The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4 yEEY STRONG DENUACTdTfON OF
SALE or INTOxIC4TING LiDJORs.
A Secret : ssion over the Affairs OF 'he
Wesleyan Female Instituic' butNo
Definite Acts ON Was Taken.

SrAUNTON. VA, March @--SpeOia'
This. the nfth official day OF the lS'h
annual conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, was an ideal day
and a large number Of visitors crowded
the church at this morning SESSION. De
votional services were conducted by the
Rev. Il. w. Bond. of the Ran1oipn-Aaceh
Academy. at Front Royal. - CT tAe
reading OF the minutes OF SATURDAY ) ses-
sion questions . and IL were called ana
the Bishop reported ordination u ued-
cons and elders yesterday.
The deacons were G. II. BlshoP' VI ~
Ecbols. Nj. Weikel. travelling preachers
Henry Lawson, Il. H. EutS'ei'
Harnsberger and W. o. 1aiDert, local
preachers and elders, W. }. Whiteseil'
+. l.. Day; local preachers, ID. ii. hearn
and .. Lusby.
The report OF the Board OF Missions
showed that to Foreign Missions, Sn'0'-.S-,
and to Domestic Missions, s~o,lbJ.eo, a tpldi
OF 81, 1851 were contributed.
4 report Of the Board OF tducduoH
was read. fixing the second sunday III
June. or the nearest convenient uale
thereto, as the date when .he annual
sermon on education should be preached'
DR.. John a. Kern. OF kandoiph-Mccoh
College, made a motion ina. the Con
ference meet this Afternoon In executing
session. with closed ioors, a: ; O'Clock,
10 discuss the affairs OF The Wesleyan
Female Institute. of this city. which coll
lege has for q number Of years been imam
cially embarrassed. The report Oh lie
Board OF Finance was cad III approves.
The report Of the Temperllcs Board WAS
then read by the secretary Of the Confer
e.ce.
A STRONG PROTEST..
Rev. J. r. Wightman. OF Lexington, fe-
porting his Committee o. Temp3.ihce.
recited that the evil of int npe ance was
rapidly growing and fearfully multiplying
the victims of pauperism, disease ard
crime. that the traffic use and manuftc-
ture Of intoxicating liquors as a beverage
were incompatible with the teaching of
the Word Of God, and damaging to the
best interests OF the Church pres,itllg
most formidable Instructions TO the lesis-
lation Of our country. and importing
more than any other the glorics Inherited
of liberty so dearly bought 1S our fathers.
The report urged most earnest protest
against every encouragement Of this. the
most destructive evil TO the good morals
Of the community and 10 the propriety of
the Kingdom of God: that the fatal his
tory Of the liquor traffic convinced them
AlBA NNNAA NhNA NNAAN NHNf "HN fI fH
firm and decided stand against every
form OF licensing intemporance and the
committee earnestly called upon the peO-
pie in accordance with the general rules
of the discipline ana the chapter Of .om-
perance from signing petitions for such
sales or becoming bOndsmen Cor any cam
didate seeking license ana from renting
property TO he used for such sale. T. was
requested that the newspapers within
the bounds Of the Conference publish this
report. and recommendation was made
that the preachers preach at leafs enc
sermon a year on the subject.
The report is very strong in ils denur
citation Of tho sale Of Intoxicating liquor.
WHAT FREACHEES HAVE DIED.
At II O'Clock the Bishop called the qucs-
ton which had been made a special order.
what preachers have died and before
hearing the report OF the Committee on
Memoirs. the conference united in singing
the Goth hymn, Servant of God, Wen
Done"
Rev. Or. J.. S. Gardner. offered a prayer
Of great feeling. thanking God for the
lives which the deceased members had
led.
The following have died during the past
year; j. NJ. Grandin. John w. Boteler.
Robert Ross. and Joseph III. Temple. all
being ~suporannudted. Mr.. Grandin was
a great grandson Of Bishop Seahury. the
first Episcopal bishop in this country. hay
ing been ordained by the bishop Of the
Scotch Church.
Speeches were made by many Of the
members. eulogizing the cody characters
and the noble lives of the preachers. 4
resolution was adopted expressing the
sorrow of the conference i'm the death of
John w. Numsan. Of Baltimore. a lay
member Of the conferencesand treasurer
OF the Board of Finance. In speaking OF
Mr.. Numsan the Rev. II. NJ. Whaling. of
st. PaulS. Baltimore. said that maay
were led 10 Christ through the efforts of
that noble layman. The benediCtiOn was
pronounced by Or. j. W. Tongue.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
During the morning session the secre-
tary Of the conference. the Rev. j. T..
Armstrong. made a report of the progress
that he had made in the preparation OF
the history of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. in the Baltimore Confer
cnce. and stated through the assistance
of members Of the conference he had been
enabled to gather some very valuable
matter. He read a passage which he had
contributed to the Review, relative 10 the
famous conference held in Staunton IN
1861.
This afternoon a large number Of the
members. together with their wives and
friends. crowded the Opera House. at
tending a complimentary concert given
by the Stonewall Brigade Band.
For two hours or more the conference sat
with closed doors considering plans 10
rehabilitate the hnanclal CONDITION OF the
Wesleyan Female institute. Admission
was denied the newspaper men. but it
was learned that no definite solution or
the difficulty was reached.
1t is understood that a committee OF
nine was appointed To canvass the sug-
g%estions made and put them in practical
shape. This report may be heard to-
morrow morning. hut il is not improbable
that ii will be heard in special session
tomorrow afternoon. II is attracting a
.n,g.t 1ga1 - f.fnrnuF NOT anNtH In f4auH
circles, but throughout the conference.
WYanOkc To he Raised.
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