Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-23
METHODIST CONFERENCE

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Bishop KY, of Texas, opened the
109th session. of the NJ. E. Churci'
South Conference at Front Royal.
yesterday. In short speech to
the preachers during the session
he said he would not call the
presiding elders together in the
afternoon for cabinet meeting, but
would leave them to the tender mcrcies
of the preachers so that they might tell
the officers of their desires for the com
ing year. But, brethren" he con-
Guided, "if you have anything which
you would care to have but one man
know come to me.
Rev. James E. Armstrong was re-
elected secretary with the following as
sistants: Revs. George Il. Tyler, AS,
bury R. Martin, Jas. 2. Stump, Henry
S. Coe and William NJ. Waters.
Several changes were made IN sew
eral of the boards and committees,
made necessary by the removal from
one district to another.
Rev. David Morton, secretary OF the
general church extension society, sent
communication announcing an assess
ment of g, 600 upon the conference for
church extension.
A. NJ. Hayes, commissioner of educa-
ton, made a report of the work among
colored people. This, he said, was
very successful. Payne and Lane In
s!itates were both hourishing. Heask-
ed contribution of 500 from the con-
ference to aid in building a new build
ing for Payne Institute.
Local preachers-J. Y. Myers, James
H. Smith, VIM. j. Whitesell, Henry A.
Wilson and Jesse Lee McNeer were
elected to local deacons' orders, and
Speddin 0. Harris aud Bernard 3.
White TO local elders orders.
All the presiding elders made their
annual reports under the call, Are all
the preachers blameless in life and Off
cial administration 81 All were en-
couraging, Notwithstanding the depres-
sion which prevailed last year.
Rev. Il. X. S. Hough, who will retire
from the presiding eldership of this,
the Washington District, by expiration
of the pastoral limit, said that he
would leave the district in excellent
shape. The work has gone along well
through the year, and, although the
revival spirit has not been rs great as
in former years, there were between
375 and 400 conversions. There has
been considerable church and parson-
age building. Marvin Chapel, Wash
ngton. and church on .Lecsburg
charge have been completed, another
church has been begun and Falls
Church church rebuilt. a fund OF
81. 500 has been secured by Rev. w.
CT. Eggleston for the erection ola new
church ut Hamilton. Seventeen out OF
the twenty churches On the district
have good parsonages.
Rev. DR.. w. A. Harris, principal OF
the Wesleyan Female Institute at
Stanton, submitted his report. He
stated that the school was in excellent
condition. After its reading and on
motion of j. p. Houcl;, of Harrisonburg,
DIR. Harris was requested to furnish to
conference list of patrons of the
school, with their postotlice addresses.
There is contest between DR.. Harris
and the board of trustees on this point
he claiming that this list is his personal
property. He is building a female sem
mary at Roanoke, which he expects to
open in September, and it is said pro,
poses to carry the present pupils of the
Wesleyan Institute, with the list of pa
irons, leaving the trustees and confer
ence nothing but the buildings at
Slaunton.
The characters OF j. Newman Hank,
John w. Boieler. Ephraim l.. Kregloe,
John ]. Eng!e, A. K. Martin and VIM
\. Wade were passed and they were re,
ferrcd to the committee on conference
relations for supernumerary relation.
To the same committee was referred
for superannuated relation Rev. F. NJ.
Mills, David Thomas, Nelson Head,
George Stephenson, ]. II. Waugh, John
". Tongue, Joshua NJ. Grandin, Rob
ert Smith, Charles T. Linthicum, Joseph
RI. Temple, Maberry G. Balthis, +. A.
Mercer, Robert Ross, Ron Boon, VIII,
liam Hedges, Aaron Boon and II. w.
kinZer.
A. P. Boude, l.. II. Crenshaw and
S. w. Haddaway asked a change of re-
lationship from upcrnumerary to eflec.
tive. w. X. Boyle asked to be changed
from effective to upernumcrary.