Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-12
METHODIST PROTESTANTS.

appointments at Laurel, DEL, las1 liiSii'
closed the session of the conference. y
number of changes were made, Kew
w. NJ. Poisal, of this city. being sent TO
Elizabeth, and Rev. +. I. Benson being
appointed to this city.
The report of the missionary steward
showed the following collections
Amount collected S3,524. IA, paid to
church extension society of Baltimore
S4S6.47, amount distributed 50, o36.l4.
The report of the committee on
boundaries unexpectedly produced con-
siderable discussion, which was at the
same time very amusing. That portion
of the report so entertaining, recon-
mended that Conquest and Hallwood,
Accomac circuit. together with New
Church. Atlantic and WattsVille, OF
Franklin circuit, constitute Conquest
circuit, and Greenbeckville, Jester S
Chapel, Girdletree and Portersyllle1
form Franklin circuit, and that Cool
Spring, of Girdlctree circuit, be attach
ed to Snow Hill, thus creating circuit
between Accomac and Franklin City,
and dropping Box Iron from Glrdietree
circuit. Cool Spring and Box Iron
were the bones of contention. Rev:
DIR. w. NJ. Strayer earnestly opposed
this, as virtually dropping the two two
places, stating that there was Sl,2OO
church at Cool Spring, and that Box
Iron was most promising field Tor
work
Rev. s. D. Melvin, who during the
past year has had these two places In
his circuit, then arose and presented his
impressions of these two Localities. He
stated that they were fifteen miles
apart, and that often he had ridden from
Pocomokc City to Cool Spring,a distance
of twenty miles. The night on these
occasions, he stated, were spent in n
windowless garnet; and, in order to get
into bed, he had to crawl over the end
of it, and then could not sit up. He
had ridden 700 miles in serving Cool
Spring, receiving $14, SS for his services.
The congregation at that point consist
ed generally Of five or six ; he had to
be sexton and preacher both. Last
Christmas day he rode thirty miles to
preach there, but no one came. OF
Box Iron, he said that he had ridden
about $50 miles to serve it, and that he
had spent thirty days in trying to raise
subscription in the neighborhood for
church at that point. One man prom
ised 81, but about four weeks after
wards rescinded his promise. Only
one man agreed to join the church, and
then not until the building was COM
pleted, and he left that section in a
month.
President Kinser then remarked that
he did not see how Brother Melvin
could have fed himself, not to mention
his horse, during the year, had it not
been for the Pipe Creek Benevolent So
ciety. Mr.. Melvin replied by saying
Il had to sell my horse to feed my
self" The report was finally amend
ed, so that Box Iron was taken
care of, and, with Cool Spring,
added to the Show Hill charge.
Captain J. D. Cathell, of Georgetown,
D. c., introduced resolution directing
the president to appoint committee
which should report at the next confer
ence upon measures to be adopted for
establishing a home for the aged Of the
MARYLAND conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Rev. DR.. David
Wilson, of Washington, D. c., heartily
approved of the measure, and incl
dentally suggested Georgetown, d. c.,
as suitable location.
The report of the conference steward,
| D. w. Anstinc, showed the following
collections: Bible Society, S443.7S !;
Tract Society, $3O3.07; conference in
cidental expenses, $3.50. %; Theological
Seminary, 81 ,032. SO: ministry, S5S9.54 !;
superannuates, s2,554.76; conference
home missions, 50, 1922; general home
missions, 1892. 43; foreign missions, So,
S55.55; presidents salary, S2,354 pas
tors salaries, $50, 6S5.93; rental value
of parsonages, 1854; current ex-
penses. S2S,471.15: building and i'm
provements, SAC, 25650; paid on debt,
sS,626.72. Total, S173, 80.
The committee on home missions re-
ported the total collections to be 3d.
1923; assessed on the district to cover
deficiency, 81 ,203.56; assessed on dis
trict for work of ensuing year,
3,122.50.
The committee on pastoral relations
approved of the loan of Rev. Thos. 0.
Grouse to Chatsworth I. NJ. Church,
Baltimore: Rev. John S. Bowers to st.
Johns Independent Church, and Rev.
DIR. John T. Murray as secretary of
Maryland Tract Society.
The appointments were then an
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