The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-30
BRO. METHODISTS DIFFER.
As to the PFOpristy Of The Conference
Visiting President Cleveland.
REV. Mr.. TONGUE CREATES 4 SCENE.
By Opposing the Motion because the FodS
Had Refused to Visit Grant-A Move
ment in the Interest of Tem-
perance Reform.

copal Church. South. but consideration
OF the subject is postponed Until to-Ihor-
row. ,,.,..
Rev. S. G. Ferguson, OF Fredericks-
burg Va. conducted the opening deVo-
tional exercises.
A report I'm the nature OF an overture
from the NJ. r.. Church. North, suggest
ing that the two great branches OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church join hands
I'm the temperance work, was received
and referred to the temperance commit
tee. The overture suggested the appoint
ment of a committee of seven by the
northern contingent to meet "A similar
committee from religious bodies in the
State of Maryland, and that these COM
mittees shall issue "a call for a conven-
tion Of the Christian people of the state
in the interest OF suppressng the liquor
traffic The report was signed by Messrs.
A. J. Gill. J. G. Nicholson r. NJ. Moore.
j. F. Heissie. I. Z. Frost, w. c. Cassard
and c. c. Bacon.
The chairman of the Board OF Educa-
tion read the report of the Valley Fe-
male College, of Winchester, Va, which
showed the institution to he in an ex-
celent condition.
The Conference then took up the appli-
cations of ministers seeking entrance
to deacons' orders and the following were
unanimously selected: J. A. Taylor. A w.
Smith, T.. V. Register. Price Smith, W.
s. Anderson, j. NJ. Anderson, Hamer
Sherman, c. A. Brown, J. H. Luttrell
and j. B. Henry.
Bishop Hurst. OF the American Univer-
sity. was introduced, and made a short
speech, assuring the Conference that IT
had the sympathy Of the entire northern
Church. Two ministers were entered into
hp Of oil
and l.. b. Atkins.
DIDN'T WANT TO VISIT CLEVELAND.
The even tenor of the transaction of
business was disturbed by an unexpected
incident. The question had come up OF
accepting an invitation to the White
House. the President having, through
Private Secretary Thurber, signifed that
1t would be his pleasure to receive the
members of the Conference, their wives
and daughters, al l o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Rev. j. i. Hyde had made
the announcement and the convention
was on The point of accepting the invi-
tation, when Rev. John w. Tongue arose
and asked 10 be heard He objected to
going TO the White House to pay their
respects to the President Although he
expressed himself lin very clear ana
strong words, 1t did not appear that Mr..
Tongue had anything personally against
Mr. Cleveland but he urged that II
would be no disrespect to the President
IL the Conference should refuse 10 go
10 see him. He reminded the audience
that consistency was a jewel, and that
when the Conference met in Washington
In 1875. during President Grants admin
istration, the only time before this that
the Conference had met here. by a delib-
crate vote they had refused TO 90 ana
tc 70 raI Nfv
Tongue paid an eloquent tribute, las
southern man, to the soil and manner
| born, speaking to southern men," 10 the
character of General Grant. "whose mag
nanimity to our great captain, Robert II.
| Lee, will ever hold his name bright and
| dear 10 the South" but If the Confer
| ence could not go to see General Grant,
| why should it go TO see Mr.. Cleveland
| 1t might be said circumstances altered
| cases, but they never altered principles.
| II the Conference was so careful not TO
seem to go into politics in 1910. why
should It be now so quick to depart froM
| its chosen path?
TONGUE NOT SUSTAINED.
Almost before MIR. Tongue had resumed
his seat half a dozen members were up
| and crying for recognition, and the en-
| tire Conference was shouting: Question!
| question:
Rev S. G. Ferguson, Of Fredericksburg.
| Va. shouted: II was in the Confederate
army, but / regret Brother Tongues
making that speech"
Mr.. Hyde and Secretary Armstrong
| Doth made speeches, vigorously criticlsing
| MIR. Tongues utterance.
A rising vote was called for upon the
question of accepting the invitation, and
| it was carried many members not
voting.
FORMATION OF THE BODY.
This is the first time this conference
| has convened in this city since 1919, the
conference having met in this city f9r
| the first time in Washington In that year.
| There was a full attendance OF the Hiilis-
| ters of the conference.
The Baltimore Conference Is the largest
| of the thirty-siX conferences of the
Methodist Church South. For conYen-
ience it is divided into eight districts,
as follows
Baltimore District, Rev. J. S. Hutch
| inson, presiding ederl; East Baltimore
District, Rev. James h. Armstrong, pre-
siding elder; Winchester District, Rev.
| Davis Bush, presiding elder; Washing
| ton District, Rev. DR.. Rumsey Smlthson'
presiding elder; Rockingham District,
| Rev. J. S. Gardner, presiding elder; Roa-
|
elder; Lewisburg District, Rev. W. O..
Hammond. presiding elder; Moorield Dis
| trict. Rev. G. II. Zimmerman, presiding
| elder
The most important routine business
| coming before the conference Will be the
| transfers of the ministers who have serv-
| ed the four years they are allowed to re-
main in any one church, and the deslg-
nation of a presiding elder to succeed
| the elder of the Rockingham District.
| There will be no changes in the pasto-
rates Of any OF the Washington or Bal
timore churches, owing to the operation
| of the rule allowing a pastor to remain
| four years in charge of church. The
| only ministers who will be transferred
| to other charges are the following:
Alexandria, Va, Rev. T. Il. Carson;
| Rockville, Nd. Rev l.. l.. Lloyd; East
| Hartford, Md, Rev. w. A. Mcdonald:
| ST. Marys. Md, Rev. A. Il. Sites;
| Dranesville, Va, Rev. &. II. sutton;
| Frederick, Va, Rev. r. Furr; White
Post, Rev. s. II. Snapp; Marilnsburg.
w. Va, Rev. A. NJ. Cackley; Charles
town, w. Va. Rev. IL. +. Hammill; !;
Jefferson. W. Va, Rev. \. A. +: Need;
Roanoke. Va: Green Memorial. Rev.
w: f. Harmer; Vinton. Va, Rev. G.
/ III. Buchanan; Lexington, Va, Rev. +.
j. Prettyman; Anderson, w. Va, Rev.
| J. f. Bags; Alyon, w. Va, Rev. j. Il.
| Maxwell: Covington, w. Va, Rev. ID.
f. Entsler: Milton. Va, Rev. j. Meavy.
| Crab Bottom. W. Va. Rev. c. w. Mark;
| Flintstone. Md. Rev. l.. Hammond. and
| Mcdowell. w. Va. Rev. J, NJ. Hawley.
The roll of the conference was called.
| Among those who died since the iasl
meeting were DIR. Samuel Rodgers. for
many years leader OF the Baltimore con-