Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-07
METHODIST PROIESTANTS.


In the Methodist Protestant Confer
euce at Centreville, Nd, on Saturday,
Rev. K. K. Lewis read the report oil
the committee on the presidents re.
poit. 1t recommended that the name
Of s. f. Juster be stricken from the
list. The paragraph concerning TIE
ministerial supply was referred to the
committee on itinerancy.
The following were elected officers OF
the relief association: F. T. Little. b.
f. Benson, B. F. Mayer. j. A. WeiQan,
s. w. Coewere, elected president, fret
and second vice presidents, treasurer
and secretary, respectively.
The delegtte Of Pooomoke City then
submitted a resolution providing that
the time OF meeting for the Maryland
Annual Conference be changed from
April to the fret week 10 October.
The resolution was lost and the date
of the next citing was fixed for the
fret Wednesday In April. A sharp
exchange OF words took place between
Revs. F. T. Tagg and ]. B. Jones dur
ing this discussion.
@. G. Baker reported 81 the afternoon
session that s19425 was the amount Of
the superannusted fund. The report
of the faculty on instruction was then
taken up and adopted by items. A
number OF the young men were passed
into higher classes in the theological
courses. The report also made II con-
di ional upon all ministerial students
to spend ct least three years in the
Maryland Conference II their services
are needed.
At $40 y. M, the conference gave
way to the Church-Extension Society.
The report of the treasurer and the
board of managers we're submitted and
adopt I'd. The Society elected these
officers: Rev. J. NJ. Gil, president; r.
s. Roe, frat vice president; ]. w.
Kirk, second vice president; +. A. Hol
land, secretary; Z. Harry Bartlett.
treasurer; board OF managers, w. J.
Napier, J. s. Bowers, 7. o. Grouse. +.
II. Lewis, NJ. I. McGinnes, F. NJ. War
ner, T, A. Murray, 7. Harry Bartlett.
The treasurer reported balance In the
church extension fund OF $4,000.
The conference at 3 p. m, resumed
its session. The conference on super
annuates then reported. 10 accordance
with the rules, the report was laid on
the table for % hours. The amount
paid out Of the superannuated fund
during the last conference year was
81, 900.
The commit.e on temperance then
reported as follows: "Your committee
on temperance beg leave to report that
Notwithstanding the espousal OF the
saloon in some form by men exalted 10
the literary and religious world, excit'
ing peculiar sense OF strange and un-
pettsd danger, we hail with feelings of
profound gratitude to God the growing
sentiment, and the more solid
basis upon which this sentiment
rests--love TO humanity, God and
the Christ. Recent developments
10 the city Of New York have
done much to give the people at large
knowledge of the real purpose and
strength OF the liquor forces. a certain
secular newspaper Of the city of Balti.
more stated 10 recent issue that OF 80
bills affecting the liquor question pre-
sent ed TO the legislature on the last
day OF its session 81 were disposed OF 10
a manner favorable to the cause OF tenn
peraDce. And the present status OF the
army csnteen question and the favor.
able attitude OF men 10 army circles are
sources of exalted hope. While we
would commend and and every agency
having for its purpose the overthrow OF
the liquor business, we believe and
hope it is the place, the minister, the
man and the gospel the power by
which men are IL be saved from inebri-
ety. the traffic deposed and the world
redeemed from this great blight. We
also record our conviction that by the
continued, earnest, faithful preaching
of the gospel OF our Lord and Master
responsive chords in the hearts oil our
people will be touched, and they Will
soon see to it that the strong arm OF the
law. which bas so loIg upheld this
mopstrosity upon the body polite, shall
cast 1t away and stamp 1t out of exist
snce. We, therefore, urge the minis
ters to preach the word, TO De united 10
season and out Of season. We extend
the hand of fellowship to the W. @. 1.
u. and bid them godspeed. We IN
hesitatingly condemn any effort to dis
continue the quarterly temperance lee
son In the international SERIES"
After the reading OF the report con.
ference adjourned until today.