The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-02
METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Closing Session Held Tuesday
Night.
THe LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
Announced BY Bishop Smith Rev.
Geo. 7. Tyler Made Presiding Elder
Of le~isbUrs Oistriet-Rev. J. s.
Hutchinson Assigned TO This
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MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.
The missionary anniversary was held
IN tle Methodist church Monday night.
Key. :. u Ferguson. president Of the
Conference Boart OF Missions. presiding.
Alter religious services the report of the
Board OF Missions was read 10y Rev. r.
- hewitt. The report showed the fol
owing 'aets: 81 charges have received
aid from the board- These mission
charges report 1880 members i.I35
additions. pos sunday schools. 1883
scholars ami l9> churches valued az
>2t2. $50
Bishop Smith and Dr seth Ward were
the speakers Of the evening
Bishop Smith said 10 part. L have
hal young preachers ask me for texts for
missionary sermons The fact is il we
learn the spirit OF Christ il Will be hard
Co Keep missions ont OF any sermon DO
YOU know we ara paving more Tor kid
gloves than we are for missions. and
three times a. much for cravats a. for
missions"
Dr Ward said. We are closing the
most successful year in missions 10 the
history of our church. The collections
Tor the year amount 70 more than $500.
their assessments In full. yet the amount
+ small Tor the whole church-onlv 10
-ents per capita for foreign missions
don believe this ! because our people
are stingy. but rather because thew have
not become sufficiently interested in the
'au~e. vur church can pay a million a
y ear ano not come IN a Thousand miles
?; s,f sacrifice WeGvciu q grand tir,,o
Japan aud China. long CLOSED % for
eltners. are now whipping into line with
cisnzation. The very security aud pros
per.tv oi the church al home depend on
carrying the Gospel abroad Her spirit.
Ca i,ie and doctrira. integrity are I'M
volvei
III E>DAl'S PROCEEDINGS
The Methodist Conference convened az
Tuesday $3.50 % clock After religions az
cfci-es conducted by Or s. 81 rsclllr
Bishop Smith took tie chair nr James
4. Duncan. Professor Of Moral pnilosn-
phy m Randolph Macon rrllsce wa in.
truturet. AZ this point Bishop tranhe-r
's,-- cai'ed % the chslr.
Inc report ou education wa- resumed
Item sixth. in IT. CART Co au increase in
~ amount allowed for Eantoiph Macon
college. alter some debate. bv has r.
Armstrong. Esq Eevs. ID "a Kern =
N ludg IA. J.. uamuii.T. T F,.hbrrre
D. NJ. p een- and Pres i.ieut IL T. Black
Wei. lv Invitation oi tle Coafsreuc4 wa
4ppt-t tu- the easy going Baltimore
.iilrrrhce. m" debate hal Al unusual
amount oi pepper ia IT,
II th- course oi Irc-iitut BLACKWELL
ailr - De- stated that che Kantninl
Macon system paid more salaries. en-
Fioy-l Lofr people than any Institution
300 Che state. and thar Ter trustee a D.
I'd nl- -,rcl on more property than Is
'w acd ~ tne University 90 Virginia
Rem -efel. recommending br- ! A.
bern and Collins Denny for pr0ia-sorshirs
% N.n-croiit diversity. was ndoptef
az ~ " hi-h the report was adopted - a
whole
I---nlHtiOl- % thanks 4 Rev II =
u auamli Secretary cttoni-rence Board %
Education. and 70 Geo X HI Trea~r-
r.. were read and adopted.
The following MEMBER ,rsrc recon-
1ienlei Is the Committee oi Conference
l.-llr.oas Tor The supcranuated relation.
H-F- ~. t. Eg4 .estou. Robe. smith. &.
Linthicum, j T Wi4htman. j =
Iarrner. J. i. kreglo. IA " Cover ]
II oln. i. : l. SixeaS. 4. Boon. J 7
tngi- !. = Porter VIM Hedges J L
hyde. : Townsend i. l. Shiplev. 4 %
FlaherIy. 4. 4. Joyce J j Crickenberger
q. l. Dameron, J 4 Maxwell. L. "
Brown, /. q Martin. II ". Kinzer. !
Z Sed wick, . A. Wheat. II b Bishop.
j hopAins,J. o. Iackett. +. T. Griffith
The Conference adopted the report.
An orphanage committee Olive was ap-
pointed % report one year hence. com.
posed Of hevs j. ; Hutchinson. ! =
Engie, W : Hammond, Mrssrs Frank
Thomas. FL : Conrad
The report Of the COMMITTEES an
Publishing Interests was pr--antef
recommending an editorial corr.=pou-
dent from each district instead Of a sin
gle editor d. heretofore 4 minority r.
port was presented recommending Dr. :
Cox a. editor.
Inc minority report was offered a. a
substitute only on the point Of the e5i
1orial management OF the Baltimore and
richmond Christian Advocate This was
discussed pro aud con by Revs. &. D. Har-
ris. ID. l.. Blakemore. 3 " Bond I 4
Williams, B. f. Bali Rev B r Ban
moved TO amend the minOrit, report bv
striking out all in regard To district cor
respondents. This motion did not prevail
Inis item the Of minority report was
then adopted. At this point the maipii.
" report was taken up item by item and
nnaiiy adopted a. a whole.
ALEXANDRA NEXT MEETING PLACE.
The committee on entertainment pre-
scented It's report by putting in nomiaa-
tion Alexandria and IIarris0nburg as
places OF meeting next year. The former
city VAs representei by Rev. e. Z. Sunni
and Rev. j " Duffy, and the latter by
lev. d. II. Kern and j. Houck. Alexan-
drla carried on the laurels. and will on
tertain the Conference in 1904.
The committee on Bible cause reported.
anc their report was amended author.
zlhg all monies collected for Bible cause
70 be turned over to the Conference BOARD
he report as amended was accented
Adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
The afternoon session ofthe Conference
was opened at 3 o'clock Tuesday aiter-
noon, with religious service conducted bv
Rev {. H. Buchanan, Bishop Smith In
the chair 81
Or. A. +. Watkins addressed the Con
terence, on the eve of his departure from
~ f.F fHa.a.