Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-07

Of trustees of which five denominations
were represented and which had recently
received limitless endowment from the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
At this point Bishop Hurst exhibited a
four page letter on National University,
written by George Washington, a recently
discovered and valuable epistle: which he
recently purchased, and now proclaimed
flor the first time. After reading the letter
and commenting thereon. the bishop took
up his argument against q purely national
university. and declared that all state
educational Institutions suffered more or
less from political emba rrassment. That
Where were not three such in the United
states that have prospered. as they would
have done had they been refigiously con-
trolled.
cannot trust parties" said he. and the
conference agreed with him.
But should it be-" continued the bishop,
that Congress some day established a
of its overshadowing The Methodist Uni
versity. for the latter would be benefited
by comparison. Few people had thought
seriously Of the difficulty attendant upon the
operation of a national Institution. A Sem
ator was asked recently by the bishop how
he would manage to conduct the theological
department in a congressionally governed
university, and he replied that he would
put Episcopalian and Methodist and Pres
byterian and Baptist and other professors
OF church history In separate rooms, and II
there should chance to be any clash he
would let the disputants fight It out among
themselves.
"And when I heard that" said the
bishop, II thanked God anew that George
Washington's Potomac and James river
stock never amounted to anything. Wash
ington's principle and design were good,
but In practice the plan would not work.
In these days the first and probably the
would be broken-down politicians"
After Presiding Elder Ferguson Of the
Baltimore district had told the conference
how admirably he and his ministers had
done those things committed to them
Bishop Andrews introduced to the confer
ence Bishop AIpheus Wilson of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South and Bishop
Wayman of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, a combination that would have
been impossible In Baltimore OF anywhere
else only a few years since. Then ensued
adjournment.
WOmnn's Home Missions.
Washington made a magnificent showing
yesterday afternoon at the anniversary
meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society, held at Mt. Vernon Place Church.
From the opening of the meeting to the
conclusion thereof the District of Columbia
was very much in evidence, its voice being
heard through its living representatives as
well as though that garrulous product
which, whether 1t be of gold or of silver
or of baser metals or of paper, talks loud
ly at every opportunity. And Washing
tons cash contributions were vociferous on
this particular occasion. Footfngs Of the
figures presented In the report of the con-
ference treasurer show that the three Bal
timore districts contributed, in currency
and supplies, the sum total of s., $50 SO.
while the Washington district went down
into it's skirt pocket and hauled out total
of S14, 1885!
Comparisons, of course, are odious, and
should never be permitted even temper airy
residence In the minds of the evangelicaliy
inclined. but poor humanity Is weak at
best, and must once In q while bow In the
presence of local pride, and find room in
its midst for congratulation Of a somewhat
egotistical and worldly sort. but as there
isn't even a little resemblance between
purely personal selffShuess and a laudable
desire to outshine others in good works, no
one will blame the Washington contingent
for exulting inwardly because of suprem-
acy achieved over a community that has
vast material wealth and a stable popula-
ton.
Within the Washington district the place
OF honor belongs to Foundry Church, for
from it came $40, 9SG.59; of which amount
10000 was given by one person for the
founding Of the S;bley Hospital. Second
place belongs to McKendree, which con-
exceptional Sibley contribution, its total
being $1,20S4. Next in order was HAM
line. with SSS3.94, and then there followed:
Metropolitan, S5s.3o: Wesley. 500. 10;
o1.tU
Ryiand, S125.47; Waugh, s99.oi; Kensing-
ton, S79.53; knacostia, S72.66; Grace, $500:
Fifteenth Street, sSi.55; Union, So. 10;
Douglas Memorial. $20.17;. North Capitol.
ror the Washington district of s14, 1880
A Remarkable Feature.
The most remarkable feature of the
treasurer's report is the conspicuous in
crease in the totals. Last year the con-
ference total was but s14,4s2 95; so it is
evident that despite the increasingly hard
times the open-handed Methodists in the
Baltimore conference shelled out 81 200 %
more than they did In 1893.
Financial considerations aside, the meet
Ing would have been a success anyhow. 1t
was, OF course, unfortunate that Mrs. Henry
M. Teller was suffering from the grip and
could not preside, but her place was well
filed by Mrs. Clara L. Roach. Washington
contributed literally to the program. Dr.
A. H. Ames. president of the Lucy Webb
Hayes Memorial Deaconess Home Training
School and Sibley Hospital, talked OF that
flourishing institution; Miss Ida E. Miner
chatted Interestingly Of home mission work
and calculated her remarks by the use of
map of the United States; Mrs. s. L.
Beiler reported on work In Alaska, Mrs. c.
w. Brown talked finance, while Mrs. Roach
read her report as corresponding secretary.
The Baltimore DeaconeSs Home was not
neglected. Its story being told by Mrs.
John Neff. it's president. Rev. H. S. France
and Mrs. T. P. FIRST also participated: the
former offering prayer, the latter reading
the Scripture lesson.
The Bishop Was MischievOus.
The conference had a hearty laugh at the
expense of DR.. w. s. Edwards during yes
terday's session. The doctor is treasurer
OF the Bohemian Mission and had his ac-
counts ready for Inspection. He therefore
moved that 4 committee of two-the MEM
bers Of which he named-be appointed to
audit his accounts, and there was immedi-
ate and unanimous acquescence. Then said
Bishop Andrews: "Of course, it is all right,
Brother Edwards, but you are doubtless
aware that it is not customary for the per-
son whose accounts are to be audited to
nominate his own committee" ripple Of
laughter moved over the face of the as
semb,age at the suggestion, and it became
a wave when the doctor endeavored. con-
frsedly. but seriously, to withdraw his
nominations and was met by the bishop
with: ct is too late, now, brother" Glib.
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