Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
Committee on Education.

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Committee on Education.
The report of the committee on education
was made showing prosperous condition
among the various institutions of learning
connected with the conference. Methodists
were urgeasto send their sons and daughters
to the denominational schools and colleges.
The condition Of the Randolph-Macon sys-
tenn Of colleges and schools was declared to
be most excellent. At Randolph-Macon Col
lege atSAshland there are enrolled this year
100 students. and the finances of the school
are satisfactory. 1t was stated that at the
Woman's College in Lynchburg there were
so many applications for admission that
all could not be taken in.
The ERECTION of new dormitory is con-
tempIated At the Front Royal Academy
eighty-nine students are enrolled this ses-
sion. The college at Ashland 1t was stat
ed. needs at least one additional professor
ship and new buildings. The work OF the
Southern Seminary, the Methodist school
for girls at Buena Vista. Va, was COM
mended. The same was true with the re-
port OF the Allegheny Collegiate Institute,
which was purchased last year, and which
has an enrolment of ninety-four students.
It was recommended that the conference
appoint boards of visitors for the Southern
Seminary and the Allegheny Collegiate In
stitute.
The following appointments were recon-
mended: Rev J. A. Kern. DID,, and Rev.
Collins Denny, DID,, professors in Wander
bilt University; Rev. L. s. Shires. professor
in Allegheny Collegiate Institute; ]. H.
Balthas, student at Vanderbilt University;
William M. Compton and Wilmer Johnson.
students at Randolph Macon College: Rev.
H p. Hamill conference secretary and
treasurer of education The continuation
of the members of the committee on the
twentieth century fund was recommended.
The report also recommended an assess
ment of 5000 for Randolph-Macon Col
for he M
ton, and 500 for the Pain and Lane 1nsti-
tute. To this was appended the report of
the treasurer of the twentieth century
thank offering fund Of the Baltimore con-
ference.
This showed that from balance on hand
March 25, 1903, of $4SS.55 the receipts up
to March 30, 1904. had been $2.01S25, max
ing a total of So 506.S so. The expenditures
for the fiscal year reduced the amount on
hand at the time of the report to $SS1.S2.
The reports were adopted.
Following this Bishop Wilson presented
Rev. DR.. E. H. Rowe, president of the
Southern Seminary, who addressed the con-
ference on the advantages of that seminary
for the education of the young daughters
of Methodists within the bounds of the Bal
timore conference. DR.. Blackwell, presi-
dent Of Randolph-Macon College, was next
presented. He spoke of the great work of
the college for the ministry and called upon
all of his auditors who had been students
to stand up. Those who arose represented
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Dr. H A Hamill. conference secretary
and treasurer of education. delivered an
address on the work of his field. He urged
the pastors to stir up their congregations
on the need of the denominational education
of the young. The pastors. he said. should
do more than preach the annual sermon on
education required by the church dis
cipline: they should be constantly pre-
| the work of the church correspondence
school, saying that 1t had this year an en-
roliment Of 500 students.
Nashville Christian Advocate.
| Rev. DIR. Lamar addressed the conference
on the Nashville Christian Advocate and
Rev. JsiSfdney Peters spoke in reference to
the local church organ. the Baltimore and
Richmond Christian Advocate.
At hts own request the name Of Rev. A.
A. B. Meal an aged minister, who had
been inactive work for thirty-three years,
was referred to the committee on confer
ence relations for the superannuated class
At their own request Rev William A.
Sites and Rev. Henry Lawson were located
Rev. Andrew j. Bruner of the Iowa c.n-
ference Methodist Episcopal Church. was
received into full connection. 1t he.ns his
purpose to- Join the Missouri conference. M.
e. Church South.
1t WAS resolved that the annual memorial
o'clocktsA The report of the board OF dis
tr.ct conference records showed all records
on hard and approved 1t was adopted, as
was also sthe report of the committee on
Sabbath observance. which contained q
clause naming Rev. DR. I. W. Canter and
Rev. DR.. Collins Denny delegates to the
international Sunday rest congress In st
Louis. snd Endorsing the work of the sun
day School League Of America
The report of the Sunday school commit
tee was received and adopted It slowed
a prosperous condition OF the Sunday
schools within the conference. Announce
ments for the Sunday services were made
and conferences adjourned.
Conference Love Feast.
Sunday morning at 0 o'clock the confer
ence love feast win be held. led by Rev.
Dr. James 5. Gardner. At II o'clock there
will be preaching by Bishop Wilson. after
which the ceremony of the ordination OF
deacons viii take place. At tao o. clock in
the evening there win be preaching By
Bishop r. e. Hoss. followed by the 0rdira-
ton Of elders. In the afternoon at e
o'clock there will be a missionary meeting