The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-12

ocoh aPPioPiiauhB from year TO- year
for that purpose during o period of the
preceding quadrennium. With this am
pie appropriation and able editorial
management the Review claims to be
worthy of tho great church which it
represents, and should DO self-sustain-
ing. Shall it not be made to paw the
cost Of its production? 1t is only 81 so
per annum; preachers receive it at So
per annum. We pay commission of
SO cents on every new subscriber at 81 so,
the cash accompanying the order.
The Christian Advocate is under new
editorial auspices since tho General
Conference, the Rev. e. E. Hoss, ID. d.,
of the Holston Annual Conference, and
the Rev. e. NJ. Bounds, D. d., of the st.
Louis Annual Conference, being re-
spectively editor and assistant edit tor of
this useful family paper. Being the
| correctional organ, and therefore the
property of the whole church, it cannot
be regarded in any sense as the rival OF
competitor of any local organ, but
should be equally patronized by all.
Let unanimous effort be made to
| swell the subscription list to 100000
during the present quadrennium.
OF the new books brought out during
the past year special attention is called
| to Letters from the Orient" by Mrs.
Bishop A. w. Wilson. Nothing is bet
ter calculated to stir the people and in
spire missionary enthusiasm, and the
book should be in the hands Of all the
| people. Particular attention is also
called to the History of the Revisions
of the Discipline" by Rev. P. A. Peter
son, ID. ID. Some one has said: "Noth-
ing is thoroughly known which is not
known in its beginning" This book
reveals the beginning and notes all the
| Cxuhfn h fhn Dt,@1,r L
undergone in arriving at it's present
state of perfection. Every preacher, at
least, should have this book, and lay
men would find it profitable as we'll
In conclusion, your servants invoke
| your unanimous and cordial support.
The publishing house of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, is our common
property. Its produce is devoted to tho
claimants upon our annual conferences
without discrimination ainst any con-
ference or individual. This fact is q
strong appeal to every member of our
church to give all his patronage to his
own house. Books not made by us can
be procured for you at publishers rates,
and small profit be made for your
house by the transaction. Your house
can manufacture books in as good style
| as any publisher in the United States,
and on terms as satisfactory. There
fore 1T is not unreasonable to expect the
full and complete patronage of all our
| people. We publish as we'll as print
books.
To this end. in addition to other
methods, superintendent of advertis-
ing is regularly employed to keep our
books before the public, and to do all in
this direction possible to be done.
Reminding you, brethren, that we are
your servants for Christs sake, and
painfully conscious of the responsibility
which the General Conference has placed
upon US, we solicit your prayers and
your sympathies in this great work.
Respectfully,
| J. D. BARBEE, Book Agent.
d. NJ. SMITH, Assistant Agent
| Rev. John =. Hyde offered n resolu-
ton to change the time of holding the
conference from March to November,
and moved that tho discussion of this
matter be made special order for
Thursday at II a. m. A substitute was
offered striking out the time of taking
| up the resolution and it was tabled in
definitely by vote of IL to 40.
Question 20: "Are all the preachers
blameless in life and official administra-
ton ?" was taken up and the names Of
the presiding elders called and their
characters passed upon.
DR.. Samuel Rogers, of the Baltimore
district, reported no great material
progress, but general increase in the
membership Of the church.
Rev. W. Ii. D. Harper, of East Balti-
moro district, reported general i'm
provement in his work, there having
been 216 accessions to one church.
rs Rev. DR.. r. r. S. Hough, of Washing
ton district, reported marked improve
ment on that district in the way of
church building.
Rev. r. Smithson, of Winchester dis
trict, reported marked increase in the
Sunday-school work, and improvement
in the financial condition of his district.
There had been an increase in the
salaries of pastors and conference col
lections.
Rev. j. Hoffman Waugh, of Rocking
ham district, reported the spiritual con-
dition of his work as good, but not very
good, said he, on account of the neglect
of family religion and the class meeting.
Rev. p. III. Whisner, d. d., Of Roam
oke district, made the following report:
The attendance upon public worship is
good. There are class meetings in some
of the charges. The Greene Memorial
class meeting has about 200 members
regularly in attendance.
There has been o total increase of
membership amounting to two or three
hundred. The preachers have been
faithful in their work
We have dedicated two churches this
| year. A church to cost about Sl3,-
900 is being built at Lexington. and
there are nine other bdilding commit
| tees in the district.
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