The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-28
THE METHODISTS
REV. JOHN 0. KNOTT ACCUSED AT
WINCHESTER CONFERENCE
Reports on Education Made 10 Baltimore Confer.
shcs-Largs Increase in Attendance at the
Schools.

Schools.
Grave charges affecting the mora
character oi Rev. John q. Knott. paste
OF the Methodist Episcupa Church South
at Lexington. were filed in the Baiti
more conference OF the southern Mctho
dist church, in Winchester Mr. Knot
| il accused hy the congregation of th,
Salem church, of which he was iurmcl
pastor oi having withheld Information
concerning the cost OF church windows
and OF ialSchOOd.
The amount OF money involved in the
alleged irregular transaction is said to
be- about $50. The charges allrgc that
/ Mr.. Knott succeeded IN having he con.
tract awarded To a certain firm, and
that the accused pastor received a ~p-
clnl discount
Mr. Knott admits receiving the dis
count. but SAYS h. used the money strict
~ Tor church PURPOSES \ trial is deemed
necessary. and Bishop Duncanappoiutcd
Rev. j. ;. Hutchinson the prosecutor.
Rev. T.. REGISTER, Of Baltimore. chair
man, Rev. james +. Stump. Reys. H. +.
Ball, J. H. Van Horne, " q. Ross.
Thomas Cooper q. e. Bcal. j. II. Boyd.
u. t. Eutslcr, W. l.. Dolly and H. l..
Fultz
Thirty-Onc ministers were placed ON
the superunnuated list, and the follow
ing were admitted To full connection in
the ministry: Reys. &. II. Fielding, e.
NJ. Hcsser h. Il. White, Edward Barber.
Homer Wclch, Thomas e. Jones, Harry
b. Baker. j. H. Bean aud j. W. Kline.
\ resolution expressing sympathy for
Bishop Wilson. who is III at Baltimore.
was adopted.
Nine candidates for the ministry Wcn.
advanced To- the second year and seven
teen candidates were advanced 10 the
fourth year.
The peport OF the general board ofedu-
cation Of the Baltimore Conference South
ern Methodist Church at Winchester
showed phenomenal growth IN the
Randolph Macon system Of schools and
colleges The report carries the follow
ing as~,.ssmrnts against the Batmon
Conference. For Randolph-Macon College
at Ashland. $4,000; Tor general hoard ui
education. $3.50; for Paine aud Lame In
~tiiutc 5000.
NEW COLLEGE BUILDING.
The Women's Collrg.. at l.ynchhurg
will cn.ct a new building costing SOD
600. Nine hundred men aud women arr
now being educated in the RandOlph-Ma-
con system.
The ATTENDANCE al Randolph-Macou
/ College az Ashland j. III. the largest IN
10 years. Recently a revival was held
and % per cent. OF the student~ar mem
ber~ oi the churh. The alumni arr on
dravoring 10 raise SO. OOO for the ru
dowmrnt OF a rhairoimodun languages.
The WOmans college at Lynchburg Is
valued az 1927 900, with am cudOW-
ment of 100000.
The Southern Scminary.at liuena Vista.
exclusively for girls. has u cOur~e Ol
study that corlrlate~ with the Woman +
College AT Lynchhurg There wer 81
enrolled last year and the property is
worth $7j.OOO. II has 10 instructors
Revs. John \ Kern. u. D.. and Collins
Denny. d. D.. wen ior prolessor.hpS al
Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tenn.
The totul membership 81 the southern
Methodist Church j. 500 600 increase
ui - 900 during the year.
not TO BUILD ORPHNNGF.
The orphangr committee did not re-
ommend the building of an orphanage.
but thought the work could boz carried
ON in the good homes oi Virginia. West
Virginia and Maryland The IMPORT was
adopted.
The report Of Mrs. j. b. Perrie CORE
spending secretary of the Woman :
Home Missionary Society. appealed for
the support OF deacones~rs. Thirty
auxiiarics Were organized last year. an
Increase OF 30 per cent. Five boxes.
valued at S2lG.l1. were sent out. Mrs.
Mary :. Tucker treasurer. reported
amounts received from all soures over
s. 600.