The evening Republican., 1902-04-28
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tItuoitotiC duu OeNUtlUOdt SERVICES
/ were IN charge OF Rev. Thomas Wal
her andJ Joseph Anderson, The service
opened with the hymn, Hark How
the Watchmau Cries. Bishop Ruey
4 made some important statements re.
latiye 10 conference trustees, aud
some properties of the conference he
desired to turn over including the
camp-mceting grounds at Milljngton
Maryland. 1t was decided that the
conference trustees negotiate with
the officials Of the Milllngton church.
The election of Conference Trus.
tees took up some time on account Of
the hume rous objections to the nom :
inatlous. The election resulted as fol
lows Pen sylvanla District, Nathan
Lockwood, G years; Re-. W. II. Guy.
8 years: George Richardson, years;
4. Il. Lewis, 3years; John c. Ramsey
Z 2ycars; Isaiah Watson, year. Deia.
& ware District, George Garrett, 6
years, c. N. Nichols, oycars; j. L.
Hamsey, years: William HiIlingsley,
svears: Nathanial Bell, wears:
Griffin StIders, l year,
The committee on Ministe. ial STU
dies repor ted and recommended vii.
liam Wilson, james AnlersDa, G1oc-
&c Ezy and Frank Fields to he com
mittec on Holy Orders. The commit
tee on Education filed an Interesting
report prepared by Rev. Jacob Cisby.
He began by saying.
81 believe in ed ucation, but to
each the cinid Of God should coma
first. Key. e. Smita SAID, II
heartily recommend the paper. The
committee has embraced IN thcir pa
per three points: Physical. Mental
and Moral. The farmer today must
be an educated man or lecauuUt sup.
ply needs of the world. lie closed
by commenting upon the guoi work
Of b. Il. Washington in the elucltion
OF the negro
l AT the opening OF the afternoon
session, tn. rcp,itS OF the churdhes
Of Miilington, paschal and LaNcaS.
ter were heard. This was followed
by a paper on the subject, "The Da-
ty of The Local prcacher' by Rev,
J. II Pres bury, of Moorcs, Pa. lie
said, Local preachers shoWld have
ibeir homes under control, rearing
their children 10 be obcdicn., lucrc-
by setting an example tctore the
world Ii he cannot control his own
homo he is not lit subject to mlu.
age the congregation of the l.prl.
Hc should he endowed with loving
Kindness. lie should be a peace mu-
ksr. lie mus always be ready 10
speak a Kind word. aud mast abstain
from all ldte habits. A number ot
the bret lcru spoke on the paper
and praised the author Ior his work
I'VE have looked with pride and
p'ea,ur. upyn .he progress OF the
Negro race from an intellectual
standpoint. We hail with pleasure
The work that has been and g now
belns done and &C inyoH. G cd i
Blessing uron the future. We lcArn
Ahe conditions which exists be-
tween parents and children. Il IS
The relation 0! Il superior to an in-
Terror. The ris at ot the parent IS
10 command the duty ot tn: child
rrcn is 10 obey.
The reading OF this paper was
followed by number oil SpeaNcrs.
Rev. u, NJ. Roberts sad:
Rev. EIek!ai Smith, Uf EeW York,
opened the mJrnuy services by hold.
tnB SlIcHt PRAYER The choir Of the
nn,Op A. NJ, T.. church Of Whining
ton. LED Ny Prof. W. A. Williams.
rendered some exceedingly fine music
Presiding Elder Rev. a. Smuh led
In prayer the choir chllted the
IEd's prayer. and the congregation
repeated the ten commandments.
Th" preliminary services were
icDm!urled by Rex VIM. BhlinDAlpv
wltp read ~" 23lrl l'sllm and after
pr,Eer hy Rev INaH" Watson, the
rhpil from 'irA,"s Union Hhurrh
'Phiadnlp}lla rAant"d. the Lords
prayer.
",hopI T. Wjnuorr d,Ayurrd 4
sFrnlUn from Il"br'W I. :. He said
the>N worls wrr" spoken by ~.
PsnI TO the Hebrews charging them
with b"in& ST. d"rrI"rt in their drItv
,as tn forget their promises which
G"i HAT given Abraham Noses
lWhrn he saw the h@rniu4 bush.
istopppl in through curiosity. 50
when Colts church assemblies some
ts'nn"r VIII rom' if only through
curiosity. He continued and sad
After having known ,riol for ~
year, Am unw qualified 10 e"ryr
hiln. W" Shall know more ftfmut
Heaven after I'ejng thrrn 81 wears
thar when we first pul"I, url-t
'said, | am thr door II wa enter
,tnto a house and %r are cylA Or wet
I'VE Shall soon b'rulnr ike tin. hou>r
COLI or warm, wet rrdlT. rlllolu
Br~h", Rul"y delivered thI, text
tng sermon and took for II
isaiah IS :. He said --Ib,.
1T wuUId have h""u jmpp way
for Us IT, bp br" to-day unless Il i 4
had been prepared. Israel hHaud
way b}' tbc RrI SEA and aIeb
.:JoshUa passed over il, Th" Lord
told Philip that II" was the way.
the trU'b AND tn" light II we ride
over ~mp"ti. dusty or Il muldy
roat W. must pJr1Hh" of tine condI-
tiDn thereof, The church must de
eide the question pI who is or who
is not hpi%; "" are NOW on the holy
road
Rev J.. J.. fpoms followed the
Bishop by leading IN prayer and
the choir sang som" selections Rev.
-. M, Ramsey made an appeal for
the twentieth rrntury fund and Il
subscription amounting to $40