Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-17
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE, M. E.
CHURCH. SnuTH.

Conference, nj. E. Church, South,
opened in Martinsburg Wednesday,
l4th, and will continue to the 2Ist.
The majority OF the delegates to
the Baltimore Conference arrived in
Martinsburg Tuesday. Each train
was met by a reception committee
from Trinity Church, in which the
conference is to be held, and which
consisted of Rev. j. r. Andrew, its
pastor, and Messrs. r. F. Barr, @. NJ.
Shaffer, E. III. Newton, Archibald
Lamar, Jr., ]. Fl. Shaffer, j. E. Ber-
ry, w. f. Long, Noble Fisher and
Philip Showers. They welcomed the
delegates, who were shown to their
places of entertainment during con-
ference by Sunday School scholars
acting as pages.
Services were held at the church in
the evening, and were conducted by
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, of Alexan-
dria. Communion services were held
afterward.
Trinity Church, where the confer
enceis being held, is situated on Mar-
tin street, between Queen and Maple
avenues, and is one of the prettiest
little churches in the State. The
church was built in 1886, during the
administration and largely through
the efforts of its present pastor, Rev.
J. r. Andrew. 1t has a seating ca
pacity of about 500 and membership
of about $50.
The ministers and delegates are all
comfortably lodged with private
families and at the hotels; and
though the weather has been very
severe for out door pleasure and
sightseeing the guests find good
cheer and social entertainment, and
busy week of conference work..
Wednesday night there was preach
ing in the following churches by Wis.,
iting ministers belonging to the Con-
ference: Rev. Leo Rosser. D. D.. of
the Va. Conference, in Trinity M. E.
Church; Rev. j. S. Garden in the
Presbyterian; Rev. j. A. MeCor-
mick in the Baptist; and Rev. B. F.
Hall in the Reformed.
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, of Bal
timore, is president of the Conference.
The weather was raw and chilly, and
the first session of the conference was
held in the lecture-room of the church,
it being warmer than the main audi
dience room. Bishop Wilson opened
the exercises by giving out the hymn,
" And Are We Yet Alive and See
Each Others Faces?" after which he
read the twelfth chapter Of the First
Corinthians. The conference was then
declared open and ready for business.
But little was done, however, except
committees and bearing
reports.
Rev. DIR. John S. Martin, psesiding
elder of the Winchester district, who
has been secretary since 1858, was
and appointed as his assis-
tants Rev. James E. Armstrong, Rev.
George T. Tyler, Rev. Asbury Martin,
Rev. Beverly w. Bond, Rev. Henry
P. Hamill and Rev. James P. Stump.
The roll of delegates, both clerical and
lay, was'called, the majority answer
ing.
The conference board of missions
appointed were Rev. j. S. Martin,
president, Rev. Thos. E. Carson, sec
rotary, and Charles Shipley, treasurer.
The managers are: Clerical-Revs.
James S. Gardner, Samuel Rogers, P.
H. Whisner and j. w. Duffey. Lay
j. Magruder, M. l..
Walton and Robert G.. Lumpkin.
Other committees were then appoint
ed and reports heard.
Thursday afternoon Rev.J. A. Kern
preached at Trinity Church, and at
night Rev. Collins Denny, of Salem,
Va, was the speaker s~
Conference was engaged in hearing
district reports, and inreceiving can
didates on trial and for elders orders.
On Sunday evening, at 1880 O'Clock,
Trinity Episcopal Church, of this city,
will be consecrated by Bishop Peter
kin. Rev. DIR. r. 7. Davis, a former
rector Of this parish, will preach the
sermon.