The Washington times., 1895-04-03
ALEXANDRIA CONFERENCE
Methodist Protestant Ministers in
Annual Session.
Washington Churches Ara Represented by
Prominent Divines-Deaths. Marriages.
and Other Personal Paragraphs.

The sixty-sixth annual session Of the
Baltimore conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church will open in Alex
andria Methodist Protestant Church on
North Washington street, between King
and Cameron, Alexandria, this morning at
8 O'Clock, and will remain in session until
Tuesday next
This conference was organized In Bal
timore in 1880 as the Associated Metho-
dist Church, and embraces all the Metho-
dist Protestant churches in the States OF
Delaware and Maryland, the District Of
Columbia, and also supplies churches in
the eastern shore OF Virginia and those
portions of Virginia and Pennsylvania i'm
mediateIy bordering ON Maryland
In the conference there are about 135
ministers and an equal number OF dele
gates, and it controls 2t,60O persons
within its membership. The church prop
erty within the conference is valued at
about 81, 12E0DDa.
1t has %, 500 children attending its
Sunday schools, and 1850 teachers in
struct them. Embraced in its membership
are some OF the brightest minds of the
NJ. p. Church in the United States, and
the session of the conference is looked
forward to with more than the ordinary
interest. The delegates have been coming
in since yesterday morning and last night
there were about $50 members in Alex
andria.
Nearly all the delegates are entertained
i'll private houses, which have. been thrown
open to them
The preliminary work of the conference
was begun yesterday morning, when the
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Southeiand is president and DE- j. l.. Mills
secretary, met for the purpose of examin-
ing the students for the ministry
temperance meeting was held last
night in the church, every seat being taken.
The Rev. j. L. Straughn, OF Harrington,
Del, and Rev. J. W. Kirk, of baltimore,
made very interesting addresses.
The sermon on foreign missions will be
delivered by the Rev. S. r. Murray, D. D.,
tomorrow at II O'Clock, and tomorrow
evening the election of officers of the
conference viii take place. Rev. Dr. ]. D.
Kinzer, of Baltimore, who has been the
president for the past two years, will
retire, and either Rev. j. l. Mills or Rev.
F. l.. Little Will succeed him The busi-
ness session of the conference VIII occur
during the day, and the night sessions
Will be given to sermons and various topics
10 BE- announced from day to day.
Friday night next the anniversary of the
Superannuated Fund Society will take
place, and VIII be conducted by the Rev
Dr. Thomas Lewis. On Monday night
next the anniversary of the Church EX-
tension Society will be observed, and will
b. conducted by the Rev. s. J. Smith, of
Washington.
The Washington churches III be repra-
sented as follows: Georgetown, Rev. W. r
Graham; North Carolina Avenue, E C..
Macosky; Central D. j. Smith: Navy Yarri
] Dar- -ttrc md inf rrNr
Frank. St Lewis.
Among the prominent members Of the
conference already in the city are Rev. J. ID
KinzeF, president. Rev. ]. L Mills. Rev z.
L. Little, Mr.. E. T. Tagg. DR.. T. 81. Lewis.
Mr.. ]. F. Cowan, Dr. Stevens, Dr. 5.
B. Switzerland, ID. L. Greenfield, Mr.. d
| J. Henrst, Mr.. L. L. Albright, Rev. W.
R. Graham, T. II. Klein, II. L. Elderdice,
and many others.
Mr. Joseph R. Mansfield, a we'll known
| young Alexandrian, and Miss Stella Price.
| daughterof Mr.. George E. Price, W eremarried
I at the home of the bride on North Fairfax
| street last night. The ceremony was per
| formed by the Rev G. l. Carson, pastor ofthe
| NJ E. Church south In consequence OF the
recent death OF the mother and brother OF
| the bride. the wedding was private
The public meeting OF the local council
| OF the Brotherhood OF St.-Andrew was held
| III the lecture room or ChrISt tCnuFch on North
| Columbus street near Cameron, last night,
and was well attended. Interesting ad-
| dresses, limited to five members, were made
| by Mr.. G. w SalteF, OF St John s Chapter,
" ashington; Rev d. Suter, o fChrist
| Church, Rev s. A Wallis, OF the Theological
seminary, and Aessrs. Frank j. Davidson.
OF st. PauI's Chapter, George Daley, OF
Grace Chapter. George NJ. Howells, OF
Pohiek Chapter, William W. Parker, OF
| st. PauFs Chapter, G. s. Davidson, OF the
Seminary Chapter, and GardDer L. BOrthe,
The funeral OF Mrs Anna w. c. Waller
took place from the residence OF her son,
Mr.. Charles P. Waller, yesterday morn
ing.
The steamer Florence, lying at Lannon's
wharf, was yesterday Hbelled by U. s.
Deputy Marshal Glover, to secure the pay
ment of bill for supplies furnished the
boat keeper by Mr.. B., h jenkins OF this
| city.
Father Conway, of Gomzaga College.
Washington, preached an interesting lenten
| sermon to a large congregation in st
MaFy's Catholic church here last night
Justice Pollard, has committed Richard
Ross, the County Constable, who shot w. f
| Gardner, colored, on Sunday last, near
| Arlington, to Jail to await. the result OF
| Gardner's injuries
! Rev. Frank NJ Gibson, of Washington.
| will deliver an address 10 the Brotherhood
| OF St Andrew, in Grace Episcopal church
| tonight ,........-. .. .