The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-05
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
ToMEET WINCHESTER NEXT
YEAR.
Invitation Was also Received From
Harrisonburs- Proposition in He
GARD 10 the Christian Advocate.

gard 10 the Christian hdVoeats'
Next years session Of the Baltimore
Southern Methodist Conference Will be
held ia Winchester This WAS decided at
the seseion Friday An invitation was
also received from the church at HARRISON
burg.
A paper was read from Rev. DR.. Jas
Cannon, president, and Rev Dr. Sidney
Peters, secretary OF the baltimore ana
Richmond Christian Advocate Publishing
Co., relating 90 the future management
Of the official church paper OF the Bait
more and Virginia conferences. There
was no action taken on the matter. III,
paper having been sent In Tor general III.
formation by the special committees a
the two church bodies appointed TO Tor
mulate some plan for future manage
ment.
Two propositions were made-the brsl
To sell To the patronage OF the conferences
the paper with a clear title to its posses
sion and freedom from all debts, aud tn
second, which WAS offered in case TIN
fret was declined. was To the effect tha'
il Il the attention of Messrs Cannon and
Peters 10 continue the publication If thu
paper under the same name, praying Tor
the communication OF the two conferences.
AZ heretofore. and requesting that L.
case this plan is adopted Rev DIR. ). h
Cox be appointed Baltimore Conference
editor
TuRp-YEAR EXAMINATIONS.
The following who passed their eXami.
nations in the third year were admitted
to the iourth-year class: j &. Jeter, Jess =
h. Pope and William C. Smith Lloyd
Il. kIncaid WAS continued in the super
numerary class: James Il. Hupmau was
continued in the same class ~ Il student
at Randolph Macon College, and William
W. Compton was also continued. j. i.
Valiant, having lost some OF his exami-
nation papers, was continued. ~ was
also Claude NJ Hlesser.
ADMITTED oN TRIAL.
The following were admitted on trial
VIM. =. Johnson. VIM NJ Ellison, Homer
C. Snyder. Frauk Jenkins, George K
Fringer. Louis l. LOwance and VIM ID
Eve
la response TO the second question
"Who remain on trial?'-the following
Games were called and advanced to the
second years standing: Edward ". Bru
baker. George Il Fielding. Bernard u
White. Edward Barber, Homer Nelch,
Thomas G. Jones. Harry b. Baker, Joseph
II. Bean and James Is. 1edrick. Robert
X hewitt and letcher 5 Shires were con
tiuued n the first yeas class.
Ernest l.. WOolie Bernely ID. Harrison
and George ". Gather were elected to
receive elders orders
ader the tenth QuestiOn-"Nh What local
preachers are elected deacOns2' the iOl.
lowing names were called and advanced
To- receive the order OF deacon George II.
Fielding. Homer Welch. Geo. X Fringer
and Frank Richardson.
The following, who had been elected to
iull embership, were called 10 the chan
eel 10 receive the admonition OF the Bish
Oh. James II. Haley, Charles ". stump.
Louis ) Rudasil, Selwyn h. COckreli.
and George ". Staples Bishop Wilson
addressed them. cnunseIing them Ia
preach the Gospel Of hrist with all the
rarnestness and conservation OF, their
lives. He warned them against pro
claiming anything else in their minister
al Off e. They were not in the pulpit. he
told them. to preach sociology nor in
the ministry to help on sanitation nor
to serve a. policemen. Nothing but the
preaching OF the Cross, Bishop Wilson
declared il able TO save men, and he
urged upon the members oil the class
that such preaching was to be the chiel
business in life
After each candidate had answered thr
questions Of the Discipline the conference
voted 10 receive them into fulleonnection.
SUPPORT or AGED MINISTER'S.
Rev. DIR. Watkins, OF the superannunte
endowment fund, addressed the confer
ence on the sui Jet Of supporting the old
ministers who have worn themselves out
ln the service OF the Gospel A collection
was taken amounting to several hundred
dollars
The missionary anniversary OF the con
ference was held Friday night.