Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-06

ses sion. Among the principal advo-
Gates for the new constitution. which
provides for the admission of women
to the General Conference, are Rev.
Geo. G. Bacon, Of Baltimore, former
" Of Hagerstown, and DIR. +. nj.
Briston. of Washington, The aged
DR.. Jonh Lanahan, of Baltimore, DR..
G. Fl. Richardson. DR.. G. Nicholson
and others are opposing the measure
In his address Rev. Bacon said the
vote so far taken by the annual con-
ference shows l.014 for and l42
against. which he thought plainly
showed the feeling of the ministers.
DIR. Lanahan regretted the action Of
the General Conference in abolishing
the time limit. He thought it was
the hardest blow the Methodist church
had received in recent wears. In the
midst of his address DIR. Lanahan re-
ferred to the noted Bacon resolutions
and said" Laymen in the Cabinet of
Bishops Rev. Bacon arose and said
he was being misrepresented by DR..
Lanahan, but the latter proceeded by
saying " Brethren take my advice
and don't chain your hands and feet.
/ feel intensity ON this subject. j
will not be here long, but while here
/ will resist his new constitution to
the DEATH
DIR. Hugh Johnson, Rev. r. +. BEN
son and Rev. Spencer spoke in favor
Of the constitution Presiding Elder
aldwin, Rev. Rice and others. No
= tie was taken and the discussion will
be continued probably today.
Among those who addressed the
conference during the session We're /:
DIR. E. NJ. Mills, of New York, repre-
senting the Goth Century Thank
Offering cause Rev. Wilbur Davidson,
of American University, Washington /;
Mr.. Ames, Of Committee on Temper
ance; DR.. Faulkner, of Drew Theolog-
ical Seminary; DR.. Medley, Of Sun
day School Union and Tract Society,
Rev. @. @. Mclean, representing Bay
Ridge Chautauqua Dr.. H. X. Car
roll, of Missionary Society New
York.
Conference ordered special invita-
tion sent to Bishop John +. Hurst, of
Washington, to attend the conference
reunion Monday.
j. A. Price, &C. Bacon and J.St.
Clair Neal were elected a committee
to carry greetings to the Laymen's
As ISOLATION.
Rev. l.. L. Waterman, of Balti-
more, presided at the anniversary of
the goth Century Thank Offering
Movement yesterday afternoon at
2 80 O'Clock. Rev. DR.. Edmund Nj.
Mills, of New York. and Rev. DR.. S..
R. Murray, of Baltimore, delivered
addresses.
In the evening DR.. w. S. Edwards,
of Madison Square church, Baltimore,
presided and DR.. HI. X. Carroll, OF
New York, delivered the address.
The annual meeting of the Lay
MISREPRESENTATION of the M. E. Church.
Baltimore Conference, was held III
the chapel yesterday morning. J. S.
Rawlings presided with Walter Ker-
win, secretary. The following com
mittee on resolutions was appointed
DIR. d. II. Carroll, Baltimore district
William t. Conn, East district; Abra.
ham Sharpe, West district; David P.
Miller, Frederick district; Rev. G.
Mclean, DID,. president of the Ches.
apeake Chautauqua, Assembly, explain
ed the good work done at C~hautauqua
near Baltimore. Mr.. William L.
Conn extended an invitation to al
meabers present to encamp at Emory
Grove next Summer. Mr.. Summer
field Baldwin, president ..of the
Preachers Aid Society, asked the
help of all laymen in the work Of
raising $25, 600 needed. He said 81. 75t
had been distributed to preachers,
widows and orphans in the past year,
They had SIC, 900 IN sight. Mr.. Mil
TONG. Urner, Frederick, who was tt
make the opening address, James E
; Ingram, Arlington, Maryland tool
his place.
An open congress was then begur
the subject being the Twentieth Cen
fury movement. James Il. ingram
! opened by saying that ~revivals were
urged and should be held among thu
members of the congregations in thu
! churches. He thought revivals were
now needed among the preachers O
, the church. +. II. Simpson, Washing
, ton followed,
He said the association of JOIN
Wesley did not have half the mum
her of laws as have been found in tn
Declaration of Independence writer
by Thomas Jefferson. William Sill
Norwood next told of r~evivals acros
i, the waters forty years ago, saying
that they were introduced by the Me