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

The 1O7th annual session Of tho Balti-
moro Conference of the M. E. Church
South was called to order yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock in Greene Memorial
Church by Bishop Eugene r. Hendrix.
About 200 ministers and layman
faced the bishop as he raped the con-
ference to order. In a deep and mellow
tone Bishop Hendrix read hymn No. III
of the Methodist hymn book Como,
Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire" which
was sung by the conference, after
which the bishop offered an eloquent
prayer involving the blessings of God
upon the conference that was just
beginning It's work. After the reading
of a scripture lesson by the bishop, Rev.
j. E. Armstrong, the secretary of the
last conference, called the roll and tho
following answered:
Francis M. Mills, VIM. G.. Eggleston,
Samuel X. Cox, John w. Wolfe, Samuel
Rodgers, John C. Dice, Charles G.. Linth-
lcum, James M. Follansbee, j. Newman
Hank, John W. Boteler, James e. Arm
strong, James S. Gardner, Thomas e.
Carson, Hamilton A. Gaver, Ephriam l..
Kregelo, Presley B. Smith, Robert r.
S. Hough, James 81. Wolff, Joseph II.
Temple. Philip S. e. Sixeas, Saul b.
Dolly, Joseph j. Engle, Rumsey Smith
son, Peter H. Whisner, Adam O.
Flaherty, Charles A. Joyce, VIM. A. Har-
ris, Joseph j. Crickenberger. Charles l..
Damaron, Addison Weller, VIM. A. Nc
Donald, John A. Kern, Isaac w. Cantor,
benjamin f. Ball, James r. Van Horn.
Rufus H. Wilson, Walter w. Watts,
Thomas w. Brown, IL. Monroe Strick-
Ter. Silas X. Snapp. David Bush, VIM.
A. Wade, VIM. II. d. Harper, Lewis &.
Martin. Frazier Fur, George T. Tyler,
Samuel w. Haddaway, VIM o. Ross.
Henry d. Bishop, Francis II. Shipley, j.
W.Duifey, Us. Hutchinson, w. e. MILLER,
James S. Porter, VIM. G. Hammond, A.
Poe Boude, j. Hervey Dulany, John w.
Canter, Thomas Briley, Sylvanus Town
send, Lewis r. Jones, William II.
Boyle, John p. Hyde, George H. Zim-
norman, Leonidas Butt, S. Lester Ship
ley. Edward III. Henry, Beverly w.
Bond, Frank A. Strother, Sydnor G..
Ferguson, John G. Sedwicl, Lewis L.
Lloyd, Lafayette c. Fox, Quincy A.
Wheat, Vincent w. Wheeler, James r.
Williams, j. Robert Andrew, j. Fro
derrick Baggs, Oscar f. Burgess, Charles
e. Simmons, Rufus, M. Wheeler. John
c. L. Newton, James II. Boyd, Charles
M. Brown, Andrew NJ. Cackley. Henry
S. Coe, VIM. w. Hedrick, Simpson v.
M. Hawley, Samuel S. Troy, Augustus
DAVIDSON, David L. Reid, Charles
w. Mark, Charles B. Sutton, l..
r. hardwood j. w. Shoaff, w. b.
Dorsey, j. Kyle Gilbert, ]. S. Kibbler,
w. E. Wolf, j. Fl. Davidson, A. o. Arm
strong, W. II. Woolf, r. S. Cunningham,
S. 0. Homan, j. c. Jones. II. P. Hamill,
j. A. Anderson, w. N. Wagner, w. X.
Marshall, w. H. Sanders, j. w. Grubb,
d. f. Eutsler, w. P. C. Coe, w. j.
Young, j. o. Thackett, J. C. Thrasher,
John Miller, j. w. Mitchell, w. L.
Holland, J. w. Mccormick, j. D. Mar
tin, S. H. Henderson, G. D. White, C. l..
Kennard, j. II. Light, j. O. Knott. j. H.
Kuhluman, j. p. Stump, G. C. Edding-
ton, Il. M. Jones, w. NJ. A. Sites, H. NJ.
&oane, G. NJ Wood, Il. j. Lambert, w.
II. Ballangee, c. Sydensticker, S. A.
Parker, David l.. Blakemore, N. N.
Hall, M. M. Long, II. j. Miller, C. II.
Buchanan, w. NJ. Waters, c. X. Mill
can, w. Z. Locke, j. X. White, c. D.
Harris, G. 5. Stanton, G. M. Bragg.
Ley delegates were presentas follows.
Baltimore district, Charles M. Arm
strong; East Baltimore district, w. D.
Smith, f. S. Maxwell, Il. S. Carter.
James Carter; Washington district,
Welfoni s. Embry, James E. Alexander,
w. II. Thomas, Henry M. Wolfe, Win
chester district, M. l.. Walton, s.. E.
Ray, s. I'll. Hamburg, James w. Wood;
Roanoke district, James Chalmers,
Sydney T. Mooreland, 6. l.. Stevens;
Lewisburg district r. W. Hill, j. j.
Hobbs, L. j. Williams, C. l.. Johnson;
Mooredeld district, Bernard j. j. Rod
erick.
Rev. ]. z. Armstrong was unanf-
mously elected secretary, there being
no other nominations, and named the
following as his assistants, who were
also unanimously elected: Revs. j.
Watts Shoaf, j. P. Stump, II. S. Coe,
G. T. Tyler, and James NJ. HawIey.
The time of the sessions of the con-
terence were fixed at to 1890, and
tho limit of the bar of the conference
at the rear of the large windows OF the
church.
The boards and committees of the
conference were then appointed as
follows:
Joint board of finance: Revs. ]. II.
Boyd, G. H. Zimmerman, H. w. Bond,
j. IL. Williams, L. r. Jones. r. NJ.