The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
A BUSY SESSION.
The Annual Methodist Conference Now at Work at
Hagelssown,
IHagerstown Globe1

L nc hIoN uft VI the IOJtu bdltlihOiS
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, converting in this
city, dawned bright and beautiful, and
long before 9 o'clock. the hour for the
opening session, the attending dele
gates were to be seen on the streets
enjoying the exhilarating atmosphere
of the morning in meditative walk
or vending their way toward St. Paul's
church in which sessions are being
| held.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by Bishop Newman.
The church was well filed by men,
principally delegates
After the distribution of mail, SER
vice was opened with the voluntary
hymn, my faith looks up to Thee"
The observance of Holy Commun-
ion was then entered upon, Bishop j..
P. Newman, officiating, assisted by
Revs. w. S. Edwards, d. D., S. S
Wilson, w. H. Ranay, and j. G. Price,
d. D. This part of the morning ses-
sion occupied fifteen minutes, during
which all of the delegates present
communed.
After this Bishop Newman addressed
the delegates, instructing them re-
garding their duty TO the conference
and to the community while sojourn-
ing here He said that so many con-
secrated ministers could not but leave
a spiritual blessing upon the city, and
enjoined them to be mindful of their
calling as ministers and 10 avail them
selves of all opportunities of convert
ing souls and doing good.
Rey. G. G.. Baker, secretary of last
conference, then called the roll.
The election of conference officers
resulted in the reelection of Rev. G. G..
Baker, secretary assistants, G. E..
Madgwell, w. g. Herbert, Page Null
len.
Reports of standing committees were
read, consisting of the following dele
gates:
Book depository-G w. Cooper, w,
W. Davis, Osborn Belt, w. E. Bird,
E. S. Todd, C. D. Smith, G. W. Hobbs.
Bible Society and the Sabbath
Watson Case, H. C. Smith, j. c. Starr,
J P Wilson, Samuel Shannon, r. r.
Murphy, J F. Ockerman.
Church Benevolences-W r. Stricll-
len, J. E. Amos, j. l.. Walsh, C. O.
Cook, w. II. Chapman, NJ. F. B. Rice,
S. NJ. Afford.
Conference claimants--W A. Koontz,
Hunt. B. P. Brown, B. II. Clarke, @.
C. MARRIOTT, j. S. Brown, e. f. Simp~
son, j. A. Price, S. A. Wilson, w. A.
Leech, S. Baldwin.
Educational Institutions = j. f
Goucher, d. S. Miller, J. N Davis, A.
J. Gill, c. w. Baldwin, H. S. France,
L. B. Wilson.
Memoirs w. 7. McKenny, H. S.
France, J. P. Wright, j. C. Nicholson,
L. B. Wilson.
Sustentation-C. H. Richardson, A.
NJ. Courtney, L. T. Waterman, R. w.
Black, J B. Stitt, w. NJ. Ferguson, c.
j. Weede.
Laymen-G. W. Cooper, W. A.
Leitch, H. B. Moulton, w. F. Rhod-
ericlk, r. n Crawford.
Temperance and Prohibition.-Lu-
eien Clarke, H. d. Mitchell, r. Boggs,
R. Kolb, George Elliott, Dr. Wagner,
Richard Norris.
Epworth League. Heysse, G. 7.
Weede, Page Milburn, w. w. Van
Arsdale, E. 0. EIdridge, l.. A. Thir-
kid, J. C. Nicholson.
It was ordered to limit all speeches
in debate to ten minutes.
w. Il. D. GLENN, of Baltimore, Of
fered motion, which was so ordered,
to change the names Of the Temper
ance committee to the Temperance and
Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic com
mittee.
R. Cornelius, treasurer Methodist
Preachers Aid Society, of Baltimore
reported : Receipts, from all sources,
so, 201.73; expenditures, S7,527.45 /;
balance on hand, January 6, 1893,
50, 674.28 Report shows assets of this
society s122 ,942.43, invested mainly in
railroad bonds and bank stock, receiv-
ing as dividends and interest from
these sources, 81, 661. 22annually. Last
year bequest was received from the
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