The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-30

Memorial Service To-Day.
The order of the day for Monday
morning ut II o'clock Is the holding of
the conference memorial service -Four
members or tho conference have died
since the annual session Of n year ago.
as follows:
Rows. John r. Hyde. Andrew NJ. Cack-
Icy, William H. WOolf and Clarence H..
1.cnnard.
Mr. Hyde and Mr.. Kcnnard had been
superanuated; Mr. Woolf was a presid =
Ing elder and Mr. Cackley. a pastor.
one OF the most Interested attend
ants upon the session of the confer
euce this year is Rev. John T. Wight :
man. who was admitted on trinl as n
preached in iStS. ana is the Oldest
member
The services OF Conference SUNDAY
began with tho Love Feast" this morn
ING, conducted by Rev j. H. Dulapey.
OF Washington. Following that aotvicr
many of the members OF the confer
ence preached in churches IN Balu-
more and Washington.
hisnop Denny preached in st. Paul.
Chn:ch THIS morning. his text being
! me first verse of the Fifty First Psalm
fIi'Ne Mercy upon me, O. God. accord
ing 10 Thy loving Kindness: ACCORDING,
N!to INC multitude OF Thy tender mcr-
cics' niot OUT any transgrcsSions"
Following the sermon Bishon DEM.
one travelling preacher as dcacons and
seven travelling preachers as elders. lie
WAS assisted by several members of the
conference in the ordination services.
ENneetcd 10 Adjourn To-Day.
coitr Is probable that tho Baltimore
evening unless some unlookcd FOR ,is
duSs'"i, 1 Hciers adjournment until Tues
De haS I me principai business yot TO
INC reports OF the conference honrJs
"a" we standinG committees. and il
=, eMhee'tg mat most Of these viii
% adopted without discussion Tho
! .hicl oasis Of discussion will ba tho
,oPoi OF the committee on memorial Is
w. 'he general conference. ana the
i'ieiitorl"l winch II is anticipated will
prccinitatc the most intercstinr do
Dtle Is mat touching the granting OF
"a nv Itshts OF the laity TO the women
OF lhc church Some OF the abl.st
members of this conference are arraVl
go ON noth sides Of this question. ana
m.ii ny isht comes, II VIII be one that
WiiI De very Interesting. Several con
, fcrences of church have sent a ,ncn,n
ii"l 10 inc general conference REQUEST
, ms that these rights be prantrd =,
The women. and in other confernnccS
the attempt has been made 10 yet st,cb
memorial adopted, but II has been
About his 6 Speeinl interest centres
fhce. because of the fact that il win
nt undGubtediy one of the questions
fought battles on the floor of tie
general conference. VI VIC
m Church Extension Interest
ihe increase of the church extension
lhtrrcSt IN the Baltimore Conference
during the past year and especinilv
",uriing The past I'VE, years. has been
Indicative OF one OF the most advanced
Steps taken by the conference There
are IN this conference sos church
buildings. and 2S6 OF these have bean
'iHeu by The church extension board
OF the Methodist Episcopal Churrh
Sou'h' IN the building. and this fact
mas no doubt encouraged the confer
rncc |" increase it's contributions to
!niS cause. II is a significant fact
! ihat during the past eight years the
church extension board of Inc cntir,.
church has received more mopcW 70
i =" nSed IN me erection OF church
buildings than was received dur;n,r
ll'e 'W"ntN-iour years previous This
record during the past eight years is
. que To great degree To the direction
%nd personal efforts OF Rev w. r
McMurray. ID. H.. the secretary or no
board. during This time whose sue
cess has proven him to be one of tho
most efficient OF the secretaries or
any department Of the work OF the
snm or sG.S2S Contributed.
Tho amount contributed To .burcb
extension by the Baltimore Confer
encc the past year was s6S2S. tbo
largest amount the conferences has
contributed to this cause in any year
ne amount contributed toward the
parsonage fund Of the African mis-
sion in answer to the appeal Of "
McAlurray before the conferences was
$500 ""S
bishop Denny is ono OF the most
optimistic men III Southern Mctho-
diSHl Regarding the success OF the
cnMrch AZ many points.