Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-03-31
M. G. South Conference

session of the Baltimore Conference,
NJ. + church South, came to a close
on Tuesday at Winchester after being
in ses sion for nearly week.
The conference was attended by
several hundred ministers and laymen
and much important business was
transacted.
The next meeting OF conference
will be held at Cumberland, Mary
land.
The adoption OF the statistical re
port brought out these facts.
Number OF local preachers, 7S;total
membership, 54,S2o:increase IN mem-
bership, 1913; infants baptized. l.
1885, adults baptized, ,4oI; Epworth
4 Leagues, 2i7; Sunday schools in the
conference, GOO; teachers in Sunday
schools. S. 500; scholars in Sunday
schools, 45, sol; collection for super
ANIMATED preachers, SI3,4o3; foreign
missions, SII, 90 domestic missions
So,554 special donations, S63 church
extension, S5,4I3; number of churches
IN Baltimore conference, 500; number
OF societies, 600, value of church
property, Sr,5os,9 COS. debt on church
property, 77oo4; number of parson-
ages. 1853; preachers were paid during
the year, STA, 22s; presiding elders
were paid SI2, 1873; paid for Bible
Cause, SoI2; value of district parson-
ages, $4,000.
The first important feature o. the
complete vindication and acquittal o
j. o. Knott. pastor OF the Lexington
Church who was on trial on trivial
charges IN connection with the charges
OF windows for the Salem Church
while he was pastor there When the
verdict was announced the conference
broke into loud and prolonged APP
plause. Il was the first demonstration
OF the kind seen in Methodist church
in many years. Bishop Duncan repri-
manded the vast gathering. The re-
port OF the committee reads as fol-
lows:
We, the committee of trial in the
case of Rev. J. o. Knott, believing
the charges against him to have bee n
occasione1 by combination Of cir
oumstances. misunderstanding be-
tween the parties concerned and the
lack of careiulness on the part of
Brother Knott beg leave to bring in
unanimous verdict OF not guilty of
the charges.
B. F. Ball. w. o. Ross, Thomas
Coope O. c. Beall, j. II. Boyd, D.
F. Eutsler, w. r. Dolly r l.. Fultz,
I. J. Lambert. E. V. Reg ester, char
man, J. p. Stump, crelary
A resolution was adopted appoint
ing a committee to consider the ad. !
visibility OF arranging Baltimore
Conference preachers ms titute. The
committee consists of Revs. FL.
Prettyman, J. H, L;ghs d. H. Kern
H. II. Sherman, c. II. Buchanan and !
F. l.. Wolf
Before adjourning Bishop Duncan
who presided, Bishop Wilson being
sick, anr ounced the appointments.
Those for the Winchester district |
are:
Winchester-C. D. Bulla, Frederick |
c. l.. Potter, Stephens City-WiIliam
Stevens, Middletown-W. S. Ham,
mond, Strabsurg-W. L. Smith, Wood.
stock-D. II. Kern, Woodstock Mis-
sion-J. H. White, Edinburg
G. hewitt, Front Royal and Rivertun
&c. D. White, Warren-N. N. Hall, |
Linden. N. Kline, Page--H. A.
Wilson, White Post--H. N Stricken |
Zone to be supplied by w. A. Lynch
Berryville-J. H. Smith. Brucetown-
c. H. Buchanan and w. d. Eye, Mar.
tinsburg-J. W. Canter, Berkeley. |
G.. Michael, Gharlestown-W. PC,
Coe, Jefferson-C. Sydenstricker.
Shepherdstown-D. F, Eutsler, Ba-
kerton and Halltown-T. G.. Jones, |
Professor in Vanderbilt University,
]. A. Kern, Student at Randolph
Macon College,. F. McClintic.
The assignment OF other ministers
we'll known here are:
/ Rev. D. Harris, Emmanuel church,
Baltimore.
Rev. T. J. Prettyman, Trinity and
Calvary Baltimore.
Rev. J. 5. Eugle, Editor Baltimore
Methodist
Rev. ]. c. Hawk, Marvin Va.
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