Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
SOUTHERN METHODISTS
FURTHER DETAILS OF CONFER
ENCE AT CUMBERLAND.

| Baltimore conference, Methodist Episcopal
| Church South, began in Central Church, at
! Cumberland, Nd. with large attendance
! of ministers and laymen.
| Central Church is one of the newest In the
| conference. and is monument to the energy
| and ability of the pastor. Rev. j. c. Jeter,
| said to be the youngest minister who ever
| entertained the conference. Born near Roa-
noke, Va. he worked his way through col
lege. and three years ago came to Cumber-
| land and took charge of the mission here
| His little flock met In the council chamber
/ for worship, and Mr.. Jeter set to work to
| build a church and to establish large con-
! gregation. He helped design the proposed
building, began to raise money to pay for
| the building material, hauled the stones to
the site and set to work with his own hands.
The walls erected, he executed the interior
hnishfngs, and had to redouble his efforts
| 10 get the church in readiness for the con-
| ference.
Report on Foreign Missions.
The report of the board of missions. signed
| by w. R. Lambuth and Seth Ward of Nash
| vile, Tenn. showed that there are o45 mis-
| sionartes In foreign countries with ninety
| folr native preachers. The entire foreign
membership. according to the report num-
| bers 1911.
The reports of the board OF trustees and
or the church extension board were routine
put showed general prosperity in these
ORANGES The report of Rev. H. Du Bose,
general secretary of the Epworth League
showed that the league is on a better inan-
claI basis than ever before
Inc reports of the presiding elders of the
various districts followed, and showed that
the conference. both spiritually and fnan-
clally, is perhaps in better condition than at
any time IN Its history. The reports of the
NUMBER OF new churches and missions and
OF improvements to churches were narticu
iaIIy gratifying -
Rev. DR.. Armstrong Retires.
pathetic moment came shortly before
aolo''ihheht at noon. Rev. DR.. J. E ARM
S't'ne vi salem, va. presiding elder of the
ROANOKE district after making report Of tho
VOTE OF the churches under his care, asked
Iile conference 10 relieve him of active work
after fifty-three years of co,st.,+ o.:.
ms voice trembling with emotion tho van
~ ic'ple secretary told briefly of his lahors in
sbfr eoaaheEehce. of his struggle against hard
siips during the civil war when tho snaho
oist church divided. and of fha deoi;oo - ~.
~ nus heaIth' which forced him To take III
SEP SEP; lie said that he had hoped thai his
phs slcaI strength would improve anJ Us iis
chung to his duties, but thar so,,e,.a anu mao
iI. .i ills physician said his wlthdra VOL So
~ : service was imperative He decIarad
tne1 bt ne would devote next year to cornnIetl
or LIS history OF the Baltimore conference
on which he has been AT p,orIs nc ehce,
hi &c ms he fondly hoped. wo,,Id o1tii'S
i'is ne or service in the Conference ~io"h
monet ~ was made and adopted mani
So 20 the effect that the conferann- ~
i;i5 ". armstrong against Iose--f1a III, ~
ms history of the conference
great Church in Washington
attorney Pugh of Washington o4fo,.o,
resolution looking to the erection IN W.,
ing Ton OF church that will be fully ranra
sentative or Southern Methodtsn nv
t"0Stioh Oh building a magnificent str,,o
'ui AZ the capital city in which all sor+b
- ~ -"etnoulsts VIII take deep interest no,
Zen aeitated for some time ana saa as
The r.fi 49, gained the favor of most of
NJ iHlI.sters and laymen of the chI1rcb
Mr Pugh's resolution was rafer,.aS
o1te scoliliiaelee on memorials to the general
t toaig ae, which will report 1t hack to
the reeoI,,tf one ,, conference Accompanying
eIn Nethoqlst churches in Washinpton
,5s CohIerehce' by unanimous vote de-
t ti e 70 meet only In the mornings leaving
me afternoons and evenings open for RihIe
classes and sermons TO which fba ,1Iht
Is invited. tNe puolIc
Bishop Wilson's Illness.
Bishop Wilson, who has a had cola d;s
not improve during the day. and Rtsbon
warren A. Gambler of Atlanta. Ga will
reieVe MIN OF the duties as president drr-
ing the rest OF the session. Bishon Canadian
is q comparatively young man and Is q
laVorlte with ministers In the Baltimore
conference While Bishop Wilson's all
tiieiit uoes not cause him or his friends any
apprehension, he felt that the duties as
president would be too much Of a .aS an
ms suenSth. and so called on BishoD Can
der TO help him out. Ia"
In the afternoon Rev DR. yohn tyar,
or Nashville, Tenn, professor In wander
bit University began a series of lectures
on q; bloie study This is new departure
II, M sessions and the first lecture
Was uEtGDeu to nv
packed the church. He SPOKE on .STbe
Origin ff the Translation of the Ribie y
anu anu revealed many interesting facts about
tho ttanEatiCns from Hebrew into Greek
ana truin Greek into Latin The latter
translation he will deal with in SUBSEQUENT
Lectures.
AT night DR.. J. ]. Tigert of Nashville.
Tenn, preached
To Discuss Church Paper.
Tomorrow's session will be given over to
the report OF the various charges and to
remarks Of visiting ministers outside the
conference. There may be also one or two
committee reports. One of the most i'm
portant and interesting reports will be
that of the committee on publication This
VIII take up the financial condition and
progress Of the Southern Methodist pub
lished In Baltimore. There was some OPP
position to Inc founding of this pubIica-
ton. end when its promoters make report a
lively discussion is anticipated.
large number of belated delegates ar
rived In the afternoon and evening max
ing this session one of the largest in the
history of the conference.
The sermon was on Divine Companion
snip. Taking as his text the words of
David. When l wake l am still with
Thee
When John d. Rockefeller awakes" he
said, and reaches for the morning papers
his first thought is What's the price OF oil 2
IL II has gone up a quarter OF cent he
may give another million TO Chicago Uni
versiry. When young man In love awakes
his first thought Is OF the girl he loves
When David awoke his first thought was OF
Gud, the God OF his birth. his life and his
death" Dr. Tigert then affirmed that a
mans life to be close to the divine, must be
consecrated to divine service. He closed
with plea to his congregation to try and
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