Evening star., 1901-04-02
Baltimore Conference at Hagerstown
Rejects New Constitution.
A GOOD MAJORITY AGAINST IT
Plans to Celebrate John Wesley's
Birthday in 1903.
I II E SION TODAY

! HAGERSTOWN, Md. April by a vote
| of 100 to 81 the Baltimore annual confer
ence. Methodist Episcopal Church. IN ses-
sion here, today rejected the proposed new
| constitution, which was passed at the gem
| eral conference in Chicago one year ago 10y
the vote of 542 to "a. The question came
up today, and the vote was taken without
| discussion. When the result of the vote
was announced by Bishop Cranston there
| was prolonged applause by those who had
been so earnestly urging its rejection. The
| final adoption OF the constitution depends
on favorable action by three-fourths Of the
| 124 annual conferences in the country.
The following were elected the board Of
| examiners: w. w. Davis, Jarrettsville. Md;
w. L. Mcdowell. ]. st. Clair Neal, NJ f.
| Bryo, James p. Wilson, ]. T. Ensor ]. c.
Nicholson, ]. T. Mobray. J. NJ. slarrow. l..
T. Widerman, VIM. NJ Ferguson, Joseph
Dawson, William Shoes, Baltimore; Page
Milburn, ]. T. Heisse. +. L. Watson, f. ii.
Havenner, Washington; Joel Brown, Fred
erick; L. M. West, Piedmont, W. Va; 4.
G. Porter, Waverly w. @. Herbert and c.
E. Maydwell were elected to publish the
conference minutes, all reports TO be pub
lished I'm full.
E. L. Watson, Lucien Clark and L. B.
Wilson presented resolution recommend
ing that the board of bishops provide for
holding suitable exercises on June % 1903
which date is the 200th anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley, and that the time for
receiving thank-offering contributions be
extended from January 1, 1892 until June
20, 1903
Report of the W0man's College,
DIR. s. Reese Murray. agent OF the twen-
tieth century fund, read a report on the
Woman's College, Baltimore showing sub
scriptions received to the amount OF s2a-
600.
RpSOluftOn9 1,a 81,
conference at the inability of Dr. John F.
Goucher, president OF the Woman's College,
to be present and the hope for his speedy
recovery were adopted.
In connection with the report made by
DIR. Murray, Bishop Cranston said he knew
of no man whose health and life were of
more interest and Importance to the Meth
odlst Church than those of DIR. Goucher.
DIR. C. H. Richardson, presiding elder of
the. Baltimore district, read his report. He
said there were no charges against any OF
the ministers, and the latter reported all
collections taken.
Rev. V. NJ. Lonier was recommitted into
the conference on certificate from the New
Jersey conference.
Rev. S. j. Burtons, a supernumerary. was
located. Rev. j. w. Smith and Rev. Joel
Brown Were passed from active to super
numerated.
A resolution introduced by A. J. Gill of
Cumberland calling for a reconsideration
of the report of the board Of examiners
was passed after an animated discussion.
The question involved is the recognition
of certificates from educational institutions
in the examination of young men for ad-
mission to the conference.
Bishop Bowman presided at the memorial
services, which began at 1i:l5 and lasted
over an hour.
Memoir Of DIR. StrickIan.
DR.. A. H. Ames. superintendent OF the
Deaconess Home, Washington, read
memoir on the late DIR. w. r. Stricklan,
Sfo nf II mil H.
ington. Rev. j. ST. Clair Neal Baltimore.
read a memoir on the late Gen. Joseph
Summerfield Berry of Baltimore.
Among those who spoke were l.. b. Will
son, Washington; j. A. Price, Westminster;
DIR. John Lanahan, Baltimore; Rev ]. w.
Steele, now pastor of Hamline Church,
Washington
The second session of the reunion exer-
cises, held yesterday afternoon, was equal
ly as interesting and impressive as the first
session. Bishop Foss, who is presiding
over the sessions of the Central Pennsylva-
MIA conference, presided, and addresses
more and DIR. Richard Hinkle of the Cen
trail conference. Both were members Of
the old Baltimore conference and their ad-
dresses were largely historical.
Love Feast I'm Afternoon.
Following prayer by Presiding Elder J.
R. Wheeler of the Frederick district a.
love feast was held from 3 to o'clock.
This feature was in charge of Bishop Bow
man. A large number of ministers partic-
ipated. The reunion closed with the bene-
diction by Bishop John F. Hurst of Wash
ington, who did not arrive until in the af-
ternoon. At 43O o clock the visiting min
listers from Pennsylvania returned to
Chambersburg on their special train.
Mr.. Robert LIE Roy Haslup, organist at
the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Baltimore, in the evening gave a de-
lightful organ recital, followed by lee
ture by Rev. DR.. Robert Stuart Macarthur,
prominent Baptist minister of New York.
His theme was American Outlooks Upon
the Twentieth Century"
The committee on nominations reported
the following, who We're elected officers of
the Preachers Fund Society: Presluent, j.
H. Dashiel Annapolis: vice president 8. A.
Wilson, Baltimore; secretary. Joel Brown.
Frederick; treasurer, l.. T. Widerman, Bal
timore. Board Of managers: @. W. Coop
er, c. D. Smith, Baltimore; ]. A Price,
Westminster; ]. B. Stitt, G. w. Hobbs, G.
w. Heyde, c. w. Baldwin, George c. Ba-
con. M. F. B. Rice, Baltimore; w. III. Chap
man, Washington.