clarke, former member of the
Baltimore Conference, now of the Viz
ginia Conference, was among the vlsl-
tors to-day.