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of making assessments instead of talk
ing voluntary collection.

of the conference. He suggested that
DIR. Lewis or a layman be assigned to
the work. He also stated that 1T mat
tered little from which fund the secre-
tary's salary came, as it was as broad
as it was long.
Prof. Edward Resler favored the plan
as presented by the board.
| j. B. Jones of Philadelphia spoke
| against prohibiting the members whose
assessments had not been paid from
voting. He stated that he had the
| right to vote, although his assessment
| had not been paid, and intended to do
| it. While he was in the middle of his
argument, in making his gestures with
closed fist, he landed heavy blow on
the bald head of an aged layman, which
| caused much amusement for all ey-
cept the layman.
@. p. Nowling said the poor people
of the conference had enough assess
ments and spoke of the hardships en-
| dured by members of his church in
order that they might pay their assess
ments in full.
w. NJ. Strayer stated that he was in
| favor of anything that would be a
benefit to the college, but was opposed
to the assessment.
The two requests made by the trns-
tees were acted on separately. The first
request was passed as offered by a
| margin of one vote, the majority of the
lay representatives voting against
assessment. The second item was
passed without much opposition. The
| two requests we're then amended so as
to make the assessment per capitatax
of five cents per Sunday school member
and then passed as whole. There are
| 1000 Sunday school scholars in the
conference. DIR. I. H. Lewis had pre-
viously requested that the tax be ten
cents per scholar. The passage of this
resolution will take one of the ablest
ministers out of the conference work.
The Holms resolution to prohibit
ministers from serving on charges for
more than five consecutive years was
taken up. Quoting Tennyson, Mr..
Holms said Men may come and men
may go, but my resolution goes on for
ever. " When the question was taken
up the audience room was only sparsely
filled, but in few minutes it was
crowded.
The opposition played politics and
succeeded in killing and burying the
resolution.
In discussing it DIR. Melvin stated
|
| to make pastors change as much as
they did rule that would keep them
at an appointment. He intimated that
there would be enough changes with
out having the time limit.
/ Tha vote was called by orders and re-
| suited in 81 ministers and p laymen
| voting in the affirmative and 10 min
listers and so laymen voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Holmes stated that he would not
offer the resolution again.
A resolution was passed making an
assessment of 81, COO on the conference
for church extension this year and te
borrow enough money at per cent tc
make up the deficit
Centreville, Md, April 7.-At Sat
urday's session of the Methodist
Protestant Conference the Rev. r. X
Lewis read the recommendations of tht
committee to whom the presidents re
port had been referred. The committee
recommended that Fairview Church b.
restored to the list of appointments
that Ridgely and fredericksburg be re
ferred to the committee on church ex
tension, and that the name of the Rev
b. f. Jester be stricken from the roll
The paragraph concerning ministerial
supply was referred to the committe,
on itineracy.
The Relief Association elected F. T.
Little president, b. +. Benson and b
f. Mayer vice presidents, j. A. Weigar
treasurer and S. w. ssCoewere secretary
A resolution changing the confer
} ence's meeting time from April t.
October was defeated as were also al
; | ahonr,trrr h. 80 TIL
and one changing it to September.
: The conference was invited to NEE
J in Bethany Church, Pocomoke City
J next year.
, Report was made that $4,000 hat
been paid out of the superannuate funt
during the year, leaving balance o
$194. 20.
The Church Extension Society electet
the following officers: President, J. NJ
Gill; Vice Presidents, r. s. Roe ant
j. W. Kirk: Secretary, +. A. Holland
, Treasurer, F. H. Bartlett Managers
w. j. Napier, j. S. Bowers, L. o
Grouse, f. II. Lewis, M. I. McGinnes
, f. M. Warner, T. A. Murray and 7
II. Bartlett. The treasurer reported
! balance of 1885, % in the church ex
! tension fund.
The Rev. Harry H. Price was refused
a transfer from the Maryland Confer
ence to the North Illinois Conference
} The committee on temperance sub
! mitted the following report 1--WE be,
/ leave to report that, notwithstandin,
the espousal of the saloon in som
! form by men exalted in the literar,
, and religious world, exciting peculia
sense of strange and unexpected danger
we hail with feelings Of profound graft
/ tude to God the growing sentimen
( against the licensed saloon and tn
more solid basis upon which this sen
> timent rests love to humanity Co
. and the Christ. Recent development
| in the city of New York have don
| much to give the people at large knowl
edge of the real purpose and strength
< of the liquor forces. A certain secula
5 newspaper of the city of Baltimor
stated in a recent issue that of 30 bill
f affecting the liquor question presented
to the legislature on the last day of it
session q were disposed of in manne
l favorable to the cause of temperance
And the present status of the arm
canteen question and the favorable at
1 titude of men in army circles ar
sources of exalted hope. While W,
! would commend any and every agenc
: having for its purpose the overthrow
of the liquor business, we believe an
: hope it is the place, the minister, tn
5 man and the gospel the power by whicl
) men are to be saved from inebriety
l the traffic deposed and the world re
S deemed from this great blight w
also record our conviction that by tn
f continued, earnest, faithful preachin
| of the gospel of our Lord and Maste
: RESPONSIVE chords in the hearts of on