Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-24
Pastors of Charges in -Four
Districts Passed This
Morning
NEW ELDERS ELECTED
Missionary Meeting This Afternoon
and Public Meeting at 1870 To.
night in the Cause.

Reports of the progress OF th'
churches in the remaining four dis
tricts of the conference, Rockingham
Roanoke, Lewisburg and Mooreteld
which had been left from yesterda!
took up practically all of this morn
ine's session of the Baltimore Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopa
Church South, which met for the thir'
day in the Washington Street Meth
odist Church South. The pastors
Of all of the charges in the districts
were passed, and their characters ap'
proved.
Five new elders were elected at this
mornings session, Glenn G. Martin
Anthony o. Lions, Harvey l.. Bi'
wins, George G.. Oliver and Elmer A
Lambert. They will be ordained at
the o'clock service Sunday night at
the Washington Street Church. Dea-
cons who will be elected today and to-
morrow will be ordained on Sunday
morning at the II o'clock service.
Bishop Mouzon will preach at this
service. 1t was announced that on
Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock there
will be an old fashioned Methodist
experience meeting led by the Rev.
w. r. Miller of Baltimore.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon there
will be missionary meeting address
scd by the Rev. C. c. Bush, mis-.
sionary to Africa. Tonight's public
meeting at 7:3O o'clock will be in the
interests of missions and will be held
under the direction Of the board oi
missions of the conference.
At o'clock this afternoon the bali
ouct of the alumni of the Randolph
Macon College will be held in the
Young Peoples Building. About lou
members of the. conference arei e.
pectcd to attend. The Rev. j. How
ard Wells, of Harrisonburg, will 5e
the POSTMASTER.
At this mornings session the Rev
DR. A. C. Miller, of Little Rock, edi-
tor of the Arkansas Methodist; the
Rev. Edward T. Kirkley, pastor OF
the Methodist Protestant Church, OF
this city, and the Rev. B. NJ. Beck
ham, principal of the Ferrum Train
ing School of the Virginia Conference,
were presented to the conference.
The religious services at today's
session were led by Bishop Mouzon
who read from the third chapter OF
Corinthians. The Rev. H. P. Ham
i'll, D. D.. of Martmsburg, w. Va.
led in prayer and the members unit
ed in singing "Rock of Ages.
A meeting in. the interest of the
Sunday school was held last night
in the church and large congrega.
tion was present. NJ L. Walton, OF
Harrisonburg, president of the Sun
day School board, presided. Prayer
was offered BY the Rev. j. c. Thrash
er, of Monterey, and the scripture
lesson was read by the Rev. W. H.
Ballenger, of Luray. The principa
address was made by the Rev. nr.
Charles D. Bulla. of Nashville, Tenn
superintendent of the adult bible class
work who made strong appeal fol
the Sunday schools. The Rev. j. j
Rives, was also on the program
! and delivered an address. Banner:
were presented to the Rockingham
and Roanoke churches.
Plans have been completed for th'
golden jubilee celebration of th
union of the Baltimore Conference
and the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South. in Alexandria in 1866, to b.
held on Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Unlesssphysically unable the Bishol
A ". Wilson, of Baltimore, will pre-
side and make the principal address
DR.. Carlton D. Harrus, editor of tn
Baltimore. Southern Methodist, vii
read a historical paper. There are i
survivors of that conference, ever,
one of whom is expected to be pre-
sent in person or send a letter. TIL
survivors ARE Bishop A. w. Wilson
of Baltimore; E. Gregloe, Shepherds
town; w, Va; William ". Pudo'