Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-24
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

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whole of the day was spent by the Bal
timore Southern Methodist Conference
in the translation of its minute business
and committee work.
Much interest is manifested in the
work of the committee On publishing
interests, which has under consider
alton the future of the Episcopal Metho-
dist, the organ Of the conference. Two
propositions with reference TO the mat
ter are before the committee on pub
fishing interests. One of these is for
DR.. j. j. Lalferty, owner and editor of
the Christian Adrocate, the organ of the
Virginia Conference. to buy the lleiho-
dist and publish it from Baltimore, its
edito being appointed by the confer
ence and paid by DR.. Laiierty. The
other proposition is for the conference
to appoint its editor at the request of
the proprietor, as has been the case
heretofore. 1t is probable that the first
named plan will be adopted.
Rev. David Morton, secretary of the
church extension board, said that in
the past ten years the church has given
S525, GOO for this purpose. This has
been divided into two funds, one OF
which has been held for the use of the
conference in which it vas contributed
and the other to the board at Louis
vile, to be disbursed by it. Of this
about $4,000 have been collected for
the permanent loan fund. No part OF
this fund is ever given away or used
for current expenses, but is loaned to
churches at fair rate ofinterest, so it
has increased from the beginning and
will increase to the end. Mr.. Morton
advocated the raising in the Baltimore
Conference of a special loan to be
named after the conference or some OF
its honored dead. In ten years the
board has raised enough money to aid
in the erection of 2.601 churches, and
has added about 50 500, 600 to the value
of the church property. About 100
churches have been aided in the Balti
more Conference, involving an outlay
of nearly S25, 900.
The general Sunday school depart
ment, through its editor, DR.. w. CT. 4.
Cunningham, of Nashville, Tenn, re-
ported greater progress in Sunday
school work than in any previous year.
The Epworth Lcas les have not in
creased as rapidly as anticipated.
Rev. A. NJ. Cackley submitted the re-
port of the board of visitors of the Val
ley Female College, at Winchester.
They found everything in good order.
J. Thomas Myers, who intends to be-
come foreign missionary. VIM. d.
Keen, B. b. Farrott, Harrah NJ. Reed,
James II. Smith, VIM. j. Whitesell,
Sydney J. Sarver, Henry A. Wilson
and Jonah J. Ringer were admitted on
trial on the travelling connection. Noah
Cross, local preacher, was elected to
local elders orders. William S. Ham
mond, John Henry Schooley, Henry
Lee Hout and John A. Mcneil were
continued on trial and advanced to the
second years class Linwood Ham
mond and John T. Kestler were con-
tinued on the first years class.
Travelling deacous of the first year
were passed to the second years class
in the deaconate rs follows: Jacob N
Eavey. VIM. l.. Smith, John w. Beall
VIM. r. Cover, VIM. H. II. Joyce, John
5. Eugle, Isaac c. Michael, John II
Willhite.
Aired B. Sites was continued in the
class OF deacons of the first year, and
Charles A. Scanland, of the first class
of deacons, was granted n location at
his own request.