The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-05
DEBATE ON ADVOCATE
Executive Session of Conference at
Alexandria - Educational lnstitu-
tions Reported in Flourishins Con-
ditiop

tions Reported in Flourishins Con-
dition.
The question Of the control and con.
duet OF the Baltimore and Richmond
Christian Advocate. the church organ,
caused extended debate at the Baltimore
Southern Methodist Conference In Alex
andria Saturday. To settle the matter
a special executive session was held
The committee on publishing interests
which had conferred with special com
mittee from the Virginia Conference, rec
ommended that neither OF the PROPOSE
tions submitted by the management OF
the paper be accepted and it was adVised
that the Enforcement Of the Baltimore
conference be withdrawn from the pa
per An amendment TO the report wac
offered by Rev. John II Light, recon-
mending the continuance OF the organ
with the support ofthe conference. Rev.
p. H. Whisner declared that the matter
WAS Of such moment that 1t should be
considered at length and in executive
sesson. This was discussed, and il wac
finally decided to hold an executive SEES
sion in the lecture room OF the church.
The conference in secret session spent
three hours in discussing the proposal
70 adopt the Baltimore and Richmond
Christian Advocate az its organ. This
proposal was finally rejected and 1t was
determined that the Advocate should b.
no LOGGER the organ OF the conference,
out that q committee OF Is be appointed
to formulate a plan to establish confer.
ence newspaper.
THE sUPERANNUATED LIST.
The report of the committee on confer
ence relations recommended that the gu
perannuated relation be granted TO +
ii. Shpley, Lemuel W Haslup aud Lloyd
n Kincaid and this was iayorably acted
upon. Upon the recommendation OF the
committee the supersnnnated relation
was granted to the following; John :.
Hutchinson, William q. Hammond, vii
liam q EgglestOn, John T. Wightman.
Jemes S Gardner, Ephraim l.. Kregloe
Hamilton A. Gsver, James II. Wolff
Ph liz s. f Sixess. Aaron Boon. joseph
] Engle. Lewis II Graybil, James 5.
Porter, William Hedges, John L. Hyde,
Sy vanus Townsend, j. Lester Shipley
Adam O. Flaherty, Charles A Joyce,
Joseph j Crickenburger, Charles Dana
ron, John r. Max well, Walter " Watts,
Thomas W. Brown. Asbury r. Martin
Louis q Martin, Hamilton W. Kinzer,
John G.. Sedwick, Quincy A. Wheat, Hen.
~ d. Bishop. Jacob s. Hopkins, John o.
Tackett and Frank Il. Griffith.
COLLEGES ARE PRosPEmSG
The report OF the committee on edues-
ton was made, showing prosperous
condition among the various institutions
OF learning connected with the conference
The work of the Southern Seminary
the Methodist school for girls at Buena
Vista. Va, was commended. The same
was true with the report OF the Allegha
ny Collegiate Institute, which was pur-
chased last year.
Bishop Wilson presented Rev, DR.. E.
H. Rowe, president OF the Southern Sem
mary. who addressed The conference on
the advantages OF that seminary Tor the
education OF young daughters OF Metho-
dists within the bounds OF the Baltimore
Conference. DR.. Blackwell, president OF
Rand olph. Macon College, was next pre-
sented. He spoke OF the great work Of
the college for the ministry and called
upon all OF bis auditors who had been
students to stand up. Those who arose
represented large proportion OF the
ministers present.
At their own request Rev. William A.
Sites and Rev. Henry Lawson were
located.
The report Of the sunday-sehOol CON-