The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-27
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
FAKES IN A cHUgon or ONE HUN-
DEED AND TwENTY ME-MBERy.
Bishop Galloway Extended n Warm Weis
como to Rev. DIR. Goss OF the fvangei-
lea. Church OF uagrrsiown.

When Bishop galloway tte'h '"' e"'N'
,nd called TO order the third days session
OF the Baltimore conference OF The Meth
odist Episcopal church South. the church
was filled with interested spectators the
nave of the church. the sunday school
room and the gallery all being taxed to
their utmost capacity Rev. $ kecner
Cox. of Winchester. read ScriptuIdi Sc
lection OEpstle to the Ephesians M
end after singing the zzist hymn. Draw
Near. Oh. son of God the conference met
according TO appointment
Elshop Galloway makes handsome
impression IN his mcthOdical manner ana
affable way Of steering the Conference
business. The Rev. Dr. Hyde OF WIN
chester. chairman Of the committee OF
nomination for the selection OF place q
sho next conference moved That TINS
question be made "A special ORDER lot cV"-
sidoration tomorrow morning
The fight for the privilege oil enter
tanning next years conference seems t.
be narrowed down 20 contest between
Charlcstown and Hinton. w. Va. 80 Tar
n Is impossible to predict which Of the
two will be the point selected.
A GREAT FEATURE.
The feature Of to-day proceedings was
The application Of Rev. II. W Gross, pas
ffT OF INC ENAiFiltNtAi 'tA''N' 20
town who with the lay delegate 1. -.
Lowry. came before the conference to-day
seeking organic union herewith The
1Jagerstown congregation in its appllca-
lion said that they had l2o members
handsome church. worth $4,000. ana u
parsonage. Dr Gross was introduced 10
the conference. and made pleasing plea
for admission
A committee consisting Of Or. Denny
Mcssrs. Robert Magruder and T. Tfish-
burnc. reported TO the conference 1aNor-
ing the admission OF Dr. Cross ana MS
congregation 80,
Bishop Galloway. with face fun OF
warm welcome met DR.. Gross ana RIP
,le of pleasureable excitement was writ
zen on the face Of every member OF the
conference at this accession of large
congregation to membership in This cen
ference.
PLEA FOR COLPORTAGE.
Then the secretary read a brief report
from the board Of colportage showing me
sales during the past year 10 be S2'V5..S"
an increase Of Si9O2l over the preceding
year The board considered TINS report
very encouraging and commended the
work 4 Rev. A. +. y NELL The report
was signed by T. c. hewitt. president ana
J. A. Strother. secretary.
Rev. r. c. hewitt then spoke briefly IN
the interest OF the Church publications
stating that the bookstores were coming
into opposition with the ColportaGe Board
and that the support Of the conference
was essential TO the continuance OF lts
work Presiding elder j. w. Duity foi-
lowed Mr.. hewitt and said that the cen
ference should either cooperate with the
officers or abolish the work. there was
support in 1t if the office received the
cooperation of the conference. lie
made a strong plea for the continuance
OF the Office of the colportcr.
Rev. F. A. Strother. of Fincastle. sec
Rotary of the board said that the preacher
should sustain and stand by the colpCr-
ter.
Dr. Lafferty Of the Christian Advocate.
said chat Brother Nell had full swing
and could put any advertisement in the
Christian Advocate without cost.
CONFERENCE RELATIONS.
The secretary then read the report OF
the Committee on Conference Relations
which report recommended the following
brethren for the superannuated relation:
T. NJ. Mills. Nelson Head William 6.
Eggleston, j. NJ. Folonsbee. Charles g.
I.inthicum. j. IL. Waugh. Jno. w. Tongue.
Robert Smith Wesley Hammond. Chas.
A Joyce. +. a. Mercer. T.. l.. Kreglo, JAS
H. Temple. Aaron Boone. William Hedges
L. II. Crenshaw. Silvanus Townsend.
Hamilton w. Kinzer &. J.. Cameron and
John o. Thackett. and for the supernu-
merary relation. j. Newman Hank, a.
c. Flaherty j. j. Engle and Jacob S.
Hopkins. the report which was signed by
j. II. Dulaney, chairman and VIC. Ham
mond. secretary was adopted.
Bishop Galloway then introduced Rev.
w. $ Campbell. Presbyterian Secretary
and General Agent OF the Bible Society
of Virginia. who addressed the confer
ence on the importance of his work. lie
said that in Virginia there were 5000 peo-
pie without Bibles and that i'm an old
established city OF the State out Of 700
families, ~ were found to be without
Bibles. The colporteur had said that 81
per cent. Of the population were without
the word Of God I'm their homes.
Charles W Moore. Daniel NJ. Brown,
Courtlaud L. Smith and Linwood Ham
nlOnd were continued in the third-year
class. Lew Il. Atkins and William Ste
Vens pass the fourth-year class. b. Lee
Parott, II. NJ Reed. James II. Smith.
Henry 4 Wilson Homer T. Hcironimus.
w. White Newbury were continued in
the fourth-ycar class. William J. White
sell and Frank l.. Day were elected cea-
cons
DIR. SMITHS ADDED DUTIES.
Rev DR.. w W. Smith. Speaking TO
report No !. 10 the Board Of Education,
which suggested tn1t ne accept the llln-
cipaiship of Randolph Macon Academy Of
Front Royal, Va. IN addition To his pres
ent duties rs president OF Randolph
Macon College. expressed his willingness
20 assume the new duties proposed 10 be
placed on him.
Bishop Galloway introduced Or. J. y.
Barbee. agent of the publishing house at
Nashville Tenn. who I'm addressing the
conference referred TO the fact that the
ohuIch's book trade was diminished on
account of hard times. lie comm ented
on the commendable qualities OF the
various books published by the Church
Printing House.
DR.. J. J. Lanerty. OF tho Richmond
Christian Advocate. spoke 10 line confer
'ncc on the need of supporting church
papers he said. "Our conference papers
arc having a rough time. Tho whole
country is having a rough time but ne
begged for assistance in circulation ~
the church papers put up. After singing
the long metre doXology. the hencdiction
was pronounced by Roy. ~. W. Gross.
Of IIagerstown. Nd. who was to-day adj
united into the conference.
ANNUAL CELEBRATION.
Tonight the annual celebration OF the
Missionary Society was held. al which
Rev. j. W. Wolling missionary TO Bra
I'll. and Rev. Collins Denny. Of Wander
bilt University. delivered appropriate ad-