Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-12
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.

With the reading of the appointments
for the ensuing year the one hundred
and fifth annual session of the Balti-
more conference of the NJ. E. Church
South. which convened at Mount Yer
non Place Church. Washington, last
Wednesday morning, adjourned sine
die last night. Yesterday being the
last day Of the conference, a large
amount of unfinished business was trans
acted.
The principal business of the morn
ing session was the reception of reports
from the various committees. The COM
mittee on admissions recommended
that the application of ]. 7. Vallient
for membership to the conference be
accepted with the proviso that this &C.
ton would not prohibit his employment
by q presiding elder to do an assistants
work. Reports Of q routine nature
were received from the committees on
publishing interests, woman's home
missions, statistics, church extension
and Sunday schools. All of the reports
made to the conference showed the
church is steadily increasing in eliec-
tivenesa and strength.
a resolution approving the Cars
disarmament plans was adopted. in
response to a recommendation of the
committee on publishing interests the
following were appointed to publish the
Baltimore Christian Advocate" for the
ensuing year: Editorship.in-chief, J. o.
Knott, who for the past three years was
pastor of Epworth Church in Washing
ton; associate editors, w. S. Hammond,
]. H. Light and T. J. Pettyman.
No action was taken by the confer
ence on a resolution introduced last
week by the Rev. J. A. KerD asking for
an investigation as to the means en-
ployed in securing an appropriation
from the Fifty-fourth Congress of $685.
600 for the destruction by Union troops
OF church property at Nashville, Tenn,
during the civil war.
The Baltimore district was assessed
1891; Washington, 1868 and Winches-
ter, SOL for the church extension fund.
A most pathetic feature of the pro-
ceedings was the request Of two ven
cradle ministers to De relieved from
further active work as ministers III
charge OF u church. They were Rev.
John 7. Wightman, of Lexington, and
Rev James 5. Gardner, of Warrenton.
Both are venerable men, who have
spent lifetime in the work of the Cos
pei.
Rev. James H. Boyd, presiding elder
of the Washington district, paid q
tribute to DR.. Gardner, who then spoke
n his own behalf, and asked that the
Board of Conference Relation be given
liberty TO do what it deemed best for
MIN.
DR.. Armstrong also spoke feelingly
| of mis- long connection with DR.. Gard
uer.
Both these aged pastors were placed
on the superannuated list.
/ A report from the Board OF Missions
showed that the funds collected for for
eign work aggregated $4,000 and for
! home missions SC, 200.
At the night session, after the trans
action of the remaining bust before
the conference, Bishop J. c. Cranberry
announced the appointments for the
ensuing year, among them the follow
ing:
Washington District Presiding Elder. !.
| II BOYD. Mount Vernon Place, J. ". Duffy;
| Epworth and Mission, w. S. Hammond and
]. L. Grant; Marvin, w. T. Locke; West
Washington and Del Ray F. l.. Day; Alexsn-
dra E. V. REGISTER; Fredericksburg ]. B.
Stump Falls Church, G. T. Tyler; Leesburg
J. H. Light; LoudOun, G. S. Sydcnstrickcr
and r. J.. Enstler; Middleburg c S. Stanton;
| Hilsboro. c. II Buchanan; Hamilton, w. H.
| Wolf: Warrcntc J. H Well; Marshall, b
Il. Henry and s. Grady; Fairfax, c. b. Mil
iken; Sterling, 5 B. Dolly and &. W. CATH
er; Occoquan, j. 3. TIlloryi Fauquier, J. G.
| Sedrick Sudey. j. W. Balm; Manassas, E. L.
vile, W. r. Cover,
Winchester District Elder B.
W. Bond; Winchester, = K. Cox; Frederick.
| r Fox: stephen City, J. c. Thrasher; Mid
dletown, A. NJ. Cackley; Strasburg. L. r.
| hardwood: Woodstock and Fort Mission, J.
| q Jones and ]. L. Reeve; Edenburg, H NJ.
| pooo. F-aut Roval and Riverton, S. Elgle;
warren. r. J. Miller. Linden, ]. q. Michael
p,ro " T Hubbard, White Post, T. A.
Gaines. Berryvillc, 3. E. S. Houghi Bruce
TOWN O c. Bell; Martinsburg, S. g. Furger-
son, Berkeley, C. L. Potter Charleston, d.
H, Konnedy, Jefferson, F A. Strother; shep'
! erdstown. j. L. Eiblcr. Shenandoah Junction,
a. P. Neil and L. Z. Rudderson.
Baltimore DISTRICT. a. Anderson, presid-
! ing elder.
East Balt moro Distr!ct.-J. W. Carter, pre-
siding elder: Rev D. II. Kern Calvary Church.
Rockingham District, j. E. Armstrong
presiding elder.
MoorefeId District-A. B. Bell preaiding
elder; Kcyser, J. T. Williams.
LewSisbarg DISTRICT. D. Martin, presid'
ing elder.
elder.
Rev. E. V. REGISTER is put in charge
of the Alexandria church, relieving
Rev. ]. T. Williams, who has been trans
ferred to Keyser. For the past TWO
years he has been at Leesburg. Rev. +.
L. Day is given charge of the new as
signnent, including West Washington
and Del Ray. Rev. j. H. Wells has
beer transferred to Warrenton.