Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-24
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.


MARTINsBURG, w. VA, March 49,
when the conference opened this
morning the church was filled with
people whose interest in the confer.
ence seems just as great as at the omen.
ing session. The religious services
were conducted by Rev. Nelson Head.
OF Leesburg, Va. The day was spent
In hearing reports of committees.
The special committee OH Paine In.
stitute (colored) hoped the conference
would pay small superintendent of
$500 which was yet due.
The report of the Committees on
Conference Relations recommended
that +. A. Mercer, B. B. Smith, at his
own request, be made supernumerar-
les, and that John w. Evan, Aaron
Boone. w. r.. Stringer, Andrew Ro-
bey, Robert Smith, J. G. Tackett, Will
liam Hodges, Gibson Nancy, E. L..
Kregeld, be placed on the superannu.
ated list, which was done.
The report of the Committee on
Sunday Schools showed that there had
been an increase of sixteen Sunday
schools and l, 1924 scholars 1,427 com.
municants had been received from the
schools, and there was total of &C, 900
teachers, officers and scholars, $347 so
was distributed to needy schools. r.
j. Magruder, Rev. B. F. Ball, III. H.
Garrigues, Rev. G. M. Brown and
Rev. A. p. Roude were appointed a
committee to distribute aid to Sunday
schools. The Executive Committee
were Authorized to prepare program
for the convention of Sunday schools,
which meets at Berryville, Va
Sl,O98.35, which is 10 per cent. of the
total collection, was sent to the gener-
al committee of Sunday schools at
Nashville, Tenn.
The committee on missions reported
that S., 1896 had been collected for for
eign missions, and $3,33l.11 for home
missions during the year. OF this
$40, 1871 had been expended. Trinity
Church, Baltimore, had given the
largest sum of any church; namely,
$685..
The Woman's Missionary Society
reported that it had raised 50, 2O9. 40.
The committee on temperance urged
ministers and laymen to do all in
their power for the suppression of in
temperance; and they believed in
wholesome laws for the suppression of
the liquor traffic.
This afternoon the Woman's Mis-.
sionary Society held a meeting and
were addressed by Rev. DIR. Young J.
Allen. DIR. Allen also made an adj
dress at the missionary anniversary,
which was held at the First M. E.
Church tonight.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA, March 20.
This was the last day of the one hun
dred and fourth session of the Balti-
more Conference of the M. E. Church,
South. The services this morning
were conducted by Rev. Collins Den
ny, of Salem, Va. The first business
was the report of the board of finance,
which showed that S1,044 had been
received for the bishops fund; S6,6l2
for superannuated ministers S1,094
for education, and 1921 for the Bible
cause total of 5000.
The reorganization for missions
shows that So, 1925 was paid for foreign
missions; S3,432 for home missions
for extension, S2,167; for education,
Sl,110; for Bible causes, S249. There
was collected for missions during the
week of prayer, 81 ,842.
The recapitulation table of MEM
bership, baptism and church property
showed that there were 100 local
preachers, 3S,462 members, 4 1880 addi-
tions, 2,942 removals number of
charges, 1923; their value. SS45, 225;
number of parsonages, III; value,
1888, 0a0; the value of other church
property is S20,999. There was eX-
pended on churches and parsonages,
S47 ,095.
The Sunday school report showed
there were 525 schools in the confer
ence, "a, 1893 scholars, 5, l16 officers and
teachers; scholars in the infant class,
8,340; conversions in the schools,
,444 there was collected for missions.
S,113, and on Children's Day, S436.
Alexandria, Va, was chosen as the
meeting place for the one hundred and
fifth conference.
APPOINTMENTS MADE. = W3aches-
ter District. Ramsey Smithson, p. E.
Winchester-T. e. Carson, Winches-
ter Circuit. IL. Dulaney. Cedar
ville-S. Townsend. Front Royal
Circuit. E. Armstrong. Warren
Circuit-C. K. Millican. Berryville-
VIM. E. Woofe and J. ]. Engle, SUI
pernumerary. wildwood Mission IF.
81. Shipley, Brucetown Circuit-F. A.
Strother and M. G. Morling. Martins
burg-H. H. Kennedy. Berkeley-S.
r. Snapp. Charlestown-W. g. Egg
gleston. Frederick Mission. Fl.
Wolff and E. F. Heterick supernu
merary. Jefferson-C. H. Wood.
Shepherdstown Circuit-A. A. P. Neel.
Gainsboro' Mission-D. l.. Reid
Page Mission-M. M. Long. Stras-
burg Mission-J. s. Hopkins. Shen-
andoah Mission--L. Fox. Woodstock
and Edinburgh. G. Miller. j. p.
Hyde. president OF the Valley Female
College, and member of the Winches-
ter Station Quarterly Conference. j.
A. Kern, professor in Randolph Ma
con College and member of Winches-
ter Station Quarterly Conference.