The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12

LAST NIGHT.
The twenty ninth session of the Nir.
ginia Conference of the Methodist Epis.
copai Church North, convened in the zee
street Church. Yesterday ..morning ut 8
O'Clock. The meeting was presided OYER
by Bishop w. +. Malalieu, ID. D., of Bos-
ton, and opened with the usual devotional
exercises as follows: Morning lesson was
read by Rev. w. r. Schoolcy and the
prayer by Rev. 4. J. Porter. The s;icra-
ment was administered by Bishop Malla-
lieu and tl,c presiding elders of the differ
cnt districts.
Among the practitioners who answered
TO their names were j. B. Keister. NJ. y.
Davenport, j. +. Giles, NJ. Il. Fieenor.
+. NJ Pippin, II. G. Jordan, r. n Hart
ness, II. l.. Leslie, II. y. Coirman, \. l..
G. Anderson.
The conference then got down To bust.
elected presidents Rev. :. Z. Shpman.
secretary; Rev. $. a. Bnll, sta-stician:
Rev. y. r. Snedcgar, treasurer
During the daysRev. Mr.. BALL nnnounc-
ed Rev. IT, G. Jordan rs assistant statis
tician
The standing committee nominations
were then confirmed rs follows:
missionary Society-L. |. McDougle,
+. G. Hutchinson, c. NJ. NJ. Fultz.
Church EXtension-W. v. Elliott. II.
ii. Clarke, II. y. Colfman, j. =. Feltner
Snbbnth Ohservance-W. ~. Sharp, J.
b. Keister, j. l.. Allendcr, j. NJ. New
ton.
Periodicals A. Lyle, G.. w. stall
lings T.. NJ. ?ippn.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa
ton Society-W E. Sheppard. |. y. Pip
pin, G. b. Myers, A. NJ Chappel.
Education "A H. Engle, n. l.. G.. An
derson, George McCourt, a. r. Snedegar
Sunday school Union-J. d. Mays, a .
G. Wells, y. n. Munday, y. c. Burk.
harte.
Tract Society,". y Connor, r. Chew,
F.. NJ. Pippn, g. w. Graham
temperance. T.. Allendcr, r.. G..
Hutchinson, G. NJ Anderson, jasper
Sage.
State of Church-N.- C. Burkhartc, Il.
r. Little, Il. y. Scott. j. p. Fctner.
To Audit Presiding Elders Accounts
G. NJ. NJ. Fultz, r. y. Scott, G.. ". Stall
lings. w. w. Elliott.
Conference Stcwards-A. y. AIundav.
Il. X. I.ytle, J. b. Kester. w. V. Elliott.
Conference Relations e. w. Graham.
L. l. McDousle, l. y. pippin, w. \.
Lyle.
District Conference Mnutcs-II. \.
Coilmnn,.N N. l.. &. Anderson, L.. G. Hutch
inson, II. Chew
Public notwithstanding elder of
Roanoke district and preacher in charge
at Roanoke.
misunderstanding elders.
Postoflices of Local Preachcrs-Geo.
McCourt, NJ. W. Atkinson, y. II. Snede-
gar, y. H. Ingle
Il Hutchinson ,voc aIootod ~ =, ,,o,,, -
mittce of one on the methodist Review
and Gospel in All Lands
The time of meeting of the conference
was then set ut $50 Il. III. Cor devotional
services. which would he conducted by
Evangelists Boswell and Reid, of ph;la-
delpha, and close ut II noon.
The bar of the conference was arranged
mt the fourth seat from the middle row
of seats, taking in the side rows on par
allel.
committee on memoirs was then ap.
pointed as follows: a. III. In.le, j. T..
Allendcf, w. ~. Sharpe and 4. NJ. Chap
pei.
\. l.. G. Anderson was elected confer
encc postmaster and he will see to the
proper distribution Of all mail for the
visitors.
DR.. Homer Eaton. OF New York, was
introduced and delivered an interesting
address on the Importance Of church lit
crature
DIR. y. j. Palmer, of New York, repre-.
senting missionary publication of the
church called the World Wide Missions, )
spoke for some time i'm the behalf of mis-
sions.
The drafts due the Methodist Book
Concern by the conference, amounting to
S26o' and the charity. department of SEQ
were ordered paid.
AFTERNOON.
No regular session of the conference
was held in the afternoon. but ut the ap-
pointed hour the committees elected mt
the morning session met in the interest of
the work to which they were assigned.
BY o'clock, the hour appointed for
evangelistic services, almost the entire
conference had assembled, also many 9TH
crs Rev. Mr.. Boswell and Rev DR.
Reid, who are engaged in missionary and
church extension work in Philadelphia,
conducted the services.
The service was opened with singing
and prayer. The singing was led by DR.
h cid. who is II gifted and soul stirring
singer
Rev. Mr.. Boswell read thc'3lst verse of
the 18th chapter of First Corinthians and
delivered an eloquent and effective dis
course. Many and hearty were the re
sponses that came from the ministers
present. Mr.. 'Boswell's subject was: The
More Excellent Way y He simpliied the
doctrines of sanctification and showed
that it was supreme love to God, though
conservation, and full obedience to God $
will