Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-19

of Staunton, had been invited to seats as
visitors, said he was near neighbor of
the CONFERENCE.-THE across the noun
tains-and in the matter of hospitality
his hare gum faced this way, laughter
He said he was getting up a book with
with the portraits of the clerical and lay
delegates to the General Conference which
meets in Richmond in May, and wanted
those that the Baltimore Conference
elected. The book would be valuable in
electing bishop-they would know who
was who, Qaughter). Baltimore Confer
ence, in view of this book, must try and
elect good looking men, (laughter). He
would probably have given them some
suggestions as to who they should take.
but as none of the candidates had yet
subscribed to his book, he did not propose
to help them, (great laughter.) One thing
he wanted to say. He didn't want to
touch on politics and should walk very
carefully over the ice; but he wanted to
tell those ministers who had subscribed to-
the Christian Advocate, that he was deter
mined never in the future to advocate any
man who was combined demagogue and
demijohn. Some ministers of the gospel
had been brow-beaten at the capital of
Virginia by some of these so-called states
men, and he did not propose that here
after in her chief city. Virginia's minis
tiers should be brow-beaten by se-called
statesmen who, the next night, gorged
themselves at a banquet given by the
liquor dealers.
A LARGE MAJORITY.
The question sent down by General
Conference, ''Shall the name of the M. E.
Church South, be changed to the M. 3.
Church in America" was then voted on.
The vote stood-for the change 2; against
the change 173.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
Rev. B. W. Bond. from the Committee
on Temperance. submitted report that
the attitude of our church and of this
Conference upon the subject of temperance
has not at any time been doubtful. From
the beginning Methodism has always pro-
hibited the drinking of spirituous liquors,
except in case of necessity. Rejoicing in
the extension Of temperance sentlme MT
among the people at large, it prays that
it may completely prevail through the
length and breadth of the land. until the
Ubiquitous liquor traffic, with all its ruin
GUS consequences to every human interest
in this world and to the soul eternally,
l,o fad r1n
clergy to continue to preach against intern
perance and to use all other proper means
to secure its suppression and to establish
temperance in the land. 1t further urges
preachers and people to acquaint them
selves with the history as well as with the
existing provisions Of our Church and
Conference respecting temperance. and
commends the various congregations OF
Christian men and women who are labor
ing in the cause of temperance.
On motion of Rev. Rumsey Smithson
it was unanimously adopted.
The Bishop.-I am very happy to find
you so unanimous on this subject, and
that the committee have been able to
make report that SO thoroughly covers
the ground taken by the Methodist church
on this question.
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE.
An interesting address was made by
Prof. W. W. Smith, who represented this
college. During it, he called on the min
listers who had graduated at Randolph
Macon to stand up, and some twenty rose.
Bishop McTyeire is also graduate OF
that college, Mr.. Smith said that over
100000 had been pledged and much of it
already paid, in Lynchburg, Norfolk and
Danville, for the endowment of tie college.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
John G. Calhoun Newton of East Bal
tlmore District was re-admitted.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO GENERAL
CONFERENCE.
The election of delegates clerical and
lay-to the General Conference which
meets in Richmond in May, was taken
up.
A lay member offered resolution re-
auiring the clerical and lay delegates cleo
ted, should pay their own travelii ng ex-
penses.
A minister.-I couldn't be persuaded to
go on those terms.
A vote was taken, and there being lis
votes out of 149 for it, it was adopted.
The ballots for the delegates were given
out and, without nominations, each mem
Der wrote names of candidates on his.
They were returned to the Secretary and 1t
was ascertained that 149 clerical and "a lay
votes bad been cast, making rs votes nee.
essary for clerical delegate and ID for a
lay. The Bishop then appointed com
mittee to take the ballots to another room
and count the vote. instructing them to ad
init no spectators of their work, and not tC
communicate the result to any one unit
they reported to the conference.
Wesley Hammond of Moorfield District
was referred to the committee to be put
in the superanuated relation.
PERSONAL.
Presiding Elder Hammond made an ex
PLANTATION IN regard TO having used the
word tickle in connection with F. T
Griffith s treatment of the call to Wash
ingtcn Territory. He read the CORES
pondence in the matter which showed
that Mr.. Griffith had never promised tt
accept call to Washington Territory mol
give any assurance that he would accept
it; indeed he had given them no cause tt
count On his accepting it. Mr.. Hammond
said Mr.. Griffith had done valuable work
in Moorfield District, and he was very
sorry that lack of information had lee
him to use the word "fickle" in connec
ton with him.
GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.