Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-27
THEIR THIRD DAY.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH.
The Feature of the scssion-A Large
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Church Adj
mitted-Front Royal Acadcmy-The
uihlc Cause.
uihlc Cause

STANTON. VA. March 2s.-(spe-
clal)-Ths was the third day of the
18th annual conference OF the Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church. South The
Rev. $. Keener Cox, OF Winchester. led
she introductory devotional exercises
with an appropriate prayer, the congre-
cation singing Hymn 2l. Draw Near,
on. son OF Cod" Bishop Galloway Of
Mississippi. presided. lie makes hand
some impression by his methodical man
rcr and anfable way OF steering the con-
frenco's business.
The Rev. Dr. Hyde. OF Winchester,
chairman Of the Committee on Nomi-
nation for the selection Of place OF
meeting OF the next conference, moved
TINT this question be made a special
order for consideration tomorrow morn
ing. The fight for the privilege of en-
tertaining nexts years conference seems
20 be narrowed down TO between Charles
town and Hinton. w. Va. SO far. It Is
impossible to say which OF the two will
be the point selected.
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
The feature Of to-day's proceedings,
forecast in to-day's Dispatch, was the
application of the Rev. II. w. Gross,
pastor OF the Evangelical church Of
Hagerstown, who, with the lay delegate
&. ID. Lowery. came before this confer
ence. seeking organic union Herewith.
The Hagerstown congregation In its ap-.
plcation said that they had 40 members,
and a handsome church and parsonage.
I)r. Gross was introduced to the confer
cnce. and made a pleasing plea for ad-
mission.
a committee consisting Of DR. Denny,
the Revs s. X. Cox, and J. ~. Williams,
and Messrs. Robert Magruder and II. T.
Fishburne. reported to the conference
fav0rlng the admission Of DR.. Gross and
his congregation. Bishop Galloway,
with face full OF warm welcome. met
Dr. Gross. and a ripple of pleasurable eX-
element was written OH the face Of
every member Of the conference at this
accession Of a large congregation TO men,
bershlp OF this conference.
Charles w. Moor, Daniel NJ. Brown,
CORTLAND =. Smith, and Linwood Ham
mond were continued in the third-year
class; Levi b. Atkins and William Ste
vens passed the toLrth-year class; b.
lee Parott. *. VI. Reed, James ii. Smith,
Henry a. Wilson. Homer II. Heronimus,
and w. White Newbury were continued
in the fourth-year class; William j.
Whiteseu and Frank L. Day were elect
cd deacons.
FRONT ROYAL ACADEMY.
Rev. DIR. w. w. Smith, speaking to
Report No. l, Of the Board of Education
which suggested that he accept the prin-
cipalshlp Of Randolph-Mac Academy,
of Front Royal, Va, in addition TO ms
present duties as president Of Ran
dolph-Macon College. expressed his WILL
incness TO assume the new duties pro-
posed TO be placed on him
Bishop Galloway introduced DR.. J. d.
Barbee. agent of the publishing house
70 Nashville, Tenn, who, in ADDRESSING
the conference, referred 10 the fact that
fbe Church's book trade was diminished
ON account Of hard times He comment
Cd on the commendable qualities OF ths
various books PUBLISHED by the Church
urinung-house.
Dr. ]. ]. Lafferty, Of the Richmond
Christian Advocate spoke to the con-
ference on the need Of supporting church
ranars He said: "Our conference papers
are having a rough time; the whole
country is having a rough time. 5uI ne
begged for assistance in circulation Oh
the church papers.
BIBLE CAUSE.
Rev. W. 5. Campbell, secretary anu
General agent of the Bible Society OF
Virginia. who is a Presbyterian, In ad-
dressing the conference, said that a year
aro. in last years conference, Bishop
Hargrove had declared that there was
no greater work than that Of the Bible
Society. and that i'm blotting cut any de-
nomination no more harm would be done
than were you 10 Obliterate the American
Bjble Society. This" said Mr., camp
hell s1s "a work not Of one chuRch. but
~ All tbe churches" lie said that in
an old. established city Of Virginia, ne
found 127 out of 700 families without
Bibles.
Rev. Dr. George w. Finley. pastor OF
the Thinking Spring Presbyterian church'
was introduced to the conference. AFTER
the SINGING Of the lOnG-rnetre DoXCloBy
+he henediction was pronounced Ivy KEY
n. w. Gross. OF Hagerstown, Mo- VINO
was to-day admitted into the conference
Tonight the annual celebration OF me
missionary society was held, at which
Rev. 7. w. Woning missionary 10 Brazl,
and Rev. Collins Denny, of Vanderoilt
University. delivered appropriate adj