Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
ANNUAL MEETING OF DELE
GATES, A. M. E. ZION CHURCH.

and V. c. e. and S. S. convention of the
A. M. E. Zion Church, comprising five
churches in Montgomery county, Md, one
church and one mission in Arlington and
Alexandria, Va, and two churches and one
| mission in the District of Columbia. met in
Trinity Church, on Morton street northwest,
at noon yesterday. The presiding elder,
Rev. DR.. Logan Johnson, called the joint
body to order and Rev. w. M. johnson of
Maryland assisted in the opening exercises,
prayer being offered by Rev. ]. w. Martin
of Oak Grove Church, Montgomery county,
Nd.
of the following officers: Samuel r. Har-
ris, secretary; Mrs. l.. V. Allen, assistant
secretary; James w. Poe, reporter. and
George R. Harrison. sergeant-at-arms.
James w. Poe made a brief address and
Rev. E. S. Bailey of Rockville. Md, re-
Sponded.
Rev. J. w. Martin of the committee on
credentials reported all of the churches to
tees were announced: On rules, Drs. w. H.
Davenport. w. A Blackwell, E. S. Bailey
and Samuel Dudley; church extension. Revs.
E. 1. S. Swami, ]. w: Martin and W. M.
johnson and Nelson Cooper; state of the
church, Revs. w. A. Blackwell, c. H. VIII
liams, E. S. Bailey, ]. r. Walters and An
drew Hayden; state of the country, James
w. Poe, DIR. w. H. Davenport, Andrew
Hayden, w. H. Crump; presiding elders
salary. Revs. E. S. Bailey, J. R. Walters
and j. w. Martin; examination of candi-
dates and local preachers, Drs. w. A. Black
we'll, J. r. Walters. w. M. Johnson Gre
dentials, Drs. w. H. Davenport, E. I. S.
Swami, ]. w. Martin, Mrs. Arminta Dodge;
finance, Revs. J. R. Walters, Thomas Ennis,
E. S. Bailey, c. H. Williams and Mrs. Ar
minta Dodge; conference claims, Rev. ]. W..
Martin, w. H. Crump, William NJ Johnson;
temperance Rev. E. S. Bailey, DIR. w. H.
Davenport, Mrs: A. Dodge, s. M. Dudley:
B. F. Grant and Mrs. L. v. Allen; general
fund Drs w. A. Blackwell, E. 1. S. Swami,
w. M. Johnson and Samuel r. Harris; on
Sunday school, Revs. ]. r. Walters, J. w.
Martin. Mrs. L. V. Allen, Nelson Cooper,
Rev. w. A. Blackwell, Andrew Hayden
Mrs. A. Dodge, Rev. E. S. Bailey and S. NJ
Dudley.
George Ferris delivered the welcoming
address and James w. Poe responded. The
following were appointed committee on
resolution: James w. Poe, ]. w. Martin
e. S. Bailey, Mrs. L. V. Allen and Nelson
Cooper
The reports of committees and delegates
were then taken up and proceeded with
in their regular order, and the reports show
ed considerable progress in all lines of the
church work throughout the conference dis
trict.
Preceding the reports the members of the
conference extended the accustomed fra
ternal greeting and general Misunderstanding.
Report of the Presiding Elder.
At o'clock p.nI the presiding elder, Rev.
Logan Johnson submitted his report to the
conference. Among other things, he said
Let this conference insist higher
standard of literary qualification for ad-
mission to the annual conference or to be
advanced in the churches as local prea chers
The A. NJ. E. Zion Church will in no case
become the asylum for those persons who
fail to measure up to the requirements of
other well-ordered evangelical churches
Our church appears to be in prosperous
condition and to be succeeding along lines
of Christian work. 1t is said the iest meet,
ing of the correctional council was TIE best
in the history of the church The reports
from every department showed wonderful
improvements and perfect running machin-
cry. All annual conferences are raising in
creased collections yearly and giving addi-
tional means to assist in spreading the Dor
ders of our Zion.
I'VE are glad to see the earnest work be-
ing done by our women. If the present
state of progress continues we will be able
to do wonders in this particular branch of
work Many schools are sustained by us
Livingston College is the largest and is
keeping US to the front in educational work
THE nation has shown her inability to
do for her own people that which she prom
ises others. Her own citizens are butch
cred, tortured, hanged and burned; inno-
cent men, women and children are driven
from their homes and shot down and club
bed to death and national and state author
ity stand by and look on, apparently with
Indifference. or confessing their inability to
cope with this essence of barbarism or pro-
tect the helpless citizen
'F1ippant accusation is being brought
against the better class of our people for
the crimes and sins of the thoughtless and
reckless element 1t is said we do not con-
denim their bad conduct
The presiding elder urged that the infiu-
ences of the church and better classes be
used as much as possible to reform, chris
tianize and morally uplift the masses as
means of diminishing crime everywhere.
The report covered all departments of the
church work and received much favorable
comment from the delegates.
Considerable routine work was transacted
at this session.
Evening Session.
At o'clock the conference reassembled
with good attendance Rev. j. R. Wal
ters, pastor of Lomax Chapel, Arlington,
Va, preached the annual sermon The
conference then took up routine business,
following which the conference adjourned.
Upon reassembling this morning the consid-
GRAFTON of reports was resumed.