The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-07
DR.. DENEY ON REUNION
Address at Methodist Conference
Advising Separate Churches.
Eject of His Remarks ON the Move
ment TO COnSoi- date the Tive
Observation-Disclosures 10 the Gen
craI Conference.-The Presidents
Pastor. Rev. +. VI. Bristol. Chosen.

The devotional services preceding the
regular business session. C. the Baltimore
n = Conference today opened with prayer
10y Rev Hobbs ara Rev Hoontz, OF Bal
timore. and the singing Of the hymn. My
Hope is Built on Nothing Less"
There was considerable speculation
amOugst the members before the session
opened as to the successful candidates at
today's election OF the delegates to the
General Conference Only enc candidate
was elected out Of FIVE yesterday. DR..
Goucher. President of the Wcman's Col
lege. Baltimore. having received the re
quired number Of votes. q, great deal of
missionary work was done by the sup
porters Of several OF the candidates dur
ing the morning. The result Of the cleo
ton was announced as follows; Total vote
cast 1S6: necessary to an election, "a. or
the votes. Joel Brown received, IA; Rev.
Frank NJ. Bristol %; Rev. Dr. John Lana
han. "A votes. They were announced
elected delegates to the General Confer
ence.
The Conference received a visit this
morning from Rev. DR.. Cox, Rev DR..
Gambler. and Rev. DIT. Deuey, Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South. The mem
bers arose in their honor and greeted
them with loud applause. Rev. DR.. Cox
made a happy speech. hoping that the re
union OF both bodies OF the mother church
would be soon accomplished.
Rev. Dr. Deney. of the Vanderbilt Uni
versity was next introduced. he also
made a short address Of greeting, express
ing hopes Of an early cooperation or the
whole Methodist Church, though not ddvo-
eating a reunion of the two branches. His
remarks created profound impression
and the opinion was expressed that they
would probably have much influence
against a reunion.
A vote Of thanks was extended 10y the
Conference today to the Methodist Social
Union for the arrangements for the re-
Ception given TO both Conferences 10y the
trustees of the Corcorau Art Gallery last
night. \ vote of thanks was also extended
TO the Board Of Trustees of the Corcordn
Art Gallery.
Rev. Dr. Wilson the Presiding Elder OF
the Washington District. was presented
with A silver service by members Of lie
District. The presentation speech vas
made by T. $. Huntley. and Dr. Will on
made a short reply. expressing his .oSe for
his work ard for the people with whom
he has been associated.
fellows. O'Clock, business meeting Of the
Friend Society, { o'clock. visit TO the
White House 5 o'clock anniversary %
the Missionary Society.
The business session OF the conference
Of the VI. +. Church South, opened at
Mount Vernon Place Church this morning
with devotional exercises. conducted b.
the Rev. %. f. Bond, Bishop vs.. a. Can
Gler presiding.
The following appointments were made
TO the various districts this morning
Baltimore district. A. Anderson. Pre-
siding Elder. n. NJ Canter, ". H. Best.
J. y Hank. Charles d. Bulla. William
Stevens. J. O. Knott. l. ". Haslup. j. s.
Hutchinson. +. a. Tyler. William NJ. Wat
ers. r. II. Shipley. j. NJ. Hlrvley. T. !.
Lambert T. Weller J. n. white, s. NJ.
Bowman. G.. ID. White e. A. Edwards ".
A. Mcdonald. W. h. Sanders. II. .. Fe-
brey. H. T. Wergman. ". +. WOOlf, j.. II.
UULaney J. r Tnlery.
East Baltimore district-Isaac ". Can
ter. Presiding Elder; G.. NJ Hawkins, ID. II.
Kern. II. BuTruss, p. L. GrOOme. J. l.
Shipley. W f. Henry. l. Hammond. J. F.
Baggs. J. E. Wilson. c. l.. Kennard. J. W.
Mitchell G. w. Moore. G. d.. Harriss. G..
r. Mays. l.. G. Martin. J. W. Beall, W. E.
Miller.
+. 7. Griffith rendered his resignation
from the duties Of the ministry owing TO
1ll-health
T. NJ. Briley was placed upon the superan-
uuated list. Howard A. Murrill. Daniel "
Griffin and Seymour Grady were admitted
to full connection with the church. be-
coming pastors instead OF preachers. The
ceremony was a solemn one and was the
occasion OF an impressive address by
Bishop Gambler 20 the newly appointed
pastors The following were appointed as
presiding elders TO the Conference: J. a.
Andrews. l. ". Canter J. H. Boyd. B. W
Bond J. G. Armstrong David Bush. r. F.
Pond and T. : Hutchinson