The evening times., 1899-04-11
CHURCH PROGRESS
ALL ALONG PHE line
Baltimore Conference Nearly
at an End.
Methodists Receive Numerous An
nual Reports.
Memorial Services Being Held This
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Expect
ed After Appointments.

Today's session Of the Baltimore Con-
ference II. e. Church. South, was largely
attended. Many expected that the ap-
pointments for the ensuing year would be
made public. but in this they were dis
appointed, and only routine business was
transacted.
The opening religious exercises we're
conducted by the Rev. William E. Henry,
OF Calvert circuit.
1t was recommended by the committee
on admissions that the application OF the
Rev. J. T. Valiant, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, for admission to the
conference be refused. but that this did not
prevent his employment by the various
presiding elders for local work. The rec
ommendation Of the committee was ass;t-
ed by the conference.
The statistical report showed a slight
increase In all departments OF the church
work. Numerous houses Of worship have
been erected during the past year. and sew
eral additional charges established. The
membership of the various churches en-
braced in the conference shows small
gain over last year. although many losses
fer. and removal.
The committee on Epworth Leagues and
Sunday schools submitted Its report. which
showed that the advance of church work
in this department has been greater than
in any other.
Sunday schools have been established
in almost every village and town In the
boundaries of the conference Every
church In the connection has an Epworth
League. Five additional parsonages have
been built during the past year. and $15.
900 in improvements made on the old ones.
The Rev. DIR. Wightman, who has been
In the pastorate for over fifty years, and
was at one time stationed at Mount YER
non Place Church, in this city. appeared
before the conference and asked to be
placed on the supernumerary list. After
speeches by J. E. Armstrong, David Bush,
S. G. Ferguson. and W. S. Cox, reciting
the distinguished service of DR.. Wight
man to the church, the conference declined
his request and placed him on the super
annuated list.
The committee on EpwOrth Leagues fur
ther reported that grand conference rally
of the society be arranged for at Salem,
Va. during the ensuing year. The recon-
mendation was adopted. The committee
on domestic relations and church exten-
sion reported that the amount in hand was
entirely inadequate for the demands of the
work. and that additional requests for help
were constantly being received. Bishop
Wilson, who is greatly interested In church
work in Japan, asked the conference to
raise 1926 to help erect a mission church
In that country. The amount was raised
and the money turned over to the bishop.
Reports were received and adopted, from
the committees on Woman's Home Mis-
sons, District Conferences and Bible
causes. The committee on publishing in
terests recommended that four young men
be placed In charge Of the conference pa
per. the Baltimore Christian Advocate"
After a long discussion. the recommenda-
tion of the board was adopted and the fol-
lowing were appointed: Editor-in-ch ].
o. Knott, who for the past year was pas
tor OF Epworth Church in this city; ". S.
Hammond. J. H. Light and T. J. Pretty
man.
On motion of DIR. J. H. Boyd. the case Of
DR.. J. S. Gardener, who has been a mem
ber of the conference for forty-six years.
was referred for decision as to whether he
should be placed on the supernumerary or
list.
IA vote of thanks was extended to the
citizens of Washington by the conference
Tor their hospitable treatment. while in the
Capital City.
The conference began a memorial service
at o'clock this afternoon. 1t is also ex-
pected that the appointments for the en-
suing year will be read and that the con-
terence will finally adjourn.