Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
WILL NOT CHANGE THE
TIME OF MEETING
Maryland Methodist Protestant
VI Conference Objects to
VI Session in the Fall.
REJECTS OTHER PROPOSITIONS
Invited to Meet at Pocomoke
City Next Year.

I'"N SIbJ iNSNt
Contention That, Notwithstanding the Es-
pousal OF the Liquor Traffic by Men Ex-
altedi in the Literary and Religious World,
n There is a Growing Sentiment A gainst the
u 4f Licensed Saloon.
q Va Centreyille, April 3.-The session of the
II Maryland Annual Conference of the
III M ethodist Protestant Church began yester-
~ dhy in Grace Church.
81 n President Melvin read his report of which
~ The following is an abstract: In Deeem-
rs Der the Rev. B. +. Jester left Cecil without
d Permission of the conference and looked
for work in another church; recommend
that his name be stricken from the roll. We
tBhould exert ourselves TO obtain young men
4 for our ministry. We must expect an annual
| loss by death and superannuntion. Five ap-
pointments have been supplied by seminary
students They have done as well as could
be expected under the circumstances. All,
OF these charges need a resident pastor
Our college and seminary are doing good
work for us. They are doing ii SO well that
II We ought to feel encouraged TO give them
nnore of IL to do. Wa ought to have in
\ these institutions more young men. We are
not getting many of the young men who
are graduates. Our failure to receive into
IL pur conference the young men we send there
A II not chnrgeable to the seminary authori-
p iles. JHey 90 all tney can 10 impress tne
ffraduates with due sense of their obliga
Zion to the conference, through whose
generosity they obtain an education. We
4 thould have a more definite understanding
with those who are recommended to the
vYboard as to their obligation to the con-
ference. Before any man is recommended
'Nlto the board he should be made to under
stand that we do not regard his education
Incomplete until he shall have graduated from
the seminary, passed through the course of
NGt1 had ltr fhn farof md
receiyed orders. We have had year of
great revivals and large accessions. The
net increase in membership should put US
elwell beyond 25,000.n
IM Standing committees were appointed, the
lhppointees including the Rev. N. o. Gibson
Epf Dover. who is n member of the COM
Kmittee on Sabbath observance.
W The balloting for president resulted in the
election of the Rev. +. T. Little, d. D.,
Sef Baltimore. He was chosen on the first
ballot, receiving 100 of the 1s3 votes cast.
ffrhe Rev. W. Il. Graham received II votes,
ahe Rev. j. NJ. Sheridan Is, the Rev. +. T..
sIagg, d. D., 13, the Rev. j. l.. Mills and
W. The Reys. j. I. Lasselle, j. NJ. Holiness H.
u. E,lderdice, $. b. Trcadway and a. NJ.
Mather each. Other officers We're elected
as follows: Secretary, the Rev. w. S.
#fhillips; Conference. Steward, the Rev.
Ihomas R. Woodford; Church Extension
14pated Steward, the Rev. w. H. Litsinger
Fpreign Missionary Steward, the Rev. G..
M, Clayton; Educational Steward. the Rev.
A A. Bennett; Bible and Tract Steward,
fthe Rev. n. 0. Gibson.
9 Centreville, Md, April 4.-In the
NsMethodist Protestant Conference yes
Nterday a resolution was offered to sell
the parsonage of the president of the
" Mconference and have him rent house
kshitable for the purpose and furnish it
ut his expense, and to receive as his
Il shlary for house rent and furniture the
kZ<plm of $1,000. Dr. Tagg offered an
n Namendment to pay the president S2, 500
3pr salary and house rent and $500 for
fprniUure. The resolution as amended
( Mas adopted. This only affects the
/ salary this year. President Little's
salary will thus be reduced this year
about $50.
l5,l j. Fl, S. Ewell and James H. Straughn
We're appointed assistants to the secre-
gthry. J. II. S. Ewell resigned as CON
Il ference steward and Thomas b. Wood
fprd was elected in his place.
ftA3 The Revs. Il j. Drinkhouse and
{lsDavid Wilson we're continued in the
4l 4leupernumerary relation.
EE# The introduction of resolution by
X The Revs. j. M. Holmes and J. Nj.
Kirk, to tho effect that no minister
y shall be appointed to serve any charge
f4At4lOrB luhH i've CONSECUTIVE years, Wds
followed by long discussion, and the
cpnference adjourned for the day with.
F out taking vote on the resolution.
WThe ministers whom this resolution
will affect, if passed. include the Rev.
N George L. Wolfe, ID. D., of Wilmington.
slf# Centrevillc, Md, April 5.--The chic
subiect under discussion in the
Methodist Protestant Conference yes
terday was the report and recommends
lions of the board of trustees of the
"A Western Maryland College, located al
Westminster. The report was signed by
the Rev. Drs. I. I'll. Lewis and Frank
3N L. Little and DIR. Joshua w. Herring
sM comptroller of the treasury of Mary
I4 land.
w The report asked the cKnference tc
w include among its regular assessment:
w one for the endowment of Western
II Maryland College and to loan the col
lege the Rev. A. D. Melvin to act az
III endowment secretary. They desired te
Z renew this application for three years
In that time they think the plans o
& the college endowment will be in sucl
shape that they may be left to worl
themselves out without a special agent
DIR. Joshua W. Herring. reviewed th'
history of the college and spoke of thu
good work that had been and is still
q being done. just now the college is il
n a hourishing condition, and the trus
tees want to guard against such darl
y days as they once had. In his remarks
M he said people do not object to tax
s5 alton provided they are convinced o
M two things, namely, that it is neces
M sary to tax them, and second, that al
W others are taxed equally l have hat
considerable experience with taxation
ii have made it special study and fine
N what | have said to be true | an
n older than the college, but not larger
l have seen it grow from its infanc,
until the present time. There is no col
lege or university in this country
which has no endowment, that is doing
A the work Western Maryland College il
n doing. In making this appeal to th'
conference let me say that the churci
that takes care of it's assessments take
care of everything else. -
DIR. Little made an appeal in behal
of the college endowment. He statet
that the college needed some one to de
n vote his entire time and attention t,
Il this work and to visit the churches AM
II members personally. Not one cent o
the endowment money, he stated, woul,
go. toward defraying the expenses o
this secretary.
Dr.. I. II. Lewis urged the necessit,