The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

Roanoke. 1,32l.05 $4,000 2,0So.O5
h Hsyl;ssiE ss$SS 1875 $3.50 iasSS
Total........ sl0,427.55 s5,9e6oO s16,sss IS
The order of the day was taken up at
this point and the report from the COM
mittee on education received regarding
the condition of the Wesleyan Female
institute. The board reported ss fol-
lows:
I'm the report submitted by this
board at the last session of this confer
enoe attention was called to the fnan-
cial condition Of the institute and the
necessity OF arrangements being made
to provide for Its indebtedness without
delay, that the property might be saved
to the conference. The attempt to sell
the bonds of the institute to the amount
OF $4,000 was not successful and the
debt has not been provided for. At
present the Indebtedness is reported at
about S37, 900, of this S16. Ol3 is what Is
known az the "Cochrane debt" and
5000 as the "Harris debt" both be-
ing q part OF the original purchase
price and accumulated interest, but the
Harris debt" is subordinate to the
"Cochrane debt" under the conditions of
the assignment to DR.. w. A. Harris.
The balance of Sl3. 23s is due to sundry
creditors, on part of which judgments
have been obtained. The property is
now in the hands of a receiver under
the orders of the hastings court of
Staunton, Va.
This board has given very careful
consideration to the condition of exist
ing circumstances az they have been
presented, with view to save this
school to the church II possible, feeling
the Importance Of continuing in opera
tiOn thin II
tion of our young women; but after
every effort to do otherwise we feel
n compelled to offer the following:
II II. Resolved, That we regret that
ffter careful investigation we are una
PIE to devise any possible plan by
which the school can be conducted next
Session.
"2. Resolved, That the conference
deeply appreciates the heroic.self-sacri..
Zee OF Rev. 81. P. Hamill and his as
l6ociste teachers in maintaining the
Wesleyan Female Institute for the
church during the past year prac tic ally
without compensation and in the name
OF the Master thanks these brethren
and sisters for this service to the
church"
After the reading OF this report a COL
lection was taken up for the purpose of
paying In part the teachers in the in
stitute for services rendered and being
rendered during the present year. The
amount secured in cash and subecrip-
tions was S6l5, which will probably be
augmented before the close of the con
ference by other subscriptions
e. s. Conrad read q paper by Rev. Fl.
+. Hamill. which contained suggestion
OF proposition for the purpose of going
on with the Wesleyan Institute, and
which embodied plans for the organiza-
tion OF o stock company capitalized at
$4,000, divided into 200 shares of $50
each, with the power of increasing It to
Ss5, 1000, whose board of directors should
rent the property next June and pur-
chase it at the sale next October. The
conference took no action In regard To
the matter.
Bishop Grsnbery introduced Rev,
Richard Ferguson, of the Virginia Con-
ference, who was received In the usual
manner.
DR.. Il. e. Hoss snd DR.. j. j. Lsfferty,
EDITORS respectively of the Nashville
christian Advocate and of che Rich
mond Christian Advocate, were intro.
duced and both spoke in the interest of
the journals they represented.
Bishop CRANBERRY announced that
bishop Hargrove's illness was not severe
and he would be able to be in his place
to-day, after which the revision of the
announcements of the various servic, q
Tor to-day was made public. The SER
vices In the various churches are ss
follows:
Mrs. Bishop Hafgrove will deliver an
address on Missions" at the Methodiat
Church in Vinton ct $3.50 o. M. to-day,
M. E. Church 4 annth
Greene MemoriAl-9:so a. M. experi.
ence meeting. led by Rev. j. 8. Gard
ner, ID. D.; IL Q. m, Bishop r K.
Hargrove, ordination of descons; $50
p. M children's missionary rally; $50
p. M, Sundsy.school mas meeting,
speakers. DR.. j. J Laff,rsy. Rev
F. j. Pretiyman and DR.. Geo. G.. Smith:
1880 p. M, Rev. Collins Denny, ordi-
nation of elders.
Cranberry; 7:sO D. m. Rev. M. R
Chapman, d. d.
Belmont-3:3o p. M. Rev w. II. D.
Harper. This church will be dedic, ted
at this service.
Graoe-1l o. M, Rev. Isaac w. Can.