The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
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Tile One Hundred and Twentieth
Session Being Held III u III
Alexandria.
BISHOP WILSON IN CHAIR CT II
Officers Of Conference Chosen
and Standing Committees APP
pointed Gratifying Reports.
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ALEXANDRIA,, VA. March SO-whe
one hundred and twentieth session 3of tile
Baltimore annual conference Of the Meth
odIst Episcopal Church., South. convened
In the Washington Street Southern Meth
odist Church this morning ut o'clock
with Bishop Alpheus ". Wilson, LII.
D., Of Baltimore. presiding.
After the singing Of q hymn and I a a
prayer by Bishop Wilson. Rev. James
+ r. Armstrong, secretary Of the last cons
ference, called the roll OF the minister's I n
and lay delegates.
The officers OF the conference were
elected as follows: Secretary. Rev. James lel
Z. Armstrong, and the following assist.
ants: Rev. Z. v. Register, George !.
Tyler, j a mes P. stump, II. 4 s.. coe. Will
allam,. NJ Waters, Grayson D. Kldner and
Harry, w. Burruss, Rev. Henry G..
Tcbrey was elected conference post
master.
s The report of the Church Publishing
Company was read by the secretary. and
showed that organization to be IN O
thriving condition.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees were elected:
mond, j.. n. Van Horne and c.. M.sarver.5
On Admissions-W.s H. Sanders, ~. H..
4 G. w. richardson. W. B. Dorsey, w. 81
Hammind. 0. F. Burgess. F. e. Ham
mond. j. r. Van Horne and c. NJ. Server
Nix on sAdmissions-W.f H. sandirs, u H.
DuLaney, T, G.. hewitt. ~. T. Henry.
W. p. C. Coe. w. II. Balenger, u Butt
~, ~ / i . 7 II
4 c. NJ. Hawkins, c. II. Buchanan, l.. B.
Atkins, II. c. Febrey. CIV. Bogic and
- Il. Sites. Gg
On Publishing Interests--J. a. Anderson,
w. IT, Grinith. z. VI Register. w. T.
Robinson. FIJI. Prettyman, +. J. Pollard,
J. G. Thrashcr. W. b. Snyder. P. I II.
Whisner.4 S. x. DavIs Collins Denny. :.
". Jones. William Stevens. C.. p. Nipno,i
Nv. N, Wagner and B. II. Hlner.
On Temperament $. Engle Q. L.
Rhodes. e. w. Il Mark, r. B. Frampton.,
p. l.. Blackmore. e. III. Rouse. D. L..
Reid. J. NJ. Fishpaw L. r. hardwood,
j. W.. New man, G. o. Holman. ". B.
Agnor, ]. ". Mcneil. w. H. Goose. G..
r. D. Collins and J. W. Thompson.
On District Conference Relations--J. g.
M Greene, j. ]. Ringer, ]. w. Grub,
e. y, LeFew and J. a. Rood n
On .collections--F. a.. Tyler. Thomas
Cooper. w. CT Hammond. L. Fox. r. S.
Eutsler. II. q. Burr, III. Lawson and W.
A. Sites ~. &. go 49,
On Sabbath Ohservance-W.6 White
Sell. j.. 7. Wood. II. j.. Myerly, r. B.
Frampton. w. II. Marsh. G. w. Laycock.
G. x. Heydrick. c. l.. Mellin. NJ. z.
Weikle. II. Z. Koontz. o. ". Lusby O.
y. Oakley. r. II. Wilson. y. w. RUSSELL
CHI. Cannon and J. S. Zimmerman.
: Rev. J.SE. Armstrong. E.3N. Register
and George T. Tyler were appointed a.
committee on publishing the minutes
DISTRICT REPORTS.
Tho reports Of the eight presiding elders
were read and showed gratifying results
OF the years work in the different dis
tricts.
The seventeenth question, pertaining to-
the slpernumerary members of the con-
ference, was asked by the bishop and all
were continued on that list there being
nothing against the names of any Of
them.
The eighteenth question. pertaining to
the superannuated members was next
asked, and they were likewise continued.
+ The twentieth question:: "Are all the
preachers blameless in their lives and
official admlnistrations?" WIS next put
ny the tD!SHOp, anu answered III tHe HI.
firmativc as the name Of each minister
was called.
Bishop Wilson introduced the following
ministers to the conference: Rev. DR.. "A.
j. Lamar. representing the publishing
house OF the church: Rev DR.. a. f, Vat
kIns, agent for the superannuatef en-
dowment fund; Rev. DR.. II. NJ DuBoise,
secretary OF the Epworth League; Rev. J.
Sidney Peters, representing the Baltimore
and Richmond Christian Advocate, and
REV. j. Fl. s. Iiwell, pastor OF the Meth
cdist Protestant Church, this city.
a communication was presented to the
conference from Rev. +. u. Day, pastor
OF North Point, East Baltimore District.
asking that he might be located In order
that he could take a course OF study at
the University Of Chicago. This request
was granted.
conference then adjourned at noon,
having fixed that hour as the. time of
adjournment cacn day,
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