Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-28

then asked to be relieved from work on the
active list, after having spent fifty-eight
years in the ministry. all of that time In
the Baltimore conference. Mr.. Eggleston
in that long period had attended every
conference, except two or three during the
war, when the military lines prevented
The conference was deeply moved by his
speech, which came in the clear, ready
language of strong and able preacher.
and there were many moist eyes In the
large audience during the half hour that
witnessed Mr.. Eggleston's passage from
the active to the superannuated list me
congregation broke out several times with
the singing of hymns, and Rev. }. +. Arm
strong, secretary of the conference, made
a speech speaking of the affection and adj
miration he and all others who knew him
pirate remarks Bishop Cranberry referred
the request tc the committee on conference
relations.
Bishop Granbey announced the appoint
ment of the following committee on collec-
tons: ]. r. Williams L. r. Jones, w. w.
Watts, from the clergy.and G. T. Stevens,
P. V. D. Conway and A. L, johnson, from
the laity; also the following committee on
p. H Whisner, H. P. Hamill. A. e. Hud-
dleston. John R. Andrew, w. S. Embrey
A communication was read from Mr.. Il.
H. Warner, president Of the washington
of the conference several hundred copies OF
the hand book published by the board OF
trade, which were eagerly sought for when
the session closed. Il -
An Amusing Incident.
A good deal of money changes hands in
the church during the daily sessions Oh the
conference as the ministers pay In the as
sessments from their various churches.
This morning Rev. c. C. Meadow paid his
assessment and went off, leaving his pocket
book. containing $40. on seat. Hair an
,,.1 Ia was
gone When Secretary Armstrong an
nounced the mishap he was interrupted by
Rev ]. r. Van Horne of Stephens CITY, a.,
who called out, I've got It, Ihere was a
loud long laugh at the incident, as 1t had
seemed for a moment as If pocket book
had been "swiped," as the boys would say,
in a very strange place for such thing to
occur.
The afternoon was given up to committee
meetings This evening at Mt. Vernon
Church Rev. NJ. B. Chapman of Baltimore
will preach, and at Epworth Church Rev.
John J. Tigert will preach.
The Annual Sermon.
The annual conference sermon was
preached last night by Rev. DR.. s. keener
Cox of Front Royal, Va, from the text
Amos viii 1918. his object being to show
that all efforts of man to obtain true
knowledge OIL SIOu anu MY OWh h6ASA eSs
tiny have been utter failures unless aided
by divine truth.
The church was crowded to overlooking.
The music was excellent
DR.. Cox argued that it was impossible TO
gain any knowledge of God except through
the word of God. His first proposition, that
man has an instructive thirst for knowi-
edge of God and of higher life, and the
second, that thirst can. be satisfied only
through the revelations that God has Him.
self made to man. He showed how in all
the ages man had been intent upon acqulr-
ing knowledge of God. He agreed with
those scientists who declare that there Is
nothing in nature to indicate the character
of the Creator, but through the word OF
God He is understood and His creations
appreciated.
womnn's Missionary Society.
The report of the Woman's Missionary
Society of the conference showed 1t to be
in a flourishing condition. The receipts
during the year were s2&O54.64 and the ex-
nenditures S2S,05461. The next meeting of
the society will be held in this city.