Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
RECEIVES REPORTS
FINAL SESSION OF SOUTHERN
METHoDIsTS AT MANASSAS.
Election of Lay Delegates to Annual
Observation-Disclosures the Place
of Next Meeting.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
MANASSAS, Va. July 4 1904.
The closing services of the thirty-sev-
cnth session of the Washington district
conference of the baltimore annual con-
ference Methodist Episcopal Church
South which convened at this place last
Tuesday evening. were held today at the
Methodist Church.
The presiding elder of the district. Rev
j. w Duffey DID. presided over the
meetings and at $40 am. conducted a
prayer and experience service. After the
approval OF the minutes of the session
yesterday afternoon the report of the
committee on missions, signed by Revs
w. II BallenEee and ]. w. Smith, was
presented. After reviewing the condi-
tions and work being done in the several
charges of the district the committee
noted an increase of this year over last
in the amount paid by the district for
missions and was of the opinion the
outlook for the cause OF missions was en-
COuraging.
Reports were received from Mrs. w. ].
H. Robinson. district secretary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and
from Mrs b. ID. Harrison for Mrs. B. w.
Perrow. district secretary of the Wom-
ans Home Mission Society
Rev. w. II Ballingee of Warrenton, Va,
addressed the conference on missions.
and the report of the committee was
adopted.
Rev. ]. T. Stump of Alexandria, Va.
read the report of the committee on
financial systems. AS a rule the most sue
CesSful charges IN the district reported
the envelope system for raising the
finances as being in operation. Nearly all
reported their church property as being in
good condition. repairs being made to a
number of the church buildings and par
SonageS.
Rev. j. c. Hawk of Marvin Church
Washington addressed he on a
method of collecting the conference benev-
client fund
The conference adopted the report of the
committee on financial systems.
The work of the Sunday schools proved
to be one Of the interesting subjects of The
session. Rev. w. l.. Dolley of Leesburg. Va.
presented the report of the Sunday school
committee. According to the report fifty
five of the eighty-fve schools are enrolled
as missionary societies, and Chldren's
day exercises have been generally he'd with
much enthusiasm and varying success One
school was reported to have a Bible study
circle
w. W. MILAN of Washington. secretary
OF the Baltimore conference Sunday school
board. delivered a fine discourse to the
conference on Sunday school work after
adopted
At II o'clock Rev J. H. Light of Fred
erlcksburg. Va. preached a sermon from
chronicles. 18th and 18th verses on The
Ark in the House
Lie maj session.
The conference assembled at 245 nm
Tor the final session. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. Homer WeIch of
Morrisville. Va
The committee the spiritual state of
the church presented it's report signed nv
Rev. j L. KILLER and w D. Hosknson
among other things they reported the spir-
ltual condition of the charges in the dis
trict TO be generally good. with the at
IN
They also made several recommendations
SUCH as regarding the use of the Bible the
tlcOurasement of young people along lines
OF christian activity. and that the pastors
emphasize the Importance of family wor-
snip The report of the committee was
adopted.
Rev d. l.. Blakemore. pastor of Epworth
church Washington, reported for the com
mittee on examina lions that William Henry
E.IhS0h OF 81 Elmo. Va. and Henry AxteH
beach or Falls Church. Va. had passed ap-
proved examinations for local deacons or
ders. and that Emmanuel Pearce of Wash
lngton had passed an approved examination
LOT ADMISSION on trial to the Baltimore an
nual conference
The conference. by separate ballot rec
commended the gentlemen to the annual
conference which will meet in Winchester
Va, March - next.
The matter of providing a district par
Sohage Tor the use OF the presiding elder
has been agitated for two years and II re-
ceived definite attention by the appoint
ment of committee That committee nv
b NJ Rouse of Remington Va reported
today that nothing had been done beyond
the examination of several pieces of nron
erty. The conference continued the com
mittee' and 1t is likely before long a house
Will be selected and properly furnished
GpperVile and Hamilton, Va were
placed in nomination as the place of hold
ing the next session of the conference and
Hamilton was selected.
The committee on quarterly conference
records reported nearly all the records
submitted were good. some. however. hav-
ing snsht defects The committee consisted
adopted.
Lay delegates to the next session of the
Baltimore annual conference were elected
as follows: David l.. Coon Of Washington
Richard 5. Hynson of Manassas. Jacob A.
Pitcher OF Fauquier and Henry X. Field of
Alexandria. Va. The alternates elected
We're E. Nj. Rouse of Remington F. j. Pol
lard OF Alexandria. II. A. Beach of Falls
Church and s. 7. Weir OF Manassas. Va
The lay delegates attending the confer
ence presented a resolution regarding the
coming transfer of Rev. ]. w. Dufrey. D. D..
the presiding elder who has served a sue
ceSSfui term OF four years. Under the laws
of the church at the Baltimore annual con-
ference Rev. Duffey will be assigned to
another field. The conference unanimously
passed the resolution. Wishing him success
in his new work. Suitable remarks in APP
probation of the resolution were made by
the presiding elder
A vote of thanks to the secretary of the
conference, l. Pierce Boteler was also
passed. and he was requested to give the
proceedings to the Southern Methodist the
organ of the Baltimore conference of which
the Washington district Is a part
BY rising vote the thanks of the confer
ence were unanimously given to the church.
pastor and friends in Manassas for their
generous entertainment of the delega ties at
tending the conference
The conference then adjourned sine die.
with the singing OF the Doxology and with
the benediction by the presiding elder to
meet next year at Hamilton, Va