Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-22
THE N. ?. CONFERENCE.
Some of the Things to Be Done
at the Meeting,

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The provisional programme of tie
Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church. in the
hands of Rev DIR. A. ID. Melvin. the
president is about completed. The names
of few speakers are vet TO be added,
and the routine business which forms a
large part of every Conference will be
taken up according to the plans of each
day, and. therefore. is not subject tn
programme arrangement.
The Conference proper begins in the
Grace NJ. p Church Centreville on
Wednesday. April 2d. and three very
important measures will come for con.
sideration and adjustment. One of
these is the annual appointments. which
will include the transfers of pastors
from one church to another, and cannot
be forecast to any degree of certainty.
There would probably be less change
this year than last. because of the large
number of changes made at that Con.
ference The other two measures are:
IMPORTANT MEASURES UP.
The consideration of a plan for the
further endowment of Western Mary.
land College at Westminster, which is
conducted under the supervision of the
Maryland Protestant Conference.
The consideration of the plans and ar.
rangements for the proposed new build.
ing in Baltimore for publishing house
and book concern.
The first of these is, perhaps. the more
important. as Western Maryland Col
lege is one of the strongest centres in
the Conference. 1t is not known just
how large sum will constitute the in
creased endowment. but it will probably
be sufficient to give the institution a
great impetus.
| This increased endowment involves a
change of Importance to the church in
Baltimore. The president of the Con
ference. DIR. Melvin, will have com
pleted his term of five years at the open
ing session, and successor will be
elected. Already DIR. Melvin's future
has been provided for. He has been
unanimously elected secretary of the
endowment fund, an office that makes
him the general field representative OF
the college. Ii is probable that DR.
Melvin will not remove from the city
but will continue TO occupy his home on
Parkin street He has not yet formerly
accepted the position. This is the pro
gramme of the Conference:
PROGRAMME OF CONFERENCE.
First session. Tuesday evening. April
list. will be devoted 10 temperance Rev
\ = Beane, OF Bedford county, Penn
sylvania, vii! preside. and there will he
speeches by prominent members of the
Conference and special workers for the
temperance cause.
Wednesday morning at 9o'clock the
Conference will be formally called TO
order by President Melvin, who will
read his annual message. which will in
Clude an outline of the work 10 be done
at the sessions. Il resume of the work
done during the past year aud official
recommendations.
AT II o'clock the Conference sermon
will be preached by Rev. J. NJ. Sheridan
of Pocomoke City. Until last year Mr..
Sheridan was pastor of Mount Lebanon
Church. Baltimore.
On Wednesday evening there will be
a Christian Endeavor and Sunday School
rally. at which Rev w ii. Litsinger of
Pennsylvania, will preside. There will
he addresses by prominent Christian
Endeavor workers.
Sometime during "Wednesday he cleo
tion of officers will hc held Ii IS gener-
ally conceded that Rev. DR. +. T. Little
pastor of Starr Church here, will succeed
Dr. Melvin.
Thursday will be education day, and
all of the sessions will be- in the interest
of literature and education DIR. 4. +.
Wdi utii, Vi LduttI Dtl. Will pTtSlue,
and there will be addresses by Rev. DIR.
T. Fl. Lewis. president Of Western
Maryland College. Rev. DR.. +. T. Tagg.
of Baltimore. editor uf the Hfbo,iix.
Pr"ie<'am and Rev B. p. Truitt of Den.
ton, Md. chairman of the committee on
church extension.
Friday will be missionary day, and
will close with IA popular meeting in the
evening AT which Rev J W Balderson,
of Seaford. Del, will preside The
speakers will be Rev I. J Ogburn. sec
retary of the Board of Foreign Missions,
aud Rev. G. T. McMammiman, secre.
tary oI the Board Of Home Missions.
To OIDAIN NEW MINISTER'S.
On sunday the new ministers Of the
Conference will bc ordained The SER
mon will be preached bv Rev. !. w.
Trout. of Elizabeth. n. j.. and the cxcr-
ciscs will be III charge of the new presi-
dent of the Conference. assisted by three
elder appointed by him.
On Monday evening there will be a
meeting III the interest of ministerial
support. AT which Rev d. w. Anstine.
of Somerset county. will preside. There
will be speeches by prominent ministers