Evening star., 1898-03-04
THE .METHODISTS
Third Session of ll5sh ! Annual Con-
vocation Baltimore Conference.
list OF CANDIDATES. EXAMINED
Their Election to Membership and
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to Deacon's', Orders.
THE MISSIONARY CAUSE

| The third session of the one hundred and
| thirteenth annual meeting of the Baltimore
conference began at Waugh Methodist
| Episcopal Church this morning. The ear
| lier hours were devoted to general confer
| ence business. The session opened with
devotional exercises. conducted by Rev.
Page Milburn.
Rev. Mullard Law surrendered his Gre
dentials and withdrew from the Methodist
Episcopal ministry and membership
The treasurer was allowed to use certain
funds for his expenses. The managers of
the charter fund presented $25 to the con-
ference, and the sum of 81 ,054 was received
by the conference from the New York book
concern.
Monday morning next at 10 o'clock was
fixed as the time for holding the memorial
meeting to deceased members
The annual disciplinary questions were
called today. The following named GENTLE
men were reported to have completed the
full course Of study for orders in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church: w. @. Mcneil. R.
8. Barnes, ]. M. Gillian, J. F. Niger and G..
L. Bryant
Those asking full membership in the an
nual conference were as follows: w. d.
Parry, j. T. Hart, Thomas Nelson ~ en-.
NTH Murray, J. T. Knight J. w. Sumwait.
J. 7. Beall and Robt. 8. Benson were called
to the front, where the bishop propounded
the questions called for in the discipline
These questions being answered. the bishon
vice as to the responsibility they were ex-
pected to assume in becoming members of
the conference. I r. ~
The Bishops Query. .,4-.,
The bishop spoke at length on the yari.
GUS works of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and referred especially to the large
nj mber of Methodists now in the country
II don't know what the Lord wants with
50 many Methodist. Minister'S said the
bishop. but I suppose He will put them all
t. good use"
were more ministers than places where
they may be used. At the conclusion of
his remarks the matter Of admitting the
candidates was taken up and each man
discussed. Each of them was balloted for
separately and elected to membership in
the conference, and were also chosen to be
deacons
On motion Of Rev. DR.. Lanahan, a COM
Rev. Drs. Geo. Bacon and j. A. Price. was
appointed to convey the greetings OF the
conference to the body of Methodist lay
men in session in the city.
The balance of the morning session was
devoted to the transaction of routine bus
mess. and at - o'clock the conference ad-
iourned. e-ert
Home Missions.
This afternoon there was a meeting of the
Wcman's Home Missionary Society, and to-
night at 7:30 o'clock there will be the an
niversary meeting of the Church Extension
Society. at which Rev. C. H. Richardson
will preside. An address will be delivered
By Rev. A. j. Kynett, DID,. LID.
WOMAN's SOCIETY.
Foreign Mission. the Thesme4..Meet,nx
in Interest of Education.
meeting in the interest OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society was conducted
yesterday afternoon at Waugh Church by
the society officers. Mrs. A. H. Eaton of
Grace Church, Baltimore, president of the
Baltimore branch, presiding over. the meet
ing The Rev. DR.. ]. r. Gracey made the
principal address Mrs. Eaton and Mrs E.
b. Stevens. corresponding secretary of the
Baltimore branch, also addressed the meet
ing
A second afternoon meeting was held at
nrlnlty ChGrch, 1t having been called by
sided, and he explained that the objects of
the meeting were to secure mutual inn
provement by course Of study to be pur-
sued at home by every member. and to be
gone over once each year In public meeting
the time for meeting being fixed as the last
week in May, and Washington as the place
for the first meeting.
DR.. J. E. Price, dean OF the Ocean Grove
Summer School of Theology and secretary
of the New York Itinerant Club, explained
the methods of such work. The constitu-
tlon submitted by the committee was
adopted, and the following temporary Off
GERS elected, to serve until the meeting in
May: DIR. Lucien Clark, president; DIR. Da-
Wis, secretary, and Rev. Page Milburn,
treasurer. Secretary Davis will perfect the
organization as far as possible by securing
full list OF members before the adjourn
ment OF the conference
The largest meeting since the conference
convened was the anniversary of the
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational
Society held last night. In the absence of
the Rev. DR.. ]. w. Hamilton, one of the
secretaries, the Rev. Dr. NJ G, B. Mason
assistant corresponding secretary col.
ored man, delivered the principal address
Rev. DR.. j. b. Stitt presided, and quartet
from Mckendree Church under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Charles Hayden Chase. rem
dered several selections. DR.. Mason's ad-
dress was both interesting and instructive.
Rev. ]. F.. Wagner also addressed the
meeting.
During the progress of this meeting
Bishop Merrill and the presiding elders
held cabinet meeting in the Sunday
school room above. While it is believed
that this meeting was devoted to the ques-
tion of appointments, those present de-
clined to disclose the matter discussed.
Foreign Capital I'm Japan.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Japanese government has decided
that foreign capital is needed to assist in
Japan's development, and will hereafter
encourage its investment. Count Inouye,
minister Of finance. is now engaged in mas
tering problem demanding Immediate at.
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