Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-03
M EFT IN STA u N TON
APPOINTMENTS FOR WASHING
TON Observation-Disclosures

In the appointments Of preachers to
charges in the Baltimore conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South at
Cumberland, Md, last night, the following
is the list for Washington district, an
nounced by Bishop Gambler:
j. s. Hutchinson, presiding elder. Wash
ington; Mount Vernon Place, W, +. Locke;
Epworth D. l.. Blakemore; Marvin. j. c.
Hawk: West Washington. w. H. Ballen-
gee; St Paufs, P. w. Jeffries; Del Ray,
Q. c. Beall; Alexandria c. D. BulIa: Fred
ericksburg. ]. II. Light; Falls Church, J.
l.. kibler; Leesburg. W. L. Dolly: Lou
doun, D. F, Eutzler; Middleburg, L. S.
Rudasill; Hillsboro, w. b. Dorsey; Hamil-
ton, F. A. Strother; Warrenton, w. D.
keene; Marshall, o. w. Lusby; Fairfax,
], ". Smith; Sterling, O. F. Burgess and
w. z. Johnson: Occoquan Charles Lynch;
Fauqnier, W. 7. Cover; Remington, b. d.
Harrison: Sudley, s. V. Hildebrand; Ma
nassas s X CockreIl; Stafford O. NJ.
Sarver; Morrisvile Homer WEIGH: Prince
William. y. f. RhodeSi associate president
of Tuscaloosa Female College, Tuscaloosa,
Ala, James NJ. Green.
Financial Report.
The joint board of finance reported the
following collections Support of bishops.
81, 339: superannuated ministers and wild
ows and orphans, s15. 525; education, $29i1
expenses of delegates to general confer
ence, sS76; total s21,6sl
In connection with the report of the
board OF church extension Bishop Gambler
made short address, deploring the lack of
liberality in the church. He said that the
tainted money" is not that which is given,
but that which is held back. The money
that Mr.. Rockefeller has given to the
church is all right he said, ''but it may
be different with that which he still has. .
fp1d Of rina Of a
mission work in Cuba and made an appeal
for assistance in the work of extending
the church there.
Next Years Meeting in Staunton.
The committee reporting on the selee-
ton of the place of the next conference SEES
sion said that invitations had been received
from Trinity Church, Roanoke, Va, Rev
Harry Canter, pastor, and the church at
Stanton. Va Rev Fl. p. Hamill. pastor
A vote was taken and Stanton was Sc
lected as the next place of meeting
The rest of the session was taken up with
ministerial reports. Among these Rev. j.
o. Knott of Lexington, Va, reported that
the Virginia Military Institute at thar place
had given a goodly to the church
An extra session began at 2:30 o'clock
and things took humorous turn. The
committee ON memorials TO the general
conference reported non-concurrence on the
changes suggested in the ritual at each
conference, One that caused considerable
merriment was that asking that the phrase
in the marriage ceremony. imam and wife, "
be changed to husband and wife" Bishop
Gambler caused a laugh by adding that
every husband is not man. The disap-
prevail of the committee to these changes
was. of course the sentiment of the confer
ence. although the voting on the separate
items lasted for over an hour.
Last Session at Night.
Slight opposition to the Baltimore South
ern Methodist, edited by Rev. J. S. Engie
came out when Rev. j. II. Light of Fred
ericksburg. Va, made long speech favor
ing a consolidation Of the papers pub
lished IN the conference. DR.. Collins Denny
made vigorous address on the other side
of the question, and the vote against the
merging of the papers was almost unani-
nous.
The last session. at night. was attended
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