The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-03-30
Proceedings of the Ioeth Annual
Session Of the Baltimore
Conference.

held its 1O9th Annual Meeting at Front
ROYAL, Va. The following is synopsis:
REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS.
All the presiding elders made their an
| nuaI reports under the call OF the TWEEN
tieth disciplinary question, Are all the
preachers blameless in life and o1ilclal
administration? These reports were
verbal ones, brief and to the point. All
were encouraging, notwithstanding the
depression which prevailed last year.
DR.. Samuel Rodgers, of the Baltimore
District, said that the work OF his dis
trict had been hindered materially by
the unusual prevalence OF camp-meet>
ines From this cause five charges were
unable to carry on their work during
period of ten or twelve weeks during the
simmer. Considerable trouble was eX-
perienced in bringing up the regular col
| iections, but he thought they We're up to
the average A large sum had been
raised in the district for church parson-
age erection and improvement.
Presiding Elder Canter, OF East Balti>
more District, had a good word for his
preachers, for their fidelity and zeal,
and to whom he felt grateful for the
large measure of success accorded to the
district. Two churches have been dedl-
Gated. three others are nearly ready for
dedication, several have been repaired
and one new parsonage has been built.
In two places work has been organized
where Southern Methodism has never
before had footing. Notwithstanding
the great financial stress the financial
affairs of the district are in good cons
dition, and collections will show an ad-
vance over last year.
More than 500 conversions have been
made during the past year. The largest
net gain has been at .Easton, where 1873
new members have been received.
Rev. r. r. S. Hough. who will return
from the presiding eldership of the
Washington District by expiration of
the pastoral limit, said that he would
have the district in excellent shape. Ihe
work has gone along well through the
year, and although the revival spirit
has not been as great as in former years.
there were between 375 and 400 CONVEX
sions. There has been considerable
church and parsonage building. Marvin
| Chapel Washington, and church on
Leesburg charge have been contemplate
ed. another church has been begun and
Falls Church has been rebuilt. A fund
of So, 500 has been secured by Rev. VIC
Eggleston for the erection of a new
church. at HamiltonS Seventeen out OF
the twenty churches on the district have
good parsonages.
DIR. J. s. Gardner, of the Staunton
Dis+r;ot ronortad fair measure Of pros.
,,an;+,, sl+honoh work has been some
What What intarrnnted hv the severe illness of
q nrn,her Of fhn nreachers. There has
hoon hetween four and five hundred
oonuorSions The new church building
at Staunton is nearly completed, So, 900
having already been expended. The sup
port of the preachers will be up to the
average of the year before, although
there will he shortages. resulting largely
from the bursting of the "booms" along
tho Vallev and largely also from the tar
dinass of some Of the stewards. There
have been improvements in a number of
tho narsonaoes and y new parsonage has
haen committed at Mt Jackson.
Prasidino Elder Rush. of theiWinches
tor district renorted a favorable con
dition of affairs The work has been but
litt1e ;ntnrrnnted and there is a possi-
h;litv Of oreater DEVELOPMENT on every
CHARGE Two churches have been built
and dadicated another is in progress
and others are contemplated. There
have been O00 conversions and eyery-
t tbima G is ho 1oEo CONVERSIONS f'AN
Presidin1 ELDER Whisner of the Roa.
noake District, reported 900 conversions,
larger NUMBER 1nan evei pelole. me
preachers; ne eaiu, leoolV : ~ ,nao ~ .ae1 l,
saiaiy anu 1nele was ON ny eso M ~ odona
OF Ghe SIX conferences coileo.ione. msi! y.
thousana dollars las oeen eAPelue! ~
cnufcn pullolng, d nepalrlng anu paynilS
olu ueDIe anu @@'ooo IN Pm ~, oone,so oui. -.
ing ana improvements nc oiuioi ~
hoahohe mas grown lelnalhaU ey, OIL" arl
Tue l ana las iiioi iioni ooo
W i'ouo. ,rsu,u,,u,,
ISL az i.i1A LIE A1 re
Rev. Dr. w. A. Harms, principal OF the
wesleyan Female Instltute at Staunton,
submitted his report. he stated that
the school was IN eAceilenI cOndltlon'
with one hundred ana Iorty Doaroing
puplls enrolled, ana CnaC ne nad hoilneo
the trustees OF the Instltute tnaI MS
connection Win Jne scnool Woulu cease
IN June next. in retlrlng from the pc,
sltlon nave held Tor twenty seven
years, ne SAID, you Will permit me
once more mosC earnestly TO urge the
conference TO give the !nsJlVute such
united, hearty ana ehclenI support as
Will insure IT'S permanent success ana
continued prosperity Ior generations 10
come" accompanying Ghe report was
nnanclal statement' snoWln aso t 11a the
,,,,7n,,,, ,,vu,,,1c,o,r wopp
Pow Dov;d Morton soorotarv of Tho
ob,,roi ov+ansion hoo I'd made q Sneoob
G bafora i +ba cnnforanca mon The inferest
be ranr .ase He said that in the na st
ten Years the chnrch had given s595 O00
for fl;S ,,nrnosa TbiS hoe hean diu;doS
into two funds one of which has been
hold for tho nse of tho conferenca in
which + was contributed and the other
to the hoard at Ionisville to he dis
hnrsed bv Il Of this about $50 O0O have
been collected for the nernanenf loan
fnnd No mart Of this find is ever oiven
away or used for current expenses' bnt
is loaned to churches at a fair rate Of ins
terest 81 # has increased from tho ha.
oinnjno and will Increase To the end
Al this monav hos hnan co1lectod 10 vol,
through the efforts OF the preachers in
mo in the Baltimore Conference Of ..
sneciaI loan to he namad after tho con