The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25

On every train yesterday the dele
gates to the one hundred and twelfth
session OF the Baltimore conference of
the N. e. Church, South, arrived. A
goodly number came In on the early
trains and ut noon quite number came
In from the west.
Bishop and Mrs. Hsrgrove were
among those who arrived early yester-
day morning. They are CHARTERED 81
the Ponce de Leon Hotel.
There was full meeting Of the bish-
ops cabinet yesterday, but as the pro-
oeedtngs are only known to the bishop
and members, nothing Was learned of
what they did. The cabinet Is composed
of the following presiding elders: P. II.
Whisner, w. s. Hammond, David Bush,
j. E. Armstrong, G. IL. Zimmerman, j.
s. Hutchinson, Rumsey Smiths on and
Is. f. Ball. Their work was confined al
together to the work of making appoint.
ments for the coming year.
The Union depot yesterday afternoon
presented lively spectacle. Large
crowds had gathered there, some
through curiosity aud others to meet
the visiting ministers and escort them
TO their various homes where they will
be entertained during the conference.
The Norfolk and Western trains proper
brought in o large number of preachers,
but the Shenandoah Valley train,
which WAS one hour late. was literally
loaded down. Among those who come
In and who were centres OF attraction
were Rev. j. II. Boyd, who was for four
years pastor Of Greene Memorial; Rev.
j. 8. Engle. former pastor of Grace
Church, and Rev Chas. 8. Stanton, for
merly paator OF Trinity. now of Reiuter.
town, Md.
The local committee was kept very
busy arranging for the visitors to find
the various homes which had been se
cured for them. About two hundred
ready arrived, and some more are ex-
pected TO get In to-day. W. e Eutsler,
formerly Of this city, Ia here az dele,
gate from Danville and Is the guest of
NJ. f. Landes at Vinton.
In the matter of changes which will
necessarily take place there are two
presiding elders who will leave their
districts by reason of the expiration of
the time limits. They are Rev. David
Bush, OF Winchester district, and Rev.
w. Hammond, OF Lewisburg district.
Some OF the other changes to be M ede
art; E. Il. Shipley, Of Emory; L. G.
Martin, OF Severn; FL. I. Stevens, Of
Middlesburs; Rev. w. n. D. Harper, of
Winchester; j. A. Anderson, Harrison
burg; r. M. Wheeler, Augusta district;
j. G. Thrasher, Of Wsynesboro, and
Bseic City; w. K. Marshall, OF Lewis.
burg; G. o Homon. of Frankford; T.
B-iley, OF Rockingham;W.H FL. Ballengee,
of Ronceverte, and Fl. A. Brown, of
Moorefeld.
Bishop Rargrove is one Of the most
prominent members of the Southern
Methodist College of bishops. He is q
native OF Alabama, and was graduated
from the university of that State in
1859. For several years he remained at
the university as professor of maths-
matics, and in 1857 entered the Metho-
dat ministry, his first charge being
Macon circuit, Mississippi.
The biehop has also served the church
as president of the Centenary Institute,
Alabama, and OF the Tennessee Female
Seminary. He was prominent in Ken
lucky, where he WAS stationed after
leaving the Macon circuit. He was
elected bishop in 1882 at the Nashville
General Conference. which also elected
Bishop A. w. Wilson, of Baltimore.
Ns PNOsOAe DAohSP "0kBEONO 10 pE0ol~
dent of the board of managers Of the
Epworth League and president of the
board OF trustees of Vanderbilt Univer.
sity, succeeding the late Bishop McIn.
tyre.
The board of trustees Of Randolph
Macon College held meeting last night
ut the Ponce de Leon Hotel, but nd.
journed without .ransaoting any busi-
ness to meet sgsin to-night at the same
place.
The principal matter to be considered
is the building OF an extension to the
Woman's College at Lynchburg.
Revs. P 81. Whisner, J. s. Hutchin-
son. j. e. Armstrong, J. W. Duffy and
Bav,d Bush. Lay members: p. v. D.
Conway, Robert Magruder and Judge e.
ID. Newman.
At Greene Memorial Church last
night the number of persons sssemb ied
to hear the opening sermon Of this con-
m HUDEDT a 0kNMANav