National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-11

street, SIS; McKendroe, $t15; Union. $50;
Ryland, $40; Gorsuch, SlO Waugh, So Ham
line, $40; Grace, $50; North Capitol aud Me-
morial TO- Mount Zion, $780, Georgetown, $50,
and Anacostia, SIS. Several mombers OBJ
ieCted to tho increased assessments West
Rivor wanted reduction. 1t was moved that
it be raised $5 Adopted
Rev. Mr. Nice. shall we will raise it."
Laughter.
The claims Of effective preachers, supernu-
merarics, and supcrannuatcd preachers were
paid. The report was adopted
The report of the church relief fund was
adopted. The sum oi $500 was asked for,
a substitute, offered by Mr.. Noontz to reduce
the amount to 81 800 was laid on the table.
Rov, DIR. Wiley, of Drew seminary, made
an address on the progress of his institu.
tion. Ho was glad to say that a greater
part of tho endowment which was lost had
been restored. 4 library building was pro-
posed. They havo thcro tho best Methodist
collection of church literature in the world.
There are ninety-six students ITS students
wero scattered abroad in foreign lands.
They encouraged young men to 20 back to
their own conferences. There were no theo-
ries at Drew. II may come sotne day, but it
was slow. An educated ministry was
necessity. The idea Of allowing uneducated
men to preach had past. Education and
religious training should go hand in hand.
We arc in stage Of growth.
Dr. Lanahan stated to DR.. Wiley that an
opinion prevailed that the young men at
Drew were influenced to go to other places.
Dr. Wiley replied that he had stated that
young men wero advised to return to their
own conferences.
Rev. Mr.. Price produced murmur of ex.
element by rising and stating, as Dr. Wiley
was about leaving the platform, that he knew
that influences were brought to bear on young
men to leave this conference aud 60 else
where.
DR.. Wiley was on the evo of making
reply, when the dilemma was relieved by the
reading of the report of tho board OF educa-
tlon.
Rev. DIR. Kidder made long address on the
progress of the board and tho various ends it
had gone to mako its usefulness felt. Nearly
1000 young men had been aided. He depre-
Gated the Santa Claus caricaturing in the
churches at Christmas times. The church
wanted intellect, and such must be had.
A motion to postpone the memorial exer-
cises until to-day was lost.
Memoirs of tho Rev. c. b. Young were then
read by Rev. w. j. McKcnney, followed by
suitable addresses by Rev. Messrs Cornelius,
Wilson, and DIR. Lanahan.
The memoirs of Rev. /. p. Cook were read
by tho Rev. Mr.. Brown, aud he was followed
by Rev. Mossrs Morgan, Gibson, and Myers
The convention then adjourned.
At 1880 p. m. n large congregation was pres.
ent to participate in the exercises of the Cen
tenary society. Rev. DR.. w. B. Edwards
presided. Rev. DIR. Morgan gave some per-
sonal recollections of the progress of Method
ism during the past fifty years.
Rev. Mr.. Brown rccited the circumstances
which preceded the Christmas conference in
1884 in Baltimore, and gave many personal
"reminiscences.
Rev. DR.. Reilly discussed Methodism in its
relation to modern history, &C., closing with
some personal recollections of the progressive
ness of the church