Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
ELDERS AND DEACoNs ELECTED.
Business Transacted at the NJ. Il. Conferences
Session Today.

Business Transacted at the NJ. Il. Conferences
| Session Today.
| THE FINAL VOTE on THE WOMAN ouEsrrox-EDU-
CATION AND THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY IN THIS
crTY-sAN sMAIL's HOLE IN THE GRoUSD-As
SEDIMENTS FOR TOMORROW.
The fourth days session Of the baltimore
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Hamline Church began at $50 O'Clock thi,
morning with religious service, conducted by
/ Rev. W. I. u. GLENN of Baltimore.
At 9 o'clock Bishop joyce came to the plat
form and opened the regular business meeting
| by calling upon the secretary to read the min.
utes of yesterdays meeting. These we're ap-
| proved without amendment
Bishop Joyce announced the transfer to the
Baltimore conference of A. W. Hammersley Of
| Virginia and Robert Z. Benson of West vir.
ginia, probationer of the first year.
Milton ii. Courtney, candidate for admis.
| sion, who ives unable to be present when the
| class was examined yesterday morning, was
! later examined BY the committee and qucs-
| toned by the bishop and this morning he was
admitted to full membership and elected to
deacons orders, Henry W. Long was also
| elected TO deacon's orders.
J. s. Benton; f. T. Mowbray, C. C. Cook
VIM Harris. W. l. Dice, J. VI. Slarrow and
Thos. S. Lorg were elected to elders orders.
Reports were made on the standing of a num-
Der OF first-year men who we're applicants for
continuance. The names were read off the
list by Bishop Joyce, who asked if there
was any objection to them. Then the commit
tee announced the results Of the examination
In the different required topics their presid-
ing elders reported on their mental and moral
qualifications and the conference was called
upon Tor vote in each and every case.
ADVANCED TO THIRD YER.
Messrs. VIM. b. Geoghegan, Harry d.
Mitchell, Henry Mann, Charles E. Guthrie,
George r. Sauner, Charles o. Isaac, Jacob T.
wilhide, Il. W. H. weech, Vim. A. Carroll and
VIM. j. Thompson were advanced 70
the third year. VIM. j. Thompson was
nominated for admission to elders orders
He has been at Drew Seminary and the
question was whether the examinations there
should answer in place of examination by
representatives Of the conference. The vote
was not at all on the merits Of the young man
himself, but simply on technicality and in
volving the making of precedent that some
thought would prove dangerous in the future
After a lengthy discussion OF the question the
motion to elect Mr. Thompson to elders orders
was lost By a vote of "a to So and q motion to
reconsider that vote was laid on the table by
about as large vote.
On motion Of DIR. Lanahan of Baltimore
committee of one from each district in the con-
ference was appointed to assist in the spread Of
the minutes of the meeting. The presiding
elders announced their nominations and these
were ratified by unanimous vote of the con-
ference. The committee is as follows: H. w.
III. Weech. f. +. Devices, II. r. Savage, y S.
Wilson and r. NJ. Moore.
VOTE ON woMAN's ADMISSION.
On motion it was decided to permit those
who were not present at yesterdays session Of
conference to cast their vote on the question
,Ixa,
Charles o. Isaac and J. b. Stitt voted in favor
of the proposition, Milton ii. Courtney and G.
C. Cronin voted against it and John II. Marsh
was excused. This made the final vote LAG to
~ against admission.
Madison Square Church Baltimore, was
named and unanimously chosen as the place
for holding the next annual meeting of the con-
ference.
]. NJ, Pascoe was admitted to supernumerary
relations.
Chaplain McCabe was introduced and stated
that the contributions during the past year for
missions were as follows: Baltimore district,
Sl2591; East Baltimore. S10.07G; West Balti-
more, $3.50; Frederick, 81. 705; Washington,
1896: Total, S42,22l, an increase over last
year Of S1.961.
EDUCATION AND THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY.
DIR. Payne of the board of education made an
entertaining address on education and the re-
lation borne to it by the new university
to be built in this city. The nine
hundred and more of the benefciaries of
the church in the different educational
institutions received last year an average of S45
apiece. This. he said, is not large sum, but
ii goes far toward buying crackers and cheese
or mush and milk. and many of the brightest and
ablest o. the students are among the poorest
and live on Just such a fare as that The
celebration Of children's day. he said. makes
a valuable connecting link between the Sundar
schools and the educational institutions. and he
hoped that ali the members CT the Baltimore
conference are diligent in the celebration of
the day call for a show of
present make that day an event in their
churches. The board Of education gave Dick
inson College this year Fl $50 for the purpose
of aiding INDECENT students.
THE AMERICAN SABBATH.
Rev. Dr.. Taylor, corresponding secretary of
the American Sabbath Union, was introduced
to speak on the efforts that have been made and
are being made to secure a more vigorous OBJ
servance of the Sabbath day. 1t is a
national union, non-sectarian in char
acter, extending all over the country
and having for its object the preservation TO
Americans of their right to an American Sab
bath. II is attacked by the anti-Sabbatic union
the liquor traffic and the Sunday newspapers
spreading. rs they do. ''ungodly, anti-Sabbatic
and anti-Christian Influences through the
also have an awful influence against the proper
Observance OF the Sabbath. And it is against
these deadly influences that the league has been
called upon to battle with. The base ball
league in Western New York last summer pro-
posed to play Sunday games, but this desecra-
ton Of the Sabbath worked upon the feel
ings Of the community that public sentiment
was aroused against this proposition and the
president of the league had to withdraw his
teams.
Mr.. Taylor also spoke earnestly on the sub
ject of the proper observance of the Sabbath at
the coming Columbian exposition. He de-
scribed what the awful results would be if
the exposition were kept open on Sunday
and excursion trains were allowed to
dump their loads OF Sabbath-break-
ing sigh.seers. 'And God knows"
said he, Chicago has enough at home to con-
tend with in this way now" The union exists
for the churches, it speaks through the
churches and it has the aid OF the churches
1t simply asks for one day of rest in seven
which is not more than is necessary for the re-
cuperation of mind and body.
SAM sMALL's HOLE IN THE GROUND.
Rev. Sam Small was given the privilege of
speaking for ten minutes Mr.. Small began
with q funny story that created a lau h. He
then went on to tell of his election Us pI esident
of the university at Salt Lake.
Il was elected president Of u hole in the
ground and have been presiding over a hole
in the ground ever since" He said his expe-
riences were much like those of Mark Twain 8
cat. who had some fun once with fuse and
an explosion in mine and who from
that time forward would have nothing to do