Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-25
BAL |MORE CONFERENCE
TO CONVENE IN ROANOKE
For the Sixth Time Church People
VIII Gather in the
Magic City.
AROUsEs HISTORICAL INTEREST
Many Able Preachers of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Chuch, South, Will
Attend This Ycar-Bishop Il. T..
ifOss VIII Preside.
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Special TO The Times Dispatch.l
ROANOKE. VA. March 24.--With n
territory that includes eight districts.
in which are 2oi pastoral charges. and
with total church membership OF
1000. the Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. VIII
convene in it's one hundred and thirty
third annual session in Greene Me-
mortal Church, Roanoke. on Wcdncs-
day morning. The presiding officer. OF
the conference session this year will
he Bishop T.. +. IIoss. and the host OF
tho conference is Rev. L. q. Foote.
-. -. who is closing his first year as
pastor OF Greene Memorial Church.
The Baltimore conference Is one o!
the Oldest OF the annual conferences Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
and, "a IN n conference of marked his
torical interest. The preachers who
constitute it's membership are among
the ablest in the church. There are
ninety-seven local and more than 800
travelling preachers In this conference.
Last year there were 5.202 additions
TO the church on profession OF faith.
about twenty-five additions TO each
pastoral charge: and the number of
additions by certificate and otherwise
was oc6t. or about eleven additions
10 each pastoral charge. The number
of adults baptized during the year was
os10, and tho number OF infants hap
TIED was 1882.
The number Of Sunday schools in
this conference is 655; the number of
officers and teachers. G.jlo. and the
total enrolment OF members. GS.l.7.
From tho Sunday schools last year
church. and tho Sunday schools CON
tributed s70.l75 to missions and other
objects OF the church.
MANY EPWORTH
LEAGUES CONTRIBUTE
The 2l9 Epwcrth Leagues in the CON
ference, with total membership of
lo.lc4. contributed to the projects Of
the church las, year 5000
The total amount paid salary to
the eight presiding elders OF the Balti-
more conference last year was sl5.6.3
the total amount paid as salary to
preachers in charge was Sl7i.lI2: that
paid 10 the bishops fund WAS $2,T06:
that paid TO conference claimants and
tho supcrannuatc endowment fund was
Sl?.2TS: that TO church extension.
S..ocl; that TO education. 1886: that
paid to the Baltimore Southern Meth
odist. the official organ OF the confer
cnce, S2.o66. that TO the conference eN
pense fund, Sl,100; that 10 the Amer
lean Bible Society. s!,233; that to for
c!En missions sl1.725; that to home and
conference missions. 1851: that to in
cidcntal expenses. S50.236; that to OBJ
jects not elsewhere reported. siSa@3-
making 4 total OF $500. 953 contributed
10 all objects during the year. Ot this
amount. the 80 women's societies with
membership of 5,l31, contributed
&2a.666.
Five times the annual session OF the
Baltimore conference has been held in
Roanoke. these sessions having been
held in 1891. 1886. 1901. 1905 and 1912.
Bishop Hoss. who is TO preside over
the conference session OF this year has
been the presiding officer at two
former sessions OF this body--at the
session held at stanton. in 1897. and
at the session held at Clifton Forge.
III 1911.