The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-31
ready to announce to what church he
will ally himself in the future.

Aoeuy W auuouuco 20 Wnbt CnutCn as
will ally himself in the future.
Reports we're received from j. T. VIII
Hsms, John o. Tackett, Thos. Cooper
and 81. A. Carver.
\The report OF the Epworth Lesgne
committee was read by the secretary.
The'pumber of leagues last year was
seventy.four with 8. 1913 members sgainst
ninetytnina leagues with . membership
OF 1905 this year. Washington Is the
banner district, which leads with fifteen
local Leagues with 0 membership of 1874.
The following recommendations were
reported by the committee and were
adopted by the conference:
~. That the efforts OF Sll the
preachers be used to organize Epworth
Leagues at each appointment where In
their cody Judgement they desm 1t
"2! That Epworth League conferences
be held in each district at least once q
year. That in those districts in witch
such conferences have NOS already been
organized, the time and place be see
looted by the presiding elders for the,
coming conference year. In all cases
the selection of time andplsce be SUBJ
1ect to the approval of the presiding ell.
ders.
"3. That collection be taken at the
District Epworth League Conference, the
proceeds Of which be sent ut once to
the secretary of the conference Ep-
worth board, to be used by him in dis
triouting literature of information con-
corning the league work Of the preach
ers OF the conference and otherwise as
sisting In the organization OF new
leagues.
"a. That we hold during the coming
conference year an Epworth League
conference at such time and place as
msy be decided upon by the conference
Epworth League board.
SO. That while each department of the
league Ia Important to q complete or
ganiz.tion and to the largest results, we
urge, In view OF the many difficulties to
be overcome In most places. that special
attention be paid to the department. of
Literature; and We recommend the use
OF the course of study prescribed by the
general Epwoeth League board a. far a.
may be found expedient.
&c. That one evening during the ses-
sion Of the annual conference be set
apart for the consideration of league
work, and that the conference Epworth
League board provide e programme for
this meeting.
w. That while we may not fully en-
dorse every position taken and eyerv
expression used in the Epworth Era, vet
we believe the circulation of the paper
among us will prove most valuable
help to our young people and aid to our
pastors In their work among the young
people,"
DR.. John P. Hyde moved that the or
der OF the day be taken up and the mat
ter OF the selection OF place for the
next annual meeting Of the conference
was disposed Of. Clifton Forge and
Staunton were the only places asking
for the honor.
Presiding Elder Hammond, Rev. @.
4. Moore and Rev. L. r. hardwood
made speeches favoring the former
place and Rev. DIR. Boyd and Layman
j. z. Houck represented Staunton.
which received the larger number of
votes, after which IL was moved that the
vote favoring Stsunton be made unani-
nous.
This being done e motion was made
TO mold an afternoon session at O'Clock,
which was laid on the table.
The report of tho joint board OF
finance was read by Laymsn John W.
Numsen, OF baltimore, and adopted by
the conference.
The report covered the funds received
this year for bishops, opportunities.
Paine and Lane institutes and Bible
cause as follows: Bishops fund,
S2,054, increase over Inst wear S64:
opportunities, $8,572, increase S6l5:
educational, S1.456, increase $50: Bible
cause, S296. increase SO, the amount
paid to superannuases and widows of
preachers amounts to S9,977.
The committee on conference rela-
tions reported the following names for
superannuated relations:
f. Al. Mills, N. Head. w. G. Eggies-
ton j.. ID. Waugh, j. 81. Tongue, J. M.
Grsndin. Robert Smith, @. G. Linthi-
cum, j. ID. Follansbee. e L. Kre0loe.
4. a. mercer, w. Hammond. III. Tenn.
pie. Aaron Boone. w. Hedges. Sylvsnus
townsend. G. L. Cameron, Robert Ross,
ID. u. Kinzer, j. G.. Tsckets, C. A. joyce
and P. s. e. Sixeas. The latter thyee
were newly elected members of this re-
lation.
The following were reported for super-
numerary relations: j. Newman Hawk.
J. j. Engle. j. s. Hopkins. A O.
Flsherty and L. II. Graybill.
Rev: b. f. Ball. presiding elder of the
Roanoke district. made an appeal for a
collection to be made in behalf of one OF
she superannusted members of the CON-
ference who is worthy and in great need.
Tbe collection wac made privately and
nest sum raised for the purpose desig.
mated.
Report No. Q of the bosrd of education
on the condition of the Randolp phi : aeon
Colleges and schools, was read bv the
secretary. The report showed these ed.
uoational institutions to be in first.olasa
condition with the exception OF the
Academy at Front Royal. II RECON-
mended thst the conference Appropriate
the sum OF $4,000 for the purpose of