Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-29
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
The Methodist Conference Votes to
Go There.
N 1875 IT REFUSED TO DO 50
The Matter Causes a Ripple of
Excitement.
TODAY'S ROUTINE WORK

There was ripple on the calm surface of
the routine deliberations of the Baltimore
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South this morning. For moment
it promised to cause something more than
mere incident. The question had come up
of accepting an invitation to the White
House, the President having, through Pri-
waite Secretary Thurber, signified that it
would be his pleasure to receive the men,
bers of the conference, their wives and
daughters, at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. J. P. Hyde had made the announce
ment and the convention was on the point
of voting to accept the invitation, when
Rev. John w. Tongue rose and asked to be
heard. Mr.. Tongue is tall, white-haired
old gentleman. whose command of the En-
Slish language does not belle his name. He
objected to going to the White House to
pay thcir respects to the President. AL
though he expressed himself in very clear
and strong words it did not appear that
Mr.. Tongue had anything personally against
MIR. Cleveland, but he urged that it would
he no disrespect to the President If the con-
ference should refuse to go to see him. He
reminded the audience that consistency was
jewel and that when the conference met
n Washington in 1875, during President
Grants administration, the only time be-
fore this that the conference had met here,
by deliberate vote they had refused to go
and pay their respects to General Grant.
Tribute to Gen. Grant.
Mr.. Tongue paid an eloquent tribute "as
a southern man to the soil and the manner
born, speaking to southern men," to the
character of Gen. Grant, whose magma
nimity to our great captain. Robert E.
Lee, will ever hold his name bright and
dear to the south" But if the conference
n Cap h,yc ho,,I IA
II go to see Mr.. Cleveland? 1t might be
said circumstances altered cases, but they
never altered principles. If the conference
was SO careful not to seem to go into poll
tics in 1915, why should it now be so quick
to depart from it's chosen path?
Before Mr.. Tongues tall and spare form
had slipped down into his pew half dozen
members Were up and crying for recogni-
ton, and the entire conference was shout
ing Question! Question: Rev. s. G.. Fer
guson of Fredericksburg, Va, shouted, II
was in the confederate army, but l regret
Brother Tongues making that speech"
Mr.. Hyde and Secretary Armstrong both
made speeches vigorously criticising Mr..
Tongues utterance. A rising vote was
called for upon the question of accepting
the invitation, and it was carried, many
members not voting.
Routine Work.
The conference entered promptly upon
routine work when it assembled at 9
y Cioch ~ report Oh the VlS-tOrS the
Valley Female College at Winchester, Va,
was presented, read and referred to the
board of education. This institution is in
charge of DR.. J. P. Hyde, who was a prom
ineEt candidate early in this administration
for the position of commissioner of educa-
ton. The college is in a fiourishing con-
dition, steadily increasing its facilities and
its numbers in attendance.
"A report was read from A. ]. Gill, j. c.
Nicholson, r. NJ. Moore. ]. F. Heisse T. p
Frost, w. G Cassard ard G. c. Bacon
committee from the Methodist Church
proper, on temperance. They asked that
the conference of the NJ L. Church South
cooperate with other churches in the effort
to hold general Christian convention for
the state of Maryland in the interest of
the suppression of the traffic in drink
This communication was referred to the
committee on temperance.
DIR. S. A. Steele, general secretary of the
Epworth League, was presented to the
conference, and delivered a brief address
on the work of the organization with which
he is connected. He argued decidedly
against any blending of the Epworth
League with the Christian Endeavor Union
1t had been tried in Canada he said, and
was there a failure. He urged the confer
ence to appoint a board on Epworth
League, and called attention to the con-
ference Of Epworth Leagues at Chatta-
Eooga, June 81 and 80.
Rev. B. Waters of the Japan conference.
being introduced told of the work in which
report nros.ress in 80 ,,nrl 10, ne eouiI
n wo,,1f not he lnro 80 ~, ~ ospan ',io
a sonora.a stthnIiS. , r lieie Mouiu pe
Por c rTodJ 49, - - n ~ '', .
etv r.. Nor,,iond Se;, u i t,.e toaois Soei-
DD said tbnt 80 ee snn,d atti Gu as d
no. b,n,a,,ad - 10 81 1911 Ina lau
worn two LITTLE DIS at the end OF bic nc ,,@a
for many ,,aars IL +aiJ 80 u ~ . .ioiiie
had affacteJ HE uorL 80 80 ,a'a, 'in L,
bitbarto oo,,,d ~, 6;h - ~" peooic "io
for tben, nc ITS Hi er NJ" mau ~ asi.
and straigbt ia 80 VIZ a;
81 Gnu was "eii ieeei'e'''
Bishop Hurst Presented.
R;shon IJurst uas introduced 70 ,ho NV,
- ~, o>'eeA ~ inc eoii-
ierehce ny BISHOP Creamery, ana IN brlef
speech congratulated the Methodist Epis-
ccpal Church South ON its prosperity dur
ing the wear mast Snea,xing of the An,ari
aon I-n;,or.;+r, -, oa,%a..a7..,
On sly ne .eAho"ieuseu lor that
institution, It's trustees and officers, the
appreciation felt for the vote taken by the
general conference of the M. E. Church
South last year, approving and Endorsing
the new university. I'VE believe We shall
always have many friends in your BODY"
said the bishop land 1 am thankful for the
privilege of seeing YOU face to face,
spent in examining candidates for advance