Evening journal., 1899-04-10
N. P. CONFERENCE.
THE NEXT SESSION TO BE HELD
AT WESTMINSTER MD.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT- RE
FORTS ON THE WESTERN MARRY
LAND COLLEGE, AND WlESTMIN-
sI'ER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
eCNrAY CBsERVANCES.

F'l'kN fiEoLObuOAu4 cNhlNthiN1 1
eCNlrAY CbsERVANCES.
Elkton, Nd Apr4 1O.-lhe M4tho-
dist Prc;5staIr Episcopal Conference
.Cf Maryland attracted .arge c-n2rega-
ICas to the dlderent churches In Crls-
fed yesterday M Pleasan. Church
was crowded az the morning session loI
hear a sermon by Rev. II. l.. E.derd.cc,
rrer.derN Ci Westminster Theological
Seminary The ordlnatlon CT ministers
followed. The candidates wsre j. S.
Ward W. o. Livingston, Edgar r..
Read, C. l.. Dougherty, G. Ill. Stcekdale
and A. a. Biohell.
A Sunday school raliy tock up the
greater part CT the afternoon services,
and at night the various churches in
Cr.she,d were presided over by Alethc-
dist Protestant ministers.
Pres.dsn, r. II. Lewis. of the West
ern Maryland College,. submitted TO the
conferenice Saturday a brief report OF
the OcndWcn CT the institugicn. AT
present 269 students are enrolled, Of
whom 17G are Eoarders The ds.bt cf
the instimtion Is $4,000 at . per cent.
interest. The alumni hall IS nearly
completed,
The presidents report was adopted,
containing several matters Of Interest,
one being to discontinue the employ
ment Of a conference evangelist and
another the change Of times of meet
ing of the Superannuated Sodlety and
Christian Endeavor Soclety annver-
saries.
DIR. Thomas Lewis. chairman Of the
special investigating cOmmlttee upon
| the North avenue Church of Washing
ton City. made report. The church.
lowing TO the lack OF funds. rs now in
the hands of the contractors, and IL
was decided to take the matter in
hand and appoint committec, giving
them ample power with guarantee
lof i,500 and ask NO questions. This
amcunt was raised by subscription
lamOntg the ministers and lavmen in at
tendance.
The report OF the governors OF West
minister Thec1oeical' Seminary show
; thar fifteen students have registered,
and that the number cf graduates this
b lyear is FIVE. Three students have free
scholarships and several more have
( been provided fer the coming year.
FoWy-two CT the 127 charges report
their assessments with an aggregate OF
Z S6S220 while the stewards OF the con-
ference report $SSS. "a. making a total
g Of 81 1.571.l4 on an assessment Of 1.SOO
One OF the most important recon-
mendations by the committee on bitter.
, AZURE was that which suggests shat ths
: president Of the conference appoint &
y committee Of three ministers and thre,
lay delegates to devise means to rass,
the sum Of $4,000 TO establish ant
operate a publishing plant in Bait.
more in connection with the Baltmor,
= Eook Depository. This was referred Z,
u a special committee of Rev. Dr. r. II
Il Lewis, Rev. F. T. Little. Rev. S. b
a Tredway, Daniel Baker and James w
Is Chapman. laymen.
u Rev. DR.. j. G. Sullivan, who las
If year was transferred from the activ
1. list to the superannuated list, was re
% placed on the actiFe 1.st
e. The report Of the Sunday observanc
committee recommended that attentio,
Is be called again to the regulations &
ID the conference manual ccncern6nl
IN camp meetings. and that pastors. whe
re such gatherings are held, see that tn
10 rules are strictly enforced. The regu
lations referred to are those rwhfc
rs tend to discourage railroad travel III
m use Of steamboats, or traffic c
commerce Of amy character as a conss
, qnence of the meeting.
Rev. G NJ. Ilhuleton. OF Milton. Del
and A. d. Dick. Of Reliance. Nd, wer
o.. favcnab.y reported upon by the supei
aauuate committee to be paced upo
-. the superannuated list Four thousan
~ doEars We're recommended TO be asses
ed on the district Tor distribution.
The conference decided TO hold th
a next session Of conference at Westmir
il5 ster, Md. on the first Wednesday
April, 1900.