The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-26
,M'ETHODIS'T|''S
IN S';;;.E||::S';Sl0!|N.
Baltimore Conference Opens
In Fredericksburg. y
"a METHODIST o RPHANAGE.
"A Committee Is Appointed to Consider
and Report on the Question Of Es-
tabllshlng Such an institution
Bishop Smith Presiding.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, March &c.
The Baltimore Conference OF the Metho4
dist Episcopal Church, South, opened il
tho Methodist Church here this morning
at o'clock with religious services. led
BY Bishop a. Coke Smith, OF North Cars
olina, who will preside over the sessions.
The opening prayer was made by Rev. J.
a. Anderson, Of Central Church, Balu-
more. A roll call OF the clerical ana lay
delegates showed that nearly all 81 tha
mkmbers Of the conference were present.
DR.. James =. Armstrong, presiding elder
of the Roanoke District, was elected sec.
retary, and no appointed as his assistants
ReVs. ~ ". REGISTER. George r. Tyler,
James P. Stump, II. g. Coo and w. %.
Waters. The conference decided to meet
every morning at $3.50 o. clock The after.
Moons Will be devoted to committee meet.
ings and special programmes will be ar.
ranged for each night. Rev. w. g.
Hammond moved that one clerical and
one lay delegate be appointed from each
district OF the conference to consider
the question OF establishing a Methodist
Orphunnge which was carried. Substi-
tutes for absent delegates were reported
TO various boards and committees. The
matter Of arranging for public worship
during tho conference was left in charge
Of the presiding elder, Rev. ]. w. Du1eyp
OF this distrlct, and Rev. George r. Ty3
ler. tho pastor OF the church here "A COM
nlunication was read from tho Board OF
Church Extension at Louisville, stating
that 1t had fixed the assessment OF tho
Baltimore Conference for this year at
$5,137 Tho matter was referred to tho
Committee on Church Extension. st
REPORTS RECEIVED. t
The report Of the Board Of General Ed
ucation was made by Rev. ]. B. HAM
mond, and the reports OF the spublishing
house at Nashville and OF the Sunday
school Board wore received. Miss MIMI
OF the Conference Board OF the Women'y
Foreign Missions. and Mra. ]. B. Perry
OF Westbrook. Md, that OF Woment
Home Missions. The report OF tho Sum
day League OF America was referred q &
the Committee on Sabbath Observance.
A Committee on Sabbath Observance
was then appointed as follows: Reys. o.
G. Beall. ]. 3. Henry. W. Fl. March, III
Wells. u. p. WeIklo. r. "A. Gaiys. A. AZ
p. Neal. j. o. Wagner; laymen, NJ
Walls, q, y, Roy, w. w. gDuknell. RI
w. Hill, ]. a. Calhoun. Il. M. Clinssy
dentist. 5SRsl5 3 s3I "a: Il
SThe following Committee on orphana,e
was named: Reya. j. A. AM erson. !,
Hammond w. G.. Hammond B. F. Ball,
G. w. Canter, ]. 8. Engle, N. stevenst
w. N.y5NVaggner; laymcn, L. w. DAVIS.
&C. NJ. Armstrong, II. Weaver. ]. BIZ
Rodcr. M. G. Sessler. "A. p. HuddlesoniE
NJ, "A. Patrick. q
IA communication from the trustees OF
tho endowment fund for supernnnunted
preachers was received and referred y
tho joint Board OF Finance. ES5E
"a BIRTH OF WESLEY.
A committee, composed OF tho presid,
Ing elders OF Baltimore and East Balti
moro Districts. Rev W. Fl. p. Harper
and ey. DR.. B. w. Bond, respectively
and Rev, D. ID. Prettymnn. Of Baltimore
was appointed to confer with tho COM
ferences OF the Methodist Episcopal ana
Methodist Protestant churches OF Bait.
more In regard to the two hundredth an-
.niversary of the birth Of John Wesley.
with tho view of appropriately observS
Ing tho same.
The twentieth question was called and
tho following presiding elders reported.
and their characters wero passed: BAL
tImore, W. H. d. Harper; East Balti-
more. B. w. Bond: Washington. J. w,
Duffcy; winchester. II. p. Hamill: Rock
ingfam, David Bush: Roanoke, J e.
Armstrong; Lewisburg, J. s. Hutchinson;
Mooreflcld, J. II. Williams e
Rev Fl. H Brown, OF Stevens CITY,
nreachcd at tho Presbyterian Church ;
mare Tonight at 7:so clock. Rev, DR.. John
Ennnon delivered his famous lecture,
",Tub philosophy Of Dlogenes.' ut tho
lMothodlst Church at o'clock before nm
immense audience, which heard the
splendid address with evident pleasure
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