Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-01
N. {. Church SOUTH
IN CONFERENCE
Get to work at Clifton Forge-Re-
ports Of Progress Are
Satisfactory.

Clifton Forge, Va, March 30-The
ore hundred and twenty-seveath ses-
sion Of the Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Is I'M fun blast. Ministers, delegates
and visitors poured into the little city
and a continuous run of automc biles
rushed them to the homes which had
been provided for them. When the
doors of the church were opened for
the first service it was emily a few min
utes until the auditorium was packed
almost to its limit
Rev Henry NJ. Canter, OF Alexandria
Va, foremost among the younger men
OF the conference, preached master
ly sermon from the text Except
grain Of wheat fall intc the ground
and die 1t abideth alone
At 9 o'clock yesterday morning
Bishop Hoss, OF Nashville, Tenn, call
cd the conference to order in business
session. The whole body Of ministers
sang heartily, unaccompanied, the old
hymn, 20 God, Our Strength in Ages
Past" after which the Bishop made "a
feryent and touching prayer. His pc
tition was based on the text Judge
not that We be not judged"
Rev. DIR. E. V. REGISTER, secretary of
the last conference, called the roll and
nearly all the members responded to
their names. when after five names,
came the answer, Died in the Lord
Rev. DR.. REGISTER was then unani-
mously chosen secretary, naming as
his assistants Rev. Harry Smith, Rev
William H. Best Rev c. F. Delong
and Rev Fl. AL Brown. The following
We're appointed chairmen of the var
ious committees:
On Conference Relations-Rev. J.
D. Pope.
Admission--Rev DR.. Mr. D. Mitchell
Publishing Tnterests-Rev. w H.
Ballengee
Temperanee-Rev J. Fl. Huffman.
Sabbath Observance-Rev. ]. A.
Rood
District Conference Records-Rev.
T. A. White
Collection-Rev w D. King.
Memoirs-tRev +. V. Switzer.
Rev. Samuel P. Senter, the new pas
tor of Greene Memorial Church Roam
oke, Va, was received as transfer
from the Holston Conference and in
troduced
The reports from the presiding eld-
ers of the districts showed progress
all along the way.
Rev. DR. Forrest ]. Prettyman, pre-
siding elder of the Washington dis
trict, spoke in glowing terms of the
advancement therein.
Rev. George T. Tyler, presiding eld-
er of the Winchester district, report
ed his work as having made good pro
gress during the year, with collec-
items full and "a gain in membership.
Rockingham district was reported
by the presiding elder, Rev DR. b. w.
Bond, as having had 793 conversions,
salaries advanced and things gener-
ally in hourishing condition.
Rev. DR. ]. A. Anderson, presiding
elder of the Roanoke d strict, report
ed his work and made many interest
ing statements concerning it, discuss
ing at some length the affairs of his
district, especially nt Roanoke city.
Rev. G. Dorsey White of the Moore
field district. reported his work as in
most encouraging condition.
Rev. James P. Stump stated that
his physical condition was now fully
restored and asked tO ha returned to
the effective list.
Rev. f L, Wolf, Rev. J. r. Vanhorn,
Rev. ]. b. Thurman, Rev. Henry S. Coe
and Rev. Fl. A. Murr-ll applied for SUI
perannuated relations and were re-
ferred to the proper committees.
The afternoons was given to the
meetings of committees, boards, and
the first call of the Bishcps cabinet.