Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-08-05
Tho Ensforn shore District Confer.

Tho Ensforn Shore District Confer
anee.
Our last weeks issue gave the pro-
ceedings up to Wednesday night.
Thursday was the last day of the
Conference. The Conference met at
q. m. The first order OF the day
after the opening exercises was the
election of lay delegates to the An
nual Conference, which meets III
Danville, in November next. Only
laymen were allowed to vote in this
part of the proceedings, and the
election was by ballot without nomi-
nations. There were many ballots,
and just tho slightestsigns of anxiety
on the part of persons voted for and
their friends as the tellers would call
out the names on the bits of paper
taken from the hat.
The final result was the election of
Charles Heffeltinger, of Hampton,
DR.. J. E. Brodwater and A. w. Short,
of Accomac, and Capt. J. E. Boggs,
of Cape Charles City, as delegates,
with A. G. Kelly, L. D. Travers, F.
T. Boggs and W. s. Landlord as alter
mates.
After the election was over there
was restlessness and business was
hurried through in order to get away
on the afternoon trains. Several i'm
portant reports were acted on with
out debate, but on other matters
there were speeches that bristled
with arguments and sparkled with
wit. The afternoon session of Thurs
day was not largely, attended by
delegates and ministers as the morn
ing session, but there was larger
attendance OF visitors and the exer-
cises were more interesting.
On missionary work, it was shown
that the tabulated statements some
times seen in print that represent
the Methodist Church as almost at
the foot of the list in amount con-
tributed per capita, fail to show the
whole truth. When all the factors
to the account are taken into the
estimate the Methodist Church ap-
pears more the head of the list in
contributions for missions as it is at
the forefront in all other christian
and benevolent enterprises.
The general state of the church
shows the Methodist Church, South,
as still maintaining its former rigid
discipline that requires the separa-
tion of her members from the world,
and the purity and spirituality OF
the church. Yet the church from
1880 to 1890 had the most rapid
growth of any of the great denomi-
nations of the land.
The United States census reports
show that there was a net gain in
membership during the decade of
four hundred and eighty eight thous-
and (4ss, OOO) or about 81 per cent. on
the membership of 1880. At this rate
OF progress the church will double in
membership in less the 90 years.
There. are now in the Methodist
Church, South, more than q million
and quarter of communicates.
Rev. w. F. Robins preached q fine
sermon at II a. NJ, Thursday.
The Conference adjourned sine die.
about p. III.
There was an able sermon Thurs
day night, by Rev. J. D. Traynham,
to full house.
Most of the delegates and visitors
had left before Friday morning.
The District Conference at Belle
Haven will be remembered as one Of
the most pleasant and interesting of
all the 90 conferences held on this
district.
It is needless to tell that the Belle
Haven community entertained the
Conference and visitors elegantly.
Each member seemed to think that
he had the best home in the commu-
nifty. Another proof that Accomac
has not defaulted on Virginia hospi-
tallty.