Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-20
baltimore Conference Nj. e. Church
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At yesterdays SESSION OF the conference aI
Martinsburg the devotional exercises were
conducted by the venerable Rev. Nelson
Head, of Leesburg. after which the business
of the day was taken up. There was little
done besides the hearing of the reports from
the various boards and committees, all Oh
which showed the interests Of the churcn 10
be in very hourishing condition. The most
important work done was the adoption OF
plan for ministerial education.
The board of education made report on
the Valley Female Institute, situated at
Winchester. The board state that on their
visit they found the institution in a high
state of efficiency. The report was adopted.
The committee on Paine Institute (color-
ed) submitted their report, which was adopt
ed, approving the Institute, and asking the
conference to pay the balance of $500 due.
Rev. W. ]. Young was appointed to canvass
the conference for this amount
A petition was read from Myers Station OF
the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, at
Washington, asking the conference to aid in
helping to raise funds for the erection OF a
church in that city. Rev. 8. NJ. Haddaway
was appointed to receive subscriptions for
the church.
The committee on conference relations re-
ported in favor of placing Rev. +. a: Mercer,
of Baltimore, and Rev. Presley B. Smith, OF
Hinton, West Virginia, in the supernumera-
nv relation, and OF placing Revs John w.
Evans, Aaron Boone, ". r. Stlinger, An
drew Robey, Robert Smith, ]. G. Tackett,
Wm. C. Maloy. Wm. Hedges, Gibson Mau,
zsy and E. l.. Kregloe on the superannuated
list, which WAS done.
The Sunday school committee reported
that there bad been great increase in that
department amounting to Is schools, LOIS
| scholars. There have been ,427 communl
cants received from the schools. The totals
are 40 900 teachers. officers and scholars
| The contributions to needy Sunday schools
were S347 so.
A committee was elected to distribute aid
| to needy Sunday schools.
The executive committee was authorized
to prepare a programme for the Sunday
school convention, which will meet In
Berryvllle.
Ten per cent. of the total collections,
amounting TO 81 ,098 IS, was sent to the gen.
eral Sunday school committee at Nashville,
Tennessee
The committee on temperance reported as
follows: 1--WE are still convinced that the
Use Cl HlCCuOllC el'lu uldHlS 40 q 10 ga oS0 Is
the most fruitful source Of crime. Wretched-
ness and paupelism, as we'll as one of the
strongest foes to everything that is honest
and pure and good. Believing the saloon to
be the greatest enemy of society aud relig
ious progress, we will rejoice to see the day
when it's evils shall be utterly extirpated."
The board of education submitted anoth.
er report as follows: THE board of educa
ton having had under consideration the
subject of the proper preparation Of young
men to the work ofthe ministry, recommend
that board consisting of one minister and
one layman from each district, be appointed
| by the Bishop annually, to aid young mer
| who feel called to the work ofthe ministry
Any pastoral charge which shall contribute
| 500 to this fund may nominate a young
man to the board, end he shall be made q
beneficiary of the fund in preference to 9th.
ers applying without such nominations. y
| The resolutions were adopted, strong adj
dress being made in their favor by Prof. W.
| W. Smith, of Randolph Macon College. A
collection was taken for the purpose amount
ing to 81 $40.
The committee on missions reported that
during this year there had been collected for
foreign missions 1896, for home missions
So S3SSi IL. Of this amount there has been
expended $10,769 II.
The report of the Woman's Missionary
Society showed a total of$2 ,209 40 raised for
their work.
Memorial exercises were made the order
for to-day.