Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-30
NJ. T. CONFERENCE
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Appointments Are Made for
Washington and BaIti-
more Districts.
Special Dispatch to Tha Star.


lowing the reading of the appointments
for the eight districts by Bishop Col
Inns Denny of Richmond, who presided.
It was departure somewhat from usual
procedure. The appointments followed
the close of a service at the armory, in
which the congregations of the four
churches of the denomination in this
section joined. The sermon was dellv-
cred by DR.. j. H. Wells of Baltimore.
In the morning Bishop Denny ordain-
ed a class of deaconS and elders at the
armory. In his sermon he developed the
idea of truth in its various phases
Those ordained follow:
Elders-Royal A. Rice, w. P. Good,
Ernest T. Harrison. c. M. LIE Few,
Russell Corron, Charles L. Reiter. Frank
L. Baker. Walter NJ. Reynolds, James H.
Brown. ir., and w. d. Luttrell.
Demonstrates Thomson, William
Preston Sanders, Raymond Lebetter
Moore, Arthur Woodley Hinton, Charles
Faidley Phillips, John Thomas Brown,
Walter Delford Sheets, Allan ellis,
Herman Monroe Wilson. William Felix
Hodges, Julian Edward Mcdonald, VIII
liam Jennings Groah, Harry Wallace
Craver, Peter Constant Helmintoller, jr,
and George LipScomb Walters.
Debate at Close.
There was lively discussion at the
concluding business session, when H.
H. Sherman of Nashville, Tenn, as
head of body appointed to act on
joint school for mountain children and
place for Summer Chautauqua meet
ings. suggested the possibility of Coop
Grating with the PresbyterianS in devel-
oping a site at MasSanutta Springs, Va
George H. Lamont, lawyer and lay del
egate from Rockville. Md. opposed Mr..
Sherman's plan, saying he thought 1t
better TO use the approximate $4,000
available at Randolph Macon Academy
and carry on the work there. The mat
ter was held over for action later.
A report submitted showed a decline
in church membership in the confer
ence from 90,807 to 89247 There are
573 Sunday schools and 81,253 pupils.
Income from all sources was 81 ,437,837,
as compared with 81 $50, 1873 the previous
year. Houses of worship number $50,
valued at $7,S27,9l0, with S867,363 in
debtedncss, as compared with a value
last year Of $7,822,075, with liens OF
S844,700. Insurance is carried in the
amount of $4,118,510 at a cost of
$14069.
The conference hospital board re-
ported that in addition to the count
ings of Duke University, the church has
hospitals valued at S9,5o0.0oO.
Sabbath Observance
The committee on Sabbath observ-
ance reported that while recognizing
the burden of proper Sabbath observ-
ance to rest largely upon the church,
the responsibility is to be shared by the
state. No Nation can ever survive the
destruction of the Sabbath
The report of the committee to con-
slider all propositions for changing the
time of the meeting of the conference,
naming the first Wednesday in october,
1880. was laid on the table.
The following were elected reserve
delegates to the general conference
which meets at Dallas, Tex, next May:
Clerical-J. j. Rives. E. L. Woolf,
G. c. Martin, Joseph H. Balthis; lay,
w. w. Miller, w. T. Dosing, James
Walker. E. Chase Bare.
The board of education report stated
that Randolph system now
represents an investment OF $4,794,25l.
Randolph-M Macon College last year gave
in free tuition and scholarships about
$4,000.
Washington Appointments.
The appointments for the Washing
ton and Maryland districts follow:
Washington.
Calvary-H P. Baker.
Emory-H v. Wheeler.
Epworth-J. C.. Copenhaver, j. T.
Myers.
Asbury-J. ]. Rives.
Marvin-A. E. Owens.
Mount Vernon Place-W. A. Lam
beth; H. r. Deal. jr., preacher.
st. Paul-W. w. Mcintyre.
Superintendent Home of Aged-H. M.
Wilson.
Assistant Manager Home of Aged
A. B. Sites.
Associated Sunday School Editor-C.
D. Bulla.
Conference Sunday School Superin-
tendent-R. K. hewitt
Alexandria District.
Alexandria District-E. v. REGISTER,
presiding elder
Aexandria-D. L. Snyder.
Ballston-A Vandevander.
Observation-Disclosures. H. Shu-
mate.
Clarendon, Taylor Avenue-G. H
Fielding.
Community Church-C. F. Linger,
supply.
Delray-H L. Hout.
East FairfaX-W. H. Gray.
Fairfax-L. B. Atkins.
Falls Church-C. E. Cannon
Fauquier-W. H. Marsh.
Fredericksburg-E. w. Aaron.
on-Purcellville-O. L. Coche-
nour.
Herndon-J. o. Digger.
Observation-Disclosures G. Michael.
Leesburg-W. M. Compton.
Loudoun-J. w. Seay.
Manassas-George Sasel.
Marshall-Glenn j. Cooper.
Middleburg-G. D. Kidner.
Nokesville-C. B. Larrick
Occoquan-H. H. Hoyt.
Quantico-Paul L. Warner.
po,,oiyotoy1-r NJ Wright SIIN0ly
Stafford-Walter Smith.
Sterling-J. NJ Bell, supply.
Sudley-C. F. Phillips
Warrenton-D. M. Brown.
West Fauuuier-G. w. Gill, supply.
Conference Director Superannuated
Endowment-H. L. Hout.
Baltimore District.
Baltimore district-T. j. Lambert,
presiding elder.
Aberdeen-C. E. Brandt.
Annapolis-C. r. Curtis.
Asbury- Pasadena-R. D. McNeer.
Baltimore.
Alpheus Wilson Memorial F. j.
Prettyman.
Andrew Chapel-R. L. Wittig.
Arlington-S. K. Cockrell.
Central-R. c. Meeks.
Frederick Avenue-D. l.. Blakemore.
st. Johns of Hamilton-L. S. Ruda-
Sill.
Sudbrook-L. B. Bobblitt.
Trinity. II. Wells.
WilkenS Avenue-W. II. Best.
Church Hill = Millington - H m r
WEIGH, E.: Davis Walraven, jr., p, sup
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