The Washington times., 1895-03-31
He Remarked That Trouble Had
Impaired His Good looks.
CONFIDED 1T TO A MINISTER
Els Retort Courtaous to Rev. Dr. Cooke, Who
said He Resembled the President-Ae-
corded Special Reception to the Balt
more Conference-Forty Minutes Spent
in Receiving One Thousand Visitors.

President Cleveland accorded q special
reception 20 the members OF the Baltimore
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South ana their ladies accompany
ing them yesterday afternoon.
Upward OF 1,oD0 persons took advan-
tage of the opportunity to take the Presi-
dents hand, and It. occupied forty minutes
for the entire line TO pass.
The Rev. DR.. Hyde, OF Virginia. made a
few pleasant informal remarks before
the introdnctions began, and concluded by
hoping that the administration would re-
dound TO the glory of God.
The President replied very briefly. Rev.
Dr. Canter. of the Mount Vernon Church,
made the introductions.
During the introductions, Rev DR.. Cooke,
of st. Paul's. Baltimore, said:
'Mr. President. it is said that 1 look
very much like YOU"
Perhaps so" said the President; land
you are a much better looking man, but if
you had to go through all / have to go
through, you wouldn't be so handsome j."
IN BEFORE -THE-WAR TINES.
The receptions at the White House now
adays are not what they used to be before
the war Rev DR.. Head recalled yesterday
the visit OF the conference TO President
Polk. On that occasion they all had prayers.
Mr.. Buchanan, WHO was then Secretary
OF State, was caught peeping in a door,
when the President went in, hauled him out
and made him come in with the remark that
his visitors were not 10 lie received that
way.
The conference previously accomplished
great deal OF work in the few hours
it was in session yesterday. The con-
ference adopted the idea of the committee
on insurance, which outlined a plan for
the mutual insurance OF churches at cost
OF one-half of one per cent.
The board of colportage reported favor
ably on the work of Rev. A. A 7. Neal,
general colporteur of the Baltimore con-
ference, and recommended his re lee
ton; also the establishment of d"posito
ries In Baltimore and such other places
as might BE- designated.
RETIRED AFTER LONG SERVICE.
The committee on conference relations re-
ported for the superannuated relation the
following F. NJ Mills, Nelson Head, ].
H. Waugh, j. W Tongue, ]. NJ. Grandin,
Robert Smith, Charles q. LiHthicum, ].
NJ tioutts a. H. a.
VIM. Hedges, c. l.. Danleron, Robert Ross,
w e. Egglestou, S. Townsend, +. l..
Kngh and F. T.. Hammond: for the super
uumerary relation, j. n. Houk, j. W. Bo-
teller. j j. Engle. ]. S. Hopkins, and
H. w Kinzer. This report was also
adopted.
H.H. Kennedy, president, and W p. Coe,
| secretary OF the Wesleyan Female Institute
at Staunton, Va, in a report showed that
The net loss in last years management was
/ 81 .9s6. due TO the effort TO make decided
/ improvements in tuition. etc. The inStitu-
4 tion S now paying its way and the future is
I a ssured
The whole amount necessary To place the
debt OF the college in proper shape is $34,-
| O55. Staunton has pledged itself TO raise
/ SO coo ami the trustees asked that the
/ college be permitted 10 issue $50 900 in 8
! per cent bonds. Speeches favorable to the
/ propositions were made by Rev. Thomas III.
/ Carson. T 7 Fishburnand Rev. J II. Boyd.
Collectors were appointed and So $50 was
subscribed befC re the conference adjourned
for the day. Revs. Neyitt and Hamill and
I Mr.. FishbuIn were appointed a committee
to continue the solicitation OF subscriptions.
! Then the conference adjourned 10 call on the
! President