The Washington times., 1916-03-24
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
CONFERENCE HEARS
VIRGINIA REPORTS
Remaining Districts Make
Z Statement Of Years Prog
ress to Baltimore Body.

ALEXANDRIA. March A.-Reports
of the progress Of the churches in the
remaining four districts OF the con-
ference, Rockingham. Roanoke. Lewis
burg, and Mooreheld, which had been
left from yesterday, took up practically
all Of this mornings session OF the
Baltimore conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. which met for
the third day In the Washington Street
Msthodist Church South. The pastors
OF all OF the charges in the districts
were passed, and their characters APP
proved.
Five new elders were elected at this
mornings session, Glenn @. Martin, An
tAony o. Lions, Harvey l. Hivins,
George @. oliver. and Elmer A. Lam
bert.
They will be ordained atthe 8 o'clock
service Sunday night at the Washington
Street Church. Deacons who will be
elected today and tomorrow will be or
dained on Sunday morning at the II
o'clock service. Bishop Mouzon will
preach at this service. It was an
riouncsd that on Sunday morning at $3.50
o'clock there will be an old-fashioned
ne Mhetnodist experience meeting. led by
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon there
Will be q missionary meeting addressed
by the Rev. c. G. Bush, n missionary
to Africa. Tonight's public meeting at
, go o'clock viii be in the interests OF
direction of the board OF missions OF
the conference. W."
At S o'clock this afternoon the ban
quet OF the alumni of the Randolph
Macon College will be held In the Young
Peoples building. About 100 members of
the conference are expected to attend.
the Rev. j: Howard Wells. OF Harrison
burg. Will be the POSTMASTER.
=. Morning Session.
At this mornings session the Rev. DIR.
A. G. Miller. OF Little Rock, editor
of the Arkansas Methodist; tho Rev.
Edward 4. Kirliley. pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant Protestant Churcl,
OF this city. and the Rev. n. NJ. Beck
ham. principal OF tho Ferrum Training
School OF the Virginia Conference, were
presented to the conference. The re-
Hgious services at todays session We're
led by Bishop Mouzon. who read from
the third chapter Of Corinthians The
Rev. DR.. II. J.. Hamill, OF G.artinsburg,
w. Va. led in prayer and the members
united in singing Rock Of Ages
A meeting in the interest of the Sum
day schools was held last night in tile
church and a largo CONGREGATION was
, present. NJ. l.. Walton, OF Harrisburg,
president OF the Sunday School Board.
Prayer. was offered by the Rev. ]. c.
yhrasher. of Monterey. and the scrip
ture lesson was read by the Rev. W. il.
Balenger. OF I.uray. The principal adj
dress wac made by Sthc Rev. Charles
p. sBulla OF yashViiIe. Tenn. superin-
,teRdrnt of the atLdt Efble class work,
who made a strong arpeal COR the SUN
day schools. The Rev j. j Rivcs was
also on the program and delivered an
address Banners were presented Ia the
Rockinghanc and Roanoke districts.
Plans have Teen completed for the
golden Jubilee celebration OF the ,inion
of tho Baltimore Conference and the
Methodist EPISCOPAL Church South. in
Alexandria In 1866. IT, bC held on sun
DAY afternoon at s o'clock.
Unless physically unable Bishon A. w
WILSON,. OF Baltimore. will prc-ida and
make the principal address. mr.. Carl
ton II. Harris, editor NJ the BaltIm ore
southern Methodist, will read II historic
Terence every one ~ whom Is expected
70 bA present in r"rson or snd Iettr
TIL survivors ar Eishor A. w. Wilson,
OF Baltimcrc; y, Creole Shepherds.
town. w. ": William V. Pudo-. va sh-
ington; a p, B,uidi" STANLEY Va:
William HEDGES. Mnrtinshurg. w. va !:
y. Maxwell, stanley. Va Isaac Wv.
Canter, Baltimore; John Kran Ash
land. Va.; ]. r Van Horn" Wood
wayhesboro. va. '