The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03
ENDS
ANNUAL SESSION
Reading of Appointments Pre-
cedes Final Bencdiction
by Bishop.
MEETING PLACE UNDECIDED
Protest Against Action in Ran
dolph-Macon Matter Is
Placed on Record.
MEETING PLACE UNDECIDED
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Roanoke. Va, April Tho f2stI
annual session of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, adjourned. sine die, i'm
mediately after the reading of tho APP
pointments to-day. Bishop william u.
Marrah pronouncing benedicttons.
a feature of the only session held
to-day was that Drotes, signed by j..
w. Duffy, Goo. 7. Tyler, Frank ~
Tyler, c. NJ. Armstrong, ]. 0. May
nard. ]. NJ. Anderson, David Busch, j.
{. Hawk, II. l.. Hout, &. NJ Hesser. c..
w. Ray. L. Locke. and John
Paul Tyler. was entered against the
action taken by the conference on the
resolution adopted at tho meeting Of
the trustees of Randolph Macon Col
icgc, held October 8, 1911, proposing
to submit for the approval OF the con-
Terence the names Of thc persons Sc
lcctcd BY the trustees TO Ill vacancies
in their own body. Tho reasons as
signed FOR entering the protest were
that those who offered tho protest be-
iicve the trustees have no right to
share with any one the authority and
responsibility of electins members of
their board. and il Is not proper for
the conference 70 enter an arrange
ment or an agreement which contem-
plates q brecch OF duty BY the trus-
tees. Attention was called TO tho fact
also that on October ., eight members
OF the board of trustees entered n
similar protest against tho action of
that body at that time. The protest
of to-day was placed on record.
The call of the twemty-second qucs-
of all conference boards and commit
tees that had not been submitted were
submitted and approved. The report
of the Board OF Church Extension re-
commended that the conference raise
only $4,000 the coming year for church
extension.
F j. Prct,ytnan offered an amend
ment recommending $1,000. saying
that because the conference had
70 the representative church in Wash
lngton by contributing for church cx-
tension several thousand dollars
annually above the assessment, IT
should not now ratrcnoh It's contribu-
ton 10 this cause, but should through
this board continue to contribute ad-
diiional money to aid other appoint
ments that need help The amend
ment OF DR.. Frcttyman was lost and
the report was adopted.
H. NJ. FIaln!ll was appointed con-
ference preacher for the next session,
with II. II. sherman as alternate.
Judge Edward u. Newman OF
Woodstocg, was ra-eleccd conference
leader OF the laymens missionary
movement
NO invitation was extended as the
place OF meeting for the conference
next year. and the selection OF a
place was left in the hands OF a COM
m'ttee appointed for that purpose
Before reading the appointments,
Bishop IGurrah expressed his regret
that any preacher would be disap-
pointed, and urged that the appoint
ments be accepted in the spirit OF
dutT and loyalty which would COM
mand the presence and blessing of
Jesus Christ upon the preachers and
their works.
List OF Appointments.
The appointments were as follows.
Baltimore nistrict-M. u Mitchell.