Evening star., 1899-04-06
ROUTINE BUSINESS TO-DAY
Proceedings of the Baltimore Conference,
NJ. E. Chu. ch South.
Election of DeacOns and Elders-The
Passing of Characters-Cau
at White House.

Matters of routine business occupied the
attention of the Baltimore conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South at
the session held this morning in Mount Ver-
non Place Church. Little action of i'm
portance or public interest was taken dur
ing the morning. A letter was received
from President Mckinley naming tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock as the time he
would receive the conference. 1t was
agreed the members should meet in the
church at 2 o'clock and proceed to the
White House in a body. Rev. ]. w. Duffey,
pastor of the Mount Vernon Place Church,
was chosen for the duty of introducing the
various ministers to the chief executive.
Rev s. K. Cox D. D., of Winchester, Va,
opened the morning session with prayer.
The roll call showed a decided increase in
the number of delegates to the conference
The crowd in the church was much larger
than it was yesterday, the gallery being
comfortably filled.
Revs j. H. Dulaney. A. B. Sites, ]. w.
Duffey, F. ]. Prettyman, H. z. Hamlll, ii.
NJ. Brown and H. NJ. Stricken were added
to the membership of the committee on ad-
missions.
WOmen's Missions.
A report from the Woman's Missionary
Society was presented, read and referred to
Cne DOdTQ OF MISSIONS. lHe TtpoIl sioWeo
the total membership of the society to be
1856. The junior membership is 925. A
memorial from the Washington district
conference on the subject of ministerial
support was also referred to the board of
missions
Frank A Tyler, George w. Boyle, Will
lam H. Best and Harry NJ Canter were
elected deaconS.
Alfred S. Harnesberger, Wallace o. Toll
bert, Henry Lawson, Ernest L. Woolf and
Robert l.. Eustler We're given full member
ship in the conference and will be formally
received at tomorrows session. Howard A
MurriIl and Daniel W. Griffin were con-
tinued.
Rev. H. NJ. Du Bose, secretary of the Ep-
worth League board and editor of the Ep-
worth League Era, was introduced and de-
livered a brief address. He declared the
membership of the national society had in
creased about 1900 during the past year.
Rev. ]. D. Hammond, secretary of the
board of education of the conference, was
introduced.
DIR. ]. II. Pritchett, secretary of the gen
eral board of missions, addressed the con-
ference on the subject of the work given
the general board. He pointed out many
ways in which the individual members of
each congregation might render material
assistance in the prosecution of the boards
labors.
G. T. D. Collins was appointed conference
postmaster, vice W. H. Joyce, resigned.
Elders Chosen.
The following travelling preachers were
elected elders: ]. NJ. Anderson, F. A. Gaines,
]. II. Dills, W. d. Kean, John B. Henry,
C. D. Butler, Homer H. Sherman and D. l..
Blakemore.
c. P. Smith of the Baltimore conference
was transferred to the Louisiana confer
ence.
The examination of the characters of all
the ministers of the conference egan short
ly before IL o'clock and continued without
interruption until the hour of adjournment
at noon. There were no incidents. Eacn
minister reported upon the decreased or in
creased membership of his charge and the
state of the conference collections. The
larger number We're flattering. The exam
ination was not nearly concluded and will
occupy the greater portion of the time OF
a number of business meetings.
Committees of the conference meet in the
church each afternoon to prepare their re
ports for presentation to the general body