Evening star., 1900-04-11
THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE
BALTIMORE NJ. e. CONFERENCE
POUNDS A $4,000 PRoFEssORsHIP.
Tvo-Thirds of Endowment Pledged
Today-Other Features of the
Annual Gathering.

At the session this morning of the Bal
timore N. e. conference, after devotional
services were concluded. the relations of
supernumerary preachers were considered.
J. F. F. Gray was changed to effective, and
the following were fixed in relationship as
supernumerary preachers: s. A. Wilson, E.
e. Shipley. G. G. Markham l.. NJ. Gardner.
Henry Baker, C. H. Mytinger. ]. B. Hall.
J. r. Schultz, s. g. Wilson, o. A. Brown,
]. 8. Burton and w. A. Carroll.
A motion was carried to instruct all MEM
| bers who live outside the conference bounds
to comply with the discipline of the con-
ference.
1t was resolved to continue on trial the
following probationers: Vernon N Ridgeley,
Fletcher G. Watson. George F. Styles. Ar
thur E. Slagle and L. 8. Wright. Norman
r. Smiths relation was discontinued on
account of ill-health at his own request.
Colored People Advancing.
Rev. L. T. Townsend. president OF the
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational
glimpse Of the improved and improving
condition of the colored people of the south
In both material and spiritual sense.
Professorship Provided For.
After the qualifications of number Of
probationers had been satisfactorily report
ed, the committee on the twentieth century
thank offering, through the president of the
college. DR.. Goucher. recommended that
Baltimore conference pledge itself to con-
tribute OF secure the sum Of $4,000 to en-
dow professorship Of English literature
be known as the conference memorial pro-
fessorship. After the venerable DR.. De
Shields had strongly urged the adoption of
the report. and an immediate contribution
otQr Of tha l~
Goucker created enthusiasm by announcing
that he would give the last $4,000 Of the
amount. Then DR.. c. w Baldwin said he
would raise the first $500. Immediate ely
members began to vie with each other to
pledge $500, Rev Lucien E. Clark following
DR.. Williams, and he being succeeded by
Revs. Hubbard. Hedsse, L. B. Wilson, S. A.
Wilson. Slarrow, F. NJ. Bristol, Hugh John
ston and w. r. Stricken.
$4,000 Promlsed..
Bishop Bowman interrupted the subscrip-
tons to add vigorous appeal to the con-
ference to raise the entire $50 600 at once.
Other $500 pledges were then received from
Drs. H. I. France. Guthrie, Widerman.
Richardson, Stitt and H. R. Nayior. A
pledge of 81 900 was made by DIR. Wright.
A committee was appointed to go through
the church and take subscriptions. When
this had been concluded 1t was found that.
besides DR.. Gouchers final $4,000. the sum
OF $2o.O15 had been pledged from 100 SUBJ
scribers. who also undertook to pay 10 per
cent at intervals on each sum subscribed
until all Is paid in.
The greater part OF the morning was de-
voted to this work. the exercises closing
with the singing Of the doxology. The reso-
luton was then unanimously adopted.
Owing to the time consumed in disposing
of the Woman's College business the ap-
pointments which 1t was expected Bishop
Bowman would announce were postponed
until later. The report of the board of
.,,Ly, %al ,1,-
enlarged field Of usefulness and declared
the work being done was q blessing.
Greeted With Groans.
Admiral Dewey's name was greeted with
sroans at last nights session. Rev. Chas
Jones. in attempting to introduce a resolu-
tion from Rock River conference, said:
THE hero of Manila said" He got no
further. groans coming from nearly all the
ministers. He was nonplused for mo-
ment. but proceeded again, when a voice
| shouted: You mean his wife said" A
burst Of laughter and applause greeted this
sally. The resolution was lost.
The evening was largely devoted to a
lively debate over a resolution introduced
during the afternoon, seeking to give pre-
siding elders greater power by comforting
upon them disciplinary powers in the cabi-
| net In determining appointments. 1t was
lost. finally, by vote of 81 to So
Siding elders by the conference was adopted
by vote Of 11S to %.
Votes OF thanks were extended to Rev.
VIM Livingston Bruen for his gifts of
Faith Chapel, beyond Anacostia, and Will
| son Memorial Church. and to Rev. D. b.
Gron for his expressed intention to erect a
church as q memorial.
Afternoon Business.
The initial afternoon session of the con-
ference was held yesterday. Memorials
were unanimously adopted prohibiting trav-
cling and local ministers unassigned from
preaching in any district without permis-
sion of the presiding elder and to provide
for the election of conference officers at
the ending instead of the beginning of the
conference.
After a long discussion the report of the
committee on the book depository and the
Baltimore Methodist was committed for
alterations.
The report of the committee on education
| al institutions was very satisfactory, and
gratifying figures were shown from the Wo-
mans College. Dickinson College and other
institutions. The committee recommended
and the conference approved the following
visiting committees:
Woman's College,. f. Guthrie. joel
Brown. ]. F. Heisse, X. NJ Moore and
Frank Porter.
Dickinson College-H s. France ]. c.
Nicholson and T. NJ. West.
Williamsport Dickinson Seminary-Frank
Havenner and W. W. Barnes.
Pennington Seminary-James P. Wilson
and W. C. Babcock.
Morgan College,. ST. c. Neal. E. L. Wat
son, Hugh Johnston and J.. T. Widerman.
Boston University School of Theology-W
| L. Mcdowell, A Bielaski and w. W. Van
Arsdale.
Drew Seminary-Georse W. Miller and j.
P. Wright.
The Years Statistics.
Statistical Secretary f. T. Mowbray made
a report on the condition Of the church The
| figures were as follows: Full membership,
A. $40: decrease, $40; probationers. 413s; in
| crease 1872: local preachers. 131; Sunday
| schools. 413: officers and teachers, 1912
| scholars, b3. $40; decrease 067; conversions.
2651: decrease, $50; children baptized 2S5.
There are Al churches valued at s., 624 ,S75,
184 parsonages valued at s496 625. The pres
ent Indebtedness is 1910, ,16i, a decrease OF
$40y042.
CRUELTY ALLEGED.
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