The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
FINAL SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
Characters Of All Min
listers Passed With
out Question.
MANY INTERESTS
SUBMIT REPORTS
Forward Step in Matter of Edu-
cation-Salary for Editor of
Church Paper-R 0 a II Q k
Chosen as Next Meeting
Place-List of APP
continents.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch
C!liton Forge, Va. April 3.--The an
nual meeting Of the Baltimore Con-
ference Of the Methodist Church, South,
came to an end tonight, after the
busiest day OF the session. Many of
the ministers have already left town,
and many more will leave on the early
train tomorrow. The conference has
been a pleasant one throughout. and,
while no large questions were before
1t. it has taken a decided step forward
in the matter OF education Of minis
tiers that Will mean much in the years
TO come.
The morning session opened with the
calling of the names of the ministers
and the passing of their characters.
morning session. and was continued
and concluded at the afternoon ses-
sion. There were no charges against
any Of the ministers. and all were
passed.
Fev. c. ID. Bulla addressed the CON
Quarterly Review. After his address
voluntary subscription were received
amounting to about $50.
The Board of Missions reported that
its total collections for foreign and
home missions amounted to S32,5l5.l0.
which was $1,000 more than the as
sessmcnt. The Washington and Bali.-
1tsv u Md3sNi i1s9 W - ~, tchtt y ~ ne
while the LcwisburE and Moorcfield
districts were the weakest, The joint
Board Of Finance reported total re-
ceipts of s29.96o.T5. or this sum s1e,-
o50 had been paid 10 supcrannuated
ministers. The report for the cur
rent year included an estimate of $4,000
for the editor OF the Baltimore South
crn Methodist.
Not n Precedent.
TO this Dir. j. II. Light, of Frsnt
Royal, offered an amendment lie said
that he did not oppose it for this year
by. said tina. !, was the sense Of
he taken as q precedent. and the pub
fishers Of the paper be requested 10
make arrangements to pay this salary
by raising the subscription price or
otherwise. He thought that the people
who tool the paper should not be
they subscribed and later a church
subscription. He was opposed by II. II.
~Fishburne, OF Roanoke, and DR.. +. j..
P%rettyman. presiding elder Of tho
said that the paper was the property
of the church. and The church should
sustain it. 1t was necessary for the
The report of the committee on
memoirs was taken up. There had been
five deaths during the past year in the
ministry. VIZ: Rev. j.. !;
Of Govanstown. Md; Rev. John Samuel
Hutchinson, of ~Edinburg. Rev. l. s..
Hopkins and Rev. ". Il. Henry. The
first -four of these men occupied a
superannuatcd relation With the
church.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was full OF
business, and yet had time for an ar,
gumen that at times was heated and
bordered on acrimonious. Rev. III: III.
sherman presented the report of the
board of education. 1t referred TO the
good work that was neing aone o al
in the conference. 1t is the eSpecta-
ton of the committee that 1t will re-
ceive donations and legacies from the
time. The conference itself was to ap-
propriate only $500 to start with. sew
erai spoke Of the need of more cdu.
cation for the ministry, saying ,hat II
place tina it should something must
be done In the way Of further educa-
ton. Too many OF the pastors were
Bishop Hoss characterized it as the
need Of all needs of the church. The
report was unanimously adopted.
portsd that that its selections had. been
amounting to sS,4oo.
II report OF the committee on pup
fishing interest brought out the ora
tory. 1t recommended that q salary
Of $4,000 be paid the editor of the Bal
timore southern Metnodist. ana sng-
ton. Dr.. Light Immediately moved
n substitute that this action was not
TO be taken as a precedent for the
future; The %aT r. amsg msnt at mt6s
very Warm. DR.. Light, T.. r. Fish
burnc. of Roanoke; Rev ". II: II
the amendment. while Rev. D. IL.
Kern and Presiding Elders G.. Dorsey
White and +. J. Prettyman opposed It.
it was necessary to have a conference
paper, and that 1t could not get along
without assistance. The vote resulted
in the loss Of the amendment. II being
for 1t and 10 opposed.
Roanoke Is Chosen.
BY a vote Of 95 TO Sc. the conference
refused to change the time Of meet
was selected as the mex place Of
meeting without. opposition. BY the
will Of William T Bush Of Roanoke.
c een received ii 1000. With stlp-
ulations as to how 1t is to be used.
a resolution vas adopted thanking
ity in closing the p~ost-omces of the
adoption OF the usual resolution of
thanks to the people Of Clifton Forge
papers for publishing reports or the
session, the appointments were read.
after which the conference adjourned.
The following are the appointments:
presiding slider; Trinity and caslvary''
John Paul Tyler: Central: p. I. Blake
st' Pau Gaer s. K.o coo Il II gsah! 9oSn'a;
Emanuel, J. w: Smith; Wilkens Ave
nue, w. Fl: Ballenger; Frederick Ave-
nue.. J. n: Mast: Arlington. 3. Y. Swift
RINGER. EDulany, 6. j. Lester. ST Johns