The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
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SESSION.
Third Days Work Of the Balti-
more Conference. .3
SEVERAL RE PORTS IT'S READ 'l:. J,
A Communication from the National
AZ Anti Saloon League Was Referred
to Committee on Temperance.
Memorial Services Monday.
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FREDERICK BURG, " AZ. March Nj 27. --
The third days session Of the Baltimore
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South opened with "a fun at
tendance In the II Methodist Church this
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Bishop a. Coke
Smith presiding. The opening religious
exercises were conducted BY Rev, L. Z B.
Betty, Of the Virginia Conference Row.
James Atkins, Of Nashville. Tenn. gen
eral Sunday school secretary, addressed
the body at length on the work Of sun
day-school OILS. IA i5 Ii !. Si :. !,
Anti Saloon League was read and referred
to the Committee on Temperance.
Rev. Mr.. Day OF the Wiz slnta Confer
ence. and Rev.. D. Edwards. OF the Ea p
list Church. of this city, were introduced
to the conference. sES7 y.
on motion, the money contributes Tor
In behalf of their work IN baltimore
city was ordered paid Ito 3. D. Preston.
OF Baltimore, who ls seer tary OF the
Church Extension Society. ,5
A report from the General Board OF Mis-
sions was read and referred to the Con-
ference Board Of Missions. .fi b
The time for holding memorial services
l. IN memory u IIlOoo5R " az
away during the year was fixed Tor next
Monday morning at 10 o clock x, NJ
Rev. Seth Ward. D. D., general mission
ary secretary, was introduced to the con-
ference. SS Ef A @ iii IA n S5l
PUBLISHING HOUSE.
Rev. j.. ]. Liggert p. D., gen eral book
editor ddressed tho conference. and par
acularly emphasized the Importance OF
circulating and reading the literature OF
the General Publishing House: s,,5 .
The following, having passed appIo o,vTi
exnminatio were admitted on trial:
Robert r. hewitt, Edward Barber 10.
mer WEIGH, Thomas G. Jones Bernard
Brown White, Harry P. Baker. Joseph Il.
Beane, Letcher Stevens shireas. J. 3.
frederick. I, e
Rev, ". D. Smith, rector Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church OF this city. ana
Rev. Dr. Bingham, book agent OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, were
introduced to the conference,
The following, having passed approved
examinations were admitted into full con-
nection and were elected to deacons or
ders: John w. Smith, Jesse It y. rope ana
william D. Compton " I'll
RI Claude NJ. Hesser passed an approved
examination, and not being eligible to
deacons orders, was passed to the com
$mittee OF the third year.
d Howard A. Mutfell was admitted INTO
full connection. 9s rs 100
Dr.. bingham, Of Nashville. Tenn. gem
eral book agent, addressed the conference
upon the interests Of tho publishing house l!
and said 1t stood for the distribution OF
knowled ge-literary, scientific and rell-
gious-and high standard OF, knowledge
was as necessary as O high standard OF
morals for influence and power.
agls5 SOUND ADVICE.
THE bishop then addressed the class al
mitted into full connection and gave them
some sound advice. He cautioned the
class against sensationalism. and told the
members not to reserve their best sermons
For big occasions, but to preach their best
sornons all the time.
After announcements of committee meet
lings tho conference adjourned, with the
benediction by Rev. 8. G. ferguson.
This afternoon the conference left IN
hodv on a special train to visit BY invi-
tation the Randolph-Macon College at
Members Of the conference returned
from Ashland at o'clock. Three hun
! dred and eleven were In the party. They
inspected the buildings and grounds Y OF
Rand olph- Macon and enjoyed the trip. To-
night Rev. II. T. Stephens, OF Romney,
Viva. preached an able sermon IN the
Methodist Church to very large congre-
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