The evening times., 1899-04-08
Publishing House Enquiry to
Be Taken Up Later.
Resolution to Investigate Laid on
the Table.
Many Reports Received by the Com
fercncc-EducntiOnnl Work
FlourishinE.

this morning at 9 o'clock were conducted
by the Rev. J. w. Balm. DID.
At the conclusion of the opening services
Bishop Granbery enquired if there were
any names to be proposed for election to
deacons. Harry Coe Febrey, of the Balti-
more District; Harry J. Burr, of the Roa-
noke District. and Edwin E. Overholt were
given deacons' orders and will be ordained
tomorrow. E. NJ. Sweet, Of this city. was
elected an elder. A memorial from the
Washington District Conference, asking
that the board of missions make some pro-
visions fer the payment of supply preach
er during the Illness of the regular pastor,
was reported back to the conference with
out any action.
communication from the Sabbath As
sociation Of Maryland petitioning the con-
ference to assist in every possible way
a proper Sunday observance in its iuris-
diction. was presented, read, and referred
TO the committee on temperance.
The following were placed on trial for
full admission to the conference: Col.
Harry Febrey. of Baltimore; George Hasel,
of Winchester; Charles A. Brown, OF Rock
ingham; Boyd V. Switzer, Of Rocking
ham. and Harry l. Burr, of Roanoke.
Revolution to Investigate.
The Rev. DR.. John A. Kern presented the
following resolution, asking an investiSa-
lion into the General Publishing House
claim which was passed by the Fifty
fourth Congress.
Resolved, Tha; the committee publishing
interests Ire. and they hereby instructed. 10
consider what action, ii any, is necessary to be
Iaken by the conference touching the methods
used by our representatives in their effort to Sc
IL. h. MT
ing the claim of S2ssoo1 for the us. and dd,ii-
age Of our publishing house by the army OF the
United States during the civil war.
The resolution was signed By r. Smith
son, J. T. Wightman. II. =. HaIniil. A. NJ.
Cacbly. ). G. Ferguson, S. X. Cox. ID. +.
Eutsler. H. Il. Kennedy, W. NJ. MILAN. G.
Nevitt and A. L. Huddleston.
on motion Of DR.. Bush the resolution
was laid on the table and will come up for
consideration at some future day curing
this session of the conference.
The following. after searching exam'na-
tion. were received into the full travelling
connection of the conference: j. NJ. Io k,
J. +. Valiient and p. W. jeffrey.
The board of education in its second re-
port to the conference stated that the
Randolph Macon system of colleges. under
the jurisdiction of the Virginia and Balti-
more connections are in a fiourishing con-
have received several large bequests and
the cause of instruction elevated
Randolph Macon College, at Ashland,
Va. new has. in addition to the thirty
five ministerial students. nearly 200 ma
triculates. Eleven ministerial students
taking a course at the college are from
the Baltimore conference.
For Educational Work.
The Board of Education offered an all
di;ional report recommending the assess
rient of $3.50 on the conference for edr-
cational work. OF this sum $3.50 is in
tended for general work, and $4,000 for
Randolph Macon College, at Ashland Va.
The board further recommended that the
Rev. DR.. J. A. Kern be continued as Presi-
dent of the college at Ashland. the Rev.
Calvin Denny. as professor AT Vanderbilt
University, and the Rev. J. p. Hyde. ID. D.
IL. D.. as President of Valley Female
College.
II was also recommended that $500 be
appropriated for the support OF Pain and
Lune institutes. All of the reports were
adoc:ed.
The following were recommended to the
conference for supernumerary relations: ].
n. Hank, J. J. Engle, A. l. Flaherty, F. II.
Shipley. and A. A. P. Neel.
For superannuated relations the follow
ing were recommended: F. VI. Mills. Mel
son Head, W. G. Eggleston. J. H. Waugh
Robert Smith, C. G. Linthicum j. NJ.
Fcllansbee. II. A. Gaver E. l.. Kreg.cc
F. A. Mercer. p. S. E. Sixeas. William
Hedges, J. S. Hopkins, L. II. Crenshaw,
Sylvanus Townsend. C. a. Joyce Wesley
Hammond, J. T. Maxwell, ]. o. Tackett,
J. A. Wheat, J. J. Crickenberger A.
Brown, c. L. Dameron. and J. S. Porter
The reports were adopted.
The Rev. DR.. Atkins spoke at length re-
garding the various publications CT the
church. and said that ministers would find
it to their advantage to circulate as far
as is possible Christian literature among
the people.
Year of Prosperity.
The general committee on education
all of the church institutions are conf
paratively out of debt and are experiencing
an unusual year of prosperity. The report
OF the board of missions showed that while
much had been done in extending the
Christian religion in foreign field, an in
creased effort would have to be made to
secure the necessary funds for extending
the work.
Among those who were in attendance at
today's session and addressed the confer
ence were the Rev. DR.. Tygert. editor Of
the Methodist Review and Secretary
Campbell of the Virginia Bible Society
Appointments for Sunday.
At noon the conference adjourned until
. o'clock Monday morning.
The following appointments have been
made for tomorrow
Epworth-ll a. M, J. A. Kern: 7:s0 p. M,
In. James Atkins.
haryin.ll a., M, DIR. James Atkins; $50 p.
M, ". l.. Dolly
Metropolitan NJ Ell a. M, Bshop A. W. |
Wilson
McKendree-ll n. m, p. H. whisncr; 80 D. |
M. j. $. Hutchinson
Wesley Chapel, NJ. Ell a. m, F. J. Pretty |
man: 1::i0 p. M, J. II. Dulaney
ST Paul. NJ ESQ p. M. q. t. TYLER.
New York Avenue NJ. Ell a. m, +. A. Ed |
wards: ':so p m, J. X. Gilbert
liamiine NJ Ell a. m. J. 7. wightman.
Giacc NJ. Ell a. m. W. H. H. Joyce.
Union NJ Ed a. m, c. sedenstricker; 30 |
p. M. Frank A. Tyler
Twelfth Street NJ Ell a. m, ID. l.. Reed:
$50 .. M, j. L. kibler.
Trinity VI. Ell a. m, j. H. Light. 80 N |
M. ID. l.. Reed.
Douglass Memorial NJ. Ell a. m., II. A.
Brown: $50 p. M. r. L. Fultz.
North Capitol N. Ell a. m, d. W. Griffin;
Z 80 p. M. j. Edgar Wilson,
Gorsuch NJ Ell a. M, W. p C. Coo: 1.so
p. M, &. II. Cannon.
Ryland NJ; ESQ p m, d. l.. Eutsler
Congress street NJ. P.-l1 a. m., ID. H. Kern;
20 p. M, II. II. Kennedy
Central NJ. P.-1l a. m, Runsey Smiihson.
30 p. m. J. r. Stump.
First NJ. z. Churchill a. m L. Hammond.
Mount Tabor NJ. P.-11 a. m, J. C. Hawk:
lexington Presbyterian-7:So p. m., J. T. Por
ter.
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