Evening star., 1899-04-08
RECEPTION OF REPORTS
Business Matters Considered by Baltimore
Conference, NJ E. Church South.
Request for investigation Touching
Award for Damages to- Publish
Ing House Laid on Table.

Inc opening devotional exercises of this
mornings session of the Baltimore confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South were conducted by Rev. J. W. Balm.
A number of reports were received during
the morning, and there were two incidents
or unusual interest. One was an ATTEMPT
to have an investigation of the methods
pursued by members of the conference who
urged the appropriation by Congress of a
large sum of money in compensation for
the destruction of the Methodist Publish
ing House at Nashville Tenn, during the
civil war. No action was taken, however.
The second was a debate over the advlsa-
bility Of admitting info full conference
membership young elder who had hither-
to been connected with the Methodist
Protestant Church. He was finally admit
ted.
The following local preachers were ad-
mitted as deacons: Harry Coe Febray, Bal
timore: Harvey ]. Burr, Roanoke and Ed
wnn z. Overholt; Washington They will
be ordained Sunday morning. E. NJ. Sweet
of Washington, foca1 preacher, was ad-
mitted as elder, to be ordained tomorrow
evening.
The memoraaI from ..Mashington dis
trict conference ASKING support for the
fund for minist erial supplies, which was
referred to the board of missions, was re-
turned to the conference without. etion.
A communication from the Sabbath AsSo-
citation of Maryland, calling attention to the
growing evil of Sunday desecration, was
read. The communication detailed some Of
the many evils especially the habit Of
drinking, gambling and riding bicycles on
Sunday. The association asks that a COM
mttee OF two be appointed from the con-
ference to meet with similar committees
from other ecclesiastical bodies, for the
purpose of consultation. The communica-
tion was referred to the committee on tenn
Derance.
t1,a fnII Hnr ahr1u
Baltimore; George Hasei. Winchester, Va:
Charles A. Brown and Boyd V. Switzer OF
Rockingham and Harvey Burr of Roanoke.
James NJ. York and P. w. Jeffries, the
latter a member of the Wesleyan confer
ence of England, were also admitted to
full connection. Rev, Mr.. Jeffries has de-
cided to leave the old country for the
United States and take up his lifes work
with the Southern Methodist Church. Jos.
F. Valiant of Baltimore, former member
of the Methodist Protestant Church, was
admitted to full connection by divisional
vote Of 81 to 40.
Virginia Bible Society.
Rev Mr.. Campbell, agent of the Virginia
Bible Society, gave some interesting facts
in connection with the great work of that
organization. He said it was now possi-
BILE to buy a good copy of the Bible for 10
cents and q bound copy of the New Testa-
ment for cents.
Report NO, z from tie conference DOdTu
of education was submitted and adopted.
1t deals with the Randolph-Macon system
of educational institutions. All have main
tained high standard during the year.
The college at Ashland has largely in
creased membership and has received a
number of bequests.
Report No. 3 from the same board rec
ommanded an assessment OF &,56o, or
which $3.50 should be for the benefit of the
general board of education Of the church
and 81 900 for Randolph-Macon College. The
report recommended also the appointment
of Rev. ]. A. Kern as president OF the Ran
dolph-Macon College; of Rev. Collins Den
ny as professor in Vanderbilt University at
Nashville and of Rev. ]. P. Hyde, D. D.,
LII D., as president Of the Valley Female
College. An assessment of $500 was recon-
mended for both the Payne and Lane insti-
tutes. The report was adopted.
Publishing House Claim.
A resolution was presented by Rev. J. A.
Kern asking that 1.-The committee on pub
fishing interests be instructed to consider
what action. If any. Is necessary to be
taken by this conference touching the
method used by oursrepresentatives in their
effort to secure the passage Of the bill by
Congress granting the claim of $28S. 600 for
the use and damage of our publishing
house by the army efithe United States
during the civil war;.
The resolution was signed by r. Smith
son, J. T. Wightman, Il. P. Hamill, A. M.
Cackly, S. G. Fersusons S. X. Cox. d. F.
Eutsler, H. H. KenHedys w. w. MILAN, T..
G. hewitt A. e. Huddleston.
There vas a strong effort to secure the
action of the conferences, either favorable
or adverse, to the resolution, but the
matter was laid ON the table after a brief
discussion 81
Conference Relations.
Report No 1, from the committee on con-
ference relations. recommended as follows:
For supernumerary reiation-J. Newman
Hank, J. J. Engle,s A. O. Flaherty, F. II.
Shipley, A. A. P. Neal. For superannuated
relation-Francis M. Mills, Nelson Head.
Wm G. Eggleston, J. H. Waugh, Robert
Smith, Chas. G. Linthicum, j. NJ Follans-
bee, H. A. Gayer, e. L. kregioe r. A.
Mercer p s. E. Sixeas, VIM Hedges. II
S. Hopkins. L. H. Crenshaw, Sylvannls
Townsend. Chas. A. Joyce, Wesley Ham
mond, ]. r. Maxwell, J.. o. Tackett, O. A.
Wheat, j. ]. Crickenberger, Aaron Boon,
Chas L. Dameron and j. s. Porter The
report was adopted.
Rev Mr. Atkins addressed the conference
on behalf of the children's publications.
under it's auspices.
cation, with headquarters In Nashville
ference board. The general board reports
it's work well in hand and II is cat of debt
4 A lengthy Fego-t from the board OF mis-
sions. giving minute details az to mission
ary funds was receiyed.