Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
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FAvORS NEW SYSTEM
Methodist Conference Committee q Be-
ports Dbl New Constitution.
VICTORY M.5: DIR. FRANK BRISTOL
Several Students Admitted to Con-
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feresaslce s ;;on Probation.
PROCEEDINGS IN. = DETAIL
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAGERSTowN, Md. March 30.-The
Baltimore annual conference spent two
hours in executive session today canvass
ing the report of the board of examiners on
the ministerial qualification and the report
OF the board of stewards.
Rev. ]. W. H. Beall. supply at Flint
stone, Allegany county. and Lou. W. Cos
nell, supply on west Hartford circuit.
were admitted into the conference on trial.
Rev. Bean was formerly an ordained min
lister OF the United Brethren Church.
Fletcher g. Watson, Vernon N. Ridgley,
Geo. F. Stiles and Arthur e. Slagle, on
trial two years. passed. their examinations,
were admitted to full membership and
elected to deacons' orders.
Lyttleton W. Chambers, Daniel H. Mar
tin, Richard NJ Edwards, James ]. Hyatt
passed their thfrd-year examinations and
were passed to the fourth year.
Jacob e. Jones, d. R. Edwards W. D.
Bean. Charles D. Taylor. William j.
Meeks having Completed the course of
study. We're elected to elders orders.
r. N. Rider, R. G. Koontz. H. E. r. Reck
W. w. Costlin, John E. Mattee. Samuel W.
Grafh1n were continued on trial
Benjamin W. Meeks. a local preacher,
stationed at Curtis Bay. was elected to
deacons' orders --'
The preliminary report Of the board of
stewards, read in open session by Secre-
tary w. w. Barnes, was discussed at
length In executive session The basis Of
dlstr1bution Of conference funds was de-
Committee Favors Constitution.
Judge H. B. Motion of Washington, Sum-
merfield Baldwin and Benjamin r. Lewis
OF baltimore, composing committee from
the Laymen's Association. presented to the
conference
days session Of the association. This reso-
luton stated it was the sense of the Lay
mems Association that the new constitution
now pending before the conference should
be adopted In presenting this resolution
Judge Motion made a brief address. :. He
spoke of the many admirable features of
the new constitution. said the resolution
fayorfng had been passed by the Laymcn's
Association by large majority. and ex-
pressed the hope that the conference would
adopt 1t. This action by the association is
regarded as signal victory for Dr. Brfs-
toll and Rev. Bacon. the leaders in cham
pioning the cause Of the new constitution
DR.. w. A spencer, secretary of the board
of church extension. headquarters in Phil
adelphia. delivered a ten-minute address on
church extension. He said, among other
things. that the Baltimore conference was
the only one among twenty that had
steadily increased In contributions during
the past sixteen years. He urged increased
contributions from the richer congrega-
tions Dr.. Spencer said a cause that had
expended 100000 and erected 1900
churches in America was deserving OF q
special collection in every church.
DR.. Neeley's Address.
DR.. T. B. Medley Of the Sunday School
Union and Tract Society addressed the
conference last evening in the interest of
the causes he represents. He stated the
demand for tracts had greatly increased
since the United States had acquired its
new possessions. DR.. Neeley said the So
ciety now had plans under consideration
for the placing Of a field man In the south
to work among the colored people, another
IN the northwest and still another In the
New England states He said the large
Influx to the latter region made a field
man there an absolute ne cessity.
DR.. H. x Carroll, assistant secretary of
the Missionary Society. with headquarters
in New York. spoke on foreign mission
work He said more money was needed to
carry on the work inaugurated In Cuba
and the Philippines. In reply to a ques-
ton asked by Rev. f. L. Watson of Wash
1ngton II Professionalism was having a fair
show in Porto Rico ard the Philippines
DR.. Carroll said the Christian religion was
receiving every consideration in the new
possessions
Secretary Herbert read the report of the
Preachers Aid Society. which stated that
the plan inaugurated year ago to raise
$4,000 had awakened little interest, and
that only about Sc, 400, partly in conditional
subscriptions. had been received. The re-
port of Treasurer Leech showed the re-
cefpts for the year to be IS 523; balance on
hand. February l., $685. o. From the re-
ceipts $500 was paid preachers widows
and orphans s.
In his address on the twentieth century
movement DR.. e. nj. Mills of New York stated
over $40 100000 of the $20,000,0O0 fund had
been raised. Others who addressed the con-
ference during the day were DIR. Faulkner of
the Drew Theological Seminary, Madison.
ayy- Mol ao,, To-. ~. To-. =
the Bay Ridge Chautauqua; Rev. DR.. VIII
bur Davidson. representing the American
University, Washington; Mr. Ames, perma
nent committeeman on temperance. and
others
Rev. L. T. Waterman of Baltimore pre-
sided at the anniversary exercises of the
twentieth-century thank Offering held this
afternoon. DR.. Mills and Rev DR. 8 r
Murray of Baltimore made the principal
addresses. At the anniversary services of
the missionary society, held last evening
DR.. w. s. Edwards of Baltimore presided
and d. H. K. Carroll of New York de-
livered the address.
Bishop CranstOn's Address.
An interesting: feature of the afternoon
session Of the Laymen's Association. was
the address of Bishop Cranston on "World-
wide Methodism," The bishop has inst re-
turned from trip around the world. He
said the Japanese were not as far adj
vanced in Christianity as the Chinese. and
that the Coreans were the most tractable
and teachable of any of the people he had
met. Bishop Cranston said he admired
in her trouble with Russia
DR.. F. NJ Bristol Of Washington deliver
ed an address on THE General Confer
ence of 19OO," from the standpoint of a