The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-22
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
ANNUAL SESSION or THE NETHO-
DIST cHURcB soUrB.
d Will be Held THIS Year NJ Roanoke,
Virginia The Presiding
Bishop.

The one hundred and twelfth annual
session OF the Baltimore Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will begin IN Green Memorial church.
Roanoke Va. March 18th, and continue
for about one week.
The president OF tho body Will be Bish-
op II. X Hsrgrove. OF Nashville. Tenn.
and there will be present, II is expected.
one hundred and nincty-One ministers and
forty-two delegates, whose constitu-
ences are located in the States Of Mary
land. Virginia. West Virginia. and the
District Of Columbia The conference IS
undivided INTO nine districts, which are
termed Baltimore. East Baltimore. Wash
ington. Winchester, Rockingham. Roa-
noke Hewisburg, and Moorehcld.
IL IS not anticipated that there VIII DC
more than two changes among the pre-
siding elders. as the terms Of service OF
but two. Reys. w. c. Hammond and
David Bush. expire under the four
year limitation.
1t is thought that Bishop Hargrovo
Will appoint Rev. ". ~. -. Harper. pas
tor of the church at Winchester. 10 the
presiding eldcrship Of the NincheSter
district. which will become vacant by
the retiracy Of Mr. Bush, and II IS the
impression that the latter viii succeed
Mr.. Harper as pastor OF the Wnchester
church. which IS regarded as one OF
rhc most desir tbie charges In the entire
conference Rev. George i. Tyler, now
in charge OF Loudoun circuit, VIII, II
Is thought. bc appointed presiding elder
10 succeed Rev. W G.. Hammond. whose
.fT tgfI "a no.
STATED expire according 10 law. but the
latter will doubtless be given a good
charge
The Baltimore Conference contained at
the time Of the publication Of the last
report one hundred and twenty-five local
preachers s7.1l7 white members. and 81
colored members During the preceding
year there had been LIS infant bapusm'
and / $50 adult baptsms There were
also n Epw0rth Leagues. go SUNDAY
schools. with AGA teachers and %,sN
scholars.
The contributions for tine support Of
suteranuuated ministers and the widows
and orphans Of preachers amounted %
81 800. the contributions Tor missions
werts $500 IS. for church extension.
3 05i OF. for support Of presiding elders
and preachers in charge. $l2l,s15, Tor the
support Of bishops. $1,000
The conference also had 6l9 societies
and owned fqs church edifces valued at
Nf32O.o. The number of pastoral charS-
O. was 158. having l2s parsonage VAL
ned NJ S1i2-n.
Bishop HarEroye. the presiding onlcer
az The conference. while o. mature ase
and great experience as man OF aualf7'
a. ina roiut of service one OF the youuse 4
ministers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. lie was educated as
LAWYER and for number Of years pid'-
feed before tho Tennessee courts. In
the decade of lS70-S0 he entered the rl'-
,strv OF the M +. church In the Tonnes
see conference. ana being very ATTRACTIVE
as an orator and earnest as a pastor
served some Of the most important
churches I'm the South ia the latter Once
lie was elected a bishop al the session
Of the general conferer &c OF lSsA'
though he was not az the time member
of that body lie Is at this time presi-
dent OF the board Of trustees OF van
derbut University, having been electea
,o- succeed the late Bishop Mclyeire, ana
ts also president Of the Epworth League
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church'
South. ,....
lie * regarded as one Of the best par
uementarians I'm the United states.
The Rev. j. W. Duffey, pastor OF me
Central church, Baltimore. VIII receive
another appointment. owing 10 the tiih'
Iimit.-Baltimore American