Evening journal., 1894-06-20

Interesting Proceedings OF the Methodist
ExRminers-Rev. TORY Would Resort
Co Heroic Measures to obtain a Com
pleto Course.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, June 20 The third session OF
the Conference Board of Examiners was
opened at 80 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing with a praise, meditation and prayer
service, led by Rev. julius A. Brewing.
ton. After the opening exercises were
finished a letter was read from DR.. Har-
man, Of Dickinson College. further ex
planning the cause OF his absence. DR..
Murray, Revs. 7. e Terry and r T.
Coursey were appointed a committee TO
extend sympathy to DR.. Harmau In the
illness OF his wife and to Rev George w
Bounds, whose absence is due TO sick
ness.
The frst paper pead was "The
English Branches, by Rev. 7. r. Terry.
de spoke Of the relations and OF the i'm
portance Of the English branches to the
success of the Methodist itinerant. That
a thorough and systematic preparation
for the ministry was accomplished
only by one step after another.
not .faltering or turning back
In the least. he said that II he had his
course to 60 over again he would gradu
ate at the leading universities, even II hs
had to roll coal IN cellar or black the
professors boots to gain such an educa
tion. He also gave two reasons for not
voting young man in the conference,
who was not thoroughly acquainted with
the English branches First. for the
sake Of the church, and second. for the
sake Of the man himself. A preacher
should, first OF all, be a good speiler: sec
ond to be able to write plainly; third
should be a good hymn reader, observing
the e I've points as follows: First, an idea OF
what he is going to iead second, TO pro
nounce correctly third, clear aud distinct
articulation; fourth, punctuation; fifth,
modulation.
At 1910 o'clock a paper on The
Testimony Of the Bible Concerning Itr
Own Inspiration, was read by Rev. w
Oscar Hurst, which was very interesting
At IL o'clock Rev Ralph Il Course,
spoke on The Beautiful and True" Al
70 clock the meeting adjourned.
The assembly reconvened at 21l
o'clock and after devotional exercise,
we're held, paper on "a Word to tn,
Examined, was read by Rev. II. Ola,
Turner. At 3 o'clock there was the ex.
animation OF classes on Harman's intro.
duction and rhetoric Also at the sam,
time short speeches were made By tn,
several preachers on "Prayer-meetina
Difficulties and How to Overcome Them.
and also on RULES for Study"
These subjects we're spoken OF mos
favorably In speeches Of about tw,
minutes each and were very entertaining
and instructive At 8 clock the meeting
/ adjourned.
Last evenings services were conducted
by the president of the assembly, Rev
/ Vaughan s. Collins. The lecture Of tn
evening was delivered by Rev. s. j
/ Morris. D. D, on Mind: the Huma
and the Divine The lecture was pro
nounced by those present as being on
OF the finest. The meetings are growing
in interest and are very well attended.
The following officers were elected las
evening by Union Lodge, No A. F. A
NJ, for the ensuing year: w. NJ, A r
Benson; s. w, H. E Cairn; w., w
NJ. Boggs; secretary, r. j. Ferguson
treasurer. John h. Jones
Constable Collision did not 90 to Hart
ley till yesterday afternoon for the as
sailants of Henry Davis, and up TO
o'clock last evening he had not returned