The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-13
BALTIMORE CONFERE NOE
Appointment OF Pastors

The Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South de-
cided at Mondays session 20 meet next
year at Mt. Vernon Church, in Wash
ington. and to request the bishops to
fix the date Of the meeting for the first
Wednesday in April.
Mr.. ]. p. Houck, Of Harrisonburg,
read the financial statement Of the con-
ference.
For Washington district it was as
follows; Bishops fund. assessment
s412, paid up 1868 superannuated fund,
assessment 81, 1888. paid up 81, S5S edu-
cational fund. assessment 1897, paid up
$3l0; Payne pnd Lane Institutes, as
sessment 81. paid up s6l; Bible cause,
$40.
At Tuesdays session 1929 was raised
to help erect mission church in Japan.
The peace plans Of the O2ar of Rus
STA were also given consideration. the
matter coming up in the form of res
olutlon OF Endorsement of the project.
The resolution recited that the Metho-
dist ministers, as servants of the Prince
OF Peace, commend the Cars attitude
and movement They further stated
the hope that the day was not far dis
tant when swords will be beaten into
plowshares and spears into pruning
hooks.
Rev. James H. Boyd, presiding elder
Of the Washington district, asked that
Rev. James S. Gardner be placed in
superannuated relation, after forty -six
years of service for the church. He
paid tribute to the venerable preacher.
and ID. Gardner then spoke in his own
behalf, and asked that the Board OF
Conference Relation be given liberty to
do what it deemed best for him. DR.
James 4. Armstrong also spoke feeling
ly Of his long connection with DR.
Gardner, after which the case was re-
ferred to the board, as requested. \
report from the Board Of Missions
showed that the funds collected for for
eign work aggregated $40, 900, and for
home missions So 600
Bishop Granbery, after a short ad-
dress, announced the long-looked- for
appointments. There were ninety i've
changes made by the bishop.
Among the appointments are the fol-
lowing
Washington district-J II. Boyd, pre-
siding elder; Mount Vernon Place j.
W. Duffey; Epworth and Mission, W.
s. Hammond, j L. Grant; Marvin, ".
f. Locke West Washington and Del
Ray. F. l.. Day Alexandria, + V.
REGISTER Fredericksburg, j. Z Stump !;
Falls Church, g. T. Tyler; Leesburg'
J. II. Light Loudoun, c. Sydenstrick-
er. r. l.. Eulster Middleburg O. ).
Stanton Hillsboro, @. H. Buchanan !;
Hamilton. J. H. Woolf Warrenton, j.
II. Wells: Marshall, + H. Henry, S.
Grady Fairfax, o. X Millican, b b.
Harrison, supernumerary Sterling. ).
B. Dolly, G. W. Garther; Occoquan.J
r. Tullary Fauquier, J. @. Sedwick /;
Sudley, J. W. Balm; Manassas. d. j.
Blakemore Stafford, J. X. Gilbert !;
Morrisville. W. T. Cover.
Rev. Isaac W. Canter is presiding
elder Of the East Baltimore District
and Rev. r. Fur is assigned TO Forest
Grove, in that district, and Rev. J. >.
Hutchinson to Arlington and Lud-
brook. in the Baltimore District
In the Winchester District Rev l..
Fox is assigned to Frederick; Rev. X
r. S. Hough, to Berryville; Rev. W.
]. Hubbard, to Page, and Rev. 5. G.
Ferguson, to Martinsburg.
Rev. ]. E. Armstrong is presiding
elder Of the Rockingham District, and
Rev. A. r. Martin goes to New Hope
in that district.
Rev. DR.. Rumsey Smithson goes to
Trinity. Roanoke, and Rev. W. d.
Keene to Christiansburg, in the Roa-
noke District, of which Rev. David
Bush is presiding elder