Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-01
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

| Pastors reports and the temperance
question occupied the attention of The
Baltimore Conference Southern M-tl.a-
dist Episcopal Church at its meeting in
Clifton Forge. Va, yesterday.
The first matter was ,hr announce.
ment OF the vote for three conferees to
meet six from the Virginia Conference
and discuss with the trustees the rels-
ton of the Randolph Macon system of
schools to the church. There were l62
votes east. 7. F. FishhGrne received
l27, DR.. T. ]. Pretiyman Ill and DR..
II. p. HamiII 80. These three we're
declared elected. This probably ends
the Randolp- Macon matter forthis con
ference.
In his opening remarks Bishop Hess
who returned from the Orient last year,
said that there was great growth there.
but that the work WAS in its infancy.
There we're $500 Protestant mission
ariss ia China, but, according to ropn,
lation, that was equal 10 y 10 the
whole state of Virginia.
The question. Are all the ministers
bameless in their lives and official adj
ministratiou ?" was called Tor the
Washington, Baltimore and Winchester
districts. There was nothing against
any OF the ministers, and as each name
was called, the pastor made 4 report oil
the work during the past year. The
reports showed that as whole the con
ference vas progressing both spiritually
and materially. Collections were
better than in previous YEARS, and it
was noted that the missionary cOllaa-
ilons in neatly every instance were
paid in full and sometimes oyer paid,
The report OF the committee on tenn
perance was presented. IL WAS adopted
rs submitted. It recommended that,
inasniuch rs there had been an III
Tempt on the part OF The papers and
people opposed to the Antisaloon
League to injure the character and
usefulness Of its leaders. this conference
express lis approval Of The men and
their course. It favored the passage bY
the legislature Of an enabling act 10
allow vote on statewide prohibition
similar to lie Strobe bill offered at
the last session It favored the passage
Il = STATE Law preventing The shipment
81 li,luO: int" dry territory. 1t favored
| Tie passage Of The locll-opllou bill
il Maryland ani expressed approval
ii lie passage CT the Till 10 allow q
vote on state wide prohibition III West
Virginia. 1t asked ioE the passage bY
CONGRESS ot j bill preventing the
interstate shipment 81 liii"r into dry
STATES Of dry territory. II raqii2 .t:d The
bishop u assign Hev j. II Light,
nov ii the From Royal charge. IL
aoIL with the Antisai1on League 81
is headquarters.
Rev. ~ Il. Kern, OF The Staunton
charge, =lalei that he was opposed 10
the approval OF that part Endorsing the
leaders Of the ADtislloon League. He
thought that this conference had
noihing 10 do with it; that il was the
dnty OF the body OF which they were
officers In addition. hs said that,
personally, he knew Some Of the
leaders who would not only not bs ac-
equitable as ministers il this conference,
bit who Tc.iild not bs accepted as
ia7Den lie moyai tist Part ii the
report ta eliminated.
III. ]. Il. Light responded il =
5p5eah vigorously defending The officers
OF Tie l5aFiie In replying Nj. Kern
saij that in his remarks h2 did ngi
Teier to any minister 81 any de
nomination, but that he knew men
who vera recognized as leader in lhe
n,oremen1 who were far rom being
the men that They should be The
vote was taken, and while it wae very
! light one, il was apparent Thai The
report had had IN overwhelming ma.
ioriIy.
Following the report Rev ]. D. Me
Alister. one Of the secretaries Of the
lraene, vas introduced and made an
address He 1as followed by DR. Ell
ward Thompson, 81 Fort Worth, T1xas
and T. II Rowe, oi Buena Vista, VI
Va.
The report Of the committee On
memoirs vas made thu order OF the
day for Monday morning At 10 o clock.
Wranelin2 over the status ii The
Anlisalonn League in its relations to
ihr Methodist Episcopal Church Kept
he delegates 10 the fifteenth animal
meeting OF the Laymcn's Association
ut the Baltimore Conference busy in
Douglas a emorial Church in Washing
ion. yesterday afternoon. and after an
exciting debate between Dr.. David ii
Carroll and Symmetrical Baldwin, 81
Baltimore, tie association passed =
resolution heartily indog,iaa The Anti
saloon League movement
The session of The conference ma-
unryentful Seven ntw Candidates
were received int It'll membership Is
the bishop. Who made iii el0Qiiant al
dress t. ihsm., Ii ti: charge he toll
than that they mist III iit:t TuEn aid
then ministers. We DO no1 wanl
5ofllines and nsakiings." he said
They look ior easy tasks. ani yours
Is hard task. indeed. Strong men re-
Joire in noble service, no matter hoa
hard it may be. And do not be a
qosaipmonger for the sake 81 QbtAining
lille cheap HotoIicty.
Near the close Of The Session. a rsso-
luton vas introduced iii the Conference
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