Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-18
Conference.

night, to meet at Harrison urp, Vs., Oh tne
fourth Wednesday OF March, 1892.
A lively tilt occurred at the afternoon seq
sion over two reports from the committee
on temperance. Both the majority and mi.
nority reports denounce in strong terms the
traffic In intox!capts, and say that the stti-
tude OF the Methodist Church on the matter
is largely the cause for tae prevailing seDtl
ment agaius. il, and both rejoice over the
spread of the sentiment, and hope the time
will soon come when its manufacture and
sale will be suppressed. Both exhort the
ministers of the church TO preach against
the evil and to use all honorable means to
drive it from the land, and both so far as is
consistent commend all organizations OF
Christian men and women who are working
to this end. The minority report endorses
the action of the last General Conference.
This action of the General Conference 8
Law delegate from Baltimore, denounced as
being political, and with ordering the mem
bers of the church to vote for the prohibition
party.
Rsv. Rumsey Smithson moved that the
minority report be substituted for that OF
the majority, and after lively discussion
the minority report was finally adopted by
an overwhelming MI jority.
The following synopsis of the statement
report shows The condition of the confer.
eace Membership, 40 06S; addition on GER
,i6cstes and profession aud faith, 4.O46; re-
mCyas by death certificate, expulsion and
withdrawal, 11S. There were 1853 bap-
tisms during the past year. The number of
church edifces Is AS. valued st 1905 775,
and ~ psrsonsges. valued at 207 425. The
value of other church property is $40 7S7,
and the money expended for churches and
parsonages was $53 1913. The present ir-
debtedness on church property is ga, 600.
The value of churches by districts is as fol-
lows: Baltimore. 1925, OPS; Fest Baltimore,
1855 600; Washington, Sl70,S42; Wincbei :
ter, Sl6l $50; Rockingham, Sis $50; Roam
oke, Sl54 545; Lewisburg, $50 3l5; Moore
field, 800 665; total ve!ue OF all church prop
erty, 81, 1913 9S7 The Sunday school table
shows the number Of Sunday schools In the
conference to be 537 officers and teachers,
343; scholars SO 629; collie ctioDs in schools,
Sl1 1856; contributed for missions, SIS 500 !;
Chiidren's Day collections. $43l; converse
tsns in school l JOG; the amount OF money
raised In the Sunday schools was $40 415-
an increase of 81 500 over last year.
a report from the joint board OF tissnce
showed the receipts for the pas: year from
| various sources to be S12 067 26. all OF which
had been dlsbursed except $40 80
The total assessments sad paymen S by
districts for ministerial support was assessed
800 779; paid S95 COL. Oftbis amount the
Washington district was assessed and paid
SIG. 301 For Presiding E ders, Washington
district was assessed 1902 paid 81 ,556
for the Bishops fund, assessed 1892 snd
paid S2Sl for conference claims, assessed
81 661 and paid 81 52S.
The Joint board OF finance was authos,z ID
to assess the conference 1925, as It's share
of the S. 600 to he expended 10 the enter
| tainment of delegates to the EcumeDical
Conference, which meets In Washington
next October.
Rev. Geo. II. Zimmerman, who was ap
pointed by the last conference to look after
the insurance @. churches. reported that be
had promises OF $40, 0C0 ofthe $50 COO assess
ed for that purpose. He asked to he
continued fJr another year, which was
granted.
The committee to whom was referred the
overture from the General Assembly of The
Southern Presbyterian Church referred the
assembly to the General Conference OF The
Southern Methodist Church for action. By
;ts adoption the conference sympathises
| with the OF scs lie view that is. the substi-
tuition OF peaceful arbitration for warfare In
the settlement OF international disputes.
The committee on education requested the
appointment OF Revs. John A Kern and w.
Young as profess ors in Randolph Macon
College; the appointment of president Of
Valley Female Co lope, Rev. DR.. John ID
Hyde of Rsv. DR.. VIM. A Harris, nreaioent
OF the Western Female College. J. Edgar
Wileon was reappointeG ;olportsge agent,
and the co!portoge committee were iossrnct'
ed TO negotiate with the book concern at
Nashville fer TIE establishment of book de-
posto!y in Baltimore, with Mr. Wilson In
charge.
But FOR Mr.. ]. P. Rouck, lay member from
the Rockingham district, no invitation would
have been given to conference for the next
meeting, and place would have had TO be
secured by committee, and the cost Of hold
lug the conf. renee would have been assessed
upon the charges.
The conference has never lacked invita-
tons in years past, and when MIR. Houck
lesrned that none would be forthcoming this
year be tele0rapbed tho chairman OF the
board of the Eer,isonbu:g church request
rg sn immediate meeting of the hoard, and
that an inyitsti0n be sent for conference 10
meet In Harrison burg next March. The in
Vitailon wac promptly sent ana WAS an-
nounced j,st after Rev. J. p. Hyde offered
a reso ution asking the appointment of
committee 10 select place to bold next con-
ference.
The Sabbath observance committee cub
mitted report setting forth the ssoredness
of the day and It's desecration.
The appointments were then announced,
among them being the following:
Washington District-R. z. e. Hough, P. E.
Washi agton-Mount Vernon, ]. T. Wightman and
]. (. White; Grace, II. C. Febrey and ]. W.
hatcher. Alexsndris, T. f. Carson; Falls CLu ;ch
J. Armstrong; Fairf,x, J. Ii. Davidson pranes-
ville c. B. Sutton, to be supplied By $. J.
sarven Leesburg, 3. W. Bond Hamilton, w q.
Eggeston; Hillsboro, ]. a. DuIany, Middleburg,
W. g. Hammond; Loudoun, d. Bush ard B. l..
Fultz; Piedmont, T. G. hewitt and ]. L. Gravt;
Wsrrenton, ]. L. Grub; Fauquier, W. + Miller;
Morli,ville, J O. Tsckett; sudley, F. Il. shipey;
Manassas J. q. Kuhinsr; Occoqusn c. K. MILL
can Stafford TO be supplied; fredericksburg, J.