Evening journal., 1900-04-06
METHODIST
PROTESTANTS
Proceedings Of the Maryland
Annual Conference Now in
Session at Westminster.
HAS CHURCHES IN DELAWARE

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THE SUNDAY BLUE LAWS" UN-
DER DISCUSSION YESTERDAY.
ALSO THE SUBJECT OF EsTAB-
LIsHnNG A CHRISTIAN DAILY
NEWSPAPER.
Westminster, Nd, April G.-During
the second days proceedings Of the
Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church yesterday the sun
day blue laws were under discussion.
A resolution was introduced by Rev. J.
j. Murray expressing appreciation OF
the action OF the Maryland Senate in
upholding the Baltimore city Sunday
laws and in successfully resisting the
passage of the Sanford bill The reso-
luton was, after a short debate refer
red to the committee on Sabbath OBJ
|servances.
The army canteen came up for dis
cussion, but for the present time was
not subjected TO debate. The matter
was disposed of for the time being by
a resolution, offered by Rev. }. l.. Mills.
which "deplored the army canteen sys-
TEN and the failure Of the commander
in-chief OF the United States Army to
prevent its continuance. imploring Con
gress to take action for the abolish
ment of the system" The resolution
was referred to the committee on tenn
perance.
A ronupqf .pac ,.ocof,.o1 f,.,r, fstf,,t-...
Hill Methodist Protestant Church. Of
Newark. N. j., for admission into the
Maryland Conference. The request em-
bodied an appropriation OF $500 for the
salary of an unmarried man as pastor
The church was represented as newly
organized body under the direction OF
the First Methodist Protestant Church.
OF Newark. n. j. The request was re-
ferred TO the committee on church ex-
tension.
The advisability Of establishing a
Christian daily paper I'm Maryland was
brought before the conference at this
point. Rev. j. NJ. Holmes. who is at
the head Of the movement. brought the
matter up when he asked for informa-
tion as to the probable number of sub
scrihers such a paper would receive in
Maryland. The question Of issuing a
daily paper, however, was not taken
up officially. but methods will be ptr-
sued after the conference adiourns 10
/ find out its pracucability.
Rev. l.. r. Wiederman. agent of the
Maryland Bible Society, gave an inter
esting and practical address on the
working Of the society.
Rev +. c. Klein, who has been for
many years a missionary in Japan. call
ed attention to an article published by
DR.. Clarke, which referred to the ar
rest and arraignment OF Rev w. G..
Murphy before the civil courts Of ia
pan, where he had been laboring zeal
ously as a missionary. The matter was
referred TO the committee on foreign
missions.
The report of the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary showed il TO be in a
/ iiourishing condition. Two new prizes
were offered this year-that known as
the Hebrew prize offered by DR.. ]. r.
Herring. and the New Testament Greek
prize, offered by Elias o. Grimes. both
Of Westminster. The report was made
by Rev. j. ID. Ringer, president of the
board Of governors of the seminary. II
was placed in the hands of the educa.
ltional committee.
Rev. Thomas II. Lewis, president OF
! Western Maryland College, reported
the action of the committee appointed
to attend to the affairs of the Norll
4 Carolina Avenue Church at Washing.
ton. ID. c. The sum Of S5.23S,15 has
been paid out by the committee in fin
ishing the structure, which is nov
completed. with the exception Of thu
f,aufft
was realized on taking a collection fO
the benefit Of the church, the amoun
asked for.
In the Afternoon, from to 8 o'clock
a reception was given TO the Marylan,
Annual Conference of the Methods
I Protestant Church by the president AM
the faculty Of Western Maryland Col
lege. In addition to the president AM
the faculty Of the college. the receiving
lparty included DR.. J. w. Herring. presi
dent of the board of trustees; Rev. A
J d. Melvin. president Of the conference
and the president and the faculty of tn
Westminster Theological Seminary
Members of the senior class of the col
lege took the visitors on a tour of in
! spection of the college buildings. end
I ing in the dining room, where refresh
ments we're served
Last night in Alumni Hall Of the col
: lege the second evenings services {
! the conference were held II was th
/ conference rally in the interest of III
eratuTe and education and was
charge of Rev. T. o. Grouse, Of Wes
Baltimore Church. Addresses were deliN
cred by Rev. c. e. Wilbur d. d.. {
Pittsburg, editor of the Sunday Scho.
Literature; by Rev. +. r. Tagg, ID. d
of Baltimore. editor OF the Methods
Protestant; by Rev. j. c. Berrien, CO..
S responding secretary of the board
= ministerial education, and by Rev. v
i I. Davenport, field secretary Of Kanss
dlCity University.
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