The evening times., 1899-04-10
METHODTTS TO
RETURN next Year
Baltimore Conference to Again
Meet in Washington.
Bishop Galloway Delivers an Ad-
dress on Education.
Various mmittcex-Yestcr-
lays ordinations.

The devotional exercises attending the
opening of today's session OF the Baltimore
Conference NJ. Z. Church. South, which has
been in session at Mount Vernon Place
Church for the past week, were conducted
hy the Rev. II. r. Hammel. Of Buena Vista.
Va. At the conclusion of the Bible les e
son. song service. and prayer the minutes
OF Saturdays session Of the conference
were read and approved. The Rev. Herbert
Hope. associate editor Of the Richmond
Christian Advocate. was introduced to the
conference and stated that he would repre-
sent both his own and the Baltimore Ad-
vocate." while in attendance. DR.. J. }.
lafferty, editor of the Richmond paper.
was called to his home at Croset. Va, on
account of the accidental killing OF one oi
his sons by c. & o. train yesterday
morning Mr.. George Lafferty. brother
of the young man killed, is well known IN
Washington. having resided at No. % La
fayette Square fer many years. he is also
one of the Congressional stenographers.
The board of education submitted report
No to the conference, recommending that
II. p. Hammel be appointed conference
secretary of education. The report further
recommended that certain provisions be
made for the delivery OF the annual sermon
at the Valley Female College. al Winches-
Ter Va On motion the report was adopted.
Bishop c. F. Galloway addressed the con-
ference at great length on, the advlsablilty
of raising a twentieth century fund Tor the
educational institutions embraced WITHIN
the Jurisdiction of the NJ. f. Church, South
II 81, only the future DrOSDerlty
Of the church but also Of the country de-
pended on the education of the youths
of the land. Bishop Galloway said that the
schooIhouse was the bulwark OF the na-
tion's life. He further stated that Metho-
dism has done much to disseminate knowi-
edge throughout the country, and that IL
should continue in the work.
The committee on nominations reported
that the following places had extended the
conference an invitation for holding its
next session: Clifton Forge, Va: Roanoke.
Va: Calvary NJ. E. Church. South. Bal
timore The Rev. J. w. Duff Pastor OF
Mount Vernon Place Church, this city, said
that the Southern Methodists of Washing
ton were exceedingly desrous to have the
conference hold its session of 1900 here
and that every arrangement would Sbe
made for entertaining the ministers, dele
gates and visitors. After quite a lengthy
ElStisslbi- cuilHS HHiIh IL utNViopS" 'ia'
the present session of the conference was
held in Washington not by regular appo MT
ment but on account of special circum-
stances. the vote on the question was ta-
ken.
Clifton Forge received thirty. Baltimore
twenty eight, Roanoke sixteen, and Wash
ington over one hundred votes. On motion
OF 4. f. Armstrong Washington was ma lie
the unanimous choice of the Conference.
=, l,l tka. 81 ha Iafa ,f hpI1
ing the conference be changed TO the first
"Wednesday in April. and on motion was
carried. Bishop Grapbery reported yester-
days ordinations 10 tie conference. Thos,
ordained deacons were +. a. Tyler. G. W.
Bogle. II. c. Febrey, E. 4. Overholt and
H. q. Burr. Those receiving elders or
ders were James N. Anderson. Frederick
A. Gains. John II. Ollie. william ID. Keene.
John b. Henry. and Charles d. Butler.
Among those who took the VOWS of the
church without being ordained were p. l..
Jenries, of Wesley Conference. England.
J. NJ. York. of the NJ. f. Church. and J. T.
Valiant. of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
The committee on admissions reported
that in the case of the Rev. J. T. VAL
liant ii was not the Intention to admit
him to the full travelling connection. and
on motion the conference reconsidered its
action. On recommendation OF the COM
mittee he will be admitted on trial for one
year. The Rev. DIR. PitZer, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church. this city,
was introduced to the conference. At to-
days session of the conference the work
OF receiving reports from the pastors of
The various charges was completed and the
consolidated report as to the condition Of
the church will in all probability be sub
mitted tomorrow. The finance committee
submitted several reports, which showed
that the collections made this year are
slightly in advance of those of previous
years. The conference adjourned at 12:45
O'Clock to meet tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock The conference will not adjourn
until Wednesday. when the appointment
of pastors to the various churches for the
next year will be made.