Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-01
METHOD|STS MEET
FOR ORGANIZATION
DR.. J. Paul Wright Member Of Com
mittee to Attend Funeral OF Late
Rev. John Edwards.

and twenty-seventh session of the
Baliimrre Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
morning In Douglas Memorial Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
A telegram of greetings from the
Baltimore Annual Conference Of the
Methndist Episcopal Church South.
now In session at Clifton Forge, Va,
VI as read, after which the administer
iEg of the holy communion to the con-
gregation formed one cf the features
OF the morning.
The Conference Committees.
The standing committees of the con-
ference were announced as follows:
Baltimore Method st Commlttee-
Il. F. Devries, W. NJ. Ferguson, Ed
ward Hayes. G. l.. Pate and ] r. Ed
wards.
Glble Society and Sabbath-S. NJ
Afford. w. D. Reall C. D. Taylor. W.
c. Harden and J. w Hammersley
Church Penevolencest-iW. G.. Me-
Neil, J, II Hyatt. w. T. Jarboe. L. NJ.
ferguson and III. NJ. Rider.
Educational Institutions. r. Heis-
Sc, w V. Mallalieu, ID. IT Martin, b.
w. Meeks and r. w. H. Weech.
Temperance and prohibition e.
Spielman, L. w. Gosnell, &c. III. Lamar,
w NJ. Hoffman and r. C. Gallaher
Epwcrth League-H. w. Burgen. r.
n. Isaac, c. r. Ely, II. G. Spencer and
~. H. Jeffries.
State of the Church-4S. s. Klyne,
f. r, Bayley, w w Van Arsdale, J.
VI NJ, Gray and T. M. Gillum.
City Evangelizstion--TJ S. Wright
Josaph Dawson, II. l.. Wright A. n.
Thompson and G.. r. Crosse
slmday Schools. p. Hand. G. 8.
Riggs, G. r. Samner, J. 0. Wrigbtson
and c. l.. Wright.
Public Worship-W w. Barnes. G.
T. Pate, A. H. Thompson and J. O.,
Wrightsrm.
Memorials To The Years Dead.
Memorials of clargymen who have
died during the past year-A. II. Ames
Henry Baker, w e. Curley Conrad
Hardecker. George F. MAXWELL. Josonh
4. Smith and John W. Stewart
read. OF Rev. Gsorge e. Maydwell,
former secretary CT the Baltimore
Conference, ii was said that by his
death the church lost cine Of its most
jealous and efficient workers. Rev. F.
G. Porter, Of Baltimore. was named
to succeed, Of Baltimore, was named
tary and took up his new duties IT the
morning session Bishop Andersen
named Rev j. r. Edwards ef Ralt'-
more, treasurer and Rev. e. e. Mar
skall assistant secretary.
The conference adapted resolutions
OF regret on the death OF Rev. John
Edwards, of Baltimore, who died a
few days ago. A committee was ap-
pointed to attend bis funeral n Bel
ti-nore today. those named being Revs
DIR. C. w. Baldwin, James p. Winson
!. Paul Wright and w. w. Van Ars-
dale.
A discourse ctn the work and rro-
gress cf the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church was delivered by Rev.
J. NJ. NJ. Gray, pastor of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church at the
afternoon meeting. This was in fact,
an anniversary celebration OF the
f-nnding OF the society so years ago
and attracted very large aud ence.
despite unfavorable weather. Mrs. A.
II Eaton, president Of the Baltimore
branch Of the society, was the presid
lrg Office.
To Raise 100000 For Missions.
Opening with a comprehensive sur
yev Of campaign to c-llect funds for
the organization began at the jub lee
recently held in Washington. Rev. Mr..
Gray announced that alreary $500 900
had been contributed toward an en-
dowment fund, Baltimore's donation
to which had been ne less than $37.-
COO Washington was credited with
$4,000.
Mrs. Eaton later declared that it
was confidently expected 100000
win be secured before the end OF the
campaign.
Rev. Mr.. Gray spoke of the phenom-
email growth Of the society since It's
organization He characterized its so
years of growth as so years OF blum
ders,' but later qualified his statement
with the declaration that the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society had
now attained a pre-eminent position
among wcmen's organizations.
"The Real suffragettnaAsovement."
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