The Washington herald., 1916-03-21
ME-. CLERGYMEN
MEET TOMORROW
Baltimore Conference of the
Southern Church Convenes
IN Alexandra.
STATISTICS GIVEN OUT
Only Thiry-one Pastors Out of 204
viii Receive New Appointments.
Will Honor Asbury.
THE HERALD BCREAU,
K. z. knight & Son,
2l-s23 King Street,

sl-s3 King Street
Alexandra, Va. March 2o.-Practically
az Is in readiness for the 152d annual
session OF the Baltimore Conference a.
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
which will convene Wednesday morning
IN the Washington Street NJ. E. Church
South, Of this city. Bishop Edwin D.
Mouzon, Of Texas, will preside. 1t will
be the first time he has presided over
this conference
This conference includes all Of Mary
land. the District Of Columbia and parts
or Virginia and West Virginia. The ter
ritory is divided into eight districts and
the total number of members of the
church in the conference, including local
preachers, Is S. m. The number Of pas
toral charges and preachers who serve
these charges is 2O4, and there are forty
supersnnuated preachers in the confer
ence.
Conference statistics OF the past year
OF interest follow: Twelve were licensed
TO preach in the territory of the Bslti-
more Conference: l,5S5 infants and 2,i2S
adults were baptized; Ass were added
TO the church on profession Of faith; 3,246
added by certificate. The net increase of
members for the year was 2,97s, or an
average Of a fraction more than fourteen
members to each pastoral charge; Ep-
worth leagues in conference is 30, with
MA members; number of Sunday schools
is 81; officers and teachers, SIS; scholars
enrolled, sara
Contributions to conference last year:
Superannuated preachers and widows and
orphans Of preachers, $lS,727; foreign mis-
sions, SlJ,759.9O: to home and conference
~ ma - -hF av~Na cir
s. SO7; to education, s6,SO6; to the Ameri-
van Bible Society. l,454: to the support
Of presiding elders, Sl4,g2l; to the support
Uf preachers in charge, Sl6I,S22i to the
support Of bishops, S5,lss.
The secretary OF the last session was
rev. Fl. II. Cantsr, presiding elder OF
Washington district. He was elected to
this once to succeed Rev. Z. V. REGISTER
n. D.. Of Alexandra. DR.. REGISTER re-
signed owing to his health.
As a result Of a year Of rest, Rev. DR..
REGISTER has been greatly benefited
1t is announced that of the 2O4 pas
tors IN the conference, only thirty-Ons
viii receive new appointments at the
coming session Of the conference. Only
one Of these Is 2 presiding elder. Rev.
NJ D. Mitchell. who has been presiding
elder Of the Baltimore district for the
past four years.
feature that will be brought to the
attention Of the conference will be the
observance OF the one hundredth amt
rsFzary Of the desth Of Bishop Francis
NsourY- the FIST Methodist preacher or
dlined bishop in America. II is expected
that appropriate exercises will be held
The conference will formally open at
5 o'clock Tuesday night when Rev j.
3. VIM. D d. OF Roanoke, will preach
,ss opening sermon.
Deeds Of conveyance for the follow
ing pieces of property were recorded
today in the office OF the clerk of the
corporation Court: John A. Massie
trustee. to John X. Brown, house and
lot on the south side OF Duke street
between West and PeytOn streets:
Rossmont Development Company. In
rorpOTatsd, to William r. Dawson. lot
s in block 10, section g. Rosemont
Uonsrty. house and lot on the south
side Of Princess street between Fay
cite and Payne streets.
The funeral Of Angela Catherine, in
tant daughter OF Eugene Lee and
Mary Theresa Sanders, who died In
Washington Saturday. took place this
afternoon from los South ST. Asaph
street.
The Intermedia and senior depart
rnerits Of the Alexandria Sunday School
association will hold - conference
Monday night. April 8. IN the West
minister Building. Five minute papers
viii be read by a number OF scholars.