Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-31
The Baltimore Annual Conference.

The Baltimore Annual Conference
The Baltimore Annual Conference o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
commenced its 1O9th session in From
Royal. Warren county, Va, on Wednes-
day, of last week, aud concluded theiI
labors on Monday evening.
The following are the reports Of the
Rockingham and Winchester districts:
DR.. J. S. Gardner, of the Rockingham
district, reported fair measure of pros
perity, although work has been some.
what interrupted by the severe illness Of
a number of the preachers. There have
been between four and FIVE hundred con-
versions. The new church building at
Stanton is nearly completed, $4,000 hay.
ing already been expended. The support
of the preachers will DO up to the averag sc
OF the year before, although there will be
shortages, resulting largely from the
bursting of the "booms" along the Val.
ley, and largely also from tho Hardness Of
some of the stewards There have been
improvements in a number Of parsoaages
and a new parsonage has been completed
at Mt. Jackson.
Presiding Elder Bush. of the Winchee-
ter district, reported a favorable condition
of affairs. The work has been but little
interrupted and there is a possibility of
greater development on every charge.
Two shurches have been built and dedi-
Gated, another is in progress and others
are contemplated. There have been 1000
conversions and every thing is hopeful.
Rev. DR.. W. A. Harris, who has been
principal of the Wesleyan Female Institute
at Stanton, Va, for twenty-seyen years,
rendered his resignation in order to take
charge Of a private school which he will
open &C Roanoke. The resignation was
accepted, and the position was rendered
to Prof. w. W. Robertson, the present
superintendent of the Stanton public
schools. Prof. Robertson agreed to take
charge of the Institute in June provided
the trustees raise by that time certain
sum of money to increase the efficiency of
the school
Rev. Collins Denny presented a reso-
luton signed by half-dOzen prominent
members of the conference requesting the
boards of trustees to take into cOnsidera-
tion the advisability of consolidating the
Randolph. Macon Institutions and the
Wesleyan Female Institute. 1t was
adopted.
The following are the appointments for
Winchester and Rockingham districts;
WINCHESTER DISTRICT.
David Bush, Presiding Elder.
Winchester-W. H. d. Harper; Fred
erick, Frazier FUR; Stephens City, J. r.
Van Horne; Middlctown, w. G.. Eggle-
ston ;,Strasburg, J. A IWheat Woodstock,
J. P. Stump; EdinbuIg, II. S. COe; Front
Royal and Riverton, c. N. Brown; War
ron, W. W. Watts Linden, II. a. Wilson;
Page, H. S. Hsut; White Post, Silss r..
Snapp Borryville, A. o. Armstrong J. j..
Engle, snip; Brucetowp, J. L. KILLER /;
Darksyille, J. II. Wolfe Martinsburg, A.
NJ. Cackley; Berkeley, Fl. A. Gaver
Charles Town, II. P. Hamill; Jefferson,
r. A. P. Neel; Sbepherdstown, F. A.
Strother.
John A. Kern, professor in Randolph
Macon J. P. Hyde, president of Valley
Female College; B. W. Bond, principal of
Randolph Macon Academy at Front RoS 81.
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT.
S. J. Gardner, Presiding Elder.
Staunten-J. H. Boyd; Harrisonburg,
J. A. Anderson, S. X. Cox, supernumerary;
Bridgewater L. R. Jones, J. Harry Smith;
Parnassus, Thomas Cooper Augusta, r.
N. Wheeler; West Augusta, A. C Me-
Near; Waynesboro' and Basic City, J. c.
Tbrasher; Newhor e. T. j. Miller; Rock
lngham, Thos. Briley East Rockingham,
Clarence L. Kennard Elkton, w. b.
Waters Port Republic, J. Kyle Gilbert ;
Shenandoah, Leonidas Butt; Luray, Thos
". Butt New Market, J. s. Porter; Mt.
Jackson, J. S. Hopkins; Marksyille, W.
J. Whitesell FAIRFIELD and Baths, P. S.
f. Sixeas Bells Valley, II. D. Bishop.
Transferred to Japan Mission Confer
snce, r. w. Waters, J. C. c. Newton, J.
T. Myers; TO Alabama Conference, j.
Watts Shoaff.
The next session of the Conference will
la hold at Fredericksbnrp Va