Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-17
THE VI. p. CHURCH.
Meeting Of the General Conference n
Adrian, Mich, Tomorrow.


The sixteenth quadrennial session of the General
Conference OF the Methodist Protestant Church
VIII be convened at Adrian, Mich, tomorrow.
Rev.W. S. Hammond, OF the Maryland Conference
the president OF the body, will preside, with Rev.
5. X. Sparks, OF the Ohio Conference, secretary.
There Will be over $50 delegates in attendance
The basis Misrepresentation is one minister and one
layman for each two thousand members in the
forty-six conferences. From the Maryland Con-
ference, the largest as well as the oldest in the
denomination, there will be eighteen delegates
Numerically this body Is not as strong as the par
ent organization OF Methodism (the Methodist
sptx year GnIrcn; put iIs growth In less than
OF the mother church having admitted lay.
men 10 us general conference demonstrates,
Is Claimed, the wisdom Of the found.
ers OF the Methodist Protestant Church.
The organization OF the NJ. P. Church OF members
expelled from the mother church because OF their
advocacy OF reform in the church government by
providing for the representation Of the laity in
the conferences was an act OF religious self-pres-
ervdtion. Petitions had been sent to the general
conferences OF 1874 and 1928 and those members
who had been expelled and their friends met in
convention in Baltimore November IL. 1928, when
tne name OF Associated Methodist Churches was
adopted In November 1880, a second convention
met at ST. Johns church, Baltimore. and after a
session OF three weeks the constitution and book
or discipline OF the Methodist Protestant Church
was adopted. This denomination like the mother
church, suffered from differences OF opinion on the
gregatiOns in the North and West separated from
The NJ. p. Church and formed the Methodist
Church After the war, however, efforts were
made Tor union, which was accomplished ON
May II, 1877, at q joint convention or the two
bodies held AT the Starr church In Baltimore. The
Churches belonging 10 this denomination in this
district are as follows: The Congress church.
west Washington; the First church and North
Carolina Avenue church, East Washington; the
Central church Q2th aud M streets, and Mt.
Tabor church, West washington.
III Is thought that the sessions of the General
Conference will continue twelve days, although
There Is no anticipation OF unusually grave or ex-
cfNng questions coming up FOR discussion Action
WIN oe taken In reference TO the Second Ecumenf-
ca1Conferance OF the MethOd1sts OF the World TO
peNeid In the United States In 1891. Editors will
y elected for the Church papers-the Methodist
HroteNaat, OF Baltimore, OF which Rev. DIR. E. ).
vi Drinkhouse has charge; the Methodist Recorder,
Moi p1ttsburg, Pa, Rev. John Scott edtor-and the
WSunday-school papers, now edited by Rev. j. f..
Cowan. The position OF book agent and publisher
at Baltimore, the place now held by w. ]. G. Du-
tr., will also be fiiled.
There Will also he elected corresponding secre-
tary OF the board OF home and foreign missions,
now held by Rev. +. 7. Tagg, formerly OF West
| asungton, ana CORRESPONDING secretary TO the
board or ministerial education, now held by Rev.
D. B. Walker, OF Ohio. Trustees win also be elected
ior The Adrian. Mich, and Western Maryland col
| legeS and SeElinaries