Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Annual Session of the NJ. y Church.
south--Boards and Committees.
lsnecial iolnrrnm % the pl.patoh.l


Especial telegram TO the Dispaioh.l
ROANOKE, VA, March 1.-THE Baltimore,
Conference of the Methodist Episcopanl
Church, South, met here this morning at
O'Clock at the Greene Memorial churcp;
Bishop Hendrix, of Missouri, presided, on a
Rev. James Armstrong, of Front Royal
was reelected secretary. Over 2O0 deie-
gates were present. Among tho ooafds
and committees appointed were tue ioi-
lowing: -, nj,
l.. l.. FLOYD. Il. w. Bond, i. II. carson
John T. Williams. II. 5. Coe, .; syaen-
stricken, w. p. @. Coe, Messrs; Z. NJ; hr5 ~
strong. W. ID. Smith. j. 4. Alexander, ~ ~
W. Rams6urG G,d 4; Gait a. Pn a. d. A'' N
Joint Board of Finance: keys; y. p
Light. George p. Zimmerman, Is. W. Bonq'
l.. Il. Jones. Il. NJ. Wheeler: ). ii. Boy W.
Teonidas Butt. III. p. Hamill, Messrs. .. ".
Nnnisen. T. ]. Magruder. J. b. Wilson, NJ.
T. Walton, j. p. Houck, James Chalmers'
George Law. and p. Hamill. -
Board of Education; Rev. IL; II; men
| nedy. John n. Mccormick, W. J., Young
]. A. Kern, j. L. Kibler, Collins Denny n H.
II. Henry. l.. X. hardwood. Messrs. Il; H.
Prettyman. III. /. Dulaney, G.. X. Hill,
Thomas Lock, J. W. +. Allemong, John
chalmers, ]. ]. Hobbs, and A. l.. Pugh. =,
Standardization Board: Revs. G. FL.
Wood. q. II. Zimmerman, Isaac W. Canter'
| q q Real. w. w. Watts, A. NJ. Cackley,
W. n. Bellangee, Messrs. Z. b. Prettyman'
r. J. Magruder, W. H. Thomas, NJ. /. Wal
ton, Il. Gait, G.. l.. Stevens, j. Nj. NC
Whorter, and Fuller Bernard. N
Church Extension Board: Keys; =. M
Frank A. Strother. Samuel X. Cox, W. y.
! Dorsey, d. +. Eutsler, ID. l.. Reid, Messrs'
John f. Craut. James Cox, ". 3 Em9rey'
| j. n. Ford, J. w. Newton. W. w. Ballard
| d. G. Bare. and J. A. Robinson.
Publishing Interests: Reys. A. A. T.
Neal, j. G.. Thrasher. j. w. Grubo, D.; W.
Dufrey, S. X. Cox. w. X. Marshall, D. w.
Knott. r. Cooper, Messrs, L. HosklnsQ2in,'
+. G. Maxwell, w. Ii. Thomas, D.. W.
Wood, II. ii. Jones. James Chalmers, y. lie
Williams. and +. Bernard. NJ
Temperance Revs. j. A. Schoah, W.
II. Sanders, w. A. Wade. j. r. Nanhornee'
A. o. Armstrong, J. J.. Hutchinson, c. NJ.
Bragg. II. A. Brown, Messrs. Z. b. Pretty
man. i. G. Carter, II. NJ. Word. q. n. Ray
Z. Eakle, s. T. Moreland, II. w. Hill, ). d.
frederick. CT,
lev. w. j. Young, W. l.. Daily, H. H.
Jones, II. 7. Hamlll, j. A. Anders0g1i'
Messrs. J. j. Hobbs, f. b. Prettyman, M'
u. MullOD, VI LIE pSC'Vho ~ 80
SPECIAL ORDER.
A resolution changing the time for hold
ing the annual sessions of the Conference
from the second Wednesday in March to
the first Wednesday in November, was
made the special order for IL o'clock TO-
morrow morning. -, =.
The, presiding elders Of the various dis
tricts within the bounds of the Conference
made statements concerning the spiritual
and material conditions of their respective
districts, showing III the aggregate very
satisfactory progress.
INVITATION ACCEPTED.
Rev. W. w. Smith, president of Ran
dolph-Macon Academy. invited the Confer
ence to visit Bedford City tomorrow after
noon on a special train of SIX coaches
which will leave here at 2 o'clock and re-
turn at 6. The invitation was accepted.
Rev. DIR. Potter, secretary OF the Board
Of Missions, made stirring appeal IN be-
half of the missionary cause. He said they
wanted to send out altogether forty mis-
sionaries by the LIST of May next.
HOURS OF MEETING.
Religious services conducted by minis
ters of the Conference were held in all the
white Protestant churches here tonight.
The hours for meeting and adjournment OF
the Conference were fixed at 8 A. ii. and
1890 =. Nj. each day.