Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
METHODIST GROUP
ELECTS DELEGATES
Randolph Macon Require
ments for Ministerial
Students Lifted.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, September g.
The one hundred and forty-fifth Bal
timore annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, in session
here this afternoon, after animated dis
cussion, broke the precedent requiring
all students for the ministry who re-
ceived aid from the conference to at
tend Randolph-Macon College.
The resolution from the committee
on ministerial supply and training, Of
fered by DR.. N. B. Harmon, IT,, OF Bal
timore, empowers the committee to lend
or make donation of money TO any stu
dent for the ministry in conference TO
any institution in the country connected
with the church. The resolution was
defended by DR. Harmon and Dr.. BOYD
v. SwitZer of Roanoke. and was OPP
posed by DR.. H. H. Sherman. secretary
of the general Board OF Education,
and by Rev. H P. Hamill OF Washing
ton. The resolution carried by a de-
cisive vote.
DR.. Switzer declared with much ami
nation: TO vote this resolution DOWN
would be to strike at the very heart OF
correctional institutions of the South
ern Methodist Church"
Fund is NOteO DOWN..
A memorial to general conference
expressing the desire that the cam
paign to raise $l0,000,000 for the super
annuate endowment fund continue
through the next quadrennium was
voted down. Many reported that they
had paid their quota toward this tund
and the Interpretation was that the
adoption of the request would not o.
Tor those who have already PAID up.
The conference by unanimous vote
withheld approval of the memorial OF
the western Virginia conference 10 Ihe
general conference calling LOT "A
boundary change that would include III
the western Virginia conference all oI
West Virginia except Jefferson, Berkeley
and Morgan Counties. now in the Bal
timore conference. That would nave
taken in all of LewiSburg district and
part OF Moorefleld district. Inc COM
lnittee report in asking non-cohcur-
renee with the memorial stated tne
western Virginia conference has NOT tne
money to do in this territory that Is
now being done by historic the Dali
timore conference.
The following ministers on trial were
passed to the class of the second year:
c. w. Jordan, P. C. Helmlntoller, Jr''
]. F. owens G. M Bell, c. c. Burrows
and Francis Henry Strictly.
General Election Held.
The election of seven clerical and
seven Law delegates to the General Con-
ference, to be held in Dallas, Tex. for
the three weeks in May. was completed
by balloting this morning. Clerical
delegates are N. 3. Harmon, j.. editor
of the Baltimore Southern Methodlst'
H. NJ Canter, presiding elder OF lne
Winchester district; II. H. Sherman,
nf
eral board of education; j. II. Wells,
pastor of Trinity Church, Baltimore:
Hubert Sydenstricker, Staunton. Va; F.
j. Prettyman. Baltimore, and j. Z.
Copenhaver, Washington.
The Law delegates are Ben H. Hiner
of Franklin, w. Va; d. C. Roper, VINO
was United States Commissioner OF IN
tarnal Revenue under President Wilson;
j. P. Welles. Roanoke, Va; A. E. Hud-
dleston, White SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va;
w c. Hardy. Winchester, Va; J. p.
Stiff, Fredericksburg. Va, and M. l..
Walton. jr., Woodstock. Va.
Fourteen clerical and lay alternateS
will also be elected.
Awarded Elders HOnors.
The thirteen ministers who will be
ordained as elders on Sunday were
voted to elders honorS this morning.
Those passed upon were Royal A. Rice.
Covington, Va, who has been serving
as official spokesman for the conference:
w. P Good, Wardensville. w. Va:
Ernest T. Harrison, Hillsboro, w. Va;
C M. Lefew. Hedgesville, w. Va;
Thomas Morgan. GlenWilton, w. Va:
Palmer Eubank Callahan. Va: j. Russell
Corron, Lewisburg. w. Va; CheHles L.
Reiter, Clarksburg, Md: Fran F.
Baker. jr., Emory University, and w. d.
Luttrell of Newport, Va
The Baltimore Conference Benevolent
Society elected the following officers
and board of directors: President, Will
liam Stevens, Gather. Md; secretary,
r. L. Eutsler, Berryville. Va: treasurer
j. Frank Myers, Alexandria, Va. Di-
r2ctorS are MeSsrs. Stevens and Eutsler,
w. C. Smith. Frederick, Md. c. H.
Cannon, Washington. d. c.: w. M.
Compton. Leesburg, Va, and H. o. Burr,
Frederick, Md.