The Washington times., 1895-04-06
TALK ABOUT TEMPERANCE
Another Exciting Debate in the Nary
land Conference Of the N. T. Church.
Committees Report Finally Adoptsd-Meet-
ing of the superannuated Fund So
ciety-sudden Illness of Delegate.

The temperance question again occu-
pied considerable time at yesterdays meet
ing of the Maryland annual conference of
the Methodist p rotestant Church in Alex
andria. After several of the minor sec
tions of the temperance committees report
had been adopted, and the concluding sec
ton had been amended so as to request"
ministers to preach one temperance ser
mon during the year, instead of instruct
ing" them to do SO, the report came up
as a whole TO be adopted.
Rev. Mr. Cushing, of Baltimore. moved
to strike out all that portion Of the pre-
amble to the report which condemned the
Gothenburg system of licenses. Over this
there was hot debate, in which considera-
BILE feeling was shown, and the motion to
strike out was finally defeated and the re-
port passed as a whole
Rev. j. T. Murray was loaned to the
Baltimore Tract Society as corresponding
secretary and general manager. Rev j.
s. Brewers to st. Johns Church, Balti-
more; Rev. Thomas o. Grouse TO Chatsworth
Independent Methodist Church. Baltimore;
Rev D. L. Greenfield to the First Church,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The recommendations of the presidents
report, read on the first day or the con-
ference, Were passed unanimously.
The faculty OF instruction recommended
for ordination George r. Donaldson, Bart
lett b. James, e. c. McCosky and Charles 2.
Nowln, and for the itineracy, Frank S.
Cam, Howard L. Schlincke, Charles z. Dry
den, George A. Morris, William R. Nc
Mil, FitZhugh L. Stevens, A. Norman
Ward, and Howard o. Keene; placed in
the hands Of the president, j. F Bryan,
Frank Holland, q II. Stockdale and Hubert
F. Wright; and r. F. Day and William L.
CHtchley were recommended 10 the board of
ministerial education for aid The hour
for the ordination ceremonies was fixed for
Tomorrow morning, after the service in the
III. p. Church.
The Rev. T F. Brown, chairman of the
committee on Sabbath observances, then
read the following appointments for the
Washington churches for the services to-
morrow;
Congress Street Church. 1 a. m. H. C.
Cushing; p. M, J. w. Trout. Central
Church, II a. m, r. S. Rowe; 8 p. m, ].
/. Elderdice. North Carolina Avenue
Church, IL a. m. and p. m, Dorsey
Blake. First Church, IL a. m, ]. w.
Gray; 8 p. M, ]. E. Nicholson. Mt.
Tabor Church. IL a. m, c. X. McCas-
lin; s p m., j. H. s. Ewen Trinity
Church. 8 p. m, j. L Straughn.
Oliyet Memorial church, Baltimore. was
selected as the next place of meeting By
O very large majority.
During the afternoon session the ANIMAL
meeting of the SuperaDuated Fund Society
was held, and officers were elected for
the following year: ]. J. Lasselle, first
vice president; W j. Nlepier, second vice
president; A. W. Mather, corresponding
secretary; Dorsey Blake, recording secre-
tary, and DR.. +. J. Drinkhouse, DR.. +. T.
Tagg, Dr. j. T. Murray, DR.. J. W. Hem
ing, John G. Clark, c. a. Benjamin, ]. s.
Bowers and T. A. Murray. were elected
board of managers.
After the society had finished its business
the conference resumed its session, and
on motion OF the committee on fraternal
relations an hour " as fixed for this morn
ing for he nearing OF the visiting brothers.
On motion OF Dr. s. B. Butherland
the relations OF Rev. E. A. Warfiield with
the conference was changed from that OF
supernunerary TO effective. AT o'clock
the conference adjou rned with prayer by
DR. Mills until this morning.
Prof. B. F. Haynes, a delegate to the
Methodist Protes liant Conference from
Marion, Ind, was taken suddenly Ill while
standing st The corner of king and Wash
ington streets yesterday morning, and
would have fallen had il Dot been for Mr..
LOUIS DaAtESefiielo ana AAe otStdnoeES.
He was taken in L. Statler's drag store
where he became unconscious. DR.. Will
lam R. PunTiss was summoned, and after
working for a half hour over Nr. Haynes,
succeeded in restoring him TO conscious
ness and he soon recovered sufficiently
to be taken to his home.
Hite Peckham and Jack McAuliff have
signed articles for len round sparring
match, to take place in Dan Heury's Thea
ter on the night of April 10.