Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-09
THE METHODIST CONFERENCES.
A Long Executive scssion Occupies o Good
Deal Of Time Today,

THOSE WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ARE Ex-
ToLLED-ELooUESr AND TOUCHING TRIBUTES
TO THE WORTH OF THE DERARTED.
The first part Of the morning session Of the
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal conference at
Hamline Church today was devoted to an ex-
ecutive session, from which the public and the
representatives Of the press were rigidly ex-
cluded. The reason for this was the fact that
the main business Of the session was the settle
ment of the allowances that should be made to
superannuated and supernumcrary minirt,rs
who are dependent upon the bounty of the
church.
At the conclusion Of this session some ron
tine business was ira isacted and reports read,
and then the memorial services to the MEM
bers OF conference who have died within the
past year we're begun.
The conference met at $50 o'clock and the
customary devotional exercises we're conducted
by Rev. s. NJ. Hartsock. At 9 o'clock Bishop
Joyce came to the chair and the minutes Of
Saturdays sessions were read and approved.
Rev. Joel Brown presented the preliminary re-
port Of the board of stewards of confer
ence. An allowance of q, 1855 was made to the
widows and orphans Of deceased preachers, and
s7,l0O to the superannuated ministers.
TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED.
The bishop announced the transfer of Rev.
h. H. Clark Of the East Maine conference to
the Baltimore conference. Mr.. Clark is a chap
lain in the navy, stationed at Annapolis, and
will be appointed to this position by the con-
Terence. The announcement was also made
that Rev. Geo. L. Cuddy had been transferred
Sound conference. S.A.wilson, c. H. Mytinger.
E E; shipley. G. g. Markham, W.T.. D. GLENN,
U. ID. Heron, s. H. Cummings, G. NJ.
Berry, R. W. Black, John B. Hall,
J. R. Cadden, VIM. NJ. Osborne
supernumerary list and L. A. Thirkeld was
transferred to the effective list. w. C. Mullen,
NJ. A. Turner, VIM. H. Pitcher, Geo. W. Israel,
8. L. NJ. Conser. NJ. L. Hawley, Jno. W. Start,
Jno W. Kelly. J. d. Moore, J. J. Largent and
u. ID. smith were continued on the list Of
superannuated ministers.
j: 8. Lansdale. Jas. L. Mclean, c. E. Copes.
J.. I. Marsh, +. R. Isaac, R. H. Belt, E c. Gal
iaher, Geo. W. Evans. c. NJ. Yost, A. E. Spiel
man, r. s. Barnes, Ii. s. Irvine and Wilbur
Shipley were admitted on trial to the con-
ference.
The bishop appointed as triers of appeals
Messrs. Q. H. Richardson, Geo. Elliott. j. n
Davis, VIM. Rogers, s. s. Wilson and Jas.
McLaren. Bishop A. w. Wayman of the A. NJ.
L. church was introduced and made a few
remarks. Rev. DIR. Geo. Z. Reed, president of
H. =
church; Rev. DR.. Crook of Drew Seminary and
Rev. DIR. McNew of the Cincinnati conference
were also introduced After the close of the
executive session President Reed made an
interesting address on the methods and aims Of
Dickinson College. There Is now a larger num-
Der OF students enrolled at that institution than
ever before in the history Of the college, and it
Is In most fourishing condition.
PRESIDENT GoUCHER's ADDRESS.
Rev. DIR. Goucher, who has recently been
elected the president of the Baltimore Woman's
College, made an address, in the course of
which he said that il was the purpose of the
college that woman, who is mans peer in posi-
bilities and responsibilities, should be made his
equal in the matter of preparation, education
and opportunity. This education, under the
auspices of the Baltimore conference, was or
ganized for the higher education of women in
answer to the almost universal demand for its
existence. Methodism, with all its mil
lions of invested capital, had made
no adequate preparation for the more
advanced education Of women and there were
many who believed that coeducation may be
good for boys, but is not good for girls. The
daughters of Methodists who wished to go
ahead with their studies were obliged to enter
the institutions Of other denomina TONS Now
thanks to the munificencc Of the Baltimore con-
ference this necessity has been done away with.
This college has succeeded beyond oil expecta-
tiOns. Last fall over $50 girls applied for ma
triculation; there are now over $50 students
and the applications Of over fifty more had to
be rejected on account of the limited accom-
modations. There are already enough applica-
tons for matriculation next September to fill
the college to its fullest limit.
REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Rev. John H. Dashiell. chairman of the com.
mittee on educational institutions, read the re-
port Of that committee. This conference is re-
1axa 70 i,,c
trustees submit an annual report and request
recognition and recommendation. These are
the Woman's College of Baltimore. Dickinson
College Of Carlisle. Pa. the oldest OF the seven;
two seminaries, Williamsport, Dickinson, at
Williamsport, Pa, and Pennington, N j., Drew
versity, which has professional and post radu-
ate schools, and Morgan College. with its an
nexes. In some cases the institution is well fur
nished with means of support. Especially
is this the case with Boston University and
Drew Seminary. Dickinson is we'll fitted with
buildings. but has only moderate endowment
An increase in this endowment is most desira-
BILE. The two seminaries are preparatory
schools for both sexes and are doing excellent
work in their sphere. Drew is exclusively
theological school and it should be recog-
nized suoh, while it could well afford to
abandon all attempt to give distinctively theo-
logical training. The appointment of DIR. L.
II. Morgan was recommended as agent of the
woman college, at Baltimore.
The committee also requested the appoint
ment Of Rev. G. W. Baldwin of Wesley Chapel
in this city as secretary of the new American
Methodist University.
VISITORS NOMINATED.
Visitors to the various educational institu-
tons were nominated by the committee as fol-
lows: Dickinson College, J. st. Clair Neal, w.
R. Stricken; Boston University, A. NJ. Courte-
nay, ID. Huntley; Drew Theological Seminary,
W. NJ. Ferguson, 8. A. Wilson; Morgan College,
John F. Goucher, ]. c. Nicholson; Pennington
Transport Dickinson Seminary, Watson Case, A.
J.Gill. To the Womans College all were invited
who can come.
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The hour for the memorial services having
arrived, Rev. 8. A. Wilson Of Baltimore was
called to the platform. He announced the
hymn and then made an earnest prayer Thees
services were Of most impressive nature.
Within the past year there have been three
deaths among the members Of the Baltimore
conference, and three of the remaining
brethren were appointed to make appro-
pirate remarks upon the character and
life of the deceased members The
first of these memoirs was that of Rev. Octa-
vius P. Wirgman, who died at Romney, w. Va.
April 10. 1890. Rev. G. v. Leech of Frostburg
read al eloquent testimonial to the memory
of the dead man. G. q, Baker, presiding elder
of the Frederick district, pronounced the eu-
logium upon Rev. Henry Bruner of Buckeyes
town, Nd, and Rev. John H. Dashiell Of the
Fifteenth Street NJ. E. Church, Washington,
read the memoir of Mayberry Goheen OF