Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
REPORTS ARE MADE
TO METHOD|STS
Dr.. BaIthis, Presiding Elder,
Shows Growth of Wash
ington District.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND, Md, october 26.
Rev DR.. Joseph H. Balthis, presiding
elder of the Washington district, one
of the four presiding elders whose terms
do not expire this year, submitted a
report of Washington district for the
year at the opening here of the 145th
session of the Baltimore Annual Con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
He said:
From the human point Of view, 1t
is not easy to reckon the number OF con-
versions, but as nearly as we can tell
there have been Alb within the district.
The reports of the preachers indicate
that we have had IT'S additions to the
church membership-335 on profession
of faith and 440 by certificate. Two
young men have been licensed to
preach"
The report shows that 10 of the 81
charges in the district increased sal
aries of pastors last year. They are
Brentwood, Clarksburg, Colesville, Fran
els Asbury, La Plata, Laurel, Mount
Rainier, Rockville, st. Paul and Hyatts-
vile. During the year $37 ,486 was spent
on church buildings, including a new
Sunday school building at Poolesvllle,
extensive improvement to Emmanuel
Church on Calvert circuit and rebuild
ing Of Calvary Church at Huntingtown,
Nd, while the contract for new st.
PaulS Church has been let. The par
Sonages at Brunswick, chesapeake,
Colesville and HyattSville have been i'm
proved at a cost of $7,082. The amount
contributed for superannuate endow-
ment was $2.590.
DR.. E. v. REGISTER, presiding elder OF
Alexandria district, reported that during
the year a $4,000 Sunday school build
ing was erected in connection with the
church at Alexandria, where Rev. w.
S. Hammond is pastor, and that
handsome stone church was completed
at Purcellville, Va. It is now in use with
dedication to follow.
Cumberland District.
Rev. Harry v. Wheeler, presiding
elder of Moorefield district, announced
that every one of the 20 charges in his
district, which includes Cumberland,
made q report on missionary main
tenance, and that contributions toward
Superannuate endowment were ahead OF
last year. There were 500 new members
received by confession Of faith. Among
the outstanding items is new church
on the Franklin charge and improve
ments to the churches at Capon Bridge,
Mooref1eld, Romney and other points.
The debt on the parsonage of Central
Church, Cumberland, which is host to
the conference, was paid.
Harry M. Canter, Winchester, Va,
was elected secretary of the conference,
with Gracen D. Kidner of Middleburg
as chief assistant. with the following
additional assistant secretaries: j. Har-
nv Smith, Lexington, Va; James H
Haley, Buena Vista, Va; G. j. Clark,
Cambria, Va; j. H. Bean, Harrisonburg,
Va; J. r. Wood, Salem, Va; L. B. Bob
bitt. Baltimore. and c. E. Brandt, Aber-
deem, Md.
S. v. Hildebrand, Herndon, Va; B.
L. Parrott, Rockbridge Baths. Va. and
H. A. Wilson, Selma, Va, were granted
the superannuate relation.
Bishop Denny announced the transfer
of Jason Hobbs, an elder, from the Viz
ginia Conference, and F.. H. Strictly, in
the class of the first year, from the
Kentucky Conference.
Speculation as to Changes.
There is much speculation among the
ministers as to the probable changes.
Bishop Denny is in conference with his
CdUIllcL, COIIlpOScu O1 LLlG elBLlL pEcSlOlklE
elders, daily, and no leak is permitted
as to what the assignments might be.
The four-year limit with ministers is
not arbitrarily enforced any more, but
1t still remains effective in many cases.
This is true of presiding elders, and
those whose terms expire are: Harry v.
Wheeler, Moorefield district; H. M.
Canter, Winchester district; Hubert
SydenStricker, Rockingham district, and
E. l.. Woolf, Roanoke district. They
cannot be reappointed, but may not
necessarily go out of the eldership. The
elders, personal selections of the bishop,
may be shifted.
A large reception was given at the
Algonquin Hotel yesterday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Denny, wife of Bishop
Denny, with Mrs. Harry v. Wheeler an1
Mrs. Wade Johnson, wife of the pastor
Of Central Church, which is entertain
ing the conference, as the hostesses.
Last night the anniversary of the
Home for the Aged and Orphans at
Gaithersburg was observed. Rev. DR.. j.
Howard Wells, Baltimore, president of
the board of trustees, presided. The an
niyersary of the Epworth League was
also observed last night. DR.. z. v.
REGISTER presided.