Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
Last Days Session of the Conference
at Alexandria.
APPOINTMENTS 10 CONE OUT TONIGHT
Reports Provocative Of Considerable
Discussion.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 9.-The last
days session of the Maryland annual con-
ference opened with devotional exercises
this morning, conducted by Rev. c. NJ.
Cullum of Sussex.
Rev. DR.. ]. C. Gushing of Eutaw Street,
Baltimore. read the report Of the commit
tee on literat ure. which showed increased
in erest in the church papers, and an in
crease particularly in the Methodist Prot
estant, edited by Rev. B. F. Tagg. The re-
pert recommends a greater use of the lit
erature gotten out by the book concern,
and suggests that every church member
should subscribe to at least one of the
church papers. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on benevo-
lent agencies showed the sum of $lG3.9s
collected for the Maryland Bible Society
and a contribution of 500 from Mrs. T. A.
Reese of Easton. Md.
Revs. McCoskey, Donovan and Blake
were recommended for election as life d.
and sixty-two dollars and eighty cents had
been collected for the Maryland Tract So
cety, which includes a special donation Of
500 by Mrs. T. A. Reese, and it was fur
Their recommended that Revs Bachus, War
ner. Harryman. Graham and Trout be
made life directors of the Tract Society. 1t
was also recommended that the agents OF
the two societies be given access to every
pulpit whenever it was expedient. The re-
port was adopted.
Rev. A. d. Melvin, chairman of the
finance committee, introduced resolution
that $4,000 be appropriated for church ex-
tension purposes for the coming year.
Mr.. Cation was anxious to know where
the money was going. In the discussion it
was brought out that last year not three
n NJ OH M a
of the ministers were opposed to increasing
the amount nineteen hundred dollars.
DR.. Bailey moved to make the appropri-
alton 81 800 and it carried.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton showed deficiency in funds of the
Westminster Theological Seminary. The
committee say: I'VE think trial of three
months should enable the teachers to say
whether not the student will prove capa-
BILE, and If he is not he should be discon-
tinued.''
President Lewis opposed the fixing of any
limit.
The report was under consideration when
this report closed.
There were meetings of several COM
mittees during the afternoon, and tonight
the business session will be continued and
concluded. The appointments will be read
tonight.
After The Stars report of the conference
closed yesterday afternoon, Rev. S. c. Oh
rum stated to the conference that owing
to a change that had come over his mind
on the subject of baptism he desired his
withdrawal papers from the conference,
and he was granted an honorable with
drawal. Mr.. Ohrum will enter the Baptist
ministry.
The following officers for the Church Elk
tension Society were elected: President, r.
j. Maloy; first vice president, w. j. Nee
pier: secord vice president, s. B. Tredway
secretary, J. H. s. Eweli; treasurer, T. H
Bartlett. and hoard Of managers, F. T.
Little. W. S. Hammond, T. o. Grouse, s
i. Sutherland, w. C. J. Dulany, j. n. Gil
bert, r. A. Murray and T. H. Bartlett.
Last night at o'clock the anniversary Of
the Church Extension Society was hello
and an open parliament, conducted by Rev
s. j. Smith, was held. 1t was very inter
esting as most of those present took part
1t was decided to hold the next annua
meeting of the conference in Olnutt Me
mortal Church. Baltimore, the second weel
In April 1896.