Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-10
Methodist Protestants.

WOrk OF tnat QaE SESSION. vi lhC Soh
frrence of the Methodist Protestant
Church was almost wholly devoted to
the reading ofreports from committees.
The only one that gave rise to any iric-
ton was that in respect 10 pastors
whose reports OF collections showed
them to be less than the amounts ap-
portioned to the various charges by the
last conference, it being considered a
great injustice to ministers to compel
them TO stand up in open conference
and. as it were, defend themselves, and
then have their names published in the
proceedings as deficient ministers ;
whereas, it was claimed the failure to
collect from the congregations the pre-
scribed sums was the fault of the peo-
pie. and not of the ministers. 1t was
finally decided to refer the whole mat
ter back TO committee, 10 whom the
so-called deficient pastors could make
excuses. but this was not done before
the names of several had been called,
and they had given their excuses.
Rev. J. F. Valiant, of Campbell cir
cult, caused some diversion by stating
that the amount apportioned to his cir
cult was equal to seven-ninths OF his
salary, which itself barely reached the
first three figure mark. He also stat
ed that he had walked almost
seventeen hundred miles during the
year, one hundred and eighty of which
h id been to and from two points from
which he had personally received Sl.S9.
Rev. DR.. J. B. Jones was very vehement
in his remarks, refusing to give any
excuse, and declaring that his name
must not be published in the list of delic-
tents in the proceedings, as he had tried
10 do his whole duty, and had consider
ably increased the collections cut of his
own pocket. When the matter was re-
ferred back to the committee. he then
demanded IN apology from the confer
ence, which, however, was not forth
coming.
The report of the board of managers
of the Westminster Theological Semi
nary referred to the retiring of Rev. j.
B. Whaley from work in that institu-
ton. owing to sickness, and to his work
having been most satisfactorily per
formed by Prof s. Simpson and Rev.
a. D. Melvin. The board urged the as
signing of Rev. DR.. L. Bates to this
work. There are now thirtyfve stu
dents in attendance.
President T. II. Lewis, in his report
of the Western Maryland College,
stated that there were 260 students in
attendance. The number of graduates
this year will be thirty-six.
The committee on general home mis-
Sions reported that ten missionaries
were being aided, and urged that s., 0OC
be apportioned for the coming year, and
that a special service will be adopted
for this particular interest.
The faculty reported the following fol
ordination T. H. Wright, j. f. Forres
ter, c. NJ. CulIom, l.. F. Warner, Dor.
sey Blake, Charles X McCaslin. r. *
Lewis and Frank II. Lewis. Those re-
commended for the itinerancy were
George N. Clayton. George w. Hines
w. B. Judathan, E. c. McCoskey. Chas
p. Nowlan and 7. p. Ravelie. The re-
port also recommended that T. II
Wright and ]. f. Forester be contin
ucd in the hands of the president, and
that George ]. Hill and Emanuel Pierce
DC placed in his hands. Those recon-.
meuded, n. l.. Wolf, itinerant, 4. S
Baer and NJ. w. Sorden, placed in
the hands of the committees for ordina.
ton, were then brought before the bal
of the conference, and took the pre-
scribed vows.
The report of the educational com.
mittee showed that the amount collect
ed last year for the Theological Semi
nary was 81 ,032 06, and that for minis.
tcrial education $5S954 Requests from
Starr Church, Baltimore. and George
town, Del. were submitted. Offering
those places for the meeting Of the next
conference.
All the pulpits in Laurel, Del, and
in the adjacent towns were filled yes
tcrday by Methodist ministers who are
attending the conference.
A missionary meeting was held in
the afternoon in the public hall, while
an overlooking meeting was held at the
Methodist Protestant Church, among
the speakers being Mr.. J. r. Cation, OF
this city.
Six hundred dollars was collected for
foreign missions at the two afternoon
meetings. After the morning service
at the NJ. p. Church Rev. j. d. kinzcr,
president of the conference, ordained
the following as elders: r. X. Lewis,
T. ii. Wright, L. F. Warner, John For
roster, Clarence NJ. Cullom, F. H. Lew
is, Dorsey Blake and Il. X. McCaslin.
The only changes of Importance in the
Baltimore churches that can now be
definitely stated is that of Rev. DR.. l..
NJ. Bates, of the South Baltimore sta
ton, WHO will be given chair in the
Westminster Theological Seminary.
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