Evening star., 1897-03-06
GENEROUS DONATION
Bishop Hurst Announces a Gift to the
American University.
GIVEN $4,000, BONDS AND Cash
The Baltimore Conference APP
pIauds Cuban Sentiments.
REV. DR. NEAL HONORED

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE Nd March G.-Bish op
John F. Hurst aroused the enthusiasm of
the Baltimore annual conference this morn
ing by reference to Cuba. He said that
al q recent meeting OF he conference at
Tampa. Fla. provision had been mall TO
transfer a preacher to Cuba. h1lt of his
salary to be paid by the members of The
conference. He continued:
God grant. | hope. that Cuba VIII s1on
be free. When Cuba = free. and Cree is
Greek. and Turkey Is dead. we vii. want to
take a whole day 20 slug the doxo!oGy-
This sentiment was ibcraly ;'ppiau1aj
by the members
Rev Dr. r. f. CIl1kson introduced a
resolution. which was passed, Expressing
sympathy for the sru31n insurgents n their
heroic struggle Cor independence
Bishop Hurst announced gift frcm a
New York lady 10 the American t'alversity
at Washington Of S,.'stI cash and *.d'.'""' IL:
interest bearing securities.
\ pleasant fedtu-e of III" session WAS the
presentation of a ida'lsrnta sil.er tea Str-
vice to Rev. pr. j st clri- Neal. who ie-
ciuCr>hip of NeS. 3alriilor" district.
Preachers ia the district cJht! ibutel to the
gift, which presented by Bishop Malta
lieu. The bishop sail III WIS glad to see
as the L eIes werv gold IN t,fe Inside ard
silver on the OUTSIDE. Ha saI1 H. a'N,r
knew d Methodist preacher have too much
OF either gold or silver. and hoped DR. Neal
would always have a good supply OF both
DIR. Neal responded with grateful Wc'ds.
The morning session was taken up al
most entirely with appeals from agents of
church boards and general sCcihfies-
Charles X. Taylor. nephew of Bishop Tay-
1or. and William L. Mackkubben were elect
ed by local deacons orders.
Presiding Elder Wilson deferred cons!d-
Grafton of his proposition TO amen. the
discipline until the next conference
The Vote on Woman Delegates.
Yesterdays vote in the Baltimore con-
ference on the proposition to admit women
as delegates to general conference shows
"a strange comparison with the vote on the
same question two years ago. In 1878
the vote ia for and 116 against. This
year those favorable to the admission of
women as delegates have held every vote,
while their opponents lost Ii votes.
The proposition is conceded to lie defeat
ed for three years at least. or until gem
eral conference meets, in 1900. Although
that body adopted the proposition by con-
siderably more than the necessary two
thirds majority. ground has bocG lost in
the vote among the preachers in the annual
conferences. Three-fourths Of these have
TO he in favor of the measure to confirm
the action of the higher body. The greatest
dele gates is in the western fall confer
ences- These bodies in 1895 gave 4.429 votes
in favcr and 1.3ni against In 1896 the vote
in relatively the same conferences was
4,-p1 iii favor and ISL against, less than
the necessary three-fourthS.
As the eastern conferences are conceded
to be against the proposition. it has really
been defeated in friendly territory.
Officers of the conference in various ca
pacities were reelected yesterday Rev.
Dr. j. I. ioucher was continued as presi-
dent and Rev DIR. J. Il. Van Meter as pro-
fessor at the Womans College, Baltimore.
Rev DR. F. j. Wagner is continued at the
head of Morgan College. Baltimore. and
Rev. H. H. Clark retains his place as
United States naval chaplain at Annapolis.
Bishop Walden of Cincinnati. Ohio, was
guest OF conference yesterday, on MS re-
turn from attending the inaugural cere-
monies
Last night was celebrated the auniver-
sdTy OF the Conference Missionary Society.
Addresses Were made by Rev. Dr. \. j.
Palmer and Rev. f. II. Richards.
Tomorrow the annual ordinations of dea-
cons and elders Will take place, with SER
mon by Bishop Mallalieu-