The Washington bee., 1897-03-20
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
ANNUAL SESSION OF WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE.

Church. began at ASbury MI church
here this morning, with Bishop New
man presiding. There were seated in
The pulpit, beside the officers of the
conference, Gov. Lowndes, Rev. DR..
Widerman, Rev. Mr.. Nicholson, Col.
I. A. Robinson of West Virginia, Rev.
DR.. Edwards. Rev. E. w. D. Peck
acted as secretary.
The Bishop introduced the following
ministers to the conference: Rev. Dl.
G.. J. Mains, agent of the Methodist |
Book Concern, New York; Rev. DIR. ].
w. Hamilton, corresponding secretary |
of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern !
Society; Rev. DIR. Manley Hard, as
sistant corresponding secretary Church
Extension Society, Philadelphia; Rev.
DR.. M. e. B. Mason, corresponding
secretary Freedmen's Aid and South
ern Education Society, Cincinnati;
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Scott, editor Southern
Christian Advocate, New Orleans
Gov. LoWndes was then introduced,
and welcomed the conference to the
historic city of Annapolis.
On motion, Rev. DR.. J. w. E. Bow
man was also asked to reply to the
Governor.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
The choir of Asbury Church then
sang Jesus is Mine
Rev. DR.. Mains, agent of the Meth
odist Book Concern, addressed the
conference, and presented check for
1878 as its share OF the proceeds, and
S22 as part of the contingent fund.
Rev. Mr.. Mason of the Freedmen's
Aid Society, addressed the conference.
Rev. E. w. S. Peck, Rev. ]. w. E.
Bowen and Rev. J. L. Thomas were
appointed a committee to wait on
| President Mckinley to ascertain when
it would be convenient for the Presi-
dent to receive the members of the
F! conference.
The thirteenth rule on the character
of ministers was called, and commit
tee of nine appointed to investigate
charges against the character of Rev.
I. A. Reid. Papers on the subject were
referred to the committee.
Revs. w. H. Gaines, E.L.E E. Hodges,
T. T. Moten, w. M. Smith, ]. H. Wat
son and ] w. Carroll were appointed
assistant statistical secretaries.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rev. William Brooks read the list Of
standing committees, as follows:
Examining District Record-R. H.
Alexander, D. L. Washington, H. c.
Caimer, w. R. Davis, Joseph Henry,
A. Title.
Education-D.W. Shaw, J. c. Loose,
w, H. Trax, S. R. Hughes, VIM. Smith,
J. S. Thomas.
Conference Relations-T.C c. Carroll,
Ii II Watson. A. II. Tilghman, A.
Hogsett, R. P. Lawson, A. Young.
Church Extension-J. w. Jackson,
w. R. ]. Williams, J. w. Waters. J. H.
Goodreech, Joseph B. Gibson, L. W.
Boothe.
To Collect Money for Ministers-N.
M. Carroll, A. c. Steptoe, E. w. S
Peck, E. Hammond, J. w. Galloway
L. A. Carter.
Board of Stewards-H. A. Carroll,
M. !. Naylor, P. G.. Walker, S. H. Nor
S. R. Hughes, Abraham Becks, Noble
Wa'kins, Alex. Dennis.
Auditing Presiding Elders Account:
Samuel Braun, S. H Brown, A. w
Brooks, Daniel Aquilla, J. H. Brice, w
H. Trax.
American Bible Society-W. H Jones
BOSley bOyCe, =. w mathews, H. L
Bell, A. B. Dorsey.
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Edu
cational Society-D. w. Hayes, /. b
Snowden, Elijah Ayers, Moses Lake
E. Hammond, Geo. D. Pinkney.
Memoirs-N. H. Carroll, E. w. s
Peck, w H. Gaines, S. H. Brown, 1
, H. Brooks, J. w. Waters.
Missions-The Presiding Elders.
. Missionary Society-Joseph Wheeler
, Daniel Wheeler, G. H. Booze, J. L
Evans, w. H. Gaines, T. H. Dams
: bury.
: Parsonage and Furniture-C. H. Ma
5 thews, Philemon Digges, R. H. Adams
: J. H. Jackson, z. A. Stockett, J. w
Sabbath Observance-W. H. Draper
, B. B. Martin, L. w. Briggs, A.Dennis
: N. Ross, L. G. S. Nash.
State of the Church-C. J. Withrow
5 w. T. Harris. D. l.. Washington, w
5 Murray, J. w. Colbert, J. H. Griffin, S
Past Oficers-T. H. Cooper, J.W. T
: Wilson, J. w. Meredith, J. w. Bean, }
H. Jenkins, J. l.. Brown.
5 Public Worship-C. G. Key, B. T
= Perkins, A. Dennis, J. w. Titus:
Sunday School Union-B. I. Myers
: S. Brown. c E. Hodges, J. T. Chest
nut, E. T. Borgus, B. W. Brown.
Temperance-Samuel Aqullla, K; X
Riggs, NJ. w. Robinson, R. H Robin
son, Moses Opher, John Barnett -
Tract-R. S. Smith, J.: Cecil, E. l
Borgus, G.. c. Johnson, .W.DansburY
Charles H. Arnold
Woman's FOREIGN Missionary Soc
: ety-W. NJ. Mooreman, Daniel Aqullla
i B. B. Martin, Daniel Collins, G.
2 Lawrence.
E Postmaster-H. c. Conner.
n Home for Aged-J. w. Waters, +
e Cellers, d w. Hayes, N. M. Carol
, P. c. Walker, Joshua Barnes, {. h
e Foreman.
0 Resolutions-W. H. Gaines, G. {
t Nickens, J. E Gunby, R. R. Riggs, l
Y H. Brooks, S. P. HuskinS.
e Periodicals and Literatu1e-J. "
0 Brown, A. Becks, John w. Carroll,
v T. Perkins, c. T. WithroW. D.W.ShaV
: 7. E. Gunby.
n The afternoon session was devote
r to receiving statistics of the sever;
: churches in the conference. In tn
# evening the celebration of the annIve
It sary of the Church Extension Societ
a took place, under the management
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