Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
CONTINUES IT'S WORK
BUSINESS BEFORE SOUTHERN
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Characters Of Ordained Elders and
Deacons Passed-Reports and Ad-
dresses-Educational Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


MANASSAS, Va, July 6. 1904.
Despite the prevailing heat the sessions
OF the Washington district conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
which convened in this city last night, ac-
complished considerable work. The at
tendance of delegates has been quite large,
exceeding any recent meetings of the con-
ference.
At the morning session. beginning at 8
o'clock. a short devotional service was held,
Rev. F. A. Strother of Hamilton Va. Off
ciating, after which the presiding elder of
the district, Rev. J. w. Duffey, D. D., took
charge. The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by the secretary, L. Pierce
Boteler
The characters of the following ordained
elders and deacons were examined and
passed: c. c. Culvert of Upperville, Va:
NJ. l.. Fearnow of Anacostia, d. c.; ]. A.
Herndon of Alexandria, Va; John Miller,
E. E. Overholt, A. T. Ramsay, F. A. Sitter
and w. ]. r. Thoussen of Washington, ID.
c.; d. A. Shreve of Sterling, Va; G. H.
Williams of Annandale, Va, and William
Whitmer of Culverton. Va.
Written reports from H. A. Beach of Falls
Church, Va, and j. Fred Peake of Alex
andria, Va, local preachers, were read, de-
failing their work of the past year.
The characters of the following named
local preachers were passed and their
licenses to preach were renewed: Hunter
A. Davis and Emmanuel Pierce of Wash
fngtOn, r. ]. AdamSon and ]. H. Watkins
Of Manassas, Va, and H. A. Beach, ]. F.
Peake and D. H. Reed
The call of the roll disclosed the presence
of twenty-five delegates in addition to those
who reported last night.
report was read from the committee
on Epworth leagues by it's chairman. Rev
w. H. Woolf of Falls Church. Va. After
detailing the conditions of the leagues in
the several charges the report closed with
the statement that "how to make the
leagues more efficient factors in church
work is one of the problems that now con-
fronts us"
short address on Epworth League work
was made by Rev. D. l.. Blakemore, pastor
of Epworth Church. Washington After a
discussion by several members of the con-
ference, showing the large interest in which
the subject is held, the report of the COM
mitee was adopted.
Rev. w. NJ Waters of Hillsboro', Va,
who was called to his home by the death
ference
Rev. E. v. Register of Baltimore address,
ed the conference in behalf of the Balti-
more Southern Methodist.
At the conclusion of the business session
a sermon was delivered by Rev. w. H.
WOolf of Falls Church. Va. on The Con-
straining Influence of the Love of Christ
taking his text from Cor, and IA
verses
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the conference
met at o'clock with the presiding elder
in the chair. Rev. s. " Hildebrand of Sud
ley, Va, conducted the devotional services.
The report of the committee on education
was presented and read by its chairman,
Rev. ]. H. Light of Fredericksburg, Va.
Rev. Mr.. Light also addressed the confer
ence laying especial stress on the advan-
tages of a thorough preparation for the
ministry.
Prof. r. E. Blackwell of the Randolph
Macon system of colleges addressed the
conference The system includes a college
at Ashland, Va, the Woman's College at
Lynchburg, Va, and an academy at Front
Royal, Bedford and Danville, Va. all being
held jointly by the Baltimore and Virginia
conferences of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
Each of these colleges and academies was
declared to be making splendid progress,
Offering facilities the equal of any in the
land for the purpose of giving a good edu
cation. and where spiritual work was COM
bined with the physical.
Prof Burrus of Front Royal Academy
and Rev. E. H. Rowe of the Southern Sem
mary, at Buena Vista, Va, also addressed
the conference In behalf Of their respective
work, after which the report of the COM
mittee on education was adopted.
The report of the committee on the Amer
lean Bible Society signed by Revs. w. T.
Cove and w. b. Dorsey and Thomas Jar
Wis of Washington, was read and adopted.
A report from the committee on pubica-
ton of minutes of the last district confer
ence, held at Warrenton. Va, was pre-
scented by the secretary on behalf of the
committee.
The chair appointed the following a
committee on licensing to preach: Revs. ].
P. Stump of Alexandria, Va; w. l.. Dolly
of Leesburg, Va. w. H. Woolf of Falls
Church, Va. and J. c. Hawk of Marvin
Church, Washington.
Rev. William G. Hammond pronounced
the benediction a the close of the session.
At s o'clock pm. a sermon was delivered
in the Methodist Church by Rev. F. ].
Prettyman, pastor of Mount Vernon Place
Church, Washington, from Ephesians
l:xxiii, on THE Larger Methodism.' An
audience that overlooked the seating
pacity of the church greatly enjoyed the
excellent sermon of Rev. Prettyman.