The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11
ANNUAL S SESSION I \
OF CONFERENCE.
Branch Of Methodist Church
Meeting in Alexandria-St1i-
eide on Mothers Grave.

(speclaisto Tie Times-DIspatch.)
III ALEXANDRIA,, VA, March 10-The
Sthirty-sIxth annual session On the Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was called to order this morning
st 10 O'clock by Bishop Cyrus I. F'oss, i
d. d., of philadelphia.
Bishop Eoss delivered an introductory
address, In which he stated d the pro-
gress made by this branch Of the Metllo-
dist Church in Virginia since he last pre-
sided over a Virginia onference held ut
j1Ynterford ten years ago @ a
Tho roll Of the ference was called
by Rev. a ] Is "A. Jeffers, temporary secre-l
stary, and the officers Of the conference
were then elected as follows :8B Secretary
Rev w, IT.. Illler; statistical secretary
Rev. j. IT.. Giles; treasurer, Rev. ~. Al.
Crnbtree, u n IA .,;8i ~ 81
The time or meeting and az adjournment
was then taken up, and it was decided to
meet at $3.50 for n prayer service to last
half al hour, after which the business
meetings nre to be held, adjourning at
mon II u l5 III
a Rev.. j a. LETTERS announced that
charges had been preferred agnln INST one.
of tile members Of the con ference, Rev.
Jasper; Sage, Tho bishop hero stated
that trials could he conducted either by
the entire con ference or by q select coll-
mittee, the latter method being decided
upon, f5 f ~ NJ FL
The case is to DO tried at the parson-5
age by the committee. over which Rev.
j, "a, letters will preside; the counsel
for the church Is Rev, a. f., Ingle. while
the defense will be conducted by Roy,
r., a, Scott,
5 An address was made to the confer
cnGe by Miss Kemp. q member OF the
faculty of the National Training School
Il Gu M y1ynr
done by that institution was brought to
Tho notice of the minister's.
The time ofmeetng for the election OF
ministerial delegates to the General Coll-
ference was set for Saturday morning at
10 o'clock, and the time for the election
Of lay delegates for Friday morning,
Tho reports of the presiding elders were
read, and showed that most OF the
churches were In M excellent condition
both financially and splfit'ially, III.
Frank Summers. blacksmith OF This
city, was found dead this morning be-
side tho grave OF his mother IN the CID
A large portion of the flesh from HIS,
face and neck had been eaten away by
soma large dogs, which were about the
body when 1t was discovered by the
Keeper early this morning
From the appearance 81 me h '.S ne y,
IuQ Probably Jaw lkHSAS $50 tfHotAb 't''>f
was discovered by the pack OF voraclonz
dogs as they roamed through the ceme-
terry. IS. ~. \,
The coroner was notified, and he Dis.
rected the body to be conveyed to the
undertaking establishment OF w II, pelt
maine ard son.
1t is thought ihat the man came TO his
horrible end by his own hand, Judging
from the circumstances surrounding MS
death. !,
He was a stepson& OF John W. SUM
nlers, a prominent carriage manufac'
turey OF this city, and Is suryiyed by y
wife and five children,
Ho was abou forty-fye years OF ase.
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