The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23
SOUTHERN N. {.
Meeting Opens
Baltimore Conference at Alex
andria Hears Of Educa-
tional Work.
UNIVERSITY AID ASKED
Three Delegates Are Almost Asphyx-
lated by Gas Fumes in Room
ing House.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
Il. Z. knight a son,
Gal-s9 King Street.


Szl-s2 King Street.
Alexandra, Va March 22.-Using
gavel made from wood from the
room in which was born Bishop
Francis Asbury, whose centennial is
being celebrated this month and who
died March 81, 1916. Bishop Edwin d.
Mouzon called the 1s2d Annual Balti-
more Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South to order this
morning, and when roll was called las
clerical and II lay delegates respond
ed to their names.
In his opening address. the bishop
made an appeal to saintliness and
right living.
Rev. H. NJ. Canter, d. D. Presiding
elder of the Washington district, was
reelected secretary and he named Rev.
G. D. Kidner, of White Sulphur
Statistical secretaries are ]. H. Smith,
Salem, Va; w. H. Best. Roanoke, Va. /;
c. L. De Long. HyattsvilIe. Nd. and
w. L. Smith, Waldorf, Mr.. Rev. r. C.
Meeks, OF Strasburg, was appointed
postmaster of the conference, and J.
H. BillingsIey, of Romney, w. Va, mes
senger.
The past year in the churches has
been marked by prosperity, according
to reports made by Rev. DR.. Canter.
especially in building activity. During
the year. there were 500 conversions
and 500 additions to the church in the
Washington district.
Presiding elders who reported on the
condition of their districts were NJ D.
Mitchell. of Baltimore. Md: II. NJ. Can
ter. Washington, D. C; D. H. Kern,
Alexandria. Va; ]. A. Anderson. Win
chester, Va; H. l. Stephens, Rocking
ham, Va: G. d. white, Roanoke. Va;
r. l. Fultz, Lewisburg. Va. and H. A
Brown, Moorefield district.
Educational Center in u
After the report of the educational com.
mittee giving information about the uni
versties being built at Atlanta and
Dallas had been read. pleas were made
for adequate support for these two in.
situations.
According to the report submitted, the
edu catiOnal center of the world has been
shifted during the past year from Eu.
rope to America. Continuing. the re.
port set forth the power of our invest.
ments in missions will be greatly reduced
unless more of these foreign students
thousands OF whom are now in American
institutions of learning. are drawn int
Christian institutions, and this cannot
tutiOns OF the evangelical churches are
made as strong as the strongest OF the
secular institutions
Regarding the two universities. the re.
port said: IF we will give them ade.
Quate resources, their influence for good
will extend to the utmost parts Of the
earth. In Latin America, especially, they
will exert great and benign influence .
The bishop referred to the fact that
gifts in excess Of a million dollars had
been made to the Emory University al
Atlanta by Asa Gambler, brother of Bishop
Warren Gambler.
An address the universities ana
their equipment was delivered by DR.
A. J. Lamar.
The Epworth League Board held
meeting tonight at which time an ad
I dress was delivered by Rev John P
Tyler, OF Baltimore.
Committees Are Chosen.
Rev. ]. W. DuTey. d. D.. pastor Of
the NJ. f. Church South. this city, an
nounced the calendar of evening meet
ings which will be as follows: Thursday
7:3o p. m, Sunday school board; friday
| . p. m, banquet of alumni Of Randolph
Macon College in Young Peoples Build
ing; Friday. 80 p. m, board of mis-
sions.
Committee meetings will be held every
afternoon during the progress of the con.
ference. Committees as announced by
| the presiding elder to serve for the year
| follow:
Conference relations-G. H. Fielding
Baltimore; G. T. d. Collins. Washing
ton: George Hasel Alexandria; W. B
Dorsey, Winchester; A. L. Harnsberger
Rockingham: L. L. Lloyd, Roanoke: C.
r. Fringer, Lewisburg, and H. L. Myer-
ly, Moorefield, w. Va.
Admission-W. H. Sanders and o. w.
Lusby. Baltimore: J. J. Ringer and ].
W. Mitchell. Washington; c. W. Marks
and G. W. Gather, Alexandria; c. Sy-
denstricker and A. Knox. Winchester;
W. J. whitesell and W. S.Thomas, Rock
ingham: B. w. Waters and c. L F'Iory
Roanoke: ]. H. Bean and c. D. Kid
ner, Lewisburg. and W. NJ Compton and
J. II. White, Mooreield
Publishing intereSts-T. J. Lambert
and L. w. Davis. Baltimore; W. c.
! Smith and d. c. Chambers Washing
ton: T. V. REGISTER and C. w. Lay
cock. Alexandria: J. II. Haley and F.
D. Newman. Winchester: c. l. Potter
and s. A. Walton. Rockingham: Will
liam Stevens and s. R. Pritchard, Roa-
| noke; G. w. Richardson and z. c. Eagle
Lewisburg: ]. A. BillingsIey and NJ. H
Maxwell, Moorefeld
Temperance-J. Fl. Balthis and o. c
Michael, Baltimore: r. F. Neel and 7, j
| Owen. Washington; E. A. Rhodes and
J. L. Gorrell. Alexs ndria; W. o. Talbert
and c. L. Melton. Winchester; w. F
Lowance and C. F. Coffman, Rocking.
Roanoke: w. D. Eye and Frank Wheeler