Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-22
OPENING OF
CONFERENCE
1920 Session Begins IN NJ.
F. Church South This
Morning
THE BISHOPS APPEAL
One Hundred and Seventy Eight
Pastors and Forty Delegates As
ermblcd at the Opening.
THE BISHOPS APPEAL
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After q stirring address at the open
ing of the one hundred and thirt
second conference Of the Baltimor
Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Church South at the Washing
Ion Street Southern Methodist ChurcI
this morning by Bishop Edwin D
Mouzon, Of Texas. president Of tn
the conference, the business Of tn
conference was rapidly gotten Gndc
way.
Bishop MouZon made strong ap
zeal for the pastors To conSccrat'
themselves to Cod and to devote the'
ives to the service Of Jesus Wlthou
considering too greatly the needs o.
today and the plaudiIs of the world
At the conclusion OF the bishops adj
dress the Rev. n. NJ Cantcr, prcsid
jnr elder of the Washington Dis
lrict. the secretary Of last years
conference. called the roll which wa:
answered by l40 clerical and II lay
delegates. 1t was explained thai
many of those who expect TO attcn'
The conference will reach mere later
during the day.
The Rev. Dr.. Cantcr was reject
ed secretary Of the conference anc
Rev. G.. II. i:idncr Of White Sui
phur. Springs ". Va. was named as
assistant secretary. Satistica! sec
rctaries were named as follows: j. Fl.
Smith. w. H. Best, c. /. De1.ong
J. J. Rivcs and w. l.. Smith.
The Rev. DR.. J. W. DUffcy, pas
tor of the Washington street church
::.ade number of announcements o!
interest &c the delegates. The hours
we're fixed from 9:"0 a. n. until
1870 o'clock. Luncheon will be sorv-
cd daily from 1880 TO . y. M.
The presiding elders announced ,ths
committees for the: Year rs follows:
Conference relations: &. II. Field
ing. G. T. h. Collins, Geo. Has"l
w. Il. dorsey, A. T.; iIarnsbcr"cr
J.. l.. lloyd. &. I. Fringer. II. l..
Mycrly. ,>,:.... - ;1...
Admissions: W., II; Sanders, O,
W. Lusby. j. j. Ringer. J. W. Mirrh
ell, G.. W. Mark. G.. W. Gather
G.. Sydenstrickcr, 4. Knox. w. j.
Whitcsell, ". S. Thomas. B. W.
Waters, c. J ,:Etory, j. H. Bean, G
~. &Kidncr. VIM. Compton. }. - H.
Wilhitc.
Publishing Interests; r. J. Lar'
hert,. /. W. Davis, ". C. Smith, =.
G.. Chambers. +. y. Register, G
w I.aytock. J. II. Haley, T.. l.
Newman, c. a. Potter. ). "a. Wal
ton, VIM. stephens, S. r., Priteha'l|
G. w. Richardson, +. &C., Eaele. !,
II. Billingslsy. M. . II < Maxwell :.
Temperance: j. II. Balthis, O
G.. Mitchell, f. F.,Neci. 4. J. Over
T.. a. Roadcs. j l.. Govcl!. W. .
Ta!bcrt. c. l.. Melton, W. Flaw
renee. G. ]. Conman. NJ. p Wccklc
j. A.. Taylor. W. D. Eye. Fran
Wheeler. Wilfrrd Lawson. w. 3
Campbell
Sabbath Observance: J a. ROOD
JAS. Walker. NJ. f. Tabler. NJ. H
3. Hoffman, G. B. Sutton. c. +
Ramsay. J. G.. Copcnhavcr, !. "
Williams. c. E. \. Hall. H. l.
Koontz. W. C. Sponaugle. w. r
Cross, r. a. Burch, f. II. Crickcr
berger, H. A. Wilson. n. J. Allen
District Conference Records: A. +
Owens. Preston c. King. S. J. Johr
son. W. R. HardestIy l.. L. Lowanc
J. \. Mast, r. X. hewitt. c. "
Stump.
These Committees who will have
great many mattcrs referred to thel
will meet every afternoon during tt
remainder Of the week .Meet'n
places have been fixed rs followS:'
Charbcr of Commerce. Board
Missions;
Methodist Protestant church, Bib
board committees on Memoirs an
Collections.
Trinity NJ. Z. Church--Joi,
Board of Finance; Committees on E
aminations for admission on Trial
First Baptist Church-Board