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Beard If Missions Of the Bsltinor'
Conferences Hold Sessions Here.

ing of the Bonrd of Missions of the
Baltimore Conference of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church, South, met IN
Charles Town, Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week. DR.. G. ID. Harris,
Editor of the Baltimore Southern
Methodist IS president of the Board
of Missions and presided all through
the sessions. The Board of Missions
is composed of eighteen members,
nine ministers and nine laymen, aad
nearly all were present.
The session began Wednesday af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock with an execu-
| tive session held BY the Board of
Missions during which they discuss
ed policies of the board in general
Wednesday evening at o'clock, a
public service was held, Bishop "A. w.
Wilson, of Baltimore, Md, preached,
taking as his text Tsiah TX, s and 7
verses. Others taking part in the ex-
ercises were Rev. M. D. Mitchell, Pre-
siding Elder of Baltimore District,
Baltimore, Md. DR.. c. d. Harris, Dr.
F. ]. Prettyman, Chaplain of the Unit
ed States Senate, and Rev F. A.
Tyler, of the Charles Town church.
A Quartette sang several selections.
A large and attentive audience enjoy
ed Bishop Wilson's sermon.
The board met Thursday morning
in business session, at which we're
present all the presiding elders of the
conference, eight in number, and sew
eral lay leaders of the conference.
Plans for the enlargement of the mis-
sionary work of the conference were
formulated, looking to the sEsising Of
large sum, both for home and for
"a ,syt o$lA n 1A-Oa q
T in church membership. "
At II a. m. public meeting was
held in the auditorium, which was adj
dressed by Rev! John M. Moore, D..
D., of Nashville, Tenn, who took as
his subject "The Call of America .
At 2 m, the lay leaders held a
meeting which was presided over by
| Judge E. D. Newman, of Woodstock,
| Va. AT O'Clock the Board of Mis-
sions met again in executive meeting,
| adjournin9 at $50 for public meet
| ing at which Rev. D. L. Blakemore,
Conference Missionary Secretary and
DR.. John M Moore made addresses.
| The following are members of the
Board Of Missions DR.. c. D.. Harris,
President; Rev, w H. Talbot, Rock
vile, Md, Secretary; Rev. Lelwyn K.
4 Cockrell, Lewisburg, w. Va, acting
secretary owing to the secretary's alb
sence; Rev. D. L. Blakemore, Confer
ence Missionary Secretary; Rev. M.
D. Mitchell, Baltimore Rev. John M.
Moore, D. D., Nashville, Tenn. Rev.
S. A. Parker, Berryville, Va; Rev. S.
1 v. Hildebfand, Upperville, Va; Rev.
Rev. B. B.. Switzer, Washington, D.
|C.;e MILO. c. Michael, Aberdeen,
Md; Mr.. O. b.. Coffman, Lewisburg
| Md. Mr.. l.. J.tsForeman, Peterstown,
w. Va; Mr., w. P. 7Licklider, Shep-
herdstown.
The Presiding Elders of the Con
| ference, all of whom were present are
as follows.- Rev. M. D. Mitchell, Bal
timore, Md; DrssH M Canter, Wash
fington, D. c.. DR.. D. H. Kern, Alex
andria, Va, Rev. H. |. Stephens,
Stanton, Va. Rev. ]. A. Anderson,
! Winchester, Va; Rev. G. D. White,
Roanoke, Va; Rev. H. A. Brown,
Moorefield, w. Va. Rev. r. L. Fultz,
Levi burg w, Wa.
=. Between thirty and forty delegates
were present, much interest was taken
in the meeting and considerable en-
| thusiasm shown. Among those pres
ent were Rev. ]. w. Smith, Baltimore
Rev. c. N. Hesser, Arlington, Md.
The meeting closed Thursday even
with laymen'S banquet at which
more than hundred and fifty men
were present DR.. C d Harris made
short talk in which he spoke of the
high appreciation Of the welcome
which had been" extended to the dele
gates by members Of the church, and
1 he asked that vote of thanks be ex-
tended to the ladies who served the
banquet. Judge, E. D. Newman and
several others made interesting re-
marks. After the banquet the gather.
ing adjourned to the Opera House
where a moving picture reel was ex-
Inhibited showing the work in the Al
rican Mission of the Methodist
/ Episcopal Church, at Wembo, Miami
in the Congo region. Rev. e.
c. Bush, who is a returned mis-
sionary from that mission was pres.
ent and explained the pictures. 1t was
planned to show these pictures at the
church but finding it impossible, Mr.
E. G. Henson offered them the Opera
House which was accepted, the dele,
gates extending vote of thanks tc
Mr.. Henson for his kindness.
4 The meeting, while primarily for the
4 purpose of attending to number Oh
4 business matters pertaining to missiol
work, was also helpful in many way!
to the visiting delegates and all pres
ent, being uplifting, giving renewed
enthusiasm and energy for the. worl
at hand. A number of ministers ane
members from the county were pres
ent and enjoyed the exercises