The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
BALTIMORE:
CONFERENCE
Winchester Selected as the Place
for the Next Meet
Ing. l.5 ll5s.
SUBMIT TWO PROPOSITIONS 7v]l o 81 I Ms
THE Christian Advocate Willing
to Sell or Continue as at Pres 'sS
$ et1t-No Action Taken.
Especial 10 The Tincs-D lspatch)

LEX NpRIA, w, APRIL q. When
The question as TO where the next annual y a!
session Of tho Baltimore conference VIII
be held came up to-day, invitations were
received from Hnrrisonburg and WIN llh
Z chester. The Invitation from Winchester,
delivered by the pastor, Rev. Charles
Bulla, was accepted il
e8Thc chairman Of the Committee on Ex-
aminatons OF the third year reported l5 fas rs
follows: Revs. IL. II. 1<incaid, cont nuea
IN the same class; j. z. aupman. III the
same class y. c. Jcter. advanced 70 inc
class or the fourth year; j. W. Smith, IN
same class; Jesse y. Pope, advanced '''i &c. 70
the class OF the fourth year; w NJ.
Thompson. In same class; ". G. Smith.
advanced to the class Of the fourth
year. 4s9 u q ..S 8
ia Rev.tGDr. Seth Ward, missionary sccre-
tary OF the church. was presented TO tho
conference by Bishop Wilson.
THE report OF the publishing company
OF the Baltimore and Richmond Christian
Advocate was read by tho secretary. The
fairs OF tho company, It was stated
lad been In a bad condition. but now;
were much improved, the debt on thy;
paper having been paid. The company
submitted two propositions to the con fe r.
ence In regard 10 tho future control OF the
pa per. The first was that the Baltimore
and Virginia conferences should buy the
paper outright, the present company
giving them a clear title free from debt;
but IL this was not accepted, the company
agreed to ruin the paper on the same
plans as at present, and to make whats
over Improvement the revenue OF tho
ma nor would admit. This report was
signed by Rev. DR.. James Cannon. pres.
!, ident. and Rev. Or. ]. Sidney Petecs.
secretary.
Y No action was taken by the conference
on either OF these propositions.
is The third question. who are admitted
on trial?" was asked and the following
report made: ". r. Johnston. w H..
Ellison. III. G. Snyder. Frank Jenkins.
George r. Tringer. r. L. Lowance. and
D. Eye; all having passed satisfactory
examinations, were admitted on trial
The second question, who remain on
trial?" was asked, and the following re-
port made: E. w. Burbaker. G. II. Field
Ing. B. B. White. Edward Barber. Homer
WEIGH, Il. c. Jones, II. B. Baker. j. H.
Beam and J. 3. Hedrick, were passed and
admitted into the second year L. s..
Shires and r.. *. hewitt were continued
Mn the class OF the first year.
The twelfth question, what travelling
preachers are elected elders?" was asked,
4 and the following report made:9 Rev. J..
II. Bathurst, continued in same class;
d Rers. e. T.. Woolf, B. D.. Harrison, and G..
T NJ. Gather we're elected elders.
The tenth question: what local preach
ers are elected deacons?" was asked. and
reported as follows: G.. II. Fielding.
Homer WEIGH. G. r. Fringer and Frank
Richardson.
Bishop Wilson made an earnest adj
dress to the class that had yesterday
been admitted Into full embership OF
Z the conference. and stated to them that
4 they must DO ca rnest in their efforts to
save souls. The disciplinary questions
were asked them. all OF which were sat
isfactorily answered.
The class consisted OF the following:
Revs. James Fl. Haley, Z. ". Stump, l..
S. Rudasill S. Is. Cockr!ll and C. W.
Staples.
The name OF Rev. ". D. Martin was
substituted for that of Rev. L. ]. VIII
llams as member of the board OF mis-
sions. Mr.. Williams being unable TO be
present at the conference. Robert D..
Hutton, local deacon. was elected elder.
Rev William D. King was admitted
into full membership. the bishop stating
that the same REMARKS made to the other
class would apply to him as we'll.
The missionary anniversary was held
this evening IN the auditorium OF the