Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-02
DATE TO BE FIXED LATER
Commission Named to Fix Church
Boundary Line.
BALTIMORE AND WEST VIRGINIA
Annual Report Of Treasurer Showed
Gratifying Increases-washingt
Districts Fine Showing.

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BALTIMORE. Nd. April AT this
mornings session of the Baltimore annual
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Cumberland, Md, was selected as
the place Of meeting for the conference next
year. The sessions will be held In Center
Street Church. of which Rev w w Barnes
Is pastor. The date of the conference will
be fixed by the presiding bishop.
Another important matter was the pro-
vision for commission to fix n boundary
line between the Baltimore and West yir-
ginia conferences. This commission will be
composed of five members from each con-
ference, and the members to represent the
Baltimore conference will probably be an
nounced by Bishop Wilson tomorrow morn
ing.
This commission became necessary
through the taking over of the Virginia
conference and the action of the commits
sion in fixing the boundary line viii be
final.
Treasurer's Annual Report.
The annual report OF the treasurer of
the Baltimore conference, Rev Frank r.
Isaac. was read and showed increases in
all the districts. The following is a sum
mary of the collections for the year:
Baltimore district - Missions, S13.O36;
church extension, s766; Sunday school
union, slo0: tract society. $3.50: Freedmen
Aid and Southern Educational Society. sTs7;
education, public education collections, 1858;
church day fund, $414; American Bible So
cietys s6l5; Women's Foreign Mission So
ciety, s4.S09; Womens Home Mission So
ciety, $4,210; conference claimants, 81. 423
Episcopal fund, $500; sustentation. 1914 an
nual minutes, s., 450: general conference ex-
penses. IS; city missionary and church ex
tension society. 5000; total, 49,, $3.50.
East Baltimore district-Missions, 81 ,664:
church extension. s343; Sunday School
Union, $S5: Tract Society, $40; Freedmen $
Aid and Southern Educational Society, s345:
education, public educational collection.
S191; church day fund.- $3.50: American Bible
Society. $252; Women's Fore gn Missions So
ciety. 81. 321: Women's Home Mission So
ciety. s. 1854; conference claimants. 81 .677;
Episcopal fund, $54S; sustentation, 1922; an
nual minutes, $28: City Missionary and
Church Extension Society. ss94.25 Total,
$16,347.
Frederick district. Missions, s., 7s9:
church extension, s274; Sunday School Tn
ion. $72; Tract Society, $50: Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Educational Society STA:
education, public education collection. Sill:
church day fund, $685.; American Bible So
ciety. SITS: Women's Foreign Missionary
Society, $S29; Womens Home Mission So
ciety. 1884; conference claimants. $3.50;
Episcopal fund. S341: substentation $3.50;
annual minutes, So. %: city missionary and
Church Extension Society. 81. total, $l0.S25
Washington district Missions, SIC. 400;
church extension, s607; Sunday School
Union. S129; Tract Society. 500; Freedmen
Aid and Southern Educational Society S363;
education, public education collection. $3I5;
church day fund. 1886; American Bible So
ciety, $685.; Women's Foreign Mission So
ciety, 81. 1872; Wemen's Home Mission So
ciety, So, 800; conference claimants. 81 ,6SS
Episcopal fund. 1858; sustentation. $3.50; an
nual minutes, S34.95; City Missionary and
Church Extension Society, S709 Total
$50. o3695.
West Baltimore district-Missions, $500;
church extension, s!SG; Sunday School
mi $50. GociafI Erpedrper' &
Aid and Southern Educational Society.
s397; education. public education collection.
1892; church day fund, 1864 American
Bible Society. s2l1; Womens Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, $25l4; women's Home
Missionary Society, 50 613: conference
claimants, S1.339; Episcopal fund.- $545:
sustentation. sso3; annual minutes, sS4 %;
general conference expenses, So; City Mis-
sionary and Church Extension Society.
S., 426; total, S23,617.25.
Grand Total Shows Increase.
The grand total of collections for the
year were $112. 1884, and last year s106.319,
showing an increase of s5.s45.
Rev. A. F. Campbell announced that EN-
cry Grove was in splendid condition. both
financially and physically. and made a
strong appeal for a large attendance at
the camp meeting this summer. Announce
ment was also made that the Itinerants'
Club would hold It's annual meeting July
II, Is and 10 this year at Emery Grove.
Rev. C. E. Guthrie. chairman of the con-
ference committee which went to Annapo-
lis to protest against sectarian appropria-
ton for St. Mary's Industrial School, arose
to a question of personal privilege and
disclaimed having made any statement TO
the effect that the COMMITTEES had been
treated in a rude manner by Speaker Ben
son of the house Of delegates.
Rev. A. j. Porter, veteran of the Viz
ginia conference was present at this
mornings session and was formally intro
duced to the conference by Bishop Wilson.