Evening star., 1900-04-05
Fraternal Greetings to Conference Of
M. E. Church South.
ACTION OF THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY
Reports Received From Workers
in the Mission Fields.
CHI ACTER PAS S E D

The monotony of routine business at the
session of the Baltimore annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
this morning was pleasantly interrupted by
reception to a committee bearing fra
ternal greetings and expressions of good
will and best wishes from the conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, which is
also convened in this city. Extreme cor
diality marked the occasion, and before the
session closed the Southern Methodists had
appointed a committee to call upon their
northern brethren to express the gratitude
and appreciation Of the conference and its
hearty wishes for long-continued success in
Gods work.
Bishop Gambler of Georgia again presided
over the deliberations of the southern con-
ference at Mount Vernon Place Church.
The morning session began at o'clock and
was opened with devotional service. Rou-
tine conference affairs were then taken up
and the lists Of preachers and superannu-
ates were called and the character Of each
individual reported upon. All were passed
The report from the missionary secre-
taries, Messrs. w. r. Lambuth and ]. II.
Pritchett, dated at Nashville. was read. 1t
showed general prosperity throughout the
mission field, and an advance all along the
line. The corps of field workers was con-
siderably enlarged during the past year.
Four additional missionaries were sent into
China, one into Japan and two in Corea.
In Cuba the mission work has been taken
up by the Methodist Episcopal Church
South with vigor and enthusiasm. Thir-
teen workers have been sent into the island
and are now located at strategic points in
all of the provinces except two. Through
the aid of the church extension board two
new churches have been erected in Mexico.
Wesley's sermons have been translated and
published in japanese for the first time.
Much missionary literature mas been is
sued.
The characters Of several candidates for
admission into full connection were pass
ed, and the class has been ordered to report
for examination and reception into the
church Saturday morning at 1890 o'clock.
Mr.. G. l.. kenner was elected to fill a
vacancy on the committee of admissions.
The FraternaI Message.
1t was at this point that Secretary Arm
strong read communication from the Bal
timore conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, in session at Metropolitan
Church, presenting its committee which had
been intrusted to convey fraternal greet
ngs. The committee was composed of
Rev. John +. Goucher, LID; Rev. C. H
Richardson, DID, and Rev. H. R. Naylor.
DIR. Goucher and his associates were intro
duced, the audience standing to greet them.
DR.. Goucher then spoke Of the committees
mission. He declared the greeting they
brought was not a perfunctory one, but
l,
high regard and wishes for the greatest
success. DIR. Goucher spoke of the great
good that might be accomplished through
a concentration of Protestant effort. He
prayed that God might speed the day when
all Christians might be united in all things
Rev. Mr.. Naylor of the committee next
spoke. After number of interesting and
entertaining anecdotes had been related by
him, he said that too much time has been
wasted over nonsensical chickering's and
petty dissensions All Methodists, he de-
clared, were the same in belief and doe
trine, all preached the same grand old gos-
pei of Jesus Christ. He prayed that the
future of the Methodist Church South
might be grander and more glorious than
anything yet anticipated.
Rev. DR.. Richardson of Fayette Street
Church, Baltimore, the third member of the
committee, also spoke briefly, adding his
expression of loving greeting and good
wishes to the expressions of those who had
preceded him. DIR. Richardson was in ex-
cellent humor and told of a number of
amusing incidents which were highly en-
joyed. When he had concluded the mem
bers Of the conference Joined In an i'm
promptu rendition of the old hymn, "Blest
Be the Tie that Binds.''
Reciprocal Action.
A motion was Immediately made that a
like committee be appointed by the Balti-
more conference of the southern division of
the church to call upon tine same confer
ence Of the northern division, and convey
sincere greetings and assurances of loyal
interest and best wishes The following
committee was appointed by Bishop Cand-
Ter: Revs. S. K. Cox of Winchester. ]. W.
Duffey of this city and 1. W. Canter, pre-
siding cider of the East Baltimore district
The conference then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at'9 o'clock.