The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-25
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special to the Dispatch says: At .
O'Clock this morning Bishop Charles y.
Galloway, of mississippi, brought down
| the gavel and called to order The 18th
| annual session OF the Baltimore Confer
enre OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
South.
Some $50 members, lay and clerical.
coming from rs far North as Pennsyl-
vaHia, from the distant eastern shore OF
Maryland, and from Southwestern Vir-
GINA and West Virginia, were present.
Many OF the delegates were accom-
Panied by their wives. and these, with
the ladies from the city in attendance.
lent a pleasing aspect to the converting
conference.
OLD TIME METHODIST RING.
After the reading or scriptural Sc
lection by Bishop Galloway, he gave out
Yet Alive?' which was sung by all as
senbled with the old time Methodist
ring.
An eloquent prayer was offered by
the presiding Bishop and hymn SAC, Gen.
Rodent Il. Lees f;ivorte hymn, "IoW
Firm Foundation, Ye Saints Of the
Lord was then sung.
Rev. James a. Strong, OF Baltimore.
for so long secretary OF the conference,
was reelected and his assistants at last
George r. Tyler, Asbury p. Martin,
! James p Crnmp, Henry S. Coo, w. NJ.
Waters and Eldrldge Y. Regstcr-were
| also reelected.
Rev. James T.. Armstrong. OF Balti-
more; Rev. T.. G.. Tyler Of Uppervillc,
Bottom. Va. were appointed publishers
| OF the minutes Of the conference a
Rev. !. j. Barbee, senior agent of the
publishing house ut Nashville, was In
troduced and addressed the conference.
| Rev. r. j. Gibham OF the Board Of
Education, and Rev. Mr. Tygert, book
editor, were also introduced and adj
dressed the conference
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Numerous reports from last years
committees were offered and read
among them the report OF the committee
to confer with the creditors OF the
! Wesleyan Female Institute, OF this city
the report OF the Committee OF Colpor
tage. the report Of the Woman's Mis-.
port Of the Rev. Fl. p. EEamnnill, presi
dent OF the conferences school, The
Wesleyan Fen1nle Institute OF this city
MI Of which were referred to commit
tees.
At this junoture came UP The ques
ton of the general minutes. which asks
Are the preachers blan eless in thei
life and official administration?
The Revs. Francis NJ. Mills, Nrasor
Head, w. G. 1Gggleston, J. II. Baugh
John w. Tongue, Robert Smith, Chas
G.. Linthicum, James NJ. Follanshee T.
; L. Kregloe. +. NJ. Mercer, e. A. Sixeas
+. NJ. Joyce, Wesley Hammond. Joseph
Temple, Aaron Boon, William Hodges
Il. II. Crenshaw. Sylvanus Townsend
G. L. Cameron and II. =. Kinzer had
their names, on motion. referred to Tine
COMMITTEES on conference relations fol
superannuated Relations, and the Revs
Jacob S. Hopkins. Adam Quincy Flah
erty, J. Newman Hank and Jos. j. En-
gle had their names referred to commit.
tee for supernumerary relations.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
DR.. James Atkins, Of Nashville, was
accorded the privilege of the floor ant
made striking address on the value
and Importance OF Sunday school work
Invitations were received from DR.
benjamin Blackboard. superintendent. tt
visit the Wesleyan State Hospital
which Will be accepted tomorrow, ant
the Masons also invited the conference
to visit their handsome new Masonic
temple.
The Rev. !. r. Young, OF Trinity
church, Baltimore, tonight preached al
able sermon TO crowded congregation