The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-24
METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE.
Proceedings OF the second Days ses-
sion mt Alexandria.


sion mt Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, March 24.--The second
days session Of the annual conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Of yir-
ginia convened yesterday in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church. with Bish-
Op John F. Hurst presiding. The con-
ference was opened with prayer. which
was followed by The reading Of the min
utes Of Thursdays proceedings. Bishop
Hurst introduced Rev. C. f. Alderman,
Of Chattanooga Tenn. The presiding ED
ers for tie various districts were then
called on Cor their reports.
Elder T. j. CruInley. Of Abingdon dis
triet, reported $50 conversions, 362 per
sons received on probation, and 231 re-
ceived in full membership. There are If
teen charges and forty local preachers in
the district Washington and Lee charges,
| he said, are the only ones WHO have not
! returned conference dnes. and in his opin-
/ ion they WOULD make returns at an early
date. Elder C. d. Hutchius was called on
| to report collections. but was bsent- Ed
er w. V. Elliott reported $21, all told, in
| collections. -. -sSs- -se-1a
Elder S. A. Ball Of the Alexandria dis
trict. rendered his report. ass follows:
! Thirteen charges, "a churches, parson-
ages, one parsonage In process of construc-
ton, 221 conversions, IS received on pro-
baton, and a membership OF 1854. in his
opinion the number OF conversions was not
what IL should have been, and this he at
tributed 10 the ministers. Rev. y. b.
Masters reported the expenditure Of 800
for missions. Rev l. /. McDougle report
ed $50 for missions. Elder r. r. Clark, OF
hrfa a RI Vt pc
follows: Twelve charges and l3 preachers.
600 conversions and several churches now
in course OF construction. Rev. A. J. POr-
ter, presiding elder for the Roanoke dis
trict, reported that four preachers Of the
conference Of 1876 were now alive and
made some interesting remarks concerning
the history OF the Methodist Conference.
Dr. 5. NJ. Hartsock, Of Washington. was
next introduced, after which Rev. G. E.
/ Alderman. Of Chattanooga. Tenn. deliv-
cred quite a lengthy address. He spoke in
| glowing terms Of the benefits 10 be derived
! from course OF three years IN the Grant
School Of Theology. The Bishop then pre-
sented Dr. J. Il. Boyd, of this city; DR.. Nc
Kenuey. Presiding Elder OF the Baltimore
Conference. and DR.. Kelsey, Of Washing
ton. Ky
The foIlosSug candidates presented
themselves for admission to the confer
ence. James B. Keister. Ira X Ri -kett
Jasper Sage William VI. Dye, Samuel A.
Wanlass, and Henley II. Hacker. The
I candidates. came before the Chancel, and
the usual questions were p-OpOundeG 10
them by Bishop Hurst, and all answered
together. James B. Keister, William NJ.
Dye, and Samuel A. Waulass were elected
to full membership in the conference. and
Ira K. Rickett, Jasper Sage, and Henley Il.
Hacker were elected 10 the deacOas o. der,
with admission TO the conference.
/ The next business 10 come up was the
election OF a delegate 10 the General Meth
odist Conference which meets in Chicago
during the month Of May. OF 30 ballots
+ cast L. 5. a. Havener received Is, and he
I was declared elected The election for a
/ reserve delegate resulted in Rev. s. A. Bali
/ receiving p votes On the second ballot, and
I he was declared elected. Rev. Mr.. Gill, Of
/ Washington, was then introduced. The
! secretary read his report on the publication
| Of last years minutes. A report was made
OF the examination OF the fourth-year
class, and the following were credited with
I having passed satisfactorily: Robert "
/ Hatness AMI VI. B. FleenOr. Those having
! completed the conference course Of exami-
nation were Robert l. Leslie. who, on mo-
I ton. was not advanced. but WAS given
credit for his work; Thomas C.. Jordan was
/ elected to elders orders; Morgan n
/ Davenport. elected TO elders orders. and
passed to the fourth year class J. r. Giles,
elected to elders orders and completed the
! conference course. Rev. W. A. Lyle at
| his own request. was dropped from the
! conference, and he now becomes a local
! preacher. E. w. Wells, at his own request,
/ was discontinued tC preach.
a committee composed OF Messrs. J. NJ.
Thorn and VI. +. Church and Rev. s A Ball
were appointed to make church appropria-
/ lions from the money derived from the
/ sale OF 4 church at Norfolk Several re-
quests were made by preachers present for
those absent which we're as follows: y.
/ c.. Burkhart desired a supernumerary on
4 account Of III health. and the request was
granted; NJ. B. Fleenor was given a super
I Dumerary relation.
/ The afternoon services. which began at
3 o'clock. were in commemoraton Of the
! WOman's Foreign Missionary Society.
Bishop Hurst gave an interesting and en-
tertaiuiEg address on his trip to India.
Mrs Hartsock. o. Washington. gave an ad-
dress on foreign missions, especially those
. OF China. She was accompanied by a
. Syrian lady, who delivered an address
about the missionary work in Syria. Last
night the services we're conducted by the
Rev. L. S..A. Havener. who delivered an
/. able sermon. He was followed by the Rev.
G. E. Alderman. who delivered an address
on educational and missionary work.