Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-03
CHURCHES ARE MERGED
BISHOP FITZGERALD APPROVES
ACTION OF FOUNDRY.
He Will Appoint Only One Pastor for
That Charge and st.
Paul's.


| BALTIMORE, Md, April 4.-Late last
evening Bishop Fitzgerald, who is presid-
| ing over the Baltimore conference, Metho-
| dist Episcopal Church, now meeting in an
nual session In First Church, this city,
made the statement that he would not ap-
point separate pastors for Foundry and st.
Pauls churches in Washington; that he
| would take no cogniZance of the pamphlet
| of VIM F. Boogher Of Washington, which
| created such great sensation when copies
of 1T reached this city yesterday, and that
| he would recognize the consolidation Of the
two congregations, holding that all Of the
requirements of the church were carried
| out.
! 1t was anticipated that this would be the
| bishops decision, for in his report to the
conference the work accomplished in
| the district during the year Rev. DR.. H.
r. Naylor. presiding elder of the Washing
| ton district, made the positive statement
| that the consolidation of the two congrega-
tons had been effected. On this point he
| said
THE sale of Foundry Church has re-
! moved one of the old landmarks Of Metho-
| dism. The trustees have purchased suit
able ground for the new edifice on 10th
| street northwest. In the selection Of this
site in the proximity of st. Paul's the con-
| soidaton of the two churches became a
| necessity This union has been accom-
plished, the new church retaining the old
name, Foundry. This union takes effect
| at the close of the present conference ses-
sion. Contracts for building the new
| church are now being made"
The rest of DR.. MAYORS report was as
| follows:
Another charge has been organized in
| Mount Pleasant, in the extreme northwest
| part of the city which will, in my opinion
| fall heir to the name of St. Pauls. All
| of the benevolent collections have been
| attended to. North Capitol has paid $1,000
| and Douglas Memorial has paid off the
| entire debt on the parsonage.
| Wilson Memorial has completed a COM
| Portable parsonage at a cost of $780,
| most of which has been subscribed. Ana
costa has subscribed S. 600 for furnishing
| the auditorium. Trinity took advantage
| of the centennial by clearing off $1,000.
| ION the Gaithersburg circuit two good
| churches have been erected at cost Of
5000. What has been heretofore K Street
Mission will in the future be recognized
as Bradburn Memorial. At a cost of more
| than $4,000 beautiful building as
home for aged Methodists has been erect
| ed Other buildings recently opened are:
| The Sibley Memorial Hospital costing
$4,000; the Deaconess Home and superin-
| tendent's residence, costing s25 600; Rust
| Hail., to be used as a national training
| school, costing sl30,OOO.
| There have not been any sweeping re-
! vivals in the Washington district this
year, but many of the churches have been
| greatly strengthened. In closing we can
say not boastingly, but gratefully, Meth
| odism never had so firm a grip upon the
nations capital as she has today"
Rev. DR.. W. I. McKenney, presiding elder
of the Frederick district, caused consd-
cradle applause while reading his report
by taking to task official members of the
churches who give card parties and dances.
Il am not said DR.. McKenney, "obliv-
ious or unappreciative of the interest and
cooperation of many of our godly lay
| men, without which it would have been
n IN tLo
but scores and scores of them seem to feel
that they have done their whole duty
when they have paid the bills of the
church, looked after its temporal interests
and come to church once on the Lords
day.
"One OF the curses of Methodism Is the
large number of worldly and irreligious
men that creep into our official boards.
Either because OF their money. social po-
sition or political legerdemain, they have
managed to get themselves into official re-
lation, and once in, few die and none re-
sign. Although their presence among
Gods toilers is an anomaly and a mis-
homer, they resent the slightest move of
the pastor to dislodge them, and resent
his interference by seeking his removal,
| and often succeed"
Rev. Dr. Baldwin, presiding elder Of the
West Baltimore district, reported for the
| last time, as his term Of office expires by
| limitation at this session of conference
AS mark OF appreciation of his services
the ministers of the West Baltimore dis
trict will present DIR. Baldwin with a use
full gift on Monday.
| Rev. DR.. John Lanahan, the Nestor Of
the conference, and one of the leading men
of Methodism. was granted superannuated
| relation at his own request. DR.. Lanahan
Is now at his home, recovering from an at
| tack Of grip, and wrote to Rev. DR.. W. S.
| Edwards to present his request DR.. Lana
han has been in the active ranks of the
ministry for sixtyfour years. and has
| unique record of having been a delegate to
| thirteen general conferences. covering pc
| Rod of fifty-two years. Dr. Lanahan is
| widely known in Washington, and was
! close friend of President Mckinley.
| Rev. DR.. E. d. Huntley, pastor of Ken
| sington Church, was also granted a super
animated relation at his own request. Rev
s. S. Wilson was changed from q super
numerary to a superannuate.
Supernumerary relations were granted to
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Stitt, Rev. Harry Boggs and
Rev. G. w. Cecil.
Rev. z. l.. Watson reported on the Yves
| ley bicentenary. The provisions are that
| this conference year be known as Wesley
year; that Monday, April @, be designated
as Wesley day; that May 90, by request of
study of the life and work of the founder
of Methodism; that the Baltimore confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church South
and the Maryland conference, Methodist
committees of three to cooperate with a
| like committee of this body to arrange for
a mass meeting to be held at Music Hall
| or some other suitable place on the after
noon of Sunday. June IS; that assemblies
| of the same nature be held in Washington
| and other centers; that Epworth Leagues
| be requested to study the life of Wesley;
| that fund be raised to be known as the
| Wesley bicentenary fund, one-half to go to
| the local church, the other half to the
| Preachers Aid Society.
| Mr.. William +. Boogher, in an inter-
| view with a reporter for The Star this
| morning, claims that in the article pub
| lished in The Star yesterday, under the
| caption of Charges by Boogher" special
| emphasis was laid on the charges of mall
| administration of certain preachers. The
| charges. he stated, for the considera-
| ton of the conference, to be dealt with as
| 1t sees fit. and were not intended for pub
LEGATION. He had, however, no apology to
make, he said, the facts alleged are all
| matters Of record and the proceedings of
| the quarterly conference are accessible to
| any person who desires to inform himself.
| Mr.. Boogher declared that the informa-
| ton which the PA petitioners desired to
| make known, and which was printed in the
| pamphlet circulated among the members of
| the conference. was entirely omitted in the
| report of the matter in the press. The
| facts touching the treatment of the mem
bership of Foundry by the ministers COM