Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-05

Those passed IN the ltineracy are as
follows: Frank S. Cain, Howard L..
Schlincke, Chas. E. Dryden, Geo. A..
Morris. VIM. R. McNett, Fitzhugh L..
Stevens. A. Norman Ward and Howard
o. Keen.
J.F. Bryan, Frank A. Holland, Geo.
II. Stocksdale and Herbert +. Wright
were placed in the hands of the presi-
dent.
Harry E. Bennington was continued
in third year.
VIM. l.. Cutchley and R. F. Day were
recommended to the board of ministe-
rial education for aid.
The much. debated subject of temper
ance was again the subject of some dis
cussion this morning. The resolution
pertaining to the Baltimore Book
Directory making use of envelopes con-
tanning an advertisement of brewery
establishment was withdrawn, as it was
found that the committee had been mis-
informed in the matter.
Ten o'clock Saturday morning was
made the order of the day for reception
of candidates for the ministry.
Rev. F. T. Benson, pastor of the
church in this city, read the appoint
ments for Sunday:
M. P. Churchill a. NJ. j. ]. Murray,
D. D.; s p. m. t. b. Lewis, D. D.; p.
IN. Sunday school mass meeting. at
which addresses will be made by Rev.
J. F: Cowan, editor of the Sunday school
publications and Rev. W. NJ. Poisal,
former pastor of the church.
M. E. Church.-S p. m. Rev. ]. G.
BARREN.
M. E. Church, South.-S p. m. Rev.
F. T. Tagg, ID.
Baptist Churchill a. m. Rev. ]. T.
Lassell; p. m. Rev. A. d. Mellow.
Second Presbyterian Churchill a..
NJ. Rev. D. S. Stephens, DID,; s p. m.
Rev. Frank T. Little.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembling of conference
this afternoon the temperance question
again came up.
Dr. Cushing moved that all reference
to the Gottenburg system be stricken
from the report, but after debate the
resolutions embraced in the report were
adopted.
Conference selected Alnutt Memorial
Church, Baltimore, as the next place OF
meeting.
A business meeting of the superan-
nuated fund society was then held at
which officers were elected.
NOTES.
Arrangements have been made by
Mr.. ]. r. Cation for an excursion by
the members of the conference to Mt.
Vernon tomorrow evening via the
electric railway. 1t was thought that
fully three hundred would make the
trip if round trip tickets at 25 cents
could be secured, but Mr.. Phillips, the
passenger agent of the road in Wash
ipgton, declined to make lower rates
than 35 cents mot including admit
lance to the grounds), so the number
that will go has been reduced. The
cars will leave here at 2:30 p. m.
Numbers of the members of the con-
ference yesterday and to-day visited
Christ Church.
The members of the conference were
photographed in a group in front of the
church yesterday.
Rev. J. T. Ward, D. D.. the presi-
dent of Westminster Theological Sem
mary, located at Westminster, Md,
owing to the illness of his wife has not
been able to be present at the confer
ence. DR.. Ward has been one of the
foremost men of the church at large,
and he's been identified with the West
ern Maryland College and West
minister Theological Seminary for over
a quarter of century. 1t is quite an
unusual thing for him to be absent
from session of the conference, and
his familiar presence is missed.
Tonight there will be held the an
pual meeting of the superannuated
fund society in the M. P. Church. be-
ginning at o'clock. Rev. T. II. Lew
is will conduct the open parliament.
Resolutions were adopted on the
death of Hon. G. W. Button, of Lynch
burg, who long held distinguished
place in the church. Mr.. Button was
long editor of the Hrginian, and has
been a member of several general con-
ferences.