Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-12
n. Z. CHURCH SOUTH.
Meeting Of the Baltimore Conference ut
Roanoke, Va.

Meeting Of the Baltimore Conference ut
| Roanoke, Va.
The Baltimore conference Of the Methodist
| Episcopal church south began it's one hundred
and seventh session in Greene Memorial
Church, Roanoke, Va, yesterday. Bishop
| Hendrix presided and little time was lost in
getting down to work. The routine business
has been disposed of rapidly in order to leave
the conference free to start in on the discus
sion Of matters of real interest to the church.
such as home and foreign missions, publishing
| interests, Bible cause, church extension and
education.
The attendance at the conference was some
what larger than is usual at the opening session.
| All the presiding elders reported that the
| spiritual and material conditions Of their re-
| spective districts were in good shape, there
being no great change one way or another from
| last year. A number of new churches have
been built, many have been repaired and sew
eral are in course of erection.
GOOD WORK OF TEE PUBLISHING HOUSE.
Rev. DIR. J. d. Barbee, agent of the publish
| ing interest of the church, exported that dur
ing the year the total business of the publish
ing house was s1S4. 04O, an increase of $50, 396
over last years business. and from which
there is a net gain of $50, 944. The sum of
q, IFS has been paid on tine S11, $50 worth of
outstanding bonds. leaving S10,575. against
which there is a sinking fund of $40, 745 and
so. 6S5 in cash, books, &c.
The committee have added 5000 to the
amount appropriated last year for the fund for
conference claimants, making total of S17 500.
They have also increased the appropriation for
Sunday school literature from n 800 to $1,000,
and have elected J. l.. Kirby assis tant Sunday
school editor.
Rev. DIR. Potter, secretary of the board of
missions, made an address, and at night Rev.
c. NJ Brown preached.
Rev. G. NJ. Stanton was appointed confer
ence postmaster. Rev. Jas. Z. Armstrong of
Front Royal was reelected secretary. with J.
Watts Shoaff, George Tylen> Asbury 4. Martin,
James r.. Stump and William NJ. Watkins
sistants.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Boards and committees were appointed as
follows:
Joint board of Finance-Revs J. II. Light,
George II. Zimmerman. b. w. Bond. L. Il.
Jones, r. NJ. Wheeler, j. H. Boyd. Leonidas
Butt. Fl. P. Hamill, Messrs. J. W. Mumser, T.
j. Magruder, j. Burlson. Nj. l.. Walton. j. p.
Houck. James Chalmers, Geo. Low, F. Hamii
Education-Revs II. H. kennedy. John n
Mccormick. W. J. Young, j. A. Kern, J. L.
kibler, Collins Denny, E. H. Henry, L. r.
Dulaney. G. r. Hill, Thomas Lock, J. W. F.
Allemong. John Chalmers, ]. j. Hobbs, A. L.
Pugh.
Sunday schools-Revs C. H. Wood, G. H.
Zimmerman, Isaac W. Canter, o. C. Beall, W.
w. Watts J. NJ. Cockley. W. Fl. Ballange c. H.
Wood, Messrs. A. b. Prettyman, L. J. Ma
gruder, W. II. Bowers, NJ L. Walton, r. Colt.
g. l.. Stevens, ]. NJ. McWhorter, Fuller Ber-
nard.
Church extension-Revs. C. NJ Brown. J. r.
Andrew. ]. II. Dulaney, Frank A. Strother.
Samuel h. Cox, w. b. Dorsey, d. F. Eustler r.
L. Ried, Messrs. John b. Crout, James Cox, W.
s. Embrey, j. II. Ford, J. W. Newton, w. w.
Ballard, Z. C. Bare and J. A. Robinson.
Colportage-Rev. David Bush. l.. l.. Doyl, b.
". Bond. I. f. Carson. John T. Williams, II. s.
Coe, Christopher Sydenstricker, W. p g. Coe.
Messrs &. NJ Armstrong, W. ID. Smith, J. f.
Alexander. G.. W. Ramsburg, r. Colt, A. NJ.
Kenny. G. l.. johnson and A. l.. Pugh.
Publishing interests-Revs. A. A. p. Neel. j.
Q. Thrasher, j. W. Grubb J. W. Duffy, b. X.
Cox, W. h Marshall. j. U. Knott, 7. Cooper,
Messrs. +. Hoskinson, T. G. Maxwell. W. X.
Thomas, j. W. Wood, H. H. Jones, Jas. ChaI-
mers, ]. L. William and F. Bernard.
Temperance-Revs. j. W. Shoaff, W. H. San
ders. w. A. Wade, ]. r. Van Horne, A. A. Arm
strong. j. l.. Hutchinson, G. NJ. Bragg. HI. A.
Brown. Messrs. E. Il. Prettyman. T. G. Carter,
H. VI. Wood, g. E. Ray, c. Earle, S. T. More
land, II. W. Hill and J. ]. Roderick.
Bible Causes. W. Haddaway, A. T. Griffith,
s. v. Hildebrant, o. +. Burgess, G.. o. Homan
J. Young. W. l.. Dolley, L. r. Jones, II. P.
Hamil. }. A. Anderson, Messrs J. J. Hobbs, E.
b. Prettyman, NJ. L. Walton, q. H. Stevens, A.
l.. Hugh.
Sabbath Observance. A. Anderson. C. E.
Simmons. B. +. Ball, ". f. Eggleston r. w.
Wheeler. Collins Denny, H. A. Gaven, D. l..
Reid, h. Z. Roy.
Conference relations committee-Revs D.
Martin, A Weller, T. g. hewitt, J. s. Gardner,
H. 5. Cunningham, Adam 1. Flaherty, Christie
pher Sydenstricker. II. p. Hamill
Examination committee. VI. Fallanshee,
L. II. JONES' W. A. Wade.
Admission trial.. l.. Shipley, j. c.
Jones. A. NJ. Cockley, first year; H. p. Hamill.
W. J. Young. ID. +. Eustler, second year; J. A.
Anderson, W. y. Wagner, A. N. Armstrong,
third year; J. I. Williams, David Bush, s. W.
Haddaway, fourth class.
Memoirs-Revs. J. W. Shoaf, C. L. Demeron,
r. T. Carson, j. W. Cox, X. H. Wilson, J. L.
Shipley, j. p. Stump.
District conference records-W. N. Young F.
G. Maxwell. j. E. Alexander, N. l.. Wootton,
J. c: Matheeny, j. j. Hobbs Jas. Chalmers, o.
A. Wheat
Publication Of conference minutes-J. E.
Armstrong, G. +. Tyler, j. W. Shoaf.