Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-05

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Sulphur, r. NJ Wheeler; Alvdr. 9. =. Z.
Few; Allegheny. A. G. McNeer: Caylns. ~,
ers; Bath, ]. B. Hedricks; Millboro' Mission.
one to be supplied by A. vandevander: Ley
elton. Charles Lynch; Huntersvtlie. !. y.
Pope; Greenbank, e. M. Brown and l. L.
Lowance; Hot Springs, ]. 7. valiant;
professor in Allegheny Institute. L. ..
Shires.
Moorefeld District.
J. T. Williams, presiding elder; Mooreheld,
A. A. Walker: Petersburg, J. w. Reeves;
Franklin, W. N. Wagner; South Fork Z.
w. Stump; Keyser, c. s. Stanton; Cumber-
land, ]. c. Jeter; South Cumberland, Z.
H. Cannon: Elk Garden. supplied by 9. w.
Yost; Piedmont, G. T. d. Collins; Frost
burg. Frank Jenkins; Flintstone, e. W.
Gather: Romney. J. W. Beall; sianesvine
G. H Heydrick; Hardy, to be supplied;
Morgan, E. B. Brubaker; Gainesboro, Thos
Cooper; War densviile, C. NJ. Sarver; Capon
Bridge, William Melville; ListonGugg, A.
B. Sites. Transferred, c. F. McCilnt,c 70
Indian mission conference; ID. l.. Reid, to
Indian mission conferences; Andrew ]. Bru-
ner to Indian mission conference
Routine Proceedings.
The sixth days session of the conference
opened this morning in the Washington
Street Church with the usual devotional ex-
ercises. Secretary Armstrong read the
minutes of the last session and Rev. DR..
Peter H. Whisner of the general church
extension board addressed the conference,
saying that there had been gratifying IN
crease in the money raised for church ex-
tension. He said that there had been an
nf a
raised last year. DR.. Whisner urged that
assistance be provided for churches at vari-
Gus points, notably at Blacksburg, where
many of the students of the rapidly grow
ing Virginia Polytechnic Institute are
Methodist young men.
The secretary of the board of missions
read his report, showing that sixty-slx
charges had been aided. On motion the
bishop was authorized to name an orphan
age committee for the ensuing year. The
report of a committee recommending the
reduction of the representatives at district
conferences was laid on the table.
Bishop Wilson then commenced the call
ing of a list of conference questions involV-
ing wide range of statistics They were
answered by DIR. Tyler, one of the secre-
taries.
These statistics were as follows: Local
preachers in the conference territories, IS
increase of 81; members in connection, 3d.,
756 increase of 654); Epworth Leagues,
PIP; Epworth League members, 9Ol3; Sun
day schools, 603 increase of 2O; Sunday
school officers and teachers, 1914; Sunday
school scholars; amount raised for presid-
ing elders, $12 294; for preachers salaries,
SIP 212 increase of $4,000; number of So
cieties, 662; number of houses of worship,
ST.; value of churches, 81, AGO, 800, with an
indebtedness of $65,961, p 7rsonages, las; val
ue of parsonages, $257 425, with an indebt-
cdness of S., 120; districts, 8; district par
sonagss, values $1s0,0o0; churches destroy
ed, 4; amount of loss, $12, 1856 (partly COW
cred by insurance.
The report of the temperance committee
declaring for warefare against the whisky
evil was adopted. as was also the report OF
the Epworth League board. By rising vote
the conference adOp ed resolutions OF
thanks to the people of Alexandria, to Rev.
]. p Stump, the local p1stor and his COM
mttee on entertainment; to the fresoyte-
rian, Methodist, Ep.scopfl and Methodist
Protestant churches in Alexandria for as
sistance and courtesy, and to the Business
Mems League for the use of the league
rooms Conference adopted vote of SYM
pathy for Rev DIR. John S. Hyde for the
impairment of his eyesight
Rev. D. L. Reid who was about to be
transferred to the Ind an mission confer
ence owing to i'll health, spoke regretfully
of the severance of his relations with the
Baltimore conference and expressed the
hope that he might return to his former
work
The report of Secretary A. c. Naden-
bousch of the joint board of finance was
read naming the assessments for the COM
ing conference year. The principal items
were as follows: For bishops salary.
$4,000; superannuate fund, $4,000; educa-
tional fund, $500; Pane and Lane Insti-
tute, $780,
Conference adopted a report expressing
commendation for the editorial work of
Rev. DR.. S. K. Cox. who was retiring
from the Baltimore conference editorship
of the old church organ.
New Conference Organ.
Great interest was manifested on the
floor of the conference this morning over
the discussion relative to the plans for the
establishment of an organ to be conducted
by the Baltimore conference. The matter
was brought up by motion to call the
roll of the conference with view of as
certaining who of the ministers and others
would be willing to subscribe for stock in
the proposed paper.
DIR. Whisner of the special publication
committee said the publication of the pa
per had been determined upon by the COM
mittee, and that many of the subscrip
lions had already been promised. There
was promised he said, as much as $1,000
in subscription for stock.
The plan is to form stock company for
the publication of the Baltimore Southern
Methodist. to be the official organ of the
Baltimore conference, the capital to DE
raised by the subscription of stock at $40
each on convenient conditions of payment.
From all quarters came calls for the ques-
ton. and the vote of a motion to call the
roll for subscriptions when taken was so
close as to require a count. This resulted
i'll 70 for and IS against, the motion being
lost.
1t was then decided simply to appoint
committee to go through the conference
with a list taking subscriptions. Dr.
Whisner said he thought capital stock of
about $3.50 should be obtained before be-
ginning publication. The place of publica-
ton had not been agreed upon.
1t might be, he said, in Maryland or VIZ
ginia, but it will be somewhere within the
bounds of the conference. After the sub
scription list was turned in it was an
nounced that the establishment of the
organ was assured. DR.. Whisner, In re-
Div to a question, announced that Rev. Dr.
beverly W. Bond would act as editor-in-
chief, without salary, for the ensuing year
and that Rev. Charles Lynch would be
assigned by the bishop exclusively to the
work as assistant editor on salary.
Tettera Patent Issued.