Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-09
MARYLAND M. P. CONFERENCE

/ At yesterday evenings session of the
Maryland NJ. P. Conference, as stated
in the GAZETTE of that day, Rev. S. G.
Ohrun was granted an honorable dis
missal from the conference. Rev. MIR.
Ohrun expects TO enter the Baptist
ministry and will offer himself as a
missionary under that church: A re-
solution expressing the good will of the
conference was offered by Rev. j. W..
Kirk, and unanimously carried.
The order of the day at $50 was the
annual meeting of the church extension
society, Rev. j. Earle Maloy IN the
chair. The following were elected as
officers of the society:
President, Rev. j. Earle Maloy; ISL
Vice President, Rev. w. F. Neeper; 2nd
Vice President, Rev. S. B. Treadway;
Secretary, ]. II. S. Ewell; Treasurer, I.
Harry Bartlett; Board of Managers,
Rev. F. T. Little, Rev. W. D. Ham
mond, DID,, Rev. T. o. Grouse, Rev.
S. B. Switzerland, ID. Messrs. VIM.
]. c. Dulany, J. n. Gilbert, T. A. Muir
ray and T. H. Bartlett.
The report of the treasurer of the So
ciety was read. Amount received dur
ing the year, s577.92. Disbursements,
s9374. Amount placed in bank, 1881. is
The church extension society is doing
an excellent work, assisting many OF
the weak churches in Baltimore and
elsewhere.
Mr. Daniel Baker. q member of the
Book Directory, addressed the confer
ence on the claims of the Methodist
Protestant, the official organ of the con-
ference. Mr.. Baker is wealthy lay
man in the church, and man of ability
as speaker.
Drs. Lewis and Cushing also spoke
on the subject.
Rev. F. T. Tagg, editor of the Metho-
dist Protestant, addressed the confer
ence. He said that the past year was
the first year in the history of the book
concern that profit was made. The
book concern is on better financial
basis than ever before. DR.. Tagg
thanked the conference for the uniform
kindness and courtesy which has been
extended to him. Dir. Tagg succeeded
Rev. DR.. E. ]. Drinkhouse of the Meth
odist Protestant. He was formerly cor
responding secretary of the Board OF
Foreign Missions, and is a man of wide
experience and marked ability as a
preacher and writer.
Rev. w. Nj. Strayer moved that Rev.
Milton A. Sorden be transferred to the
nnstationed list.
Rev. DR.. Todd, one of the secretaries
of the Bible Society, was introduced to
the conference and made an address.
Last night Rev. S. j. Smith had
charge of an open parliament in the in
terest of the Church Extension Society.
The parliament was formally opened
by Mr.. Smith, who introduced Rev. A.
d. Melvin. Rev. S. B. Tredway follow
ed with q five minute speech, after
which the meeting was thrown open
to all and participated in by many.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Rev. C. Nj. Cullom conducted the de-
votional services in opening the an
nual conference this morning. Stand
ing committees were called and reports
handed in.
The committee on literature reported
through its chairman, Rev. DR.. Cushion,
an increase in the subscription list OF
the Methodist Protestant and recon-
mended to the patronage of the church
the Methodist Recorder, ON Young Peo-
ple, and other church literature. Re
port adopted.
The committee on benevolent agen-
cies reported generous collections from
the district and contributions to both
the Bible and tract societies.
Revs Z. G. Makosky, Dorsey Blake
and Avery Donovan were elected life
directors of the American Bible Society,
and Revs. G.. @. Bacchus, l.. F. Warner,
A. A. Harryman, w. r. Graham and ].
w. Trout were elected life directors of
the American Tract Society.
Rev. ]. T. Murry, DID,, agent of the
tract society, addressed the conference
in behalf of the society and offered to
the members of the conference the liter
AZURE of the society.
Rev. A. D. Melvin, chairman of the
committee on church extension, offered
a resolution authorizing an assessment
of $4,000 on the district for the use of
church extension. This provoked OPP
position on the part of DR.. Mills, Rev.
Smith, ]. r. Cation and others. Several
members supported the resolution. An
amendment by DR.. Mills making the
assessment 81 500 was offered and car
ried.
Rev. Mr.. Smithson, presiding elder
of the NJ. E. Church South, was intro
duced to the conference.
Mr.. Edward J. Green, president, and
n. K. Green, corresponding secretary
of st. Johns board of benefcence, of
Baltimore, were introduced to the con-
ference.
The debt on Western Maryland Col
lege has been reduced during the year
to $1,000.
The committee on education COM
mended Western Maryland College and
Westminster Theological Seminary
and recommended
1st. A strict observance of the law in
regard to admitting candidates to the
aid of the board of ministerial educa-
ton and that candidates admitted shall
be on trial three months.
End. The granting of the request of
the seminary for the loan of Rsvs. J. P.
Ward, DID,, and L. W. Bates, DID,, for
professors in the seminary.
3rd. That the church 60 to Kansas
City, Kan, and establish there univer-
sity, provided it can go there right.
4th. That the conference bid God
speed to the NJ. E. Church in their eff
fort to build university at the nation
al capital.