The evening times., 1900-04-07
DIR. DENEY ON REUNION
Address at Methodist Conference
Advising Separate Churches.
Effect of His Remarks ON the Move
menG 10 Consolidate the Two
Rrancbes-Delegntes TO the Gem
erai conference.-the Presidents
Pastor. Rev. n. VI. Bristol. Chosen.

The devotional services preceding the
regular business session Ct the Baltimore
NJ Z. Conference today opened with prayer
by Rev. Hobbs ara Rev. Koontz. OF Bal
timOre. and the singing Of the hymn, My
Hope is Built on Nothing Less"
There was considerable speculation
amongst 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-
uuired number of votes. 4 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
tion was announced as follows: fetal vote
cast. 1S6: necessary to an election, "a. Of
the votes. Joel Brown received, IA; Rev.
Frank NJ. Bristol. %; Rev. DR.. John Lana
han, ~ votes. They were announced
elected delegates to the General Confer
ence.
The Conference received a visit this
morning from Rev DR.. Cox, Rev. Or.
Gambler. and Rev. DR.. Deney, Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South. The mem
bers arose in their honor and greeted
them with loud applause. Rev. DIR. 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 I'M
versitv. was next introduced. He also
made short address Of greeting. express
,,go ri n ion OF the
whole Methodist Church. though not adVo-
eating a reunion Of the TWO branches. HIS
remarks created a profound impression
and the opinion was expressed that lhey
would probably have much influence
against a reunion.
vote of thanks was extended 10y the
Conference today to the Methodist Social
Union for the arrangements Tor The re
Ception given TO both Conferences uy the
trustees of the Corcoran Art Gallery iasJ
night 4 vote OF thanks was also extended
10 the Board Of Trustees OF The torcoran
Art Gallery.
Rev Dr. Wilson. the Presiding Elder OF
the Washington Distri,t. was presented
with a silver service by memher- OF tie
District The presentation spogcn vas
made by T. s. Huntley. and Dr. Wilso on
made a short reply. expressing his oSe for
his work ard for the people with WON
he has been associated.
The programme for this afteTE0n is as
fellows. O'Clock, business meeting Of the
Friend Society: O'Clock visit 10 the
White House. s o'clock. anniversary Of
the Missionary Society.
The business session of the conference
Cf the VI. f. Church. South, 'peUld It
Mount Vernon Place Church this morning
with devotional exercises. coLduoted b.
the Rev. .. F. Bond, Bishop W a. Can
dieT presiding.
The following appointments were made
10 the various districts this morning
Baltimore district A. Anderson. Pre-
siding Elder: II. NJ Canter W II. Best.
J. y Hank Charles d. Bulla. William
Stevens. j. O. Knott. L. ". Haslup, j. :.
Hutchinson. f A. Tyler William NJ. Wat
ers. f. H. Shipley, J. NJ. Harvley. 7. J.
Lambert \ Weller J. II. White, :. VI.
Bowman G. d. White, E. A Edwards ".
A. Mcdonald. " H. Sanders. H. 9, Fe-
brey. H. T. WeTgman ". f. No0lf, J. II.
DuLarey. J. r. TiIlery.
East Baltimore diStTict-Isaac ". Can
ter Presiding Elder; c. NJ. Hawkins. d. H.
Kern II. Burruss. p. L. GrOome. J. l..
Shipley. W. f. Henry. L. Hammond J. F.
Baggs. J. f. Wilson. c. L. Kennard J. W.
Mitchell. c w Moore c. d. Harriss. C.
r. Mays. L. G. Martin, J. W. Beall, W. E.
Miller.
f. T. Griffith rendered his resignation
from the duties OF the ministry owing TO
ill-health.
T. NJ Briley was placed upon the superan-
nuated list Howard A. Murriu, Daniel ".
Griffin. and Seymour Grady were admitted
TO full connection with the church. be-
coming pastors instead Of preachers. The
ceremony vas a solemn one and was the
occasion OF an impressive address by
Bishop Gambler 10 the newly appointed
pastors. The following were appointed as
presiding elders TO the Conference: J. A.
Andrews. l. ". Canter, j. II. Boyd B. ".
Bond J. G. Armstrong David Bush, B. F.
ROOd and T : Hutchinson