Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
COLORED METHODISTS.
First and Second Days Proceedings of
Annual Conference.

The first days session of the Virginia am
nual conference of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church met Wednesday morning
at Lane Chapel, this CITY,. corner 14th and
streets Northeast. with Bishop R. S. VII
liams, D. D.. of Augusta, Ga, presiding
After the rganza ton, with Rev R. A. H.
Carroll of Virginia as secretary and Rev
c. w. Lane, d. D.. and j. /. Carroll, re-
porters Bishop Williams proceeded to de-
liver an address to the ministers and to the
large body assembled, setting forth the Or
ganzation of the c. Nj. E. Church, which
was separately set apart from the Metho-
dist Church South. December Is, 1870, and
referring to its rapid growth to mem
berShip of go, 600
Continuing the bishop said Some of the
bishops, especially Bishop Turner, are now
stamping the country for Bryan and democ-
racy, and not one of the bishops. ministers
or members of the c. M. E. had ever. nor
would they ever depart from the stars and
stripes nor the principles of the grand old
republican party.
Rev. 1. S. Persons, D. D.. secretary of
missions was introduced and Endorsed all
the bishop had said.
Committees were then appointed on con-
ference relation, on temperance missions.
chldren's day and church property. The
conference then adjourned for the day.
The second days session met at 9 am,
with Bishop r. S. Williams, DID, pre-
siding The secretary, Rev. DR.. Carroll.
read the previous days minutes The
bishop preached a sermon from the text
Repentance for Past Sins and Christian
Apathy
Succeeding the sermon holy communion
was administered.
Rev. Prof. John W. Gilbert. AM, DID.
said to be the only colored man who has
finished the course in languages a Athens,
Greece, was introduced and made an ad-
dress on the church in politics. claiming
that every reform in the worlds history
began In the church, and that the differ
ences must be settled by the church. DIR.
Gilbert is professor of languages in Paine
College. Augusta, Ga.
Rev. Mr.. Hughes was introduced by the
pastor Rev j. r. White. He spoke upon
the relations the several bodies of Method
ism should sustain to each other. Rev. e.
w Lane. DID. replied, and the bishop
then called for a twentieth century collec-
ton. which resulted in sl52.2O being con-
tributed.
1t was announced that the appointments
will be read Sunday evening.
Reports were received yesterday, the
third day. from the districts of Petersburg
and Washington. respectively. Miss NJ. C.
Cumpton of LANES Chapel read an address
of welcome and was responded to by Bish-
op R. S. Williams.
DIR. c. H. Phillips. editor Of Christian
Index. was introduced and addressed the
conference. He spoke relative to the
growth of the church. its publishing house
and>its several schools
The conference listened to several fra
ternal addresses. and Rev. Drs. Snowden
and Bolden. Of the A. NJ E. Zion Church.
who advocated organic union of the two
churches They were responded to by Rev.
DR.. Gilbert of Augusta, Ca, and DR.. C. H.
Phillips of Jackson. Tenn.
A second twentieth century collection
was taken, which amounted to s251. 60.
Conference adjourned at O'Clock p. m.
to meet in Epworth League rally at s
o'clock. at which meeting Bishop r. S.
NJ. D. D.; Rev. c. H. Phillips and Rev. C.
W. Lane, D. D., made addresses.