Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-04
MARYLAND NJ. P. CONFERENCE
.wEDNEspAY AFrER,yooN SESSION.


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference conven ed at 2:30 P. NJ.
President Kinzer in the chair. Letters
were received from the congregations
of Chatsworth Independent Methodist
Church, Baltimore; First Church, Pitts
burg, and st. Johns Independent Meth
odist Church, Baltimore, requesting the
loan for the coming year of Revs. I. o.
Grouse, D. L. Greenfield, and }. 3.
Bowers. Referred to the committee
on fraternal relations.
1t was voted by the conference that
the sermon of Rev. S. Reese Murray be
printed in the conference minutes.
Rev. F. T. Little, of Starr Church,
Baltimore, read the report of the COM
mittee on the conference manual which
mas recently been published.
A paper from Christ NJ. P. Church,
Baltimore, which has applied for adj
mission into this conference, was read.
This church has been organized lately
and asks for an appropriation of 5000
for support of their pastor, and con-
tribution towards the erection of their
house of worship. Referred to the COM
mittee on church extension.
The order of day having arrived at 3
p. m. the conference proceeded to the
election of president. Rev. ]. W. Kirk
and Mr.. J. 81. Elliott were appointed
tellers.
The result of the first ballot was as
follows:
j. ID. Kinzer Sc, ]. L. Mills 80, F. T.
Little 81, A. D. Melvin S, B. F. Benson
6; II. c. Cushing Is, F. 7. Tagg 80, J..
E. T. EWell 6, J. W. Trout l, A. w.
Mather 1, W. r. Graham /, and 6. q.
Bacchus l. Total cast 1859; necessary
to choice IS. No election.
Rev. F. T. Tagg, editor of the Metho-
dist Protestant, addressed the confer
ence, requesting that his name be not
used in connection with the presidency,
and gave as his reason that his position
as editor of the Protestant interfered
with his acceptance of the position
should he be elected to it, and that he
considered it his duty to ask the mem
bers not to cast their ballots for him.
Rev. l.. W. Bates moved that the
tcllers be permitted to retire to the lee
ture room of the church to count the
ballot, but his motion met with such a
storm of ''noes" that the Doctor with
drew his motion, facetiously remark
ing that he didn't expect to raise such a
blister as that.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Revs. J. d. Kinzer 81, ]. l.. Mills AZ, f..
T. Little 10, H. c. CushingS, B. F. Ben
son 4, J.. L. T. Ewell 5, A. d. Melvin S,
f. T. Tagg /. Total number cast ISL;
necessary to choice 81; so, as stated ID
Yesterdays GAZETTE, Rev. j. d. Kinzer
was elected.
DIR. Kipzer returned his thanks. He
said it would be mere affectation to say
that he did not appreciate the vote. He
; had once said that it was best for him
self and for the church for him to re-
tire, but now he did not know how to
do anything else but submit. 1t had
been principle of his itinerant life to
: ask no favors and decline no response
) bility, so he must accept the position
conferred upon him. He never loved
nor never knew the brethren better
than to-day. He hoped he would have
the prayers and sympathy of all. He
was aware that his administration had
not met the favor of all. He did not
feel criticism now as he had once felt it.
Indeed it did him good. He had no de-
sire except to benefit the cause of Christ
and of the Methodist Protestant
/. Church.
DR.. Kinzer's election for the fourth
time was in the face of what for some
\ wears has been the unwritten law that
a president should be elected only for
three years, though the law allows him
to serve five years.
, The conference then proceeded to
| the election of stewards.
1t was moved and carried that the
) assistant secretary cast the ballot OF
, the conference for Rev. 81. l.. Elder
dice for secretary of the conference.
This makes the third time Mr.. Ell
r derdice has been elected to this posi-
ton. He is very popular man in the
conference and makes an excellent Sec
r rotary.
, The secretary cast the ballot of the
conference for stewards for various
,, funds as follows:
, Conference Steward: L. R. Randall
Steward Church Extension Fund
Avery Donovan.
Superannuated Fund l.. F. Warner
Foreign Missions W. s. Phillips.
Educational Fund: H. S. johnson.
General Home Missions r. S. Viii.
hanson.
Standing District Committee: Min.
isterial-L. w. Bates, D. D.; W. NJ.
Strayer and VIM. Dale. Lay-W. ].
C. Dulany, W, G. Baker and W. B.
Usilton.
Committee on Appeals: Ministerial
w. S. Hammond, D. D.; w. M.
Strayer and David Wilson, NJ. D. Lay
j. D. Cathell, T. Harry Bartlett and
Thos. B. Marche.
1t was made the order of the day at
5 10 o'clock Thursday for the reception
l OF pastors reports.
1t was moved and carried that the
copies of the conference manual left in
the hands of the manual committee be
placed on sale at the book room in
Baltimore.
The report of the Alexandria branch
of the Foreign Missionary Society was
read. The number of auXiliaries in
this society is 4, Number of members,
SO. Amount raised during the year,
1927. 40.