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CONFERENCE CLOSES
REV. ]. 0. KNOTT INDICATED
TIE APPOINTMENTS. ETC.

The Baltimore Annual ConirrLce
Methodist Episcopal Church South Will
hold its one hundred and twenty -second
meeting in Central Church at Cumhl-
land, Md
Revs J. T. Stump. =. IT, Whisner and
Collins Denny the committee TO which
was miernd the petition from the Nir-
giuia Presbyterian Synod asking Tor ne
ton ON the proposed proposition Tor u
hill I'm Congress requcsiing.gmater p'ig-
iou- freedom for cadets at the /. ;. Naval
Academy. AT Annapolis. made a report
that not sufficient information WINS Ire
ion. the committee 10 Justify the recon-
mendatiOu of action on the petition 10y
conference The report was adopted.
Bishop duncan made a brief address
stating that the American Bible Socicty
is the greatest missionary agent ON
earth: that all the missionary movements
10y churches. lldttering reports and talk
about the work amounted to nanght II
the people Were not supplied with the
printed word of God.
Presiding Elder j. W Duffy OF the
Washington district, announced the
withdrawal from the Southern MethO-
dist Church oi Rev. E. ". Moore, who
had been engaged ON circuit work. No
reason was assigned.
The report oi the committee on Sab
bath Observance. which was adopted.
characterized Sunday excursions and
SUNDAY newspapers as evil dissertation
oi the Sabbath that Is impeding HE pro-
ares- of the Christian church.
The report contained resolutions
strongly coudcmning hunting. fishing.
and baseball on Sunday. and providing
for the strict enforcement oi Oh" laws
against sabbath dissertation
The report oi the committee ON tenn
peraucc. also adopted. said that the ac-
cursed liuuur traffic is the greatest evil
that conlronts the American nation to-
day. and strong resolutions were
adopted urging the enforcement Oi the
laws against the liquor traffic. the eNtir-
patton of the saloon. directing attention
to the merits of total abstinence. eniorc-
ing the requirements oi the church Ills
riplmr IN the manufacture ana sale oil IN
t0Xicamt-. and recommending that all
church organizations bee impressed with
the subject of temperance 90 AS clear.
AZ attractive and as strong ~ manner
as possible. and thar % sermon on tenn
per;ince b. preached iu every church in
the Baltimore Conference M least once
year.
At the closing session of the Baltimore
Conference w. f. church. South, IN Win
chester Tuesday the first important lea
tnrp of the day was the yindicailOn aud
ac0uittal of Rev. j. q. Knott. pastor OF
the Lexington church. who was on trial
i'm connection with the purchaS" OF win
dow frames for the Salem church while
he was pastor there When the verdict
was announced the conference brokeint0
prolonged applause. IL was the hrst
demonstration Ofthe kind Secn ~ % Meth
odi-t cmnh iu many years. Bishop
Duncan rrprimaudcd the vast gathering.
4 n-olutson was adopted appointing
- committee 10 consider the ACCESSIBILITY
Of arranging Baltimore Conirnno
preachers institute Rev j. II. Light Is
member of the committee.
TIE APPOINTMENTS.
Among the appointments announced
arr tho following:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
!. :. Hutchinson. Presiding Elder.
Mount Vernon pla0-W. +. Locke
Epworth-D. J.. BIakem0p..
Marvin. e.. Hawk.
West Wa~hington-W. II. Ballrng'r.
North Washueton-P. ". Jeiiric-.
Del Ray-W. l.. Johnson.
AleXundria--J. i. stump.
FrederickSburg-J. H. Light
Falls Church-W. II. Woln.
Iershurg-M. l.. Dolly.