The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-18
The Sixty-Sixth United Brethren
Conference.
ABOUT FIFTY MEMBERS WE'RE
PRESENT AT TIE OPENING sES-
SION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
ORGANIZATION WAS EXPECTED
AND THE BISHOP ANNOUNCED
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
THREE SESSIONS DAILY.

The sixty sixth session of the Virginia
Conference of the United Brethren
Church met in their church in this city
yesterday promptly ut . O'Clock, Bishop
Holt presiding
The conference was opened with PRAYER
by Rev. j. W. Howe, after which all
joined in singing. Devotional exercises
were conducted by the bishop, who read
from the tenth chapter of Matthew
After Il short talk by the bishop the
conference commenced their work by cali
ing the roll. There were about fifty riem.
bers present.
The first business to come before them
was the election of :. secretary and Rev
G.. y. Holt was elected.
At this inncturc Rev. L. c. Broughton.
Of Calvary Baptist Church, was intro
duced aud made IL few remarks.
w. O. Euing WIS appointed statistical
secretary.
DIR. Bell, general secretary, and Rev
Paul, of the Tennessee conference. were
admitted to advisory seats in the confer.
ence.
1t was decided that the three front
seats be regarded as the bar of the confer
cnca.
The regular hours of meeting were ar
ranged us follows: Morning ut ., after
noon ut ., and evening at 1850.
Inc following names were then pre-
scented to the conference for membership:
Winchester District-Lee Racy, of New
Church circuit Shenandoah District
J. w. Brunk, of Dayton circuit Vim.
Stearn, of Lacy Springs circuit; W. A.
Black and q. NJ. Jones' of Staunton dis
trict.
The bishop then named the following
standing committees:
Devotions-S. l.. Rice, w. i. Dickson,
G.. =. Holt
On candidates for ministry-C. p
Dychc, s. y. Wine, w. +. Gruver, p !
Lawrence, a. : llammGck.
On Boundaries ID. Donovan, G.. r.
lIott, j. L. Is. Rice, s. ID. SHELTON, r.
Bouser, J i. Howe, c. II. Crowcll.
On finance-Gonter, Cupp and Berry.
On missions-S. H. Rice.
On church crcction-W. 7. GIuver
On publishing interests-C. p. Dychc
On educaton-W. 0. Euing.
On SABBATH schools-W a. Sampscli,
On Young Peoples Union-P. G.. Law
renee.
On resolutions-.J. f. b. Rice
Committee on course of reading for
present vear-First year. \. =. Funk
h"user, c. II. Crowell, Il r. Ridenour;
second year, w. II. Berry, S. l.. Rice, \.
s. HANBACK,; third year, W. O. Euing,
w. II. HHIll' sell, W. IL. cnyuer.
The following treasurers were then APP
pointed: Conference collections, G.. Is.
Fadeley; educational beneficiary, j. w.
Black; Biblical Seminary, AS. IIammack;
general unday-school fund, \. T. Sc.
christ; college funds, j. W. Howe: gen
eral conference expense, w. y. Sampsell.
The following special committees were
then appointed: auditing committee, G..
w Slower j. T.. Hughes, g. Righten;
reference committee, j. ..R. Ridenour and
w. o. Euing.
Under the heading of reports of presid.
ing elders, Rev. j. ID. Donovan, pre- siding
elder of Winchester district, and j. u.
Holt, presiding elder of Shenandoah dis
trct, read their reports which were nc
ccpted.
The names of the applicants for mem
hership in the conference were referred to
appropriate committees.
Rev. j w. Howe then made his report OF
the conference missionary, which was at
cepted The expenses of the conference
missionary were curtaled $50
TIE NIGHT SESSION.