Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-21
Annual Conference NJ. +. Church
South.

The Baltimore Conference M. E. Church
South, which met at Martinsburg, w. Va,
Wednesday Of last week, adjourned yester-
day afternoon. The report of the board of
finance shows that 81 OH have been received
for the bishops fund Sc Gl2 for superanu-
ated ministers 81, 094 for education, and
1921 for the Bible cause a total of 5000.
The report of the lag delegates to raise the
aalaries of ministers, urging more active ex-
erlious on the part of the students and re
commencing the issuing OF pastoral letter
by the bishop was adopted. The board Of
church extension report forty-three church
es aided in the last FIVE years. The amount
appropriated during the past year for weak
churches was 81 225. The total amount
paid to the board by the districts this year
was 81, l35. The recapitulation for missions
shows that 50 525 was paid for foreign mis-
sons So 432 for home missions; for church
extension, 49, for education, 81 ITO; for
Bible causes, S249 The recapitulaton table
of membership, baptism and church proper.
ty showed that there were 100 local preach
ers, IS AGO members, $50 additions, 1858
removals number of charges, 429 their
value, 1916 225; number of parsonages, 1l2
value, SlS3 900 the value Of other church
property is $50, 999. There was expended
on churches and parsonnges, S47, 0S5.
The Sunday school report shows there
are 525 schools in the conference, "a .903
scholars, 5,1l6 officers ard teachers; scholars
of tho ibf4nt class S $40; conversions in the
schools. / A. there was collected for mis-.
sions, 81 .113. and on Chidren's Day, 1896
Alexandria was chosen ss the meeting
place for the one hundred and fifth confer.
ence.
The Joint board of finance announced the
following assessments for the coming Year
Bishops fund 81 $50. superanuated $4,000:
education 81 900.
The committee on publishing interests
stated that the debt had been reduced from
$50, $50 TO 7,40o A resolution that the
Bishop appoint the third Wednesday in
March for the meeting OF conference was
lost by one vote--72 for, 70 against. Anap-
peal was read from the Melhodists Of Lex
ire5on, Va, asking help that they may
build u new church, their old one being in
adequate to their needs.
The Bishop announced tho appointments
for the ensuing year, among them the fol-
lowing:
Washington District-Samuel Rodsers,
P. f. Washington ity-Alexandria-W J
Young. Falls Church-J. w. Duffy nnd p
w. Smith, supernumerary. Fairfax Circuit
%. e. Beall. GAINESVILLE Circnii-W. P.
Coe Leesburg-F. W. Canter. Hamilton
B. w. Bond. Hillsboro' Circuit. R Van
Horne. Mddleburg-C. NJ. Brown. Lou.
doun Circuit. G. Dice and G. d. Harris.
Piedmont-C. A. Joyce and vii lam Waters,
and H. II. Crenshaw, supernumerary. Lin
den Mis-ion-C. 7. Stanton. Warrenton-
W. A. Wade. Fauquier Circuit-D. F. Eatz.
Ter. Occoquan Circuit-C. B. Sutton. Sud-
ley Mission-A. 2. Boude Brentsyille
Mission-F. Fur Morrisvile Mission
n. n. Hall. Stafford Circuit-A. o. Arms
strong. Fredericksburg-R r. S. Hough.
Winchester District Rumsey Smithson,
P. E. Winchester. E. Carson. Winohes.
ter Circuit--J. II. Dulaney. Cedarville-S.
Townsend. Front Royal Circuit-J. f.
Armstrong. Warren Circuit-C. K. Mill
can. Berryville-Wm. E Woofe and ]. ].
Engle. supernumerary Milwood Mission
F. H. Shipley. Bruceiowa Circuit-F. A.
Strother and M. c. Morling. Martinsburg-
II. h. Kennedy. Berkeley-S. r. Snapp.
Charlestown-W. G. Eggleston. Frederick
Mission. Fl. Wolff and E. F. Heterick gu.
pernumerary. Jeffersor-C. q. Wood
Page Mission-M. NJ. Long. Strasburg Mission
D. .. jlopklHS CueuEUuOdH 0lSSlOn-L. Fox. |
Woodstock and Ednburg-L C. Miller. J. P. |
Hyde, President of the Valley Female College,
and member of the Winchester Station Quarterly |
Conference. ]. A. Kern, Professor of Randolph.
Macon College, and member of Winchester Station
Quarterly Conference.
Rockingham District-J. q. Waugh, P E. staun-
toni. =. Gardner. Harrisonburg-S Z. Cox.
L. Keller aud ]. P Evans Par.
nassus and Mt. sidney-R. NJ Wheeler, G. R. JEFF
fersOn supernumerary. Monterey-G. r. d. Col
Inns. Crab Bottom H A. Brown. Augusta.
NJ. Wolff. sauton Circuit Mission-H. NJ. Rome.
Bellsvalley Mission-C. g. Lnthicum. Waynes-
boro-J. +. Baggs. Port Republ:c-T. Brilly.
New Hope-W ". Watts Rockingham-W. 1.
Dolly. East Rockingham Circuit-L. L. Moyd.
Milnes-W. o. Ross. Furnace Mission-A C. Nc
Neer. Marksville.-To be supplied by D. White.
Luray-J. 81. Davidson. Mt. Jackson Mission
Z. S. Cunningham. New Market Mission-H. n.
Bishop: Wesleyan Female Institute-W. A. Har.
ris, DID, President
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