Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-08
CONFERENCES.

The hundred and twenty-fourth annual
session of the Baltimore Annual Con-
ference, which had t:sn meeting for the
past week at Hamlire Church, Wash
ington, adjourned last night with the
reading of the appointments by Bishop
CranstOn.
The following are among the appoint
ments for the Washington District. Pre-
siding elder, Rev. j. W. K Sumwalt.
AlexSndris, w. W. Van ArsdsIe; Ar
linglop, two to be supplied; Brightwood
Park, one to be supplied; Brooklsud.
F. o. Powers; Congress Heights, III.
q. Spencer; Faith aud Benning, one to
he supplied; Falls Church, j. +. AIMEE;
ForeslvilIe, w. O. Harden; Garrison
vile, to be supplied; Gaihersburg, to
he supplied; Herudon, A. A. Bichell;
Hyatlsville, q. 7. Weede; KensiugIon,
T. NJ. West; Lsubam, NJ. F. Lowe;
Lay t1nsvlle, j. f janice; Manassas, to
be supplied; Montgomery, @. NJ. Yes;
Northwest, to be supplied; Peiworth, O.
:. Cole; Speucerville, f. | Mumford;
Auscostia, j. A. LETTERS.
Frederick Dstric,--Presi1ing elder,
Rev. DR.. NJ. F. B. Rice. Berryville, to
be supplied; Blocmiugtolt to be supplied;
Winchester, j. w. II. Bsale.
At the morning session l2e OF the
members voted for time limit, aud 40
voted against It,
The memorial to the General Confer
ence from the Nebraska, Annual Confer
euce, requesting the GENERAL Conference
20 enact canon against dancing, card
playing and drinkipr, was referred to tie
delegation to the Genersl Conference
with the approval Of this conference"
A memorial from the Annual Confer
eace of Arksnsas asking the General
Conference TO appoint a commission to
lake some steps looking to reunion OF
all branches of Methodism, whether
Episcopal Melhodism or MT, was uu-
animOusly adopted.
The reading of the appointments by
President Sheridan last night at Suow
Hill, Md brought to close one Of the
most important sessions of the Maryland
Annual Conference OF the Methodist Prot
estsnt Church. The conference wac in
session for a week, aud it did not end uu-
Ill after | | O'Clock les night, and an sd-
ditiOnal feature Of the night meeting was
the refusal to admit to the conference a
new congregation in Alexandra, Va,
known as Bethany Church, after heated
discussion and an aye-and-nay vote. The
vote stood 6S 10 81.
The conference after an extended and
heated debate, voted, by majority of
20, to admit to the conference the mes
seuger from the Bethany Church, Of this
city. The committee TO whom the mat
ter had been referred had reported sd-
versely to admitting j. Z. Cation as rep
resentstive of Bethany, the congregs-
ton Of which some time ago lefs the
Alexandria NJ. p. Church and we're
known rs insurgents"
The committees report declared that
the new church had not complied with
the requirements Of the church consti-
tuition.
Although Mr.. Cation was admit ed -
q messenger, the church he represented,
Bethany, WAS refused sdmittance to the
conference.
The committee on statistics reported
&c 377 members 10 full standing, 292
churches, log parsouages. Church prop
erty is valued at 81 ,866, 1913. Parson-
ages are valued at s256675. There has
been an apprecisble advances along
every liue, which is very gratifying to
the conference.
Among the appointments we're the
following. Alexandris, G. |. Hum
phreys; Fairfax, r f. Harrisoni Fawn
Grove, S. B. Tfeadwsy; Potomac, O.
NJ. Zspp.