The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28
WORK OF CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
A Day of Speeches on Education
admissions. e
Drs. Smith and Lamborth tho Orators OF
the Day-speeches by Editor Tigert
and BIr. Bsrbee, OF tho Book House.
Mrs. Hargrovc ut Trinity-The Meeting
at Greene Memorial Last Nigne-eun-
day Announcements.

the Baltimore conferences. TWAS given
up principally to addresses delivered by
DR.. A. Coke Smith, who spoke ON educa-
ton; DR.. Tigert, the book editor Of the
church, and DR.. Walter Lsmberth, score
tary of the missionary board. DR.. Bar
bee, agent for the publishing house, also
spoke.
The conference session was opened
promptly ct 9 a. m. by Rev. DR.. s. ri
Cox, of Front Royal. A part Of hymn
1874, II Love Thy Kingdom Lord" wss
sung, after which DR.. Cox offered upgs
powerful prayer.
During the course of DR.. Cox's prayer
he took occasion to return thanks for
Gods providence in not removing sim
gle member of the conference during
the past year by death.
AT the opening many of the ministers
had not arrived, but the seats filled as
IL by magic. Many spectators were
present at this early hour and as the
session progres sed all the seats in the
rear OF the church were filed and
standing room was at premium.
The minutes OF the second days ses-
sion were read by the secretary and,
after some slight sltera atoms, approved.
Under the head Of question two, "Who
Remain on TrialP" the name OF Jno. II.
Wine was called, and he was discon-
tinued ct his own request.
On question Of the general minutes,
WHO are admitted on trial?" the re-
concentrations of d. A. Edwards, of
the Baltimore district; W. E. Henry
and Chss. FL. Cannon, of East Baltimore
n III T.
Of the Washington district; Alfred L.
Hsrnsberger, OF Rockingham district;
w. o. Tolbert and Geo. w. Richard son,
OF the Lewisburg district, and r. D,
kidner, of Moore6eld district. were re-
ceived In due form and severslly ad-
United. A. w. Smith, of Winchester
district, and Ira f. Ricketts,, OF the R9a-
noke district, were not admitted.
II was moved and carried that the
presiding elder of the Winchester dis.
trict employ A. w. Smith as supply
pastor.
Under the head of question five, "Who
Are Readmitted?" David L. Blakemore,
Of the Washington district, was read
mitted to full connection in the confer
ence.
The GLASS Of the second year was
taken up under the head Of question
two and the following members we're
passed to the class of the third year:
q. V. Register, James M. Anderson.
Edward 81. Dsshiell, Chas. w. Moore.
Frederick A. Gains, Daniel M. Brown,
l.. b. Atkins, o. P. Smith, VIM. Stevens
and Linwood Hammond, all of whom
were admitted into full connection
with the conference.
Rev. Chas. w. Moore, Frederick A.
Gains. Daniel M. Brown and Linwood
Hammond were granted descon's orders.
DIR. A. Coke Smith, of LynchburR,
was then announced as being present,
and would address the conference on
the subject of education. He spoke of
the absence of DR.. Bigham, secretary of
the board of education, who has the
special work in hand, He said that he
was not able to give the work in detail,
but that the subject OF education was a
very vital one, in which every minister
should take very deep interest, and If
minister fulfills his mission we'll he ia
teacher as we'll as q preacher. He
said the scope of general education was
too large TO admit of general discussion
In the limited time which the confer
ence could allow for the siderstion
OF the subject.
Among other things he said in sub.
stance that education begins in the
home, and the most important teacher
Is the mother. The home surrou ndinRs
are all educating In their influence of Q
child's life. 1t is part OF the preach
er's work to better homes. He said he
was South Osrolinian by birth, and
was Southern to the back bone, with the
backbone thrown in, but that the great
need In our Southern homes to-day is
books, and plenty Of them of the right
kind.
II the story of evolution be true, the
coming man is to be huge stomach
supplied with arms and legs, the legs to
take him to the place of eating and the
arms to supply the demands of q vo-
racious stomach. One OF the great