Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-28
THE SOUTHERN METHODISTS
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE TO HOLD
SESSION IN ROANOKE, VA.
Speculation as to Characterization
Under the Time Limit
Some Statistics.

The one hundred and seventeenth an
nual session Of the Baltimore conference
NJ. E. Church South. with which the
churches of that denomination in this vi
cinity are connected. will begin in Roa-
noke Va, Wednesday next. Bishop 0. p.
Fitzgerald of Nashville, Tenn, has been
selected as presiding officer, but as he has
been in ill-health for several months
Bishop Warren A. Gambler of Atlanta, Ga,
will be on hand to assist him, ii necessary.
The latter, who is well known in this
vicinity and is unusually popular, Is the
youngest of the southern Methodist gem
eral superintendents, having been elevated
to the episcopacy at the general confer
ence, which met In Baltimore in 1893.
1t Is conceded that many changes will
be made In existing rastOrates. No less
than twenty-five pastors will be transferred
to other charges because of the expira-
ton of the four-year limit. There are
also three presiding elders whose terms
expire These are Rev. J. H. Boyd of WASH
ington district. Rev. 3. w. Bond of Win
the East Baltimore district.
Among the leading churches that will
lose their present pastors are: Mount YER
non Place, Washington. of which Rev. J..
w. Duffey is pastor; Fredericksburg, Va,
Rev. ]. p. Stump, pastor, and Staunton.
Va, Rev. F. ]. Prettyman, pastor. Dur
ing the past conference year three minis
tiers died. viz, Rev. DR.. ]. Hoffman Waugh
and Rev. Thomas Briley, both of whom
were on the retired list, and Rev. J. G.
Jones. formerly Of this city, but who at
the time Of his death was pastor Of the
church at Woodstock, W.T. The present pas
tor of the latter church Is Rev. j. T.
Wightman.
Among the matters Of special Importance
which are expected to come up for consid-
Grafton at the conference may be mention
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offering. The entire church proposed to
raise during the first year Of the new CEN
fury 81 ,5O0O00 for Christian education. OF
this amount So, 800 was apportioned to the
Baltimore conference, but the whole
amount has not been raised.
Matter of Appointments.
While the subject OF appointments Is al
ways a matter of conjecture until after
they are announced by the presiding bish-
Mr. Duffey that while he cannot, by reason
OF the time limit be returned to Mount
Vernon Place Church for another year, he
will be given an appointment which will
permit him to continue his residence in
Washington.
1t is also reasonably. certain that Rev.
W. s. Hammond will be again assigned to
Epworth; Rev. II. L. Stephens to Marvin: :
Rev. E. V. REGISTER to Alexandria: Rev.
G.. T. Tyler to Falls Church; Rev. ]. H.
Light TO Lee6DuTg, ReNS. u. SyQenStr1Chor
and L. H. Kincaid to LOudoun; Rev. G. b.
Sutton to Middleburg; Rev. c. H. Buchan-
an to Hillsboro'; Rev. w. H. Woolf to
Hamilton; Rev. w. P. c. Coe to Marshall;
Rev. J. H. Wells to Warrenton; Rev. D. L.
Blakemore to Fairfax: RevS. 8. B. Dolly
and B. D. Harrison to Sterling: Rev. s. ".
Hildebrand to Occoquan; Rev. w. T. Cover
to Fauquier; Rev. W. H. Marsh to Reming-
ton; Rev. j. w. Balm to Sudley; Rev. j. c.
Sedwick to Manassas: J. X. Gilbert to Stat
ford, and Rev. W. A. Sites to Morrisville.
These comprise almost all the churches in
Washington district, of which Rev. J. Fl.
Boyd is now the presiding elder and whose
term as such, as above noted, expires with
the opening of the session Of conference
In Baltimore district the expectation is
that Rev. j. A. Anderson will be reap
pointed presiding elder, and that the prin-
cipal churches will have the following as
their pastors for the ensuing conference
year. s..#a
Baltimore city-Central, H. NJ Canter;
St. Pauls, Charles d. Bulla; Emmanuel,
J. o. Knott; Arlington and Sudhook. w. L..
Dolly and II. w. Burrus. Those who must
go to other fields by reason of the four
year limit are Revs. w. II. Best Of Caer-
narvori, VIM. Stevens Of Wilkins Avenue
and L. W. Haslup of Frederick Avenue.
The same rule will apply to the case of
Rev. s. M. Bowman Of Brunswick. Other
assignments looked for are Revs. B. ".
H. Balthis to Rockville. W. E. Woolf to
Hyattsville and W. L. Smith to Laurel.
In East Baltimore district the changes
looked for are Rev. DR.. Canter. presiding
and Frazier Furr, Forest Grove. The prin-
cipal appointments are expected to be
Revs. C. NJ. Hawkins to Trinity and D. H.
Kern to Calvary, both in Baltimore city;
ris to Easton and Caroline; A. B. Sites to
Prince Georges. 7. G. hewitt to Charles,
W. B. Dorsey to Calvert and H. NJ. Roane
to PatuXent.
In Other Districts.
In Winchester district the time limit will
cause the transfer of Presiding Elder Bond
and Of Revs, L.. Fox at Frederick: 1. G.
Michael at Linden and F. A. Gaines at
White Post and r. II. s. Hough at Berry
vile.
In Rockingham district the changes GER
tain to occur are the transfer from Staun-
ton of Rev. F. J. Prettyman, Rev. j. J.
Ringer from ParnasSus and Rev. J. H.
Smith from Port Republic. The reappoint-
ment of Rev. ]. E. Armstrong as presid-
ing elder is regarded as certain.
In Roanoke district, owing to the opera
ton of the same rule, the following min
listers must be sent elsewhere: Revs. A. P.
Roude of Colierstown, j. H. Davidson of
Blacksburg. o. w. Lusby of Newcastle
and l.. III. Graybill Of Catawba,
In Eewisburg district there will be but
two transfers because of the time limit
Reys. o. F. Burgess of Union and L. B.
Atkins of Allegheny, and in Moorefield dis
tTict there will be none FROM that cause.
Statistical Showing.
According to the latest statistics the con-
ference has over 200 Epworth Leagues,
with nearly 10000 members; about 600 Sun
day schools. with some $500 teachers and
nearly 41,000 scholars; 634 societies, 551
houses of worship, valued at some 1885,
600; III pastor charges; 14l parsona ges.
valued at $3.50, S25; five district parsonages,
valued at $1S,5oO. Also large endowment
fund for the various educational institu-