The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-26
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
Ar.v Wont 10 Heaven. some Others Went
Don't Know Wherc-ihc '"es'""
Of Ncr,o Education Discussed

STAUNTON. IA. March z'.-speei"i'-
qq,,. ,norrlrp the second days session OK
flo lalfimof. Conference 90 the Me'ne-
1,s,.1.ri.,onli church. South. was open
al win "a .,riptural reading. aftcr which
dei,.at,. united Ia singing the ie5 Hymn,
~ Servants OF the Lord" \ fcrvcnt
pravcr was ,Acn onoicd by the Rev W.
4; Hammond. who thanked God mat ne
had el,cn nis people suSn "A cody man
to rule over tlc nation. The conference
ms then called TO order by the iresid-
ine Bsnop. RcV. &. Is. Galloway, ID. d.,
LII. D.. OF jackson, Miss, anu me 10"
lnc lfst business before tho session
was tao calling Oy tnc president OF qur--
u0u vino ale admitted on 'i@i' ""u
the iOuONiug ADVANCED 40 t"c 'i"'a ca ti'D
second year. y, imam D.. Icni4, 'h"ii,s
HtIucrt Cannon. David Henry htih' an"
q -. kIuuci. ana the following were
c0nunucu On tr.a. Jonn IL. JaeO"s' Al
lrea LOWS harnsb1iser' 1coise W.
I.lCnaiusOn, and Maiiaee .. l"iDu''
Question y. ."M mai travelling pitdch-
a.. mo tl,ctcd dCitOus! % was thcn caii-
CO. Iut the DOmuIttvc, not Dshg IeauE
10 report the question WAS coHlli~eU "''-
al - future session. ...., 200,
Aln PREACHERS BLAMELESS.
the twentieth question. Are the pieach-
els biamtIess lu tuelr lie ana Vilic.s- Az
ruiuislIalOu." The report sho"cd ts-1
GOOD worK was beng uone Ia me N@IisuS
districts. KEY. L. W. C.Itcr' vi " asilhs-
ton. reported "a congregation OF nine nun
area lie said that ms church WAS on
"tns avenue that the world passes, ana
that the congregation was cohinu"ily "a
changing. bat IL now nlmDciSu the s@iv
ae when hc had first taken charge OF H..
Rev SyduOr Ferguson, an eX-COnIed-
crate veteran. OF MJsuy's command, LOT
the past four years located al Ieuei
icksbuTg. SAID that the close or ms ~u,
m!uistratlOu. he must state tndt ne h"u
received great kindness from MS people
I'm that place. and n the midst OF the
great sorrow Of his life hc had FOUND
them sympathetic and considerable.
Rev W. o.. Tyler reported "a decrease
fn his CONGREGATION of fOrty-lvc MEM
hers. ~ few went home 10 Heaven,
some others went, don I know WheIe'
Report everything paid up. expect 10 toi-
lcct little of 10 wnen ! go back. 10
Rev j. r.. Andrew reported tnat ne
had succeeded in getting clear tue 20
his church property. ana that WIN ,iit
tears IN his eyes, he had so''eh l'., '1M
and BOYD. OF Winchester 10 insert J"
tho deed the clause Against onyDouy
whomsoevor forever"
TITLES TO CHURCHES.
This report brought up TIE suoJect ol
titles 90 church property. Wmch vas us
ham. secretary of the Board Of Educa-
fIOu was then introduced, ana aodic -7-
cd the conference on the subject OF ne
work lie urged the necessity OF rfiu-
ing the children TO the chuich s'i ..',.
iu preference 10 the state schools say
ing that in the latter there was Ten
doncy 10 ALLEVIATE the young from '"e
Church OF God.
Tic then spoke OF educating the col
ored people. lie said, among other THINGS
stands for what We propose for the edu-
cation OF the colOred people. II we mao
promised 20 take care of anything, uoEa
or dOnkcys as we have promised 10 take
care of the colored people, We should
keep our solemn promises
There is going TO be a negro question
in this country in the next twenty -HEe
years. We can then look back ana see
that touching this time we had no qucs-
fOu al all paynes' Institute is I'm STA
bic II has been cleaned out and white
washed. but there are the slElla .. ~.
bins stalls. and feed boxes The M. l..
cburch south. has that college to-day.
We ought 10 go into that business or
go out Of that business. We have al
ready gone Ina that work. / wrote Two
hundred and fifty letters TO two hundred
and fifty leading men I'm our ChIuch'
sent one thousand personal Applications
10 other pastors. and have written 20
the church papers. and have gotten back
from an that labor less than 500 from
the whole Methodist ANlffl.
believe that the matter is that we
simply do not know about Paynes IN
stituto I tried TO raise enough 10 build
a 5000 house. and ] did That WORK the
best / could. and have not gotten 81 eco.
He WAS followed by Rev j. T. Wight
man. who also spoke Of colored educa-
ELECTION OF DEACONS.
When Dr. Wightman had concluded
speaking question 10 was caled-'N nat
7
SmithsOn. presiding elder OF washington
District presented the name Of John Har-
ris Wine. and recommended his election.
Rcv Benz j. Baueh. presiding elder or
Roanoke District. arose and declared that
his was case which needed careful con-
sldoratl0n. as he was not sound In doctrine
and was far from being a local preacher
Several ministers took part i'm the dis
cussiOn. and when the rising vote was
taken. De- was declared by the president
not elected. the vote standing nfty-cight
for and scvcuty-echt against. From the
East Baltimore District Henry Lawson
and from Rockingham District Alfred
Lewis Harnsbarecr and Robert l.. Euts-
ler and from Roanoke District, W. O.
Talbut were elected deacons
Question fourteen was next taken up
"What local preachers are elected ei-
ders" David Henry Kern. Of the Wash
ngton District, and oscar w. Lusby.
candidate Tor rc-admission, were duly
elected.
An invitation from Superintendent
Bowlos of the ID. j.. and Il. J., 10 visit
the institution. was accepted aEd the
ministers of the conference viii visit
tho institution Friday afternoon az 3
o'clock
The twentieth question was then re-
sumed. The Committee Of Visitors Of the
Valley Fcmole College, Of Winchester.
Revs. +. j. Prettyman. J. c. Thresher
and vs.. a. Ballaucce made their report
commencing the efficiency and character
Of tho college. After the hencd elton
nro1ouncod ny the Rev S. X. Cox. Of
Jiarrisonhurg Va. the session adjourn
cd
Tonight q powerful sermon was
preached boy the Rev. Dr. Tigert.
MADAME CdRRLNO.