Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-30
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

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aarusl gession OF the Baltimore Con-
ference, Methods! Episcopal Church
South, which has been in session for q
week 10 Mt. Vernon Place Church,
Washington, adjourned ye,tarday after
noon, after the reading OF the sppoint.
mants for the ensuing year, 10 meet next
spring in Clifton Forge, Vs.,
The following statistics were reported:
Total membership, 59.777; EpWorsh
League members, 10. $40; scholars in
Sunday school, 33,37S; auou,t raised
for industrial support. $l52. S57. There
are 600 church bulldogs In the con-
ference, VALUED at s2,O4S.3l3. There
are 2O1 pastoral charges, with l66
psrsonsges, valued at 1920, 100.
Several memorials t. the General Don.
ference were adopted, the most impor:
ant of which was one memorisl'ziug tse
| General Conference to enact rules and
| regulations which will make church
| ownership of educational institutions
plain and to prevent the annual con-
ference from donating any sum to such
an Institution when net owned by the
church. This memorisl Is aimed a. the
trust ,es OF the Randolph. Macoo system.
| AS such, 1t awoke the slumbering feel
| ings on the subject, and another lengthy
dabats followed between Mr. O. M. Arm
strong, of Baltimore, representing the
trustees, and Rev. DR.. Collins Denny,
representing The majority OF the con-
ference. Another memorial petitioniDg
| the General Conference not to transfer
the Lewisturg district to the West Vir-
ginia Conference, was adopted. Other
routine tu,lness. such as supplementary
reports from various committees and TAX
ing collection to defrsy Ihs expenses of
the session, was transacted.
The conference closed With The reading
OF the appoin tments, those In this, the
Washington, district being IS follows:
Rev. F. J. P.ettYmaD, presiding elder
-Mtuot Vernon Place, Rev. J. How.
ard Wells; Mount Pleasant. Rev. P. W.
Jeffries; EpwoIth, Rev. ]. W, Smith;
Marvin, Rev Fl. L. Hout; st. Paul,
Rsv. W. E. Henry; Calvary, Rev. j.
l.. KILLER. OlaIendoo, Rev. J. J. Ri7es;
Emory, Rev. O. NJ. Heser; Oolesvlle,
Rev. F. F. Neel; Alexaudrla, Rev. Fl.
81. Ointer; Del Ray, Rev. E. A. LAM
bert; Fredericksburg, Rev. ]. 3, jacob;
Falls Church, Rev. J. r. Andre3; Lees
;urg, Rev. D. L. Bskemose; Warrer-
ton, Rev. J. o. Knot; Fairfax, Rev. F.
A. strother zone to be supplied); st,rl-
iug, Rev. G. ". Gather zone to be sup
plied); Occcq aan, Rev. O. S5deust:lcker
and Rev. G. K. Hsydrick; Fauquier,
Rev. o. B. Sutton; Remington, Rev. E
a. Roades; Sudley, Rev. Homer Welch !;
Manassas, Rev. W. T. Cover: Prince
William, Rev. H. s. Wiley: ttrrd,
Rev. W. B II 'rdesty; Morris7llle, Rev,
NJ. P. Weikel; Rockville. Rev. w. D.
Keeue; Goshen, Rev. W. P. Johnson; Pc
tomac, Rev. W. L Smith; PoolesVllle,
Rev. J. NJ. Anderson; OllrksVille, Rev.
E. T. Oston; Gaithersburg, Rev. J. q.
Smith; Hystt,vilIe aud Brentwood, Reg.
Il. L. BiveDs; BetsyIlle; Eev. 4. b.
Fielding: Forest Grove, Rev. ]. W.
Mitchell; Prince George, Rev. E, w.
Brubakes' Charles and st. Mary, Rev.
10. NJ. Ssrverj principal of Bowling
Green Semiaary, Rev. O. K. Milllcan;
missionary 10 japan, Rev. B. w,
Waters; conference secretary and trea-
surer OF education, Rev. q. ?. Hsmil.
Rev. Z, V. Regestsr was appointed
presiding elder of the Baltimore dis.
ttlc!.
The appointments for Winchester dis
triet sre as follows: George T.Tyls7, pro:
siding elder WiuchesteT, j. W. Duffy
Frederick, L. +. hardwood; Middle
town, d. A. Berry; Stephens City,
Charles Lynch; Strasburg, J. II Haley;
Front Royal rod Riverton, J. Ii. Light;
Wsrron, J, W. Mcneil Linden, o. W.
Stump; Marshall, ". B. Dorsey; Edin-
burg, VIM. Melville; Woodstock, r, L.
Faliz; Woodstock Mission, to be SUP
piled by J. b. Cooley; White Post, ].
NJ. Kline, one to be fupplIed; Barr5-
Vile, J. T. Williams; Hil!sboro, 8. a.
Parker, Hamilton, Z. V. h ldebrand;
LouIou1, n. A. Brown, r. D. Nc
| Neet; Bllddlet u'g, }. II. Balthle; JtE
ersou, D. F. Eut'ler: Charles Town, j.
O. Hawk; Shenandoah Junction. W. A.
Lynch; shsnnondale, ]. ". RseSes,
supply; Shepherdstown, O &. Stanton;
BrunsHics, Frauk j.nkins; B u,etoWp,
q. Y. Wheeler, G. H H Tyler,
As heretofore stated I;sS. o. d. Bulls
becomes editor OF tie organ OF the con-
terence, the Baltimore Methodist, aud is
replaced as pastor OF the chu1eh at Alex
andria By Rav. II. NJ. Oauter,