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

SlS I69; educational fund. $3.111; Pane and
Lane Institute. 1927; Bible fund. S51S. An
emergency fund balance of $1,000 was re-
ported MIR. James e. Alexander, treas
urer of the board of missions, read the re-
port of that board, which showed total
of S11 ,12L5S collected during the year for
foreign missions, and S9,352.54 collected
for domestic missions. OF these amounts
Washington district had raised S2.Oo1 for
foreign and $1,119 for domestic missions.
At 10 o'clock this morning Bishop Will
son announced the time set for the memo
rial service in memory of the ministers who
had died during the past year. He called
Bishop Hoss to the chair to preside dur
ing the exercises.
Memoirs Read.
b Question nineteen, What preachers have
died during the past year?" was called,
and Rev. Charles Lynch read the memoir
of Rev. DIR. Charles G.. Linthicum. whose
death occurred last October in Prince
Georges county, Md.
He was a native of Maryland and had
spent the greater part of his life in the
read the memoir of Rev. Saul B. Dolly,
who began to preach as early as 1854. His
death occurred in Fredericksburg In Au-
gust. The memoir of Rev, s. G. Ferguson,
whose death occurred this spring at Lees
burg, was read by Rev. j. III. Light. In
the biographical setch the record of the
deceased minister as soldier during the
civil war was referred to. 1t was stated
thai he had entered the confederate serv-
ice at the age of sixteen in the command
of Col Mostly, and had served with dlstinc-
ton. Entering the ministry in 1872 he
was rapidly promoted and served many
years as presiding elder.
Rev G.. D. White read the memoir of
Rey. Thomas James Miller. who had met
a tragic death son a railroad in October.
After the reading of these papers the
np ofara addresses from
ministers relative to those dead. Rev. DR..
J. W. Duffey spoke in communication of
the lives of Rev. L. G. Ferguson and Rev.
s Il. Dolly. DR.. w. II. d. Harper and DR..
A. NJ. Cackley paid tributes to the mem
DRY of Rev. Saul 3. Dolly, and a similar
office was performed by DR.. Henry p.
Hamill in memory of the late Rev. L. j.
Miller. Rev. DIR. James s. Gardner spoke
in relation to them ali, having known
them personally and closely in pastoral
life.
On motion the report, of the committee
on memoirs was unanimously adopted.
Conference Relations.
The committee on conference relations
reported favorably on the petition to place
the name of Allen A. p. Neel on the super
animated list, and the report was adopted.
Rev. William Campbell of the Virginia
State Bible Society was presented by the
bishop, and made address on the work
He spoke of the placing of Bibles in vari-
Gus languages in the hands of seamen
coming to Norfolk, Newport News and
other Virginia seaport towns.
The report of the board of church extern
sion was read by Treasurer p. V. d. Con-
way, showing that the sum of $331707 had
been raised during the past year. Much of
this sum had been paid out in assisting
churches either in new buildings the
improvement and reconstruction of the old.
communication signed by A. A. P.
Neal and ID. M. Brown. representing COM
mttee from Moorefield district. petitioning
the conference to reduce the lay representa-
tiyes in district conferences from four to
two members for each pastoral charge was
read and referred to q committee of five
appointed by the bishop.
Ordination Services.
The ordination services of the Baltimore
conference Methodist Episcopal Church
South, which took place yesterday morning,
and evening in the Washington Street
Southern Methodist Church. were witnessed
by congregations which crowded the audi
forum and the galleries. Probably thou
sand people were present on each occasion.
The conference love feast was held at 8
o'clock in the morning and was presided
over by Rev. j. S. Gardner, d. d. At IL
o'clock Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, the pre-
siding officer of the conference delivered
the sermon. which was directed especially
to the memLers of the class to be presented
for ordination to the delconate. After the
sermon the bishop ordained the following
deacons: Messrs. John NJ. Kline. William d.
King. Selwyn X. Cockrell George W. Sta
Piles and Claude NJ. Hesser travelling dea-
cons; Homer Welch, George r. Fringer.
George III. Fielding and Frank M. Richard
son. local deacons- In the afternoon at
O'Clock missionary meeting was held I'M
der the auspices of the Golden Link Mis-
sionary Society, at which an address was
delivered by Mrs. Alph JUS w. Wilson
Bishop e. f.. Hoss preached the sermon
at the evening services. His discourse re-
lated to the parting scenes In the life of
st. Paul and abounded in earnest advice
and admonitiop to those who were about to
have conferred upon them the high minis
terial Office of elder. After the sermon
Bishop Wilson ordained Messrs Ernest IL.
Woolf. Bernley ID. Harrison and George W.
Gather travelling elders and Robert e.
Hutton local elder.
Conference viii probably adjourn for the
session about noon tomorrow. when the
bishop will read out the appointments OF
ministers for the ensuing pastoral year.
There will be preaching In the Washington
Street Church this evening at O'Clock by
Rev. w. +. Locke.
General City News.
Mr.. David Bendheim. well known dry
goods merchant of this city. died early yes
terday morning at his home at the corner
of Prince and Lee streets after a lingering
illness. He was seventy-six years of age.
His wife and six children survive him. The
children are Mrs. M. Kaufman of Green's
boro. \. c.: Mrs. Schrier Of Cincinnati and
Messrs. Louis, Samuel and Ferdinand Bend
helm of this city. Mr.. Bendheim was born
In Germany. but has lived here the greater
part of his life.
The Episcopal High School base bali team
will meet the Haverford Grammer School
nine of Philadelphia on the grounds of the
local school tomorrow afternoon.
Funeral services over the remains of
Fremont +. Jones. who was killed Thurs
day by premature explosion in a stone
quarry at Fabers'. took place at 2.30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from ST. Mary's Catho-