The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05
MEFHoDIsTs IN SESSION.
First Days Proceedings of the Hal
timcrc Conference.

First Days Proceedings of the Hal
| timore Conference.
The Baltimore Conference OF the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, which is holding its
ileth annual session In the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church. celebrated
I last night the anniversary OF the orgaai-
cation OF the Board OF Church Extension
The SER ;ces were begun with the con-
| gresational singing of hymn $40. Jesus
Shall Reign" Rev. DR.. Manly Hard deilv-
cred an address on Church Extension
Work" He said that in every community
| church building is indispensable. Hun
| dreds Of communities in remote places
have no church, and cannot build without
outside aid. Reviewing the business side
of the movement, DR.. Hard said;
when our church extension work was
organized in 1864. we had in round num-
| bers $500 travelling preachers. and 92S,co0
members. with 10000 churches worth
$4,000. coo. and 1900 parsonases worth
5000. Geo. In the thirty-fiye years ending
October 81, 1899, our church extension
work has been organized and has collected
and disbursed over s6,559, Geo. of which
| Sl,uso.Vo0 is permanent 1uad TO aid
churches by loans and 81 270. coo has been
returned and reloaned to churches. making
the working value Of the loan fund 81. 350,-
! goo. In this way DE- Hari continued,
! 1851 churches, scattered throughout the
! United States and Territories have re-
I ceived aid from our board. During this
I period our preachers have increased TO l5.-
\ 9v2 and our membership to ., s93. SS3. The
| genera: >mittee." said the speaker,
! asks the conference for collections OF
s3G5, COO.
In 1879 an appeal was made for special
v~ff kw A
4 frontier. to be worth az least 1850 each.
/ Up to November l. 1899 there were $40
responses. With these, accompanied in
some cases by loans. $40 new churches
have been procured worth on the average
$1,000 each and accommodating at the time
of building %. 40 members and Il, AZ Sun
day school children In new communities
the value of the property and the number
Of members is constantly increasing"
The anniversary concluded with the
singing of America
The conference was opened yesterday
morning at o'clock. Bishop John NJ.
Walden, CT Cincinnati presiding. After
prayer by Rev. Lucien Clark, OF the
Foundry NJ Z. Church communion serv-
ice was held. The rollcall brought re-
sponses from 1872 delegates. Rev George
E, Maydweil. OF this city, was reelected
Secretary; Rev. William G. Herbert OF
Baltimore: Rev. Frank G. Porter. Of Bal
timore. and Rev. Robert VI. Moore OF
HageTstown, Assistant Secretaries: Rev
f. T. M0wb:ay OF Baltimore Statistical
Secretary. and Rev. C. E. Guthrie. OF Bal
tiucre. Treasurer.
The following are the standing commit
tees and members as appointed by the Pre-
siding Bishop;
Book Depository and Baltimore Metho-
dist-W. A. Koontz. r. L. Wright. E. II.
Smith. E. L. Watson. William Rogers
Bible Society. and the Sabbath E.
Smith. o. Belt. ". Mex. Hammack. f. Fl.
Havenner II. D. Mitchell
Church BenevoIences-William Sheers
]. E. Amos. f. o. Eldridge, C. o. Isaac, ".
E. Curley.
Conference Observation-Disclosures, Wat
son Chase ". H. Barnes, J. L. Walsh, S.
81. Harts0ck, S. NJ. Afford. Page Miiburn.
G. W. Hobbs; laymen. c. W. Slagle. ].
W. Henderson, d. P. Miller, e. F. Simp-
son, ]. s. Berry, ID. Abercror1bie, J. $.
Rawlings.
Educational Institutions-Y. W. Van
Arsdale. Harry Boggs, T. NJ. Vest, E. d.
Huntly G. c. Bacon.
Memoirs-E. 5. Todd. F. G. Porter. ].
R. Wood. W. R Stricken, ]. B. Stitt.
Temperance and Prohibition-James Nc
Laren. J. T. Marsh, J. o. Wrightson, \.
J. Gill, c. L Pate.
Epworth League-Joseph Dawson. X. G.
Murray. H. NJ Moore j. r. heISss, j. u
Nicholson.
Sustentation Ministers. C.
Fl. Richardson L. T. Waterman. J. B. Stitt.
James p. Wilson. C. 7. Weede. b. +.
Clarkson. J. NJ. Slarrow; laymen. G. W.
Corner, William Leitch. A. r. Cathcart.
L. NJ Bacon, 5. T. Addison. G. W. F.
Swartzell, c. c. Gorsuch.
\ committee was appointed % convey
the greetings OF the conference to the
Methodist Episcopal Church Soutn. now
in session in this city,
A dividend of 1858 from the Methodist
Book Concern was declared to be at the
disposal OF the chairman for distribution.
4 large number of reports were sub
mitted and turned over to the secretary
After AN audTess by Bishop Walden the
morning session took a recess until 3
O'Clock.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon the ami
versary celebration OF the Woman's Home
Missionary Society will be held. Tonight
at o'clock Rev. DR.. Bristol will lecture
for the benefit of the Preachers Friend
Society. His subject will be, Franklin
and Whitfield" An admission fee of -
cents will be charged