Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-11
ROANOKE
Funeral of Mrs. A. Blair An
trim.
Annual Conicrc.icc or tho NJ. +.
Church, CoIorca Statistical Notes
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Roanoke, Va, March 10.-The funcr-
al services of the late Mrs. Blair An
trim took place ut St. Johns Episcopal
Church at II o'clock yesterday morning
and were conducted by Rev. DR.. w.
II. Meade. formerly rector, now of
Chapel HILL N. C. The services were
largely attended, showing the high es-
tees in which the deceased was held
by the community. The services were
of the usual Impressive character. The
choir sang Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" and Peace, Perfect Peace"
The interment was at Fairview Gene
terry, and the mound above the grave
that holds all that is mortal of the
deceased was covered with beautiful flo-
raj tributes from friends.
NJ. L. CONFERENCE.
The Washington annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church COLOR
ed) opened it's sessions yesterday in Da-
Wis Hall, In this city, and is being pre-
sided over by Bishop d. a. Goodsell, d.
D., of Chattanooga, Tenn.
The conference Is composed of $50
ministers, who represent church con-
stituency of $4,000 members. Some of
the most representative and intelligent
men OF the negro race are members of
The conference was organized with
the appointment of the usual standing
committees and the following officers:
Secretaries, E. w. S. Peck, Ernest Ly-
on, j. Il. Gunby, ]. l.. Chestnut and
Joseph Wheeler; Statistical Secretaries,
William Smith. c. 7. Withrow. ]. w.
Carroll and Ernest Williams; Treasu-
rers. j. II. Griffin. w. p. Rider. c. @.
Key, c. i. Hodges ana G. S. Lawrence.
Ernest Lyons moved the appointment
of special committee to whom all
matters pertaining TO the twentieth
century thank Offering movement shall
be submitted.
y special committee on the state of the
country was appointed.
The characters of Presiding Elder ] .
II. Valentine and the ministers of the
districts and G.. w. w. Jenkins were
passed, and their work was reported.
The report of Morgan College was an
important item of Presiding Elder len
kins' report. Morgan College Is the on
~ institution in Maryland operating
among the colored people authorized TO
confer degrees. The work OF the rresl-
dent DIR. f. j. Wagner was commend
ed ana the board of trustees was com
plimented for the addition TO the facul
~ OF Rev: Ernest Lyno. ID. D., to the
theological department and Milton
science. ''
The conference has six districts. with
the following presiding elders: Rev. G..
w. w. Jenltins. North Baltimore dis
trict; Rev. N. NJ. Carroll, South Balti-
more district: Rev. w. NJ NJ. Clair.
Washington district: Rev. Steward 4
Brown, Staunton district: Rev. j. It.
Owens, Wheeling district: Rev. l.. ].
valentine. Alexandria district.
The Bishop handed to the treasurer n
draft from the dividend from the Book
Concern for SOS and another from the
charter fund for 500. These amounts
are applied to the conference claimants.
A LONG TRAIN.
The longest train which has ever been
seen here passed yesterday going West.
1T was composed OF two engines and
one hundred and forty empty box-cars
and when the engines were Mt the wa
ter-tank at the tower the caboose was
at the depot
The Board Of Trade arranged for
the visit to Roanoke OF the representa-
tives of the New England Newspaper
League on the 18th instant. The League
VIII be entertained throughout the day
by representative business men.
IL. j. Franklin, of .Vinton. is much
worse to-day. He received n stroke of
paralysis In his right side Yesterday.