The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-08
Baltimore Conference.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.

WEDNESDAY : SESSION
The Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
opened it's one hundred and fifteenth
annual session Wednesday morning In
Mount Vernon Place Church. X and
Ninth streets, Washington, d. Q. The
time was devoted to the reports OF
boards and committees on the progress
of the church and its various enter
prises during the year and new COM
mittees and new boards were announced.
Bishop John G. Granbery, OF Ashland >
Va presided Rev James Il. Ann
strong was elected secretary, Rev. I'll
bridge V. REGISTER recorder and Revs'
George T. Tyler, Asbury r. Martin
James p. Stump, Henry 5. Ooe' VIM.
NJ Walters. statistical secretaries
Rev j. p Stump has filed the posi-
ton Of assistant secretary during several
conferences and is on the Board OF
Missions. Major W $ Embrey Is a
member Of the Joint Board of Finance
and Mr.. p. V. D. Conway is on the
Church Extension Board. Rev W. d.
keene and Rev. l. W Canter are MEM
bers Of the committee on Bible cause.
The reports of committees for the
last conference year were read. Inc
Mission Board reported an increase In
their regular collections, with total
receipts from all sources OF Sl,O'r3So.
They reported mission opened IN
Korea and the addition of ten men TO
their forces in the foreign field and
Il, members received on profession
Of faith The growth Of the sunday
schools aud Epworth League was noted.
The number Of church buildings mas
been increased from 50 to 100. Three
5isnensaries and one hospital in CHINA,
under the control If the board. are SAID
To be- in a fiourishing condition.
The board Of church extension shows
a decrease in the contributions to the
funds Of the board The payments to
the general fund, on the assessment
amounted to 81 500, and the additions
10 the loan funds TO 81, 500. The gen
eral and conference boards relieved over
four hundred churches TO the amount
of 500. OOo g.. $50 of which was given
within the confines of the Baltimore
Conference Since the inception OF the
work 1876 of the churches OF the con-
ference have received s2s. go III dona-
tions and $40, $50 in loans.
The assessment upou the Baltimore
Conference for next year has been fixed
at -, 900.
All the presiding elders reported their
districts in good condition.
Rev. J. H. Boyd, of the Washington
district. said there had not been a.
many conversions as he had desired &c
see. or as many additions to member
ship. although there had been some
good reviyals in every charge.
THURSDAYS SESSION
On Thursday letter wa'
received from President Bic
Kinlev naming Friday at 3 O'CLOCK
AS the time he would receive the con
ference 1t was agreed the menberi
should meet in the church at O'CLOCK
and proceed to the White House in
body. Rev j. W Duhey, pastor o.
the Mount Vernon Place Church. wa
chosen for the duty Of introducing thu
various ministers to the chief execu
tive
The roll call showed a decided In
crease in the number OF delegates Z
the conference. The crowd IN tn
church was much larger than yestsr
day
WOAEN'S MISSIONS.
4 report from the Woman's Mission
ary Society was presented, read an'
referred TO the board Of missions Th'
report showed the total membership o
the society to be / $50, junior member
ship 925.
Frank A Tyler, 6 ". Boyle, W. II
Best and Harry NJ Canter were elected
deacons.
Alfred 5. Harresberger Wallace o
| Tolbert, Henry Lawson. Ernest l.
Woolf and Robert T. Eustler wer'
given full membership IN the confer
ence
Rev. H. NJ. Du Bose. secretary OF To
Epworth League board and editor o
the Epworth League Era, was intro
duced and delivered an address. Tn
membership of the national society ha
increased 30, 600 during the year
Rev. ]. d Hammond, secretary @
the board of education of the confer
ence, was introduced.
DR.. J. II. Pritchett, secretary OF IN
general board of missions, addresse
the conference.
ELDERS CHOSEN.
The following travelling preacher
were elected elders J. NJ. Anderson
f. A. Gaines, j. H. Dills, W. u
Keene, John B. Henry, @. d. Butler
Homer H. Sherman and D. l.. Blake
more
G. p. Smith of the Baltimore confer
ence. was transferred to the Louisian
conference.
A Niece Of the Vanderbilts Become
the Bride Of John Henry
Hammond.
Kew York, April Gas the secon