The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-07
METHODIST CONFERtN nee.
Committee Appointed TO Consider
Question Of Establishing a Paper
Memorial Services.

Committee Appointed 10 Consioer
Question Of Establishing a Paper
Memorial Services.
Pursuant To action OF the conference in
executive session providing Tor the up
pointment Of committee OF lb-Jbe
ministerial aud oae lay member rom
each distfict-tO consider the establish
ment OF n conference paper, the follow
ing NOMINATIONS were made by the pre-
siding elders, and confirmed by the COT
ference. Messrs. j A. Anderson, l..
REGISTER, F. j. Plettyman, {. ID. Harris
+. II Whsner, collins Denny, CharlH
nch and w. n Wagner, clerical; I. l.
/ Muller. G. NJ. Armstrong. f. }. Pollard,
h. ID Newman, L b. Lipscomb, 4. I.
Fishburn, A. Il. Huddleston aud \. l..
I Pugh, lay members.
The conference voted To recognize the
orders of Rev +. g. MagaDn, OF RoanoAr,
an elder in the Methodist Protestal {
Church.
The report OF the joint board Of finance
was read 10y Treasurer HOuck Accord
/ ing TO this the amounts collected during
/ the past year were a. follows: For
] UtHHOU y f-s'lN - HuI
fund, SIS. 100; educational innd, 81 ! ! j.
Pane 4 Lane Institute, 1927; Bible iund
$j7S And emergency fund balance ]
$1,000 WAS reported. Treasurer Alex
ander, Of the board Of missions. read r"
port which showed a total Of Sll,l2l -
10 collected during the year for foreign
missions and 81, 331 "a collected for dh.
nestle missions.
IL MEMORY or THE DEAD.
Question 19-"What preachers have
died during the past year WAS Gale
and Rev. Charles Lynch read the memoir
of Rev. Dr. Charles 6. Linthicum, whose
death occurred last October in Prince
Georges county, Md.
Rev. J. NJ. Hawley read the memoir ol
Rev Saul b Dolly, who began 10 preach
as early IA 1884 His death occurred III
fredericksburg in August. The IN IN II
of Rev. :. G Ferguson, whose death Oc
CURED this spring at Lfes6urg, was rr''d
by Rev. j. II. Light. In the biograph
zeal sketch the record of the deceased
minister as soldier during the Civil NaT
was referred to. IL was stated that ht
had entered the Confederate service al
the age of l6 in the command Il CJl
Mosby and had served with distinction
Entering the ministry in 1872, he WA
rapidly promoted and served many years
as presiding elder.
Rev. g. ID. White read the memoir OF
Rev. Thomas James Miller, who met
tragic death on railroad In Octob r.
Rev DR.. ] W Duffey spoke in commtn
dation of the lives of Rev. :. &. Ferguson
and Rev. 5. b Dolly, DR.. Harper and DE-
Cackley paid tribute. TO the memory 6
Rev. Saul Il Dolly. and a similar Office
was performed by Dr. HamilI in memory
of the late Rev. 4. j. Miller. Rev. DR.
James S. Gardner spoke in relation "a
them all, having known them personally
and closely 10 pastoral life.
CONFERENCE RELATIONS
The committee on conference relations
reported favorabIy on the petition L
place the name Of Alien A. T. Neel on The
superannueted list. and the report was
adopted
The report OF the board OF church ex
tension was read by Treasurer =. d
/ Conway, showing that the sum OF 81
/ 3l7.07 had been raised during The past
year. Much of this sum had been paid
out in assisting churches either IN new
buildings or the improvement and recon
struction of the old.