Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-07
Bishop Hurst Discusses the Metho-
dist University.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE Ills HEARERS
Arguments Against a Government
University.
MANY MATTERS DECIDED
special Dispatch to.Tne Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. March 7.-Today's
session Of the Baltimore conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was devoid Of
the spicy debate promised by some Of those
who have convictions Of the most decided
scrt anG courage and lrpgs with which to
assert them in the assembly of their fell
lows. In fact the three hours and half
devoted to business was SO calm as to
make some Of the old timers imagine that
the conference had lost much of that man
ly vigor which has always been one of the
characteristics which 1t developed on or be-
fore the second day Of each annual meet
ing. Yesterday evening it was prOpnesied
that warm debate was in order for today,
but 1t may be that the addresses of Bishop
Hurst and the other representatives of
closely related interests used up so much
of the time that the program was disturb
ed and the pent-up language stored away
for tomorrow.
As soon as the regular routine business
was disposed of the Rev. H. s. France
presented written request for the trans
fer of DR.. Ames, president Of the Lucy
Webb Hayes Home, from the New York to
the Baltimore conference The signers of
the request were Revs. H. 8. France. 9. w.
Hobbs, L. B. Wilson, c. Herbert Richard-
son, G. c. Bacon, ]. B. Stitt, w. r. Strick-
len and w. I. McKenDey. The transfer
was made.
Then came q mOtlOn TOT q transfer OI
property at Marlboro based upon petit
ton forwarded through Presiding Elder l..
B. Wilson of the Washington district.
The petition was signed by ]. c. Love.
pastor and w. H. Brooks. presiding elder.
The statement of fact in the memorial is
ss follows: There is a lot, 1O0xIO, in
Marlboro. Prince Georges county. Nd.
upon which. before the war, stood the old
Methodist Church. The membership was
composed of white and colored, and In
one corner of the lot sleep the white. in
another the colored-saints waiting the
resurrection Of the just At the close Of
drew, leaving no Methodist In town but
our people, who, because Of the feeling,
went out Of town, down under hill. out
of the way Of both saints and sinners, and
built their modest church,
Presiding Elder Wilson'S motion to trans
fer was agreed to.
There was acquiescence in DR.. MAYORS
formal suggestion as chairman of the COM
mfttee on memoirs that memorial services
be held Monday morning, commencing at
1880. Authority was given by which the
useless church structure at Woodsboro may
be sold
Representing Washington.
Rev. w. w. Van Arsdale was nominated
and confirmed as the representative of the
Washington district in the City Mission
and Church Extension Society. Conference
consent was given to the transfer of Green
wood. which Is in the Berryville, Va, cir
cult, to the Virginia conference, which has
jurisdiction in the same circuit.
For the second time an effort was made
to secure a report. This time financial
statement from "Dr. Geo. H Corey, pastor
of the Dupont Circle Church." but the
doctor was absent, and not even the snil-
ing presiding elder of the Washington dis
trict could say more as to the collections
at Dupont Circle than that he was sure
they were fully up to the collections Of the
year preceding
VII U1si
of the Frederick and East Baltimore dis
tricts made their reports. Institutions In
which the conference is interested received
especial consideration for awhile, addresses
being delivered by DIR. Hanlan of Pennins-
ton Seminary, DR.. Gray. president of the
Williamsport and Dickinson seminaries;
DIR. Freeman of the Sunday School Union
and Tract Society; DR.. Breckenridge of the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital OF Brooklyn,
and Bishop John F. Hurst.
DR.. Breckinridge's remarks were OF the
awakening sort, his anecdotes resulting in
laughter and applause.
The Methodist University.
The feature of the morning was Bishop
Hurst's talk on the Methodist University
at Washington. The bishops statements
went directly to the heart Of the confer
ence, and there was evidence of sympathy
that promises well for individual and col
lective interest in the great institution
which Bishop Hurst is laboring to make
sure as soon as possible.
Commencing with avowed remembrance
of the fact that the Baltimore conference
was the first body to publicly indorse the
university proposition the bishop proceed
ed to call attention to the fact that the ten
thousand dollars contributed two years ago
by preachers toward the cost of Asbury
Hall had grown to seventytwo thousand
dollars.
What was wanted now was to further in
crease it to 100000. and when that sum
father or brother of a preacher would give
$4,000 more. The bishop admitted that he
was on the trail of that man.
One of the insistept questions put by peo-
why do you not begin to build?" The
reasons were basedupon what was believed
to be proper conservatism
I'VE have lost some very large subscrip-
tons because of necessary delay in con-
struction." said Bishop Hurst. I'VE lost
$4,000 that was offered us by a Washing
ton gentleman, who would give only with a
condition that we should commence build
Ing at once. That was two years ago.
Those seventy Thousand dollars have
gone, but we will make up the loss. Then
We lost ten thousand dollars in another
way. Some time ago 1 delivered an ad-
dress in the Congregational Church in
Washington. 1t was at a temperance meet
ing. and in the course of my remarks L
said l believed would live to see the day
when there would not be a saloon within
the city's bounds, and believed that day
would soon appear. The next morning I
received note from a subscriber with
drawing his subscription of ten thousand
dollars because l was opposed to personal
liberty.
Appeal for Funds.
"Of course that amount has been more
than made up. 1t could not be otherwise
I want every pound of mortar, every scrap
Of material in all the university building
to be free from the faint of intoxicating
liquor"
When the applause that greeted that
declaration had died away the bishop went
on to say that the university trustees now
appealed to the church for funds with
which to put up the first building, the hall
of history. The trustees had subscribed
$4,000. and in four weeks the amount
needed grew to $92,1 AS soon as the
total for that purpose reached s150,0GO the
building would be erected. The original
estimate of the cost OF the hall of history
was 100000. but since that was made the
price Of labor and material has declined
so that it could be put UP for $4,000.
1t was believed that 40 per cent could be
saved by speedy construction.
There was a good foundation for believ-
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