Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-06
THE METHODIST PRorEsrANrs.
President Kinser Presents His Annual Re
port to the Conference.

President Kinser Presents His Annual Re-
port to the Conference.
President J. D. Kinser Of the Maryland an
nuAl conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church. in session at Laurel, Del, submitted
his annual report yesterday. The total number
OF conversions WAS about 2. 400, while the
money raised for church and parsonage i'm
provsments amounted to nearly s50.000. The
president did not think the general progress
throughout the district had been what it should
have been, one cause assigned being inadequate
support Of the pastors, but he said that this
was not wholly the fault Of the laymen. The
church responded quickly to the spirit of con-
secration and efficient work in the pulpit and
homes of the people. and the aggressive mis-
sionary spirit of the fathers was needed today.
The condition Of the Western MARYLAND Col
lege was reported to be fourishing, there
being 200 students now in attendance, the larg-
est number in tine history of the institution.
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed by the president:
Finance-R. l.. Leads, 7. ]. Smith, S. s.
Eweii, W. c. Perkins, B. T. Truitt.
Itinerancy and orders-The faculty Of in
struction.
Bonndaries-John Dodd, Eli Nichodemus, n.
J. Barwick. S. P. Ellis, R. G. Nicholson, H. d.
Webster, H. T. Mason.
u. =. A.
J. Walter
Home missions-A.D. Melvin, il. Straughn,
5: {. Ohrum, j. W. Herring, J. Q. Rathel, w.
B. Hartley.
superannuated-T. T. Little. A. W. Mather,
". }. Neepier, W. b. Usilton, J. D. Catheli,
James Moale.
Literature-B. F. Benson, H. c. Cushion. J.
L. Eiderdice, c. w. Button, B. L. Henderson,
J. W. Cox.
Foreign missions-T. H. Lewis, T. E. Coul-
bourne. F. 7. Tagg, S. S. Fisher. J. r. Cation.
s. H. Gibson.
Presidents report. L. H. Locales, S. Bow
ers J. NJ. Gill
Sabbath observance-W. R. Graham. T. O.
Grouse. L. r. Dyott, J. o. Phillips, G.. P. Erd-
man and Thomas Jewell
Credentials--G. W. Taylor, H. T. Germ.
hardt, Z. W. Tull
General home missions-J. W. Charlton, H.
y. Dick, j. NJ. fingiing, r. H. Smith, T. N.
Smith
Sabbath schools William Persal, G. r.
McCready. F. T. Benson, A. J. Horsey, r. j.
Nelson.
Benevolent agencies. E. T. EweII. J. B.
Jones, }. w. Balderston, J. w. Baker. ]. A.
Phillips.
Fraternal relations-J L. Mills, S. B. Ire d.
send.
Charities-S. F. Cassan. W. H. Stone. C. E.
Mccullough. ]. F. Chesney, Frank Chesney
Thuk S1mmOnQS.
Statistics-W. II. D. johnson, J. G.. Shep-
herd
Obituaries-L. W. Bates.
Education-S. r. Murray. J. NJ. Sheridan,
H. L. Elderdice, Edward Reisler, J. Y. Nc
Cauley.
Christian Endeavor-T. o. Grouse, B.
+. Truitt. G. NJ. Haddaway, Z. L. Henderson,
Howard Crisp. W. H. Short.
Rev. Dr.. }. j. Murray preached the confer
ence sermon, his subject being "ChurchWor ~
At the afternoon session Rev. J. ID. Kinser
was reelected president of the conference.
Rev. II. L. Elderdice was elected secretary and
Rev. ID. W. Anstine conference steward; B. P.
Trultt, home missionary steward: J. NJ. Sheri-
dan superannuated fund steward; W. II. Stone.
general home mission steward: s. Arnett. edu
cational fund steward; W. S. Phillips foreign
missionary steward. The following were APP
pointed assistant secretaries: B. A. DUNN ami
B. B. James.
A collection was taken up for tablet. to be
erected in the Wentworth NJ. P. Church
Charleston. s. c., in memory of the late Rev.
Frank Brown, former prominent colored
minister.
Last night memorial service was held for
the late Rev. ]. H. Ellegood. the only member
OF the conference who died during the past
year. Rev. DR.. ]. ]. Murray conducted the
service.