Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-01
BALTIMORE CONFERENCES, IL. E,
CHURCH, SOUTH.

/ CHURCH, SOUTH.
The confer ence met on Wednesda.
morning, when by rap of the gave
Bishop G. B. Galloway called the bod.
to order. The evening previous th'
exercises had really begun by a sermon
preached by the Rev. David Bush, on
of the ablest men in the body.
First Day.
Rev. James E. Armstrong OF Balti
more, for so long secretary OF the con
ferences. was re elected, and his assis
tants at last years. Roanoke session
Revs. Geo T. Tyler. Asbury r Martin
Jas. P. Stump, Henry s. Coe, w. M
Waters and E. V. Register (recorder,
were reelected. Rev. James f. Arm
strong of Baltimore, Rev. 6. T. Tyler
of Upperville. and Rev. A. R. Martin
of Crabbottom. were appointed pub
fishers of the minutes of conference.
DR.. j. D. Barbee, agent of the pub
fishing house at Nashville. addressed
the conference. DIR. r. J. Bingham.
secretary of the board of education,
and DR.. J. J. Tigert, book editor. also
addressed the conference.
The state of the church and the ma
terial and spiritual conditions in the
eight districts comprising the confer
ence were reported upon, with favor
able showing.
Presiding Elder Rumsey Smithson
of the Washington district said it's
spiritual state is good and there has
been an increase in the Sunday school
work. Epworth Leagues have been
organized in every charge. Eleven
churches have been built in the four
years he has been in charge of the dis
trict. With the completion of par
sonage for Manassas charge every
charge in the district will be supplied
with houses for the preachers except
the stations in Washington.
Leila P. Beehler, corresponding sec
retary of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the conference, submitted q
report of steady growth during the
year. Adult membership 1897. juve
nile 977. Collections amounted to over
50, 900. Two candidate for the foreign
mission field have been supported
during the year at the Scarritt Bible
and Training School in Kansas City.
In addition to regular dues this year
money has been appropriated to fur
nish chapel, to be known as the
Malissa Baker Chapel, in the Hayes
Wilkins Memorial School at Sung
Kiang. China. The next annual ses
sion of the society will be held at Gov
ington, Va.
Numerous reports from last years
committees were offered and read,
among them the report of the commit
tee to confer with the creditors of the
Wesleyan Female Institute, of Staun
ton, the report of the committee of col
portage, the report of the Women's
Missionary Society, together with the
report of the Rev. 81. P. Hamill, presiJ
dent of the Conference School, and the
Wesleyan Female Institute, of Staun
ton, all of which were referred to com
mittees.
The celebrated question, Are the
preachers blameless in their life and
official administration ?" came up.
Revs. Francis M. Mills, Nelson Head,
W. G. Eggleston, j. II. Waugh. John
w. Tongus, Robert Smith, Charles G..
Linthicum, James M. Follansbee, E. L.
Kregloe, F. A. Mercer, P. s. E. a.
Skies, c. A. Joyce, Wesley Hammond,
Joseph H. Temple. Aaron Boon, Will
liam H. Edges, L. H. Granshaw, Sill
vanus Townsand, G. L. Dameron and
H. D. Kinzer had their names, on mo-
tion. referred to the committee on con-
ference relations for superannuated |
relation, and the Revs. Jacob S. Hop
kins, Adam Quincy Flatherty, ]. New
man Hank, Joseph J. Ed. Eagle, had
their names referred to the committee
for supernumerary relation.
DIR. James Atkins. of Nashville, made |
a striking address on the value and i'm
portance of Sunday school work.
Invitations were received from DR.
Benjamin Biackford, superintendent,
to visit the Western State Hospital, !
which was accepted to-day, and the
Masons also invited the conference to
visit their handsome new Masonic
Temple.
The Rev. J. H. Young, of Trinity
Church, Baltimore. last night preach
ed an able sermon to a crowded con-
gregation.
Rev. J. A. Kern is member of Ghe |
committee on education; Mr.. J. E.
Alexander on the board of missions and
Mr.. g. r. Hill on Epworeh League.
Second Day.
The second day was begun with
prayer by the Rev. W. Il. Hammond,
Christiansburg, who read 18th chapter
OF Romans as scriptural selection and
Hymn 485, "Ye servants of the Lord,
was sung. Mr.. Hammond in his pray
er thanked providence that the coun-
try had as its president a God fearing
man and begged for prosperity for the
people.
The minutes of yesterdays session
were read and approved.
The first business before the confer.
ence was the calling of question two
and the following were advanced to
the class of the second year: w. r
Henry, E. A. Edwards, Charles Her
bert Cannon, g. D. Kidner, John R.
Jacobs, Alfred L. Harnsberger, George
W. Richardson's; and Wallace o. Tolb-
ert was continued in the class of the
first year.
In answer to question eight, What
travelling preachers are elected dea-
cons. the cnTn mi tfoo xroo