Evening star., 1901-05-11
filed many responsible positions within the

| filled many responsible positions within the
| gift of the church.
The various conferences are now voting
| on the new constitution of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church approved by the last gen.
| eral conference and recommended to the
! annual conferences for their concurrence.
1t requires three-fourths of all the votes
| cast in all the annual conferences to con-
cur with the general conference, which has
already given it the necessary two-tf1irds
| vote. Thus far thirty-one conferences
| have voted on the proposition. Those in
| favor as announced are Florida, Upper
| Mississippi Mississippi, st. Johns River
Louisiana, Arkansas, Little Rock, Kansas,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Phladel-
! phta, New England Southern North Indiana,
Lexington, New England. South Kansas,
trail Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Wyoming
and East Maine. Those that have voted In
the negative are Troy, Baltimore, Newark,
New York East and Washington.
The Baptist congregation in Hyattsville,
which now worships in rented hall has
determined to begin in about two weeks the
erection of a church edfffce. and 1t is ex-
pected to have 1t ready for occupancy in
the early fall. The building will be located
at the corner of Spencer and Olive streets,
opposite the Masonic Temple. The outside
dimensions will be 39x45 feet and there will
be seating accommodations for $50 people
Inc cost OF the structure will be about S3,-
600. The building committee is COMPOSED
of Messrs. H G. Lyon. chairman; Charles
e. Vrooman, II. E. Davis, Charles Crump
and DR.. Charles j. Ladson. During the
past two years, at which time the church
was organized, the membership has in
creased 400 per cent.
Rev. W. E. Woolf, pastor of the M. E.
Church South at Hyattsville, has made
arrangements to have preaching there ey-
cry Sunday during the ensuing conference
year. The pastor Will preach every other
Sunday morning, he having a similar ap-
DOlQtment to fill in another nd In
his absence his place will be supplied by
Rev Mr.. Sweet or Rev. Mr.. Smith, The
Epworth League Of the church will have a
social at the residence Of one Of the mem
bers Of the church Thursday evening of
next week.
One Of the most important subjects dis
cussed at the recent ecumenical conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
at New Orleans. and at which there were
also present number of the bishops and
other leading men Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. was that of the education of
the coiored people Of the south. It was
urged that southerners should do more to
educate the negro, and one Of the most
prominent of the southern preachers stated
that at the close of the civil war the M
q. Church South had 800 missionaries
$2OOOOOO on the work and had gathered
nearly half million members. Continu-
Ing, this minister said: "As late as 1864 we
raised 100000 for this cause. In 1872 at
their own request, the remnant of these
members were set apart into an independ-
ent erganizationthe Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church. This church has looked
to ours for sympathy and support, and not
altogether In vain. We are sustaining one
college for the benefit of it's young peo-
ple-the Paine Institute-and helping In the
support of another-the Lane Institute
But We might do more.
Whi grateful Acknowledgement is due
the people In the north and east for the
money and labor they have expended in
ha apt
that the final solution of what is called
the negro problem must remain with the
south. 1t Is to be desired that northern
hberality be combined with southern prac-
tical information. This would be to our
mutual advantage and the furtherance of
good cause. The negro needs not only
material help. but training and intellectual
development. While he must Of necessity
remain negro. he is also a citizen"
In bidding farewell last Sunday to his
congregation previous to sailing for Europe
Tor stay of several months Cardinal Glib
bons said, in part: when see the pope
in few weeks 1 will commend you unto
him, and I will ask him to grant Won and
all the faithful of the diocese his apostolic
blessing. 1t is a great favor to receive the
blessing of the vicar Of Jesus Christ.
Though at the advanced age of ninety-one
years. when most men are in an advanced
stage of senility, his mind Is as clear and
vigorous as ever. When visit the shrines
that have witnessed the sanctity Of the
fathers OF the faith l will recommend you
TO Coo In my prayers, as do every morn
ing. l ask you to remember me in a simi-
lar manner-me and my comprehension our
Journey to Rome and return, and beg OF
God to enable us to return home refreshed
In mind and body and renewed in spirit,
SO that We may be able to resume with
greater success our spiritual labors among
YOU.
Rev. w. W. Brander, who was recently