Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-24
THE CLOSING DAY.
Washington District Conference Of the
M. E. Church South.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening star
WARRENTON. Va. July o. 1903.
The thirty sixth session Of the Washing
ton District conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. which has been
meeting at Warrenton. Va. since Tuesday
afternoon. held Its closing services on
Thursday. ,s;s,
At the 0 o'clock session the presiding
elder Rev. ]. W, Duffey. DID,. was chair
man and upon his request Rev. c. l.. Pot
ter conducted hhe devotional exercises.
f. report signed by w. w. MILAN and Rev.
w. L. Dolly OF Washington, indorsing and
commencing the work Of the annual Sun
day school convention was adopted. In
compliance with the church discipline a
licensing committed consisting of Revs. j.
Falls Church. W, L. Dolly Of Washington
and ]. c. Hawk Of Fairfax. Va, was elect
ed by the conference.
The committee on missions reported in de-
tail as regards the work being done for
missions by the-several charges. and among
other things reported that the women
foreign and home mission societies had
twenty-nfne societies with S27 members and
last year raised $3.50. They urged upon
the pastors the importance OF giving IN
struction in the matter of missions and the
circulation of literature.
Under the general topic OF MethodfSm ana
missions Rev. ]. NJ. Hawley of Morrisville.
Va. spoke on "Methodism as Revival
Movement: Are the Conditions Of the Move
ment Met by the Protracted Meetings or
the Present Day." and Rev. ]. H. Marsh
of Remington. Va. spoke on How May
the Methodism of the Present Day be made
More Effective in Soul winning
Prof. c. L. Melton OF Randolph Macon
Academy, Front Royal, Va. was introduced
and addressed the conference In the inter-
ests of the academy.
A resolution of thanks to the people Of
Warrenton for their hospitality and to the
Baptist and Presbyterian churches for the
proffer Of their church buildings for use
during the sessions was unanimously
adopted by the conference.
Rev ]. H. White Of the West Washing
ton NJ. f. Church South preached at IL
o clock and the communion service follow
ed.
At 3 o'clock pm. the final session OF the
conference was held. commencing with de-
votional exercises conducted by Rev. F. A.
Strother of Hamilton. Va.
The report of the Epworth League COM
mittee. which was adopted. reviewed the
league conditions in the district, especially
praising the leagues at Mt. Vernon Place
and Marvin churches Of Washington. The
leagues of the District raised $348 last year
for missions and 1916 for other purposes.
The report of the committee on quarterly
conference records detailing the condition
Of each book presented was adopted.
A resolution regarding the members OF
the church signing petitions for the grant
ing Of liquor licenses, admonishing the peo-
pie to abstain from such a course in the
future. calling attention to the temperance
chapter in the discipline and calling upon
the preachers to administer proper dis
cipline in cases Of those who engage in
the sale of intoxicants or who sign petitions
for the liquor license was adopted by ris-
ing VOTE
The spiritual conditions of the churches
on the district was regarded by the COM
mittee on the spiritual state Of the church
as being fair. The committee urged that
weekly prayer meetings be organized and
that the important family worship be not
neglected.
The committee appointed last year to Sc
lect a district parsonage reported that sew
eral sites had been examined. but no de-
cison made. AND the committee was con-
tinued. -
Manassas, va.,sxas selected as the next
place Of meeting of the conference
Messrs. F. J. Pollard of Alexandria, DR..
]. 0. Hodgkins of Warrenton, G. w. Lay
cock of Hamilton and E. M. Rouse of Rem
ington. Va, were elected as lay delegates
with Messrs. j. L. Gorrell of Catletts, Va.
Thos. Jarvis of Marvin Church, D. L. Coon
Of Mt. Vernon Place Church. and L. Pierce
Boteler Of Epworth Church, this city. as
alternates to the Baltimore annual confer
s enc which Nl convene at Alexandria.
A resolution in appreciation of the SER
vices of the secretary of the conference. L.
Pierce Boteler. was adopted. and he was
requested to publish the proceedings in the
to publish the proceedings in pamphlet
form. The conference closed with the sing
ing Of the dOxology and with benediction
by the presiding elder.