Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-25
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

MElHUDlSI CUNf EhENUE.
At yesterdays session in Front
ROYAL of the Baltimore Conference of
the NJ. E. Church South, DR.. ]. D.
Barber, of Nashville, Tenn, spoke in
the interest of the publishing house,
and stated that there is but one part OF
the work which is not selfsustaining-
the Quarterly RerieW.
The name of S. J. Sarvar, whose APP
plication for admission on trial was
Withdrawn or Thursday, was again
taken up, and he was admitted. The
following were elected to deacons or
ders: John l.. Grant, VIM. II. Marsh,
Robert l.. Fultz, Charles n. Sarvar,
John C. Hank, A. C. Hammil, Oscar
w. Lusby, James II. Wells. This class
was received into full connection TINS
morning. The name of Samuel ID.
Bennington was referred TO the COM
mittee on memoirs. Considerable dis
cussion arose rs to the time for holding
the memorial service. A vote was tax
en-, and it was decided to hold the meet
in Monday morning ut eleven o'clock.
A communication was read from Is.
w. Waters, formerly of this conference,
now presiding elder in charge OF work
in japan. He writes from Hiroshima,
and in the district the membership has
increased from 800 to 524, Sunday school
scholars from 902 to l, 535, the theology
cal students from II to %. He further
states that the Buddhist priests have
seriously interfered with the work
during the fall and winter, but the dit
fculty is being surmounted.
The report of the board Of education
of Randolph Macon College shows a
good measure of prosperity. Forty-slX
ministerial students are now enrolled.
Fifteen or twenty thousand dollars are
vet needed to complete the payment OF
the debt on Randolph-Macon Academy,
at Front Royal A resolution was ~
cluded in the report to raise S5O, 600
through this conference during this
wear, $50, 900 to be used in the endow-
ment of chair of Biblical literature at
Randolph-Macon College, $4,000 for
the liquidation of the debt on Front
ROYAL Academy, and $4,000 tor Yves
leyan Female Institute. An amend
ment was offered, and carried, to give
one-iifth of the amount raised to Yves
leyan Female Institute. The report
was adopted.
DR.. w. w. Smith, president of the
Randolph Macon system, made a speech
on behalf of the educational interest
in the Southland. He stated that six
years ago the trustees of Randolph
Macon College represented $4,000;
now 1868 900. Two hundred thousand
dollars were raised for the Woman's
College, at Lynchburg, from outside
sources, so that the young women are
offered precisely the same advantages
ut this college as the men.
Hon. ]. ii. H. Figgatt, q trustee of
Wesleyan Female Institute, addressed
tho conference on behalf of that institu-
ton. Rev. Collins Denny also address
ed the conference on the subject, urg-
ing that immediate measures be taken
to relieve the present Indebtedness,
and also for its further improvement.
DR.. ]. II. Boyd, chairman OF the
joint board, reported q deficit of $500,
which was raised in few minutes,
thus paying claims in full.
The report of Committee on Confer
ence Relations was read and adopted.
The following were recommended
for supernumerary relations:
j. w. Boteler, Z. i. kregloe, J: J..
Engle, A. P. Bond, A. B. Martin, W.
X. Boyle and l.. II. Crenshaw.
For Superannuated Relations-Fran-
els NJ. Mills, David Thomas, Nelson
Head, George Stevenson, j. H. Waugh,
J. w. Tongue, j. NJ. Grandin, Robert
Smith, C. G. LintLicrm, J. H. Temple,
F. A. Mercer, Aaron Boone, VIM.
Hedges, NJ. G.. Balthis, Wesley Ham
mond, Robert Ross, II. w. KinZer, J.
w. Woolf James NJ. Follansbee, VIM,
A. Wade.
Report of Committee on District Con-
ference Records was read and adopted
Orations were delivered by Drs. w.
w. Smith B. w. Bond and ]. A. Kern.
The missionary anniversary was held
last night.