Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-30
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.

At yesterdays session in Staunton OF
the annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South the report
of the board of missions showed that to
foreign missions S11, 572S2, and to do
nestle missions SIT ,73S. 81, were con-
tributed.
A repor. of the board of education
was read, fixing the second Sunday in
June or the nearest convenient date
thereto as the date when the annual
sermon on education should be preached.
The report of the temperance board
was then read. Itdeclared that the evil
of intemperence was rapidly growing.
The report urged most earnest protest
against every encouragement of this
most destructive evil to good morals of
the community, and to the prosperity
of the kingdom of God; that the fatal
history of the liquor traffic convinced
them more than ever that they should
take firm and decided stand against
every form of licensing intemperance,
and the committee earnestly called
upon the people, in accordance with the
general rules of the Discipline and the
chapter on temperance, to avoid signing
petitions for such sales or becoming
bondsmen for any candidate seeking
license and from renting property to be
used for such sale.
At eleven o'clock the bishop called
the question, which had been made
special order, "What preachers have
died 2" The following have died the
past year: ]. M. Grandin, John w.
Boteler, Robert Ross and Joseph II.
Temple, all being superannuated.
Mr.. Grandin was great-grandson of
Bishop Seabury, the first Episcopal
bishop in this country, he having been
ordained by the Bishop of the Scotch
Church.
A resolution was adopted expressing
the sorrow of the conference in the
death, of John w. Numsen, of Balti.
more lay member of the conference
and treasurer of the board of finance.
Nominations were made to the bishop
for Rev. DR.. J. A. Kern to be appointed
professor in Randolph Macon College;
Rev. Collins Denny, professor in Van
derbilt University; Rev. DR.. ]. P. Hyde,
president Valley Female Institute, at
| Winchester; Rev. H. II. Hamill, presi.
dent Wesleyan Female Institute, at
Stanton, and secretary Of the confer
ence board of education.
For two hours or more the confer
J ence sat with closed doors considering
plans to rehabflitate the financial con-
dition of the Wesleyan Female Insti-
i ,nta ia that oorn
tee of nine was appointed to canvass
the suggestions made and put them in
practical shape.
The conference will adjourn some
time to-day, and many reports of the
:, various committees were brought in
this morning and adopted. Bishop
Galloway was presented by the Wom-
ans Missionary Society with hand
some Oriental lunch box, and made
life member of the society.
The presentation was by Rev. John
w. Tongue, of Charlestown and was
'eelingly responded to by Bishop Gal.
loway, Committee reports on the debt
difficulty of the Wesleyan Female In
stitute of Staunton urged that collec-
ton be taken and that presiding elders
see that subscriptions are made in the
respective congregations under their
charge.
A subscription amounting to $1,000
was then taken up. The report of the
Epworth League showed an increase
of sixty seven local leagues and an in
crease in membership of 1855 during
the year, the total membership being
7,160. The report of the Sunday school
showed 40, 1857 pupils and $500 teach
ers.
The church extension society expended
| So. 236 aiding eighteen churches. Votes of
thanks were given for kindness and courtesy
from press, railroads and citizens. The ap-
pointments will BIO announced by the bishop
this evening.