Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-08
CONFERENCE CLOSES
PROCEEDINGS OF LAST DAY AT
HAMILTON, VA.
Reports Of Progress Read at Meeting
Of Ministers, M. E. Church
South.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
| HAMILTON, Va, Setember 7. 1905
| The Washington district conference of the
| Baltimore annual conference, Methodist
| Episcopal Church South. which convened
here Tuesday night, put in two extremely
busy sessions today. Rev. ]. s. Hutchin-
| son. presiding elder of the district. showed
| himself to be admirable presiding Off
| Ger. and a number Of his good-natured COM
ments caused much merriment.
Rev Homer WEIGH of Morrisville, Va.
| conducted the devotional services which
| opened the exercises of the day. After
ward a report from the Alexandria. Va.
| charge was called for. w. II. May said
that within the past year an addition lot
adjoining the church had been purchased
| to be held for future needs: that nearly
| all the indebtedness OF $4,000. incurred
| several years ago in improvements on the
church. had been paid: that the Court OF
Claims had recently allowed 81 600 for DAM
ages to the building, incurred during the
| civil war, the payment of which Congress
| would likely authorize and which would
| liquidate all Of the indebtedness. The MEM
| bership of the church is about 7O0 he re-
ported and the assessments would be paid
In full as usual. Mr.. May gave tribute to
| Rev. j. P. Stump. who is serving his last
| year as pastor.
F. j. Pollard also reported the work is
| In a prosperous condition and has all of
the societies authorized by the discipline
| In good working order. There is a mission
Sunday school, besides the one at the main
| church, and both are well differed.
| Rev. Mr.. Stump said the attendance at
| divine services is good and that the financial
system used cannot be improved upon.
West Washington Charge.
Creed NJ. Fulton OF West Washington
Church reported a splendid outlook for that
charge. The salary of the pastor had been
materially increased. he said. on the coming
| of the incumbent and his wife. Rev.
| w. H. Ballengee said his people expected
| to raise thank offering fund to pay off
| the present Indebtedness on their church
| property. He reported that a lot had been
| decided to the trustees upon which to build
| a house Of worship of the denomination at
| Clarendon, Va. growing suburb of Wash
| ington, and urged that the latter receive
| prompt attention and cooperation by the
| conference.
Presiding Elder Hutchinson commended
| this opportunity for an extension of the
work In place where a church does not
| now exist. and said Clarendon would be
| added to the appointment at Del Ray.
| Rev. J. s. Engle, editor of the conference
| organ, the Baltimore Southern Methodist,
was introduced and reported that the
| paper, which Is only seventeen months old,
| church paper does In q home.
Warrenton Report Read.
| 1t was announced by the presiding elder
| that Rev. w. D. Keene, pastor Of the War
| renton (Va.) charge was unable to attend
| the conference on account of being called
| to Maryland HIS written report was read
| by the secretary, L. Pierce Boteler, in
| which the statement was made that the
| membership Is small but faithful and ac-
| tive The attendance at the Sunday serv-
| Ices Is fine. and the mid-week prayer service
| Is exceptionally well attended. The Sum
| school Rpthp1
| after a lapse of several years and the War
renton school, the report stated. is well
organized and prospering. Several pupils
| the charge. The envelope system is used
for weekly offerings for support of the min
| istry and for raising the conference collec-
lions. The church has recently purchased
| a new parsonage and has prospects Of get
| ting $500 from the government for civil
! war damages.
| DR.. r. E. Blackwell of the Randolph
and addressed the conference on education.
| He said that academies had been estab-
| lished, at cost Of nearly 100000 each, at
| Front Royal and Bedford City, Va, to
| bridge the space between the home schools
and the colleges; that the Womens College
| at Lynchburg. Va, was given rank by Com
missioner Of Education Harris with Fassar
| College. DR.. Blackwell related several in
| stances of what educated men had recently
| accomplished In the worlds work. and urged
| the members Of the conference to search
for men,"
| The quarterly conference of Hamilton
charge recommended Ariel Nathaniel War
ner for license to preach. and the report
was referred to the committee.
At the II o'clock preaching hour a sermon
was delivered by Rev. ]. H. Light of Fred
| ericksburg, Va, from the thirty-second
chapter OF Genesis. thirtieth verse, the SUBJ
| feet being 1.-THE Vision of the Face The
administration of the sacrament of the
| Lords Supper followed the sermon.
The Closing Session.
| The business of the closing session was
| transacted with considerable dispatch. Con-
ference met at 23O pm. and a devotional
service was conducted by Rev. w. II. Bal
| lengee.
Rev. ]. w. Smith reported Fairfax circuit
| IN be In good condition nearly all of its af-
fairs moving smoothly.
Thomas Jarvis of Washington said that at
Marvin Church, 10th and streets north
| vest the pastor and people are living to-
Rether in peace and harmony and the spirit
! ual and financial conditions are good. Rev.
T. c.. Hawk. the pastor, said the. Sunday
school room is being given some needed re-
pairs, and that the Sunday school and Ep-
worth League are doing good work: He
noted q good attendance at the midweek
prayer service.
Rev Homer WEIGH reported eighty addi-
tions to the church at Morrisville last year:
| Rev. s. v. Hildebrand reported that TWO OF
the three churches on the circuit had been
are In good condition. Five pupils are at
tending the conference schools. Prince VIII
| liam circuit. Rev. Charles Lynch said, hao
great possibilities. 1t contains nVe regular
! annointment and one occasional. A new
| church was being built at Woodlawn
An Invitation extended by Rev. J. W.
Smith for the conference TO meet next year
Of Eairfax. Va. was unanimously accepted.
Conference Delegates Elected.
A. B. Pugh of Washington, A. W. Hos
kinson of Hamilton, Va, Henry X fieio
of Alexandria. Va. and F. M. Lake OF Lou
doun were elected as lay delegates with
d. l.. Coon of Washington. James b. Peugh
- uI,,nilton r L Pollard of Alexandria