Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-01
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HE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
Third Day.

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1.-THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
Third Day.
Rev. S. X. Cox of Winchester. led tne
devotional exercises with prayer, the CON
gregation singing hymn 81, "Draw near On
Son of Cod"
The feature of the proceedings was the
application of the Rev. H. W. Gross. pastor
OF the Evangelical Church Of Hagerstown,
who with the lay delegate, G. d. Lowery,
came before this conference seeking organic
union Herewith. The Hagerstown congre'
cation in its application said that they mao
I2O members, handsome church and par
sonage. DIR. Gross was introduced to the
conference and made plea for admission.
A committee reported to the conference
favoring the admission Of the pastor and his
congregation. Bishop Galloway warmly
welcomed DR.. Gross, and the conference
evidenced its pleasure at this accession OF
large congregation to membership.
Then the secretary read brief report
from the board of colportage, showing the
sales during the year to be 227 ,O37.97, an in
crease of S490.21 over the preceding year.
The board considered this report very en-
couraging and commended the work of Rev.
A. E. p Neill.
Rev. Il. e. hewitt and others then spoke
in the interest OF. the church publications.
stating that the book stores we're coming in
opposition with the colportage board and
that the support of the conference was es-
sential to the continuance Of its work.
The secretary then read the report of the
comm ittee on conference relations. which
report recommended thefollowing brethren
for the superanuated relation-F. NJ. Mills,
Nelson Head, VIM. G. Eggleston, J. M. Fol-
lansbee. e. &. Linthicum, j. 81. Waugh, j.
W. Tongue. Robert Smith, Wesley Ham
mond, q. A. Joyce. F. A. Mercer, E. L.
Kregelo. j. H. Temple, Aaron Boon, VIM.
Hedges, L. h. Crenshaw. Sylvanus Town
send, II W. Kinzer. q. L. Dameron and j.
O. Thackett. For the supernumerary rela-
tion-J. N. Hank, A. Q. Flaherty. j. J. En-
gle and j. s. Hopkins. The report as signed
by the chairman and secretary was adopted.
Bishop Galloway then introduced Rev. W.
S. Campbell, Presbyterian secretary and
general agent of the Bible Society of Vir.
ginia. who addressed the conference on the
importance of his work. He said that in
Virginia there were $4,000 people without
Bibles, and that in an old established city
of the State out of 700 families 127 were
found to be without Bibles.
G. w. Moore, u. NJ. Brown, q. P. Smith
cr1 ;pvood Uo ropoop1 MORO cOufiuuod in
the third year class. L. B. Atkins and VIM
Stevens passed the fourth year class. B. L.
PARROT, II NJ. Reed, j. H. Smith, H. A.
Wilson, H. T. Heironimous and W. W
Newbury we're continued in the foulth veal
class. W. j. Whitesell and F. L. Day were
elected deacons.
The Rey. DR.. W. W. Smith was asked te
accept the principalship of the Randolph
Macon Academy at Front Royal, in addition
to his present duties as president Of Ran
dolph Macon College. He expressed his
willingness to assume the new duties pro.
posed to be placed on him. He will succeed
| Rev. Dr. B. W. Bond on April IL. DR.. Bond
has been president of the institution since il
gas founded five years ago. Heretires from
the presidency to take preaching charge.
Bishop Galloway introduced DR.. I'D
Barbee, agent of the publishing house a
Nashville. who, in addressing the confer
ence, referred to the fact that the church'l
book trade was diminished on account o.
hard times. He commented on the common
dable qualities of the various books publish
ed by the church priting house.
DR.. j. j. Lafferty of the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate. spoke to the conference o.
the need of supporting church papers.
| At night the annual celebration of tn
missionary society was held, at which Rev
J. W. Wooling, missions ry to Brazil, ant
Rev. Collins Denny of Vanderbilt Uniyer
sity, delivered apr opriate addresses.
The corporate board of finance at its meet
ing in the afternoon, reported the sum o.
81, 39l.8 81 as the proceeds Of the investment
of about $25, 900 cared for by them. This il
anded to the collections for supeannuatet
fund, and is largely the product Of gener
Gus donation by Charles Jhipley of 0.0O
made for this purpose at the session of tin
conference in Washington two years ago
The joint board Of finance will pay in full
the allowances to the claimants.
VISIT TO THE D., D. B B. INSTITUTION.
A large number of the delegates with thei
wives visited the Institution for the Deaf
Dumb and the Blind, on Friday afternoon
Supt. Bowles welcomed them, and the.
were conducted into the chapel, filling it t.
overlooking. The orchestra rendered sew
eral numbers and various classes gave evl
dence of their progress and proficiency. Dr.
Hyde Of Winchester, made an address o.
the part the visitors. Evidently the Wis
itors were entertained and greatly pleased
Fourth Day.
The devotional exercises were c0nducte'
by Rev. j. w. Shipley. The Bishop intro
duced DIR. E. E. Hoss. editor of the Nash
Vile Advocate, who urged the support o
church papers.
The secretary announced the death tina
morning of Rev. J. H. Temple of Church
lville. Augusta Co. The deceased requisite
that Revs. P. h. Whisner and J. II. Boy
!, of this city conduct his funeral.
DIR. j. J. Tigert. OF Nashville, book editor
addressed the conference.
Messrs. j. 81. Dill, w. D. Keene, j.
Henry, II. 81. Sherman. j. j. Ringer, e. {
Bulla, G. H. Echols, NJ. P. Weikle and 9
F. Moore. were admitted to full connection
Hinton and Charles Town, w. Va. wer
aspirants for the next session of conferences
both places having strong backing. On
vote Hinton was selected.
The report of the committee Oh distrit
records showed all to be in good shape say
Lewisburg, where the rolls appear to hav
been lost.
Geo. NJ. Vogel, VIM. H. Best, E.
Woolf. H. M. Canter, D. A. Murrill, B.
Eutsler, D. A. Griffin and Henry Lawso
= were admitted on trial.
VISIT TO THE WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL.
The conference availed itself of the o.
tportunity Of visiting the Western Stat
. Hospital which was offered by the invit,
: ton of the Superintendent Dr. Benjami
IS Blackf0rd. The visitors expressed then
10 saIvas az hainp GREATLY nlaasad wi fh II