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200 Years Ago

Bishop Asbury?s letters, June 1, 1805

?  Bishop Thomas Coke sent a printed letter to many American preachers announcing his marriage and willingness to serve America ?for life.?

100 Years Ago

Christian Advocate, June 22, 1905

?  Conference evangelist, A.H. Zimmerman, led a revival at Hyattsville and Langdon.

?  Bishop Cranston and the Baltimore Preachers Meeting invited the 1908 General Conference to meet in Baltimore.

Christian Advocate, June 29, 1905

?  The Washington Conference Baltimore Preachers Meeting held a Mission and Church Extension rally at Whatcoat-Epworth Church to hear the Rev. M.W. Clair of Asbury Church in Washington, D.C., and C.W. Baldwin of the Missionary Society.

25 Years Ago

Circuit Rider, June 20-27, 1980

?  Conference authorized purchase of an unfinished Montgomery County building for the Korean Church served by the Rev. Peter Sun.

?  The clergy pension rate was set at $127 per year of service.

?  The World Methodist pulpit exchange will send five Baltimore Conference clerics to England.

10 Years Ago

Connection, June 28, 1995

?  Camp Joy drew 270 volunteers for a two-week workcamp at Hancock UMC to repair homes of poor people in Appalachia.

?  At annual conference, 29 Deacons and Elders were ordained and two diaconals were consecrated.

?  Bishop Yeakel reminded camp counselor trainees that his camp service led to his call to full time ministry.