Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07

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COnffnueds
Opening services were conducte
Thursday morning by Rev. N. H
Robertson.
Revs. Jas. a. Crowder, j. K. JelifT
and J. K. Stevenson were appointed
a committee on Religious Literature
Reports on Bible cause, missions
Sunday schools and Epworth Leagues
were read and adopted.
Onancock was selected as the mex
meeting place of the Conference.
At II a. H., Conference adjourned
to hear o sermon preached by the
Rev. j. R Griffith
Conference met at Up. IN. Opening
service by Rev. NJ. L. Williams.
Report on Temperance made and
adopted.
Revs. J. T. Carey, w. E. Smith and
J. E. Brooks were examined, and
recommended to the Annual Confer
ence for ''admission on trial.
Thos J. G. Heath, John ]. Bradford
and George N. M. Taylor were duly
examined. and then licensed as local
preachers.
Rev. J. E. White was elected and
recommended to the Annual Confer
ence for deacon's orders.
s. w. Anes reported on district
parsonage. Report laid over until
Friday q. III.
The following lay delegates were
elected to represent the district in the
Annual Conference session at Dan
Vile, in November next:
DIR. J. e. Brodwater, w. p. Wise,
j. C Boggs and J. e. Boggs. Alter
nates-C. w. Marsh, L. D. Travis
l.. ]. Hyslop and DR.. P. E. Hines.
Rev DR.. j. a. Kerns, president OF
Randolph-Macon College, addressed
the Conference on the subject oil
Education
Prof. Sumpter Smith, of Bedford
Academy of the R. NJ. System, also
addressed the Conference on this I'M
portant subject. Rev. j. X. Jolilfe
represented Suffolk College. Prof. j
D. Hank, principal of Pungoteagn'
Academy, by the courtesy of the
Conference, spoke of his aims an(
purpose in connection with his school
AT 8 p. ~, Rev. Dr. j. A. Kerr
preached on the subject on Man:
Influence upon his Fellow Man."
Religion services Friday morning
conducted by Rev. j. a. Crowder.
Various reports presented by the
chairmen of the respective commit
tees, presented and adopted.
The report on district parsonage wa'
again brought before the Conference
Tie report favored the adoption of {
proposition made by the quarterly
conference of Cape Charles church
In this proposition, the said church
pledged itself to raise $3.50 90 towards
the purchase of a building lot il
Cape Charles City, and to assume the
responsibility and work of erecting
thereon q district parsonage, pro
vided, the $4,000 Tor more) now il
hand and held by the quarterly con
ference of the Salisbury church fol
the purpose of building distric
parsonage, be turned over to then
for this investment. They propose
to borrow on the property the ad
ditional amount necessary to COM
plete the house, sc. They furthe
propose to gradually liquidate thu
Indebtedness by annual rentals, tx
be paid by the presiding elder, wh'
may occupy the parsonage. AS
substitute for the whole report, Rev
j. r. Sturgis and Rev. E. E. Harrell
moved that the proposition OF thu
Cape Charles church, be referred to
special committee of seven--one o
whom should be the presiding elder
Rev. w. G. Walden. that this commit
tee be clothed with full authority t.
accept or reject the proposition, ant
that this committee meet and decide
the matter at the earliest possible
date. The substitute was lost, th'
report adopted and the proposition
of the Cape Charles church accepted
and endorsed by the Conference.
Rev. DR. A. &. Brown was presented
to the Conference, and addressed 1
on the subject of Colportage and TIN
distribution of religious literature
The report on Religious Literature
as presented by Rev. ]. A. Crowder
was then adopted, and the Confer
ence adjourned sine die.
NOTES.
The reports showed progress in al
directions. The preaching was of
high order. The session was delight
full; the people of Cape Charles City
courtesy and kindness embodied, il
their lavish hospitality. Rev. w. G
Walden demonstrated superior quail
ties as presiding officer; this, hi
first presidency, increased the higl
esteem in which he was already hell
by his brethren throughout the dis
trict.
Appointments ofSchooi Teachers.